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Magician David Copperfield Calls Sex Accusations Against Him ‘Heinous’ Illusion

Keith GirardJanuary 25, 2018

Magician David Copperfield was all for the #MeToo Movement– until he was outed, that is for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman. He says the charges are a “heinous and fabricated” illusion. Don’t expect to see it in his Vegas act. Model Brittney Lewis charged that Copperfield drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1988 when she was 17 years old....

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Kevin Spacey Faces New Charges of Sexual Misconduct in London

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2018

Kevin Spacey is in even deeper shit. The disgraced “House of Cards” actor is being investigated over a third allegation of sexual assault in London during his time as director of the Old Vic theater. The alleged assault against a man happened in Lambeth, South London, in 2005, according to British press reports....

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Olympic Darling Simone Biles Reveals Nightmare of Sexual Abuse

Keith GirardJanuary 15, 2018

Simone Biles, the darling of the 2016 Olympics, revealed that her life outside the arena was a nightmare of sexual assault at the hands of Larry Nassar. She’s the third Olympian to be abused. Biles, one of the Final Five on the team,made the revelations in a moving account published on social media....

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Should Kurt Cobain Death Photos be Made Public? Family Says No

Keith GirardOctober 20, 2017

Kurt Cobain, the near legendary Nirvana frontman, died horribly from a shotgun blast to the face, and family members are fighting to keep photos of the death scene private, despite claims they could prove he was murdered. Police ruled at the time of his death in 1994 that the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” singer had committed suicide. ...

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‘Mad Pooper’ Jogger Eludes Colorado Police Going on Eight Weeks (Video)

Keith GirardSeptember 29, 2017

A female jogger in Colorado, who is wanted for pooping on the same lawn for the past month and a half, continues to elude police, despite widespread publicity that has turned the story into an international viral sensation. Cathy Budde says she was first alerted to the woman she’s dubbed “The Mad Pooper” by her children, who caught the jogger in the act weeks ago. ...

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Top Drugmakers Hit With Subpoenas in Multi-State Opioid Investigation

Keith GirardSeptember 19, 2017

Four top drugmakers, including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Allergan Inc. have been hit with subpoenas in an ongoing multi-state investigation into the nation’s alarming opioid drug epidemic, according to New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman. The move marks a major escalation of the investigation by Attorneys General in 41 states. ...

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O.J. Simpson Free Again After 9 Years in Prison for Vegas Robbery (Video!)

Keith GirardJuly 20, 2017

O.J. Simpson, will get a chance to turn his life around, again, after spending a decade in prison for an armed robbery in Las Vegas. The storied football player and accused murderer was granted parole today (July 20) after a often emotional hearing. Simpson, 70, wearing prison issue garb sat at a barren table in a sparsely furnished room at the Lovelock Correction Center to learn his fate....

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