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Laura Dorwart

Laura Dorwart earned her MFA in Nonfiction Writing from Antioch University and her Ph.D. from UC San Diego. She’s been writing about the entertainment industry since 2013 and joined the Showbiz Cheat Sheet team in 2019. She focuses her coverage here on popular TV including Sister Wives and Married at First Sight, along with book coverage and the representation of mental health and disability in entertainment media.

Laura was a 2020 Sundance Institute Press Inclusion Inititiative scholarship recipient. In her spare time, she is an avid reader and keeps up with the works of Roxane Gay and Carmen Maria Machado in particular. See more of Laura’s bylines from The New York Times, VICE, Forbes, McSweeney’s, Muck Rack, and her online portfolio.

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‘Dateline NBC’: Lori Vallow’s Former Friend Claims She Thought Oprah Winfrey Was the ‘Darkest Spirit’ on the Planet

Melanie Gibb, one of Lori Vallow’s and Chad Daybell’s close friends, appeared recently on a ‘Dateline NBC’ special with Keith Morrison to explain the background of the ongoing case involving Vallow’s late children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan. Gibb delved into the couple’s unconventional religious beliefs that may have contributed to the case.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: What Big Secret Was Jihoon Keeping From Deavan?

On a recent episode of TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,’ Deavan Clegg and Jihoon Lee planned to make a new life together in South Korea at last. But Jihoon revealed to his friends that he hadn’t been completely honest with his wife before her arrival.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Paul Staehle’s Mom Refuses To Let Him Live With Her

Paul Staehle and his wife, Karine Staehle, planned to move from Brazil to the U.S. in a recent episode of TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After.’ But a tense conversation with his mom, Edna Staehle, revealed that his little family might not have a place to crash when they arrived.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Jess Invites Colt to Meet Her Family in Brazil in a New ‘Happily Ever After’ Sneak Peek

Colt Johnson and Larissa Dos Santos Lima divorced not long after they married on TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé.’ Larissa and Colt both moved on with new people, hoping to find true love. In a new sneak peek of an upcoming episode of ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After,’ Colt and his new girlfriend, Jess Caroline, hashed things out after a big argument.
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Kalani Accuses Asuelu of ‘Manipulating’ Her

Kalani Faagata and Asuelu Pulaa headed out for a rare date night on the second episode of TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After’ season 5. But the proud (and stressed) parents of two hit a roadblock when Asuelu revealed something to Kalani that made her feel ‘manipulated.’
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’90 Day Fiancé’: Armando Breaks Down While Coming Out (Again) To His Parents In ‘The Other Way’ Sneak Peek

Armando Rubio and Kenneth Niedermeier are the first-ever gay male couple to appear on the ’90 Day Fiancé’ franchise. In Us Weekly’s preview clip of the upcoming June 22 episode of TLC’s ’90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way,’ Armando finally sat down with his parents to reveal the truth about his relationship with Kenneth and his identity.