ST LOUIS (LALATE) – The alleged John Edwards Rielle Hunter tape that was set to head to a civil trial has been delayed. Andrew Young claims the tape features John Edwards and Rielle Hunter; Hunter denies it is her. In his book “The Politician”, Young claimed he found the tape before the January 2008 Iowa caucus. The participants on the tape have yet to be verified. But Hunter is suing to get the tape back.

National news in fall 2010 reported that Young refused to hand over the tape when questioned by the local Sherriff’s office. The New York Daily News in fact claimed that Young allegedly had possession of, not just a single tape, but “tapes and photos”. Young has claimed the Hunter appears in the tape pregnant allegedly identified by a thumb ring.

In fall 2010, Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones told Andrew Young to hand him over the tape. Hunter has sued Young over the tape.

The disputed timeline suggests the tape may not be of Hunter. As previously detailed here, the tape was allegedly recorded in 2006 and showed a pregnant woman. But Hunter was pregnant in 2007 and gave birth to Edwards’ daughter, Frances Quinn, on Feb. 27, 2008.

“In or about December 2006, the decision was made that the video should be destroyed,” Hunter has written in a court affidavit. “Therefore, I opened up the plastic casing of the miniDV cassette and pulled out the tape contained therein.”

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Hunter said the tape was missing in fall 2008. “I learned the video recordings were missing in September or October 2008, in conjunction with a move of my personal belongings. I believe the Youngs or one of them in fact have possession of the video and/or one or more copies of the video.”

Hunter is suing the Youngs for the tape along with damages for invasion of privacy. The Youngs previously told ABC News “There was one tape that was marked ’special.’ It’s a s–x tape of Rielle and John Edwards made just a couple of months before the Iowa caucuses.” They added “It’s amazing the tape exists. … But to leave it in a house that’s for sale — where realtors are going to be coming through it — and leave it there for eight months — is unbelievable.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Giovanni Ramirez has released his first statement moments ago. Giovanni Ramirez in his news statement, issued from prison, responded to the accusations by LAPD that he was Bryan Stow’s attacker. Ramirez said that his current focus is a writ to contest his Parole violation.

“Everyone is asking what am I going to do next,” Ramirez said in the news statement released moments ago. “My only focus and attention is with the writ that has been filed this week. I know the judge in Superior Court will do the right thing.”

Ramirez was on parole for the firing of a weapon in a public place (2005). But in May 2011, he was arrested by LAPD for the Bryan Stow beating. The Parole Board ruled that Ramirez was in violation of his parole when he was arrested because he was – in their finding – in possession of a firearm.

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“More than anything I’m upset,” Ramirez said, “not for myself but for the grief and embarrassment that my friends, family and loved ones have been put through.”

Police Chief Charlie Beck had earlier this year called Ramirez a thug. He said “Giovanni Ramirez is, and was, and has been our primary suspect on the Stow beating.” He added “To be a police department in this city, it has to be effective. We have to be effective to put this thug in custody.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Casey Anthony Hustler photos could become a reality after Larry Flynt offered Anthony a huge deal Friday. Casey Anthony party photos (pictures below) have been online for years. During the time, Flynt has denied any Hustler photos deal for Anthony; Hugh Hefner has equally refused any Playboy pics deal for Tot Mom. But now, Flynt is changing his mind.

Casey Anthony Hustler photos would be Anthony’s easiest payday since an ABC deal in 2008. Casey Anthony has reportedly only made one deal since her criminal trial began. In 2008, she and Jose Baez inked a reportedly six figure deal to license images of Anthony and daughter Caylee Anthony to ABC News. The license didn’t require any interview from Anthony.

Now Anthony has been offered a similar deal. Larry Flynt has offered Anthony $500,000 to pose unclothed in Hustler magazine. The deal is structured with an upfront payment of $500,000 and a backend deal. The deal would give Casey Anthony ten percent of the income from her issue. Flynt would not detail if the ten percent is of magazine sales, advertising sales, or both. Flynt said he made the offer after an enormous number of magazine subscribers requested Casey Anthony appear in his publication.

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Insiders claim the total deal could be worth around $750,000. As previously reported on LALATE, Anthony has absolutely no confirmed firm deal from anyone as of this date, beyond Flynt. Allegations of a $1.5 million offer to Anthony , a $5 million offer, and a network TV bidding war have all been fabricated says the networks and Jose Baez. Today Flynt said the same.

The Flynt spread would not be accompanied with any interview. Casey Anthony would not have to explain herself, or the death of Caylee Anthony, or the alleged abuse by George Anthony. All she would have to do is act like party girl Casey Anthony, embrace the Bella Vita for Flynt.

Anthony has yet to comment about the deal.

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But in 2009, Baez didn’t want her party photos to be online for fear they would impact jury selection. In March 2009, a circuit court judge ruled that photographs of Casey Anthony already online since 2008 and at time of ruling can remain public.

Baez had argued that the pictures are highly prejudicial and cast Anthony in even a worse light than the already released. Anthony’s attorney told the court at the time “My client’s right to a fair trial is in jeopardy”. The court responded “I guess my question is, how do I stop news from being news?” So would Jose Baez, once opposed to the party photos, now agree to Anthony to contract with Larry?

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Anthony’s court did rule that five hundred jailhouse letters between Anthony and other inmates would not be admissible for her trial. Casey wrote the following in one such letter “I was a great mom!” She added “I love my daughter with everything I have. I would give my life to have her back, even for five minutes.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – While the Casey Anthony mask sale has dominated news this week, the sale does not negate the power of boycott movements still growing against Casey Anthony. A nation remains furious at the slightest attempt by Casey Anthony to capitalize on her fame or potentially her daughter’s name. In fact, the sale of the mask, for a mind-numbing nearly one million dollars, might have added to the boycott movement and outrage against Antony.

While news of the shocking sale price has dominated national news, the details behind the sale haven’t been examined. News reports have attempted to suggest that Casey Anthony is so popular that her mask drew that enormous price tag. In fact, a quick perusal of the eBay sale listing showed the mask had roughly only thirty-five people interested in the mask until its final hour. That is contrast to the thousands who have dominated comment sections of news sites, Facebook walls, and tweets this week in outrage to news of the mask’s sale.

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The mask had only attracted those approximate thirty-five people initially. But in the final twenty-minutes of the sale, roughly four buyers jumped in to drive the mask up from $40,000 to one million.

Many found the mask disturbing. And yet, ironically it was made for a parody film “sculpted to precision for a parody video by enigmatic pop artist / sculptor Torro.” And while some may wish that Anthony’ s notoriety could go away, there still might be plans for more masks to hit eBay in the immediate future.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Adam Sandler is not dead. False Adam Sandler 2011 death reports from earlier this year have resurfaced. The reports come after other false claims that Bow Wow died Thursday. For Sandler and Bow Wow, these are the latest in fake deaths to confuse moviegoers and music fans.

In March 2011, a fake Adam Sandler snowboard accident surfaced. The fake Zermatt Ski Resort claim came days after Jim Carrey was listed erroneously as dead in a snowboarding accident. While history often repeats itself, fake celebrity death reports can repeat themselves as often as a few days later.

On Thursday, Bow Wow didn’t die either. But the entertainer was the subject of death reports. Yesterday, a website erroneously stylized itself, by name, and website design, to look like a leading news organization. It claimed that the rapper had died that day. He hadn’t.

Nor has Sandler died. Sandler in March and this week got the same treatment as Russell Crowe received in June 2010, a fake skiing accident in Austria. Ironically, the report even included great (fabricated) specificity, including the fictional location (Kitzbühel, Austria) and even its elevation (in the Hahnenkamm mountain between Hahnenkamm (5616 ft., 1712 m) and Kitzbühler Horn (6548 ft., 1996 m)).

But unlike fake celebrity death reports that began two years ago, today’s claims are fueled, not just by faster social media campaigns, but more elaborate stories. “The actor & novice snowboarder was vacationing at the Zermatt ski resort in Zermatt, Switzerland with family and friends. Witnesses indicate that [he] lost control of his snowboard and struck a tree at a high rate of speed.”

Fake celebrity death reports are usually initiated in timing with other events. For example, rappers who are set to release an album are often subjected to such reports. Moreover, when one celebrity is confirmed dead, other live celebrities are often reported erroneously as dead. The same happened earlier this week when Madonna was the victim of a false report.

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