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MSNBC Flub: Sarkozy a 'Prostitute'

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:10:48 CDT

As if Nicolas Sarkozy wasn’t already having a bad enough day , now he’s been accidentally dubbed a hooker. Mediaite and the Huffington Post spotted the flub by MSNBC, which previewed a report on Sarkozy’s defeat with video of the soon-to-be former president speaking. Except the chryon that appeared over the...

Secret Service Were 'Bunch of Fools': Hooker

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:05:05 CDT

A prostitute at the heart of the Secret Service sex scandal has gone on Colombian TV and called the agents "a bunch of fools," the Telegraph reports. Dania Londono Suarez went on: "I could have done a thousand other things. If I had wanted to, I could have gone through...

Secret Service Agent Named

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:39:41 CDT

Looks like it's time to name names in the Secret Service prostitution scandal. An insider tells CNN that the agent who argued over pay with an alleged hustler is one Arthur Huntington, who has left the Service. He won't talk to reporters, but his neighbors say the 41-year-old is married...

Brazil Prostitute: US Embassy Van Ran Me Over

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:53:05 CDT

Leon Panetta on Tuesday revealed a 2011 incident in which three Marines on a US Embassy security team reportedly pushed a prostitute out of a van in Brasilia. And today Reuters has the juicy details, per Romilda Aparecida Ferreira, 31, and her lawyer. They intend to sue the embassy over...

Panetta Reveals Another Prostitute Scandal

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:18:37 CDT

What's more shocking than a prostitute scandal? Two prostitute scandals! Defense Secretary Leon Panetta yesterday revealed an alleged 2011 incident in which three Marines on a US Embassy security team reportedly pushed a prostitute out of a car in Brasilia after arguing about—you guessed it—payment. The Marines, along...

RFK Jr. Calls Sen. Inhofe Big Oil 'Prostitute'

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:02:14 CST

The prostitute insult has jumped the aisle. Democrat Robert Kennedy Jr. is calling Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe a hooker for getting into bed with Big Oil. "Speaking of prostitutes, Big Oil’s top call girl, Sen. Inhofe, wants to kill fuel economy backed by automakers, small biz, enviros, and consumers," tweeted...

Suspect in Trebek Case: I'm Not a Thief, I'm a Hooker

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:49:29 CDT

Lucinda Moyers would like to set something straight: She was in the same hotel as Alex Trebek last month for illegal purposes, but not to burglarize the Jeopardy host's room. Moyers, who was arrested on theft charges after Trebek chased her down (and tore his Achilles tendon in the process),...

DSK Maid Was a Hooker: NY Post

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 08:35:37 CDT

The maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has had her credibility take a drubbing lately, and the New York Post has the latest, and potentially most damning: She worked as a prostitute at the Sofitel Hotel, the paper claims in an exclusive that cites an anonymous defense source. "There...

Escorts: Utah Law Makes It Illegal to Act Sexy

Evann Gastaldo — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:00:05 CDT

Be careful how you act in Utah: If you get too “sexy,” you could find yourself arrested under a new law. The law broadens the definition of solicitation—agreeing to trade sex for money—to include “lewd acts” that imply you want to trade sex for money, like exposing or...