Diane Passage, the former stripper and still pole dancing wife of Ponzi-scheming accountant to the stars Kenneth Starr, tells Page Six that her husband's "health is not great at all." Starr is behind bars, because no one can/wants to bail him out: Apparently only one of his two brothers would agree to put up his house as a collateral for bond, while Passage claims, "My bank accounts have been frozen, so it is difficult. I'm talking with pay-per-view TV about a pole-dancing competition. I ran one last year and it will soon be screened on a Romanian sports network." She adds that private investigators working for Wesley Snipes—one of Starr's past clients—have been stalking her to gather info for Snipes to fight tax evasion charges.
Stripper Wife Says Ponzi Schemer Isn't Doing Well
Scores Would Welcome Back Ponzi Suspect's Stripper Wife
With her accountant husband accused of running a $59 million Ponzi scheme, a former Scores stripper was in court on Thursday in an attempt to get their assets unfrozen. Sadly for Diane Passage, a SEC attorney said, "Ms. Passage would not be the first spouse of a fraudster to be harmed by their spouse, but unfortunately, our priority is the investors."
Oscar Night 2008: Liveblogging the Academy Awards
At 8:30PM (following a half-hour red carpet special), the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony will begin, finally putting an end to the "There Will Be Oscar" or "Oscar Country for Old Men" type headlines.
The Range Of City Lawsuits
- Wesley Snipes's lawsuit claims that the city did not have the jurisdiction to "seek his DNA in a paternity suit" brought forth by a woman Snipes claims "was crack-addicted and mentally ill."
Not In My Borough!
Embattled Brooklyn apartment dwellers have taken their fight against the proposed site of the new arena for the "Brooklyn Nets" all the way to Athens. A group called Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn unveiled a banner on one of the endangered apartments which reads "Dr. Rogge and the International Olympic Committee, Please Don't Destroy Our Homes." If New York City is awarded the Olympic Games in 2012, the proposed basketball arena would be used to house the gymnastics competition. Local residents hope that by appealing to the International Olympic Committee, a new space for the arena can be found where the current populace won’t be forced to give up their apartments via eminent domain.

