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Virginia Roberts Giuffre: Epstein accuser’s memoir sells 1m copies in two months

Giuffre’s family calls the success of her posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl, ‘bittersweet’ after her death in April

A posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s best-known accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, has sold 1m copies worldwide in just the two months after its release.

Publisher Alfred A Knopf announced on Tuesday that more than half the sales for Nobody’s Girl came out of North America; in the US, the book is now in its 10th printing after an initial run of 70,000 copies. Giuffre’s book, co-written by author-journalist Amy Wallace, was published in early October.

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© Photograph: Mark Thomas/Shutterstock

© Photograph: Mark Thomas/Shutterstock

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Doctor who helped sell ketamine to Matthew Perry avoids prison time

Mark Chavez given eight months of home confinement and three years of supervised release after star’s overdose death

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to the actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement.

Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included three years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.

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© Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

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Cooper Flagg sets NBA record for points by an 18-year-old, besting LeBron James

  • Flagg scored 42 points, breaking James’ 2003 record of 37

  • Dallas lost 140-133 to the Utah Jazz

Cooper Flagg scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he couldn’t enjoy the accomplishment because it came in a loss.

Flagg had 42 points – topping the previous mark of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003 – in a 140-133 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday night.

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© Photograph: Tyler Tate/AP

© Photograph: Tyler Tate/AP

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PSG ordered to pay Kylian Mbappé €60m in unpaid wages and bonuses

  • Dispute related to contract before exit for Real Madrid

  • Court sided with player amid accusations of betrayal

A Paris labour court has ruled Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than €60m (£52.7m) to Kylian Mbappé in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of his contract before his 2024 move to Real Madrid.

Lawyers argued last month before the Conseil de prud’hommes. The court sided with the player amid accusations of betrayal and harassment surrounding the breakdown of their relationship. PSG had been seeking €440m from Mbappé, citing damages and a “loss of opportunity” after he left on a free transfer. It is understood PSG are likely to appeal.

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© Photograph: Miguel Oses/AP

© Photograph: Miguel Oses/AP

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