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Victoria Siegel

I originally watched the Documentary “Queen of Versailles” on Netflix while I was sick in April. I remember smiling and laughing at the obscure amount of luxuries the Siegel family possessed. Each person in the family seemed to function independently, but not cohesively as a family. Unfortunately, Victoria Siegel passed away yesterday due to a drug overdose. Jackie Siegel’s Facebook page said Victoria voluntarily was working extremely hard on her addiction to prescription medication. 

Today, I watched the episode of “Wife Swap” starring Jackie Siegel. The wife that lived in the Siegel’s home commented that she was afraid some of the kids were getting lost in the pack. Could this untimely death be a cause of the Siegel’s parenting style? Was there a family history of addiction? 

I’m not one to criticize parenting styles or point fingers. I feel terrible and my thoughts are with the Siegel family. I am grateful that the Siegel’s opened their home up to viewers and maintained the same honesty during this tragic announcement. However, I do want to speak about one message. 

Addiction can hurt anyone. 

Regardless of gender, economic background, race, upbringing, anything. I see so many posts on social media about friends and loved ones being lost to the battle around addiction. No parent should ever have to bury his or her child. This fight can be won. 

Addiction is like a flood. It tries to drown you and pull you away from life. Addiction forces you to lie about anything to fuel itself. Lie about how much you ate that day. Lie about why you need to borrow some money. Lie about the wounds on your body. Lie about the bags under your eyes. Addiction becomes your best friend and tears you away from everything you once held close. But, the important thing is throwing out those lines to the buoys. Friends, family, an internet community, teacher, or a crisis helpline. Find a coping mechanism. That can even be a buoy! Sometimes people stink at being there when you need them most. But that is why every person could (and should!) create a network. We need to band together so people like Victoria do not have to write the ending to a story before it has just begun. 

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An appeals court has delivered a huge victory to Warner Bros. that will likely allow the studio to control the future of the Superman franchise. On Thursday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal decided that a lower court was wrong to deny Warner Bros. subsidiary DC Comics' contention that it had a deal in 2001 with the estate of Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel. As a result, a federal judge's 2008 decision to allow the Siegel estate to recapture Superman rights is about to be wiped out. The decision follows a ruling by a federal judge in October to deny the estate of Superman's other co-creator Joseph Shuster the ability to recapture their own portion of the Superman copyright. Together, the decisions mean that Warner Bros. can exploit the Superman franchise without fear of substantial legal hassles from the estates of Shuster and Siegel. That's significant because Warner Bros. is preparing to release this summer's big-budget Man of Steel, directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan.