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It's official.

The former head coach of the Penn State football program, the late Joe Paterno, covered up incidents of child sexual abuse by his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

Paterno knew of the allegations since '98 despite repeatedly saying he had no knowledge of the atrocities that Sandusky was doing.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh released his much anticipated report of the Penn State scandal today.

Here's what he said about Joe Paterno:

"[He showed “total disregard for the safety and welfare of the victims, [and failed] to protect against a child sexual predator harming children for over a decade. In order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at Penn State University . . . repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky’s child abuse from the authorities, the Board of Trustees, the Penn State community and the public at large.”

Wow, it's hard to believe that Paterno was more interested in protecting his legacy than telling the truth, but that's exactly what happened.

Instead of possibly protecting Sandusky's future victims, Paterno chose to protect his friend and himself, and in the process has changed his legacy from a hero to less than a zero.

Tags: cover up, jerry, joe paterno, legal matters, penn state, sandusky, scandal

Wise words! Listen to your momma, girls.

When she and her daughters go out in the sun, Christie Brinkley warns her girls Alexa and Sailor to always wear sunscreen when going outside.

Growing up surfing, Christie says that spending hours in the sun took a toll on her skin. She says:

"I grew up a surfer girl in Malibu so I'm always running after my girls with sunblock going, 'Believe me, you'll thank me for this.' I can literally see on my own thighs where my sarong shielded me from the sun. 'Look right here' - smooth, no spots here. But spots here (further down her thigh)."

It's super, super important to cover up in the sun. Skin cancer is no laughing joke. As a supermodel, Christie Brinkley KNOWS how to protect her skin - wear a hat and use sunscreen!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: alexa ray joel, christie brinkley, cover up, sailor brinkley cook, sun, sun damage, sunscreen

David Rothenberg, the nurse who leaked Tiger Woods’ medical records, is claiming that Tiger is responsible for a massive cover-up that cost him his job.

David insists that Tiger is "central to Mr. Rothenberg's claims that [the hospital] is engaged in a continuing cover-up."

According to Dave, he’s being treated as a scapegoat to cover up what’s really going on — "[a] lack of basic computer security for [the hospital's] patient health care system and the behavior of numerous doctors … who inappropriately accessed [Tiger's] health care information."

Maybe 2011 isn’t the year for Tiger either!

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: cover up, fired, golf