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Freddie Mercury Princess Diana in the Gay Bar

Freddie Mercury snuck Princess Diana into a gay bar in the 1980s. Freddie Mercury Princess Diana, As far as the new book, Queen Legend Freddie Mercury snuck Princess Diana into a notorious gay bar in the late 1980s -- and the beloved royal went unnoticed. In "The Power of Positive Drinking," comedian Cleo Rocos writes about how she, TV star Kenny Everett and Mercury disguised Princess Diana as a male model so that she could sneak into the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in south London. Dressed in an army jacket, black cap and sunglasses, Diana enjoyed a night out on the town, free of attention. "When we walked in ... we felt she was obviously Princess Diana and would be discovered at any minute. But people just seemed to blank her. She sort of disappeared. But she loved it," Rocos says, adding that the venue was packed, but the presence of Mercury, Everett and herself helped divert attention from Diana so that she could order drinks at the bar. The group left after abo

Heidi Klum saves son, She Saved Him

Heidi Klum saved her drowning son and nannies from a heavy riptide in Hawaii over Easter. Heidi Klum saved her son, German-American model Heidi saved her son two nannies from drowning in a riptide over the weekend. Add "lifeguard" to the 39-year-old's long list of jobs, which includes supermodel, "Project Runway" host and now "America's Got Talent" judge. While the family was vacationing on Oahu, Hawaii, over the weekend, the German supermodel's son Henry, 7, and two nannies were swept away by a riptide, according to Us Weekly. But Klum and bodyguard-boyfriend Martin Kristen spotted their distress and helped save them from drowning. "We got pulled into the ocean by a big wave. Of course, as a mother, I was very scared for my child and everyone else in the water," she told the mag in a statement, adding that Henry was able to swim back to land, and all got out of the water safely. Entertainment Tonight obtained photos of the inci

CBS broken leg replay: Network Wont Replay

CBS refuses to replay footage of Kevin Ware's gruesome leg injury. Ware suffered a dramatic compound fracture during the Louisville win over Duke. CBS broken leg replay, Network has said that it Wont Replay footage of the sportsman Kevin Ware’s horrific injury, which occurred during yesterday’s game between Louisville and Duke. The network said they would not replay the footage due to its graphic nature, reports Fox News on April 1. CBS is being applauded for its refusal to continue to air replays of Ware's gruesome injury, even when they know that others are airing the footage and that it is widely available online. Even in the immediate aftermath of the injury, CBS was both respectful and judicious in what it aired during its live broadcast. The took care to never show a close-up of the injury and only twice replayed the scene from a cross-court angle. They did show footage of Ware’s teammates, as well as Duke players and coaches, reacting emotionally to the sight o

Coney Island hopes for strong tourist season post-Sandy

New York's Coney Island boardwalk, March 30, 2013 NEW YORK At the beginning of each tourist season, the entrepreneurs who pitch the thrill rides, hot dogs, sideshows and souvenirs at gritty Coney Island gather along its famous boardwalk to pray for two things: good weather and large crowds. Never have they prayed harder than now. Five months after Superstorm Sandy's surge swamped New York City's most storied beach destination, many businesses are pinning their hopes on a strong season to help them make up for the hundreds of thousands of dollars they have spent to get back up and running. "We're almost dead, but we're open," said D.J. Vourderis, whose family owns and operates Deno's Famous Wonder Wheel Amusement Park. "We've built it; now we're just waiting for them to come." Vourderis logged 92 hours the week leading up to Palm Sunday, when Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz smashed a bottle of egg cream on

Man found dead hanging off Calif. high-rise

SACRAMENTO, Calif. A fire official says a man appears to have accidentally died from asphyxiation when he lowered himself off an 18-story Sacramento, Calif., office building with a rope. Marc Bentovoja, a battalion chief with the Sacramento Fire Department, said Monday it's a mystery why the man harnessed himself and went down the east side of the high-rise. He said the man did not appear to work for the office building. Police and fire crews responded after receiving a call at 7:44 a.m. Rescue personnel recovered the body after 9 a.m. It's unclear how long the body had been hanging four floors from the top of the building. The office building, named the 1201 K Tower, houses offices for lobbyists, public relations businesses and law firms that do business at the Capitol.

Medical board wants criminal charges against Okla. dentist

Inset: A 1977 license picture of Dr. Scott Harrington. Health officials urged thousands of patients of the oral surgeon to undergo hepatitis and HIV testing, saying unsanitary conditions at his Oklahoma clinics made him a "menace to the public health. The head of Oklahoma's dental board says her office wants prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against a Tulsa oral surgeon at the center of a health scare. Susan Rogers told The Associated Press that she met with Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris on Monday to discuss whether Dr. W. Scott Harrington is criminally liable. Inspectors said they found unsafe and unsanitary practices at Harrington's Tulsa-area clinics. Letters were sent to 7,000 patients, urging them to be screened for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. The complaint filed last week called Harrington a "menace to the public health." According to CBS Affiliate KOTV, the state's Dental Board said Harrington's office had t

Witnesses feared mass killings at Ohio church where man killed his father

Panicked witnesses to a fatal Easter service shooting in Ohio feared many might be killed as the victim's son approached the pulpit, waving a handgun and yelling about God and Allah. "Tragic as it is, it could have been so much worse," Rev. Steve Sargent, associate pastor of the Hiawatha Church of God in Christ in Ashtabula, said Monday as he pointed out where the gunman moved through the sanctuary. Michael Wofford, 59, a worshipper who attended Sunday's service with his wife and two grandchildren, said he feared a shooting rampage after the gunman finished his spiel from the pulpit area. Reshad Riddle, Ashtabula Municipal Court, Monday, April 1, 2013, in Ashtabula, Ohio. / AP Photo/Tony Dejak "Is he going to just walk out of the church or is he going to start shooting people at random," Wofford asked in the church vestibule. "Sooner or later he's going to run out of words. It could have been much worse." Police say Reshad Riddle, 25, went t