NASCAR's Kurt Busch claims his ex-girlfriend is an international assassin
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Racecar driver Kurt Busch testified in court on Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin who travels the world killing people for money.
"Everybody on the outside can tell me I'm crazy, but I lived on the inside and saw it firsthand," Busch said of his ex, Patricia Driscoll. A snippet of Busch's alleged proof:
He recounted one time when the couple was in El Paso, Texas. He said Driscoll left in camouflage gear only to return later wearing a trench coat over an evening gown covered with blood. [The Associated Press]
The two were in court because Driscoll is seeking a protective order against Busch, whom she claims assaulted her last year. Driscoll denies that she is an assassin, saying Busch got the idea from a movie script she's writing.
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Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.
