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Former “Cheer” star Jerry Harris sentenced to 12 years for sex offenses

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CBS Chicago reported that former “Cheer” star Jerry Harris was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday for his involvement in sexual misconduct with juveniles. A judge ordered eight years of supervised release will also be imposed on him.

Harris, who allegedly bribed a juvenile with money to send him sexually graphic photos, entered a guilty plea in February on a charge of child pornography. Our sources say that he also pled guilty to a charge of traveling for unlawful sex with minors, coming from a trip he took to Florida to ” engage in illicit sexual behavior” with a 15-year-old.

In exchange for Harris’s guilty plea, federal prosecutors dropped five other charges.

At his sentencing hearing, Harris apologized to his victims, saying his acts were “wrong and selfish,” according to a statement provided by his counsel.

“I do not deserve forgiveness, but I do pray that one day you might find it in your hearts,” Harris added.

Since his arrest in September 2020, the 22-year-old has been imprisoned in a federal detention center without bond.

Born Jeremiah Harris, he rose to celebrity when he and his colleagues were featured in the Emmy-winning docuseries “Cheer,” which follows the lives of the Navarro cheer squad. Harris even attended the Academy Awards in 2020 as a personality for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

However, following a lengthy FBI investigation, he was arrested in September 2020 and charged with one count of manufacturing child pornography.

According to the federal complaint, in 2018, Harris allegedly contacted a juvenile and asked for “facial” and “booty” images despite the fact that the youngster had already disclosed to Harris that he was only 13 years old. As part of his complaint, the child stated that he had sent Harris numerous photographs over the course of a year. In addition, the child informed authorities that Harris tried to recruit him for oral sex in a washroom during a cheerleading competition. Harris is accused of making a similar request in a third-party competition three months after the minor initially declined. In February 2020, one month after the alleged incident, Harris allegedly blocked the youngster on Snapchat “Since “Cheers” had just been added to Netflix, she contacted him to say, “I apologize for my prior actions. We shouldn’t be Snapchat pals, in my opinion.”

Another juvenile, the twin of the first, has also accused Harris of asking for naked pictures of himself.

According to the complaint, Harris admitted to several claims, including receiving child pornography from 10 to 15 additional youngsters he knew were underage, asking for nude images, and attempting to solicit oral sex at cheerleading competitions.

Harris was accused on seven additional counts in December 2020 for allegedly engaging in sexual solicitation of children at cheerleading contests and encouraging young males to send him images and videos of themselves engaging in sexual activity.

The two juveniles named in the initial federal lawsuit were revealed to be cheerleading twins Charlie and Sam in the most recent season of “Cheer.” Both brothers said they were hesitant to speak out against Harris because of his rising popularity, but Charlie said he “lost it” when he saw him talking with presidential candidate Joe Biden in a June 2020 interview.

“I want to show the world, give people a face to, when they think of Jerry Harris, what he did,” Charlie explained.

“This was not just a handful of times that this happened,” Kristen, Charlie and Sam’s mother, told CBS Chicago. “He was an incredibly persistent predator that forced himself into the center of my sons’ lives for over a year.”

Harris’ sentence “reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer.” said victim’s attorney Sarah Klein.

In telling their stories to prosecutors and the public, “Charlie and Sam displayed enormous courage,” Klein said. They are making a sacrifice for kids they’ve never even met.

Harris could have received up to fifty years in jail if convicted. Our sources say that Harris’ attorneys requested a sentence of six years, while prosecutors asked for a fifteen-year sentence.

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Sex crimes involving minors are a serious problem that's plagued the World since the beginning of time. From Pastors to Priest, from the top of the food chain people to lower-bearing fruit people, plenty of people have bitten from the forbidden fruit. Jerry Harris is now added to that long list. Somehow, his life experiences has brought him to a moment to victimize someone else. Not experiences any of us should want, but to learn from indeed. For greater minds who know how to frame this moment for the betterment of those around us, he will forever be a cautionary tale of what not to be like in life. He Gets The PORK AWARD INDEED!

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Don Lemon calls out Meghan Markle’s privilege as she admits to never experiencing ‘full black treatment’ until Prince Harry.

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After Meghan Markle said she wasn’t treated like a Black woman until she started dating Prince Harry, CNN presenter Don Lemon needed to get some things off his chest.

According to earlier reports, the Duchess of Sussex spoke with Grammy winner Mariah Carey on the second episode of Carey’s Archetypes podcast on Spotify, titled “The Duality of Diva,” released on Tuesday.

In it, they talked about the difficulties of identifying as a multiracial woman with fair complexion, who is neither entirely black nor fully white.

Lemon then pointed out Markle’s privilege as they discussed the contents of the podcast.

“What she is coming from is a place of privilege where she did not have to deal with racism until she married a white man,” Lemon said during the Wednesday broadcast of New Day. “And she’s got all this criticism and all this attention. And suddenly she understood or understands what it’s like to be part of a group of people, especially women in this country or in Europe, who are discriminated against.”

He applauded her for addressing racism but criticized her for not knowing about the “whole Black treatment” in America.

He continued, “Actually, I think it’s an eye-opening podcast and I commend Meghan Markle for going there, even though it is a bit shocking that at 30-something years of age, she is just understanding what it’s like to be a Black woman in America. It’s a bit surprising to me.”

He further, offering his thoughts on how people would view her mixed-race heritage.

“She was a mixed woman. People didn’t really know how to react to her. They didn’t know if she was Black or white, but she didn’t get the full Black treatment because people weren’t sure that she was, you know, Black,” he added. “I think most African Americans probably looked at her and said, ‘Oh, I know that’s a Black woman,’ but I think the larger culture may not have realized that.”

Markle’s new podcast is currently the most popular in the United States on Spotify, surpassing even Joe Rogan’s longtime reign at the top.

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Gary Busey pants-down in public?

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The actor’s representative is giving Gary Busey the benefit of the doubt after he exposed himself in public.

A spokesman for Busey, 78, has stated that the actor frequently sits on the bench in front of his home to meditate while gazing out over the ocean.

Our best estimate is that he was too old to know he needed to use the restroom quickly, which would explain his actions on the seat in the video.

The “Point Break” actor was arrested for sex offenses on Friday, and on Saturday, paparazzi caught him in the act across the street from his California home.

Our sources said that a representative for Busey said that the bench where the incident took place is on private property.

However, the incident was caught on camera, so we know it happened in plain sight.

Busey can be seen in camera footage relaxing on a seat close to his Malibu house, his black sweatpants tucked in at the knees, and a broad grin stretching over his face.

It looked like the actor untied his jeans and crossed his hands over his legs to pull them up. Busey may have dropped them because he had to use the restroom, but that hasn’t been confirmed. The fact that he took them off in public is nothing new for him.

In 2014, Busy participated on the UK version of “Celebrity Big Brother” and got into a dispute with many housemates after he took his pants down during filming.

When my lateral knee pops out, I have to sit down and re-wrap it. Busey said on-screen, “You haven’t been to the doctor,” to explain why he undid his pants. You don’t have a bad knee because you’ve never had one.

On Saturday, Busey was filmed by paparazzi without adjusting what appears to be a knee problem, however we cannot guarantee that this is actually the case.

Earlier this month, Busey was accused of groping two people at a “Monster-Mania” conference in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Due to the claims, he was charged with criminal sexual contact on two separate occasions, criminal attempt/criminal sexual contact on a third occasion, and harassment on Friday.

After a near-fatal motorbike accident in 1988, Busey’s loved ones say he developed a new disposition.

A 2019 feature in the Hollywood Reporter states that the crash left him “more impulsive, prone to wrath, and delusions of grandeur.” This is due to damage to the frontal lobe of his brain.

Busey’s eldest son, Jake, remarked at the time, “The post-accident version of him ramped his personality up to an 11. “It’s like if my dad died on December 4, 1988.”

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Ezra Miller charged with felony burglary in Vermont for stealing’several bottles of alcohol’

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Ezra Miller, star of the CW’s “The Flash,” has been arrested on charges of felony burglary in Vermont. Miller is accused of stealing “many bottles of alcohol” from an empty house.

An incident on County Road in the town of Stamford, Vermont, occurred on May 1 at 6 p.m. local time, according to a police news release. Miller was located by police about 11:30 p.m. on a Sunday, and they were given a summons to appear in Vermont Superior Court in late September.

Based on their preliminary investigation, Vermont State Police concluded that “many bottles of alcohol” were stolen from the residence while the homeowners were away. “Probable cause was discovered to charge Ezra M. Miller with the offense of felony burglary into an unoccupied house as a result of an investigation that included surveillance footage and statements.”

After being accused of grooming a minor earlier this year, the “Fantastic Beasts” actor is now facing felony burglary charges. The teen’s parents accused the actor of physical and emotional abuse and obtained a protection order against him.

Miller was detained and charged with disorderly conduct and harassment in late March after allegedly becoming “agitated” with other patrons and “yelling obscenities” at the karaoke bar where they were drinking in Hawaii.

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