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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 'The children are confused about their dad's lavish life': Alice Evans hits back at ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd's claims she is using their daughters against him - and reveals astonishing 'truth' about her finances
Alice Evans has rejected the claim by her ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd that she asked her children to write unflattering text messages about him. The actress said that Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11, were 'sadly well aware of our financial distress' and were simply making their feelings known to their father, who made their texts public last week in a bombshell court filing. Your browser does not support iframes.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Luigi Mangione's attorneys say prosecutors wrongfully obtained his medical records
Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione's medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter filed Thursday, attorneys for Mangione said the Manhattan District Attorney's Office obtained over 120 pages of information from Aetna, including information about 'different diagnoses as well as specific medical complaints made by Mr. Mangione' without the court or defence team's knowledge. The prosecution improperly compelled Aetna to turn over Mangione's medical records directly to its office without facilitation from the court, according to the defence letter. 'The District Attorney falsely made up a court date - May 23, 2025 - and drafted a fraudulent subpoena that if Aetna did not provide documents on that date, it would be in contempt of Court,' the letter says. 'Then, rather than having Aetna give the documents to the Court, as required by the already fraudulent subpoena, the District Attorney told Aetna to provide the documents directly to the District Attorney, intentionally eliminating the Court from the subpoena process and ensuring that the District Attorney would secure these confidential medical records.' Mangione's defence also argues the information prosecutors obtained from Aetna isn't relevant to the state's criminal case. 'As defence counsel knows, the people requested very limited information from Aetna and Aetna sent us additional materials in error,' a spokesperson for the district attorney's office told CNN. 'We deleted the materials as soon as we became aware of them and brought it to defense and the court's attention.' The DA's office said it will respond further in a court filing. The defence has asked the court to hold an evidentiary hearing and for access to all communications between Aetna and the District Attorney's Office. 'Aetna received a subpoena for certain medical records, and we provided them appropriately,' an Aetna spokesperson told CNN. Mangione faces the death penalty in federal court where he's indicted for murder and other charges related to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He has pleaded not guilty to all federal and state charges against him. The shooting in New York City and subsequent dayslong manhunt that ended in Pennsylvania captured national attention as investigators shared details of Mangione's alleged writings and the words 'delay,' 'deny' and 'depose' written on bullets found at the scene. 'The target is insurance' Diary entries written by Mangione reveal the 27-year-old's detailed thinking before the killing, according to a previous court filing. In August 2024, roughly four months before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson in midtown Manhattan, Mangione wrote in his diary: 'I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together. And I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right/justified. I'm glad-in a way-that I've procrastinated bc it allowed me to learn more about (UnitedHealthcare).' 'The target is insurance. It checks every box,' he continued in the August 15 entry. Mangione allegedly gunned down Thompson on a busy sidewalk as Thompson walked toward a hotel hosting his company's investors' conference, authorities said. He was not insured by UnitedHealthcare from 2014 to 2024, prosecutors say, but at the time of his arrest, Mangione allegedly had a handwritten notebook that expressed 'hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular,' according to a federal complaint. Friend, online postings cite back surgery In recent years, Mangione suffered from troubling back pain and underwent surgery to treat it, according to a friend, R.J. Martin, and online postings. Around 2022, Mangione moved to Hawaii, where he lived for about six months at a co-working and co-living space in Honolulu, Martin told CNN in December 2024. Martin said he fell out of touch with Mangione and last exchanged texts with him earlier last year. Mangione told him that he had undergone back surgery and sent him a photo of his X-ray that, Martin said, 'looked heinous, with just giant screws going into his spine.' And on the book review website, Goodreads, Mangione reported reading or wanting to read a number of books about coping with chronic back pain. He also linked to handwritten notes laying out his workout routine, which state that he was suffering from spondylolisthesis, the slippage of a vertebrae in the spine. Posts from a now-deleted Reddit account that does not list Mangione's name but closely matches many of his biographical details – including his university, age, major and health condition – say that the user had suffered from back aches related to spondylolisthesis since childhood but aggravated the condition after a surfing incident. In 2023 the user wrote that he had undergone spinal surgery, which improved his symptoms. The user did not appear to post about health insurance related to the surgery, or connect the treatment to UnitedHealthcare. It's unclear if any of the Aetna records turned over to prosecutors were related to a back injury or surgery, but the defence letter said prosecutors at least partially reviewed Mangione's confidential doctor-patient privileged and HIPAA protected medical records. By Lauren del Valle, CNN
CNN
4 days ago
- Health
- CNN
Luigi Mangione's attorneys say prosecutors wrongfully obtained his medical records
Attorneys for the man accused of gunning down the UnitedHealthcare CEO last December now claim in a new court filing that Manhattan prosecutors wrongfully obtained Luigi Mangione's medical records from his insurance carrier. In a letter filed Thursday, attorneys for Mangione said the Manhattan District Attorney's Office obtained over 120 pages of information from Aetna, including information about 'different diagnoses as well as specific medical complaints made by Mr. Mangione' without the court or defense team's knowledge. The prosecution improperly compelled Aetna to turn over Mangione's medical records directly to its office without facilitation from the court, according to the defense letter. 'The District Attorney falsely made up a court date - May 23, 2025 - and drafted a fraudulent subpoena that if Aetna did not provide documents on that date, it would be in contempt of Court,' the letter says. 'Then, rather than having Aetna give the documents to the Court, as required by the already fraudulent subpoena, the District Attorney told Aetna to provide the documents directly to the District Attorney, intentionally eliminating the Court from the subpoena process and ensuring that the District Attorney would secure these confidential medical records.' Mangione's defense also argues the information prosecutors obtained from Aetna isn't relevant to the state's criminal case. 'As defense counsel knows, the people requested very limited information from Aetna and Aetna sent us additional materials in error,' a spokesperson for the district attorney's office told CNN. 'We deleted the materials as soon as we became aware of them and brought it to defense and the court's attention.' The DA's office said it will respond further in a court filing. The defense has asked the court to hold an evidentiary hearing and for access to all communications between Aetna and the District Attorney's Office. 'Aetna received a subpoena for certain medical records, and we provided them appropriately,' an Aetna spokesperson told CNN. Mangione faces the death penalty in federal court where he's indicted for murder and other charges related to the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. He has pleaded not guilty to all federal and state charges against him. The shooting in New York City and subsequent dayslong manhunt that ended in Pennsylvania captured national attention as investigators shared details of Mangione's alleged writings and the words 'delay,' 'deny' and 'depose' written on bullets found at the scene. Diary entries written by Mangione reveal the 27-year-old's detailed thinking before the killing, according to a previous court filing. In August 2024, roughly four months before he allegedly shot and killed Thompson in midtown Manhattan, Mangione wrote in his diary: 'I finally feel confident about what I will do. The details are coming together. And I don't feel any doubt about whether it's right/justified. I'm glad-in a way-that I've procrastinated bc it allowed me to learn more about (UnitedHealthcare).' 'The target is insurance. It checks every box,' he continued in the August 15 entry. Mangione allegedly gunned down Thompson on a busy sidewalk as Thompson walked toward a hotel hosting his company's investors' conference, authorities said. He was not insured by UnitedHealthcare from 2014 to 2024, prosecutors say, but at the time of his arrest, Mangione allegedly had a handwritten notebook that expressed 'hostility toward the health insurance industry and wealthy executives in particular,' according to a federal complaint. In recent years, Mangione suffered from troubling back pain and underwent surgery to treat it, according to a friend, R.J. Martin, and online postings. Around 2022, Mangione moved to Hawaii, where he lived for about six months at a co-working and co-living space in Honolulu, Martin told CNN in December 2024. Martin said he fell out of touch with Mangione and last exchanged texts with him earlier last year. Mangione told him that he had undergone back surgery and sent him a photo of his X-ray that, Martin said, 'looked heinous, with just giant screws going into his spine.' And on the book review website, Goodreads, Mangione reported reading or wanting to read a number of books about coping with chronic back pain. He also linked to handwritten notes laying out his workout routine, which state that he was suffering from spondylolisthesis, the slippage of a vertebrae in the spine. Posts from a now-deleted Reddit account that does not list Mangione's name but closely matches many of his biographical details – including his university, age, major and health condition – say that the user had suffered from back aches related to spondylolisthesis since childhood but aggravated the condition after a surfing incident. In 2023 the user wrote that he had undergone spinal surgery, which improved his symptoms. The user did not appear to post about health insurance related to the surgery, or connect the treatment to UnitedHealthcare. It's unclear if any of the Aetna records turned over to prosecutors were related to a back injury or surgery, but the defense letter said prosecutors at least partially reviewed Mangione's confidential doctor-patient privileged and HIPAA protected medical records. CNN's Dalia Faheid, Casey Tolan, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Jeff Winter and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Eric Levenson and Kara Scannell contributed to this report.
Daily Mail
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Denise Richard's 'f*** you' fight that made Aaron Phypers run
Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers' bombshell court filing against the reality star provided insight into their marital woes. And now, a source is shedding more light into their 'toxic' six-year marriage. The insider told the Daily Mail that, 'All they were doing was fighting. It was very toxic.' Despite listing their separation as July 4, the source alleged that the couple got into a blowout fight over the weekend, which was, essentially, the last straw. 'They have been having trouble for some time, but they had a row over the weekend where they basically were like "f**k you," and he marched off to file for divorce,' the source spilled. 'Denise is both devastated and relieved at the same time. She is mentally exhausted from the fighting, and she is glad that's over.' Aaron Phypers (pictured) filed for divorce against Denise Richards on July 7 after six years of marriage The 52-year-old disclosed that his wife (pictured) is allegedly earning $250,000 per month from being on OnlyFans, TV shows, having brand deals and doing appearances 'But she is 100 percent not looking forward to the divorce, because he's made it clear that he won't go quietly,' the source continued. 'And she now has to gear up for a battle, which isn't what she wants.' The source added that their inner circle is aware of the part finances played in their issues, adding their marriage was based on the philosophy of 'She earns and he spends.' The 54-year-old, who was a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for two seasons (and later made several cameos), returned to TV in her own reality show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, which aired earlier this year. However, TMZ recently reported that it won't be getting a second season, with sources saying it was supposed to be a 'limited-run series' from the start. 'Aaron was hoping that their reality show was going to catapult him to reality stardom,' a second source told the Daily Mail, but that wasn't the case. 'No one cares about him on the show. Without her, he has no reality career,' they added. Phypers, 52, was the founder of the Malibu wellness center, Q360 Club (also known as Quantum 360), until he chose to shut it down last year, on October 1, 2024. A source told the Daily Mail that the couple's marriage was 'toxic' and 'all they were doing was fighting.' They noted there was a blowout fight that took place during the 4th of July weekend According to his petition for divorce, filed on July 7, he has not made any income since. His estranged wife, Richards, allegedly makes $250,000 per month from being on OnlyFans, TV shows, having brand deals and doing appearances, he noted in the income and expense declaration obtained by the Daily Mail. He's requesting spousal support since he alleges his monthly expenses total $105,000, and is demanding he and Richards split 50 percent of their production company, Smoke & Mirrors Entertainment. While there is some mystery as to what happened to the wellness center, the Daily Mail has exclusively learned the reason why Phypers could not 'keep the business afloat and keep it running,' according to a source. The insider insisted the business 'cost Aaron a fortune.' 'Ultimately, it was too expensive to operate and get the machines he needed and to pay rent,' they said, adding, 'Denise was unwilling to invest in it.' According to documents obtained by the Daily Mail, Richards and Phypers signed the Wellness Center's lease on June 1, 2018, and the term was for seven years, set to expire on February 28, 2025 - five months after he shut it down. They had paid a security deposit of $23,947.50, at the time and agreed to pay the monthly rent of $11,973.75. A source told the Daily Mail, 'Aaron was hoping that their reality show [Wild Things] was going to catapult him to reality stardom,' but that wasn't the case Phypers shut down Q360 Club (pictured) in October 2024, months before his and Denise's nearly $12,000 a month lease was set to expire, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal A source told the Daily Mail that Aaron could not 'keep the business afloat and keep it running'. Pictured: treatment chairs at Q360 It appears that there have been issues from the get-go. In 2018, Phypers separately filed an LLC for 'Quantum R.E.A.C.H.' (Q360 was under another LLC, Quantum Epigenetics Consulting). Although the business was never made public, the Daily Mail has learned it became a 'liability' from the beginning and the board of directors were dropping like flies. An insider familiar with Quantum R.E.A.C.H. told the Daily Mail that Phypers lost board members early on. 'There was a board of directors, but then they all decided to leave after a week,' the insider spilled. 'They decided to leave since it became a liability for their reputations. 'They just initiated the business for one week and then once they weren't getting compliance with the guidance they were providing, they left. They separated themselves from Aaron and Quantum.' Another mystery is why Phypers registered Quantum R.E.A.C.H. as a charity. The July 2019 registration form, obtained by the Daily Mail, shows that Phypers and other directors stated that their business' mission is to 'research, educate and implement new innovative technologies for optimal health and wellness'. A letter from the IRS granted Quantum R.E.A.C.H. a charity and stated that the company was exempt from paying federal income tax. It also noted that they are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts. Denise and Aaron got married in September 2018. They most recently appeared together on the reality star's show, Denise Richards & Her Wild Things Court documents obtained by the Daily Mail hinted that the couple do not have a prenup However, it's status as an exempt organization was later revoked by the IRS in March 2022. The revocation was apparently because they did not file a tax return. Per the IRS website, organizations' tax-exempt status can be automatically revoked if they fail to file required Form 990 series returns for three consecutive years. Although Richards' name wasn't listed in the initial registration form, she was named Secretary and Chief Financial Officer in the latest statement of information form filed in February 2024 - just months before Q360 shut down. Phypers was still listed as CEO. The LLC itself was marked as suspended prior to this in October 2021, after they failed to file documentation with the California Secretary of State. In recent years, Quantum Epigenetics Consulting LLC/Q360 had been named in numerous lawsuits and tax filings in the state of California (specifically from 2020 to 2021). Although many tax issues have been paid off, there are still two ongoing cases. The Creditors Adjustment Bureau filed a lawsuit against Phypers and Quantum Epigenetics Consulting LLC in Santa Monica Courthouse in July 2022. They claimed he had not paid the principal sum of $190,000, loaned to him by Ontario Inc., by the due date November 1, 2020. A judgment was entered in June 2024 and the court ruled that he owed the plaintiff a total of $228,901.45. The former couple's ups and downs played out on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills A source told the Daily Mail, 'Denise is both devastated and relieved at the same time. She is mentally exhausted from the fighting, and she is glad that's over' Now, the OnlyFans star is 'gearing up for a battle' amid their messy divorce The lawsuit took a shocking turn when the creditors attempted to drag Richards into it in January 2025 since Phypers wasn't paying up - they argued the law allowed them to execute the judgment on the debtor's spouse. In May, Phypers' attorneys opposed the motion and the Creditors Adjustment Bureau argued back, stating that he would have had to declare that they were not married. They also stated that the business owner failed to provide evidence that he and Richards' property is separate rather than community property - hinting that the duo might not have a prenup in place. The bureau writes: 'However, Judgment Debtors do not claim that such agreement exists between Aaron Phypers and his spouse. If such agreement existed, Aaron Phypers would have unequivocally stated so and would have presented the evidence in his Opposition. However, Judgment Debtor did not produce such evidence because it does not exist.' A judge denied the motion without prejudice on June 4. Reasons included a lack of proof of service to Richards, an absence of evidence proving the marriage was inadmissible, and a lack of specificity in the motion that there were wage earnings on Richards' part tied to the Plaintiff's community property argument. The case is still ongoing and the next hearing is set for September. Another lawsuit brought against Phypers was initiated in November 2024 by a California man named Rupert Perry, who filed on behalf of his late wife, Elina Katsioula-Beall - a former 'award-winning art director for stage and television.' Denise has two children from her previous marriage to Charlie Sheen - Sami, 21, (far left) and Lola, 20 (far right) - and she adopted Eloise, 14, in 2011 (in front) His lawsuit was for breach of oral contract and fraud. In the court documents, he claims Phypers misrepresented the effectiveness of a stem cell treatment for cancer offered at Quantum 360. Katsioula-Beall, who was diagnosed with sarcoma cancer in 2019, sought treatment in 2023 after Phypers allegedly assured her the stem cell therapy would 'cure or at least ameliorate' her condition. Phypers claimed it had a 98 percent success rate and allegedly promised a 50 percent refund of the $126,000 treatment cost if it did not work, per the court documents. The widower noted in his complaint that, after undergoing the treatment, an MRI showed that Katsioula-Beall's tumors had grown by 25 percent. The couple requested the agreed-upon refund multiple times, but Phypers allegedly ignored these requests and instead suggested additional treatments. Katsioula-Beall died in May 2024. The plaintiff claimed that he spoke to Phypers over the phone who acknowledged the debt, but 'proffered a series of excuses' for failing to reimburse them. Perry is seeking $63,000 - 50 percent of the $126,000 they allegedly paid - plus additional damages through a jury trial. Phypers has yet to respond to the lawsuit. The most recent filing was on June 9, 2025 - an order for The Malibu Times to publish Perry's lawsuit as a form of servicing the summons to Aaron since previous attempts have failed. Neither Richards' representative nor Phypers' attorney have replied to the Daily Mail's request for comment.
