Updated 3:29 pm CDT, Friday, September 7, 2018 FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. Federal prosecutors on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, announced that the zookeeper, also known as "Joe Exotic," and candidate for governor earlier this year, has been charged in a murder-for-hire scheme alleging he tried to hire someone to kill a Florida woman. Prosecutors allege Maldonado-Passage tried to hire two separate people to kill the woman, who wasn't harmed. Maldonado-Passage finished third in a three-way Libertarian primary in June. less FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013, file photo, Joseph Maldonado answers a question during an interview at the zoo he runs in Wynnewood, Okla. Federal prosecutors on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, announced that the ... more Photo: Sue Ogrocki, AP … [Read more...] about Oklahoma governor candidate charged in murder-for-hire plot
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Sheriff: Murder-for-hire plot behind good Samaritan’s death
Updated 2:12 pm CDT, Friday, September 7, 2018 In these photos made available by the Volusia County Dept. of Corrections, Fla., shows Kelsey McFoley, left, Melissa Rios Roque and Benjamin Bascom under arrest, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. The three are charged in the death of Carlos Cruz-Echevarria. Echevarria was to give a deposition in a road rage case against McFoley. Bascom is accused as the shooter, Rios Roque assisted in planning the shooting and helped Bascom get away while McFoley hired to killed Eecevarria. (Volusia County Dept. of Corrections via AP) less In these photos made available by the Volusia County Dept. of Corrections, Fla., shows Kelsey McFoley, left, Melissa Rios Roque and Benjamin Bascom under arrest, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. The three are charged ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close … [Read more...] about Sheriff: Murder-for-hire plot behind good Samaritan’s death
Michelle Wolf Slams ABC for Letting ‘Lady Hitler Chef’ Roseanne Barr Back on the Air ‘in the First Place’
Comedienne Michelle Wolf sparked controversy with her appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Now, she is once again back in the news, this time for her remarks about fellow comedienne Roseanne Barr. Speaking on her new Netflix show The Break, which drops on Sunday, Wolf said what Barr said was clearly not a joke. “It’s not a joke, it’s barely a tweet,” Wolf said in the pre-released clip, referring to Barr’s racist remark about Valerie Jarrett. “Her excuse for tweeting it was bad. You got to get better at one of those, Roseanne!.” She then slammed ABC for hiring Roseanne in the first place. “Everyone’s been saying it’s so brave of ABC to cancel their hit show, but the bold move was actually putting this lady Hitler chef back on the air in the first place,” Wolf continued on. “So kudos to ABC, it takes a lot of courage to fire someone after they’ve been openly racist for the thousandth … [Read more...] about Michelle Wolf Slams ABC for Letting ‘Lady Hitler Chef’ Roseanne Barr Back on the Air ‘in the First Place’
Jerry Seinfeld Faces Bulked-Up Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Hit Show
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client. Although comedians sometimes don't mind playing the fool, Christian Charles is seeing the wisdom of retaining counsel in a lawsuit against Jerry Seinfeld, Sony, and Netflix over the hit show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Charles alleges that the idea for this show was his own. The plaintiff contends he has a long history of working with Seinfeld and that he registered copyrights on a treatment and script for a pilot episode. Charles further says he conducted meetings and had e-mail conversations with Seinfeld's reps and that after working on the pilot and demanding backend compensation, Seinfeld began to use his creativity without his involvement. The plaintiff originally sued in February, and at the time, many news outlets wrote about it, but not The Hollywood Reporter. Although we were aware of the case before anyone had published one word on the litigation, it's this publication's policy not to write about pro se … [Read more...] about Jerry Seinfeld Faces Bulked-Up Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Hit Show
Cartoon Network’s ‘Mighty Magiswords’ Renewed for Season Two
Cartoon Network has renewed its animated comedy series Mighty Magiswords for a second season. Created by Kyle A. Carrozza (The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water), the show revolves around Prohyas and Vambre, a sibling team of "warriors for hire" who embark on heroic quests and fun adventures to locate magic swords known as Magiswords. The MagiMobile app, which was launched in November, lets fans collect swords just as the characters do. In addition to the renewal, Cartoon Network said Thursday that it's launching mobile game Surely You Quest, an idle RPG to be released for free on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play on Feb. 16. The game intersects with the MagiMobile app, allowing users to expand their previously earned magiswords collections. Gamers gain access to more than 400 pieces of original content, such as narrative vlogs by the warriors, collaborative shorts, digital games and MagiMobile. Mighty Magiswords, which premiered in September, ranked as Cartoon … [Read more...] about Cartoon Network’s ‘Mighty Magiswords’ Renewed for Season Two