Judge orders a date night, and more

Judge orders a date night

A Florida judge has ordered a man to take his wife out on a romantic date to Red Lobster. Joseph Bray, 47, was charged with domestic assault after he forgot his wife’s birthday, leading to an argument in which he pushed her onto a couch. When he determined that Sonja Bray did not fear her husband, Judge John Hurley sentenced him to buy her some flowers and a card, then take her for dinner at the popular seafood chain. “And after Red Lobster, they’re going to go bowling,” Hurley added.

Harry Potter's one-nighters

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Daniel Radcliffe has admitted having several one-night stands with female fans of the Harry Potter movie franchise. The 22-year-old actor, who portrayed the boy wizard in all eight of the blockbuster movies, says that he doesn’t really like casual encounters, but has succumbed to persistent fans on occasion. “I was always very nervous about the groupie thing,” Radcliffe says. “I have…I mean, that has happened, but generally speaking I’ve known the person. Apart from a few times when I was drinking.”

A diet that kills

A British woman who has eaten only pizza for the last 31 years has been warned her diet might kill her. Doctors have diagnosed Claire Simmons, 33, with “selective eating disorder”—which Simmons insists is “a real medical condition”—and told her that the lack of vitamins and minerals could bring on a heart attack or a stroke. But Simmons insists that any food but pizza makes her gag. “I’m actually scared of fruit and veg,” she says. “I get so angry when people think I’m being faddy.”