Tag Archives: polygamy

Natalie Kenly & Rachel Oberlin — All About Charlie Sheen’s “Goddesses”

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comMarch 2, 2011 //

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Charlie Sheen just can’t stop talking, can he? Over the weekend, he invited cameras into his home and introduced them to his two “goddesses”—a porn star named “Rach” and a model named “Natty“—the two women who are living in his home, which Sheen has now fittingly dubbed the “Sober Valley Lodge.” On one hand, these two ladies sound like glorified babysitters. “We run errands, we eat, we play with the kids. We watch movies,” Natty describes in the clip above. But on the other, their arrangement sounds pretty dirty. “We have two beds in the bedroom and it is a 2-1 switch off,” Charlie explained to Howard Stern. “They will take a separate bed and then I have to choose.”

But their connection is deep, Charlie swears. “These women don’t judge me. They don’t lead with opinion. They don’t — they don’t — they don’t lead with their own needs all the time,” he explained. “Maybe the three of us will get married. I don’t know. It’s a polygamy story. It’s a polygamy story. All my guy friends are gonna like throw tomatoes at me. It’s like an organic union of the hearts.”

So who are these two? After the jump, all you need to know about Natalie Kenly and Rachel Oberlin. Keep reading »

I Want To Have A Four-Way

The StirDecember 26, 2010 //

Sometimes I get to watching shows about polygamy and find myself imagining for a moment what that would be like. If I don’t feel like cooking, no problem! A sister wife could do it. If I’m not up for sex? It’s not my turn anyway! I want to see a movie with friends? My sister wife could take my kids! Sounds like a massive win all around, no? Read more … Keep reading »

How I Escaped Polygamy

LemondropOctober 19, 2010 //

I pulled the curtain back from the living room window in my small adobe home and stared at the dirt road winding down the little hill into Los Molinos. In the three years I’d been married to Verlan, this was the longest he’d ever been away. How many times in the past four months had I stood here, pretending his silver pickup was on that road headed back to me? Dust would billow high as he drew closer and entered the colony. He would stop at Lucy’s place first, like he always did. He would unload mountains of supplies into the shed and tell the family there hello. Then he’d stop at three more wives’ homes. Just before coming to see me, he would go to Lillie’s house. Read more … Keep reading »

“Sister Wives” Hubby Doesn’t Want To Go To Jail

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comOctober 14, 2010 //

“I just hope they don’t put me in jail for loving four women.”

—Kody Brown of “Sister Wives” on the fact that the Utah County Attorney is currently deciding whether to press felony bigamy charges against him. A conviction could mean five years in jail, and this would be the first polygamy case in Utah in almost a decade. [People]

Yet, his wives are oddly calm about the situation. Keep reading »

“Sister Wives” Preview: Much Ado Over A Kiss

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comSeptember 30, 2010 //


So, I think we can all agree that, aside from the fact that the Browns are being investigated for bigamy, TLC’s “Sister Wives” is a tad too snoozy for our taste. That said, the topics in it are still pretty fascinating—so I’m all about watching clips from the show. Like this one, that will be airing in Sunday night’s episode. In it, Kody’s third wife, Christine, says, “Kody sealed the engagement [with fourth wife Robyn] with a kiss and I freaked. We didn’t kiss until over the altar because I didn’t feel right about kissing a married man.” Hearing this, Christine gets verklempt and starts crying.
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Fall TV Guide: “Sister Wives,” The Real-Life “Big Love”

Amelia McDonell-ParrySeptember 27, 2010 //


Last night, I had dinner over at my mom’s apartment with my brother and his girlfriend and we got to talking about reconsidering the legality (or illegality) of plural marriage, i.e. polygamy. Putting aside personal feelings on the idea of polygamy, what we ended up concluding was that the government shouldn’t consider marriage a religious institution at all, as it violates the notion of separation between church and state, and that marriage, if anything, needs to remain a legal union between two individuals — no more — so that the monetary benefits don’t reward those who marry multiple people for so-called religious reasons or otherwise.

So why am I blathering on about plural marriage anyway? Because last night was the series premiere of “Sister Wives,” the reality show about a man and his three (soon to be four!) wives and their flock of children living in Utah. And, for the most part, it was boring. Keep reading »

Woman Finds Photos On Facebook Of Her Husband Marrying Another Woman—Or Did She?

Kate Torgovnick/Kate-Book.comAugust 5, 2010 //

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On Tuesday, Lynn France went on the “Today Show” to share what she calls the shock of her life. Lynn, a wife and mother of two, says that while checking Facebook, she came across photos of her husband … marrying another woman at Disney World. Lynn claims that she and John had a great marriage, but that she began to suspect he was cheating on her. She actually caught him with another woman, but he went back to her. Soon after, he left again—this time with the kids. Which is when Lynn saw the photos of him walking down the aisle with the same other woman as before. He’d posted the photos on Facebook himself.

Everyone was ready to dub John France the Worst Man Ever. Only, Lynn’s story might not be true. Keep reading »

Utah Women Go Through A Lot To Get Married

Annika HarrisJuly 20, 2009 //

There must really be a man shortage in Utah because some women have resorted to dire measures to find husbands. Take, for instance, sisters Katie and Priscilla Churcher, who are both married to Travis. All three were raised as Fundamentalist Mormons, a splinter group of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that practices polygamy. Katie was married to Travis first, but after a few years, he began to woo Priscilla, who eventually fell in love with him. Although polygamy is illegal, the three spouses share a home, with each of the wives having their own room that Travis alternates between. And there’s no sibling rivalry! The sisters say their marriage is perfect for their personal lives because it gives each of them more time with friends and they always have a babysitter. [Lemondrop] Keep reading »

Quickies!: Kelly Osbourne Arrested, A Very Bloody “Valentine,” & J.Lo’s Ring Returns

Annika HarrisJanuary 19, 2009 //
  • Kelly Osbourne was arrested in conjunction with her assault incident with gossip columnist Zoe Griffin in August. [Just Jared]
  • Kiefer Sutherland revealed recently that there will only be one more season of “24″ after the current season. And his character Jack Bauer isn’t going to have a happy ending. [Mirror.co.uk]
  • A teen attending a screening of “My Bloody Valentine” was stabbed in the stomach by a security guard at a Long Island movie theater recently. [Perez Hilton]

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    Quickies!: There’s A Thin Line Between Warren Jeffs & Hugh Hefner

    Persia AliDecember 31, 2008 //

  • Alisa Leonard-Hansen has a point that there isn’t much of a difference between polygamy and Hugh Hefner’s lifestyle. Video above! [I'm Just Sayin']
  • An 88-year-old woman grabbed a burglar’s nuts to prevent him from attacking her. My hero! [DListed]

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