Monday, January 15, 2018

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Two Utah Cult Members Allegedly Marry Each Other's 7- And 8-Year-Old Daughters

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 06:59 PM PST

Two alleged members of Knights of the Crystal Blade -- a religious cult that allegedly believes in doomsday prophecies and practices polygamy -- have allegedly married each other's underage daughters.

Utah-native John Coltharp (pictured above, left) has been charged with first-degree-felony kidnapping and obstruction of justice, while Samuel Shaffer (right) has been slapped with two counts of kidnapping and four counts of child abuse. According to KUTV, Coltharp has also been charged with sodomy of a child for an alleged incident that happened on August 1, 2017.

In a search warrant affidavit obtained by Salt Lake Tribune, Shaffer told police he married Coltharp's 8-year-old daughter, while Coltharp married Shaffer's 7-year-old girl.

Related: Hollywood Women Launch Time's Up Legal Defense Fund

According to a press release obtained by People, it all began when Coltharp's ex-wife called the police accusing him of kidnapping their four children. While the 33-year-old was arrested at his house, his kids were not there. Three days later, in a compound one mile west of Lund, authorities found his parents and two sons living inside shipping containers.

Police went after Shaffer once they learned he spent the night with four girls -- his two daughters, ages seven and five, and Coltharp's two daughters -- in a tent near the Lund compound. After an AMBER alert went off for Coltharp's two daughters, police were notified of a white male (eventually identified as Shaffer) walking alone several miles west of the compound.

Once Shaffer was taken into custody, he told officials the whereabouts for one of his daughters and one of Coltharp's. The two young women were found inside two blue plastic 50 gallon water barrels near the Coltharp property. Allegedly, Shaffer told deputies the girls were inside the barrels to hide from the cops.

According to the press release, the minors were in the barrels for around 24 hours in subfreezing temperatures. Additionally:

"These two children were not properly dressed for the cold temperatures and did not have food or water at that time... Shaffer also made statements he had left a firearm behind on the ground next to the barrel."

Although Shaffer allegedly refused to tell authorities the location of the other two girls, he eventually did, and police found them in an abandoned single-wide mobile trailer in "poor health with signs of dehydration and acting lethargic."

All four girls received medical care at Cedar City Hospital.

To make matters worse, according to the affidavit, an out-of-state man told Spring City Police Chief Clarke Christensen he spoke to the two men via social media about their religious group. Once in Utah, the man was "forcefully" baptized into the church by Shaffer, and was promised a child bride.

Shaffer and Coltharp have hearings on Wednesday.

[Image via Sanpete County Sheriff's Office/Iron County Sheriff.]

Eliza Dushku's Alleged Molester Also Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Stuntwoman And Seducing Teen Visiting Set

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 06:09 PM PST

Eliza Dushku bravely opened up this weekend accusing True Lies stunt coordinator Joel Kramer of molesting her when she was just 12 years old.

Since then, the Buffy The Vampire Slayer star's on-set legal guardian for the film later corroborated Dushku's account.

Now even more support -- in the form of more accusers.

Related: James Cameron Gives Profoundly Shitty Excuse For Not Knowing About True Lies Incident

Laura Albert was a stuntwoman working for Kramer on both True Lies and thriller Virus. She says Kramer seduced her sister's 16-year-old friend while visiting the Wilmington, North Carolina, set of the latter film in 1997 -- just a couple years after what he allegedly did to Eliza.

Albert said in a written statement to Deadline:

"I invited my younger sister to the set as she resided there. I wanted her to come to the set in an effort to mentor her, to show her the motion picture industry from the inside, as she had desired to become a makeup artist. One day after we finished work, I had my sister and her friend, who were 15 and 16 and in the 10th grade, come out to hang with all the stunt personnel as we were going to go go-karting. I wanted her to have the experience of having some 'good clean fun' in the setting of a professional industry.

That night, after going karting, the stunt department had to leave as we all had early calls the next day. Unbeknownst to me, my boss, Joel Kramer, had lured the girls to go swimming at the pool in his hotel. It wasn't until a month later that I learned of the events that happened that night."

Albert says her sister told her later that Kramer approached the girls in the pool and "pulled his dick out and said, 'You cannot handle this,' and then began to swim towards them."

"That's when my sister left. Even today, she feels guilty for having left her friend. My sister ended up leaving and she left her friend there with Joel. Joel had sex with the 16-year-old girl. She was 16. He was 39. His room number was 424."

Albert says to this day, her sister and her friend use the code "424" to refer to the incident.

Related: Steven Seagal Says 40% Of Sexual Misconduct Claims Are Part Of A Conspiracy

Kramer has since denied Dushku's claim, telling Deadline:

"These are outlandish, manipulated lies. I never sexually molested her. I'm sick to my stomach. It's not true. I think she's making this up in her imagination. This is all lies. Lies, lies, lies. This is just crazy. I treated her like a daughter. We all looked out for her."

He does, however, admit he "fooled around" with the teenager -- but has a somewhat different story:

"I did not invite the two girls up to my room. One girl on her own came to my room as she was legal age... The stunt crew all stay at that hotel. I was swimming laps one early evening and the sister of one of my stunt doubles and her friend showed up at the pool. I did not invite them. They swam around and I finished my laps and went up to my room alone. Period. You don't know me, but I am not a liar. Thirty minutes later there was a knock at my door and her friend was there and asked to come in. She came in and we fooled around but no intercourse. She left about 1/2 hour later. I honestly did not know she was 17. Tattoos, and yes, pretty. When I found out I was devastated. I also checked with the local laws and found out 16 was the consensual age. It bothered me for years. Yes all was consensual...

Yes, I absolutely almost made a huge mistake with the girl from the Wilmington shoot, as I said, I won't lie about it"

When asked about Kramer's version, Albert hit back:

"He's a liar. I'll go toe-to-toe with him to his face. He lured the girls after we went to our rooms that night after go-karting. He's so full of shit."

Albert says she heard the story at the time from both her sister and the friend, who wishes to remain anonymous:

"I questioned the girl and asked her what happened. She had tears streaming down her eyes. She told me that he had sex with her. I was so angry. After I found out, I called the Wilmington Police Department to see what the law was about statutory rape. I was told that the legal age of consent in the state of N.C. was 16."

Another stuntman from the film confirms he was present for the call to police. After learning there was no legal recourse, Albert says she went straight to Kramer:

"The next day I went to work and confronted Joel Kramer. It was just he and I in his stunt trailer and I point blank said to him: 'I'm going to ask you one question, and if you lie to me, I am going to let the parents come in and go to the producers and let all of hell rain down on you. Did you have sex with her?' And he said 'Yes.' He went on to try to vindicate himself, but it was too late. I said to him, 'I'm not going to go back to LA and talk about this, but if I am asked, I am not going to lie for you.' And that is how I still feel today."

Albert adds:

"The saddest part of this whole thing is that when I read the story of Eliza Dushku, this is exactly the same scenario as what happened in North Carolina."

If only someone had believed Eliza earlier.

Related: Simone Biles Says She Was Also Sexually Abused By USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar!

Another stuntwoman has come forward with her own sexual assault allegation against Kramer.

She says when she was new to the business, one night in the late '70s or early '80s, she and acquaintance Kramer were both part of a larger group of stunt performers who were having a drink in a bar:

"It was then decided to go to a different place. It was also suggested that we car-pool due to parking. I ended up in Joel Kramer's vehicle. Other than I knew him by face, we had never worked together, he had never hired me, and we were not dating – nor was I looking to date him. It was just a group of stunt people getting together.

When I got into Joel's vehicle, instead of driving me to the other place, he drove us up into the hills on the south side of Ventura Boulevard into a quiet residential area. He pulled his vehicle over, unzipped his pants, pulled out his penis. He grabbed me by the back of my head and forced my face down onto his penis and came in my mouth. He then released my head and cleaned himself up. I must have as well. I really don't remember if he gave me tissues. I cannot remember if words were exchanged of any type, but he did drive me to the other place, where the group had gone."

The woman, who has chosen not to give her name, says it was Eliza coming forward that led her to finally do so:

"I did not tell anyone, because I was frightened, scared and ashamed. I also knew that if I were to report this to the stunt group, the police or SAG, I would have no chance in a career as a stunt woman."

Kramer has denied this account as well.

We just wonder how many more stories are out there?

[Image via 20th Century Fox/Facebook.]

Teenage Girl Escapes, Leads Police To Couple's Home Where 13 Children Were Held Captive For Years!

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 05:09 PM PST

How horrifying!

David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin are being held on $9 million bail each after their 13 children were discovered being held captive and malnourished at their home in Perris, California.

The investigation began when a 17-year-old girl contacted police telling them she had escaped from her parents' home -- where her 12 siblings were still trapped.

Just as the young girl claimed, investigators who entered the Turpin home found "several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings." The youngest was two.

Related: Eliza Dushku Shares Gut-Wrenching Story Of Being Molested As A Child

Perhaps the most shocking detail -- seven of their children had already reached adulthood while trapped in the home, the eldest being 29 years old!

According to records, David Turpin is listed as the principal of a school -- but the address is the same as their home. This may have been a way to avoid questions about why the children didn't attend school.

The couple are now facing nine felony counts of torture and ten felony counts of child endangerment each.

[Image via Riverside County Sheriff's Department.]

The Cranberries Are 'Devastated' At Loss Of Dolores O'Riordan — See Their Statement AND One Of Her Final Performances

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 04:24 PM PST

We're still shocked by the sudden death of Dolores O'Riordan.

The lead singer of the The Cranberries died suddenly of currently unknown causes at just 46 on Monday.

Related: Celebs Pay Tribute To Dolores

Now her bandmates, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler, have said their own heartbroken public goodbye.

They wrote on Twitter:

Less than a month ago, on December 20, Dolores herself took to the Cranberries Facebook page to update friends on an ongoing back problem that had kept her from touring.

She wrote:

Luckily, a fan was recording during one of those gigs.

See what may have been Dolores' final live performance (below):

[Image via WENN.]

Catherine Zeta-Jones Stands By Husband Michael Douglas Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 03:50 PM PST

Catherine Zeta-Jones is supporting her husband no matter what.

As we reported last week, after hearing a former employee was shopping around a story, Michael Douglas did an interview with Deadline to preemptively deny her sexual misconduct claims.

The unnamed woman allegedly says the now-73-year-old used colorful and raunchy language in front of (but not at) her, blackballed her from industry jobs after she was fired, and masturbated in front of her. The Basic Instinct star apologized for the first allegation but denies the latter two, saying there is "no truth to it whatsoever."

Related: Michael Douglas Apologizes To Val Kilmer For Cancer Claims!

On Sunday, Zeta-Jones attended Lifetime's Television Critics Association press day to promote Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story where she opens up about her spouse's controversy.

According to quotes obtained by ET Online, the 48-year-old actress said:

"My reaction was that as two people who have been in this business -- him longer than me -- was that we support #MeToo and the movement more than anybody, anybody -- me as a woman, him as a man... And there was no other way than to be preemptive in a story that had to be watched. He did a statement, he did it. I think it's very clear the way that he stands. I cannot elaborate on something that's so very personal to him."

In fact, the Chicago thespian -- who attended the 2018 Golden Globes in a black dress -- is amazed by all the "changes" that are happening because of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.

"We're seeing changes that have taken many years to even be talked about. It's an amazing time for women, and I really want women to remember how strong we are in numbers. This is going to die down. This is not going to be at the forefront of everyone's mind forever and ever and we're going to have to be kind to each other. We can't ask everyone else to be kind to us unless we're kind to each other... I have a daughter [14-year-old daughter Carys] and I instill [empowerment] in her every single day."

Douglas believes the "blogger" accuser is potentially "trying to get a book deal," or to possibly seek revenge because "her career didn't go the way she hoped."

[Image via Ivan Nikolov/WENN.]

Steven Seagal Says 40% Of Sexual Misconduct Claims Are Part Of A Worldwide Conspiracy Of Lies

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 03:32 PM PST

In case you hadn't heard, Steven Seagal doesn't just look like the type of villain he might have fought in his '90s action films -- he really is one.

After numerous sexual harassment claims, the Under Siege star was accused of rape by a Native American woman who was an 18-year-old extra on 1994's On Deadly Ground.

Now Seagal is defending himself against the allegations, and it's somewhat less effective than his aikido skills.

Related: In Sexist Interview Seagal Called Female Reporters 'Fucking Dirty Whores'

It doesn't help that the recent Russian citizen decided to paint the accusers as part of a major conspiracy -- to InfoWars host and Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones!

In a new interview, Seagal claimed the women "lied and been paid to lie about me without any evidence, any proof, any witnesses."

But he wasn't just defending himself. He says "40 percent" of the #MeToo claims out there "are false":

"This is just a complete tragedy. This isn't just me but hundreds of people around the world... many of those people are completely innocent."

He continues:

"There is a whole force of people gathering around the world now putting in lots of money and lots of time investigation people who are coming are coming after us. The people who are being paid to lie and the people who are paying them to lie are going to be exposed."

So everyone else is lying? He's the only one telling the truth in the center of a worldwide conspiracy of lies?

Sounds like another friend of Putin we know...

[Image via ITV/WENN/InfoWars.]

Simone Biles Steps Forward, Says She Was Also Sexually Abused By USA Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar!

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 03:16 PM PST

Her too.

Gymnast after gymnast has come forward with sexual abuse accusations against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Now four-time Olympics gold medalist Simone Biles is sharing her own story.

The 20-year-old athlete took to Twitter and Instagram with her testimony on Monday, writing of the difficulty she faced with the decision to publicly share her experience.

Related: Simone SLAMS Gabby Douglas For Victim Shaming Remark!

Biles penned:

"I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by Larry Nassar. Please believe me when I say it was a lot harder to first speak those words out loud than it is now to put them on paper. There are many reasons that l have been reluctant to share my story, but I know now it is not my fault."

By stepping forward, Simone joins the 140 other women and young girls to speak out against Nassar, who faces seven sexual assault charges in federal court this week.

Biles went on to write:

"It is not normal to receive any type of treatment from a trusted team physician and refer to it horrifyingly as the "special" treatment. This behavior is completely unacceptable, disgusting, and abusive, especially coming from someone whom I was TOLD to trust. For too long I've asked myself, "Was I too naive? Was it my fault?" I now know the answer to those questions. No. No, it was not my fault. No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USAG, and others."

Read her statement in full (below):

We stand by Biles and all the other gymnasts who were abused by this man who continued to be protected by the system. Hopefully justice will be served.

[Image via FayesVision/WENN.]

Blake Griffin Spotted With Mystery Woman — Are Things With Kendall Jenner Over??

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 02:59 PM PST

Turns out, Blake Griffin is playing more than just basketball...

According to People, over the weekend, the NBA star got cozy with a mystery woman at Soho Malibu despite the fact he's still dating Kendall Jenner.

Related: Kendall Jenner Storms The Tom Ford Runway!

An onlooker said the two "were definitely giving off couple vibes," adding:

"At one point, she put her hand in his lap, where he held her hand there for about five to 10 minutes or so... It was so subtle. They seemed very low-key together, and their holding hands looked entirely natural. They looked like they were really comfortable with each other, and they were definitely not calling any attention to themselves and the little bit of PDA that they shared."

Uh oh! Look away, Kenny!

Despite this recent report, the athlete and the KUWTK model are still together, though things appear to be fizzling out. A source says:

"Blake and Kendall have been cooling off recently, but they're not officially broken up."

The two were first linked in August 2017, where Griffin was potentially still with baby momma Brynn Cameron.

Love and basketball don't always mix, y'all...

[Image via Regina Wagner/Future Image/WENN.]

Lewis Hamilton Does Not Want You To Crap In His Bathroom, According To Ex-Girlfriend!

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 02:10 PM PST

When you gotta go, you gotta go... just not in Lewis Hamilton's private jet!

In an interview with The Irish Sun originally published on Saturday, the racing driver's former flame Veronica Valle (pictured above) spills the deets about dating the athlete, and according to her he has quite an "ugly side"!

The now-33-year-old first noticed the social media model on Instagram, and after sending her a DM, Valle was flown from Houston, Texas to Barbados.

Related: Lewis Hamilton Crashes $2 Million Car In Monaco!

While the racer was initially "sweet," she says he can also be "Jekyll and Hyde," especially when it comes to someone using his bathroom!

Valle recalls:

"We were on the way to New York and Lewis went crazy after he found out that the pilot had pooped in the toilet... He was going to fire the pilot! He said, 'Everybody knows that they shouldn't take a shit on my plane.' He was really mad."'

Unfortunately, Hamilton lost his (figurative) shit when Valle decided to do her business at one of his properties in the South of France!

"A few months later, at his house in Monaco, I ended up having to use the toilet that was next to the kitchen to do a number two... He saw me come out and said, 'Why did you take so long?'... I told him I was pooping. You could tell he was so upset... It felt like he was going to yell at me, but in the end he just said, 'You know you weren't supposed to use that!'... He said I should have used the one in the guestroom. It was completely bizarre."'

But it wasn't just her poop routine that caused Lewis to turn vile. From her weight to the way she ate ice cream ("He grabbed the spoon and said, 'You are supposed to do it like this."'), the swimwear designer says Hamilton could be extremely verbally abusive.

On a different trip to Barbados, Valle claims:

"He would call me fat in front of all his friends. If I was the first one to get food he would say, 'Look at you, you are so fat!' He would tell me I would eat too much – right before I went to serve myself food. Who does that to a woman?... People started laughing at me and I felt bad. One time he was with some girls in the room and as soon as I came in he started making fun of me. He said, 'Wow, you are so bright you look like a damn Oompa Loompa.' Throughout the whole trip he was so ugly to me."'

Valle also dishes about Hamilton's former relationship with Nicole Scherzinger, and why it ended.

"He told me the reason they split up was because she wanted to get married. He wasn't ready... I think she thought he was going to propose. He didn't and she got mad."

Apparently, Hamilton also got "ugly" with the Pussycat Dolls star, and criticized the fact that she doesn't write her own music.

"He said he comes in and writes his own music – but she only had someone hand her a piece of paper and say, 'Sing this.' He said, 'She used to come in here and criticise me.' He called her all the names under the sun."'

While Hamilton and Valle split after three months in 2015, she continued to see him in Barbados every August. On last year's trip:

"I was at a party with him and I came to ask him if he was OK – but he just swore at me... He told me to 'get the fuck out of there' and that it was 'none of my fucking business.'... I don't understand why I was invited on that trip to get treated like that. His friend said when Lewis drinks, he loses his head. He doesn't act the same... After just one drink he changes and becomes so rude."'

Dating a celebrity isn't all it's cracked up to be...

[Image via Veronica Valle/Instagram/ATP/WENN.]

Donald Trump Retweets Alt-Right Leader Who Once Allegedly Carried A 'Rape Melania' Sign At Rally

Posted: 15 Jan 2018 01:52 PM PST

Be careful who you retweet, Donald Trump.

On Saturday, the President retweeted a message from alt-right personality Jack Posobiec accusing Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of flip-flopping on his immigration views.

Photo: Trump Attends 'Villains & Heroes' Costume Party As Himself!

The self-proclaimed "conservative Christian" wrote:

Contrary to what Posobiec claims, the shared video actually shows Durbin saying extending the DREAM Act would not result in family immigration, according to Newsweek.

If the far-right Internet activist sounds familiar, he (unfortunately) is. Not only did Posobiec help organize January 2017's pro-Trump DeploraBall, he promoted a 2016 false theory called "Pizzagate" which claimed Hillary Clinton ran a sex trafficking ring from a Washington D.C. pizza shop.

In December 2016, he also accused Rogue One: A Star Wars Story of rewriting and reshooting scenes in order to call Trump a racist.

However, according to a Buzzfeed News article published last week, Posobiec allegedly once held a sign at a November 2016 anti-Trump rally that read "Rape Melania." This occurred less than a week after the 2016 presidential election, and its aim was to discredit anti-Trump supporters and to paint them as violent and out of control.

As seen on Twitter in August 2017:

Buzzfeed News reportedly obtained November 10 and November 12, 2016 text messages between a source and Posobiec showing them brainstorming sign sayings and chants that would demonize anti-Trump supporters. When asked his "mission," Posoblec allegedly wrote:

"To discredit them... Infiltrate with the bad signs."

Additionally, a source says Posobiec was the hooded figure who held the "Rape Melania" sign at the D.C. rally.

Posobiec denies holding the sign and writing the texts, saying they were likely photoshopped. He also denies any involvement in the campaign.

[Image via Ben Kriemann/Future Image/WENN.]

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