After a heartbreaking battle with a long Covid relationship, Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway tragically lost her husband, Derek Draper, in January of last year.
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Kate Garraway has opened up about her dating prospects following the tragic loss of her husband(Image: Youtube/Great Company Podcast)
Kate Garraway has opened up about her dating prospects following the tragic loss of her husband. Dad-of-two, Derek Draper, died last year, aged 56 after battling long Covid, leaving Kate and her children, Darcey, 19, and Billy, 16, heartbroken.
The Good Morning Britain star, 58, has spoken candidly about how much she misses Derek and has won awards for her documentaries detailing his devastating decline. However, Kate has now said that she is interested in dating again – when the time is right.
Speaking to Jamie Laing, 37, on his Great Company podcast, she told the reality star that she hopes to have romance in her life again as she teased him to be on the lookout for any single dads.
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Kate opened up about her private life, saying, “I wouldn’t like to think that I’d never experienced romantic love again.” That would be a rather depressing way of life, in my opinion, wouldn’t it? No, I’m not yet there. I’m not sure if anyone wants to see Jamie again.
She then made a joke about finding out if any of their fathers are single, as she said, “Jamie, talk to your mates, find out.”
Kate responded to Jamie’s question, “No, of course not,” when she asked the Celebrity Traitors star if she’d ever used a dating app. Because everyone keeps asking me about dating, I don’t believe I’ve ever dated in the same way that you guys do.
“I don’t like it when you go to meet someone you’ve never met,” I think. I just end up doing an interview with them while struggling to find a word in their introductory sentences.
She said, “I’m of the old school where you lived your life, did things you loved, and then met people along the way.” But perhaps that won’t continue to happen.
In October, OK! reported that some of Kate’s friends were actively encouraging her to at least explore the possibility of dating someone new.
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A source claimed there was “someone interested” in the Classic FM star, saying, “There is someone who’s interested and her friends are encouraging her to just explore that and see how it makes her feel. Kate isn’t really ready for anything more than friendship at this time, though. No one is trying to make things happen by force since it is still too soon.
“It would be lovely for her to take things slowly and even consider herself once more a single woman.” who excels in return and has a lot to offer. She’s said to be starting to have a few dinners and moving slowly.
As part of Netflix’s new docuseries, two jurors from the highly public Diddy trial have described their time-consuming search through weeks of graphic testimonies.
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Two jurors in the Diddy case have spoken out on the new Netflix documentary(Image: Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
The high profile case of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had people all over the world hooked – and now the jurors from the courthouse have spoken out.
Combs was found guilty of two transportation-related prostitution counts involving his ex-girlfriends in the complex trial. However, he was freed from the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges, which resulted in a split verdict for the 56-year-old.
Speaking in the new Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning released December 2, two of the jurors who helped reach the verdict have shared their thoughts.
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My words were exactly “Oh s—” when we were in the deliberation room and we’ve come to an agreement and we’re only saying that he’s guilty for these two counts, according to Juror 160 in the documentary.
When asked if they thought justice had been served, another another juror, who was identified only as Juror 75, said he “100 percent” thought so. “We saw both sides of it and we came with our conclusions,” as reported by Complex.
The jury members are also interrogated about Diddy and Cassie’s relationship in the documentary because Cassie testified against the rapper at the trial. It was described as a “very, very interesting relationship,” according to Jupiter 75.
“It’s two people falling in love,” the statement read. They are, in some ways, overly loved. You are unable to explain. She desired to spend time with him. He assumed no responsibility for her. He never anticipated that she would depart. It’s like having both hands clap together, then. You can’t use just one hand to clap. When you use both hands in this manner, you create noise, they said.
Juror 75 referred to the CCTV hotel footage of Cassie being assaulted as “unforgivable” and said he “can’t beat that small girl like that, the way he did.”
However, continued to say that domestic violence had not been officially investigated and that it wasn’t a crime, adding that “you can say he was a terrible person, but domestic violence wasn’t one of the charges.”
According to The Mirror US, jury selection was particularly difficult, since everyone asked was at least a bit familiar with the Diddy case, considering it’s been dominating pop culture headlines. As a result, they looked for other indications that the individuals could be impartial.
Prior to the procedure, respondents were asked to provide demographic information and fill out a questionnaire. Additionally, they were interrogated about more personal details, such as sexual assault.
As part of the trial process, the selected jurors had to sift through seven weeks of sometimes graphic and emotional testimony about the musician. As the deliberations were underway, things took an unexpected turn when two notes were handed over to the presiding judge from the jury.
A juror’s initial inquiry into the judge’s lengthy 61-page instructions was revealed in the first note just before the hearing began. The instructions’ section on drug distribution, which is a crucial component of Combs’ racketeering conspiracy charge, were later sought further explanation in the second note.
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One particular juror (Juror No. 10) also raised some questions to the jurors. The jury was instructed to continue deliberating on the deadlocked racketeering charge by the judge, reminding them not to give up their sincere opinions in order to settle the case unanimously.
As part of Netflix’s new docuseries, two jurors from the highly public Diddy trial have described their time-consuming search through weeks of graphic testimonies.
3 images to be seen
Two jurors in the Diddy case have spoken out on the new Netflix documentary(Image: Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)
The high profile case of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had people all over the world hooked – and now the jurors from the courthouse have spoken out.
Combs was found guilty of two transportation-related prostitution counts involving his ex-girlfriends in the complex trial. However, he was freed from the more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges, which resulted in a split verdict for the 56-year-old.
Speaking in the new Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning released December 2, two of the jurors who helped reach the verdict have shared their thoughts.
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My words were exactly “Oh s—” when we were in the deliberation room and we’ve come to an agreement and we’re only saying that he’s guilty for these two counts, according to Juror 160 in the documentary.
When asked if they thought justice had been served, another another juror, who was identified only as Juror 75, said he “100 percent” thought so. “We saw both sides of it and we came with our conclusions,” as reported by Complex.
The jury members are also interrogated about Diddy and Cassie’s relationship in the documentary because Cassie testified against the rapper at the trial. It was described as a “very, very interesting relationship,” according to Jupiter 75.
“It’s two people falling in love,” the statement read. They are, in some ways, overly loved. You are unable to explain. She desired to spend time with him. He assumed no responsibility for her. He never anticipated that she would depart. It’s like having both hands clap together, then. You can’t use just one hand to clap. When you use both hands in this manner, you create noise, they said.
Juror 75 referred to the CCTV hotel footage of Cassie being assaulted as “unforgivable” and said he “can’t beat that small girl like that, the way he did.”
However, continued to say that domestic violence had not been officially investigated and that it wasn’t a crime, adding that “you can say he was a terrible person, but domestic violence wasn’t one of the charges.”
According to The Mirror US, jury selection was particularly difficult, since everyone asked was at least a bit familiar with the Diddy case, considering it’s been dominating pop culture headlines. As a result, they looked for other indications that the individuals could be impartial.
Prior to the procedure, respondents were asked to provide demographic information and fill out a questionnaire. Additionally, they were interrogated about more personal details, such as sexual assault.
As part of the trial process, the selected jurors had to sift through seven weeks of sometimes graphic and emotional testimony about the musician. As the deliberations were underway, things took an unexpected turn when two notes were handed over to the presiding judge from the jury.
A juror’s initial inquiry into the judge’s lengthy 61-page instructions was revealed in the first note just before the hearing began. The instructions’ section on drug distribution, which is a crucial component of Combs’ racketeering conspiracy charge, were later sought further explanation in the second note.
Continue reading the article.
One particular juror (Juror No. 10) also raised some questions to the jurors. The jury was instructed to continue deliberating on the deadlocked racketeering charge by the judge, reminding them not to give up their sincere opinions in order to settle the case unanimously.
Tonight at around 7 p.m. UK time, Plasencia, the owner of an urgent care facility in Malibu, will be sentenced to a sentence in LA. Prior to coming to a plea deal, he had been scheduled to go on trial in the case in August.
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Matthew Perry pictured with his mum Suzanne Morrison, right, and his sister Emily, left, before his death (Image: Getty Images)
Matthew Perry’s devastated mother and stepdad have criticized the doctor who gave him ketamine weeks before he passed away.
In a moving victim impact statement released before his court hearing in Los Angeles today, Suzanne and Keith Morrison expressed their anger toward Salvador Plasencia. After pleading guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to Friends star Perry, who overdosed in his jacuzzi in October 2023, Plasencia faces years in prison.
Plasencia and others were referred to as “jackals” who exploited their son before he died at the age of 54, according to the pair’s statement, which was filed in the United States Courthouse in LA today.
The new statement by his parents says: “I believe the man you are going to sentence today is among the most culpable of all. His crime I find truly hard to understand. “Here was a man who’d studied for years and years, poured sweat and tears, I imagine, into his quest to become a doctor. A long road with a narrow gate, to enter that esteemed profession. Why become a doctor?
“Once and for all, to cure the sick,” to provide human healing. To prevent harm. The Hippocratic oath, an ancient vow to first, do no harm, is thought to be the most significant and sacred promise he has ever made.
When someone commits a terrible crime, it might be a little easier to understand. Perhaps in the heat of passion, or because the person makes a terrible decision, or because a bad drug dealer takes the calculated risk of being found guilty and serving a lengthy sentence.
“But…a doctor? Who trades on respect, and trust? And not just one bad decision.. No one alive and in touch with the world at all could have been unaware of Matthew’s struggles.
However, this doctor repeatedly sneaked through the night to meet his victim in secret in order to break his most significant vows. What, a few thousand dollars? So he could feed on our son’s vulnerability and crow as he questioned, “I wonder how much this moron will pay. Find out, let’s find out.
Along with British woman Jasveen Sangha, 42, who has been dubbed the “ketamine queen,” Plasencia is one of five people who has entered a guilty plea to giving Perry drugs.
Prior to reaching a plea deal, Plasencia, the owner of an urgent care clinic in Malibu, had planned to go on trial in the case in August. According to the prosecution, he could receive a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for each count. Perry was receiving the medication “for depression and anxiety,” according to a postmortem report, but it was unclear whether the ketamine in his system was that at the time of his death.
Mr. Morrison described how his mother and Perry’s drug addiction weighed heavily on him. When we started talking seriously about each other, he said, “She – Suzanne warned me that no man could ever stand between her and that boy.” She had no idea that addiction would lead to that particular thing or that the people he trusted would have rushed him to death too soon.
The pair acknowledge that more than two years after the actor’s passing, they are still having trouble adjusting. How do you evaluate grief, they asked? Can you offer any accounting that is reasonable? The bottom is eroding, right? That is true.
“Here was a life that was so intertwined with ours and was sometimes held aloft by duct tape and bailing wire,” according to the statement. “There was nothing that could prevent that enormous evil from killing our first-born son and keeping our hearts with him.” All the effort is wasted until those greedy jackals emerge from the darkness, and everything collapses.
“Over the years, many people, mostly mothers, have told me how a situation like that breaks you and makes you feel broken,” I’ve heard. And I wasn’t quite sure what that meant until I watched Matthew’s mother suffer as a result. Two more years later, it still exists. Can’t see the bottom yet because it’s a deep well.
There are “emotional confusions,” it seems. Whether you want it or not, angst drains deeply. Additionally, unalterable events continue to play out loud. as if it could immediately change. And the dull ache keeps on getting worse.
“Memories are like small knives,” he said. That talented, brilliant, demanding, insecure, obnoxious, talented child who is always the center of attention. because you couldn’t concentrate on him. Not as a famous TV star as he was a youngster. His mother called him that Matso-ratso.
According to Plasencia’s attorneys, prison time is unnecessary because “Mr. Plasencia has already experienced and will continue to experience for many years to come.”
They wrote that “He has already lost his clinic, career, and medical license.” His family has relocated out of state for their safety, and he has also been viciously attacked in the media and threatened by strangers.
His attorneys claimed that Plasencia had mistreated Perry “without having a thorough understanding of ketamine therapy and his patient’s addiction,” and that it had been “the biggest mistake of his life.”
They claimed that he accepts the consequences of his actions and that he is looking for ways to assist those without medical licenses and hopes to launch a non-profit aimed at addressing food insecurity.
His attorneys have also tried to differentiate Plasencia from the four other defendants in the case who have also all pleaded guilty, including two dealers who provided the fatal dose of ketamine to Perry, the actor’s personal assistant who administered it and another doctor who ran a ketamine clinic.
According to his attorneys, Plasencia treated Perry for “a discrete thirteen-day period in the physician-patient context of depression.”
They continued, “Mr. Plasencia was not treating M. P. at the time of his death and he did not give him the ketamine that caused his overdose.”
Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 12 in accordance with Plasencia’s plea agreement, he gave Perry and the actor’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, 20 vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges, and syringes.
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According to his plea agreement, he “admits that his conduct fell below the proper standard of medical care” and that the ketamine vials that were given to Defendant Iwamasa and Victim M. P. were not used for legitimate medical purposes.
In their witness statement, Mr and Mrs Morrison added: “And now we are left with…victim impact statements. And people all around the world could join us in those. “Even now, when we visit his grave, we find little momentos there: Flowers of course, and coins, and bits of Friends swag, little stuffed toys, batman stickers, notes scrawled on scraps of paper, and cards and letters full of emotion. Often full of gratitude. His story moved so many people.
Plasencia, an operator of an urgent care clinic in Malibu, is set to be given his sentence in LA at around 7pm UK-time tonight. He had been set to go on trial in August in the case prior to reaching a plea deal
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Matthew Perry pictured with his mum Suzanne Morrison, right, and his sister Emily, left, before his death (Image: Getty Images)
Matthew Perry’s heartbroken mum and stepdad have blasted the doctor who supplied him with ketamine weeks before his death.
Suzanne and Keith Morrison conveyed their anger towards Salvador Plasencia in a moving victim impact statement ahead of his court sentencing in LA today. Plasencia faces years in jail after pleading guilty to four counts of distributing ketamine to Friends star Perry, who died of an overdose in his jacuzzi in October 2023.
The pair’s statement, written as part of a victim impact statement lodged in the United States Courthouse in LA today, described Plasencia and others as “jackals” who exploited their son before his death aged just 54.
The new statement by his parents says: “I believe the man you are going to sentence today is among the most culpable of all. His crime I find truly hard to understand. “Here was a man who’d studied for years and years, poured sweat and tears, I imagine, into his quest to become a doctor. A long road with a narrow gate, to enter that esteemed profession. Why become a doctor?
“To cure the sick of course. To heal people. To save lives. I imagine too that the most important and sacred promise he ever made was the Hippocratic oath… that ancient vow to, first, do no harm.
“Sometimes it’s a little easier to understand when a person commits a terrible crime. Maybe in the heat of passion, or because that person makes one very bad decision.. Or some drug dealer, bad to the bone, who takes the calculated risk of getting caught and spending many years in prison.
“But…a doctor? Who trades on respect, and trust? And not just one bad decision.. No one alive and in touch with the world at all could have been unaware of Matthew’s struggles.
“But this doctor conspired to break his most important vows, repeatedly, sneaked through the night to meet his victim in secret. For what, a few thousand dollars? So he could feed on the vulnerability of our son…and crow, as he did so, with that revealing question: “I wonder how much this moron will pay. Let’s find out.”
Plasencia is one of five people who have pleaded guilty to giving Perry drugs, including British woman Jasveen Sangha, 42, dubbed the “ketamine queen”.
Plasencia, an operator of an urgent care clinic in Malibu, had been set to go on trial in August in the case prior to reaching a plea agreement. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for each count, prosecutors said. A postmortem report said Perry was receiving the drug “for depression and anxiety”, but that “the ketamine in his system at death could not be from that infusion therapy”.
Mr Morrison told how long-suffering Perry’s addiction to drugs came between him and his mother. He said: “She – Suzanne – warned me, when we got serious about each other, that no man could ever come between her and that boy. She certainly didn’t expect that addiction would do that very thing, or that he’d be hastened to an early death by the very people he trusted.”
The pair admit they are both still struggling to cope with the actor’s death more than two years on. They said: “How do you measure grief? Can you possibly provide any rational accounting? The bottom falling out? Yes, that.
“Here was a life so entwined with ours and held aloft sometimes with duct tape and bailing wire, with anything that might keep that big terrible thing from killing our first-born son, and our hearts with him. And then those greedy jackals come out of the dark, and all the effort is for naught; it all crashes down.
“Many people, mothers mostly, have told me over the years how a thing like that breaks you, makes you feel broken. And I didn’t quite get what that meant until I watched what this thing did to Matthew’s mother. Still does, two years on. It’s a deep well, can’t see the bottom yet.
“There is a confusion of emotions. Anger seethes away down deep, whether you want it to or not. And there’s the playing out of unalterable events, over and over and over. As if it could make any difference now. And the dull ache goes on and on.
“Memories are like little knives. That funny, brilliant, demanding, insecure, annoying kid, bursting with talent, always the center of attention. Because you couldn’t take your eyes off him. Not when he was a famous TV star… not when he was just a brash kid. That Matso-ratso, his mom used to call him.”
Plasencia’s attorneys have previously argued prison time is unnecessary given “the punishment Mr. Plasencia has already experienced, and will continue to experience for many years to come.”
“He has already lost his medical license, his clinic, and his career,” they wrote. “He has also been viciously attacked in the media and threatened by strangers to the point where his family has moved out of state for their safety.”
His attorneys stated that Plasencia recklessly treated Perry “without adequate knowledge of ketamine therapy and without a full understanding of his patient’s addiction,” and that it was “the biggest mistake of his life.”
They said he accepts the consequences of his actions and is working to find ways to help people without a medical license and one day hopes to start a non-profit focused on food insecurity.
His attorneys have also tried to differentiate Plasencia from the four other defendants in the case who have also all pleaded guilty, including two dealers who provided the fatal dose of ketamine to Perry, the actor’s personal assistant who administered it and another doctor who ran a ketamine clinic.
Plasencia, his attorneys said, treated Perry for “a discrete thirteen-day period in the physician-patient context for depression.”
They added: “Despite the serious treatment mistakes he made, Mr. Plasencia was not treating M.P. at the time of his death and he did not provide him with the ketamine which resulted in his overdose.”
According to Plasencia’s plea agreement, he distributed 20 vials of ketamine, ketamine lozenges and syringes to Perry and the actor’s live-in assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, between Sept. 30, 2023, and Oct. 12, 2023.
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He “admits that his conduct fell below the proper standard of medical care and that transfers of ketamine vials to Defendant Iwamasa and Victim M.P. were not for a legitimate medical purpose,” his plea agreement stated.
In their witness statement, Mr and Mrs Morrison added: “And now we are left with…victim impact statements. And people all around the world could join us in those. “Even now, when we visit his grave, we find little momentos there: Flowers of course, and coins, and bits of Friends swag, little stuffed toys, batman stickers, notes scrawled on scraps of paper, and cards and letters full of emotion. Often full of gratitude. His story moved so many people.
Bambi, two, and the Love Island star’s mother, Debbie, the Love Island star’s mother, Molly-Mae Hague, has updated fans about their relationship, and the toddler’s behavior has been “interesting.”
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Molly-Mae Hague has admitted her daughter, Bambi, has left her in tears(Image: MollyMae/Youtube)
Molly-Mae Hague has admitted her daughter, Bambi, has left her in tears in a candid update on the toddler, two. Molly, 26, who revealed she rushed both Bambi and the tot’s dad, Tommy Fury, to hospital on Monday opened up about her the realties of motherhood alongside her mum, Debbie.
Just days after Molly admitted things were “hanging by a thread” as she looked after Bambi and boyfriend, Tommy, the mum-of-one explained: “My mum’s getting picked up shortly – she’s been staying with us for the week to help out with the small child.” To this, Debbie replied: “Now I need to go home and decompress.”
Opening up about her granddaughter’s behaviour, Debbie continued: “She’s been lovely…she’s been interesting.” However, she then admitted: “She’s been really challenging. She’s trying to assert her dominance as a not even three-year-old. “She thinks she rules the roost.” To this, ‘Ultimate Influencer’ Molly confirmed: “Because she does.”
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After previously admitting she didn’t feel like she was ready for motherhood, Molly continued, “I thought I had turned a big corner with her and I was really, really feeling great about motherhood.”
I was like, “Yes, I’m really feeling it, I can do this, no problem, I’ve made it through my difficult patch,” and then the last two weekends completely humbled me and knocked me to the floor.
The Love Island star ,who said she’d been on a “emotional rollercoaster” with Bambi, then admitted: “She’s literally had me in tears for two consecutive weekends now, which has not been fun.”
After Bambi and Tommy both became ill, Molly admitted she was “battling to keep things together.”
After Bambi had been “shaking and crying” in her sleep, she explained that she had taken them to the hospital on Monday, and that “my nails hang on by a thread” throughout the week.
She continued, “I did say that Bambi wasn’t well, but we’ve been in the hospital this morning,” referring to the traumatic experience. We’ve been in the dark about nine days and Tommy hasn’t recovered from what we thought to be sickness or food poisoning, so we basically went to bed at three in the morning, but his soul was leaving his body in the toilet.
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She went on to say that Bambi slept in again, she was crying in her sleep, and she was shaking in her sleep when she told her about it further. She was asleep, but her eyes were tearing.
Because Molly claimed doctors believe Bambi has the flu, Tommy and Bambi were able to be seen right away at a walk-in clinic.
