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Charlie Kirk prided himself on being a free speech absolutist.
But in the months since Kirk was shot and killed, many of his most ardent supporters have lashed out at and demanded consequences for those who dared to criticize the slain podcast host and activist.
Larry Bushart, a 61-year-old retired police officer from Tennessee, even suffered legal ramifications, spending 37 days behind bars due to a Facebook post about Kirk.
Now, Bushart has received an $835,000 settlement after filing a lawsuit against the county officials who locked him up.
The case quickly became national news — and not just because of the unexpectedly high payout.
Bushart was arrested in September 2025 after posting Facebook memes referencing Kirk’s death, including one that reused a quote from President Donald Trump following a 2024 Iowa school shooting that read: “We have to get over it.”
Authorities claimed one of the posts alarmed local residents, who feared it referenced a nearby school in Tennessee with a similar name.
According to local media reports, Perry County Sheriff Nick Weems later acknowledged he understood the meme referred to an Iowa school — not a local Tennessee one — but officials still moved forward with Bushart’s arrest after claiming the posts created fear in the community.
Bushart was charged with threatening mass violence and initially hit with a staggering $2 million bond.
He ultimately spent more than a month in jail before prosecutors dropped the felony charge in October.
During that time, Bushart says he lost his post-retirement job and missed major family moments, including his wedding anniversary and the birth of his granddaughter.
Those claims later became part of the federal lawsuit he filed against Perry County, the sheriff, and the investigator who secured the arrest warrant.
“I am pleased my First Amendment rights have been vindicated,” Bushart said in a statement after news of the settlement broke.
“The people’s freedom to participate in civil discourse is crucial to a healthy democracy. I am looking forward to moving on and spending time with my family.”
His legal team framed the case as a major constitutional issue.
“It’s in times of turmoil and heightened tensions that our national commitment to free speech is tested the most,” attorney Cary Davis said, arguing that public officials crossed a dangerous line by treating protected speech like a criminal threat.
While many people faced backlash or even job losses over comments related to Kirk’s death, Bushart’s situation stood out because it escalated into an actual criminal prosecution.
Now, after more than a month in jail and a lengthy legal battle, he is receiving an $835,000 reminder that social media posts.
And across social today, Bushart is being celebrated as a true free speech warrior.
Retired Police Officer Jailed For Posting Charlie Kirk Meme Receives 6-Figure Settlement was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Joey Chestnut may be the champion of Coney Island, but he was less victorious in court. How will his criminal charge affect this year’s hot dog eating contest?
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In early March, Britney Spears was arrested after allegedly driving under the influence.
Since that time, she has had the charges reduced and voluntarily entered rehab, not to mention spent some healing time with her sons.
But a new report details what police recorded on the evening of her arrest.
Some of this is worrisome. But it seems that some elements don’t fully match the narrative. Take a look:
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On Thursday, May 21, Us Weekly obtained and detailed the March 2026 police report on Britney’s DUI arrest.
Police wrote that on March 4, a little after 9 PM, police responded after an anonymous caller reported a vehicle “traveling at high speeds and swerving.”
An officer observed a vehicle crossing into a neighboring lane before sounding the siren to pull over Britney’s car.
“[The subject] continued to drive in the #2 lane and did not immediately react to my emergency lights,” the officer recorded. “I activated the [police car’s] siren to get the driver’s attention.”
In the vehicle, the police officer found Britney wearing a green striped dress and purple sandals … and a “distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage.”
During the stop, Britney reportedly told the officer that she’d had one champagne mimosa seven hours earlier.
“I could probably drink four bottles of wine and take care of you. I’m an angel,” she allegedly assured the officer.
According to the police report, Britney had taken prescription medications that day. This apparently included 200mg of Lamictal, 40mg of Prozac, and 2.5 mg of Adderall.
Those medications are a mood stabilizer, an antidepressant, and an ADHD med. Pretty normal medications found in the homes of millions of Americans. One container of Adderall in the vehicle was allegedly not her prescription.
She did admit that she had not eaten in about six hours. Her most recent meal had been ice cream, eaten at around 3 PM that day.
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[The officer] also observed an empty wine glass in the cup holder between the front driver seat and passenger seat,” the police report included.
According to the same report, a physical check determined that Britney had “red and watery” eyes and dilated pupils.
Britney would go on to pass two chemical breath tests once she arrived at a local precinct.
“I instructed Spears to exit the [car], but she initially refused,” the officer recorded. “Spears related she had been pranked and harassed in the past and did not want to exit.”
According to the officer, Britney “wanted to speak to her lawyer and had the right as a woman not to exit her vehicle.” After about ten minutes of coaxing, however, she did step out.
“I detected the distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her breath and person,” the officer reported. “Her speech was rapid and slurred, her gait was unsteady, and she was fidgeting with her fingers.”
The officer claimed that Britney had “drastic mood swings” during the stop, oscillating between “confrontational and agitated to flamboyant.”
She was allegedly uncooperative during attempts at a field sobriety test, complaining that lights hurt her eyes.
Police transported Britney to the CHP Moorpark Office for a Drug Recognition Evaluation. They then transported her to Los Robles Medical Center to have blood drawn.
When she needed to use the restroom, an officer theorized that it was a ploy “to delay the blood draw,” accusing her of becoming “belligerent” in the restroom.
The report announced: “I placed Spears in handcuffs and placed her in the right front seat of the [police vehicle].” It sounds like Britney had a truly terrible evening.
Britney Spears’ DUI Arrest Police Report Revealed! What Really Happened? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Buffalo Trace makes a variety of bourbons, but this one particular bottom-shelf spirit not only belongs on the bottom but should also stay there.
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Earlier this week, a local radio station in Essex, England announced that King Charles had passed away.
Charles has been battling cancer, of course, and he’s 77 years old, so listeners to the live broadcast likely didn’t question what they were hearing.
Thankfully, the report was erroneous, and two days later, we can confirm that Charles is still very much alive.
So what gives? How did this happen?
Well, like so many baffling blunders in 2026, it sounds like AI may have been at the root of this problem.
“Due to a computer error at our main studio, the Death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (19 May), mistakenly announcing that HM the King had passed away,” the station said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
“Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology,” the statement continued.
“Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen’s, and now the king’s, Christmas message and we hope to do so for many years to come.
“We apologise to HM the king and to our listeners for any distress caused.”
Needless to say, that’s a pretty big whoopsie.
And while it was clearly an honest mistake, the situation has sparked some interesting conversations about the role of monarchs in the modern world.
Last month, Queen Elizabeth II would have turned 100, and the occasion inspired numerous think pieces about how the world seemed to move on rather quickly following her death.
Elizabeth reigned for over 70 years and was one of the most beloved figures on earth. Charles became king when he was 73 and does not enjoy so sterling a reputation.
While the news of his death may have been greatly exaggerated, the reaction online served as a reminder of his complex legacy and the weakening cultural power of the royal family in the 21st century.
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Save the date!
T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach have been engaged since last summer.
Now, they’re revealing that they’ve set the date for their much anticipated wedding.
As it turns out, they shared even more about their plans than they’d intended.
‘I had a date that I really wanted’
On Tuesday, May 19, T.J. and Amy joined Bill and Giuliana: The Podcast‘s second episode.
When faced with the question of whether the have a the wedding date, T.J. confirmed: “We do.”
Interestingly, Amy immediately expressed surprise.
“Are you okay with that date?” she asked her fiance. “I had a date that I really wanted.”
Amy marveled: “You’re just telling me now on the podcast that you’re okay with that date?”
According to T.J., he’d been hesitant until faced with the question. That was when he knew.
“Being here with them made me more comfortable,” he explained.
Truth be told, it is not uncommon for people to appear indecisive or even unaware of something important until faced with a question. Our thoughts are complex and thinking can be more contextual than we’d care to admit.
With that out of the way, there is one natural question that follows.
When are T.J. and Amy getting married?
So, when is the big day?
T.J. and Amy declined to share their planned wedding date on the podcast.
However, they did shed light on aspects of their plans.
“There is a way we want to get married that we haven’t revealed necessarily,” T.J. teased, “but it would be very special to us.”
He continued: “We can’t say what that is. That’s a big thing for us.”
For the moment, Amy went on to explain, their priority is spending plenty of quality time together.
“This will be our third marriage, both of us,” Amy pointed out.
“We’ve both been married twice before, and we want to maximize the amount of time we have together,” she continued.
Amy affirmed: “We want to enjoy as much of that as we can.”
Sometimes, people who have been cheated on, or people who grew up with a cheating parent, overcompensate and become joined-at-the-hip with their next partner.
It arguably makes sense that a couple who ended up together before their respective marriages ended might have a similar reaction, even if they were not the victims of cheating.
Anyway, we’ll look forward to wedding details as they continue to share them.
T.J. Holmes & Amy Robach: We’ve Picked a Wedding Date! was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Unfortunately, nothing in this messy family’s chaotic story is surprising.
Some of it is just sad.
You know Alana Thompson’s older boyfriend, Dralin Carswell?
According to at least one member of the family, she started living with him when she was 15.
When she was 15, he was already an adult
We already talked about how deeply embarrassing Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon’s video over the weekend was.
(Lauryn was only a small portion of the embarrassment — ex-husband Josh Efird, sister Jessica Shannon, Jessica’s wife Shyann McCant and their “revenge threesome” took the cake.)
Not to be outdone, Mama June had a TikTok Live that same weekend.
There, she and her husband, Justin Stroud, leaned into some unfortunate stereotypes enough to have a shouting match.
This is when Justin, in a fit of anger, blurted out an apparent family secret about Alana.
As you can see in this Instagram clip from the live, Justin yelled at June, claiming that she and Josh continue to “tell lies” and blame each other.
He claimed that Josh’s complaint that he “had to raise Alana” during June’s downward spiral drug binge is one such deception.
Why? Because Alana, at age 15, allegedly went to live with boyfriend Dralin Carswell, who would have been at least 19 at the time, if not older.
“Alana left [Josh’s] house when she was 15 years old!” Justin ranted. “She lived by herself with Dralin and [his friend] Draco from 15 til now!”
With June in apparent agreement, Justin continued, as if lecturing Josh: “So you didn’t have her this whole time to where it made your whole life fall apart! You had her for two years!”
She’s 20 now, but this deception is getting attention from fans
As far as the public was concerned, Alana officially started living with Dralin later in her teens — when it was time to go off to college, where she is getting her nursing degree.
Now, fans have long suspected that something was up.
Remember, June became a mother when she was in her very early teens.
(June became a grandmother at age 32. Extreme poverty is essentially a generational curse, and not one that money cures overnight.)
Even Lauryn, who some would argue has led a somewhat normal life (relative to her older sisters), became a mom in her late teens. Many of us breathed a sigh of relief when Alana turned 20 without first becoming a parent.
So, whose fault is it that a 15-year-old allegedly lived with her adult boyfriend (which is illegal in Georgia, by the way) in secret?
Lauryn had custody, but that’s complex. Alana and Lauryn are sisters, and while Lauryn had a legal responsibility, we’re talking about siblings who were only about 5 years apart. Siblings who also had zero “normal” role models for behavior or age milestones while growing up.
Why did Lauryn have custody? Because June was busy getting high with her now ex, Geno Doak, spending 7 figures and losing everything that she’d built for herself in the process.
To be clear, this is also on Dralin, albeit to a limited degree. 19 can feel very close to 15 at the time, but Alana is not the first minor girl whom he is accused of pursuing.
Maybe it’s moot. Alana is an adult now. She is on track to have a much better life than her mother or siblings ever had. Hopefully she’ll exercise better judgment if she ever has kids one day.
Or maybe she’ll deny this whole thing. Justin and June are not exactly reliable source of, well, anything.
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Vanessa Trump — the former wife of Donald Trump Jr. — has revealed that she is battling breast cancer.
The news comes just days after Vanessa’s current boyfriend, Tiger Woods, checked out of rehab after his latest DUI arrest.
Vanessa shared the news with her Instagram followers in a message posted Wednesday night:
“I want to share a personal health update,” she began.
“I’ve recently been diagnosed with breast cancer,” she continued, adding:
“While this isn’t news anyone expects, I’m working closely with my medical team on a treatment plan.
“I would like to thank my doctors for performing a procedure earlier this week on me. I am staying focused and hopeful while surrounded by the love and support of my family, my kids, and those closest to me.
“Thank you for your kindness and support it truly means more than I can express. I kindly ask for privacy as I focus on my health and recovery.”
Several members of the Trump family were quick to offer supportive comments on Vanessa’s post:
“Praying for your continued strength and a swift recovery. Love you mama,” wrote Vanessa’s former sister-in-law Ivanka Trump.
“Love you! Strongest person ever,” added Vanessa’s 19-year-old daughter, Kai Trump.
Vanessa and Tiger were recently reunited after he spent six weeks in a Swiss rehab facility. Despite rumors that Tiger wants to take a break to focus on his sobriety, it seems that the couple is very much together.
“They kept in touch while he was away. Both of them have responsibilities outside of their personal lives and that factors [into] how much time they can spend together,” a source close to the situation tells Page Six, adding:
“He’s like the hottest bachelor of Palm Beach. He’s the biggest golfer in the world, and he’s a gazillionaire. There aren’t that many options.”
Recent reports indicate that Donald Trump Jr. will marry Bettina Anderson over Memorial Day weekend.
It’s unclear at this time if Vanessa and/or Tiger will be in attendance at the ceremony.
We wish Vanessa all the best on her road to recovery, and we will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
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It’s happening!
Courtney Stodden announced plans to undergo a breast reduction.
Naturally, her comments were inundated with extremely weird takes, including people “mourning” her bust — as if breasts were people, but Courtney herself were not.
She’s going through with it, undeterred. How much of a change is she making?
As a child bride, she was treated ‘like the scandal instead of the victim’
Fifteen years ago, Courtney rose to fame as a child bride.
She was 16 years old. Her new husband at the time, Doug Hutchison, was 51.
“15 years ago today, a 16 year old girl was married off to a man 35 years older than her,” Courtney reflected in an Instagram post on Wednesday, May 20.
“And the world treated her like the scandal instead of the victim,” she accurately assessed.
“I was a virgin,” Courtney described. “Emotionally still a child. And too young to understand what was about to happen to me behind closed doors for years.”
“Just because a child says ‘I do’ does not mean she understands consent,” Courtney reasoned.
“Tomorrow,” she continued, “I’m downsizing my breasts.”
This was not her first announcement on the topic.
“And for the first time in my life,” Courtney remarked, “my body feels like it belongs to me instead of the public that consumed it before I even became a woman.”
She affirmed: “A child bride is not a love story. She’s a child surviving adult trauma in plain sight.”
She originally got the implants to feel like an adult
Courtney received her implants in 2013 — when she turned 18.
She was newly an adult, but had been a wife for a couple of years already.
To be clear, she has shared that she is only going down by a size.
Courtney has shared this to reassure — or, at least, to reason with — people having pity parties in her comments on social media.
We want to emphasize that, like everyone else, Courtney has every right to do wit her body as she wishes. If she wanted to stop having breasts entirely, that would be solely her business. As it is, this will simply be a mild reduction.
Courtney even shared a video roasting some of the men who had the unfathomable gall to complain about her plans to go under the knife.
Most of the time, her advocacy centers upon broad topics — from animal welfare to, of course, child marriage.
Only a dozen or so US states have taken the step to actually outlaw child marriage. Attempts to ban it are sometimes thwarted by conservative legislators, some of whom argue that keeping child marriage as a legal loophole is preferable to the alternatives — like abortion or child single parents if an adult impregnates them.
No, child marriage is not the preferable alternative. Voters need to oust politicians who fight to keep child marriage enshrined in lawbooks.
Right now, however, Courtney is advocating for herself. We wish her a smooth and healthy recovery.
Courtney Stodden Undergoes Breast Reduction, Upsets Some Very Weird Men in Her Comments was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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