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Kimmel to Rob Ford: Get Help
 Kimmel to Rob Ford: Get Help 
Mar 4, 2014 1:59 AM CST

Kimmel to Rob Ford: Get Help

'I wasn't elected to be perfect,' mayor says

(Newser) - After months of trying, Jimmy Kimmel finally got what he calls "the greatest gift any talk show host could ask for" on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The host—and even fellow guest Gonzo the muppet—gave Ford a pretty rough ride, mocking him for...

Doctor Gets 10 Years for Sex Assaults in Surgery

Toronto anesthesiologist convicted of assaulting 21 sedated women

(Newser) - One of his victims clapped as George Doodnaught got led away in handcuffs, and it's hard to blame her: The Toronto anesthesiologist got sentenced to 10 years in prison today for sexually assaulting her and 20 other women during surgery. The victims were "sedated but still aware of...

Reveling Rob Ford Charges Groin-First Into Hydrant

Toronto's mayor was celebrating Canada's 3-0 Olympic hockey victory

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford doesn't just walk into TV cameras and take pratfalls trying to play football . Yesterday, he took it a step further by celebrating a Canadian Olympic hockey win so joyously that he walked groin-first into a fire hydrant, the National Post reports. Ford was celebrating the...

Rob Ford Wages War on Gay Pride Flag at City Hall

Toronto mayor disapproves of Olympic show of solidarity

(Newser) - Yet more controversy for Rob Ford, but no crack cocaine, drunken rants , or jailhouse beatings involved this time: The Toronto mayor has been accused of homophobia over his push to get a gay pride flag in front of City Hall taken down and replaced with a Canadian one, reports the...

Toronto Mayor Ford Accused in Jail Beating

Sister's ex-boyfriend says Ford arranged it to keep him quiet

(Newser) - Just another day in the life of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford : He's being sued by his sister's ex-boyfriend for allegedly conspiring to have the man beaten in jail. A lawsuit submitted by Scott MacIntyre alleges the mayor was behind an assault at a Toronto jail in March 2012...

Rob Ford Tumbles Off the Wagon— in Jamaican

He is filmed making sweary, drunken rant

(Newser) - It's been pretty quiet on the Rob Ford front since the Toronto mayor announced his bid for re-election early this month, but it looks like the drunken antics have begun again. Ford—who swore he had stopped drinking after news of his crack use surfaced—admitted he was drinking...

Rob Ford Officially Running for Re-Election

He files paperwork, promises 'Ford More Years'

(Newser) - Good news, comedy fans: Rob Ford is officially running for reelection. Registration opened today for Toronto's 2014 mayoral election, and the unrepentant incumbent was the first major candidate to submit his paperwork, the Toronto Star reports. His slogan: "Ford more years." Yes, really.

Reporter Sues Toronto Mayor After Pedophile Insult

Rob Ford suggested 'Star' writer ogled kids, twice

(Newser) - A Toronto Star reporter sued Mayor Rob Ford today for suggesting the journalist was a pedophile in a recent television interview. Ford appeared on a Vision TV interview with former media baron and convicted felon Conrad Black and accused reporter Daniel Dale of taking pictures of little kids. Ford said...

Ford Partied at Crackhouses With Blackmailing Gangsters

Yet more trouble, but at least he's not implicated in murder

(Newser) - The Rob Ford saga has taken a big lurch forward with the release of police wiretap files detailing how the Toronto mayor partied and took drugs with gang members—and how his life got pretty complicated as a result. Key allegations from the police files, as detailed by the National ...

Rob Ford Clashes With Rob Ford Impersonator

He accused comedian of stalking his mother

(Newser) - Canada's most famous crack-smoking mayor has been relieved of most of his duties but is having trouble leaving controversy behind. A Rob Ford impersonator says he clashed with the Toronto mayor and his brother Doug while taking part in a bus tour of the sites described in the police...

Rob Ford Loses TV Show—After Record Ratings

Locks changed at Toronto City Hall

(Newser) - Is the Rob Ford circus winding down? After a messy few weeks that saw the world's media take an unprecedented interest in Canadian municipal politics, the mayor has lost most of his powers, his staff—and his TV show . The conservative Sun News channel says Ford Nation has been...

Rob Ford Stripped of Most Powers

Toronto mayor loses 60% of his budget after raucous debate

(Newser) - Toronto's City Council has voted to strip scandal-plagued Mayor Rob Ford of many of his powers after a heated debate where he knocked over a woman councilor . The council voted overwhelming in a series of votes on Monday to cut his office budget by 60% and allow mayoral staff...

Rob Ford Knocks Down Female Councilor

Toronto's mayor gives Pam McConnell a fat lip 'by mistake'

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford strikes again—literally. During a wild city council meeting that saw hecklers and the mayor exchange nasty remarks, Ford charged across the floor and knocked over councilor Pam McConnell, apparently by mistake, the Globe & Mail reports. "The mayor ran through me," said McConnell,...

Airline Ad Pokes Fun at Toronto Mayor

Spirit Airlines hopes Rob Ford can help sell tickets

(Newser) - You can't say Rob Ford didn't have this coming: Spirit Airlines of Florida has a new ad that pokes fun at the Toronto mayor's troubles, reports the Toronto Star . "We're not smoking crack," the ad reads, before pushing a $29.90 fare to the...

Toronto Votes to Strip Rob Ford's Powers, 39-3

He can't appoint or dismiss anyone

(Newser) - Toronto's City Council voted overwhelmingly to clip Rob Ford's wings today, with the first in a series of motions designed to make him "mayor in name only," the National Post reports. The council voted 39-3 to strip Ford of the power to appoint and dismiss the...

'Truly Disturbing' Toronto Mayor Gets TV Show

As Ontario premier offers to help city ditch Rob Ford

(Newser) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has lost his credibility, the trust of voters, the support of former allies on the city council, and even his invite to the Santa Claus Parade—but he's gained a TV show. The mayor, increasingly isolated after a long stream of scandals , will begin hosting...

348 Arrested, 386 Kids Saved in Huge Child Porn Bust

Investigation spread from Canada to 50 countries

(Newser) - Nearly 350 people, including schoolteachers, doctors, and actors, have been arrested around the world in what Toronto police called one of the largest child porn busts they have ever seen. Police say 386 children were rescued as a result of the sweeping investigation. More than 100 people were arrested in...

Toronto's Rob Ford Sorry for Lewd Remark

He left reporters gasping, says newspaper

(Newser) - The Rob Ford chronicles reached a new low today, prompting yet another apology from the Toronto mayor. "I used unforgivable language and again I apologize," he said at a news conference, reports CTV News . The mea culpa comes after a give-and-take with the media that the National Post ...

Rob Ford Drove Drunk Through School Zones, Partied With Hookers

One begins to wonder how he had time to govern

(Newser) - For your average big city mayor, admitting that you bought illegal drugs while in office would be the most damaging thing to happen in a day—but Rob Ford 's not your average mayor . Soon after a press conference in which the crack-smoking, binge-drinking Toronto mayor claimed his closet...

Rob Ford: Yes, I Bought Illegal Drugs as Mayor

Toronto's city council grills him on his behavior

(Newser) - Another day in the exciting life of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Today, he had the pleasure of standing before city council and 'fessing up to buying illegal drugs while serving as mayor over the last two years, reports the Toronto Sun . "Yes, I have," Ford admitted, after...

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