Week 6

Reading Log:
Mon:  20min  Tues: 20min  Wed: 10min  Sat: 10 min  Sun: 40min
CNN.com

This week, I read a ton about two specific topics. First, on Monday, Halloween, it was announced that Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from her new husband Kris Humphries. This story was huge in entertainment because Kim and Kris were only married for 72 days when Kim filed for divorce. They had a huge wedding that was shown on TV in a two part special. It was very elaborate and many people were doubting that it would last. Humphries is an NBA player and is several years younger than Kim. Their relationship was shown on the show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians". There had been some rumors that the two split up, and then Monday, it was officially announced. Kim put out a statement that said that they were still friends and this was a hard decision to make...Kris made a statement saying he still loves his wife and was is devastated to hear that she had filed for divorce. It seems like they are not on the same page. I found this to be annoying, because, famous or not, I think if you decide to marry someone, you are obligated to try and make it work for longer than 72 days unless there is some huge secret that was kept. Of course, nobody knows what the real story between the two of them was, but it has gotten a lot of publicity. Kim has another show called "Kourtney and Kim take New York" that starts soon and is said to show many of Kim and Kris' problems leading up to the filing for divorce. Although I don't think this should be big news, it is, and unfortunately I read all about it!

The other story that I read about and watched videos and news interviews about is Judge William Adams, in Texas. His daughter released a video from six or seven years ago of him whipping her with a belt. The video is extremely disturbing. The daughter claims to have released it because she wanted her dad to see how wrong he was when he treated her this way. The judge released a statement saying his daughter released the video after he threatened to cut her off financially. The daughter has said that her father beat her with a belt and verbally abused her for years. The girls mother claims that she was also abused by the judge. There are so many articles about this topic. Many people are talking about how the judge should be charged with domestic abuse, but because it was so long ago, he is not going to be charged. This has gotten a lot of people talking about corporal punishment. Many people are saying that the Judge is not using corporal punishment, he is simply physically abusing his daughter. Others are saying that parents should be able to discipline their children the way they see fit. There is a lot of controversy about this video and I imagine it will be a topic of conversation and articles for weeks to come.

Other smaller topics that I also read about were the baby that is still missing in Kansas City, the Earthquakes in Oklahoma that were felt in Kansas and sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain.