Who is Laura Bellizzi, Carrying Mel Gidson Baby and Latest Joe Paterno scandal?

A pregnant reality TV star, who dated Mel Gibson briefly during the summer, is telling friends that the Braveheart actor is the father of her unborn baby, Star magazine is exclusively reporting.Both the

mother-to-be, Laura Bellizzi, 35, and Gibson denied the claim when contacted for comment, and a source close to Mel insists that it’s “physically impossible” for the 55-year-old actor to have fathered the child. However, a close insider says that Bellizzi has confided to friends that Mel is the baby daddy, but does not want the news to go public.“Laura’s being as secretive as she can be about it,” the insider told Star. “But she’s really showing now, and people are beginning to ask the

question: ‘Who’s the daddy?’” The well-placed source says that Laura is more than four months pregnant, and indeed, photographs, exclusively obtained by Star, show the Orange County based mom-to-be with a visible baby bump.Bellizzi, who appeared on VH1’s Secrets of Aspen in 2010,

dated Mel during the summer and the couple were last seen together at the Mondrian hotel’s Skybar in West Hollywood on June 15. “Laura and Mel met through some mutual friends in Malibu, and the chemistry was instant,” the source revealed.A member of Laura’s family has also confirmed to Star

that she is in fact pregnant by “an A-lister” and that the child will have “a famous father.” If Laura’s sensational claims prove to be true, this will be the ninth child for Mel -- he has seven children with his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Robyn Moore, and a daughter, Lucia, from his relationship with Russian pianist/singer Oksana Grigorieva.Laura already has three other children of her own, from two previous relationships.(radaronline)

Joe Paterno fired as Penn State football coach after fallout from sex abuse scandal 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Joe Paterno was fired Wednesday night by Penn State’s Board of Trustees, triggering a massive and sometimes violent response from thousands of students, who still revere the Hall of Fame icon. The Nittany Lion legend was axed amid outrage that he did not do enough in responding to allegations that his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused children on the Penn State campus.

“Joe Paterno is no longer head football coach of Penn State University,” vice chairman John Surma said. “The past several days have been absolutely terrible for the entire Penn State community.”The resignation of school president Graham Spanier was also announced during the late-night press conference.Surma added that the university notified Paterno by phone. “We couldn’t find a way to do it in person without creating a greater distraction.”Near the end of the press conference, someone in the audience yelled, “The campus is going to burn!”In response, Surma said, “I’m sure the university is ready for whatever eventualities that might occur.”That did not appear to be the case about an hour later, as a chaotic scene broke out with students hurling rocks and bottles at a local television van. The crowd then rushed the van and tipped it over. Police resorted to pepper spray in attempts to disperse the crowds, but their numbers only seemed to swell as the night wore on.The smell of gasoline was heavy in the air, and fuel was pooling on the street. Students were saying, “Who has a match?” as cops threatened them with pepper spray.

At one point, a television reporter was pelted with rocks as members of media seemed draw most of the mob’s ire.

Paterno, responding to his dismissal, urged students to remain calm. “I appreciate the outpouring of support but want to emphasize that everyone should remain calm and please respect the university, its property and all that we value,” he said.

“I am disappointed with the Board of Trustees’ decision, but I have to accept it,” Paterno added in a statement. “A tragedy occurred, and we all have to have patience to let the legal process proceed.”

Earlier in the day, announcing that he would retire at the end of the season, Paterno called the scandal “one of the great sorrows of my life.”However, the board never acknowledged Paterno’s plan, instead spending all day Wednesday deliberating.

“With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more,” Paterno, 84, said.The sex abuse scandal also became a federal case on Wednesday when the U.S. Department of Education announced it would investigate whether the university complied with crime disclosure policies.The Education Department said it notified university officials of the investigation in a letter on Wednesday. The Office of Civil Rights will also review the case to determine if further action is necessary.

“If these allegations of sexual abuse are true then this is a horrible tragedy for those young boys,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement posted on the Education Department’s website. “If it turns out that some people at the school knew of the abuse and did nothing or covered it up, that makes it even worse.”

Federal investigators will try to determine if Penn State officials complied with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and the Campus Crime Statistics Act. Colleges and universities are required to disclose the number of criminal offenses reported on their campuses each year.Paterno has been widely criticized for not doing more to stop the alleged abuse by Sandusky once he was told of a lurid incident between the assistant coach and a boy in 2002.Graduate assistant Mike McQueary had come upon a scene in the showers of the football locker room that would become the lynchpin of the scandal: He told the grand jury investigating the allegations of abuse that he had seen Sandusky having anal sex with a 10-year-old boy. According to the grand jury report, McQueary said he heard “rhythmic slapping sounds. He believed the sounds to be those of sexual activity. . . . He looked into the shower. He saw a naked boy, victim 2, whose age he estimated to be 10 years old, with his hands up against the wall, being subjected to anal intercourse by Sandusky.”McQueary is currently the Nittany Lions’ receivers coach. Surma said Wednesday night that McQueary’s status with the team had not changed.

Sandusky, who is charged with abusing eight young boys over a 15-year period, could face more charges if more victims come forward.Paterno met with coaches Wednesday morning at Lasch Hall and had tears in his eyes as he told players who could be rounded up that he would be leaving. He was given a standing ovation as he left the room.Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will coach the Nittany Lions on Saturday against Nebraska.Paterno, whose head coaching career spanned 46 years at Penn State, has 409 victories, the most among major college coaches. He won national championships in 1982 and 1986.

Penn State interim coach Tom Bradley replaces Joe Paterno, says he knew nothing of sex abuse charges

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State’s interim football coach, Tom Bradley, denied any knowledge of sexual abuse allegations regarding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky in 1998 and 2002 during his introductory press conference Thursday at Beaver Stadium.“I grieve for the victims," Bradley said. “I grieve for the families."Bradley, who played under Joe Paterno as a student athlete, declined to comment on Sandusky or characterize his relationship with the retired coordinator other than to acknowledge working under him. Bradley, who replaced Sandusky in 1999, insisted he had no reservations when he accepted the head job from interim president Rodney Erickson after Paterno was fired by the school’s board of trustees by telephone.

“I take this job with very mixed emotions, due to the situation," Bradley said. “I’ve been asked...to handle this

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