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Murdered Model's Hubby Fled: Cops

Plus, Spector dishes on prison, and more

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2009 11:37 AM CDT

(Newser) – Authorities believe Ryan Jenkins, the former reality show contestant named as a person of interest in the murder of his model wife, has fled to his native Canada. But Honduras—where his architect-dad once designed a resort—may be his final destination, TMZ reports, adding that Jenkins was charged with battery in June for allegedly beating Jasmine Fiore. Elsewhere:

  • Michael Jackson’s brothers filmed a one-hour reality show pilot for A&E prior to Michael’s death, and the network has decided to move forward with further episodes, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

  • Not surprisingly, Phil Spector doesn’t love prison. “Imagine sending me to the same prison” as Charles Manson, he wrote in a letter obtained by the New York Post, continuing, “They’d kill you in here for a 39-cent bag of soup!” A prison spokesperson points out he isn't actually in the same facility.
  • In similarly unsurprising news, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are “a complete nightmare,” a Miss Universe Pageant insider tells the Post. Montag, who is scheduled to perform at the pageant, “has missed many rehearsals” and Pratt “tried to demand that the hotel pay him to lay by the pool.”
  • Also from the Post: Kristin Davis is still irked she spent four months in jail while client Eliot Spitzer escaped prosecution. “Is there, in this case, one set of rules for wealthy, politically connected men, and a different set for women?” she wrote in an open letter.
  • Just in time for football season, Kim Kardashian is spending more time with ex-boyfriend of three weeks Reggie Bush, the New York Daily News reports. 

The Jackson brothers, from left: Randy, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie, accompany the casket into the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, July 7, 2009.
The Jackson brothers, from left: Randy, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine and Jackie, accompany the casket into the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, July 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, Pool)
This Friday, June 5, 2009 photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows music producer Phil Spector in prison in Kern County, Calif.
This Friday, June 5, 2009 photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows music producer Phil Spector in prison in Kern County, Calif.   (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag arrive at the premiere of  GI Joe on Thursday Aug. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag arrive at the premiere of "GI Joe" on Thursday Aug. 6, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo / Alaric Lambert)
Former madam Kristin Davis makes an appearance at Cain Luxe night club to promote her tell-all book 'Manhattan Madam' on Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2009 in New York.
Former madam Kristin Davis makes an appearance at Cain Luxe night club to promote her tell-all book 'Manhattan Madam' on Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2009 in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
In this May 8, 2009 file photo, football star Reggie Bush, left, and television personality Kim Kardashian arrive at the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala in Los Angeles.
In this May 8, 2009 file photo, football star Reggie Bush, left, and television personality Kim Kardashian arrive at the 16th Annual Race to Erase MS Gala in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
Model Jasmine Fiore arrives at the Tangerine Lounge & Nightclub at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.
Model Jasmine Fiore arrives at the Tangerine Lounge & Nightclub at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino.   (Getty Images)
This image provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Jasmine Fiore, the woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase and placed in a dumpster and discovered Aug. 15, 2009.
This image provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Jasmine Fiore, the woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase and placed in a dumpster and discovered Aug. 15, 2009.   (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)
This undated photo released by the Buena Park Police Department shows Ryan Alexander Jenkins, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This undated photo released by the Buena Park Police Department shows Ryan Alexander Jenkins, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.   (AP Photo/Buena Park Police Department)
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COMMENTS
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youngblood
Aug 20, 2009 11:50 AM CDT
Yeah, she' ugly, you got that right, Yourself, BUT she has fake boobs! just kidding, my parents said 'don't talk bad about the dead' I wonder if she had a butt lift also...there i go again not listening to what my parents tried to teach me but i agree it's sad she's dead, she didn't deserve to die.
youngblood
Aug 20, 2009 7:36 AM CDT
I bet that their Reality Show Producers are Really Angry about this one JUST getting away from them! The Producers are thinking... Why couldn't he have done her in while they were on camera? Now that would have been good for the ratings is what is really going on in the producers mind as we read this.! Sooner or later unfortunately we'll see it happen.
Yourself
Aug 20, 2009 5:26 AM CDT
no need to revert back to horrid times of hangings, we have a good enough penal system as is..

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