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Rihanna‘s security team alerted the police after a man arrived at her house and attempted to propose to her.

Rihanna probably has a lot of people who would love to be married to her, but one of them showed up at her home. TMZ reported Thursday that cops were called to the property after a random man showed up with intentions to propose to her.It’s unclear if Rihanna, who is pregnant, or her partner A$AP Rocky was at the home. According to TMZ, a man traveled from South Carolina to Rihanna’s home, where he was almost immediately stopped by security.

Rihanna‘s home in Los Angeles was invaded this week by a man who wanted to propose to the singer, it has been reported.According to Marca, the unidentified man turned up at Rihanna’s doorstep yesterday (March 23) but was immediately intercepted by her security team before the police were called.A source told the outlet: “The man claimed he was there to propose to the pop star, and Rihanna’s team called the cops right away.”After arriving at the property, officers questioned the man’s intentions but he was not found to have broken any laws. He was escorted off the premises and advised not to return.

An unidentified male turned up to Rihanna's Los Angeles home with the intent of asking her to marry him, according to reports. Although it is not currently known whether the mum-of-two-to-be - who is currently expecting her second child with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky - was at home at the time, the man in question was released by police.

Like father… like son??

Whoa. This was fast!

Well, this is an odd turn in the Bryan Kohberger case…

Piano Man” played an unusual role in the rescue of a pet bird in South Carolina. Last month Christine Iturrino was loading groceries into her Myrtle Beach home when Joel, the pet cockatiel she had adopted from a bird rescue group 18 months ago, flew out of the door.“In a panic, I tried to grab him, which you’re not supposed to do with birds,” Iturrino, 58, told the Washington Post.

Sen. Lindsey Graham urged the audience of “The Daily Show” to boo him during an interview with guest host and former Minnesota senator Al Franken Monday night.The moment came after Franken had asked the South Carolina Republican why Donald Trump would say such a “stupid thing” after the former president told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he could’ve stopped Russia’s invasion of Ukraine if he had the opportunity to negotiate with Putin – and “at worst, I could’ve made a deal to take over something.”Graham dismissed the question before arguing that Trump “did a pretty good job of taking the fight to the terrorists” when he was president.“He killed Soleimani, he killed Baghdadi,” Graham said.

The Murdaugh family might not be out of the woods just yet…

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert hit back at Sen. Lindsay Graham on Wednesday after he criticized President Biden for not taking action against Russia for a collision between one of its fighter jets and a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.During an appearance on Fox News on Tuesday, the South Carolina Republican proceeded to ask, “What would Ronald Reagan do?”“Well that’s easy, he would take Russian down by funneling crack into their neighborhoods,” Colbert said.

the Rodney Dangerfield of world leaders,” but Tucker Carlson inadvertently defended the president Wednesday night after pinning the South Carolina senator as a peddler of “anti-American stupidity.” And it all goes back to Russia.The takedown began Tuesday when Graham, speaking on “Hannity,” shared how he thinks the United States, specifically President Joe Biden, should respond after a Russian jet reportedly collided with a U.S. drone and sent it crashing down into the Black Sea. “We should hold them accountable, and say that if you ever get near another U.S.

Bonded for life! While celebrating Top Gun: Maverick‘s success at the 2023 Oscars, Jay Ellis reflected on the time he got to spend with costar Tom Cruise.

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Striking comedy gold? Chris Rock’s net worth exploded after his Netflix deal. The longtime comedian released the first-ever live comedy special on the streaming platform and he made big bank from his two specials.

seven broad issues including schools and education, healthcare, free speech, access to accurate IDs, public accommodations, weakening of civil rights laws, marriage, and more. The number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced has more than tripled since mid-January, and far exceeded the total number of bills introduced in all of 2022, which was 278.Oklahoma has the most anti-LGBTQ bills so far at 35, followed by Missouri (34), Texas (29 bills), Tennessee (26), Iowa (28), Mississippi (24), Indiana.

Bravo face off! Madison LeCroy seemingly threw shade at Lindsay Hubbard following her past hookup with Austen Kroll — and fans noticed.

Alex Murdaugh’s trial lasted nearly six weeks, and yet on Thursday night, the jury only needed three hours to deliberate before coming back with a guilty verdict. That’s pretty speedy for such a massive case — and it was actually even faster than that!!

found guilty in his double murder trial. On Friday, he was sentenced to life in prison.This is the latest development in a long and complex story, as the Murdaughs have been at the center of a seemingly never-ending scandal after a number of deaths in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina became associated with the American legal dynasty, helping to unravel the power they had over these local counties and expose the corruption in the legal battle that has since followed. Following the unsolved 2015 hit-and-run of gay teen Stephen Smith and the 2019 boat accident that resulted in the drowning of Paul Murdaugh's high school friend, Mallory Beach, as well as the unexpected 2018 death of the family's longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, lawyer Alex Murdaugh was accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and their youngest son, Paul, in 2021. Since January 2023, Alex has been standing trial for the murders of his two family members while also being accused of a number of other alleged crimes, with the disgraced patriarch facing charges for a murder-for-hire suicide scheme as well as embezzlement and fraud.

It’s official. Alex Murdaugh is headed to prison for a very long time.

It’s the court case has gripped America and is the subject of a Netflix documentary series that attempts to unravel the shocking twists and turns of a crime involving a prominent and wealthy South Carolina family. Following a tense trial in the town of Walterboro, lawyer Alex Murdaugh, 54, has been found guilty of the brutal murders of his wife Maggie and their youngest son Paul on 7 June 2021. However, it turns out the Murdaugh case is not just about those killings – as during the trial, it was revealed that the family is linked to a deadly boating accident and subsequent wrongful death charge, a faked murder attempt, drug addiction, suspected fraud, embezzlement and even a mysterious fatal accident at their home.

Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced.

convicted of murdering his wife and son in 2021.Murdaugh, 54, who had to trade his dress shirt and sport coat for a beige jail uniform following the verdict, maintained his innocence when addressing the judge before sentencing, The Associated Press reported. “I would never hurt my wife Maggie and I would never hurt my son Paul,” he said.The disgraced lawyer was found guilty of two charges of first degree murder Thursday after a month-long trial and just three hours of jury deliberation.

Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced toto two life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murder of his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, Judge Clifton Newman ruled on Friday. «It was especially heartbreaking for me to see you go, in the media, as a grieving father who lost a wife and son to being the person indicted and convicted of killing them,» the judge said prior to making his decision. «You have engaged in duplicitous conduct here in the courtroom, here on the witness stand, and as established by the testimony, throughout the time leading from the time of the indictment and prior to the time of the indictment to this point in time.»Murdaugh was found guilty of the 2021 murders of his wife and son on Thursday, Mar. 2, when a jury returned with their verdict after three hours of deliberation.

South Carolina prosecutor, Attorney General Alan Wilson, said (via BBC): “Today’s verdict proves that no one, no matter who you are in society, is above the law.”Murdaugh had pleaded not guilty to killing his wife and youngest son. During the trial, he made the risky move of taking to the witness stand to plead his innocence.“I would never hurt Maggie, and I would never hurt Paul – ever – under any circumstances,” Murdaugh said.For months after the murders, Murdaugh had repeatedly claimed he had not been at the dog kennels on the evening his wife and son were shot.Prosecutors brought attention to a Snapchat video filmed by Paul minutes before the shootings, where Murdaugh’s voice could be heard in the background.

family annihilator” and that he was the one who shot and killed his 52-year-old wife Maggie and youngest son Paul, 22, on June 7, 2021 at the family’s estate in Colleton County, South Carolina.Defense attorney Griffin alleged that law enforcement was too hasty in zeroing in on Murdaugh as the killer, saying that his client’s self-confessed opiate addiction made him “an easy target for SLED (South Carolina Law Enforcement Division)… They started fabricating evidence against Alex.”Griffin also played a cellphone video taken by Paul in which he was talking to his mother and father about dogs around 8:44 p.m., just minutes before prosecutors say the shooting started. “Four minutes later, the state would have you believe that Alex Murdaugh up and blew his son’s brains out,” Griffin argued.In a win for the prosecution, Newman earlier ruled that the jury could hear evidence of Murdaugh’s financial difficulties, and “the apparent desperation” that may have motivated the defendant to murder his wife and son.

Well, that was quick!

Ellise Shafer Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of murdering his wife and son on Thursday, marking the conclusion of a trial that has gripped the nation. According to The New York Times, a jury in Colleton County, S.C.

Alex Murdaughwas found guilty of the 2021 murders of his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, a jury decided on Thursday The disgraced South Carolina lawyer was first charged with their deaths in July 2022 before standing trial in January 2023. In June 2021, Murdaugh alerted the police that he had found the bodies of his 52-year-old wife and their 22-year-old son near the dog kennels at the family hunting lodge in Islandton, South Carolina. Both victims had been shot multiple times. During the trial, Murdaugh revealed he lied about his whereabouts on the night of Maggie and Paul's deaths, blaming a painkiller addiction for increased paranoia that led him to not disclosing the truth to authorities at the time.

found guilty in his double murder trial.This is the latest development in a long and complex story, as the Murdaughs have been at the center of a seemingly never-ending scandal after a number of deaths in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina became associated with the American legal dynasty, helping to unravel the power they had over these local counties and expose the corruption in the legal battle that has since followed. Following the unsolved 2015 hit-and-run of gay teen Stephen Smith and the 2019 boat accident that resulted in the drowning of Paul Murdaugh's high school friend, Mallory Beach, as well as the unexpected 2018 death of the family's longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, lawyer Alex Murdaugh was accused of killing his wife, Maggie, and their youngest son, Paul, in 2021. Since January 2023, Alex has been standing trial for the murders of his two family members while also being accused of a number of other alleged crimes, with the disgraced patriarch facing charges for a murder-for-hire suicide scheme as well as embezzlement and fraud. In total, the state has brought 99 charges against Alex, alleging he defrauded many of his legal clients out of millions of dollars.While Alex denies responsibility for the killings or the other charges lobbied against him, he did admit to lying when he was on the stand.

The slap heard round the world is about to get its first complete take from Chris Rock, who will finally talk about the infamous Oscars incident with Will Smith.

BreAnna Bell Netflix’s band of Pogue’s dominated the Top 10 chart as the most viewed title during the Feb. 20-26 viewing window as Season 3 of “Outer Banks” debuted atop the English-Language TV chart with 154.97 million hours viewed. The series also took up the No. 4 and No. 7 spots on the list as fans revisited Seasons 1 (35.1 million hours viewed) and Season 2 (23.86 million hours viewed) ahead of Season 3’s Feb. 23 premiere. The “Outer Banks” win effectively cut “You” Season 4’s two-week run at No. 1 short. The series, which released the first five episodes of its latest installment on Feb. 9, fell to fifth place on the chart in its third week of availability with 27.75 million hours viewed.

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The Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal is the latest true crime docuseries to grab the attention of Netflix viewers.READ MORE: The best UK streaming platforms – ranked!Directed by Emmy nominees Jenner Furst and Jennifer Willoughby Nason (Fyre Fraud), the new series examines how a tragedy exposed the horrifying secrets of one of South Carolina’s most powerful legal families.A synopsis reads: “The Murdaughs were one of South Carolina’s most prominent families, but the death of teenager Mallory Beach in a drunken boating accident began the unraveling of their legacy.“When Paul Murdaugh – the alleged driver of the boat – and his mother Maggie are found brutally murdered, a century of corruption, power, and cover-ups in the Low Country is brought to light.“The series features first-hand accounts from those on the boat that fateful night, many of whom have not spoken about the crash or double homicide of Maggie and Paul until now, including: Paul Murdaugh’s longtime girlfriend, Morgan Doughty; Mallory Beach’s childhood friends, Miley Altman and Connor Cook; Mallory’s boyfriend, Anthony Cook; and several others.”There are three episodes of The Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal, all of which were released on Netflix on Wednesday, February 22.Below, you can find the episode titles and synopses, as well as their running times.Episode 1 – Where Is Mallory?  Survivors reflect on the shocking boat crash that killed vibrant teenager Mallory Beach – and the demons that haunted troubled driver Paul Murdaugh. (41 minutes)Episode 2 – Murders at Moselle In the aftermath of Mallory’s death, Alex Murdaugh’s damage control raised alarm.

Hell hath no fury like a scorned woman.

After endless discussions about his shaky version of events, Alex Murdaugh is finally giving his testimony.