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Joran van der Sloot Pleads Guilty, Confesses to Murder of Stephany Flores

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to the murder of Stephany Flores, a Peruvian woman he had met at a casino in Lima in 2010. Perhaps not coincidentally, the murder took place exactly five years to the day after the disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Joran van der Sloot remains the main suspect in that case. He was apparently in fairly good spirits after formally confessing to the killing today: Joran van der Sloot Laughs After Confession In court in Peru, he said he is “truly sorry” for the killing of Flores. He said that from the first moment, he ” wanted to confess sincerely ” to the killing. His lawyer stated that van der Sloot killed Flores as a result of “extreme psychological trauma” he suffered from the fallout over the Holloway case. Van der Sloot faces a possible 30 years in prison in the killing, though the guilty plea was aimed at winning a lighter sentence than that maximum. The defense had claimed the killing was manslaughter, as it was not premeditated. That crime carries a minimum sentence of just five years. In a confession, he had said he killed her in a fit of rage after she discovered on his laptop that he’d been linked to the Holloway disappearance. Prosecutors claimed, however, that he plotted to kill and rob Flores after learning she had won a lot of money at the casino where they met.

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Cameron Douglas Gets Four and a Half More Years in Prison

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Cameron Douglas says he’s learned his lesson, but it came at a heavy price. The 33-year-old son of Haywire star Michael Douglas was sentenced to five years in prison last April, after he was caught dealing large amounts of crystal meth. Wednesday, Cameron was sentenced to an additional four-and-a-half years in prison and a $4,000 fine. The offense, again, was drug possession, behind bars . The sentence was more than twice what prosecutors had asked for. The judge, obviously very annoyed at the situation, told Cameron that he had “blown the biggest opportunity of his life,” according to The New York Post . Douglas said he was “saturated in my own shame and penitence” and begged for “the opportunity to build myself and gain the tools I need to shape my future.” “I feel so strongly, for the first time in my life, that I am truly ripe for positive reform and real achievement,” Cameron said in a Manhattan federal court filing. Cameron was previously arrested in 1999 and 2007 for drug possession, and perhaps for that reason, the judge was less than sympathetic this morning.

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather: Will it Happen?

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Will Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fight this May? The former’s trainer says he will decide within days whether to agree to a boxing match May 5. Freddie Roachsaid Manny and promoter Bob Arum are in the Philippines, trying to push back deals to fight other boxers so he can tangle with Floyd. Roach is scoffing at Mayweather’s tweet in which he calls Pacquiao a “punk,” saying, “He should look in the mirror. He’s been ducking us for two years.” As for what weight class Manny Pacquiao will fight in, Roach said 147 lbs., or the upper limit of welterweight. We’ll see if that becomes an issue as well. Of course, even if Pacquiao can rearrange his schedule, both sides have to agree on a financial deal, leaving many possible opportunities for an impasse. Roach says, “We’ll do it on even terms.” At least Mayweather’s jail sentence for domestic violence has been pushed back, freeing up his calendar for May 5. He just needs an opponent to conveniently duck last minute. Who will win if Pacquiao and Mayweather throw down?

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Stephen Colbert Surges Past Jon Huntsman in South Carolina Primary Poll

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Stephen Colbert may not have succeeded in buying the naming rights to the South Carolina Republican primary, but he is polling at a respectable 5 percent. Seriously, he is . That’s tied with Rick Perry and ahead of Jon Huntsman. If Huntsman is hopeful he’ll get a bump after his third-place finish in New Hampshire last night … this is not it. Again, he is trailing comedian Stephen Colbert. The survey, by Public Policy Polling (PPP), puts the Comedy Central anchor, who is not (and was never) running, at an even 5 percent, with Perry. Huntsman has 4 percent. With that projected vote tally, Colbert is in a tie for fifth behind Mitt Romney (30%), Newt Gingrich (23%), Rick Santorum (19%) and Ron Paul (10%), respectively. Admittedly, many of Colbert’s supporters may be Democrats planning to participate in the Palmetto State’s open primary … or just saying his name as a joke. If so, nicely played. Colbert also happens to be a South Carolina native and very involved in politics, albeit in an absurd way. Who knows, if his Colbert Nation Super PAC starts making some key ad buys, maybe he’ll creep into double digits. Watch your back Mitt.