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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jodie Turner-Smith enjoys a night out in LA with Rita Ora and Vas Morgan - as her custody war with ex Joshua Jackson takes another twist
Jodie Turner-Smith enjoyed a night out in LA with Rita Ora and Vas Morgan on Monday - as her custody war with ex Joshua Jackson took another twist this week. The actress, 38, cut a stylish figure as she flashed her abs in a sheer black crop top and high-waisted jeans while stepping out at the swanky Matsuhisa. She completed her look with a Burberry handbag, dark shades and a statement hat for the night out as she looked in great spirits. Meanwhile singer Rita, 34, also showcased her midriff while out and about in an open black shirt and grey trousers. Her close pal Vas was also there for the dinner and looked casual in a black vest and light blue jeans. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Their night out came as the legal fight between Joshua and Jodie over their daughter Juno took an ugly turn. The Dawson's Creek actor, 46, has now filed a motion and request for an emergency custody order modification, according to court documents obtained by E! News. In the motion, filed May 30, Jackson claims Turner-Smith hanged their five-year-old daughter's school for kindergarten without his permission and selected an establishment that was outside of the 45-minute commute time from his home that they had previously agreed upon. According to court documents obtained by People, Jackson claims Turner-Smith said it's 'no big deal to force Juno to start over with a new school.' Jackson alleged in the documents obtained by E! that Jodie-Turner told him via a text message that their daughter does not 'require a fixed location' for her education and that tutors and remote learning could be implemented. has reached to reps for both Jackson and the Turner-Smith but did not immediately hear back. He also is worried that 'Jodie is attempting to create a scenario where Juno travels with her rather than attending a traditional school.' Jackson also brought up his own past being educated as a child actor by on-set tutors, according to E!: 'Even in the best case it cannot begin to provide a child with the same nurturing and enrichment, peer relationships and social skills that a classroom and school community environment provides.' Her close pal Vas was also there for the dinner and looked casual in a black vest and light blue jeans The actor is now asking the court to order his daughter to remain at the school she has been attending for the next academic year. He is also seeking joint consent with Turner-Smith for any future school changes. Joshua said his daughter has been 'flourishing' at her current school, according to E!. He noted the multiple changes Juno has faced in recent years, which comprised of the recent loss of Jackson's home in Topanga Canyon, which was burnt down in the Los Angeles fires. Joshua said 'adding an unnecessary school change cannot be in her interests.' Joshua and the British actress/model got together in 2018 and secretly married the following year before welcoming baby Juno in 2020. Turner-Smith filed for divorce in October 2023, and in the filing said their date of separation was the month prior. They settled their divorce last month, but at that time where Juno would attend school had not been agreed upon. In previous court documents obtained by People, Turner-Smith stated that she'd been granted the authority to 'make the final decision' about Juno's education in 2024. The documents state that she was required to consult Jackson on the decision. In recently filed legal documents, according to TMZ in May 2025, it was revealed that Jackson will pay $2,787 each month in child support but he will not be paying monthly spousal support. Turner-Smith also requested Jackson pay her $75,000 for the attorney's fees she incurred in their legal fight over where they child will go to school. The Doctor Odyssey star and his ex went to a mediator to compromise on a temporary schedule to govern the 50-50 custody of their daughter. Turner-Smith reportedly requested a judge to enforce a court order to give her the power to move their daughter to a new school. In legal documents filed by her attorney Laura Wasser, she said she researched the elementary school, discussed with Jackson and even made sure it was close enough to his home. However, she claimed that he still does not want to move their daughter to the new school. The pair have been in a legal battle since Turner-Smith filed for divorce two years ago. She listed their date of separation as September 2023 and cited 'irreconcilable differences' in her reason for filing. A few months later, she broke her silence about their divorce and said she decided to file to end their marriage. She said she wanted to 'make a move because I believe that there are visible scars from staying in places that are not good for us. 'And they don't just affect us, they affect everybody around us,' she told The Sunday Times in February 2024. 'Sometimes things we really want to work just don't end up working. And that's OK. The most important thing is that you choose what's healthiest for you and your family and definitely your children.' Following their split, Jackson went on to date Lupita Nyung'o, and he was most recently linked to German model Nastassja Roberts. Last October, Turner-Smith declared that she is 'over men' after their divorce filing, insisting she is happily single and is not focused on dating for a while.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Joshua Jackson's custody war with ex Jodie Turner-Smith over daughter Juno takes another twist
The legal fight between Joshua Jackson and his ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith over their daughter Juno has taken an ugly turn. The Dawson's Creek actor, 46, has now filed a motion and request for an emergency custody order modification, according to court documents obtained by E! News. In the motion, filed May 30, Jackson claims Turner-Smith, 38, changed their five-year-old daughter's school for kindergarten without his permission and selected an establishment that was outside of the 45-minute commute time from his home that they had previously agreed upon. According to court documents obtained by People, Jackson claims Turner-Smith said it's 'no big deal to force Juno to start over with a new school.' Jackson alleged in the documents obtained by E! that Jodie-Turner told him via a text message that their daughter does not 'require a fixed location' for her education and that tutors and remote learning could be implemented. has reached to reps for both Jackson and the Turner-Smith but did not immediately hear back. He also is worried that 'Jodie is attempting to create a scenario where Juno travels with her rather than attending a traditional school.' Jackson also brought up his own past being educated as a child actor by on-set tutors, according to E!: 'Even in the best case it cannot begin to provide a child with the same nurturing and enrichment, peer relationships and social skills that a classroom and school community environment provides.' The actor is now asking the court to order his daughter to remain at the school she has been attending for the next academic year. He is also seeking joint consent with Turner-Smith for any future school changes. Joshua said his daughter has been 'flourishing' at her current school, according to E!. He noted the multiple changes Juno has faced in recent years, which comprised of the recent loss of Jackson's home in Topanga Canyon, which was burnt down in the Los Angeles fires. Joshua said 'adding an unnecessary school change cannot be in her interests.' Joshua and the British actress/model got together in 2018 and secretly married the following year before welcoming baby Juno in 2020. Turner-Smith filed for divorce in October 2023, and in the filing said their date of separation was the month prior. They settled their divorce last month, but at that time where Juno would attend school had not been agreed upon. In previous court documents obtained by People, Turner-Smith stated that she'd been granted the authority to 'make the final decision' about Juno's education in 2024. The documents state that she was required to consult Jackson on the decision. In recently filed legal documents, according to TMZ in May 2025, it was revealed that Jackson will pay $2,787 each month in child support but he will not be paying monthly spousal support. Turner-Smith also requested Jackson pay her $75,000 for the attorney's fees she incurred in their legal fight over where they child will go to school. The Doctor Odyssey star and his ex went to a mediator to compromise on a temporary schedule to govern the 50-50 custody of their daughter. The Doctor Odyssey star, 46, alleged on May 30, that Turner-Smith put Juno in a new school without consulting him; Turner-Smith seen here June 1, 2025 Turner-Smith reportedly requested a judge to enforce a court order to give her the power to move their daughter to a new school. In legal documents filed by her attorney Laura Wasser, she said she researched the elementary school, discussed with Jackson and even made sure it was close enough to his home. However, she claimed that he still does not want to move their daughter to the new school. The pair have been in a legal battle since Turner-Smith filed for divorce two years ago. She listed their date of separation as September 2023 and cited 'irreconcilable differences' in her reason for filing. A few months later, she broke her silence about their divorce and said she decided to file to end their marriage. She said she wanted to 'make a move because I believe that there are visible scars from staying in places that are not good for us. 'And they don't just affect us, they affect everybody around us,' she told The Sunday Times in February 2024. 'Sometimes things we really want to work just don't end up working. And that's OK. The most important thing is that you choose what's healthiest for you and your family and definitely your children.' Following their split, Jackson went on to date Lupita Nyung'o, and he was most recently linked to German model Nastassja Roberts. Last October, Turner-Smith declared that she is 'over men' after their divorce filing, insisting she is happily single and is not focused on dating for a while.
CNA
6 days ago
- General
- CNA
Jail for woman who lied that she could act as family lawyer for her clients
SINGAPORE: A former lawyer who pretended that she could still represent clients and give legal advice was sentenced to six months' jail on Friday (May 30). Helen Chia Chwee Imm, 55, collected close to S$40,000 (US$31,000) in legal fees from two clients she took on without authorisation. She earlier pleaded guilty to one charge under the Legal Profession Act for falsely claiming that she was authorised to act as a lawyer, and one count of cheating. Two similar charges were taken into consideration for her sentencing. Chia was called to the Bar in 1999 but did not have the required practising certificate from Dec 17, 2016, to May 30, 2018. This was due to a bankruptcy order against her, which was annulled on May 22, 2018. Despite not being authorised to act as a lawyer, Chia concealed this fact from a woman who engaged her over a custody battle in August 2017. Chia gave the woman legal advice, and drafted and vetted documents for a court application related to the care and custody of the woman's son. She filed the court application under another lawyer's name as she knew she was not authorised to act for the woman, and twice got another lawyer to attend court hearings in her stead. Chia collected S$13,685.60 in legal fees and disbursements from this woman. Another victim was Chia's friend, who approached her for legal help in divorce proceedings around February 2018. Chia similarly hid the fact that she was not authorised to act as a lawyer from this woman, who wanted to apply for a personal protection order. When Chia got another lawyer to attend court mentions on her behalf, the victim voiced concerns about the lawyer's performance as he did not seem to be familiar with her case. However, Chia assured her friend that she and the other lawyer were working on the case together. The victim paid Chia S$26,000 before finding out through a news article that she was a bankrupt facing disciplinary proceedings. Chia was struck off as a lawyer on Aug 15, 2022. She has since made full restitution to the two victims. Chia's lawyer Nicholas Jeyaraj Narayanan had sought a fine of S$6,000 for the Legal Professions Act charge and an unspecified fine for the cheating charge. He highlighted Chia's mental health struggles, previously telling the court that she suffered from depression at the time due to "tragic incidents" involving her previous clients. Chia, who specialised in family law, was acting for the mother of a boy in a care and custody case when the boy was killed by his father in October 2015. In October 2016, she was also acting for a woman who was brutally slashed by her ex-husband, said Mr Narayanan. However, Deputy Public Prosecutor Michelle Tay sought six to 12 months in prison, citing the effect of Chia's actions on public confidence in the legal profession.
Daily Mail
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
NYC prosecutor hatched elaborate plot to have estranged husband arrested amid bitter custody dispute
A Manhattan prosecutor allegedly weaponized her powerful position by enlisting allies within the NYPD and the District Attorney's Office to have her estranged husband, a respected New York Times reporter, arrested. Assistant District Attorney Amanda Goun masterminded a scheme to have award-winning health care journalist Joseph Goldstein arrested in a bitter custody war over their two young children, according to a federal lawsuit that reads like the plot of a legal thriller. According to the searing 62-page federal complaint filed earlier this month, ADA Goun allegedly had Goldstein, her husband of seven years, falsely arrested on trumped-up felony assault and child endangerment charges in 2022 - in a calculated bid to seize full custody of their kids. But the lawsuit goes even further, accusing Goun of not just deception, but corruption. 'Rather than resolve the family court proceedings through lawful and ethical means, Defendant Goun exploited her prosecutorial power and corrupted multiple law enforcement agencies to destroy her husband's life and career,' the lawsuit alleges. The suit suggests she used her status within the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to pressure prosecutors and NYPD officers into pursuing charges that responding police initially deemed unwarranted. 'She didn't just abuse her power - she recruited others to help her do it,' the complaint declares. 'This was not just a divorce. It was a coordinated attack.' The allegations detail a chilling timeline of betrayal and manipulation within both the couple's marriage and a legal system. What began as a contentious divorce quickly escalated into what Goldstein's attorneys call 'a coordinated, unconstitutional effort to have him arrested, publicly humiliated, and cut off from his children.' The couple met in 2014 and married the following year. After a stint raising their children, Goun returned to the DA's office in 2018. But by 2022, the marriage was collapsing and according to the suit, so was the boundary between her professional role and her personal vendetta. According to the lawsuit, the saga began in September of that year when Goun filed for divorce from Goldstein. By October 8, following a heated dispute inside their home with their children present, Goun called 911, claiming Goldstein had slammed a door on her arm - although responding NYPD officers found no evidence of a crime. According to the responding NYPD officers, 'no crime had occurred and no arrest was warranted', they wrote. That should have been the end of it but what allegedly happened next flipped standard legal procedure on its head. Instead of accepting the officers' assessment, Goun allegedly called up her close friend and colleague Lawrence Newman, then a fellow prosecutor in the Manhattan DA's office, seeking advice on how to escalate the incident into felony territory. That phone call, Goldstein's lawsuit claims, was captured on police body cameras. The footage, the complaint alleges, sees Goun and Newman conspiring in real time to convert a routine domestic call into a career-crippling criminal prosecution. Following the call, the suit says, Goun altered her account claiming not only that she had been bruised but had also been thrown to the ground. 'Unsatisfied with this assessment, Defendant Goun placed a call to her friend and fellow ADA, Lawrence Newman,' the suit states. 'Their conversation, captured on police body-worn camera, includes Goun conspiring with Newman to fabricate details and pressure the NYPD to escalate the incident into a felony assault charge.' Soon after, she also accused Goldstein of physically abusing their children. The lawsuit asserts that Goun coached the couple's young children, then just four and six-years-old to support those abuse allegations. 'The children were interrogated by NYPD and ACS at her direction, while she stood outside the door,' the suit says. 'They initially denied any abuse, but later, under pressure, repeated what Goun had allegedly told them to say. 'She wanted him out of the children's lives - and she weaponized her badge to make that happen,' the complaint claims. Goldstein ended up being slapped with multiple charges - assault, harassment, and endangering the welfare of a child - despite officers initially determining no crime had occurred. Even more disturbingly, the complaint claims that two NYPD officials, Detective Rachel Lutz and Officer Carmen Fabian, collaborated with Goun and her DA allies to push the charges forward. 'The conspiracy extended across two prosecutorial offices, at least two NYPD commands, and multiple city agencies,' the lawsuit asserts. Goun's fellow prosecutors Kelly Keating and Lawrence Newman are also named in the complaint as active participants in the conspiracy, accused of helping 'upgrade' the charges against Goldstein. Despite having no prior criminal history, Goldstein was arrested and charged with felony assault, harassment, and two counts of child endangerment. His mugshot and charges were entered into public record, severely damaging his personal and professional reputation. With a protective order issued against him, Goldstein was separated from his children for eight long months. His access to his kids, his home, and his freedom hung in the balance while his reputation as a journalist and father crumbled under the weight of what he now calls a 'manufactured' legal ambush. On at least one occasion, the suit alleges, Goun broke into Goldstein's Brooklyn apartment to gather information for her divorce strategy. The Manhattan DA's office ultimately transferred the case to the Bronx to avoid conflicts of interest. Prosecutors reviewed the evidence and dropped all charges against Goldstein. A family court investigation into the child abuse allegations was also dismissed as 'unfounded' by the Administration for Children's Services. Goldstein, now partially reunited with his children, has filed suit not just for damages but for accountability. His complaint seeks restitution for what he says was a calculated effort to destroy his life and career. The defendants named in the case - Goun, Keating, Newman, Lutz, and Fabian - have so far declined to comment publicly. The Manhattan DA's office refused to discuss 'pending litigation' but confirmed it has referred the matter to the city Law Department. The Brooklyn DA's office emphasized that Newman was not employed there at the time of the alleged conspiracy. Goldstein himself has declined to speak publicly, allowing the lawsuit to speak for him. 'I was arrested, separated from my children, and branded a criminal based on lies,' he states in the complaint. 'All because my ex-wife had the power and connections to make it happen.' Goldstein's suit remains pending in Manhattan federal court. Should the claims be proven, it would mean that a sitting Manhattan prosecutor conspired with colleagues and police to fabricate felony charges against her own husband during a family court dispute. As of May 2025, Goun and Keating remain employed by the Manhattan DA's Office. Newman left the DA's office shortly after the October 2022 incident and currently works in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teen daughter of murder victim writes children's book series
An Irish businessman is killed by his American au-pair-turned-wife and her father. They claim self-defense. The dead man's sister fights to clear his name. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates in "In Jason's Name," By the time Sarah Corbett Lynch was 8 years old, she had lost three parents, been moved back and forth halfway across the world twice and experienced more loss than anyone of us do in an entire lifetime, let alone childhood. Sarah's birth mother died when she was just an infant. A few years later, her father Jason Corbett, a successful Irish businessman, married their young, beautiful American nanny, Molly Martens. The newlyweds, Sarah and her older brother Jack, moved from Limerick to North Carolina. Molly was the only mother Sarah had ever really known and the two were incredibly close. But the married couple grew apart and on Aug. 2, 2015, Jason Corbett was beaten to death by Molly Corbett and her father Tom Martens. They claimed it was self-defense. Within days of Jason Corbett's death, a very public and ugly international custody battle ensued between Molly Corbett and Jason's sister, Tracey Corbett-Lynch. Corbett-Lynch prevailed. The children abruptly moved back to Ireland to live with their aunt, uncle and two cousins. Molly Corbett and her father were convicted of murder and sentenced 20 to 25 years in prison. In March 2021, the North Carolina Supreme Court ordered a new trial. The two were released on bond the following month. In October 2023, Molly Corbett pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and Tom Martens pleaded guilty to the same charge; the second-degree murder charge was dropped. They were each sentenced to another 7 to 30 months in prison. In June 2024, both completed their sentences and were released from prison. You might expect a child exposed to so much loss and pain from a violent act to lash out at some point, but for Sarah, the pen became mightier than a sword. At 13 years old, the young author published a series of children's books. "Some kids have a really gentle, fun life. For some of us we are not so lucky," she told The Irish Times. Perhaps the way in which she lost her parents was unique, but Sarah realized the overwhelming feelings of loss were not. "It basically helped me feel less alone and so I began to write about my experiences through my stories," she said. "Noodle Loses Dad, "the first book of the Boogawooga series, is a tale of young brother and sister wolves whose father is snatched by an evil vulture, never to be seen again. The frightened cubs are taken in by a kind and generous family of monkeys, a mother, father and two boys, who live "across the pond" on an island. Despite the simple words and soft pastel illustrations, the similarities between Sarah's real-life drama and the misfortunes that befall the cute, innocent forest animals are undeniable. "These stories are a means for Sarah to share her experiences over recent years transforming her story into something that can be understood by other children coping with loss, grief, blended family and being re-homed due to personal circumstances," said Sarah's uncle, David Lynch. In the end, the orphans successfully learn to live a very different life than the one they had planned. A fitting end for the book and hopeful beginning for a teenager recently honored with the Limerick Garda Youth Award for Most Courageous and Inspiring Young Person. Sarah Corbett Lynch's latest book, "A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing," was released in March 2025. 4 women arrested for allegedly aiding escaped New Orleans inmates 9 young siblings killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza Summer travel season kicks off
