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Post by artemis on Oct 5, 2012 15:18:45 GMT -5
OLD BUT VALUABLE NEWS....
"Brosnan Rips The Irish Brothers
Pierce Brosnan has joined fellow actor Gabriel Byrne in accusing some members of the Catholic Church's Irish Christian Brothers of physical abuse.
"I was bullied and beaten by these mangled and perverted human beings if I got my sums wrong," the current James Bond charges in the London Express.
"I know there are some people who will say that the Brothers gave them a fine education. But that wasn't the case for me."
Brosnan, who spent his youth in Ireland, says his mother pulled him out of the Brothers' school when he was 10. To this day, he says, "I'll never forgive them."
Brosnan's blast follows Byrne's allegation that he was beaten at a Dublin Christian Brothers school rife with sexual abuse.
Byrne, who plays the Devil in "End of Days," says teachers would beat students "with chair legs" and lift them "off the ground by the hair of your head." Worse still, Byrne told the Times of London, "we all knew there was sexual abuse going on … It was accepted because a child doesn't have the critical apparatus to examine a situation like that."
When he continued his studies in England at age 11, Byrne says, he was molested by his Latin teacher, a priest.
"It was definitely sexual abuse … done under the guise of affection," said Byrne. "I grew up with a deep sense of shame, a tremendous lack of confidence.... I felt that if I became a priest or a teacher I could accept myself. Thank God I didn't stay at either profession."
The Christian Brothers, founded in 1820, has been the target of a number of abuse suits by former students. Last year, the order, which also educated Liam Neeson and Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams, ran ads in Irish newspapers expressing "deep regret to anyone who suffered ill treatment while in our care."
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Post by artemis on Oct 11, 2012 5:10:28 GMT -5
"Johnny Depp Is Still Alive, Just Another Death Hoax Victim
You really don't need to click "Like" on a Facebook page to pay your condolences to Johnny Depp. Mainly because he's still alive.
So, tell your friend from freshman year homeroom this is just another one of those all too popular celebrity death hoaxes.
Though it's not the first time Johnny has been social media fodder in connection with an unconfirmed death report, this one seems to have stemmed from a legitimate incident. A crew member perished last month after an apparent heart attack during production prep on the set of "The Lone Ranger," which stars Depp as Tonto. The death took place in Los Angeles, while Johnny was in New York.
Now that you've come down off what was assuredly an emotional roller coaster, comfort yourself with another look at a very much living, very much breathing "Kemosabe" in Jerry Bruckheimer's "The Lone Ranger" trailer.
This isn’t the first time that the internet has killed off Depp. In addition to fake memorial pages on Facebook, one hoaxster put together a bogus CNN report claiming that Depp had died in a car crash in France two years ago."
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Post by artemis on Oct 11, 2012 15:35:14 GMT -5
"Sammi Kane Kraft Passes Away in Los Angeles
She was the much-loved baseball player who starred in the 2005 remake of “Bad News Bears,†and sadly Sammi Kane Kraft died in a car accident.
According to a report, the 20-year-old athlete was seated in the passenger seat of her friend Molly Kate Adams’ Audi when the collision occurred.
“Traveling at a high rate of speed,†the car slammed into the back of a big rig and was subsequently hit by another car.
Adams survived the accident and has been arrested for felony drunk driving. Kraft was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Of her role in “Bad News Bears,†Sammi told press, “I could never fill Tatum O’Neal’s shoes, but I tried to make the role my own.â€
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Post by artemis on Oct 11, 2012 15:37:56 GMT -5
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Post by artemis on Oct 12, 2012 5:08:28 GMT -5
"Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan: A Famous Actor Hit On My 16-Year-Old Daughter At The Emmys
Phil Keoghan had his hands full at the Emmys this year.
The "Amazing Race" host, whose show nabbed the Emmy for Best Reality Competition, brought teenage daughter Elle to the ceremony and she was a big hit with the crowd -- perhaps too big a hit for her father's taste!
"She's 16 years old, in high heels she's six feet, she was getting hit on by every man," Phil told Kit Hoover and Billy Bush on Thursday's Access Hollywood Live. "I mean, so many people [were hitting on her], and somebody famous too, by the way."
While Phil refused to divulge the name of the actor who tried to chat up his daughter, he did admit the man in question is on a "scripted" TV show.
"Did you get mad?" Kit asked.
"No, it was just weird," Phil answered. "She's my 16-year-old daughter. But, she's a woman now."
And the flirting wasn't Elle's only incident at the Emmys - she also fainted from the blistering September heat.
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"She passed out at the end of an interview! Someone asked her what it was like being there and she turned to me and she's like, 'Dad, I feel faint' and she literally like, fainted in my arms," he said.
Another reality show host stepped in to help Phil tend to his daughter.
"Chris Harrison was actually there and he was really cool and the crew, they were really cool and they got a fan and some ice water and they got some towels and everything trying to cool her down," he said. "And then there was another actor whose daughter, [also] 16, literally like, on cue she fainted.
Adding, "So, now there [was] the two of them sitting on the stairs."
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Post by artemis on Oct 12, 2012 5:10:17 GMT -5
"ELIZABETH TAYLOR'S ROMANCES WITH RONALD REAGAN AND JOHN F. KENNEDY EXPOSED IN TELL-ALL
Movie icon ELIZABETH TAYLOR allegedly slept with RONALD REAGAN when she was a teenager and enjoyed three-way sex with PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY and actor ROBERT STACK, according to an explosive new biography.
Authors Danforth Prince and Darwin Potter have spent years tracking down the scandalous details of the actress' romances and affairs and they have laid her love life bare in new tome Elizabeth Taylor: There is Nothing Like a Dame.
In the unauthorised biography, which promises "all the gossip unfit to print from the glory days of Hollywood", Prince and Porter claim Reagan was 36 when he invited a teenage Taylor to dine with him at his home in the Hollywood Hills - and she seduced him.
According to the book, she told a close pal, "Reagan was treating me like a grown woman, and that thrilled me. We sat on his sofa and I could tell he wanted to get it on but he seemed reluctant to make the first move. I became the aggressor.
"After a heavy make-out session on the sofa, we went into the bedroom."
The book's revelations about Taylor's fling with Kennedy will shock many readers - Prince and Porter claim a nude dip in the politician's pool turned into a threeway with Taylor and Stack.
The authors claim the actress went on to have sexual encounters with stars including Peter Lawford, Errol Flynn, Tony Curtis, Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra.
Her romance with Ol' Blue Eyes fell flat after she became too serious and allegedly told Sinatra she was expecting his child in a bid to blackmail him into marrying her."
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Post by artemis on Oct 14, 2012 7:03:27 GMT -5
"'Everyone is pretty worried about him': Shock after X Factor finalist James Arthur dramatically collapses after live show
X Factor finalist James Arthur collapsed after singing Mary J Blige's No More Drama on Saturday evening.
An ambulance was called by worried show bosses after the 23-year-old said he felt unwell and dramatically collapsed after the live show ended - sparking speculation producers are working contestants too hard.
It is thought the contestant had a panic attack infront of producers, he was seen looking visibly distressed as he was led out the studio by his mentor Nicole Scherzinger.
Bosses immediately called an ambulance for the tattooed singer where he was helped by fellow finalist Rylan Clarke - but paramedics at the scene later decided Arthur didn't need to go to hospital.
A show insider said: 'James Arthur became unwell after his performance on the show last night. An ambulance was called as a precaution but he was not taken to hospital and he will appear on tonight's show. The welfare of contestants is our key priority and we work with them to provide any support that is needed.'
James said: 'I had an anxiety attack last night, maybe because I gave everything i had to my performance. I feel loads better this morning after a good night's sleep and I'm looking forward to tonight's show - there's no way I am missing it.'
Arthur, who has made no secret of his troubled background - claiming he slept on benches as a youngster, had wowed audiences with his rendition of the Mary J. Blige classic.
It is thought the the ambulance crews, who sped to the studio in Wembley, London, was called as a precaution.
Show bosses told MailOnline will be well enough to perform for Sunday's show."
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Post by artemis on Oct 14, 2012 14:55:18 GMT -5
" 'It was really disgusting': Susan Sarandon reveals she was exploited on the casting couch as a young actress
She's an Oscar winner and one of the biggest stars of her generation.
But there was a time when Susan Sarandon was just another unknown hoping to make it in showbusiness.
And the actress has revealed that as a young hopeful she was the victim of exploitation as she auditioned for a role.
She confided to Elle magazine about a 'disgusting,' casting-couch experience that happened in her younger years.
'It was not successful – for either of us,' Sarandon explained, when asked if she had ever had a casting-couch experience.
'I just went into a room, and a guy practically threw me on the desk.
'It was my early days in New York, and it was really disgusting. It wasn’t like I gave it a second though, it was so badly done.'
She does not give any details of which audition she was assaulted at.
Sarandon had her first audition at 23 when she went to a casting call for the motion picture Joe, landing a major co-starring role in the film, which was released in 1970.
The actress went on to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking.
In her interview, as reported on Radar online, she also defended her romance with her much-younger boyfriend, ping-pong entrepreneur Jonathan Bricklin.
'People make him out to be much younger than he is – and me older,' Sarandon explained to the fashion magazine, clarifying that he is 35, not 33 as has been widely reported.
As well as being lovers, the pair are business partners in ping-pong club SPiN.
The couple have been linked since 2010 after Susan split from longtime partner Tim Robbins, with whom she has two children.
Susan kept mum on her rumoured relationship with Jonathan until March of this year."
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Post by artemis on Oct 15, 2012 9:33:09 GMT -5
"Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett dies in auto accident in Texas
HOUSTON - Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett was killed in an automobile accident in eastern Texas. He was 33.
A statement from USA Cycling says the single-vehicle crash happened early Sunday in Conroe, Texas, north of Houston.
Bennett was a three-time BMX world champion and won an automatic spot the first U.S. BMX Olympic team in 2008.
In the statement, USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson said Bennett was a pioneer in Olympic BMX cycling and an inspiration to those who knew him.
Bennett is survived by his fiancee and a young daughter."
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Post by artemis on Oct 17, 2012 5:10:22 GMT -5
"Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong could be in rehab until next year
Punk rock singer Billie Joe Armstrong could be in rehab until 2013.
The Green Day frontman went into treatment for substance abuse problems in September after he smashed a guitar and swore multiple times on stage in Las Vegas.
Now his record label boss Rob Cavallo has confirmed he may need to be in for some time.
He told Rolling Stone magazine: 'He's under medical supervision for a while to get him clean. His doctors are still evaluating'
'All I can say is I don't know if we'll see him before or after Christmas. It's basically undetermined when he will be back'
Billie Joe was said to be considered a loose cannon for some time prior to his rehab entry, with friends saying it was about time he got serious help for his problems.
A source said: 'Billie Joe has been a loose cannon for a long time. It's gone long past time when he should be getting some serious help.'
The outburst prior to his checking in at rehab began when a teleprompter at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas urged him to finish performing in one minute.
He said: 'You're going to give me one minute? One f**king minute? I've been around since f**king 19 f**king 80 f**king eight, and you're going to give me one f**king minute? I'm not f**king Justin Bieber, you motherf**kers.'
He then destroyed his guitar and left the stage.
Last week, Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt told BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe that the pressure to promote their three new albums ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tre! had put a heavy burden on the band.
'With hindsight 20/20, it was a tremendous undertaking,' Dirnt said. 'Although we were having fun, we didn't take our nose out of the book for a long time.'
'I think it catches up with you a little bit. We definitely just jumped off a moving train.'
The bassist also said that Armstrong's Vegas incident had not come as a complete surprise after he band were also forced to cancel a show in Bologna in September after Armstrong was hospitalized hours before they were due to take the stage.
'There were signs of things hitting the fan,' he admitted. 'We hadn't slept in forever and Billie had definitely had the worst of it.'
'He'd been going through his own struggles . . . We were there with him, but you can only handle things on your own . . . At the end of the day, when we got off the road, the most important thing was my friend's life.' "
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Post by artemis on Oct 17, 2012 5:39:09 GMT -5
"Marie Osmond Battles Brother Donny Osmond: Writes Tell-All Book About Family Secrets
The tormented Marie Osmond is finally opening up about the severe depression she suffered from for the past few years. Marie will be cutting her soul to the core during an upcoming tell-all book about her son’s tragic suicide in 2010, the failure of her first marriage to Stephen Craig, the alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her second husband Brian Blosil and her life shattering nervous breakdown in 1999.
A source close to the Osmond family opened up to The Enquirer about Marie’s battle with depression, “Marie’s depression got so bad at one point she feared her career would be over or she would kill herself if she didn’t take drastic steps to cure her misery. So she asked loved ones to check her into a mental hospital for treatment. Not a fancy rehab facility – but an old-time mental ward with padded cells, straitjackets, restraints and electric shock treatments. Marie didn’t know what might happen next in her mind and wanted to be in a hospital that was fully equipped to handle anything.” One of the side effects of ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy) is severe memory loss and even though the controversial treatment has been known to work in many cases of severe depression and obsessive suicidal ideations, Marie decided against the aggressive treatment. “It was only the fear of being unable to remember the lyrics to her songs onstage that made her change her mind about undergoing shock therapy and toughing it out on her own,” said the source.
The tell-all book has already caused a divide between her and her Las Vegas performing partner, her equally famous brother Donny Osmond. The source divulged, “The book’s topic is the mental illness of depression and how it can shatter families, but Marie plans to reveal everything about her life struggles, including a lot of things her family does not want exposed.” Marie has overcome her terrible battle with depression and has since become one of the most popular women in the entertainment industry. She has a talk show on the Hallmark Channel, regular sold-out Las Vegas performances at the Flamingo hotel, a new line of dolls sold on QVC, books written by her, handcrafting and her philanthropic work with Children’s Miracle Network. There is no publishing date set for the book, but the source revealed that when it is published, the family will be rocked to the core, “Her family will find a lot in this book to upset them, but Marie has told them ‘I’m 52-years-old and ready to let everyone know the real story about my life. It’s time to finally set the record straight.”
We applaud Marie for her courage, resilience and attitude towards life and we hope this book will seal all of those open wounds."
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Post by artemis on Oct 18, 2012 4:32:50 GMT -5
"Former Employee Says Britney Spears Is ‘Emotionally Manipulated’ In Conservatorship
Britney Spears was not allowed to be left alone with her children at one time and she had trouble securing insurance at the start of her Circus tour for the same reason Lindsay Lohan had trouble securing insurance for Inferno before getting fired. Because of course. And one of the caveats of her working on X Factor to this day is a permissive contract that allows for her mental health issues including frequent breaks and it’s basically her fiance’s job to sit in the audience and clap whenever Spears reads the lines scribbled on the napkin in front of her by whomever writes Simon Cowell’s bon mots. She’s going to get married and ownership custody the renewed lease responsibility for making sure she wipes front to back and uses her outside voice will transfer from her father to her future husband. Which isn’t weird at all when the same people who claim shes’s fit for live television and marriage claim she’s largely unfit to stand trial. And now Spears’ sons’ former nanny, Lourdes Torres, has come forward to state the obvious as a witness for Sam Lutfi. A source explains: ‘Lulu is going to be called as a witness by Sam Lutfi’s lawyer to testify about what she witnessed when she was a nanny to Britney’s two children in the months after the conservatorship was put in place in 2008. Lulu will testify that she believes Britney was being emotionally manipulated in the conservatorship… Lulu ended up quitting her job because she was so disturbed by what she saw was happening to Britney. Lulu signed a non-disclosure agreement so she has never been able to go public with her concerns for Britney, however, the NDA doesn’t cover a court of law and Lulu is ready to testify. Lulu isn’t after money, she just wants the truth to come out.’ "
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Post by artemis on Oct 18, 2012 4:39:29 GMT -5
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Post by lucy on Oct 22, 2012 17:29:06 GMT -5
The latest stuff about Lance Armstrong being stripped of all his Tour De France titles and "doping" that has caused his sponsors to drop him.
How did he fall from grace from the powers that be? Hmmm.
For someone who supposedly had undergone treatments for "cancer" yet win this grueling race how many times??? THat doping was not in question before?
I have to question about these elite athletes who are held up on pedestals, are these not created by the system for their outstanding abilties? If these are created for the intense purpose of mass manipulation, then the time for him has come to be stripped of titles and sponsorships....
It just smells fishy to me, but I'm not quite sure of the purpose of this "fall".
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Post by artemis on Oct 23, 2012 4:38:03 GMT -5
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