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  • Phil Robertson Says STDs Are A Penalty For Gays

    Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is not one to tone down his opinions or issue politically correct statements.  Robertson was in a phone interview on Tony Perkins’ Christian-themed radio show on Tuesday and he didn’t hold back.

    With no apparent concern over how he might offend the LGBT community or anyone suffering from debilitating diseases, the 68-year-old boldly attributed sexually transmitted diseases to immoral acts.

    “God says, ‘One woman, one man,’ and everyone says, ‘Oh, that’s old hat, that’s that old Bible stuff,’” Robertson said. “But I’m thinking, well let’s see now. A clean guy — a disease-free guy and a disease-free woman — they marry and they keep their sex between the two of them. They’re not going to get chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and syphilis, and AIDS. It’s safe.”

    “To me, either it’s the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or, it’s God saying, ‘There’s a penalty for that kind of conduct,’” he added. “I’m leaning towards there’s a penalty toward it.”

    Last December, the Louisiana native caused outrage with his take on homosexuality in an interview with GQ.  “Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men… Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers – they won’t inherit the kingdom of God.” GQ quoted Robertson.

    He was also criticized for grouping homosexuals with terrorists: “We never, ever judge someone on who’s going to heaven, hell. That’s the Almighty’s job. We just love ’em, give ’em the good news about Jesus – whether they’re homosexuals, drunks, terrorists. We let God sort ’em out later, you see what I’m saying?”

    A&E suspended Robertson from the TV series briefly due to these “offensive” statements, but was re-instated soon after, following petitions from his fans.

    In his new book, unPHILtered, Robertson wrote about how his interview response was merely a Bible quote on sin in general. “…If he had asked me whether stealing is a sin, I’d have given him the same text. Same for slandering. We don’t say it’s worse than other ones,” and ended by saying he wasn’t passing judgment.

  • Kanye West Has Health Scare Hours Before Melbourne Concert

    On September 10, hours before his Melbourne concert, rapper Kanye West was rushed to the hospital. West was sent to the emergency room at 2 PM after he had played basketball. He was reportedly suffering from an intense migraine.

    West’s entourage apparently created mayhem on Melbourne’s streets in the mad dash to get him medical treatment. Eyewitnesses reported seeing West and his wife, Kim Kardashian, in one car while their security drove in another car behind it, slowing down to keep fans and paparazzi from catching up with the rapper. The same was done when West was shuttled back to the hotel at around 5 PM. “Fans tried to run into the underground car park, but the security team began screaming at them to get out,” an eyewitness said.

    At the hospital, West was rushed in on a stretcher with his face partially concealed, according to Loraine Kelly, a woman who had accompanied her daughter to get an MRI. Doctors were reportedly concerned that West was suffering or was about to suffer a seizure, so they ordered him to get an MRI as well. “Everyone was massively panicked. And they were very nervous about making sure the area was completely clear,” said Kelly. “At one stage, one of his security men saw my daughter and he insisted she had to go. We were not even properly finished.”

    Despite the panic, West was released and allowed to go home at 4:30 PM and later felt well enough to perform at the Rod Laver Arena that night. He even found the strength to tell off some of his audience members who remained seated during the performance.

    “’I can’t go on with this song if there’s people in here sitting down unless y’all sitting down because y’all handicapped,” he said. A representative of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations later criticized West for trivializing the experience of people with disabilities.

    West was well enough to fly to Sydney the next day, where he has two concert dates on Friday and Saturday for his Yeezus tour.

  • Jennifer Lopez Gives Nicki Minaj Performance The Cold Shoulder At Fashion Rocks 2014

    Singer Jennifer Lopez was noticeably indifferent to Nicki Minaj’s performance of her single “Anaconda” at Fashion Rocks 2014 on Tuesday. Her reaction has reportedly caused speculation on whether a feud exists between the two bootylicious performers. Lopez and Minaj both performed at the event in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and both their songs were about butts.

    One theory discussed by HollywoodLife.com is that Lopez was not pleased because her ex-boyfriend Casper Smart was the choreographer for Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video and her Fashion Rocks performance. However, a source told the site that Lopez’s beef with Minaj stems from issues concerning the top reality TV series American Idol.

    “Nobody at American Idol likes Nicki Minaj, there is story after story on how difficult she was during her tenure and JLo has heard it all. And JLo is mad at Nicki for it and her role in bringing down the show when she was on it, especially since it was JLo’s show beforehand,” said the source.

    The source added that Lopez knew that audiences were turned off by American Idol when Minaj was on the show and that the Latina singer has made it her mission to bring the fun back to it. “So the beef people caught onto is based on all things Idol and not Casper,” said the source.

    Lopez also performed her new single “Booty” at Fashion Rocks, bringing with her an entourage of wiggling derrieres onstage. She wore a very short sparkly dress, which she raised during the performance to show a high-cut silver-sequined bikini that revealed her almost-nude butt.

    Earlier that evening on the red carpet, she wore a dress that had slightly more coverage but was no less sexy than the one she wore for her performance. Her elegant dress was a slinky black number made by Atelier Versace with gold-plated detail, cut-outs and a thigh-high split.

  • Solar Flare Sends Geomagnetic Storms To Earth

    Due to two solar flares that were set off by the sun this week, scientists are expecting a geomagnetic storm to hit the Earth on Friday. The prospect may sound scary to most, but scientists have assured the public that there’s no cause for alarm.

    The Associated Press reported that the strongest particles emanating from the sun will likely bypass Earth. Although this will cause changes in the Earth’s magnetic field, the worst that could happen would be fluctuations in the power grid, according to Tom Berger, director of the Space Weather Prediction Center. “We’re not scared of this one,” he said.

    A minor solar flare reportedly erupted on Tuesday from the sunspot region AR 2158, while a stronger second solar flare was emitted on Wednesday. The second solar flare was classified as a low-end X-class flare, which is considered the most intense type of flare on the classification scale. The X1.6 flare has prompted the Space Weather Prediction Center to watch out for a G2 geomagnetic storm on Friday and another one on Saturday classified as G3, due to the combined effects of the two coronal mass ejections.

    Storms of this magnitude are reportedly common, but what scientists have found interesting about these solar phenomena is the fact that the sunspots from which they were emitted are located almost at the center of the sun. “This is the first time in a while that we’ve had an active sunspot group pointed almost directly at Earth produce two successive major events,” said Berger.

    The flares are reportedly barreling toward the Earth at speed of 2.5 million miles per hour, but because the sunspot group is off center enough, they will brush above Earth. The most apparent effects of the geomagnetic storms will be a disturbance of high-frequency radio transmissions in aircraft, but effects on major infrastructure are not to be expected.

  • Teresa Giudice Puts Up Home For Sale At Almost $4 Million

    Fans of Real Housewives of New Jersey looking to get closer to Teresa Giudice will be excited to know she has put up her Montville home for sale to the tune of $3.9 million. She and her husband Joe Giudice are facing mounting legal bills and a debt of $13.4 million besides facing possible prison sentences for conspiracy to commit fraud. Listing agent Frank Cooney told The Record that the couple is looking for a fresh start.

    The house on 6 Indian Lane has been featured on the Real Housewives show often. It’s a 10,000-suqare-foot stone and stucco mansion that was custom-built with imported marble floors, Cinderella staircases, a two-story great room with fireplace, and a gourmet kitchen with butler’s pantry. The master bedroom comes with three walk-in closets, a gas fireplace and steam shower. In total, the house has five bedrooms, five full baths and a five-car garage that sits on a property measuring four acres.

    The Giudices have always seemed to have money troubles when they were featured on Real Housewives of New Jersey, but matters came to a head for them in March when they pleaded guilty to several counts of fraud due to a 41-count indictment for bank, bankruptcy, mortgage and mail fraud. Teresa’s husband also pleaded guilty to failing to file a tax return in 2004 and admitted to not filing taxes on a $1 million income from 2004 to 2008. Teresa is facing up to 27 months in prison while her husband is facing up to four years. They will be sentenced on October 2.

    The Montville home of the Giudices briefly went on sale in 2010 after they filed for bankruptcy, but they abruptly pulled out the listing. Teresa at the time tweeted, “HUGE NEWS CORRECTION-I’m telling you guys first and directly…MY HOUSE IS NOT FOR SALE!!! Sorry if you were dreaming of moving in w/ me. xx.” It was also selling for $3.9 million at the time.

  • Channing Tatum Posts Parody Tutorial Video, Learn ‘The Dick Graze’

    On Sunday,  Channing Tatum posted a parody video about a new way for men to greet each other. Called “The Dick Graze,” Tatum’s tutorial video features him rapping about the move with the same name, where men are supposed to say hi to each other by lightly touching each other’s private parts in lieu of a handshake or high five.

    The viral video was reportedly made to hype up the iTunes release of Tatum’s recent hit movie, 22 Jump Street, which also stars Jonah Hill. E! Online spoke about the video with Tatum at the premiere of his latest movie Foxcatcher at the 2014 Toronto Film Festival on Monday.

    “It was just something fun for us to do. We were messing around on the [22 Jump Street] set in Puerto Rico. It was just crazy. I don’t really have anything to tell about it other than it’s very stupid,” said Tatum.

    ‘The Dick Graze’

    The video also features his co-star on 22 Jump Street, Jillian Bell. She in turn raps about the female version of “The Dick Graze,” which involves lightly touching other women’s breasts as a greeting. “Let me tell you how we say what’s up with our lady bits / I start feenin’ when I see my girl sleepin’ / ‘Cause my hand’s about to have a booby meeting!” she raps. The hilarious parody video ends with Tatum getting hurt by Bell after all the fun and games.

    Tatum’s wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, has also been opening up to the press, this time about her family’s private life at home. She recently revealed in an interview on Live With Kelly And Michael that she and her husband liked walking around the house in the nude. “We don’t like clothes a lot, period. Especially when you have a baby and you’re breastfeeding,” she said.

    However, she clarified that she and Tatum weren’t “that exciting.” She added, “We don’t have dance-offs and we’re not naked all the time.”

  • Miley Cyrus’ Visual Art Makes The Runway At New York Fashion Week

    Pieces from Miley Cyrus’ “Dirty Hippie” art show have made it to the runway of New York Fashion Week via the fashion showcase of avante-garde designer Jeremy Scott. The pop princess’ collection made it into Scott’s show in the form of accessories such as wildly designed DIY necklaces, bracelets and a hat.

    On September 10, Cyrus sat in the front row with her mother, 2 Chainz, Bella Thorne and Whoopi Goldberg to see her pieces set off against a collection of clothing MTV.com described as “very 1999′s version of the late ’60s.” When Scott took his final walk down the runway at the end of the show, Cyrus joined him.

    “Jeremy brought a lot of peace and self worth to me because even though to some people, it was just me gluing some things together, to me, it made me not a f–king pop star dumbass,” she told V Magazine in a recent interview. “I just wanted to give myself something I can work at, and even now, if I had more time and I wasn’t on tour, I know I could outdo any of this because I’ve grown while doing it.”

    The fashion show debuted Cyrus’ art pieces, which were made of gifts given to her by fans while on tour. According to Time, her art gave off a “high-DIY-project” vibe, which Scott told V Magazine was what drew him to her work. Featuring a five-foot bong, a vibrator with a joint attached to it, and an ostentatious party hat, the collection will be on display at the V Magazine offices in New York starting on September 11.


    Making the pieces has apparently been therapeutic for the 21-year-old singer, allowing her to deal with what she described as a bad beginning to the year 2014. “I started taking all of those s–t things and making them good, and being like, I’m using it. My brother and my friends all said that’s what they felt I was doing. So, that’s how I started making art,” Cyrus said.

  • Tommy Chong Gets Ready To Show Off His Moves For ‘Dancing With The Stars’

    Half of the comedy duo Cheech & Chong is firing up the new season of the hit reality TV series Dancing With The Stars. Tommy Chong is set to join the cast of Season 19 of the show and display his dancing prowess in the hopes of coming out the winner of this long-running celebrity competition.

    At the age of 76, Chong is the oldest competitor thus far to be on the show, but the Cheech & Chong member apparently isn’t fazed by his age and believes that his multi-racial background will win him votes. Chong reportedly said that the fact that he was half-Chinese would make him viable for the Chinese vote, as well as that of other ethnicities such as Korean and Filipino.

    “And then because of my association with Cheech, he’s Mexican, so I want to get all the Mexican viewers. And I’m half Scottish and half Irish, so all the Irish and all the Scottish. And I was born in Canada, so all the Canadians. And I’m an American citizen, so all the American citizens around the world. And we’re really big in Australia, so all the Australians. I mean, we can’t lose. Plus, I’m the king of the stoners — so all the stoners. And they’re the kind that’ll vote four or five times ’cause they’ll forget and vote again!” added Chong.

    Chong didn’t say if he was going to smoke weed as a secret weapon in Dancing With The Stars, but he has been vocal about using salsa dance to recover from drugs. He has reportedly claimed that the Latin dance style’s fast-paced tempo puts him in a good mood. Competitors Janel Parrish and her partner Val Chmerkovksiy recently told Us Weekly that Chong “has some moves” as well as “the illest hip action I’ve ever seen, for sure.”

  • Jonah Hill And Channing Tatum Will Team Up For 23 Jump Street

    It’s confirmed: Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum will be going back to college as undercover cops for the third installment of the 21 Jump Street movie franchise.

    This third film, 23 Jump Street, will be written by Rodney Rothman, who also wrote the screenplay for 22 Jump Street. Sony Pictures and Original Film have not announced who will be directing the film as of yet, but it is likely the duo behind the other Jump Street films, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, will be asked to helm as before. Lord and Miller also directed The Lego Movie, among others.

    In 22 Jump Street, Hill, who played Morton Schmidt and Tatum as Greg Jenko, were cops disguised as college students. They are on a mission to find and expose the fraternity ring that supplies a dangerous new drug, called WHYPHY, which has taken the life of a female student. The movie, released earlier this year, was very well received, returning six times its budget and earning a gross of $319M worldwide.

    The plot elements of the new film have not been announced as of yet, although it could be any one of the several sequel ideas that were shown in the end credits for 22 Jump Street. Viewers of the last film were treated to a host of spoof ideas for the threequel and beyond – going as far as 42 Jump Street – as a comic preview to what might be expected from the franchise.

    The films are based on the 80s TV series starring Johnny Depp as a fresh faced cop who goes undercover in high school to solve crimes.

    Tatum was also reported to be working on Jupiter Ascending and will soon start filming for a sequel to the 2012 movie Magic Mike, the comedy-drama about a 19-year-old male stripper.

    Hill, noted for an Oscar nomination for his supporting role in The Wolf of Wall Street, has recently finished shooting True Story, a crime drama movie which also stars James Franco.

  • Phaedra Parks Fed Up With Husband Apollo Nida, His Eight-Year Sentence Begins

    Speculations about RHOA star Phaedra Parks possibly divorcing her husband Apollo Nida started brewing following Nida’s sentencing to eight years in prison for money laundering and check fraud.

    According to HollywoodLife the The Real Housewives of Atlanta regular and mother-of-two is not sympathetic to the fact that her husband will be spending almost a decade behind bars.

    “She’s disgusted. She’s angry. But because of Ayden and Dylan [her kids], she’s keeping face and being the nice dutiful wife,” according to a source. “This entire ordeal is extremely hard on her not because Apollo’s going to jail, she thinks he’s getting what he deserves, it’s most difficult because her boys have lost their father. That, to her, is the biggest loss of it all.”

    The source continued to say that Parks, who also authored the book The Secrets of the Southern Belle, will likely file for a divorce while Nida is detained.

    “That part has yet to be determined,” the source said. “She will though. She’s not planning on sticking by Apollo for eight years. She’s a great woman and will love you to death, but she’s fed up with Apollo and this time she’s making sure he will never disappoint her or their children.”

    For the present, Parks plans to focus on parenting and helping her children live normal lives, according to her rep: “Phaedra is now putting all of her energy into ensuring the well-being of her two children and making decisions that are in their best interests. This situation has put a tremendous strain on Phaedra and her family, and she is working hard to bring back a sense of normalcy to everyone’s lives.”

    Nida was ordered by the court to turn himself in on Wednesday. As of the noon deadline however, Nida was still making a scene in Parks’ house, according to a report from TMZ. He was apparently confronting her for not putting money in his prison account as well as for not taking their children to see him when he was in prison the first time.

  • Nicki Minaj Reportedly Has Rehearsal Meltdown For Fashion Rocks 2014, CBS Censors Live Broadcast

    Nicki Minaj sparked controversy before and during Fashion Rocks 2014, which was held on September 9, Tuesday. The buxom rapper threw a tantrum at rehearsals when she wasn’t given extra time to practice the number for the live performance of her single “Anaconda”.

    An insider from the concert told RadarOnline.com that Minaj threw a fit when she was refused more rehearsal time after singer Jennifer Lopez practiced her number twice. “Jennifer Lopez ran through her song twice because the stage crew needed some extra practice for her scenery set up. Then Nicki wanted extra rehearsal time too, even though production didn’t need it,” said the source.

    Producers refused Minaj, which caused her to threaten them that she would walk out of the show. They had a back-up plan, though. “The CBS executives told her she was being inappropriate, and that she should leave. They were planning to have Kiss perform two extra songs to cover Nicki’s time slot,” the source added.

    Minaj reportedly made amends with the producers and she was placed back on the concert’s program. However, she upset them again when she supposedly disregarded their request for her not to dance so suggestively during the live broadcast of the concert.

    Wearing a revealing outfit composed of a crystal push-up bra and ultra-short skirt, Minaj had moves that reportedly simulated sex. “The camera crew had to cut away from her dancing at one point because she was basically having sex on stage,” said the insider.

    Minaj took to social media to criticize CBS’ broadcast edits. On an Instagram post on September 10, she claimed that if CBS executives had told them beforehand, she and her crew would have changed the choreography so that fans could have seen the performance in its entirety. “Artists spend so much of their own money, time and passion to deliver their fans great performances. But ultimately, our art usually falls into the hands of people who care nothing about our art and creativity,” she wrote.

  • Katey Sagal Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame, Castmates Celebrate Her Achievement

    On September 10, actor Katey Sagal was honored for more than 40 years of work in television and film with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her castmates past and present joined her on Wednesday as her star was unveiled, including her co-actors from the long-running sitcom Married With Children.

    Ed O’Neill, Christina Applegate and David Faustino were present at the ceremony in Los Angeles honoring Sagal, which made for a reunion 17 years after their show together ended in 1997. Sagal had played the role of Peggy Bundy, wife to O’Neill’s Al Bundy and mother to the characters of Applegate and Faustino. The show ran from 1987 to 1997, during which Sagal was nominated four times for a Golden Globe for her performance.

    In recent years, Sagal has starred in the hit drama series Sons of Anarchy, and her performance their won her a Golden Globe in 2011. Actor Charlie Hunnam was among her co-stars on the drama who also graced the Walk of Fame event.

    “I have to say I’m really humbled by this and I’m a little weirded out by it. This makes me realize that I’ve been at it for a while and I don’t like to think in terms of time. I’m not much for looking back, but right here right now this is awesome,” said Sagal.

    Her family was also present to celebrate her achievements. Husband Karl Sutter, who is also executive producer of Sons of Anarchy, brought along daughters Sarah Grace and Esme Louise and son Jackson James to cheer for their mother.

    Sagal said of her career, “It’s not only given me gainful employment, but personal gratification and deep connections with others but best of all it has allowed me to be of service. My job is a service job. As actors we make people laugh, and cry and remember their own feelings.”

  • Kendall Jenner Rocks New York Fashion Week

    Reality TV star Kendall Jenner is making a name for herself in modeling and slowly shedding her Keeping Up With The Kardashians persona to make way for a career on the runway. The 18-year-old model recently rocked New York Fashion Week, modeling for some of the biggest designers in the fashion world.

    Kendall Jenner, who recently announced she would professionally use only her first name Kendall, made a big leap in her modeling career on Sunday, September 7 when she walked the catwalk for the Diane Von Furstenburg Spring/Summer 2015 show. She worked the runway along with the biggest names in the modeling industry, including legend Naomi Campbell and Victoria’s Secret model Candice Swanepoel. The opportunity also allowed Kendall to be part of a landmark show celebrating von Furstenburg’s 40 years of iconic fashion.

    At the von Furstenburg show, Kendall rocked a black and white plaid mini dress with floral crocheted detail, which was part of a collection inspired by the beaches of St. Tropez in France. She wore dark eye makeup and her hair was left tousled.

    On Monday, September 8, Kendall took part in two shows by important designers at New York Fashion Week. She first hit the catwalk of Tommy Hilfiger’s ‘70s-inspired psychedelic collection wearing two ensembles. The first was a star-printed two-piece bikini that was paired with star-printed boots and accented with star tattoos. Kendall then closed the Hilfiger show with a long, see-through navy dress with just briefs underneath.

    Later that evening, she joined models such as Victoria’s Secret Angel Karlie Kloss for the catwalk of Donna Karan’s show, another important milestone at New York Fashion Week. Kendall was decked out in a stylish orange scoop neck top that was paired with a printed skirt. Her ensemble was cinched at the waist with a gray printed belt, which she wore with orange platform heels. The piece was part of Karan’s urbane collection, which was apparently inspired by the streets of New York and injected with bold colors, graphics and statement headpieces.

  • Mia Farrow Accused Woody Allen Of Child Molestation But He Remained Unaffected

    Mia Farrow Accused Woody Allen Of Child Molestation But He Remained Unaffected

    After facing a social media firestorm this year sparked by allegations he molested his adopted daughter, director Woody Allen remains unaffected. He revealed this in a recent interview with the London Times, saying, “I don’t agonize over it for a second.”

    The allegations were made by his ex-wife Mia Farrow and concerned Allen’s adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. When asked whether the scandal would affect Allen’s film legacy and what he thought about that, he replied with equal indifference. “That means nothing to me. I’ve never given it a second’s thought, afterward. And what do I care, when I shuffle off my coil? I don’t really care about anything that happens after my death. I don’t care if they take all of my movies and burn them,” he said.

    These answers reflect what seems to be a bleak view of existence held by the Academy Award-winning director of Annie Hall. In an interview with the New York Observer, he talked about noticing how children are currently aware of the supposed meaninglessness of their lives.

    “I think these poor kids, they become aware of their mortality. When they become aware of it, it’s life changing and traumatic. I feel sorry for them, but the cold hard facts don’t change,” said Allen.

    Allen has consistently denied Farrow’s claims about her daughter. He told the London Times’ Kevin Maher that he had a dull private life. “I lead, in general, a very uneventful, very dull middle-class life,” he said.

    Despite his scandals concerning the women in his life, the director of Magic In The Moonlight shared that he was lucky to have worked with some of Hollywood’s most successful leading ladies, including Meryl Streep, Maureen Stapleton, Judy Davis, Penelope Cruz, Diane Keaton, Geraldine Page and Gena Rowlands. Meanwhile, Magic In The Moonlight stars another female ingénue, Emma Stone, who joins the roster of talented female actresses that have worked with Allen.

  • Gwyneth Paltrow Reportedly Not Happy About Her Family Being Linked To JLaw Nude Photos

    Actor Gwyneth Paltrow is chiming in on the recent spate of leaked celebrity nude photos, and she’s evidently not happy about it. The 41-year-old Shakespeare In Love star is reportedly irked that her family is being associated with the scandal, since her estranged husband, singer Chris Martin, is rumored to be dating actor Jennifer Lawrence.

    Lawrence numbers among the many celebrities whose iCloud accounts were recently hacked. Supposed nude photos of her and other international stars then went viral, causing a scandal that has elicited opinions from other celebrities, including Paltrow herself. According to a source that spoke to British magazine Closer, Paltrow is particularly displeased by the fact that her children with Martin, 10-year-old Apple and eight-year-old Moses, are now being associated with the nude photo scandal.

    “Gwyneth, while sympathetic, was naturally not best pleased about the fact her family was being associated with this kind of thing and she made that known to Chris. It’s put him in an awkward position. Jennifer was humiliated—the pictures were totally private and never meant for the public. She’s terrified how it will affect her career and her people have been in management crisis mode,” said the source.

    Paltrow and Martin split amicably in March, famously calling their separation a “conscious uncoupling.” However, the separated couple is reportedly on very good terms. They were spotted going on a family outing on Sunday, September 7 in Los Angeles. Paltrow was wearing a casual ensemble of white micro shorts, a rolled-up shirt and flip-flops, while Martin was wearing cargo pants, trainers and a white shirt with his favorite “Love” badge pinned to it.

    Although Martin is currently rumored to be dating Lawrence, he and Paltrow have reportedly remained good friends. They have apparently been on many family outings together since the split and were seen walking and having breakfast together with their children in August. Paltrow also recently nominated Martin for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge after she did hers.

  • Danica Patrick Out Of Chase For Sprint Cup

    Danica Patrick is no longer in the running for the Chase for the Sprint Cup this year, as she failed to finish in Victory Lane at Richmond, but she certainly has proven herself a worthy member of the Stewart-Haas Racing team with her performance this season.

    Although she missed out on the top 15 and needed another “Lucky Dog” to remain on the lead lap, it was still a career-best result at the track.

    “It was a good day. Everyone on the GoDaddy team worked hard; we had good night. I’m proud of where we have been the last two weeks, and tonight was by far our best run at Richmond. It was a good job by the team,” said Patrick about the night after the race. “If we could have got one more caution, it would have been nice. But it didn’t happen. Still, I’m proud of these guys and for GoDaddy. It’s our best run here by far. We’ve been testing a lot, so hopefully everyone can wind down on Sunday before we get ready for Chicago.”

    Patrick, who started racing with go-karts at 10, was the first woman to win a Sprint Cup pole after qualifying first for the Daytona 500 in February 2013.

    Patrick made history again by coming home sixth in the Oral-B USA 500 in Atlanta earlier this month, which was the best ever for a woman at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. She took the record from Janet Guthrie who finished 10th in March 1978.  This is not only Patrick’s best result of the season but also the best finish of her Sprint Cup career.

    Along with her career-best sixth in Atlanta, the 32-year-old racer has had nine top-20 finishes this year, just one short of tying her mark from last season. Patrick finished 28th in the Sprint Cup standings, with Richmond marking the end of the regular season.

    The ten-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins in Chicago, with 16 drivers. Patrick’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick are in the hunt.

  • Hawaii Lava Flow Update: Poses No Immediate Threat To Residents

    Residents of Pahoa in Hawaii’s Big Island all accept volcanic activity as part of the trade-off for living in an island paradise. For the present, they are taking a “wait and see” stance in hopes that the lava flow from the Kilauea volcano will stop and not require them to evacuate.

    Shawn Heard, a shop owner in downtown Pahoa, the largest town in the district, said she still wouldn’t dream of living anywhere else. Back in the 1980s, she had to move her house to avoid the possibility of being stranded in case the Kilauea lava flow blocked the only highway that connects her home to the town. She said she’s at peace with the possibility of having to do so again.

    Another resident, bookstore owner Mary Bicknell, said of the volcano “We’re always watching it, but we’re not usually threatened by it.”

    The U.S. Geological Survey reported that lava from one of the world’s most active volcanos has been advancing at a slower pace the past few days. It is no longer heading toward Ka’ohe Homesteads subdivision, but rather parallel to the Wao Kele Puna Forest Reserve boundary.

    The latest local Civil Defense message released Tuesday advised the residents to continue to monitor the news and review their emergency plans. The surface flow is observed to be heading away from residential areas and currently poses no threat to residents, although this could change at any time.

    “This morning’s assessment shows the surface lava flow continues and is moving in a north/northeast direction. There is no wildfire threat at this time. Weather and fire conditions are being monitored closely. The surface flow has advanced approximately 400 yards since yesterday. Subsurface flow activity also continues. The surface flow is moving slowly and does not pose an immediate threat to area residents. The surface flow is located approximately 0.7 miles southwest or upslope of the Wao Kele Puna Forest Reserve boundary and moving in a north/northeast direction and parallel to the forest reserve boundary. Presently, the current activities and flow does not present an immediate or imminent threat to area communities,” according to Civil Defense.

  • Molly Glynn, ‘Chicago Fire’ Actress, Killed By Fallen Tree In Freak Accident

    Actress Molly Glynn passed away on Saturday morning, due to injuries she received from being hit by a tree in a biking incident the day before.  Glynn and her husband, actor Joe Foust, were riding their bicycles in the Erickson Woods Forest Preserve, in suburban Northfield, Chicago on Friday afternoon when a fast moving storm uprooted a tree which fell in their path and hit the actress.

    Foust first shared the tragic news of her passing on his Facebook page by posting: “I couldn’t save her. I couldn’t save her. She’s gone.”

    Glynn is known for her work on TV for her roles in Chicago Fire and Boss. She has also appeared in several theater productions of Milwaukee’s First Stage as well as in some of Chicago’s top theaters, including the renowned Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare and Northlight.

    The untimely demise of the 46-year-old actress has deeply saddened the theater community. First Stage associate artistic director John Maclay was among the first to write a tribute for the actress on Facebook:

    “The world of theatre and the world at large have lost a bright, bright light. We lack the words to describe the grief and loss caused by the sudden passing of Molly Glynn. Molly was a brilliant artist on stage and an even better human being off stage.”

    Michael Halberstam, artistic director of Writers Theatre in Chicago, also said in a statement:

    “She was a loving mother and wife and everyone who met her fell in love with her. She possessed a rare combination of talent, heart and beauty in all aspects of her life.”

    In memory of Glynn, a Give Forward campaign was established to raise money for the family.  According to reports the campaign had reached its goal of $75,000 in less than a day.

    “Performers give. They give from their heart and their soul; they give of their energy and wit and time and resources just to create a few moments of brilliance that they eagerly share with the world,” the Give Forward page stated.

  • Miley Cyrus Titillates With Nipple Tassels [PHOTO]

    The only thing that could be more shocking than Miley Cyrus’ recent public antics would be news that Miley Cyrus wasn’t shocking. Perhaps only the news of Cyrus reverting to a cutesy Hannah Montana look would truly rattle her followers.

    It is likely in this state of mind that the 21-year-old pop star decided to show up for Alexander Wang’s New York Fashion Week after party by making a big fashion statement wearing almost nothing.

    Cyrus showed up topless, wearing only tasseled pasties, shaped like tiny ice-cream cones, to cover up her nipples to the September 6 event.

    The party was graced by the likes of Kendall Jenner and a performance by Tyga, but it was the shine of the pink glitter on Cyrus’ chest that had everyone talking.

    On the days prior, the ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer had been actively posting pics of varying shock value on Instagram. It included a photo of her mother Tish trying out fake comedy teeth and a photo of her bruised and bloodied elbow, with the caption: “busted ass naked”.

    She also posted a video on Instagram where she walks around in her underwear acting like a newly arrived tourist in Hollywood.

    The black and white video clip was simply captioned “Hollywood” and showed Cyrus dressed in nothing more than a striped shirt and her underwear.  It starts with a close up of the singer’s buns which pans out to show her hugging a sign that spells out Hollywood. She talks with a strange accent and pretends to have just arrived in town.

    The twerking star also shocked the world last month when she brought homeless 22-year-old Jesse Helt as her date to the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.  Helt accepted Cyrus’ Video of the Year award at the VMAs and made an emotional speech about homeless youth in America. It was later learned that he is wanted by Oregon police for violating his probation for criminal trespassing. He has since turned himself in and is facing the legal charges against him with the help of Cyrus.

  • Trump Taj Mahal Closing Slated For November, Donald Trump Files Lawsuit

    Atlantic City’s gambling industry is in danger following the announcement of the closing of one of its iconic casinos, the Trump Taj Mahal. If it closes in November, as Trump Entertainment Resorts threatened on Tuesday, Trump Taj Mahal will be the fifth casino shut down this year out of 12 establishments located in Atlantic City.

    In a statement e-mailed to The Washington Post, Trump Entertainment Resorts announced that without “significant expense reductions, the Trump Taj Mahal is expected to close on or shortly after November 13, 2014.”

    The announcement coincided with the company’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Wilmington, Delaware and followed a previous announcement by the company that it would be closing its other casino in Atlantic City, Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, in September. The Trump Plaza will accordingly be closing next week on September 16.

    If Trump Taj Mahal closes in November as well, 2,800 people will be left unemployed, bringing the total number of casino jobs lost this year in Atlantic City to 8,000. Revenues for casinos in Atlantic City this year have been negatively affected by the opening of casinos in neighboring states such as Maryland, New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

    Apparently, when rumors about the closing of Trump Taj Mahal circulated on Monday, September 8, New Jersey governor Chris Christie also held a meeting with elected officials, union leaders and casino executives to address the closing of casinos in the city. State and city officials are reportedly aiming to attract other businesses to Atlantic City to offset the losses of casinos and attract non-gamblers to the area.

    Meanwhile, Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking to remove his name from the two doomed casinos, saying that their closing might damage “the Trump name and brand.” Trump founded Trump Entertainment Resorts but no longer has an active role in managing the company.

  • Paris Jackson Reportedly Spotted With Baby Bump And Mystery Boyfriend

    Aspiring actress Paris Jackson is rumored to be pregnant after being spotted carrying a baby bump that seemed pretty obvious to some onlookers even under loose fitting clothes.

    Michael Jackson’s only daughter was apparently observed by a fan while she was on a dinner date with an unnamed boyfriend. “I saw her at dinner and she twice made a toast drinking water instead of wine. That and the prominent stomach bulge got people talking.”

    According to inTouch few days earlier, the 16-year-old was allegedly spotted looking at engagement rings with the same boyfriend.

    A spokesperson for Jackson has refused to neither deny nor confirm the rumors and has only said: “I do not comment on her personal life.” MJ fans, however, are delighted to hear of the rumors, and are taking to social media with their reactions.

    Jackson has stayed low key and away from the spotlight for the past year since her attempted suicide in June last year. The teenager was apparently going through difficult times since her father’s untimely death and tried to end her life by taking over 20 pills.

    “She was treated for what appeared to be self-inflicted cuts on her wrists and for ingestion of a possible hazardous amount of pain-killers at UCLA Medical Center, the same place where her father was pronounced dead four years ago,” according to reports at the time.

    Following the incident, she attended the Diamond Ranch Academy in Utah, a therapeutic boarding school that reportedly costs $14,000 per month.  This May, she was given the all-clear by the academy’s doctors and she apparently doesn’t want to go back.

    Her guardian and paternal grandmother, Katherine Jackson, apparently feels the pricey boarding school does her good and wants her to return.