Vanderbilt University told employees to shut down university devices and disconnect from Wi-Fi on Monday as it responded to an active cybersecurity attack.
Vanderbilt Athletics received an alert just after 10 a.m, and the university sent a memo to all staff at 11:26 a.m.
&#8220;We are currently responding to an active cybersecurity incident that may impact university devices, systems and cloud-based services,&#8221; the memo said. &#8220;Our information technology team is actively investigating and working to contain the situation.&#8221;
The university asked all employees to turn off any university-issued devices and remain vigilant for suspicious activity.
Some employees also reported hearing a recorded message on their devices.
&#8220;Make the right choice or rot with the wrong one,&#8221; a voice said in a message received by some Vanderbilt staff members, according to a source.
Laurie Woods, a criminology professor, told the university’s newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler, that the voice message played during her class.
&#8220;I received the message on the computer with about 40 documents that said &#8216;Read Me&#8217; and a verbal message, both of which I shared with students,&#8221; Woods told <a href="https://vanderbilthustler.com/2026/11/09/breaking-vanderbilt-wi-fi-networks-reportedly-hacked-vuit-yet-to-confirm/">The Hustler</a>. &#8220;It is out of our control, so all we can do is make the best of it. On the other hand, it reminds us of the power of internet and AI.&#8221;
Students were urged to continue attending classes despite the disruption. Some services were unavailable, including access to tickets for the Commodores&#8217; upcoming game against the University of Alabama.
The ransomware group BYOD appeared to claim to be behind this attack, per the <a href="https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/11/09/vanderbilt-university-cyberattack-byod/">Nashville Banner</a>.
The same group also claimed responsibility for recent cyberattacks on Michigan State University and the University of New Mexico Health System.
In a message about Vanderbilt, BYOD claimed it had obtained university research data, student and employee records, and more than 1 million Social Security numbers, The Hustler reported. The newspaper said it had not confirmed those claims.
Vanderbilt University officials told the staff to watch out for other signs of an attack and act immediately if something suspicious occurs on a device. The list of suspicious activity the university listed includes:
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<li>Unexpected pop-ups, warnings or security notifications</li>
<li>Unusual changes to files, folders or permissions in OneDrive, Box or other cloud storage platforms</li>
<li>Files that have been unexpectedly moved, deleted, renamed or modified</li>
<li>Unfamiliar applications, messages, or prompts appearing on your device</li>
<li>Unexpected requests to enter passwords, approve authentication requests, or provide login credentials</li>
<li>Any other unexpected or unusual behavior on your device</li>
</ul>
The extent of any data theft remained unclear.
Vanderbilt University has 14,000 students and more than 7,000 faculty and staff members.

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Enes Kanter Freedom spent nearly $15,000 on court-side seats for game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream only for the NBA to step in and kick him out of his seats at State Farm Arena faster than the WNBA hopeful would put up 50 points in his debut.
Just 45 minutes before the game was set to begin, Freedom received a call from NBA Chief Security Officer Leon Newsome, informing him that he was no longer allowed to sit in his seats and was being forced to move to a suite. In exclusive audio obtained by The Daily Wire, Newsome and another NBA official only said that they were concerned about &#8220;safety.&#8221;
&#8220;Based off the concerns that Mr. Freedom raised about his personal safety &#8230; and to address the safety and security of players and the fans, the spectators, the WNBA and arena security — we&#8217;ve arranged a suite for him,&#8221; Newsome told Dr. Chris Leader, the executive director of America First Studios &amp; Productions and a friend of Freedom.
The call marks the first time the NBA has addressed the controversy surrounding Freedom and the WNBA. The NBA, which owns 42% of the WNBA, has propped up the women&#8217;s league financially since its first season in 1997.
Newsome defended the decision force Freedom and his group out of their seats by mentioning how Freedom was kicked out of a WNBA arena in Chicago earlier this year after a Chicago Sky player yelled at him over his support for Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham and his advocacy for keeping men out of women&#8217;s sports. Newsome also claimed that Freedom was &#8220;targeting players.&#8221;
&#8220;The suite is the only available option to Mr. Enes and your group tonight to watch the game tonight,&#8221; the NBA chief security officer said, adding that sitting in the nearly $15,000 court-side seats they had already purchased was &#8220;not an option.&#8221;
&#8220;I guess you guys have to escort us out,&#8221; Freedom told Newsome. &#8220;Goodbye.&#8221;
Freedom was ultimately escorted out of State Farm Arena surrounded by police officers and wasn’t refunded for his court-side tickets.
Freedom believes there&#8217;s an obvious reason behind the debacle. He told The Daily Wire on Monday that the league didn&#8217;t want his &#8220;what is a woman?&#8221; shirt seen around the arena or on television screens. By forcing Freedom to move to a suite, the NBA and WNBA would prevent the 6&#8217;10 former NBA center from being seen by fans.
&#8220;They weren&#8217;t comfortable with his shirt being shown,&#8221; Leader said.
&#8220;Just talked to director of security of the @NBA and they are now banning us from our purchased seats. Shame on 
@WNBA,&#8221; Freedom said right after the incident last week. &#8220;I guess they have to escort me out of the building. Stay tuned.&#8221;
This wasn&#8217;t a surprise appearance for Freedom. He made the announcement he was going to Atlanta days before the game, but wasn&#8217;t denied his tickets till 45 minutes before tipoff.
&#8220;Enes Freedom paid top dollar for court-side seats — not to make a spectacle, but to enjoy the game and show respect for the players,&#8221; Chad Mizelle of America First Studios &amp; Productions told The Daily Wire.
&#8220;The restrictions imposed on Enes raise a serious question: was the NBA focused on security — or on controlling the optics?&#8221; he added.
While Newsome cited Freedom&#8217;s one prior incident at a Chicago Sky game, when he was forcibly removed from the arena, Chicago&#8217;s ban on Freedom doesn&#8217;t apply to State Farm Arena in Atlanta or any other WNBA arenas.
The WNBA hopeful, who declared his intention to enter the draft earlier this year was just informed last week that he, along with former NBA player Royce White, did not qualify to play in the WNBA. The league said that neither Freedom nor White could play in the WNBA because they are &#8220;both men,&#8221; but the league has yet to say how it determines who is a man and who is a woman.
&#8220;She knows what a man is but she can’t define what a woman is,&#8221; Freedom said about WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
Still, Freedom refuses to stay silent on the issue and plans to proceed with his pre-draft preparations.
&#8220;The WNBA can change their rules today. I’m not a psychopath, I&#8217;m a nice guy. If the WNBA added one word to their bylaws, which would define a woman, I would walk into the sunset. Everything can end tomorrow. The ball is in their court,&#8221; he said.
The former NBA star has a long history of standing up for groups who are being targeted, and despite death threats, harassment, and negativity, he finds the positive in the comments he gets from parents who are raising the next generation of women.
&#8220;I have not seen any parent that has a daughter come up to me and say something negative,&#8221; Freedom told The Daily Wire. &#8220;It’s all positive. I’m fighting not just for the now, but for the next generation.&#8221;
And Freedom enjoys the game. He said he loves women&#8217;s sports and wants the WNBA to thrive. The best way to do that, he said, is to keep men out of women’s spaces.
&#8220;I believe in strong women, equal opportunities, and fair competition. These athletes deserve respect, recognition, and a level playing field. Standing up for women’s sports isn’t about hating anyone. It’s about protecting fairness and celebrating the incredible women who inspire the next generation,&#8221; Freedom said.

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A mom accused of killing her two young children has eerie similarities to Lindsay Clancy.
Janette MacAusland allegedly strangled her children in her $1.5 million Massachusetts home, just 40 miles north of where Clancy killed her children, before MacAusland fled to Vermont.
A coroners&#8217; report released on Wednesday revealed the two young children died from intoxication caused by multiple drugs, in addition to asphyxia, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/cause-of-death-for-2-young-children-allegedly-killed-by-acupuncturist-mom-janette-macausland-revealed/">reported</a>.
MacAusland&#8217;s children, 6-year-old Ella and 7-year-old Kai, were found dead in their beds in April. The new report revealed their deaths stemmed from mechanical asphyxia along with “combined effects of substances including zolpidem, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and lorazepam,” per the <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/metro/wellesley-macausland-murders-cause-of-death/">Boston Globe</a>.
Acetaminophen and ibuprofen are common pain killers, Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia, and lorazepam is used to treat anxiety.
The coroners&#8217; report comes just days after 49-year-old MacAusland was indicted on first-degree murder charges.
MacAusland, who works in acupuncture, went to her aunt’s house in Vermont after allegedly killing her kids. She showed up in a “hysterical state” covered in blood with a huge gash on her neck, per court documents obtained by WCAX.
MacAusland told her aunt that she murdered her kids and then thought about jumping off a bridge but couldn’t bring herself to do it, according to a statement her aunt provided to authorities, per the Post. She also allegedly admitted to the killings when cops arrived at the Vermont home.
&#8220;I strangled them and then I tried to kill myself,&#8221; Janette told cops, according to court documents.
Similarly, Clancy admitted to killing her children in January of 2023 before slashing her wrists and jumping out of a window. Clancy claimed she was suffering from postpartum psychosis and therefore not responsible for the slayings. Her trial ended in a mistrial in September after one juror refused to go along with the other 11 jurors and find Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity.
MacAusland is being held without bond at the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center in Chicopee, Massachusetts, about two hours from where Clancy’s trial took place earlier this year.
MacAusland&#8217;s arraignment at Norfolk Superior Court is set for November 3.
If found guilty, she faces life in prison without parole.

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ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Dancing With the Stars&#8221; turned &#8220;Dedication Night&#8221; into a family affair Tuesday, as &#8220;Bachelor&#8221; star Tyler Cameron and his fiancée, Tate Madden, announced they were expecting their first child, then celebrated with a live gender reveal.
Cameron and his pro partner, Sharna Burgess, performed an emotional contemporary dance dedicated to &#8220;mothers everywhere.&#8221;
The pair danced to Ed Sheeran’s &#8220;Supermarket Flowers&#8221; as an audio recording of Cameron reading a letter to his late mom, Andrea, played.
&#8220;You would have loved the woman I’m going to marry,&#8221; Cameron said. &#8220;All the things that made you special, I found in her.&#8221;
Toward the end of the recording, Cameron revealed that he and Madden were expecting. Madden, dressed in a pale pink sparkly ensemble, joined the dance, twirling across the floor and revealing her baby bump.
&#8220;She’s going to be the most incredible mama just like you, and we are going to have a baby. I can’t believe I&#8217;m going to be a dad.&#8221;
Cameron lifted Madden above his head and spun her around with her &#8220;belly up to the heavens,&#8221; as judge Derek Hough described the move, before ending the dance with his hands on her bump.
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Once the applause settled, host Alfonso Ribeiro told the audience the couple had agreed to a live gender reveal on the show. After an enthusiastic countdown, pink confetti filled the ballroom signaling the pair would welcome a baby girl next year.
Madden was in tears and speechless in the moment, but later told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMOxFO0xUV8">Extra</a> that Cameron was going to be the best girl dad.
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&#8220;The thought of him with her… it could make me cry all over again,&#8221; Madden said. &#8220;He’s going to be the most amazing girl dad. I know she is going to be so obsessed with him.&#8221;
Fans had speculated that Madden was pregnant after noticing she was spending less time online and wearing baggier clothing. Madden acknowledged that the oversized T-shirts weren&#8217;t her &#8220;usual attire.&#8221;
She’s nearly five months along in her pregnancy. The mom-to-be told reporters after the performance that she took a pregnancy test the night she and Cameron got engaged earlier this year. The two announced their engagement in August.
&#8220;The night we got back from getting engaged, I took the test,&#8221; Madden told <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/tyler-cameron-found-out-about-baby-right-after-engagement/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe've%20been%20in%20a%20whirlwind%20ever%20since,baby.'%20It%20was%20just%20an%20amazing%20moment.%E2%80%9D">US Weekly</a>.
Cameron had to miss the first ultrasound because his &#8220;Dancing With the Stars&#8221; run was kicking off, and Madden admitted that hiding the pregnancy had gotten difficult over the last month. Still, both said they wouldn’t have changed a thing because they got to share the special moment on &#8220;Dedication Night.&#8221;
&#8220;You helped create such a beautiful moment that we will get to share with our daughter now,&#8221; Cameron said to Madden.

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Spooky season hit one Florida community early after a woman admitted to killing a neighborhood cat and drinking its organs after blending them together like a smoothie, investigators say.
Officials say 21-year-old Juliana Alyssa Brown was arrested Wednesday on one felony count of aggravated animal cruelty causing excessive pain or death after she admitted to holding the cat captive for several days in May 2024 before killing it while her family was on vacation, according to <a href="https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/crime/pasco-woman-killed-cat-blended-drank-organs-animal-cruelty/67-dd36a6e0-9a1f-4a3c-afb3-82e181e11701">10 Tampa Bay News</a>.
Pasco County investigators learned of Brown&#8217;s confession from a mandatory clinical reporter on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to the outlet.
Brown then told investigators that the cat&#8217;s screams of pain caused her to become &#8220;sexually aroused.&#8221; She said the animal survived the stabbing and an attempt to crush it between her legs before she ultimately drowned it in her bathroom, according to the affidavit.
The disturbing account didn&#8217;t end there. After Brown killed the cat, deputies say, she put the animal in her refrigerator to hide its body from family members.
Brown then &#8220;skinned the cat, dissected its organs, placed them in a blender, and drank them,&#8221; according to the affidavit.
&#8220;The defendant told patrol deputies she later decapitated the cat and removed the face off of the head which she held onto for several months after preserving it in alcohol,&#8221; the affidavit stated.
During an interview, Brown showed investigators a Polaroid labeled May 5 depicting a cat skinned from the head down with its organs removed, according to the affidavit. She also showed detectives a photo of the same cat alive on May 3.
Brown also produced a knife she identified as the one used in the attack, pointing to damage from &#8220;hitting the bones,&#8221; according to the affidavit.
Her family confirmed they had been on a vacation in May 2024. Deputies determined that Brown held the cat hostage and killed it between May 3 and May 5 of that year, per the outlet.
Brown also told deputies she had fantasized about killing animals since she was three years old, according to the affidavit.
The deputy who wrote the affidavit requested a high bond for Brown &#8220;due to an enhanced fear of public safety.&#8221;
&#8220;I understand that cruelty to animals is often a precursor for individuals who go on to carry out mass attacks or acts of targeted violence against individuals,&#8221; he wrote.
The Daily Wire has reached out to officials at the Pasco County Sheriff&#8217;s Office for more information.

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Victoria’s Secret model Barbara Palvin returned to the runway Sunday nearly six weeks after giving birth to her first child.
While her quick return has drawn attention online, the 33-year-old supermodel felt ready to strut her stuff, saying “it’s really not that big of a deal” and joking that her job is simply to walk down the runway.
“I’m going to be six weeks postpartum tomorrow, which I think in the U.S. most people have to go back after six weeks,” Palvin told <a href="https://people.com/barbara-palvin-not-big-deal-to-walk-victoria-secret-runway-postpartum-12181563">PEOPLE</a>. “So nothing major here, I’m just doing what every woman does in America.”
Palvin sported a pink slip on the runway for her first look before dazzling in the signature Victoria&#8217;s Secret angel wings and a white corset complete with a train.
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“I’m feeling great. I think it’s very empowering that the Victoria’s Secret team is having me at the show and we’re supporting women,” Palvin said.
Palvin, who is married to former child star Dylan Sprouse, welcomed a little girl, Sylvie, last month, introducing her to the world in a September 28 post captioned, “we took Labor Day seriously this year.”
Models prep for months for the annual fashion show, but Palvin said she didn’t stress about bouncing back after birth. Backstage Sunday, she shared with <a href="https://pagesix.com/2026/10/18/style/barbara-palvin-talks-returning-to-victorias-secret-fashion-show-2026-6-weeks-after-giving-birth/">Page Six</a> how she got show-ready in six weeks.
“Funny enough, my body bounced back — luckily — really quickly, and I think it’s because I’ve never been healthier,” Palvin said.
“During pregnancy, I really wanted to make sure baby girl was healthy, so I only did organic foods. And now postpartum, because I’m breastfeeding, I wanted to make sure I was eating good. So that’s how I prepped: I just let my body heal on its own and did some light exercises, but nothing crazy.”
While baby Sylvie didn&#8217;t make an appearance at the show, Sprouse was in the crowd cheering loudly for his wife.
The Hungarian model described motherhood thus far as a “rollercoaster.”
“It’s been a ride, like a fun one, but also scary. It’s like a roller coaster, I guess,” she said.
Helping matters: the way her husband has taken to fatherhood.
“Dylan’s great. He always wanted to be a dad, and I think he’s amazing as a girl dad,” Palvin said. “I think he was meant to be a girl dad. He didn’t know it before, but he was meant to be one.”
If showing up for each other is the measure of “couple goals,” these two have a pretty good case. Sunday night was no exception.
&#8220;Proud of my missus, jumping right into the vs fashion show post birth,” Sprouse wrote. “Built different. I don&#8217;t know where you find the energy but damn!&#8221;
No slowing down for this family. With the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show behind her, Palvin said she&#8217;s planning a special first Halloween for baby Sylvie.

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In a world where women make content, music, even careers off hating men, country singer Emily Ann Roberts is eager to &#8220;change the narrative.&#8221;
The bubbly &#8220;Whipped&#8221; singer known online as YeeHaw MeeMaw told John Crist on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO-dUpEJWKU">Net Positive</a> podcast that she is over men constantly being ragged on.
&#8220;I personally am so tired of the man hater topic,” Roberts said on the podcast. &#8220;I don’t hate men. I love my husband. I love my dad. I have great uncles. My whole band is just a bunch of boys and they’re my best friends in the whole world.&#8221;
Since finishing as the runner-up on &#8220;The Voice&#8221; back in 2015, Roberts has cut her teeth in Nashville as a songwriter and singer, never forgetting her East Tennessee roots.
She married her high school sweetheart, Chris Sasser, who is often seen on the couple’s social media accounts, including &#8220;<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sasserhouse?lang=en">The Sasser House</a>,&#8221; and she’s never strayed from her strong faith. Marriage and faith are recurring themes in her music, especially in her songs &#8220;Whole Lotta Little&#8221; and &#8220;Find Me A Man,&#8221; which showcase Roberts’ commitment to living a traditional life even in the spotlight.
During her rise in Music City, she’s noticed a pattern of artists coming for men instead of embracing what they bring to society.
&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to make like a guy who comes to my concert. I don&#8217;t want him to leave and be like, &#8216;Golly, I hate myself,'&#8221; Roberts said.
But according to Roberts, that&#8217;s how her brother-in-law felt after attending the 2024 CMT Next Women of Country showcase. He hadn&#8217;t done anything to deserve it, she said, but left feeling beaten down by songs bashing men.
&#8220;He said, &#8216;I think that I feel horrible about being a man,&#8217; and I was like, &#8216;You know what? Can we change the narrative?&#8217; If I was a dude I would think it would be kinda cool for a girl to like hype up her man.&#8221;
There is no shortage of hype in the Sasser house. Between his support for her career and their glimpses of home renovations, crocheting, and gardening, the two make marriage look fun.
Isn’t that the whole point?
&#8220;Do you want your girl to belittle you and make fun of you and act like he’s an idiot all the time?&#8221; Roberts said.
Despite the &#8220;men suck&#8221; mindset plaguing a large part of the country, several celebrities are happy to celebrate their husbands. Taylor Swift, Millie Bobby Brown, Sofia Richie, and Hailey Bieber have all publicly embraced married life.
Roberts knows it&#8217;s harder to write music that is strictly about positivity, but she’ll still choose to lift up her husband, walk the red carpet with him on her arm, and tell the world she’s got a good man.
As a female country singer, she knows her audience is primarily women, but Roberts said playfully that maybe more men would show up to women’s shows if they changed their tune.
&#8220;Maybe more girls would sell to men if girls weren’t being so hateful about men,&#8221; Roberts said with a laugh.
She’ll have plenty of opportunities to put that approach into practice. Her remaining 2026 schedule includes opening dates for country stars Thomas Rhett and Cody Johnson.

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Nick Saban for President?
The greatest football coach of all time has received write-in votes in Alabama for years, but the retired legend doesn&#8217;t sound interested in a run for the White House.
&#8220;Why would I want to get thrown in that briar patch?&#8221; Saban said at the 2026 Nick Saban Legacy Award Presentation in August. &#8220;I like what I’m doing now. I speak, I got businesses, I love being on ESPN. I have a great group of guys to be around every Saturday.&#8221;
But Saban does have something he wants Washington to tackle: the problems facing college sports.
The seven-time national championship coach is pushing for the Protect College Sports Act, arguing that the legislation, like democracy, is imperfect but better than the alternatives.
Saban has been a prominent advocate for the bill in Washington. The legislation would set rules for college athletes&#8217; name, image, and likeness deals, prohibit pay-for-play arrangements, establish a five-year eligibility limit, restrict transfers, and protect Olympic sports.
&#8220;I think a lot of the issues that we have right now could be resolved in this bill if people would get on board with it,&#8221; Saban said.
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The ESPN College GameDay analyst acknowledged that the legislation would not fix everything, but said it would improve the current system.
&#8220;The thing about it is democracy is not perfect, but it’s better than everything else,&#8221; Saban said in August. &#8220;Tell me something better.&#8221;
&#8220;This bill is not perfect, but it’s better than everything else and it’s certainly better than what we have now and probably solves 80% of the problems.&#8221;
Saban argued that opponents should focus on the problems the legislation would solve rather than those it would leave unresolved. The bill has faced opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.
Saban said the bill would be successful if it solves the transfer chaos and controls NIL to some degree.
The bill passed the Senate in late September and now awaits a House vote. Lawmakers remain divided over issues like conference realignment and whether the federal government should intervene to fix the NCAA’s problems.
The legislative calendar presents another hurdle: The House has only 20 legislative days remaining this year.
Saban could have an opportunity to make his case directly to President Donald Trump this weekend in Tuscaloosa. Saban most recently introduced Trump at the University of Alabama’s graduation ceremony in May 2025.
Trump said he plans to attend Alabama’s game against Georgia on Saturday, but weather could complicate his plans. He said Wednesday that Hurricane Isaias will decide whether he goes. The National Weather Service expects the hurricane to bring rain and gusty winds to Tuscaloosa.

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Nick Saban Has A Message For College Sports Reform Critics

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Former &#8220;American Idol&#8221; contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife, Ashley, in their Ohio home in February while their two daughters were in the home.
&#8220;By the way I don’t plan on coming to see you,&#8221; his 12-year-old daughter, Alyssa, wrote in her victim impact statement read in court by Ashley’s mother, Jill Smith.
Flynn, who was convicted last week, maintained his innocence at the sentencing, saying, &#8220;I did not kill my wife.&#8221; He cried as Ashley&#8217;s mother and brother-in-law read his daughters&#8217; letters aloud.
&#8220;Dear Daddy, I don’t even know where to start. How can you do such a thing. I looked up to you and loved you with all of my heart,&#8221; his daughter Ava wrote.
&#8220;Mommy was the perfect person. What did she ever do to make you hate her so much?&#8221;
Both girls addressed their father&#8217;s affair with his former worship partner, Alleigha Botner. Ava called Botner a &#8220;dirty girl,&#8221; and Alyssa wrote that he had thrown everything away for a &#8220;girl who was half your age.&#8221;
Ashley’s sister, Kayla, and her husband, Matt, are raising the two girls along with their own two daughters.
Members of Ashley’s family said in the Ohio courtroom that they had forgiven Flynn and were focused on caring for his daughters.
&#8220;I want to show them what a loving honest and faithful father looks like and what a God-centered servant hearted marriage can be,&#8221; Matt told Flynn.
In his lengthy statement to the family, Flynn asked Matt to care for his daughters and &#8220;love my girls as hard as you know how.&#8221;
Flynn&#8217;s parents asked the judge for mercy, but Judge Jeannine N. Pratt said he could have ended his marriage without killing Ashley.
&#8220;You could have walked away… and left her here on this earth to let her be with the people who need her and love her,&#8221; Pratt said. &#8220;Instead through your greed, your selfishness and your lust… you took Ashley’s life.&#8221;
Pratt also ordered Flynn to pay Ashley&#8217;s parents $20,000 in restitution for funeral expenses.
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Daughter Gives Brutal Parting Shot To Sobbing ‘American Idol’ Killer Sentenced To Life

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A Texas mother shot and killed her 4-year-old daughter after losing a custody battle with the child’s father earlier this week.
Cibelle Savella was supposed to hand over her daughter, Vivian, to her ex-husband, Aaron Savella, Tuesday night, but instead, she killed her little girl before turning the gun on herself. Cibelle died from the injuries a day later.
&#8220;There was a custody hearing earlier today that didn’t go well for the mother,&#8221; Houston Police Lt. Larry Crowson said.
Houston police are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 4-year-old on the third floor of the house, suffering from a gunshot wound. Other people were also inside the home when Cibelle shot her child, KHOU 11 reported. The witnesses heard gunshots and then forced their way into Vivian’s bedroom. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene, per <a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/vivian-savella-mother-dies-houston-murder-suicide/285-e433adfb-9906-4126-b0b6-bea2daf55b2d">KHOU 11</a>.
&#8220;Our family is devastated,&#8221; her family said in a statement released through attorneys Wednesday, adding, &#8220;She was loved without limit by her father, Aaron, and by everyone whose life she touched.&#8221;
The child slaying comes just weeks after Lindsay Clancy&#8217;s triple-murder trial gained nationwide attention before ending in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lindsay-clancy-trial-ends-in-mistrial-after-defenses-hail-mary-attempt">mistrial</a>. Clancy strangled her three young children to death while her husband was out of the house, but she claimed that she was suffering postpartum psychosis.
Clancy also tried to take her own life after killing her kids by slitting her neck and wrists and jumping out of a window, but she survived. The case has resulted in a wave of support for Clancy, mostly from women.
The attorney representing Vivian&#8217;s father told KHOH 11 the family never thought the custody hearing would end in such a tragedy.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been practicing family law for 28 years and have never experienced anything like this,&#8221; Charlotte Rainwater said. &#8220;The family is devastated by this outcome.&#8221;
The attorney added that nothing during the hearings indicated the mother would do the unthinkable to the 4-year-old.
&#8220;And I don’t think anyone in this courtroom on Tuesday contemplated this could be the outcome,&#8221; Rainwater said.
The father, Aaron, was cooperative with the court process and was working &#8220;patiently&#8221; through the custody process before he was granted primary custody of his daughter, per KHOU 11.
Originally from Brazil, Cibelle divorced Aaron in November 2024 after they were married for four years. A custody battle over their daughter then ensued, <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/us-news/texas-mom-shoots-daughter-4-in-murder-suicide-hours-after-losing-custody-battle/">the New York Post</a> reported.
During the Tuesday hearing, Cibelle was banned from speaking to her daughter in her native Portuguese unless a supervisor was present who could speak the language. The mother was also barred from any school performances and extracurricular activities, per the Post.
Cibelle was also ordered to pay child support and cover 50% of any out-of-pocket medical expenses.
Now, Aaron is left to grieve the inconceivable loss.
&#8220;We ask the public to remember that there are fathers everywhere who fight quietly, patiently, and within the law to protect their children,&#8221; the family said. &#8220;Their stories are rarely told, and they should be. We are grateful to everyone who has reached out with kindness. We ask for privacy as we grieve.&#8221;

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Mom Murders 4-Year-Old Daughter After Lindsay Clancy Case Rocks The Nation

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WNBA player Sophie Cunningham is once again saying what other athletes won’t. This time, she’s addressing the female outrage toward actress Sydney Sweeney’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sydney-sweeney-hits-back-at-nude-sports-ad-outrage-without-saying-a-word">risqué sports gambling ad</a> for the company Novig.
&#8220;Why are girls mad?&#8221; Cunningham asked on her podcast &#8220;No Hesitation&#8221; on Thursday.
Multiple female athletes, from amateurs to Olympians, denounced Sweeney’s naked performance in the sports betting advertisement, arguing that the 42-second commercial is setting women’s sports back. The furious group rushed to social media to share videos of themselves competing or training, saying that they represent what women&#8217;s sports look like, not Sweeney&#8217;s ad.
The only problem is Sweeney wasn’t trying to be an athlete. She was promoting an app that is only for sports gambling.
Thankfully, Cunningham — who often has the common-sense opinion — saw through the performative outrage.
&#8220;That is literally what she does. Why is anyone mad? It is a gambling ad: men, sports, pretty much naked women. Of course, that’s going to draw attention,&#8221; she said.
Cunningham made it clear that she isn’t encouraging girls to strip down, adding that there are actual issues setting women’s sports back, and Sweeney&#8217;s ad isn’t one of them.
&#8220;Do I agree with it? Morally, I think it’s kind of weird, but each to their own. Go do your thing, sis,&#8221; Cunningham said.
Sweeney did her thing, and apparently no one was forcing her to.
Novig CEO Jacob Fortinsky said Tuesday while speaking on a Front Office Sports panel that the actress was the one who pushed for the ad to be as spicy as it was. He said it was Sweeney &#8220;driving a lot of the visuals and the messaging.&#8221;
He then reiterated what some athletes couldn’t comprehend: that the ad had nothing to do with women’s sports.
&#8220;We&#8217;re hugely supportive of women&#8217;s sports. I think it&#8217;s a huge component of our platform,&#8221; Fortinsky said. &#8220;We never intended to portray female sports.&#8221;
Women’s sports have been all the talk for the last couple of months thanks to Cunningham sticking up for female athletes, unlike her WNBA counterparts.
In July, she told <a href="https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49306657/sophie-cunningham-finger-point-indiana-fever-wnba">ESPN</a> that she believes women’s sports are for biological women.
&#8220;I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn&#8217;t have to go against biological men,&#8221; Cunningham told ESPN.
That simple truth set the WNBA world on fire as multiple WNBA players and coaches had a meltdown over a statement in defense of women&#8217;s sports. Cunningham’s lifelong friend and former podcast host, West Wilson, even spoke out against the Indiana Fever star.
The former Summer House cast member said trans athletes are a &#8220;borderline non-existent issue.&#8221; Wilson is no longer podcasting with Cunningham.
But like with the other haters in her life, Cunningham ignores the noise and continues to speak out about what she believes is right.
&#8220;I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest.&#8221;

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The only way Aaron Rodgers is taking shots is at other people via media appearances. His latest came this week on his teammate Cam Heyward’s podcast &#8220;Not Just Football.&#8221;
The Steelers quarterback has been outspoken about Dr. Anthony Fauci and vaccines, but lately he’s opened up about his disdain for the way some media handles topics, specifically ESPN, calling the worldwide leader in sports a &#8220;gutless&#8221; organization.
&#8220;They spend so much time on certain issues, but you won’t talk one second on the Dianna Russini situation,&#8221; Rodgers <a href="https://x.com/TMZ/status/2098109502885146818?s=20">claimed</a>.
Rodgers contrasted ESPN&#8217;s treatment of the controversy involving former NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel with its prominent coverage of San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York.
&#8220;The owner of the [49ers] solicited a prostitute for $140 in Ohio. That literally was the number one topic when you click on ESPN dot com,&#8221; Rodgers said. &#8220;That was the featured story. So you bring in how many millions of eyes to that situation. Why do you want to throw Jed York under the bus? I don’t know.&#8221;
York pleaded no contest in August to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools after authorities said he responded to an online ad and agreed to pay $140 for sex in a sting operation. An initial charge of engaging in prostitution was reduced under a plea agreement.
Rodgers questioned whether the Russini controversy presented a more serious conflict because of her role as an NFL reporter and awards voter.
&#8220;Does that have the same effect as a reporter who you know has intimate relations with a coach, who has a vote for MVP, has a vote for coach of the year? I don&#8217;t know if she&#8217;s on the Hall of Fame [committee] or not, but there&#8217;s voting stuff,&#8221; Rodgers said. &#8220;How many more inside stuff was shared?&#8221;
Photos published in April showed Russini and Vrabel hugging, holding hands, and spending time together at an Arizona resort. Both are married to other people, but each denied rumors of an affair.
Russini resigned from The Athletic as the New York Times-owned outlet investigated whether the relationship presented ethical issues related to her journalism.
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Despite Rodgers&#8217; criticism, ESPN has covered the controversy. The network <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48486392/dianna-russini-resigns-athletic-following-mike-vrabel-photos">reported</a> on Russini&#8217;s resignation, The Athletic&#8217;s investigation that found she <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49812214/athletic-investigation-dianna-russini-mike-vrabel-violate-standards">violated</a> newsroom standards, and published a <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49833532/mike-vrabel-dianna-russini-new-england-patriots-offseason-nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lengthy report</a> on the scandal&#8217;s fallout earlier this week.
Rodgers&#8217; attack on ESPN is particularly notable because he is a regular on &#8220;The Pat McAfee Show,&#8221; which is independently produced but distributed across ESPN&#8217;s platforms. He revisited his August appearance on the show, when he criticized ESPN while appearing on the network&#8217;s own airwaves.
&#8220;ESPN is really scared&#8230; because I can speak up and speak my mind,&#8221; Rodgers said. &#8220;And that McAfee thing rattled their feathers, because I didn&#8217;t just say that on McAfee&#8217;s show, who is, honestly, I love Pat, and he&#8217;s done more for that network than any other horrible show they have on there.&#8221;
Entering his final NFL season, Rodgers hasn’t held back on his buddy’s daily show. Back in August, Rodgers took a dig at Dr. Anthony Fauci, calling him a &#8220;coward&#8221; after the former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director chose to plead the Fifth to every question during a congressional hearing about how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic.
It looks like the signal caller is poised for some polarizing interviews during his farewell campaign.
Rodgers and the Steelers open their season Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons.

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