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Flotsam & Jetsam
Gang Kills Lonely Obese People, Sells Their Fat For Cosmetics
9:49PM Ravi Somaiya | In a story that can only be described as made-up-but-not, police have busted a gang in Peru who targeted fat people on “lonely roads”, killed them, extracted their fat and sold it, possibly to make anti-wrinkle treatments. More »
Online
Facebook Named In Federal Class-Action Suit Over Scammy Ads
4:50AM Ryan Tate | Facebook and Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday, which seeks upwards of $US5 million for social network users scammed in online game ads. Neither company’s top-drawer investors can be happy. More »
Online
Class Action Suit In The Works For Victims Of Social Gaming Scams
8:39AM Ryan Tate | Facebook and MySpace might finally pay the price for the big social gaming scandal: At least one law firm is investigating whether to launch a class action suit on behalf of duped users. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Balloon Boy’s Parents To Plead Guilty To Hoaxing The Whole World
1:52AM John Cook | Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents of that cute vomiting boy who did not get lost in the air in a balloon, will plead guilty tomorrow to charges that they concocted the story in order to become famous, which happened. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Tom Cruise’s Cook Exposes Scientology’s Scary Retention Practices
9:15AM Foster Kamer | Ruh-roh. The St. Petersburg Times—Scientology HQ’s hometown paper and perpetual investigative thorn in their side — has unleashed another scathing report on the religion. This time, it’s on the lengths they’ll go bringing deserters back, including Tom Cruise’s wedding chef. More »
People
Hollywood’s Stalker Week Continues: Timberlake, Seacrest, Cyrus
4:38AM Foster Kamer | Celebrities deal with all kinds of ghouls: fans, paparazzi, tabloid media (Hi!), D-Listers, agents, etc. But the spookiest? Stalkers. Certifiable crazies who can’t get enough of you. Literally. Everyone’s got one lately: JT, Ryan Seacrest and Miley Cyrus More »
People
1:12AM John Cook | Nearly a month after Roman Polanski was jailed in Switzerland, the US has filed a formal demand for extradition so he can face sentencing for charges of unlawful sex with a minor. Litigation over the request could take six months.
Roman Polanski Is One Step Closer To Justice
1:12AM John Cook | Nearly a month after Roman Polanski was jailed in Switzerland, the US has filed a formal demand for extradition so he can face sentencing for charges of unlawful sex with a minor. Litigation over the request could take six months.
People
Big Brother Winner Fails To Parlay Victory Into Oxycodone Empire
3:09AM Richard Rushfield | For reality TV show winners, victory can be a path to many great things — fame, romance, a smaller waistline. But one TV champion dared to dream bigger. More »
Online
Arrest Over Facebook ‘Poke’ Makes Meaningless Gesture Risque
7:03AM Ryan Tate | When the internet was young and innocent, it was acceptable to “finger” college classmates online. These days, a simple Facebook “poke” can land you in jail, in Tennessee, and CNN has to refer to people’s “alleged” poking, because, hey, libel. More »
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