Husband is fired over wife's occupation, and more

Husband is fired over wife's occupation

The Town Council of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., fired the town manager after finding out his wife is a porn star. In an emergency session last week, the council voted unanimously to fire Scott Janke from his $100,000 job “without cause,” after press reports identified his wife, Anabela Mota Janke, as the adult-film star “Jazella Moore.” “It’s not a judgment on what she chose as a career,” insisted Councilwoman Jo List. “My vote was a vote on the credibility and livelihood of our town.”

Alabama bans a California wine

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State liquor officials in Alabama have banned the sale of a California wine because its label, a reproduction of an 1895 French advertising poster, depicts a naked flying nymph. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board officials said the decision to ban Cycles Gladiator wine came in response to a citizen complaint. State law, they said, bans the sale of any wine whose label features “a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner.”