Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, has died of an apparent overdose at the age of 22. In a statement on Thursday, the Kennedy family said that paramedics were called to a medical emergency at the family compound on Cape Cod in Hyannis Port, Mass. Although the …
Read More »'I Wish I Had Never Met Her': Former Anna Delvey Friend Testifies Against Fake Heiress
Rachel DeLoache Williams, a formerVanity Fairphoto editor who wrote a viral article about fake German heiress Anna Delvey (a.k.a. Anna Sorokin), testified on Wednesday and Thursday about how Sorokin allegedly scammed her out of $62,000 following a trip the two took to Morocco. During cross-examination on Thursday, Williams became highly …
Read More »City of Chicago Files Civil Complaint Against Jussie Smollett for Investigation Costs
Weeks after the State’s Attorney dropped all felony charges against Jussie Smollett – to the dismay of the Chicago police department – the city of Chicago has filed a civil complaint against the Empire actor that seeks to recoup the money spent in police overtime during the investigation. The city …
Read More »Judge Allows Lawsuit to Proceed Against 'S-Town' Podcast Makers
The producers of the 2017 podcast S-Town have lost their bid to dismiss a lawsuit against them filed on behalf of the estate of John McLemore, the protagonist of the series, AL.com reports. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler ruled against Serial Productions, LLC, the company behind S-Town, which …
Read More »What Drives a Man to Kill His Own Family? Inside the Psychology of Family Annihilators
Last year, Chris Watts, a 33-year-old Colorado man, murdered his pregnant wife Shannan and two daughters, 4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste, and buried their bodies in an oil work site. Although Watts initially denied having any involvement with his wife’s and daughters’ deaths, he later confessed to strangling Shannan and …
Read More »Report: Genealogy Company Allowing FBI to Use Private DNA Database
In March 2017, in the final months of law enforcement’s 40-year hunt for the Golden State Killer, the private genetic testing company FamilyTreeDNA and their parent company, Gene by Gene, were served with a federal subpoena to provide “limited information” on one of their account holders. Investigators were looking for …
Read More »Cannabis in Congress: Why Federally Legal Weed Could Soon Be a Reality
Even with the government shutdown that’s been ominously hovering over Washington these past three weeks, there’s still a fresh Congress in town. That means the nation’s 535 lawmakers are in the first stages of trying to get their favored pet issues on the radar of party leaders. That focused energy …
Read More »Stormy Daniels Considering Suing Columbus, Ohio Police Over July Arrest
When Stormy Daniels was arrested at a strip club in Ohio earlier this year, her attorney Michael Avenatti suggested that the arrest was politically motivated, and an attempt to intimidate her. Now, he may be proven right with the help of a document related to the Columbus police department’s internal …
Read More »FBI Searching for Missing Girl After Parents Murdered at Home
UPDATE: Jayme Closs, who has been missing since October 15th, has been found alive,CNNreports. The 13-year-old was discovered to be missing after authorities found her parents had been fatally shot inside their Barron, Wisconsin home. Authorities said Closs was located on Thursday (January 10th) in Gordon, Wisconsin. The sherriff’s office …
Read More »Comedy Cellar Owner on Why He Didn't Ban Louis C.K.
In August, Louis C.K. performed at New York’s Comedy Cellar in his first set since admitting to sexual misconduct and harassment of female coworkers, stirring up controversy and debate about whether he deserves a comeback. This weekend, C.K. returned to the Cellar on Sunday night for another surprise set, the …
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