Gina Carano, the former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune on Disney+’s The Mandalorian, became the center of a major controversy in 2020 and 2021 over a series of social-media posts involving COVID-19 restrictions, transgender pronouns, the 2020 election and the Holocaust. Lucasfilm announced in February 2021 that Carano was no longer employed by the … Read more
Robert “Robbie” W. Silas is a 59-year-old former major with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office in Augusta, Georgia, who was arrested on August 31, 2026, after investigators accused him of soliciting sexual acts and prostitution from a developmentally disabled man who worked for his lawn-care business. Prosecutors allege the conduct had occurred for years and … Read more
Actress Sadie Sink became the latest celebrity face of Calvin Klein in September 2026 when the fashion brand launched the second chapter of its Fall 2026 “Feel the Fit” denim campaign. The campaign features the Stranger Things and Spider-Man: Brand New Day star modeling Calvin Klein jeans and underwear in photographs and a playful commercial … Read more
The Golden State Warriors were sued in August 2026 by two former senior employees who allege that the NBA franchise subjected them and other workers to discrimination, harassment, retaliation and a hostile workplace. Former associate general counsel Lisa Shelley, who is also professionally known as Lisa Meyer, and former vice president of diversity, equity and … Read more
Bronwen James is a 30-year-old former physical education teacher from Chippenham, Wiltshire, who has been convicted of sexual offenses involving three teenage students at schools in England. James was found guilty at Winchester Crown Court on September 10, 2026, of three counts of sexual activity with a 16-year-old male pupil while she was working as … Read more
Faruk Dewan is a 63-year-old Pickering, Ontario, art instructor who was arrested in August 2026 after Durham Regional Police accused him of repeatedly sexually assaulting two female children. Police say Dewan knew both victims’ families and allegedly touched the girls inappropriately during visits to their respective homes in Pickering and Toronto between November 2025 and … Read more
Hope Florida, the welfare-assistance initiative championed by Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis, became the center of a major political scandal after $10 million from a state Medicaid settlement was directed to the Hope Florida Foundation and then rapidly transferred through nonprofit organizations to political committees fighting a 2024 marijuana legalization amendment. In August 2026, a … Read more
Jim Thornton is the former longtime announcer for Wheel of Fortune who was fired by Sony Pictures Television on September 4, 2026, after an internal investigation into an incident aboard an American Airlines flight. A fellow passenger photographed Thornton’s laptop screen during the May 14 flight and reported him to the crew after seeing what … Read more
Nicholas Allan Dzendzel is a 43-year-old former Virginia Beach City Public Schools teacher who was arrested in August 2026 and charged with taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial relationship. Prosecutors allege Dzendzel had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student he taught between March 2013 and August 2014. The … Read more
Luis Alberto Cheley Barrientos is a 25-year-old former Sunday school teacher at the Salvation Army Gresham Corps in Oregon who was arrested on August 21, 2026, after police accused him of grooming and sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl he met through the church. Prosecutors say Barrientos exchanged thousands of messages with the teenager, met her … Read more
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