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New York Post
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Todd Chrisley says he ‘cried myself to sleep' on his first night in prison: ‘I was angry at God'
Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. In ABC News Studios' new special, 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup,' the reality star detailed his experience in FPC Pensacola before he was ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. 'Todd, take us behind bars with you. What was that first night like?' host Juju Chang asked the 'Chrisley Knows Best' alum. 4 Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. ABC News/YouTube 'I was angry at God,' Todd, 57, replied. 'And when I went to bed that night and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I said, 'God, why are you allowing this?'' 'You don't realize the things that you took for granted until you don't have it,' he went on. 'So your freedom, your ability to go to church, your ability to go out to eat, you know, to stay in your bed all day, those things are taken from you, so when you have them back, it's a blessing.' Julie, for her part, was asked about the things she missed most while serving her sentence. 'My children and my husband, you know, I missed birthdays and holidays and graduations and things that I can never get back,' said Julie, 52. 4 The reality stars were ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. Instagram/@graysonchrisley 'So now I just have to focus on what's ahead of us,' she added. Todd was last month freed from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. His wife Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. 4 Todd was last month freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. AP The reality stars first reported to prison in 2023 after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Federal prosecutors found them guilty of faking documents to obtain over $30 million in loans, and then dumping them by declaring bankruptcy. 'You don't realize how much your freedom means to you until you don't have it,' Todd said during the interview. 4 Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. Instagram/@juliechrisley 'If it didn't change you, then you're not human,' he added. 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
'IMPACT x Nightline: The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup'
"The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' is ABC News Studios' 'IMPACT x Nightline''s 100th episode and the season 3 finale. The new episode begins streaming on Sunday, June 29, on Hulu and Disney+.
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
'Grandpa robber' behind Kim Kardashian Paris heist recalls that 2016 night
Kim Kardashian made a defiant walk into Paris' Palace of Justice in May, to face the criminals who held the reality star at gunpoint and robbed in 2016. The trial's shocking outcome would only prompt more questions. Ten suspects, dubbed the "Grandpa Robbers" by French media because most of them were in their 60s and 70s, stood trial in Paris for the notorious 2016 jewel heist that terrorized the reality star. ABC News Studios' "IMPACT x Nightline: Inside the Kim Kardashian Heist" is streaming only on Hulu. Despite finding eight of the 10 suspects guilty of crimes related to the 2016 heist, the French court allowed all defendants to walk free, with some receiving suspended sentences or credit for time already served. The judge cited the defendants' ages and health concerns as reasons for leniency. Two were acquitted. The crime occurred during Paris Fashion Week in October 2016, when Kardashian was staying at the exclusive "No Name Hotel," reportedly known for hosting celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Madonna. That night, while Kardashian's security detail accompanied her sister Kourtney to a nightclub, the robbers struck. In an interview with ABC News, Yunice Abbas, one of the convicted robbers, said he didn't even know who Kardashian was at the time. "I was always told 'wife of an American rapper,'" Abbas said. The robbers, wearing fake police jackets, first confronted the hotel's night concierge, Abderrahmane Ouatiki. They forced him at gunpoint to lead them to Kardashian's suite. "When you feel the cold steel of a gun on the back of your neck, you have to be calm," Ouatiki told ABC News. "You have to be wise in such situations." The thieves escaped with more than $6 million worth of jewelry, including Kardashian's upgraded 18.8-carat wedding ring from then-husband Kanye West. In their hasty bicycle getaway, Abbas admitted to falling and spilling some of the stolen jewels on the street. Following the verdict, Kardashian, who has become an advocate for criminal justice reform, released a statement. "While I'll never forget what happened, I believe in the power of growth and accountability and pray for healing for all. I remain committed to advocating for justice, and promoting a fair legal system." The outcome of the trial surprised even the defendants. When asked if he expected the lenient sentence, Abbas responded with a simple "No" as he left the courthouse a free man. The unexpected verdict left some questioning the French justice system. "I respect Kim Kardashian, but I call foul. Justice was not served," legal commentator Nancy Grace told ABC News. "They should be in jail for what they did."
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hulu To Premiere ABC News Studios Documentary 'Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything'
ABC News Studios' feature-length documentary Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything will premiere on Hulu on June 23, and later this year on Disney+. The project, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Documentaries, will have its world premiere at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. It is directed by Jackie Jesko. More from Deadline Donald Trump Touts Reduction In China Tariffs For At Least 90 Days: "I Take Them At Their Word" 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Cecily Strong Returns As Merlot-Spewing Jeanine Pirro In 'Saturday Night Live' Open That Skewers Donald Trump's Fox News Picks The documentary will be 'an intimate and raw look at her astonishing career, personal life, and the challenges she faced trying to balance it all as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Walters, in her own words, also reflects on the high price of fame and the legacy she hoped to inspire,' according to ABC News Studios. Walters, who died in 2022, was the first female nightly news anchor when she was paired with Harry Reasoner in 1976, after being lured away from NBC, where she was a co-host of Today. Despite the trailblazing accomplishment, Walters' co-anchor role was ill-fated, and the evening news was overhauled in 1978 into World News Tonight. But Walters embarked on a new chapter of her career, co-anchoring the network's newsmagazine 20/20, serving as one of ABC News' star correspondents in landing the highest profile interviews, and hosting highly rated specials with celebrities and other public figures. Later in her career, Walters was creator and co-host of The View. The film features unaired footage from ABC's extensive archives, along with interviews with Cindy Adams, Joy Behar, Connie Chung, Martin Clancy, Andy Cohen, Katie Couric, Peter Gethers, Lori Klein, Cynthia McFadden, Bette Midler, Victor Neufeld, David Sloan, Katie Nelson Thomson, Chris Vlasto and Oprah Winfrey. The project is produced by Imagine Documentaries for ABC News Studios in association with Latchkey Films. For Imagine Documentaries, the film is produced by Marcella Steingart, Sara Bernstein, Justin Wilkes and Meredith Kaulfers. Grazer, Howard, Justin Wilkes and Betsy West serve as executive producers. Muriel Pearson is executive producer, and David Sloan is senior executive producer for ABC News Studios. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Inside IVF mix-ups that left women carrying embryos that weren't theirs
From the moment she found out she was pregnant, Krystena Murray was excited to capture every step of the journey. "I have always known I wanted to be a mom," Murray told ABC News. "There was an assignment for school when I was younger, and we were supposed to pick a career. My mom said 'What do you want to be?' And I said, 'A mom.' And she says 'No, like, what do you want to do with your life?' And I looked at her and said, 'A mom.' " The Savannah, Georgia resident chose in vitro fertilization (IVF), a fertility treatment where mature eggs are collected from ovaries and fertilized by sperm in a lab. IVF is a game changer for many families, and recent data show that in the US about 250,000 patients per year receive IVF cycles. "I was a single woman, and I spent years trying to find the perfect person," Murray said. "And the older I got, the more I realized I was more interested in being a mother before I got any older than I was in pursuing a person." ABC News Studios' "IMPACT x Nightline: Switched Before Birth" streams on Hulu beginning Thursday, March 6. The 38-year-old photographer was an oncology nurse for nearly a decade before switching careers. To afford IVF, she worked two and a half jobs, nearly depleting her life savings. Her first IVF embryo transfer was unsuccessful, but her second one worked. Murray imagined what the baby she was carrying would look like, saying she chose a sperm donor with features similar to hers: dirty blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. Her baby arrived in December 2023. In the delivery room, that feeling of euphoria shattered moments after the baby boy was born. "They actually held him up for me to see before they took him off to be cleaned and weighed and footprints and all of the things," Murray said. "My first thought was "He's absolutely beautiful. He's gorgeous.' And my second thought was, what happened?" According to Murray, the baby was African American. It was immediately evident that something didn't go as planned. "My first thought was, 'Was it the embryo or was it the sperm?'" Murray said. "My next thought was, 'If he is not mine and he's someone else's embryo, can he be taken?'" Shortly after, she took a DNA test, which confirmed that the baby was not biologically hers. More than a month and a half later, Murray says the clinic Coastal Fertility Specialists informed her that they had identified the baby's biological parents, who were living in another state. "I was still hoping that, you know, there would be some way that I could keep custody of him," Murray said. However, Murray said that the baby's biological parents sued her for custody, and that was when she made what she called an impossible decision. After raising him for the first five months of his life, she gave up the only son she had ever known. "That was the worst day of my life," Murray said. "It wasn't just that I was bonded to him. He was bonded to me." Murray sued Coastal Fertility Specialists, seeking a judgment of more than $75,000, along with punitive damages, recovered attorney fees, treble damages and all other costs. Coastal Fertility Specialists said in a statement to ABC News that their practice "deeply regrets the distress caused by an extremely rare human error" and extends their "sincerest apologies." They emphasized that "this incident does not reflect the high standards we have upheld for 15 years, and no other patients were affected." They also informed ABC News that they implemented additional human witnessing in their lab. They said they also introduced a state-of-the-art digital witnessing system that electronically verifies patient samples in real time using advanced scanning technology. Murray's story may be shocking, but it is not the first of its kind. Daphna and Alexander Cardinale experienced a similar situation. Five years ago, the Los Angeles couple was excited to make their daughter, Olivia, a big sister but struggled to conceive. Eventually, they turned to IVF and were able to get pregnant. Daphna gave birth to a baby girl. Even though the infant didn't resemble her older sister at first, the couple didn't think much of it. However, Alexander couldn't shake the doubt from his mind, especially when others pointed out that their baby appeared to be Asian. The Cardinales are caucasian. The couple requested a DNA test. "That image will be burned into my brain forever," Alexander said. "That reading that it's 99.9% accurate that you're not the father. And then she asked me to read the results for the mother, and then it was 99.9%. It's earth-shattering!" The clinic informed them that their embryo had been switched with the embryo of another couple. That couple had given birth to Alexander and Daphna's biological daughter, named Zoe. Even more shocking, the two families lived just miles apart. They agreed to meet when both baby girls were just over three months old. The two families got together almost every day for the next few weeks. Eventually, they made an agonizing decision: they would switch their four-month-old babies. "It was surreal," Daphne said. "I gave her a bath the first night she was here. And then after I gave her a bath I was like "Oh, you smell like home." And so I was like, okay. I think that was the moment when I spelled it that I was like "Oh, you are my baby." The Cardinales filed a lawsuit against their fertility clinic and ultimately reached a private settlement. Attorney Adam Wolf represented both Murray and the Cardinales. He told ABC News that his firm has also represented more than a thousand others in lawsuits against fertility clinics. "Whether it is dropping eggs or embryos on the ground, or mixing the wrong sperm with the egg or switching embryos from couple A to couple B," Wolf said. "Those are things that are life-altering." Mishaps may be rare, but families who experience them face unimaginable consequences. Wolf says that at the crux of the issue is a need for more regulation to prevent and track mistakes, and better enforcement in the event of an error. 'This is now a maturing industry that greatly needs regulation,' Wolf said. 'People like Krystena needed it a year ago, and the next Krystena will need it before this happens.' The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) says that IVF is 'one of the most heavily regulated procedures in all American medicine.' They also say that medical providers have an ethical duty to disclose clinically significant errors. ASRM's affiliate group The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) accredits and oversees IVF clinics. ASRM says on their website that 'to be a SART member, clinics must meet a rigorous set of standards, including credentialing of clinic staff, accreditation of their laboratory, and adherence to the routinely updated Practice and Ethics guidelines set by ASRM.' Those recommendations include protocols for embryo transfers and genetic testing. However, Dov Fox, who studies the intersection of fertility care and health law, says that these are 'just recommendations' and that 'they're not enforced in any meaningful way.' Dov Fox is the Herzog Research Professor of Law at the University of San Diego where he directs the Center for Health Law Policy and Bioethics. He is also the author of an academic book 'Birth Rights and Wrongs: How Medicine and Technology are Remaking Reproduction and the Law' and investigative podcast 'Donor 9623' on this topic. Regarding the state of regulation, Fox says that 'assisted reproduction in the United States is not the wild west, but there are no enforceable measures to reliably keep things from going wrong or from making them right if and when they do.' 'Federal policy is limited to FDA requirements that donors be tested for communicable diseases like AIDS, and a 1992 law that asks clinics to report pregnancy rates to the CDC.'He explains that CDC data 'doesn't include either why successes didn't happen, what the failure resulted from… Was it pre existing infertility complications for example, or a mix up, switch loss or destruction that might have related to negligent misconduct?' There is also no federally mandated requirement for clinics to report mistakes if they occur, nor is there a centralized database that tracks errors. However, according to Fox, regulation could pose the risk of increasing prices and therefore potentially reducing access and stifling innovation. For Krystena Murray and the Cardinale family, they say there are measures that can be implemented that would prevent mistakes from occurring, and they are insisting on change. Alexander and Daphna Cardinale have launched a nonprofit 'Hope Without Harm.' 'And so now our purpose has become just educating everybody else about it and saying that this is probably not going to happen to you, and here are the steps you can take to be safer about it,' Alexander Cardinale said. 'There was a mistake made, and then because a mistake was made, we can say, oh, well, how do we prevent it next time?' "I wanted to tell my story," Murray said. "I wanted people to realize that this isn't just something that might happen or that could happen, this is something that does happen. And for them to hear how hard it is when it does happen." Inside IVF mix-ups that left women carrying embryos that weren't theirs originally appeared on
