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The Sun
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- The Sun
Inside showbiz's most toxic marriage as Peter Andre's takedown blows 16 years of Katie Price's secrets wide open
KATIE PRICE and Peter Andre have long held the cursed title of showbiz's most toxic marriage – but until now, the venom was only directed one way. That all changed yesterday when the Insania hitmaker broke his 16-year silence and blew Katie's secrets wide open — with their teen daughter Princess at the heart of their feud. 6 6 6 In a fascinating Instagram post, the mild-mannered popstar, 52, spat: 'For sixteen years I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones, but staying silence (sic) has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.' Katie, it would seem, has finally pushed Pete's boundaries one too many times. The cold war between the two has remained in place since their divorce in 2009, with relations remaining frostily cordial bar the former glamour model's occasional jibe. But the peace came to an end earlier this month when we revealed Katie, 47, had accused Princess's team of shutting her out of her daughter's life ahead of the 18-year-old launching her debut reality series. Confirming The Sun's expose, Katie ranted on a podcast: 'I'm not allowed and I'm not welcome. They think I am trash, basically.' This week she added: 'Although I'm not in the show she speaks about me all the time which is really sweet, but why wouldn't she — because she lives with me. 'The kids have never lived just with Pete. We've shared the kids.' That was too much for Mysterious Girl chart star Peter, who also shares son Junior, 20, with Katie. Posting his blistering riposte on Thursday night, he explained: 'The latest comments about my children's welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight. 'For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood. Princess Andre breaks silence on Peter and Katie's bitter feud after his blistering statement 'In 2019, the family courts issued a legally binding order to enforce this arrangement. I have never made this public before out of respect for my children.' The secret was long-known among Fleet Street journalists — and now the cat is out of the bag. Many feel that Pete would have held his tongue for years, given the traumatic circumstances behind the court order. While filming a reality series in South Africa in 2018, six men held Katie, Princess and Junior at gunpoint during a carjacking before raping the mum-of-five. The former I'm A Celebrity star has since told how she attempted suicide in the wake of her horrific ordeal — leading to the courts placing Junior and Princess, then 13 and 10, into Peter's care for their own wellbeing. Pete added in his bombshell social media post: 'In 2011 and 2015, publicly documented court cases found my ex-wife had made false claims. 'She was ordered to pay substantial damages and legal costs, and to apologise, to me and my management. 'The same falsehoods are being repeated today.' He concluded: 'Unfortunately, there are many more lies and baseless accusations that I have yet to address. Those will be dealt with in the coming months.' Pete has spent a decade letting his lawyers do the talking, slapping Katie with countless complaints after defaming him in the press. She was forced to issue a public apology in 2011 after accusing Peter of cheating on her with their former manager, Claire Powell, who had since decamped to Team Pete. Two years later, Katie slammed her ex-husband again, tweeting that he was a 'fake family man' who didn't let her see their kids over Christmas and no longer kept in touch with her eldest son, Harvey. 6 6 6 But Peter still refused to comment, even though he has regularly been in the public eye. His wedding to second wife Emily was covered in OK! Magazine in 2015, and he has since fronted his own reality TV shows alongside her (although they keep their three children, Amelia, 11, Theo, eight, and Arabella, one, out of the public eye). So why has Pete piped up after all the years of drama? A source told The Sun: 'He had to speak out now because things had just become unbearable. 'The fact is, Katie said on her podcast that Princess lived with her and that's just not the case. 'It's been a really difficult and upsetting time for the family. Pete feels she is goading him by constantly speaking about him and none of it is true. He feels like she is goading him. Pete would like nothing more than for Katie to never ever speak about him in public again but she won't stop Sun source 'Pete would like nothing more than for Katie to never ever speak about him in public ever again but she won't stop. 'He's kept a dignified silence for so long, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turns legal as she's gone too far now. He just wants a harmonious life for his family.' A rep for Peter told us: 'Peter has issued his statement as he is not prepared for this to go on any longer and it's affecting his family.' Katie has surprised everyone with her response. Where some might've expected another volley of bombs in this war of words, instead she left it to her manager - sister, Sophie. In a statement she said: 'Kate is in a much better and clear headspace and is at peace with the situation. 'This was in the past and she doesn't feel the need to bring up tit for tat comments, but more importantly she's dealing with this the right way and it's now in her lawyers hands. 'Kate will no longer be gaslighted and bullied as she once was…' It adds to her previous plea for peace on the podcast where she made the claim about Princess' living arrangements. She said: 'There's no reason why both parents just can't be there to support her. 'For the sake of the children, there's room for everyone to support your kids. 'Do you know what I mean? I'm not saying I have to stand with them and play happy families.' When I interviewed Katie Price last month to discuss her upcoming Evening With tour alongside best friend Kerry Katona, she told me she was in the healthiest and happiest place she's been for years. Certainly, this uncharacteristically balanced response seems like that from a whole new Katie. But is that really the true picture? On her own Instagram she shared a cryptic post, cuddling her Sphynx cat with the caption: 'They don't judge'. Peter's controversial manager Claire Powell, who now looks after Princess and once clashed with Katie, was up to it on her social media, too. With Pete clearly in mind, she wrote: 'The most dangerous anger comes from someone with a good heart. All what I want to do, is just whatever my daughter does, and it's the same with Junior, I don't care if I'm in the background Katie Price 'They hold it in, stay calm, until one day, they can't anymore. 'Don't push a good person too far.' Katie and Peter were forged in the fire of reality TV, first falling in love on camera in the I'm A Celebrity jungle in 2004. They went to make history with an endless string of fly-on-the-wall shows, kicking off with When Jordan Met Peter, in 2004 and including Jordan & Peter: Marriage and Mayhem, then the nine-series run of Katie & Peter. Until their acrimonious split in 2009, their entire marriage played out in the public eye. So it was written in stone their kids would also live and breathe the reality bubble. Princess has taken up the baton at 18 with her very own ITV2 series, The Princess Diaries, in which the model and influencer takes fans into her world for the first time. Which brings us to this sorry mess - and the gnarly issue of whether Katie has, or has not, been trying to steal her girl's thunder. Team Andre say: 'It's almost like Katie wanted to overshadow Princess's show and insert herself into the narrative – normally, you'd think a parent would step back and let their child enjoy their moment in the spotlight but Katie couldn't do that.' But Katie has insisted: 'This isn't about me. I have to clarify this. I don't care that I'm not in Princess's show. 'I don't need to raise my profile by being on Princess's show, I do enough stuff. 'All what I want to do, is just whatever my daughter does, and it's the same with Junior, I don't care if I'm in the background, but I want to watch her do her photo shoots, I wanna watch her do her signings, because that's what I did and my mum used to come along and support. I want to watch her do her photo shoots, I wanna watch her do her signings, because that's what I did and my mum used to come along and support. Katie Price 'And I just wanna be there with her because I now I feel that I've missed out on so much.' Perhaps the only voice that should matter here is the surprisingly quiet tone of Princess's. I met her last week at a launch event for her series and she was shy, deferring to her doting big bro Junior, and is clearly a sweet, well-mannered kid. Yesterday, though, she found her voice and added her own take on her parents' slanging match. During a fan Q&A on Snapchat, one fan asked: 'Does it affect you even now when your mum and dad don't get on?' Princess responded with a short video message, saying: 'To be honest it doesn't affect me. At the end of the day, they broke up when I was two years old so I don't even have any memory of them being together.' Over the top of the clip, Princess wrote: 'I love my mum and dad and that's all that matters.'. The least surprising thing of all is that Britain's first family is once again exploding in public. The Price-Andre dynasty rose and fell in front of the cameras - and now it's time for their reckoning. Katie Price's relationship history We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price's relationship history. 1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman - aka Ace - with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn't make it as far as 'I do'. 1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as 'the love of her life' but she broke up with the singer when he allegedly cheated on her. 2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie's eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with Harvey throughout his life. 2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity. 2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I'm A Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to "punch Peter's lights out" when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre. 2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009. 2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding. 2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani... but it ended as quickly as it begun. 2011-2012: They didn't speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America. 2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They had two kids together, Jett and Bunny, before their break-up and divorce. 2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019. 2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in "official relationship" with her. 2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shining to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year. 2024-present: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February this year.
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.
Daily Mail
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Denise Richards' estranged husband Aaron Phypers ditches wedding ring as he is BLASTED by Housewives stars
Denise Richards ' estranged husband Aaron Phypers was spotted out in Los Angeles on Thursday, days after he filed for divorce. The 52-year-old entrepreneur wore a black T-shirt, distressed jeans, and gray sneakers as he removed his wedding ring in his first public sighting since the split. According to Page Six, Phypers stopped by a Wells Fargo and Verizon store, where he purchased a new phone. This week a source told DailyMail that his marriage with the silver screen siren had gotten ' toxic.' Amid Denise and Aaron's breakup, the 54-year-old reality star's former Real Housewives co-stars Teddi Mellencamp and Erika Jayne tore into Aaron. On the podcast Diamonds in the Rough, Mellencamp pointed out that in a March episode of her now-defunct reality TV show Denise Richards & Her Wild Things the mom-of-three said she doesn't 'believe in divorce.' The 52-year-old entrepreneur wore a black T-shirt, distressed jeans, and gray sneakers as he removed his wedding ring in his first public sighting since the split 'She said… that she would never believe in divorce. There's no chance that divorce could ever happen. She's no divorce, no divorce, never have one. And then… he f**king filed on July 4th,' Teddi said. Both women admitted that Aaron's not their 'favorite person,' and Housewives viewers previously saw them clash with him on the show. 'He's asking her for spousal support,' Jayne mentioned, while Mellencamp said Aaron wants 'a lot' of financial support from Denise. She stressed, 'She's a working mom,' referencing the Drop Dead Gorgeous stars' daughters Sami, 21, Lola, 20, and Eloise, 14, and adding, 'Come on, man. Don't do this.' Mellencamp then expressed shock as she discovered that Aaron did not claim Denise's nonverbal adopted daughter Eloise. Jayne said she 'thought he had adopted Eloise,' while Mellencamp added, 'They told us he did!' And both women expressed disdain over Phypers' claim that he and Denise 'have no children together,' despite the fact that Eloise has lived with them since their September 2018 wedding. 'What a d*ckwad,' Mellencamp said in disgust as she suggested, 'It's because he doesn't ever wanna have to pay [Denise] anything.' Amid Denise and Aaron's breakup, the 54-year-old reality star's former Real Housewives co-stars Teddi Mellencamp (L) and Erika Jayne (R) tore into Aaron. Both women admitted that Aaron's not their 'favorite person' DailyMail's source shared about the estranged spouses: '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.' 'Denise is both devastated and relieved at the same time. She is mentally exhausted from the fighting, and she is glad that's over,' the insider said. It was noted, 'But she is 100 percent not looking forward to the divorce, because he's made it clear that he won't go quietly. And she now has to gear up for a battle, which isn't what she wants.' The source added that finances played a part in their issues, adding that the union had a theme of: 'she earns and he spends.'
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Remorseless, narcissistic and dumb - criminologist delivers damning assessment of mushroom killer Erin Patterson as she is found guilty of mass murder
Criminology professor Dr Xanthé Mallett delivered a scathing assessment of Erin Patterson 's character after the Australian mother-of-two was found guilty of mass murder. Speaking to the Mail's award-winning The Trial podcast, she described Patterson, who murdered three family members by poisoning, as a 'vengeful' woman who believed she could pull the wool over investigators' eyes. When veteran crime correspondent Caroline Cheetham asked what could drive a seemingly 'average' woman to kill three people, Dr Mallett identified Patterson's inability to process her divorce as the key factor. Erin Patterson was found guilty today of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for poisoning her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms hidden in a Beef Wellington lunch at her home in July 2023. 'I am divorced, I understand toxic marriages and simmering loathing – but I have never poisoned anyone', Dr Mallett began. 'I have seen cases where people - for example, those with narcissism mixed with a borderline personality disorder - can be led to a place where if they feel wronged, they act like an avenging angel. 'There's this righteousness to them… what I believe happened is that Patterson had this simmering rage for her ex-husband Simon and felt perhaps as if his family hadn't supported her. 'She then transferred some of that rage on them and felt justified in harming them because of this.' Dr Mallett argued that Patterson's choice to use Death Cap mushrooms reveals her callousness and extreme sense of vengeance. She told the podcast: 'Death Cap mushrooms have four different toxins within them. They're incredibly toxic and an awful, awful way to die. 'They shut down your organs and cause internal bleeding. There is a very small chance of survival once you've had a single dose. 'It takes a certain kind of person to want to use toxins of that nature. If Simon had gone to the lunch, he would have watched his family die. 'Not only that, but their grandchildren, her children, would have watched them die a painful, drawn-out death. What kind of person does that?' Drawing from her experience analysing similar cases, Dr Mallett believes Patterson feels little remorse for what she has done. 'I have seen and spoken to people like her - I expect her to be totally arrogant, totally assured in her actions – thinking she's done nothing wrong', the criminologist said. 'When she gave evidence, she kept talking about how difficult it was for her, how it had affected her life, how all the attention was impacting her. The Trial of Erin Patterson is available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Listen here 'Even when the family were in hospital, there was never any concern for them. It was all me, me, me. 'I think she feels justified in what she's done. I don't think there would be any remorse or guilt in her.' Having viewed her in court, host Cheetham thought Patterson came across as an 'academically intelligent woman.' She then asked Dr Mallett whether she agreed with that assessment, given Patterson's meticulous planning of the murders and her attempts to throw investigators off the scent. 'I think she's intelligent in some ways, very dumb in others', the professor argued. 'Frankly, this was obvious premeditation. It was not well planned; it was not well carried out. Her sense of own abilities is vastly overrated. 'She thought she could outpace the police, all the experts and the witnesses because she is so smart, right? That's the narcissist in her. 'I worked on a similar case where the accused was a narcissistic psychopath – they are not as smart as they think they are. 'Patterson is cunning though – she's manipulative, a good liar. A bit of a chameleon who can bend the truth. 'When she's caught in one lie, she twists it more and more.'
