Husband is fired over wife's occupation, and more
The Town Council of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., fired the town manager after finding out his wife is a porn star.
A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website
Thank you for signing up to TheWeek. You will receive a verification email shortly.
There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.
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
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
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.”
Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.
Sign up to our 10 Things You Need to Know Today newsletter
A free daily digest of the biggest news stories of the day - and the best features from our website
-
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 23 September 2023
The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am
By The Week Staff Published
-
Pinochet’s coup in Chile 50 years on
The Explainer Half a century on, the former leader still sharply divides opinion in his home country
By The Week Staff Published
-
The Week Unwrapped: Ghost tankers, loyalty cards and contempt
Podcast Should we be worried about illicit oil tankers? What are the limits to protests outside court? And are supermarket loyalty schemes all they seem?
By The Week Staff Published