Amy Fisher’s Porn Movie Deal
New York - The infamous “Long Island Lolita” inked a deal with Dreamzone Entertainment to star in four adult films before the end of 2011. Fisher made a name for herself in 1992 when she had an affair with Joey Buttafuoco while she was underage, and then shot his wife Mary Jo. Full Article
Man found sleeping in toilet
PORTSMOUTH - A wanted man found sleeping in a portable toilet is scheduled to be arraigned on unrelated charges alleging disorderly conduct and unlawful possession of prescription drugs. Patrick Modern, 24, a Portsmouth native with no current address, is expected to be arraigned by video from the county jail on a felony alleging that possession of the muscle relaxant carisoprodol without a prescription while at the police station. Full Article
Tokyo’s ‘oldest man’ had been dead for 30 years
Tokyo - He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed. Mr Kato may have been dead for 30 years according to Japanese authorities. They grew suspicious when they went to honour Mr Kato at his address in Adachi ward, but his granddaughter told them he “doesn’t want to see anybody”. Police are now investigating the family on possible fraud charges. Full Article
Ellen DeGeneres Exits American Idol, It’s Not Been Fun
Ellen Degeneres wanted off the show two months ago, and she and her reps went into to see Fox Broadcasting’s Peter Rice and Mike Darnell to ask if the execs would let her out of the year left on her contract. “She’s not comfortable. She’s not happy. It’s not been fun.” She never seemed comfortable at the Idol judging table and was never quite accepted by the show’s fans because of her lack of a music background. Full Article
President Obama calls African-Americans a ‘mongrel people’
NEW YORK - President Obama waded into the national race debate in an unlikely setting and with an unusual choice of words: telling daytime talk show hosts that African-Americans are “sort of a mongrel people.” The president appeared on ABC’s morning talk show “The View” where he talked about the forced resignation of Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, his experience with race and his roots. Full Article
Sniper Malvo Confesses To William Shatner
Virginia - Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man for backing out. In a telephone call from a southwest Virginia prison, Malvo told Shatner two men planned to help with the killings but reneged. Malvo said John Allen Muhammad killed one of the men. Malvo did not identify them in the interview for a show on the cable channel A and E. Full Article
Michelle’s Birthday Wishes for Obama Links to Donation Page
Washington DC - It seems like a nice gesture - an e-mail message from a loving wife, urging thousands of people to join her in wishing her husband a happy 49th birthday by signing an electronic birthday card. But in Washington, D.C., nothing is that simple. Clicking on the link - “Will you wish Barack a happy birthday with me?” - sends you to “MyBarackObama.com,” the Organizing for America Web site, which describes itself as “a project of the Democratic National Committee.” But typing in your name, address and E-mail, and hitting “Sign the Card” takes you directly to another page a donation page. Full Article
Man Wants to Donate Heart, Liver – Before He Dies
WHITE, Georgia - A Cherokee County man suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease is leading a push to let people donate vital organs before they die. Gary Phebus, of White, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in 2008. Phebus says once he realized he was going downhill, he researched organ donation and learned people often face long waits. He says he wants to give up his organs, his heart, lungs and liver now, before they deteriorate. Full Article
Was Lindsay Lohan Strip Searched In The Parking Lot?
California - A lawyer in a lawsuit over strip searches at the women’s county jail facilities has filed a motion to determine if Lindsay Lohan received special treatment in the form of being able to skip the invasive search that all female inmates must endure. Attorney Colleen Flynn wants to know if the 24-year-old star was subject to a full-nude search, including a possible visual body cavity probe, in the parking lot outside the jail. Full Article
Woman danced on tracks before train severed her arm
MELBOURNE, Florida - A 27-year-old woman who witnesses said appeared to be dancing on the railroad tracks, is recovering today after having her arm severed by an oncoming train. An unidentified Melbourne police officer is credited with saving the woman’s life by quickly tying a tourniquet above the shoulder where the arm was ripped away by the train, officials said. “The pedestrian was apparently dancing on the tracks. Full Article
