Nick Gordon catches a break; domestic violence charges dropped
Nick Gordon is a free man. Florida prosecutors have dropped all domestic battery and false imprisonment charges against Bobbi Kristina Brown’s onetime boyfriend, TMZ reports. Back in June, Gordon was arrested in Sanford after an argument with his then girlfriend Laura Leal, who told The Daily Mail that he punched her so hard that she saw stars. TMZ adds the case was dropped because Leal is not cooperating with investigators. Gordon still has legal issues, having been found legally respons…
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Two right-wing rallies planned for the weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area were canceled Friday, with organizers citing threats from left-wing agitators, but local officials said they remained concerned about the potential for violence. A Saturday “freedom rally” planned near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was canceled by the group Patriot Prayer, which said it would hold a news conference at a city park instead. Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson said his followers would instead atte…
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Miami’s Marcus Lemonis is under fire, and he’s fighting back. In a recent interview with CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” “The Profit” star said that consumers who “are in favor of what [Trump] said” about the Charlottesville, Virginia, protests should not do business with him. The Camping World CEO added: “It’s scary right now.” The host asked whether businesses should be worried about how they look dealing with the current administration. “There’s no doubt that there is proba…
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Thousands of people are expected to flood the streets of Barcelona to reject violence after the deadly attacks on Aug. 17-18 that killed 15 people and wounded over 120. The Islamic State group claimed the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils that used vehicles and knives, Spain’s deadliest in more than a decade. Eight suspects are dead, two are jailed under preliminary charges and two more remain under investigation. The slogan of the march — “I’m not afraid” in the local Catalan language— has…
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A local female fishing captain and her rich inventor former boyfriend are entangled in a pair of ugly lawsuits that hint at a violence-filled relationship. Capt. Lace Allenius, 32, owner of Fishing Adventures With Lace, and Fort Lauderdale multi-millionaire Merrill Brooks Smith, her 62-year-old ex-beau, have been flinging ugly allegations of gold-digging and domestic abuse at each other in a Palm Beach County court. Smith, known for his pioneering of pre-paid cards and computer point-of-sale te…
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