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  • Wendy Williams: Jennifer Lawrence Is Overreacting

    Wendy Williams does’t shy away from much at all.

    The boisterous host of The Wendy Williams Show spoke recently about of Jennifer Lawrence’s photo leaks on her show.

    She didn’t have any pity for the Hunger Games star at all, unlike most people.

    Finally breaking her silence to Vanity Fair, Jennifer Lawrence said that those who looked at the photos meant only for ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult were “perpetuating a sexual offense” and “should cower with shame”.

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    Then she added, “At the same time, I’m thinking, I didn’t tell you that you could look at my naked body. It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting.”

    However, Wendy Williams didn’t see it the same way.

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    Williams said of Jennifer Lawrence’s predicament, “Um, it’s not your choice, it’s in the Cloud and I’ve looked several times. So I guess I’m disgusting for looking?”

    Wendy Williams then put the question to her audience, “Clap if you’ve looked at Jennifer Lawrence’s hacking pictures.”

    There were a few brave clappers, but then she added, “Clap if you’re lying because you really did look.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyGjaI_Xog8

    She then turned the blame to Jennifer Lawrence, herself, saying, “Jennifer Lawrence, you wanna know what? Don’t sweat this, young lady. I mean, you’re the one who took the pictures.”

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    Ouch.

    Jennifer Lawrence has a pretty solid argument against the you’re-the-one-who-took-them argument.

    “Just because I’m a public figure, just because I’m an actress, does not mean that I asked for this,” she says.

    She continued, “It does not mean that it comes with the territory. It’s my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. I can’t believe that we even live in that kind of world. ”

    I think, I hope, that is the sentiment of most people concerning the whole mess.

    What do you think? Do you lean more toward Wendy Williams’ point of view on the photo leak scandal or more toward Jennifer Lawrence’s?

  • Jennifer Aniston Hard To Be Friends With?

    Jennifer Aniston has been accused of being a “burden” by one of her closest friends, Chelsea Handler.

    This is kind of a sad accusation on the surface, but Jennifer Aniston should know to take it in jest.

    Chelsea handler just wants people to stop asking her about Jennifer Aniston’s wedding to Justin Theroux.

    “Everywhere I go, people ask me about Jennifer Aniston’s wedding. Do you know what it’s like to walk down a red carpet and [reporters] go ‘When are Jen and Justin getting married?’ like I’m in charge of that,” she told HuffPost Live.

    That’s when Handler said she told Jennifer Aniston, “Being friends with you is a burden.”

    She probably gets asked about Jennifer Aniston’s ever-present pregnancy rumors, as well.

    However, Jennifer Aniston and a host of other friends could say that perhaps Handler, herself, is the one that is a burden.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvx0bBCLl3M

    She has admitted that she likes to expose her breasts for her friends’ vacation photos, no matter how much they protest.

    Despite her obnoxious vacation antics, friends like Jennifer Aniston know they can trust Handler to not expose their secrets for laughs.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKoxegyMPx4

    While Chelsea Handler does earn her living by making fun of celebrities and their situations, Jennifer Aniston can trust the details of her wedding to her.

    Chelsea won’t tell.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyyHeF4oD00

    “My friends who are really private, whether they’re famous or not, I won’t talk about them. I do more than a lot of them are comfortable with, but I always joke around.”

    “I wouldn’t screw you over, I just wouldn’t do that,” she said.

    That is sure nice of Chelsea Handler! Jennifer Aniston is lucky to have a friend like that!

    What do you think? Would having a celebrity friend like Jennifer Aniston be a burden or something more like awesome?

  • Dixie Carter Removes Offensive Tweet

    Dixie Carter Removes Offensive Tweet

    Dixie Carter, president of TNA Wrestling, landed in hot water last week over a tweet attempting to promote her event, Bound for Glory.

    Carter is a difficult character to like anyway.

    She is generally considered not very knowledgeable about the sport and not really the right person for the job.

    It doesn’t help that the institute Dixie Carter runs isn’t super popular.

    So, when Dixie Carter tweeted a picture of the hurricane that was about to slam Okinawa and kill people, all while she was in Japan, she couldn’t scrape by unharmed.

    Inquisitr

    Dixie Carter’s insensitive tweet was later deleted, but not forgotten.

    The Japanese obviously found it offensive, as they go through these storms often and suffer many casualties.

    The storm was incredibly powerful, so much so that it could reportedly be seen from space.

    While it has been downgraded to a tropical storm, it could still pose a serious danger to the citizens of Japan.

    To add insult to injury, Dixie Carter then proceeded to use every other tweet following the removal of the offensive one to continue to promote the TNA Bound for Glory event.

    Lame.

    TNA Wrestling is already in trouble, as it is. The talent is not great, and the absence of a good, long-term deal for TV programming has been detrimental.

    What do you think? Are Dixie Carter’s tweets no big deal or could they be the last nail in the casket of TNA Wrestling?

  • “Dear White People”: Productive Conversation Starter

    Dear White People is set to hit theaters on Friday, but America is already talking about the film.

    Some good, some horrid.

    True, those who only read the title and watch the trailer may think that this film by Justin Simien is simply another comparison of black vs. white and our respective cultural quirks.

    However, for those that are willing to look a little deeper into the premise of Dear White People, there is an interesting concept that just might ignite some real conversation on the matter of not just racism, but how all of us portray ourselves to the world and how we really are inside.

    Justin Simien says of Dear White People,

    “We all struggle with who we are versus who we appear to be. So it was an attempt to articulate that very awkward process of moving culturally between spheres and knowing my experience is a singular one not everyone else is having around me.

    “And that’s part of my black experience, needing to articulate that experience but it not always feeling safe to do so. When Sam says certain things in the film, it is labeled as reverse racism and does cause some controversy. But some of those things need to be said, there’s no other way to say it — ‘Stop touching my hair. It’s inappropriate.’”

    Simien has named the directors that inspire him and his film, Dear White People, and they are a surprising mix indeed.

    From the obvious, like Spike Lee or John Singleton, to the not-so-obvious, like Wes Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, Ingmar Bergman, Fritz Lang, it’s safe to say that Simien has a seriously wide range of inspiration.

    Tessa Thompson, who plays the lead as Samantha White, says the film is absolutely like no other.

    “I’d never seen a project like it,” said Thompson of Dear White People.

    Thompson said that before she was even cast as Samantha White in Dear White People, she wrote a letter to Simien saying that whether she was cast or wasn’t, she was excited to follow his voice and career.

    “I didn’t know what kind of life it would have, but I knew I hadn’t read anything like it.”

    Are you excited about seeing Dear White People?

  • Kathy Lee Gifford Promotes Wine, Makes Friends

    Kathy Lee Gifford was in the Northeast over the weekend to promote her line of wines called Gifft.

    The popular co-host of the fourth hour of NBC’s The Today Show was in Nashua, New Hampshire at a liquor store signing bottles of wine and making friends with fellow wine lovers.

    Kathy Lee Gifford was also doling out samples of Red Blend and Chardonnay for customers to try.

    Gifford is having a great time with her new business venture, which she started with Scheid Family Wines, of Monterey, California.

    “This is a fun business,” Kathy Lee Gifford told the New Hampshire Union Leader.

    “I am in it for the long run. I love the wine business,” she added.

    There were also plenty of locals taking advantage of the opportunity to snap photos with the Kathy Lee Gifford.

    She insists that this is wine that anyone can enjoy.

    “I think people are surprised. People think it is another celebrity wine, but it is anything but,” said Kathy Lee Gifford. She said her affordable wines at an average of $14 a bottle are just as great as similar wines that cost about $60 each.

    So, why is Kathy Lee Gifford so far from home?

    “New Hampshire is widely known as a premier shopping destination for wine enthusiasts thanks to our commitment to delivering the latest brands at unbeatable prices at our 77 NH Liquor & Wine Outlets,” NHLC Chairman Joseph W. Mollica said.

    “We are also fortunate that unlike anywhere else in the country, some of the biggest names in the wine world flock to New Hampshire to interact directly with our consumers. We are delighted that Kathie Lee Gifford will share her love for wine and newest creation with our customers,” he added.

    Congrats and good luck to Kathy Lee Gifford on her new wine venture!

  • Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler Had Sex Without Touching?

    Eva Braun and her lover and eventual husband, Adolf Hitler, may have had some weird intercourse tendencies according to novelist Martin Amis.

    Amis is an award-winning author and historical researcher of everything Nazi and Hitler.

    His first book on the subject, written 23 years ago, was Time’s Arrow and covered many aspects of Hitler’s life, Eva Braun, and Nazi Germany.

    However, his latest novel, Zone of Interest, explores an aspect of his life that is a little more controversial.

    Amis asserts that Hitler, in his germophobia, was asexual and achieved orgasm simply by watching Eva Braun lift her skirt from a distance.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1miuuKtDA

    His exact words were, Hitler “would fortify his underpants with clean serviettes and then would go into some form of excitation with Eva Braun at a safe distance. I imagine Eva would stand a good distance away and lift her skirt and then there would be some sort of soggy climax on Hitler’s part and that would be that.”

    Interestingly enough, Amis says Hitler’s sexuality has always been a question that is hotly debated, but is one thing that sets him apart from other power-hungry leaders in history.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkx1JFufTk

    He said of Eva Braun’s lover, “With Stalin or Mao there is clear pattern seigniorial behaviour – of having a big appetite – but with Hitler there is absolutely nothing.”

    He explains that Hitler was “not quite the full quid”, or crazy, if you’re American.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDh0tfVAhcI

    “In Hitler studies there are three schools of thought about Hitler’s sexuality. One is normality but I think you can boot out that consideration immediately. Can you see Eva Braun relishing a post coital cigarette? Can you consider Hitler’s tender foreplay, a considerate and energetic lover? No you can’t begin to imagine that.”

    Eww. Who would want to imagine that?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJMx79CQlTw

    Amis insists that, though Hitler’s sexuality with Eva Braun has always been in question, there is really only one realistic option.

    “But there are no real clues about his sexuality – except that he wouldn’t take his clothes off, even for his physician and he was almost fanatical about cleanliness, which suggests to me asexuality plus.”

    What do you think? Do you have a theory about Hitler’s weird sexual preferences with Eva Braun?

  • Selena Gomez: Is Bieber Gone For Good?

    Selena Gomez: Is Bieber Gone For Good?

    Selena Gomez reportedly split, again, from her longtime on-again, off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber.

    The relationship seemed to be on a positive incline when the couple went on a getaway together to St. Martin last month.

    However, rumor has it that when Selena Gomez did a little private eye work on Justin Bieber’s phone, she found text messages from model Kendall Jenner. It is never good to find another woman texting your man, but it hurts a little worse when, like in this case, the other woman used to be your friend.

    Selena Gomez used to hang out with the Jenner sisters on a regular basis, even attending the Coachella music festival back in April with them. But, sources say that Selena doesn’t trust Kendall’s motives, according to Us Weekly.

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    The texts that Kendall Jenner sent reportedly said that Justin Bieber should be hanging out with her. It’s really hard for that to not look suspicious to Selena Gomez.

    As far as what happened after Selena Gomez confronted Justin about the text, an insider says, “They fought and split.”

    The insider then explained that the Biebs hasn’t given up on his longtime love and “wants [Selena Gomez] back.”

    Well, if history dictates how this will go, all Bieber has to do is wait. This relationship always seems to rekindle.

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    Besides, longtime Kardashian-Jenner family friend Jonathan Cheban says that Kendall’s motives weren’t evil.

    “The key word is friend,” Cheban said of Kendall Jenner’s intentions.

    “[Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber] are a great couple,” Cheban added.

    “I like them both. They’re very cool and this is the best way to do a Hollywood relationship — they’re on for a few months, they break up. Ultimately, if they loved each other, and they’re settled down in a year or two, then they’ll reconnect and keep it going.”

    He then said, “It seems like with the two of them, it’s a forever thing. It does not end. It keeps going and going and I think it’s awesome. They’re a good match.”

    What do you think? Are Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber a “forever thing” or do you think she could find love with someone else?

  • “Dear White People” Director Wants People To Think

    Dear White People, a film that started with a self-funded concept trailer for an immensely successful crowd-funding project, is getting a lot of talk these days.

    The film is a work by a new and impressive director, Justin Simien. It follows characters on the fictional college campus of Winchester University as they interact in different racially charged situations.

    Dear White People centers around the character Samantha (Sam) White, played by Tessa Thompson, a provocative radio DJ who hosts a show called Dear White People.

    The radio show addresses differences in white and black people and showcases how the two races interact. The pointers that are given by Sam White on her show, Dear White People, range from humorous (like you have to have two black friends to not seem like a racist now) to deep and heartfelt (like stop touching her hair, it’s inappropriate).

    According to the director of Dear White People, the film isn’t just a shallow compare-and-contrast about the differences in the stereotypical black person and the stereotypical white person.

    He challenges us to each examine the role we play for others and who we really are inside, and to rethink trying to fit into a pre-made race mold.

    “I know that people are going to talk about the issues in the film,” said Justin Simien, referring to race, sexuality and gender. “But, ultimately I want people to walk away thinking about their own identities and the way in which they created the character that they play and the way that character holds them back and pushes them forward. Truly, that’s what the movie is about to me.”

    He added, “That to me was the whole point, for people to see themselves. Maybe be a little uncomfortable with what they see and go out into the world maybe rethinking themselves.”

    Sounds like such a great concept. What do you think about the premise behind Dear White People?

  • John Goodman Trial Juror Apologizes, Sort Of

    The John Goodman trial had a potential juror who almost upset the entire case, which would force out the case’s second set of jurors. He has apologized to the judge for his actions.

    The juror in question, Travis Van Vliet, 23, googled the term “sequester” and then told another potential juror that this was a retrial.

    Van Vliet was arrested in court on Thursday, but was back in court on Friday to make his plea and to apologize to Judge Colbath.

    Colbath responded. “You almost ruined four days of work we all had together at great expense.”

    He added, “It was because of juror misconduct that the first jury got set aside and it’s because of your behavior that it nearly came to pass that this second jury that we got yesterday – I almost lost the entire panel.”

    John Goodman trial juror Van Vliet made his apologies, but pled “not guilty” to contempt. Also, on his way out of the courthouse with his parents, he was asked if he was sorry that he had broken the rules set up for jurors, to which he responded, “Sorry? For what?”

    That just doesn’t make his apology to John Goodman trial judge Colbath seem very sincere.

    Van Vliet’s father, William, defended his son, saying the boy was “brilliant” and was always looking up things to find out how they work. I guess one of those things was the John Goodman trial.

    He said of his son, “I wish it never would have happened but it did and nothing we can do about it and we’ll see what happens in court.”

    Van Vliet could face up to five and a half months of jail time if he is convicted of contempt during the John Goodman trial. He had better hope that by some miracle, Judge Colbath doesn’t see his comments on video. And all over the internet.

  • Health Insurance Costs Going Up In Many States

    Health insurance costs are going up in many states across the nation. October is generally when open enrollment begins for many health insurance providers, and this year, it seems the choice may be a little harder to make.

    Many states are seeing numerous plan cancellations for their citizens as the Affordable Care Act regulations for health insurance kick into high gear. There are some states that also feel the pressure from the increasing rates that are intended to help provide the subsidies that an average of 83% of applicants qualify for.

    In New Mexico about 30,000 people are going to have to find new health insurance plans before January 1st or risk going uncovered.

    In Louisiana, some of the biggest health insurance providers like Blue Cross-Blue Shield and Vantage are giving notices of increasing premiums, some as high as 20%.

    Louisiana Insurance commissioner Jim Donelon blames ACA regulation and those who pay for health insurance having to cover those that are provided with subsidies.

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

    “For the first time in the history of the country, the Affordable Care Act imposed a federal premium tax on health insurance premiums,” Donelon said. “That’s the first time the government has taxed health insurance premiums. It’s adding to the cost about $50 a month.”

    That’s a pretty good chunk of money for the average American household to keep their health insurance.

    Families USA spokesman Ron Pollack said of the uncomfortable increases in health insurance premiums, “Ultimately, the hospitals have to increase the costs of everyone insured to make up for lost payments, and that results in higher premiums.”

    Everyone’s health insurance premiums seem to be going up as coverage shifts and changes, usually not for the better.

    How has the Affordable Care Act affected your health insurance coverage? Are you impressed or not?

  • Jessica Biel And Justin Timberlake File Lawsuit

    Jessica Biel and husband Justin Timberlake have filed seperate, but related lawsuits agianst British gossip magazine Heat.

    The lawsuits were filed because the tabloid, owned by Germany-based Bauer Media Group, allegedly used unauthorized photos and quotes from Jessica Biel that she never made.

    Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake filed the lawsuits in Ireland.

    They were told that doing so would expedite the process since the publication is widely read there. The fact that Biel and Timberlake are very popular in Ireland doesn’t hurt, either.

    They are being represented by Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors, an international media attorney.

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    “We have issued defamation proceedings on behalf of our clients, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, in relation to an article and a headline in Heat magazine,” said Tweed.

    “We are suing in Ireland in relation to publication in all jurisdictions, as our clients are entitled to do.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnFR5iAsGPk

    Due to the nature of the lawsuit, it hasn’t been made clear what the defaming story was actually about or what was said.

    Jessica Biel, 32, and Justin Timberlake, 33, have been under speculation for some recent pregnancy and cheating rumors, so neither one of those topics would be surprising.

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    Just last month the rumor mill was running overtime as rumors that Justin cheated on Jessica Biel with one of his backup dancers while on his 20/20 tour.

    Both the National Enquirer and Star ran pictures that appeared to show Justin and Zenya Bashford dancing with their hands all over each other.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08QfgQEu0-U

    An eyewitness said of Timberlake and his supposed mistress,

    “It was definitely more than friendly. They were dancing in a way that no married man should ever dance with someone who is not his wife.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gfmernHS-c

    There was also talk of Jessica Biel having a hard time conceiving with Timberlake and speculation that those issues could cause trouble in their young marriage.

    A source said, “They’ve been trying to conceive for a couple of months now, and she told Justin she’s going to see a fertility expert. She has no problem using technology, if that’s what it will take to have a baby and stick this marriage out.”

    While we don’t know the story that has Heat catching so much…well, heat, we do know that Jessica Biel is a fighter and won’t give in! Good luck to her and Justin Timberlake on their lawsuits.

  • Scott Disick Getting Too Close To Khloe?

    Scott Disick doesn’t seem to be doing his troubled relationship with Kourtney Kardashian any favors.

    Lately, Disick has been drinking heavily, even to the point of alcohol poisoning early in the summer. He was also getting a little to friendly with other ladies, according to Inquisitr.

    The downward spiral came after Scott Disick’s parents both died within a few months of each other.

    It was during this period that Kourtney found out that she was pregnant with baby number three.

    The alcohol poisoning incident led Kourtney to issue and ultimatum to the drunk playboy, including a challenge to sober up and be a good dad to their two children and unborn baby or hit the road.

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    For a while, her ultimatum seemed to have sparked a reformation in their relationship. After kicking Scott Disick out of the house after a huge blow-up, they seemed to be on the mend.

    They were even seen recently shopping for furniture to fill the new mansion that they bought together.

    However, it seems Scott Disick may be striking another blow to the couple’s already fragile relationship, if rumors are to be believed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_Z3G82_blo

    He has been cozying up to Kourtney’s sister, Khloe. This show just keeps getting weirder and weirder.

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    Scott Disick and Khloe, who recently split with rebound French Montana, have been caught on camera holding hands, jumping into a hot tub together and playing numerous pranks on the family matriarch, Kris Jenner.

    Perhaps Scott Disick is just having a little fun with his wife’s sister. Or maybe he’s attracted to her and her life of freedom.

    Who knows, but the way these interactions are portrayed, it would seem that Disick is walking on thin ice.

    Kourtney could also be hampering the reported steps forward in her possible reconciliation with Lamar Odom.

    Is Scott Disick just cutting loose a little or is he playing with fire? What do you think?

  • Sadie Robertson Glad She’s Not With Chmerkovskiy

    Sadie Robertson was paired with Derek Hough this week in the Dancing with the Stars partner switch.

    Hough has been hanging out with the Robertson clan in Louisiana and having a blast Duck Dynasty-style in between practices.

    The Duck Dynasty starlet has done pretty well so far in the competition. Sadie Robertson and her partner thus far, Mark Ballas, have scored well.

    Sadie has also made headlines with her modest choice in dancing costumes.

    Now that she has Derek Hough as her partner, Sadie can start a whole new exciting chapter on the show!

    Sadie Robertson is honestly just glad she didn’t get paired with Val Chmerkovskiy.

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    In a YouTube Badies video with Sadie Robertson and Bethany Mota, the girls admit to being intimidated by Chmerkovskiy.

    “Yeah, I’m, like, intimidated by him. I really am,” a very giggly Sadie said. “I don’t know, he’s so scary to me.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1AQmn_XE4o&index=13&list=UULOIoa2aEGcM-z1hJx4vy4w

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    Will Derek Hough don a beard in honor of his partner and her family like Mark Ballas did?

    He said, “I was joking that I should grow my blonde beard out and it’ll be Albino Duck Dynasty. I don’t think we’ve had that yet!”

    What do you think? Are you excited to see what Sadie Robertson and Derek Hough come up with or would you have liked to see her paired with someone different?

  • Kelly Osbourne Has Had A Crappy October So Far

    Kelly Osbourne is the face of wealth, rock royalty, and glamour.

    She is the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne.

    She has her own clothing line and has slowly become a fashion icon and was even lucky enough to work alongside the late Joan Rivers on Fashion Police for five years before Rivers’ death last month.

    But, so far, her October has been less than glamorous. Her landmark 30th birthday is coming up on October 27th, and hopefully October will redeem itself after the following incidents.

    First, there was an incident wherein Kelly Osbourne walked in on her unnamed crush taking a dump.

    That’s bad enough, but it doesn’t stop there.

    Shortly afterward, Kelly Osbourne was smacked in the face with a dirty diaper. Right before dropping her keys in the plastic bag with her dog’s excrement.

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    That’s just a bad day, right there.

    Poor Kelly Osbourne.

    Perhaps her luck will turn around for her as her new clothing line, Chapter One from Stories…by Kelly Osbourne, begins to hit the market.

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    Good luck to Kelly Osbourne as she navigates the remainder of October!

  • Danica Patrick Discusses Relationship With Stenhouse

    Danica Patrick revealed a softer side in a piece for the Derek Jeter-founded sports website, The Player’s Tribune.

    Patrick revealed what it is like to make a not-so-normal workplace relationship work and what keeps two aggressive race car drivers in love and why that can sometimes be a difficult task.

    “The sports media prefers simple narratives: Good vs. Evil. Teammates vs. Enemies. NASCAR can be a lot more complicated. The truth is that there are more misunderstandings than understandings between Ricky and I, because our only mentality is to go flat-out. Hard, hard, hard.”

    Danica Patrick added, “I want to take care of him out there just like I would a teammate, but at the same time, I want to beat him because I respect him so damn much as a driver. Right now, only 13 points separate us in the standings, so beating him means beating someone who is really good, which is my job.”

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    Patrick is obviously very much in love with Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. So much so that the couple sleeps side-by-side on many nights and have a dog together, which, interestingly, has its own Twitter account.

    But, aside from all of the special circumstances that surround Danica Patrick and her love, and the added attention one garners being a female race car driver, their relationship seems to be running along quite smoothly. By their standards, anyway.

    Danica Patrick says of Stenhouse, Jr.,

    “Look, if it’s crazy to want to go to sleep next to the person who ran your car off the road going 200 miles per hour earlier that day, then I’m certifiable. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is a balls-to-the wall, go-hard-or-go-home, lift-only-when-you-see-God-twice kind of NASCAR driver. He’s Ford. I’m Chevy. It’s the Montagues and the Capulets. He’s grits. I’m granola. We’re the opposite in almost every way.”

    Patrick added, “He’s also extremely cuddly, which really helps his cause, because sometimes I’m not very happy with him.”

    That could be said of many good relationships, right?

  • Alzheimer’s Disease Discovery Leads To Nobel Prize

    Alzheimer’s disease studies have had a major breathrough with new information from Monday’s Nobel Prize winners in medicine.

    Their discovery of cells that act as the brain’s gps could have a serious impact on our understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease works, and therefore, how it can best be treated.

    British-American researcher John O’Keefe, co-winner of the 2014 prize with Norwegians May-Britt and Edvard Moser, believes that a better understanding of how these cells degrade is the key to understanding Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia in general.

    “We’re now setting up to do much more high-tech studies where we hope to follow the progression of disease over time,” said O’Keefe.

    He added, “This will give us the first handle as to when and where the disease starts and how we can attack it at a the molecular and cellular level.”

    A major discovery in the foggy science that is Alzheimer’s disease has been long-awaited.

    Millions are affected by Alzheimer’s disease each year, but there has yet to be a solid cure or treatment. Undertanding of the disease is still flailing and development of drugs has seen only one failure after another.

    Could this be the Alzheimer’s disease information that is needed to help complete the puzzle?

    The information garnered from this research won’t have immediate effects, but the basic understanding it provides as to how the disease progresses is seen as vital in the medical community.

    “Understanding how the healthy brain functions, especially areas of the brain crucial to learning and memory, is incredibly important in understanding what changes occur during conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease,” said Doug Brown, director of research and development at Britain’s Alzheimer’s Society.

    Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of Dementia, a condition which affects 44 million people worldwide. That number is expected to jump to 135 million by 2050.

    New information is sorely needed to protect our generation and future generations from Alzheimer’s disease. Hopefully these new discoveries will lead to medical advances soon.

  • Michael Phelps Arrest Forces Hold On Comeback

    Michael Phelps will have to halt his plans for an amazing comeback after his recent DUI arrest.

    The olympic swimming champ is banned from competing in the sport for six months.

    Unfortunately, Michael Phelps’ arrest also resulted in his having to drop out of next year’s world championships, which is the biggest international meet leading up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

    Michael Phelps came out of retirement earlier this year hoping to make it to the Olympics.

    Those hopes seem a little dented now that Michael Phelps has been arrested and charged with a second DUI.

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    His funding will also be suspended for the six months. Phelps was receiving a $1,750 per month spending stipend. The total loss from the suspension will be $10,500, but since he makes millions from endorsements, he probably won’t feel it.

    “Michael accepts USA Swimming’s sanctions,” according to a statement from his representatives at Octagon. “He has apologized for his actions and, as he shared yesterday, is taking steps to address them.”

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    US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said of the incident, “We think the sanctions are appropriate and we are glad that Michael is seeking help. We are grateful that nobody was hurt and appreciate the speed at which USA Swimming and Michael took action.”

    After Michael Phelps’ arrest, the swimmer announced that he was entering a six-week program.

    “Swimming is a major part of my life, but right now I need to focus my attention on me as an individual, and do the necessary work to learn from this experience and make better decisions in the future,” Phelps said in a series of tweets.

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    Good luck to Michael Phelps on his recovery!

    What do you think? Is the punishment for Micheal Phelp’s arrest appropriate?

  • Keira Knightley Didn’t Get “Imitation Game” Math

    Keira Knightly plays genius mathematician Joan Clarke in The Imitation Game, but her real-life math skills might be closer akin to the normal person’s skill set.

    “We had a specialist brought in and I got that feeling that I haven’t had since school doing maths,” Keira Knightley explains.

    She continues, “You sort of feel like you’ve died and I couldn’t concentrate at all. But he was such a nice man and it’s really interesting and I should have been paying attention but I didn’t!”

    Knightley co-stars with Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game, and from what he says, things weren’t much easier for him. However, Cumberbatch did say that the math was very interesting.

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    “I think there are hugely exciting things on a basic level that everyone can understand,” Cumberbatch, who plays opposite Keira Knightley as famed mathematician Alan Turing, said.

    He explained, “Like the idea of coding, the idea of programming, the idea that what you use as language can be turned into something universal and can be used here, China, Russia, and those things excite me.”

    Cumberbatch continued, “But the machine, the bomb, the reality of Bletchley Park, that was the moment that I thought right now this is very hard. I did understand a bit, a bit about the enigma machine and the coding but put an algorithm in front of me now, or a quadratic equation and this press conference would never end for me trying to work it out.”

    Apparently, the group of actors playing the mathematicians on the movie grew anxious to prove that they did have some coding skills, but their efforts proved unsuccessful.

    Keira Knightley said, “We had one day we all thought we should all be doing crosswords, so five of us got together with a quick crossword and it took us five days to finish it.”

    Yep, that sounds closer to normalcy than intricate code breaking.

    Congratulations to Keira Knightley on her enviable role in The Imitation Game!

  • Ryan Murphy To Make True Crime Series

    Ryan Murphy, creator of hit shows like American Horror Story, Glee, and Nip/Tuck, is ready to bring another winner to the viewing public.

    The new series will bring true crime to the American Horror Story platform.

    The new series is set to start filming in early 2015 in Los Angeles and will begin with a 10-episode series on O.J. Simpson called American Crime Story: The People V. O.J. Simpson.

    The O.J. Simpson sequence is said to be based on a book called The Run of His Life: The People V. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin and will be directed by Ryan Murphy.

    “This is an exciting project for me, as I’ve been looking for the right property which could serve as an extension of the American Horror Story brand I love so much,” Ryan Murphy said.

    He continued, “The O.J. case was as tragic as it was fascinating — it seemed like everyone had a stake in the outcome. It was really the beginning of the modern tabloid age.”

    The Ryan Murphy-directed series featuring the O.J. Simpson trial will reportedly be told from the attorneys’ perspectives and will center around the drama that led up to the trial.

    That story, and the many other news stories of our age that are sure to be featured on the show, have changed American history.

    Ryan Murphy fans aren’t the only people getting pumped about the new series.

    John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks, said of the new Ryan Murphy venture,

    “Time and time again, Ryan Murphy has transformed the medium of television by redefining genres and formats as he did with Nip/Tuck, Glee and the American Horror Story franchise, and we expect the same of American Crime Story.”

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    Landgraf continued, “Scott [Alexander] and Larry [Karaszewski] have adapted Jeffrey Toobin’s book into a masterful 10-hour piece. I have no doubt that Ryan [Murphy] and his partners Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Brad Falchuk, and Dante Di Loreto are going to make something very memorable here – and that it will be a spectacular first entry in what is destined to become a series of great true crime-based miniseries.”

    Congratulations to Ryan Murphy on what is sure to be another masterpiece!

  • Carol Burnett Given Harvey Award

    Carol Burnett was honored on Friday night at a fundraiser for the James M. Stewart Museum Foundation.

    The TV legend and iconic comedienne spoke at the ceremony about growing up enamored with Jimmy Stewart.

    “I just love Jimmy Stewart,” Carol Burnett said. She recalled her first movie encounter with him, but couldn’t remember the name of the film.

    “It was the late 30s and in a nightclub setting. I know I was 3 or 4 because my feet couldn’t touch the floor from my seat. I just remember I fell in love with that man.”

    So did America.

    Burnett got her big chance to talk in depth with Jimmy Stewart when she was going to have lunch with him. She was to meet him on the set of The FBI Story in 1958.

    But, when it was time to be introduced, she sort of lost it.

    “There he was. I saw him, my idol up there,” Burnett said. After the introduction, she was out of ideas and flustered, so she said, “Well, I guess it’s time to tie on the old feed bag … I wanted to die.”

    Burnett then proceeded to step right into a bucket of whitewash, which she said she then “dragged across the entire stage, and I left and never went back.”

    Sometimes stars are just like us.

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    Stewart always had a special place in Carol Burnett’s heart. That is why it was so fitting that she receive the honor this year.

    The 81-year-old is in good company with past winners like Janet Leigh, Shirley Jones, Ernest Borgnine and Rich Little. Little was famous for his impressions of Jimmy Stewart.

    Congratulations to Carol Burnett on her Harvey award and more so on her illustrious career as one of the funniest women to ever grace American TV screens.

  • Nina Dobrev Excited About “Originals” Appearance

    Nina Dobrev is set to appear as Tatia on the Vampire Diaries spinoff, The Originals.

    The episode that Nina Dobrev will be in highlights the lives of Klaus and Elijah Mikaelson and just what happened with Tatia.

    “It’s pretty grim. I don’t want to spoil too much, but it’s definitely revealing of the brothers and what happened back then,” said Joseph Morgan.

    Producer Michael Narducci revealed that the episode flashes back to “the time of the Vikings,” a period which he says Joseph Morgan believes is the one that must be revisited if you are to fully understand where Klaus and Elijah originated.

    Narducci said, “It was when they’d just become vampires and Klaus’ curse was placed upon him by his mother.”

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    Nina Dobrev isn’t saying whether or not there will be any steamy action on the episode, but the hints are there….

    “I’ve even kissed Steven [R. McQueen], unfortunately,” she says of her characters’ numerous amorous scenes. “Well, it wasn’t a kiss, but I had to do mouth-to-mouth with Jeremy as Katherine. I remember reading that episode and being like, ‘Really?’”

    So, it’s possible.

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    Either way, Nina Dobrev is excited about the concept.

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    “[Executive producer] Julie Plec pitched the story, which was actually cool and made a lot of sense, so that got me excited,” Nina Dobrev said.

    She continued, “As much as I joke and say that playing a lot of characters is crazy — which it is — it’s also fun to create new people. It helps keep things fresh after six years, you know?”

    Keeping it fresh isn’t the only thing Nina Dobrev has to be worried about. Apparently, on Thursday Dobrev became the latest victim of the seemingly neverending series of photo leaks classlessly dubbed “the fappening”.

    Luckily, Nina Dobrev’s photos weren’t of a graphic nature. Perhaps she got wise and deleted the racy ones after the first few rounds of leaks.

    Are you excited to see Nina Dobrev as Tatia?