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High School Drama Never Ends … In Congress!!!
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“You can’t sit with us” isn’t just a “Mean Girls” quote … it’s apparently a very real rule in Congress … and Rep. Sara Jacobs says she’s had to use it IRL!
TMZ caught up with the Democratic California congresswoman in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, and she spilled the tea on Capitol Hill being basically one giant high school … with cliques and cool kids and unofficial rules.
Watch the video … she takes us on the underground Congressional subway train and breaks down how the House floor’s lack of assigned seating doesn’t mean you can just plop down anywhere you like … because groups like “Penn Corner” and “California Row” already have their unofficial spots locked down like a school cafeteria.
Yeah, the rules are so strict she says she literally had to tell a newbie that very day to get up and move.
Sara goes full yearbook mode too, breaking down how Congress mirrors high school in every way — orientation for new members, lottery-style office assignments like dorm rooms, clubs to join, the whole deal. So if high school was your peak? Congrats … there’s a sequel on Capitol Hill!
Reshona Landfair’s memoir tells the story of the then-teenaged “Jane Doe” seen in a video that led to her testimony in singer R. Kelly’s trials on child pornography and other charges.
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Reshona Landfair met R. Kelly when she was a pre-teen in 1996. Starstruck, along with the rest of her community, Landfair says she fell victim to his grooming tactics, followed by years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. When an infamous videotape of Kelly abusing Landfair became public, she described feeling isolated, subject to the whims of her abuser, and known only in the courts and to the world as “Jane Doe.”
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When asked how she felt after the tape surfaced publicly, Landfair told All Things Considered host Juana Summers, “It was everything that I hear about prison.”
“It was very traumatizing. It was very hurtful and lonely,” Landfair added.
The video was shown to the juries in two of Kelly’s trials on child pornography charges: first, in 2008, which ended in his acquittal, and again in 2022, which resulted in Kelly’s conviction.
Landfair’s new memoir, Who’s Watching Shorty? Reclaiming Myself from the Shame of R. Kelly’s Abuse, details her turbulent adolescence and escape from a long cycle of exploitation, as she seeks to be a voice for other survivors.
Listen to the full interview by clicking play on the blue box above.
On April 3, the Los Angeles Times will bring its popular dating and romance column L.A. Affairs to the stage with L.A. Affairs Live, a competition show featuring real dating stories from people living in the Greater Los Angeles area.
The theme for the night is “Starting Fresh.” Are you getting back into the L.A. dating scene after a breakup or divorce? Are you figuring out how to forgive your partner? Are you redefining what dating means to you? Are you reinventing yourself and finding new people to date along the way?
We want to hear about it! Stories should have an arc and be rooted in the Greater L.A. area. They can be funny, sad, heartwarming, reflective, thought-provoking or surprising. Just don’t be boring.
The evening event will feature seven to 10 local storytellers sharing their experiences before an audience at the Cinegrill Theater at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles. The Times will host the event with the Next Fun Thing, which runs L.A. social events from speed dating to kickball tournaments.
Apply via the audition form below by Feb. 19 to be considered. The winner, as chosen by the audience, will get their dating story published in L.A. Affairs and receive $400 once it publishes. (Note: The event will be recorded for media coverage.)
Tickets for L.A. Affairs Live will go on sale soon.
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