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Emily Gallagher's Controversial Stance on Shoplifting Sparks Heated Debate New

Emily Gallagher's Controversial Stance on Shoplifting Sparks Heated Debate

It’s her ‘steal’ of approval.A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted — because of their “biological need” for the products.State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher strongly suggested shoplifting should be legalized while joined at a news conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday by other lefty pols and criminal justice advocates with Court Watch NYC. The group claimed it monitored 360 arraignments over four days and found more than half were for misdemeanor offenses.“Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty-people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing things like, you know, soap. And that means if you’re stealing those things, you need them,” said Gallagher, who reps Greenpoint and other sections of woke northern Brooklyn.State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher joins criminal justice advocates with Court Watch NYC at a news conference on Thursday. EmilyAssembly/X“And we are choosing to protect billion-dollar companies, like CVS and Walgreens, over the people who are struggling to get by. So I would say that the true crime is that there is such incredible wealth disparity in this city that there are people who can be thrown in jail simply for having a biological need.”The card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America said she would continue to push for “treatment-not-jail” punishments – all but ignoring that first-time shoplifting offenders rarely get jailtime and that lack of enforcement pushed by lefty pols like herself statewide has forced many drugstores to lock products in plastic cases.She and other pols at the event also called on fellow socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani to follow through on his campaign promise to end “broken windows policing” tactics by NYPD cops that target quality-of-life crimes like graffiti and fare evasion. Shoppers on Saturday at Food Universal supermarket in The Bronx’s Co-op City told The Post they were aghast over Gallagher’s remarks, which give license to stealing and drive up costs for law-abiding customers“It’s foolish to think one should not be punished for stealing. It is a crime,” said Rev. Susan Webb, 68. Two shoplifters work together to stuff meat into a backpack at the Pioneer store in The Bronx, NY. Obtained by the New York Post“Mamdani can implement that in his [city-run grocery] stores, so if you don’t have the necessities, you can go there and get them for free.”Sanctioning retail theft will also drive up crime stats, which as of Aug. 9 show retail theft down 14.7% and petit larceny is down 5.4%, compared to last year at this time, according to the NYPD.Jeanette Mack, a 49-year-old academic adviser, agreed, saying Gallagher and other far-left pol’s soft-on-crime policies are “ridiculous” because “they are enabling [shoplifters] instead of helping them.”“People are going to feel entitled because they know they can walk in and walk out and nothing will happen,” she said. NYPD officers arrest a man for shoplifting from a Target on April 11, 2024 in New York City. Matthew McDermott“Allowing people to shoplift with no consequence is wrong. I’m a single mom and at one time I had four jobs. I would never think of stealing anything.“They already closed a Rite Aid [drug store] around here.  Now I’m worried that if they put that in place, they are definitely going to close this supermarket, and I would suffer because I’d have to drive to somewhere else instead of walking. And gas price nowadays, that’s another thing.”Edwin Pichado, 33, a manager for the supermarket, said Gallagher is living in a fantasy world.“Rent is high.” he said. “You have to pay workers, utilities. Goods going out, but no money coming in. We cannot run a business like that. If they see that you do nothing, they’ll keep coming back. They tell their friends, and it becomes a free for all.”Gallagher has a long history of bizarre actions and remarks since being sworn into the state in Assembly in January 2021, including using a GoFundMe campaign in October 2021 to raise money for her cat Roland’s emergency surgery bill. She’s also racked up dozens of traffic and parking tickets despite pushing an anti-car agenda in Albany. And she has allegedly blocked constituents from posting comments she doesn’t like on her social media pages.New York Representative Emily Gallagher attends a Veteran’s Day event at Memorial Gore Park in Brooklyn on November 11, 2025. Gabriella Bass For NY PostIn 2024 Gallagher attended an anti-Israel phone bank sponsored by the New Jersey chapter of American Muslims for Palestine, whose leaders have espoused vile antisemitic rhetoric and are under investigation by Virginia’s attorney general for potentially funding terrorists.Her bizarre behavior started long before she was elected to office.In 2003, while she was still a student at Ithaca College, she boasted about her immature antics — including mooning a couple she spied having sex, not to mention throwing a “homeless party” — in an online journal that came to light during her 2020 campaign where she defeated longtime Democratic incumbent Joe Lentol. Critics scorched Gallagher’s latest remarks.A CVS Pharmacy employee unlocks a refrigerator to access an energy drink for a customer on August 9, 2023, in Queens, New York. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images“People like Emily Gallagher try to obfuscate reality because they want to enable this very activity,” Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Queens) wrote on X.“They know it’s devastating to retail stores and that’s the point — they’re communists and want to use crime to force these stores to close. It’s social justice.”“Soon enough we’ll be hearing about the need for government-run drug stores to replace the shops they drove out of business,” she added.”A store manager and a shoplifter square off and shove each other at the Food Universe Marketplace at in New York, New York. Obtained by the NY PostFormer Queens Councilman Robert Holden was even more blunt.“[Gallagher] is a major dope,” wrote the moderate Democrat.Gallagher did not return a request for comment by The Post.Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Queens) told The Post that Gotham businesses are already struggling to keep their lights on — and politicians “now advocating for thievery is going to push even more of them to close shop.”“This is the kind of backwards, left-wing lunacy I would expect from someone who values the rights of criminals more than those of business owners,” she said. “Policies that Gallagher is pushing are exactly what’s driving so many of them away.”

Aug 16, 2026
John Hinckley Jr.'s Unexpected Message to Jodie Foster Decades After Infamous Act New

John Hinckley Jr.'s Unexpected Message to Jodie Foster Decades After Infamous Act

John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an attempt to impress Jodie Foster, has a new message for the actress nearly 45 years later. “I just wish Jodie Foster well, you know. I don’t really see her movies, but I wish her well, and I know she’s doing quite well,” Hinckley, 71, shared in Entertainment Weekly’s sneak peek of the Wednesday, August 12, episode of the “Mark Joseph Show” podcast. “And that’s all I can say is just, I wish Jodie well, and I hope she has a good life.” Hinckley made headlines when he shot Reagan outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., in March 1981. Reagan was hit by a bullet that bounced off his limousine and struck him under his arm. He was able to survive his injuries, later dying in 2004 at the age of 93. Hinckley, who was 25 at the time of the shooting, said he carried out the assassination attempt to impress Foster after she grabbed his attention in Taxi Driver.  He was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982 and spent more than 30 years in a psychiatric facility. He was released in 2022. During his rare interview, Hinckley was asked by podcast host Mark Joseph what his favored outcome would have been more than four decades ago. “I wanted to have a union with Jodie Foster and live the rest of my life with her and all these things that, of course, were delusional,” Hinckley responded. “But I was believing those things at the time, so the best outcome would have been a union with Jodie Foster.” He continued, “I thought she would, you know, after things settled down, join me wherever I was. I wasn’t sure if I was gonna be in jail or the hospital or what after things settled down. I had this notion that she was gonna join me wherever I was.” Foster has rarely commented on the incident. In a June 2024 conversation for Interview magazine, however, the Oscar winner said Hinckley’s actions may prevent her from doing live theater again. “I’m finally able to admit that the one bit of theater I did when I was in college, there was so much trauma involved in it,” she said. “The play happened in two weekends, and I did the first weekend, and in between the first weekend and the second weekend, John Hinckley shot the president. … He shot him in order to impress me, and he had written letters to me, so it was a big moment in my life.” Foster continued, “The world fell apart. There were Secret Service people everywhere. I had bodyguards, and I had to be taken to a safe house, and I was in the middle of these two weekends of this play.”

Aug 16, 2026
Hayden Christensen's Heartwarming Bond with Daughter Briar Rose Revealed New

Hayden Christensen's Heartwarming Bond with Daughter Briar Rose Revealed

Hayden Christensen loves to spend time with his 11-year-old daughter, Briar Rose, no matter the activity. “I have a young daughter, and I love watching shows with her,” Christensen, 45, told MTV UK at the 2026 D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on Friday, August 14. “Her favorite ones right now are Liv and Maddie and Henry Danger, so I enjoy getting to watch those with her.” Christensen, who shares Briar with ex Rachel Bilson, also deviates from the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon when his little girl isn’t present. “I recently got into The Agency with Michael Fassbender,” he gushed on the red carpet of the hit Showtime series. “It’s really good.” Christensen stepped out on Friday to reveal his upcoming role in season 2 of Ahsoka. Disney confirmed during its annual fan expo that Christensen will play Force ghost Anakin in the Star Wars series. Christensen, of course, famously played Anakin Skywalker, a young Darth Vader, in the intergalactic franchise, though Briar hasn’t caught up on the Star Wars films yet. “She’s not aware that her dad is one of the biggest villains of all time,” Bilson, 44, exclusively told Us in 2020. “When that [time] comes, I don’t know how that’ll probably fare in school because nobody will mess with her!” Two years later, Christensen revealed that Briar was finally aware of his Star Wars past because she was his “first lightsaber training partner” for Disney+’s Obi-Wan. “She knows Daddy’s Darth Vader, [but] she’s never seen Daddy as Darth Vader,” he revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2022. “I’m still waiting a little bit, you know, until that happens. I might show her the prequels soon, but still, there’s some scenes we might have to fast forward through.” Christensen and Bilson dated from 2007 to 2017, welcoming Briar in 2014 before their eventual split. The now-exes have since remained committed to amicably coparenting their daughter. “Ours is, like, a unique version of it. We do a lot of stuff together — a lot,” the Hart of Dixie actress said on a January episode of the “Let’s Be Honest” podcast about her dynamic with Christensen. “We have been able to keep it very copacetic and nice for [Briar]. We weren’t ever married so we … figured out our own way. [My advice for other coparents] is communication and sometimes you have to compromise a lot.” Bilson continued at the time, “I’m really close to his family and it’s been almost 19 years or something, which is a long time [ago]. It feels like [water under the bridge].”

Aug 16, 2026
Dad Shatters Stroller Mile Record with 1-Year-Old Daughter Aboard New

Dad Shatters Stroller Mile Record with 1-Year-Old Daughter Aboard

Stephen Biebelhausen didn’t set out to beat a world record with his 1-year-old daughter Blake.But when the 30-year-old dad took to Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland for the city’s Guardian Mile race, he went a lot faster than expected.His original goal was to beat the course record, which was 4 minutes 44 seconds. By the halfway mark, he realized he was ahead at 2 minutes 12 seconds.“I was like, ‘Oh, man, this is going to be a good day,'” He told The Athletic.At the finish line, the father-daughter duo clocked in at 4 minutes 17.07 seconds, dethroning Silas Frantz, who achieved the world record last year at 4 minutes 26.29 seconds with his son Otto in the stroller. Biebelhausen set the unofficial world record for fastest mile run by a male while pushing a stroller on Aug. 8 in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Meghan BiebelhausenRunning with a stroller isn’t easy. “Everyone comments on how hard hills are with a stroller, but if you get a nice headwind that thing turns into a sail,” Biebelhausen told Runner’s World.That said, the two of them run a lot together. Well, Biebelhausen runs while Blake, who weighs 18 pounds, kicks her feet for moral support.Biebelhausen said the miles he put in while she’s enjoying the scenery at a leisurely pace (around 7 minutes a mile) was key in his big win Saturday.Plus, it helped that Blake was in good spirits, kicking up a storm when the race started 45 minutes past her bedtime.“I was just mostly surprised at my baby, who made it past her bedtime and wasn’t screaming and crying,” Biebelhausen told the Athletic. “We were just happy that there was no meltdown city.”What to know about running with a strollerWhat’s not to like about a run with baby? Get a great workout in while spending time with your kid. For Blake, there’s nothing better.“She’ll squeal when we get in the car and put the stroller in, and then she knows our favorite running spots, and then she’ll squeal when we get there and I’m unloading the stroller,” Biebelhausen said. “Usually the leg kicks are just reserved for if we’re going down a hill, or when we first start, she’s really excited. But I think she just loved everyone cheering for her and going fast.”As Runner’s World reports, though, there’s a lot of confusing information out there about how to do it safely.Here are some guidelines to follow: Wait til the baby is at least six months old. The baby should be able to sit upright and hold their head up. Check with a pediatrician to make sure the child is ready and the stroller is suitable. Always use the safety harness, and follow the manufacturer’s weight and height requirements. Check it’s attached before running. Use a stroller made for running. Test the brakes, wheel alignment, and that all wheels are locked in place. While running, switch hands. You can see Biebelhausen’s expert hand switching in the Instagram video embedded above. You’ll also want shorter strides to avoid kicking the stroller. Choose a smooth, flat route.

Aug 16, 2026
Why Slipknot's Split with Sid Wilson is Making Waves New

Why Slipknot's Split with Sid Wilson is Making Waves

Slipknot has officially kicked Sid Wilson out.The heavy metal band addressed firing the DJ and keyboardist in a statement shared on the official Instagram account for their music festival, Knotfest, Friday.“Effective immediately, Slipknot will no longer be associated with Sid Wilson,” the message reads. “We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”Slipknot officially announced that they’ve parted ways with Sid Wilson (pictured here in July 2025) after nearly 30 years of him being in the heavy metal band. Getty ImagesIn an Instagram post shared by the band’s official account for their music festival, Knotfest, they wished Wilson “the best in his future endeavors.”Interestingly enough, the band previously deleted their Instagram post announcing he was no longer with Slipknot.News that Wilson, 49, was fired after nearly 30 years with the band was first reported by TMZ earlier this month. The outlet reported that the ousting was a long time coming and that Wilson’s bandmates “had enough” of his behavior towards them.Wilson joined Slipknot in 1998. The band is pictured here in 2000. RedfernsWilson (pictured here in November 2024) was the DJ and keyboardist for the band. Getty ImagesWilson has not commented on his departure from Slipknot. He joined the band in 1998 as their ninth member, shortly before the release of their self-titled debut album in 1999, and he remained with the group for 28 years.The shocking firing came just months after news broke that he and his now ex-fiancée, Kelly Osbourne, called off their engagement. The couple dated for four years and share a 3-year-old son, Sidney.Osbourne, 41, took a vicious public swipe at Wilson days after he was fired in an Instagram Story she later deleted.He and his now ex-fiancée, Kelly Osbourne, split just months before he was fired from Slipknot. They’re pictured here in November 2024. Getty Images for Live NationWilson (seen above in November 2024) has yet to comment on his firing. Getty Images for Live Nation“Wake the f–k up and take some responsibility I will not take your s–t anymore! I’m done,” she heatedly wrote.“I want to be happy and I have a beautiful son to raise. Leave me alone. Let me heal. I can’t protect you from yourself anymore,” she continued.In another post, she added, “Also while I’m at it can I have my dogs back and all my possessions. Oh yeah and maybe some child support?”An insider recently told People about the exes’ messy split, “She just doesn’t want the drama in her life right now. Sid has a lot he needs to work through on his own.” Community GuidelinesWelcome to the Page Six Community!Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space.In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience.Simply put, keep it civil.Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!

Aug 15, 2026
Kaia Gerber's Exorcism Story: The Unbelievable Childhood Experience New

Kaia Gerber's Exorcism Story: The Unbelievable Childhood Experience

Cindy Crawford’s daughter, Kaia Gerber, is looking back on her allegedly haunting childhood — literally. “My mom gave me holy water to go to set,” Gerber, 24, began during a Friday, August 14, interview on the “Mitch Churi Chat Show,” referring to her stint on American Horror Story season 10. “She was like, ‘I don’t want you to get possessed.’ I was told I was possessed as a child.” Kaia, the daughter of supermodel Crawford, 60, and husband Rande Gerber, further claimed that she was “haunted [her] whole life.” (Crawford and Rande, 64, also share son Presley, 27.) “I do feel I attract beings from other dimensions in a very casual and chill way,” Kaia quipped, alleging that she “actually did” have an exorcism to ward off alleged evil spirits. “Do you know how they did the exorcism? They played a didgeridoo all over me! That’s how they did the exorcism. … That actually did happen. I’ve never talked about it, but it actually did happen.” Kaia added, “I’m all healed.” Kaia, who did not further address her apparent childhood possession, has since followed in her mom’s footsteps in Hollywood. After finding her own success as a model, Kaia made the leap to acting with roles in Palm Royale and Ryan Murphy’s AHS and The Shards. “Fame was something that I was born into, so I didn’t experience what it was like to become famous,” Kaia told Vogue in a profile published earlier this month. “I, kind of, thought that my way of being raised was the most anonymous it could get under the circumstances, and then I met Homer [Gere]. Like, there are no photos of him as a child online, whereas my entire childhood and teenage years are on the internet. I can only imagine. I’m 24 but…very interviewed.” Homer, Kaia’s costar in The Shards, is the son of exes Richard Gere and Carey Lowell. (Richard, 76, was famously married to Crawford from 1991 to 1995.) “Twenty minutes into knowing each other, I was like, ‘Should we just acknowledge the fact that our parents were married?’” Homer, 26, recalled to Vogue of meeting Kaia on set of The Shards. “She was like, ‘Yeah. Cool.’ And that was it.” As for Kaia, she immediately noted how similar Homer was to his character. “I think Homer has Robert’s charisma without his cruelty. I looked around [at the cast when we met], and I said to the group, ‘You guys are all so much like your characters. That’s so interesting, since I’m nothing like mine,’” she said. “They all looked at me, and they go, ‘Hmm. No, I don’t think you’re the exception.’ Susan is a lot more like me than I want to admit.”

Aug 15, 2026
Tyler Cameron's Surprise Engagement to Tate Madden Sparks Joy New

Tyler Cameron's Surprise Engagement to Tate Madden Sparks Joy

Bachelor Nation’s Tyler Cameron has handed out his final rose, proposing to girlfriend Tate Madden after two years of dating. “Better late than never they say,” Tyler, 33, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, August 15, sharing photos from his romantic proposal on Florida’s Little Palm Island beach. Tyler and Tate, 32, who have been together since 2024, received a flurry of congratulations from his fellow Bachelor alumni. “Congrats you two ❤️. Sending so much love,” Colton Underwood wrote in the comments section, while JoJo Fletcher added, “Ahh congrats!! ❤️❤️❤️ Love u guys.” Justin Glaze, for his part, chimed in, “Alright alright alrightttttt �������� congrats y’all!!.” Tyler’s brother Ryan Cameron, meanwhile, jokingly replied, “He did it, people.” Tyler rose to fame on Hannah Brown’s season 15 of The Bachelorette in 2019, ending the show as her runner-up. Years later, Tyler found love with Tate. (The contractor and Tate confirmed their relationship in early 2024.) “Tyler and I actually met a couple times before he remembered meeting me. I thought Tyler and I were actually good friends,” Tate recalled on the “Trading Secrets” podcast in November 2024. “Turns out he didn’t know who I was.” According to Tate, she first met Tyler through a mutual friend. She was hired to work for Tyler before their platonic bond eventually turned romantic. “I think she is everything that I’ve ever wanted in somebody,” Tyler exclusively told Us in May 2025, hinting that Tate is The One. “She is also my best friend on top of that. I think that’s all a good recipe right there.” At the time, Tyler acknowledged that he initially waited to publicly debut his relationship due to his reality TV past. “She didn’t always understand what was going on when it was going on,” he explained at the time. “That was a big step for us. Now, being in the public eye, you basically add a third party to your relationship. They’re always going to scrutinize or say something. It’s learning how to navigate through that, and I think she’s done a great job at it — and so far, it’s been good.” Despite their relationship heating up, Tyler was admittedly wary about potentially expanding his family with Tate. “[Having kids is] a fear I have, and it has nothing to do with Tate,” he previously said on “Trading Secrets” in November 2024. “It’s just when I grew up, I had parents who busted their asses and worked their asses off for us, gave us everything they had. We lost everything in the [2008 stock] market crash. We went from having everyone together, living this dream life in this dream house, to losing it all.” Rather, Tyler hopes to be in a “financially set place” before becoming a father. “I think right now, just doubling down and just working as much as we can to get to that spot so then when we do hopefully have kids one day, God willing, that he can also be the dad that he wants to be,” Tate chimed in at the time. “Never miss a game, be the coach, do all the things. Which I think right now, doing what we’re doing will get us to the place where you can also have financial stability.”

Aug 15, 2026
Luigi Mangione Fangirl's Shocking Comments on CEO's Widow Stir Outrage New

Luigi Mangione Fangirl's Shocking Comments on CEO's Widow Stir Outrage

One of the Luigi Mangione fangirl “journalists” lashed out at Brian Thompson’s widow in a sickening social media screed after the object of her obsession pleaded guilty to murder.Lena Weissbrot, one of the three deranged fangirls called the “Mangionistas,” who were given press credentials by the Mamdani administration, reposted horrifying comments about Paulette Thompson — justifying the killing of her husband and suggesting she was complicit in murder.“Oh the comment section does not disappoint on this reel!! A plurality of people feel exactly like I do,” Weissbrot wrote on an Instagram story followed by reposting a series of lowlights from keyboard Communists in the comment section.Lena Weissbrot (right) with her two Mangionista comrades who were outrageously given press credentials by the Mamdani administration for operating their barely-read blog. Lone Pine Press for NY PostPaulette Thompson, wife of Brian Thompson, and family members of Thompson depart federal court after Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on August 14, 2026, in New York. AFP via Getty Images“[I] know, id cry too if my husband was responsible for millions of people dying due to denied claims for life saving treatment,” read one reposted comment.“Maybe the wife of the CEO could give away some of their riches to people who can’t pay their medical bills,” another comment read.“You talking about the woman that was living a privileged life on the backs of the sick and dying?” another comment read.“Luigi is a hero. Brian Thompson denied CANCER patients treatment. Private health insurance CEOs kill is every day,” another comment read.Lena Weissbrot launched into a bitter tirade on Instagram stories targeting Brian Thompson’s widow. fellatiag/Instagram“Federal pardon from the next good president, or free him during the revolution,” one internet radical wrote.Here’s the latest on accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione’s murder trial Read Luigi Mangione’s full speech to the court as he pled guilty to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Mangione’s twisted fans unapologetically still support him after guilty plea: ‘Revolutionary act of protest’ Widow of slain United HealthCare boss Brian Thompson makes first public appearance in Manhattan Luigi Mangione reveals the twisted way he tricked victim’s company into helping plot sick murder scheme Weissbrot, 32, has been a mainstay outside the courthouse in downtown Manhattan during the Mangione trial, but was absent from the proceedings on Friday when he pleaded guilty to killing Brian Thompson in cold blood.Paulette Thompson leaving Manhattan Criminal Court in tears on Friday after Luigi Mangione admitted in court to the killing of her husband Brian. REUTERSIn a bizarre on-camera interview where the Mangionistas were defending their right to have press credentials for operating a barely-read blog, one of Weissbrot’s colleagues unleashed a hateful tirade against the victim of Mangione’s crime.“F—k Brian Thompson,” said Ashley Rojas while brandishing a press badge. “That’s all I want to say. F—k Brian Thompson. F—k his mom.”Weissbrot’s own mother, Reina Natero, works in health insurance, overseeing prescription drug coverage rules at CVS Health.Luigi Mangione stands between defense lawyers Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo as he is sworn in for a hearing in his federal murder trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on August 14, 2026, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERSThe 57-year-old trained pharmacist has worked for big pharma for more than two decades, according to her LinkedIn.Mangione, 28, admitted in federal court to using a 3D-printed handgun to shoot and kill Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, on Dec. 4, 2024.The Manhattan US Attorney’s Office said it will urge the judge to send Mangione to prison for the rest of his life when he is sentenced on Dec. 18.Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on August 11, 2026, in New York City. Getty Images“Mangione attempted to send a public message through violence,” said Jamie McDonald, the head of the Southern District of New York, in a press conference on the courthouse steps after Mangione’s guilty plea. “But the message that emerges today is very different: violence is not a legitimate instrument to promote any political or social message. Those who resort to violence in an effort to advance their beliefs will be prosecuted, convicted, and put in jail.”Mangione’s plea came just weeks before jury selection in his state case —  where he’s still charged with second-degree murder and illegal weapons possession — was set to kick off on Sept. 8. The fate of that case remains unclear, as Mangione’s lawyers filed a motion in state court, saying that his plea had triggered “double jeopardy,” in which a person cannot be convicted twice for the same crime.Weissbrot did not respond to The Post’s request for comment.

Aug 15, 2026
Jessica Castro's Emotional Reaction to Ex Ryan de Nino's Sudden Death New

Jessica Castro's Emotional Reaction to Ex Ryan de Nino's Sudden Death

Married at First Sight alum Jessica Castro has broken her silence after her ex-husband, Ryan de Nino, died at the age of 40. “I have not had contact with Ryan in years so I have/had no idea what his life entailed. However, I do send my sincerest condolences to his family during this very difficult time,” Jessica, 42, told Page Six on Friday, August 14. “I can not imagine what they are going through. May he rest peacefully.” News broke earlier on Friday that Ryan had suddenly died. A cause of death was not immediately revealed. “Ryan was so damn funny and witty. He was fiercely loyal to those he loved,” Ryan’s sister, Melissa de Nino, wrote via Facebook on Tuesday, August 11, announcing her sibling’s death. “He had a huge heart, always.” She continued, “I can’t explain what it’s like to lose a sibling. Someone who’s  been there from the beginning and shares the same memories. No matter what we were going through, I loved him immensely. Life as I know it will never be the same.” Melissa received a flurry of support in the comments section. “Oh my gosh, my heart breaks hearing this. I am so incredibly sorry, he was so funny and witty and the world was lucky to have him,” one individual replied, with another adding, “Melissa everything you said about your brother is true. Incredible potential with a great heart. I miss him so much. I smile when I think of him.” Ryan and Jessica were matched and married on season 2 of Lifetime’s Married at First Sight, deciding to stay together at the end of the reality TV experiment. “I come from a family of long successful marriages,” Jessica said on the show. “The word ‘divorce’ just doesn’t fall into my lifestyle.” However, Jessica and Ryan went their separate ways weeks after cameras stopped rolling. Jessica subsequently filed a restraining order against Ryan, claiming that he allegedly threatened his wife and her family. Jessica also alleged that Ryan was unfaithful. The two came face to face at the season 2 reunion in 2015, which ended with Jessica tossing Ryan a $100 bill because “he needed the money more than” she did. He pocketed the cash and stormed off set without addressing the accusations. “She’s f**king dead. When I get back to Brooklyn, she’s f**king dead, this girl,” Ryan said on a hot mic at the time. After Ryan’s apparent threat, MAFS producers provided Jessica with a security team. Kinetic Company, which produces MAFS, issued a statement at the time. “The experts on our show have the best of intentions and highest hopes for success for each couple. After undergoing extensive background and psychological checks by third parties, couples agree to be legally married on our show,” a statement shared with Us in 2025 read. “We document their journey for six weeks after their wedding, but we can’t control how they behave, or govern their actions after production.”

Aug 15, 2026
X-Men's Star-Studded Cast Reveal: Adam Driver and Inde Navarrette Steal the Show New

X-Men's Star-Studded Cast Reveal: Adam Driver and Inde Navarrette Steal the Show

The “X-Men” are finally coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige unveiled the cast alongside Sadie Sink, who will reprise her role as Jean Grey, and director Jake Schreier, during Disney’s D23 Showcase event in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday.Inde Navarrette, who starred in the horror hit “Obsession,” will take on the role of Rogue and “Star Wars” actor Adam Driver will play Nathaniel Millbury, an alias for the mutant villain Mister Sinister.Maya Boyd, Inde Navarrette, Samara Weaving, Christopher Abbott, Kit Connor, Jake Schreier, Sadie Sink, and Kevin Feige onstage at D23. Getty Images for DisneyThe rest of the newly announced cast includes Broadway’s “& Juliet” star Maya Boyd as Storm, “Heartstopper” star Kit Connor as Cyclops, Jean’s love interest, while “Wolfman” star Christopher Abbott is set as Professor X and “Ready or Not” star Samara Weaving is Emma Frost.Sink made her debut as Jean Grey in “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” in July. “They just met backstage for the very first time,” Feige said, adding that the cast announced Friday is not the complete lineup.Driver didn’t attend the event, but he appeared via video from an empty Pinewood Studios outside London rather than joining the cast onstage.“When Kevin [Feige] told me to show up for X-Men, I assumed he meant on set,” Driver said. “So instead of being there in California, I’m here at Pinewood on this very lonely soundstage.Adam Driver appeared via video from an empty Pinewood Studios outside London.“Kevin and I have been talking for years about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I think we’ve finally found the perfect film at the perfect time, with characters I feel very deeply about.”“So I’m very excited to be playing Mag … Nope. Even better. Nathaniel Milbury. So I’ll be right here, waiting for everybody to show up,” Driver added.Navarrette, a longtime Marvel fan, met with Schreier last month about joining “X-Men” and teased a different role before ultimately being cast as Rogue.“I thought what Jake brought to ‘Thunderbolts’ was what I used to love about Marvel,” Navarrette told Variety’s “Up Next” podcast in July.“It was character-driven, and the whole time I just couldn’t stop yapping about how much I appreciated what he did with Marvel.”Inde Navarrette, who starred in the horror hit “Obsession,” will take on the role of Rogue. Getty Images for Disney“I mean, Mystique has always been super cool,” she said when asked which character she would want to play.Mystique — played by Rebecca Romijn in the original “X-Men” movies — has not been announced as part of the new cast.The X-Men were introduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the 1963 Marvel Comics series “The X-Men,” with Professor X leading Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel and Iceman against Magneto.The franchise made its big-screen debut with 2000’s “X-Men,” starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, Patrick Stewart as Professor X, Ian McKellen as Magneto, Halle Berry as Storm, James Marsden as Cyclops and Famke Janssen as Jean Grey.Disney secured the movie rights to the X-Men in its $71.3 billion acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in 2019.Marvel has since brought several mutants into the MCU, including Stewart’s Professor X in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” and Jackman’s Wolverine in “Deadpool & Wolverine.”The new “X-Men” is scheduled for release on May 5, 2028. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for DisneySeveral stars from the original X-Men films are also set to appear in “Avengers: Doomsday,” including Stewart, McKellen, Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Alan Cumming and Kelsey Grammer.Channing Tatum, who played Gambit in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” is also part of the cast.The new “X-Men” is scheduled for release on May 5, 2028. Community GuidelinesWelcome to the Page Six Community!Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space.In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience.Simply put, keep it civil.Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!

Aug 15, 2026
Orlando Brown's Emotional Journey to Regain Custody of His Daughter

Orlando Brown's Emotional Journey to Regain Custody of His Daughter

Orlando Brown revealed his life is completely different from how it used to be. “I didn't have my daughter five years ago. She was in foster care,” Brown, 38, told Revolt on Wednesday, August 12. “I put that work in and got my baby out of that bull**** ass situation.” The That’s So Raven alum explained, “I'm different now because I have my baby with me now everywhere I go. Traveling is even harder trying to train a little girl. It's fun at the same time.” Brown noted that his daughter, whom he didn’t identify by name, does things that he doesn’t “recognize” after being apart for so long. “For five years she was with a whole different family, three different families,” he said. “So she's picked up traits that I don't understand.” Brown said he wants to be mindful of how her experiences have shaped her while building their own bond. “It's for me to make sure that I understand her at the end of the day,” he shared. “Because she's just her dad at the end of the day. She looks just like me.” Us has reached out to Brown’s rep for comment. The Major Payne actor didn’t reveal which of his children was in foster care. However, he shares son Frankie, 6, and daughter Annie, 2, with ex-wife Danielle Anglin. Anglin announced daughter Aaliyah’s birth in June 2025, revealing she has the same last name as the actor. (Anglin is also the mother of sons Jeremiah and Ezra.) Brown is also reportedly the father of son Maisen, whom he shares with Ashley Ashe, son Hunter with Omena Alexandria and daughter Journee with Brianna Henson. Brown’s openness about regaining custody of his child comes after several years of ups and downs with the law. In January 2016, the former Disney Channel star was arrested in California and charged with domestic battery, obstruction of justice and two felony counts of drug possession. Alexandria, who was dating Brown at the time of the arrest, claimed during an April 2025 episode of Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons series that she “didn’t realize there was a drug use problem until his violence kind of gradually escalated.” After Brown’s 2016 arrest, he was charged with possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, bringing methamphetamine into police headquarters, battery, and resisting or delaying arrest, according to CNN. The former child star pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor possession charge and no contest to the other charges. He was given three years of probation with a 62-day credit for jail time already served. Two years later, Brown raised eyebrows when he falsely claimed during a 2018 interview with Dr. Phil McGraw that the late Michael Jackson. "My full name is Orlando Brown Prince Michael Jackson Jr.,” Brown alleged at the time. “My father was Michael Jackson, the great Michael Jackson." While Brown appeared to get his life back on track after marrying Anglin — the exact date of their wedding has not been publicly shared — the former couple's relationship has since ended. Anglin confirmed via Instagram in May that she is “no longer married to Orlando.” “My divorce was granted today, and while this journey has not been easy, I can honestly say I feel peace,” she wrote in the caption. “This isn’t about hate, revenge, or tearing anyone down. This is about healing, freedom, growth, and choosing a healthier future for myself and my children.” If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 for confidential support.

Aug 15, 2026
Belgian Builders Uncover $10M Gold Stash in Brewery Cellar Shocker

Belgian Builders Uncover $10M Gold Stash in Brewery Cellar Shocker

They turned crap into gold.A routine renovation job in Belgium took an unexpected turn on Tuesday after builders happened upon a gold hoard worth over $10 million while installing a sewer system.“Our first reaction was actually disbelief,” an 18-year-old student worker named Kobe told local media outlet VRT while recalling the unexpected haul. “Of course, we hadn’t expected to find gold.”The stash was worth over $10 million. Lokale Politie Dendermonde/Facebook“After 33 years in construction, it is the first time I have experienced something like this,” said site manager Mario while recalling the haul (pictured). Lokale Politie Dendermonde/FacebookHis crew had been tasked with overhauling a building in the Flemish community of Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, around a 40-minute drive from Brussels.The workers were reportedly removing the foundation so they could lay a sewer pipe when they “suddenly saw something lying there,” Kobe recounted.Initially believing it was a cache of 1-Euro coins, the crew quickly realized that was not the case after spotting a gold nugget.“I went to look and took the gold in my hands,” recalled site manager Mario. “We kept digging up new coins and bars as well. Only then did it really sink in what we had found. That was a crazy feeling.”He added, “After 33 years in construction, it is the first time I have experienced something like this.”The team initially thought the coins were Euros. Lokale Politie Dendermonde/FacebookAll told, the stash of ingots and bullion amounted to around 9 million Euros or around $10.4 million USD.Unfortunately for them, this was not a case of finders keepers — the crew was forced to hand over the precious metals to the police, who explained to them that pocketing it was verboten.“There are so many coins and bars — it would be almost impossible,” said Mario. “Besides, that would be theft.”The stash was worth over $10 million. Lokale Politie Dendermonde/FacebookThe loot is currently in the hands of CAW Oost-Vlaanderen, an organization that provides welfare support to the residents of Dendermonde, the BBC reported.They hope to use the riches to support their charity work.Nonetheless, this hasn’t stopped dozens of people from flocking to the site in search of loot, VRT reported.Dendermonde police even warned “gold diggers” to stay away as there is “nothing left to see and it is also dangerous, because the building is being completely demolished.”It’s yet unclear to whom the hoard belongs, although historian and former mayor of Dendermonde Piet Buyse speculated that it’s the property of local brewer family Van Assche, the Brussels Times reported.Under Belgian law, the rightful owner has five years to lay claim to the fortune. If they don’t, the forgotten gold can be divided between the finder and property owner provided it’s not associated with a crime.Kobe, for one, is holding out hope that his role in the discovery will be rewarded. “Of course, we do hope we’ll get a ‘finder’s fee,'” he said. “That would be nice.”

Aug 15, 2026