Monday, January 9, 2017
As with pretty much everything else these days, there was a stark division in the responses to the biting political commentary Meryl Streep offered up as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes Sunday night. “Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. And when the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose,” Streep said as part of her indictment of president-elect Donald Trump, which you can view in full here. While many viewers hailed Streep’s speech, folks on the conservative side of the political spectrum tended to have a less positive response. Also…
Sunday, January 8, 2017
And the feud between Chris Brown and Soulja Boy just got a little more interesting. 50 Cent has thrown his hat into the rapper feud ring by enlisting Iron Mike Tyson to train Brown in his upcoming boxing match against Soulja Boy. “They said Floyd [Mayweather] is training Soulja Boy, so I said I had to get Mike Tyson to train Chris Brown,” FIf said on Instagram Friday night. And he did just that. Also Read: Place Your Bet! Chris Brown, Soulja Boy Turn Feud Into Legal Boxing Match The rapper called Tyson who agreed to support, saying, well, saying…
Saturday, January 7, 2017
The driver suing T.J. Miller for getting high and smacking him around might have some visual proof his story’s true — at least the “getting high” part — but T.J.’s attorney says it’s BS. TMZ obtained photos of Whip-It! refills the driver claims T.J.… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, January 7, 2017
“La La Land” was named the best international film of 2016 at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ International Awards on Friday night in Los Angeles. “La La Land,” “Lion” and “Manchester by the Sea” each won two awards at the ceremony, while “Hacksaw Ridge” received an award as well. In addition to winning the best-film award, Damien Chazelle‘s “La La Land” received the award for Best Lead Actress for Emma Stone, who is also nominated for her role at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards. Australian film “Lion” received awards for Best Support Actor for Dev Patel and Best Supporting…
Friday, January 6, 2017
Airports were always happy places for me. They contained the expectation of adventure and were filled with people going somewhere, and I was one of those people, too. Every summer, my brother and I boarded a plane in Rochester, NY, and followed a daisy chain of connecting flights to end in Anchorage, Alaska, over 4,000 miles away. Moving walkways, subways, escalators… airports were the only place where I saw grownups walk with the same fast, excited steps as children. I tried to pass on this feeling of excitement to my two sons, but we live in a grimmer age. I…
Friday, January 6, 2017
The ‘Paul Blart’ actress suing Warren Sapp for battery was arrested for DUI just hours after the alleged incident … TMZ Sports has learned. Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, January 6, 2017
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow spent a large chunk of her show on Thursday night examining National Enquirer covers — not for celebrity gossip but to comment on how far the tabloid goes to boost Donald Trump and slam Hillary Clinton. “It’s not always mainstream media and nationally-known journalists … sometimes the biggest scoops can come from some pretty low-brow sources,” Maddow explained. “It was the supermarket tabloid the National Enquirer that broke the news a couple of months ago that Hillary Clinton had been caught on camera having a seedy romp at this motel,” the “Rachel Maddow Show” host said, displaying a past issue….
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Moreover, the Wisconsin statute singles out for enhancement bias inspired conduct because this conduct is thought to inflict greater individual and societal harm. For example, according to the State and its amici, bias motivated crimes are more likely to provoke retaliatory crimes, inflict distinct emotional harms on their victims, and incite community unrest. U.S. Supreme Court: Wisconsin v. Mitchell We’re Our Brother’s Keepers When the gentlest or most vulnerable among us are targeted for brutality because of their race, we must vigorously call out and punish the perpetrators, while also denying a platform for opportunistic bigots to exploit divisions through…
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Stephen Colbert mocked Donald Trump on “The Late Show” on Wednesday night for following a new Twitter account with the fluffy title “Emergency Kittens.” During his monologue, the CBS late-night host pointed out that the president-elect began following @EmrgencyKittens this week, whose feed “features cute kitty photos and memes.” Trump no longer follows the account, but it remains extremely popular for obvious reasons. With a bio that reads “Critiquing the cutest cats online,” @EmrgencyKittens boasts more than 1.88 million followers. Also Read: How Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah Mocked Mariah Carey's NYE Disaster (Videos) Colbert went in on Trump for following the account even though the future president…
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Warren Sapp says allegations he drunkenly bowled over a woman at a Super Bowl party on January 30, 2015 are completely bogus … claiming the accuser is lying through her teeth. The woman suing Sapp is Paula Trickey — an actress who’s appeared in “Paul… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed