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Insults, Scam Losses, Steakhouse Ban, Racial Confrontation Spark Outrage

6/26/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Jessica Tarlov called co-host Jesse Watters an “idiot” on Fox News’ “The Five,” sparking laughter.
Florida couple Merdine and Fritz James lost $141,000 in a $4 million sweepstakes scam, losing their home.
Junior was barred from a Myrtle Beach Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse after a dispute over an appetizer.
A Jensen Beach video captured a man and his wife confronting a Black fisherman, wife using the n-word and calling the fire department.

History

Historical Context

The April 29, 1992 acquittal of LAPD officers in the Rodney King case sparked six days of riots that killed 55 people, injured 2,383 and caused over $1 billion in damage, while the National Guard deployed more than 10,000 troops. Those unresolved racial and economic tensions echo today’s on-air clash between Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters and other flashpoints across the country.

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Story summary

Jessica Tarlov called co-host Jesse Watters an “idiot” on Fox News’ “The Five,” sparking laughter.
Florida couple Merdine and Fritz James lost $141,000 in a $4 million sweepstakes scam, losing their home.
Junior was barred from a Myrtle Beach Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse after a dispute over an appetizer.
A Jensen Beach video captured a man and his wife confronting a Black fisherman, wife using the n-word and calling the fire department.

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