Thursday, June 13, 2019
Britney Spears Gets Permanent Restraining Order Against Sam Lutfi
Britney Spears’ former manager, Sam Lutfi, poses a serious enough threat to her and her family that a judge is now extending a court order for him to keep away from her. A judge granted the permanent restraining order against Lutfi Thursday in L.A.… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, June 13, 2019
‘The Daily Show’ Imagines Joe Biden’s Stump Speech as a Bad Stand-Up Set (Video)
“The Daily Show” thinks Joe Biden might be better as an ’80s-style stand up comic than as a presidential candidate. On Wednesday’s episode, Trevor Noah took a look at a speech Biden gave Tuesday in Iowa, and the numerous attempts to zing Donald Trump contained within. Biden touched on topics like Trump’s ideas about tariffs, about whether windmills cause cancer, and about presidential power. “I’ll be honest, I don’t know if this was an effective campaign speech that would convince a swing voter,” Noah said after playing an edited clip of Biden’s remarks. “What I do know is, Joe Biden…
Thursday, June 13, 2019
North Carolina Muslim Murderer Is Behind Bars But The Media Narrative Is Another Injustice
“This was as much a longstanding dispute over parking as Rosa Parks was over a bus seat,” said Farris Barakat, the brother of one of the victims. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Bryan Singer to Pay $150,000 to Settle Rape Claim, But Maintains Innocence
Famed director Bryan Singer is going to fork over $150,000 to settle allegations he raped a teenage boy on a yacht … but Singer is still denying his accuser’s claims. Singer was sued by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman back in 2017 for allegedly… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Medium CEO Outlines Publishing Platform’s ‘Aggressive’ Content Moderation Policies
Medium founder and CEO Evan Williams outlined the publishing platform’s content moderation policies at CodeCon 2019, describing his company’s practices as “rather aggressive.” Williams addressed how Medium’s policies differed from Twitter’s, the company he co-founded and served as CEO. “Our content moderation is rather aggressive in terms of what we are willing to take down,” Williams explained at the annual technology conference on Tuesday. “Having served on the board of Twitter and now ops, I’ve always seen these companies as having different roles.” “With Medium, I don’t think we ever saw our role as being for all voices. There’s other…
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
California College Student Uses Snapchat Filter To Catch Alleged Predator Cop
An officer was arrested on suspicion of discussing sexual activity with a minor after a man used a Snapchat “gender switch” filter to pretend he was a teen girl. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Oscars Tell Roman Polanski He's a Fugitive and Has No Right to Sue
Roman Polanski can’t use the courts to sneak back into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … at least according to Academy’s lawyers. In its response to Polanski’s lawsuit — claiming the Oscar org booted him without proper notice –… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Lil Xan Under Investigation for Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Lil Xan can claim he pulled a gun on a stranger in self-defense, but right now cops are looking at the incident as a possible case of assault with a deadly weapon. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … LAPD’s elite Robbery-Homicide Division has… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Colbert Imagines What Else Trump Might Claim Credit for After Mexico Tariff Weirdness (Video)
On Monday, Stephen Colbert took a bemused look at Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy weirdness, and imagined how it might apply to significant moments throughout American history. He also, as has frequently been the case lately, deployed a pretty bad-good-bad pun. Now, on May 31, pretty much out of nowhere, Trump threatened to impose a new tariff on Mexico unless it curbs what he said was “illegal immigration.” Trump then announced last Friday that the tariffs wouldn’t happen because he reached a new agreement with Mexico. It was subsequently reported that the deal wasn’t actually new at all. Trump responded…
Monday, June 10, 2019
Kyle Chrisley Avoids Drug Charges in Oklahoma, Still on the Hook in Georgia
Todd Chrisley’s son doesn’t have to sweat criminal charges from his Oklahoma drug bust, but only because he’s in even bigger trouble in another state. A rep for the Okmulgee County District Court tells TMZ … the D.A. will not prosecute Kyle… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
