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Samantha Morton ‘incredibly sorry’ as she opens up about criminal record as a teenager

Entertainment

Actress Samantha Morton has said she is "incredibly sorry" as she spoke about being charged with attempted murder as a young teenager.The Oscar-nominated star spent a significant portion of her upbringing in the care system. The 43-year-old previously revealed she was charged with attempted murder at 14.She was convicted after threatening to kill an older girl with a knife who was bullying her in the care home.Remembering the incident during an appearance on BBC's Desert Island Discs, she said she attended a rave, had taken drugs, and came home to find a nine-year-old boy had been "pimped". ...

Samantha Morton: ‘Abused women aren’t allowed to be angry’

Entertainment

Oscar-nominated British actress Samantha Morton has said she is "fuming" about how society treats abused women, like her late mother.The star reflected on her difficult childhood, in and out of care homes, and her relationships with her parents for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.She said she "wouldn't be who I am today" without her mum Pamela, whom she was unable to live with as a child."But I am fuming at how society behaves around mental health issues for women."She added: "My mum had a very, very traumatic childhood. And it's fascinating now as a mother and as a woman growing up to go 'wow'."'Things weren't talked about'She described her mother, whom she said was abused as a child, as "kind, subservient. vulnerable, funny" ...

Astros' Charlie Morton well rested for Game 4 start vs. Red Sox

Sports

HOUSTON -- Like staff mate Dallas Keuchel but to an even greater extent, Houston right-hander Charlie Morton has been more observer than participant in recent weeks because of the Astros' success combined with off days that are part of the annual postseason schedule. When Morton starts Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park with the Astros trailing 2-1 in the series, it will be his first appearance since Sept. 30. Morton toed the rubber in the regular-season finale against the Baltimore Orioles and worked just three innings by design, capping an odd final month that saw him limited to 15 innings in four starts because of lingering right shoulder discomfort. Given the confluence of his extended break and those health...