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VIDEO Chris Henry’s fiance Loleini Tonga interview on ESPN Outside the Lines

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry died December 16th after an argument with fiance Loleini Tonga. Tonga attempted to leave in a pickup truck and Chris Henry jumped in the back. Within a couple miles from the house, Henry came out of the back of the truck and died from the injuries sustained from the impact with the ground.

Henry’s fiance Loleini Tonga is speaking publicly for the first time about the incident and claims he wasn’t thrown from the moving vehicle but instead had elected to jump, apparently assuming he would be able to survive. Here is the interview with ESPN’s John Barr

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Artie Lange taken to a New Jersey hospital

The Howard Stern Show vet and comedian Artie Lange was reportedly taken to a hospital in New Jersey Saturday evening, according to TMZ. The reasons for the hospitalization are as yet undisclosed, but Lange’s rep told the site “I can confirm that Artie is in the hospital. Artie has chosen to keep all information on this matter between him and his doctor. There will be no further comment.”

Artie Lange hasn’t been on The Howard Stern Show for about three weeks.

New pictures of Nigerian terror suspect Umar Abdulmutallab’s charred underwear – PHOTOS

ABC has released pictures of Nigerian terror suspect Umar Abdulmutallab’s charred underwear from where he stashed the explosives he brought on a Detroit-bond Delta plane (United Airlines Flight 253) on Christmas day. Adbulmutallab sewed the device into his underwear to sneak it onto the plane. It contained pentaerythritol tetranitrate, an explosive also known as PETN,…

PHOTOS – White house budget director Peter Orszag engaged to ABC News correspondent Bianna Golodryga

Obama’s budget director Peter Orszag proposed to his girlfriend of six months, ABC News correspondent Bianna Golodryga Monday at lunch by placing an extravegant engagement ring on the table, the NY Times reports. This morning Bianna confirmed the engagement on GMA giggling, “He could say Golodryga and spell it after the first date, and that…

Wytheville post office gunman identified as Warren “Gator” Taylor, arrested after hostage standoff

Wytheville post office gunman identified as Warren “Gator” Taylor, arrested after hostage standoff

Multiple sources, including WSLS and swvatoday.com are reporting that a man has exited the post office in a wheelchair and has been taken into custody. All indications are that it is the gunman, but authorities have not confirmed. They are currently searching the inside of the post office to make sure no one else remains inside.

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Balloon Boy parents Richard and Mayumi Heene sentenced to time in jail, will be unable to profit from the stunt for four years

The Heene family, who famously duped the media into believing their son was trapped in a giant Jiffypopesque helium balloon floating in the sky, were fined $47,000 and sentenced to jail time. Richard Heene, who plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, received a sentence of 90 days in jail. Mayumi…

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PHOTOS Christina Aguilera car accident in Los Angeles

Celebrity gossip site giants TMZ and Radar Online are both “exclusively” reporting that Christina Aguilera was involved in a car accident in West Hollywood tonight.

Cobbling together info from both articles it sounds as though Christina was riding in the passenger seat of her white Range Rover and her assistant was driving when they rear ended a silver Range Rover turning left at the corner of 3rd Street and Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles right after 5 PM Pacific Time.

VIDEO – ‘Rain Man’ inspiration, megasavant Kim Peek dies of heart attack at 58 – Who was the real ‘Rain Man’?

Kim Peek, who died of a massive heart attack Saturday, December 19, at age 58, led an extraordinary life. When he was just a baby, doctors diagnosed Kim as mentally retarded and told him parents to put him away in a hospital and forget about him. Thankfully, they refused that route. He needed constant care…

VIDEO MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan yells at Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

Dylan Ratigan invited Democratic Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC’s Morning Meeting so he could yell at her about insurance company stock prices. Schultz was mistakenly told the show would be about recent changes made to the healthcare bill. Watch the unpleasantness unfold and read my impression of this style of “bombastic” journalism.

VIDEO – Twitter hacked, redirected by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’

For about two hours Thursday night beginning at 10 PM EST, Twitter was reportedly hacked and redirected to a website claiming to be the “Iranian Cyber Army” with with following message (via TechCrunch): Iranian Cyber Army THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY iRANiAN.CYBER.ARMY@GMAIL.COM U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their…

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AUDIO Listen to the Chris Henry 911 calls with transcriptions – MP3 and streaming

Here are both 911 calls placed in reference to the Chris Henry and Loleini Tonga auto accident that resulted in the death of the 26-year-old Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. The first 911 call was made to police by a woman driving behind the truck driven by Loleini Tonga with Chris Henry in the back. The caller describes Henry as having black pants, shirtless with a cast on his arm. She says he is beating on the back window of the truck.

The second 911 call was placed by a man after Henry had been thrown from the vehicle. That caller told the operator “there’s a man is in the road … he looks dead … there’s no movement.” Keep reading to listen to the calls and read complete transcriptions of both.

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Chris Henry car accident with Loleini Tonga official statement from police

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Public Affairs Office has issued an official statement regarding the domestic dispute and single-car auto accident involving Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry and his fiance Loleini Tonga. Here is their full statement as well as the statement issued by Henry’s agent.

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Chris Henry car accident – thrown from truck as fiance Loleini Tonga was driving

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been involved in a serious auto accident after a domestic dispute with his fiance Loleini Tonga near Charlotte, North Carolina. According to KTPost.com there was a domestic dispute at a residence on Peachtree Road and that Tonga attempted to leave the scene in a pickup truck at which point Henry gave chase and got into the back of the truck. According to police, Henry’s injuries were sustained after falling from the back of the truck while Tonga was driving.

Why did Time Magazine name Federal Reserve chief and Depression scholar Ben Bernake Person of the Year 2009!

In what could be argued as a bold move, Time Magzine named Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernake Person of the Year 2009 because of the actions the depression scholar took to prevent another great depression. Bernake’s actions have been praised and criticized heavily, but the true impact (or lack theirof) of his decisions will never…

VIDEO – The “prosperity gospel” legacy of televangelist Oral Roberts: Con Man or Man of God?

Oral Roberts, founder of “prosperity gospel” and televangelism, died Tuesday at age 91 from pneumonia. Roberts left behind a university, and a legacy of a financially driven evangelism that is still broadcast in those dizzy gray hours of early money channel-flipping. Nestled in between offers for the world’s sharpest knives, or exercise equipment that will…

PHOTO: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gets a bloody face and broken nose in statuette attack by Massimo Tartaglia at Milan rally

Source: Flynet Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who’s currently embroiled in a number of corruption and sex scandals, was hit by a statuette at a rally Sunday by mentally ill graphic designer Massimo Tartaglia, breaking his nose and knocking out two of his teeth. Although the attack immediately brought the sight of blood, the 73-year-old billionaire…

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VIDEOS PHOTO Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Norway today. Here is his acceptance speech in which he reminds the audience that he is the commander-in-chief of a country and military that is currently involved in two different wars, one of which seems to be nearing resolution but the other is not.

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Party Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi refuse to testify, will plead the 5th if subpoenaed

The House Homeland Security Committee has plans to vote Wednesday to subpoena the gatecrashin’ Tareq and Michaele Salahi to testify in court. If that happens, the Salahis plan to plead the 5th and not talk, according to a letter their lawyer sent the committee Tuesday. They will decline to answer every single question the Committee…

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Complete Senator Max Baucus statement about girlfriend Melodee Hale’s nomination for U.S. Attorney

Here is the complete statement issued by Montana senator Max Baucus in response to a recent story revealing he recommended his girlfriend and staff member Melodee Hanes for the vacated position of Montana U.S. attorney back in March. The list of nominations was narrowed down to three names before being submitted to the White House, but Hanes would eventually withdraw herself from consideration and take another position with the Department of Justice.

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Senator Max Baucus’ girlfriend Melodee Hanes pictures and salary history while in his employ

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is under fire for his March nomination of girlfriend Melodee Hanes for the U.S. attorney position in his home state of Montana. Some analysts believe the fallout may cause difficulties for Baucus and other Democrats as he heads up their push to pass healthcare reform through the Senate.

See photos of Melodee as well as her complete salary history while working for the office of Senator Baucus.

Tom Brokaw and wife Meredith alive after fatal car accident

Tom Brokaw and his wife Meredith have survived a car accident in which one person was killed Friday afternoon in New York. The former NBC news anchor issued a statement about the fatal accident, which occurred around 1 p.m. Here’s their explanation of the accident: Tom and Meredith Brokaw, at around 1 p.m. today, were…

Photos – Amanda Knox and boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito verdict: found guilty by Italian court on all counts in roommate Meredith Kercher murder!

22-year-old Amanda Knox and boyfriend and boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty by an an Italian jury on all counts in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Amanda Know and boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been jailed in Perugia, Italy for two years, since November 1, 2007 when Knox’s roommate Meredith Kercher was found dead…

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Blagojevich Burglary: Eight computers and a safe containing evidence taken from Rod Blagojevich’s lawyer Sam Adam Jr.’s office

Last night a break-in and burglary occurred at the law office of Sam Adam Jr., a member of impeached Illinois governer Rod Blagojevich’s legal team. Eight computers and a safe were taken. The computers contained “thousands of hours of digitized undercover FBI tapes were provided by the government to Blagojevich’s defense attorneys.” Chicago police are…

VIDEO and PHOTO Senator Bob Corker’s fun-loving daughter Julia Corker victim of carjacking

22-year-old Julia Corker, daughter of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, was the victim of a carjacking Wednesday night near the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The incident happened around 9:15 PM when her Chevy Tahoe was parked at a red light just a few blocks from her and her father’s apartment when a man tapped on her window to ask for directions.

Julia made headlines back in 2006 when compromising party photos of her surfaced on Facebook.

VIDEO 90 dead 60 injured in Russian café explosion in Perm

90 people are reported dead and 60 more injured after an explosion at a café in Perm, Russia. The “Lamed Horse” was holding jubilee celebrations and most of the people in attendance were employees, family and friends of the café. Rt.com reports:

Most people died of smoke inhalation while they were trying to flee from the cafe, the source in emergency ministry was quoted by RIA Novosti news agency as saying.

1994 Miss Argentina Solange Magnano pictures: Former beauty queen died from butt-implant surgery / gluteoplasty

37-year-old Solange Magnano had a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires Wednesday and died Thursday from a pulmonary embolism “when liquid injected into her buttocks ‘went to her lungs and brain,'” according to TMZ. The site reports that Magnano’s cause of death is still under investigation.

Full text: Forza Coffee CEO issues statement about police shootings ambush in Lakewood, WA

Forza Coffee Company has issued a tribute statement about the four fallen officers who were gunned down Sunday at their Lakewood, Washington location. Below is the full text, including a heartfelt quote from CEO Brad Carpenter: The entire Forza team of owners, employees, families and vendors wishes to pass along deep compassion and loss for…

Maurice Clemmons named as person of interest in Lakewood, Washington police shooting at Forza Coffee- Photos, mugshot, video

Maurice Clemmons is now a person of interest in the targeted ambush at Forza Coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington, which left four officers dead. Four police officers, three men and one woman, were reading their laptops at a Forza Coffee Company shop in Lakewood, WA when at least one shooter opened fire on them. The…

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Tiger Woods rumor: Facial injuries caused by wife Elin Nordegren before his accident over affair with Rachel Uchitel? PHOTO

The facial wounds Tiger Woods was treated for early Friday morning after a bizarre car accident, were caused by his wife Elin Nordegren, not by the accident, a source tells TMZ. Although Tiger hasn’t yet spoken to the Florida State Patrol about the incident, he allegedly did speak to someone else who claims that Tiger…

2009 Christmas is in trouble! No JC Penney ‘Big Book’ and letters to Santa will go unanswered

This year’s Christmas is gonna be a little different, and it’s not just because people will be getting fewer and less expensive presents. Two big traditions are going out the door! The first is kind of a big deal, and could mean extra work for parents: this year letters to Santa will go unanswered. The…

PHOTOS Original 1933 King Kong sculpture to be auctioned by Christie’s

Do you have a hard-to-shop-for movie buff on your Christmas shopping list? Do you have $250,000 to spend? Then Christie’s has exactly what you’re looking for! As part of their Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia auction the London-based auction house is offering the Willis O’Brien-designed King Kong armature skeleton used for the famous climactic…

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Mike Tyson arrested for assaulting photographer at LAX

Former heavy-weight champion of the world Mike Tyson has been hauled away from Los Angeles International Airport in a police car and a bloodied paparazzo was taken to the hospital in an ambulance – this according to TMZ: We’re told Tyson was at a ticket counter at the United Airlines terminal when the incident occurred….

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VIDEO – Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN – Read transcript of full resignation statement

Tonight in a surprise turn Lou Dobbs gave his last CNN broadcast. He cited a desired to expand his career and said that CNN President Jonathan Klein has released him from his contract.  Dobbs has been with Central News Network since it’s beginning in 1980, when he anchored “Moneyline.” Although he was a top financial…

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MUG SHOT PHOTOS Comedian Katt Williams jailed in Georgia over burglary

Katt Williams, a comedian best known for roles in Friday After Next, and Norbit as well as his own comedy DVD Katt Williams: Pimpadelic, was arrested and jailed Sunday on burglary and criminal trespassing charges (MSNBC). Williams, 38, lives in California, but police think he was in Georgia shooting a film when he reportedly broke…

Fort Hood Tragedy: 13 dead and 31 injured in Texas Fort Hood mass shooting [VIDEO]

Image credit: Getty Updated 6 November 2009 6:08 p.m. According to the New York Times, 13 people have died, and 31 are injured in the massive shootings that took place around 1:30 p.m. in Fort Hood Texas. The main shooter, an army psychicatrist named Nidal Malik Hasan was originally reported to be dead, but he’s…

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Steve Phillips fired from ESPN

It appears that ESPN doesn’t stand for “Exhalting Steve Phillips’ Naughtiness.” The sports network has reportedly fired the sack-hopping analyst after details of his affair with 22-year-old ESPN analyst Brooke Hundley made headlines last week. As is often the case with hard news these days, the source of the information is twitter – more specifically…

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Brad Pitt motorcycle crash in Beverly Hills

Photographers were on hand when Brad Pitt lost control of his brand new custom motorcycle in Los Angeles this afternoon. I was just writing a jealous article about how the coolest dude on the planet just got the coolest custom chopper on the planet when I saw these photos moments later of the uber awesome…

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PHOTO Brooke Hundley took out a restraining order against Steve Phillips!

Check out this photo and complete transcript of the restraining order taken out by ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley against her superior and reported lover ESPN analyst and former general manager of the New York Mets Steve Phillips. The document bloodhounds at TMZ turned up this gem, filed in Connecticut on August 20 of this…

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Brooke Hundley ESPN scandal photos plus audio of 911 call by Steve Phillips’ wife Marni Phillips

More details are emerging about ESPN analyst and former general manger of the New York Mets Steve Phillips’ affair with 22-year-old ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley and it’s looking more and more like a real life Fatal Attraction scenario. As I mentioned in a previous post, Steve Phillips’ mistress Brooke Hundley began to harass Steve’s…

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AUDIO – Listen to Richard and Mayumi Heene’s 911 call to report Falcon Heene afloat in homemade “Flying Saucer”

Here’s the audio and a transcript of the 911 the Hoaxin’ Heene’s made the day the world rooted for Balloon Boy. They really overplayed their hysterics, probably should’ve taken a few more acting classes beforehand. Their story is also a little too scripted when they describe what’s happening and seem already certain that the boy…

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PHOTOS Letter to the wife of ESPN’s Steve Phillips from mistress Brooke Hundley

There seems to be a a completely different kind of “swine flu” sweeping the nation and the symptoms are: fame and an uncontrollable desire to sleep with young women who work for you. ESPN baseball analyst and former manager of the New York Mets Steve Phillips is the latest to be diagnosed with the pig…

VIDEO – Incredible near miss captured on tape: Russian man almost gets hit by a bus and a car!

Sometimes people are just lucky! Somebody captured on video a busy Russian business man with a briefcase briskly taking a deadly chance to cross the street. No appointment is that important. Miraculously he dodges a huge bus and a car that are within a split second of hitting him. This footage is amazing! This is…

VIDEO and Mugshot pics – 2008 Big Brother winner Adam “Baller” Jasinski charged for selling oxycodone

In 2008, Adam “Baller” Jasinski took home the top $500,000 Big Brother prize, and police say he used the stash of cash to fund a drug business. He was arrested Saturday night and charged today by U.S. District Court in Boston for “possession of oxycodone pills with intent to distribute”, according to My Fox Boston….

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VIDEO – Watch “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene ask “Who the Hell is Wolfe?”

Last night Anderson Cooper aired a never-before-seen clip from Wolfe Blitzter’s shocking interview on Larry King Live with the Heene family that blew the cover on their hoax. The Heene family doesn’t have cable, so when Falcon Heene’s parents introduced him to Wolfe Blitzter, he responded the way I do everytime I turn on CNN:…

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Video – Watch the fight that broke outside Balloon Boy’s home between Richard Heene’s neighbor and the media

One of Richard Heene’s neighbor’s was not excited about all the media camping outside the Heene home in Fort Collins, Colorado, hoping to get a glimpse of Balloon Boy or his once attention-seeking parents. In fact, he got so upset that punches were thrown. Watch the latest drama surrounding Balloon boy below: Subscribe to Starcasm…

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VIDEOS DMX tries to start a riot for charity in Colorado Springs

Joaquin Phoenix can only dream of being DMX. Check out this video of “X” showing up 90 minutes late for a charity event in Colorado Springs this weekend. Security guards try to prevent him from taking the stage, but DMX refuses to disappoint the huge crowd of at least 200 ravenous fans that have gathered…

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VIDEO Balloon Boy press conference – Richard and Mayumi Heene facing felony charges probably took a polygraph test

Sheriff Jim Alderden and undersheriff Ern Hudson held a press conference today in which they gave details about their investigation into the Heene family and the Balloon Boy incident. Alderden revealed that they became suspicious, as did most of America, when Falcon Heene said “we did it for show” during an interview with Wolf Blitzer…

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BALLOON BOY VIDEO Police arrive at Heene home with search warrant, charges imminent

Sheriff Jim Alderden said in a press conference today that his department was drafting some search warrants, including one for the Heene home, and TMZ is reporting that at least three officers arrived at the home late Saturday night to serve the warrant. It’s unclear at this point exactly what they are looking for. In…

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VIDEO Balloon Boy press conference announcement by Richard Heene

Crazy is as crazy does. Richard Heene, father of the infamous “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene, told reporters at around 5:30 A.M. this morning, “I’m going to have a press conference out here at, let’s say, 10 a.m. Okay? … So it’s a few more hours. So, I’d like to speak everybody about a few things….

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VIDEO Falcon Heene says balloon UFO story was ‘for show’ on Larry King Live

Unbelievable! Or, if you watched either of the Heene Wife Swap episodes, entirely believable! The Heene family was being interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on Larry King Live after it had been revealed six-year-old Falcon Heene was hiding in the attic above the garage the entire time it was believed he might be inside the mylar…

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Wife Swap Happy Ending: Missing 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene has been found alive hiding in a box in attic in garage!

According to CNN 6-year-old Falcon Heene, the boy who was supposed to have floated off in a homemade balloon, was found alive! The young boy was hiding in a box in the attic in the garage. He might have set the balloon free, and fearing punishment, hid in the attic. Subscribe to Starcasm by Email

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VIDEO – Daredevil, UFO and science loving Heene family was on Wife Swap twice with Martel and Silver families

The Heene family was such an interesting subject, they appeared on Wife Swap twice, once with the Martel family, and again with the Silver family. Here’s the synopsis from ABC of the first episode the Heene’s appeared on: The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard…

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PHOTO and VIDEO – Wife Swap drama update: Sheriff’s Deputy saw an object fall from flying saucer balloon carrying 6-year-old Falcon Heene

6-year-old Falcon Heene, who’s family was the thrill-seeking, storm-chasing, and UFO loving family on Wife Swap, is still missing after reportedly climbing into a homemade silver balloon, or fly saucer. A Sheriff’s Deputy has now revealed that he actually saw an “object” fall from the balloon near Platteville, Colorado. Falcon’s brother says he saw Falcon…

PHOTO – What does Jaycee Dugard look like now? Current Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures in People Magazine

People magazine has exclusive current pictures of Jaycee Lee Dugard and her family. The cover photo features a smiling 29-year-old girl, who with the help of family, is struggling to overcome the nightmare circumstances of her last 18 years. Jaycee is riding horses, cooking, and thinking about book possibilities as she begins the journey of…

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Shirley Dieu sues Dr. Phil because of physical, emotional, and sexual harassment

Today Shirley Dieu filed at suit with L.A. County Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, according to TMZ. She says that she was subjected to various physical, emotional, and even sexual abuses after she went to Dr. Phil in 2007 for television therapy. Dieu claims she was forced to stay in a room with a…