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“Mark Madoff Commits Suicide”

The ReadyWriter

Bernie Madoff’s oldest son, Mark, was found hung in his Million dollar condo on Saturday morning. He apparently killed himself with his son in the next room, sources say.

In early morning emails he exchanged with his wife, Madoff wrote that he was ready to end a high-flying life of privilege that hit rock bottom after his father’s Dec. 11, 2008, arrest – exactly two years earlier.

Mark’s wife, Stephanie Morgan – who changed her name from Madoff earlier this year, feared something terrible was imminent. She was vacationing with their 4-year-old daughter in Disney World.

His imprisoned dad, Bernard Madoff, received word of the tragedy inside a federal prison in North Carolina. Although Mark was never charged with any crimes in the Ponzi scheme, there was rampant speculation that he and brother Andrew were aware of the staggering scope of their father’s scam.

The Madoff family have all been estranged since their father’s arrest. It is also reported that Ruth Madoff (Bernie’s Wife) is now living in Florida and has dyed her hair red so not to be recognized in public.

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“Sherri Shepherd Scares Prince Off The View”

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For those of my readers who really know me, knows that I just love Prince!!!

So I received this email and video of Prince who stopped by The View yesterday to surprise the ladies (of the view) with tickets to his Welcome 2 America tour stop, at Madison Square Garden.

As Prince is about to exit to go have his breakfast, Sherri Shepherd loses it and runs Prince off stage by propositioning him for sex. I found it hilarious.

I will be at the “Welcome2America” tour concert on Wednesday December 15.

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“Wesley Snipes Heads To Prison Today”

The ReadyWriter

Despite his efforts and long ordeal with Uncle Sam, actor Wesley Snipes’ heads to prison today.

He reports to a Pennsylvania prison to begin serving a 3-year sentence for failing to file tax returns. Snipes, 48, was acquitted of tax evasion and fraud, charges that would have sent him to prison for many years.

He has until noon today to turn himself in to the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Lewis Run, PA.

Snipes, who is best known for his roles in the “Blade” action films, appeared on CNN’s “Larry King Live” on Tuesday, where he claimed he was unfairly singled out by prosecutors.

One juror, Frank Tuttle, gave “Larry King Live” a written statement that three other jurors had made up their minds that Snipes was guilty before the trial began. [1]

The juror said they “compromised” with those jurors by not convicting Snipes on the more serious tax evasion charges. “We did not think he would go to jail,” Tuttle said, suggesting that Snipes received favorable treatment because of his celebrity status.

Snipes, who was sentenced in 2008, blamed his legal problems on Eddie Ray Kahn. Khan is a tax expert who advised Snipes and 4,000 other “clients” how to avoid paying their taxes.

Khan operated the Guiding Light of God Ministries out of a 2nd floor office in downtown Mount Dora, Florida. [2]

Snipes and his family were members of the ministry.

The main purpose of the ministry, was to help rich people evade paying taxes. Khan had Snipes and others apply to become one-person, religious organizations so they would benefit from a tax-exempt status.

Snipes earned $37 million between 1999 and 2004. A goodly portion of his income went to Khan’s ministry.

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“The Queen Of Soul Has Cancer”

The ReadyWriter

I woke up this morning to scores of emails and news channels reporting that Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, 68, has incurable pancreatic cancer.

A week after undergoing surgery for a mystery illness, the surgery which was labeled a success, but came under all kinds of mysterious circumstances due to medical reasons. And now it’s been revealed that Aretha’s been diagnosed with cancer.

Let us hope and pray the best for our legendary Queen of soul.

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“Oprah Winfrey Is Not A Lesbian”

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I’ve said that many times before and I’ll say it again!

Until you experience the love and the closeness that she shares with her best friend Gayle, only then, will you be able to understand their relationship.

The talk show Diva opened up to Barbara Walters about the lesbian rumors that were circulating rampantly after she and Gayle went on this camping trip. Oprah went on to say that: “Gayle is the mother she never had. She is the sister everybody would want. She is the friend that everybody deserves,” she went on to say: “I don’t know a better person.”

Oprah, who broke down in tears while talking to Walters, told herself she wouldn’t let Walters make her cry, and that the reason those words brought her to tears is because she’s never said them to Gayle herself.

Oprah also addressed the persistent rumors that she and Gayle are lesbians.

“I’m not a lesbian. I’m not even kind of a lesbian,” she said. “And the reason why it irritates me is because it means that somebody must think I’m lying. That’s number one. Number two: why would you want to hide it? That is not the way I run my life.”

You can catch the hour-long (Barbara Walters) special when it runs on Thursday (December 9, 2010) on ABC.