Celebrity Scandals

A lurid, accusatory letter that led to the demise of Mark Hurd as Hewlett-Packard's CEO in 2012 has been made public after the Delaware Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the infamous letter be released, despite Hurd's strong objections.

The court did not actually release the letter, but it was obtained by several news outlets.

The eight-page account, written in June 2010 by celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred (obviously) depicts in detail the story of Hurd repeatedly soliciting sex from Jodie Fisher, a greeter at Hewlett-Packard events and former reality TV star.

The letter claims that over the course of two years, Hurd pushed Fisher to meet him for dinner, give him hugs, sleep in his room and have sex with him, despite her continuous rejections.

Fisher said in a statement last year that the letter contained "many inaccuracies," and she noted that she believed Mark Hurd's behavior was not "detrimental to HP."

Nevertheless, the scandal eventually led to Hurd's ouster from HP.

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne has kome under fire following a Tweet in which he expressed disgust at seeing a woman breastfeeding in a supermarket.

He has since apologized on his Facebook page.

Kahne wrote: “Just walking through supermarket. See a mom breastfeeding little kid. Took second look because I was obviously seeing things. I wasn’t!”

A minute later, he wrote: “One boob put away one boob hanging!!! #nasty” followed by “I don’t really feel like shopping any more or eating.”

Kasey Kahne, who finished the year fourth in the NASCAR standings, deleted the post quickly but not before it was reported and outrage ensued.

Thousands of people on his site left comments, many supporting the popular race car driver, but plenty more taking offense at what he wrote.

Traci Nobles REALLY wants a publisher to purchase her proposal for a memoir about her interactions with Anthony Weiner.

Nobles, a woman who met the disgraced politician on the Internet and is doing all she can to profit from that experience, supposedly gave an excerpt to Radar Online of one of the conversations she shared with Weiner via Twitter.

Is Anthony Weiner smiling here at the thought of a threesome with another dude? Probably not.

Nobles says Weiner asked her about "3 ways" with him and "another guy" and, when pressed on whether he's turned on by men, responded:

"Well it depends on the guy, but generally yes."

Of course, there's no proof that this exchange actually took place. It's just the word of a woman who carried on a Web-based affair with a married man and is now hoping to write a book about it... versus the word of a popular congressman who ended his career in humiliating fashion because he just had to send photos of his body to random females he had never met.

Good luck choosing sides, readers!

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Missing Fort Wayne, Ind., girl Aliahna Lemmon has been found, but tragically, not alive. Babysitter Mike Plumadore has been charged with her murder.

The 39-year-old who was babysitting her when she went missing appeared in an Indiana courtroom Tuesday, charged with murdering the 9-year-old.

“It was a horrific crime," Allen County, Ind., Sheriff Ken Fries told reporters after the body's discovery. "Probably worse than you can imagine."

Mike Plumadore, a family friend, was "interviewed by police and taken into custody at 9 p.m. Monday and charged with murder" in Lemmon's death.

About 15 registered sex offenders reside at the 24-unit mobile home park the girl lived at, which the FBI searched Monday following the girl's vanishing.

Plumadore is not listed on Indiana's registered sex offenders list, though he has past convictions in Florida and North Carolina for trespassing and assault.

The deadly fire that roared through a home in Connecticut owned by NYC ad exec Madonna Badger is wrought with countless heart-wrenching details.

Foul play is not one of them.

A preliminary finding shows that the fire was caused by embers discarded from a fireplace that warmed the home Christmas Eve, according to reports.

Badger's parents and three young daughters were trapped behind a wall of flames as the firefighters were unable to rescue the five doomed occupants.

Badger survived the fire, as did Michael Borcina, a contractor who had worked on the home and whom the police have described as a family friend.

On Tuesday, officials, in laying out what they believed caused the fire, said everyone in the house had apparently awakened after the fire erupted.

They all tried escape, but most could not.

And the award for Most Unexpected Feud of the Week goes to...

A few days after Will Smith posted a photo on his Facebook (below) of him and fellow cast members from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, many wondered: where was actress Janet Hubet, who portrayed the character of Smith's aunt, Vivian, for multiple seasons?

The answer, according to Hubert herself: Nowhere to be found near the former star of that sitcom... and don't expect that to change any time soon.

"I will never do anything with an a--hole like Will Smith," Hubert told TMZ. "He is still an egomaniac and has not grown up. This constant reunion thing will never ever happen in my lifetime unless there is an apology, which he doesn't know the word."

Madonna Badger, a famous New York City advertising executive, lost her three children and her parents when her waterfront mansion went up in flames yesterday.

Badger, who created the iconic Mark Wahlberg underwear ads for Calvin Klein, among other notable campaigns, and her friend Michael Borcina escaped the blaze.

Badger bought the Stamford, Conn., waterfront estate last year for $1.7 million. Borcina's construction company was renovating the home. Now it looks like this:

Stamford Police Sgt. Paul Guzda said Badger's three daughters, seven-year-old twins and a 10-year-old, all died in the fire. Badger's visiting parents also died.

Police officers said they notified Badger's estranged husband, Matthew Badger, of the tragedy and drove him to the scene from his apartment in Manhattan.

The two split three years ago and are in the process of getting divorced.

Teen Mom star Amber Portwood was just reamed out in an Indiana courtroom, accused of violating her probation and pulling a no-show for two urine tests.

Law enforcement sources say Portwood got popped on December 16 for possession of a controlled substance. It's unclear what exactly the substance was.

She also failed to provide mandatory urine drug screening results on December 16 and December 19. Not a smart move when you're on probation already.

That's not even all. Amber Portwood is on the hook for various other alleged probation violations, including failure to complete anger management class.

A judge recently ordered her to set up a college fund for her young daughter, Leah. You can probably guess whether or not that's happened.

Spoiler: It has not.

As such, Amber was ordered to remain in custody until her hearing in late January. At that point, the Teen Mom's longer-term fate will be determined.

SIDE NOTE: This is her second straight Christmas in jail. Wow.

Miley Cyrus was involved in yet another videotaped scandal this week, but this time it's hard not to side with the superstar. Here's what went down:

While on vacation in Costa Rica with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, Miley stopped to pose with a few fans. But she then had to go and turned to walk away... only for one onlooker to refer to her as an "asshole." Cyrus whipped around and replied (20-second mark, below):

"What the f-ck? Are you for real? We're on vacation!"

Miley Cyrus Curses at Fan

Miley later took to Twitter and explain ed her reaction:

"Just to clear something up I would NEVER swear to a fan. When someone yells something SO rude making ME look like an 'a**hole' in front of fans who I am more than happy 2 take a picture w/ i cant tolerate that kind of rudeness. Every1 who was there apologized 4 the womans brusque behavior. She obviously wasnt a fan. Hope every1 has a Merry Christmas! LOVE 2 ALL!"

In far more positive video news, Cyrus has joined other celebrities in this campaign to promote charitable help in Haiti.

Star Magazine has pulled off the impossible: coverage of the Kardashians than actually turns off this attention-crazed family.

The latest issue of the tabloid quotes Charles Kernaghan - the head of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights - as saying the Kris Jenner-led clan employs youths in China to manufacture Kardashian merchandize in unsanitary warehouses.

An investigation has been launched into these "slave labor" like conditions - that reportedly include long work hours, meager wages and uncomfortable temperatures - but there's a  problem:

Kernaghan says he was misquoted and tells TMZ there's no proof that the Kardashians are involved in any kind of sweatshop scandal. He's never even been to any of the factories in question.

In light of this admission, along with the magazine cover above, sources say the family is set to move forward with a libel lawsuit against Star. Lawyers believe the tabloid should have to pay for damage caused to the Kardashian brand's reputation and, trust us, we hate to agree with anything this family says or does.

But they may have a point here.