20/20 Posts
Bob Iger to Remain Disney CEO, Chairman Through June 2016
The Walt Disney Co. announced on Monday that it extended Bob Iger’s tenure as chief executive and chairman through the expiration of his contract June 30, 2016. Iger, 62, was named CEO on Sept. 30, 2005, overseeing the company during its acquisition of Pixar in… Read More »
EmailHas Your Child Ever Been ‘Slut Shamed’?
Katelyn Campbell, 18, is a high school senior in Charleston, W. Va. In April a pro-abstinence guest speaker, Pam Stenzel, spoke at her school. Campbell researched Stenzel and watched YouTube videos of her speeches. Campbell believe that Stenzel wrongly does what teens themselves are often guilty of:… Read More »
Reporter’s Notebook: On the Trail of a Bank Robber
Anthony Curcio is a bank robber who almost masterminded the perfect crime. With twists and turns you might expect from a Hollywood blockbuster, it’s a story that “20/20″ was immediately interested in telling. Watch the full story on “20/20: Botched!” Friday at 10 p.m. ET…. Read More »
3 Parachuters Jump off Chicago’s Trump Hotel
The Chicago Police Department has released photographs of the three parachutists who broke into the roof of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago last night and jumped. Investigators are seeking information to identify the trio, the Police Department said in a statement…. Read More »
Cosmetic Surgery: Scary or No Big Deal?
Vishal Thakkar didn’t need a nose job. But the 35-year-old divorcé wanted to “be a little selfish for once,” he said, and “do something just for me.” Thakkar, who lived in Oklahoma City at the time, said he screened 10 different doctors before settling on… Read More »
Should Parents Be Prosecuted If Minors Drink at Their Home?
In June 2012, in Falmouth, Maine, Barry and Paula Spencer let their son, Nicky, have a party to celebrate his high-school baseball team winning the state championship. “Nothing illegal,” demanded Paula Spencer. Nicky agreed, adding he would keep the party to 50 attendees. That phrase… Read More »
Feds Target Jailed Evangelist Tony Alamo’s Property
Nearly four years after evangelist Tony Alamo was convicted of transporting minors across state lines for sex, the federal government has filed a suit to seize his Arkansas properties to compensate his victims. Conner Eldridge, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced in… Read More »
Jewel Heist Caught on Tape, But Thieves Not Caught
Georgia cops have launched a manhunt for a couple whose $500,000 jewelry heist was caught on the store’s surveillance camera. Gwinnett County police released the surveillance video from the June 5 robbery today in hopes of someone identifying the robbery duo who made off with… Read More »
Would You Be a Celebrity’s Personal Assistant?
They are Hollywood’s largely uncredited supporting cast: celebrity assistants. It’s a closeted world of nonstop drama, where A-list stars too often bark unheard-of demands. “You don’t say no,” said Rebecca White, former assistant to Naomi Campbell and other celebrities, in an interview for “20/20.”… Read More »
Feds Say Scarsdale Mom Is Real Life ‘Weeds’ Suspect
Andrea Sanderlin may be the real life Nancy Botwin, the maternal drug dealer on the Showtime series “Weeds,” played by Mary-Louise Parker. The mother of two from tony Scarsdale, N.Y., is charged with running what the Drug Enforcement Administration calls “a sophisticated operation to grow… Read More »
