JARED FOGLE BEATEN AND BLOODIED in Prison Yard Ambush
Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters … TMZ has learned. According to docs, Fogle got jumped in the rec yard at Englewood prison in Colorado back on January 29, and it was not much of a fight. An inmate named Steven Nigg pushed Fogle down and then unloaded a barrage of punches to his face.
Gawker boss says Hulk Hogan sex-tape piece was âsweetâ and âhumanizingâ
Gawker publisher Nick Denton insisted in court Tuesday that his websiteâs raunchy, blow-by-blow description of the Hulk Hogan sex tape was âsweetââ and âhumanizing.â âI thought it was actually a relatively gentle piece under the circumstances ⌠perfectly judged ⌠sweet ⌠human and humanizing,â Denton told Hoganâs lawyer during cross-examination in the pro wrestlerâs $100 million invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against him, the website and a former editor.
12 guns, meth found in âPawn Starâ Chumleeâs home
Police seized a small arsenal of guns, a gallon plastic bag containing marijuana, multiple doses of anxiety medication and a small amount of methamphetamine at the home of the âPawn Starsâ character âChumlee,â according to an arrest report made public Tuesday. Attorneys for Austin Lee Russell declined to comment on the report, saying theyâll do their talking about the case in a courtroom, not the media.
Chris Matthews plugged âStar Warsâ after JJ Abrams donated to wifeâs campaign
MSNBC host Chris Matthews promoted the latest âStar Warsâ film on his politically-oriented show after the movieâs director and his spouse contributed to the congressional campaign of Matthewsâ wife, Kathleen. But the sandy-haired host of âHardball,â who took a pledge of transparency when his wife became a candidate last year, never disclosed the $2,000 in donations from J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath.
PBS considers cutting Dr. Luke from miniseries
The maker of an upcoming PBS miniseries about groundbreaking pop music says the show is reconsidering scenes with Dr. Luke, the hitmaking producer who the pop star Kesha has accused of rape. The documentary âSoundbreakingâ airs this fall and is being screened this week at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin.
Chris Martin has a private moment with Ariana Grande
Could Ariana Grande team up with Coldplay? A source tells us that Chris Martin pulled Grande aside at Elvis Duranâs radio show Tuesday for a private moment. âHe was saying heâd like to work with her,â says the spy.
âExtreme Weight Lossâ star found dead
‘Extreme Weight Lossâ contestant Rod Durham was found dead in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend. He was 52. The high school English teacher, who appeared on the fourth season of the ABC reality series, was discovered by housekeepers in his hotel room, where he reportedly died from diabetic shock.
Ira Glass hates bugging you for money
Even Ira Glass hates pledge drives. âThe pledge drive is awful,â the âThis American Lifeâ host said at South By Southwest on Tuesday. âIt has everything going against it. Itâs repetitive and youâre asking people for money. People donât like to hear those things.âBut as Glass, 55, was quick to note, thatâs doesnât mean they arenât a necessary evil. In fact, the hostâs show owes its existence to them.
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