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      ‘Tense’ Diddy spotted at Miami airport before his jet takes off after agents raid his mansions in sex trafficking probe

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      FEDERAL agents have been spotted hauling laptops and big boxes of evidence out of Diddy’s mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.Homeland Security raided the rapper’s multimillion-dollar properties in Florida and California on Monday as part of a federal investigation.Homeland Security agents said the raids in Los Angeles and Miami stem from a federal investigationCredit: GettyThe feds appeared to seize two laptops as part of the investigation in MiamiCredit: The Mega AgencyFederal agents descended on three of Diddy’s homes as part of a bicoastal raid on MondayCredit: The Mega AgencyFederal agents showed up at the rappers’ Star Island homes in Miami on boatsCredit: The Mega AgencyA man is lead out of the mansion linked to DiddyThe homes were searched in connection with sex trafficking allegations, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The federal probe was launched by authorities in New York, the outlet reported, and it’s unclear at this point if Diddy is the target of the investigation.Diddy was not under arrest but he was seen at Miami Airport after the raids on Monday.He was walking around by himself outside a Customs office at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, TMZ reported.Diddy’s private LoveAir LLC jet has reportedly been flown to the Caribbean but it is not known if the rapper was on the plane, according to TMZ.Flight tracking data reportedly showed the jet had landed in Antigua on Monday.Homeland Security confirmed during the raid that its agents “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”Three women and a man were interviewed by police in Manhattan over allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, NBC News reported.Most read in CelebrityAnother three people were scheduled to be interviewed, according to the outlet. Police sources told The New York Post that agents were looking to seize phones and computers.The feds were seen walking out of Diddy’s Miami home with boxes of evidence and a bag containing two laptops.These raids come after Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, better known as Cassie, accused him last year of sexually abusing and assaulting her throughout their relationship.Rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Beverly Hills house ‘raided’ by Homeland Security ‘in connection to sex trafficking’Cassie filed a lawsuit in November 2023, claiming that she faced “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until her relationship with Diddy ended in 2018.The two settled the lawsuit the day after it was filed but three other women filed claims against Diddy in the following weeks.Diddy faced another lawsuit in February 2024 after Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together.Diddy, or Sean Combs, has denied all of the claims against him.The rapper has yet to address the raids at his home and his rep didn’t immediately respond to The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.STAR ISLAND ESTATESCops swarmed Diddy’s two neighboring homes on Star Island in Miami Beach as part of the investigation, according to The Miami Herald.Some federal investigators were said to have shown up at his private dock on boats.Agents are seen loading a big box into a car at the entrance of Diddy’s home on Star Island in Miami BeachCredit: AFPThe feds are being tight-lipped about the investigation but a source told the New York Post that they were looking for phones and computersCredit: The Mega AgencyIt’s unclear if the raids are related to any allegations Diddy has faced in recent lawsuitsCredit: The Mega AgencyDiddy bought one of the homes on Star Island in 2003 for $14.5 million, according to Miami Condo Investments. The home is 19,545 square feet and features nine bedrooms, and 12 bathrooms, as well as a swimming pool and private boat dock.In 2021, Diddy bought a second 8,000-square-foot mansion on Star Island from Gloria and Emilio Estefan.The massive property sits on 1.3 acres of land and has six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms between the main home and guest house.It is on a corner lot of the island with views of the waterfront and the picturesque Miami skyline, according to TMZ.The guest house is two stories and has an open living room facing the ocean.It is unclear if the rapper intends to connect the two properties, which would create an almost 30,000-square-foot estate. CALIFORNIA VILLAHeavily armed officers descended on Diddy’s mansion in Holmby Hills, located in Beverly Hills, and blocked the property off with police tape.SWAT vehicles were parked outside and video from Fox affiliate KTTV showed several individuals in handcuffs on the lawn.Diddy bought the brand new mansion in Holmby Hills in Los Angeles for $40 million in 2014.The European-style villa boasts eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms within its sprawling 17,000 square feet of living space, according to The Los Angeles Times.The two-story home also has a separate spa house with a steam room, massage room, and beauty salon, according to TMZ. There is a massive theater that can hold 35 people, as well as a gym and wine room. The grounds of the home cover over an acre of space and include a lagoon-style swimming pool with a grotto connected to an elusive underwater swimming tunnel.Also on the grounds is a 3,000-square-foot guesthouse.The home was designed and sold by mansion developer and seller, Nile Niami, who is known for his unique properties.Diddy’s villa also neighbors the infamous Playboy Mansion.LAWSUITS AGAINST DIDDYThe raids come as Diddy has faced a slew of allegations in recent months.After Cassie accused him of sex trafficking, Joi Dickerson alleged in a lawsuit that Diddy drugged and raped her and filmed the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.Another woman filed a separate lawsuit claiming that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at an apartment several days later and beat her.A third woman claimed that she was gang raped by three men including Diddy and Harve Pierre, president of Bad Boy Entertainment, in 2003.She would have been 17 at the time, and Combs, 34. Diddy has denied all allegations against him and addressed some of the accusations in a December 6, 2023, Instagram post.”Enough is enough. For the last couple of weeks, I have sat silently and watched people try to assassinate my character, destroy my reputation and my legacy,” he wrote.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Sickening allegations have been made against me by individuals looking for a quick payday.”Let me be absolutely clear: I did not do any of the awful things being alleged. I will fight for my name, my family, and for the truth.”Homeland Security agents were accompanied by SWAT teams and other armed law enforcement as part of the raidsCredit: APThey stood on Diddy’s dock in Miami as agents searched the homeCredit: The Mega AgencyPolice were seen swarming the mansions and going inside to collect evidenceCredit: The Mega AgencyHomeland Security said it ‘executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners’Credit: SplashRecent lawsuits against DiddyDiddy was hit with a wave of lawsuits in late 2023 and early 2024 with shocking allegations of sex trafficking and sexual assault. He has denied all claims against him.

      Cassie, Diddy’s longtime girlfriend, sued him in November 2023, claiming she endured “a cycle of abuse, violence, and sex trafficking” until their relationship ended in 2018. Diddy and Cassie settled the suit the day after it was filed.
      Diddy was hit with two more lawsuits a week later. Joi Dickerson accused Diddy of drugging and raping her and filming the attack when she was a 19-year-old college student in January 1991.
      A second accuser in a separate lawsuit claimed that Diddy and another man sexually assaulted her and a friend in 1990 or 1991 then showed up at her apartment and beat her several days later.
      Diddy was sued again in December by a woman who claimed he and two men gang-raped her in 2003 when she was 17 years old.
      In February 2024, Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones, who helped produce Diddy’s most recent album, claimed that the mogul sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him from September 2022 to November 2023 as they worked together. More

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      Tina O’Brien stepped in to defend my 15-year-old daughter after she was swept up in nasty brawl over boys – I’m grateful

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      THE mum of a 15-year-old girl who Tina O’Brien defended after she was swept up in a nasty brawl over boys has said she is “extremely grateful”.The actress, 40, is best known for playing Sarah Barlow, previously Platt, on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.Tina O’Brien got dragged into a fight between teen girlsCredit: The SunThere was hair pulling and punches thrown last Friday eveningCredit: The SunTina is understood to have been plagued by problems outside her homeCredit: PAThe vicious fight occurred outside Tina’s home in the Stockport area last Friday evening.Shocking footage caught the 5ft 1in star throwing punches and putting one girl in a headlock as she tried to break a fight up.The soap legend was also hit and had her hair pulled after she rushed out of her £1million Manchester home wearing pink jogging bottoms.But Tina was praised by the mum of a youngster who she dashed to protect.Read more Showbiz NewsShe told The Sun: “Tina has been pretty brave in stepping in. Tina is only little herself and she was defending my daughter, so I am extremely grateful to her.”You can hear in her voice on the video that she is frightened. This is also not like her, and she is a really good person.”I have thanked her and would have done the same if it was my house.”A pal of Tina’s said she is now looking at beefing up security at the home, which she shares with hubby Adam Crofts and her two kids.Most read in ShowbizThe pal said: “Naturally, her number one priority is making sure they are safe and, crucially, that they feel safe.”Tina also held a crisis meeting with her soap bosses, who offered their “total support”.Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien relaxes at home by showing off her hand stand skills She has been given a week off work after she was left “traumatised” by the brawl.One source said: “Tina went straight to meet her Corrie bosses this morning.”She told them she was the victim here, and they have accepted that.”They also think the incident has traumatised her so have been very sympathetic.”Tina has been left really shaken and they told her to take a week off.”A spokesperson for O’Brien said: “Tina was the victim of an unprovoked incident outside her home which she has reported to the police.”READ MORE SUN STORIESGreater Manchester Police said: “Officers are investigating reports of an assault in the Stockport area between 8pm and 9pm on March 15 2024.”They confirmed that no arrests have been made over the incident but that inquiries are ongoing.Tina stormed out of the house in pink tracksuit bottoms after hearing the commotionCredit: The SunTina joined Corrie as Sarah Platt when she was 16Credit: ITVTina was punched and had her hair pulled before another teen joins in the brawlCredit: SplashATTACKS ON EX’S MOTORBy MICHAEL HAMILTON

      TINA O’Brien was accused of smashing up her ex Ryan Thomas’s Range Rover with a baseball bat after a late-night row two years ago.
      The Sun revealed that the motor’s wing ­mirror was taken off and its paintwork scratched during the 1am bust-up.
      The couple started dating in 2003 when they were both starring on Corrie and have a daughter Scarlett.
      But they then had a “fractious relationship” after splitting in 2009.
      Tempers were said to have flared after Tina had been partying with friends, and Ryan went to meet her.
      A source said at the time: “It was quite a disturbing incident and Ryan drove away as soon as he could. He’s furious.”
      Ryan, 39, played Jason Grimshaw in Corrie until 2016. He has since retired from acting. More

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      ‘Selling Sunset’ star Christine Quinn’s husband arrested after ‘hurling bag with glass bottle & hitting son, 2’

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      THE husband of ex-Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn has been arrested after allegedly assaulting their two-year-old son.Cops detained Christian Dumontet, 45, at their LA mansion on Tuesday afternoon after they were called to reports of a domestic dispute.Christine Quinn and husband Christian Richard who was arrested after an alleged domestic incident at their homeCredit: ALAMYChristine Quinn with her husband and their sonCredit: INSTAGRAM/CHRISTINE QUINNCops outside their LA mansion on TuesdayCredit: The Mega AgencyThe millionaire retired tech entrepreneur was led to a police car barefoot wearing just a bathrobe, with his hands cuffed behind his backPolice in LA allege Dumontet – who married Christine in 2019 – threw a bag containing a glass bottle “at the victim”.But rather than hit its intended target, the bag struck the victim’s child.A source confirmed to Page Six that the youngster involved was their son.More on Christine QuinnPolice say the toddler was seen by paramedics after the incident at around 2pm in the Hollywood Hills area of LA.Dumontet, who goes by the name Christian Richard, was booked for an assault with a deadly weapon.Bail was set at $30,000, but it is understood he is still being held.Christine, who left the hit Netflix series Selling Sunset after the fifth season, shares a son with Dumontet, born in May 2021.Most read in CelebrityThe mum, 35, met Dumontet through a mutual friend and the pair got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2019.They wed that December at a downtown LA cathedral, with the theme of an unconventional gothic winter wonderland.Selling Sunset season 5 official trailerChristine previously told People: “I never conformed to the status quo or societal expectations.”I’ve always enjoyed being bold, different, and trendsetting.”I’ve always wanted to get married in a black wedding dress, and I’m so happy that my dream came true.”The Texan, who previously modelled for fashion house Balenciaga, quit Selling Sunset the posh show following the birth of her son Christian.She declared: “I feel like I’m entering a new chapter of another era of ­fashion and killed off my character from Selling Sunset.”RIP. She was fierce, she was a boss bitch.”Former model and actress Christine was at the centre of a string of screaming matches on the show, which saw her fall out with several co-stars in season four.During the first season of the show, Christine had a very public fall-out with her former roommate and best friend, Mary and the pair have had an on/off friendship ever since.The two went from living and having brunch together to avoiding each other at parties and fighting in front of everyone else.Meanwhile Dumontet became a successful software engineer after attending the prestigious MIT university,READ MORE SUN STORIESHe later created Foodler, an American online food ordering service.In 2017, he sold it for a whopping $51million to competitor GrubHub, and he then retired aged 38.Police were called to the scene over reports of domestic violenceCredit: The Mega AgencyChristine Quinn left Selling Sunset after having a son with DumontetCredit: TRIANGLEThe couple tied the knot in December 2019Credit: The Mega Agency More

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      Katie Price hits out at ‘a***hole’ MP who called for her to be jailed – saying she’s offered to be locked up

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      KATIE Price has furiously hit out at an ‘a***hole’ MP who called for her to be jailed. The Mucky Mansion star has even admitted that she’s offered to be locked up to ‘clear it all’. Katie Price has furiously hit out at an MP who called for her to go to prisonCredit: RexMP James Wild previously called for an overhaul of driving offenders sentencing guidelinesCredit: Richard TownshendKatie was previously captured on CCTV leaving her gold Range Rover while at a M&S petrol garage in KetteringCredit: PAKatie, 45, has faced her fair share of legal woes due to her bankruptcy case as well as her bans on driving. MP James Wild has suggested that serial motoring offenders like the ex-glamour model should go behind bars.But the former Celebrity Big Brother star has furiously slammed the member of parliament on her podcast, The Katie Price Show. Reflecting on her current situation, she fumed: “Yesterday … there’s an MP who was saying they want me off the road, I’m not even driving at the minute. READ MORE ON KATIE PRICE”About all this driving stuff, I don’t go on about it here but there’s so much discrimination around that as well.”Every day people go into bankruptcy, you know I do pay it off and I am paying it off”I don’t need to hear that some a******e MP’s trying to get me in prison. That’s good for taxpayers isn’t it? What would they gain putting me into prison?”It would them cost more money putting me into prison than out, and then, I have asked to go to prison to clear it all but they won’t do it.”Most read in ShowbizKatie added: “So what do they want me to do?”Just leave me alone is what I’m saying. I’m trying to get on with my life and it just brings up a bad period of my breakdown of why I got in that situation. Katie Price’s rollercoaster romantic life from marriage meltdowns to forgotten footballer fling”Me, keep going to The Priory at the moment a lot is to keep my head sane to do, like concentrate on stuff.”The former I’m A Celebrity camp-mate was previously due at Northampton Magistrates’ Court charged with driving without insurance and without a valid driver’s licence. Although she failed to show up, the star was still tried and convicted as she received eight points on her licence and was fined £1,852. This brings the total number of points she has on her licence to 11.  KATIE’S PREVIOUS DRIVING CONVICTIONSKATIE Price has been banned from driving six times in the last ten years after a series of infringements.
      OCTOBER 2003: Escapes a speeding charge on a technicality.
      JUNE 2008: Given three points for talking on mobile.
      JULY 2010: Four points for speeding at 99mph.
      SEPTEMBER: Three points for veering from her lane in her 7½-ton pink horsebox.
      DECEMBER: Six-month ban after three more points for doing 83mph in a 70mph zone takes her total to 13.
      AUGUST 2012: 12-month ban after failing to respond to two speeding tickets.
      FEBRUARY 2018: Banned for six months for failing to give details about the person driving her speeding car.
      JULY: Quizzed by police for getting behind the wheel while still banned. Says she thought ban was over.
      SEPTEMBER: Crashes her £63,000 Ranger Rover while allegedly on her mobile.
      OCTOBER: Held for suspected drink-driving. Spent a night in the cells.
      DECEMBER: Charged over the drink-drive allegation.
      JANUARY 2019: Three month ban for driving while banned.
      FEBRUARY: Further three months after another driving conviction.
      AUTUMN: Issued with sixth ban, this time for two years. Cut to 18 months on appeal.
      MARCH 2021: Drives boyfriend’s Range Rover. An admin error meant an extra six months under totting up rules had not been added. Questioned by police.
      SEPTEMBER: Arrested after turning over car
      DECEMBER: Price banned from driving and given 16-week suspended sentence
      JULY 2023: Model caught speeding on A417 near Gloucestershire. Her Range Rover is also seized by officers.
      NOVEMBER: Price is convicted of driving without a licence by JPs at Cheltenham.
      JANUARY 2024: The mum is slapped with a fine for the speeding offence on the A417.
      MARCH: Price is ordered to pay another fine and handed more points on her licence after being caught driving without licence or insurance.

      This was after the OnlyFans star was captured on CCTV driving in a Range Rover on the A14 bypass in Kettering, Northamptonshire.The Member of Parliament – who represents the North-West Norfolk constituency, close to where Katie was caught illegally driving – has called for an overhaul to serial driving offenders’ sentencing guidelines.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe previously told MailOnline: “The public would rightly expect repeat driving offenders to get maximum sentences for reckless behaviour. “Unlimited fines can be imposed for driving without insurance and in some cases the vehicle being seized.”Everything you need to know about Katie Price Step inside the life of former glamour model Katie Price
      She previously crashed her BMW on a country road in West Sussex in the early hours of September 28Credit: The Mega AgencyKatie Price faces a string of legal woes with her bankruptcy case and her six driving bansCredit: GettyThe TV personality admitted she offered to go to prison to ‘clear’ her problemsCredit: Rex More

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      Katie Price declared bankrupt for second time over unpaid tax bill of more than £750,000

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      KATIE Price has been declared bankrupt for the second time, a court heard today. The glamour model, 45, who was not in court to hear her fate, has an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.Katie Price has been declared bankrupt, a court has heardCredit: RexThe glamour model has an unpaid tax bill of more than £750,000Credit: instagramKatie, pictured with her boyfriend JJ Slater, did not show up in courtCredit: Isntagram/johnjoeslaterThe glamour model is now at risk of losing her £2million homeCredit: SplashIt’s the second time Katie has been declared bankruptCredit: InstagramShe was previously declared bankrupt in November 2019, with debts of £3.2million.Katie, 45, did not even send a lawyer to the hearing, which is the latest in a long string of financial woes.She now faces losing her £2million Sussex pad, dubbed Mucky Mansion – or could see bailiffs come around to repossess anything that could help pay back the government department.The hearing, held at the Rolls Building in London, heard she owes HMRC a total of £761,194.05.Read more on Katie Price Court Judge Sebastian Prentis said Katie had not responded to HMRC over the debt and declared her bankrupt.He said: “There has been no response from the debtor. The papers are in order.”There is substantial debt due from Ms Price to HMRC and therefore I will make a bankruptcy order.”Katie, 45, has dodged court for months after the case was moved half a dozen times since November 2021.Most read in ShowbizThe reality star and model is battling to save her £2million Sussex pad after running up debts of £3.2million. According to court papers, £535,700 in unpaid national insurance or self-assessment tax make up the majority of the debt, as well as £40,000 in late payment fines.‘They destroyed me’ rants Katie Price as she savages exes Peter Andre and Kieran Hayler – as horrified JJ Slater watches In addition, she owes over £140,000 in missing VAT payments on top of almost £10,000 in VAT surcharges.The £761,994 claim is thought to be for a “liquidated sum”, which suggests she may need to sell assets or real estate to release equity.The judge said: “This petition was presented on 27 November 2023. It is in the sum of £761,194.05. That sum derives from self-assessments for the years 2020-2021.“And for that year 2021-2022 the amounts payable under those assessments were £142,405 and £196,735.Why is Katie Price bankrupt?
      Reality star Katie Price was declared bankrupt in November 2019 and blew her £45million fortune.
      What is bankruptcy?
      Bankruptcy is a legal status whereby debts cannot be repaid.
      In the UK being bankrupt is limited to applying to individuals but in the US and some other countries, it can be applied to companies as well.
      The word itself is derived from the Italian phrase banca rotta meaning “broken bank”.
      In the modern world, it normally involves a restructuring of debts in an attempt to rehabilitate those who owe the money and sometimes continue with their business.
      In most jurisdictions, people or companies are declared bankrupt by a court order.
      Is it the same as insolvency?
      Bankruptcy is just one type of insolvency in the UK.
      There are two legal definitions of insolvency in the UK with one being where a business or individual’s liabilities (what you owe) exceed your assets (what you own), or, where you are unable to pay your debts as they fall due.
      Additionally, there are several different types of insolvency, only one of which is bankruptcy, these include:

      liquidation (applies to a limited company or partnership)
      administration (applies to a limited company or partnership)
      company voluntary arrangement (applies to limited companies)
      partnership voluntary arrangement (partnerships)
      individual voluntary arrangement (individuals who can also be made bankrupt)
      debt relief order (where an individual owes less than £15,000)

      “The other main category on the petition is VAT due on returns. There are eight of those, being the returns between 31 August 2021 and 31 May 2023.“The total of those is a little in excess of £140,000. Just as with the income tax self-assessments, no payments at all have been made.“The balance of the petition is therefore penalties and surcharges and interests and such like.“The statutory demand in support of the petition was served personally on the 10th of October.“On 31 January 2024, there has been no response from the debtor and the papers are in order. There is a substantial debt due from Mrs Price to HMRC and I will therefore make a bankruptcy order at 12.03pm.” Which famous people have gone bankrupt?
      Several celebrities have gone bankrupt over the years, here are just a few of the big names who have filed over the years:

      Donald Trump has had six of his companies declared bankrupt during his years in business but has never filed personally
      Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas filed for bankruptcy last year with credit card debts of £24,181
      50 Cent filed for bankruptcy in 2015 despite once being worth an estimated £119million
      Former Westlife singer Shane Filan filed for bankruptcy in 2012 with £20.5 million of debt
      Lady Gaga was technically bankrupt during her Monster Ball tour in 2009

      The Channel 4 reality star is due to give evidence before an insolvency court in London next month in connection with her first bankruptcy.She is expected to give evidence to a judge about her income to show how she can pay off her debts. Last month, the court heard she failed to pay any of the £12,500 monthly payments she agreed to make in April last year.According to trustees, the arrangement meant Katie was meant to make monthly payments of £12,500 for three years as well as a lump sum of £25,000 in July.But she is said to have defaulted on every single payment.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe judge made a court order ruling that Only Fans, two clothing companies and a paparazzi agency will pay 40% of her income into a bank account she doesn’t have access to.A percentage of her income will start being taken from April 12, the judge ruled. Katie Price could lose her £2million homeCredit: InstagramThe mum of five wasn’t in court to hear her fateCredit: Getty More

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      Katie Price ‘should be JAILED’ for driving her Range Rover without a licence and being given six bans, MP says

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      KATIE Price “should be jailed” for driving her Range Rover without a licence, an MP says.MP James Wild said serial motoring offenders like the 45-year-old ex-glamour model with six driving bans should go behind bars.Katie Price leaves Bexley Magistrates’ Court following her drink driving trialCredit: PA:Press AssociationPrice was due in court after been caught behind the wheel when banned from drivingCredit: PAPolice shared this photo of an overturned 4×4 after Price crashed her BMWCredit: The Mega AgencyJames Wild MP has called for custodial sentences for serial offendersCredit: Richard TownshendPrice’s car seen in the pub car park in Shooters Hill area after she crashed itCredit: The Mega AgencyPrice was due at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with driving without insurance and without a valid driver’s licence, Price failed to show up but was still tried and convicted.The OnlyFans star received eight points on her licence and was fined £1,852 after she was captured on CCTV driving in a Range Rover on the A14 bypass in Kettering, Northamptonshire.Wild, MP for North-West Norfolk – close to where Price was caught illegally driving – has called for an overhaul to serial driving offenders’ sentencing guidelines.Read more on showbizHe told MailOnline: “The public would rightly expect repeat driving offenders to get maximum sentences for reckless behaviour. “Unlimited fines can be imposed for driving without insurance and in some cases the vehicle being seized.”A road safety campaigner has also told Price to use her platform to campaign for victims of road accidents.Lucy Straker, campaigns manager at Brake, encouraged Price to reach out to her organisation and help them raise money for victims.Most read in ShowbizShe said: “Maybe she would prefer to speak to a member of the Brake team to get a picture of the impact this kind of behaviour can have on communities.”The former glamour model was banned from the road in December 2021 after being slapped with a two-year driving ban.It came after she flipped her BMW in a drink-driving crash in Horsham, West Sussex, while heading to see a pal.‘They destroyed me’ rants Katie Price as she savages exes Peter Andre and Kieran Hayler – as horrified JJ Slater watches Speaking on her podcast The Katie Price Show about why she didn’t appear in court on Tuesday.Katie explained: “I’m so drained at the minute. Behind the scenes there’s been court cases that I’m supposed to have gone to and I haven’t been able to mentally.“There’s a shortage of ADHD meds so I can’t get hold of any. They reckon they’ll come back in March.”Katie added:  “So where I have a lot going on in, my poor head is is like … the only thing that keeps me focused is the kids, podcast and the work that I do.The court heard how she was seen on CCTV getting out of a bronze Range Rover at an M&S petrol station.One cop on the forecourt recognised her as a “media personality” and reported her over suspicions she was on a driving ban at the time.Prosecutor Cheryl Burridge said: “Officers on patrol were stopped at the services when they saw the vehicle arrive at the fuel pumps.”She excited the vehicle. At that moment the officer recognises Miss Price.”The vehicle was a gold Range Rover. She exits the fuel station and the male gets into the drivers seat.”The vehicle activated an ANPR camera and the photos appear to show Miss Price driving due to her distinctive clothing.”A mystery man then got behind the wheel when they returned, it was said.READ MORE SUN STORIESIn the last ten years, Katie has been banned from driving a total of six times.Katie Price has been approached for comment.KATIE’S PREVIOUS DRIVING CONVICTIONS
      KATIE Price has been banned from driving six times in the last ten years after a series of infringements.
      OCTOBER 2003: Escapes a speeding charge on a technicality.
      JUNE 2008: Given three points for talking on mobile.
      JULY 2010: Four points for speeding at 99mph.
      SEPTEMBER: Three points for veering from her lane in her 7½-ton pink horsebox.
      DECEMBER: Six-month ban after three more points for doing 83mph in a 70mph zone takes her total to 13.
      AUGUST 2012: 12-month ban after failing to respond to two speeding tickets.
      FEBRUARY 2018: Banned for six months for failing to give details about the person driving her speeding car.
      JULY: Quizzed by police for getting behind the wheel while still banned. Says she thought ban was over.
      SEPTEMBER: Crashes her £63,000 Ranger Rover while allegedly on her mobile.
      OCTOBER: Held for suspected drink-driving. Spent a night in the cells.
      DECEMBER: Charged over the drink-drive allegation.
      JANUARY 2019: Three month ban for driving while banned.
      FEBRUARY: Further three months after another driving conviction.
      AUTUMN: Issued with sixth ban, this time for two years. Cut to 18 months on appeal.
      MARCH 2021: Drives boyfriend’s Range Rover. An admin error meant an extra six months under totting up rules had not been added. Questioned by police.
      SEPTEMBER: Arrested after turning over car
      DECEMBER: Price banned from driving and given 16-week suspended sentence
      JULY 2023: Model caught speeding on A417 near Gloucestershire. Her Range Rover is also seized by officers.
      NOVEMBER: Price is convicted of driving without a licence by JPs at Cheltenham.
      JANUARY 2024: The mum is slapped with a fine for the speeding offence on the A417.
      MARCH: Price is ordered to pay another fine and handed more points on her licence after being caught driving without licence or insurance.

      Price arriving at Crawley Magistrates’ Court to be sentenced for drink-drivingCredit: PA More

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      Soap stars with off-screen lives as dramatic as characters’… including EastEnders actress with double-murderer boyfriend

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      SOAP characters have some of the most rollercoaster lives on TV – but sometimes the actors who play them have dramatic off-screen dramas of their own.Coronation Street legend William Roache has just been given three months to settle an eye-watering six-figure tax debt, after investing in a £500million Cayman Islands tax avoidance scheme.Corrie legend William Roache has been given three months to settle his six-figure debtCredit: PAThe soap stalwart has had a difficult lifeCredit: RexBill – who has played Ken Barlow on the ITV soap since it began in 1960 – is waiting to sell his property to pay back an undisclosed amount that has been reduced from the original £546,348.53.But he could be declared bankrupt if the bill is not settled by June.The soap stalwart has been plagued by personal traumas over the years – including the tragic loss of two daughters. Edwina died of pneumonia aged just 18 months in 1984, and Vanya passed away from liver failure in 2018, aged 50.Here we look at the soap stars whose off-screen lives have seen as much drama as their character’s.READ MORE TV FEATURESSandy RatcliffSandy Ratcliff was embroiled in her ex’s murder trialSandy Ratcliff was one of the original cast members of EastEnders as Sue Osman – a character who endured a child’s cot death before being sectioned.She was written out of the show in 1989 due to a heroin addiction that ended her acting career.Then in 1991, she got caught up in a heinous double murder trial, when she claimed she and her ex Michael Shorey were having sex at the time he was accused of strangling two young women in the basement they shared in North London.EastEnders star Jessie Wallace filmed looking drunk on all fours in a street in SohoHer story was shot down and Shorey was jailed for life.Most read in CelebritySandy died of cancer in 2019 aged 70, having suffered three strokes since 2013.A pal said: “She was still smoking 20 a day and had only just replaced her whisky with tea.”Craig FitzpatrickWaterloo Road’s Craig Fitzpatrick was jailed for threatening a family with a macheteIn 2020, former Waterloo Road actor Craig Fitzpatrick was jailed for 18 months after threatening a family with an 18-inch machete.The Oldham actor, who starred as Lewis Seddon in the BBC drama, smashed windows at the victims’ property with the blade while high on drugs and drink after a “family dispute”.The female victim said the family feared for their lives after he warned they would be “dead” if he saw them.The court heard he was “highly intoxicated and under the influence of drugs” during the incident on August 27 that year.Mark JordonEmmerdale star Mark Jordon was found not guilty of biting a pensionerMark Jordon played Emmerdale’s Daz Spencer from 2014, but left in 2019 when he was arrested on suspicion of biting and threatening a pensioner at a pub garden. He was eventually found not guilty of affray, unlawful wounding and assault by beating.However, he revealed he was forced to spend his and his now-wife Laura Norton’s five-figure savings on lawyers to prove his innocence as he did not qualify for legal aid.Laura, who also stars in Emmerdale as Kerry Wyatt, and Mark recently revealed their two children have a rare genetic condition called Usher Syndrome, which affects hearing and sight.The couple are making a documentary about their children’s illness.Elaine LordanElaine Lordan has reportedly struggled with her drinking since EastEndersElaine Lordan joined EastEnders as Lynne Slater in 2000.However she was convicted of drink-driving and banned for a year after downing five vodkas in 2004, and subsequently axed from the soap.A source said at the time: “It was decided to make the changes after she had a few problems with drinking. It has been done to help her rather than to punish her.”Life got worse for Elaine after she left the show. In 2005 her mum took her own life, aged 62.Nine months later she tragically lost her one-year-old son James. He suffered from breathing difficulties caused by a condition calleddiaphragmatic hernia — and died three days after Elaine married his dad, ex-BBC technician Peter Manuel.She fell pregnant again in 2007, but sadly miscarried shortly after. A year later her dad passed away.Elaine went off the radar for a long time after, but in 2018 she was spotted appearing to be downing mini bottles of wine in the street before midday.She was last seen in 2020 looking much healthier as she went for a jog with her husband.Joseph Shade Joseph Shade was arrested for sexual assault on three minors in 2017One of the many actors to have played Ian Beale’s son Peter over the years, Joseph Shade starred in EastEnders from 1998 to 2004.In 2017 he was arrested for sexual assaults on three girls between the ages of 14 and 17.Shade admitted five counts of causing or inciting a child under 18 to engage in sexual activity while in a position of trust, and one count of sexual activity with a child.The remaining five counts were ordered to lie on file.The court heard that Shade had a troubled childhood and had committed the offences while working as a youth worker, between 2012 and 2015, which brought him into contact with vulnerable teenagers.Shade, then 24, was handed an 18-month sentence suspended for 24 months, a sexual harm prevention order for five years and 150 hours of unpaid work.He now lives with his girlfriend in Nottingham.Leanne LakeyLeanne Lakey was arrested at Gatwick Airport in 2017 but found not guiltyLeanne Lakey played one of the Slater sisters, Belinda, on EastEnders from 2001 to 2003.In 2017 she was arrested at Gatwick Airport when three kilos of cocaine – with a street value of around £150,000 – were found hidden in the bottom of a suitcase.After her co-accused Dean Shanahan pleaded guilty to one count of importing cocaine, no evidence was offered against her.Leanne eventually walked free, and was found not guilty.Jody LathamJody Latham was arrested for growing cannabisJody Latham played Whitney Dean’s pimp Rob Grayson on EastEnders in 2011.The same year he was arrested for growing cannabis at his girlfriend’s house in Stackstead, Lancashire.Police seized 24 plants with a possible street value of £9,000.The actor, 39, wept as the judge told him he would be spared jail, with a 12-month sentence suspended for two years.In 2016 he was also accused of harassing a contestant on The Apprentice, but was later cleared.He’s now a multi-millionaire with an £18m cosmetic empire, and recently showed off his £200,000 Lamborghini.Chris HargreavesLife imitated art for Coronation Street actor Chris HargreavesActor Chris Hargreaves played drug dealer and gangster Carl Foster in Coronation Street in the 1990s.In 1998, the character caused the death of popular street resident Des Barnes, played by Philip Middlemiss, who was attacked by a group of thugs after coming to the rescue of stepson Tony.After leaving the soap Hargreaves became a real life drug dealer; in 2012 he was arrested after police found 3kg of high-grade cannabis during a raid on his family home in Salford.They also found £38,000 of ‘dirty money’ stuffed into Tesco carrier bags, shoe boxes and drawers at the house, which Hargreaves, then 48, shared with ex-wife Samantha and their five children.He was jailed for four and a half years, and ordered to pay back £60,000.Jessie WallaceJessie Wallace has been suspended from EastEnders numerous times for drinkingEastEnders’ Kat Slater is one of the mouthiest characters in Soapland, and there have been times when art imitates life for actress Jessie Wallace.In 2022 the star was slapped with a “clear warning” from the BBC soap after she was arrested at a nightclub for telling a cop: “F*** off you fat c***”.5ft 1in Jessie also kneed the officer in the goolies during “five minutes of carnage,” leaving him doubled up in pain before she was bundled into a police van. She was later released without charge.In 2003 Jessie was suspended from EastEnders for two months due to excessive drinking and partying.Then in 2018, Jessie was reportedly forced to leave the British Soap Awards early after drinking too much beforehand.In 2020 she was once again handed a two-month suspension from EastEnders after reportedly turning up on set to film the show’s 35th anniversary special drunk.Stephanie DavisStephanie Davis has been through a hell of a lot since she was on HollyoaksIn 2015 Stephanie Davis was warned by Hollyoaks bosses to cut down on her drinking while playing Sinead O’Connor on the show.But after one particularly wild night which saw her turn up for work still drunk the next day, she was fired.Scriptwriters had to quickly amend her storyline so Sinead could be written out.Steph was invited back to Hollyoaks again in 2018 and she stayed for a year before quitting the show “to be happy”.She was also involved in a Celebrity Big Brother cheating scandal in 2016 where she openly did the dirty on boyfriend Sam Reece with Jeremy O’Connell – with whom she ended up having son Caben-Albi, now five.The pair later split, with Jeremy found guilty in August 2017 of battering Steph in a cocaine-fuelled row. Steph is now sober and living a more settled life with Caben and Joe McKalroy, who she’s rumoured to be engaged to.She was most recently seen in a new role on Coronation Street.Iain RobertsonIain Robertson has been suspended from River City over a domestic abuse arrestCredit: BBCAt the end of last year Iain Robertson – who plays troubled bad boy Stevie O’Hara in the Scottish soap River City – was pulled off screen and arrested for domestic abuse.Police sent a report to prosecutors who will decide whether the Glasgow-born actor will face the allegations in court, and his future on the soap is still uncertain.It’s understood Iain’s co-stars have been told by bosses he won’t be on the show until the matter is resolved.READ MORE SUN STORIESA source told The Scottish Sun: “It’s been a real shock for everyone. One minute Iain was on set as usual and the next he wasn’t.“Producers are trying to keep the show going as usual but it’s difficult when one of the biggest stars is pulled like this. It’s also given the scriptwriters a bit of a headache.” More

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      Squid Game star O Yeong-su, 79, is found GUILTY of sexual assault after Golden Globe winner groped woman

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      AWARD-winning “Squid Game” star O Yeong-su has been found guilty of sexual misconduct by a court in South Korea.The 79-year-old actor has been convicted of molesting a woman on two separate occasions back in 2017.Squid Game star O Yeong-su leaving Suwon District Court after being convicted of sexual misconductCredit: EPAO Yeong-su was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in Squid GameCredit: GettyYeong-su also became the first South Korean to win a Golden Globe in 2022Disgraced Yeong-su has received a suspended eight-month prison sentence and has been ordered to attend 40 hours of classes on sexual violence.The majority of the hearings at the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court were closed to the public.But judge Jeong Yeon-ju has since said that the victim’s records of the assault were “consistent…and appear to be statements that cannot be made without actually experiencing them.”Yeong-su was charged in 2022 when an actress accused him of inappropriately touching her when the pair were on tour for a play, and again outside her house.read more south koreaThe actress has not been identified.The actor has vehemently, and publicly, denied the allegations against him, insisting that he just held his alleged victim’s hand.At the time, Yeong-su said he had apologised to the woman, but added that it wasn’t an admission of guilt.”I just held her hand to guide the way around the lake,” he told Korean news broadcaster JTBC. Most read in Showbiz”I apologized because [she] said she wouldn’t make a fuss about it but it doesn’t mean that I admit the charges.”Just months before Yeong-su was charged, he became the first South Korean actor to win a Golden Globe and, in the same year, he was also nominated for an Emmy Award.Squid Game fans seriously confused as Netflix drops first trailer for real life contest Yeong-su was widely thought to be one of South Korea’s most successful actors – until the charges against him.South Korea’s Ministry of Culture immediately pulled a government TV ad featuring Yeong-su off-air following the indictment.He wasn’t included in the cast for the second season of Squid Game, which remains Netflix’s most-watched show of all time. Anyone convicted of indecent assault in South Korea is subject to police monitoring – even after the completion of their prison term.Since 2018, the MeToo movement in South Korea has been highlighting the prevalent climate of sexual harassment and abuse.A wealth of allegations have emerged from the movement, bringing down some of the most powerful men in the country.Executives in the K-Pop world have been accused of sexual exploitation and “pimping” girls out — while banning them from dating to keep their image squeaky-clean.K-pop idol Baek Ji-young, 47, says she almost lost her career after her manager, Kim Shi-won, secretly recorded them having sex then leaked the tape online when she attempted to change her contract.She tried to sue him but he fled to Los Angeles, where he was jailed for having sex with a minor — which he also recorded.Artists have also been embroiled in a string of sex scandals, including one known as the Burning Sun plot.Police officials were arrested in the 2019 scandal in which women were drugged at nightclubs and offered to rich businessmen to rape.READ MORE SUN STORIESSinger and TV host Jung Joon-young, 34, was jailed for five years for his part in the scandal, raping drunk unconscious women before posting footage to a chatroom.Ex-Big Bang member Seungri was also involved and given 18 months for arranging prostitution for investors.The Netflix star had initially denied all allegations against himCredit: NetflixThe disgraced actor (left) was dropped from the cast of Squid Game after the claims were brought forwardCredit: APYeung-su joins a long list of prominent South Korean men that have fallen from power due to sex scandalsCredit: AFP More