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Surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

Surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation

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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California couple investigated for possible surrogacy scam and child abuse

Questions about surrogacy raised with removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple

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 …

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Chip Gaines Defends Having A Gay Couple On New Show

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 …

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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 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 …

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Chip Gaines defends gay couple on new show after backlash

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 …

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Téa Leoni and Tim Daly marry after playing couple on ‘Madam Secretary’

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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