Jezebel: Bribes

Diamonds Are A Humiliated Wife's Best Friend?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Recently, there was a very odd auction in London: all these diamonds that a philandering husband gave his wife after each affair. And here's what's particularly bizarre: More »

The Wheels Come Off Sarah Palin's Not So Straight Talk Express

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Sarah Palin hasn't had a good week. From her disastrous interview with Katie Couric to speculation that John McCain wasn't going to show up tonight to spare her from showing up next week, the first part of it couldn't really have been worse. But, since everyone loves a good pile-on, everyone's piling on today! From calls from the National Review for her to drop out of the race (!) to the New York Times saying that she owes voters an explanation on the rape kits issue to news that she accepted $25,000 in gifts from lobbyists as governor to stories about anti-Semitic leanings by her pastor, it's just not turning into a good end of the week for Palin either. More »

Marc Jacobs: Blue Hair Is Not As Bad As A Bribery Scandal

Jennifer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

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Poor Marc Jacobs. First the world calls him crazy, now he's caught up in a bribery scandal. Turns out that the superintendent of NYC's 69th Regiment Armory, where Jacobs' shows are held each season, demanded little cash prezzies upwards of $30,000 from Marc et al in order for him to grant them permission to show there. KCD, the PR firm that handles Marc Jacobs, is allegedly responsible for making the pay-offs. [WWD]