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WASHINGTONIn an effort to refute what she described as utterly vile attacks on her character, Melania Trump slammed baseless reports this week that linked her to the wrong wealthy pedophile. Let me clear: While I have deep ties to a certain affluent individual and secret societies involved in pedophilia, I never once sexually harmed children anywhere near Jeffrey Epstein, said the outraged first lady, adding that it was nothing more than groundless rumormongering to suggest that she had ever violated a child with that specific rich child molester. This once again shows the medias complete ignorance about the pedophile community. These are just errant speculations by so-called reporters who were never in the the room during the molestation of minors. I would ask them to do their research before linking me to any depraved sexual deviants except for my husband. Trump went on to state that she remained focused on healing and justice for Epsteins victims but no one elses.The post Melania Trump Slams Baseless Reports Linking Her To Wrong Wealthy Pedophile appeared first on The Onion.

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2026-04-10T20:45:39Z Lynette Hooker bounced around the deck of the docked Soul Mate, smiled into the camera and proclaimed: Were finally leaving Kemah, referring to a Texas port town.Its only been four months, she said as her husband, Brian, tugged on some rigging as they got ready to set sail.The Gulf Crossing video more than three years ago marked the start of a sailing adventure chronicled on Facebook for a couple who are now at the center of criminal investigations after Lynette went missing in the Bahamas.A few days after Lynette disappeared, police in the Atlantic Ocean island nation arrested Brian. He denies any wrongdoing in his wifes disappearance and has been cooperating with law enforcement, his attorney, Terrel Butler, said. Brian Hooker told police that his wife of more than 20 years fell overboard Saturday night from a small motorboat that was carrying the couple from Hope Town to Elbow Cay, small islands on the eastern end of the Bahamas. He said Lynette, 55, had the keys and the boats engine shut off. Strong currents subsequently carried her away, and he lost sight of her, police said in a statement Saturday.He paddled to shore and alerted others early Sunday, said authorities, who arrested and questioned him Wednesday.The U.S. Coast Guard has opened an investigation separate from the one by Bahamas authorities. Karli Aylesworth, Lynettes daughter, has said its unlikely her mother would just fall from a boat. Read More And while the couple is seen smiling, laughing and joking in social media videos of their voyage, they have a history of contention.Brian and Lynette Hooker accused each other of assault in 2015, according to a Kentwood, Michigan, police report obtained by NBC News.Brian Hooker, who was intoxicated and bleeding from the nose, told police his wife had struck him multiple times in the face, the report said. He told officers Lynette also was drunk. She was arrested for assault and spent the night in jail. A warrant was denied because it wasnt clear who started the assault. Aylesworth also told NBC that the couples relationship was volatile and that they have a history of not getting along, especially when they drink.The couples home is in Onsted, about 72 miles (117 kilometers) southwest of Detroit. The closest big body of water is Lake Erie, about 60 miles (72 kilometers) southeast of Onsted.Lynette Hookers mother, Darlene Hamlett, said Wednesday that the family grew up on water and that her daughters life has been near lakes, on boats, sailing and swimming.The couple posted videos of their years sailing around the Caribbean on their Sailing Hookers Facebook page. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. Email address Sign up By checking this box, you agree to AP's Terms of Use and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our Privacy Policy. Lynette, in the March 2023 video, describes the start of the couples voyage aboard the Soul Mate as the sailboat slips through the Kemah, Texas, fog and into the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.Pretty cool, Lynette said as Brian blared the Soul Mates foghorn. Later, while changing an engine alternator belt, he looks up at his wife and says, Hi sexy. In an earlier video, the couple explains how they bought the Soul Mate in the coastal town of Rockport, Texas, and fixed it up. After several years of driving around the country, looking for our perfect sailboat, we finally found her in Texas, Lynette said in that eight-minute video, posted in January 2023. She was a little rough on the edges. The decks needed to be redone, but we knew we were up for the task.That video shows them working together, scraping, priming and painting. The decks are done! were still married! party time! is printed in a message on the video.A video posted two years ago shows them using their smaller motorboat to buy food on land. The video doesnt give the couples location.We got the grub, Brian says into the camera, which shifts to a case of beer at his feet and bags of groceries in the bow. Delivery ... the way of life, man.___Associated Press writers R.J. Rico and Dnica Coto contributed to this report.

First lady Melania Trump arrives to speak with reporters Thursday, April 9, 2026, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)2026-04-10T20:35:03Z WASHINGTON (AP) First lady Melania Trumps seemingly out-of-the-blue statement Thursday denying affiliation with disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein left people still wondering Friday what prompted the public declaration at a time when the case had receded from the spotlight.Reading prepared remarks at the White House on Thursday, Melania Trump said she and her attorneys were fighting back against unfound and baseless lies in regards to her connections to the late financier, a convicted sex offender who leveraged connections to the rich, powerful and famous to recruit his victims and cover up his crimes.The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today, she said. The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation.The first lady didnt take questions from the press after her statement, leaving many with questions: Why now?Its unclear.The message came as her husband, President Donald Trump, and his administration had finally seemed to move past more than a year of controversy surrounding Epstein, especially as the Iran war had become all-consuming in Washington.The first ladys comments almost assuredly will serve to push the story back into the political spotlight even as the president urged the public and media to move on from the case. Who was Melania Trump responding to?Melania Trump seemingly referenced a brief email from 2002 with the sender and recipient blacked out. It begins, Dear G! and ends Love, Melania, and compliments the recipient on a magazine article about JE.I know you are very busy flying all over the world, it says. How was Palm Beach? I cannot wait to go down. Give me a call when you are back in NY.That email was sent the same month that a New York Magazine article was published about Epstein in which Trump called him a terrific guy.Melania Trump said Thursday that she was not friends with Epstein or his confidant and onetime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, but was in overlapping social circles in New York and Florida. She described an email reply she sent to Maxwell as casual correspondence without elaborating. Read More My polite reply to her email doesnt amount to anything more than a trivial note, she said. Among other documents released was an image from Epsteins home showing a series of photographs along a credenza and in drawers. In that image, inside a drawer among other photos, was a photograph of Donald Trump alongside Epstein, Melania Trump and Maxwell.Melania Trump noted Thursday that several individuals and organizations have had to apologize for their lies about me. Of the examples she cited, the most recent was in October. In that case, book publisher HarperCollins UK apologized to the first lady and retracted passages from a book suggesting Epstein played a role in introducing her and Donald Trump. Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the biggest headlines of the day. Email address Sign up By checking this box, you agree to AP's Terms of Use and acknowledge that AP may collect and use your data pursuant to our Privacy Policy. What did President Trump say about his wifes comments?MS NOW reporter Jacqueline Alemany said on social media Thursday that President Trump told her he did not know anything about Melania Trumps statement about Epstein.The White House press office did not respond to requests for comment. Nick Clemens, a spokesperson for the first lady, said the West Wing was aware beforehand that she was making a statement. But he deferred to the West Wing on whether the content of what Melania Trump planned to say was known. In recent weeks President Trumps public appearances have largely centered around the war in Iran. What is the status of the release of the Epstein files?The first lady brought Epstein back to the forefront months after federal authorities released millions of pages of documents under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure. It requires the government to open its files on the late financier and Maxwell.Lawmakers initially complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release, but officials said more time was needed to review additional documents that were discovered and to ensure no sensitive information about victims was released. Did anyone get punished after the files were made public?Several key leaders in Europe have been punished for their affiliation with Epstein but there have been no comparable prosecutions in the U.S.Most notably, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Britains former Prince Andrew was arrested in February following the most recent trove of files that were released. Mountbatten-Windsors name frequently appeared in the files, depicting a close relationship with Epstein. But his arrest didnt have anything to do with sexual impropriety. Instead, he was arrested for allegedly sharing confidential trade information with Epstein.Melania Trump called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Epsteins crimes, with a chance to testify before lawmakers and have their stories entered into the congressional record. Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes, she said. Then, and only then, we will have the truth. 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Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion through unlawful tactics in a trial that is part of a wider phone hacking scandal in London, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)2026-04-10T16:53:04Z LONDON (AP) A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana and Lesotho, filed suit last month in Londons High Court, according to court records viewed Friday. Online filings show Harry and his friend, Mark Dyer, a former trustee at the charity, are being sued for either libel or slander. No documents were available.The charity seeks the courts intervention, protection, and restitution following a coordinated adverse media campaign conducted since 25 March 2025 that has caused operational disruption and reputational harm to the charity, its leadership, and its strategic partners, Sentebale said Friday in a statement on its website. A spokesperson for Harry and Dyer said the pair categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims. The lawsuit puts the Duke of Sussex in an unaccustomed position as a defendant in the High Court. Over the past three years, he has repeatedly been on the other side of litigation as the leading claimant in invasion of privacy suits against Britains most prominent tabloids over allegations of phone hacking and unlawful snooping by journalists and the private eyes they hired. Harry co-founded Sentebale, which means forget me not in the language of Lesotho, about 20 years ago in memory of his mother, who was a prominent advocate for treatment of HIV and AIDS and helped reduce stigma around the disease. Prince Seeiso of Lesotho was the co-founder. Read More Disagreements at the charity surfaced in 2023 over a new fundraising strategy, and the two founders stepped down as patrons in March 2025 in support of trustees who had quit.At the time, they said the relationship between the board and its chair, Sophie Chandauka, was beyond repair. Chandauka later accused Harry of orchestrating a campaign of bullying and harassment to try to force her out. As the dispute unfolded, Chandauka told Sky News that filming for one of Harrys Netflix programs had interfered with a scheduled fundraiser for Sentebale and that an incident with his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, became a source of friction.The Charity Commission for England and Wales investigated and criticized both sides for allowing the issue to become public and damaging the organizations reputation, but found no evidence of widespread bullying or misogyny at Sentebale.Sentebales problems played out in the public eye, enabling a damaging dispute to harm the charitys reputation, risk overshadowing its many achievements, and jeopardizing the charitys ability to deliver for the very beneficiaries it was created to serve, commission CEO David Holdsworth said in a statement in August 2025.Harrys spokesperson had criticized the commissions report while Chandauka welcomed it.___Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa, contributed to this report. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

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