WHAT DO LADY GAGA, GENE HACKMAN, PAULA DEEN,& HEATHER LOCKLEAR HAVE IN COMMON?

Marion Pellicano Ambrose

It was a rough Friday the 13^th for celebrities!

        Madonna accused Lady GaGa of ripping off one of her hits. She claims that “Born This Way” was ripped off from “Express Yourself”

         Southern Chef Paula Deen, Queen of Cholesterol, will no longer be able to indulge in her deep fried, sugar coated, yummy foods. Word leaked out today through Huffingtonpost.com and other online sources, that Deen is about to admit she has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes.

      

 

  Actor Gene Hackman was struck by a car while bike riding in the Florida Keys on Friday afternoon. He was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. The 81 year old Oscar winner was later released with bumps and bruises.

       John Edwards, who is charged with six felony counts and misdemeanor counts related to donations and payments he allegedly made from his 2008 presidential campaign, had his trial postponed until March 26^th. Edwards is reported to have developed a life threatening heart condition. He’s also accused of conspiracy, issuing false statements, violating campaign contribution laws and funneling money to his mistress, Rielle Hunter. I guess that’s enough to give anyone a heart condition!

       Heather Locklear was admitted to Los Robles Hospital Friday. She remains in intensive care but is said to be stable and resting comfortably. No reason for her hospitalization has been announced, but of course the tabloids are saying “drugs and alcohol”, even though it has not been confirmed.

      

          It was announced Friday that 9 year old Kathleen Edwards, the little girl with Huntington’s disease who was taunted and cyber bullied, died Wednesday. Kathleen’s neighbor, Jennifer Petkov, posted photos on Facebook of Kathleen’s face with a skull and crossbones underneath and drove past the Edward’s house with a coffin attached to a truck. She also posted a picture of Laura Edwards (Kathleen’s mother who died of the same disease in 2009) lying next to the Grim Reaper.

We at DRL hope you, your family and friends had a safe Friday the 13^th!

LUNCH TIME POLL

This morning 'The Associated Press' reported that a federal grand jury, in Raleigh, NC, who has been investigating the case for two years, has indicted former senator John Edwards who has been a two time presidential candidate.  The charges being that he violated campaign finance law during the 2008 presidential election campaign by receiving contributions in excess of federal limits, which were not properly reported. Additionally, misusing the funds for the purpose of hiding his extramarital affair in order to save his candidacy.  The case includes six counts, including conspiracy, four counts of illegal campaign contributions and one count of false statements. His lawyers have stated that he has refused to "bargain" a plea agreement and plans to fight the charges.  It has been reported that Mr. Edwards has supposedly stated and maintains, that he used the money to hide the affair, but for private purposes--- to conceal  it from his wife.   If the "ex-poster child" of the Democratic Party pleads guilty or loses in court he could be stripped of his law license, and could face five years in prison, and fines as high as $250,000 per count.

In 2008 Edwards admitted to the affair with Rielle Hunter, his campaign videographer.  In 2010 he admitted to being the father of Hunter's child.  Stories and rumors are swirling that he is trying to get Ms. Hunter to cover for him and even to marry him.  A marital relationship would protect him from her statements in a court of law.

"Trial or not, John Edwards is the Charlie Sheen of American politics - great hair and no chance for rehabilitation," Democratic consultant Jack Quinn told the AP.


Guilty?  Innocent? Can a tarnished image be repaired?  Do you care?  Should marital affairs matter in politics when they run rampant through the country?  Should marriage after the fact protect you from the laws if broken before the marriage?

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