After 52 hours, the Montgomery County judge presiding over Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial declared a mistrial after the jury deliberating the comedian’s three counts of aggravated indecent assault couldn’t reach consensus. Over 60 women have come forward to accuse Cosby of misconduct, and several of them were present for the proceedings, in which Andrea… Read more »
DWI Attorney Shows Up Drunk For Work In WRONG Courtroom We guess in order to defend drunk drivers you gotta be one yourself???? Via KRQE: DWI attorney John Higgins is no stranger to the other side of the law. Most recently he’s accused of showing up drunk to work in a courtroom he wasn’t even supposed to be in. Metropolitan Court Judge Julie Altwies found Higgins in alleged direct contempt of court Wednesday morning. In a hearing Thursday, Altwies told attorneys Higgins was in her courtroom for 45 minutes before she called in a probation officer to test his blood alcohol content. His BAC measured .11; the presumed level of intoxication in New Mexico is .08. Sixty-nine year old Higgins had no appearances before Altwies Wednesday, though he did have two scheduled with other judges. “There were two cases that were continued by judges because he was not present,” Altwies said in court Thursday. “The reason the court found him in direct contempt because he did disrupt the proceedings yesterday quite a lot.” This wasn’t Higgins’ first run-in with the law either. He was convicted of aggravated DWI in 2009 , and was sentenced to 48 hours in jail. Then in 2010, he was accused of allegedly hitting his wife with his car – that case was later dismissed. One of Higgins’ attorneys, Tom Clear, told News 13 he believes there may be something medically wrong with his client. SMH. KRQE Continue reading →
Arie Luyendyk, Jr. and Sean Lowe are the two finalists for The Bachelor, according to reports, meaning Ryan Lochte won’t be rocking his Speedo on the show. The Olympic swimming champ was actually in the running, however. “We honestly briefly considered him ,” a source who works on the show revealed to E! News. “But we are going elsewhere. It’s really down to Arie and Sean.” You’ll still have a chance to see the athlete on TV this fall, as Lochte booked a gig on 30 Rock as well as 90210. But The Bachelor didn’t say #Jeah to Ryan. Arie Luyendyk, Jr. , Sean Lowe and Jef Holm all became fan favorites during the most recent Bachelorette season, comprising Emily Maynard’s final three. Producers are still finalizing their decision, and a casting announcement is expected “soon.” Roberto Martinez may or may not still be in the mix as well. Assuming it’s down to Arie and Sean, who do you think should be the next Bachelor? Vote for your favorite of the two hunks in THG’s survey below!
So much for the amicable divorce? With Adrienne Maloof and Dr. Paul Nassif splitting up, the question now turns to this estranged couple’s children. What will become of their three sons? Who will be rewarded with primary custody? Insiders tell Radar Online that Maloof and Nassif were due in court this week because “it appears the only way this can be resolved is a decision by the judge.” Based on Nassif’s divorce papers, he is looking for joint legal custody of their the kids, along physical custody “according to children’s best interest.” That can be difficult to assess/determine, of course, hence the need for a possible legal battle. “This is turning out to be a very, very nasty divorce proceedings so far, and the fact that Paul and Adrienne had to go to court on an emergency basis this early in the proceedings isn’t a good sign,” the Radar source claims. Of course, even if Maloof loses her sons, she could still win in the end: the Real Housewife may soon get her own reality show ! [Photo: WENN.com]
As we could have predicted, the TLC brass is going off on Jon Gosselin in court, calling the reality TV dad’s recent behavior a downright “embarrassment.” Edward Sabin, the network’s chief executive, testified in TLC’s breach of contract lawsuit against Jon, scoffing at Jon’s conduct over the past few months. Among the many examples of Jon’s alleged misconduct? Sabin ridiculed Jon’s decision to host a pool party at the MGM Grand in Vegas a few months ago and says TLC even forbade him from doing so beforehand.