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The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Conor McGregor's fiancee Dee Devlin is ‘clearly not happy' despite sticking with scandal-hit MMA star, insiders reveal
DEE Devlin is "clearly not happy" with Conor McGregor despite standing by his side amid scandals, an insider claimed. In the past week, the MMA star has been snapped snogging a mystery brunette on a Florida beach before enjoying a cosy dinner with her, and US rapper Azealia Banks accused him of sending her unsolicited 'd*** pics '. 9 9 And, in November last year a jury found the father - who shares four children with fiance Dee - had sexually assaulted Nikita Hand. Ms Hand was awarded almost €250,000 in damages after the jury ruled she was attacked by the UFC fighter McGregor at the Beacon Hotel in December 2018. Dee was photographed walking side-by-side with her husband -to-be on the court steps throughout the civil case. Then in January this year, McGregor faced fresh allegations after a woman accused him of raping her in a VIP bathroom at the Kaseya Center in 2023. McGregor denied the allegations. The alleged attack took place after Miami Heat's NBA Finals game against the Denver Nuggets on June 9. Florida prosecutors, however, declined to pursue criminal charges for the alleged assault with the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office, citing insufficient evidence in the case back in October 2023. Despite this, loyal fiancee Dee has remained supportive of the MMA star. On his 37th birthday last week, just a day after pictures emerged of McGregor kissing a woman on the beach, Dee shared a loved-up tribute to her man. Dee uploaded a post on her Instagram story from a fan account which read: "Happy Birthday to the person who always keeps Dee entertained and makes her smile." Rapper posts 'Conor McGregor's NUDES' online & claims disgraced UFC star 'sexually harassed her' Putting on a united front, she also posted a series of photos of herself and the fighter beaming together. But an insider told the Mail: "We are being told to believe that this is a happy, loving relationship behind all the headlines. "I think a lot of things clearly point to the fact that she is not. "From early on in the relationship, she has had a great deal to cope with. I would be very concerned with how much she can take." 9 9 9 A source also told The Sun: 'Dee is incredibly loyal and Conor knows that. "She is often there with him behind the scenes, but just not in the limelight. He has also made it very clear he is bankrolling her now, which plays a huge part in the dynamic of their relationship - and makes it almost impossible for her to leave.' They added: "She quietly accepts his behaviour and because she's been there from the beginning, she's always willing to move on. "She'll stick with him, even if he pushes her loyalty in return." In light of Dee's never-wavering public shows of support, relationships expert Jo Hemmings told The Sun she is 'addicted to his chaos'. Although, she did warn there will be a 'tipping point' when she's 'reluctantly forced to leave' and it may be the close pals of Conor - who she dubs a 'bloody car crash' - that play a big part in it. Jo notes that instead of writing something herself, amid the kissing scandal, Dee shared a fanpage post that read: "Happy Birthday to the person who always keeps Dee entertained and makes her smile." 'What's interesting is it's third person, she reposted probably one of the nicer things someone could say about Conor, instead of 'what the hell is she doing with this fool,'' she says. 'To call what she's gone through 'entertainment' suggests she enjoys there never being a dull moment with him and that she feeds off there being jeopardy every step of the way. 'She doesn't want the dull and predictable, she's addicted, almost addicted to him. But it's getting to the point where her hand is being forced and she could be coerced into leaving him.' 'The problem is these things tend to take on a force of their own,' she tells us. 'Because there is a picture, not rumour or speculation, he will be scrutinised to the point of no return. 'Dee may be pushed into a situation, reluctantly, where it's no longer good for her mental health to stay with him. The more it gathers pace, the more likely her hand will be forced. 'Family, friends and people close to her will become more persuasive in not allowing her to let the situation carry on. 'She's looking absolutely downtrodden, foolish and weak and could easily be tipped over the edge, not only to protect herself but to protect her children. 'It must be horrible to see their dad behaving like that and people talking about him unpleasantly online. "She may leave him to protect her family because clearly family has been the most important thing to her throughout all of this.' This comes after McGregor put on a cosy display with Dee after the recent scandals. The UFC star posted several beaming snaps on Instagram after celebrating his birthday. Dressed in pink, he posed in shades and posted pics of his kids and of Dee Devlin's hands resting on his chest. It comes after he was seen smiling and snapping pics with Dee aboard the luxury yacht off the coast of Italy. Pictures from his luxury yacht trip in Italy show the MMA fighter sparring and soaking in the sun alongside Dee. In moments, Conor could also be seen gently patting his partner on the bum on the expensive boat, which was adorned with balloons in the colours of the Irish flag. Dee is yet to comment on the mystery women seen with her fiance, and the allegations made by US rapper Azealia Banks. The 212 hitmaker shared explicit photos that allegedly show the UFC brawler on X, alongside his threat 'don't be a rat cos (sic) all rats get caught'. While Dee - who's dated Conor for 17 years - hasn't broken her silence, but she's weathered even more sensational accusations levied against him in the past. 9 9 9
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Epstein's former model girlfriend claims disgraced financier and sex offender was once ‘best friends' with Donald Trump
Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were 'best friends' who were 'up to no good,' a model who dated the disgraced financier claims, as the president tries to distance himself from the Epstein case. They were 'best friends,' Stacey Williams, who dated Epstein for several months in the 90s, told CNN on Friday evening. Last October in an interview with The Guardian, Williams publicly accused Trump of groping her in Trump Tower in 1993 in front of Epstein. He has denied these allegations. 'That was his bro, that was his wingman,' she said of Trump to Epstein. Throughout the four or five months she dated the financier, Trump's name came up a lot, Williams recalled to CNN's Brianna Keilar. 'The only friend that he would mention every time we saw each other or had a phone conversation was Donald,' she said. 'They were very close and they were up to no good.' Williams later added that Epstein also often mentioned Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite and Epstein associate who was convicted in 2021 on charges related to her role in a scheme to abuse minor girls with the financier. The Independent has reached out to the White House for comment. Stacey Williams said in an interview her ex Jeffrey Epstein was 'best friends' with Donald Trump as the president tries to distance himself from the Epstein case (The Guardian) Keilar read the alleged birthday card Trump wrote to Epstein for his 50th birthday that the Wall Street Journal first published Thursday. Trump vehemently denied the allegations and has since sued the publication and its parent companies for defamation. Williams started laughing when Keilar walked through Trump's response to the bombshell report. 'Trump called that letter 'fake.' He said it was out of character for him because he never 'wrote a picture'…in his life,' Keilar said, quoting Trump's denial. Asked whether she believes this letter sounds 'out of character' to her based on her experiences with both men, Williams replied incredulously: 'What, are you kidding me? I know what they were up to together. It happened to me.' 'I have the post assault postcard with a love note,' she added, referring to a postcard of an aerial view of Mar-a-Lago she says Trump sent to her agent later in 1993. In what appeared to be black Sharpie, according to The Guardian, the card read: 'Stacey – Your home away from home. Love Donald.' 'I know what they're up to together and I know what that means,' Williams told the network. 'It's very clear it wasn't baking or fishing.' Williams and Epstein started dating after the second time they met. It was at a 1992 Christmas Party at the Plaza Hotel that Trump threw, she recalled. Months later, she and Epstein were walking down Fifth Avenue. The financier 'was joking about how Donald thought I was hot…and wants to talk to you' before suggesting they visit Trump at his office, she recalled. Trump and Epstein were 'very close and they were up to no good,' Williams told CNN (NBC News) 'So we went up to his office in Trump Tower and, within a couple of minutes, Donald was outside of his door and his hands were all over me. They were on my breasts, they were on my butt. They were on, you know, my hips up and down while the two of them just kept having a normal conversation,' Williams told Keilar. They were discussing 'irrelevant' things, such as how Williams was just featured on another cover of Sports Illustrated, she said: 'They were back and forth smiling and grinning and carrying on a conversation while Donald ran his hands all over me.' Assistants were walking back and forth while the incident occurred, she said. 'If it happens in a dark alleyway, you defend yourself. But when it's hidden in its brazenness like that, which is Donald Trump's forte, you go into shock,' Williams told the network. 'So I froze and it was over very quickly. It was a few minutes.' As she and Epstein got into an elevator to leave, she realized 'Jeffrey's energy had changed.' Williams recalled: 'He was, he was like seething, he was enraged. He wouldn't make eye contact with me.' When they returned to Fifth Avenue, he blamed the incident on her. She remembered: 'He looked at me and he just started yelling at me saying, 'Why did you let him do that?'' She had the same thought herself. 'I remember thinking like, 'Why did I?' I felt like I was coming back into my body at that moment and I was confused,' she said. When she first came forward with her assault accusations, Williams said she believed the incident was 'coordinated' between the two men. Pressed as to why what led her to that conclusion, she told the network that she was known in the industry to be 'combative' with people who would harass her on the street or expose themselves. 'Jeffrey was aware of that and I think he was excited,' she said. 'I think the gist in my mind, given what [Epstein] knew and the way it played out, was, 'Hey, I'm gonna deliver this person to you who's actually not gonna let you get away with what you do.' And I did 'cause I froze,' she said. Trump's friendship with Epstein spanned the late 80s, 90s and early 2000s, and Trump's phone number — and First Lady Melania Trump's — were included in Epstein's infamous leaked address books. Trump's name also appeared seven times in passenger logs for Epstein's planes. The pair reportedly fell out in 2004, when Epstein and Trump both tried to buy a Palm Beach estate. The next year, the FBI began investigating Epstein for child sex trafficking. He pleaded guilty to a state charge of soliciting sex from a minor in 2008. Trump distanced himself from his former friend after Epstein's arrest in 2019, when Trump was president. He has previously denied the allegations made by Williams. Williams' comments come as the president tries to keep the Epstein case at an arm's length. Last week, the Justice Department announced it had found no evidence to support the existence of a so-called 'client list.' The department also said no 'further disclosure would be appropriate or warranted,' months after it released 'Phase 1' of the Epstein files in February and the attorney general said her team was reviewing a 'truckload' of information. The DOJ asked a court on Friday to unseal the grand jury transcripts in the Maxwell and Epstein cases. The grand jury testimony is a small portion of the thousands of documents related to the Epstein investigation and criminal case.
Daily Telegraph
2 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Telegraph
Mark Latham: NSW MP faces domestic violence, misconduct allegations
Don't miss out on the headlines from Breaking News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Mark Latham was once poised to become prime minister of Australia but has now become embroiled in controversy over allegations he abused his former partner and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. The former Labor leader and one-time NSW One Nation head was back in the spotlight this week over a series of allegations, many stemming from an apprehended violence order application by his ex-partner, Nathalie Matthews. Mr Latham, whose term ends in 2031, has strenuously denied the allegations contained in Ms Matthews' AVO application that have not been tested in court, and he has not been charged by NSW Police with any criminal offence. Who is Mark Latham? Born in Sydney, Mr Latham shot to prominence in the Labor Party as a research assistant under former leaders Gough Whitlam and Bob Carr. He first joined the Liverpool City Council in the city's southwest in 1987 and later served as mayor before entering the House of Representatives as the member for Werriwa. Mark Latham has become embroiled in controversy over allegations he abused his former partner. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short Mr Latham went on to narrowly defeat Kim Beazley for the Labor Party leadership in 2003, the youngest leader of the party since 1901. As leader of the opposition, he took the Labor Party to the 2004 federal election where he was defeated by the incumbent prime minister, John Howard. The defeat was widely blamed on an aggressive handshake with the Liberal leader outside an ABC radio studio on election eve. Mr Latham left politics the following year but returned in 2017 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and later as NSW One Nation leader. He successfully stood for One Nation in the upper house in the 2019 state election and again in 2023 but was removed from the party that year by Pauline Hanson. He has since stood as an independent, serving on Legislative Council committees in the NSW parliament. In the news Mr Latham's departure from politics in 2005 marked a pivot to social commentary, including publishing a memoir and a stint hosting Sky News' Outsiders. He was fired from the program in 2017 over comments he made about fellow presenter Kristina Keneally and the 15-year-old daughter of then RBA governor, Phillip Lowe. Mr Latham and that handshake with then prime minister John Howard in 2004. Picture: John Feder Mr Latham has regularly voiced his opposition to so-called left wing policies, being critical of immigration, voting against same-sex marriage, and supporting a burqa ban. He was taken to court in 2023 for defamation by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich over homophobic tweets crudely describing a sex act. The Federal Court ordered Ms Latham pay Mr Greenwich $140,000 last year. He was also accused of breaking a taxi driver's arm in a dispute in Sydney in 2001. What is happening now? The most recent controversy began earlier this week when The Australian published Ms Matthews' allegations. The allegations include claims Mr Latham pressured Ms Matthews into 'degrading' sex acts and threw dinner plates at her. Mr Latham described the allegations on X as 'comically false and ridiculous' and said police had not been in contact with him. That was only the beginning for Mr Latham, with reports over the coming days alleging he sent sexually explicit messages to Ms Matthews while in parliament. Mr Latham acknowledged sending the messages, stating the 'big news is I have a private life'. Alexander Greenwich successfully sued Mr Latham for defamation. Picture: NewsWire/Tamati Smith. 'I had a sex life that I've got to say was fantastic,' he said. Mr Latham was further alleged to have used his parliamentary office for 'sordid' sexual trysts captured on video and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. He was also alleged on Friday in a report from The Daily Telegraph to have not disclosed tens of thousands of dollars given to him by Ms Matthews. Mr Latham disparaged the report later that morning but did not deny receiving the gifts. He described a reference to him throwing Ms Matthews' possessions in a dam in an invoice as being an 'in-joke'. 'Matthews used to joke if we ever broke up, I would throw her stuff in the dam on my property,' Mr Latham said on X. Originally published as From PM hopeful to conservative firebrand: Who is Mark Latham, the politician accused of abusing ex
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Politics
- News.com.au
From PM hopeful to conservative firebrand: Who is Mark Latham, the politician accused of abusing ex
Mark Latham was once poised to become prime minister of Australia but has now become embroiled in controversy over allegations he abused his former partner and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. The former Labor leader and one-time NSW One Nation head was back in the spotlight this week over a series of allegations, many stemming from an apprehended violence order application by his ex-partner, Nathalie Matthews. Mr Latham, whose term ends in 2031, has strenuously denied the allegations contained in Ms Matthews' AVO application that have not been tested in court, and he has not been charged by NSW Police with any criminal offence. Who is Mark Latham? Born in Sydney, Mr Latham shot to prominence in the Labor Party as a research assistant under former leaders Gough Whitlam and Bob Carr. He first joined the Liverpool City Council in the city's southwest in 1987 and later served as mayor before entering the House of Representatives as the member for Werriwa. Mr Latham went on to narrowly defeat Kim Beazley for the Labor Party leadership in 2003, the youngest leader of the party since 1901. As leader of the opposition, he took the Labor Party to the 2004 federal election where he was defeated by the incumbent prime minister, John Howard. The defeat was widely blamed on an aggressive handshake with the Liberal leader outside an ABC radio studio on election eve. Mr Latham left politics the following year but returned in 2017 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and later as NSW One Nation leader. He successfully stood for One Nation in the upper house in the 2019 state election and again in 2023 but was removed from the party that year by Pauline Hanson. He has since stood as an independent, serving on Legislative Council committees in the NSW parliament. In the news Mr Latham's departure from politics in 2005 marked a pivot to social commentary, including publishing a memoir and a stint hosting Sky News' Outsiders. He was fired from the program in 2017 over comments he made about fellow presenter Kristina Keneally and the 15-year-old daughter of then RBA governor, Phillip Lowe. Mr Latham has regularly voiced his opposition to so-called left wing policies, being critical of immigration, voting against same-sex marriage, and supporting a burqa ban. He was taken to court in 2023 for defamation by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich over homophobic tweets crudely describing a sex act. The Federal Court ordered Ms Latham pay Mr Greenwich $140,000 last year. He was also accused of breaking a taxi driver's arm in a dispute in Sydney in 2001. What is happening now? The most recent controversy began earlier this week when The Australian published Ms Matthews' allegations. The allegations include claims Mr Latham pressured Ms Matthews into 'degrading' sex acts and threw dinner plates at her. Mr Latham described the allegations on X as 'comically false and ridiculous' and said police had not been in contact with him. That was only the beginning for Mr Latham, with reports over the coming days alleging he sent sexually explicit messages to Ms Matthews while in parliament. Mr Latham acknowledged sending the messages, stating the 'big news is I have a private life'. 'I had a sex life that I've got to say was fantastic,' he said. Mr Latham was further alleged to have used his parliamentary office for 'sordid' sexual trysts captured on video and covertly photographed female colleagues in parliament. He was also alleged on Friday in a report from The Daily Telegraph to have not disclosed tens of thousands of dollars given to him by Ms Matthews. Mr Latham disparaged the report later that morning but did not deny receiving the gifts. He described a reference to him throwing Ms Matthews' possessions in a dam in an invoice as being an 'in-joke'. 'Matthews used to joke if we ever broke up, I would throw her stuff in the dam on my property,' Mr Latham said on X.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Stefanik uses viral CEO cheating photo to slam Mamdani, Hochul
It was the Kiss Cam seen around the internet, and now one House Republican is using it as a political cudgel. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., used the viral moment caught during a Coldplay concert that sparked allegations that Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his head of human resources, Kristin Cabot, were having an affair, to bash New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. "Commie Mamdani holding [Gov. Kathy Hochul] headed for re-election in 2026," Stefanik said on X. Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul and Mamdani's offices for comment. Stefanik has so far flirted with a bid for the New York governor's mansion, but has yet to throw her name into the race. She was previously the number three Republican in House GOP leadership until she was tapped to be President Donald Trump's U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. However, Trump pulled his nomination and Stefanik returned to the House, where she again earned a spot in leadership. However, Stefanik is not the only House Republican eying a challenge against Hochul, who first took office in 2021 after former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is now battling Mamdani in New York City's mayoral contest, resigned. She won her first full term in 2022. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., is also mulling a bid against Hochul, and like Stefanik, has yet to announce his intentions. Lawler has twice won in typically Democratic districts, while Stefanik has held her seat in a deep red portion of upstate New York. But a recent poll found that if either entered the race, along with a potential third in Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, they would have an uphill climb against Hochul. A recent poll from Sienna College found that Hochul leads each potential gubernatorial candidate by at least 20 points each. Meanwhile, Mamdani is fresh from Washington D.C., where he met with the likes of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He's now back in New York to meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a bid to secure their endorsements in his quest to beat New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
