News from The Smoking Gun

Dear Friends:


The Federal Communications Commission, in a froth these days, is seeking $495,000 in fines for a supposedly indecent radio broadcast last year by Howard Stern. Among other things, FCC brass was offended by the Stern gang's discussion of a personal hygiene product called "Sphincterine." Details at:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0408043fcc1.html


A 350-pound Florida inmate was just arrested for cocaine possession. In another reason to pity corrections officers, the contraband was found hidden in the rotund prisoner's stomach "fat roll." Hope that crack wasn't too damp:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0408041fatcoke1.html


Finally, a priest who cops to a crime that doesn't involve a 14-year-old boy. Rev. Richard Arko was just growing pot in his Ohio rectory:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0407042fatherpot1.html


Paris Hilton's former boyfriend--the guy with the video camera and the huge, um, ego--has dropped his $10 million slander lawsuit against the hotel heirhead. Wooo! Time for a relieved Paris to dance on a table:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0408044paris1.html


An autopsy has confirmed that "Murphy Brown" star Robert Pastorelli died last month from an accidental heroin overdose:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0408042past1.html


Regards,

Your pals at TSG



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