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Back in February, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s stunned face went viral following his arrest and questioning.

Authorities have been asking for leads as they investigate him and gather evidence.

Now, police have revealed that they’re looking into a very specific report of sexual misconduct on the part of the disgraced former prince.

Not being a prince is a consequence, not a legal penalty. There is hope that Andrew could face real accountability through the justice system.

Police aren’t mincing words as they pursue new evidence

Authorities in the UK are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on allegations of sexual misconduct.

On Friday, May 22, Thames Valley police issued a press release.

According to the release, inspectors (British for detectives) are looking into an alleged incident involving a woman and the disgraced former prince in 2010.

Investigators are hoping that the woman will cooperate. They have made contact with her attorney, but have not named her publicly.

The release emphasizes that they promise to approach the investigation with “care, sensitivity, and respect for her privacy and her right for anonymity.”

It sounds like this particular woman may need considerable coaxing.

Historically, police investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct often appear to be investigations of the victim as much as the perpetrator — if not more.

(There is an entire, extremely successful television series — Law & Order: SVU — addressing these inadequacies in policing from a fictional standpoint, and it’s actually had some positive effects upon pushing for reforms, such as undoing rape kit backlogs across the nation.)

In the case of Andrew’s accusers, one can only imagine the sorts of pressures that they must have faced when accusing Queen Elizabeth’s own son of wrongdoing.

The entire world has learned so much about Andrew since then, seeing jarring photographs from the Epstein files. Hopefully, this means that women can share their horror stories without fear of reprisal.

Scandal turned into something worse months ago, when photos became public

Last year, the Epstein files began to be released.

They are still not out, as required by law, because Trump’s DOJ is in open defiance of congress.

However, not all of the predators within the released files receive the extensive redactions and protections that Trump himself did.

Andrew’s name and photos show up extensively.

One particularly damning photo shows the loathsome royal poised over an unidentified woman or girl on the floor of a room. She is lying flat, and it is unclear whether she is conscious.

There are limits to even how far being a duke and (now former) prince will protect someone from the law.

King Charles stripped Andrew of his princely title and land as the royal firm seeks to distance itself from him.

Reportedly, William and Kate loathe Andrew. Whether it’s true or simply a story circulated to disassociate them from his alleged crimes remains unknown.

Some have mistaken the stripping of his royal privileges as the same as legal consequences, as if it were the same as a prosecution, a conviction, a prison sentence.

But, just as with other powerful men who have (at most, usually) not gotten some film roles after being exposed as monsters, it is wrong to confuse people avoiding association with criminal penalties.

Social sanction is only a first step when someone is revealed to be utterly despicable. The legal process is longer and requires different types of evidence. But there is hope that Andrew could actually be held accountable.

Former Prince Andrew Under Police Investigation for Sexual Misconduct was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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The NASCAR world was stunned on Thursday by the news that racing legend Kyle Busch had passed away at the age of 41.

No official cause of death has been revealed, but we have new information about Busch’s final days that might help to shed some light on this tragic situation.

According to a report from USA Today, Busch had been hospitalized earlier this week after experiencing a serious medical issue that forced him to withdraw from NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 weekend.

His team, Richard Childress Racing, announced that driver Austin Hill would replace him in the race while Busch received treatment. At the time, few details were released about the severity of his condition.

According to the New York Post, Busch was found unresponsive in a racing simulator on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Busch’s family, NASCAR and Richard Childress Racing confirmed that the two-time Cup Series champion had died. He was 41 years old.

Officials have not publicly disclosed any cause of death beyond references to a “severe illness.”

For longtime NASCAR fans, the loss feels almost impossible to process.

Nicknamed “Rowdy” for his aggressive racing style and fiery personality, Busch was one of the sport’s most successful drivers.

Over more than two decades in NASCAR, he captured Cup Series championships in 2015 and 2019 and amassed 63 Cup wins, placing him among the winningest drivers in series history.

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Across NASCAR’s top three national series, Busch earned an astonishing 234 victories.

The timing of his death has only added to the heartbreak.

Just days ago, Busch was still competing. In fact, he won a Truck Series race less than a week before his passing, making news of his sudden decline even more difficult for fans and fellow drivers to comprehend.

Tributes from across the racing world poured in almost immediately.

Fellow drivers, former rivals and NASCAR insiders described Busch as one of the fiercest competitors the sport had ever seen. They remember him as a driver whose talent behind the wheel was undeniable, even for those who occasionally found themselves frustrated by the intensity of his racing style.

Busch is survived by his wife, Samantha, and their two children, Brexton and Lennix. His final Instagram post was a tribute to Brexton on the boy’s 11th birthday.

At the moment, many questions remain unanswered. But one thing is already painfully clear: NASCAR has lost one of its biggest stars far too soon.

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Kyle Busch Cause of Death: Everything We Know About the NASCAR Legend’s Final Hours was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Khloé Kardashian admitted on camera that she had both cats declawed.

She now deeply regrets the mutilation, which is not only painful but puts both felines at added risk.

Khloé says that she was “misadvised” about the procedure.

Perhaps owning up to this mistake will help others to not do the same.

‘I was really misadvised’

On the Wednesday, May 20 episode of her Khloé In Wonder Land podcast, the eponymous host shared a confession.

Her cats are both declawed.

She got Grey Kitty and Baby Kitty (not original names, but thinking back to my stuffed animals as a kid, I have no room to talk) for her daughter, True Thompson, who is now 8 years old.

(Don’t forget, she is also a mother to 3-year-old Tatum.)

Khloé seems to know that this is indefensible, telling viewers: “I was really misadvised about getting my cats declawed.”

‘I feel really, really terrible’

“I’ve never owned cats before,” Khloé explained. “I didn’t even know that was a thing.”

She expressed: “I feel really, really terrible that I did go in this direction.”

Khloé has personally observed that the notoriously cruel declawing procedure has made her cats “miserable.”

In addition to the innate wrongness of removing parts of a cat’s body (sometimes likened to removing entire joints of a human’s fingers), there is also a safety issue.

No cats should be allowed to simply wander around outside. But, for Khloé’s cats, they would be in even more danger than other housecats whose owners effectively feed them to coyotes.

‘It makes me sad’

“My cats wear Air Tags,” she continued during the podcast episode. “Like, they’re not allowed to even go near a door.”

Khloé expressed: “I’m so afraid if they get out, because they have no way to defend themselves.”

She lamented: “They’ve lost their protection tools, so it makes me sad.”

Any housecat would be effectively defenseless against coyotes or cars, to say nothing of parasites, budding serial killers, and other outdoor hazards that indoor cats will never experience.

But Khloé is correct when she notes that a regular housecat who slipped out could at least stand a chance of startling a predator or discouraging a stray dog or alley cat before bolting to make their escape. A cat without claws simply cannot.

California has now joined several other states in banning the procedure

It is easy — and not necessarily wrong — to blame a cat’s human when a cat is subjected to this kind of mutilation.

However, as is clearly the case with Khloé, it’s too often the case where the responsible party believes that they are receiving solid veterinary advice. Declawing is sometimes (though rarely) advised alongside very good things, like spaying and vaccinating one’s cat, giving them dewormers and flea treatments, and more.

Some suggest that perhaps more emphasis should be placed upon veterinarians who agree to perform these treatments without medical need.

(This also comes up with parents making choices for human children, including irreversible mutilations such as circumcision. The medical professional who performs the act without question has fewer excuses for wrongdoing than the parent, more often than not.)

We actually think that it’s an indisputably good thing for Khloé to both admit to having declawed her cats and to emphasize why, for multiple reasons, it is so deeply wrong.

Like it or not, she has a massive platform and is tremendously influential. It is good for her to both own up to her mistake and to discourage others from doing the same.

Khloé Kardashian Confesses to Declawing Cats, Expresses Deep Regrets After Being … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Bam Margera’s parenting has come into question quite a lot in recent years.

And now, the Jackass star is facing what might be his most damaging allegation yet.

Bam has been locked in a nasty custody battle with his baby mama, Nikki Boyd, and in a recent court filing, Boyd accuses him of providing a weed-infused product to their 8-year-old son, Phoenix.

According to Nikki, Bam has mostly been an absentee dad.

And when he is around, he allegedly lacks boundaries in a way that could endanger their son’s health.

Bam is sober from alcohol and hard drugs these days, but he recently launched his own line of THC products, and Nikki alleges that he gave a cannabis roll-on to Phoenix (per TMZ).

It sounds like she was able to intervene before Phoenix used the product, but still — if any part of that story is true, it’s not a great look for Bam.

And according to Nikki, that’s just one aspect of Bam’s shoddy parenting.

She claims that under the terms of their original custody agreement, Bam had permission to visit Phoenix 48 weekend days, but he only visited seven times, and he only once stayed the full four hours.

Again, we have no idea if these allegations are true, but it’s sad to see Bam making headlines for all the wrong reasons after months of progress.

In 2023, Bam went missing, and his family and friends said they feared for his life. He was eventually placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold.

Against all odds, Bam turned his life around and even started skateboarding again, something that once seemed a physical impossibility.

And after years of alienation from his Jackass colleagues, Bam will appear in the franchise’s upcoming final film.

Hopefully, all that progress won’t be undone, and Bam and Nikki will be able to come to some sort of amicable custody agreement.

Bam Margera Accused of Giving THC Product to 8-Year-Old Son was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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No matter how much money you make or how much you fake roughing it on camera, raising your family in the wilderness probably isn’t a great idea.

We’ve reported on numerous issues for the former stars of Alaskan Bush People, from trouble with the law to allegations of serious wrongdoing.

Matt Brown is the latest member of the family to (once again) set off alarm bells. This time, he livestreamed nude while seemingly intoxicated, all while wandering around outdoors.

He does not appear well. But most of the Brown family has cut ties with him. Who can help him now?

He’s been struggling for a while now

During a recent YouTube livestream, Matt — the eldest of the Alaskan Bush People family’s adult children — appeared in a state of undress.

Many social media commenters observed that he seemed to be intoxicated, though obviously we cannot say for sure without medical evidence or his acknowledgment.

Matt, who is in his mid-40s, was wandering through a public park in Washington state during the Tuesday, May 19 broadcast.

The video showed him just sort of rambling at listeners. Rambling livestreams are not uncommon, especially in an age of increasing social isolation for streamers and audiences alike, but this seemed off.

To top it all off, as we mentioned, he at one point appeared to be carrying a gun. All together, it’s a very alarming combination of choices that he has made.

TMZ spoke to sources within the Brown family, and learned that most of them are — by choice — no longer in his life.

Approximately 5 years ago, the family’s late patriarch, Billy Brown, decided that his eldest son’s alleged struggles were too much.

(We know that Matt has publicly discussed his issues with alcohol specifically, but the implication seems to be that there’s more than alcohol involved, which may simply mean mental health.)

Ami Brown, the family matriarch, at first hesitated to cut off contact with her firstborn.

However, it was Matt’s own siblings who convinced her that keeping him at a distance would be better.

His struggles have been an open secret for years

Billy Brown died back in 2021.

The family, and even Alaskan Bush People viewers, had been familiar with Matt’s behavioral struggles for years before that.

These days, TMZ learned, Gabe Brown is the only member of the family who’s still in contact with his eldest brothers.

Even then, the report details, contact is said to be “rare.”

The source likened Matt to a “functional drunk” who could quickly spiral into paranoia and dark thoughts without any warning.

Even when Alaskan Bush People was still running, Matt ended up leaving the show to enter rehab back in 2019.

After that, he moved to rural Washington.

(Remember, the family as a whole relocated multiple times … and, for its final years, Alaskan Bush People filmed in Washington.)

However, Matt has maintained an online presence, one primarily consisting of people who watched his family’s show on Discovery.

Unfortunately, he has a lot of fans worried. It seems that there is little that anyone can do until Matt agrees that he needs help.

Matt Brown Rambles & Undresses in Public Park, Alarming ‘Alaskan Bush … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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