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The woman who claimed to be Freddie Mercury’s daughter, known as Bibi, has died at 48 after a four-year fight with chordoma, a rare spinal cancer. Born in 1976 and living in France, she left two young sons; her paternity claim was publicized in Lesley-Ann Jones’ Freddie Mercury biography, and her husband shared details with the Daily Mail.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. Another woman, former Playboy model Karen McDougal, has also been named in the statement of facts released by the Manhattan district attorney. McDougal alleges that she had a 10-month consensual "romantic relationship" with Trump, which he denies. The National Enquirer bought the exclusive rights to McDougal's story in 2016 but did not publish it, paying her $150,000 during Trump's presidential campaign. The payments to McDougal are not part of the criminal charges but have been cited as evidence of a pattern of behavior.
The criminal case against former President Donald Trump involves not only his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels but also a separate liaison with Playboy model Karen McDougal. McDougal has said she had an affair with Trump in 2006 and 2007, and American Media Inc (AMI) paid her $150,000 for the rights to her story to prevent her from going public with it ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. Federal Election Commission ruled in 2021 that AMI's payment to McDougal amounted to an illegal campaign contribution that benefited Trump.