A judge issued an order of protection against him. Yet, three days after Vandagriff’s murder, he contacted her again, asking for her to drop charges and see him.

Longtime Jez fan, first time poster. I created this account just now because Jackie was a casual friend of mine and I’m the one who sent the story into Jezebel. Just wanted to say thank you so much for using my tip and posting her story. Jackie was a funny, charming, kind young woman and we are trying to get her story…

She’s feeling relieved and guilty all at the same time. But also fearful he’s going to get away with it or get off too lightly.

I have known a lot of women whose kids have been taken away because they did not report their abusive partners, they happen to be illegal immigrants and poor, those kids are put in foster homes where they are forced to take anxiety drugs because they miss their mothers or their foster parents do not feed them or their…

It’s a really hard line. I worked in Special Ed in a high poverty area and remember stressing over things like whether diaper that had clearly been on 12+ hours were neglect or lack of funds

Listen, CPS is like any other agency out there: poorly-funded, with employees who are over-worked and underpaid. There are some great CPS workers, and some not-so-great (even terrible).

As an English teacher, we had to report any signs of abuse, as we were mandated reporters. And most teachers take this very seriously.

I don’t think sensationalizing is trivializing. I think trivializing was when I told dozens of adults I was being abused, for years, and

Eh, I’m of two minds with this. I agree it shouldn’t be trivialized or sensationalized, but if approached correctly it could be good. I grew up with physical and sexual abuse and I think if I hadn’t believed I was the only one going through something similar (or that it was a bad reflection on me and my family - like…

That is true. And Angie probably has no tolerance, she doesn’t strike me as the type to be lenient when it comes to the safety of her kids.

TWW is a liberal fantasy, not lefty. Real lefties can’t even get it up unless you mention the dialectic.

I don’t know what made me climax more, seeing the Weeknd with his new haircut, seeing the cast of The West Wing reunited or seeing the cast of The West Wing reuniting to campaign for Clinton.

MY ONE CHANCE to meet Dule Hill and Joshua Malina and I’M MISSING IT.

she’s in the upside-down.

The headline is a bit misleading. You should definitely experience living on your own in between living with roommates and living with a significant other.

Tom got insulation and a bio child. Katie got the same kind of access to acting opportunities as Nicole Kidman got during her marriage to Tom, but she's not a good actress so it didn't pan out so great for her.

If this story is true, Katie Holmes deserves all of the applause, credit, and mom awards on the planet for extricating herself and her child from her powerful husband and his overbearing cult and then continuing to protect her from them.

katie holmes remains the best- protecting suri from that cult

Yes, it was great to hear a commentator correct that. He said “no she doesn’t! She swims like Katie Ledecky!”