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 Jealous Wife 
 Scalds Hubby's 
 Privates 

He denies cheating; her lawyer claims abuse

Jul 28, 09 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York woman went a little bit Lorena Bobbitt on her husband yesterday, allegedly pouring scalding water over his genitals as revenge for suspected cheating, the Post reports. “By the time I woke up, the skin was falling off,” says Emmanuel Ojofeitimi, who was treated for burns... More »

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divorce • New York City • crime • New York • assault • cheating • testicles • Emmanuel Ojofeitimi • Oyindamola Ojofeitimi • Lorena Bobbitt

 Rihanna, Brown 
 Spend Weekend 
 in Same Hotel 

Coincidence, or covert meeting?

Jul 26, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna and Chris Brown spent this weekend at separate rooms in the Trump Tower Hotel in Manhattan, the New York Post reports. The two weren’t seen together—which would be a violation of a restraining order issued against Brown—but left and returned to the hotel several times in... More »

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Donald Trump • Manhattan • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • restraining order • Chris Brown

(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland won't be going to jail on either coast for headbutting a designer in a New York nightclub in May, People reports. Manhattan authorities have dropped charges after the alleged victim declined to cooperate in the investigation, and Los Angeles authorities have decided not to pursue the 24 star... More »

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assault • Kiefer Sutherland • actor • criminal charges • Jack McCollough

Catholic Teacher Held in 'Murder Attempt' on Student

British science teacher allegedly struck 14-year-old with a weight

Jul 10, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A teacher in a Catholic school in England has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a student he allegedly attacked suffered serious head injuries, reports the Guardian. The teacher assaulted the 14-year-old boy with a weight block used in a science lab as class was about to... More »

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England • children • attack • assault • traumatic brain injury • teacher • students • attempted murder • head injury • Nottinghamshire • Catholic school

Pitcher Attacked Me Over 'Roids Remarks: Fan

Says Romero 'grabbed me by the neck and threw me back'

Jun 27, 09 7:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida baseball fan says Philadelphia Phillies pitcher JC Romero attacked him over a few wisecracks about steroids, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Robert Eaton, 25, said he was soliciting Phillies players for autographs when he asked Romero for "some juice"—slang for steroids. Romero, recently suspended for... More »

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steroids • Philadelphia Phillies • suspension • assault • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • J.C. Romero • baseball fans

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Rihanna, Chris 
 Want to Get Closer 

Plus, director dishes on 'handsome' JFK, and more

Jun 26, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rihanna doesn’t want any protection from Chris Brown—the pair think the court’s no-contact clause is “unnecessary and ridiculous,” a source tells the New York Daily News, adding that even though “they aren't looking to hook back up,” they’re “solid” now as... More »

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entertainment • John F. Kennedy • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • assault • Rihanna • Nora Ephron • Chris Brown

 Perez Sorry for Gay 'F Word' 


Jun 25, 09 7:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Celeb blogger Perez Hilton has apologized for using the "F word" gay slur in his dust-up with the Black Eyed Peas. Band manager Polo Molino has been charged with assault for allegedly punching Hilton after the gossip maven dissed Will.i.am after a video awards show in Toronto.... More »

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hate crime • lawsuit • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • anti-gay slur • GLAAD • polo molino

 Perez Eyes 
 Lawsuit in 
 Will.i.am 
 Melee 

Manager charged with assault after awards show

Jun 23, 09 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The scuffle between Perez Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas has only just begun. Polo Molina, the band’s manager, “is being prosecuted for assault in Toronto” after Sunday’s alleged assault on Hilton, Hilton’s lawyer tells the New York Daily News. Hilton “intends to take immediate... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • assault • Perez Hilton • Black Eyed Peas • Will.i.am • gay slur • Polo Molina

OPINION

 Court? Bah. 
 Rihanna's 
 Jewelry? 
 Very Important. 

'Shameless PR flacks' invoke Gawker blogger's ire

Jun 23, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, sure, Chris Brown copped a plea yesterday in his assault case. But more important, what was his victim wearing? Thanks to Michele Marie PR, you no longer have to wonder, the Cajun Boy blogs for Gawker. Who cares that Rihanna was in court “to testify against a man... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • gossip • public relations • assault • Rihanna • jewelry • Chris Brown • Michele Marie PR

 'Craigslist Killer' 
 Pleads Not Guilty 

Arraigned on 7 counts including first-degree murder

Jun 22, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philip Markoff spoke a resounding “not guilty” at his arraignment today for the murder of a masseuse, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors described “brutal” attacks against three women as the so-called “Craigslist killer” was arraigned on seven charges, including first-degree murder, armed robbery, armed kidnapping, armed assault,... More »

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kidnapping • murder • plea • assault • arraignment • armed robbery • masseuse • driver's license • criminal charges • gun possession • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

 Will.i.am Assaulted 
 Me: Perez Hilton 

Singer denies attack; Twitter activity flurries

Jun 22, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Twitterati are aflutter with reports that Perez Hilton was allegedly assaulted early this morning by Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the Huffington Post reports. But the Peas’ general manager is the one who turned himself in to police, according to TMZ. Celebrity gossip blogger Hilton tweeted... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • assault • Perez Hilton • Toronto • Will.i.am • Twitter • SoHo Metropolitan Hotel • Polo Molina

 Rihanna, Chris 
 to Meet at Hearing 

Rihanna expected to take the stand; media swarm

Jun 22, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles courthouses are no strangers to paparazzi, but today’s preliminary hearing for Chris Brown promises to be one for the record books. Brown’s case is proving more popular than those of fellow tabloid magnets Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and Lindsay Lohan, with 52 media outlets requesting attendance.... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • physical abuse • Chris Brown

Two Minutemen Leaders Held in Ariz. Slayings

Dad, 9-year-old girl killed in raid to steal cash, drugs, cops say

Jun 14, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two of three people arrested in the Arizona murder of a 9-year-old and her father were involved with a small anti-illegal immigrant group, the AP reports. Shawna Forde, the founder of Minutemen American Defense, and Jason Bush, its operations director, were charged with murder, assault, and burglary in the home... More »

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drugs • crime • murder • Mexican border • burglary • assault • Minutemen • home invasion • border watch • Raul Flores • Shawna Forde • Jason Eugene Bush

(AP) - A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and spun fantastic stories about himself during 3 decades in the US was sentenced today to 4 to 5 years for kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter was convicted of parental kidnapping today for taking the girl during a supervised visit... More »

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Boston • kidnapping • assault • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss • Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter

(Newser) - A Boston jury found the con man known as Clark Rockefeller guilty of kidnapping and assault today in the abduction of his young daughter last year, the Boston Herald reports. He faces up to 15 years in prison when he's sentenced this afternoon. The jury found him not guilty of... More »

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fraud • crime • Boston • kidnapping • Massachusetts • imposter • assault • Clark Rockefeller • Reigh Boss • Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter

(Newser) - Chris Brown has beefed up his security detail after receiving death threats over his alleged beating of ex Rihanna, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Insiders say Brown is surrounded at all times by three beefy bodyguards and three or four “incognito” protectors who are often women “easily as tough... More »

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entertainment • crime • paparazzi • death threats • assault • Rihanna • bodyguard • Chris Brown • Women%u2019s Protection Action League

 Bruno's Lawsuit 
 More Serious 
 Than Borat's 

Fox may not be able to escape from this one unscathed

Jun 4, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno is anything like Borat, yesterday’s lawsuit is the first of many to come. But this one is different, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Unlike the Borat suits, mainly filed by people with gripes about release forms, the case is more serious: This lawsuit... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Borat • Sacha Baron Cohen • Bruno

Aide's Plea in Hate Crime Undercuts Tancredo

Speechwriter used racial slur, karate chop

Jun 2, 09 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An aide to Tom Tancredo has pleaded guilty to a hate crime, compromising the former congressman's credibility as he helps lead the opposition to Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, the Washington Independent reports. Marcus Epstein, executive director of the onetime Republican presidential candidate's PAC, copped to using a... More »

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immigration • hate crime • racism • law school • Tom Tancredo • University of Virginia • assault • Sonia Sotomayor • Marcus Epstein • karate chop • Team America PAC

(Newser) - A Chris Brown collaborator says the disgraced singer is focused on music despite facing felony assault charges, People reports. “He's predicting this will be his biggest album,” said songwriter Robert Allen of Brown’s upcoming effort, Graffiti. “He wants this to be his masterpiece.” More »

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entertainment • music • assault • Rihanna • album • Chris Brown • songwriter • Robert Allen

 Photog Sues Brown 
 Over Bodyguard 
 Beatdown 

Pap files claim on same day Brown speaks out in online video

May 28, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown is being sued by a paparazzo who says he was assaulted by Brown’s bodyguards after taking pictures of Brown at a Los Angeles gym May 13, the AP reports. Brown himself is not accused of any violence. Brown’s attorney says Robert Rosen has filed such suits... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • assault • Pierce Brosnan • Chris Brown • Robert Rosen

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