Saturday, December 3, 2016
'Tiny House Nation' — Contractor Sues Clients … Your Big Mouth's Gonna Cost You $1 Mil (PHOTO GALLERY + VIDEOS)
A contractor for “Tiny House Nation” has a big problem — the couple who hired him is talking so much smack, they’re crushing his bottom line … according to the lawsuit he just filed. Charles Brzezinski built a compact pad for Jared Logan and Vanessa… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, December 3, 2016
‘Married By Mom and Dad': Devin Reveals His Secret Tinder Past (Exclusive Video)
On this week’s “Married By Mom and Dad,” Devin has a little secret for his bride-to-be: He knows the wedding planner. Knows her very well. Like, in a Biblical sense. “Let’s hope that she’s OK with me getting down with the wedding planner,” the muscled bridegroom says, hopefully, in this exclusive video obtained by TheWrap. Turns out that Devin and Britt met on Tinder, hooked up and have remained friends ever since. TLC’s reality show follows a group of romantically unlucky singles who have finally given up on the dating scene and are allowing their parents to arrange a marriage…
Friday, December 2, 2016
Are Innocent Prisoners' Paths To Justice Distorted?
Donald Trump is now officially our new president-elect. Leading up to this election, Hillary Clinton and Trump spoke here and there about prison reform. But not once did the issue of wrongful convictions become a topic. That’s strange given that, for the last two years, we have witnessed record numbers of innocent prisoners being exonerated–137 in 2014 and 149 in 2015. Were the candidates really less interested in repairing our failing criminal justice system than in emails and videotapes? Back to the topic at hand, there are many ways innocent people wind up being falsely convicted. This serious problem is…
Friday, December 2, 2016
Does The Death Penalty Reduce The Murder Rate?
This week, the death penalty is under fire, as the Supreme Court debates whether or not the death penalty can be applied to convicted murderers with a low IQ, as justices question whether a person can be held accountable for actions that may not be fully understood. It seems an appropriate time to analyze the effectiveness of the death penalty in accomplishing its tasks: reducing the murder rate in the states where it has been applied. To determine whether the death penalty has acted as an effective deterrent to murder, my Research Methods students Katie Chancellor, Brandon Collins, Dan Garrett,…
Friday, December 2, 2016
Luke Bryan on Why He Punched ‘Disruptive’ Heckler During Concert (Video)
Luke Bryan came out swinging on Wednesday night after a concertgoer heckled him from the audience during his Nashville, Tennessee, show. YouTube video captured by Nash Country Daily shows the man flipping off the country singer during charitable show, Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam, and then Bryan aggressively responding by punching him. After videos and photos of the angry interaction flooded social media, Bryan’s camp issued a statement about the heckler on Thursday, Billboard reported. Also Read: Holly Dunn, 'Daddy's Hands' Singer, Dies at 59 “A man in [the] front row was making crude hand gestures toward Luke during his performance,”…
Thursday, December 1, 2016
'Andy Griffith Show' — CBS Sues YouTuber for Stealing … We're No Deputy Fife!
A YouTube channel featuring TV classics like “The Andy Griffith Show” is run by a lowdown crook making money off other people’s work … according to CBS. In a lawsuit, the network says 8thManDVD.com — run by Edward Heldman III — has racked up… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Chris Pratt Says ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2’ Helped Him Cope With Father’s Death
Chris Pratt’s character in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise has plenty of daddy issues — but in real life, the actor has been dealing with the recent death of his own father, and he says reprising the role of Peter Quill/Star-Lord helped him cope with the loss. “The truth is I ripped open some wounds that had been healing for some time,” Pratt told British GQ. “And I didn’t want to. But I knew it was right for the moment … There are wounds that are never going to be totally healed. “It would probably make for a better story if…
Thursday, December 1, 2016
How Racism Infects Jury Verdicts
How much racism is allowed to infect a criminal trial before a court has to step in? That’s the question in two Supreme Court cases to be argued this month. One case, Buck v. Davis, deals with an expert witness in a capital murder trial who testified at the sentencing hearing that Black defendants are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and that the defendant’s race increases the likelihood of his committing more violent crimes in the future, which is one of the factors a capital sentencing jury considers. In the other case, Pena-Rodriguez v. Colorado, during jury deliberations over…
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Ivanka Trump's Husband Jared Kushner Sued — Your Magazine's Creating a Bad 'Scene'
One of Jared Kushner’s publications is stepping on the toes, and name, of a competitor in NYC … according to a lawsuit. Ivanka Trump’s husband famously owns New York Observer, but also has a company called New York Luxury Publishing. According to the… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
'American Idol' Bankruptcy — I Wrote 'No Air' But Got No Cash … Now Pay Me!
“American Idol” producers are a sleazy, money-hogging bunch who made MILLIONS off the back of one songwriter who never got her cut … so claims the lady in new legal docs. A woman named Molasses Jones claims she wrote Jordin Sparks’ “No Air” but never… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
