Paparazzi Ditch Britney for Miley

You can tell who’s hot in Hollywood by the number of paparazzi following in their wake. Apparently Britney is out and Miley is in. Only 6 paparazzi were following popwreck Britney Spears last week, while a hoard of 30 jostled for snaps of Miley Cyrus, star of Disney’s popular TV show Hannah Montana.
Paparazzi are celebrity […]

False Accusations of Prostitution, Sex Crimes Destroy the Innocent

A comment to our March 25 post, NY Prostitution Scandal Reveals Seamy Sex Politics, points out the power that sexual accusation has to destroy careers and personal credibility.
Reader Tomas objected to our reference to former U.S. Senator Gary Hart saying, “He was never even accused of a criminal act (if there was a criminal act, […]

Murder: The Scary Truth, and How to Cope With It

Murder in Los Angeles is a serious issue.  Since, January 2007, there have been almost 400 murders in Los Angeles, centralized in the metro area, but every part of the city and county has suffered.  The murder rate in Los Angeles is almost twice that of New York City, a city with twice as many people.  While Controller […]

Fraud: A Felony That Comes In Many Forms

A recent story in the LA Times claimed Sean “Diddy” Combs was responsible for an attack on Tupac Shakur that took place in 1994, however it was revealed that the source of the story, an individual named James Sabatino, was lying to them and was guilty of fraud.  Sabatino is a convicted felon, already serving […]

Prostitution: What Triggers Infidelity?

Why do powerful men like recently disgraced former New York governor Eliot Spitzer turn to prostitution for sex? The answer is more complicated than boredom in the marital bed, says best-selling author Dave Zinczenko, editor of upscale magazine Men’s Health. Feelings of power and invincibility cause high-profile men to seek high-priced sex from high-class prostitutes.
“They […]

Rape: Tips to Deal with the Tragedy and Reality

Rape is a nightmare, something no woman should have to go through.  Rape also has two sides, and there are dangers on both sides.  Women have unfortunately lied about rape claims and ruined the lives of some men, and some men have done their best to lie about accusations made as well. 
However, the issue of […]

NY Prostitution Scandal Reveals Seamy Sex Politics

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer apparently isn’t the only politician in New York’s capital who believes sex is part of the job benefits package. His political suicide in the recent call-girl prostitution scandal has thrown a spotlight on the seamier side of politics where sex greases palms as often as money. The joke going around the […]

The Pellicano Case: Privacy Rights On Trial

Former “Private Investigator to the Stars” Anthony Pellicano has been on trial or in jail for the last five or six years of his life.  He was put in jail originally for possessing weapons (including practice hand grenades and enough explosives to take down a passenger jet) with authorities found while investigating him for a […]

Paparazzi vs. Celebrities: Who Wins, the Camera or Britney?

The last five years or so has seen the rise of the 24-hour celebrity.  Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton and a few others are on our television sets, in our magazines, on our websites producing news almost non-stop.  However, celebrities aren’t able to do this on their own, they need not just the news […]

Prostitution: The Lustful Fall of Elliot Spitzer (and others)

By now, the entire world has heard of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer’s role in a prostitution ring, where he apparently was visiting with call girls whose rates were as high as $5,500 per visit over the course of 6 plus years.  Now, no longer the governor of the nation’s third largest state, he awaits possible criminal […]

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