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Dolly Parton’s Estate in Turmoil After Extortion Accusations
Dolly Parton 3 hours ago Dolly Parton’s Estate Claims ‘Terminated’ Nephew Has Threatened ‘Violence,’ to ‘Destroy the Brand,’ Said ‘I Am a Killer’: Docs People - Rachel DeSantis • 3h Dolly Parton‘s estate has filed suit against the late country star’s nephew Bryan Seaver, claiming he threatened to smear Parton’s legacy and made repeated violent threats toward her employees. Seaver, the son of Parton’s sister Cassie, served as his aunt’s head of security for more than 20 years …
Kennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order
Kennedy Center Honors 4 hours ago Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations NBC News - By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach and Owen Hayes • 4h The board found the structure of the main building is “unsafe” and “hazardous.” President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center, citing its “dire” financial and structural shape.
Kennedy Center Says It Is Closing, Posing Test to Judge’s Order
U.S. Politics 7 hours ago Your check for $5,000 is not in the mail The Hill - by Bill Press, opinion contributor • 7h President Trump is not the first to dangle a tempting reward before people to get them to vote. In the early 1990s, the California Democratic Party … Anthropic 11 hours ago The AI Tipping Point TIME - by Billy Perrigo, Harry Booth and Naomi Nix • 11h Jacob Coxon published the viral post from a park bench in San Francisco’s Alamo Square.
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center
Kennedy Center Honors 2 hours ago Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations NBC News - By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach and Owen Hayes • 2h The board made the move after finding the structure of the main building is “unsafe” and “hazardous.” President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to immediately shutter the performing arts center citing the institution’s “dire” financial and structural shape.
Ariana Grande and the Debate Over Health, Privacy and Celebrity
Culture 3 hours ago This old-school game design optical illusion is still blowing people's minds creativebloq.com - Joe Foley • 3h The simple hack still feels like magic.
When Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Ended, Concern for Her Did Not
Now The singer's friend and former personal assistant said she was "okay" after being released from custody. Britney Spears wants the world to know she's okay following her DUI arrest. Sean Phillip, the singer's longtime friend and former personal assistant, appeared on Friday's Good Morning Britain to …
Timothy Busfield Ordered Released From Jail Before Sex Abuse Trial
A judge on Tuesday ordered that Timothy Busfield, the actor and director, be released from jail before his trial on charges that he had sexual contact with a child actor who appeared on a television show he directed. kAmqFD7:6=5[ H9@ 92D 366? 2 7:IEFC6 @7 E96 E6=6G:D:@? 2?5 7:=> :?5FDECJ D:?46 E96 `hg_D[ 92D 366? 96=5 :? 2 }6H |6I:4@ ;2:= D:?46 96 EFC?65 9:>D6=7 :? E@ 2FE9@C:E:6D :? p=3FBF6CBF6 @?
Judge in Sean Combs Trial Dismisses Juror Over ‘Lack of Candor’
Now The Major League Pickleball (MLP) season is now halfway done, believe it or not. We’ve now held 5 of the planned 10 regular season events, with stops in Orlando, Columbus, Austin, Phoenix, and Daytona Beach. While the 16 Premier teams have all played different numbers of matches (ranging between 11 …
Sean Combs' lawyers work to establish Cassie Ventura's agency in 'freak-offs'
NEW YORK — It was only about a half-hour into the cross-examination of Casandra Ventura that a lawyer for Sean Combs drew on messages the couple exchanged, in an attempt to establish one of the defense’s key arguments in the case: that Ventura was a willing participant in the sex marathons known as “freak-offs.” Anna Estevao, the defense lawyer questioning Ventura on Thursday, presented a message the singer wrote to Combs in 2009 that read: “I’m always ready to freak off lolol.” In another...
Live Updates: Cassie to Face Sean Combs’s Lawyers at Sex-Trafficking Trial
Share In its cross-examination on Thursday of Casandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, she was a willing participant in the marathon sex sessions with prostitutes he called “freak-offs.” Among the messages shown, many of them sexually explicit, was one Ms. Ventura sent to Mr. Combs in 2009: “I’m always ready to freak off.”The defense had acknowledged in its opening statement on Monday that Mr. Combs was responsible for domestic violence and had an unconventional sex life.
Live Updates: Cassie to Face Sean Combs’s Lawyers at Sex-Trafficking Trial
2 hours ago The movie star had a sarcastic message for anchor Jesse Watters. George Clooney took a sarcastic swipe at Fox News’ Jesse Watters after a correspondent for Watters’ “Primetime” show confronted the movie star outside a theater in New York City. Clooney, currently starring in his play “Good Night and …
Live Updates: Cassie to Testify About Hotel Clash With Sean Combs During Sex-Trafficking Trial
16 hours ago Cassie Claims Escorts Were Paid Less If They Ejaculated Before Diddy Wanted Cassie took the stand New York City’s Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse during ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, testifying about their relationship and her allegations against him. The singer, 38, began her testimony on Tuesday, May 13, by describing her relationship with Diddy, 55, claiming that it was marked by violence.
Judge delays Combs jury selection, concerned about 'cold feet'
NEW YORK — Jury selection for Sean Combs’ racketeering and sex-trafficking trial was delayed on Friday over worries that some jurors might get “cold feet” before the start of the high-profile case. Judge Arun Subramanian, who is overseeing the case, expressed concern that if jurors were selected before the weekend, they could grow uneasy and drop off the panel before the trial begins Monday.
Wife of Gene Hackman searched online about flu-like symptoms before their deaths
NEW MEXICO - Days before she and her husband, actor Gene Hackman, died at their home, Ms Betsy Arakawa repeatedly searched online about flu- and Covid-19-like symptoms, according to records released on April 15 by New Mexico authorities. The records – including witness interviews, photographs of the scene and police body camera footage – provided some new insights into the final days of the couple at their home near Santa Fe in February.
Late actor Gene Hackman’s wife died at least a day later than originally thought
SANTA FE, New Mexico - The authorities in New Mexico have recovered evidence that Betsy Arakawa, wife of late American actor Gene Hackman, died at least one day later than they had previously estimated. The New Mexico authorities initially believed that Arakawa had likely died of a rare viral infection on Feb 11, because that was when she was last seen publicly and stopped returning email correspondence.
A haunting coda: The 7 days Gene Hackman’s wife could no longer care for him
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Before Gene Hackman, 95, faded from public view in his adopted hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the locals would see the ageing movie star on the golf course, in his truck or walking his beloved dogs in the enchanted western American city, amid the mesquite, juniper and pinyon pine. His wife Betsy Arakawa was often alongside him. There was much about his life that she managed. She set up the golf games with his friends.
Actor Hackman died a week after his wife, both from natural causes
SANTA FE, N.M. — Actor Gene Hackman died from heart disease at his home in New Mexico, most likely a week after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from the effects of hantavirus, a disease linked to rodents that can cause respiratory failure in rare cases, authorities said Friday. The revelation that the famous and reclusive couple had died of natural causes put to rest much of the speculation that followed the discovery of their bodies on Feb. 26.
Mystery of actor Gene Hackman’s death brings grief and bewilderment to Santa Fe
SANTA FE, New Mexico – Settling in for a drink the other night at Jinja, the restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that American actor Gene Hackman and his wife dined at and had invested in, a group of patrons decided to honour the couple by ordering a round of “Gene’s Mai-Tais” off the menu.
Investigators in Gene Hackman’s Death Uncover Common Medication and Planner at Actor’s Home
Investigators combing through the secluded home where the actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead this week discovered common medication, medical records and a 2025 planner, according to a document released on Friday.
Hackman and Wife Were Found Dead in Separate Rooms, Officials Say
Actor Gene Hackman was found dead in a mud room in his New Mexico home and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, was found dead on the floor of a bathroom Wednesday, according to a search warrant affidavit. An open prescription bottle and scattered pills were discovered on a counter in the bathroom. A dead German shepherd was found between 10 and 15 feet away from Arakawa in a closet of the bathroom, the affidavit said.
Hackman and Wife Were Found Dead in Separate Rooms, Officials Say
8 hours ago SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in different rooms of their Santa Fe home and had apparently been dead for some time, according to investigators. Hackman, 95, was found dead Wednesday in a mudroom and his 63-year-old wife, Betsy Arakawa, was …
Hackman and Wife Were Found Dead in Separate Rooms, Sheriff Says
6 hours ago SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home, authorities said Thursday. Foul play was not suspected, but authorities did not disclose how they died and said an investigation was ongoing. Hackman, 95, Betsy Arakawa, 63, and …
Sean Combs' new home: a troubled Brooklyn jail
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Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and Their 7 Children Get a Reality TV Series
“We’re inviting you into our home,” the actor, who is set to stand trial next month on an involuntary manslaughter charge, said as he announced a show about his family on TLC. Speaking with Alec Baldwin on her podcast last year, the talk show host Kelly Ripa made a pitch for him and his wife: “When I think about you and Hilaria and your seven young kids — now, I know what you’re going to say, but just go with me — this has reality TV written all over it,” she said. He didn’t dismiss the idea.
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