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Post by artemis on Jan 28, 2011 12:41:46 GMT -5
"Will And Jada Initiate Operation Don’t Talk About My Kids B*tch… Terry McMillan Eats Her Own Words!!!
"Terry McMillan tweeted that she felt the the Smith children, Jaden and Willow Smith, are being pimped and exploited. Apparently, someone must have put in a phone call because now Terry is retracting her tweets and apologizing… SMH! Granted, no one should ever speak on other people’s children but dayyumm… What happen to the first amendment???
I apologize for using the word pimp and exploit in referring to the Smith children. It was insensitive of me and wrong. Twitter is not the best forum to express some things. I didn’t know folks would take my opinion so personally. It is amazing, though, how fast an unflattering comment gets retweeted versus one that’s flattering. I’m done with this issue. My opinion isn’t going to change anything.
There are a lot more important things going on in the world right now. My Mama used to say: “They’ll talk about you if you do. And talk about you if you don’t. Let ‘em talk.” Some folks look for a reason to criticize you. They’re getting off on it and are saying much worse things than I did. I’ve got work to do. I hope everybody who has something important to do today besides worry about the Smith children, does it.
And for those of you who were so offended by what I said or thought I was being disrespectful, unfollow me."
This is a prime example of money talks and speaking your opinion when you have no money… WALKS!!!!"
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Post by artemis on Jan 28, 2011 15:06:27 GMT -5
"Golden Voiced Overnight Phenom Says “F*ck Rehab!”
Ted Williams — the homeless man with the “Golden Voice” — has left rehab against medical advice, less than two weeks after checking in for drug and alcohol dependency … TMZ has learned. Our sources say Ted — who decided to go to rehab earlier this month after a taping of the Dr. Phil show — left the Origins Recovery Center in South Texas moments ago and is on his way to the airport.
Ted’s girlfriend is currently in rehab at the Safe Harbor facility in Costa Mesa, California."
"Ted Williams’ 90-Year-Old Mother Begs Him To Go Back To Rehab
Julia Williams says she’s broken-hearted but not surprised that her newly famous son, Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice, has left rehab in Texas after barely two weeks.
“I’m very sorry that he left, and I’m very upset,” Williams, 90, tells PEOPLE. “Certainly I want him to go back. He needs help.” Julia says she heard from family that Ted went to California, perhaps to Hollywood, to record children’s books. She says she’s optimistic he’ll keep busy and not return to a life on the streets, but doesn’t think he can stay sober without professional help.
“I know he doesn’t stick at things for long. Whatever it is, he soon tires of it,” she says. “He thinks he can make it on his own, without rehab. And I’m sure he can’t.” She adds: “It’s a very sad story.”
A family friend told UPI that Williams was disturbed by the sight of cameras at the Origins Recovery Center, by a medication regimen so heavy that “when he wasn’t in [therapy] class, he was asleep,” and by more interview requests from Dr. Phil McGraw, who had convinced him to enter rehab in the first place.
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Post by goro on Jan 28, 2011 15:40:58 GMT -5
Especially rich coming out of Jennifer Hudson's mouth. This is the same woman whose mother, brother, and nephew were offered up as a sacrifice to the same Illuminati she says doesn't exist. This is what happens when you're positioned to make money as an American Idol star and then an Oscar winner. YOU ALWAYS PAY A PRICE. End of story. Shadowy figures don't come up to you and say, "Hi, we're with the Illuminati." But you ALWAYS KNOW.
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Post by artemis on Jan 30, 2011 6:35:48 GMT -5
"Rep Denies Lisa Marie Presley 'Collapsed' Due to Dangerous Dieting
A publicist for Lisa Marie Presley is slamming a dramatic tabloid report which alleges that the King of Rock 'n' Roll's daughter is suffering a medical crisis due to extreme weight loss -- and that the Church of Scientology is stepping in to help her.
Presley's rep tells People.com, "It is absolutely and completely untrue....The Enquirer puts Lisa on the cover every few months with manipulated photos and horrendous stories of supposed 'meltdowns,' and has since she can remember."
The cover story claims Presley, 42, has lost more than fifty pounds in the last five months and that earlier this month, she consequently "collapsed" in England, where she resides with her 49-year-old husband, Michael Lockwood -- the end result being a flight to the U.S., where the tabloid says she was rushed in order receive Scientology-based treatment.
On Friday, her rep called the story "absolute garbage."
"She is happy and healthy, and working hard" in California on her fourth album, according to the spokesperson.
The reports of a health-related meltdown seem to have started after Presley and Lockwood were spotted strolling in Los Angeles with their twin daughters earlier this month. Last year, Presley relocated with her family to an 11-bedroom mansion near Kent, not far from the onetime home of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard in West Sussex. The mom of four -- infamously married to Michael Jackson from 1994 to 1996 -- sold her Los Angeles home in November after reportedly deciding to live permanently in Britain.
Of her fascination with the U.K., Presley once told Hello! magazine: "The civility, the culture, the people and its beauty have reawakened me, and have smoothed out some of my bleak and jagged views about people and life....I can honestly say that I am the only person who came to England for the weather. I love the cold and the rain."
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Post by artemis on Jan 30, 2011 8:02:11 GMT -5
"Comic David Frye, known for Nixon impression, dies
LAS VEGAS - Comic David Frye, whose impressions of Presidents Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson and other prominent political figures vaulted him to popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, has died in Las Vegas, his family confirmed Saturday. He was 77.
Frye died at his home Monday of cardiopulmonary arrest, Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said.
Frye's sister, Ruth Welch of Boynton Beach, Fla., said he was a born comic genius who wrote his own material and began by imitating neighbors in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they grew up.
"He had an eye for people's movements and an ear for their voices," Welch told The Associated Press on Saturday. "He could really get down people's mannerisms and intonations."
Among other venues, Frye performed at colleges and nightclubs across the country as well as on television programs such as the "Ed Sullivan Show" and "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
He reached the height of his popularity doing exaggerated impressions of Nixon, with his shoulders hunched and face bowed down. He also devoted several albums to Nixon before Nixon resigned as president in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.
Born David Shapiro in 1934 in Brooklyn, Frye also imitated such political and entertainment figures as Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, William F. Buckley, Walter Cronkite, Kirk Douglas and Howard Cosell.
In a 1986 interview while playing the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Frye told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he rarely made television appearances anymore and therefore hardly ever worked nightclubs.
"I haven't worked on a nightclub stage in years," Frye said. "TV gives you exposure and in turn, drawing power. There aren't too many shows left on TV where a guy like me can perform. So with no drawing power, I'm not in demand on the nightclub circuit."
He recorded the albums "David Frye Presents the Great Debate" in 1980 and "Clinton: An Oral History" in 1998, but never again saw the level of fame he achieved in the Nixon years.
Welch said Frye was a "wonderful" brother who moved to Las Vegas about eight years ago from Beverly Hills, Calif.
"He was a generous person and a very good brother in time of need," she said. "He was very much loved by the whole family, and he'll be terribly missed."
Quite a unexpectedly short, bio, dont u think?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frye
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Post by lucy on Jan 30, 2011 14:05:37 GMT -5
This Ted Williams thing is just too much.. Only in "America" as the old saying goes.
Do you really believe this story? A homeless person becomes famous spokesperson for a pop culture "food" icon...Kraft macaroni and cheese....the sheeple's choice of pre packaged crap to feed your family with...??
Well....maybe it's symbolic...take a homeless person with an addiction and make him the "face" of a crappy pre fab food product....
What's next, take a 500 pound woman and make her the "symbolic" figure of Victoria's Secret "Titannic Lingerie"?
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Post by marisabia on Jan 30, 2011 15:48:38 GMT -5
This Ted Williams thing is just too much.. Only in "America" as the old saying goes. Do you really believe this story? A homeless person becomes famous spokesperson for a pop culture "food" icon...Kraft macaroni and cheese....the sheeple's choice of pre packaged crap to feed your family with...?? Well....maybe it's symbolic...take a homeless person with an addiction and make him the "face" of a crappy pre fab food product.... What's next, take a 500 pound woman and make her the "symbolic" figure of Victoria's Secret "Titannic Lingerie"? Lmfao |
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Post by lucy on Jan 30, 2011 20:36:36 GMT -5
And to think there is a "thong" out there available in the size "5 X"...which means something short of a sumo wrestler....
Seriously, this Ted Williams story is very bizarre. I sometimes wonder if we were thrown into an mirror universe where insanity rules...
While the idea of someone who was homeless and in a bad way can find a way out of his poverty, it just seems too strange to thrust him into celebrity as the media has done. It's just too strange even for the American Media monstrocity.
And of all absurdities, if someone needs real rehab...tv's Dr. Phil to be his counseller???
Stop the insanity!!
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Post by artemis on Feb 4, 2011 5:10:22 GMT -5
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Post by artemis on Feb 4, 2011 7:03:21 GMT -5
"Son of Jeffrey Skilling found dead
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The 20-year-old son of former Enron President Jeffrey Skilling has been found dead of unknown causes at his apartment in Southern California, police said on Thursday.
John Tyler Skilling, a student at Chapman College, was found dead on Tuesday night by paramedics who broke into his apartment after friends became concerned, Santa Ana Police Corporal Anthony Bertagna said.
"They were supposed to meet him for dinner and he didn't show up and they knew he was despondent over a recent break-up with a girlfriend," Bertagna told Reuters.
"They looked in the window and they could see him lying on the bed."
Bertagna said an autopsy turned up no signs of trauma or foul play, meaning a cause of death would have to await the results of toxicology tests in four to six weeks.
He said there were bottles of prescription medications found next to the body, but no suicide note.
"We don't know yet if it's a possible accidental overdose or suicide," he said.
Skilling's father Jeffrey was convicted of conspiracy, insider trading and securities fraud in 2006 and is serving a 24-year prison term.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is considering his latest appeal after hearing arguments last year.
"JT was a wonderful young man," Skilling's attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, said in a brief written statement. "Jeff and his family are heartbroken."
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Post by sherlok on Feb 4, 2011 11:25:27 GMT -5
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Post by artemis on Feb 4, 2011 15:35:30 GMT -5
Speaking of musical inspirations (or, perhaps more appropriately, aspirations), Smith reveals her ultimate career goal in the accompanying interview. Asked if she hopes to someday become the next Lady Gaga, Willow responds, “Oh yes.”
No other comments needed...
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Post by artemis on Feb 7, 2011 4:47:53 GMT -5
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Post by artemis on Feb 8, 2011 5:04:12 GMT -5
"The Church of Scientology is Under Investigation for Slave Labor
In a 28-page interview to be published in The New Yorker, director Paul Haggis, who recently severed ties with Scientology, reveals the church is under investigation by the FBI for “human trafficking.” More specifically, slave labor which I’m going to assume involves official documentation of Tom Cruise’s secret fortress that until now has only been referred to in hushed whispers as “Butt Island.” Via Gawker:
The laws regarding trafficking were built largely around forced prostitution, but they also pertain to slave labor. Under federal law, slavery is defined, in part, by the use of coercion, torture, starvation, imprisonment, threats, and psychological abuse. The California penal code lists several indicators that someone may be a victim of human trafficking: signs of trauma or fatigue; being afraid or unable to talk, because of censorship by others or security measures that prevent communication with others; working in one place without the freedom to move about; owing a debt to one’s employer; and not having control over identification documents. Those conditions echo the testimony of many former Sea Org members…
For anyone even remotely familiar with Scientology, all of this sounds about right. For those of you not familiar, basically it explains how a baby that looks like Tom Cruise fell out of Katie Holmes, and why he keeps calling her “Toby.”PAUL HAGGIS says it: www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright?currentPage=all
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Post by marisabia on Feb 8, 2011 12:02:02 GMT -5
"The Church of Scientology is Under Investigation for Slave Labor
In a 28-page interview to be published in The New Yorker, director Paul Haggis, who recently severed ties with Scientology, reveals the church is under investigation by the FBI for “human trafficking.” More specifically, slave labor which I’m going to assume involves official documentation of Tom Cruise’s secret fortress that until now has only been referred to in hushed whispers as “Butt Island.” Via Gawker:
The laws regarding trafficking were built largely around forced prostitution, but they also pertain to slave labor. Under federal law, slavery is defined, in part, by the use of coercion, torture, starvation, imprisonment, threats, and psychological abuse. The California penal code lists several indicators that someone may be a victim of human trafficking: signs of trauma or fatigue; being afraid or unable to talk, because of censorship by others or security measures that prevent communication with others; working in one place without the freedom to move about; owing a debt to one’s employer; and not having control over identification documents. Those conditions echo the testimony of many former Sea Org members…
For anyone even remotely familiar with Scientology, all of this sounds about right. For those of you not familiar, basically it explains how a baby that looks like Tom Cruise fell out of Katie Holmes, and why he keeps calling her “Toby.”PAUL HAGGIS says it: www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright?currentPage=all So....he resigned his position because of Scientology's support of propisition 8,hmmmm, I guess he was alright with the human trafficking though. |
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