Gadot Defends Her Being Mis-Cast as Wonder Woman

 Gal Gadot isn't worried about being too slight to fill Wonder Woman's red boots - or bustier, for that matter.

 In her first interview since being cast as Wonder Woman in the "Man of Steel" sequel, Gadot told the Hebrew-language entertainment show "Good Evening With Gai Pines," "I represent the Wonder Woman of the new world," according to a translation posted on Batman News.

 Responding to criticism that she lacks the curves of Lynda Carter, the previous actress to portray Wonder Woman on screen, Gadot said, "Breasts… anyone can buy for 9,000 shekels and everything is fine. By the way, Wonder Woman is Amazonian, and historically accurate Amazonian women actually had only one breast. So, if I'd really go 'by the book'…it'd be problematic. Gadot is planning to add some muscle, however.

 The former model and beauty queen who completed her two-year mandatory service in the Israeli Army has already begun a "very serious training regimen" that includes Kung Fu, kickboxing, swords and Jujutsu, she said.

 "I'll gain body mass," she told the Israeli TV show.

 Before landing the part opposite Superman's Henry Cavill and Batman's Ben Affleck, Gadot was best known for her role as Gisele in the " Fast & Furious" movies. The 28-year-old actress got the news from her agent just after her flight from Israel landed in New York. "She says to me 'Wonder Woman!' and I'm like 'What?' - 'The role is yours … and it's a secret and the news is not yet announced and you can't tell anyone, I'm saying to her 'Are you serious?' - and we both scream!"

 "Now it's a plane from Israel to New York and I can't make loud noise, so I lean on a window, bending down to my legs and just trying to understand."...More

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Selena Gomez F-Bombs, Then Walks Off Stage

Meltdown alert! Selena Gomez didn't have the best night at KIIS FM's 2013 Jingle Ball. The 21-year-old star got held up during her performance on stage when her audio and mic malfunctioned. Her reaction? The "Slow Down" singer dropped the f-bomb and later walked off stage before finishing her set. See more pics of Selena here.

 "Sorry, the sound isn't working!" Gomez was heard yelled to the crowd. "Are you guys having a good night? I promise, a lot cooler people are gonna come out tonight," Gomez continued. "Is it okay if I perform two more songs and you guys can get to it?"

 But it didn't get any better. Clearly agitated, Gomez continued to speak to the crowd hoping the issue would quickly be resolved. "I have to thank you guys so much for allowing me to be able to perform the music that I love," Gomez said. "And I have to say that before you guys go on to the people that you care about, I really appreciate you supporting everything that I do. So this next song is the first song I had hit No. 1, and it's called 'Come & Get It.'"

 After the song, Justin Bieber's ex decided to leave the stage instead of finishing her set -- to a crowd filled with mostly children. "She was pissed doing the next song and she said two more songs," an eyewitness tells Us Weekly. "[She] didn't do the last one." Source

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Baldwin Booted from TV Over Gay Outbursts

 MSNBC has pulled Alec Baldwin's talk show Up Late off the air for at least the next two weeks following the actor's public outburst that included an anti-gay slur, according to a statement on the Up Late website.

 "I would like to address the comments I made this past week," Baldwin wrote. "I did not intend to hurt or offend anyone with my choice of words, but clearly I have — and for that I am deeply sorry. Words are important. I understand that, and will choose mine with great care going forward. What I said and did this week, as I was trying to protect my family, was offensive and unacceptable. Behavior like this undermines hard-fought rights that I vigorously support. I understand Up Late will be taken off the schedule for tonight and next week. I want to apologize to my loyal fans and to my colleagues at MSNBC — both for my actions and for distracting from their good work. Again, please accept my apology."

 Several hours after winning his court case against his accused stalker, Baldwin lashed out at a paparazzo, allegedly calling him a "c---sucking f--." TMZ posted footage of the incident, which Baldwin refuted, saying that it was clear he called the pap a "fathead." Still, after GLAAD rep Rich Ferraro noted that "c---sucker" also falls under the category of an anti-gay slur, Baldwin apologized and promised to retire that word from his vocabulary....More

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Ke$ha Says Her Vagina is Haunted

 Ke$ha has always been a different kind of celeb. She belongs to an all together different league and often she is with the supernatural forces. Yes, supernatural forces.

 Singer Kesha arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada May 19, 2013.

 On "Jimmy Kimmel Live" she opened up about how she or we should say one of her body parts was possessed by a ghost. We are not sure if the ghost was friendly or unfriendly but definitely was a pervert. The ghost nested in her, yes, vagina.

 A possessed vagina can be a haunted sight. Just the picture of a demonic vagina can run chills down your spine.

 Things about the demonic p**sy only surfaced when Jimmy asked the "Tik Tok" singer about her MTV documentary titled "Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life." According to her, her vagina is/was haunted by a paranormal creature a.k.a. ghost while she was shooting in Alaska earlier this year.

 Ke$ha's claims of the haunted vagina are not something vague but based on scientific findings. When her hypnotherapist used a ghost meter over her body to check for the presence of supernatural entities, and it was discovered that she had dead people in her....More

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Vatican Misspells Christ's Name on Medals

 It's a good thing Jesus is known for his forgiveness. The Vatican recalled a series of commemorative medals after it was discovered that Jesus's name had been misspelled as "Lesus."

 The levil, it seems, is in the details.

 The error, which was tweeted by the Catholic News Service, can be spotted in the upper right side of the coin.

 According to CBS News, about 6,200 of the medals, which commemorate the beginning of Francis's papacy, were produced.

 Via CBS News:

   The medal features a portrait of Francis on one side, and on the other, a Latin phrase that the future pontiff says inspired him as a teenager to pursue the priesthood: "Vidit ergo Jesus publicanum et quia miserando antque eligendo vidit, ait illi sequere me." (Translation: Jesus, therefore, saw the publican, and because he saw by having mercy and by choosing, he said to him, 'Follow me.')

 The Catholic News Service reported that four of the medals were sold before they could be recalled. Source

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Neal Adams Loses 30 Years of Classic Art in Back of Cab

 Famous comic book artist, known for Thor and The Hulk, Neal Adams placed 30 years of work in the back of a cab and hasn't seen it since. He's begging New Yorkers for help in getting his life's work returned to him. CBS 2's Vanessa Murdock reports. Find more CBS-Newyork videos on Yahoo Screen.

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Bengals Fans Dropkick Katy Perry

 When you think about the tough men who made the NFL what it is, and getting fired up for a huge game against a rival, only one name comes to mind: Katy Perry.

 Or, not. But someone in the Bengals' office decided that Perry's hit "Roar" would work perfectly for their games, including as the song to introduce the team. Bengals? Roar? Get it? Yeah.

This was not thought out that well. There has to be some context. Metallica is fine. "Until It Sleeps" by Metallica just before NFL game is not. To the surprise of nobody, Bengals fans were quite unhappy with the pop star's anthem, which played before, during and after its home opener against Pittsburgh on Monday night.

It's a nice enough song if you're a 12-year-old girl, but I would have paid good money to see James Harrison's reaction when he heard it playing over the stadium speakers.

I mean, come on Bengals ...

Not exactly "Hells Bells." But no worries, the Bengals are not going to subject the fans to the embarrassment of more "Roar" after they flooded social media with complaints. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Bengals said the song will not be featured as prominently, which likely (hopefully) means not at all.

"I think some fans proved that there's an expectation that when the team takes the field, there should be more of a hard-rock, classic-rock song and I know that's what we're going to do this game," said Jeff Berding, the Bengals' director of sales and public affairs. "Katy Perry is not going to be the last song you hear before the team takes the field."

Here's a tip, Bengals: Cross "Firework" and "I Kissed a Girl" off the list of possible new intro songs. And please, please, no Bieber either. Just trust me.  Source

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Brandy Sings to Near Empty Stadium, After Most Had Gone Home

In retrospect, it seems like someone should have said something sooner.

 Brandy was secretly slated to be the surprise grand finale at the Nelson Mandela Sports and Culture Day, but since fans had no idea the singer would be the final act at the end of a packed schedule, almost all of them had left the building by the time she stepped on stage. Oops.

 To put it in perspective, the FNB stadium in Soweto, South Africa, holds 90,000 guests and had been packed the entire day. When Brandy came out for her big moment, however, only 40 people remained. Oh, and reportedly, the lights were on (which was probably one of the reasons guests thought this shindig was done).

 "Brandy performed to an empty stadium. With the stadium lights on," local musician Kabomo tweeted.

 Other event-goers shared Kabomo's shock. Twitter user Crazy Girl Tutu (how we love that name), shared, "I gave up the min I saw the empty stadium. Brandy performing for the chairs!"...More

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Tiger Still a Pussycat, Remains Off His Game

On Sunday at the PGA Championship, everyone knew that Tiger Woods would not be winning his 15th major championship. Coming in off one of his best performances since he was snagging majors five years ago, Woods was the hot story and the obvious pick, but his four days at Oak Hill were a reminder that despite how he dominates the regular PGA Tour events all season, it's the majors that continue to flummox the No. 1 player in the world.

 Woods shot a round of even-par 70 on Sunday, never giving up despite a bogey-double bogey finish to his front nine and the fact that when that driver comes out of the bag, our guess is as good as his to where it will end up.

 Tiger shot a back nine 32, never giving up and grinding as hard as he could, especially over the last two holes when he couldn't be more out of position. Woods grabbed his back after a tee shot on the par-5 13th, but continued to go after tee shots and try to dig irons out of the rough, a testament to just how much this man cares about always shooting one shot better if possible.

 But the real story here isn't his play at Oak Hill, but his play at all the majors. Last month I wrote a piece defending Tiger's play, pointing out that a T-6 at a major is a pretty incredible accomplishment considering he had has B game at Muirfield. This week isn't as defensible. Woods simply should have played better at the PGA, coming in off a big win at Firestone in which it seemed all parts of his game were clicking.

 This isn't a swing problem or a club issue, it's all mental. The space between Tiger's ears that used to be so invincible seems to get rattled when it's major championship week, and no matter if the course is dry and fast or soft and wet or tree lined or wind-swept, it's the same story for the man with 14 majors....More

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Tara Reid Proves She's Dumber than Sharknado

Tara Reid has proven that just starring in a movie called "Sharknado" does not make her an expert on sea life.

The 37-year-old actress made that clear when she went on Discovery's Shark Week talk show "Shark After Dark" last night. She told the host, "Today I was like, all right, I don't want to, like, really sound stupid when I do this show today, like... so I learned a little education on sharks."

She added, "So I look up 'sharks' on the Internet and I see 'whale sharks,' so I'm like, that must mean that a whale and a shark have sex. And then I think, 'Well, how do a whale and a shark have sex?'"

To the sounds of a snickering audience, she was asked, "Was there a video of it?" Reid said, "No, there is a thing called whale sharks, and then I realized whales are mammals and sharks are animals, so they have nothing to do with each other."

She continued, "So basically the dolphins have sex with each other, but the sharks don't, so I thought, 'How is it such a thing?' But the difference is, there is a whale shark, which is the biggest shark in the ocean — he's also scary — and then you have the great white, who's also scary. There are over 400 kinds of sharks, but the whale shark is kind of interesting because he's not so mean."

If you're confused, so were her co-hosts.

 As one pointed out, there's also a tiger shark — and that is not a literal meeting of tiger and shark. And neither is the whale shark....More

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Hi NO, Silver--Depp Craters at the Box Office

 The mega-budget "The Lone Ranger" went down in a cloud of a dust in its box-office debut over the July 4 weekend, saddling the studio with a "John Carter"-sized disaster.

 Over the five-day holiday weekend, the masked rider will have brought in around $49 million. That's about $20 million under analysts' projections and nearly $90 million behind the total of the No. 1 movie, Universal and Illumination Entertainment's animated family film "Despicable Me 2."

 Worse, the $29.4 million three-day Friday-Sunday total for the $225 million adaptation of the classic radio and TV show, with Armie Hammer as the title character and Johnny Depp as Tonto, was weaker than that of last year's bomb "John Carter."

 That $250-million sci-fi adventure opened to $30.1 million, topped out at $73 million at the domestic box office and Disney wound up with a $200 million write down.

 It's hard to imagine Disney executives aren't questioning the decision they made last summer to restart production on the Western after having shut it down when the budget began spiraling out of control.

 "The Lone Ranger" marks the second consecutive major box-office misfire for Depp, who starred in last summer's "Dark Shadows." That send-up of a 1960s TV vampire soap cost $150 million to produce and topped out at $80 million. It opened to a mere $29 million -- and "The Lone Ranger" did worse than that.

 With Depp and the "Pirates of the Caribbean team of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski on board, Disney had hoped "The Lone Ranger" could do for Westerns what that $3.7 billion four-film franchise had done for pirate movies....More

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Rihanna Belts Her Own Fan with Microphone

 Rihanna got nasty at her Birmingham, UK show on Tuesday night, June 18, and we're not talking about her erotic stage show.

 With security guards surrounding her, the 25-year-old S&M singer stepped down into the audience to greet fans and shake hands. When one concertgoer refused to let go of her arm, Rihanna took matters into her own hands and whacked the person with her microphone.

 The pop star isn't apologizing for the incident either. She tweeted after the performance: "Purpose! That b**** won't let me go." Link

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Pia Zadora Chokes Teenaged Son At Bedtime

Pia Zadora is very serious about her beauty rest. The former Broadway star, who was arrested on charges of domestic battery and coercion at her Las Vegas home on Saturday, June 1, reportedly flew into a rage against her teenage son over his curfew -- because it was affecting her own quiet time.

According to a police report released on Monday, June 3, the 61-year-old entertainer was trying to get her 16-year-old son, Jordan, to go to bed around 11 p.m. on Saturday when the argument broke out.

"Jordan said he told his mom he wanted to stay outside and talk because it was a weekend night," the police report said, according to CNN. Zadora --who had been drinking alcohol earlier in the night with her husband, Las Vegas Police Det. Michael Jeffries -- then became "upset and angry" and "got the hose and started squirting everyone, insisting that Jordan go to bed and Mike Jr. [Jeffries' son] leave," the report continues.

When Jeffries and her 32-year-old stepson Mike Jr. attempted to intervene and stop Zadora's erratic behavior, however, the actress scratched at her husband's face and even punched her stepson.

 The argument and physical fight continued on throughout the night, and several hours later, at 4:30 a.m., Zadora and Jordan "wrestled" over his cell phone as he attempted to call the police...More 

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Chris Brown In Hit and Run, May Have Violated Probation

Chris Brown is been accused of committing a hit-and-run offence.

 The Don't Wake Me Up singer reportedly refused to hand over his driver's licence and insurance information when he crashed his Range Rover into the back of a Mercedes at a set of traffic lights in Beverly Hills, California last week and police are now looking into the incident, according to TMZ.

 Chris, 24, is still on probation for violently assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, leaving her face battered and bruised, and this alleged hit-and-run could trigger a violation.

 However, sources close to the star claim he did nothing wrong. The friends said Chris gave the woman involved in the crash his correct details and when he lawyer attempted to contact her aftewards she hung up on him. Subsequent calls have also reportedly gone unanswered, according to the gossip website.

 This is not the first time the Fine China hitmaker - who was en route to a recording studio with his former lover Karrueche Tran - has been involved in a car crash.

 In February, Chris wrecked his Porsche 911 after he hurtled into a wall claiming he was cut off by "aggressive" paparazzi photographers in Los Angeles, California.

 A spokesman at the time said: "The occupants jumped out, with cameras, and aggressively approached his vehicle. In an effort to remove himself from the situation, he [Chris] began to back down an alley at which point his was cut off by two additional vehicles.

 "Chris' vehicle was wrecked due to this aggressive pursuit by the paparazzi."...More

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O.J. Back in Court, Blames His Mouthpiece

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The last time O.J. Simpson was in a Las Vegas courtroom, he stood next to defense attorney Yale Galanter before being handcuffed and hauled off to prison for up to 33 years.

 On Monday, the former football hero returns to Clark County District Court with a different set of lawyers hoping to convince a judge that Galanter shouldn't have been handling his armed robbery-kidnapping case — that the lawyer who was paid nearly $700,000 for Simpson's defense had a personal interest in preventing himself from being identified as a witness to the crimes and so misled Simpson that the former football star deserves a new trial.

 "To me, the claims are solid. I don't know how the court can't grant relief," said Patricia Palm, the Simpson appeals lawyer who produced a 94-page petition dissecting Galanter's promises, payments and performance as Simpson's lawyer in the trial that ended with a jury finding Simpson and a co-defendant guilty of 12 felonies.

 Galanter declined to comment ahead of his is scheduled testimony.

 Of the 22 allegations of conflict-of-interest and ineffective counsel that Palm raised, Clark County District Court Judge Linda Marie Bell has agreed to hear 19.

 The five-day proceedings are technically neither a trial nor appeal. There won't be any opening statements. The judge will listen to testimony before deciding whether Simpson deserves a new trial. It's not clear whether Bell will rule immediately.

 Simpson now says that Galanter knew ahead of time about his plan to retrieve what he thought were personal mementoes and met with Simpson in Las Vegas to discuss the plan the night before Simpson and five other men confronted two sports memorabilia dealers and a middleman in a cramped casino hotel room in September 2007...More

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Lohan Skips Rehab, Violates Court Ordered Probation

The Los Angeles Times reports that Lindsay Lohan violated her probation by leaving Morningside Recovery on Thursday, where she was to begin 90 days of court-ordered treatment. Deputy Santa Monica city attorney Terry White said that he learned Lohan spent just a few minutes at the Orange County rehab facility before leaving. "Ms. Lohan is in violation of her probation, that much is clear," said White, who added he didn't know Lohan's whereabouts.

 Meanwhile, a source told Us Weekly that she left the facility because "she felt Morningside was not suitable for her. There were too many paparazzi everywhere and she didn't feel safe. Nobody close to her is happy about this. They think she's really not being smart."

 Where in the world is Lindsay Lohan?

 On Thursday morning, Lohan's attorney Mark Heller told L.A. Superior Court Judge James Dabney that his client was currently checked into rehab at Morningside Recovery in Newport Beach, California, and that therapy "is under immediate commencement." However, according to multiple reports, Lohan is not in rehab (SplashNews even photographed the troubled starlet shopping at a Southern California electronics store).

 The New York Daily News claims the "Mean Girls" actress is currently on her way to LAX to catch a flight back to New York City.

 "If there's credible confirmation she's heading back to New York, then I'm going to have to go in and ask the court to issue a warrant,” Deputy Santa Monica City Attorney Terry White told the publication.

 Michael Lohan has confirmed to Radar Online that his daughter already left Morningside: “I have no other choice than to get this out there to help Lindsay.” More

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Reese is Legally Blond & Busted for DUI

Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth were arrested over the weekend in a DUI-related incident in Atlanta, Ga. Variety reports that the Oscar-winning actress and CAA agent, who was operating the vehicle, were pulled over early Friday morning after a cop noticed the car driving in the wrong lane.

 According to a police report obtained by Variety, "Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe I was a real police officer. I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet."

 The report continued: "Mrs. Witherspoon asked, 'Do you know my name?' I answered, 'No, I don't need to know your name.' I then added, 'Right now.' Mrs. Witherspoon stated, 'You're about to find out who I am.'... Mrs. Witherspoon also stated, 'You're going to be on national news.' I advised Mrs. Witherspoon that was fine." More

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Seymour Walks Down Divorce Aisle for 4th Time

Jane Seymour's marriage -- her fourth -- is over. After 20 years together, the British actress, 62, and actor-director husband James Keach have split, they announced Friday, April 12. "Jane Seymour and James Keach confirm that they are separated and have been for several months," the couple said in a statement to Us Weekly. "At this time they are negotiating the terms of their divorce."

Seymour wed American-born, twice-divorced Keach, 65 (who directed the star in her smash TV show Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) in 1993, and they share twin sons John and Kristopher, 17. Continue the pair in their statement: "They will continue their relationship as devoted parents to their children, as business associates and partners, and in their joint dedication to preserving and furthering the charitable endeavors that they've worked on throughout their marriage." Source

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'Do You Know the Way to Bankruptcy?' Dionne Broke

It costs a lot to be Dionne Warwick. The “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” songstress filed for bankruptcy through a federal court in her home state of New Jersey last week, claiming that while she brings in nearly $21,000 in monthly income, she spends all but $10 of it on expenses.
The documents also state that she only has $25,500 in assets and owes more than $10 million to the IRS. The need to file for bankruptcy, Warwick’s publicist Kevin Sasaki said in a statement sent to omg!, was thanks to “negligent and gross financial mismanagement” during several consecutive years in the 1980s and 1990s.

Though the actual overdue back taxes have been paid, according to Sasaki, Warwick owes the mind-blowing amount in accrued penalties and interest.

“In light of the magnitude of her tax liabilities, Warwick has repeatedly attempted to offer re-payment plans and proposals to the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board for taxes owed. These plans were not accepted, resulting in escalating interest and penalties,” continued Sasaki.

Los Angeles-based bankruptcy attorney David L. Neale, who isn’t involved with Warwick’s case, but has studied her filing, tells omg! that it’s very likely the singer could walk away with a clean slate, since her tax obligations reach so far back that they would most likely be considered dischargable. Though other parties she owes could ostensibly sue her for payment, of the $10.72 million Warwick’s filing states she owes to creditors, only about $500,000 is owed to parties other than the IRS
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Will Octomom Face 8 Counts of Welfare Fraud?

Did Octomom commit fraud? On March 20, TMZ reported that Octomom Nadya Suleman, is being investigated by the L.A. County Dept. of Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigation after someone made a claim that she made too much money last year to have collected government money.

 According to the report, Octomom could go to prison for up to 3 years. Sources claim that Suleman raked in about $200,000 in 2012, which would be too much money to collect food stamps or other forms of welfare. According to the law in Calif., Suleman would have needed to make under $119,000 to be eligible for welfare.

 An Octomom fraud case is now open and according to TMZ, people close to the mom of fourteen have already been interviewed by the WFP&I. It is unknown whether or not she has been directly contacted just yet, but if there is enough evidence to prove that she collected welfare when she shouldn't have, you can bet that she'll be prosecuted.

 This is just the latest "Octomom problem." She has lost her house, filed for bankruptcy, and faced lawsuits since giving birth to her octuplets who are now 4. Nadya Suleman became "famous" after giving birth to eight children at once -- after already having six children at home -- and her decision was no mistake. Octomom underwent IVF to get pregnant with one more baby... but she ended up with eight more, causing her financial strife.

 Although Nadya Suleman "goes away" for months at a time when it comes to celebrity gossip, her name always seems to pop back up in the news. Whether she's stripping for cash or setting up donation websites, Suleman's main claim to fame is money, or lack there of.

 If Octomom did commit fraud, it's going to be a tough go for her and her family in the future. Do you think she is guilty?   Source

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Beiber Booed By His Own fans

Justin Bieber’s London tour stop hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing.

 The Canadian crooner, who was widely criticized for his “worst birthday” tantrum over the weekend, irritated his faithful fans and their parents Monday night by taking the stage nearly two hours late. But the 19-year-old is already doing damage control, insisting the story is being blown out of proportion though issuing an apology anyway.

 The Biebs was scheduled to take the stage at London's O2 Arena at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. However, the young star didn’t hit the stage until 10:20. While typically Beliebers think the star can do no wrong, they grew impatient while waiting – and concert footage showed them booing from their seats.

 According to BBC News, many parents were irritated as well because they arrived to pick up their children at the venue, where doors had opened at 6.30 p.m.,just as Bieber was finally taking the stage. Some insisted that their children leave before the show started – after all, it was a school night – forfeiting the price of the expensive tickets...More

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Khloe Fired, No Longer a Factor on 'X-Factor'

 Khloe Kardashian does not appear to be having a good week. First, reports surfaced that she and husband Lamar Odom have taken a trial separation from one another, and now reports claim that she has been fired from X Factor! Can things get any worse for her?

 As if battling all the marital trouble rumors surrounding Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were not enough, Khloe has taken another blow, as sources came out today to reveal that she has been fired from The X Factor. According to The New York Post, a show insider told them: “They have asked Mario Lopez to come back (next season), but not Khloe.”

 Khloe Kardashian signed on to The X Factor with no prior hosting experience, and it showed as she often appeared to be a bundle of nerves. Kardashian is not the first person to get axed from the show, as Britney Spears was also let go. Rumor has it that the show is in talks with Cheryl Cole, who was fired by Simon Cowell in the past, but no one knows if that is for a hosting spot or to sit on the judging panel...More

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Ex-Cardinal Defends His Record of Pedophile Cover-ups

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Retired Roman Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony defended his tattered legacy in a sharply worded letter to his successor, a day after Archbishop Jose Gomez stripped him of his administrative duties and bowed to a court order to release thousands of pages of confidential files on sexually abusive priests.

 In a letter posted Friday on his personal blog, Mahony challenged Gomez for publicly shaming him and said he developed policies to safeguard children after taking over in 1985, despite being unequipped to deal with the molester priests he inherited.

Mahony had apologized two weeks ago after another release of similar files showed he and other top aides worked behind the scenes to protect the church from the growing scandal, keep offending clerics out of state and prevent public disclosure of sex crimes committed by priests.

Gomez was well aware when he took over in 2011 of the steps Mahony had taken to develop better clergy sex abuse policies and never questioned his leadership until Thursday, Mahony wrote.

"Unfortunately, I cannot return now to the 1980s and reverse actions and decisions made then. But when I retired as the active archbishop, I handed over to you an archdiocese that was second to none in protecting children and youth," Mahony wrote.

The letter was remarkable because it revealed infighting between two highly placed church leaders when members of the Roman Catholic hierarchy rarely break ranks publicly, said the Rev. Thomas Doyle, a canon lawyer who worked for the Vatican's Washington, D.C., embassy who also has served as an expert witness for victims in clerical abuse cases....More 

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Pats Coach Poor Sport, No-Shows CBS After Defeat

New England coach Bill Belichick doesn't handle losing all too well, and he blew off CBS' customary postgame interview with the coach of the losing team after the AFC championship game.

 CBS analyst Shannon Sharpe wasn't impressed and called him out for it with some harsh comments.

 "There's something to be said about being gracious in defeat," Sharpe said on CBS' postgame show. "We've seen the New England Patriots five times in the last 12 years be victorious [in the AFC championship game). We've seen the opposing coaches who lost come out and talk to our Steve Tasker. Coach [Bill] Cowher did it when they lost to them, we saw this last week.

 "Bill Belichick makes it real easy for you to root against the Patriots. You can't be a poor sport all the time. You're not going to win all the time, and he does this every time he loses. It's unacceptable."

 Those are strong words from Sharpe, but it's tough to argue. There are certain unpleasant commitments that come with being an NFL head coach, and a certain class that should be displayed in defeat. Granting an interview that coaches are expected to give after big playoff losses, including Super Bowls, to a television partner that pays a big percentage of the NFL's bills is part of that....More

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WH Saves Piers From 100K Who Want Him Deported

 The White House has responded to the petition seeking the deportation of Piers Morgan with a statement from press secretary Jay Carney explaining the First Amendment.

 The petition, which received well over 100,000 signatures (25,000 are required for a White House response) was led by conservative radio host Alex Jones. He wrote, "British Citizen and CNN television host Piers Morgan is engaged in a hostile attack against the U.S. Constitution by targeting the Second Amendment. We demand that Mr. Morgan be deported immediately for his effort to undermine the Bill of Rights and for exploiting his position as a national network television host to stage attacks against the rights of American citizens."

 In Carney's statement explaining the White House's decision to allow Morgan to remain in the U.S., he acknowledges that the Second Amendment does guarantee citizens the right to bear arms, but reiterates the First Amendment guarantees the freedom of the press...More 

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Gore Faces Inconvenient Truth, Sells Failed TV Channel

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. With a focus on U.S. news, it plans to rebrand the left-leaning news network that cofounder Al Gore couldn't make relevant.

The former vice president confirmed the sale Wednesday, saying in a statement that Al-Jazeera shared Current TV's mission "to give voice to those who are not typically heard; to speak truth to power; to provide independent and diverse points of view; and to tell the stories that no one else is telling."

The acquisition lifts Al-Jazeera's reach beyond a few large U.S. metropolitan areas including New York and Washington, where about 4.7 million homes can now watch Al-Jazeera English.

Al-Jazeera, owned by the government of Qatar, plans to gradually transform Current into a new channel called Al-Jazeera America by adding five to 10 new U.S. bureaus beyond the five it has now and hiring more journalists.

Al-Jazeera spokesman Stan Collender said there are no rules against foreign ownership of a cable channel — unlike the strict rules limiting foreign ownership of free-to-air TV stations. He said the move is based on demand, adding that 40 percent of viewers on Al-Jazeera English's website are from the U.S.

"This is a pure business decision based on recognized demand," Collender said. "When people watch Al-Jazeera, they tend to like it a great deal."...More 

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