‘Baby Jessica’ Arrested for Assault 39 Years After Famous Rescue

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In 1987, the story of Jessica McClure Morales’ harrowing rescue from a narrow well captivated the nation.

At the time, she was known as “Baby Jessica.”

On Saturday, April 11, police arrested the now adult woman. She is charged with assault causing bodily injury involving family violence.

She was released from jail on bond, leaving everyone who remembers her story to ask what exactly happened.

40-year-old Jessica McClure Morales became famous as an 18-month-old toddler in 1987. (Photo Credit: Midland County Sheriff’s Office)

This is an unexpected development

The now 40-year-old Jessica McClure Morales was been arrested in Midland County, Texas.

Her arrest follows a domestic dispute between her and her husband.

She is now facing an assault charge.

Despite her rise to fame as an 18-month-old, she appears to have led a fairly normal life.

Until now, that is. An arrest following a domestic dispute may be banal, but it’s not really normal.

TMZ got a look at the probable cause affidavit for Jessica’s arrest.

Police said that, on Saturday, April 11, she and her husband got into an intense verbal argument.

This took place in front of a child.

During the confrontation, Jessica told police, she allegedly scratched him while attempting to shove him away from her.

There is, however, a conflicting version of events.

It took days to safely rescue 18-month-old Jessica from the narrow well, and her retrieval made national news. (Image Credit: Oxygen/YouTube)

It’s unclear who this witness is, but …

According to police records, a witness told them that Jessica and her husband were having a verbal spat in front of a child.

Someone — it is unclear whether or not this was the witness — advised them to not fight in front of the child.

Jessica’s husband allegedly said: “F–k that.”

This, according to the witness, is when Jessica allegedly grabbed him by the throat.

The witness reported that it was Jessica’s husband who shoved her away, which then led her to trip over the child.

If you need a refresher, no one would blame you. 1987 was a normal amount of time ago, not ancient history, but a lot has happened in the world in these last 39 years.

18-month-old Jessica and her family were visiting her aunt in Midland. She fell down a narrow well on the property, falling 22 feet.

It took a massive concerted effort — over an excruciating 58 hours — to free her.

Though she went on to make public appearances as a preschooler, even meeting the president (but it was H.W. Bush so, not really exciting), she has lived a normal life since then.

Until now, as we mentioned. There are still a lot of details missing from this distressing story.

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Lena Dunham Blasts Adam Driver For Tantrums, Reveals She Cheated on Jack Antonoff In New …

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Lena Dunham has a new memoir out.

And as with everything she does, her fans are ecstatic, and her critics are using it as ammo to hate her even more.

In one of the book’s most controversial passages, Lena reveals that she frequently clashed with her Girls co-star Adam Driver while they were making the show.

Adam Driver and Lena Dunham on an episode of HBO’s ‘Girls.’ (HBO/YouTube)

In fact, she claims that Driver frequently lost his temper on set, at one point hurling a chair in her general direction.

She also recalled being thrown around by Driver during a sex scene.

Dunham writes in her book that her “careful blocking went out the window and he hurled me this way and that.”

“Stunned, I couldn’t speak for a moment, unsure of what had happened — had I lost directorial authority, allowed the scene to go off the rails, not given proper instructions? Would I be removed from my command post immediately?” she writes, adding:

“It wasn’t that I felt violated — and I also wouldn’t know if I had, as there was little in my sexual life that I hadn’t allowed to happen, and for no pay. But I felt that something intimate, confusing and primal had played out in a scenario I was meant to control.”

Musician Jack Antonoff and actress/writer Lena Dunham attend The Rape Foundation’s annual brunch at Greenacres, The Private Estate of Ron Burkle on October 4, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for The Rape Foundation)

Elsewhere in the book, Lena wrote of her troubled romantic relationship with Bleachers frontman and acclaimed music producer Jack Antonoff.

Dunham writes that her connection with another man — a boyfriend from her youth — never fully disappeared, even while she was committed to Antonoff.

“I had observed careful boundaries, never taking it far enough that I could be declared out of bounds,” she wrote.

At the same time, she acknowledges that those boundaries may not have been as clear-cut as she believed:

“If I’d wanted to look, perhaps I may have seen that Jack was not observing them as closely as I was.”

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She also admits that, despite being in a relationship, her behavior didn’t fully align with that commitment.

“I never stopped flirting,” Dunham wrote.

She said that a hysterectomy “changed the game” in late 2017, and she wrote to a former middle school boyfriend named Nick “with impunity, saying l’d just had major surgery and I needed to be cheered up. ‘Meet me by the bridge? Bring me a stuffed animal?’ I got an answer back in less than a minute: ‘I’m already running.'”

Lena concluded the anecdote by explaining that she “was ready to do adultery.”

These days, Lena is married to Luis Felber, and Jack is married to Margaret Qualley.

Dunham’s memoir, Famesick, is available in stores and online now.

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Guy Fieri ‘Devastated’ By Backlash Over Andrew Tate Greeting: I Didn’t …

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You cannot be nice to everyone. Not everyone deserves it.

As we previously reported, Guy Fieri’s friendly fistbump with Andrew Tate received a lot of righteous backlash.

Some even pointed out that the Mayor of Flavortown has been seen rubbing elbows with other evil men.

Fieri is speaking out, admitting that he’s “devastated.” He promises that he can explain.

Guy Fieri displays his signature look during an interview. (Image Credit; YouTube)

‘I was there to see the fights’

On Tuesday, April 14, Fieri tweeted a statement responding to the intense backlash.

“I’m seeing all of your comments about the photo from Saturday’s UFC event,” he began.

“And,” Fieri expressed, “ll I can say is that I’m devastated.”

He explained: “I was there to see the fights.”

His explanation continued: “And when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that’s when the exchanged happened.”

On ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored,’ accused criminal Andrew Tate did not endear himself to anyone but his devoted followers. (Image Credit: YouTube)

Anyone could, in theory, be subjected to a friendly greeting from infamous men who are, among other things, accused of rape and human trafficking.

So why did Fieri respond to them with a fistbump instead of something more hostile, more righteous?

“I did not know them or about them before that moment,” Fieri claimed.

“I’ll never pretend to be a perfect person,” he added.

“But let me be crystal clear,” Fieri declared, “I do not know the Tate brothers nor do I support them in any way.”

I always make this face when I totally don’t know who someone is, who is also under investigation for raping women. pic.twitter.com/KcE0ysAM9F

— Cork Off! (@CorkYou) April 14, 2026

The criminal cases against the Tate brothers are not new or a secret

Both Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, are facing a slew of allegations.

They’re under investigation for 21 offenses in the UK alone. There are also cases against them in Romania and the United States.

Even without the allegations, the brothers are very publicly disgraceful.

Andrew in particular is notoriously part of the “manosphere,” a toxic online community of the worst influencers alive, promoting misogyny, toxic masculinity, and unrealistic images of success.

Even if they were not accused of rape and human trafficking, Fieri greeting them so warmly would have been a scandal.

And what about this PDF file? pic.twitter.com/ojzf1D6XKD

— The Chicago Pope (@TheChicagoPope) April 15, 2026

As you can see from the small sample of replies that we have included, even denizens of what was once Twitter aren’t buying Fieri’s claims.

Many challenged the idea that he’d so warmly greet men whom he believed to be total strangers.

Others pointed out that, for years, Fieri has made poor choices when it comes to his interactions.

As far back as 2023, he was called out and condemned for normalizing Donald Trump, who at the time was already threatening to retake power.

(Salon did a great piece on Fieri at the time, and it’s worth a read.)

Controversial Food Network icon Guy Fieri speaks during an interview. (Image Credit; YouTube)

Could he be telling the truth about not knowing?

Real talk: it is entirely possible that Fieri has no idea who Andrew and Tristan Tate are.

(Can you imagine? We like to be aware of the threats that exist out there, but we’re also deeply envious on some levels.)

Fieri was born in the 1960s. In fact, he’ll be 60 in a couple of years. He might not know two influencers who primarily target teenage boys with their sinister grift.

However, this again goes to the problem of Fieri’s lack of overall judgment. The same thing that’s gotten him into trouble for associating with other scumbags, like Trump.

Simply put, we get wanting to be seen as the friendly guy who’s nice to everyone. But if you’re open and friendly to everyone, you will drive some people away. Some people — like the Tate brothers — are undeserving of human kindness.

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Guy Fieri Fist-Bumps Andrew Tate at UFC 327 for Some Awful Reason, Prompts Food Network …

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Something is rotten in Flavortown.

Some, however, say that the warning signs were there all along.

On Saturday, UFC 327 in Miami had many infamous attendees. Guy Fieri, the self-styled Mayor of Flavortown, was also present.

Why did he fist-bump accused human trafficker and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate?

Controversial Food Network icon Guy Fieri speaks during an interview. (Image Credit; YouTube)

Why is he smiling and fist-bumping Andrew Tate?

In an ideal world, no occupant of the Oval Office would attend a UFC event. One could argue that, in a truly ideal world, no such events would take place.

But Donald Trump attended, to notably subdued reactions from the audience. And he was not the only infamous figure in the audience.

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are under investigation in multiple countries for, among other things, human trafficking and rape.

(They were only allowed into the US when Trump retook power.)

Those who have been fans of Guy Fieri and his easy-going, charitable reputation are appalled at his reaction to seeing one of the planet’s most infamous dirtbags in person.

Guy Fieri cozying up to the Andrew Tate. Bye Food Network until this is addressed. And buy Guy Fieri forever. Hanging with a rapist is a hard no. #Pinks #GuyFieri #AndrewTateRapist

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— 💙🏳️‍🌈 Goldie (aka Kh’ymm) 🏳️‍🌈💙 (@thegoldfishmind.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM

At the event on Saturday, April 11, Fieri appeared to offer a friendly greeting to Tate.

The two men exchanged a fist-bump.

To be clear, even independent of his alleged crimes, Tate is a blight upon humanity.

He has openly and accurately described himself as a “misogynist.” And his pernicious influence has helped to twist other men and even boys into scummy reflects of who and what he has chosen to be.

There are now plenty of calls to boycott Food Network, on which Fieri is heavily featured. And a lot of people simply feel heartbroken.

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Why are people taking this news so hard?

For background, Guy Fieri was once a punchline. His deliberately over-the-top appearance is, well, a lot.

However, he has impressed people by boosting struggling restaurants and restaurant workers. He has also shown up to disaster zones to feed people.

All of this has given him a generally positive reputation, going back years. Some have even apologized for treating him like a joke.

Basically, people have viewed Fieri as a good person due to his treatment of the restaurant industry and its employees.

Seeing him fistbump a monster — let alone a monster accused of heinous crimes — is jarring.

Guy Fieri displays his signature look during an interview. (Image Credit; YouTube)

However, some on social media have pointed out that this should not really be a surprise.

Fieri does not actually have a spotless record. But his good works — and his larger-than-life presentation — have distracted from the truth.

Salon did a great and thorough write-up on Fieri back in the summer of 2023, when Fieri was among those called out for “normalizing” disgraced then-ex-president Donald Trump.

Fieri has been accused of homophobia by someone who used to work with him. And he’s rubbed elbows with the likes of Trump, sat down for a Joe Rogan interview, and generally associated with the seedy underbelly of society before.

With all of that in mind, is seeing him fistbump Andrew Tate a surprise? No. It’s shocking because it’s awful, but it’s not a surprise. It’s consistent with who he has chosen to be.

Hi, I’m Guy Fieri, and we’re rolling out looking for America’s greatest rapists, con artists, and pedophiles.”

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— ladyggkittynumnums.bsky.social (@ladyggkittynumnums.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM

This isn’t guilt-by-association

We’ve always been careful to avoid falling into guilt-by-association. But that doesn’t mean that Fieri is blameless.

Fieri’s friendly fist-bump with Tate doesn’t mean that he is a misogynist or a human trafficker. Similarly, him being so chummy with Trump doesn’t mean that he organized an attack against Congress or tanked the economy or committed heinous crimes with Epstein.

But that he chooses to associate with the worst that humanity has to offer is pretty damning.

It speaks to his judgment. It speaks to his character. And it speaks to his values.

Something is rotten in Flavortown.

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Anna Kepner Was Raped By Stepbrother Prior to Murder, Investigators Allege

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We have horrifying new details to report about the death of Anna Kepner.

As you may recall, Kepner was murdered aboard a Carnival Cruise in November of last year.

Her stepbrother, 16, was arrested in connection with the 18-year-old’s death, and prosecutors allege that he was sexually obsessed with her.

Police are reportedly investigating Anna Kepner’s stepbrother in connection with her death. (YouTube)

Now, federal investigators allege that the stepbrother — whose name is being withheld due to his age — raped her before her death.

They claim that the suspect, who is referred to in court documents by the initials TH, vaginally penetrated her with his penis “by the use of force.”

The suspect has been indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse.

He was originally charged as a juvenile, but now, a superseding indictment indicates that TH will be charged as an adult.

He faces life in prison if convicted.

Anna Kepner was murdered aboard a Carnival cruise ship in November of 2024. (YouTube)

Much of what we know about the suspect comes courtesy of Steven Westin, the father of Kepner’s ex-boyfriend.

Westin spoke with Inside Edition and told the outlet that Anna’s stepbrother — whose name has not been made public — had a long history of obsessing over her.

Westin tells the outlet that Kepner was frightened of her stepbrother and claimed that he always carried a knife.

The stepbrother was allegedly relentless in his romantic pursuit of Anna.

Westin says that his son was once on a FaceTime call with Anna when he witnessed the stepbrother climbing on top of her while she was sleeping.

Anna Kepner’s stepbrother has reportedly been arrested three months after her murder. (YouTube)

Obviously, there’s still a tremendous amount that we don’t know about this situation.

Much more about Anna’s allegedly volatile domestic situation will surely come to light once this case goes to trial.

Anna’s body was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed under a bed by staff aboard the cruise.

Her cause of death has been listed as “mechanical asphyxiation.”

We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

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Alix Earle Says She WILL Explain Beef with Alex Cooper (After Alex Dared Her To)

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What’s going on with Alex Cooper and Alix Earle?

Well, a pretty intense feud. But people obviously want to know more.

So does Cooper, she says, daring the Dancing With The Stars alum to come forward and explain their disagreement.

Instead of backing down, Earle is threatening to do just that.

During their first interview, Alex Cooper and Alix Earle grew unexpectedly emotional. (Image Credit: YouTube)

‘There’s no NDA. No one’s stopping you.’

On Monday, April 13, Alex Cooper posted a vague callout post in the form of a TikTok video.

The Call Her Daddy host condemned Alix Earle for what she called “passive-aggressive re-posts and likes” across social media.

“Just say it yourself,” Cooper challenged. “Because I’m really tired of waking up and seeing you using this fake drama to distract from other s–t going on. Not interested.”

Cooper taunted: “I know what happened and so do you, so talk. Unless the fake narrative that you’re creating happens to be way more interesting than the truth.”

She claimed: “I have nothing to hide when it comes to you and me, so unless you actually have something to say, I’m out. This is over.”

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According to Cooper, the drama is a “waste of time.”

She expressed that it felt “embarrassing to participate.” And yet, she powered on through to post the video.

Cooper added that, in her opinion, this clapback was “long overdue.”

She again taunted: “Alix Earle, hey girl. … I’ve got to call you out here. You’re gonna need to get specific and just say what you’ve got to say about me.”

Cooper added: “There’s no NDA. No one is stopping you.”

Though Alex Cooper told cameras that she and Alix Earle “hated” their outfits, not everyone shared their opinion. (Image Credit: YouTube)

‘Okay on it!!’

Alix Earle saw the video. That’s not speculation.

In fact, she left a comment.

“Okay on it!!” Earle wrote.

That exclamation point is both ominous exuberance and, some would say, a threat.

When you dare someone to do something and they reply with sarcastic cheer, it can mean one of two things.

In this ominous reply, Alix Earle tells Alex Cooper that she is “on it.” (Image Credit: TikTok)

It is possible that Earle is planning to do exactly as Cooper suggests.

Previously, the Dancing With The Stars alum has re-posted unkind social media videos, such as one depicting Cooper as an “ambulance-chaser” and the “Grim Reaper.”

In fact, the feud rumors have circulated since last year, when Cooper’s media company dropped Earle’s podcast.

However, it is possible that Earle could go another route.

Rather than her friendliness being sarcastic, it is possible that her agreement was. Like it or not, people are seldom obligated to explain why they dislike someone.

At first, Alex Cooper and Alix Earle seemed to get along so well. The falling out was brutal. (Image Credit: YouTube)

As numerous social media commenters have already pointed out, Cooper’s post seemed like a vague shot across Earle’s bow.

Which seems sort of hypocritical, since she didn’t decide to share any behind-the-scenes drama with Earle, either.

It is possible that Cooper is waiting to see what Earle will say before she speaks.

Alternatively, it is possible that Cooper straight-up does not know what the beef is, and is just as curious at the rest of us.

In the meantime, Earle doesn’t have to tell anyone why she dislikes the Call Her Daddy host so much. But, if she wants people to take her side, she might want to be more direct.

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Lindsie Chrisley Details Alleged Strangulation, Past Violence from Ex-Boyfriend David …

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Late last week, Lindsie Chrisley’s boyfriend was arrested after allegedly attacking and strangling her.

Authorities arrested David Landsman, charging him with aggravated assault and battery.

Now, there’s audio of the 911 — revealing the claims that he made to police before they ultimately arrested him.

Additionally, Lindsie’s filing for a protective order includes descriptions of previous violence against her and against her son.

Lindsie Chrisley speaks about her estrangement from her awful relatives. (Image Credit: CBS/YouTube)

She’s asking the court for a protective order against her ex

On Monday, April 13, TMZ reported that Lindsie has filed for an ex parte dating violence protective order.

Within the filing, she details what she recalls happening on the evening of April 9 and then on April 10, prior to David Landsman’s arrest.

She also writes that David has been violent with her — and with her son, Jackson — in the past.

“[David] has also been physically violent with [Lindsie’s] minor son in a public setting,” the filing reads. “This has caused [Lindsie] to be extremely concerned for her safety and the safety of her minor son.”

She also described an incident in which David allegedly pinned her to the ground, by her writs and ankles, to prevent her from leaving his home. Lindsie wrote that she was only able to escape by punching him and running for it.

This April 10, 2026 mugshot shows David Landsman wearing an orange shirt, with a small cut near his eyebrow. (Photo Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office)

Lindsie’s filing confirms that she and David are no longer in a relationship. The two began dating in 2024, and were still together until last week.

She shared that, on Thursday evening, she and David went out to dinner. He grew angry at a photo on Lindsie’s phone, she shared, believing that it was of another man. (It was actually a photo of David.)

However, Lindsie noted that David remained “on edge” even after realizing his mistake.

After dinner, at his place, she told him that she wanted to “step away” from their relationship, at least for a while. She also confronted him about alleged lies that he had told her.

This, she wrote, is when David became “agitated and angry.”

Just one day after her (ex) boyfriend’s arrest, Lindsie Chrisley posted this cryptic Instagram Story. (Image Credit: Instagram)

This is when this awful story (again) turns violent

When Lindsie tried to leave David’s home, she says that he attacked her, strangling her “multiple times.”

In her filing, she writes that he allegedly held her “up so that her feet were off the ground.”

When she was able, Lindsie reportedly screamed so that he would stop, but to not avail. She punched him, she writes, but this only made him let go temporarily, and he soon grabbed her throat again.

This time, she said, he did allow her to leave — by physically throwing her outside of his home with enough force that she struck her head on the concrete.

Lindsie confirms previous reports that it was David who called the police. (More on that in a moment.)

On her now-estranged family’s former show, Lindsie Chrisley wore her version of her family’s big hairstyle. (Image Credit: WEtv)

At the request of police, Lindsie returned to David’s home. They may have been planning to arrest her.

However, upon examination of her, they found injuries on her neck consistent with strangulation.

Additionally, the police report noted “lacerations on her head” from being thrown onto the concrete.

This is why authorities opted to arrest David, and not Lindsie.

He is charged with aggravated assault and battery.

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Then there’s his version of what went down

The Ashley obtained the 911 call audio from when David contacted authorities.

According to David’s version of events, he accuses Lindsie of breaking into his home and “beating” him in the face.

It does not appear that investigators felt that the physical evidence at the scene and on the two exes corresponded with his account.

Every detail of this is horrifying — for Lindsie and for her son, Jackson.

We hope that all parties remain safe from harm.

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