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Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, a subject of the hit Netflix documentary has been charged with federal money laundering crimes, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.The US Attorney's Office of South Carolina issued a press release on Monday announcing that Antle and a co-defendant, Antle's employee and business associate Omar Sawyer, have both «been charged in a federal complaint with money laundering crimes involving more than $500,000.»«The complaint alleges that over the last four months, Antle and Sawyer laundered $505,000 in cash they believed to be the proceeds of an operation to smuggle illegal immigrants across the Mexican border into the United States,» the release announced.The pair are accused of laundering money and then concealing the laundered income by «inflating tourist numbers at the Myrtle Beach Safari.»The duo were arrested on Friday by the Horry County Sheriff's Office following an investigation by the FBI, and are currently detained.

Dave Chappelle during his comedy set at the «Netflix is a Joke» festival in early May — is finally speaking out about the reasons behind his actions. Lee also claims that he never intended to actually harm the comedian.Lee, 23, spoke with in a jailhouse interview published on Sunday, and claimed that he felt «triggered» by the comedian's jokes about the LGBTQ+ community and homeless people.«I identify as bisexual … and I wanted him to know what he said was triggering,» Lee, who is currently in custody at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, told the publication.

ill-fated Fyre Festival, Billy McFarland, is no longer behind bars. The convicted fraudster was released on Wednesday, more than two years ahead of the end of his six-year sentence, according to multiplereports.McFarland was released into the care of a halfway house in New York City, where he is expected to reside until his release in August, NBC News reports.Jason Russo, McFarland's attorney, told NBC News that his client intends to «put together a team of good people for a solid plan to make amends and pay» what he owes in restitutions to those he defrauded.The Fyre Festival made headlines in April 2017 when hundreds of festival-goers — who paid up to $100,000 for tickets and were promised gourmet food and accommodations — were left stranded on the island after arriving to an unfinished site and a lack of food and staffing, which quickly turned into chaos.

KOTV. The local police raised the case to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the community fund-raised $30,000 to retest the evidence for DNA.

fans are about to be treated to an unexpected reunion between Pablo Schreiber and Raúl Esparza. The two alumni will come face to face in court during the final episode of, Hulu’s true-crime series about the killing of Betty Gore starring Jessica Biel as accused ax murderer Candy Montgomery and Melanie Lynskey as her victim.

Hulu’s true-crime series about the killing of Betty Gore starring Jessica Biel as accused ax murderer Candy Montgomery, Justin Timberlake makes a surprise appearance in episode four, “Cover Girl,” as Deputy Steve Deffibaugh, the real-life cop who led the criminal investigation. Timberlake, of course, is not the only spouse to show up on the series.

, Shonda Rhimes’ true-crime Netflix series about the life and crimes of convicted fraudster Anna Delvey, made the “fake German heiress” a media sensation once again, one of her former friends and victims, Rachel DeLoache Williams, is speaking out on . In ET’s exclusive preview of the all-new episode, Williams discloses the trauma she went through and the fallout that happened as a result of their “vacation from hell,” which was a disastrous trip to Morocco where she was convinced by Delvey to pay for much of the expenses. “Anna could be sort of hard to read and she was definitely one of a kind. I ended up creating more empathy for her because everything had a backstory,” Williams says.

Jessica Biel and HBO Max’s starring Elizabeth Olsen -- explore how friend and homemaker Candy Montgomery was accused of killing her with an ax. But as seen onscreen, especially in, which premieres first in May, the story is far more complicated than one woman taking an ax to another. Married to Pat Montgomery and a mother of two children, Candy was a seemingly typical, 30-year-old housewife living in Collin County, Texas, who became close friends with Betty Gore, a fellow housewife and mother who was also a middle school teacher. According to , it was the regularly attended service at the First United Methodist Church of Lucas “that first brought Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore together, and it was the church that led them to their times of closeness and, eventually, to their mutual hatred and Betty’s brutal death.”The church is also where Candy, who had grown bored with Pat, decided to have an affair with Betty’s husband, Allan Gore.

Spoilers for Hulu’s “Candy” follow.Candace “Candy” Montgomery was a popular, outgoing stay-at-home mom in the town of Wylie, Texas. She was also a leader in her community’s Methodist church.

true-crime anthology docuseries, turns its attention to the scandal surrounding Martin Shkreli, a former hedge fund manager convicted of securities fraud in 2017. In ET’s exclusive preview of, the doc breaks down how the iconic rap group got caught up in the attention surrounding the “most hated man in America.” “It got in the hands of Shkreli and that’s when everything just kicked off,” Ghostface Killah says in the clip, referring to the group’s secret seventh studio album,, which was auctioned off to the highest bidder in 2015. It was soon revealed that the winner was Shkreli, who was still CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals.

Tyler Perry. «I was shocked and outraged. I had to get involved,» Perry says of the case. «I immediately thought, 'What can I do to help? What can I do to bring attention to this?'»    Terrance Williams, a 27-year-old Black man, disappeared in Naples, Florida, in 2004 after he was last seen getting into a Collier County sheriff's patrol car.

, the captivating HBO Max true-crime series, explores the complicated lives of Michael Peterson, who is suspected of killing his wife, Kathleen, after she is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, and members of his large family, who are trying to cope with the unexpected death of their matriarch all the revelations that emerged in the investigation that followed. Inspired by the real-life story that was first captured in the Netflix docuseries of the same name and later lampooned in season 1 of NBC’s, the limited scripted series adapted by showrunners Maggie Cohn and creator Antonio Campos features an all-star cast, including Colin Firth as Michael and Toni Collette as Kathleen as well as Dane DeHaan, Odessa Young, Olivia DeJonge, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sophie Turner as their various kids. Additionally, Juliette Binoche, Michael Stuhlbarg, Parker Posey, Rosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee and Vincent Vermignon appear as extended family members and other people involved in the investigation. While Michael’s story may be familiar to some, especially given the attention that surrounded the many iterations of the docuseries and the scripted parody that followed, ET has put together a guide to the sprawling Peterson family, the various theories surrounding Kathleen’s death as well as the ins and outs of the HBO Max series. “While it feels like this story has kind of been told before, the reality is there's so much of the story that hasn’t been explored,” Campos said, with Firth adding that this version “messes with your expectations.” Michael’s immediate family is quite large – and quite layered – especially considering it’s a blended family made up of kids from previous marriages and the adoption of two daughters.

Michelle Carter’s (Elle Fanning) fate sealed after she’s convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of boyfriend Conrad Roy (Colton Ryan) while the finale also revisited his last day alive. While speaking to ET, Fanning, Ryan as well as creators and showrunners Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus broke down “Blank Spaces” and why they wanted to end Carter and Roy’s complicated relationship with that powerful fantasy sequence.As Carter faced her final days in court, the series jumped back in time to Roy’s final day alive before dying by suicide. For everyone else, it’s just a normal day, but for Roy, it’s an opportunity to indulge in the things he loves, from playing video games to spending time with his mom on the beach, where he tries guacamole for the first time. “We knew at the point in time that we wrote the pilot we were pretty certain that the finale was going to have Conrad’s last day,” Macmanus says.

true-crime series about the texting suicide case, is coming to a close after eight episodes. Ahead of Tuesday’s series finale, ET has an exclusive sneak peek of the episode as Michelle Carter (Elle Fanning) shares an intimate moment with her mother (Cara Buono) while getting a haircut.In the scene, the two share a momentary bliss of happiness before having to return to court one final time.

on Hulu (even though it hails from FX) and based on the nonfiction book by Jon Krakauer (“Into The Wild,”) “Under the Banner of Heaven” is set in 1984 Utah and follows Mormon family man Detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) as he investigates the murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones, “Normal People”) and her baby daughter. The grisly crime shakes up the pious small-town community where most of the cops haven’t even seen a dead body.Spoiler alert: the culprits are Brenda’s brothers-in-law, Ron (Sam Worthington, “Avatar”) and Dan Lafferty (Wyatt Russell), who murdered her for “God told me to do it” reasons.

Andrew Garfield’s acting career continues to peak with his latest role in the FX true-crime series. As Jeb Pyre, the 38-year-old actor plays both dad and detective tasked with leading the investigation into a murder within a devout Mormon family. Given how much Garfield’s fans have crushed on him over the past year, there’s no doubt that his latest role will likely earn him the moniker, “DILF,” which works two ways here: “a dad/detective I’d like to f**k.” When asked by ET’s Lauren Zima if he’s ready for such a title, the actor responds by joking, “I mean, listen I’m just trying to give the people what they want.” “As long as I’m in the business, I’m just in the business of pleasing,” he continues, before teasing, “You know, if you ask a silly question, you’re gonna get a silly answer.” While the series is far from humorous, the levity that Garfield brings to the interview is just the kind of charm audiences have come to expect from the actor, who is rounding out an incredible year of back-to-back roles in, and, with the latter earning him his second Oscar nomination., meanwhile, will likely earn the actor his first Emmy nomination for his complex turn as a man whose faith is called into question after he uncovers buried truths about the LDS religion and witnesses the violence that can come from unyielding devotion. Adapted from Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction bestseller by creator and showrunner Dustin Lance Black, the series depicts the events leading up to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter as well as Pyre and Det.

the texting suicide case, there’s been no shortage of fanciful moments that take audiences inside Michelle Carter’s headspace. And that includes episode seven, “Teenage Dirtbag,” which sees Carter (Elle Fanning) on the receiving end of an unexpected serenade from her sister’s student choir.

, Aya Cash portrays Katie Rayburn, the Assistant District Attorney who is prosecuting the unprecedented case of holding Michelle Carter (Elle Fanning) accountable for the suicide of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy (Colton Ryan). As the Hulu true-crime series continues to recreate Carter’s time in court, the actress gets her “ moment” as Rayburn, who cross-examines the defense’s medical expert in ET’s exclusive clip from episode seven, “Teenage Dirtbag.” After creating too much empathy for Carter during the previous episode, when the defendants’ friends took the stand, Rayburn realizes she has to get more aggressive, especially when it comes to the defense’s latest witness.

, now streaming on Netflix. This time, his life and crimes are at the center of the second installment of true-crime director Joe Berlinger’s series, which features previously unheard audio interviews with the notorious serial killer. Following the success of the first season, which was about Ted Bundy, Berlinger explains to ET that when he started thinking about who could be next, “Gacy came to the list, in part, because he’s naturally someone to talk about,” he says.

has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of «sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines» via the internet.«On April 6, 2022, around 4:45 a.m., detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Juvenile Division, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, served a residential search warrant at the home of Joseph Gatt… after they received information that Gatt had been engaged in online sexually explicit communication with a minor across state lines» the LAPD announced in a press release on Tuesday.«He was subsequently arrested by detectives for an outstanding felony warrant for California Penal Code 288.3(a) – Contact with a Minor for Sexual Offense,» the statement continued. Police added that it is an «ongoing investigation» and implored anyone with additional information to contact police.

Jessica Biel is making her anticipated return to TV as the real-life axe murderer, Candy Montgomery, in the Hulu true-crime series, simply called. Ahead of the five-night event beginning in May, the streaming platform revealed the first full trailer, showing Biel’s dramatic transformation into the 1980s housewife. The series, adapted from Jim Atkinson and John Bloom’s nonfiction book, , chronicles what happened between Montgomery and Betty Gore, whose friendship ended in bloodshed. According to Hulu, “Candy Montgomery is a 1980s housewife and mother who did everything right — good husband, two kids, nice house, even the careful planning and execution of transgressions — but when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom.

true-crime director Joe Berlinger. On Thursday, the streaming platform released the chilling trailer for, which features previously unheard audio interviews with the notorious serial killer. Known as the Killer Clown, Gacy murdered 33 boys — most of them teenagers — and buried them inside his Norwood Park, Illinois home, between 1972 and 1978, before an investigation into the disappearance of a Des Plaines teenager led to his arrest.

Tory Lanez, who is charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the Hollywood Hills back in the summer of 2020, was taken into custody in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday for allegedly violating the terms of a pre-trial protective order.L.A. County Superior Court Judge David Herriford agreed with prosecutors that some of Lanez's recent social media posts appeared to be messages directed at Megan Thee Stallion.

Michelle Carter’s story, which is being depicted in the Hulu series starring Elle Fanning, there’s no denying the influence and its star Lea Michele had on the teenager who was ultimately convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the 2014 death of boyfriend Conrad Roy (Colton Ryan). After a brief moment, in which Carter recites a popular monologue in the premiere, episode four (“Can’t Fight This Feeling”) takes Carter’s fascination even further with a dream sequence involving Fanning and Colton performing a cover of REO Speedwagon. While speaking with ET, Fanning and Colton as well as creators Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus break down that unexpected musical moment and why bringing Carter’s pop culture obsession to life on screen was so important to the series. About halfway through the episode, after the Assistant District Attorney in Massachusetts opened an investigation into Carter’s involvement in Roy’s death and she’s no longer allowed to use the internet or communicate with anyone involved in the case, a lonely Carter goes for a walk outside.

true-crime documentary,. Ahead of its April debut, ET has the first look at the upcoming four-part series, which features an exclusive interview with Jessop, who was by Jeffs’ side during his rise to power. The docuseries will revisit life inside the polygamous denomination led by Jeffs, who rose to power within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during the ‘90s and had as many as 70 wives, including Jessop, by the early aughts.

now streaming, with new episodes out Tuesdays).“I watched [the documentary] ‘I love You, Now Die’ on HBO, and I was so struck by the real Lynn Roy. I wanted to help be a part of trying to honor her, and her son, and tell their story with sensitivity,” Sevigny, 47, told The Post. “The Girl From Plainville” is based on the real-life story of Michelle Carter (played by Elle Fanning, “The Great”) and her unprecedented 2014 “texting suicide” case in which she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the suicide death of her then-boyfriend, Conrad Roy (Colton Ryan).

Elizabeth Holmes allegedly wasn’t the only one behind the decisions made and the fraud committed at the biotech startup hoping to revolutionize the healthcare industry with its groundbreaking blood-sampling machine. That other person is Sunny Balwani, a wealthy businessman who eventually became the president and COO of his then-girlfriend’s company and was later portrayed by Naveen Andrews in Hulu’s true-crime series, . Following the fallout that surrounded Theranos, Holmes was charged and convicted on multiple charges of fraud.

Andrew Garfield-aissance into another year is the upcoming true-crime series,, starring the 38-year-old actor as a detective investigating the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty and her baby. Ahead of its April debut on Hulu, FX released the first official trailer for the seven-part saga also starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Rory Culkin, Sam Worthington and Wyatt Russell. Adapted from Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction best-seller by creator and showrunner Dustin Lance Black, the series depicts the events leading up to Wright’s (Jones) murder that upended the lives in Salt Lake Valley, Utah, and Det.

, Elle Fanning is back with another standout performance as Michelle Carter in the streaming platform’s latest true-crime series,. Adapted from Jesse Barron’s article by creators Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus, the eight-part saga retells the story surrounding the 2017 texting suicide case, which resulted in Carter being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the 2014 death of Conrad Roy. “Her look definitely evolves and changes a lot, and she grows up a lot,” says Fanning, who underwent a dramatic physical and mental transformation in order to portray Carter, a lonely teenage girl who had a two-year relationship with a boy she briefly met during a vacation in Florida that largely unfolded over text message before he killed himself.

Michelle Carter, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2017 texting suicide case surrounding the death of Conrad Roy, is at the center of Hulu’s latest true-crime series,, from creators Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus. The series recounts the events leading up to and following Roy’s 2014 suicide, which was spurred on by text messages sent from Carter, who appeared to encourage him to go through with killing himself.