Posting a black and white throwback of himself as a child, Freddy wrote: “You know what I don’t need rehab! I just need a holiday with a good group of boys or a retreat.”
Freddy stunned followers when he opened up about a long-standing smoking addiction and a desire to make peace with his dad after a tense family rift.
In a heartfelt post, he said: “I want to be clean so I can life happily and have healthy relationships with people and be there for all of my family rather then feeling like I’m in the middle and have to choose a side.”
Freddy also shared hopes of mending things with his famous father, saying: “I want to play football and take up boxing. I want to be happy and be in a healthy relationship and have a healthy relationship with my Nana and my father.”
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The former Strictly finalist has become a regular at the Hare Krishna temple in Soho, where he takes part in communal prayers, chants mantras and helps prepare meals.
Friends say Bobby’s interest in spirituality has grown over the past year and is helping him process the lasting impact of losing his mum to cervical cancer in 2009, when he was just five.
A volunteer at the temple told MailOnline: “He’s here every Saturday without fail. He joins our kitchen session, learns the prayers – this isn’t a gimmick.”
A family friend added: “Bobby had a difficult life. His mum dying left a mark on him, as it would.
“Hare Krishna is somewhere he seeks solace. It might seem strange, but for him, it works.”
Last year, The Sun published images of Bobby joining in cha-cha-chanting at a Hare Krishna gathering on Oxford Street, where he was even seen handing out leaflets.
Bobby said of the movement: “I’ve had the blessing of meeting some incredible devotees who have really taken me under the wing and been really merciful upon me.
“And they are just the most beautiful, happy, content, smart, intelligent people.”
Bobby Brazier has risen through the ranks to become a well known face on British TV.
As the son of Jade Goody and Jeff Brazier, he has been well-known amongst the public from a young age.
Bobby first embarked on a showbiz career when he was just 16-years old when he started modelling.
The star made his catwalk debut in 2020 at Milan Fashion Week, but it wasn’t long before he had his eyes on a TV career.
He shot to prominence in 2022 when he was cast as Freddie Slater in EastEnders.
The incredibly acting skills displayed on screen earned him the National Television Award in the ‘Rising Star’ category.
His famous dad was in tears as Bobby accepted the award on stage in front of the likes of Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond.
It wasn’t long before BBC bosses wanted him to take part in the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing.
He clearly impressed the viewers with his dancing skills as he made the grand final and was a runner-up.
Since then, viewers were delighted when he returned to his role in the long-running BBC One soap.
An EastEnders spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that Bobby Brazier will be leaving EastEnders, and we wish him all the best for the future.”
A telly insider revealed: “Bosses had a meeting with Bobby only recently as they had a plan in mind for a storyline, and it just so happened that Bobby was also thinking that now was the right time to look for other opportunities outside the show.
“The timing of the decision worked for both, but his final scenes are not for a while yet.
“The character has had a great run, but the time is now right for Bobby to look for other opportunities, and for EastEnders to wave goodbye to Freddie Slater.”
A dad who is gearing up for a summer getaway with pals has sparked furious debate as he plans to leave his young son home alone in the middle of the night
15:46, 10 Jun 2025Updated 15:55, 10 Jun 2025
The dad’s travel plans have sparked anger with parents (stock photo)(Image: undefined via Getty Images)
Parenting is full of endless time pinches and juggling never-ending to-do lists, and sometimes you’re caught in a conundrum on who is going to look after the kids while you’re out and about.
One couple are in a heated argument over this man’s situation, however, as they can’t agree on whether it’s acceptable to leave their young son at home unattended while they head to the airport.
The exasperated mum took to Mumsnet to share her frustration at her husband, explaining: “Me and hubby are have a little disagreement about leaving our child home alone for an airport run.
“For context, child is 10 and an overall sensible child, very well behaved and a great sleeper in general. DH [darling husband] and friends are off on a short trip next weekend and need to leave for the airport at 4am.
“He says leave [our son] in bed because I’ll be back in 45mins (1hr max). I’d planned on getting him up and putting him in the car in his dressing gown, but everyone thinks that’s silly.”
The mum added that her little lad “doesn’t care” about being left alone in the house but will “ultimately do as told”. She then asked whether she was being “unreasonable” by waking him up and bringing him along for the car journey.
Other parents were quick to wade in on the debate, with most in agreement that the boy shouldn’t be left home alone. One commenter bluntly wrote: “I wouldn’t be leaving my 10 year old alone at 4am nor would I be getting him up out of bed. Tell him to book a taxi.”
The mum explained that the little boy is happy to stay at home alone (stock photo)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Meanwhile, another said: “Well, obviously you can’t give your husband a lift, and any sensible person wouldn’t even ask at that time. Just tell him to book a cab – it’s clearly not a long trip to the airport anyway.”
Other mums were more sympathetic on the issue, with one stating: “I think this is OK actually although I can see I’m in a minority.”
Some pointed out that while the journey seems quick, the mum could face delays driving back. One parent commented: “I wouldn’t leave him home alone…what if something happens to you or you’re delayed? Or he wakes up and is confused? Dressing gown in the back of the car for a one off early morning is fine…”
And another added: “No. And the danger probably isn’t that something would happen to your child. It’s that something could happen to you to prevent you coming back within that timeframe.”
The online debate comes as many parents have been left wondering what the legal age is for children to be left home alone as the summer holidays come up. Helen Westerman, the NSPCC’s head of local campaigns, explained: “A child who doesn’t feel comfortable shouldn’t be left alone.”
She said this is why making a universal legal age is impractical, as some children, albeit the same age, have different levels of maturity.
Ms Westerman emphasises the important point that babies and very young children should never be left unattended, not even for short periods, regardless of whether they are asleep or awake. She added: “Children under the age of 12 are rarely mature enough to cope in an emergency and should not be left at home alone for a long period.”
The charity also warns against leaving children under 16 alone overnight and reminds parents to consider any additional needs a child may have when deciding whether to leave them at home alone or with an older sibling.
DENTIST Matt Vogt is determined to extract as much joy as possible from his emotional homecoming, as he makes his US Open debut just a couple of months after losing his father to cancer.
The fact that the tournament is being played at Oakmont in Pennsylvania – where Vogt caddied for six years as a youngster before earning a college scholarship – makes the event even more poignant.
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Matt Vogt is a full-time dentistCredit: INSTAGRAM @thedentistsatgc
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He will tee it up at the US Open golf major for the first timeCredit: AP
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Vogt will go up against giants of the sport like Rory McIlroy and Scottie SchefflerCredit: Getty
Vogt, 34, was born and brought up a few miles from Oakmont.
So he is guaranteed plenty of support this week, especially as TV stations in the US have been portraying his story as a modern-day fairytale.
At 6ft 6in, the big-hitting amateur will not be hard to spot.
And he expects to experience an emotional roller-coaster over the next few days.
Back-to-back 68s at Wine Valley in Washington saw him finish ahead of plenty of seasoned PGA Tour players.
So he has plenty of game, despite the fact he has never even considered turning professional himself.
Vogt alternated between smiling broadly and fighting back tears, as he explained what it meant to be teeing off in a Major championship just a few yards away from where he used to hang out in the caddyshack.
He commented: “Oh, wow. Oh my goodness. I don’t know where to start.
“I just hope that what has happened to me will be an inspiration to anyone who is going through a tough time, wondering when the next good thing will happen.
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“I think everyone knows about my dad’s passing, and it’s bound to be on my mind a lot this week, especially with it being Father’s Day on Sunday.
“Even walking up the ninth fairway today after signing some autographs for some little kids – which was pretty awesome, by the way – I kind of looked up and thought about it.
“Anyone who’s lost a parent, you feel these brief spurts of emotion, from time to time.
“He had colon cancer. I wear the blue ribbon for that, and I say a prayer every night for people who have been affected by cancer.
“It’s a horrible, horrible thing. He got that diagnosis last year, and it wasn’t good.
“Over the past few months before his passing, you could see it was starting to take a toll. So it’s emotional, but honestly, I know he’s in a better place.
“He was beginning to suffer, and that’s something no one ever wants to see.
“Although I wish he was still here with us, there’s a sense of peace among our family. And I hope he’s at peace as well, because it was hard.
“And for me, I have a 15-month-old daughter now, and the last few months, I feel like in a way I’ve gone from a boy to a man, and like matured as a person and as a dad.”
Vogt, who has played in the US Amateur and Mid-Amateur golf tournaments, has been inundated with good luck messages from his patients, fellow dentists, other players – and the local caddies, who are all rooting for him.
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Vogt knows he will have plenty of colleagues rooting for himCredit: INSTAGRAM @thedentistsatgc
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He admitted it will be an emotional week after losing his dad to cancerCredit: AP
Now, ahead of the release of a new book David has written on his family’s ordeal, the 38-year-old has recalled his battle to free his mum.
Speaking to The Sunday Times, David said reading about the decades-long abuse of Gisèle Pelicot by her husband and dozens of other men gave him flashbacks to the own suffering his mum experienced.
He explained: “It highlighted the normality of these men in our society.
“My dad was not a monster. He was deeply complex.
“If society labels them monsters, it’s washing its hands of how they are created.”
After Sally was jailed, David began to unearth chilling details about how his dad had subjected Sally to decades of domestic abuse – keeping it hidden from him and his brother James.
They discovered how their mum had been dragged down stairs, been raped by Richard on a family holiday to Los Angeles, and had attempted suicide at age 21.
My wife threatened me with a knife & beat me with bottles
Sally had been subject to coercive control – a pattern of abuse where someone is made to feel dependent, isolated, or scared.
She was even forced to hand over her salary throughout her painful ordeal.
These discoveries prompted David to begin years of ardent campaigning, eventually leading to an appeal which reduced her conviction to manslaughter.
Helped by a law passed in 2015 which recognised psychological manipulation as a form of domestic abuse, Sally walked free from HMP Send, Surrey, in 2019.
The landmark case saw Sally’s murder conviction quashed due to new psychiatric evidence, with her final sentencing acknowledging the impact that years of controlling abuse had on her.
As a result, roughly three thousands murder convictions are being reassessed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to factor in examples of coercive control – with at least five cases having been reopened.
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David fought relentlessly for years to appeal Sally’s murder convictionCredit: PA:Press Association
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Richard had subjected Sally to coercive control for decades
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Sally’s conviction was eventually quashed in 2019, following an appealCredit: PA:Press Association
In his new book, The Unthinkable: A Story of Control, Violence and My Mother, due to be released on Thursday, David showcases his struggle to come to terms with his father’s abuse, and how it’s affecting his life even now.
David also highlights how more needs to be done to protect victims of coercive control.
Speaking on the BBC show Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg about how his dad’s abuse had become “normalised” in their family home, David explained how he “couldn’t understand” at first how his mum had murdered Richard.
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He said: “She’d done the worst act anyone possibly could do. [She] took away my father.”
Following the change in the law regarding coercive control, David, now a domestic abuse campaigner, said he finally had a way to describe the “insidious nature” of his dad.
David added that not having a name for the abuse had “robbed us of our right to have an ability to protect ourselves.”
He explained that he had to dig up his past in order to “find the child” he had left behind.
David continued: “But I knew I was born into this world with a gut feeling that [there was] something inherently bad about my father, and I never knew why.
“I normalised the coercion and control in my home, this life of servitude that my mother lived under… sexual violence was routine.”
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Richard and Sally had married in 1979Credit: Courtesy of the Challen Family
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Sally with her two sons, James and David, on her first day home after her release
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Richard with the couple’s two sonsCredit: Courtesy of the Challen Family
She had suffered decades of coercive control by her husband, which David said had become “normalised” within the family home in the wealthy suburban village of Claygate in Surrey.
David, now a domestic abuse campaigner, has now written a book, called The Unthinkable, about the family’s experiences, and said more needs to be done to protect victims.
“I couldn’t understand it, but I knew something had been rolling… something was happening and I just didn’t have the words.”
David Challen spoke to Laura Kuenssberg ahead of the release of his book
A law passed in 2015, which recognises psychological manipulation as a form of domestic abuse, helped secure Mrs Challen’s release from prison after she had been jailed for life for murder in 2011.
Coercive control describes a pattern of behaviour by an abuser to harm, punish or frighten their victim and became a criminal offence in England and Wales in December 2015.
Family handout
From the outside, the family appeared happy – but his mother’s abuse had become “normalised”, David said
David said this description had set him and his mother “free”.
“It gave us a language to describe what was going on in that home, to describe the insidious nature that is mostly non-physical violence,” he said.
Not having a name for the abuse had “robbed us of our right to have an ability to protect ourselves,” he added.
He now uses his experience of “intergenerational trauma” to help others, with a book telling the family’s story being released on Thursday.
Family handout
David said he always knew there was something wrong at home
“I buried my childhood with my father, so I had to dig up the past to find the child I had left behind,” he said.
“It was the child that I always hid because I didn’t know how he experienced that world.
“But I knew I was born into this world with a gut feeling that [there was] something inherently bad about my father, and I never knew why.
“I normalised the coercion and control in my home, this life of servitude that my mother lived under… sexual violence was routine.”
If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this article, help and support is available via the BBC Action Line.
He said he wrote the book to “give voice to what it’s like to grow up in a home where domestic abuse wasn’t the word – it was coercive control and it didn’t appear on my TV screens”.
But, a decade on, “we’re not tackling it enough”, he added.
“I continue to speak out because I don’t want these events to happen again.”
Crews have scoured the dam since yesterday afternoonCredit: Ben Lack
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The teen had been enjoying a half-term walk with her dad when she vanishedCredit: Ben Lack
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Family told how the youngster had a “really bright future”Credit: Ben Lack
A cordon was put in place at the reservoir in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, after cops were called at around 1.20pm on Wednesday.
Search teams worked around the clock in an attempt to find the youngster, with two RIBs (rigid inflatable boats) spotted at the site this morning.
The teenager, from Halifax, had been posing for pictures with her dad when she tragically fell into the 140ft-deep water.
It is understood she hit the water after falling roughly 30ft from the parapet of the dam.
Local resident Sue Ferris helped comfort the girl’s family, who told her that the youngster had a “bright future“.
The 80-year-old said: “She had just got into grammar school, they told me.
“She wanted to walk round the reservoir with her dad because it was half term, but the rest of the family didn’t want to go.
“It was just dad and daughter at the reservoir when she fell in. The rest of the family came after the accident.
“Dad had been taking photographs, according to a witness, and he also heard dad screaming and shouting her name after she fell in – but he did not go into the water.
“He had some kind of heart problem and was clutching his chest soon afterwards and was taken away by ambulance.
Major search underway after girl falls into huge dam lake as cops launch hunt
“They were very proud of her. She had a really bright future.”
Mrs Ferris, who has lived in the same house overlooking the reservoir for 20 years, slammed officials for a buoyancy aids around the water.
She added: “It is disgraceful that there are no life rings anywhere on the parapet.
“Yorkshire Water added the white metal railings on top of the stone structure some years ago now.
“But it only adds about half a foot to the barrier height and actually helps people to climb onto the wall.
“It gives them something to grip on to.
“All it is doing is helping people to stand on the wall.”
Four West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews were sent out to the dam on Wednesday, assisted by Littleborough crew.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service also confirmed they sent officers from their Hazardous Area Response Team.
Speaking on Wednesday, a West Yorkshire police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 1.17pm this afternoon police were called to a report a girl had fallen into water at Baitings Dam near Ripponden.
“Emergency services are currently on the scene, with searches ongoing to locate the girl.”
THE horrified wife of the Liverpool parade suspect was said to have only found out about the chaotic rampage when she saw her car on TV.
A 53-year-old suspect, a white British dad of three, remains in custody after cops weregranted more time to quiz him.
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Footage has revealed the moment a man was removed from his car by cops following the terrifying ‘rampage’Credit: BBC
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The car driving through the parade just moments before colliding with fansCredit: Facebook
Neighbours of the suspect said he was “quiet” and “didn’t go out partying”.
He is believed to be a business man who ran a now-dissolved firm.
Yesterday a neighbour in the city’s West Derby suburb revealed the suspect’s wife’s shock “when she saw her car on the TV news”.
The neighbour added: “The wife is a really nice woman and they have children.
“No one can believe this has happened.
“She first realised when she saw it was her car on the telly, when she saw it being driven at the parade.
“The normal police cars turned up at teatime then Matrix vans turned up later that night.
“Everyone’s just in shock. I genuinely don’t know what’s happened.
“They seem like a nice family.”
The neighbour described the suspect as a “regular family man” and a “bit of a complainer”, adding: “I wish I knew more.”
Vans from elite police unit Matrix have been at the £250,000 four-bed house since Monday’s incident.
Police confirmed yesterday the number of injured had risen from 65 to 79, including at least four children.
Seven people remained in hospital in a stable condition.
The driver was arrested on Monday at the scene — in Water Street — on suspicion of attempted murder, driving while unfit through drugs, and dangerous driving.
Police have until today to either bring charges, release him, or apply for a further extension.
They were scouring the dashcam content and CCTV to piece together the driver’s movements.
Officers believe he gained access to the packed street, which had been blocked off, by tailgating an ambulance as paramedics entered to treat a man suspected of suffering a heart attack.
EASTENDERS star Molly Rainford is a familiar face on telly after landing a role as Queen Vic’s pretty barmaid.
The star has won a legion of fans playing Anna, the daughter of Cindy Beale.
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Molly Rainford is a regular on our TV screensCredit: AFP
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She is currently a regular in EastEnders, playing Anna Knight – pictured with Colin Salmon and Michelle Collins playing her onscreen parentsCredit: BBC
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Molly met her boyfriend Tyler West when they both starred in StrictlyCredit: PA
But talented Molly has been working in showbiz for over a decade, and first shot to fame as a finalist on the sixth series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2012.
Molly became BGT’s youngest-ever finalist at the time, at age 11 performing Ave Maria in the final and finishing sixth.
After finishing school, Molly went on to star in the lead role in CBBC series Nova Jones and released two EPs, including her single Commitment.
It set her on the path to stardom and she continued to win big opportunties.
Talented singer Molly played the lead in Nova Jones, in the CBBC comedy about the life and adventures of a galactic pop star.
She later joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2022 and came runner up with dance partner Carlos Gu.
And talent runs in Molly’s family.
She grew up in Essex living with her dad Dave Rainford and mum Sarah.
David is a former Chelmsford City FC midfielder and was an assistant football manager.
He started at Colchester United and returned to the team during his senior career in 1997.
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He also played for Slough Town, Heybridge Swifts, Bishop’s Stortford and AFC Hornchurch.
From 2012 to 2013, Dave was assistant manager for Chelmsford City after joining the team in 2008, and he now works for the Premier League in a top job.
Some EastEnders fans have just figured out who her famous dad is, and took to Reddit to discuss it.
“That’s a lot of nepotism,” one said.
Another rushed to defend Molly, writing: “None of it is nepotism – it isn’t family connections that have helped her out she was just lucky enough to have been given a massive opportunity at a young age.”
One more said: “You keep believing that, you’re telling me she got into eastenders for her acting talent?! Everyone knows it’s her dad that helped.”
DO you know someone who should be crowned Britain’s best dad?
To celebrate Father’s Day on June 15, we are launching a search for the bravest, kindest or most devoted dad out there.
Perhaps you know a real-life superhero who is always helping others, or maybe a superstar who has raised a fortune for charity.
The one lucky winner will be showered with nearly £7,000 worth of fantastic prizes, including four tickets worth £1,000 in total to the star-studded Butlin’s Big Weekender music festival this summer, where the headline acts include Chesney Hawkes, Blue and Billy Ocean.
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On top of that, Britain’s top pop will be spoiled rotten with a £500 relaxing trip to Celtic Manor hotel in Newport — with dinner, bed and breakfast for two and a round of golf all thrown in for good measure.
We are also giving away a £700 stay in a luxury safari Tent at Lovat Parks in Cornwall or the New Forest.
Also up for grabs are four tickets to the spooktacular Shocktober Fest, Europe’s largest Scream Park held in Sussex this Halloween — worth £150 each.
And there is a family set of four Micro Scooters to be won, worth £1,000, along with a £1,200 home technology upgrade from Netgear, £400 of fabulous Rock Face men’s grooming products, a £149.99 top-of-the-range Instant Pot Grind and Brew coffee machine, family-sized multi-cooker worth £250, a brand new Char-Broil gas barbecue worth £665 and the Vax SpotWash Home pet and car cleaning kit, worth £220.
To win the lot, tell us why your dad, or someone you love just like a father, deserves all these prizes!
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Email s[email protected] with “Dad Idol” in the subject line telling us why you believe he is a super dad.
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A CONFUSED dad has been left stumped by his 10-year-old son’s maths homework with the internet dubbing it ‘absolutely bonkers.’
The father took to Reddit after being left puzzled by a multiple choice question given to his primary school-aged child.
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Can you work out the primary school maths problem?Credit: Reddit
While there are four different “answers” to choose from, the concerned dad noted there “must be missing something” from the equation – as none of the options appeared to be correct.
“This particular question was in my son’s math homework from the other day,” he wrote.
“They reviewed the answers in class today and apparently the answer was A.”
The question that has him, and everyone else, scratching their heads was this: Kayla has 18 bottles of bubbles. She wants to give two bottles to each of her six friends. How many bottles will she have left over?
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Children then had the option of four expressions and were challenged to identify the one that “solves the problem”.
It read: A) (18 divide 2) divide 6, B) (18 divide 2) + 6, C) (18 x 2) – 6, or D) (18 x 2) + 6.
But as the dad – who said he was “curious how they came to this answer” – pointed out, “none of the options seemed right as I was expecting it to be 18 – (6 × 2)”.
Some people rushed to the comments section to try and work out the answer, but most agreed there was an issue with the options provided with describing it as ‘absolutely bonkers’.
“I think it’s more likely a typo or misprint. If they swapped the subtraction and multiplication sign and moved the parentheses on answer choice C, then: (18 x 2) – 6 could become 18 – (2 x 6),” one said.
“You’re correct, the teacher is wrong. If you simplify A, you get 1.5 which doesn’t make any sense in the context of the problem,” mused another.
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While one simply said: “Seems that A is wrong to me too.”
Some tried to make it work, but struggled.
“Really twisting my brain here to make sense of A being correct, but here goes: if you divide 18 bottles by 2 you get 9 bottles in two separate piles. Now give one bottle from each pile to all 6 friends. The result would be 3 bottles leftover in two separate piles, or 6 leftover bottles total. Gymnastics,” declared one.
“A, if they are supposed to use Euclidean divisions (18/2 = she has 9 batches of 2, 9/6 => 1 and remainder is 3),” tried another.
While one described it as “bad logic”, but gave it a stab anyway.
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“This is the only way I can get any of the answer choices (and it is A) – I’m not saying it’s correct, only wanted to explain their (wrong) logic:
“She’s splitting the 18 bottles into sets of 2, that’s 18 / 2. Then, she’s splitting those sets of 2 among her 6 friends.
“That’s why you divide by 6 next. That leaves you with A. But as everyone here has said, you and your son are correct. The worksheet is wrong.”
Eventually, the child decided to expose the issue with the question, writing: “None, 18 – (6 x 2).”
The father later returned to update everyone, stating “the worksheet is indeed wrong”.
“I did talk with the teacher and they went over it in class together. The teacher mentioned none of the answers were right and what my son came up with was correct,” he shared.
This article was originally published on News.com.au and has been republished here with permission.
Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, got an A-list round of applause online after she graduated Friday with honors from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts.
“Congratulations!! World is yours!!” actor Michael B. Jordan wrote on Natalia’s Instagram post while “Euphoria” actor Storm Reid shouted out, “gorg nani! proud of you.”
Jennifer Garner left hearts and clapping hands on the model’s post while Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mom, wrote, “Congratulations you make us all proud.”
“Gooo Nani Boo! So incredibly proud of you!!” singer Ciara wrote, ending her comment with a series of red hearts.
“Brava,” declared filmmaker Ava DuVernay. Eudoxie Bridges, the model and philanthropist who’s married to Ludacris, said, “Congratulations, beautiful.”
Writer-podcaster Jay Shetty, U.S. Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin, reality star Kyle Richards, model Lily Aldridge and actor Lily Collins all offered kudos, with American fashion designer Solange Franklin Reed saying she was “so proud” of Bryant.
“Omgg! It IS YOUUU! Congrats my beautiful babyy!” Kimora Lee Simmons gushed. “My smart intelligent beautiful girl,” La La Anthony wrote.
“We’re so proud of you @nataliabryant!” proud mama Vanessa Bryant wrote in her caption of a photo of Natalia Bryant sitting by a fountain on the USC campus.
The 22-year-old attended the university’s main graduation ceremony Thursday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, according to pictures on her mom’s Instagram. Friday afternoon she collected her diploma when she walked in the film school’s graduation.
Her diploma was presented by Jeanie Buss, daughter of late Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who drafted Kobe Bryant straight out of high school when he was only 17.
For the Friday ceremony, Natalia Bryant wore a cream-colored, long-sleeve, high-neck minidress set off by a custom cardinal-and-gold stole, which featured her father’s sheath logo and acknowledged her cum laude status and membership in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. On the back of the neck, “Thank You Mom & Dad” was embroidered on the stole.
Natalia Bryant was only 17 years old when her dad Kobe, 41, and sister Gianna,13, died on a foggy Sunday in January 2020 as the helicopter they were riding in crashed into a Calabasas hillside. Sister Bianka was 3 years old and sister Capri was 7 months old.
THE distraught father of drugs charge teenager Bella Culley has vowed to stand by his daughter – amid new fears Far East drugs gangs are targeting British backpackers.
Bella, 18, is on remand in a grim jail following her arrest in Georgia’s Tbilisi airport with a suitcase of cannabis after going missing 4,000 miles away in Thailand.
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Bella’s dad Niel, who flew to Tbilisi last week, told The Sun he ‘will be here for as long as it takes’Credit: Paul Edwards
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Bella revealed in court that she was ‘in love’ with a mystery man and that she is pregnantCredit: Facebook
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Niel and Bella’s aunt Kerry Culley pictured after their meeting with Bella’s lawyer La ToduaCredit: Paul Edwards
Bella’s flight took off from the same Bangkok airport within hours of another pretty British trafficking suspect arrested with £1.2 million of a cannabis-related drug in Sri Lanka.
Former air stewardess Charlotte May Lee, 21, was in a gruesome Sri Lankan jail cell last night awaiting a court appearance.
Their arrests have sparked fears that Thai gangs may be hoodwinking vulnerable British backpackers into ferrying their drugs after a crackdown on postal trafficking.
Bella was facing at least nine months on remand in a grim Soviet-era jail alongside hardened criminals.
She had joked online of “Bonnie and Clyde” hijinks while showing off cash wads in the Far East and was pictured smoking a spliff.
Bella’s family from Billingham, County Durham are convinced she was preyed upon after flying to the Far East to party with a mystery man feared to have hooked her up with drugs runners.
Her dad Niel – a Vietnam-based oil rig electrician – flew to Tbilisi last week desperate for answers after tearful Bella told a court that she was pregnant.
But he has yet to meet his daughter within the drab confines of No5 Women’s Penitentiary on the outskirts of the Georgian capital and remains baffled by her plight.
Asked about his plans after arriving in Tbilisi, Mr Culley, 49, told The Sun today: “I can’t say anything but I will be here for as long as it takes.
“I obviously have no experience in dealing with situations like this and it’s very difficult.”
Pregnant ‘smuggler’ Bella Culley faces raising her child in grim ex-Soviet prison
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Bella from Billingham, County Durham, was seen in court in Tbilisi after being detained on suspicion of carrying 14kg of cannabisCredit: East2West
Appearing shaky as he puffed on a cigarette, the anxious dad at one point appeared ready to make a statement when asked how his daughter was bearing up in prison.
But he broke off to confer with Bella’s aunt Kerrie Culley – who is supporting him in Georgia – and returned shaking his head.
He added: “I’m being advised by the British Embassy and can’t comment at the moment.
“But that may change in the future depending on what happens.”
Fears are growing that a Thai drugs gang is preying on British backpackers this summer as Charlotte became the second Brit flying out of Bangkok to be arrested within days.
She was detained at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka on Monday – the day after Bella’s arrest – where police say she had a huge stash of kush – a synthetic strain of cannabis.
Charlotte from Chipstead, Surrey was last night locked in a cell with 20 other prisoners with barely room to lie down as she awaited a court hearing.
Bella took off first from Bangkok on a 20-hour flight via Sharjah in the UAE to Georgia while Charlotte left later on a three-hour direct flight to Sri Lanka.
Both girls departed from the Thai capital during the Royal Ploughing Ceremony weekend – one of the busiest festivals of the year when airports are crammed with tourists.
It is believed to have provided a prime opportunity for traffickers to operate mules – particularly attractive young Britons who arouse less suspicion.
The two arrests follow a huge crackdown on smugglers sending cannabis to the UK by post.
A joint operation by both countries has seen a 90 per cent in reduction in the drug being mailed to Britain since last year.
It suggests Thai gangs may now be reverting to using drug mules to ship their products instead – and targeting British backpackers.
Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022 which sparked a massive rise in the narcotic being posted to Britain.
The law change allowed traffickers to hoodwink trippers into believing transporting it was legal.
Thai checks of mail being shipped stopped 1.5 tonnes in the first quarter of this year – a 90 percent drop in the illicit cargo – in a drive which frustrated the gangs.
Some 800 people including 50 British nationals have been arrested in Thailand for attempted smuggling since July 2024 with over nine tonnes of cannabis seized.
Retired Georgian police chief General Jemal Janashia voiced concerns that backpackers were being targeted yesterday.
He said: “The fact that two young British women have taken off with large quantities of drugs from the same airport will interest investigators.
“They will be concerned about the possibility of a link and that Thai gangs may be attempting to recruit vulnerable British travellers.
“After the crackdown on postal drug deliveries, the Thai cartel are seeking new routes and Georgia does look like an attractive middle transit point.
“It’s relatively close, and easy to reach Europe and is visa free to European travellers.”
He added: “I feel sorry for this woman because she was clearly used and manipulated. She’s 18, she’s a foreigner, pregnant.
“All of this indicates that she was chosen deliberately, chosen carefully, she was studied.
“Whoever chose her, they knew what they were doing.”
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A female prison near Tbilsi, Georgia where suspected Brit drug mule Bella Culley is being heldCredit: .
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The exterior of Tbilisi Prison No.5, which is Georgia’s only female prisonCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who saved a penalty from Omar Marmoush, dedicates the Eagles’ FA Cup final win to his late father who died last year.
The rock band Foo Fighters has let go of drummer Josh Freese, according to a note from the veteran percussionist.
“The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer,’” Freese wrote on Instagram. “No reason was given. … Regardless, I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on and off stage, and I support whatever they feel is best for the band. In my 40 years of drumming professionally, I’ve never been let go from a band, so while I’m not angry — just a bit shocked and disappointed. But as most of you know I’ve always worked freelance and bounced between bands so, I’m fine.”
“Stay tuned for my ‘Top 10 possible reasons Josh got booted from the Foo Fighters’ list,” he joked.
A representative for the band confirmed the departure but declined to comment.
Freese is a session veteran who first came to prominence in the SoCal punk band the Vandals, and later went on to play in Guns N’ Roses, A Perfect Circle and Devo before joining Foo Fighters in 2023. He won the high-profile job after the death of beloved Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The band previously celebrated Hawkins in a moving tribute concert in 2022, which included Hawkins’ then-16-year-old son Shane drumming in his dad’s place on “My Hero.” More recently, singer Dave Grohl appeared with his former Nirvana bandmate, bassist Krist Novoselic, to perform at the FireAid benefit concert in Inglewood this year.
The group has not announced a new drummer. Its next scheduled performance is in Singapore on Oct. 4.
Halle Bailey secured a temporary restraining order Tuesday against rapper DDG, alleging that the father of their son Halo was abusive throughout their two-year relationship and has continued to behave badly since they broke up last year.
The “Little Mermaid” star, 25, and the rapper-blogger, 27, whose real name is Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr. split up in October, declaring at the time that they were “still best friends.” Son Halo was born in December 2023 after Bailey worked hard to keep her pregnancy off the radar.
“Throughout our relationship and continuing to date, Darryl has been and continues to be physically, verbally, emotionally, and financially abusive towards me,” she said in court documents reviewed by The Times. “I am seeking orders to protect myself and our son Halo from his ongoing abuse.”
The TRO was granted by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. Bailey indicated in court documents that she was concerned for her safety and that of their son, Halo Saint Granberry, and asked that DDG be ordered to stay away from both of them. No advance notice was given to DDG because Bailey was afraid he would retaliate with violence or by taking Halo out of the area, the documents said.
DDG appeared to find out about the restraining order Tuesday in the middle of a profanity-laden livestream, prompting his co-streamers to decry what appeared to be a phone alert as fake news.
“That can’t even be real,” DDG said, staring at his phone.
He is temporarily prohibited from approaching Bailey and his son or contacting them through any means including electronic.
In her declaration, Bailey accused DDG of “badmouthing” her to his millions of fans on Twitch and YouTube whenever he “wants to cause upset.”
“He claims I am withholding our son and that I am with other men. As a result, I then receive threats and hate on social media. He seems to try to set up drama for his fans. He goes ‘live’ ranting about me and alleges that I am keeping Halo from him. This is false. I have requested a set schedule, which he refuses.”
She also said he frequently calls her “b—” and says she is “evil.” She also detailed one physical altercation from January of this year.
DDG went to Bailey’s house on Jan. 18, she said in the declaration, to pick up Halo. She said she asked DDG when he would return the child and alleged he wouldn’t give her an answer.
“The discussion continued as I walked with him outside to assist to put Halo into the car seat. I was buckling the baby into his seat and physically got into the back seat to adjust the car seat. I had left my front door open and was not even fully dressed as I was not even wearing shoes. Darryl kept repeating ‘Get out of my car, B—.’ Halo was crying.”
Bailey said she was nervous leaving the baby with her agitated ex and repeatedly pleaded with him to stop calling her a b—. Then the argument escalated, she said.
“The next thing I knew, things got physical between us. We fought each other, wrestling and tussling. At one point, Darryl was pulling my hair. He then slammed my face on the steering wheel, causing my tooth to get chipped. I then stopped fighting back as I was in a lot of pain,” Bailey wrote.
“I wanted to get out of the car with Halo but was now stuck. Darryl then said that since I would not leave the baby in the car, he would take me with them. He drove quickly towards his house. When we arrived at his house, I was crying and told his family what happened. I begged his family who were there to help me figure out a schedule with him. They said just leave Halo and go. I left hysterical. I had bruises over my arms and a chipped tooth.”
Bailey also detailed a violent incident on March 7 that ended up with her filing a police report. She and Halo were home sick with RSV when DDG came over to see his son, whom Bailey didn’t want to leave the house because of his illness. That angered DDG, she said, and he started yelling and calling her names.
“He then saw that the Ring camera was recording; he unplugged the Ring camera, opened the side door, and threw the Ring camera out of my home. I went outside to retrieve the Ring camera. He then locked me out of my house,” Bailey said in the declaration.
“I went around the back and came into the house through another entrance. I plugged the camera back in and called my family member for help. With her on the phone line, I repeatedly asked Darryl to please leave. I told him that he was being rude, and I was too sick to deal with him. He would not leave. When he realized that my family member was on the phone line, he became enraged. Around this same time, I noticed that he also saw the Ring camera was back on so he smashed the camera. I have this recorded and will bring the recording to the hearing.”
Halle Bailey and DDG, who share son Halo, broke up last October.
(Scott Garfitt / Invision / Associated Press)
She said DDG then grabbed her phone and hung up on her relative while she managed to get Halo away from him.
“Darryl then ran out of the house with my phone. I followed, begging to please give my phone back. He got into his car and closed the car door on me while I was holding Halo. Darryl then drove off and threw my phone out the window and yelled ‘GO GET IT B—.’ As a result of this incident, I filed a police report.”
Both parties have been ordered to participate in a May 30 mediation teleconference to determine custody or visitation if the two fail to come up with a plan before then using online court tools. A court hearing is scheduled for June 4.
In her Tuesday declaration, Bailey said that their relationship “ended in 2024 because of Darryl’s temper and lack of respect towards me. There have been numerous incidents of physical abuse, even before Halo was born.”
The document contains other alleged acts, including DDG declaring on social media that she was with another man on Mother’s Day. She said she was not, then mentioned that he had riled up his fans so that they accused her online of withholding the child and sleeping with other men. She also said DDG has never paid child support and she has never asked him to do so.
Bailey is also asking the court to allow her to take Halo to Italy for eight weeks while she is filming a movie.
“This is not child-centered,” she said of the conflicts between them, “and Halo is only being used to further his fan base and online presence.”
That’s a far cry from the rosy picture she painted in interviews while they were a couple.
Bailey and DDG first sparked romance rumors in January 2022, then made things red carpet official at the 2022 BET Awards that June. Speaking to Essence in August 2022, Bailey said she had been aware of DDG since 2015 from his YouTube channel. Their relationship began with private messages on social media, she said.
“I grew up being on YouTube and would always see the young Black creators and was constantly inspired by them,” she told the magazine. “He was one of them.”
When the magazine asked Bailey whether she was in love with DDG, she replied, “Yes. For sure I am.”
But shortly after the live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” premiered in May 2023, DDG released the song “Famous.”
In the explicit song, he raps, “Hardest things I did was fall in love with a famous b—.” If that wasn’t enough of a nod to his girlfriend, DDG’s lyrics also seemingly hint at Halle’s Ariel falling for co-star Jonah Hauer-King’s Prince Eric (“Filmin’ a movie now you kissing dudes”) and their time on the press tour (“Why is y’all holdin’ hands in the photo?”).
DDG, and his relationship with Bailey, quickly drew criticism online. One X user slammed DDG and his “embarrassing antics,” while another said “the whole song is the nastiest thing he could’ve done” to his girlfriend.
Amid the backlash, DDG said Halle heard the song, and said, “It’s just music.”
Bailey seemed to recover after that drama. “You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love,” she told Cosmopolitan in September 2023. “But this is my first deep, deep, real love.”
Times staff writers Carlos De Loera and Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this post.
