John France, Lynn France’s husband, is surely no angel. For the millions of Facebook users out there, the social networking site is a wonderful way to reconnect with friends and keep in touch with loved ones who live far away. But for married John France, it was his way of meeting another woman who eventually became his second wife. But while many may think France is guilty of living a double life, he claims that is far from the truth. Read what John has to say about his scandalous life of alleged infidelity and see photos here.
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John France is making headlines with his life of bigamy unveiled via social networking site Facebook. But this isn’t your common cheating scandal. So how did his estranged wife Lynn France find out about her husband’s other wife and why is this case so unusual?

Lynn married John back in 2005 in what was a wedding that could have been taken right out of a fairytale. The couple married on Italy’s Amalfi coast and the happy duo went on to have two sweet little boys that they raised in Cleveland, Ohio. However after three years of what seemed to be wedded bliss, Lynn suspected things weren’t quite right with her husband. After John told his wife that he was leaving on a trip to China, she realized that he was not telling the truth after she discovered he left his passport at home. So, instead of phoning her husband to ask him what he was up to, she did her own research and in the midst of it all she came across a website on her home computer that showed proof of John’s alleged infidelity. He was leaving Lynn for his new woman Amanda.

While the shock of John’s alleged cheating tugged at her heart strings, it was after she looked Amanda up on Facebook that she broke down. Not only did Amanda have photos of a bridal shower uploaded, but also pictures of a wedding (held in Florida) that showed John lovingly looking into his second bride’s eyes.

After the confrontation (which would have made for a devastating scene straight out of Cheaters), John attempted a reconciliation with Lynn which ended in John taking the couple’s two sons to Florida with him. Since John took the boys, Lynn has not seen her boys

However John defended his innocence by citing his marriage to Lynn as illegal. He explains, “This goes back years and years; it’s not new news. I hired an Italian attorney to go and confirm the marriage was illegal. The attorney came back with affidavits stating that it was invalid. We discussed this a number of times. At first she believed it, and then she keeps on flip-flopping. OK? This goes back at least two years.”

While Lynn could probably care less about John and his new bride, it is her children she wants back in her life. And now, a nasty child custody battle ensues. See what John and Amanda say about the cheating allegations in the video below.

What do you think of John France and the Facebook bigamy scandal? About what about his new wife Amanda France?

DENTON (CBS/KTVT) Shannon Marketic, a former Miss USA, has been released from a Texas jail after she was accused of stealing almost $90 in merchandise from a Target department store in North Texas.

Marketic, 38, was released from a Denton jail Tuesday after posting a $500 bond.

The former beauty queen is charged with stealing an Oil of Olay Professional ProX skin treatment worth around $60, along with some baby items.

According to Capt. Len Carter with the Denton Police Department, Marketic was detained by Target loss prevention just before 9 p.m.

Marketic's Facebook page indicates she is the marketing director for the North Texas Fresh - an American Basketball Association Team. A call and email to that organization have not been returned.

This is not Marketic's first brush with the legal system. In June of 2007, Marketic was arrested for public intoxication at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Marketic won the Miss USA title in 1992. In 1997, she sued the sultan of Brunei, accusing him of having held her as a sex slave. According to the Dallas Morning News, a federal judge threw out the suit saying the sultan was immune from such a court action as a foreign head of state.

Latest News On AP - Lynn and John France were married in July 2005 in a seaside wedding on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, having organized the event through Regency San Marino, which coordinates weddings for couples looking to get hitched in Italy.

Regency was founded in 1987 as an initiative of the current president and two Japanese colleagues, one of whom is now general manager of all operations in the Far East.

Up to that time, the team had operated as strategic consultant in projects and joint ventures involving the most prestigious companies in the fashion sector, from Gucci to Dolce and Gabbana, from Armani to Trussardi.
Regency San Marino where Lynn France got married
A series of inter-disciplinary consultations in the field of tourism opened the view to broad potentials in niche tourism markets as yet unexplored at that time; hence, the birth of a company specialised in tourism and especially in the weddings of foreign citizens in Italy. Regency San Marino where France said Lynn France got married/ Image

Blogger Caitlin Boyle, 24, slapped a post-it note on a public bathroom mirror that said, “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!” and that little act of kindness has grown into a movement called Operation Beautiful. MSNBC reports that Boyle has written a book called Operation Beautiful: Transforming the Way You See Yourself One Post-it Note at a Time about “fat talk” and the negative impact we can have on ourselves and others.

Women engage in Fat Talk – criticizing our bodies and obsessing about unrealistic ideals – to “express emotions, seek social reassurance, create an in-group with friends, excuse certain eating behaviors, and manage impressions,” according to Dr. Denise Martz, a clinical psychologist who has spent more than 20 years studying body image, eating disorders and Fat Talk.

It’s a contagious disease. “We tend to follow other people’s leads, particularly those who are close to us,” says Dr. Susan Albers, a psychologist who specializes in relationship and weight issues.

So? Stop talking about being fat. Stop obsessing. It sounds overly simple, but it could make a huge change in your life. Jessica Simpson recently shared similar feelings in Lucky Magazine: “We all obsess over looking like the perfect Barbie type, and that’s not always what’s beautiful,” Jessica said. “It’s about making peace with yourself.”

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Include the amount of time it takes to complete the task when determining pricing. Some tasks are longer than others, and some must be performed on a short schedule. If you need a task done quickly, consider paying more.

When a runner completes a task your credit or debit card will be charged. This ensures that you don’t pay until you’re task is complete.