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Chris Brown Barred from UK
 Chris Brown Barred from UK 
Jun 9, 2010 2:06 AM CDT

Chris Brown Barred from UK

Singer's visa rejected because of assault

(Newser) - Chris Brown has been told he isn't welcome in the UK because of his assault conviction. The singer's visa application was rejected by British authorities, forcing him to cancel a tour of the UK and Ireland just days before it was suppposed to begin, the BBC reports. The singer was...

Sheen Will Serve 30 Days in Jail
 Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail 
Jun 1, 2010 10:36 AM CDT

Charlie Sheen Headed to Jail

Plea deal will get actor out in time to film sitcom

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen will reportedly go to jail after a plea bargain reducing a felony charge stemming from his Christmas Day brouhaha with wife Brooke Mueller to a misdemeanor. "Charlie intends to go to court on June 7, plead to a misdemeanor, and immediately begin serving his 30 days,"...

India Elders Get Death in Honor Killing

First use of capital punishment for this crime

(Newser) - The village elders hunted the young couple down, dragging them from a bus, strangling the groom and forcing his bride to drink pesticide in an honor killing with roots thousands of years old. But for the first time, India has sentenced the murderers to death for their actions, setting up...

Dad Called Cops on Lacrosse Murder Suspect

Domestic abuse complaint filed against George Huguely in '08

(Newser) - The University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend once had his own dad call the cops on him, ABC News reports. In 2008, while the family was on their yacht in Florida, George Huguely's father filed a domestic abuse complaint against his son. Huguely, who's facing first-degree...

Granny Busted for Slapping Cursing Granddaughter

'I had enough,' says grandma, 73

(Newser) - A Florida granny was busted for domestic violence after slapping her granddaughter for cursing out the old woman. "I am so shocked after everything that happened. I wanted to crawl into a hole and die," said Theresa Collier, 73. Cops collared Collier after her granddaughter Felicia, 18, called...

Tito Ortiz, Jenna Jameson Take it Back | TMZ.com
 Jenna Jameson, 
 Tito Ortiz Take It All Back 
no abuse, no oxycontin
Apr 30, 2010 10:55 AM CDT

Jenna Jameson, Tito Ortiz Take It All Back

Ortiz could have lost $15M if prosecuted

(Newser) - Remember Jenna Jameson's accusation that Tito Ortiz hurt her and his counterclaim that she’s addicted to OxyContin? Never mind! Both are withdrawing their allegations, TMZ reports. Jameson says the alleged abuse incident was “misinterpreted”; Ortiz says he jumped to conclusions when he found two (probably old!) pills;...

Tiger Galpal: I Saw Tito Beat Jenna
 Tiger Galpal: I Saw 
 Tito Beat Jenna 
porn-star solidarity
Apr 28, 2010 10:33 AM CDT

Tiger Galpal: I Saw Tito Beat Jenna

Joslyn James claims to have witnessed three incidents

(Newser) - Somehow, a Tiger Woods mistress has made her way into the Jenna Jameson-Tito Ortiz domestic violence mess. “I saw three separate situations myself” where Ortiz roughed up Jameson, says fellow porn star Joslyn James. “They would be partying, and she wouldn't do anything in particular to set him...

Jealous Dad Kills Baby Who Preferred Mom: Cops

Faces up to 25 years for fatally punching 7-month-old

(Newser) - A Queens dad is charged with beating his infant son to death because the child "preferred his mother." Larry Green reportedly yelled "Toughen up" as he punched his 7-month-old, Xiah, in the chest. Xiah died soon after. "We're grieving right now," the child's grandfather tells...

Lawmaker Challenged by Hubby She Says is Violent

She gets restraining order, he files election challenge

(Newser) - An eastern Missouri lawmaker is facing an election challenge from her own husband, whom she accuses of physical violence. He denies the allegations. Democratic Rep. Linda Fischer obtained a protection order against John Fischer last week. Three days later, he filed as a Republican candidate for his wife's state House...

Charlie Sheen Case Will Go to Trial

Actor pleads not guilty in Christmas Day domestic incident with wife

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen pleaded not guilty to felony menacing and two misdemeanors today in Aspen, meaning the charges stemming from a Christmas Day altercation with his wife will be resolved with a trial rather than a plea bargain. Brooke Mueller Sheen alleges that the actor, who was armed with a knife,...

Paterson Spokesman Resigns
 Paterson Spokesman Resigns 
Mar 4, 2010 4:46 PM CST

Paterson Spokesman Resigns

Kauffman 'cannot in good conscience continue' in administration

(Newser) - David Paterson's top spokesman resigned today, becoming the third New York state official to quit in the wake of the governor's domestic violence scandal. Peter Kauffman did not make explicit reference to the scandals that have plagued Paterson's administration, saying only that "as recent developments have come to light,...

Paterson Pal Talks to Police in Abuse Scandal

Times tightens screws on governor, editorial suggests he step down

(Newser) - The New York Times tightened the screws on David Paterson today, with yet another report detailing the governor’s alleged role in covering up a domestic abuse incident for a senior aide. An editorial calls it "gross abuse of office" and urges him to resign unless he can clear...

Brooke, Charlie Want Divorce
 Brooke, Charlie Want Divorce 
Mar 1, 2010 10:52 AM CST

Brooke, Charlie Want Divorce

Denise Richards could also get involved in Mueller-Sheen mess

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller's marriage is "beyond awful," and both want a divorce when Sheen's court case ends. "The marriage is a nightmare,” a source tells Radar . “But each one is worried about ways the other one can hurt them." Meanwhile, Denise Richards...

Blaming 'Obstacles,' Paterson Drops Out

Days after launching campaign for full term, NY governor leaves race

(Newser) - David Paterson made it official this afternoon, putting an end to his campaign for a full term as New York governor just days after he launched it. The move came in the wake of a domestic violence scandal involving one of his closest advisers, but Paterson said he was "...

David Paterson Won't Run for Re-Election

But New York governor will not resign over allegations

(Newser) - David Paterson is dropping his bid for re-election as governor of New York after revelations of his and his administration’s conduct surrounding an aide's domestic violence case , an insider tells the New York Daily News . The governor, who still plans to serve out his term, is expected to announce...

Let's Smash Big Government Elin Woods-Style: Pawlenty
Let's Smash Big Government
Elin Woods-Style: Pawlenty
tasteless humor dept
Feb 19, 2010 1:03 PM CST

Let's Smash Big Government Elin Woods-Style: Pawlenty

At CPAC, Minnesota gov. praises her alleged nine iron-antics

(Newser) - Most of Tim Pawlenty’s speech to CPAC today was standard small government conservatism, but he decided to illustrate his point with a Tiger Woods joke of questionable taste: “We can learn a lot from that situation, not from Tiger, but from his wife,” the normally staid Minnesota...

Illinois' Political Culture Is Even Worse Than NY's

But scandals in both states makes it a close race, notes Gail Collins

(Newser) - Illinois and New York both have such awful political cultures that it's tough to decide which state is the biggest loser, writes Gail Collins. Both states have governors who were forced out by scandals and whose successors are mired in controversy, although at least Eliot Spitzer isn't going to be...

Scandals Force Out Illinois Lt. Gov. Candidate

Chicago pawnbroker was abusive steroid addict, deadbeat dad

(Newser) - Scott Lee Cohen, the Chicago pawnbroker whose surprise primary victory in the Illinois lieutenant governor race was quickly followed by an avalanche of scandalous revelations, has quit the race. Leading Illinois Democrats urged Cohen to drop out after the public learned he'd met a prostitute at a massage therapy spa,...

1/3 of Abused Women Pressured Into Pregnancy

Abusive male partners use 'reproductive coercion' to maintain control

(Newser) - Around a third of women physically abused by their partners are also the victims of a subtler form of abuse, dubbed “reproductive coercion.” Abusive male partners force women to become pregnant, or sabotage their birth control efforts. “In the larger scheme of violence against women and girls,...

Rihanna's New Beau Has Abusive Past: Ex

Felisha Terrell filed restraining order against Dodger Matt Kemp

(Newser) - Rihanna, less than a year removed from her beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown, is dating a man with a history of violence against women. That’s according to an ex-girlfriend of Matt Kemp, who took out a restraining order against the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder in 2008....

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