Blood, Threats and Tears: Inside Diddy’s Nightmare Workplace
Five ex-employees of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ companies reveal that the rapper’s allegedly abusive tendencies extended to the workplace, including face-grabbing and violent threats.
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Kate Briquelet is an award-winning senior reporter with The Daily Beast. In her seven-year tenure, she has dominated the crime and corruption beat, unearthing stories that exposed gross abuses of power and privilege.
Over the course of a decade, Kate broke exclusives on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, and published deep dives on several high-profile cases and broke open underreported facets of the justice system. These include unsolved murders, wrongful convictions, misconduct by law enforcement, and mysterious deaths inside the nation’s prisons. Kate has always made it a cornerstone to take on institutions and power players that play outside the lines.
Kate’s work has garnered her expert appearances on CNBC’s “American Greed,” CBS’s “48 hours,” ABC’s “20/20,” NBC’s “Dateline,” among others. In 2017, Kate won the Los Angeles Press Club award, 1st Place Celebrity Investigative, for “Inside the Nate Parker Rape Case.”
She previously pounded pavement for the New York Post and Brooklyn Paper, flew first-class for Business Traveler magazine, and copy-edited the Oshkosh Northwestern in Wisconsin. (Midwest is best.) Kate currently lives in the Garden State with her husband and rescue pibble, Taco.
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Michael Flynn’s Anti-Vax Pals Want to Take Over This Florida Hospital
Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists and Michael Flynn’s sister are running to gain control of the board of a prestigious public hospital in Sarasota.
Bridget Ziegler’s Gay Ex-Friends Are Sad About Who She's Become
Old friends of the Zieglers—from when they called their social group “Melrose Place”—are shocked and saddened by the couple’s anti-LGBT turn and messy public downfall.
‘Save Sarasota, Deport the Zieglers’: Residents Want MAGA Florida Couple Gone
Bridget and Christian Ziegler were MAGA royalty until a rape probe and threesome claims exposed a shocking hypocrisy. Now Sarasota advocates want the couple to pack up and leave.
An Army for Trump Sees 2024 as the ‘Last Chance to Save the Nation’
At the Pray Vote Stand summit, Josh Hawley and Vivek Ramaswamy mingled with anti-trans activists and evangelicals who see the coming election as do-or-die against the “woke.”
The California Megachurch Pushing Public Schools to the Far Right
From fights over LGBT rights to prayer at school board meetings, Chino Valley public schools have become ground zero for the culture wars.
DeSantis, Furries, and Trump Merch: I Went to the Moms for Liberty Summit
Conservative parents, Bible-thumpers, and atheist moles all gathered in Philly over the weekend to court GOP candidates and thunder against the woke.
Caviar and Chanel: The Luxe Vegas Life of an Accused Scammer
Sara Jacqueline King was a high-roller living in a sumptuous suite at the Wynn. Friends and court papers allege she was gambling away other people’s money.
Socialite to Sex Offender: Inside Hadley Palmer’s Downfall
Hadley and Brad Palmer lived a pampered life in Greenwich and Martha’s Vineyard—until a nasty divorce and her conviction for filming naked teens at their “party house” mansion.
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich
Netflix
Stories from survivors frame this documentary detailing the sex-trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialist and accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein.
Tom Brady’s Charity Is Good at Giving Money—to His Own For-Profit Company
The star quarterback has given paltry amounts to his own charity, but the foundation gives big to his for-profit company.
A Cool Desert Morning
Dateline NBC
A family begins a relentless pursuit of justice after the death of Nevada attorney Susan Winters.
Brett Favre’s Charity for Needy Kids Gave $60K to Another Volleyball Gym
The NFL legend is in hot water for alleged misuse of welfare funds for a volleyball facility. His nonprofit also directed $60K to daughter’s high school for new volleyball digs.
Ex-Students Reveal Abuse at ‘Christian Torture Compound’
Former residents of Agapé Boarding School opened up to The Daily Beast about claims of systematic abuse as they demand the state immediately shut down the Baptist facility.
‘Pack Your Stuff and Get Out of My House,’ Says Patriot Front Member’s Mom
After anonymous donors bailed them out, Jared Boyce went to his mom’s house and told her: “Don’t believe the media, Mom. We were just there because they’re grooming kids.”
Patients Reveal Horror Stories About Utah OBGYN Who Allegedly Abused More Than 80 Women
Alleged victims told The Daily Beast about unwanted groping and forced rectal exams, sometimes in front of their spouses. One women even claims the doctor made her lose her baby.
A Revolt Is Brewing at Prince Harry’s Silicon Valley Gig BetterUp
Valued at nearly $5 billion, the “mental fitness” startup BetterUp has faced weeks of turmoil after it abruptly changed the pay structure for its career coaches.
GE Employees Beg Company to Put Little Kids Back on Health Insurance
When Dalton Bocknick and his pregnant wife arrived at the hospital for an emergency ultrasound, they were shocked to learn that GE had booted her from his health insurance.
Forest-Lovers and Cops Face Off Over Luxury Home Project
Michigan activists defied cops and developers as they tried to save a beloved patch of old trees that are being razed to make way for homes for the rich.
The Superrich Bought Up This Idaho Town and Regular Folks Now May Have to Live in Tents
Rents have gotten so stratospheric in Ketchum, Idaho, that teachers and hospital workers—some whose families have lived here for generations—are facing homelessness.
He Robbed a Taco Joint With a Toy Water Gun for $264. He Got Life in Prison.
No one got hurt, no one got killed. But Rolf Kaestel’s toy gun stickup landed him in jail—and 40 years later, he’s still fighting to get out.
Botox, Speedboats, and an Alleged Murder Plot: The Case Tearing Apart the Ozarks
Leigh Ann Bauman’s supporters say she’s been framed. Her ex and an ex-friend say she wanted to bump off grandma.
This Dad Was Arrested for Not Updating His Address. Three Days Later He Was Dead in Jail.
Lee Michael Creely went on a Walmart run for his wife and two kids—and never returned.
Revealed: Bill Clinton’s Intimate Secret Dinner With Ghislaine Maxwell
The former president invited Ghislaine Maxwell to a cozy dinner in L.A. in 2014, years after she had been accused by a victim of procuring girls for Epstein’s sex ring.
‘Miracle With a Sad Ending’: Couple Survive But Lose Baby in Wildfire Chaos
Relatives told the story of the duo who made it out of the Cold Springs Fire in Washington state with their own lives, but not their child.
America’s ‘Most Beautiful Small Town’ Is Murder, U.S.A.
Crystal Rogers disappeared after a quick run to Walmart. Her father was shot dead as he searched for her. Their murders are just the latest to haunt this picturesque small town.
Stealth Cleanings and COVID-19: The Terror Inside a Dollar General Warehouse
Employees at Dollar General’s Georgia warehouse say the company is gaslighting them about suspected COVID-19 cases—and threatening to fire workers who won’t show up on days off.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Hollywood Pipeline Ran Straight to Harvey Weinstein
Epstein’s victims told The Daily Beast that the financier introduced them to producer Harvey Weinstein and talked up his Hollywood connections to gain power over young women.
REVEALED: We Found Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Secret Charity
Through a shadowy private foundation, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has continued to shell out cash to celebrities, elite universities—and an all-girls school.
Epstein Had His Own Lodge at Interlochen’s Prestigious Arts Camp for Kids
Epstein was a big donor at Interlochen, where his cabin was located near the junior girls camp. The mother of a former student once accused him of trying to groom her 13-year-old.
Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS
As Michael Avenatti floats a 2020 presidential run, court records reveal the lawyer and his companies owed millions in unpaid taxes and judgments.
A Death Row Convict’s Final Words Set Two Innocent Men Free
Police said Malcolm and De’Marchoe killed a young mom in a drive-by. They were going to spend life in prison, until witnesses spoke up and a convicted killer came clean.
Victim: Epstein Shared Hotel Suite With Bill Clinton and Worried About Being Poisoned
Juliette Bryant was approached in a Cape Town bar and asked if she’d like to meet the former president and Jeffrey Epstein. It was the beginning of her personal nightmare.
Amazon Launches Brutal Crackdown at Staten Island Warehouse Ahead of Union Vote
Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island warehouse could become the first in the country to vote yes to a union this month—and employees say the company’s now putting the screws on.
Fired Chateau Marmont Staff Beg Jay-Z and Beyoncé: Don’t Cross Our Picket Line for Oscars Party
“They left me out on the streets without any money, without any healthcare,” a former housekeeper at the swank hotel told The Daily Beast.
Notorious: Ghislaine Maxwell
ABC 20/20
An inside look at the life of socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirator.
Diabolical
Dateline NBC
Michelle Hadley is exonerated after spending three months in jail for attempted forcible rape of her ex-fiance's wife.
The Trials of Michael Avenatti
CNBC American Greed
Michael Avenatti makes a splash as the litigator representing porn star Stormy Daniels in her dispute with Donald Trump...but it's soon revealed that he has legal troubles of his own brewing.
The publicist who writes sociopaths to find out why they kill
She’s got a killer hobby. Manhattan real-estate publicist Kelly Kreth has sent letters to sociopaths, maniacs and murderers for six years to learn what makes them tick. But don’t call them pen pals.
NYU tech-work program pays students only $10/hr
It’s high-end tech work for fast-food pay. NYU Poly is supplying cheap labor for startups — with international students doing computer programming and electrical engineering for a measly $10 an hour, activists charge.
Manhattan apartment is $10 a month … for 50 years
It’s the best lease in the city. In 2009, Jud Parker got a West Village landlord to give him a duplex apartment on tony Minetta Street for $10 a month — for 50 years!
Inside Manhattan’s secret ‘cult’
It’s a secret society that claims its followers descended from a “master Aryan race” on Atlantis and that humans once lived on the moon.
Developer demands $1M from Crown Heights garden volunteers
A small-time Brooklyn developer says green thumbs and schoolchildren can keep their community garden — if they can come up with the lettuce.
Fifth Avenue co-ops sign secret pact to shrink Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plaza
It’s the people’s piazza no more. The upper crust in nine Fifth Avenue buildings signed a secret deal with the Metropolitan Museum of Art to scale down big plans for the institution’s iconic plaza, the Post has learned.
Luxury building fences off low-rent tenants’ terraces
First there was the Poor Door. Now there’s the Poor Porch. A Queens luxury tower that was bailed out by the city is blocking the large terraces of a few affordable units so tenants above with tiny balconies don’t get jealous, one resident claims.