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Elmo Accuser Recants His Recant

Sheldon Stephens goes back to original story

(Newser) - The Sesame Street sex scandal is indeed far from over : Sheldon Stephens, the 23-year-old who says Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash had sex with him when he was 16 and Clash was 45, recanted those allegations last week—but now he's recanting his recant, TMZ reports. Over the weekend, TMZ...

Elmo Puppeteer 'Paid Off' Accuser in Sex Scandal

Kevin Clash reportedly paid $125K for ex to recant his story

(Newser) - Seems the Elmo sex scandal is far from over. Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who breathes life into Elmo, paid a young accuser $125,000 to recant his story about being under-aged when the two were lovers, TMZ reports. The gossip site unearthed an agreement in which Clash told the man,...

TN GOP Rep Slept With 2 Patients, 3 Coworkers

Scott DesJarlais also admitted to encouraging his ex to get 2 abortions

(Newser) - For a pro-life guy, Scott DesJarlais sure likes abortions . The GOP congressman encouraged his ex-wife to get two abortions before their marriage, he admitted during a 2001 divorce proceeding, according to a transcript obtained yesterday by the Chattanooga Times Free Press . What's more, DesJarlais admits to having sexual relationships...

FBI Looking Into How Broadwell Got Classified Files

Wants to know the source of the documents seized from her home

(Newser) - The latest in the ongoing and complex David Petraeus sex scandal: The FBI is investigating how Paula Broadwell got her hands on classified files found in her home during a late-night search Monday, reports the Washington Post . Officials say there's no evidence that Petraeus was the source of the...

Graphic Email From 'Elmo' to Accuser Leaked

'I'm sorry I keep talking about sex,' Kevin Clash wrote

(Newser) - Much as you might wish it would go away, the Sesame Street sex scandal goes on: Now TMZ has an email from Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash to his accuser, who claims he had a sexual relationship with Clash when he was just 16 and Clash was 45. But the email...

FBI Investigating Agent Who Launched Petraeus Case

He was sidelined after becoming obsessed with case

(Newser) - David Petraeus' affair scandal is getting messier by the day: The federal agent who launched the investigation that led to the CIA director's downfall is himself being investigated by the FBI over his conduct, officials tell the Wall Street Journal . The agent is a friend of Jill Kelley, the...

Florida Woman in Petraeus Scandal Lawyers Up

Jill Kelley was friends with the former CIA director

(Newser) - The woman who reportedly received threatening emails from Paula Broadwell has lawyered up, and in a big way. Jill Kelley has hired Washington super-attorney Abbe Lowell and crisis manager Judy Smith—the equivalent of arming with a Howitzer and a jet fighter—even though the FBI says its investigation is...

So David Petraeus Had an Affair&mdash;Who Cares?
So David Petraeus Had an Affair—Who Cares?
Michael Wolff
Nov 12, 2012 1:55 PM CST

So David Petraeus Had an Affair—Who Cares?

Michael Wolff writes that affairs are everywhere in the halls of power

(Newser) - No one is saying what everyone's thinking about David Petraeus' sex scandal, which is: "Hey, what the hell? The man had an affair," writes Michael Wolff in the Guardian . For some reason "we have to pretend that sexual scandal is, well, a scandal." In politics,...

Elmo Puppeteer Hit With Underage Sex Allegations

He says he's innocent, takes leave from Sesame Street

(Newser) - Kevin Clash, the man who's lent Elmo his voice since 1984, has taken a leave of absence from Sesame Street amid accusations from a 23-year-old man who says Clash had sex with him when he was 16 and Clash was 45. Clash admits he had a relationship with his...

2 Caribbean Women: NJ Senator Paid Us for Sex

Women point finger at Democrat Bob Menendez

(Newser) - Two women from the Dominican Republic tell the Daily Caller that New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez gave them money in exchange for sex at a resort in that country this spring, in a report getting picked up by conservative blogs. In interviews given via translator, the two, who asked to...

Strauss-Kahn Admits to Sex Parties: 'I Was Naive'

(Newser) - Dominique Strauss-Kahn admits he was a libertine who indulged in pricey, Eyes Wide Shut-style sex parties around the world. Oddly enough, that's also his legal defense against charges linking him to a prostitution ring , the New York Times reports. "I long thought that I could lead my life...

Pro-Life Lawmaker Urged Mistress to Get Abortion

Scott DesJarlais is a doctor, and she was his patient

(Newser) - A vocal pro-life GOP congressman and doctor once got a patient pregnant and urged her to get an abortion in an attempt to save his marriage, according to a transcript from a 12-year-old telephone conversation obtained by the Huffington Post . Anonymous sources have confirmed that the call is authentic, and...

Lewinsky Tell-All: Piles of Clinton Dirt

Monica's tome shockingly focuses on Bill

(Newser) - Sadly, no, Monica Lewinsky's upcoming book will not be about her foray into the world of handbags. Shockingly, it will instead focus on her affair with Bill Clinton, at least according to the National Enquirer . "For years, Monica tried to protect Bill out of a misplaced sense of...

Texas Teacher Accused of Group Sex With Students

Evidence includes video of her alleged encounter with teens

(Newser) - A startling case out of Texas: Former high school teacher Brittni Colleps, 28, could face up to 20 years behind bars after being accused of having group sex with four of her students, and a separate encounter with a fifth. Prosecutors in the case showed jurors cell phone footage of...

Air Force Instructor Gets 30 Days in Sex Scandal

Victim advocates slam light sentence

(Newser) - Another instructor has been sentenced in the Lackland Air Force Base sex scandal, but Tech Sgt. Christopher Smith got off relatively lightly. Smith has been sentenced to 30 days of confinement, and a reduction in rank for trying to woo one female trainee and fraternizing with another, reports the San ...

Sex Probe Balloons to 38 Victims at Air Force Base

Instructors may have preyed on recruits at basic training

(Newser) - A sex assault and harassment probe at a Texas Air Force base has been expanded to 15 instructors, and the number of possible victims is now up to 38. "There may be others as we continue the investigation" at the Lackland base in San Antonio, said an Air Force...

Strauss-Kahn, Wife Split
 Strauss-Kahn, Wife Split 
Jun 29, 2012 4:00 AM CDT

Strauss-Kahn, Wife Split

Anne Sinclair gives scandal-hit DSK le boot, gossip mag says

(Newser) - Anne Sinclair has finally ditched scandal-ridden husband Dominique Strauss-Kahn, according to French gossip magazine Closer . She threw the former IMF chief—who has been linked to a prostitution ring and accused of taking part in a gang rape —out of their Paris home a month ago and the two...

Where's Weiner? Playing Daddy

The former congressman still hasn't found his post-scandal gig

(Newser) - For those who didn't learn the hard way last year to not wonder what Anthony Weiner does in his free time, the New York Post has the scoop, now that he has a lot more of it: In a nutshell, the Democrats' former rising star is changing a lot...

Secret Service Agents Fight Dismissal

Director to testify that sex scandal didn't threaten security

(Newser) - Four of the Secret Service agents forced out of their jobs over the Colombian sex scandal have decided that they're not going down without a fight, the Washington Post finds. The agents claim that they are being made scapegoats for behavior the agency has long tolerated . And so they'...

DEA Agents Probed for Hiring Colombian Prostitutes

Secret Service scandal spreads

(Newser) - Looks like Secret Service agents weren't the only feds misbehaving in Colombia. The Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating three of its agents for hiring prostitutes in the country, sources tell CBS . The investigation of the agents—who have been removed from Colombia—was opened based on information from a...

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