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A small plane carrying five adults and a child remained in contact with air traffic control before crashing Tuesday night in a wooded area of Wisconsin. All six people aboard were killed as investigators began examining the aircraft’s final moments.
The Piper PA-46 was flying back from Kenosha to Menomonie when it crashed in the Town of Dellona, in Sauk County, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities received several reports of a downed aircraft at about 9:31 p.m. Tuesday. Emergency crews were sent to the Park Lane area, where first responders found the wreckage in thick woods west of Herwig Road.
A map shows Dellona, Wisconsin, where six people died in a plane crash Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.(Fox News)
First responders work at the scene of a small plane crash in the Town of Dellona in Sauk County, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.(FOX6 Milwaukee WITI)
Rescue teams initially searched the crash site for survivors while investigators focused on identifying the aircraft and determining how many people had been on board.
Authorities later confirmed that all six occupants had died at the scene. Their names have not yet been made public.
Rescuers recovered the bodies of all five adults and one child who were aboard the small plane, officials said.(FOX6 Milwaukee WITI)
Investigators are examining the plane’s communications with a nearby air traffic control tower before the crash. They are also determining whether weather conditions contributed to the deadly flight.
“We know that they had contact with the tower prior to the crash and investigators are looking into that today to find out what that communication was,” Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister told FOX6 Milwaukee.
Meister said officials had not determined who owned the plane. He confirmed that the aircraft was not used for commercial service.
The crash did not damage any structures, and no one on the ground was injured, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities are investigating the aircraft’s final communications with an air traffic control tower before it went down.(FOX6 Milwaukee WITI)
The crash site remained secured Wednesday while investigators worked to reconstruct what happened during the fatal flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were notified and will oversee the investigation into the cause of the Wisconsin plane crash, according to the sheriff’s office.
For 228 years, London’s oldest restaurant has welcomed some of Britain’s most prominent figures, from monarchs and aristocrats to celebrated writers.
During that long history, Rules has also been the setting for its share of scandals, secret liaisons and controversy.
The Covent Garden institution’s remarkable past has now received official recognition after the celebrity-favourite restaurant was donated to the National Trust.
The arrangement prevents the restaurant from being sold in the future and has renewed interest in the royal romances and discreet encounters that took place within its walls.
One of its most famous patrons was Edward VII, who regularly dined there with actress Lillie Langtry. A curtain was even fitted especially to give the pair greater privacy.
Edward reigned from 1901 until his death in 1910, aged 68. He was married to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and the couple had six children.
Marriage, however, did not prevent the king from pursuing a string of romantic affairs.
Those linked romantically to Edward included Lady Randolph Churchill, the mother of Winston Churchill, along with actress Sarah Bernhardt, singer Hortense Schneider and socialite Alice Keppel.
Rules restaurant in London’s Covent Garden has been donated to the National Trust
David Bowie accepted an award there in 1973 after six of his albums appeared in the charts
A scene filmed inside the restaurant appeared in the 2015 James Bond film Spectre
I’m A Celebrity contestants Joe Swash (left) and George Takei (right) visited the restaurant in January 2009
The restaurant has also appeared in Julian Fellowes’ television and film drama Downton Abbey
Past patrons include King Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910
Actress Lillie Langtry, one of the monarch’s mistresses, was frequently taken to Rules
Alice Keppel was also the great-grandmother of the current Queen Camilla.
Rules’ reputation as a backdrop for illicit relationships has also been reflected in fiction, including Graham Greene’s novel The End of the Affair.
In the 1951 book, narrator Maurice Bendrix considers whether it is possible to fall in love “over a dish of onions” while dining with his lover.
A more glamorous offering is the restaurant’s celebrated Royal 29 cocktail.
The drink was created to mark the wedding of William and Kate on April 29, 2011.
The cocktail included ground rose petals and crystallised violet petals, citrus juice, a shot of No3 Gin from Berry Bros & Rudd, half a shot of Lillet, a single measure of pink vodka and a Maraschino cherry.
Regular patrons have included another writer Charles Dickens, while further on-screen appearances were in Downton Abbey and the James Bond film Spectre.
Rock star David Bowie was also pictured there, accepting an award in 1973 in recognition of having six albums in the charts that year.
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein was another frequent diner and moved his management agency NEMS to a nearby office in Covent Garden.
There was also a champagne-fuelled fashion launch in May 1987 by Lily Johnson and partner Consuelo Fraser.
The restaurant in Covent Garden, central London, opened in 1798
The venue in Maiden Lane is pictured here in March 1969
Rules was opened by Thomas Rule, whose family remained owners until the end of the First World War
The restaurant is renowned for its historic interior decor including panelling and portraits
The 3rd Lord Glenconner took part as a male model at the event also attended by his son Henry Tennant who died aged 30 three years later.
More recently, former I’m A Celebrity winner Joe Swash and fellow contestant and Star Trek actor George Takei were pictured when having lunch at the venue.
The venue’s website tells of historically being ‘an unofficial “green room” for the entertainment industry, hosting legendary actors from Henry Irving to Laurence Olivier and cinema icons like Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin’.
The restaurant has been owned by just four different families across its 228-year history, during which Britain had the reigns of two queens and eight kings.
It is the latest owner, Jean Pierre Mayhew, 78, who has decided after more than four decades to give the £11million building housing the restaurant – between Covent Garden and The Strand in central London – to the Trust.
Rules, renowned for its panelling, red velvet and brass, will operate as before.
Ricky McMenemy, existing owner of the catering business, will become a commercial Trust tenant.
Rules was opened by Thomas Rule, whose family remained owners until the end of the First World War.
In the beginning, the restaurant focused on oysters – still on the menu, now at £5.75 each.
The 3rd Lord Glenconner took part in a fashion launch at Rules in May 1987
Other meals which could have been enjoyed by Dickens or patrons such as Charlie Chaplin and Carol Channing have included steak and kidney pie, now £26.25, with chips, mash or dauphinoise potatoes for £6.95 extra.
The puddings and cheese menu features an apple and sultana crumble with custard for £11.50, and stilton cheese and biscuits priced at £13.95.
National Trust director general Hilary McGrady thanked donor Mr Mayhew, saying: ‘This place is an outstanding piece of living history, with its corners where kings dined and writers and politicians plotted, and the traditions it kept alive through wars and upheaval.
‘It has defied the odds to be standing here today, doors still open and treacle sponge still on the menu.
‘Mr Mayhew’s extraordinary generosity, and the care he has poured into Rules over many decades, mean this beloved place has a future measured not in years but generations.’
Rules was previously threatened with destruction by the Greater London Council in 1971 – set to be demolished along with nearby historic market Covent Garden, while the Strand was to become a dual carriageway.
Only a campaign involving Rules diner and poet Sir John Betjeman helped stop the unwanted ‘progress’.
Sir John said at a planning meeting: ‘A place constantly used by actors, managers and famous people, as Rules has, acquires an invisible atmosphere, just as a church frequented by praying people acquires an atmosphere.
Hollywood actress Carol Channing is seen at Rules with musician and impresario Jack Hylton
‘We can sense it and it will not photograph.’
Others dining at Rules include authors William Makepeace Thackeray, HG Wells, Evelyn Waugh and John Le Carre as well as agony aunt Claire Rayner.
James Bond actors Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan have also been seen there too.
The Rules website tells of its history, including how during the Second World War it remained open ‘offering essential rationed meals at five shillings while still indulging patrons with the likes of rabbits, grouse, and pheasants’.
It declares: ‘Rules is more than just a restaurant, it’s a living relic of London’s past.
‘Situated on Maiden Lane, an ancient path that connected the convent garden of Westminster Abbey to St Martin’s Lane, the restaurant has been a witness to London’s ever-changing history.
‘From J.M.W. Turner’s birthplace to tales of Andrew Marvell, Maiden Lane’s historical significance is woven into Rules’ narrative.’
Mr Mayhew bought the restaurant in 1984 from the daughter of Tom Bell.
Current owner Mr McMenemy has worked there for 35 years, with the restaurant having 90 staff members and with accommodation for 90 diners.
Samia Malik, a young Pakistani international student, was killed after being struck by a car while appearing to kneel in the middle of a South Australian road. At the time, she was reportedly dealing with financial hardship and the emotional fallout of a recent break-up.
The 20-year-old had been on North East Road in Hillcrest, Adelaide’s north-east, for about four minutes when she was hit at approximately 11pm on May 6 last year.
Ashton Friend, the driver involved, was sentenced in South Australia’s District Court last Friday for causing Samia’s death and fleeing the crash scene. He avoided a prison sentence.
Judge Anne Barnett said CCTV footage appeared to show Samia holding her hands in a position resembling prayer shortly before the fatal collision.
The court heard no confirmed explanation for why Samia was in such a dangerous position on the road. However, a source familiar with the South Australian Pakistani community rejected the suggestion that she had been praying, calling it “ridiculous”.
The Daily Mail understands Samia had been under financial strain and had recently ended a short relationship with a young Pakistani man.
Samia was reportedly working part-time as a security officer when she met the man. Their relationship allegedly faced opposition from his family, adding to the pressure surrounding the couple.
A prominent figure in South Australia’s Pakistani community said Samia’s family had chosen not to discuss publicly what happened in the lead-up to her death.
Young Pakistani woman Sania Malik, who was run down and killed while appearing to pray in the middle of an Australian road, had been heartbroken after a break-up and struggling financially. She is pictured
Her parents travelled to Adelaide for their daughter’s funeral and burial before returning to Pakistan without making public comments.
“They were very tight-lipped about what caused that poor girl to be on the road,” the community source said.
“Everyone wanted to understand why she had been there and what had led to the accident.”
“The safest thing we can say, based on what we heard from several sources, is that she was facing significant financial stress and was also involved with a young man.”
“I was told his parents did not approve of the relationship, which created more pressure. That man is now married to someone else.”
The source also dismissed the claim that Samia had been engaged in Muslim prayer when she was struck by Friend’s vehicle.
“What we understand is that she was changing positions on the road,” he said. “She was sitting on one side and then moving to the other.”
“The suggestion that she was kneeling as part of a prayer gesture was not correct. That explanation was ridiculous.”
Samia Malik had been kneeling (above) on North East Road at Hillcrest in Adelaide’s north-east for about four minutes when the 20-year-old student was struck by a car about 11pm on May 6 last year
“Muslims kneel in that way when they pray in many parts of the world.”
“The idea that she must have been praying simply because she was Muslim is completely absurd.”
‘She was just under stress, just trying to sit down, not to pray.’
The source said the main cause of Samia’s troubles appeared to have been a lack of money.
‘First was financial,’ he said. ‘Because she was a student. They have to come up with the fees and look after themselves. The part of the world they come from is not always supportive financially.’
The source said it might never be known exactly why Samia put herself on the roadway in the path of Friend’s vehicle.
‘The best source would be the family, but they didn’t talk to us,’ he said. ‘They didn’t share a single thing.
‘That’s like the culture of somebody from Pakistan. Something happens to the female of the house, they immediately become secret.’
Another senior figure in South Australia’s Pakistani community said Samia came from a ‘good family’ but they did not wish to engage with their local countrymen.
Ashton Friend, the driver of the car that struck Samia Malick, avoided jail last Friday when he was sentenced in South Australia’s District Court for causing Samia’s death and leaving the scene of the accident. He is pictured
‘Maybe they don’t want to disclose but they didn’t give us any of what happened,’ he said.
‘That’s someone’s personal matter. It’s not good to interfere with someone’s personal matters if they don’t want to disclose.’
‘Nobody has answered what went wrong with her. Overseas students face a lot of challenges. They have to do everything on their own.’
Samia’s older brother Zaheer Malik, who lives in Sydney, launched a GoFundMe appeal to cover his sister’s funeral expenses which quickly raised $30,974.
Zaheer said he was writing ‘with a shattered heart’ as he described Samia being ‘killed in a horrific hit-and-run in Adelaide’.
‘She was walking – just walking – when a driver hit her and drove away, leaving her on the road,’ he said. ‘CPR couldn’t save her. She died alone in a foreign country, far from her family, far from home.
‘She came to Australia with dreams, with courage. She was an international student, studying hard, paying her own way through university.
‘No work cover. No insurance. Nothing to protect her, no help in death, just like there was no one to help her in her final moments.’
Samia’s parents flew from Pakistan to Adelaide to attend their daughter’s funeral and burial but did not make any public statement about her death.
Zaheer said his family wanted to lay Samia to rest ‘in a place where she can be remembered, surrounded by friends and loved ones’ but did not have the means to pay for her funeral arrangements.
‘Every moment without her feels like the world has stopped,’ he said. ‘Our family is in pieces. There are no words for this kind of grief.’
The Daily Mail tried to contact Zaheer.
Friend pleaded guilty to causing death by careless use of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.
The 20-year-old had been driving home from his girlfriend’s house when he struck Samia and was ‘at a loss’ as to what had happened, which was why he failed to stop.
Defence barrister Jane Abbey KC told the court last month her client had not been aware ‘there was something on the road’.
‘He heard this noise,’ she said. ‘What he hoped was that it had been an animal, or something like that.’
Ms Abbey submitted that due to the limited damage sustained by his car, Friend assumed he had not struck a person.
CCTV footage tendered in South Australia’s District Court showed 20-year-old Ashton Friend’s car driving away (top left) moments after fatally striking Samia Malik
‘He was checking his rear vision, but he did not see her – he should have,’ she said.
‘Initially, he just did not realise he had hit a person.’
The court heard Friend realised what had happened when he saw news reports about Samia’s death which sent him into a ‘state of paralysis’.
He was identified by police a week later and arrested.
‘He just could not reconcile what he had done’, Ms Abbey said.
The court heard Friend was not affected by drugs or alcohol and was not speeding when he killed Samia.
In an apology read to her family, Friend said he could ‘only imagine the indescribable pain’ they were feeling.
‘I will have to carry my failures with me for as long as I live,’ he said.
‘I am deeply sorry for the life that was lost, the grief and the trauma caused to Samia’s family and loved ones.
‘There is no excuse for my actions, or my failure to act – and I should have acted. I do not place responsibility on anyone else; it is mine alone.
‘I take full responsibility for my actions and their consequences. I stand before this court with genuine remorse and a commitment to reflect on, learn from and be accountable for what I have done.’
Judge Barnett served Friend a suspended sentence of one year, three months and 29 days with a non-parole period of eight months, and placed him on a good behaviour bond for two years.
Samia’s sister Qudisya Malik, who lives in Victoria, remembered her late sibling as ‘a remarkable young woman’ in a victim impact statement provided ahead of Friend’s sentencing.
‘Grief has become part of my everyday life and there are moments where the pain feels just as fresh as it did on the day we lost her,’ she said.
‘Every important milestone reminds us that someone deeply loved is missing. There is always an empty place where Samia should have been.
‘Nothing can ever replace Samia. We have lost a daughter, a sister, a friend and a remarkable young woman who had so much life ahead of her.
‘Samia will always remain part of our family. She may no longer be physically with us but she continues to live on in our hearts.’
Crystal Lake creator Brad Caleb Kane knows many viewers are tuning into his Friday the 13th prequel series primarily to see Linda Cardellini play Pamela Voorhees. And he is perfectly comfortable with that.
Speaking with DECIDER ahead of the Peacock series’ release, Kane, who also serves as an executive producer, said he understands that Crystal Lake is counting on fans following Cardellini’s Pamela as she descends into madness. In fact, the creative team says that appeal helped make her the show’s protagonist in the first place.
“For me, after watching decades of her work and being a fan going all the way back to Freaks and Geeks, where everybody fell in love with her, she struck me as one of the very few people, one of very few actors, who are effortlessly likable,” Kane says of the series’ fearless — and fear-inducing — central character. “You will go along with her whatever she does because we attach an emotion to her. We like her no matter what.”
The series centers on Cardellini’s Pamela, a grieving mother who returns to the titular sleepaway camp after her son’s drowning the previous summer. Determined to uncover what truly happened when Jason went into the water, she launches an investigation that leads to shocking revelations and increasingly bloodthirsty acts. Because viewers must understand and empathize with Mrs. Voorhees, Kane believes Cardellini is the ideal performer to reveal both the humanity and the evil within a devastated mother.
“We’ll empathize with her no matter what. She has this great screen presence, and the things that we had Pam do, the things that we asked her to do, are questionable. They’re suspect, and she has a reason for all of them, but they can be hard to empathize with. But when Linda does them, you go, ‘I can see why she would have to do that,’ and you take the ride. We needed everybody to take the ride with Pam, and Linda was the perfect surrogate for me,” he says.
Photo: Peacock
For more on the series, including whether a second season could happen and what inspired Kane to take on the project, read DECIDER’s full interview with him below.
Congratulations. I’m excited that you guys are going to Toronto.
BRAD CALEB KANE: Yeah, that was a surprise. It wasn’t on my radar at all. I mean, we’re just a horror show, but we’re a Friday the 13th prequel. You don’t expect a Friday the 13th project to get into a prestigious film festival. It really knocked me for a loop.
Are we crediting Linda for that?
I credit all of it to Linda. I feel like we gave her a fun narrative to play, but none of it would work without her performance. Her work is masterful. She elevates everything and makes every plot point better. She actually makes it all work and brings it together. So yes, she’s brilliant.
Can you talk a little bit about what you saw in her and in this story?
She also has this tremendous screen presence, and the things we asked Pam to do are questionable. They can be suspect, even though she has a reason for every one of them. Some of those choices may be difficult to empathize with. But when Linda plays them, you think, “I can see why she would have to do that,” and you take the ride. We needed everyone to take that journey with Pam, and Linda was the perfect surrogate for me.
Can you talk a little bit about taking her to those extreme points?
I wanted to recreate that feeling for people watching at home. To do that, you first need to establish a connection between the audience and the character that feels normal and familiar. The bond between Pam and Jason is one example.
Photo: Peacock
There isn’t a lot of that relationship in the first episode, but there’s enough for viewers to understand her love and devotion. Then, when what happens happens, they’ll understand her grief. Once we put her in these extreme situations, you’re thinking, “I don’t want anything bad to happen to this woman.” When she gains the upper hand or finds herself in real danger, you’re on the roller-coaster ride with her. And when she gets the better of the bad guys, you’re leaping out of your seat and yelling, “Fuck yeah.”
We’re living in an age when A24 is backing this, The Pitt is screening its finale at Alamo Drafthouse and more shows are heading to the big screen. Could we see this taken to theaters?
I will say that I designed the final 20 minutes of the pilot to be watched with an audience. That’s the point, because it goes to some extreme places. It feels like it ends and then begins again, and it contains a lot of blood and grisly material. I tried to top it. I tried to make it funny, thrilling and nerve-wracking. So yes, I’ve thought about it, and I would like that to happen.
You mentioned making it funny. Can you talk a little bit about finding that specific tone?
I like extreme humor and silly humor, and I like crazy characters. But I also want the audience to feel genuine empathy for them and follow them through the story. It was a difficult tone to manage, and hopefully we found the right balance. Horror shows and horror movies are built for that combination. Horror and comedy work very well together. It’s really about finding the right place for each element.
Why do you think horror and comedy pair so well together?
Etreme horror and comedy, they’re both release valves. Both horror and comedy are built for catharsis, you know, either extreme belly laughs or extreme [screams] aah, aahh. Your heart rate’s supposed to go up or down. Heart rate up and then release, you know, tension, release. You never feel as relaxed as you do after all of your muscles have been tensed up. That’s what horror does, and that’s what comedy does too.
I had never seen any of the Friday the 13th movies before this; what do you think about the fact that people are gonna discover the franchise for the first time through Crystal Lake?
I mean it was designed for them too. It was designed for die hard fans, people who were casual fans, and people who don’t know anything about Friday the 13th. You can enter this show not knowing anything about Friday the 13th and have a really wonderful time and a good ride.
Photo: Peacock
How much contextually would you say you pulled from the original movies?
The canon itself is not consistent. They retconned [film] two after[film] one was a massive success. I didn’t feel totally shackled by what the movies did. I felt a responsibility to pay homage to the movies as best I could as you go forward into the season. We do give more fan service as we go forward, not to detract from the story we’re telling, or take people who don’t know anything about Friday the 13th out of it, but true Friday the 13th fans who would recognize scenes, and are waiting for a certain kind of thing and a certain kinda feeling are going to be satisfied by all that.
There are so many shows right now that are originally pitched or conceptualized as limited series that end up coming back for a second season. Is that something you’ve thought of?
It’s not only something I’ve thought of, I know what the second season will be. 100 percent through and through. So hopefully we do well enough, fans enjoy it enough to ask for a second season, and we get the opportunity to watch the further misadventures of Mrs. Cardellini and Mrs. Voorhees.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ recent head injury was allegedly sustained during a prison fight with Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, according to sources.
The 56-year-old disgraced rap mogul was taken from the federal prison in New Jersey last Saturday morning and transported to a hospital for treatment after being injured behind bars.
Insiders now claim the injury occurred during an altercation with Dudus, who took over leadership of Jamaica’s Shower Posse gang after the death of his father, Lester Coke. The organization was known for exporting marijuana and crack cocaine to the United States.
Sources alleged that Dudus was angered by a recent explosive report about the purported ‘VIP’ conditions Combs was allegedly receiving at FCI Fort Dix, as reported by NBC News.
According to sources cited by TMZ, the report led to at least two raids, during which phones belonging to Dudus and other inmates were confiscated.
Diddy’s spokesman, Juda Engelmayer, told the Daily Mail: ‘We have no way of independently verifying any of this information. Our concern is for Sean’s health and well-being.’ The Daily Mail has also contacted FCI Fort Dix for comment.
Sources claim Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs suffered his recent head injury during a prison brawl with Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke
Sources alleged that Dudus was upset by reports of the purported ‘VIP’ treatment Diddy was receiving at FCI Fort Dix, as reported by NBC News
Dudus was sentenced to the maximum term of 23 years in 2012 after pleading guilty in the United States to drug- and gun-trafficking charges.
He was extradited following a five-week effort to capture him that caused widespread unrest in Kingston, Jamaica, where he controlled the Tivoli Gardens neighborhood.
Following a closely watched trial, Diddy was acquitted last July of the most serious accusations, including sex trafficking and racketeering. He was convicted, however, on two lesser charges involving transportation to engage in prostitution.
Sources at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey told TMZ that Combs was taken by ambulance from the prison after suffering the head injury Saturday. He was reportedly ‘conscious and speaking’ when he returned to the facility before sunrise.
Engelmayer previously told the Daily Mail: ‘We are aware of the reports concerning Sean Combs and are working to confirm the circumstances.’
‘Sean’s health and well-being are our immediate concern, and we appreciate everyone who has reached out.
Combs was initially scheduled for release in May 2028, but that date has since changed several times.
Last week, it emerged that the rapper could spend longer behind bars after his projected release date was postponed.
Federal Bureau of Prisons records reviewed by the Daily Mail now list Combs’ release date as March 2, 2028—six weeks later than his previous date of January 21, 2028.
The change came just over a week after reports said Combs had been returned to solitary confinement amid allegations that he had received lavish ‘VIP’ treatment and possessed contraband items in prison.
According to People, which first reported the revised release date, Combs remains in solitary confinement.
‘For privacy, safety, and security reasons, we do not comment on the conditions of confinement for any incarcerated individual, including reasons for a change in release date,’ the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement to the publication.
Diddy was rushed out of prison to a New Jersey hospital on Saturday morning after he hit his head on a prison bunk bed, a source told Page Six; Pictured in a courtroom sketch in 2025
The insider added that Diddy struck his head on the bunk above him, but is doing a lot better now; Pictured in 2023
It comes after a recent NBC News report about the alleged special treatment he’s been receiving from inmates willing to do his bidding; Pictured in 2023
The latest update follows claims about Diddy’s alleged special treatment behind bars.
The disgraced hip-hop mogul was returned to solitary confinement in response to a recent NBC News report about the alleged special treatment he’s been receiving from inmates willing to do his bidding, including cooking for him, cleaning his cell and even offering massages.
Sources told TMZ that moving Diddy aligns with the standard procedure for an inmate while prison officials conduct an investigation.
However, it’s unclear if an investigation is still ongoing, and if his ongoing stay in solitary confinement is standard procedure.
The rapper was previously put in solitary back in July after getting into a fight with another inmate.
In the new NBC report, one inmate claimed Diddy has access to a cell phone where he receives nude photos from a former girlfriend as well as a ‘jail broken’ tablet that he’s used to watch his archnemesis 50 Cent’s damning documentary about him.
Diddy’s representative Juda S Engelmayer told the Daily Mail about the recent reports: ‘There is no way we can independently verify those rumors.’
Four men who spent time in Diddy’s unit opened up to the publication about his allegedly luxurious lifestyle – revealing how the music mogul has been living it up during his years-long prison sentence.
According to the insiders, Diddy enjoyed premium liquor smuggled in by guards, has purchased a mood-boosting antidepressant from inmates and has fellow prisoners store his fan mail and phone for him.
One inmate provides him with Chinese-style massages.
Maintaining such a lifestyle doesn’t come cheap; Diddy apparently splashes thousands of dollars a month to continue enjoying the luxury prison lifestyle.
The funding apparently comes from prisoners who work for Diddy, who have their commissary accounts replenished from people on the outside.
In the NBC report, one inmate claimed Diddy has access to a cell phone where he receives nude photos from a former girlfriend. One inmate also reportedly provided him with Chinese-style massages
Diddy is currently serving his time at Fort Dix in New Jersey (above)
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Photos obtained by the publication show the meals prepared by inmates specifically for him and others, pizza and a plate of meat with rice.
‘This is not some normal s*** you see in jail. This is some rich s***,’ according to one of the men.
In response to the article, Engelmayer told The Daily Mail: ‘The continued scrutiny of every mundane detail of Sean Combs’s life in prison has reached the point where the media characterizes ordinary prison life as news.’
‘The only real news is that Sean continues to serve his sentence within the rules and he patiently awaits the court’s decision on his appeal.’
Eight Kentucky relatives have been arrested in a sprawling child abuse investigation after authorities rescued seven children from what officials described as a “deplorable” home filled with feces. Several suspects face charges including incest, rape and human trafficking.
The children, ranging in age from 1 to 17, were discovered Thursday when Richmond police executed a search warrant at the residence, Fox56 reported. Investigators said the youngsters were living in “very filthy and deplorable” conditions.
Court documents say 15 people were inside the home, along with 10 dogs and a cat. Officers reported feces on the floors and stairs, as well as a powerful odor of urine throughout the property.
Eight members of a Kentucky family have been arrested as part of a child abuse investigation. Madison County Detention Center
All eight adults, whose ages range from 21 to 63, were taken into custody and charged with offenses related to abuse or neglect, police said. The investigation remains active.
Green Schindler, 63, the oldest suspect, faces charges of human trafficking, first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy.
Schindler was also among four people charged with incest. The others are 30-year-old twin brothers Mark and Matthew Brumbaugh, and 28-year-old Sarah Carter. Carter additionally faces a charge of distributing obscene matter.
Richard Carter, 45, was charged with human trafficking and first-degree rape.
Johnna Carter, 21, Christine Carter, 41, and Ishmeal Thornsberry, 21, face various abuse and neglect charges, many involving children younger than 13.
Authorities have not detailed how the suspects are related to one another, saying only that they are all family members. Police also have not disclosed the individual relationships between the adults and the children, who were placed in the care of Social Services.
“Additional charges may be incurred pending further investigation,” the Richmond Police Department said.
“Community members are encouraged to report any information regarding this case.”
Collin Gosselin was 12 the last time he saw his mother. He had already spent more than a year at Fairmount Behavioral Health System, a psychiatric hospital, when Kate Gosselin came to visit. By then, Collin says their relationship had deteriorated badly. He alleges that Kate had subjected him to physical and emotional abuse for much of his childhood, and that the treatment became worse after he resisted appearing on the family’s hit TLC reality series, Jon & Kate Plus 8.
The show premiered in 2007 and documented Kate and her then-husband, Jon Gosselin, as they raised twins (Mady and Cara, now 26) and sextuplets (Collin, Hannah, Leah, Alexis, Joel and Aaden, now 22). Collin recalls that Kate remained at Fairmount for roughly 20 minutes. He says he cried while she questioned him about how much happier the family supposedly was without him. “Our conversation consisted of [her saying], ‘Collin, you destroyed our family,’” he tells Us. “I was devastated.”
Collin says he was prescribed a combination of more than 13 medications while at Fairmount, before Jon removed him in 2018. Jon and Kate had divorced in 2009. Jon, now a 49-year-old DJ, has said Collin was sent to the facility without his knowledge or consent and that he discovered his son’s location only after Collin’s former roommate helped get a letter to him. Since then, Kate, 51, and Collin have offered sharply different accounts of what happened.
During a 2023 episode of Vice TV’s Dark Side of the 2000s, Collin said he was institutionalized after speaking publicly about Kate’s alleged abuse. Kate later responded in an Instagram statement, saying Collin had “received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years” and was “placed in a facility… for the safety of myself, his brothers and sisters and for his own well-being.” In a 2024 interview with The Sun, Collin alleged that Kate restrained him with zip ties and locked him in the family’s basement. Collin, who appears on the current season of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and hopes to become a Marine after college, remains close to Jon and his sister Hannah. He says he has not seen his other siblings in eight years.
Collin now recounts his version of events in his memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, which is out now. He writes about growing up under the glare of television cameras, as well as alleged violence and isolation. According to Collin, Kate spanked him with a serving spoon and struck him in the face, leaving a purple bruise. He also says he was separated from his siblings and made to eat, sleep and spend his days alone. Kate’s attorney, Richard Puleo, previously rejected Collin’s allegations, telling The Sun that he did not believe she “did anything intentionally to harm Collin” and that “she did what she did to protect herself and her family” from Collin’s “troubled behavior.”
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“[I] lived that life for so long, and it literally feels like there’s something burning inside me, and I can never stop talking about it,” Collin says. He adds that writing the memoir has helped him begin to heal. “I feel relief. The truth is finally out.” In an interview with Us, he discusses surviving his childhood, his current relationships with family members and whether reconciliation is possible.
Why was this the right time for you to share your story? Even when I was very young, I sensed that something about my life was not right, and I knew one day I would tell people about it. When I was in my early teens, many different [things about my life] were being discussed, but none of it came from me. It wasn’t my voice or my story. Being able to tell it myself has been incredibly powerful. I still can’t believe I actually did it. It feels surreal.
How do you feel? Relieved. So many children in the entertainment industry have been exploited, and child abuse remains a massive epidemic. Getting [my story] out there and calling out the companies and people involved — that needs to happen. Adults must be held accountable.
What do you think will shock people the most? There are people online who question what I say I went through, but I remember it very clearly. I recently found paperwork that includes an admission of horrible things my mom allegedly did, recorded on signed medical documents. It’s there in writing. A child should never have to prove or explain themselves when speaking about abuse and exploitation, but I found documentation in which my mom admitted to the things she did.
What was it like seeing that? Honestly, I felt the same way I always have. Everything written on that paperwork was something I had lived through. It was similar to when my mom said I had autism and bipolar [disorder]. [In 2016, Kate said Collin had unspecified ‘special needs’ and that there was ‘a fairly fluid diagnosis of what those needs are.’ In his book, Collin writes that his discharge diagnoses from Fairmount included bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorder, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).] I went home and had another psychiatric evaluation. [He writes that the doctor found no signs of a psychiatric or behavioral disorder.] When I received those results, I didn’t think, “This is great news.” I already knew. But it meant I no longer had to keep defending my name after she had worked so hard to damage it.
You describe physical abuse from your mom. Looking back, what was the worst thing you experienced? The most painful part wasn’t enduring it every day. It was losing the chance to have a childhood with my siblings. I think less about [the] words thrown in my face or her hands on me than I do about my brothers and sisters. They were the only people who seemed to understand me, yet I never got to have a real life with them.
Is there anything in the book you’re nervous about Kate seeing? Not really. If she ever opened the book and saw that everything was there, I think I would feel [a great deal of] relief. She may not feel relieved, but I would.
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Do you think she’ll read it? I don’t think she will, but I can still hope she does. Maybe it would awaken something in her.
Are there parts she might challenge? Anything suggesting she wasn’t the best mother in the world. For years, people praised her as if she were a god. How do you go from receiving that kind of admiration to watching the image you created collapse?
Are you concerned people will challenge your account or that you’ll face backlash? I’m not afraid of backlash. It’s a strange experience to live through something and then have someone insist it didn’t happen. I could hand someone a brick and say, “This is a brick,” and they could argue that it’s a piece of paper. That’s what I’ve dealt with. At some point, you have to let go. There will always be ignorant people.
You write about acting out as a child. What do you think you were trying to communicate? I didn’t want to be filmed. I knew something about the situation felt unnatural. I pushed back, and my mom didn’t like that. She wanted everyone to follow the program. I would think, “I’m going to rebel a little more and be a little naughty,” and tell her, “I don’t want to do this.” I was a young child, and I shouldn’t have been forced to appear on television. When she didn’t understand that, I felt I had to turn up the pressure and throw more tantrums.
Collin Gosselin is revisiting his reality TV childhood, his estranged relationship with his mother, Kate Gosselin, and much more in his new memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood, out now. Collin became widely known through his family’s Discovery Health and TLC series, Jon & Kate Plus 8, which aired […]
Was that when the tension between you and your mom began? I read that when I was 2, my mom wrote [in her diary] that she felt guilty for hitting me harder than she intended and that she might have seriously injured me. So it didn’t begin only when I resisted filming or threw tantrums. It started when I was 2, when she chose to treat one of her children differently from the others.
Do you think TLC should have stepped in? My mom concealed a lot of what happened from members of the camera crew. But they didn’t hide everything, and much of it occurred in front of adults who should have intervened. Instead, they stayed silent when my mom was around. She controlled the entire operation, and people were afraid of her. Because of that fear, I suffered for years. It hurts to think that one person speaking up might have changed years of torture and suffering. [TLC has not publicly responded to Collin’s allegations.]
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Do you wish Jon & Kate Plus 8 had never been filmed? I’m grateful for many things, and filming provided my family with a steady income and important opportunities. But putting children on camera at such a young age is not healthy for their development. My parents should have understood that children deserve a choice. They should have stopped after the 2006 documentary, Surviving Sextuplets and Twins. Instead, it became a dangerous machine for a child — more of a money-making operation than a decision centered on the children’s well-being.
How did Kate treat you differently than your siblings? I was pulled out of school and visits from my dad were cut off. My siblings would go outside and play every day, and I wouldn’t be allowed to play with them. I had a room built in our unfinished basement to keep me isolated from them. I did nothing with them: meals, going to school, visiting my dad, nothing. My childhood with my siblings was taken from me long before I was ever sent out of our house.
Do you have any good childhood memories with your mom? [Some] little moments she fabricated in front of the camera. One time we were at a place with all these hay bales, and she had this little sweet moment where she said, “I just love when you’re happy, and you’re you.” What she meant was, “I love when you’re performing in front of the cameras, and you’re not pushing back against being exploited.” She was holding my head and hugging me and being so sweet to me — there was never any of that behind the [scenes]. That was her saying, “I love when you perform for the cameras.”
You say you were heavily medicated while at Fairmount. Did you understand what was happening? I didn’t understand any of those big names or why I was being fed medications every day. But I went through the motions and did what I was told. I don’t know exactly how they came about, but I have my own assumptions about money and power. You can call a kid anything and put him away. As an adult, I’m glad I’m free and I’m not a zombie like I was in that institution. [Collin writes that he was weaned off all of his medications at a transitional residential program after Fairmount.] I feel hurt that [all that] time was taken from me, but I’m not caught up in lost time. There are still a lot of questions, and I’m still uncovering stuff to this day.
What are some of the most pressing questions you have? I’m curious about how I was diagnosed with autism and bipolar [disorder]. I’ve tried to research some of the medications I was on from age 11 until 14. It’s insane. So that’s what I’m still questioning today. [Fairmount previously told The Sun that it cannot comment on specific patients or their care.]
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Do you blame any of the doctors? No, I don’t harbor resentment. The only thing that throws me off is that after high school, I enlisted in the United States Marines. I was right on the cusp of graduating, but because of a comment my mom made on social media, I was not able to complete that dream. [Collin attributes his discharge to Kate’s 2023 Instagram post. Her attorney told The Sun that the post might have prompted scrutiny of Collin’s history, but disputed blaming Kate for his discharge.]
What would it take for you to reconcile with Kate? I’ve put opportunities out there for us to be candid and talk about everything. I’ve mentioned wanting to do a lie detector test with her. That was a big thing, and I was really looking forward to it. Every time she’s spoken, it’s been to soil my name. The biggest thing for me in wanting to reconnect is that she speaks truthfully. And so far, there’s been none of that. But if we could get past that hurdle, there’s a possibility of reconciliation.
Growing up, how much did your siblings know or understand about what you were experiencing? A lot of what was done was hidden from them. But being in the same house, you always know when somebody’s being treated differently. There was one day when Hannah and Leah snuck down to the room my mom had built. [Collin writes that Kate had a cell-like room built for him in the basement. It contained an air mattress and a security camera and was locked from the outside.] When she found out, she wasn’t very happy with them. They came down because they thought it was just some [kind of] bedroom, and they were gonna come play with their brother. They were down there laughing, and she was not happy when she found them. She made every effort to isolate me from my siblings. She pulled me out of school, [so while they] were at school, I was just with my mom. I wasn’t being homeschooled. I was home with my mom alone. I’ll just leave it at that.
Collin Gosselin shared his beliefs about why his mom, Kate Gosselin, institutionalized him when he was 11 years old. “I was stubborn enough to question my mom,” Collin, 22, said in a September 2025 interview with The U.S. Sun, which was published in full on Saturday, June 27. “I questioned her about everything, and that […]
Did any of your siblings also resist filming? I’m not gonna say names, but I feel there were some who also didn’t want to be on camera. There were many vulnerable moments, and sometimes the steam would build and we’d voice it. There were interviews where I’d sit off to the side and be withdrawn and upset; that was my silent rebellion. But I remember moments where a few of my siblings [said something] to my mom. There’s only so long you can bury how you feel.
What do you think she told them when you left for Fairmount? I’m sure it was the same spiel we received before. Young minds are easy to corrupt, and my mom knows this better than anybody. [When I had] tantrums [over] how upset I was with filming, she’d say, “Oh, your brother needs more help than you guys.” She would humiliate me. She would tell my siblings in front of me that I was basically damaged goods and needed more attention than them. When I was sent out, [she probably told them something] along those lines.
Besides Hannah, when did you last see your siblings? It was a court-ordered playdate when we were about 14. I really wanted to feel that team dynamic [with them] again, but there wasn’t a whole lot of that. We had grown into different people. I enjoyed every second I could in their presence.
Any chance you could reconcile with them? There’s just so much triangulation that my mom put between me and my siblings. I don’t know what they believe now as adults, but she did so much damage to our minds as kids.
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Have you tried to reach out? I think about it a lot, sending a text and asking how they’re doing. But it’s complicated. We don’t know each other. I can’t remember what they look or sound like. I don’t know what their hobbies are. There are so many simple things I wish I knew. But I realized the other day that the more I talk about these things and expose things my mom did, the more I may be indirectly separating myself from my siblings. Obviously they love her and they have a right to; she’s our mother. But I have to choose the path that advocates for others, and I will never stop speaking my truth.
You remain close with Hannah. How did you reconnect? Hannah decided that she wanted to leave my mom’s house. [Neither of us] wanted to be part of that whole facade. When you’re one of eight, and then there are only two [who feel similarly], you don’t have many other options of who to lean on. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Hannah’s great, and she’s doing very well. She cares very deeply about people.
You went to live with your dad after Fairmount. What was that like? When we first reunited, it was like, “Oh my gosh, I didn’t know you were looking for me.” I didn’t know he was going to court to find out where I was and that we were both kept in the dark. The last thing I was told was that he didn’t want anything to do with me. There was this huge, crazy moment when I was like, “I was told I wasn’t allowed to visit you,” and he was [like, “I was] told you didn’t want to visit me,” and we sat down and hashed it all out and realized we both wanted the same thing the whole time.
Was it hard to reconnect? We were like two broken people trying to rebuild a relationship from scratch. I was like, “Who is this guy?” and he felt like, “I don’t know how to be there for my son after everything he’s gone through.” We worked on that, and now we’re closer than ever. Good things take time.
It’s a lot to overcome. We always bonded over cars, trucks and motorcycles, so we did a lot of outings where we’d go to car shows. It sounds silly, but sometimes a common interest can bring people together.
You write that there was tension between you because your dad spoke about you in the press. [In 2019, Jon told Dr. Oz and other news outlets that Kate had Collin institutionalized without his knowledge or approval.] I was about 15, and after everything I’d been through, I felt I should’ve been able to come home and just be a kid and not have those things out there in the media. I wasn’t ready to talk. My dad wanted the truth out there because for so long it was just my mom controlling the narrative. He was going head-to-head with my mom, saying, “You need to stop talking about my son because there’s nothing wrong with him. He lives at home and he’s a normal kid who’s going to school and doing great.” I felt I should be able to tell my story on my own terms, so that’s where that clash came from.
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What’s your relationship like now? In every single thing I do, in every challenge I take on, he’s my No. 1 supporter. We talk on the phone every day. He’s always there, and he’s always saying he’s proud of me. His friends will say, “Your dad talks about you all the time, and he’s so proud of you.” That’s what means the most to me.
Do you think there are any misconceptions about him? He works hard, and he cares about me and Hannah and his wife and his puppy. Everybody’s going through something. They love to come after him, but he works every day to better himself, and he’s present for those around him, and that’s what matters.
Do you hope to be a dad one day? People always ask me this, and without hesitation, I say yes.
Will what you’ve endured shape how you are as a parent? It’s so simple to me: You should not forsake your child. You should not throw them in front of a camera against their will. I will support my children and their dreams. I was driving the other day, and I saw a father holding his little son’s hand walking, and I started tearing up — I don’t think it’s a crazy concept to think that as a parent, you should not hurt your children or send them away and exploit them.
Any regrets about telling your story? No, because I feel like I’ve started a revolution. Children should not be forced to be laborers in front of a camera. Those were the hardest days I’ve ever faced, but the days ahead are gonna be much better. There’s a lot of possibility for change.
Collin and Hannah Gosselin’s allegations against their mom, Kate Gosselin, in the Vice documentary don’t sit well with their other siblings, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “The kids who live with Kate haven’t had much contact with Collin and his sister Hannah since they went to live with Jon […]
Are you still hoping to join the Marines? I’m working on that. I’m not somebody to quit. I’m almost done with my bachelor’s degree, and my hope is to go back as an officer for the Marine Corps.
What’s something that makes you happy in your life now? My best and longest friend, who I met during my hardest times in high school, became a father about a year and a half ago. We just all went to Florida together, and I’m the cool uncle to his kid. That’s what makes me happy. I held her when she was a baby, and now she’s growing up and walking. They are so present for their daughter, and when you don’t see that in your mother as a kid, it’s healing to [witness] it. It fills my heart with joy.
How do you feel about your mom today? I spent enough of my life feeling grief and anger. As an adult, I’m doing the things I’ve always wanted to do and taking on these really cool challenges. This may sound rude, but in my day-to-day life, I don’t think about my mom. I think about my goals and the children I’m advocating for… I look to the future.
Us reached out to Kate Gosselin, Fairmount Behavioral Health System and TLC for comment.
Background: Rooms at the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pocono Township, Pennsylvania (WPVI/YouTube). Inset: Metallica Harrison, the boy identified as T.H., and Charles Harrison (Facebook).
A Pennsylvania vacation ended in a double-fatal stabbing after a woman allegedly killed her husband and 3-year-old son with a butcher knife, then unsuccessfully attempted to take her own life, authorities said.
Metallica Harrison, 27, faces two counts of criminal homicide and is being held without bail at the Monroe County Jail, according to court records reviewed by Law&Crime.
Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso identified the victims in an affidavit of probable cause as Charles Harrison, whose age was not clear, and the couple’s son, identified as T.H.
The family checked into the Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Township, on Sept. 21. The resort describes itself as a family-oriented indoor water park offering both day visits and overnight stays.
On Oct. 5, the family extended its reservation through Tuesday. Two days before their scheduled departure, however, events took a deadly turn.
Surveillance footage cited in the court filing showed all three family members entering their room together for the last time at approximately 6:50 p.m. Sunday. About an hour later, Metallica Harrison left the room, used a microwave in a vending area and then returned.
At about 10:45 p.m., Harrison and her husband left the room again to visit the arcade. They returned roughly 40 minutes later, according to the affidavit.
The following day, the Pocono Township Police Department received a call from a woman later identified as Harrison. She told dispatchers that “she needed help dying” because she could not find the vein in her neck to stab, according to the affidavit of probable cause. “I’m too weak to stab my neck,” she allegedly said.
When officers asked whether she had any weapons, Harrison allegedly said she had knives and that “that’s what I’ve been using and it’s not working.” Asked if she was alone, she reportedly replied, “my husband and son are already gone in the bed” and “They’re already gone, I’m sorry.”
Authorities said Harrison did not ask police to provide medical assistance for either family member.
Officers went to the resort, where they saw Harrison standing in the doorway. Police reported finding bleeding cuts on her left wrist and superficial puncture wounds around her neck.
Harrison reportedly told officers that “she wanted to be with her husband and son.” Police then discovered the victims inside the room.
Charles Harrison was found dead on a mattress on the floor, while T.H. was on a separate mattress. Investigators said Charles had suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest and that the child had one stab wound in the same area.
According to police, a “large butcher kitchen knife” was found on the bathroom floor, while a smaller knife was located in the bathroom sink. The resort said neither weapon belonged to Great Wolf Lodge.
Investigators also reported finding blood inside the room, along with several medication bottles.
Harrison was taken to a nearby hospital. Authorities said she continued speaking during the trip.
“I f—ed up, I f—ed up. I just needed energy and strength,” she allegedly said. Harrison reportedly complained that there was no “easier way” and asked medical workers how deep the vein in her wrist was so she would know “next time.”
The court filing states that Harrison said she had taken medication intended to thin her blood, but that the blood was clotting when it should not have been. She also allegedly said: “[E]veryday, I work so hard. To be the best person, the best mother, the best wife. It wasn’t supposed to end like this. I was supposed to have my happy family. That’s what I envisioned since I was a child.”
Investigators later attempted to question Harrison at the hospital. When asked what had led to her hospitalization, she reportedly responded that she was “suicidal, not stupid” and declined to provide further information.
Metallica Harrison was jailed on Tuesday and had her preliminary arraignment. She is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 21.
Katie Price accused her former husband Kieran Hayler’s barrister of discrimination and insisted, “I won’t have anybody call me a liar” during a tense exchange at his rape trial.
Hayler, 39, denies three charges of rape and one count of sexual assault involving a 13-year-old girl in West Sussex in 2016.
While being cross-examined at Lewes Crown Court in East Sussex this morning, the reality star told Hayler’s barrister, Arlette Piercy: “What he did was completely wrong.
“He’s a wrong’un. I know he did things with the complainant because I saw the messages.”
She continued: “You shouldn’t be turning this case against me. This hearing is about what he allegedly did to a child, not about me.”
The confrontation intensified when Ms Price asked Ms Piercy whether she was accusing her of lying. The barrister replied: “I am.”
An angry Ms Price responded: “I don’t need to be here. You can see in black and white that something happened.
“I will not let anyone call me a liar.”
Katie Price accused her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s lawyer of trying to shift the focus of the rape trial onto her after she was branded a “liar” during a tense courtroom exchange
Kieran Hayler arrives at Lewes Crown Court for his trial
Kieran Hayler and Katie Price pictured together at a London film premiere in November 2015
After Ms Piercy referred to periods involving “cocaine and booze benders”, Ms Price accused her of discrimination.
“Everyone knows I self-medicated with cocaine after Kieran introduced me to it,” she said.
“You are wrong, and you are trying to discriminate against me. The press know about my journey. I ended up in therapy and attempted to take my own life twice.”
She added: “You are not going to slander my name. I don’t care whether you are a barrister — you are not going to speak about me like that.”
Ms Price then said: “I don’t need to sit here as though this is a therapy session.”
Earlier in the trial, jurors heard that Hayler believes his former wife is attempting to frame him.
The alleged victim contacted the NSPCC in 2021. The charity subsequently referred the matter to police, leading to an investigation.
Hayler was first questioned by police in January 2022. He denied the allegations and said no sexual activity had taken place.
Ms Price, a reality television star, has also rejected claims that she acted out of anger or revenge towards her former husband.
Giving evidence from behind a screen earlier this week, the television personality denied she held any animosity towards 39-year-old Hayler after he had an affair with their nanny.
Jurors heard Ms Price had chosen the nanny because she ‘wasn’t very attractive’ and a ‘little bit overweight’, in the hope that Hayler would not cheat on her.
But despite her intervention, Ms Price said her ex-husband had a ten-month affair with the nanny.
Katie Price arrives ahead of the trial of Kieran Hayler at Lewes Crown Court today
At Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday, Hayler’s lawyer, Arlette Piercy, put it to Ms Price: ‘You are angry and vengeful towards the defendant Kieran Hayler – you have evidenced a vendetta against him over a number of years.’
Ms Price responded: ‘That is not true.’
When challenged by Ms Piercy on her view of her ex-husband, Ms Price said: ‘I don’t have any venom against Kieran, it was amicable when we split.’
Ms Piercy then asked Ms Price: ‘You chose the nanny. It’s accepted at a later stage he had an affair with her.
‘You chose her because she wasn’t very attractive and she was a little bit overweight.’
Ms Price replied: ‘Absolutely, there was a reason for that so he wouldn’t cheat on me again but he did.’
The court previously heard that Ms Price messaged the teenage girl allegedly raped by her then-husband saying she had heard that Hayler and the girl had kissed and he had ‘tried it on’ with her, adding later: ‘I will make you a little star.’
Asked in cross-examination by Ms Piercy about her use on occasion of the phrase ‘little star’, she said: ‘That’s a figure of speech.’
Asked what did she mean, she added: ‘I don’t know, when she was 13 there’s no agenda or nothing behind it.
‘It’s just a figure of speech.’
On Monday, she told the court she was ‘really shocked’ by the allegations.
Ms Price told jurors: ‘I was shocked… like really shocked. It was a different kettle of fish, it’s a child.’
Hayler denies the charges and suggests his ex-wife had ‘launched a campaign’ against him when their marriage ended and the allegations form part of this, the court has heard.
He was married to Ms Price at the time of the allegations, before the couple’s relationship broke down in 2018 and they divorced in 2021.
The alleged victim is not part of Hayler or Ms Price’s extended families.
Earlier this year, Elizabeth Banks revealed that she had imagined Effie Trinket as possibly gay.
Speaking to The Advocate, she said: “Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games might be gay. I see the Capitol as pansexual, much like ancient Rome, where everyone is involved with everyone.”
“I think Suzanne Collins created Effie as a nurturing, maternal figure in her own way, so she is probably a woman. But I certainly saw plenty of drag Effies in West Hollywood last Halloween.”
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens in the UK on 21 November and in the US on 22 November.
