Holly Bobo’s mother broke down in sobs after hearing a prosecutor in court this week describe how her accused killer allegedly kidnapped, raped and fatally shot the 20-year-old Tennessee nursing student, who went missing in 2011.
“I’m feeling sick,” said her mother, Karen Bobo, before collapsing on the witness stand Monday and causing the judge to briefly recess the trial of Zachary Adams, one of three men charged in the murder, reports Wreg.
Adams, 33, is the first to be tried in the case and has pleaded not guilty.
Bobo’s screams outside her family’s semi-rural home in Parsons,...
“I’m feeling sick,” said her mother, Karen Bobo, before collapsing on the witness stand Monday and causing the judge to briefly recess the trial of Zachary Adams, one of three men charged in the murder, reports Wreg.
Adams, 33, is the first to be tried in the case and has pleaded not guilty.
Bobo’s screams outside her family’s semi-rural home in Parsons,...
- 9/14/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
The original allegation, made by Temple University staffer Andrea Constand in 2005, was shocking: Could beloved comedian and TV dad Bill Cosby be guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman?After Constand's civil lawsuit against Cosby was settled out of court in 2006, the scandal began to fade from the headlines. That year, People published a story featuring three interviews with women who came forward by name to say Cosby similarly drugged and assaulted them. Today more than 40 women have claimed they allegedly fell victim to an icon who they say they once trusted. Cosby, through his attorneys, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
- 5/25/2016
- by Alex Tresniowski
- PEOPLE.com
Two days before Bill Cosby was ordered to trial on allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004, a document re-surfaced in which he admitted having sexual contact with teens sent to him by a modeling agency.
Jennifer "Kaya" Thompson, who spoke with People exclusively in 2005, confirms she was one of those teens.
The document, which was re-released Sunday by the Associated Press includes portions of Cosby's depositions from 2005 and 2006 in a long-settled civil suit.
During those depositions, Cosby was asked about an unnamed aspiring actress and model he met when she was 17, and he acknowledged that an...
Jennifer "Kaya" Thompson, who spoke with People exclusively in 2005, confirms she was one of those teens.
The document, which was re-released Sunday by the Associated Press includes portions of Cosby's depositions from 2005 and 2006 in a long-settled civil suit.
During those depositions, Cosby was asked about an unnamed aspiring actress and model he met when she was 17, and he acknowledged that an...
- 5/24/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @ jhtruesdell
- People.com - TV Watch
[CUSTOM_PLAYER_BRIGHTCOVE "4909766422001"] Two days before Bill Cosby was ordered to trial on allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004, a document re-surfaced in which he admitted having sexual contact with teens sent to him by a modeling agency. Jennifer "Kaya" Thompson, who spoke with People exclusively in 2005, confirms she was one of those teens. The document, which was re-released Sunday by the Associated Press includes portions of Cosby's depositions from 2005 and 2006 in a long-settled civil suit. During those depositions, Cosby was asked about an unnamed aspiring actress and model he met when she was 17, and he acknowledged that an...
- 5/24/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @ jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
Two days before Bill Cosby was ordered to trial on allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman in 2004, a document re-surfaced in which he admitted having sexual contact with teens sent to him by a modeling agency. Jennifer "Kaya" Thompson, who spoke with People exclusively in 2005, confirms she was one of those teens. The document, which was re-released Sunday by the Associated Press includes portions of Cosby's depositions from 2005 and 2006 in a long-settled civil suit. During those depositions, Cosby was asked about an unnamed aspiring actress and model he met when she was 17, and he acknowledged that an...
- 5/24/2016
- by Jeff Truesdell, @ jhtruesdell
- PEOPLE.com
The original allegation, made by Temple University staffer Andrea Constand in 2005, was shocking: Could beloved comedian and TV dad Bill Cosby be guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman?
After Constand's civil lawsuit against Cosby was settled out of court in 2006, the scandal began to fade from the headlines. That year, People published a story featuring three interviews with women who came forward by name to say Cosby similarly drugged and assaulted them. Today more than 40 women have claimed they allegedly fell victim to an icon who they say they once trusted. Cosby, through his attorneys, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
After Constand's civil lawsuit against Cosby was settled out of court in 2006, the scandal began to fade from the headlines. That year, People published a story featuring three interviews with women who came forward by name to say Cosby similarly drugged and assaulted them. Today more than 40 women have claimed they allegedly fell victim to an icon who they say they once trusted. Cosby, through his attorneys, has repeatedly denied the allegations.
- 5/24/2016
- by Alex Tresniowski
- People.com - TV Watch
"Picking Cotton" to be directed by Jessica Sanders is one of the four 2015 grantees of the Sloan Filmmaker Fund which were recently announced by the Tribeca Film Institute. This year's recipients will receive a collective total of $150,000 in grants.
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
Read More: Tribeca 2015 Skews Young, Female
The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
This is a riveting true story of rape survivor Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, whom she had wrongfully identified as her rapist. After 11 years in prison, DNA evidence cleared Ronald of the crime. Jennifer and Ronald are now friends and activists, improving the criminal justice system. See all the engagements, awards and attention that Ronald and Jennifer are pursuing for social justice here.
The film is in early development. Jessica Sanders is an Academy Award®-nominated, Sundance and Cannes winning filmmaker and commercial director. Jessica directed “After Innocence”, a feature documentary film about innocent men wrongfully convicted of crimes, cleared by DNA evidence and their struggle to reenter society after spending decades in prison.
The Tribeca Film Institute jury included producer Anne Carey, actors Raul Esparza and Danny Glover, physicist Ben Lillie and neuroscientist Daniela Schiller. Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees who've seen great success include "The Imitation Game," nominated for eight Oscars including Best Picture, and Andrew Bujalski's 2012 "Computer Chess," which was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.
Read More: Tribeca 2015 Skews Young, Female
The 2015 Tfi Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees include some familiar faces. Ben Lewin directed the critically adored 2012 "The Sessions," nabbing Helen Hunt a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Documentarian Jessica Sanders was Oscar-nominated for her short film "Sing!" in 2002 and directed another documentary about the judicial powers of DNA evidence, "After Innocence" which premiered at Sundance in ’05.
“After Innocence” which featured an appearance by Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton whom she introduced to her friend, writer Erin Torneo, because she knew that Thompson and Cotton wanted to write a book about their experiences. After reading about their case and speaking with Jennifer on the phone, Ms. Torneo flew to North Carolina to meet the pair. The three of them hit it off immediately and Erin states that writing about such a compelling story is intimate and she felt honored to be a part of Picking Cotton published on March 9, 2009 which by March 22 went on to become a N.Y. Times best seller.
Author and editor Erin Torneo is a highly praised and accomplished in the world of literary achievements. She is a 2007 Fellow in Nonfiction Literature at the New York Foundation for the Arts and a 2008 Soros Justice Media Fellow at the Open Society Institute. She also won the 2010 American Society of Journalists & Authors Arlene Award for Books That Make a Difference. Her literary awards are accompanied by a significant number of publications in magazines such as our own Indiewire, Soma, Seed, Lucky, The Kyoto Journal, The Independent, Variety, and Seal Press.
Ms. Torneo is a former editor for Cosmopolitan magazine and has written two nonfiction works, including The Bridal Wave: A Survival Guide to the Everyone-i-Know-is-Getting-Married Years, and the New York Times best seller Picking Cotton.
Erin grew up in a small suburb of Hartford, Connecticut, but ventured far from home when she decided to attend UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She was a creative writing major and worked in film, but did not pursue writing passionately until she moved to Japan and began writing for magazines.
Ms. Torneo said once she began getting paid to write, she was hooked on the profession. While in Japan, she lived with her friend Valerie Cabrera Krause who was the coauthor of The Bridal Wave. The book focused on "waiting for Mr. Right" and the pressures of getting married at a certain age. Ms. Torneo was struggling with this concept herself; however, the day after she turned in her manuscript for the book, her boyfriend proposed.
Erin Torneo lives in Dublin, Ireland with her husband and two sons.
Partially written by Sarah Christian, student author
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino
Now an avid activist for judicial reform, Jennifer Thompson has been through much in her lifetime. She was born in 1962 to Jim and Janet Thompson, who were originally from Winston Salem, where Jennifer would reside for the majority of her life. Her childhood was typical of rural North Carolina. In her own words, she had "lots of siblings and pets to play with." From the age of nine to sixteen, she and her family lived on a farm with cows, chickens, goats, and sheep. Just a couple of short years after moving from the farm, Jennifer began college at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, pursuing a degree in sports management.
On July 29, 1984 her life was changed forever. A man broke into her apartment and raped her. After the accused was sentenced to life in prison, Jennifer struggled to put her life back together.
Following the trial, she married Vinny Cannino and two years later they had triplets, Blake, Morgan, and Brittany. Although her beautiful family made it easier to cope with her past, she was never able to accept completely what happened to her on that dreadful July night. Eleven years after putting the man that she was sure had raped her behind bars, she found out that he was innocent. She lived in constant fear and guilt until she finally agreed to meet him face to face. She and the accused formed a lifelong friendship.
After Jennifer's divorce from her first husband, she married Frank Baumgartner, and she currently resides in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Her daughters are successful college students, one of whom currently attends Elon University. Her son works in the lobster industry in Maine. She and Ronald remain great friends and have been able to deal with their grief by publishing their story in an inspiring, uplifting memoir. They now work with many organizations, such as the North Carolina Center of Actual Innocence, in order to advocate the need for judicial reform.
Jennifer began writing Picking Cotton with co-authors Ronald Cotton and Erin Torneo in 2006. After forgiving her rapist, forming a friendship with Ronald, and accepting everything that has happened to her, Jennifer is now able to share her story with others without the humiliation and guilt she once felt before. After years of remembering and writing every gruesome detail of her rape.
Written by: Alexis Luther & Madelon Wygand, student authors
Ronald Cotton
Ronald Cotton had a troubled childhood that included jail time at sixteen years old for breaking and entering with the intent to rape. When drunk, he snuck into his white girlfriend’s house thinking they could “fool around”, but her mom caught them and had him arrested. A little later he dropped out of high school. His lack of education and previous charges led to his arrest on 1 August 1984 for the rape of Jenifer Thompson.
Ronald spent eleven years in prison and was finally released in June of 1995, when he was exonerated by DNA evidence. Ronald struggled to adapt to life outside of prison, but he eventually came to live a more normal life. He originally found a job at Lab Corp, a DNA testing center, but is now working at an insulation plant. He has a beautiful wife and a daughter; they live together in Burlington, Nc.
In August 2011, Ronald suffered a stroke that gave him a useless right arm, bad right leg, and a droopy face. Ronald has teamed up with Jennifer and is traveling the United States talking to exonerees, law students, and audiences interested in his book and experience. He and Jennifer are attempting to transform the legal system to prevent future wrongful convictions and to free those who have been wrongfully convicted.
Written by Andrew Geddes, student author...
- 4/14/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Bill Cosby‘s wife, Camille, has been sent a letter from the mother of a woman counted among the 33 women accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct. Judy Thompson told the Associated Press she sent Camille the letter three weeks ago in order to communicate “mother to mother.” Her now 44-year-old daughter, Jennifer Thompson, claims Cosby paid her $700 after pressuring her to give him a handjob in his home in 1988. Also Read: Bill Cosby Seeks Dismissal of Defamation Lawsuit Brought by Accusers “This letter was written from my heart,” Judy said, and explained that Camille’s defense of Cosby inspired her to reach out.
- 3/10/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Heart to heart, mom to mom. The mother of a Bill Cosby accuser told the Associated Press on Tuesday, Mar. 10, that she recently sent a letter to his wife Camille Cosby. Judy Thompson, mom to alleged victim and accuser Jennifer Thompson, said that the note to the beleaguered comedian's spouse was written from "mother to mother." "This letter was written from my heart," she told the AP about the message, which included a passage from the Book of Psalms from the Bible. Judy said she felt compelled to [...]...
- 3/10/2015
- Us Weekly
Broadway director Kenny Leon ("Fences," "Raisin in the Sun") is set to direct the indie film "Cotton" reports Variety.
The story is based on the memoir "Picking Cotton" by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino who was raped in college and later identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker.
Despite protesting his innocence, Cotton was sentenced to life imprisonment but was freed eleven years later when DNA testing proved his innocence.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton later met and began working together on the Innocence Project which works to promote understanding of the flaws in the criminal-justice system
David Friendly, Mark Clayman and Michael Menchel are producing. Todd Komarnicki ("Elf") penned the adaptation and filming kicks off early next year.
The story is based on the memoir "Picking Cotton" by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino who was raped in college and later identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker.
Despite protesting his innocence, Cotton was sentenced to life imprisonment but was freed eleven years later when DNA testing proved his innocence.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton later met and began working together on the Innocence Project which works to promote understanding of the flaws in the criminal-justice system
David Friendly, Mark Clayman and Michael Menchel are producing. Todd Komarnicki ("Elf") penned the adaptation and filming kicks off early next year.
- 9/21/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Broadway director Kenny Leon (Fences, Raisin in the Sun) will make his feature film directorial debut with a project called Cotton, said to be an indie flick based on the memoirs of Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, a rape victim, and the black man she mistakenly identified as her attacker, Ronald Cotton, who, despite his insistence of his innocence, would go on to serve almost 11 years in prison (1985 to 1995), before being released after DNA evidence proved that he wasn’t the rapist.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton then met, became friends and traveled together in an effort to highlight flaws in the criminal justice system.
The book, a 2009 New York Times bestseller, is appropriately titled Picking Cotton, which they co-wrote, with Erin Torneo.
Todd Komarnicki (Elf) has written the screenplay adaptation.
“I’ve been looking for an important story like this one,” Leon said. “With feature films, you have more freedom in telling the story.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton then met, became friends and traveled together in an effort to highlight flaws in the criminal justice system.
The book, a 2009 New York Times bestseller, is appropriately titled Picking Cotton, which they co-wrote, with Erin Torneo.
Todd Komarnicki (Elf) has written the screenplay adaptation.
“I’ve been looking for an important story like this one,” Leon said. “With feature films, you have more freedom in telling the story.
- 9/21/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
A prostitute has claimed that Wayne Rooney was distraught and guilt-ridden after his alleged liaison with her. Helen Wood recalled how the England star feared that he had destroyed his marriage to childhood sweetheart Coleen in the aftermath of a sexual encounter with herself and vice girl Jennifer Thompson. She told The Sun that Rooney had ranted: "I wouldn’t be bothered if she was just my girlfriend. But she’s my wife and she’s pregnant with my kid. What am I doing?" Wood then issued an apology to the 24-year-old presenter for the hurt she had caused in allowing the affair to transpire. “I wish this had never happened. I’m so sorry (more)...
- 9/13/2010
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
One of the prostitutes involved in three-in-a-bed sex with English footballer Wayne Rooney appologised on Sunday, saying "it was a mistake".Helen Wood, a 23-year-old single mother, issued a dramatic apology to Rooney's wife, saying: "I wish this had never happened", the Daily Mirror reported.Breaking her silence for the first time, Helen revealed how the Manchester United striker had sex with her and her fellow prostitute Jennifer Thompson together, then - riddled with guilt - asked her: "Why the hell did I do that?""I feel really s*** already," the panicking soccer icon had said after cheating on ...
- 9/12/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
The parents of prostitute Jennifer Thompson have apologised to Coleen Rooney for the claims regarding their daughter and Wayne Rooney. It has been alleged that Wayne cheated on Coleen with Thompson while she was pregnant with their first child. He reportedly paid £1,200 each time he was with her. Hamish and Dana Thompson released a statement claiming that they had "no idea" about the allegations made against their daughter, The Mirror reports. "The last few days have been extremely trying for us and our family," they said. "Following the various newspaper articles concerning our daughter Jennifer, we would like (more)...
- 9/8/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
Wayne Rooney's cousin Natalie has tweeted Coleen, urging her to "bin" the football star over cheating allegations. The England and Manchester United footballer has been accused of sleeping with prostitute Jennifer Thompson while his wife was pregnant with their son Kai. Following the revelations, 21-year-old glamour model Natalie tweeted Coleen, saying: "Just bag him and bin him. "You deserve a million times better. Not someone who does this to you and treats you like dirt while he's (more)...
- 9/7/2010
- by By Naomi Rainey
- Digital Spy
Jennifer Thompson has reportedly slept with 13 unnamed footballers. The 21-year-old prostitute - who Wayne Rooney allegedly paid for sex seven times over a four-month period - was involved with more than a dozen other footballers who have all played in the Premiership, reports the Daily Star. Thompson has allegedly bedded six defenders, three midfielders and four strikers, of which 11 have represented their countries either at full international level or in the under-21s. The players involved are now apparently worried that Thompson will reveal their exploits to the media. A friend told the paper: "She’s got them all catalogued away and is aware she could write a fantastic book exposing this bunch (more)...
- 9/7/2010
- by By Christian Tobin
- Digital Spy
English footballer Wayne Rooney reportedly enjoyed a series of sexual liaisons with a 21-year-old prostitute nicknamed "Juicy Jeni" while his wife was pregnant with their first child. The 24-year-old Manchester United striker took the help of text messages to inform his wife Coleen about claims that he repeatedly cheated on her with a prostitute. Manchester United star delivered the devastating blow as Coleen was at the hairdresser’s preparing for a family celebration. He warned that 21-year-old Jennifer Thompson had come forward to claim she had sex with the footie ace at the same time as Coleen was expecting their son Kai, now ten ...
- 9/6/2010
- Hindustan Times - Celebrity
Wayne Rooney reportedly told wife Coleen that he cheated on her via text message. An unnamed friend claimed that the footballer broke the news to Coleen the day before it was published by a Sunday newspaper. It is alleged that Rooney cheated on Coleen - while she was pregnant - with 21-year-old prostitute Jennifer Thompson. "Coleen and Wayne were supposed to attend a family christening this weekend but they didn't show (more)...
- 9/6/2010
- by By Ryan Love
- Digital Spy
Wayne Rooney reportedly cheated on his wife Coleen with a prostitute, while she was pregnant with their son. According to the Sunday Mirror, the footballer slept with 21-year-old Jennifer Thompson seven times over a four month period, paying her £1,000 each night. They are said to have first met up while Coleen was five months pregnant and he is also alleged to have taken Thompson on several dates in Manchester. Last night, Rooney apparently told a friend: "My life is in ruins. I've been so stupid. Coleen won't forgive me this time. She will leave me." A friend of Thompson's said: "She couldn't believe it the first time he booked her. He used a different name so she didn't know who he really was until she knocked on the hotel room door and he opened it. She wasn't star-struck. She considers what she does to be a profession (more)...
- 9/5/2010
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Perhaps in an attempt to produce films made to make black men look foolish, such as Big Momma’s House 1, 2 (and soon 3!!!!) Soul Men, Meet Dave, and The Honeymooners, producer David Friendly has optioned and will produce a film based on the non-fiction best seller Picking Cotton by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino.
The story, which has been profiled on 60 Minutes and just recently on the Dr. Phil Show, tells the true story of Thompson, who, back in 1984, as a collage student, was raped by an unknown black assailant. She later positively identified Cotton as her attacker, and who was found guilty, and spent 11 years in prison, until eventually freed when DNA evidence proved conclusively that he was totally innocent.
Later both Cotton and Thompson met, and through a lot of soul searching, angst and reconciliation, became friends. Friendly will be financing the film independently, and a screenwriter is currently writing the...
The story, which has been profiled on 60 Minutes and just recently on the Dr. Phil Show, tells the true story of Thompson, who, back in 1984, as a collage student, was raped by an unknown black assailant. She later positively identified Cotton as her attacker, and who was found guilty, and spent 11 years in prison, until eventually freed when DNA evidence proved conclusively that he was totally innocent.
Later both Cotton and Thompson met, and through a lot of soul searching, angst and reconciliation, became friends. Friendly will be financing the film independently, and a screenwriter is currently writing the...
- 3/6/2010
- by Sergio
- ShadowAndAct
David Friendly, Mark Clayman and Michael Menchel are set to produce the based on a true story drama "Picking Cotton" reports Variety.
Todd Komarnicki will adapt Jennifer Thompson-Cannino's autobiographical memoir about her time in college when she was raped and later identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker.
Despite protesting his innocence, Cotton was sentenced to life imprisonment but was freed eleven years later when DNA testing proved his innocence.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton later met and began working together on the Innocence Project which works to promote understanding of the flaws in the criminal-justice system.
Todd Komarnicki will adapt Jennifer Thompson-Cannino's autobiographical memoir about her time in college when she was raped and later identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker.
Despite protesting his innocence, Cotton was sentenced to life imprisonment but was freed eleven years later when DNA testing proved his innocence.
Thompson-Cannino and Cotton later met and began working together on the Innocence Project which works to promote understanding of the flaws in the criminal-justice system.
- 2/22/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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