Jilted bride sues groom for getting cold feet

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There are a few things you'll need when planning an over-the-top wedding. A $30,000 banquet hall is a must-have. An orchestra - well, that's a steal for $10,000. And $11,000 for flowers seems quite reasonable, don't you think?

One Chicago bride thought her big day justified spending that much, but her beloved didn't seem to agree. Or maybe there was another reason he got cold feet and called off the wedding four days before it was scheduled to happen.

Now, he's getting sued.

Former bride-to-be Dominique Buttitta is seeking $95,000 from the man she intended to marry. Her case is gathering a lot of attention, reports MSNBC:

How are Buttitta's chances in court? Not bad at all, according to attorney, feminist and activist Gloria Allred. "Many states would permit her to recoup her out-of-pocket costs for the wedding preparations," Allred said, citing the legal theory of "detrimental reliance."

"She relied on their joint decision regarding the marriage ceremony and party, and spent her own funds on her reliance on his representation," Allred explained. "If he backs out, he should pay her back."

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Kentucky man shoots a chupacabra, or does he?

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A Kentucky man may hold the secret to one of life's greatest mysteries. But then he shot it.

Legend has it, the chupacabra, a small, freakish rodent-dog-thing roams free in the Americas, spending its days sucking the blood from goats and eluding the legitimate scientific community.

"It's kind of a mystery right now," says Mark Cothren, who shot the animal on his property in Lebanon Junction, Ky. "What's that? It's a chupacabra. That's what that thing is, cuz I pulled it up on the internet," added Cothren.

But sightings have been rare and biologists have been decidedly skeptical of the existence of this mythical beast.

Scientists...pshaw; this dude shot one, which is all the evidence I need - hang on a sec while I go update the Wikipedia page.

Case. Closed.

Posted By: Chris Preovolos (Email) | Dec 29 at 07:32 AM

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