NOTN- Juneau residents are honoring military service members today with Veterans Day ceremonies and community gatherings across the city, including events at Centennial Hall and the American Legion Post 25 near the ferry terminal.
At 11 a.m., a formal Veterans Day observance is taking place at Centennial Hall.
“Veterans Day is celebrating the service and sacrifice of veterans living and deceased. So on Veterans Day, you could say Happy Veterans Day, or thank you for your service and thank you for all that you’ve done for our country.” said Duff Mitchel of the American Legion.
Later in the day, the American Legion Post 25 will host a free community dinner for veterans and their families beginning at 5 p.m.
“It’ll go until the food runs out,” Duff said.
Duff added the City and Borough of Juneau helped with the observation at Centennial Hall.
“They gave us some financial background to help at Centennial Hall, and many communities across the country really help the veterans groups on on Veterans Day.”
Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, speaks at a March 19, 2024, news conference held by the Senate majority caucus. Claman on Monday became the 14th candidate and second Democrat in the race to become Alaska’s next governor. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
There are now 14 candidates vying to become Alaska’s next governor.
State Sen. Matt Claman, D-Anchorage, announced his candidacy on Monday. He is the second Democrat in the race, after former Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, also of Anchorage. The other 12 declared candidates are Republicans.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, is term-limited and not running.
Claman, an attorney and former Anchorage Assembly chair and acting mayor, has served in the Legislature since 2015. He served first in the House before being elected to the Senate in 2022. He is among the leaders of that body’s bipartisan majority caucus and chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In a statement, Claman referred to his experience in the bipartisan caucus.
“As Governor, I’ll work every day to ensure our state government reflects the values we all share: safe streets, great schools, business-friendly regulations, and a growing economy that works for businesses and working families,” he said in the statement. “Our state deserves a leader who listens to and works together with the people of Alaska, leads with care, upholds our constitution, and sets partisanship aside to deliver real results. That’s exactly what I’ve done in the Legislature and what I’ll do for you as your governor.”
Claman, who represents West Anchorage, was reelected to the Senate last year. He would not be up for reelection until 2028.
In a brief interview Monday, Claman said he timed his announcement with fundraising rules in mind.
“It’s basically a year before the election. Because of the limits on fundraising – and I’m not going to resign – I need to get started before the session,” he said.
Under state law, sitting legislators may not raise campaign funds during legislative sessions, which in 2026 is scheduled to run from Jan. 21 to May 20.
Claman said he started sending out fundraising solidifications after he filed his notice of intent to run for governor.
Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola is considered by observers to be the strongest potential Democratic candidate for governor, but she is also a possible candidate for U.S. Senate. Several Democratic leaders have urged her to challenge Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, who is up for reelection next year.
The primary election date is Aug. 18, 2026. The candidate filing deadline is June 1.
Alaska’s gubernatorial candidates will compete in an open primary, with the top four finishers facing off in the general election under the state’s ranked-choice system.
The Alaska and American flags fly in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
AP- The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy.
About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1. Thousands of flights have been canceled, a trend that is expected to continue this week even as Congress moves toward reopening the government. Government contract awards have slowed and some food aid recipients have seen their benefits interrupted.
Most of the lost economic activity will be recovered when the government reopens, as federal workers will receive back pay. But some canceled flights won’t be retaken, missed restaurant meals won’t be made up, and some postponed purchases will end up not happening at all.
“Short-lived shutdowns are usually invisible in the data, but this one will leave a lasting mark,” Gregory Daco, chief economist at accounting giant EY said, “both because of its record length and the growing disruptions to welfare programs and travel.”
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that a six-week shutdown will reduce growth in this year’s fourth quarter by about 1.5 percentage points. That would cut growth by half from the third quarter. The reopening should boost first-quarter growth next year by 2.2 percentage points, the CBO projected, but about $11 billion in economic activity will be permanently lost.
The previous longest government shutdown, in 2018-2019, lasted 35 days but only partially shut the government because many agencies had been fully funded. It only nicked the economy by about 0.02% of GDP, the CBO said then.
The current shutdown is adding to the economy’s existing challenges, which include sluggish hiring, stubbornly elevated inflation, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have caused uncertainty for many businesses. Still, few economists foresee a recession.
About 650,000 federal workers didn’t work during the shutdown, which will likely boost the unemployment rate by about 0.4 percentage points in October, or to 4.7% from 4.3% in August, when the last report was released. Those workers would all then be counted as employed once the government reopens.
Here are the ways the government closure is weighing on the economy:
Missed paychecks
All told, federal workers will have missed about $16 billion in wages by mid-November, the CBO estimates. That has meant less spending at stores, restaurants, and likely reduced holiday travel. Large purchases will probably be postponed, slowing the broader economy.
Trump had threatened during the shutdown to not provide back pay but the deal struck in Congress would replace those lost wages once the government reopens.
The shutdown has added to the Washington, D.C. area’s economic woes, where the unemployment rate was already 6% before the shutdown, after Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce this spring caused job losses. While the Washington, D.C. area — including the nearby suburbs in Virginia and Maryland — has the highest concentration of federal workers, most live and work outside of the nation’s capital.
Federal workers make up about 5.5% of Maryland’s workforce, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. But they also comprise 2.9% of New Mexico’s workers, 2.6% of Oklahoma’s, and 3.8% of Alaska’s.
Then there are the federal contractors. Bernard Yaros, an economist at Oxford Economics, estimates they could total as many as 5.2 million, and they are not guaranteed back pay once the shutdown ends.
Flight disruptions
Airlines scrapped more than 2,000 flights by Monday evening after canceling 5,500 since Friday on orders from the Federal Aviation Administration, which is seeking to reduce the burden on overworked air traffic controllers, who have now missed two paychecks.
Even before the flight cancellations, Tourism Economics, an economic consulting firm, estimated that the shutdown would reduce travel spending by $63 million a day, which means a six-week standoff would cost the travel industry $2.6 billion.
The canceled flights also mean less business for hotels, restaurants, and taxi drivers. And federal employees have already pulled the plug on upcoming trips, according to Tourism Economics, which may not be able to be rescheduled even when the government does reopen.
Consumer sentiment
The shutdown has worsened Americans’ outlook on the broader economy. Declining consumer sentiment can over time reduce spending and slow growth, though in recent years Americans have kept shopping even when their outlooks turned grim.
Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded in a survey by the University of Michigan, reported Friday, with pessimism over personal finances and anticipated business conditions weighing on Americans.
The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and a plunge of nearly 30% from a year ago.
Federal spending
While the shutdown hasn’t cut off all federal government spending, it has reduced purchases of equipment and has cut off the issuance of new contracts.
Yaros estimates that about $800 million in new contracts were at risk of not being awarded each day of the shutdown.
“The federal award spigot has all but turned off at the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Homeland Security,” Yaros wrote.
SNAP benefits
The shutdown delayed the payment of $8 billion in monthly SNAP food aid to 42 million recipients in November, creating a significant financial disruption for many households that likely reduced spending. Some states have managed to pay full benefits for this month, though the Trump administration is still fighting over the issue in court.
The deal currently under consideration in Congress to reopen the government includes full funding of SNAP benefits.
Interest rate cuts
The government shutdown cut off the flow of economic data on unemployment, inflation, and retail spending that the Federal Reserve depends on to monitor the economy’s health. Even as the government reopens, some of that data will still be delayed. As a result, the Fed may not deliver a third interest rate cut at its December meeting, which was widely expected before the shutdown.
“What do you do if you’re driving in the fog? You slow down,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference late last month.
Powell said the Fed’s interest-rate setting committee is deeply divided over whether to reduce its key rate, partly because the economy’s health is unusually cloudy right now. The government has missed two monthly jobs reports and the October inflation data, scheduled to be published Thursday, will likely never be issued.
Powell said a rate cut in December was not a “foregone conclusion” and added that the lack of data could contribute to a decision by the Fed to skip a rate cut at its next meeting December 9-10. Fewer rate cuts could discourage borrowing and spending and weigh on the economy in the coming months.
People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or the Civil War? Did the dramatic events of the 1960s generate the same kind of social and political forces seen today? Are there lessons from the past that show us how eras of intense political turmoil eventually subside?
As a scholar of American politics and the presidency, I believe one American historical period is especially worth revisiting in this turbulent moment in the U.S.: the 20 tumultuous years between the presidencies of Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley in the second half of the 19th century.
The two decades between 1876 and 1896 are usually remembered as a time when the cities in the East grew rich and the West was wild – a “Gilded Age” in New York City and gunslingers on the frontier.
It was also a time when Americans struggled with immigration issues, racial injustice, tariff levels, technological change, economic volatility and political violence.
The narrow victories that characterized presidential politics in the 1870s and 1880s were matched by constant shifts on Capitol Hill. In the 20 years between Grant and McKinley, there were only six years of unified government, when one political party controlled the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives. In the remaining 14 years, presidents encountered opposition in Congress.
The U.S. has the same kind of divided politics today.
Divided politics, with close elections and neither party in power for very long, make partisanship more intense, campaigns harder fought and the stakes sky high whenever voters go to the polls. That’s part of what produced instability in the second half of the 19th century and part of what produces it today.
Divided government is, of course, one of the most powerful “checks” in the constitutional system of checks and balances. Intense competition between political parties can prevent the national government from making rash decisions and serious mistakes. It can sometimes generate compromise.
But there’s a cost. Political division can also allow critical problems to fester for far too long. The dramatic changes brought on by the Industrial Revolution after the Civil War were not seriously addressed in federal legislation until the Progressive Era early in the 20th century.
It’s not hard to imagine how an economic disaster, or a crisis of some kind, could shake the country out of a period of closely divided politics. But that’s a painful way of building a higher level of national unity.
Can it happen when large numbers of voters get thoroughly frustrated by languishing issues, swings back and forth in Washington, nasty elections and rising political violence?
Perhaps.
But either way – responding to crisis or finding a public change of heart – is a reminder that voters are the ultimate arbiters in a functioning democracy. Today, as in late-19th-century America, elections make a difference. They can mark continued division or they can take the nation in a new, and perhaps more unified, direction.
Robert A. Strong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
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The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the government shuts down, it fails to meet its fundamental purpose.
When the government shuts down for such a long time, it inflicts hardships, anxieties and irritations on its citizens. You might wonder why elected officials allow lengthy disruptions to happen.
It is common to blame the politicians for the shutdown. However, as a philosopher who researches democracy, I think the fault lies also with us, the citizens. In a democracy, we generally get the politics we ask for, and the electorate has developed a taste for political spectacle over competent leadership.
Understandably, politicians have embraced obstruction. They have learned that deadlock can pay, because they have the support of their voters in behaving this way. Politics is no longer about representation and policy, it’s now about vanquishing and even humiliating the other side.
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democratic caucus members who voted to restore government funding, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9, 2025. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images
First is political polarization. It measures the divide between the U.S.’s two major parties. When political polarization is severe, the common ground among the parties falls away. This naturally undermines cooperation. That Republicans and Democrats are politically polarized is certainly part of the explanation for the shutdown.
Unlike political polarization, which measures the distance between opposing groups, belief polarization occurs within a single group. In belief polarization, like-minded people transform into more extreme version of themselves: Liberals become more liberal, conservatives become more conservative, Second Amendment advocates become more pro-gun, environmentalists become more green, and so on.
Importantly, this shift is driven by the desire to fit in with one’s peers, not by evidence or reason. Hence, we become more fervent but no better informed.
Additionally, our more extreme selves are also more tribal and conformist. As we shift, we become more antagonistic toward outsiders. We also become more insistent on uniformity within our group, less tolerant of differences.
Animosity and obstruction
The combination of intensifying antagonism toward those on the “other side” and escalating cohesion among those on “your side” turns all aspects of life into politics.
This paints a grim portrait of U.S. democracy. Note that this condition incentivizes politicians to amplify their contempt for political rivals. Politicians seek to win elections, and stoking negative feelings such as fear and indignation are potent triggers of political behavior, including voting.
Consequently, when citizens are belief polarized, animosity and obstruction become winning electoral strategies. Meanwhile, politicians are released from the task of serving the common good.
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 6, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Channeling contempt
It is no surprise that discussions of the shutdown have consistently focused on blame.
At the beginning of the shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed that there was “literally nothing to negotiate” with congressional Democrats.
But there’s the rub. Democratic government is fundamentally a matter of negotiation. Neither winning an election nor being a member of the majority party means that you can simply call the shots. The constitutional procedures by which our representatives govern are designed to force cooperation, collaboration and compromise.
The key to avoiding this kind of failure is to become a citizenry that demands competent government over partisan domination.
Robert B. Talisse does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
The music world is still reeling from the news that KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has passed away.
Frehley was 74 and rumored to be in good health in the months leading up to his passing.
News of Frehley’s death comes courtesy of a statement issued by his family:
Musician Ace Frehley visits at SiriusXM Studios on March 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)
Ace Frehley’s loved ones pay tribute to late rock legend
“We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth,” reads the statement (per Variety).
“We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, and celebrate his strengths and kindness that he bestowed upon others.
“The magnitude of his passing is of epic proportions, and beyond comprehension. Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!”
The family also confirmed reports that Frehley died following injuries suffered during a fall last month. According to a medical examiner’s report, Frehley suffered blunt trauma to the back of his skull.
Lead guitarist Ace Frehley of the rock group ”KISS” performs live, June 27, 2000 at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by George De Sota/Liaison)
Frehley joined the band in 1972 along with other founding members, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Peter Criss.
The other members recalled being dismayed by his appearance — he wore one red sneaker and one orange one to his audition — but blown away by his guitar work.
Though KISS scored a slew of hits, they received little respect from critics, who turned their noses up at the band’s theatrical makeup and pyrotechnic-heavy stage shows.
KISS’ legacy has since been reappraised, and they’re now regarded as pioneers in the genre of glam rock.
When all four members simultaneously released solo albums in 1978, Frehley’s — which included the hit single “New York Groove” — received the most favorable response.
Inductee Ace Frehley of KISS attends the 29th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Frehley left KISS to pursue a solo career in 1982 before reuniting with his bandmates for a lucrative reunion tour in 1996.
“We are devastated by the passing of Ace Frehley. He was an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history,” Stanley and Simmons wrote in a statement, adding:
“He is and will always be a part of Kiss’ legacy. Our thoughts are with Jeanette, Monique, and all those who loved him, including our fans around the world.”
Our condolences go out to Ace Frehley’s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.
She gushed that the ceremony itself represented “togetherness at the place where it all started.”
Remember, the newlyweds were neighbors — they met because they lived only three houses apart. As Liz reasoned, the house is “where we spent most of our dating life.”
As for the details of the wedding, there are plenty!
Precious daughter Leighton Drew played the role of flower girl.
Jon Mills, Liz’s uncle, officiated the ceremony.
(He also led a unity candle lighting)
The reception included cake, dancing, and series of photos showing off their powerful love story.
Standing side-by-side, Brice Bolden and Elizabeth Johnston tell ‘7 Little Johnstons’ viewers about their secret. (Image Credit: YouTube)
When’s the honeymoon?
As 7 Little Johnstons fans know, Elizabeth Johnston and Brice Bolden are still relatively new parents.
Leighton is barely two (her birthday was November 3) — in her toddler era, not quite preschool aged.
Because of that, Liz understandably isn’t ready to leave their baby for a honeymoon.
So, she and Brice are taking a rain check on that post-wedding getaway.
Liz shared that they’ll take their honeymoon for their “one-year anniversary.” Oh, that’s a fun plan!
Great news! Elizabeth Johnston tells ‘7 Little Johnston’ viewers that she and her man are back together. (Image Credit: YouTube)
For now, Liz and Brice are excited newlyweds and pride themselves on “officially being able to call ourselves a family of three, and being a team.”
(You do not, of course, have to marry to be family — but it adds a nice, official veneer to a relationship anyway)
Leighton will be of average height, not unlike her father, as she does not share her mother’s achondroplasia dwarfism.
Liz does hope to expand their family one day, giving their daughter a younger sibling.
However, for now, they’re holding off — at least until Leighty-Bug is old enough to spend time at school. It’s always smart to not bite off more than you can chew.
On ‘7 Little Johnstons,’ Elizabeth Johnston and Brice Bolden discuss their pregnancy news. (Image Credit: YouTube)
This wedding has been a long time coming
As 7 Little Johnstons viewers are aware, Elizabeth Johnston and Brice Bolden’s love story began in 2019.
The two had met each other by happenstance. (Yet another reason to meet your neighbors, even if you don’t really have to)
Liz and Brice became engaged back in May of this year. They even shared engagement photos from the beach on social media.
TLC viewers have seen the couple’s ups and downs. Just a few years ago, they split — only to get back together, stronger than ever.
Back in August, we reported on the tragic death of Hayley McNeff.
The champion bodybuilder and fitness influencer was just 37.
McNeff won multiple bodybuilding competitions in the mid-2000s before returning to school to earn a degree in psychology.
Bodybuilder and influencer Hayley McNeff has passed away at the age of 37. (YouTube)
Hayley McNeff died unexpectedly following a lifetime of success
She went on to help others by sharing her knowledge of the habits that create success.
Hayley’s content earned her thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, and her loss has been mourned across the social media landscape.
At the time of her passing, the cause of McNeff’s passing was unclear.
Now, TMZ is reporting that the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security has revealed Hayley’s death was caused by acute intoxication from a deadly mix of heroin, fentanyl, 4-ANPP, cocaine, and norbuprenorphine.
The medical examiner’s report lists the death as accidental.
News of Hayley’s death came courtesy of an obituary written by her loved ones.
“Such a bright light has left this world too soon,” her obituary stated.
“Hayley was known for her quick wit and constant sense of humor, she had a gift for making those around her laugh and feel welcomed. Her energy and determination was a constant in her life and she always accomplished what she set out to achieve,” the remembrance continued.
“She treasured her friendships and nurtured strong, lasting relationships with those who knew her best. Hayley will be deeply missed by her parents, siblings, extended family and friends.”
Speaking with People magazine, Hayley’s father described her as “a beam of light.”
“Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever she set out to do,” Dave McNeff told the outlet.
“She set her sights on bodybuilding and fitness and achieved the highest success that sector offered. She loved us and we love Hayley very much, we miss her madly.”
Our thoughts go out to Hayley’s loved ones during this enormously difficult time. We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Over this past weekend, Kate Gosselin shared the very first social media photos of herself and Steve Neild…. the reality star’s former bodyguard and, as Gosselin now admits herself, the reality star’s current boyfriend.
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The mother of eight previously revealed that her partner’s name is Steve and that she’s been dating him for over a year.
On November 8, however, Gosselin went ahead and detailed 10 things that matter to her, including her kids, dogs, traveling, friends, pizza, her health and, yes, her boyfriend.
“My boyfriend😍,” the 50-year old wrote over two snapshots of herself and Neild, as they posed in their bathing suits and on a beach.
We’ve posted one of these snapshots above and one below.
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There’s a lot more to this Steve Neild story, of course.
His name initially surfaced about 16 years ago when Kate and ex-husband Jon split up.
It was rumored back then that Kate had cheated on her spouse with Neild, a piece of speculation that Jon at least has since claimed to be very much a true fact.
After the public learned a short time ago that Gosselin and Neild were, indeed, both Jon and even son Collin have come out and hurled the same allegation at Kate.
“Or when I’d be in a connected room while you shared one with him?” Collin also asked.
“What about when you were on Kate Plus Date, but Steve’s home address was the same as yours?”
Collin reminded his awful mother: “You told me I broke our family when you couldn’t stay true to my dad.”
Kate Gosselin arrives at NBCUniversal’s 2015 Winter TCA Tour – Day 2 at The Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa on January 16, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
Wow, huh?
Kate and Collin are VERY estranged, but it’s still stunning to see a son come out online and just trash his own mom for infidelity.
Since joining TikTok in July, Gosselin has mentioned her boyfriend a handful of times on the platform… noting that she’ll be spending Thanksgiving with him while her children are away at school and that he’s given her “extra love” amid her recent knee surgery.
On September 22, she revealed she had been dating someone for “a little over a year” and was “super, super happy” in her new relationship.
Two days later, Jon and Collin, took to their respective Instagrams to react to rumors that Kate was dating Neild, as cited above.
The video finds Jenna looking into the camera and voicing the words “switching sides.”
“After decades of being known for my body and sin, getting baptized and helping others find Jesus too,” she captioned the post, adding:
“Crack the Bible… you won’t regret it.”
In a subsequent interview with the New York Post, Jenna expanded on her views:
“I am being loud and proud about my walk with Jesus Christ. Proclaiming my love for him is opening so many people’s eyes to the fact that they are not irredeemable,” she told the outlet.
In her comments section, fans praised the 51-year-old and encouraged her to continue speaking her truth:
Former adult actress Jenna Jameson signs copies of her new book ‘Sugar’ at Barnes & Noble bookstore at The Grove on October 25, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
“So proud of you girl! Keep fighting and keep pushing while sharing Gods love!” one user wrote.
“Jesus is going to use you amazingly…Praying for strength and revelation for you in Jesus name,” another added.
“Welcome to the winning side. Team Jesus all the way!” a third chimed
“This is amazing Jenna!! Do what makes you happy to feel whole and good and spiritual in whatever capacity suits YOU,”
Jenna retired from the industry in 2008, though she began working as a webcam model in 2013.
Adult film actress Jenna Jameson arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures and MTV Films’ “Jackass 3D” at the Mann’s Chinese Theater on October 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Following a messy divorce from influencer Jessi Lawless after less than a year of marriage (Lawless blamed the split on Jameson’s drinking problem), Jenna is now dating voice actor Mil R. Ocampo.
She was married to adult film director Brad Armstrong from 1996 to 2001 and former adult film star Jay Grdina from 2003 to 2006.
Jameson shares 16-year-old twin sons Journey and Jesse with UFC icon Tito Ortiz, as well as 8-year-old daughter Batel with former fiancé and Israeli businessman Lior Bitton.
In the past, Jameson’s extremist political views have attracted criticism, but these days, it seems that she’s sober and committed to a more inclusive message.
