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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
MAGA schools boss says naked women spotted by colleagues on his work TV were from Jackie Chan movie
Oklahoma 's top education official is under investigation after a TV in his office showed nude women during a closed-door meeting, a claim now allegedly backed by the state's House Speaker and Samsung TV logs. State Superintendent Ryan Walters, the hardline MAGA schools chief who mandated Bible study in public classrooms, is accused of having inappropriate material play on his office television during a July 24 board meeting. The movie in question, The Protector (1985) starring Jackie Chan, features scenes of naked women in lab coats packaging cocaine in a drug factory. House Speaker Kyle Hilbert says it aired on Samsung TV Plus Channel 1204 at the exact time of the executive session. Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage say they saw the footage, describing it as 'fully nude women doing something involving a chiropractic table.' Carson says she confronted Walters, who turned off the screen. She later filed a complaint asking the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services to investigate Walters' computers, personal devices and cell phones, prompting a formal probe on July 28. While Walters publicly claimed the TV had only been on cable news, he privately told Hilbert he believed the footage showed 'a doctor and a nurse in a white lab coat' when he turned to shut it off. He did not mention that detail in his public statements or at a July 29 press conference. Hilbert says Walters welcomed an investigation and that he contacted Samsung himself. The company confirmed that during the meeting, The Protector aired on Movie Hub Action, followed by The Foreigner (2017). IMDb notes The Protector contains multiple scenes of nudity. News 4 reporters reviewed the film and confirmed scenes matching the board members' accounts, including fully nude women in lab coats inside a drug lab. Carson and Deatherage said they are both disturbed and relieved by the findings, which they believe confirm what they witnessed. Walters has not addressed the movie revelation publicly. The investigation is ongoing. In a joint statement to News 4, Carson and Deatherage said: 'We are grateful for the Speaker's efforts to vindicate the board. What we saw on TV is content that would get the certificate of any teacher in this state revoked had it showed up on a classroom TV. Now we have to ask the question: Why did Superintendent Walters lie about the TV being connected to the internet and what he saw on the TV that day? He repeatedly called the board members liars and attempted to destroy our reputation. We are deeply disturbed by the events of the last week and a half, but we will continue to work for the students of Oklahoma.' Walters has not responded beyond the July 29 press conference, where he claimed he had been cleared of wrongdoing, blamed cable news for the footage and accused board members of lying. The allegations are explosive given Walters' political image. Since being elected in 2022, the former teacher and father of four has led a conservative overhaul of Oklahoma's education system, targeting what he calls 'radical leftist indoctrination' in public schools. His most controversial move has been mandating that all classrooms display the 'God Bless the USA Bible,' a Bible endorsed by Donald Trump and country star Lee Greenwood that includes the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance. Disclosure reports show Trump earned $300,000 in royalties from its sales. The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked the plan, but Walters filed a motion this week to reinstate it. Now, his credibility is being tested under a completely different lens. 'These falsehoods are the desperate tactics of a broken establishment afraid of real change,' Walters said. 'They aren't just attacking me - they're attacking the values of the Oklahomans who elected me to challenge the status quo. 'I will not be distracted. My focus remains on making Oklahoma the best state in the nation, in every category,' he went on. But for board member Becky Carson, who watched the alleged images appear on the screen, the moment was unforgettable. 'I was like, 'Those are naked women,' and then I was like, 'No, wait a minute… this is just really bizarre,' she said, initially wondering if the women were wearing tan bodysuits. She added that Walters never addressed what happened. 'There has to be accountability.' Walters' tenure has been marked by sharp rhetoric, high-profile battles with LGBTQ+ advocates, and controversial remarks about educators, whom he has previously labeled as 'perverts' when criticizing gender-inclusive curricula.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
MAGA schools boss who's forced hardline Bible study on kids 'caught watching doctor and nurse porn at work'
Oklahoma 's top education official is under investigation after a TV in his office showed nude women during a closed-door meeting, a claim now allegedly backed by the state's House Speaker and Samsung TV logs. State Superintendent Ryan Walters, the hardline MAGA schools chief who mandated Bible study in public classrooms, is accused of having pornographic material play on his office television during a July 24 board meeting. The movie in question, The Protector (1985) starring Jackie Chan, features scenes of naked women in lab coats packaging cocaine in a drug factory. House Speaker Kyle Hilbert says it aired on Samsung TV Plus Channel 1204 at the exact time of the executive session. Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage say they saw the footage, describing it as 'fully nude women doing something involving a chiropractic table.' Carson says she confronted Walters, who turned off the screen. She later filed a complaint asking the Oklahoma Office of Management & Enterprise Services to investigate Walters' computers, personal devices and cell phones, prompting a formal probe on July 28. While Walters publicly claimed the TV had only been on cable news, he privately told Hilbert he believed the footage showed 'a doctor and a nurse in a white lab coat' when he turned to shut it off. He did not mention that detail in his public statements or at a July 29 press conference. Hilbert says Walters welcomed an investigation and that he contacted Samsung himself. The company confirmed that during the meeting, The Protector aired on Movie Hub Action, followed by The Foreigner (2017). IMDb notes The Protector contains multiple scenes of nudity. News 4 reporters reviewed the film and confirmed scenes matching the board members' accounts, including fully nude women in lab coats inside a drug lab. Carson and Deatherage said they are both disturbed and relieved by the findings, which they believe confirm what they witnessed. Walters has not addressed the movie revelation publicly. The investigation is ongoing. In a joint statement to News 4, Carson and Deatherage said: 'We are grateful for the Speaker's efforts to vindicate the board. What we saw on TV is content that would get the certificate of any teacher in this state revoked had it showed up on a classroom TV. Now we have to ask the question: Why did Superintendent Walters lie about the TV being connected to the internet and what he saw on the TV that day? He repeatedly called the board members liars and attempted to destroy our reputation. We are deeply disturbed by the events of the last week and a half, but we will continue to work for the students of Oklahoma.' Walters has not responded beyond the July 29 press conference, where he claimed he had been cleared of wrongdoing, blamed cable news for the footage and accused board members of lying. The allegations are explosive given Walters' political image. Since being elected in 2022, the former teacher and father of four has led a conservative overhaul of Oklahoma's education system, targeting what he calls 'radical leftist indoctrination' in public schools. His most controversial move has been mandating that all classrooms display the 'God Bless the USA Bible,' a Bible endorsed by Donald Trump and country star Lee Greenwood that includes the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance. Disclosure reports show Trump earned $300,000 in royalties from its sales. The Oklahoma Supreme Court blocked the plan, but Walters filed a motion this week to reinstate it. Now, his credibility is being tested under a completely different lens. 'These falsehoods are the desperate tactics of a broken establishment afraid of real change,' Walters said. 'They aren't just attacking me - they're attacking the values of the Oklahomans who elected me to challenge the status quo. 'I will not be distracted. My focus remains on making Oklahoma the best state in the nation, in every category,' he went on. But for board member Becky Carson, who watched the alleged images appear on the screen, the moment was unforgettable. 'I was like, 'Those are naked women,' and then I was like, 'No, wait a minute… this is just really bizarre,' she said, initially wondering if the women were wearing tan bodysuits. She added that Walters never addressed what happened. 'There has to be accountability.' Walters' tenure has been marked by sharp rhetoric, high-profile battles with LGBTQ+ advocates, and controversial remarks about educators, whom he has previously labeled as 'perverts' when criticizing gender-inclusive curricula.
The Independent
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Oklahoma House speaker blames ‘bizarre accident' for explicit images on Superintendent's office TV during private meeting
Oklahoma's House Speaker gave an explanation for why images of a nude woman appeared on state Superintendent Ryan Walters' office TV last week during an Oklahoma State Board of Education executive session. Walters, a Republican who has mandated that Bibles be available in school classrooms, is currently under investigation by a pair of law enforcement agencies over the incident. According to the state's Speaker of the House, Kyle Hilbert, the situation was a "bizarre accident." Hilbert is also a Republican. On Tuesday, Hilbert held a press briefing and said that Walters had recently installed a Samsung TV that automatically plays Samsung's TV Plus Channel 1204 — which is titled "Movie Hub Action" — when it is powered on. He said that when the TV was turned on, it was showing clips of the 1985 film The Protector followed by the 2017 film The Foreigner. The former movie was reportedly playing and showed images of a naked woman during the meeting, according to the Oklahoma Voice. Scenes from The Protector reportedly match the images that were seen on the TV during the meeting. Board members Becky Carson and Ryan Deatherage filed a complaint about the situation after noting the images on the television. 'I saw them just walking across the screen, and I'm like, 'no.' I'm sorry I even have to use this language, but I'm like, 'Those are her nipples.' And then I'm like, 'That's pubic hair.'...I was so disturbed by it…I was very stern, like I'd been a mother or a classroom teacher. And I said, 'What am I watching? Turn it off now!'' Carson told The Oklahoman at the time. Walters initially tried to pass off the situation as a set-up by Governor Kevin Stitt, whose appointees made the initial claims of explicit images on Walters' computer. His comms team made a similar defense to The Oklahoman. "Any number of people have access to these offices. You have a hostile board who will say and do anything except tell the truth, and now, the Wokelahoman is reporting on an alleged random TV cable image," a Walters spokesperson said. After the incident, Hilbert and the Office of Management and Enterprise investigated and called Samsung to determine what film was playing at the time Walters turned on his television. Hilbert said the display of images was not Walters' fault, but rather just a fluke of how the television operates. He also said Walters' allegations that it was a planned attack by the state's governor were "highly unlikely." 'In my opinion, the most plausible explanation for what occurred that day is that the television, which had only been in the superintendent's office for fewer than two months, automatically launched Samsung's free streaming service and began playing a film that contained explicit content, without anyone in the room realizing it at the time,' Hilbert said. He determined that his findings "vindicate both the state superintendent as well as the two board members." The situation is still being investigated by both the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Ryan Walters' TV may have been tuned into 1985 Jackie Chan movie, Oklahoma lawmaker says
Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert says he believes a 1985 movie starring Jackie Chan might have been what was showing on a television set in state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters during a closed session held as part of last month's state Board of Education meeting. Hilbert said on Tuesday, Aug. 5 that he believes "The Protector" was on the TV when two board members said they saw nude women on the screen. Their reports have gained national attention and prompted an investigation by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office. Hilbert said he does not believe the movie was shown on purpose by Walters or his staff or as part of a conspiracy to target him. "In my opinion, the most plausible explanation for what occurred that day is that the television, which had only been in the superintendent's office for fewer than two months, automatically launched Samsung's free streaming service and began playing a film that contained explicit content, without anyone in the room realizing it at the time," Hilbert said. The sheriff's office confirmed its investigation of the incident is ongoing. (This story is developing and will be updated.) This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: What was on Ryan Walters' TV? A Jackie Chan movie, lawmaker says Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TSET sues Oklahoma leaders over new law it says threatens its independence
House Speaker Kyle Hilbert speaks to news reporters on April 24, 2025, in his office at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY – A constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars on Tuesday asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a recent state law saying it threatens its independence. House Bill 2783, which Gov. Kevin Stitt let become law without his signature, allows the appointing authorities of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust board to remove members at will. It also limits members of the board to seven years. Members currently serve staggered, seven-year terms and are tasked with overseeing the public endowment fund. 'The purpose of having staggered terms is to provide continuity by new appointees joining other board members who have institutional knowledge,' the suit said. The seven members are appointed by the governor, treasurer, state superintendent, attorney general, state auditor and leaders of the Oklahoma House and Senate. Each of those officials is named as a defendant in the suit. The suit asks the high court to put the law, which takes effect Aug. 28, on hold and find it unconstitutional and invalid. 'As I have stated publicly for several months, the Legislature stands ready to work with TSET and our members were genuinely excited about commitments made by them at the start of session to collaborate on projects,' said House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow. 'Unfortunately, they've since decided to change course and now, instead of ever talking to us about their concerns with pending legislation, are going straight to the courts.' TSET is not a private sector entity, Hilbert said. 'This endowment consists entirely of public funds and as such, the elected members of the Legislature will exercise our authority in overseeing the expenditure of public funds,' Hilbert said. Lawmakers over the years have unsuccessfully attempted to force TSET to fund various projects, including Medicaid expansion. Some Democratic lawmakers have said they believe the new law is retaliation and an attempt to strip the board of its independence after TSET declined to immediately provide $50 million for a University of Oklahoma children's pediatric hospital in Oklahoma City. Lawmakers put $200 million into the project. Oklahoma voters created TSET, an endowment trust, in 2000 through a constitutional amendment after 46 states sued tobacco companies. The companies paid the states damages for illnesses caused by smoking. TSET's Board of Investors invests the funds. The earnings, which have grown to about $2 billion, are used to support efforts to improve health. 'The intent of voters was to keep politics out of the administration of the TSET trust, which has grown to about $1.9 billion,' said Bob Burke, an attorney representing TSET. He said TSET uses the fund's interest to pay for about $80 million annually in grants and programs including the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, cancer research, and other community efforts to improve health. The suit alleges that only a vote of the people can alter the terms board members serve. 'Allowing an Appointing Authority to replace his or her appointment to the board at will violates the plain and unambiguous meaning of the constitutional provision and the voters in approving the amendment,' the suit said. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
