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Christopher Columbus: Secretly Jewish?

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:00:03 CDT

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer from Genoa, right? Not according to a recent round of scholarship, which portrays him as secretly Jewish and seeking a new land for his people during the Spanish Inquisition, CNN reports. Evidence suggests that Columbus was a "Marrano," meaning he secretly practiced Judaism to...

Tony Curtis Didn't Leave Kids a Dime

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:32:59 CST

Jamie Lee Curtis eulogized her father Tony at his funeral last year—but just five months before his death , Curtis had disinherited Jamie Lee and his other four children. Inside Edition has a copy of the will, which lists his children by name … then says, “I acknowledge the existence...

Farrah Left It All to Redmond

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:32:00 CDT

Farrah Fawcett left the vast bulk of her estate to her troubled 24-year-old son, Redmond, and nothing to Ryan O'Neal, sources have told KTLA-TV. Most of her $6 million estate was left in trust to Redmond in the will, which Fawcett updated in 2007. The fund will be controlled by...