LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who almost served as a surrogate for a Southern California couple now under investigation by authorities said she backed out after the couple asked her if any of her friends would like to carry a child for them too. The request as well as conflicting information she was getting left the woman, Esperanza, unnerved …
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Questions about surrogacy raised with removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple
The removal of 21 children from the custody of a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family. Surrogacy has no federal regulation, leaving it up to states to set the rules if they choose to allow it. The kids — 15 at the couple’s mansion and six more living elsewhere …
Read More »Are they ‘having an affair’ or just shy? The couple caught on Coldplay’s kiss cam | Massachusetts
It is a moment of shock and mortification in Massachusetts that has transfixed the internet. A camera at a Coldplay concert near Boston sweeps the audience and picks out a canoodling couple. But as they see their image beamed on to the screen the man and woman do not kiss and wave. Instead, their eyes widen in horror and they …
Read More »Chris Martin jokes couple is ‘having an affair’ at Coldplay concert after man ducks on kiss cam
Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, called out a couple who hid their faces after being caught on a kiss camera during a show on Wednesday, saying they looked like they were having an affair. A blond woman and a man with gray hair were spotted embracing on the big screen at Gillette Stadium during the Massachusetts stop of …
Read More »California couple investigated for possible surrogacy scam and child abuse
Twenty-one children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country. Fifteen children were removed from the couple’s opulent home in Arcadia after an abuse allegation in May, and another six living elsewhere were also located, Arcadia police Lt. Kollin Cieadlo said. They range …
Read More »Chip Gaines Defends Having A Gay Couple On New Show
For some quick context, Chip and Joanna — who have been married since 2003, and previously hosted the popular HGTV show Fixer Upper — are devout Christians. Back in 2016, viewers learned that the pastor of their evangelical and mission-based church appeared to be against same-sex marriage. This raised doubts about whether an LGBTQ+ couple would ever feature on Fixer …
Read More »Chip Gaines Addresses Backlash Over Magnolia Network Reality Series Featuring Gay Couple: "Love One Another, It's Not Difficult" – Deadline
Chip Gaines Addresses Backlash Over Magnolia Network Reality Series Featuring Gay Couple: “Love One Another, It’s Not Difficult” Deadline Chip Gaines responds to criticism about ‘Back to the Frontier’ casting CNN Chip and Joanna Gaines’ new show features a same-sex married couple. Some Christians are ‘disappointed’ Yahoo Chip Gaines defends decision to include gay couple on ‘Back to the Frontier’ show NBC News Gay …
Read More »Chip Gaines defends decision to include gay couple on ‘Back to the Frontier’ show
Television personality Chip Gaines defended the inclusion of a same-sex couple in “Back to the Frontier,” a new show featuring him and his wife, Joanna, about families who give up technology and try to live as homesteaders did in the 1800s. The show features married couple Jason Hanna and Joe Riggs and their 10-year-old twin sons, sparking backlash from prominent …
Read More »Chip Gaines defends gay couple on new show after backlash
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Monday, July 14, 2025 The “Fixer Upper” couple discuss how divorce was never an option for them as their new network is soon to launch on July 15, 2021. | Access Hollywood YouTube Screengrab Christian reality TV star Chip Gaines has defended his newest television series, which features a same-sex couple, saying it is …
Read More »Téa Leoni and Tim Daly marry after playing couple on ‘Madam Secretary’
Téa Leoni tea alert: The Madam Secretary star has wed her former screen husband, Tim Daly! Leoni, 59, and Daly, 69, were married Saturday in a small, private ceremony in New York City, Leoni’s publicist confirms to Entertainment Weekly. The couple first met on the set of the CBS political drama Madam Secretary, in which Leoni played Elizabeth McCord, the …
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