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The Untold Truth of Vanna White’s Ex-husband George Santo Pietro

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• George Santo Pietro is a 73 year old former businessman, film producer, director and camera technician.
• He grew up in Beverly Hills, California, and owned a restaurant, Santopietro’s, and a sushi bar, The Sushi-Ko Complex.
• He has accumulated a fortune of $50 million, and worked in the filming industry, starring in various films.
• He has been married three times, first to actress Lauren Evans, then to television personality Vanna White, and most recently to film producer Melissa Mascari.
• Family is extremely important to George, and his Facebook page is captioned with an Italian phrase meaning 'Family is Everything'.

George Santo Pietro may not be a familiar face or name for many, but the man who is best known as the ex-husband of television personality Vanna White, has also long made a name for himself in Hollywood, and has left his mark in numerous places where it would not be as obvious or easy to find. At the age of 73, George has had a successful career as a businessman, film producer, director and camera technician, which afforded him a well-known status among the inner circles of Beverly Hills’ most prominent residents.

Naturally, as can be expected from such a successful man, George has accumulated a massive fortune, and being married to Vanna White has only been one of his many accomplishments.

Born To Be King of The Hills

George John Santo Pietro III was born into an Italian family on 12 December 1946, in Beverly Hills, California, USA, where he had spent the greatest part of his life.

George was raised in what can be considered one of the most expensive places in California, and it would seem that he was destined for an affluent life in the richest hills of the US which could not have been closer to the truth.

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Most of George’s early life remains a mystery, which includes his educational background.

George nonetheless started his career with humble beginnings, working at various odd jobs to get by, until in the late seventies and early eighties, shortly before reaching the age of forty, he was able to open his restaurant named Santopietro’s, in Bel-Air, California. It was a quaint little Italian restaurant that, as it grew in popularity, became the secret, hidden dinner getaway frequented by many of Hollywood’s celebrities.

 

Around the same time that his restaurant really took off, George had been dating his first wife, whom he married in 1981. As his first success grew, and George became a familiar name among the inner circles of the A-listers, he soon opened a second restaurant, which would become a famous and popular sushi bar named The Sushi-Ko Complex. The continuous success George enjoyed as a businessman in the culinary industry afforded him the chance to buy a house in Beverly Hills, which happened to be right next door to Jack Nicholson.

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In the nineties, George began working in the filming industry. He starred as an extra in the Jack Nicholson film ‘Prizzi’s Honor’, as well as in ‘Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love’.

Although he never made it big as an actor, George still lived his childhood dream of leaving his mark in Hollywood, gaining many credits as a dolly grip and camera technician. Some of his work includes plenty of famous shows and films including ‘They Came From Outer Space’, ‘Star Trek Voyager’, ‘Brooklyn South’, and ‘L.A. Doctors’.

In 1997 he also gained credit as a producer of the short film ‘Scratch Merchants’.

Following the nineties, as well as his marriage to Vanna White, George continued to work behind the scenes of many big titles, such as ‘Law and Order: Criminal Intent’, ‘The X-files’, ‘Cold Case’, and many others.

His most recent work includes ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Agents of SHIELD’ and the film ‘Aquaman’. However, George has since expanded his interest to include real estate development, and has grown his net worth to an estimated $50 million.

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As of mid-2020, it’s believed that George has retired from working behind the scenes and now mostly focuses on his real estate business. He remains a familiar name to many in the inner circles of Beverly Hills, despite living a conservative life away from the media, gossip and tabloids.

With a great fortune such as his, George can certainly be considered among the kings of Beverly Hills.

The Charmer and Family Man

George has been married several times in the course of his successful life.

 

He married his first wife, actress Lauren Evans, in 1981 and they had a daughter before their divorce in 1984, Andrea, born in 1982.

Following his first unsuccessful marriage, George began dating the television personality, Vanna White. They dated for some time before tying the knot in 1989, and George has two children with Vanna, a son and daughter, Nicholas born in 1994, and his second daughter, Giovanna in 1997. In 2002 George and Vanna divorced, and he has since married for the third time – there have been no reports of separation.

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He married Melissa Mascari, a famous film producer, in 2005, following a romancing period of one year, and in 2007 George’s youngest child, Chiara was born from the union.

Despite the failed marriages that George has had through the years, it is evident from his Facebook page that the one thing that matters most to him is family. His page is captioned with an Italian phrase ‘La Famiglia e Tutto’, which translates to ‘Family is Everything’.

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Sonya Curry: The Matriarch of the NBA’s Most Famous Family

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Who is Sonya Curry?

American educator Sonya Alicia Curry (nee Adams) was born in Radford, Virginia USA, on 30 May 1966, making Gemini her zodiac sign. She’s probably only known for being the mother of Seth Adham Curry and Wardell Stephen Curry II, both of whom are today professional basketball players.

Education and early life

Sonya was raised in Radford by her parents Candy and Cleive Adams; she rarely speaks about them in public, but it’s known that she was raised in extreme poverty, and that the family had bad experiences with the Ku Klux Klan.

Sonya was physically highly active while attending a local high school in Radford, as she played basketball and volleyball, and also ran track. Upon matriculating in 1984, she enrolled at Virginia Tech on a sports scholarship, and played volleyball during all her four years there; she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in education in 1988.

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Sonya’s career

Not a lot has been disclosed about Sonya’s career, but it’s known that she founded the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman in 1995, and that she’s since been working as its president; all of Sonya’s three children studied at the school.

Love life and husband

Sonya met her future husband, American former professional basketball player Wardell Stephen Curry Sr. while they were both attending Virginia Tech; the two married in 1988, and Sonya gave birth to their first son Stephen on 14 March 1988, while their second son Seth followed on 23 August 1990. On 20 October 1994, Sonya gave birth to their daughter Sydel Curry, who played volleyball while attending Elon University.

Sonya and Wardell separated in 2020, after 32 years of marriage, and she revealed on 23 August 2021 that she’d filed for divorce, but it’s yet to be finalized.

Sonya hasn’t talked about other men whom she’s maybe dated, she’s married to Wardell Stephen Curry Sr. as of April 2023 (filed for divorce), and they have three children together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Sonya’s highly popular on Instagram; she’s amassed close to 250,000 followers on the network and has posted over 100 pictures – her sons can be seen featured in many of these.

She’s a fan of tattoos, and has several small ones inked onto her arms and legs.

Sonya’s been all around the US, mostly to watch her sons play basketball; she’s also vacationed in several European countries, with Paris, France being her favorite travel destination.

She’s interested in fashion and has attended a number of fashion shows, while some of Sonya’s favorite fashion magazines are “Vanity Fair”, “Glamour” and “Vogue”.

Some of Sonya’s favorite actresses and actors are Meryl Streep, Helena Bonham Carter and Denzel Washington, and her favorite movies include “The Devil Wears Prada”, “Fight Club” and “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.

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Age, height and net worth

Sonya’s age is 56. She has blue eyes and brown hair, is 5ft 4ins (1.62m) tall, and weighs around 120lbs (55kgs).

Sonya’s net worth’s been estimated at over $6 million as of April 2023, her son Wardell’s at more than $160 million, and second son Seth’s at over $16 million.

About her son Stephen

Stephen mostly became interested in basketball thanks to his father Dell who often took him and Seth to watch basketball games; the family lived in Charlotte, North Carolina as Dell played for the Charlotte Hornets, then to Toronto, Ontario, Canada after he began playing for the Toronto Raptors.

Stephen attended the Queensway Christian College and played for their basketball’s team, then transferred to Charlotte Christian School after the family moved back to Charlotte. Upon matriculating in 2006, he enrolled at Davidson College, and became one of the best college basketball players in the US.

He graduated in 2009 and was then picked by the Golden State Warriors in the 2009 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. Stephen began attracting attention in 2012, after he signed a new four-year contract with the Warriors, worth $44 million; he was named Western Conference Player of the Month in April of the same year, and was also named to the All-NBA Second Team.

Stephen was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 2014-2015 season, and the Warriors went on to win the NBA Championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals. He was named MVP again in the following season, while the Warriors won the NBA Championships again, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder; they were losing 1-3, but managed to turn the situation around and win 4-3.

The Warriors won the NBA Championship again in 2018 and 2022, while Stephen was named the NBA Finals MVP in 2022.

He married his long-term girlfriend, Canadian-American actress, cook and author Ayesha Alexander on 30 July 2011, and she gave birth to their daughters in 2012 and 2015, and to their son in 2018.

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About her son Seth

Seth began playing basketball while attending Charlotte Christian School, from which he matriculated in 2008; he played as a starter for the Charlotte Christian Knights for three years, and their record was 105-24.

Upon matriculating, Seth enrolled at Liberty University on a basketball scholarship, and was allowed to wear the jersey number 30, the same number which his father and brother wore. Following a year at Liberty, Seth transferred to Duke University and had to skip the 2009-2010 season because of transfer rules; he scored a career-high of 31 points on 29 December 2012, in a game against the Santa Clara Broncos.

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Seth graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2013, but wasn’t selected in the 2013 NBA Draft; he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Golden State Warriors on 23 August of the same year, but was waived three months later. He signed with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League on 1 November 2013, and on 24 December with the Memphis Grizzlies of NBA; he played his first NBA game on 3 February 2014, but was then waived by the Grizzlies.

He then signed once again with the Santa Cruz Warriors, and in the same year a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but returned to the Warriors after those 10 days.

Seth signed a contract with the Orlando Magic on 29 September 2014, and was then traded to the Erie BayHawks; he signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns on 11 March 2015, but then returned to the Erie BayHawks.

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Seth began attracting attention only in 2015, when he signed a two-year $2 million contract with the Sacramento Kings of NBA, while he then played for the Dallas Mavericks from 2016 through 2018. He signed a two-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA on 6 July 2018, then returned to the Mavericks on 10 July 2019.

From 2020 through 2022, Seth played for the Philadelphia 76ers, and has since 10 February 2022 been playing for the Brooklyn Nets.

He married American professional volleyball player Callie Rivers on 14 September 2019; she had previously given birth to their daughter in May 2018, and their son followed in November 2021.

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Naked Truth Of Sofia Franklyn – Age, Arrested, Net Worth, Wiki

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Who is Sofia Franklyn?

Sofia Franklyn was born on 21 July 1992 under the sign of Cancer, in Salt Lake City, Utah USA, and is a 27-year-old radio host, probably best recognized for co-hosting the podcast “Call Her Daddy”, along with Alexandra Cooper. Sofia is also known for being a blogger for Barstool Sports. Moreover, she is a social media sensation, known for running her official Instagram account on which she has amassed over 700,000 subscribers, as well as her official Twitter account, having more than 160,000 followers.

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How rich is she, as of now? Sofia Franklyn Net Worth

As of early 2020, Sofia Franklyn’s net worth is estimated at over $1 million, acquired largely from her successful career as a host of her own podcast. She has also increased her wealth through writing articles for a blog.

Early Life, Nationality, Ethnicity, Education

Sofia Franklyn spent her early years in her hometown of Salt Lake City, where she was raised alongside her siblings by her parents. However, she is quite secretive regarding their identities and professions, even through they could be frequently seen in her photos shared on her official account on Instagram.

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Sofia holds American nationality, and belongs to white ethnicity. Upon matriculation, Sofia enrolled into the University of Utah, to obtain her degree in the field of Economics.

Career Beginnings

Prior to becoming known as a blogger and podcaster, Sofia spent some time working for a finance company. However, she soon quit the job, as with her creative nature as she wanted to become engaged in something more interesting. So she moved to New York City and joined the Barstool Sports blog in 2018, which made her an active member of the entertainment industry.

It is the enormously popular sports and pop culture blog, established by David Portnoy in Milton, Massachusetts, but currently based in New York City. Her first article was about exploring her own sexual adventures during her upbringing in Utah; she also wrote about the stereotypical view of sexuality in Utah in a funny way, drawing attention to herself.

Podcast “Call Her Daddy”

While she was working as a writer for the blog, Sofia shared a room with her friend Alexandra Cooper. One time, while the girls were together on vacation at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, they engaged in a conversation on the topic of sex.

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Their conversation was quite interesting since it began to attract audience at the bar. At some point, one man said that this chat would be a great show, which inspired girls to make a sex and dating podcast together. Sofia soon made the first episode of the podcast, along with Alexandra, and it didn’t take long until Barstool Sports made the decision to produce it, entitled “Call Her Daddy”. It is focused on explicit and taboo topics, since Sofia and Alexandra frequently discusses relationships, sexuality, embarrassing moments, and much more.

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The podcast premiered on 3 October 2018, and soon debut in the Top 10 mainstay on the iTunes comedy chart.

YouTube Channel, Instagram, and Twitter of the Podcast

In January 2019, Sofia and Alexandra decided to use their popularity to enlarge the fan base of the podcast, and expand their influence across various social media platforms. They launched the official YouTube channel of the podcast, on which they uploaded the episodes, and garnered more than 180,000 subscribers within a year, and their videos over 11 million views to date.

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Some of their most viewed videos are “Daddy Girls Rate Dick Size in the Office”, “The Daddy Girls Degrade Logan Paul”, and “LOGAN PAUL IS OUR NEW INTERN”. Furthermore, the girls launched their official Instagram account under the username ‘callherdaddy’, now having over 1.2 million followers, as well as their official Twitter account under the username ‘@callherdaddy’, with almost 200,000 followers.

Social Media Presence

In addition, Sofia runs her official Instagram account under the username ‘sofiafranklyn’, which she uses to posts selfies and other photos from her private life.

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Moreover, she is active on Twitter under the username ‘@sofiafranklyn’, on which you can follow her as well.

Sofia Franklyn Arrested

In one of the episode of the podcast “Call Her Daddy”, Sofia Franklyn described her experience with the police back in 2011 – at the time she was 20 years old. She was arrested for consumption of alcohol by a minor and public intoxication. Moreover, Sofia obstructed a police officer during the arrest, so she was also charged with interference with the arresting officer.

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Appearance and Vital Statistics

The attractive radio host has long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She stands at a height of 5ft 5ins (1.65m), and her body type is slim.

Personal Life: Is She Single Or Not?

Sofia Franklyn was romantically involved in a relationship with a man whose identity has not been revealed. However, she once said that her boyfriend was a Harvard graduate. Moreover, she even shared details of their dating in an episode of the podcast. However, Sofia is currently single and completely focused on her career.

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Where is Michael Peterson now? The True Story of His Wife Death

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Who is Michael Peterson?

American novelist and convicted killer Michael Iver Peterson was born in Nashville, Tennessee USA, on 23 October 1943, meaning that Scorpio’s his zodiac sign. He’s probably known best for having been convicted of killing his second wife Kathleen Peterson; Michael was sentenced to spend his life behind bars without the possibility of parole on 10 October 2003, but was released on house arrest after $300,000 bail was paid in 2011.

Education and early life

Michael was raised alongside his sister Ann Christensen and their brothers John and Bill in Nashville, by their mother Eleanor (nee Bartolino) and father Eugene Iver Peterson; not a lot else is known about Michael’s family, because he respects their privacy.

He was mostly focused on his education while attending a local high school, while some of the activities he was into the most included creative writing, playing soccer and dancing. Michael matriculated in 1962, and then enrolled at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; he was the editor of the university’s newspaper “The Chronicle” during his four years there, and was the president of the fraternity Sigma Nu. Michael graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in political science in 1965, and then began taking classes at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Law School.

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Michael’s career

In 1965, Michael began working for the US Department of Defense, researching arguments in support of the US military involvement in Vietnam. The year 1968 saw Michael join the US Marine Corps, and he served in Vietnam for three years prior to being honorably discharged as a captain, after he was hit by a car and left with a disability.

In 1999, Michael claimed that he had been presented with two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with Valor and a Silver Star for his service in the Marine Corps, but the newspaper “News & Observer” later revealed that no records showed that Michael had won any Purple Hearts.

He and his first wife lived in Germany after he was discharged, then Michael moved back to Durham in 1987.

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He’s published three novels, all of which related to his time in Vietnam. His first novel “The Immortal Dragon” was published in 1983, followed by “A Time of War” in 1990, and his third “A Bitter Peace” in 2020.

Michael also co-wrote the biographical book “Operation Broken Reed”, together with Arthur L. Boyd, and “Charlie Two Shoes and the Marines of Love Company” with David Perlmutt. He also spent some time working as a columnist for the newspaper “The Herald-Sun”.

Love life and marriages

Michael married his first wife Patricia Sue in 1965, following his graduation; she taught at an elementary school on Rhein-Main Air Base in West Germany, where Michael was stationed. They had two children together, Todd and Clayton.

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While living in Germany, Michael and Patricia befriended the Ratliff family, which comprised George and Elizabeth, and their children Martha and Margaret. After George and Elizabeth died in 1985, Michael became their children’s guardian, but he and Patricia divorced two years later, with their children staying with Patricia, while Michael, Martha and Margaret moved together to Durham. Todd and Clayton also eventually came to live with Michael.

He met successful business executive Kathleen Atwater in 1989 – they moved in together in the same year, married in 1997, and he became stepfather to Kathleen’s daughter Caitlin. The marriage ended when Kathleen died on 9 December 2001.

Kathleen’s death and Michael’s trial

Michael called the police on 9 December 2001, claiming that Kathleen was lying down on the floor unconscious, and that she had probably fallen down the stairs.

Toxicology reports showed that Kathleen had drunk some alcohol and taken the prescription drug Valium, while the autopsy showed that she had died two hours after the injuries that she had suffered. Kathleen’s sister Candace Zamperini, as well as her daughter Caitlin both believed that Michael had nothing to do with Kathleen’s death, but they changed their mind after learning that Michael’s bisexual.

Michael was accused of murder, as the autopsy showed that no fall could’ve resulted in Kathleen’s injuries; the prosecution claimed that Kathleen found out about Michael’s gay life, which he had tried to hide, and that he wanted to take her $1.5 million life insurance. It was then revealed that Michael’s friend from Germany Elizabeth Ratliff had also died from similar injuries as Kathleen, and was also found at the foot of her staircase; a second autopsy of Elizabeth’s buried body was ordered, and her cause of death was then officially changed to ‘homicide’. Michael wasn’t charged with Elizabeth’s murder.

He was found guilty of killing his wife on 10 October 2003, and sentenced to spend life behind bars. Michael’s lawyers filed a motion for a new trial on 12 November 2008, but it was denied. It was in the second half of 2009 that a new theory about Kathleen’s death surfaced; it was claimed that an owl had attacked her outside, causing some of her injuries, and that she then fell down and hit her head after running from the owl inside the house. The investigators found two microscopic owl feathers when re-examining Kathleen’s hair.

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North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper began investigating the SBI analyst Duane Deaver in the first half of 2010, and Duane was suspended in August of the same year; he was the lead witness against Michael at his trial, and it was revealed that Duane had presented false evidence in 34 cases. Due to these new findings, Michael was released on a $300,000 bail on 16 December 2011, and placed under house arrest.

He entered the Alford plea on 24 February 2017, and was sentenced to seven years in jail, but because he had already served more than that, he was thus released.

The documentary series about the entire case, “The Staircase” was released in October 2004, while its sequel “The Staircase 2: The Last Chance” premiered in November 2012.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Michael’s been staying away from the media’s attention since he was freed in 2017, with the exception of when he published his novel “A Bitter Peace” in 2020.

He can rarely be seen spending time outdoors, as he enjoys the peace of his home; it’s been revealed that Michael no longer has a staircase at his house.

He was physically highly active during his 20s, 30s and 40s, as he worked out at the gym and played a number of sports.

Michael’s a huge fan of American actor and moviemaker Clint Eastwood, while some of his favorite movies include “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, “High Plains Drifter” and “Play Misty for Me”.

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Height, eyes and wealth

Michael’s age is 79. He has brown eyes and grey hair, is 5ft 9ins (1.75m) tall and weighs around 150lbs (68kgs).

Michael’s net worth’s been estimated at over $100,000, as of April 2023.

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