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Fish and Chips (and a Kiss) Sealed the Deal
For Cherie Rochelle King and Ilka Tiedemann, it proved true that the third time’s a attraction. First, they noticed one another. Second, they met one another. Third, they agreed to a date.
The 2 first crossed paths on Nov. 19, 2016 at a girls’s dance after the Perth Delight Parade in Australia. “We solely noticed one another momentarily with out really speaking to one another,” Ms. King mentioned.
They met the subsequent day on the month-to-month Lesbian Strolling Group’s November stroll. Nevertheless it was on the December stroll the place Ms. King requested out Ms. Tiedemann. She mentioned sure.
On Dec. 14, 2016, they’d dinner at Istanbul Turkish Restaurant in Fremantle, which has since closed. “We chatted heaps,” Ms. King mentioned.
After dinner, Ms. King mentioned, “I insisted on driving her to her automotive.” They made a cease to stroll alongside the ocean in Rockingham. “We held fingers for the primary time, and we talked about plenty of stuff, some fairly private,” Ms. King mentioned. Ms. King was the kid of a Holocaust survivor; Ms. Tiedemann had misplaced her father at age 7. Each girls had skilled tough breakups with long-term companions.
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Three days later, they met for a drink, and the subsequent day, Ms. King helped Ms. Tiedemann furnishings store. After purchasing, “We went out for fish and chips, then we went again to my place and had our first kiss,” Ms. King mentioned. “After that, we thought of ourselves a pair.”
Ms. King, 55, is a customer support officer for Medicare who was born and raised in Australia. She has a web-based bachelor’s diploma in nursing from Charles Darwin College in Central Australia. She was beforehand married for 4 and a half years and divorced in 1995.
Ms. Tiedemann, 51, does administrative work for the corrugated cardboard firm Visy and has a bachelor’s in pc science from College of Utilized Sciences in Bremen, Germany. She holds twin Australian and German citizenship.
The couple now dwell within the Perth suburb Coolbellup.
The 2 rapidly realized they’d met their match. “After I know I do know,” Ms. King mentioned. Ms. Tiedemann mentioned, “I preferred her straightforwardness and openness. And she or he actually needed to know the individual I’m.”
They moved in collectively in February 2018.
On Dec. 6, 2019, Ms. Tiedemann’s birthday, Ms. King proposed at Hamptons Metropolis Seaside, a beachside restaurant. “I instructed her there was a gift in my pocket, and I made her get it out,” Ms. King mentioned. The present, in fact, was a hoop of rose gold and diamonds.
The 2 have been wed Nov. 22 on the five-acre property of their pals Marie Broadhurst and Donna Haynes in Baldivis with 86 visitors. Hand sanitizer was supplied and visitors introduced and wore masks at their very own discretion. Halimah Halse, who holds a Certificates IV in Celebrancy, an Australian requirement for performing weddings and different official ceremonies, and is registered with the Australian legal professional normal, officiated.
The brides have been escorted by their sisters from reverse sides of a circle shaped by visitors to a shamanic drummer, Michelle Sear, and a didgeridoo participant of Aboriginal heritage, Johnn Maksimovic, who goes by the nickname Kookaburramann.
The live-streamed ceremony included a hoop warming, a handfasting and a tribute to the aboriginal individuals. “I acknowledge that this wedding ceremony is being held on Whadjuck Noongar land,” Ms. Halse learn. Mr. Maksimovic stayed for the reception and painted individuals’s faces with aboriginal designs.
“Cherie instructed me she believes they’re a reward for one another,” Ms. Halse mentioned on the ceremony, “for what they’ve been by up to now.”
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Diddy Posts Apology Video for Cassie Beating
Diddy‘s uttering his first words about the videotaped beating of Cassie … saying he “takes full responsibility for his actions,” and claims he’s already gone to rehab.
He posted a video Sunday morning, looking directly into camera, he said, “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you gotta do that. I was f***ed up. I mean, I hit rock bottom.”
A 2016 video shows Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in an altercation that matches some allegations in now-settled lawsuit https://t.co/fYUQ2z2MYN
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He says he’s not making any excuses for his behavior — the brutal March 2016 assault on his then-girlfriend Cassie while they were staying at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. The surveillance video — obtained by CNN — showed Diddy chase her down a hallway, grab her by the back of the neck and hurl her to the ground .. where he kicked her and dragged her.
Diddy claims he “sought out professional help” after the incident. He says, I had to go into therapy. Go into rehab. I had to ask God for his mercy and grace.”
He didn’t offer any detail about how long he was in treatment.
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He ended the video with an apology, of sorts … “I’m so sorry, but I’m committed to be a better man each and everyday. I’m not asking for forgiveness. I’m truly sorry.”
What’s interesting is he did not directly apologize to Cassie — and, so, it comes off more as an apology to the public than the victim.
Remember, Cassie described the attack in the sexual assault lawsuit she filed in November against Diddy — a lawsuit they settled just one day later.
At the time, Diddy’s attorney emphasized the settlement was in no way an admission of guilt, and Diddy himself would later deny all the allegations made against him in several lawsuits.
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Our guide to the 101 best West Coast experiences brings you essential things to do in Baja, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. We think it has something for every type of explorer, from the awe-seeking (a hike around the rim of a sleeping volcano at Crater Lake) to the nostalgic (burgers alongside classic cars at the oldest Bob’s Big Boy) to the unabashedly extravagant (a stay at San Diego’s maximalist LaFayette Hotel).
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