Torres to undergo knee surgery, out for 6 weeks - Soccer- nbcsports.msnbc.com

Torres to undergo knee surgery, out for 6 weeks - Soccer- nbcsports.msnbc.com: "Spain striker Fernando Torres faces a race to be fit for the World Cup because of knee surgery that will sideline him for six weeks.The surgery was due to take place Sunday night and will mean he misses the rest of Liverpool's season, the Premier League club announced Sunday.'Fernando saw a specialist in Spain earlier today and it was decided that he would need surgery on a torn cartilage in his right knee,' Liverpool said in a statement. 'We cannot comment ahead of the operation but, as a guide, the usual rehabilitation period for this type of procedure is around six weeks...

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Inside the murderous reign of the Aussie Godfather - thestar.com

Inside the murderous reign of the Aussie Godfather - thestar.com: "For nearly decade, Carl Williams oversaw a murderous spree that decimated the two crime families controlling Melbourne’s drug trade and outraged all of Australia.On Monday, the war ended when Williams, a baby-faced 39-year-old, was beaten to death in prison with the seat post from an exercise bike.Williams left behind a shattered landscape. His own mother died recently of a drug overdose. He had no more friends – they’d all been killed, often at his orders. Aside from violence, his only legacy is an Australian TV show, Underbelly, based in part on his life.Asked on Monday to comment on Williams’ death, gangster Dominic “‘Mick” Gatto, one of the few Williams’ targets who got away, declined: “I would rather let dead dogs lie...

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Chelsea target Franck Ribery questioned in child prostitution scandal - MirrorFootball.co.uk

Chelsea target Franck Ribery questioned in child prostitution scandal - MirrorFootball.co.uk: "Premier League target Franck Ribery has been questioned by a judge over a child prostitution scandal.The Bayern Munich winger, wanted by Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City, was quizzed about allegations that a Paris nightclub was employing underage girls as escorts.Ribery's international team-mate Sidney Govou was also summoned by judge Yves Dando, who is investigating.There are allegations that at least one Les Bleus star has had sex with a hooker under the age of 18, an offence which is punishable in France by up to three years in priso...

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Notorious Australian gangster murdered in prison

Notorious Australian gangster murdered in prison: "Carl Williams, 39, a key figure in Melbourne's brutal turf war from the late 1990s, died after apparently being struck in the head in the exercise yard at Barwon Prison outside Melbourne.'It doesn't take a genius to work out there will be ramifications,' Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Ken Jones told reporters, adding that two prisoners were being questioned.Jones urged interested parties not to take the matter into their own hands, saying Williams' killer would be 'brought to book'.'My message to people is to not get involved in a life of crime,' he said.Williams was serving a life sentence with a 35-year non-parole period for ordering the murders of several rivals, including career criminal Lewis Moran and his son Jason Mora...

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French international footballers Franck Ribery and Sidney Govou in prostitute scandal - Telegraph

French international footballers Franck Ribery and Sidney Govou in prostitute scandal - Telegraph: "Ribery, 27, and Govou, 30, were summoned before an examining judge following allegations that a Paris nightclub was employing under-age girls. Many multi-millionaire football stars are said to be regulars at the club, with at least one said to have had sex with a prostitute under the age of 18. Grim tale of a Dutch child prostitute that has put exploitation back up the political agendaUnder French law this is an offence which carries a sentence of up to three years in prison. The unnamed player has admitted sleeping with the girl, but said he believed she was an adult at the time. A so-called 'pimp' said to have organised girls for players has been arrested, and a number of young women are...

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Jessica Alba plays Prostitute in her upcoming flick » Jessica Alba fan blog

Jessica Alba plays Prostitute in her upcoming flick » Jessica Alba fan blog: "Jessica Alba plays prostitute in her upcoming flick, “The Killer Inside Me.” The film is about a small town cop, played by Casey Affleck, who turns out to be a serial killer. Jessica reportedly bears the brunt of the serial kille...

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French football stars questioned by police over Paris prostitution ring | Football - Times Online

French football stars questioned by police over Paris prostitution ring | Football - Times Online: "reputation of France’s football team was under scrutiny yesterday when it emerged that two players had been questioned by police in connection with an investigation into a prostitution ring. One of the players is alleged to have had sexual relations with a prostitute under the age of 18 — an offence which carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison. A third international is also likely to be summoned for questioning by police in Paris, according to l’Equipe, France’s sporting daily. A judicial source confirmed the reports but refused to divulge the identity of the players concerne...

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Footballer forced to pay protection money to gang | The Spoiler

Footballer forced to pay protection money to gang | The Spoiler: "As reported by The Spoiler’s great pals over at Pies, a nameless Premier League footballer is apparently in the rather unappealing position of having to fork out £15,000 every three months as “protection money” to a South London street gang.Only last week it was reported in some of the biggest papers that factions of London gangs have recently become affiliated with the legendary LA street gangs, the Crips and the Bloods. And, as a rather chilling aside, a high ranking member of The Spoiler team had a nice South London stroll totally ruined on Saturday by the sight of three terrifying youths approaching with blue neckerchiefs hiding their faces. Presumed Crip...

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Oprah Was A Prostitute?! | PerezHilton.com

Oprah Was A Prostitute?! | PerezHilton.com: "According to biographer Kitty Kelley, Oprah's family denied that she was ever sexually molested. The TV queen has been through a lot in her life and Kelley gives the deets that she found tragi...

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Drug arrests up as Sydney gripped by cocaine fever | Herald Sun

Drug arrests up as Sydney gripped by cocaine fever | Herald Sun: "SYDNEY is the cocaine capital of Australia with use - and arrests - for the drug soaring. And it's believed that a rise in cocaine arrests is not down to increased policing but rather a result of the growing desire for the drug.'The short but unhelpful answer is that more cocaine is getting into the country,' said NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Director Dr Don Weatherburn sai...

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Russell Brand prescribes heroin for Justin Bieber - NYPOST.com

Russell Brand prescribes heroin for Justin Bieber - NYPOST.com: "Russell Brand has a prescription for the ailing music industry -- heroin. The British comic, fiancé of Katy Perry, tells Rolling Stone: 'The top of the hit parade would look very different if teenyboppers were exposed to heroin. It would weed a lot of them out. I don't think Justin Bieber could handle [Pink Floyd member and heavy user] Syd Barrett's habit . . . A lot of people in their journey to rehab overdose, and then, perhaps, we would be spared their awful music. It's Darwinian. It's the law of natural selection...

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Couch action star Steven Seagal once asked Jenny McCarthy to strip - dnaindia.com

Couch action star Steven Seagal once asked Jenny McCarthy to strip - dnaindia.com: "Steven Seagal is facing fresh allegations from Jenny McCarthy. Actress McCarthy has come forward to claim that she experienced unacceptable behaviour at the hands of the action star.The actor has a long history of inappropriate behaviour and former Playboy playmate McCarthy said she had suffered an uncomfortable situation with the Under Siege star.She said in a 1998 interview to Movieline magazine, unearthed by CBS News channel's Crimesider, that Seagal asked her to strip during a casting call for Under Siege 2, and then threatened her not to tell anyone.'I go inside [Seagal's] office, which has shag carpet and this huge couch, and he's by himself and says, 'Sit on my couch',' McCarthy, now 37, sai...

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Premier League star paying £15,000 'protection money' to extortion gang - dnaindia.com

Premier League star paying £15,000 'protection money' to extortion gang - dnaindia.com: "“From young we kept you out of trouble, we kept you safe and now it’s payback time. If the payments stop, the football stops. He will get hurt,” The Daily Star quoted the gangster, as saying.“People higher than me have ordered this person to pay a certain amount of money every couple of months - £15,000 pounds every two to three months. That might not seem a lot for a Premiership footballer, but it’s a lot of money,” he added.When asked what would happen if the player hired his own security, he said: “Fine. But it won’t work. We know where your family live, we know where your friends live. The payments ain’t gonna stop.” It is not the first time a top star has been targeted by extortion gangs. Earlier,...

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Joe Calzaghe's cocaine, jealousy and betrayal: The dark secrets of the world champion boxer, by his ex-girlfriend

By Jo Macfarlane Last updated at 12:58 AM on 04th April 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories When world champion boxer Joe Calzaghe waltzed unsteadily on to the dance floor with his glamorous Russian partner Kristina Rihanoff in Strictly Come Dancing, he was an instant hit with millions of television viewers. But for one woman, far away from the sequined outfits and rapturous applause, the couple’s sultry dance moves hit a much more bitter note. Model and actress Jo-Emma Larvin, 31, was the Welsh middleweight’s partner for more than five years and had dreamed of becoming the future Mrs Calzaghe. Happy again: Jo-Emma Larvin says she is glad to be out of her 'negative relationship' with Joe Calzaghe But now, eight months after their relationship broke down, she has revealed for the first...

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Politix | TMZ.com

Politix | TMZ.com: "Sen. John McCain's voyage into the world of new technology hit a snag ... when a self-pic he posted on Twitter recently popped up (so to speak) on a notorious gay porn website. The 'Maverick' was just tryin' to show the world that he could take a pic of himself on his iPhone -- when somebody ripped the image from his Twitter page and posted it on 'Guys with iPhones' -- a website featuring men clutching their phones ... and often themselves. But McCain's press secretary wants everyone to know, the Senator is definitely not responsible for uploading his face next to all those heads ... telling us John 'did not post on said website.'McCain's rep added, 'As I'm sure you are aware, once something is posted [on the Internet] we no longer have control of how the photo is used...

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Dina Lohan -- Bounced Checks, Really? | TMZ.com

Dina Lohan -- Bounced Checks, Really? | TMZ.com: "We first reported that Lindsay was behind on her rent, but Dina is saying it's just not so. TMZ has seen copies of two bounced checks, from Lindsay to her landlord, both written this year ... both of which have been stamped on the front with the words, 'RETURN REASON - NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS. NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS.'We spoke with Dina, who says she didn't know anything about bounced checks. Dina says Lindsay has her business manager write her checks, and the one who she used in February is no longer working with he...

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Erin Andrews -- Sexual Emails Turned Violent | TMZ.com

Erin Andrews -- Sexual Emails Turned Violent | TMZ.com: "emails targeting Erin Andrews were initially sexual and then turned extremely violent -- in one case the writer threatened to gun her down in L.A.Sources say the emails to 'The Dan Patrick Show' began September 16, 2009 -- the email that day was sexual in nature.That email was followed by sexual emails on October 5, October 28, November 16, and December 2.Beginning on March 14, the emails turned violent ... and continued on with two on March 29 and one on March 31. The threatened violence escalated in each email.There was yet another sexual email on March 22, in between the violent ones.Many of the emails were sent during the criminal case of Erin's stalker, Michael David Barret...

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Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News | TMZ.com

Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Celebrity News | TMZ.com: "Michael Jackson's father says he is 'horrified' by the prospect Dr. Conrad Murray's legal team will argue that Michael Jackson accidentally killed himself by pumping a lethal dose of Propofol into his body.TMZ broke the story that the defense believes Jackson woke up shortly before noon on the day he died, when Dr. Conrad Murray stepped out of the room, and injected enough Propofol in himself to almost immediately stop his heart.Joe Jackson tells TMZ, 'I don't believe it. It's not true. Why would he [Dr. Murray] hide all the bottles if such a story were true?'Joe Jackson added, 'The Coroner's report shows the story is not true,' adding, 'This really upsets me to hear this...

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Dr. Conrad Murray's legal defense is that Michael Jackson gave himself the fatal dose of Propofol.

Multiple sources familiar with the strategy tell TMZ the defense argument goes like this: - At around 10:50 AM, Dr. Murray gave Jackson 25 mg of Propofol from a 20 ml bottle -- that's only about 1/8 of the bottle. - The dose Dr. Murray administered would keep someone asleep for only 5 to 10 minutes, But the Propofol, along with the Ativan and Versed that was already in MJ's system, had a synergistic effect that put Jackson to sleep for a longer period of time. - For the next hour, Dr. Murray stayed in the room and was on the phone for much of the time. Dr. Murray didn't leave the room to make the calls because MJ liked activity in the room, regularly sleeping with the lights on and cartoons blaring on the TV. - At around noon, Dr. Murray left the room for approximately two minutes to...

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