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Lee Rigby’s son speaks publicly for the first time and hopes to raise £10k for charity
DC’s Jim Lee Now Has the Job You Already Thought He Had
His comics bona fides have long since been impeccable—for Marvel, he drew 1991’s record-selling X-Men No. 1, written by Chris Claremont and inked by Scott Williams—and now the great Jim Lee has another link in his impressive chain. He’s just been promoted to president of DC Comics.
I wanted to die after my soldier son Lee Rigby was murdered – only the love of my family stopped me ending my life
THE MUM of murdered soldier Lee Rigby says she wanted to die after he was killed by terrorists – and that only her family’s love stopped her ending her life.
Lee, 25, a machine gunner and drummer in the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was killed by Islamist terrorists on May 22, 2013 as he walked home to his barracks in Woolwich, east London.
Killers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale mowed down the soldier in a speeding car and hacked him to death with meat cleavers after picking him out at random.
The pair urged shocked onlookers to film them gloating over Lee’s body before police arrived at the scene.
Ten years on, Lee’s mum Lyn Rigby has spoken of her devastation after her son’s brutal murder.
She told the Mirror: “I remember just wanting to die too so I could be with Lee.
“It was only being a mum to four other children that stopped me taking my own life.
“My husband Ian and my four girls saved me from myself.
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“As a family we pulled through together and to this day I have no idea how I am still standing.
“It’s nothing short of a miracle that the human heart can survive such sadness.”
Lee had survived frontline combat against the Taliban during a tour of Afghanistan several years before his murder by home-grown jihadists in London.
Clips of his savage execution are still circulating online, adding to his grieving family’s ordeal.
Both of Lee’s killers were given life sentences, with Adebolajo serving a whole-life tariff in prison.
Lyn said that the Lee remains part of the family a decade after his death.
It’s nothing short of a miracle that the human heart can survive such sadness
Lyn Rigby
She said: ““We will always have an empty chair at the heart of our family now – at birthdays, Christmas and Easter – even summer barbecues and simple get-togethers.
“Lee will always be missing but he is never forgotten.”
“When Sara got married a few years ago, she had a chair and a place setting for Lee at her top table with a candle burning next to a gorgeous photo of her brother.”
Lyn set up the Lee Rigby Foundation to help suffering veterans and bereaved military families.
The charity offers families caravan breaks on the Welsh coast to give peace and quiet.
Lee was father to young son Jack and was set to marry his beloved girlfriend before he was murdered.
Lyn said: “Lee was like a human tornado with so much wild energy.
“I’d give anything for him to burst through the door and rip through the stillness of my day.”
You’re Not Alone
EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide.
It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers.
It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes.
And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women.
Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now.
That is why The Sun launched the You’re Not Alone campaign.
The aim is that by sharing practical advice, raising awareness and breaking down the barriers people face when talking about their mental health, we can all do our bit to help save lives.
Let’s all vow to ask for help when we need it, and listen out for others… You’re Not Alone.
If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support:
- CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858
- Heads Together, www.headstogether.org.uk
- Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393
- Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41
- Samaritans, www.samaritans.org, 116 123
- Movember, www.uk.movember.com
- Anxiety UK www.anxietyuk.org.uk, 03444 775 774 Monday-Friday 9.30am-10pm, Saturday/Sunday 10am-8pm
Lyn laying a wreath after Lee Rigby’s name was inscribed on the Armed Forces Memorial[/caption]
The Rigby family emerge from Lee’s funeral in 2013[/caption]
Michael Adebolajo (left) and Michael Adebowale (right) were given life sentences[/caption]
Gorgeous police therapy dog called Otto makes friends with POLAR BEAR called Lee at Ohio zoo
Who is Sam Hunt’s wife, Hannah Lee Fowler?
SAM HUNT sings about romance and love in his many hit singles.
The country music crooner often draws inspiration from his marriage to Hannah Lee Fowler.
Sam Hunt’s wife Hannah Lee Fowler is a registered nurse and humanitarian[/caption]
Who is Sam Hunt’s wife, Hannah Lee Fowler?
Born on October 27, 1988, Hannah Lee Fowler is a registered nurse from Montevallo, Alabama.
Hannah is the eldest of seven siblings; her brothers and sisters are Joshua, Rebekah, Sarah, Jonathan, Elizabeth, and Daniel.
Her father is a pastor at the Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in her hometown.
She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2007.
Hannah also appears to be heavily involved in humanitarian work and has traveled the world to help others.
“While I was in Nashville trying to get things going with music, Hannah was providing medical care to Hondurans during the 2009 coup,” her husband Sam Hunt shared with his social media followers.
“She was working in Syrian refugee camps and delivering Kurd babies in northern Iraq during the 2014 elections.”
“She spent time in Israel where she helped with a feeding program and worked with Holocaust survivors.”
On April 15, 2017, Sam Hunt and Hannah Fowler tied the knot in a Georgia wedding ceremony.
How did Sam and Hannah meet?
Sometime in 2008, Sam and Hannah met while attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
The two started dating before Sam relocated to Nashville to focus on his music endeavors.
“I had never visited Montevallo but right before I left to go to Nashville I met a girl from there,” the GRAMMY Award nominee told E! News.
While promoting his album named after Hannah’s hometown, he mentioned: “A lot of the experiences I had with her and the relationship I had with her, that inspired a lot of the songwriting on the album.”
Sam Hunt singing to his wife Hannah Lee Fowler during the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards[/caption]
Throughout their relationship, the couple was on-again, and off-again for years.
On January 2, 2017, it was announced Sam and Hannah were engaged.
The singer popped the question while they were on vacation to Israel.
On June 7, 2022, the pair revealed they welcomed their first child together during the previous month.
While performing in Las Vegas, Sam shared he and his wife are expecting their second child daughter.
Why did Sam and Hannah file for divorce?
On February 18, 2022, Hannah filed for divorce from Sam and cited “adultery,” “irreconcilable differences,” and “inappropriate marital conduct” as the reasons.
Court documents stated: “The husband is guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment or conduct toward the spouse as renders cohabitation unsafe or improper.”
On April 10 of the same year, the wedded pair decided to call off their divorce.
An insider told PEOPLE: “They are doing their best every day.
“Sam and his wife are continually looking forward to the next chapter. He’s just thinking about his family and what’s to come.”
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Who is Kathie Lee Gifford’s boyfriend Richard Spitz?
KATHIE Lee Gifford stayed married to her second husband until his death from natural causes.
Years after the end of her marriage to Frank Gifford, the former Today Show co-host started dating Richard Spitz.
Kathie Lee Gifford found love again with businessman Richard Spitz[/caption]
Who is Kathie Lee Gifford’s boyfriend Richard Spitz?
On February 21, 2023, The U.S. Sun revealed Kathie Lee Gifford has been dating Richard Spitz for the past several months.
An insider shared: “Kathie Lee and Richard have been enjoying each other’s company for some time.
“They’re often spotted out and about in the Nashville area. She seems smitten and takes him everywhere.
“It’s surprising she’s kept the relationship under wraps for this long.”
Richard is a businessman and the director of Strong Force Innovation Portfolios.
He obtained his master’s degree from NYU School of Law and is a graduate of California State University, Northridge.
What happened to Kathie Lee Gifford’s husband Frank?
On August 9, 2015, Kathie Lee’s husband Frank died from natural causes at the age of 84.
Frank was an NFL Hall of Famer and had suffered from symptoms associated with Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
It is a degenerative disease in the brain, likely caused by repetitive head injuries.
The Today Show alum’s family initially said Frank died solely of natural causes but later tests revealed that CTE may have been a contributing factor.
His family donated his brain to science in the hopes that they would be able to help others suffering from the disease.
Frank Gifford is survived by Kathie Lee, their two children, and his three older children from his marriage to Maxine Avis Ewart.
Kathie Lee Gifford and Richard Spitz pictured while leaving the gym[/caption]
How many times has Kathie Lee been married?
Kathie Lee has been married twice, first to actor Paul Johnson from 1976 to 1983 and then to Frank Gifford in 1986.
The Emmy Award-winning TV host met Frank on the set of a morning news show and Gifford admitted that she was smitten at first sight.
“I met Frank Gifford because it was 4 o’clock in the morning at Good Morning America, walking down one of the hallways and I looked over at somebody in the dressing room — the best set of buns I’ve ever seen in my life — just leaned over a sink putting in contact lenses,” she told People in 2020.
Together they had two children; a son named Cody and a daughter named Cassidy.
She is also the stepmother to her late husband’s children from his first marriage; Victoria, Jeff, and Kyle.