Crime & Arrests

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's former neighbors are being haunted by the past -- an onslaught of tourists is descending on the Springfield, MO home where she and her now ex-boyfriend slayed her mother, Dee Dee.

Interest in the case has been reignited following Gypsy's recent prison release. One neighbor, named Tonia, tells TMZ ... loads of people with out-of-state license plates are stopping in the middle of the road to take pics of the house.

However, some tourists are struggling to find it, because it was repainted from pink to blue following the murder, and the wheelchair ramp Gypsy used has been removed.

As a result, they've been asking neighbors to direct them to the right house -- but, Tonia confessed she once refused to provide details to protect the new mother/daughter duo living there.

Meanwhile, Thomas Pengilly -- another neighbor -- says the whole ordeal has been stressful, and he's convinced some people might show up with bad intentions ... saying the home should've been torn down.

His advice for others hoping to catch a glimpse of the infamous home is find better things to do in life than relive someone's trauma and pain.

Sam Baker is also fuming ... telling TMZ the commotion in the neighborhood has been aggravating, with traffic doubling on the block.

Sam's concerned for her kids playing outside 'cause people aren't paying attention to the speed limit, and also stop in the middle of the road for photos.

Habitat for Humanity actually gifted the home to Gypsy and her mother ... after DD falsely claimed they were victims of Hurricane Katrina.

El delincuente volador que atacó a una jueza de Las Vegas está pagando por sus acciones en más de un sentido. No solo ha sido castigado con un montón de nuevos cargos, también está aislado y en solitario.

Fuentes policiales le dicen TMZ que Deobra Redden ha sido trasladado a una celda en solitario después de su violento arrebato, en el que saltó sobre el banco de la jueza Mary Kay Holthus principios de esta semana, para agarrarla y tratar de maltratarla, mientras el personal del tribunal se apresuraba a ayudarla.

Nuestras fuentes dicen que Redden fue inmediatamente clasificado como un recluso "2C", que es la clasificación más restrictiva en la cárcel del condado de Clark.

Esto significa que Redden está solo en una celda, sin ninguna interacción con otros reclusos. También come solo, dentro de ella y puede estar muy poco tiempo fuera.

El arrebato de Redden fue impactante. El delincuente estaba en la corte por una condena anterior por intento de agresión con lesiones corporales sustanciales. Su abogado había pedido la libertad condicional a la jueza Holthus, pero ella optó por condenarlo 3 veces por el delito en su lugar, lo que gatilló su enfado y dio lugar al ataque.

La jueza Holthus resultó en general ilesa, pero sí conmocionada por el incidente. Otro empleado de la corte requirió puntos de sutura para cerrar una herida en la cabeza.

The flying felon who attacked a Vegas judge is paying for his actions in more ways than one ... not only has he been hit with a bunch more charges, he's also now in solitary.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Deobra Redden has been moved to a solo cell following his violent outburst where he leaped over the bench at Judge Mary Kay Holthus earlier this week, punching her in the head and pulling her hair while court staffers rushed to her aid.

Our sources say Redden was immediately classified as a "2C" inmate, which is the most restrictive classification in the Clark County Jail.

This means Redden is solo in a cell, without any interactions with other inmates. He also eats alone, inside the cell ... and has very limited time outside.

The whole thing was shocking ... Redden was in court for a previous conviction for attempted battery with substantial bodily harm. His attorney had asked Judge Holthus for parole, but she chose to sentence the 3-time felon instead -- which set him off and led to the attack.

Judge Holthus was mostly unharmed, but shaken up by the incident. Another court employee required 25 stitches to close a gash on his head.

Talk about fishing for attention -- some guy is in serious trouble after stripping naked and jumping into a Bass Pro Shop pond -- and footage from horrified bystanders has captured everything.

You gotta see it to believe it -- the man executes a cannonball from the top floor of the store in Leeds, Alabama Thursday ... cops say the guy, 42-year-old George Owens, performed the stunt just before closing time.

The videos show Owens yelling something to officers as he shamelessly hangs on the edge ... legs spread wide apart and all -- before dramatically hurling himself over the side and onto the wet cement floor, smacking his head and ass in the process.

Cops get Owens into cuffs though he continues to put up a fight. However, he eventually calms down.

At one point, another man covers him with a blanket to spare bystanders the naked sight ... and police slide him away on his belly.

As for what led up to the erratic fish tank display, Police Chief Paul Irwin tells TMZ, Owens was driving in a car with 2 family members around 9 PM when he hit a pole in the store's parking lot.

From there, he decided to get out, strip naked and walk inside the wilderness-themed store.

Chief Irwin tells us that once he was under arrest, Owens kicked one officer in the groin ... and he later kicked in and damaged the back door of their police vehicle.

Hablando de llamar la atención, un hombre está en serios problemas después de desnudarse y saltar a un estanque de Bass Pro Shop, y las imágenes de los horrorizados transeúntes muestran todo el incidente.

Tienes que verlo para creerlo, el hombre ejecutó un salto tipo bala de cañón desde el piso superior de la tienda en Leeds, Alabama este jueves, y la policía dice que el hombre, de 42 años, George Owens, realizó el truco justo antes de la hora de cierre.

Los videos muestran a Owens gritándole algo a los oficiales mientras descaradamente se cuelga del borde, con sus piernas abiertas y todo, y se prepara para su lanzamiento.

A continuación, los policías esposan a Owens, aunque este sigue oponiendo resistencia. Sin embargo, finalmente se calma.

En un momento dado, otro hombre lo cubre con una manta para evitar que los transeúntes lo vean desnudo y la policía se lo lleva boca abajo.

En cuanto a lo que lo motivó a exhibirse de esta forma, el Jefe de Policía, Paul Irwin dice a TMZ, que Owens estaba conduciendo en un carro con 2 miembros de su familia alrededor de las 9 PM cuando chocó contra un poste en el estacionamiento de la tienda.

A partir de ahí, decidió salir, desnudarse y caminar dentro de la tienda de temática salvaje.

El jefe Irwin nos dice que una vez que estuvo bajo arresto, Owens pateó a un oficial en la ingle y más tarde pateó y dañó la puerta trasera de su vehículo policial.

B.G.'s homecoming from prison hasn't ignited the Cash Money Hot Boys reunion, and his new diss in Lil Wayne's direction probably means it's definitely not happening!!!

On Finesse2Tymes' new track "Gangstafied," B.G. unloaded on Wayne ... "My n**** Weezy steady torn/Touring ... but he's a bitch and it's showing!!!" 😱

No clue why B.G. set out to embarrass Wayne on the track, but they haven't been spotted together like fans had hoped they would after B.G.'s release.

B.G. got out of prison last September after serving 11 years for gun possession and was immediately greeted by Birdman, sparking talk of a Cash Money reunion.

8:32 AM PT -- We got Gypsy Rose Blanchard out in NYC today where she arrived to tape an interview for "The View." She walked alongside her husband, Ryan Scott Anderson, and was surrounded by a camera crew and security.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is opening up about her time in prison, telling the world she feels out of sorts now that she's free while claiming she only killed her mom, Dee Dee, to get out of her precarious situation.

Blanchard sat down for her first interview that aired Friday on "Good Morning America" after her release last week from Missouri's Chillicothe Correctional Center, where she served 7 years of her 10-year sentence.

In the wide-ranging interview, Blanchard first reminisced about what it was like to step out of the penitentiary after so many years, saying she "felt a little bit like I was dropped in a different world because you don't realize how much you're restricted in prison."

She added, "I felt like I was in a black-and-white world and I just stepped into technicolor. It was amazing."

Gypsy then discussed what led to her incarceration, accusing Dee Dee of abuse for subjecting her to unnecessary surgeries and parading her around in a wheelchair with a feeding tube when she wasn't even sick.

Medical professionals determined that Blanchard was a victim of a condition known as "Munchausen syndrome by proxy," where a parent tries to gain sympathy by falsely claiming their child is ill.

Blanchard told 20/20" co-anchor and ABC's senior national affairs correspondent Deborah Roberts that life with her mom in Springfield, MO, was similar to prison, which was actually less restrictive. She said, "Honestly [it] wasn't that much of a difference. But I also had more freedom in prison than I ever had with my mother."

Roberts then showed Blanchard a photo of herself when she was younger, prompting the now 32-year-old to respond, "I don't even associate with that little girl anymore. Like, I know that's me. But at the same time, that isn't me anymore."

Blanchard said she didn't think her mom was a "monster" despite public perception, explaining, "She had a lot of demons herself that she was struggling with. I didn't want her dead. I just wanted out of my situation. And I thought that was the only way out."

She also addressed her co-defendant and former boyfriend in the case, Nicholas Godejohn, who was convicted of fatally stabbing Dee Dee on Blanchard's orders and is currently serving a life term. Blanchard said, "I'm sure that we both have a lot of regrets. All I can really say is that I did my time. He's doing his time for his part. And I wish him well on his journey."

One regret Blanchard didn't have while behind bars was regularly listening to music from her "inspiration" Taylor Swift, who got her through the toughest of times.

8:32 AM PT -- Tenemos a Gypsy Rose Blanchard hoy en Nueva York, donde llegó para grabar una entrevista para "The View". Caminaba junto a su marido, Ryan Scott Anderson, y estaba rodeada por un equipo de cámaras y seguridad.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard se está abriendo sobre su tiempo en la cárcel, diciéndole al mundo que se siente algo incómoda ahora que está libre y asegurando que solo mató a su madre, Dee Dee, para salir de su precaria situación.

Blanchard se sentó para su primera entrevista que se emitió el viernes en "Good Morning America", después de haber sido liberada la semana pasada del Centro Correccional Chillicothe de Missouri, donde cumplió 8 años de su condena de 10.

En la amplia entrevista, Blanchard recordó por primera vez cómo fue salir de la penitenciaría después de tantos años, diciendo que "me sentí un poco como si me hubieran dejado caer en un mundo diferente, porque no te das cuenta de lo mucho que estás restringido en la cárcel".

Y añadió: "Me sentí como si estuviera en un mundo en blanco y negro y acabara de entrar en technicolor. Fue increíble".

Gypsy habló entonces de lo que la llevó a su encarcelamiento, acusando a Dee Dee de haber abusado de ella por someterla a cirugías innecesarias y hacerla desfilar en una silla de ruedas con una sonda de alimentación cuando ni siquiera estaba enferma.

Los profesionales médicos determinaron que Blanchard era víctima de una enfermedad conocida como "síndrome de Munchausen por poderes", en la que un padre intenta ganarse la simpatía afirmando falsamente que su hijo está enfermo.

Blanchard dijo a la reportera de 'GMA' Deborah Roberts que la vida con su madre en Springfield, Missouri, era similar a la prisión, aunque esta última era en realidad menos restrictiva. "Sinceramente, no había tanta diferencia. Pero también tuve más libertad en la cárcel de la que jamás tuve con mi madre", dijo.

Luego Roberts le mostró a Blanchard una foto de sí misma cuando era más joven, lo que llevó a la ahora chica de 32 años a responder: "Ya ni siquiera me asocio con esa niña. Sé que soy yo. Pero al mismo tiempo, ya no soy más esa".

Blanchard dijo que no creía que su madre fuera un "monstruo" a pesar de la percepción pública y explicó: "Ella misma tenía muchos demonios con los que estaba luchando. No la quería muerta. Solo quería salir de mi situación. Y pensé que era la única salida".

También se refirió a su coacusado y exnovio en el caso, Nicholas Godejohn, quien fue condenado por apuñalar mortalmente a Dee Dee por orden de Blanchard y actualmente cumple cadena perpetua. Blanchard declaró: "Estoy seguro de que ambos nos arrepentimos de muchas cosas. Lo único que puedo decir es que yo cumplí mi condena. Él está cumpliendo su condena por su parte. Y le deseo lo mejor en su viaje".

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is banned from having any contact with the former flame she enlisted to kill her mom ... at least not while she remains on parole.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Gypsy's parole conditions bar her from talking to Nick Godejohn, the ex-boyfriend who was convicted of murdering her mother, Dee Dee.

She also can't email, text, write or communicate with him through any third-party

Remember ... Godejohn is serving a life sentence for killing Dee Dee as part of a fatal plot to help Gypsy escape her mother's clutches. The slaying resulted in a second-degree murder conviction for Gypsy, who was recently released on parole after spending 7 years in prison.

Gypsy is now home in Louisiana with her husband Ryan Scott Anderson, and some of her other notable parole conditions include completing an outpatient mental health program.

The good news for Gypsy is she's not confined to house arrest.

As we've told you ... Gypsy is catching up on what she missed during her time behind bars ... going shopping, spending time with family, chowing down on fast food and having lots of sex with her husband.

Oscar Pistorius just caught a break, getting paroled from a South African lockup after serving more than half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend.

The former Olympian -- who competed with his lower legs amputated -- returned home Friday after being whisked out of Atteridgeville Prison in the South African capital of Pretoria, according to a statement by the country's Department of Correctional Services.

Following his 9 years of incarceration, Pistorius will now be on parole for 5 years, staying most likely at his uncle's mansion with armed security and guard dogs. The conditions of his parole were not disclosed, except he is not allowed to speak with the media.

As you may recall, Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in his Pretoria home on February 14, 2013, pumping four bullets into her through a locked bathroom door.

Pistorius claimed self-defense, believing she was a burglar who broke into his house.

Prosecutors didn't buy it, accusing Pistorius of killing Steenkamp in anger during a Valentine's Day fight and charging him with murder and a firearms offense.

At his 2014 trial, a judge convicted Pistorius of the lesser charge of manslaughter, sentencing him to 5 years in prison.

But, prosecutors won their appeal to a higher court, which tossed Pistorius' original conviction, upgrading the charge to murder with a six-year prison term.

Even that was not enough for prosecutors, who appealed again, arguing the sentence was too lenient. South Africa's Court of Appeal agreed, handing Pistorius a 13-year sentence.

In March 2023, Pistorius became eligible for parole under a South African law that affords prisoners the opportunity to serve half their sentences if they have shown good behavior and fulfilled other requirements behind bars.

Oscar Pistorius acaba de salir en libertad condicional de una cárcel en Sudáfrica después de cumplir más de la mitad de su condena de 13 años por el asesinato de su novia.

El ex atleta olímpico, que compitió con parte de sus piernas amputadas, regresó a casa el viernes después de ser liberado de la prisión de Atteridgeville en la capital sudafricana de Pretoria, según un comunicado del Departamento de Servicios Correccionales del país.

Tras 9 años de encarcelamiento, Pistorius estará en libertad condicional durante 5 años, probablemente en la lujosa mansión de su tío, con seguridad armada y perros guardianes. No se han revelado las condiciones de su libertad condicional, excepto que no se le permite hablar con los medios de comunicación.

Como recordarán, Pistorius le disparó cuatro balas a su novia, Reeva Steenkamp, en su casa en Pretoria el 14 de febrero de 2013, a través de la puerta cerrada del baño.

Pistorius alegó defensa propia, tras creer que era una ladrona que había entrado a su casa.

La fiscalía no se lo creyó, acusó a Pistorius de matar a Steenkamp por ira durante una pelea el día de San Valentín y lo acusó de asesinato y de un delito con arma de fuego.

En su juicio de 2014, un juez condenó a Pistorius por el cargo menor de homicidio involuntario, sentenciándolo a 5 años de prisión.

Sin embargo, los fiscales ganaron su apelación ante un tribunal superior, que anuló la condena original de Pistorius, elevando el cargo a asesinato con una pena de seis años.

Ni siquiera eso fue suficiente para los fiscales, que apelaron de nuevo, argumentando que la sentencia era demasiado indulgente. El Tribunal de Apelación de Sudáfrica les dio la razón y condenó a Pistorius a 13 años de prisión.

En marzo de 2023, Pistorius podrá optar a la libertad condicional en virtud de una ley del país que ofrece a los presos la oportunidad de cumplir la mitad de sus condenas si han mostrado buena conducta y cumplido otros requisitos entre rejas.

Polo G is feeling optimistic about 2024, especially if this leap year can boost the 2 things he cares about most -- making money and finally getting his delayed album off the ground!!!

We recently caught up with Polo in Bev Hills while he was doing some shopping with his sister Leia, and he made a vow to pad his discography by dropping more music.

Fans were eager for Polo G to drop last September, and he had told us he was just as excited, but legal issues put his "Hood Poet" album release on ice ... the kind that's slow to melt.

TMZ Hip Hop broke the story ... Polo and his brother Trench Baby were arrested in August 2023 following a police raid where Polo was charged with gun possession, and his bro is being accused of a drive-by murder.

Polo tells us he's still sticking with the "Hood Poet" title -- the single "Barely Holdin' On" was used as a charitable vessel for the music video's actors.

Polo G se siente optimista con respecto a 2024... sobre todo si el año bisiesto actual puede impulsar todas las cosas que le importan: ¡el dinero y sacar adelante su retrasado álbum!

Nos encontramos con Polo en Bev. Hills, cuando estaba haciendo algunas compras con su hermana Leia, y nos dijo que próximamente va a haber más música.

Los fans estaban ansiosos el pasado mes de septiembre. El rapero dijo estar emocionado, pero que tuvo que detener el lanzamiento de "Hood Poet" por problemas legales.

TMZ Hip Hop publicó la historia, Polo y su hermano Trench Baby fueron detenidos en agosto de 2023 después de una redada policial donde Polo fue acusado de posesión de armas, y su hermano está siendo acusado de asesinato.

Polo nos dice que sigue manteniendo el título de "Hood Poet": el single "Barely Holdin' On" se utilizó como recipiente benéfico para los actores del video musical.

Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre was told to paint famed attorney Alan Dershowitz as a pedophile to make a book about her sex abuse claims more appealing to publishers ... according to newly unsealed court documents.

The docs, obtained by TMZ, include email correspondence between Giuffre and U.K. journalist Sharon Churcher from May 2011 ... Giuffre is telling Churcher she found a ghostwriter to pen her story, and says, "I wanted to put the names of these a**holes, oops I meant to say, pedo's, that J.E. sent me to."

Churcher's response ... "Don't forget Alan Dershowitz... JE's buddy and lawyer -good name for your pitch as he repped Claus von Bulow and a movie was made about that case."

Churcher added ... "We all suspect Alan is a pedo and tho no proof on that, you probably met him when he was hanging out with JE."

Attorneys for Esptein's close associate Ghislaine Maxwell -- who Guiffre is suing -- allege Giuffre only added Dershowitz to her manuscript after that exchange with Churcher ... but, even then, Giuffre did not allege she had sex with him, and only referred to Dershowitz as Epstein's business acquaintance.

According to the docs, Giuffre did not accuse Dershowitz of having sex with her until years later ... December 2014. Dershowitz has always denied that allegation.

Another email between Giuffre and Churcher includes an allegation about Bill Clinton and Vanity Fair.

Giuffre writes ... "When i was doing some research into VF yesterday, it does concern me what they could want to write about me considering that B. Clinton walked into VF and threatened them not to write sex-trafficking articles about his good friend J.E."

A la víctima de Jeffrey Epstein, Virginia Giuffre se le dijo que pintara al famoso abogado Alan Dershowitz como un pedófilo para hacer más atractivo para los editores el libro sobre sus denuncias de abuso sexual, esto, de acuerdo a los documentos judiciales recientemente desclasificados.

Los documentos obtenidos por TMZ, incluyen correspondencia electrónica entre Giuffre y la periodista británica Sharon Churcher de mayo de 2011. Giuffre le dice a Churcher que encontró un escritor fantasma para escribir su historia y añade: "Yo quería poner los nombres de estos a**holes (idiotas), oops quise decir, pedo's, que J.E. me envió".

La respuesta de Churcher: "No te olvides de Alan Dershowitz, amigo y abogado de JE -buen nombre para tu lanzamiento, ya que representó a Claus von Bulow y se hizo una película sobre ese caso".

Churcher añadió: "Todos sospechamos que Alan es un pedófilo y aunque no hay pruebas de ello, probablemente lo conociste cuando salía con JE".

Los abogados del socio cercano de Esptein, Ghislaine Maxwell -a quien Guiffre está demandando- alegan que Giuffre solo añadió a Dershowitz a su manuscrito después de ese intercambio con Churcher, pero incluso entonces, Giuffre no alegó que haya tenido relaciones sexuales con él y solo se refirió a Dershowitz como un conocido de negocios de Epstein.

Según los documentos, Giuffre no acusó a Dershowitz de tener relaciones sexuales con ella hasta años más tarde, en diciembre de 2014. Dershowitz siempre ha negado esa acusación.

Otro correo electrónico entre Giuffre y Churcher incluye una acusación sobre Bill Clinton y Vanity Fair.

Giuffre escribe: "Cuando estaba haciendo algunas investigaciones sobre VF ayer, me preocupa lo que podrían querer escribir sobre mí, teniendo en cuenta que Bill Clinton entró en VF y los amenazó con no escribir artículos de tráfico sexual sobre su buen amigo J.E."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she's a totally different person from when she started her prison stay, but reveals she's become the woman she always dreamed she'd be.

ABC News' "Good Morning America" scored the first TV sit-down interview with the famous felon, who says she got tons of life experience during her 7 years behind bars.

In the clip, obtained exclusively by TMZ, Gypsy tells "20/20" co-anchor and ABC's senior national affairs correspondent, Deborah Roberts that prison time taught her life lessons, and she's super proud of the woman it helped to shape post-prison life.

The way Gypsy sees it ... she matured through trial and error in prison just like everyone else, even those people outside prison walls.

Of course, most of her personal life from behind bars is now public ... especially her romance with husband, Ryan, who she married during lockup. As we reported, haters attacked Ryan and Gypsy, but she stood by her man ... and his game in the bedroom.

Ryan also joined Gypsy for the GMA interview.