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Post by artemis on Nov 22, 2011 14:14:05 GMT -5
Nice, isnt it?
"Natalie Wood Investigation Exercise in Futility
Sources in the L.A. County District Attorney's Office are scratching their heads over the Natalie Wood death investigation, because they say there's no way the D.A. is going to prosecute Robert Wagner or anyone else.
Although the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. says Robert Wagner is not a suspect, it's pretty clear -- as the last person to see Natalie Wood alive -- he's the target of the probe.
Under California law, even if Wagner accidentally pushed Natalie into the dark water ... the most he could be charged with is involuntary manslaughter. But here's the problem -- there's a statute of limitations of 3 years for that crime, so prosecutors would have had to file charges 27 years ago. Ditto voluntary manslaughter, which has a statute of limitations of 3 years.
The only crime for which anyone could be prosecuted is first degree murder, because there's no statute of limitations. Remember, there are no possible witnesses other than Robert Wagner. Short of a bizarre confession, D.A. sources say there's no chance of a prosecution. BTW, there's a 6-year statute of limitations on second degree murder.
As for why the Sheriff is investigating the death ... one D.A. source said, "It's an exercise in futility. I just don't get it."
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Post by lucy on Nov 22, 2011 17:38:29 GMT -5
I would like to examine the possibility of Natalie Wood being replaced. Although this isn't the thread for people's considerations for replacements, just noticed some oddities just watching pics of Natalie being displayed on TV while talking about this "investigation".
Why dig up this story???
Something strange going on.
I always suspected something fishy about this case.
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Post by artemis on Nov 23, 2011 6:09:12 GMT -5
What kind of oddities? Im curious...
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Post by beatlies on Nov 30, 2011 21:19:25 GMT -5
Black comedian Patrice O'Neal dies at 41, "following complications from a stroke he suffered in October." He was at the Fharlie Fheen Comedy CIAntral celebrity roast two months ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FwEd5c8CgInteresting, like Farah Filvermann he was one of the "New World Order" Nazioid, anti-comedy, anti-human scum always trying to get the audience to laugh at and mock people who are sick, disabled, dying, the handicapped, the elderly etc., stirring up sadism and cruelty in the audience, like some in-house comedy routine for Satanists/S.S. officers. See PatriCIAe O'Kneel here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gAu4x0xIGY&feature=related[youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gAu4x0xIGY&feature=related[/youtube]
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Post by sherlok on Nov 30, 2011 22:49:15 GMT -5
Interesting, like Farah Filvermann he was one of the "New World Order" Nazioid, anti-comedy, anti-human scum always trying to get the audience to laugh at and mock people who are sick, disabled, dying, the handicapped, the elderly etc., stirring up sadism and cruelty in the audience, like some in-house comedy routine for Satanists/S.S. officers. A gem of a post.
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Post by beatlies on Dec 2, 2011 20:12:25 GMT -5
Interesting, like Farah Filvermann he was one of the "New World Order" Nazioid, anti-comedy, anti-human scum always trying to get the audience to laugh at and mock people who are sick, disabled, dying, the handicapped, the elderly etc., stirring up sadism and cruelty in the audience, like some in-house comedy routine for Satanists/S.S. officers. A gem of a post. Thanks, Sherlok.
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Post by artemis on Dec 3, 2011 8:32:38 GMT -5
"Child abuse, the lover who shattered her heart and why I'm A Celebrity's Lorraine can't bear to be parted from her teddy
A little-known fact about I’m a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! is that there is always a psychiatrist lurking in the wings, charged with making sure none of the celebs descends TOO far into madness during the jungle trials.
Some years — like last year, when Gillian McKeith inexplicably declared herself pregnant at the age of 51 — it must be quite a busy job.
Yet actress Lorraine Chase was still a little taken aback when the resident shrink asked to have a quiet word with her during her time in the Australian bush. She must have been the only one who was surprised.
At times, Lorraine’s behaviour in the jungle seemed — how to put this politely? — a little eccentric. Not least, her habit of carrying a teddy bear with her at all times, and crying at the prospect of being parted from it.
Surprisingly, that’s not what troubled the psychiatrist. What was concerning the programme makers was the fact that former model Lorraine was fading away before their very eyes.
‘I lost a stone in the time I was in there, and everyone was getting concerned about it. And they were worried about me being so deflated. They’d noticed me sleeping more, and not having any energy.
‘The doctor and the psychiatrist summoned me to talk about it, and they basically gave me an ultimatum. I had to eat some high energy bars and energy drinks to get my strength back up, or they would pull me out of there.’
'It was quite a blow for a woman who declares herself ‘one of life’s survivors’.
‘It was shocking, actually. I’d always thought I was a very fit person, but physically everything was very demanding. You’d climb a few steps, and feel like you’d done an hour in the gym.
'And mentally too. There is a psychological battle that goes on in the jungle, with you being pitched against the powers-that-be. I found it very hard — much harder than I anticipated.
‘At first I refused when they asked me to eat the energy bar. I said I wouldn’t eat anything that the others didn’t because it went against the whole ethos of the show. But there was no option, and I had to do it if I wanted to stay in.
‘So I ate it — and cried the whole way through because I thought I was letting everyone down.’
Most female celebs are thrilled when the scales tell them how much weight they have lost in the jungle. But — as quickly became clear — Lorraine Chase, one-time star of the Campari ‘Luton Airport’ ad, isn’t most female celebs.
For starters, she says, she hasn’t succumbed to the surgeon’s knife in order to keep her career going.
‘I’m a 60-year-old who looks 60, and I’m quite happy with that,’ she says, gleefully.
‘As you can see, I am a small-busted lady. I could have bought myself new boobs — it’s easy these days, isn’t it? — but I haven’t.
‘I don’t worry about those sort of things. In fact, I found it fantastic to not be able to wear make-up in the jungle. I liked the fact that I didn’t have to get up and put my eyebrows on. And not having to stand in front of the wardrobe wondering what to put on was a blessed relief.’
It’s only now she’s out of the jungle, though, that she’s realised the toll the show has taken on her body.
‘My jeans just hang off me now and look terrible. I always had a good derriere before.’
In fact, she has dropped from an already slender 8½st to 7½ — the same weight she was when she was modelling in her 20s.
‘I was that weight naturally back then. Mind you that was in the days when people became models because they were naturally skinny. These days it is the opposite way round — girls diet to become models.’
It was not her physical frailty but her emotional vulnerability that made her the stand-out star of this year’s Jungle. Viewers were either shocked, touched, or appalled (depending on your viewpoint) by her devotion to her bear, Tedward.
Now that she has been voted out, she is surprised to learn that he caused such a stir.
‘I had no idea it would be such a big thing. To me, he’s just my little bear and I take him everywhere. I sleep with him. I travel with him. If I’m on a flight, he comes in my hand luggage and I take him out when it is time to sleep.’
When fellow contestant Pat Sharpe threatened to kidnap and burn Tedward, to punish Lorraine, it caused deep divisions in camp, with Lorraine — who was looking more and more fragile as the episode unfolded — ending up in tears.
Was she genuinely distraught?
‘I was upset, but to be honest, I didn’t know a lot about what was going on. I only found out when Crissy (her fellow contestant, actress Crissy Rock) told me.
‘She understood what Tedward meant to me because she too had a doll that she kept on a stand and bought clothes for. I think she attached the feelings she had for her doll to Tedward. He touched her life in some way.
'We are kindred souls, me and Crissy. We both had quite difficult starts in life — her more than me — and we recognised that in each other.’
Quite how the resident psychiatrist might unravel all this is anyone’s guess, but it cannot be coincidence that both women shared a common bond in their painful childhoods.
Lorraine’s upbringing sounds particularly grim. Her father was in and out of prison during her formative years, there was very little money around, and Lorraine endured abuse at the hands of an uncle.
When she started modelling, it was more out of necessity than any great career ambition. She recalls cashing her pay cheques at the local sweet shop because she didn’t have a bank account.
The big break — which catapulted her into an acting career — was when she was cast in THAT Campari ad. When asked if she had been ‘wafted in from Paradise’; she famously said in her best Cockney accent ‘nah, Luton airport’ — and her professional future was secure.
Since then there have been acting roles in shows such as Worzel Gummidge and The Other ’Arf and, more recently, she starred in Emmerdale. If her childhood was bleak, then the last few years have not been kind to Lorraine either.
In 1997, her ‘best friend’ and former partner Johnny Knight died after a long battle with cancer, leaving her devastated. Just a few years later, she almost died herself when her car plunged 30ft off a bridge and she had to have part of her ear sewn back on.
So is her attachment to Tedward a way of giving herself a sense of security?
She tells me that he relates to a very difficult, painful period of her life when she was recovering from a doomed, and difficult relationship — one that took her to the edge.
Though she won’t go into detail, she explains that Tedward was bought for her last year, as a replacement for another bear which had been given to her by a man who was her great love.
‘I’d had that first bear for, oh, 20 years or so, and when the relationship ended I knew I had to give it back.
'As long as I had it, I knew I would keep hanging on, thinking I could make the relationship work, and I’d already hung on in that relationship for ten years too long.
‘Clearly the man didn’t have the wherewithal to say “I don’t want to be with you any more”. He just made my life a misery. But I was distraught sending the first bear back. Tedward was sent to me at a time when I was at my real lowest.’
Even so, is she bothered that some think it peculiar for a grown woman to have such an attachment to a bear?
‘No, I don’t really care. It’s nothing to do with anyone else anyway. It is my business.
‘I am a funny old fossil, and always have been. What people saw there was just me, really. I am a bit ditzy.
‘I don’t seem to think in the same way as other people. I can’t put a finger on what is different, but my brain just doesn’t work the same way. Often I don’t get a joke. I’m not an air-head, though. I think I’m just wired differently.’
When you look at everything she has had to contend with in life, it’s hardly surprising that Lorraine seems, as she puts it ‘not quite of this world’.
Today, she lives alone in London, in a house filled with memorabilia, and describes herself as a ‘terrible hoarder’. She says she still has unhappy moments, but it is not in her nature to let herself be consumed by them.
‘The reason I’ve got this far in life is that I’ve never allowed myself to be a victim. Once you do that you are lost.
'Yes, I have bad days still. Some days I get up and don’t feel quite able to face the world. I lock the door, watch black and white movies all day, feel sorry for myself. But the next I think, “OK, enough”. I think in life you have to keep looking ahead.’
That’s exactly what she is doing now. As soon as the wrap party is over in Oz, and her filming commitments are done, she is off on holiday to the Great Barrier Reef — ‘for my next adventure’.
Tedward is going too, obviously. But he might be in for a rude awakening.
‘I think he’s actually getting a bit above himself now, he’s getting so much attention,’ she giggles. ‘He’ll be expecting his own chat show next!’"
From Wiki "Accident In 2000, Chase was almost killed in a car crash when the car she was driving plummeted 30 feet off a bridge and she had to be cut from the wreckage. She spent four days in hospital with facial injuries and had to have part of her ear sewn back on."
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Post by artemis on Dec 5, 2011 15:05:50 GMT -5
"Kim Richards Checks Into Rehab: Report
More real-life drama for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Kim Richards has checked into an undisclosed rehab treatment center, Entertainment Tonight reports.
Former Disney child star Richards, 47, unwittingly exposed her problem with alcohol in the shocking first season finale of the Bravo hit -- in which she appeared intoxicated during a brutal fight with younger sister Kyle Richards.
Sister Kyle, 42, called her an "alcoholic" during the ugly brawl, and Kim briefly entered rehab at that time (mid-2010) for treatment, although she declined to discuss her addiction problems on camera or with the press.
Kim's behavior on the second season of the show (currently running) remained erratic. At one infamous game night hosted by new castmate Dana Wilkey, foe Brandi Glanville accused Kim -- who made frequent bathroom breaks and slurred her speech -- of being high on crystal meth.
The real culprit, theorized pal Dr. Paul Nassif, was a bad combination of prescription medications."
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Post by artemis on Dec 6, 2011 5:17:55 GMT -5
"Rita Hayworth's grandson found dead in NYC home
NEW YORK (AP) — A grandson of the late screen actress Rita Hayworth has been found dead in an apparent suicide in New York City.
Police say 25-year-old Andrew Embiricos was discovered in his Manhattan apartment Sunday night with a bag over his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No crime is suspected.
A spokeswoman for the medical examiner's office says the cause of his death is pending autopsy results.
Embiricos was the son of Hayworth's daughter Yasmin Aga Khan, a philanthropist known for publicizing the plight of those suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Hayworth was a legendary beauty who rose to fame in the 1940s and '50s in movies such as "Cover Girl" and "Gilda." She died in 1987 of Alzheimer's disease at age 68."
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Post by artemis on Dec 8, 2011 6:48:55 GMT -5
"Report: Kim Richards is homeless and dealing with “serious issues”It was revealed yesterday that Kim Richards from the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” had entered rehab, reportedly for alcohol abuse and “serious issues”. It was discovered today that while viewers watched Kim fall in love – and prepare to move in with – her boyfriend Ken, they have since broken up, leaving Kim without a place to live. " “He’s not in the picture. No one really knows what the deal was with them, but Kim doesn’t live with Ken,” the source says. “She’s basically homeless, staying with various friends. She doesn’t have a home base. It’s not unusual for people to not hear from her for long stretches of time. It’s been that way for years.”
Kim’s erratic behavior, including anxiety attacks and the slurring of words, were explained on the show as a result of medication.
Her fellow housewives have lent their support. Adrienne Maloof told Us Weekly, “I wish her well. It’s a step in the right direction.” Taylor Armstrong, who has battled her own demons the last few months, sent this message on “Watch What Happens Live:” “I adore Kim and I stand behind her. And if there’s anything I can do to support her ; but if she’s getting healthy what more could we ask.”
Toofab spoke to Lisa Vanderpump Monday, who didn’t address Kim’s issues directly, but talked about this the camaraderie among the cast. “We really do all support each other and love each other. Really. I think it shows through even though we have our moments.”
KIM RICHARDS, former (Disney) child star, mind control victim, related to HILTONS
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Richards
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Post by artemis on Dec 9, 2011 5:43:37 GMT -5
"Heart problem suspected in Oregon football player death
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A 19-year-old football player at Oregon State University who collapsed while playing basketball died after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia despite having no known heart problems, officials said on Thursday.
Defensive tackle Fred Thompson, a freshman listed as 6 feet 4 inches and 317 pounds, went down at the school's recreation center on Wednesday evening and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
"The cardiac arrhythmia he suffered is extremely difficult to treat," Gregg Hastings, a spokesman for the Oregon State Police told reporters. A cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, can in some cases cause a heart attack or sudden death.
Hastings noted that even if medical personnel had been standing in the room, they likely would not have been able to save Thompson. The Oregon State Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy on Friday.
Thompson's death at the university in Corvallis, about 90 miles south of Portland, came as some medical experts have raised questions about the growing girth of student athletes.
"Some of these kids are getting too large for their health and I'm not sure it is the best thing for the sport either," said Michael Bergeron, chairman of the newly formed National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute.
Beaver football coach Mike Riley told reporters that "everybody liked Fred" and he called the player "really, really a good kid." Riley added he was unaware of any heart issues or family history of heart problem in the athlete.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association said in a report that sudden death from a heart condition is the leading medical cause of death among its student-athletes.
But it remains rare, occurring in only one in 40,000 student-athletes per year, the NCAA said. Thompson was black, and the rate for African Americans is one in 17,000 although the NCAA said the reason for that higher rate was unknown.
Thompson, who was from California, had not yet taken the field for the OSU Beavers. He was considering a business major and was a standout player for his high school team, his player biography said.
All OSU athletes must pass physical exams before playing sports, and if problems are detected they undergo more testing, such as electrocardiography, also known as an EKG, a university athletic department spokesman said.
The university was planning a memorial service for Thompson after students return from the holiday break.
"The thoughts and prayers of Beaver Nation are with Fred's family," a statement on the athletics home page read.
Oregon State University is a research school with nearly 24,000 students. The football team's 2011 record was 3-9."
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Post by artemis on Dec 9, 2011 16:34:54 GMT -5
FAMES FAMERON, the thief... Smth normal in Hollyweird...
"James Cameron Sued By Sci Fi Geek -- You Stole 'Avatar' From Me!!!
James Cameron is an idea stealing thief ... who ripped the story for "Avatar" from a science fiction nerd who once worked with Cameron's production company ... this according to a new lawsuit.
Cameron is being sued by a guy named Eric Ryder -- who claims back in 1997, he came up with a movie called "KRZ 2068" -- an "environmentally themed 3-D epic about a corporation's colonization and plundering of a distant moon's lush and wondrous natural setting."
Ryder claims the movie also involved "self-contained robotic exterior suits which house a single human operator" ... just like in "Avatar."
According to the suit, filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Ryder claims his reps pitched the movie idea to Cameron's production company back in 1999 ... and it was so well received, they had multiple serious meetings with high ranking execs about the development of the project.
But Ryder claims in 2002, the company officially shut down the project -- telling him, "No one would go see an environmentally themed feature length science fiction movie."
So when "Avatar" hit theaters in 2009 ... and made bazillions ... Ryder was furious.
In his suit, Ryder alleges he complained to Cameron's people in 2009 -- but when they finally got back to him earlier this year, they told him to kick rocks, claiming J.C. had written the story before 1999.
Ryder says Cameron's people are lying -- claiming there are way too many similarities between the two projects -- including Ryder's idea for one of the characters to be played by Sigourney Weaver.
Ryder is suing for unspecified damages -- probably a bloody fortune.
Attempts to reach Cameron's people were unsuccessful."
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Post by lucy on Dec 9, 2011 20:47:02 GMT -5
Wow, if that is true, that's really pathetic, but then he's just a player for the "system". I wouldn't be surprised that other famous directors getting credit for these big ideas haven't ripped off some poor geek's idea.
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Post by artemis on Dec 10, 2011 7:13:45 GMT -5
"Hulk Hogan sues ex wife over claims he abused her and had gay encounters
Wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing his ex-wife, claiming she lied and defamed him in her new book.
Hogan - whose real name is Terry Bollea - filed the 18-page lawsuit in Florida.
It claims Linda Bollea wrote Wrestling the Hulk - My Life Against the Ropes to help revive her career.
She wrote that her husband abused her during their marriage and had homosexual encounters.
In her book she claims: 'Hulk tore my shirt, threw lamps, and held me down on the bed with his hands around my throat during arguments.
'I was always afraid he would kill me in one of his rages.
During an interview in June, she alleged that Hogan had a homosexual relationship with a fellow wrestler.
Hogan says the claims have harmed his reputation.
His lawyer, Wil Florin, said yesterday: 'Miss Bollea's made enough of these outrageous allegations that it's time they stop, the only realistic way of making them stop is through the court system.
He is demanding a jury trial and a halt to his ex-wife's comments.
He says she has also made claims during promotional interviews on national television.
Linda Bollea received more than 70 per cent of the couple's assets in their recent divorce settlement."
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Post by artemis on Dec 10, 2011 8:10:16 GMT -5
"Drew Barrymore's Brother John Barrymore III is Homeless
If you are ever in Los Angeles and see a homeless guy in a t-shirt that says, "I'm Drew Barrymore's brother," it actually is him. Well, it is him until the other homeless get wind of this and all rush out and get their own I'm Drew Barrymore's brother shirts in hopes of getting the big bucks from passers by. John Barrymore III, who is Drew's half brother has been homeless on and off for awhile. People have tried to let John sleep at their places, but apparently he is kind of like his dad and all the Barrymore guys going back for generations.
A mean and belligerent drunk. Apparently Drew has done nothing to help her half-brother. That seems kind of harsh. I understand getting tired of supporting your family or always bailing them out, but is it really that hard to just get someone a place to stay. It is not expensive and it feels kind of cheap of you not to help a homeless person who is your relative. Rent him a place for a year and you spend, what like $15,000 since it is LA. For your last movie you made like $15M? Yeah, come on.
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