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Woman Studied Bobbitt Case Before Castrating Father

Margaret — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:40:00 EDT

New Yorker Brigitte Harris, who's accused of murdering her abusive father, testified yesterday that she only meant to castrate him. She said she destroyed his penis on the stove so it couldn't be reattached, like John Bobbitt's. [NY Daily News]

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Many weeks, we come across stupid stuff on TV that might fall through the cracks. In Mixed Bag, we'll collect those odds and ends, for a multimedia compilation of pop culture crap.

1.) Judge Judy is not reading this.

2.) And she doesn't care about the gossip at Wal-Mart.

3.) This guy reinforces negative stereotypes about Star Trek fans, and frankly, abstinence.

4.) Boobs

Earliest this week, we posted about this mom who was pressuring her teenage daughter to get breast implants. I knew I knew her from somewhere, but couldn't place it. Thanks to readers for pointing out that she's actually been on an episode of Tyra (that we clipped) about how she didn't want to quit smoking. Tyra tricked her into thinking she was getting a makeover and a photo shoot, but then had special effects people make her look gross.

5.) Tyra's not a "big-headed bitch."

Earlier this week, Tyra was on Rachael Ray, and said that she was happy that she wasn't crowned prom queen, because then she would've grown up to be a "big-headed bitch."

6.) Tyra is totally a "big-headed bitch."

7.) Speaking of dicks, John Wayne Bobbitt is still a giant one.

8.) Kathie Lee Gifford beat the shit out of a piñata.

9.) Awkwaaaaard!

10.) Kim Kardashian will make vibrators as trendy as sex tapes.

Lorena & John Bobbitt Reunite To Discuss Their (Severed) Relationship

Tracie — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:00:00 EDT

Sixteen years after she severed his penis, Lorena Gallo sat down with ex John Bobbitt — a reunion orchestrated by The Insider — whom she says was sexually, physically and emotionally abusive during their marriage.

In typical Insider style, the conversation between the two is edited to death, and will play out in short segments over the course of several episodes of the show. John still denies Lorena's claims of abuse (he was tried and acquitted for raping her in 1994, although later that year he was convicted of domestic battery against another woman, for which he served jail time), but he says he forgives Lorena for cutting of his penis, which was eventually reattached.

In the interview, Lorena said that John still tries to contact her, leaving her voicemail messages and sending her Valentine's cards and flowers. He denied her claims, saying that it was a "friend" of his who left the voicemail messages. However, we're a lot more prone to believe the woman who kept a low profile after the incident - and later went on to found a nonprofit organization to help abused women, - than the guy who tried to cash in on his infamy by starring in adult movies, and had numerous run-ins with the law.

If there was one good thing about the Bobbitts' private matters entering the public stage, it's that it was one of the first big news stories to recognize, and legitimize, the subject of marital rape. Clip above left.