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Oscar Pistorius bail hearing delayed until Tuesday

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:05:00 +0000

Athlete Oscar Pistorius, known around the world as the "Blade Runner" for becoming the first double-amputee to compete in the Olympics, shocked the world yesterday when he was charged for the murder of his girlfriend, South African model Reeva Steenkamp, who died at his home early morning on Valentine's Day. But a Pretoria judge has delayed Pistorius' bail hearing, originally scheduled for Friday, to Tuesday as the troubled athlete repeatedly lost his composure in court.

Reports the Guardian:

The South African athlete...repeatedly pressed his fingers to his eyes and looked down, sobbing and shaking, in an hour-long hearing in a packed courtroom in Pretoria.

The magistrate delayed Pistorius's bail hearing until Tuesday and ruled that the 26-year-old would be held at a Pretoria police station until then, despite a likely perception of "preferential treatment", since it would be more common for the accused to be detained in prison.

Former track Olympian found to be leading double life as an escort

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:40:00 +0000

With endorsements from Nike, Reebok and Clairol, three-time U.S. Olympian Suzy Favor-Hamilton was a household name in the early 2000s, considered to be the top female runner in the U.S. at the time. Now, The Smoking Gun has uncovered that most decorated female athlete in NCAA track and field history has been leading a double life as a high-priced call girl since December of last year.

Favor-Hamilton, 44, had been working for the illegal Haley Heston’s Private Collection operation under the alias "Kelly Lundy," in various cities across the U.S., including Las Vegas, Chicago and Los Angeles, while simultaneously running a real estate brokerage in Madison, Wis. with her college-sweetheart-turned husband and their 7 year-old daughter. Favor-Hamilton, who also delivers motivational speeches and does promotional work for Disney, described her call-girl life as an "exciting" break from her routine.