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With Hurricane Ian en route to hit Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, Deadline hears that nearly 80 movie theaters have closed throughout Tampa, Orlando, the Panhandle and southwestern part of the state.

Three men have been arrested in connection to a murder-for-hire plot that killed a Florida teenager last year. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida via a press release on Thursday, Lenard White Jr., 36 (left), Sheldon Robinson (top inset), 21, and Keshawn Woods (lower inset), 22, were all indicted on several charges — including murder for hire and conspiracy to commit murder for hire. This all dates back to a brutal killing last Fe

Another member of the Carter family is dealing with some legal troubles.

A school teacher is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education after she showed the class the Disney animated movie Strange World.

McKinley Franklin editor Jenna Barbee, a fifth-grade Florida teacher, is under investigation by the Florida Department of Education after showing her class the animated Disney movie “Strange World,” which features an openly gay character. In a video posted to TikTok, Barbee said that she is being investigated for indoctrination after showing the film. “Our students had standardized testing all morning,” Barbee said in the video. “I thought it would be a great time to give them a brain break by showing a movie that related to what we were learning about in school…I chose this movie because it relates to our curriculum.” Prior to showing the film, Barbee acquired signed parent permission slips from students. She was then reported to the Florida Department of Education for indoctrination by Shannon Rodriguez, a board member of the Hernando County School District Board and parent of a student in Barbee’s class. The complaint related to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” legislation that has limited conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. 

Nick and Aaron Carter's mom was booked in the early morning hours of April 29 in Hernando County, Florida. She was released later that evening on $100 bond, the records show.Schneck's arrest came after she was allegedly drinking with an adult family member and got into a verbal altercation, which turned physical, law enforcement sources tell , who was first to report the news.The outlet additionally claims that Schneck was listening to music so loudly on the TV that her husband couldn't sleep, and that the two got into a confrontation over the remote.Per the outlet, Schneck allegedly grabbed her husband's wrist when he took out his phone to record the altercation.

The mother of pop stars Nick and Aaron Carter has been arrested on charges of domestic battery.

TMZ that Jane, who had been drinking with her an adult family member, was listening to the television so loudly that her husband couldn't sleep. A verbal altercation over the remote control then became physical. According to the report, Jane's husband whipped out his cell phone to record the altercation, prompting her to grab his wrist. After doing so, he called police because, TMZ claims, he "didn't like how Jane touched him."Cops eventually reviewed the cell phone video and determined that Jane had committed battery and therefore arrested late Friday, April 28, in Florida.