"Gypsy Sisters" star Mellie Stanley avoided serious prison time after striking a plea deal for her role in what cops say was a massive coupon scam out of Kentucky. Andrea Williams, the prosecutor for the Fayette County Commonwealth Attorney, tells TMZ ... the judge gave Mellie 5 years probation during Friday's sentencing hearing, and if she doesn't keep her nose clean, she could be heading to the slammer. TMZ broke the story ... Mellie pled guilty earlier this...
- 6/23/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
3:15 Pm Pt -- There is One bit of good news for Mellie. We found out her Tennessee arrest was dismissed in court about 3 months later ... so, she won't be doing any additional time there. "Gypsy Sisters" star Mellie Stanley could be sent behind bars for her role in what cops say was a massive coupon scam out of Kentucky -- 'cause she's pled guilty ... and is looking at serious prison time. According to a court clerk,...
- 4/16/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Drama has followed West Side Story star Natalie Wood's daughter Courtney Wagner since Natalie's death in 1981. And the tumult shows no signs of stopping now that Natalie's husband and Courtney's father, Austin Powers actor Robert Wagner, has been named a person of interest in the tragedy. Courtney is the only biological child of the two Hollywood stars, but she hasn't spoken out about the investigation into her father. In 2012, Courtney told FOX411 about the aftermath of that fateful night. "I remember waking up to my sister [Natasha Gregson Wagner, Natalie's daughter with Richard Gregson] screaming, and luckily I had a nanny that I was very close to that was by my side," she said. "There were all these people in the living room, and my dad told me I wasn't going to see my mom again. I was just trying to make sense of it, and Dad was asking...
- 4/17/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
She's telling her truth. It's been nearly one year since Toby Willis, the patriarch of the Willis Family who starred on their own TLC reality series for two seasons between 2015 and 2016, was arrested and charged with four counts of child rape, to which he plead guilty. At the time, it was speculated that Toby's victims were between the ages of nine and 12 and some of them were his own daughters. Now, Toby's oldest daughter Jessica Willis is speaking out as a survivor for the first time since her father's arrest and she's bravely telling her story about the horrible sexual abuse she suffered. "As far back as I can remember, I was sexually abused by my father," the 25-year-old wrote in a recent blog post. "I figure I was around three years old in some of the earliest memories. Initially, I had no way to know that anything was wrong.
- 4/15/2018
- by Emma Hernandez
- In Touch Weekly
The topless protester who confronted Bill Cosby on the first day of his sexual assault retrial at Pennsylvania's Montgomery County Courthouse on April 9 isn't just an activist. She is also an actress who recurred on The Cosby Show, the disgraced comedian's most famous TV comedy, two and a half decades ago. Under the name Nicole Leech, the now-38-year-old played Davinia — a friend of Rudy, Keshia Knight Pulliam's character — across four episodes between 1990 and 1992. In the wake of her courthouse protest, Nicolle tells People she only experienced a family-friendly atmosphere during her time on the show, but she empathizes with Bill's alleged victims. "The protest wasn't about me knowing him, but there's a part of me that feels betrayed because I can understand what the victims were feeling," she says. "Like, that could have been me. I could've undergone the abuse as well." As footage from the courthouse shows,...
- 4/14/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- In Touch Weekly
Disgraced Subway spokesperson, Jared Fogle, is trying — once again — to get out of jail. The 40-year-old pedophile was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2015 after pleading guilty to a child pornography case and sex charges. Now, he's seeking $57 million and a new trial in a federal civil suit. According to Fox 59, Jared is asking for the large financial sum because he says federal officials stole his Subway fortune from him during his trial. In the suit, which was filed in March, Jared alleged that the warrant the FBI used to search his home didn't exist. He also claimed that he received poor advice from his lawyers to plead guilty to "false charges" and to pay $1.4 million in restitution to his victims. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Yet this isn't the first time Jared has tried to lower his sentence. In fact, he even went as far as reaching out to President Donald Trump for help.
- 4/9/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- In Touch Weekly
This isn't good. Back in December, former Gypsy Sisters star Mellie Stanley was arrested in Lexington, Ky on a warrant. The 28-year-old was booked for theft by deception, criminal possession of forged instrument, and unlawful access to a computer for a massive coupon scam at Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us — and now, she's being extradited to another state on the same charges. Mellie will be extradited from her home in Indiana to Tennessee where she will face multiple charges of criminal simulation stemming from her alleged coupon scheme that she allegedly commited in multiple states, according to Starcasm. Mellie was booked on Wednesday and she is currently facing seven charges for criminal stimulation and her bail is set at $350,000. She was already charged for similar crimes in Kentucky and reports claim that there may be two more states where she allegedly committed coupon fraud. She was arrested in...
- 4/7/2018
- by Megan Heintz
- In Touch Weekly
"Gypsy Sisters" star Mellie Stanley got caught up in another alleged coupon scam -- only this time it appears to have crossed state lines ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Stanley was arrested Monday night in Indiana based on warrants for her arrest out of Tennessee. She was wanted on seven counts of felony criminal simulation -- basically, cop speak for creating fraudulent coupons, we're told. Sources say police in Clarksville, Tn were...
- 3/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
1:10 Pm Pt -- Law enforcement tells us Mellie allegedly pulled off a massive coupon scam at Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us. Authorities say Mellie and her husband used counterfeit coupons to purchase $18,000 worth of gear at both stores. Both of them were hit with the same charges and are being held on $13,000 bail."Gypsy Sisters" star Mellie Stanley revived her old role as the family's black sheep ... after running afoul of the law again.
- 12/21/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Gypsy Sisters" star Mellie Stanley got into an argument with her husband that got so out of control ... he allegedly killed her dog. Cops went to their home to check out reports of a fight on July 10 between Stanley and Randall Scott Vuncannon -- and according to docs, they found her "beat up in the street." She told officers they'd been arguing over the rent when he "went crazy, picked up the dog and slung...
- 7/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
On tonight’s Gypsy Sisters, the ladies are on Day 2 of their week-long escape to New Orleans and you best keep your remote in hand, because things are about to get loud. In the way that only these gypsy sisters can get loud. • Related: Channel Guide‘s exclusive interview with Nettie Stanley and Kayla Williams • Related: Channel Guide’s xclusive interview with Mellie Stanley After whooping it up with Nettie in last week’s episode, a hungover-but-happy Kay;a says she now realizes that Rumney women don’t enjoy life the way they should and that you can be a good wife and … Continue reading →
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- 9/4/2014
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
If last night’s My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding episode featuring the union of 16-year-old Nukkie Stanley and 18-year-old Pookie Small stirred up your hankering for a new season Gypsy Sisters, happy news. The wild and wooly reality outing featuring Nukkie’s mom Nettie Stanley, her loose cannon aunt Mellie Stanley and other members of the vast Stanley clan will return for a new season at the end of the summer. Fans of the Stanleys will recall the Stanley Sisters special in which enraged mama Nettie, pregnant Mellie and other female members of the family headed off in a camper to reclaim the then 14-year-old … Continue reading →
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- 5/9/2014
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
Congratulations to Mellie Stanley, one of the stars of TLC's "Gypsy Sisters," on her new baby boy. The reality TV star gave birth to Richard Joe Whetzel Stanley on Sunday (June 30).
Richard arrived at 1:09 p.m. and weighed in at 6 pounds 2 ounces, measuring 20 inches long. TLC says both mom and the baby are doing great.
Of course, the birth was filmed to be features in a future episode of "Gypsy Sisters," because that's what you do. TLC has put together a gallery filled with pictures of the little boy on their official website.
Richard arrived at 1:09 p.m. and weighed in at 6 pounds 2 ounces, measuring 20 inches long. TLC says both mom and the baby are doing great.
Of course, the birth was filmed to be features in a future episode of "Gypsy Sisters," because that's what you do. TLC has put together a gallery filled with pictures of the little boy on their official website.
- 7/1/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Jessica Simpson move over, TLC's Gypsy Sister star Mellie had a baby too! TLC star Mellie Stanley isn't the only wild child in the family . she's now a proud mother of a new baby boy. Richard Joe Whetzel Stanley was born June 30th at 1:09 pm, weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. Mother and baby are doing great. TLC captured the joyous event, and the birth will be featured in a future episode of Gypsy Sisters.
- 7/1/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The "Gypsy Sisters" are the latest members of the Traveler culture to net their own series. The new TLC show follows four sisters living in West Virginia who like to party and get into all kinds of trouble. The Stanley sisters were previous featured on "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" where they quickly Mellie Stanley is clearly the breakout star for the show, and she's willing to try anything.
In the premiere, she needed a new outfit for stripping, so her friend put together a candy-themed ensemble. "I’m putting candy buttons on this bra, but it’s shellac so you can’t eat them," her friend told her, but that didn't stop Mellie.
"Tasted pretty good though," she said after sampling a shellac-coated candy.
Hopefully, she's stopped doing that, though. According to Starcasm, Mellie appears to be pregnant now. As the show was filmed a while ago, it's...
In the premiere, she needed a new outfit for stripping, so her friend put together a candy-themed ensemble. "I’m putting candy buttons on this bra, but it’s shellac so you can’t eat them," her friend told her, but that didn't stop Mellie.
"Tasted pretty good though," she said after sampling a shellac-coated candy.
Hopefully, she's stopped doing that, though. According to Starcasm, Mellie appears to be pregnant now. As the show was filmed a while ago, it's...
- 2/11/2013
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Mellie Stanley is back! The beautiful, brawling breakout star of TLC’s My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding — plus her mother-hen older sister Nettie, domestic goddess cousin Kayla and Kayla’s sister-in-law Laura (best known for conditioning her tresses with mayo and whitening her teeth with Clorox) have scored their own TLC series Gypsy Sisters, which premieres Feb. 10 at 9/8Ct. When we last left the ladies after their hit summertime special The Stanley Sisters, wild-child Mellie had taken up — then sworn she’d sworn off — stripping. She even told Channel Guide that she was considering marriage with her “musker” (that’s gypsy-speak for [...]...
- 2/9/2013
- by Lori Acken
- ChannelGuideMag
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