Monday Crime Stories: Bill Cosby fires lawyers as sex assault sentencing nears
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June 22, 2018
Anthony Bourdain had no narcotics in his system at time of death: Prosecutor
Anthony Bourdain did not have drugs in his system at the time of his suicide, according to French authorities. The “Kitchen Confidential” author and host of the CNN food and travel series “Parts Unknown” was found dead in his hotel room in the Alsace region of France on June 8. French prosecutors had previously said …
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June 21, 2018
Hollywood publicist found dead of suicide in her Hamptons home
A successful publicist was found dead of an apparent suicide in her Sag Harbor, New York, home on Sunday night. The New York Post reports that well-known publicist Jeanine Pepler was found dead at age 50 of an apparent suicide — a death that has shocked her grieving loved ones. Pepler has represented big names in publishing …
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June 20, 2018
Impostor ‘heiress’ more concerned with Netflix deal than grand larceny charges: Judge
Impostor socialite Anna Sorokin, who allegedly managed to swindle thousands of dollars out of unknowing elite New Yorkers while posing as a wealthy heiress, has rejected her plea deal and will head to trial after a New York judge declined to reduce the prosecution’s offer of three to nine years in jail. “I see no …
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June 19, 2018
Money problems? Lisa Marie Presley claims HOUND DOG manager lost her $100m from dad Elvis Presley
Lisa Marie Presley is claiming that her ex-business manager has thrown her into a financial ruin. The only child of Elvis Presley has filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing ex-manager Barry Siegel of negligence, breach of trust, constructive fraud and “recompense for the tens of millions of dollars that the ex-manager cost her through reckless …
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June 18, 2018
Fish & farts? Bill Gross’ ex-wife says billionaire philanthropist filled $36M home with noxious smells
The ex-wife of Bill Gross claimed the billionaire philanthropist left the California home he lost in the divorce smelling like dead fish, flatulence, and vomit. Sue Gross said in court papers that spray bottles in trash cans and dead fish near vents suggests that her affluent ex-husband purposely left 13,819 square-foot Laguna Beach home smelling …
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June 18, 2018
Heather Locklear hospitalized after threatening to shoot herself, allegedly choking her mother: REPORT
Actress Heather Locklear has been hospitalized after she reportedly threatened to shoot herself, and allegedly assaulted her parents. TMZ reports that the Melrose Place actress is under psychiatric evaluation following an incident at her Los Angeles home on Sunday. An unidentified source told the news station that Locklear’s parents had gone to the home because …
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June 17, 2018
3 Doors Down ex-bassist arrested yet again; cops say they found guns, drugs during domestic violence investigation
An original member of the band 3 Doors Down is in trouble with the law again after an arrest last week at his home in Mississippi. According to USA Today, 46-year-old bassist Todd Harrell was arrested Friday after law enforcement officers responded to an alarm at the St. Martin residence. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell …
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June 16, 2018
Ex-NFL star raped, burglarized and otherwise targeted women over 50 in months-long crime spree: Prosecutors
A retired professional football player is accused of targeting women over the age of 50 for sexual crimes. According to Fox News, 34-year-old Kellen Winslow Jr. is facing multiple criminal counts including rape and kidnapping following a crime spree police say began earlier this year. Prosecutors in the case say that a series of sexually …
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June 15, 2018
BOMBSHELL NOW! Bill Cosby fires all his lawyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defense team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting him of sexual assault in April. Cosby’s spokesman Andrew Wyatt said Thursday that Tom Mesereau and the rest of the retrial team have been replaced by a Philadelphia-area defense attorney with experience handling sex crimes …
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June 15, 2018
Asia Argento posts Instagram story addressing boyfriend Anthony Bourdain’s death
Asia Argento, the actor and director who was dating Anthony Bourdain when he died of an apparent suicide last week, has claimed to be “fine” in an Instagram story posted on Thursday. The New York Post reports that Argento published an Instagram story on Thursday geotagged in Berlin. She is shown with an identified female …
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June 14, 2018
Burglars break into Wayne Newton’s home, flee when singer returns home
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two suspected burglars were being sought Thursday after eluding officers following a break-in at the estate of longtime entertainer Wayne Newton, police in Las Vegas said. Officers responded a little before midnight Wednesday to a burglary call at Newton’s home several miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip, police Officer Jacinto …