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  • Rachel McAdams Will Join “True Detective”

    Rachel McAdams Will Join “True Detective”

    Rachel McAdams is set to join the cast of True Detective for season two.

    The first season of True Detective was set in Louisiana and starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

    The season was centered around a series of satanic murders.

    This season will see Rachel McAdams, along with Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly, join the likes of Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn in California.

    Rachel McAdams’ character, Ani Bezzerides, is an officer for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department “whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves,” according to HBO’s announcement about the show.

    #Littlefans

    A photo posted by Rachel Mcadams (@rachelamcadams) on

    Kelly Reilly will play a burned out D-list actress. She will be the wife of Vince Vaughn’s character, Frank Semyon, who is “a criminal and entrepreneur in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner.”

    Taylor Kitsch will play Paul Woodrugh, a military veteran and California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer. Woodrugh, according to the same press release, is “running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened.”

    Shameless glam selfie!

    A photo posted by Rachel Mcadams (@rachelamcadams) on

    He told Ad Week of his new project with Rachel McAdams on True Detective, “Yeah, I’m really excited. I’ve just been prepping. It’s been almost a full year since I’ve been on camera, so I’m itching, man. I’m overdue. You’ve just got to grind it out. Even taking this year off was, I mean you want to work, but you also don’t want to just water it down and work for the sake of working. So, it was tough to sit a year out, keeping a finger crossed that I was going to get True.”

    Colin Farrell is set to play the difficult part of a compromised police officer.

    Fast & Furious director Justin Lin is slated to direct the first two episodes. Wow. With that kind of casting and directorship, this is sure to be an incredibly entertaining season of True Detective!

    What do you think of HBO choosing Rachel McAdams for the new season of True Detective?

  • Michael Brown Verdict: No Charges Against Wilson

    The Michael Brown verdict has been announced. There will be no charges brought against Officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting of unarmed teen, Michael Brown.

    The grand jury is a secret process, and therefore, it isn’t known whether the decision was unanimous. However, after pouring over evidence and interviewing witnesses time and again, there were enough votes to at least reach the required 9 of twelve.

    Prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch, who made the announcement to the media, stated that many witnesses on both sides of the story were thoroughly interviewed, but after the autopsy showed that Michael Brown had not been shot from the back, many of the witnesses in that camp changed their stories.

    A couple of them disappeared before they were supposed to testify before the grand jury.

    McCulloch also stated that he doesn’t know if there will be federal charges, but the information that the jury saw is now an “open file” under the sunshine law since the investigation is now closed.

    The Michael Brown verdict on whether or not to indict Darren Wilson has been, to say the least, long awaited. Since Darren Wilson fatally shot Michael Brown back in August, protests in Ferguson, Missouri and the surrounding areas have been held. Some of them peaceful, some of them voilent and destructive.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMoQbVJvKPo

    Many people across the nation are holding their breath and are waiting to see what the reaction to an unpopular verdict will be in the town and the areas around. Hopefully the protests will remain, at the behest of everyone from the president to the family of Michael Brown, peaceful and purposeful.

    The looting and violent destruction that came after the Michael Brown shooting left Ferguson marred and its citizens and business owners fearful. Many of those same business owners closed their shops and boarded them up in anticipation of what might come.


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    They are not the only ones who should be worried. Last week, a militant group called RbG Black Rebels made violent threats against everyone from police to shop owners and even offered $5,000 for the location of Officer Darren Wilson. Those tweets have since been removed.

    It seems that just moments after the announcement, however, looting and violence was already being reported.

    A nation’s thoughts are with the citizens of Ferguson and the surrounding areas tonight, and we remain hopeful that the right to protest will be carried out as peacefully as possible without any more tragedy.

    What do you think of the violence and looting that is reportedly already going on in and around Ferguson after the Michael Brown announcement? Is it justified?

  • Amy Adams To Play Janis Joplin In Biopic

    Amy Adams was rumored to be taking on the role of Janis Joplin in the biopic, Get it While You Can, starting back in 2010 when the project was first getting off the ground.

    Now, those rumors have finally been confirmed. Amy Adams will play the hard-living, gritty-voiced Janis Joplin.

    Amy Adams is used to singing on screen. I mean, she was absolutely adorable in Enchanted, right? Can she twist her voice into that familiar husky voice that we are so familiar with?

    “Me and Bobby McGeee”, “Cry Baby”, and “To Love Somebody” were a huge part of a soundtrack of a generation. Amy Adams has some really big shoes to fill.

    Janis Joplin lived a hard, fast life, starting with the band Big Brother and the Holding Company and moving on to solo projects with backing bands The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band.

    Fans called her stage presence “electric” and her songs led her to be called “The Queen of Psychedelic Soul”, and she also became known as “Pearl” among her friends.

    Joplin died tragically at the young age of 27 from a heroin overdose. Amy Adams is 40 years old, but looks closer to 27.

    Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallee is in talks to direct the film. Lee Daniels dropped the project in 2012 and before that, Fernando Meirelles and Catherine Hardwicke were said to be on board, but that fell through.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bld_-7gzJ-o

    Amy Adams, Jean-Marc Vallee, and the rest of the team will begin filming in the second half of 2015.

    What do you think about Amy Adams taking on the role of Janis Joplin?

  • Paige Vanzant: MMA “Wasn’t The Plan At All”

    Paige Vanzant is now a professional UFC fighter.

    She won her UFC debut Saturday, beating Kailin Curran (3-0) with a third-round TKO.

    Paige Vanzant used to be a model with no dreams of UFC success at all.

    “Oh gosh, this wasn’t the plan at all, at first,” Paige Vanzant told FOXSports.com before the fight.

    “When I started training to fight, it was more out of boredom than anything. I was looking for more things to do. I started with boxing, and my coaches told me I had a lot of potential (in MMA), and that I should consider making it a career. I was like, ‘Whatever.’”

    Paige Vanzant added, “I was just 15 at the time, and I never imagined something like that. When I turned 18, they asked if I would take a fight and I said, ‘Yeah.’ I won it and all of the sudden, there was all this interest and all these opportunities. I had just one amateur fight, then my coach got a call for a pro fight for me. I thought about it and said, ‘If I’d fight anyway, I might as well get paid for it.’”

    Thank you God for being in the cage with me. Thank you Reno academy of combat and my team. We did it!!!!!

    A photo posted by Paige VanZant (@paige_vanzant) on

    Yep, I think that was a call that anyone would have made.

    Heck yes!!!!!:) all weighed in fed and ready to fight!

    A photo posted by Paige VanZant (@paige_vanzant) on

    Before much time had passed, Paige Vanzant was fighting some of the toughest women in the world in her weight class.

    “Things kind of fell into place,” Vanzant said. “I didn’t have to worry about the next fight or next thing.”

    Well, now she should really start thinking about the next thing, because Paige Vanzant’s career is looking really bright and is just now getting off the ground.

    What do you think of Paige Vanzant’s transfer into the professional world of UFC?

  • Lisa Bonet: Cryptic Cosby Tweet From Fake Account

    Lisa Bonet has given word, through a representative, that she had absolutely nothing to do with the cryptic accusatory tweet about Bill Cosby that was tweeted over the weekend.

    The former The Cosby Show star indicated that she doesn’t even have any social media accounts.

    “Lisa Bonet has no social media of any kind,” her manager told People. “Any posts made in her name were made by impersonators with unverified accounts. She also has no comment on the ongoing story.”

    The fake tweet, which was credited to Lisa Bonet and has since been removed, stated, “According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky. Nothing stays in the dark 4ever!”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8A7Ufcj53E

    Bill Cosby has recently been accused of drugging and assaulting, or attempting those things on, 16 women and counting. He has yet to comment on these latest allegations, shrugging them off as false and saying that “a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos.”

    Lisa Bonet is not the only former The Cosby Show star to stay quiet about the scandal.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eiymAe_43Q

    Cosby Show cutie, Raven-Symone, has also responded to some false allegations that she was one of Cosby’s alleged victims and has asked to be kept out of it.

    Yes, peach for the holidays… #unicorn #5thelement #holidaypumpkin

    A photo posted by Raven-Symone` (@ravensymonecp) on

    “I was NOT taking advantage of by Mr. Cosby when I was on the Cosby Show!” she posted on her Instagram. “I was practically a baby on that show and this is truly a disgusting rumor that I want no part of! Everyone on that show treated me with nothing but kindness. Now keep me out of this!”

    What do you think about the fake tweet from Lisa Bonet and the continually unfolding possible Bill Cosby scandal?

  • Heidi Montag Ready To Age Gracefully

    Heidi Montag said in an interview with Extra that she regrets her plastic surgery binge in 2009, during which she reportedly underwent 10 surgeries in one day.

    Montag famously transformed herself starting with FFF breast implants and including a chin reduction, which she said has been her biggest regret.

    Heidi Montag responded to the biggest regret question with, “getting my chin reduced, because I have TMJ now and my jaw hurts. I don’t think people tell you the trauma of what you’re going to heal from. I was in so much pain, I actually thought I was going to die.”

    Getting one plastic surgery is painful enough, but 10 in one day? Yikes.

    Loving the rain!

    A photo posted by heidipratt (@heidipratt) on

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI_uGAoLoWE

    When Dr. Dorian asked Heidi Montag about her recent breast reduction to a D-cup, she revealed that her implants weighed three pounds each and were “falling through”.

    Montag added, “Obviously, I didn’t want to go back into surgery, but it was really necessary.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQY6mJ5JFw

    What drives a person who is already beautiful to alter their appearance so drastically?

    Heidi Montag said that after she began her stint on The Hills, criticism of her appearance popped up all over the internet. “Blogs were just starting then,” she said, and admitted that bloggers would regularly say mean and horrible things about her.

    Before long, Heidi Montag started to believe them.

    “I disliked myself so much,” Montag explains. “I literally chopped up my own body.”

    Heidi Montag chopped up her body to the tune of $30,000 and untold emotional cost. Now that she has aged and grown wiser, she is ready to give it up.

    “I’m just done with all of it. I’m going to age gracefully and bow out,” Heidi Montag vowed.

    What do you think of Heidi Montag’s plastic surgery regrets?

  • Jenelle Evans: We Are On TV To Share Our Struggles

    Jenelle Evans has taken to Twitter yet again, but this time it is to assure Teen Mom fans that the show will go on, despite her co-star, Leah Messer (Calvert), leaving.

    After speculation that Messer is leaving to protect her kids from what will likely be some serious divorce drama, Jenelle Evans tweeted, “We r on the show to share our struggles, not hide them. Thanks for everyone’s support over the years! Love u guys!”

    Maybe some of the girls are just not as comfortable with sharing everything about their lives as Jenelle Evans is.

    I mean, Jenelle Evans has shared some pretty dark moments. Over the years, the Teen Mom star has freely shared her violent and scary relationship with Gary Head, her drug-infused and rocky marriage to Courtland Rogers, and her exceedingly unhealthy relationship with Kieffer Delp.

    Duck face for life!

    A photo posted by Jenelle Evans (@j_evans8209) on

    Personally, Jenelle Evans has suffered criticism for everything from shooting up on camera to ignoring her kids, as well as pictures that seem to show her children with black eyes and full diapers.

    Someone's going to start rolling over very soon!

    A photo posted by Jenelle Evans (@j_evans8209) on

    Shout out to all my Canadian fans ! "O Canada!"

    A photo posted by Jenelle Evans (@j_evans8209) on

    But, the mess that Leah Messer is facing just might be too much to deal with when there is the added pressure of cameras and viewers.

    Messer was recently accused of cheating on her husband, Jeremy Calvert. Some really harsh tweets from Jeremy, that have since been removed, seemed to indicate that he caught her with her ex-boyfriend, Robbie Kidd.

    One said, “Well that was a surprise kinda u did it to Corey and now me with the same person good job slut.”

    They continued from there, “Yeah I don’t give a f**k done protecting ur a** good luck,” and, “Caught ya b*tch.”

    Yeah, Jenelle Evans might be able to easily share her entire life on TV and through social media, but I can see where, in this kind of mess, Leah Messer would just want to close the door on the outside world while she deals with it.

    What do you think of Leah Messer leaving the show and Janelle Evans’ ability to share absolutely everything? Would you be able to?

  • Jill Duggar And Derick Dillard Prepare For Baby

    Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, are enjoying life as newlyweds and soon-to-be new parents.

    The pair has been preparing for their new adventure in all of the fun ways most new parents do.

    Jill Duggar is about 22 weeks along now, but they are wasting no time.

    They shared their baby’s ultrasound in a video posted on TLC’s website and talked about all they are doing to get ready.

    Helping out at Cross Church Pinnacle #blessingbaskets today! #19kids #derickdillard #jillmdillard

    A photo posted by Jill Dillard (@jillmdillard) on

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThYRE8UUVvY

    “I am keeping his ultrasound pictures safe – it is so exciting to look at this picture,” Jill Duggar told People. “He is moving and kicking now, and it’s crazy to realize I have this wonderful baby boy inside me.”

    Even Derick is getting in on the action and learning what a dad-to-be can do to help.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5RWrJ8mzHg

    He said, “I am learning a lot about birth. We are doing our homework together, and I keep reading new things, the medical aspects are fascinating to me. I’m a Boy Scout, and being prepared is my motto. I’m going to be prepared.”

    Being prepared shouldn’t be a problem for the two of them. They are planning on a natural home birth and have been doing a lot of research and practicing breathing techniques.

    Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard have even been keeping a journal and singing “Jesus Loves Me” to the baby boy every night.

    “Baby Dilly”, as the baby has been dubbed by Jill Duggar, will be arriving in March, but the couple hasn’t done anything with the baby’s room just yet. They say that there will be plenty of time after the holidays to get the baby’s nursery ready.

    What do you think of Jill Duggar’s plans for their new baby?

  • Natalie Portman On Mike Nichols: “He Saved Me”

    Natalie Portman is just one of the celebrities who are speaking out about the impact Director Mike Nichols had on their lives and careers.

    In a statement, Natalie Portman said of Nichols, “He was the one who had the best words, the right hug for hard times, the funny comment to diffuse your pain.”

    Portman continued, “He saved me again and again. He was the best way to be a person and an artist. And the most, most fun. I send my deepest love to Diane, Jenny, Max, Daisy and their children, who filled his days with light.”

    Nichols was married to Diane Sawyer, his fourth wife, since 1988. He made such iconic films as The Graduate, Working Girl, The Birdcage and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyT_G7iv30M

    Natalie Portman was only a teenager when her and Mike Nichols first worked together on the stage. He directed her in the play The Seagull, then they reunited for the film The Closer in 2004.

    Natalie Portman said the mutual trust they shared helped them get through the film, which was full of dark and morbid themes, including a nude scene that was eventually cut.

    “Well, back to the trust issue: When you trust someone, you”re willing to do everything and make mistakes and really expose yourself inside-out,” Portman said.

    “So we made sort of a pact that before…while we would shoot, we would just do everything. and then he cut it the way he cut, showed it to me [to] see if I agreed, and that’s what happened. We both kept our parts of the deal.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjOCDNtH2c

    Mike Nichols was just as fond of working with Natalie Portman as she was of working with him.

    He said of her acting abilities during Closer filming, “People don’t quite realize how remarkable an actress she is, because she looks so amazing, but she is.”

    Mike Nichols died suddenly on Wednesday night. He will be sorely missed in the film and stage community.

  • Dana Perino: Obama’s Speech Defies Logic, Fact

    Dana Perino was as close as anyone from Fox News was going to get when it came to supporting President Obama’s executive action on immigration before his speech on Thursday.

    The Fox Five co-host said of his assumed plans, “I don’t think that we’ll have the answer to the constitutional question for years. And at this point, I think the president has the prosecutorial discretion to do what he’s doing.”

    Dana Perino added that there likely wouldn’t be anyone with the guts to stand up in court and take the dream away from millions of illegal immigrants.

    But, she also mentioned how strange it was that someone who’s professing he wants to get things done in a bipartisan way [Obama] would immediately jump to do something “that’s poisoning the well.”

    After Thursday’s speech, however, Dana Perino changed her tone.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyx_e1YL8hw

    In Speaker Boehner’s response to Obama’s announcement, he said that Obama’s actions “deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek.”

    He added that Obama is “damaging the presidency itself.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wejt939QXko

    Dana Perino agreed with John Boehner on most of his points. On America’s Newsroom, Perino said of the president’s plan, “it defies logic, it defies fact, and it defies what the president just said 10 days ago, which is he believes that the midterm election result — in which he was handed big losses – that that lesson was America wants Washington to work more together.”

    Dana Perino did say that she believes the president hasn’t completely sabotaged chances for a unified solution for the broken immigration system.

    Bill Hemmer then asked Perino, “What changed? And, why now?”

    Dana Perino said, “I think the only thing that changed was a political calculation on behalf of the president.”

    What do you think of the president’s executive actions? Do you agree with Dana Perino or do you think what he’s doing will be good for our country?

  • Hannah Montana: Metaphor For Kendall Jenner’s Life?

    Hannah Montana lived in two worlds at one time and had to struggle to keep one separate from the other.

    That is what Kendall Jenner says her life is like right now. Hannah Montana.

    While equating yourself with Miley Cyrus in any way could be seen as a definite way to NOT be taken seriously, the parallel actually kind of makes sense.

    “It’s definitely two different worlds,” Jenner, 19, told The New York Times of juggling the her modeling career and her place on Keeping Up With The Kardashians. “I feel like Hannah Montana. But it’s fun.”

    this is exactly how I feel right now @voguemagazine @esteelauder

    A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on

    While Hannah Montana went on to butcher her hair, get naked all over the place, and shock even the most immovable of citizens with her antics, Kendall Jenner is taking a bit of a higher road in advancing her career.

    In fact, the 19-year-old model recently snagged a lucrative deal with Estee Lauder. There’s not much that is Hannah Montana about that!

    “It’s something that I didn’t really expect to happen so quickly. It’s so crazy.”

    babes

    A photo posted by Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) on

    Crazy and sure to be successful! The young model is really moving up in the world of fashion and making a name for herself. She is capturing the nation’s attention in much more dignified ways than Hannah Montana’s real-life alter ego did, and definitely in a more dignified way than her big sister, Kim, captured it.

    She is not only a successful model, but a social media guru, which will really work to her advantage.

    in honor of Halloween. #TBT with …. guess who….

    Zdjęcie zamieszczone przez użytkownika Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner)

    “I just want to be the best me I can be. So having the power that social media does, I think just seeing how many people care about you and seeing how many people, like, want to watch what you’re doing, it just makes you really want to do the best you can do.”

    We may have only seen the beginning of Kendall Jenner. Hannah Montana’s got nothing on her! What do you think of her blooming career?

  • Brittany Maynard Continues To Advocate After Death

    Brittany Maynard left behind a video to continue the momentum of her death-with-dignity movement after she was gone.

    She died by her own choice on November 1st from a combination of lethal drugs that were legally prescribed for her in Oregon.

    Brittany Maynard became a spokesperson for death-with-dignity when she announced that she would end her own life. She made the decision after she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer that left her with intolerable headaches, seizures, and memory loss.

    In the new video, released on what would have been her birthday, she says, “I hope for the sake of other American citizens … that I’m speaking to that I’ve never met, that I’ll never meet, that this choice be extended to you.”

    Maynard added, “That we mobilize, that we vocalize, that we start to talk about it. I decided to share my story … because I felt like this issue of death with dignity is misunderstood by many people in our community and culture.”

    The video was shot on August 2nd. Brittany Maynard decided to end her life before she could see her 30th birthday. She admitted that it would just be too sad for her.

    “The idea of celebrating my 30th birthday is quite difficult because my life was moving forward in such a great way,” she told People, “and to get this diagnosis turns your whole life upside down.”

    Brittany Maynard asked her husband and her mother to continue her advocacy for death-with-dignity organizations and to continue to lobby for the rights of terminal patients to choose death on their own terms.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1UhPChuYqY

    “She said if I was so inclined that she would like to see the work on getting death with dignity passed in all 50 states go on,” Debbie Ziegler said last month.

    “She would like to see that not stop, not be a 15-minute thing,” she continued. “We want to let people know that this is not as frightening as anyone makes it out to be. It’s really one choice of many. We all have many, many choices on how we handle our last days when we learn we are very ill, and everyone’s choice should be honored.”

    It sounds like Brittany Maynard’s legacy will not slow down any time soon, even though she is gone. What do you think of the death-with-dignity movement?

  • Danica McKellar: Winnie Gets Married In Hawaii

    Danica McKellar, also known to many of us as Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years, got married over the weekend.

    She married lawyer Scott Sveslosky on Saturday on Kauai, Hawaii.

    The two walked down the aisle in a 6:30 a.m. sunrise wedding ceremony.

    Danica McKellar said of her wedding, “It was absolutely magical. We were married at 6:30 a.m. in a sunrise ceremony. The forecast predicted rain, but there was not a drop of water in the clear sky. The sun came peaking up over the mountains just as I was walking down the aisle, alongside both my parents.”

    It does sound magical!

    Any guesses about what we're doing on our tropical vacation? Hint: It starts with a "Z" and ends in "Ahhhh!"

    A photo posted by Danica McKellar (@danicamckellar) on

    They were married in front of only 25 family and friends in an intimate and beautiful ceremony.

    Danica McKellar wore a tulle, off-the-shoulder Alfred Angelo mermaid-style dress. She accented the dress with a crystal headband that coordinated with the beading on the skirt of her gown.

    Amazing vegan, dairy-free organic lunch (and dessert!) at @PureFoodAndWine with my fiancé in NYC! #OMGyummy

    A photo posted by Danica McKellar (@danicamckellar) on

    “Doing the waltz in my wedding gown was certainly a challenge,” she said of her dress.

    McKellar added a string of orchids to her ensemble in honor of the beautiful and tropical location.

    Danica McKellar’s new husband, Scott Sveslosky, is a partner at the international law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton.

    Congratulations to Danica McKellar on her marriage!

  • Nina Dobrev: New Man Endangering “Vampire Diaries”?

    Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder’s relationship has been over for more than a year now, and the former lovebirds seem to be doing a pretty good job so far at keeping personal issues from affecting their professional careers.

    Namely, their immensely popular show, The Vampire Diaries.

    Things seemed to become a little strained when Ian Somerhalder began dating Nina Dobrev’s friend, Nikki Reed.

    The two have dated for quite a while now and the tension looked like it was abating.

    However, Somerhalder allegedly moved Nikki Reed down to Atlanta, Georgia, with him where he and Nina Dobrev film The Vampire Diaries, and has been bringing her on set regularly.

    Now, it’s Nina Dobrev’s turn to give Ian a bit of his own medicine. Nina is reportedly dating Ian Somerhalder’s friend Mark Foster of Foster the People fame. I guess he will know how it feels to see your ex parading around with your friend.

    Some fans of the show think that Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder have had enough time to put down the gloves, be mature, and move on with their lives. And hopefully not effect the show.

    But, some fans of The Vampire Diaries are worried that tensions, which have reportedly been building thanks to Somerhalder’s and Nikki Reed’s very public displays of love for one another, will reach a fever pitch with news of Nina Dobrev’s new boyfriend and put the show in jeopardy.

    What do you think? Is the show safe for now or will Nina Dobrev’s relationship with Mark Foster be the last straw?

  • Faith Evans To Release Notorious BIG Duet Album

    Faith Evans is in the process of making a Natalie Cole-style posthumous duet album with her deceased husband, Notorious BIG.

    The R&B artist said of the new album, “It’s gonna be really, really dope. It’s something I’ve been thinking about doing for many, many years … [and] I finally got all my ducks in a row to try and make it happen.”

    As far as the music on the album goes, Faith Evans says it will be comprised of songs that have never been heard before. Sort of.

    “It’s definitely unheard music,” she said. “Unheard music in the presentation of it, that’s what I will say.”

    On set today w/ @glasshair #BHH #teamfizzy #teamprolific #ideserveit #incomparable1124

    A photo posted by Faith Reneé Evans (@therealfaithevans) on

    This isn’t the first posthumous album to be released featuring Notorious BIG. However, it has been a while. His last one was released in December of 2005. In Duets: The Last Chapter, Notorious BIG sings with Faith Evans, as well as other artists like Missy Elliott, Eminem, Jay Z, and even Korn.

    Faith Evans intends the new album to be a touching tribute to her late husband, calling it The King and I. Evans and Notorious BIG, his real name being Christopher Wallace, were married in August of 1994. Only a few short years later, Biggie, as he was sometimes called, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting after a party in Los Angeles.

    Saturday fun with my lil man! #mother #son #love #teamfizzy #teamprolific #ideserveit #incomparable1124

    A photo posted by Faith Reneé Evans (@therealfaithevans) on

    The death of Notorious BIG, making a widow of Faith Evans, became subject to legend and rumor. However, the murder has never been solved.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM0-ZU8njdo

    After his death, Faith Evans went on to find some success in Hip Hop and R&B, earning seven solo singles on the US top 40, and another five hits in duets with artists like Diddy, Whitney Houston, and Twista.

    Congratulations to Faith Evans on her new duet album and sweet tribute to her late husband. Will you buy it?

  • Dana Perino: Obama’s Plan “Defies Logic”

    Dana Perino, former White House press secretary, went on America’s Newsroom after President Obama’s speech announcing his plan to grant “deferred action” status to two illegal immigrant groups.

    She was there to discuss, not only Obama’s announcement, but also Speaker of the House John Boehner’s reaction to the announcement.

    He said that Obama’s intent to impose executive action, and therefore grant what is essentially amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, will “deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek.”

    He also added that Obama is “damaging the presidency itself.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyx_e1YL8hw

    Dana Perino agreed with most of what Boehner said, saying of what she called Obama’s 9-month secret plan, “It defies logic, it defies fact, and it defies what the president just said 10 days ago, which is he believes that the midterm election result — in which he was handed big losses – that that lesson was America wants Washington to work more together.”

    Bill Hemmer proceeded to ask Dana Perino of the president’s action, “What changed? And, why now?”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wejt939QXko

    Perino admitted, “I think the only thing that changed was a political calculation on behalf of the president.”

    Dana Perino and John Boehner haven’t, by far, been the only voices to put down Obama’s plan.

    Senator Mitch McConnell, who will become the new majority leader in the Senate in January, said before Obama’s speech, “If President Obama acts in defiance of the people and imposes his will on the country, Congress will act.”

    What that action may be is yet to be seen.

    One thing is certain to many, including Utah Representative Jason Chaffetz, who will replace Darrell Issa as Chair of the House Oversight Committee in January. He said the timing of Obama’s announcement was “crystal clear”.

    He added, “It’s all about politics. He just got slaughtered in an election.”

    Even the people are taking a stand against Obama’s new plan. Protesters lined the streets of Las Vegas, where Obama was to sign his controversial actions, holding signs that said, “No Amnesty” and “Impeach Obama”.

    What do you think of Obama’s actions on immigration? Do you agree with those like Dana Perino that his actions are illogical? Or do you think he is doing a great and compassionate thing for our country?

  • Penelope Cruz To Star In “Zoolander” Sequel

    Penelope Cruz To Star In “Zoolander” Sequel

    Penelope Cruz has reportedly signed on to play a role in the upcoming Zoolander sequel.

    The sequel, a second to the original 2001 movie, will see the return of Ben Stiller as the empty-headed Zoolander, but not in as big of a role behind the scenes. This time around, the movie will be written and directed with help from Justin Theroux.

    The original was a Ben Stiller solo project, and was marginally financially successful. It has become somewhat of a cult hit, and with stars like Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell, it was sure to become one. It earned $60 million worldwide at the box office.

    Rumor has it that Penelope Cruz will be joined by Ferrell and Wilson in their original roles as as fashion mogul Mugatu and Zoolander’s supermodel rival Hansel, respectively.

    However, there is no word yet on exactly what role Penelope Cruz will take on.

    This isn’t the only project that the 40-year-old mother of two and wife of Javier Bardem is taking on in her busy life.

    Penelope Cruz just finished filming for Julio Medem’s Ma Ma in Spain. She will also appear in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new movie, Grimsby, which will be released next summer.

    Rumor has it that she also might be returning to her role as Angelica in Pirates of the Caribbean 5 .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSyXhhsmQH4

    In the midst of all that filming, Penelope Cruz balances being a wife and a mother to her kids, Luna and Leo.

    What do you think of the new Zoolander sequel? Are you excited to see what Penelope Cruz will add to the silly storyline?

  • Lou Ferrigno’s Wife Joins List Of Cosby Accusers

    Lou Ferrigno’s wife, Carla Ferrigno, has come forward with a story of her own about Bill Cosby’s shenanigans.

    The former Playboy Bunny, and Lou Ferrigno’s manager, said on The John and Ken Show on Los Angeles’ KFI radio station that she was allegedly assaulted back in 1967.

    “I am so upset. I’m literally shaking in my body from all of this,” Lou Ferrigno’s wife said before she began her story.

    She said that after a breakup, she was invited by a man to meet Bill Cosby.

    “What happened is I was Kentucky on vacation to see my family. I got back to LAX and this man, maybe 30’s, he came over to me and said he would love to have my phone number and take me to dinner sometime.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjffPqSyDu4

    Ferrigno continued, “He called me about a week later and we went to dinner. We had a very nice time. Very nice man. And then he said to me after dinner, ‘My close friend is Bill Cosby and I was wondering if you might want to go to his house.’ I said, ‘Sure’. So I went over there with him. His wife was there and he was there. Camille. I can’t remember anyone’s name anymore, but I remember hers. I will never forget her.”

    She continued, “We were there not even 10 minutes and Bill suggested we go the movies. He talked to me a lot at the movies. I was uncomfortable with that because his wife was there. But he was funny. He was fun.”

    After the movie, Lou Ferrigno’s future wife says it got serious fast.

    “So [after the movie] it was suggested we go back to his house to play some pool. And I loved that idea. I was the pool bunny at the Playboy Club. I was very good at pool.”

    However, Ferrigno says that after they all got back to the Cosby house, Camille went to bed and her date, the mystery “friend” of Cosby’s, disappeared. Then it got awkward.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTebhdRvS64

    She continued, “Things really seemed odder now. We kept playing. Bill beat me, and just as I was ready to put the pool cue down he came forward at me. I thought he was reaching for the pool cue. But he came at me and grabbed me in such a powerful way. Grabbing me. I had never been treated so roughly and he pulled me hard to him, so hard.”

    She added, “And then kissed me so hard, right in the mouth. No one has ever been that physically violent with me. I was stunned. I was frozen. I took all my body strength and used both of my arms to stop him and push him away from me. He was so forceful.”

    She said she directly confronted him, saying, “What are you doing?’”

    “He said, ‘What’s your problem?’ And I didn’t know what to say. I said, ‘I’ve never been kissed by a black man before.’ And he said, ‘How was it?’ and I said, ‘Just the same.’”

    “He glared at me and in this very mean tone said, ‘Obviously it isn’t, or you wouldn’t have made that comment.’”

    Then things got scary for the future Mrs. Lou Ferrigno.

    She said, “I just ran. I just took off down the hallway, and I saw my friend show up in the hallway, I knew right then, that he knew, he knew why he was bringing me here.”

    Ferrigno demanded that the man take her home and she claims she hasn’t told anyone since, except for a friend who didn’t believe her.

    What do you think of Lou Ferrigno’s wife’s accusations against Bill Cosby? Do you think Bill Cosby could have done these things?

  • Renee Zellweger Has Hollywood Friends’ Support

    Renee Zellweger made waves recently with a seemingly drastic change to her appearance.

    The actress, who hasn’t done much on screen lately, defended her strange (almost unrecognizable) new look by saying that she was just older and healthier.

    Renee Zellweger said of the widespread criticism, “I’m glad folks think I look different! I’m living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows.”

    “People don’t know me [as] healthy for a while,” Renee Zellweger told People shortly after her appearance. “Perhaps I look different. Who doesn’t as they get older?! Ha. But I am different. I’m happy.”

    Although Renee Zellweger’s response seemed highly suspect to many, she has several other women of Hollywood who have her back.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvAwFw9cv-U

    When asked at a Hollywood Reporter actress roundtable discussion about the criticism Renee Zellweger received, Reese Witherspoon and her colleagues came to her defense.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC_Ky4mNIt0

    Witherspoon said of Renee Zellweger’s ordeal, “It’s horrible. It’s cruel and rude and disrespectful, and I can go on and on and on. It bothers me immensely.”

    She later added, “I know this is so Pollyanna of me, but why — and it’s particularly women — why do they have to tear women down? And why do we have to tear other women down to build another woman up? It drives me crazy. Like, this one looks great without her makeup but that one doesn’t look good without her makeup, and it’s all just a judgment and assault that I don’t — look, men are prey to it as well. I just don’t think it’s with the same sort of ferocity.”

    Felicity Jones chimed in for Renee Zellweger, saying, “What’s sad is when people start to self-censor and start not doing certain things because they’re worried what X or Y is going to think about it.”

    It seems like Renee Zellweger has a lot of support! What do you think of her recent appearance? Or do you think anyone should even be talking about it?

  • Michael Brown Verdict: Schools Will Be Told First

    The Michael Brown verdict will be known likely before the end of November.

    As the community of Ferguson and surrounding areas prepare for the reaction following the Michael Brown verdict, it has been reported that the schools in the area will be alerted of the verdict three hours before the media, or 24 hours if the decision is reached on a weekend.

    Hazelwood School District spokesman Jack Wang says districts won’t be told what the decision is, but will be told only that a decision has been reached so that students can be released and have time to get home before possible protests break out.

    Reportedly, at least 600 potential demonstrators have received training on how to protest peacefully following a grand jury announcement on the Michael Brown verdict. The organizers say they are stressing non-violence.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKw2kY5Bni4

    “We as a community of people, we aren’t going to use violent power,” said Michael McPhearson, co-chairman of the Don’t Shoot Coalition. “We’re going to use people power to change things.”

    However, some in the community seem to have a much different agenda and four “hot spots” have been identified for violence. The Ferguson police station, a part of West Florissant Avenue near a convenience store that burned the day after Michael Brown’s death, a Clayton business district, and the Shaw Neighborhood, where an officer-involved fatal shooting occurred last month, will all likely be under heavy police and National Guard surveillance.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuVtsk9xnrw

    Some groups, like RbG Black Rebels, have made threats of violence against Officer Darren Wilson, Ferguson police, National Guard, and even shop owners who try to protect their livelihoods from looters.

    Hopefully, the school district’s early alerts will help children be able to avoid any violence should any of these threats come to fruition after the Michael Brown verdict is announced.

    What do you think of the possibility of extreme violence in and around Ferguson? Is it justified?

  • Gregg Allman Biopic: Worker Death Lawsuit Settled

    The Gregg Allman biopic, Midnight Rider, was filming along a bridge in February when a train plowed through the film crew, killing Sarah Jones. Jones was a 27-year-old camera assistant.

    Her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Jones of Columbia, South Carolina, sued Unclaimed Freight Productions, Inc., Rayonier Fibers, LLC, CSX railroad, and several others.

    That lawsuit was settled Wednesday, however the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

    Gregg Allman was originally named in the lawsuit, but it was determined that he had little to do with the film. He only licensed the rights to his memoir, My Cross To Bear.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsF9WhKHMKU

    Gregg Allman’s lawyer, David W. Long-Daniels, released a statement right after Allman was named in the suit back in May.

    He said, “While the lawsuit filed this week by the Jones family was expected, the inclusion of my client is unfortunate, unwarranted and without merit. Mr. Allman simply provided an option to acquire motion picture rights to his life story and his autobiography.”

    Gregg Allman’s attorney continued, “It is undisputed from the testimony at the recent court hearing that Mr. Allman and his representative did not have any knowledge that ‘live people [would be] on a live train track.’”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrurd_Q0CZw

    The crew went onto the railroad bridge spanning the Altamaha River to shoot footage after CSX railroad denied them permission.

    After the tragic accident, Gregg Allman sent Midnight Rider director Randall Miller a letter insisting that, under the circumstances, filming be discontinued.

    He wrote, “While there may have been a possibility that the production might have resumed shortly after that, the reality of Sarah Jones’ tragic death, the loss suffered by the Jones family and injuries to the others involved has led me to realize that for you to continue production would be wrong.”

    Hopefully, the parents of Sarah Jones can now find some closure. What do you think? Did Gregg Allman do the right thing by asking that his biopic be canned?