Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
Note to self: When preparing my awesome, elaborate blackmail plan, I should be sure to get my story straight ahead of time. Otherwise, bad things happen. Just ask Karen Sypher:
The woman accused of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino was charged Wednesday with retaliating against the coach by falsely claiming he raped her. A federal grand jury in Louisville brought four new criminal charges against Karen Cunagin Sypher, including retaliation against a witness. The FBI, Louisville police and prosecutors have said there was no basis for her rape allegations.
Like, the blackmail thing was bad enough, and Sypher, with the insane demands ($10 million and monthly stipends for her kids) and penchant for strange press conferences, already seemed a bit unstable. Throwing a rape allegation into the mix didn't help much, especially when that rape allegation came after the fact. And now the piper must be paid.
Are we all learning here? Do you see what not to do now? Good. Now go out there and blackmail your hearts out! (Note: Don't actually blackmail people. It's mean, and it's probably illegal, or so I hear.)
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