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Hugh Jackman plays the New York superintendent who ran one of the biggest scams in the history of US public schooling in 2019’s “Bad Education.” Real-life Frank Tassone of Roslyn school district was busted in 2004 for stealing millions from the school, alongside his CFO, Pam Gluckin. We tell the real story, complete with 100% of your USDA daily recommended servings of gossip and drama, like only a high school can deliver.

In Part 3 of the story of Sir Alfred Mehran, we finally attempt to answer the key question: Why did a man spend 18 years at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris? The answer takes us to the dawn of the Century of Oil, to an underground prison controlled by the Iranian secret police, and back again.

In Part 2 of the story of Sir Alfred Mehran, we probe deeper into WHY a man came to live at Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years, and explore his strange relationship with a young filmmaker, who claims he wants to help.

In “The Terminal,” Tom Hanks spends nine months stranded at JFK Airport in New York. The story is based on the life of Sir Alfred Mehran, an Iranian refugee who was stranded at Charles de Gaulle in Paris. Unlike Hanks’ character, Sir Alfred didn’t spend nine months living in an airport terminal. Sir Alfred lived at Charles de Gaulle for eighteen years, from 1988 until 2006. To find out why, we’ll have to dive into the deepest rabbithole we’ve ventured down yet (by far).

In Hustlers, Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu lure wealthy Wall Streeters into the private rooms at a Manhattan strip club, drug them, ring up six-figure charges on their credit cards, and leave them to wake up the next morning wondering what happened. We tell the real story.

FURTHER READING

“https://roselynkeo.com/products/roselyn-keo-the-sophisticated-hustler (The Sophisticated Hustler)” - Roselyn Keo

“https://time.com/5671735/hustlers-movie-true-story/ (The True Story Behind the Movie Hustlers)” - Rachel E Greenspan

“https://pagesix.com/2019/09/02/j-los-real-life-hustlers-character-samantha-barbash-tells-all/ (J.Lo’s real life ‘Hustlers’ character, Samantha Barbas, tells all)” - Emily Smith

“https://nypost.com/2019/09/13/cardiologist-victim-behind-jennifer-lopezs-hustlers-breaks-silence/ (Cardiologist victim behind Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Hustlers’ breaks silence)” - Laura Italiano

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/doctor-swindled-100000-dates-woman-part-65605764 (Interview with Dr. Zyad Younan: ABC)

“https://www.thecut.com/2015/12/hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie.html (The Hustlers at Scores)” - Jessica Pressler

“https://www.huffpost.com/entry/16-facts-about-sexual-ass_b_8711720 (17 Facts About Sexual Violence and Sex Work)” - Katherine Koster

“https://www.aclu.org/news/lgbtq-rights/sex-work-is-real-work-and-its-time-to-treat-it-that-way/ (Sex Work is Real Work, and It’s Time to Treat it That Way)” - Layla B Houston- Zannell

“https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/08/07/why-sex-work-should-be-decriminalized# (Why Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized)” - Human Rights Watch

“https://www.vox.com/2019/8/2/20692327/sex-work-decriminalization-prostitution-new-york-dc (The Movement to Decriminalize Sex Work, Explained)” - Anna North

“https://www.amsterdamredlightdistricttour.com/news/amsterdam-prostitution-menu/ (Amsterdam Prostitution Menu: Prices and Services)”

“https://www.vice.com/en/article/xd5w5n/what-its-really-like-to-be-an-amsterdam-prostitute (What It’s Really Like to Be an Amsterdam Prostitute)” - Alex Pichaloff

“https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp3ewy/amsterdam-prostitute-diary (What’s it Really Like to Have Sex with an Amsterdam Prostitue?)” - Daniel Dylan Wray

Corruption, collusion, lies, spin, shredded documents, billions of dollars, titans of industry, and bodies falling everywhere. In Dark Waters, Mark Ruffalo plays a lawyer who confronts DuPont on behalf of a West Virginia farmer, only to discover that the poison in his creek can also be found in the blood of every human on earth. We go deeper, probing corruption at the highest levels of regulatory government and exposing the hollow legislation that permits toxins to invade our bodies every day.

The Lutz family spent just 28 days at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville. Those weeks spawned the 1979 film "The Amityville Horror," but the true story is even darker.

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