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Content warning: This story discusses suicide.
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Milania Giudice is having quite a year, and the latest family drama is raising more than a few eyebrows.
The 20-year-old daughter of The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice shared — and quickly deleted — a video showing herself in a heated exchange with her mother and older sister, Gia Giudice.
Adding an especially bizarre element to the situation? Multiple police officers were apparently nearby.
The brief clip appears to have been filmed at an airport, though it’s unclear exactly where the family was headed or why law enforcement was present.
“This is what we do now,” Milania repeatedly says in the video.
Teresa responds by repeatedly telling her daughter, “I love you.”
Gia then appears to attempt to calm the situation, telling Milania, “Let her do what she wants to do.”
That apparently did not help.
“Shut the f–k up!” Milania shouted, seemingly at Teresa.
And that’s where the video ends.
Unfortunately for anyone hoping for additional context, Milania’s now-deleted Instagram Story does not explain what sparked the confrontation or why police officers were standing nearby.
Page Six reports that it’s also unclear whether Teresa or Gia contacted law enforcement. Neither Milania nor her family has publicly explained the circumstances surrounding the encounter.
Of course, the timing is noteworthy.
Milania was arrested in May and charged with one count of simple assault following a domestic dispute. During a subsequent court hearing, a judge alleged that she knowingly caused bodily injury to another person by striking the individual in the head with her fist.
Milania later acknowledged that she “was not in a good area” of her life when the incident occurred and said she needed to learn from what happened.
She has since enrolled in anger management classes, and her next court date is scheduled for September 29.
The young reality star has also endured a devastating loss this summer following the death of her best friend, Victoria Zardoya, in a July accident.
So, while the latest video is certainly raising questions, there is still plenty that viewers don’t know about what happened behind the scenes.
For now, all we have is a short clip of Milania, Teresa, and Gia arguing, with police officers standing nearby and absolutely no explanation for why any of it was happening.
And now the internet is left to wonder what exactly went down before Milania hit “delete.”
Milania Giudice Tells Mom Teresa to ‘Shut the F–k Up,’ Gets Confronted … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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After the Lindsay Clancy prosecution ended in a mistrial, the rogue juror spoke out.
Since then, mostly through intermediaries, he has continued.
In addition to sounding defensive over the way that other jurors characterized him, he has even seemed to imply that others behaved improperly.
Why were the Clancy jurors on their phones during the trial?
Lindsay Clancy jurors had full phone access the whole time?
Rogue juror Michael Desronvil authorized Ray Marcel, of Fugitive TV, to speak on his behalf.
In the aftermath of the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, he did just that while speaking to NewsNation’s Brian Entin.
“Michael told me almost everybody had their phone on them,” Marcel reported.
“It wasn’t like they took their phones away and locked them away,” he added.
Traditionally, banning jury members from researching the case through the media or by speaking outside of court is sufficient. Most juries are not sequestered and most juries are trusted with their devices.
“I mean, there were jury members, which I’m not going to say names, that were posting on social media allegedly while deliberations were going on,” Marcel then alleged.
(Posting on social media is not necessarily a violation of jury ethics — unless it pertains to the case, or violates a judge’s instructions.)
Marcel admitted: “I don’t know if they were allowed their phones, but they weren’t taken away.”
It would likely be improper phone use for a juror to research the case, read social media opinions on laws or evidence related to the case, or “livetweet” (on any platform) the events of a trial.
However, when jurors are allowed to use their phones, it’s usually just fine for them to discuss dinner plans, post about what video games they’ve been enjoying lately, or post thirsty emojis under NSFW photos. You know, the usual.
I’ve gotta say, this guy doesn’t sound like an impartial juror just trying to do his civic duty 😐
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Did someone on the jury do something unethical?
Why is jury phone usage during the Lindsay Clancy trial a topic?
The defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, filed a motion to investigate Desronvil’s alleged phone use during deliberations.
While Desronvil has apparently been advised that this works in his favor — because he is being “singled out” — it seems that Reddington suspects that Desronvil may have violated jury ethics.
Juror misconduct can range from a casual mention of a case to a partner all the way to accepting a bribe or altering the deliberations because they want a book deal one day.
Often, a juror might receive clarification or perhaps an admonishment from a judge. In some cases, some behavior amounts to criminal misconduct. Jurors might risk a charge of contempt of court.
It is unclear if Reddington believes that Desronvil committed some specific electronic violation, or simply hopes to check.
If any member of the jury violated the rights of the defendant to a fair and unbiased trial, that would be a big problem.
As for Desronvil’s apparent insinuation that other members of the jury used their phones … it’s unclear what violations he is implying.
Much of the internet discourse about the trial was manosphere types and the broader far right either disputing the existence of postpartum psychosis, using its existence to try to repeal women’s voting, or both.
At any rate, the mistrial is a mistrial. A charge of contempt, if necessary, will not change anything for Clancy or anyone else.
Lindsay Clancy Jurors Were On Their Phones During Trial, Rogue Juror Claims: What Now? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Ryan Edwards has been down this road before.
And now, his ex-wife Mackenzie Edwards is asking a Tennessee judge to make sure their children don’t get dragged along with him.
Mackenzie has been granted temporary custody of the two children she shares with her ex after alleging that Ryan has relapsed into substance abuse.
According to court documents obtained by Us Weekly, a judge ordered on September 4 that the children remain in Mackenzie’s care. Ryan is still permitted to see Jagger and Stella, but those visits now come with some pretty significant restrictions.
For starters, Ryan can only see the kids at the home of his parents, Jen and Larry Edwards, and those visits must be supervised by his parents. He also cannot drive or otherwise transport the children.
And Amanda Conner, Ryan’s current wife, is completely out of the equation for now.
The court order states that Amanda “shall not supervise, transport or be alone with the children.”
Mackenzie’s emergency request came after she claimed she had a “good-faith basis to believe” that Ryan had relapsed.
Her attorneys specifically alleged that Ryan had been using kratom, which they described as having stimulant and opioid-like effects.
The judge also ordered Ryan to undergo a specialized drug test involving a fingernail sample. The sample is supposed to be tested for the “longest scientifically supported lookback period.”
So yes, this is considerably more serious than the average Teen Mom custody squabble.
Mackenzie and Ryan previously agreed to a parenting plan in August 2025 that gave Mackenzie 225 days with their children and Ryan 140 days, including overnight visits.
The new restrictions don’t completely cut Ryan out of his children’s lives, however. In fact, Mackenzie’s attorneys stressed that she wants to preserve the kids’ relationships with both their father and grandparents.
“Immediate temporary relief is necessary to maintain the children in a safe and stable environment until [Ryan’s] sobriety and the safety of his household can be evaluated,” her attorneys argued.
Ryan and Mackenzie split in February 2023 after six years of marriage. Their relationship and Ryan’s long-running struggles with addiction have been documented extensively throughout the Teen Mom franchise.
And there was a time when things appeared to be looking up.
In 2024, Ryan’s previous baby mama, Maci Bookout, said he was approaching a year of sobriety and praised the progress he had made.
Now, a judge is ordering drug testing and supervised visits while Mackenzie’s allegations are evaluated.
Ryan’s attorneys have been contacted for comment, but the latest court documents make one thing clear: This Teen Mom storyline is far from over.
Ryan Edwards Loses Custody of Kids Following Alleged Relapse was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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On September 18, Carrot Top was hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt.
A number of details have since come to light, including a legal battle that he was facing.
Now, the 911 audio has been released.
This frantic, desperate call likely saved his life.
The Carrot Top 911 call has been released
TMZ obtained and released audio from the dramatic emergency call at the heart of Carrot Top’s hospitalization.
“I have an emergency. Someone’s trying to … trying to commit suicide,” the frantic caller tells the dispatcher.
According to the caller, she went to check on the comedian, whose real name is Scott Thompson, at the request of one of his employees.
She found him near the pool, and described him as “awake but passing out.”
Though the caller was unable to articulate why she felt certain that Thompson had attempted suicide, she emphasized the urgency of medical intervention.
The call audio shows increasing levels of distress as it continues.
“Yeah, yeah. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do. Get them on the line,” the caller urges.
The dispatcher’s focus had been on determining whether medical assistance was needed. The caller, however, seemed certain.
Eventually, the call was transferred for medical assistance.
Some emergency calls are simple — “there’s a fire” requires very little explanation. Others involve a lot of questions that could save someone from an expensive EMS bill or save someone’s life even before paramedics arrive.
What led to the alleged suicide attempt?
As we know, 61-year-old Carrot Top ended up in the hospital.
In August of this year, singer Brian Evans filed a lawsuit for $15 million against the comedian.
(Evans previously worked as an opening act for him, and they have a complex legal history dating back a couple of years.)
Within the lawsuit, he alleged that Thompson had sent him an unsolicited and sexually explicit video.
A younger man, Zachary Defazio, filed a supporting statement, accusing Thompson of catfishing him on Grindr and furnishing him with alcohol when he was only 19. He alleged that Thompson would then engage in sexual activity with him while he was intoxicated.
Defazio’s allegations against the comedian have not been proven in court.
Thompson’s attorneys have accused Evans of using the NSFW video to run an extortion campaign against Thompson.
They have also asked the court to step in to halt further legal action, pointing to the comedian’s alleged suicide attempt.
We cannot pretend to know the truth in this matter. This sounds very complex for everyone involved.
However, we are glad that Thompson survived and, whatever comes in court, we’re sure that his accusers would rather prove their cases in court than have the case end with a tragic suicide.
Carrot Top 911 Call Reveals Frantic Effort to Save Comedian ‘Trying to Commit … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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