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Therapist Accused of Hypnotizing Patient, Then Having Sex with Her

A Bay Area therapist who specializes in sexual assault and rape cases allegedly had sex with his own patient while she was hypnotized, according to a lawsuit filed in Alameda Superior Court last week.

Man Sues Strip Club After Stripper Kicks Him in the Face

Andrew Deluca was enjoying a quiet evening at his local strip club when a dancer miscalculated the range she needed for a high kick to show off the goods. Instead, she wound up planting her platform heel into Deluca’s face. Now he’s suing.

Woman Sues Chanel After Getting Ring Stuck on Finger

​A woman named Rosy Mizrachi Gindi is suing Chanel in Brooklyn Supreme Court because while at the East 57th Street store she put a ring on her finger which wouldn’t come off, and had to go to the emergency room, where, after several hours, doctors were able to remove the $10,000-plus ring in some special doctor way without cutting off her finger or the ring or ruining it with a bunch of peanut butter.

New Meat Market’s Got Unicorn Liver and Dragon Blood

In addition to faux meat shop posters and a giant sculptural rack of ribs, the exhibit includes a full-scale meat counter with plastic wrapped packages of mythical meats such as mermaid fingers, bunyip steaks and baby dragon skin.

Sleepy? Tired on the Job? Take a Nap in a Giant Vulva!

We’re all tired at work, often taking quick snoozes at our desks when we hope our boss/supervisor/slave is on a cigarette break. But for those especially opportune times when the suits are sick, in a boring board meeting, or just not paying attention to you there’s something new to nap on.

You may be sitting in a semen-stained United Airlines plane right now!

If you flew on a United Airlines flight out of Phoenix this afternoon, you may want to wash your hands — or your everything.

Man Arrested and Charged for Drunkenly Raping Girl With Down’s Syndrome

Prosecutors say that 21-year-old Faaeseiga Siu was wasted when he came back to his buddies’ apartment in Auburn on the night of April 30. Soon afterward, Siu’s friends say they heard him having sex in one of the rooms…

Joshua Monson, Charged With Murder, Can’t Stop Stabbing His Lawyers

We’re not sure if stabbing lawyers should be considered a crime — or merely a thoughtful act of community service. But it seems the barristers of Everett, Washington are getting a little tired of being attacked by 27-year-old accused killer Joshua Monson.

Horse Herpes Hits Arizona

The Arizona Department of Health Services just announced that an Arizona horse has tested positive for the Equine Herpes Virus.

Botox Mom Is Sorry, Vows Never to Give Her 8-Year-Old Botox Again ​

The Botox mom, a/k/a, Kerry Campbell, a/k/a, the woman who gave her 8-year-old daughter Botox and “virgin waxes” to prevent hair from growing “down there” and basically make her a better pageant contender, feels very sorry (as she should) that her daughter was taken out of her custody after Campbell appeared on the morning show circuit to talk all about the Botox, etc., and was then unceremoniously trashed by the American parenting public.