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| Ex-Playmate and boy fall to deaths from New York hotel suite | Ex-Playmate and boy fall to deaths from New York hotel suite |
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| A former Playboy model has plunged to her death with her seven-year-old son from the window of a New York City hotel. | A former Playboy model has plunged to her death with her seven-year-old son from the window of a New York City hotel. |
| Both the 47-year-old woman, Stephanie Adams, and the boy, Vincent, were pronounced dead at the scene, the Gotham Hotel in midtown Manhattan. | Both the 47-year-old woman, Stephanie Adams, and the boy, Vincent, were pronounced dead at the scene, the Gotham Hotel in midtown Manhattan. |
| She was in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband over the child, according to local media. | She was in a bitter custody battle with her estranged husband over the child, according to local media. |
| Ms Adams had checked into a 25th-floor penthouse suite on Thursday evening. | Ms Adams had checked into a 25th-floor penthouse suite on Thursday evening. |
| Police told reporters the woman and boy fell 23 floors and landed on a second-floor balcony in the back courtyard of the hotel on Friday morning. | Police told reporters the woman and boy fell 23 floors and landed on a second-floor balcony in the back courtyard of the hotel on Friday morning. |
| Police are investigating the circumstances but officers' radio communications suggested that suicide might be a factor, the New York Times reported. | Police are investigating the circumstances but officers' radio communications suggested that suicide might be a factor, the New York Times reported. |
| A waiter at the hotel's restaurant told the New York Daily News: "One of the guests of the hotel they called the lobby. | A waiter at the hotel's restaurant told the New York Daily News: "One of the guests of the hotel they called the lobby. |
| "They said, 'We saw a dead body.' They said one but then they realised there [were] two." | "They said, 'We saw a dead body.' They said one but then they realised there [were] two." |
| According to her website, Ms Adams was Playboy's Miss November 1992 and once dated Hollywood actor Robert De Niro. | According to her website, Ms Adams was Playboy's Miss November 1992 and once dated Hollywood actor Robert De Niro. |
| She was in a child custody battle with ex-husband Charles Nicolai, who owns a Manhattan chiropractic clinic, report local media. | She was in a child custody battle with ex-husband Charles Nicolai, who owns a Manhattan chiropractic clinic, report local media. |
| The estranged couple had appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, reports the New York Post. | The estranged couple had appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, reports the New York Post. |
| A judge reportedly denied Ms Adams permission to take her and Mr Nicolai's son to Europe for the summer so she could see her boyfriend. | A judge reportedly denied Ms Adams permission to take her and Mr Nicolai's son to Europe for the summer so she could see her boyfriend. |
| Police had reportedly been called to their home several times in recent months. | Police had reportedly been called to their home several times in recent months. |
| On her website, she said she authored New Age books, astrology calendars and tarot cards. | |
| The New York Post profiled Ms Adams in 2013, saying she ran an online beauty products company, managed the finances in her husband's office and had two business degrees. | The New York Post profiled Ms Adams in 2013, saying she ran an online beauty products company, managed the finances in her husband's office and had two business degrees. |
| "The stereotypes are sexist and unfair," she told the newspaper. | "The stereotypes are sexist and unfair," she told the newspaper. |
| "Just because I look a certain way and have expensive tastes, it doesn't mean I'm shallow. Style and looks don't mean lack of brains, sweetheart!" | "Just because I look a certain way and have expensive tastes, it doesn't mean I'm shallow. Style and looks don't mean lack of brains, sweetheart!" |
| Where to get help | Where to get help |
| From Canada or US: If you're in an emergency, please call 911. If you or someone you know is suffering with mental-health issues, call Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868. If you're in the US, you can text HOME to 741741 | From Canada or US: If you're in an emergency, please call 911. If you or someone you know is suffering with mental-health issues, call Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868. If you're in the US, you can text HOME to 741741 |
| From UK: Call Samaritans on 116123 or Childline on 0800 1111 | From UK: Call Samaritans on 116123 or Childline on 0800 1111 |