2 articles from 2008
8 May 2008 2:12 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
A father-of-two who appeared on reality show Wife Swap has died of a suspected drug overdose.
Simon Foster, a 40-year-old van driver, was found collapsed in his Brighton flat on April 15.
He appeared on the Channel 4 series with wife Jane last October, but they decided to divorce soon after the programme aired.
A friend said Foster had "hit a bad patch" after the split and had ended up losing his job and home.
The couple, who moved in with Rob and Debbie Henderson, were billed as "free-spirited" . . .
Beth Hilton
6 May 2008 10:30 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news
It took seven hours for the jury in the Uma Thurman stalker trial to reach its decision, a member of the panel said on Wednesday – one day after Jack Jordan was convicted of fourth-degree stalking and second degree aggravated harassment, yet found not guilty of two charges of aggravated harassment. The issues faced by the 12 jurors – all with highly different backgrounds and opinions – essentially boiled down to whether Jordan, 37, was "a lovestruck fan with an odd sense of humor and no sense of boundaries" (as his legal reps argued), or was he "a threat who should face jail time?" writes
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Stephen M. Silverman
2 articles from 2008