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After more than a week in solitary confinement and an extradition to Florida, the latest Duggar to be accused of preying upon a little girl is back with his wife.

Joseph is out on bond and returned to Arkansas.

Though he isn’t Kendra’s first priority right now, they’re now hiding out together amidst their growing disgrace.

This reunion may be short-lived. He’s due back in court in Florida in a little over a week.

Apparently, Kendra’s willing to hide out with him

Attorney J. Sauline III tells People that Joseph and Kendra reunited just one day after Joseph was released on bond by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Sauline is representing Joseph for his charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor.

These charges stem from allegations that he molested a 9-year-old girl during a 2020 trip to Florida.

However, Sauline is not representing Joseph in the Arkansas charges for false imprisonment and child endangerment.

According to Sauline, Joseph flew back to Arkansas from Florida — with daddy dearest, Jim Bob, for company — after his release on $600,000 bond.

Kendra Caldwell has been in hiding following her own arrest for child endangerment and false imprisonment.

(She and Joseph will have separate attorneys in this case.)

Now, they’re apparently hunkering down together. At least, that’s what Joseph’s attorney is reporting.

Many spouses would not be willing to spend time around a partner who confessed twice to sexually preying upon a child.

However, the twisted ideology of the Duggar cult demands that wives devote themselves to their husbands no matter what. Kendra may feel that she has no choice.

Remember, she’s in trouble, too

The spouses are facing eight charges each in Arkansas, unrelated to Joseph’s Florida charges.

(To be clear, the charges are unrelated, but the automatic search of his home by law enforcement in light of his charges are what prompted these charges.)

When local authorities searched their home, they uncovered something that prompted a charge of child endangerment and false imprisonment, both in the second degree, for each of the couple’s four children.

Reportedly, they discovered bedroom doors that lock from the outside, like prison cells.

It is unclear what else investigators may have discovered. The report on the door locks comes from a source close to the Duggars, which means that a grain of salt is required.

As many longtime Duggar-watchers have observed, Joseph may have believed that it was appropriate or normal to lock up his kids.

After all, he grew up in an abusive cult that treats children as property — even more than society as a whole does.

(Obviously, none of this is an excuse.)

In fact, Jim Bob and Michelle’s response to Josh’s crimes as a teenager was to lock their children up for the night.

People who grow up in horrible conditions may repeat their parents’ unjustifiable actions, without even knowing that they are unusual or evil. That is, again, no excuse.

He’s due back in Florida on April 20

Joseph and Kendra are due in court on April 29.

Until that time, they are barred from contacting their children.

Additionally, Joseph may not contact any minors without supervision. Obviously.

He is actually due back in court in Florida even before that, on April 20.

Only time will tell whether their marriage will survive these legal troubles. It’s just about impossible to root for them, but given the extreme beliefs of the cult, divorce seems unlikely.

Joseph Duggar & Kendra Caldwell Hunkering Down Together was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Fans are expressing concern for Natasha Lyonne following news that the beloved actress was removed from a flight by concerned crew members.

News of the incident followed on the heels of a viral TikTok post featuring Lyonne.

In the clip, Natasha seems to require physical support as she awkwardly makes her way along the red carpet at the Euphoria Season 3 premiere.

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It’s important to note that we know very little about these incidents, and there are many reasons why Lyonne may have been a little unsteady on her feet.

But the actress has struggled with addiction issues in the past, and the internet is taking this as a sign that Natasha has relapsed. More on that later.

First, we’ll address the plane situation, which sounds like the sort of thing Natasha will be offering up amusing anecdotes about in her next interview.

According to Page Six, Natasha boarded a Delta flight a few hours after the premiere, still sporting the same outfit she had worn on the red carpet.

When flight attendants asked her to put away her laptop and store her tray table she didn’t respond. They eventually surmised that she was asleep.

“Ah! You scared me!” Lyonne reportedly shouted when they finally woke her up

“Ma’am, do you need medical attention?” one attendant asked.

“Ma’am, I need you to come off the plane. Do you need help with your belongings?” another remarked

“Where are we?” Lyonne was overheard asking, before being told, “We’re still in LA. The plane hasn’t gone anywhere … The plane is not going anywhere until you come off it.”

Witnesses say Lyonne shushed the gate agent who had come on board, then headed to the bathroom and emerged eating a bag of pretzels.

She then exited the plane after being informed that her luggage had already been removed.

“We have a passenger, who for whatever reason, wouldn’t follow some basic commands,” the captain reportedly told the other passengers once Lyonne had been removed.

“We had a passenger who didn’t seem up to the task tonight so that’s why they were asked to be booked on another flight — I do apologize for the inconvenience, but we will get you to New York as quickly and as safely as possible.”

As for the Euphoria incident, Lyonne will be appearing on the show’s third season, and — maybe the pressure of a red carper event just got the best of her?

The 45-year-old announced back in January that she had relapsed after several years of sobriety.

“Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better & back on her feet,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter) at the time.

“Want to thank our recovery communities and the fans who stood by and were so supportive. Aiming to keep the journey somehow private, but look forward to sharing my experience, strength and hope as makes sense.”

The comments on the TikTok video were full of judgment, but thankfully there were some supportive fans.

“Sobriety isn’t linear. I hope Natasha can get back on track for herself,” one commenter wrote.

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All along, Diddy has been hoping to knock time off of his prison sentence.

His attorneys are trying their hardest as they argue before the appeals court.

One of their arguments is that the judge sentenced him improperly.

More interestingly, they argue that his very narrow conviction is Unconstitutional — because “freak-off” parties are First Amendment expression.

Could he get out even earlier than scheduled?

TMZ reports that the disgraced rapper’s legal team is presenting an oddly compelling argument before a federal appeals court.

The argument is, in essence, pretty simple: that the few charges on which Diddy was convicted, the “freak-offs,” are Constitutionally protected activities.

Remember, the jury failed to convict him of the actual crimes — like racketeering conspiracy.

His convictions were for transporting sex workers “for purposes of prosecution.” That is a crime under teh Mann Act.

Diddy’s attorneys are saying that the law doesn’t apply, because the “freak-offs” were transformative works of art.

“Freak-offs and hotel nights were highly choreographed sexual performances involving the use of costumes, role play, and staged lighting,” his attorneys arue.

According to the attorneys, these were events “which were filmed so Combs and his girlfriends could watch this amateur pornography later.”

His legal team notes: “Pornography production and viewing of this sort is protected by the First Amendment.”

The argument continues: “And thus cannot constitutionally be prosecuted.”

Prosecutors are calling these claims “meritless,” but the appeals court may find it a compelling case.

His team is also complaining about his sentence

Despite the horrors presented in court, Diddy only received a 50-month sentence. That is because he was only convicted of the least of these charges.

His attorneys say that a typical sentence for transporting people for sex work is 15 months.

(This is not the case on which to argue it but, obviously, sex work must be decriminalized.)

As such, his team says that his sentence is excessive.

To date, he has served 19 months. Scary to think that, even if the appeals court doesn’t bite, he could be out in less than two years!

According to the rapper’s defense team, the judge’s sentence was out of line.

Why?

They say that the judge considered evidence from Diddy’s much more serious charges in issuing the sentence.

Like it or not — and, really, who other than the man himself likes it — the jury acquitted him of racketeering and trafficking.

Team Diddy doesn’t like the idea that the judge considered anything, including the horrific video of Diddy’s violent attack against Cassie Ventura, when sentencing their client.

What will the appeals court decide?

As we said earlier, sex work absolutely must be decriminalized. The government should not, and must not, tell people what to do with their own bodies.

And porn — whether it’s high art or just filmed on a phone (or somehow both) — is Constitutionally protected, and must remain so.

The appeals court will have to determine whether Diddy’s “freak-off” parties qualify.

One helpful tip may be that Constitutionally protected performance art does not generally have victims. At least, it isn’t supposed to.

But the rapper wasn’t convicted for anything involving a victim. The jury gave him a pass for every charge where he allegedly had a victim who was a woman or a sex worker. Only time will tell how he court will rule.

Diddy Argues ‘Freak-Off’ Parties Are Constitutionally Protected Art, Seeks to … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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Nikki Glaser has made a career of saying outrageous things in her standup routine.

But it’s comments that she made in a recent interview that have really left fans reeling.

Nikki appeared on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast this week, where she revealed that she has a somewhat unusual fetish:

Nikki has been dating Chris Convy on and off for over a decade, and she says that while she’s monogamous in their relationship, he is not.

And she enjoys hearing about his relations with other women.

“In a relationship, I don’t really care if my boyfriend were to hook up,” she shared with Cooper. “But that is not a two-way street. I’m not someone who likes to hook up when I’m in a relationship. I don’t really care about that. But I don’t care if someone else were to. In fact, I kinda like it.”

Nikki said that early in the relationship, she “would always ask him about past hookups and girlfriends and how they got together.”

“Like, ‘How did you first know you liked each other?’ I loved that,” Glaser added, explaining that it made her “horny to think about him doing that with other girls.”

“So, I’d ask about all of his girlfriends or anyone he had hooked up with, all the details about it and it would really be like a foreplay for me. I would get revved up talking about it,” she continued.

When Convy ran out of stories, she asked him to “get some more,” noting, “I want a guy that other girls want.”

Glaser went on to reveal that her arrangement with Convy has some strict rules, including no kissing and no emotional connections.

“If a guy has a sexual connection with a girl and he was to use protection and just have sex for a night, I literally wouldn’t care if my husband did that,” Glaser explained, adding:

“I don’t know why. If he were to watch The Wire with her or do crosswords puzzles, or send memes and stuff, I’d be like, ‘What the f–k are you doing? That’s our thing.’

“Emotional cheating would hurt me.”

Across social media today, many are applauding Nikki’s honesty, but some have derided her as a “cuckquean,” which is the female equivalent of a “cuckold.”

It’s a term that originally referred to a person who was unknowingly being cheated on by their spouse, which is clearly not the case with Nikki and Chris.

It later came to refer to someone who is aroused by the humiliation aspect of infidelity, which is also not the case here.

Nikki has never been shy about the unconventional nature of her relationship.

During a 2024 appearance on Howard Stern’s XM radio show, Glaser estimated that she and Convy had broken up “five times in 10 years.”

“I think forever just makes me think of no other adventures. It’s just kind of admitting defeat,” she said told Stern.

“Our breaks have gone from maybe two days to … one break was three years long,” Nikki elaborated.

Three years is a long break. We’re guessing Convy came back from that hiatus with some good stories!

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Authorities in the Bahamas have arrested Brian Hooker four days after his wife’s alleged disappearance.

55-year-old Michigan native Lynette Hooker was experienced on the water, long before this fateful vacation.

But, according to her husband, the choppy waters drove them apart after she abruptly fell overboard.

Lynette’s daughter isn’t buying his story. And neither are police.

The search for Lynette is ongoing

On the night of Saturday, April 4, 59-year-old Brian Hooker, an American who had been vacationing in the Bahamas, made a seemingly urgent report to authorities.

He told police that his wife, Lynette, had fallen into rough waters during a ride in a small boat between Hope Town and Elbow Cay.

Though Lynette was experienced in the water, Brian reported that she had simply vanished from the 8-foot dinghy.

It seemingly took hours between her alleged accidental disappearance and his report to authorities to mount a rescue.

On Wednesday, April 8, Brian took to Facebook to post about his alleged heartbreak.

Brian described his “desperate attempts to reach her.”

He claimed that his “sole focus” is the continued search efforts.

Additionally, he also thanked the Royal Bahamas Police Force and others who had assisted in the search.

That gets a little awkward on multiple levels.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force has taken Brian into custody. Additionally, the US Coast Guard has launched a criminal investigation related to Lynette’s disappearance.

Police aren’t the only ones with doubts

Sometimes, law enforcement — for various reasons — falsely accuses a victim of a crime, or someone reporting a crime, of wrongdoing.

In these cases, the stunned individual often relies upon their closest family for emotional support as they deal with a compounded tragedy.

But that does not seem to be the vibe in this case.

Lynette’s adult daughter, Karli Aylesworth, has been very open with her skepticism of Brian’s story.

In part, of course, because her mother was so experienced on the water. To be blunt, she does not believe that her mother simply fell overboard.

Karli also shed light on what she described as marital difficulties between Lynette and Brian.

They had, she said, been doing a lot of fighting in recent years.

The Hookers had broken up and then, fatefully, reconciled.

Karli also shared that there had been a lot of alcohol consumption recently, but that it was “always kind of rocky.”

It’s clear that she views her stepfather’s story, and the man himself, with heavy suspicion.

What really happened?

We make no claims to know whether or not Brian’s story is true.

It is unclear what evidence police in the Bahamas may have found that led them to conclude that Brian needed to be taken into custody.

The best ending for all of this would be for Lynette to be found alive and well. As the days continue to pass, that grows less likely.

Even the luckiest person floating in the ocean for this long would already be seeing skin cell degradation from overexposure to water. And there are numerous hazards beyond the sun and waves that could adversely impact someone’s chances of survival.

If, of course, Lynette was still alive when (and if) she went into the water. Our hearts go out to her loved ones at this uncertain time.

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Earlier this year, Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney feud rumors haunted the Euphoria Season 3 press tour.

Whispers of a rift between the actresses did not magically evaporate before the premiere.

The women could have quashed these claims by posing side by side and smiling on the red carpet.

But that’s not what happened. They seemed to avoid each other at all costs. Why?

‘Their paths barely crossed’

According to a report by The Sun, Sydney and Zendaya avoided each other at the Euphoria Season 3 premiere this week.

On Tuesday, April 7, the cast of the hit HBO series attended the promotional event in Los Angeles.

Allegedly, both actresses went out of their way to avoid crossing paths whenever professionally possible. Zendaya arrived fashionably late and skipped an afterparty. And that’s apparently just fine with the higher ups at HBO.

“‘Euphoria’ bosses are all too aware the pair do not get along,” the insider claimed. “There were tensions way back … Their paths barely crossed during the making of Season 3.”

The source added: “During the press tour, any interactions between the pair are being kept to a minimum to avoid any awkward encounters on camera. There is a complete ban on ­journalists asking about tensions between Zendaya and Sydney.”

Allegedly, their reported disagreement stems from Zendaya’s fiancee, Tom Holland. (Actually, they’re rumored spouses at this point, but have not confirmed it.)

“It was an open secret that Sydney had the hots for Tom,” the insider claimed, “and was flirty with him when he would come to set.”

That’s interesting, as he doesn’t really fit the vibe of Sydney’s dating history, and that’s not really her reputation at all.

“That did not go down well with Zendaya,” claimed the source. “They have not really hung out socially since then.”

An insider alleged: “There will be a sigh of relief when ‘Euphoria’ is over and they can go their separate ways. But they both have decades left in Hollywood and this rivalry will inevitably run and run.”

Are their (alleged) political differences an issue?

“It’s not like they have had a big bust-up,” the insider claimed.

“But,” the source alleged, “Zendaya has quietly distanced herself from Syd.”

The insider then stated: “Their politics are wildly different.”

Zendaya is a consistently good person, using her platform to promote good causes. Sydney has been accused of being a Trump-supporter.

“It’s a bit of a headache,” the source claimed, “because Zendaya doesn’t want to be associated with a Trump supporter.”

Back when Season 1 and Season 2 of Euphoria premiered, Zendaya and Sydney seemed to get along well.

They posed together for photos on the red carpet. The actresses were also quick to praise each other in interviews.

We cannot actually confirm any of the claims that they no longer get along — let alone verify the alleged reasons for the supposed rift.

In real life, it’s pretty normal for “work friends” who don’t really hang out otherwise to grow apart, especially when years go by when they aren’t actively coworkers. (Euphoria‘s hiatus between seasons has been absurd.)

What should we make of these reports and the explanations offered for how these actresses seem to have drifted apart?

What should we make of all of this?

The first possibility is that all of these reports are true, that Zendaya and Sydney can’t stand each other. This would portray Sydney as a Trump-supporting femme fatale of sorts, which is a pretty nasty accusation.

The second possibility is that they don’t have a feud, they just don’t hang out much and are both way busier than they were when they first began filming the show. They’re both in a lot of huge projects these days.

Then comes the third and perhaps most interesting explanation: that there’s no feud, but that they’ve conspired to fuel feud rumors to promote the premiere and thus the new season of Euphoria.

We’ve seen actors fake relationships in order to stir up interest in films. There’s no reason that a fake feud couldn’t do the same for a new season.

And, if that’s happened, their plan has worked.

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We have tragic news to report out of the world of television today.

Michael Patrick — the character actor best known for his work on Game of Thrones and the British show Blue Lights — has passed away.

He was just 35 years old.

News of Patrick’s death comes courtesy of a social media post from his wife, Naomi Sheehan.

“Last night, Mick sadly passed away in the Northern Ireland Hospice,” she wrote, adding:

“He was admitted 10 days ago and was cared for by the incredible team there. He passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends.”

Naomi went on to reveal that Michael had been battling a rare neurological condition.

“He was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease 1st February 2023,” she wrote, adding:

“Words can’t describe how broken-hearted we are.

“It’s been said more than once that Mick was an inspiration to everyone who was privileged enough to come into contact with him, not just in the past few years during his illness but in every day of his life.

“He lived a life as full as any human can live. Joy, abundance of spirit, infectious laughter. A titan of a ginger haired man.

“We are so grateful for every person who supported us through the last few years.”

Naomi concluded with a quote from a beloved Irish writer and bon vivant:

“Mick loved this quote from Brendan Behan and this feels appropriate now:

“The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.”

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“So, don’t overthink it. Eat. Drink. Love.”

In a January interview for the “Brain and Life” podcast, Patrick revealed that he became concerned when he could no longer “lift [his] right foot” and “couldn’t point [his] toes to the ceiling.”

“Now my arm’s going as well, so I can’t really lift my arms very well. And my breathing’s going,” he explained in January. “So much actually this week I’m waiting for a bed to go in and get a tracheotomy.”

Patrick’s father also died from MND. While his life was cut tragically short, Michael said that his final months were filled with happiness.

“Everyone’s been amazing,” he said in his final interview.

“I’ve got a great support network with my family and my wife. I got married two days before I started the drug trial, so she’s amazing.

“My friends from school recently raised £100,000 through a GoFundMe account for me for support and stuff. So I have a lot of support. Family and friends are really amazing and I can’t thank them enough.”

Michael memorably portrayed one of the Wildlings on Game of Thrones. A playwright as well as an actor, he integrated his illness into an acclaimed adaptation of Richard III.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Michael’s family during this incredibly difficult time.

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