Friday, November 18, 2016
‘How to Get Away With Murder': Dear Shonda, This is Why We Have Trust Issues
(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you haven’t watched Thursday’s episode of “HTGAWM”) Shonda Rhimes has a habit of leaving her show’s audiences shook, hyperventilating and crying with mild-to-severe cases of anxiety and Thursday night’s mid-season finale of “How to Get Away With Murder” was no different. This time, the source of our anxiety is that she killed off Wes (Alfred Enoch). You see, this wouldn’t have come as much of a surprise if Rhimes had kept her promise. When the season first started, fans were told that every week we would get closer to knowing who was under the sheet because every…
Friday, November 18, 2016
Elton John — Todger Grabbing Suit Dismissed
Elton John can stop worrying about the bloody lawsuit claiming he grabbed at his ex-security guard’s genitals on multiple occasions … the case has been dismissed. Jeffrey Wenninger sued Sir Elton in March for sexual harassment and battery for 3… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Felony Disenfranchisement: The Untold Story Of The 2016 Election
Over two million Black people could not vote in last week’s week election, according to a recent studyby The Sentencing Project. One in 13 Black Americans of voting age is disenfranchised due to a felony conviction, a rate four times greater than that of non-Black people. As staggering as those numbers are, in four states – Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia – more than one in five Black Americans have had their voting rights stripped away. In 1976, there were 1.12 million disenfranchised people in the U.S. due to felony convictions, but by 2016 that number skyrocketed to an estimated…
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Mariah Carey — Settlement with Nick Cannon … We're NOT Rollin' In It
Mariah Carey makes a lot of money, but turns out way less than you probably think. TMZ has learned Mariah and Nick Cannon struck a settlement in their divorce, and they both declared income for 2014. We’ve learned Mariah says she raked in $6.3 million,… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Ben Affleck Says He Wasn’t Aiming for Awards With Old-School Gangster Flick ‘Live by Night’
On Thursday night at the Directors Guild, Ben Affleck introduced a press screening of his new film, “Live by Night,” by saying that he wanted to make the kind of movie that could have been a blockbuster in a previous decade like the ’70s, “when a big, crowd-pleasing movie had scope and scale and lots of extras.” He paused, and added, “Now, you have to wear a cape to have a blockbuster. Not that I have anything against wearing a cape. I love my cape.” Make no mistake: “Live by Night” may be the new movie from the guy who…
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Slim Thug — My Rolls-Royce Got Trashed for an iPhone … But My Steak Was Lit! (VIDEO)
Slim Thug’s dinner was rudely interrupted by cops serving bad news — crooks rolled his Rolls-Royce in the restaurant parking lot. Slim tells TMZ … he was having a business meeting over dinner at a Houston’s … in Houston, when someone smashed one… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Isabelle Huppert Explores Dark Side of the Psyche in Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’
Isabelle Huppert’s role in “Elle,” France’s official entry for the 2017 Academy Awards, let her try on a range of emotional disguises for a woman whose rape at the hands of an unknown assailant is the catalyst for a bold psychological study. But the veteran French actress, who’s made films with directors from Chabrol to Cimino, found working with Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven a welcome extension of her own versatility. “It’s surreal. I think it’s very, very close to the reality of a human being, in a way,” she told an audience on Monday at TheWrap Screening Series in West…
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Medicare Phone Scams Increase During Open Enrollment Period
We are currently in the midst of Medicare’s open enrollment period, which runs from October 15th to December 7th. During this period, the amount of Medicare scams and fraud targeting seniors increases significantly. Recently there have been reports of Medicare phone scams across the country, particularly in Nebraska. Using caller ID spoofing and local Nebraska phone numbers, scammers are able to impersonate Medicare representatives and trick many victims into giving up valuable personal information. Anyone over 65 years of age, or who qualifies for Medicare due to a chronic condition or disabilities, is at risk of falling victim to this…
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Taylor Swift — 'Smoking Gun' Pic is My Best Defense … Claims DJ
The radio DJ accused of grabbing Taylor Swift’s bare ass thinks the photo at the center of the case will only help him in court. David Mueller’s legal team tells TMZ the pic “doesn’t prove a thing other than he didn’t have his hand underneath her skirt.”… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Facebook Bans Fake News Sites From Using Ad Network
Facebook is blocking fake news sites from using its advertising network to generate revenue, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, following a similar move by Google. The restriction follows speculation that fake news on both of the companies’ sites may have influenced the outcome of the election. It means that fake news sites now join misleading, illegal and deceptive sites as barred properties by the Facebook Audience Network. Also Read: Democrats Believe Facebook Contributed to Hillary Clinton's Loss To Donald Trump “While implied, we have updated the policy to explicitly clarify that this applies to fake news,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement…
