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Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie
Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black are parents to sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix but the former Olympic diver has ruled out expanding their brood Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black (Image: BANG Showbiz ) Tom Daley has declared that his family feels complete with no plans for additional children. The 31 year-old ex-Olympic diver, along with his partner Dustin Lance Black, 50, find their household perfectly fulfilling with sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix. When asked by Hello magazine about expanding their family, Tom said: "Family of four is good." The boys are regular features on Tom's social media with Robbie showing a penchant for the spotlight. But the former Team GB diver is cautious about exposing them to its drawbacks such as bullying. Tom said: "Robbie's got a lot of personality but there's also a part of me, with everything I went through as a kid, that wants to protect him as much as possible." Retiring post-Paris Olympics in August 2024 with an impressive five Olympic medals, including gold, the diving sensation started his sports journey at seven. Now he is determined to encourage his sons to pursue what they love, insisting he and Lance will back them whatever it might be. Sign up for our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here. Article continues below He said: "I want to be led by what they want to do. The way you can be your happiest is finding something you're passionate about, that you love to do, and then making it something you do every day. That's my hope for them." Tom has candidly shared his struggles with an eating disorder in his documentary Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds. Although he considers himself "fine" nowadays his relationship with food remains complex and he must continually manage his "expectations" following his retirement from competitive diving. He said: "Once you've had an eating disorder you always have a very different relationship with food – you question everything you eat, the amount of exercise you're doing, the calories you're burning.. Article continues below "Rationally when I look at myself I know I'm fine but that's not what the eating disorder sees. "The irrational part of your brain makes you question everything you do, making yourself not eat and then binge-eating. "Now that I'm retired, I have to adjust to not being able to train six hours a day six days a week and alter my expectations of what I need to do to maintain my happiness and health."
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Lawyers claim 15 teachers in one SoCal district allegedly sexually assaulted students as $2M verdict reached
A $2 million verdict was reached in a lawsuit filed against the Barstow Unified School District that claimed a teacher sexually assaulted an elementary school student in 1984, and lawyers representing victims state that the district has a 'long and sordid history of allowing sexual predators to molest children in its schools.' According to the firm representing the victim in the 1984 case, Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, a Cameron Elementary School student listed as 'Jane BNS Doe' was 12 years old when she was sexually abused, molested and harassed by a teacher named John Chiarella. 'It was alleged that Chiarella rubbed and touched the child over and under her clothes in a sexual manner,' the firm said in a statement. Chiarella taught at Cameron Elementary from 1980 until he was arrested in 1999. Girl, 4, allowed to stay in U.S. for lifesaving care after deportation controversy 'He was placed on probation and served no jail time but had to register as a sex offender,' the statement reads. 'Jane BNS Doe is one of 10 of his alleged victims represented by [the firm, and] nine other cases are awaiting trial.' Legal documents indicate that Chiarella is now deceased; he was 68 when he was arrested in 1999, according to a report from the Desert Dispatch, which also indicated no charges were immediately filed against him. 'The lawsuit alleged that Barstow Unified could not provide any evidence that they conducted a background check prior to hiring Chiarella nor train their staff to recognize the grooming behavior conducted in the open by Chiarella in his classroom and on school grounds,' the firm representing the victims said. The suit named 15 different teachers alleged to have sexually abused and molested children within the district's elementary, middle and high schools. John Manly, the 1984 victim's attorney, said that a school official 'lashed out' at lawyers during the court proceedings, calling them 'dogs' in open court. 2 California hotel guests awarded $2 million in bed bug lawsuit 'This utter disregard for the judicial process and the safety of children explains why Barstow Unified has allowed at least 15 predators to molest children during the past 40 years,' Manly said. 'This jury sent a message that change is mandatory.' Manly, Stewart & Finaldi has represented many victims of high-profile sex abuse lawsuits, including cases involving ex-Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar, former USC gynecologist George Tyndall and former UCLA gynecologist/oncologist James Heaps. They were also the lead attorneys for Miramonte Elementary School sex abuse scandal victims. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Scottish Sun
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Zara Tindall opens up about ‘struggles' in Royal Family and reveals how they cope
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ZARA Tindall has spoken of the 'struggles' in the Royal Family — and says they cope with problems like everyone else. The 43-year-old daughter of Princess Anne said: 'It is very hard to see from the outside but, 100 per cent, it is a family that is still going through the same struggles other people do. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Zara Tindall says members of the Royal Family face personal challenges just like everybody else Credit: Splash 'Whether they are relationships, obviously it is very easy to see every day. We're still very supportive of each other.' Addressing the London Sporting Club lunch, Zara also spoke about her late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022. She said: 'We had a very incredible person to look up to who is sadly not here any more. "She was amazing and an inspiration to all of us.' The ex-Olympic horse rider also told of getting together with husband Mike, 46 — after insisting that he stripped naked. Recalling a 'lunch or dinner' date in 2003, she said the England rugby star asked her for a kiss. She said: 'I said, 'If you get naked, I will give you a kiss'. "So he got naked, I gave him a kiss and then . . . anyway. 'He was so drunk and he passed out and I had to leave him there. "One of my mates had to come and pick him up. I can't move a 20-stone rugby player when he has passed out.'
The Irish Sun
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Zara Tindall opens up about ‘struggles' in Royal Family and reveals how they cope
ZARA Tindall has spoken of the 'struggles' in the Royal Family — and says they cope with problems like everyone else. The 43-year-old daughter of Princess Anne said: 'It is very hard to see from the outside but, 100 per cent, it is a family that is still going through the same struggles other people do. 1 Zara Tindall says members of the Royal Family face personal challenges just like everybody else Credit: Splash 'Whether they are relationships, obviously it is very easy to see every day. We're still very supportive of each other.' Addressing the London Sporting Club lunch, She said: 'We had a very incredible person to look up to who is sadly not here any more. "She was amazing and an inspiration to all of us.' READ MORE ZARA TINDALL The ex-Olympic horse rider also told of getting together with Recalling a 'lunch or dinner' date in 2003, she said the She said: 'I said, 'If you get naked, I will give you a kiss'. "So he got naked, I gave him a kiss and then . . . anyway. Most read in Royals 'He was so drunk and he passed out and I had to leave him there. "One of my mates had to come and pick him up. I can't move a 20-stone rugby player when he has passed out.' Newlywed Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips share kiss at their 2011 wedding
Euronews
07-03-2025
- Euronews
Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ring added to FBI's most wanted list
US authorities have issued a $10 million (€9.2m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Canadian ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding. ADVERTISEMENT A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of running a global drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple murders has been added to the FBI's most wanted list. The US State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of 43-year-old Ryan Wedding in an operation dubbed "Giant Slalom", the FBI announced on Thursday. Wedding — also known as "El Jefe", "Giant" and "Public Enemy" — is wanted for his role in a billion-dollar operation that trafficked Colombian cocaine from Mexico to the US and Canada, and for four murders linked to the sprawling drug network, US authorities said. The FBI says Wedding may be living in Mexico, and that he should be considered armed and dangerous. "Wedding went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets of US cities and in his native Canada," said Akil Davis, the assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles field office. "The alleged murders of his competitors make Wedding a very dangerous man." Wedding was charged by the US Department of Justice last June with murder and drug crimes. Those charges were augmented in September in an indictment that alleged Wedding and others arranged the shipment of some 60 tonnes of cocaine a year using long-haul semi trucks to move the drugs between Colombia, Mexico, Southern California and Canada. In October, the FBI said a dozen people had been arrested in connection with the case. US authorities allege that the criminal network killed two members of a family in Canada in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment in a case of mistaken identity, as well as murdering two other people, according to officials and federal court filings. "Wedding — a former Olympian — led a transnational criminal organization that murdered innocent people and put thousands of kilograms of narcotics on our streets," said Acting US Attorney Joseph T. McNally. "The reward offered today will help bring this defendant to justice in the United States." Wedding represented Canada in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002, where he finished 24th in the parallel giant slalom event.
