Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Amber Portwood, Teen Mom Star Sentenced to Prison
Teen Mom Amber Portwood is headed to prison.
Amber Portwood, Teen Mom star, is sentenced to prison on a felony drug charge. Octomom Nadya Suleman is considering stripping for money. Rather than horrified glee when it comes to public mommy train wrecks, perhaps we should find some sympathy. And yes, even sadness.
Portwood was released from jail less than a month ago with ambitions to join the military. The MTV starlet was placed behind bars after violating her probation and skipping out on a mandatory drug appointment.
Now, the 22-year old has been ordered to five years in prison after asking an Indiana judge to go back on her sentence, TMZ reports. Previously, when Portwood was arrested in December for drug possession, she was offered jail time or to enter a drug rehab center, Portwood requested jail time over scheduled drug rehab appointments and thus will remain incarcerated for the remainder of her sentence.
Her lawyer reportedly asked the judge for leniency, but the judge was not moved by her lack of desire to help herself.
Portwood is headed to the Indiana Department of Corrections therapeutic community program, a treatment program in which the Teen Mom will have to stay in and will receive “time served” provided she remains in the facility on ‘good behavior.’
Her brother Shawn tells E!News, “the system failed her, and that's all I can say…She does not deserve to be [in jail] or anything that has happened to her. Adding, "She is there because of who she is."
Amber
Portwood, the Teen Mom star, was sentenced to prison on a drug charge.
drug Troubled moms, elevated to celebrity – like Octomom Nadya Suleman
(pictured here in May 2012) who is considering stripping for money –
have become parodies of our greatest social problems.
AP
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Phillip Phillips' 'Idol' Victory
Phillip Phillips' 'Idol' Victory And The Cry Heard 'Round The World
When his tears fell during Wednesday's 'American Idol' finale, Phillips instantly became the most relatable champ in the show's history.
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)
Phillip Phillips
Photo: Michael Tran/ FilmMagic
The lights were dimmed, the votes were counted, and Phillip Phillips became the new "American Idol."
As
expected, Phillips beat out Jessica Sanchez on Wednesday's (May 23)
Season 11 "Idol" finale, live at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre. Phillips
topped Sanchez after a reported 132 million votes were cast — "a new world record," according to host Ryan Seacrest.
Phillips teared up while performing his winning
song "Home," while confetti rained down on the stage around him. The
Leesburg, Georgia, native has been a cool cucumber all season long, but
he broke down in the moment, just as he did during his hometown visit
last week.
Phillips didn't finish the song, but strolled off stage
and into the arms of his family, who were waiting in the first few
rows. As streamers fell and the band played on the stage behind him,
Phillips hugged his family members, and later judges Randy Jackson,
Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
Phillips
came out of Tuesday's performance episode the heavy favorite to win it
all and was celebrated by the judges for his "Home," which was tailor
made for his laid-back style. On the other hand, Sanchez's would-be
winning song, "Change Nothing," was sloughed off by the judges and even
Sanchez herself, who acknowledged the song wasn't really in her
wheelhouse, and said she'd aim to put more of herself in her future
recordings.
Heading into this season, the buzz was that a woman
would win "Idol," becoming the first female winner since Jordin Sparks
in 2007. Four of this year's top six contestants were female, but
Phillips proved unbeatable in the stretch.
Sanchez was an early
favorite in the season, stepping out in front with her show-stopping
rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" on the March 7
episode. But she hit her stumbling blocks along the way, and was voted
out on the April 12 episode, and had to be saved by the judges to stay in the competition.
Phillips was steady throughout the season. His name — that name! — made him an instant
standout, and he played it cool all season long, never letting much of
anything — including the season-long illness he battled — ruffle his
fathers. (On Thursday's show, he joked — he was joking, right? — that he
got nine and a half to 10 hours of sleep the night before.) He was
often criticized, and fairly so, for his similarities to Dave Matthews,
but he came alive in the final two weeks, knocking out Bob Seger's
"We've Got Tonight" and his winning "Idol" song, "Home."
Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol'
Wednesday's
finale packed the usual array of medleys, group performances and guest
appearances. Stars on the roster included Rihanna (who hit the stage to
perform "Where Have You Been"), Chaka Kahn (who joined the female
finalists on "I'm Every Woman"), Neil Diamond (who did "Sweet Caroline"
with the male contestants) and Reba McEntire (who sang "Turn on the
Radio" with Skylar Laine). Josha Ledet sang Elton John's "Take Me to the
Pilot" alongside Fantasia Barrino, whom he introduced as "the biggest
inspiration in my life" and who hit the stage in a wild, form-fitting
catsuit and long hair, while another former "Idol" winner, Jordin
Sparks, took the stage with Hollie Cavanagh on "You'll Never Walk
Alone." John Fogerty teamed up with Phillips on the
The show also featured "Idol's" first live
wedding proposal, when fifth season finalist Ace Young proposed to third
season runner-up Diana DeGarmo while the dramatic "Idol"
suspense-building music played in the background. (DeGarmo accepted
despite Young's tacky jewelry store plug mid-proposal.)
Phillips and Sanchez were also given new Ford automobiles for their efforts.
Next
up? After the finalists make the media rounds, the "American Idol"
summer tour — featuring the season's top 10 finalists — kicks off July
6 in Detroit.
The lights were dimmed, the votes were counted, and Phillip Phillips became the new "American Idol."
As expected, Phillips beat out Jessica Sanchez on Wednesday's (May 23) Season 11 "Idol" finale, live at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre. Phillips topped Sanchez after a reported 132 million votes were cast — "a new world record," according to host Ryan Seacrest.
Phillips teared up while performing his winning song "Home," while confetti rained down on the stage around him. The Leesburg, Georgia, native has been a cool cucumber all season long, but he broke down in the moment, just as he did during his hometown visit last week.
Phillips didn't finish the song, but strolled off stage and into the arms of his family, who were waiting in the first few rows. As streamers fell and the band played on the stage behind him, Phillips hugged his family members, and later judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
Heading into this season, the buzz was that a woman would win "Idol," becoming the first female winner since Jordin Sparks in 2007. Four of this year's top six contestants were female, but Phillips proved unbeatable in the stretch.
Sanchez was an early favorite in the season, stepping out in front with her show-stopping rendition of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" on the March 7 episode. But she hit her stumbling blocks along the way, and was voted out on the April 12 episode, and had to be saved by the judges to stay in the competition.
Phillips was steady throughout the season. His name — that name! — made him an instant standout, and he played it cool all season long, never letting much of anything — including the season-long illness he battled — ruffle his fathers. (On Thursday's show, he joked — he was joking, right? — that he got nine and a half to 10 hours of sleep the night before.) He was often criticized, and fairly so, for his similarities to Dave Matthews, but he came alive in the final two weeks, knocking out Bob Seger's "We've Got Tonight" and his winning "Idol" song, "Home."
Phillip Phillips Wins 'American Idol'
Wednesday's
finale packed the usual array of medleys, group performances and guest
appearances. Stars on the roster included Rihanna (who hit the stage to
perform "Where Have You Been"), Chaka Kahn (who joined the female
finalists on "I'm Every Woman"), Neil Diamond (who did "Sweet Caroline"
with the male contestants) and Reba McEntire (who sang "Turn on the
Radio" with Skylar Laine). Josha Ledet sang Elton John's "Take Me to the
Pilot" alongside Fantasia Barrino, whom he introduced as "the biggest
inspiration in my life" and who hit the stage in a wild, form-fitting
catsuit and long hair, while another former "Idol" winner, Jordin
Sparks, took the stage with Hollie Cavanagh on "You'll Never Walk
Alone." John Fogerty teamed up with Phillips on the The show also featured "Idol's" first live wedding proposal, when fifth season finalist Ace Young proposed to third season runner-up Diana DeGarmo while the dramatic "Idol" suspense-building music played in the background. (DeGarmo accepted despite Young's tacky jewelry store plug mid-proposal.)
Phillips and Sanchez were also given new Ford automobiles for their efforts.
Next up? After the finalists make the media rounds, the "American Idol" summer tour — featuring the season's top 10 finalists — kicks off July 6 in Detroit.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Will Smith slaps reporter at 'Men In Black 3' premiere
Will Smith slaps reporter at 'Men In Black 3' premiere
Will Smith Homofóbico?
Peoples News Daily News Gosspi
Don't get fresh with the Prince of Bel-Air.
Will Smith gave a backhanded slap to a Ukranian reporter Friday after the man planted a surprise smooch near the actor's lips at the "Men in Black 3" premier in Moscow, TMZ.com reported.
"Come on man. What the hell is your problem buddy?" Smith snapped when the back-patting hug turned into a kamikaze kiss attack.
After a forceful shove, the "Ali" star ended the encounter with his left hand smacking the young man's cheek.
"Sorry. He kissed me on my mouth," Smith said as he continued down the red carpet with cameras rolling.
"The joker is lucky I didn't sucker punch him," he quipped.
"I'm so sorry," one of his shocked female handlers said.
"No, no. It's all good," Smith said with a laugh as he moved on to the next interview.
SMITH19N_2_WEB
TMZ
The reporter, notorious for kissing celebrities, quickly leaves after his encounter with the Hollywood star.
The reporter - looking like a wannabe wiseguy in a black shirt, white tie and white suit - slinked away without comment and stood behind a camera.
He's a TV personality who often kisses celebrities as part of his shtick, according to TMZ.
The incident follows just days after Smith said he agrees with President Obama's support of gay marriage.
"If anybody can find someone to love them and to help them through this difficult thing that we call life, I support that in any shape or form," he told reporters in Berlin on Monday.
ndillon@nydailynews.com
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/smith-slaps-reporter-kiss-men-black-3-moscow-premiere-article-1.1080886#ixzz1vH9k9Li7
Will Smith Homofóbico?
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Donna Summer Queen of Disco RIP
Donna Summer, 63 Queen of Disco, RIP
NEW YORK – Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as Last Dance, Love to Love You Baby and Bad Girl became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63.
Her family released a statement, saying Summer
died Thursday morning and that they "are at peace celebrating her
extraordinary life and her continued legacy."
"Words
truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for
our family at this sensitive time," the statement read. She had been
living in Englewood, Fla., with her husband, Bruce Sudano.Wednesday, May 16, 2012
| Full Name: Larry Joe Bird Born: 12/7/56 in West Baden, Ind. High School: Springs Valley (French Lick, Ind.) College: Indiana State Drafted by: Boston Celtics (1978) Height: 6-9; Weight: 220 lbs. Nickname: Larry Legend |
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Honors: Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1998); NBA champion (1981, '84, '86); NBA Finals MVP (1984, '86); NBA MVP (1984, '85, '86); Nine-time All-NBA First Team (1980-88); All-NBA Second Team (1990); All-Defensive Second Team (1982, '83, '84); NBA Rookie of the Year (1980); One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996); Olympic gold medalist (1992). |
LarryBirdAddsExecutiveof Year Award to MVP, Coaching HonorsBy Mason Levinson - May 16, 2012 2:15 PM CTLarry Bird was named the National Basketball Association’s Executive of the Year, the first person to win that honor as well as the Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year awards.Bird, the president of basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers, was chosen after his team went 42-24 during the lockout-shortened regular season.
NBA legend Larry Bird. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
The 55-year-old Bird received 12 first-place votes in balloting of executives from the NBA’s 30 teams, topping runner- up R.C. Buford of the San Antonio Spurs, the league said in a news release. The Pacers beat the Orlando Magic in five games in an opening-round playoff series. They’re tied 1-1 with the Miami Heat in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. Bird, who was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998, was named the league’s MVP from 1984 to 1986 with the Boston Celtics. He won top coaching honors with the Pacers in 1998. Red Auerbach, Frank Layden and Pat Riley are the only other people to have been named both Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. To contact the reporter on this story: Mason Levinson in New York at mlevinson@bloomberg.net. To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net. |
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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