It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! It’s … a dinosaur??? We asked Warriors baller Nick Young what the hell coulda smacked into the OKC Thunder airplane on Friday night — making a HUGE crater on the nose of the Boeing 757. Swaggy P’s…
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Says "This Was an Act of Terror"
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14 Famously Dumb Halloween Costumes
Halloween is a time for three things:
- For kids to dress in some kind of adorable outfit.
- For women to turn the most benign of costumes into the skankiest of costumes.
- For celebrities to cross certain lines with their controversial costume ideas.
With the third point in mind, we present 14 especially scandalous celebrity Halloween costumes over recent years:
1. Tomi Lahren as…The Flag?
Tomi Lahren thinks she’s being all Patriotic with this photo. But she’s really in violation of the flag code.
2. Snooki as a Missing Child
It may sort of seem like a silly concept, but milk cartons are actually used sometimes to alert people to missing children. Not exactly something one should mock, Snooki.
3. Julianne Hough as Crazy Eyes
Julianne Hough going as a character from Orange is the New Black was a funny idea. She just should have avoided the whole blackface thing.
4. Chris Brown as a Terrorist
Chris Brown went as a member of the Taliban in 2012. We were impressed he managed to dress up as the one type of person more hated than he is.
5. Bill Maher as Steve Irwin
In 2006, mere months after the death of Steve Irwin, Bill Maher dressed as a “dead” version of the crocodile hunter. His outfit included a bloody stinger stinking out of his chest.
6. Adrianne Curry as Amy Winehouse
Adrianne Curry dressed as Amy Winehouse in 2009. The costume included a beehive wig and a fake hypodermic needle sticking out of her arm. Yikes!
"Always and Forever" Singer Keith Wilder Dead at 65
Keith Wilder, the lead singer of the ’70s funk band Heatwave, has died. Wilder’s had several massive hits, including “Always and Forever,” “Boogie Nights” and “The Groove Line.” Wilder had been suffering from serious health problems recently and…
Astros Fan Who Threw Back Puig Ball Took Private Jet To Attend Game 6
The Astros fans who went viral after tossing Yasiel Puig’s HR ball back on the field are takin’ a freakin’ private jet to L.A. … and will be inside Dodger Stadium for tonight’s W.S. game! Vim Head — who’s wife caught Puig’s 9th inning bomb,…
Farrah Abraham: Fired from Teen Mom Because No One Likes Her?!
Farrah Abraham is currently on one hell of a downward spiral.
Really, it’s hard to tell when the spiral started, since being a mess is kind of Farrah’s whole deal, but things have been way, way worse lately.
In addition to her trademark word salad and her unwillingness to be civil to any other human being ever, she’s been embracing her porn star side again lately in a mighty big way.
She’s been getting laser treatments done on her vagina and documenting those treatments for us all to see, which has been … well, it’s not been all that great.
She’s also been doing some live streams with a company called Cam Soda — special little videos in which she masturbates on the internet.
Actually, she just did one of those videos. She was all set up to do a special Halloween one last night, but instead of doing anal like she promised, she just wore some lingerie and ranted about MTV.
Because, as she revealed, MTV fired her from Teen Mom OG yesterday.
In a big ol’ rant on Instagram, Farrah accused MTV of exploiting her and her daughter, Sophia, on the show, but said they “let me go because as a Business Mogul I act like an adult and take part in adult promotions and activities that other adults do for FREE or in private!”
She claims that when they fired her, they told her that her “brands press out shines the Teen mom Viacom press,” which means something to her, we’re sure.
“Sad such a phenomenal show will no longer have its biggest talent on the show because of women hating, sex shaming, hate crimes, selfish, Weinstein company power trip behaviors against a professional hard working, honest mother,” she wrote.
Farrah also said that she’s “proud of myself not giving in to be sex shamed by Viacom network,” which is interesting.
That part sort of makes it sound like she was issued an ultimatum: do Teen Mom or do the cam girl stuff, but not both.
If that’s true, then there’s a small chance she didn’t actually get fired, since she didn’t really do anything but rant on last night’s live stream.
Seriously, she didn’t do anything — the company is having to refund viewers who, for whatever reason, paid to see Farrah masturbate.
Back in her rant, Farrah wrote “Cheers to basically winning against hurtful disgusting executives who do way more in their personal lives then what I could ever be judged for.”
“I will never be broken by hateful wrong people and if everyone else is brain washed, on drugs, pills, scheming thinking their at the top of their power trips I WISH to always be apart.”
She announced that “I give this chapter of my life to GOD & all of his glory & to justice in court. If God’s for you who dare be against you.”
Sound logic.
Based on everything that Farrah has said about what happened yesterday, she’s pretty clear: MTV fired her because of the live streams and the sex toys and all of her various ties to the adult industry.
But according to a new report from The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, that’s not exactly the whole story.
It’s part of the story, of course — a source says that “Basically, they could explain away the first time” she did porn, “when she did her ‘Backdoor’ tape because it was made and released while the show was on hiatus.”
“They brought her back on for OG because they could explain away that young people make mistakes sometimes, but now that she is back in the adult industry again, they can’t use that excuse anymore.”
“Another factor,” however, “is that an overwhelmingly large portion of the viewing audience simply does not like Farrah, and not just because of the adult stuff.”
“They are not losing one of the more popular girls.”
Ain’t that the truth?
Farrah is, without a doubt, the most hated of any of the moms.
We saw Amber Portwood beat her boyfriend on the show, and we saw Jenelle Evans high on heroin, but nobody inspires hatred quite like Farrah.
The hatred isn’t limited to fans either, if you can believe it.
“She creates a miserable filming experience for everyone involved on her crew,” another source says.
“Several former crew members have actually refused to film with Farrah, so it’s just not worth the drama and backlash for everyone involved with the show anymore.”
As strange as it sounds, it just might be true.
Unlike her fellow Teen Mom hot messes, Farrah’s segments on the show aren’t really all that interesting anymore. We know she’s going to yell at someone, we know she’s not going to make any sense.
She doesn’t cause controversy so much as she just causes annoyance.
How do you feel about Farrah’s firing?
Jinger Duggar Shocks Fans With Jeremy Vuolo PDA
Back in November of 2016, Jinger Duggar married Jeremy Vuolo in front of 1,500 of her closest friends and relatives.
Now, as they approach their one-year anniversary, the young couple is still going strong.
But while Jinger has developed into the same sort of doting wife as her mother and older sisters, she’s also undergone a number of other changes that no one in her family would have ever predicted.
These days, Jinger is known as her family’s resident rebel.
And while her acts of defiance may seem incredibly tame to those of us outside of Tontitown, Arkansas, within Jinger’s inner circle, there’s been much fretting and pearl-clutching over the 23-year-old’s apparent disinterest in following in the footsteps of the other women in her family.
Jinger’s most obvious form of rebellion has been the rejection of her family’s strict dress code.
Before Jinger got hitched, all of Jim Bob and Michelle’s daughters continued to wear below-the-knee skirts at all times (even while playing sports or engaging in other outdoor activities) even after leaving the house.
Jinger not only wears pants, she’s been known to rock shorts on occasion and short (by Duggar standards) skirts:
That’s a photo that Jinger uploaded on Instagram this week, and while her hemline might fall a little higher than her parents would like, it’s a much more subtle form of rebellion that has fans talking.
Jinger captioned the photo with lyrics from the 1965 song “L-O-V-E” by Nat King Cole:
“L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore can,” she wrote.
Sure, it’s not like Jinger is quoting Cardi B, but many longtime Duggar obsessives are still taken aback by her choice of song.
Why? Well, Jinger’s family generally eschews all forms of secular music.
Those familiar with the Duggars’ belief system say that non-religious music isn’t expressly forbidden, but note that young people are “strongly discouraged” to stick with hymns, and even Christian rock is considered potentially problematic.
“A song other then church music? Jinger u rebel!!” wrote one Instagram follower on Jinger’s photo.
“Gasp you’ve heard of this song?” commented another.
Like we said, Jinger’s not exactly scrawling Slayer lyrics on her walls in goat’s blood-red paint, but she’s still sending a message that the life she plans to live is not the one her parents mapped out for her.
Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family.
Cardi B & Offset: Televised Wedding Could Be Worth $1 Million!
Weddings are complicated. You have to pick the date, the venue, the menu, the seating arrangement, the decorations, the cake, …
Oh, and which million-dollar deal you’ll make for your wedding to also be a TV special.
That’s what Cardi B and her new fiance, Offset, are trying to decide.
We know that they say that your average little girl grows up dreaming about her wedding day, which says a lot about how weirdly people socialize their children.
But the actual planning of your wedding doesn’t usually happen until you’re engaged.
And even then, unless you’re part of the Duggar fertility cult or something like that, those “plans” usually take the form of vague notions during your engagement.
Not so for Cardi B and Offset, it seems.
Cardi B, of course, is the rapper whose smash hit, “Bodak Yellow,” managed to upset Taylor Swift’s domination of the music world.
Offset might sound like a name out of The Handmaid’s Tale, but he’s actually a hip-hop artist.
And he’s now engaged to Cardi B, having proposed to her just last week.
(Proposing to her while her career is at its height — good for them, you know?)
On Friday night, Offset got down on one knee and proposed to Cardi B.
They were on stage at the Philly Powerhouse performance.
Even though Cardi B had briefly posted that she was “single” just a week before revising that, she said yes.
Some fans are concerned.
For one thing, Offset might be trying to boost his career by latching onto hers. Her career, in the meantime, might suffer.
For another, public proposals are actually super creepy — unless you talk about them in advance.
The genuine surprise proposals made in the middle of a restaurant or on stage or in front of friends and family … those often feel like the one who planned it is blackmailing the other person into saying yes, for politeness’ sake.
Not everyone who does something like that is trying to be manipulative, of course, but there are some men who know what they’re doing when they pull that move.
Finally, fans are a little alarmed that a relationship that had briefly seemed over the previous week had suddenly become an engagement.
Regardless, though, a Cardi B wedding is going to be a big deal.
TMZ reports that a Cardi B and Offset wedding special is being pursued by VH1, BET, and WE tv.
Apparently, each network is vying to win a chance to turn the couple’s future wedding into a TV special.
The potential entertainment value for these channels and for their viewers is obvious.
For Cardi B and Offset? They could be making a deal worth as much as $ 1 million.
They’ll have to decide which network — if any — they want poking around their special day. There’s a lot to consider.
But … that’s a great situation to be in, right?
First of all, that’s an amazing deal. The inconvenience of cameras is no big deal compared to getting paid as much as seven figures for doing something that you can do anyway.
Also, weddings are pretty darn expensive. Celebrity weddings even more so.
A big payday for a special like this could really make a difference.
In fact, you might even say that the cost of this couple’s wedding might be … offset.
(Sorry)
Jeremy Roloff: This is What Fatherhood Has Taught Me
Jeremy Roloff is a changed man.
He’s only been a father for a handful of weeks, but the Little People, Big World star says he can tell something is different.
And that something is centered around his faith.
Earlier this week, the new father of a precious baby named Ember Jean shared the above photo on Instagram and included with it the caption below:
Yesterday I had a dying to self moment. The realization that my life is not about me.
This baby is a part of the continual dying-to-self process that is nescessary to pursue holiness over happiness.
That’s profound stuff.
Typically, Jeremy leaves this kind of religious talk to his wife, as Audrey Roloff has been known to often gush over Jesus Christ and His teachings.
But having Ember has clearly brought something out in Jeremy.
If you pursue happiness over holiness, you may lose both, he continued, adding:
But if we pursue holiness, happiness may get thrown in. There is a selfishness deep down that I’m ashamed to say, almost resented the freedom and time that I am about to lose.
However, as it’s been said, nothing can truly be yours until you’ve fully given it away.
After an admittedly challenging opening few weeks as parents, Audrey and Jeremy have been sharing more and more pictures of their daughter, while also taking her on mini road trips.
Or stroller trips, we guess we should say.
In concluding his latest post regarding Ember and what he’s come to believe/realize, Jeremy wrote:
Jesus said it best, “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.”
I want to live for the truth of holiness, not the facade of happiness.
I want to find my life and find it in the fullness and freedom of Christ.
Amen, right?
Whether or not you believe with absolutely everything Jeremy writes here or believes in general, his sentiment is that being a father has made him more selfless.
Isn’t that how it ought to be for everyone?
DJ Quik Says He"ll Work With Lonzo Ball If He Can Actually Rap
Classic good news/bad news situation for Lonzo Ball … good news is that one of the greatest producers in hip-hop history says he’s totally down to work with Ball. Bad news is that this guy … DJ Quik … says he’ll only do so if Ball can really…
Alaskan Bush People: Filming WITHOUT Ami Brown?!
Alaskan Bush People‘s production has been in limbo for a while now. Ami Brown’s cancer battle takes priority.
But even though we know that Ami Brown is back in the hospital for another round of chemo, new evidence has surfaced of the Brown family being in Colorado — at their new homestead.
Are they filming the new season without Ami?!
Ami Brown has been battling stage 4 lung cancer.
The Alaskan Bush People star and Brown family matriarch’s news has seen waves of support from fans and viewers of the show.
If you’re concerned that living in the wilderness is no lifestyle for someone fighting cancer and dealing with the rigors of chemo, don’t worry.
The Brown family has been living large in their Beverly Hills mansion.
(People don’t do reality television for free, folks — and the Browns have filmed seven seasons. Yes, that adds up to a mansion)
The mansion is located just minutes from a hospital.
All of this adds up to an ideal situation for Ami Brown.
She can receive checkups and chemo treatments at the hospital.
Then she can come home and, surrounded by her family, recover and continue her battle in comfort.
Though they don’t know if Ami Brown is going to make it, the family is trying to stay positive and they hope that living in L.A. with its warm weather and sunny skies will do Ami a world of good.
So … what are we to make of this?
This beautiful, beautiful photo was shared by Rain Brown. Her caption provides a little context:
“Breathtaking… #nofilter #sundayhike #stayhappy #staystrong #CO #sisterphotographer”
Unless Rain is trying to alert us to the presence of carbon monoxide in the wilderness, we think that CO here means that she is in Colorado.
Oh, and she tagged the location as “Trinidad, Colorado.”
She says that she’s “hiking,” here, but you don’t have to be a geography whiz to know that hiking in Santa Monica or wherever isn’t going to take you to Colorado.
Rain is also still just 14, so … we don’t imagine that she and her sister are in Colorado by themselves.
Colorado, of course, is the site of the Brown family’s new homestead. A homestead that no one expected them to return to until, you know, season 8 begins filming.
Rain shared another photo the next day, revealing that the family is still there.
You can see the snowflakes in this photo.
Rain did not tag her location here (which is smart, folks — for minors and for celebrities and for women, you might not want to advertise where you stop for a cup of coffee or shop).
But it’s sure as hell not L.A.
The last time that it snowed in L.A. was either 1962 or the season 3 Christmas episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Either way, not during Rain’s lifetime.
So we think that it’s reasonably safe to say that at least a portion of the Brown family is in Colorado right now.
Are they filming without Ami?
There might be other reasons.
Maybe, for example, Rain is just looking to make some friends in the area.
It could also be that they sent just a few of the young Browns to check on the homestead and maybe make sure that whatever they already have there is prepped for the snow.
Or maybe … no, we’re out of alternative explanations.
Could the Brown family be filming without Ami Brown? They might.
Even if Ami Brown manages to pull a total recovery, her days of roughing it in the wilderness — even just for the camera’s benefit — may be over.
So it may be that, no matter how Ami’s cancer battle ends, the family will have to do the show without her. It’ll be different. And weird. But they’ll try to make it work.
We just don’t know if they’ve actually started filming yet. But we sure get the feeling that they might be preparing to.
Mass Casualties, Gunshots Fired in NYC
A motorist rammed pedestrians and cyclists in lower Manhattan Tuesday … and multiple gunshots were also heard in the area. Video from the scene shows multiple people injured on what looks like a bike path adjacent to the NYC’s Westside Highway.…
Kim Kardashian: Terrified About How North Will Deal with Third Child?!
By now, you’ve surely heard the good news …
Kim Kardashian will become a mother of three in just a few short months!
Thanks to the magic of surrogacy, Kim and Kanye will welcome the new baby sometime this winter, and we’re so excited we can hardly stand it.
We’re sure Kim and Kanye are also thrilled.
It’s just so fun, because Kim’s first child, the legendary North West, is, well, a legend, and her son, Saint, is just too adorable.
Will the new baby be a boy or a girl? Will he or she be impossibly gorgeous like North and Saint? Will Kimye actually be welcoming twins, like some rumors have insisted?
Only time will tell.
But one thing seems certain: North will probably be super, super jealous.
Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing — the kid is only four, she’s not really old enough to understand why her mom keeps having more babies when she could just be playing with her all the time.
Jealous is totally normal, and with as outspoken as North seems to be, we’re not surprised she’s expressed that jealousy in the past.
Remember, back before Saint was even born, Kim said that she was “a little nervous” about having another baby because North didn’t like it when she even held other babies.
Then, after Saint came into the world, Kim confirmed that North was dealing with a lot of jealousy, so much that she had to “sneak moments” with Saint or have Kanye distract North.
Kim has clarified that North is “not, like, harmful, she’s not, like, hurting him or anything.”
And although Saint is just about to celebrate his third birthday, a source tells OK! magazine that “North still has jealousy issues over Saint and gets jealous anytime Kim lavishes attention on him.”
“Her temper tantrums are legendary,” the insider adds, “and Kris says it’s all their own fault for spoiling her so much. ‘No!’ is North’s favorite word right now.”
“North hates it when Saint takes one of her toys even though Kim is desperately trying to get her to share.”
Things are so bad that “North gets herself into such a state and only ice cream will console her.”
It’s tough out there for a big sister, huh?
However, things are so bad that “Kim’s worried sick how she’ll behave once their new baby comes home around the holidays.”
While it’s understandable that Kim would have concerns, we’re sure there’s no sense in her being so concerned.
Sure, maybe there will be a few more tantrums, and maybe North will demand ice cream more frequently, but in the end, it’ll all work out beautiful.
Another Kimye baby … what a time to be alive.
Blanket Jackson: Left Without a Guardian?!
Of all of Michael Jackson’s children, Prince Michael “Blanket” Jackson tends to keep the lowest profile.
Part of the reason, of course, is his age.
Blanket is only 15 and still in high school, which means that while his older siblings are embarking on careers in the media, is attending high school classes.
Obviously, as a result of being the youngest son of one of the most famous musicians of all-time, Blanket’s childhood has been far from typical.
But it’s not just the boy’s wealth and fame that set him apart from his peers.
For one thing, Blanket’s life has been marred by tragedy and instability.
Following his father’s death, Blanket’s family situation was thrown into complete disarray, with various relatives sharing guardianship duties.
Until recently, Katherine Jackson was Blanket’s primary legal guardian.
However, her advanced age and hectic travel schedule (Katherine is 87 and spends much of the year in London), she was often forced to hand off duties to other relatives.
The family generally does a pretty good job of shielding press-shy Blanket from publicity, but this week, several media outlets reported that Katherine has surrendered her guardianship duties.
According to E! News, Katherine has essentially retired from caring for Blanket, fearing that she’s no longer up to the task.
Other adults in the family co-signed, explaining to the court that Katherine is “no longer needed to fulfill the duties.”
News of the legal developments sparked fears for Blanket’s safety amongst fans.
Even when Katherine was the primary legal guardian, childcare duties were often divided amongst several realtives, with Blanket’s Aunt Rebbie and Uncle T.J. assuming the bulk of the responsibilities.
Unfortunately, there were gaps in the division of labor, and sources say Blanket often spent the night alone or was unable to get to school in the morning due to scheduling confusion.
With Kathering removing herself from the situation, there were concerns that Blanket would be on his own even more than usual.
Fortunately, it seems his older relatives have been able to reach an agreement, and E! is now reporting that at Katherine’s request, T.J. will take over as Blanket’s primary caretaker.
“[Katherine] feels that TJ is able to assume all necessary responsibilities of the guardianship,” one court document reads.
Obviously, at 15, Blanket is probably able to care for himself for the most part.
But fans on social media are still expressing their gratitude that the boy may be able to experience a modicum of stability during the last few years of his childhood.
Teresa Giudice: Sofia Vergara Should Be Nicer Since She"s an Immigrant!
Earlier this month, NeNe Leakes went up on stage and told a heckler that she hoped that she gets raped. It was neither a good thing to say nor a good career move.
Well, there must be something awful in the air that"s making Real Housewives go up on stage and stay stupid, offensive things. This time, the perpetrator is Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice.
Teresa Giudice … being unkind? Difficult to imagine, we know. As you"ll see in the video below, the subject of her ire is none other than actress Sofia Vergara.
Teresa Giudice is getting blasted right now for some inflammatory, offensive comments that she made on stage for a panel discussion titled: "Gettin" Real With The Housewives."
Teresa, perhaps best known for flipping tables and for serving time in prison, was asked about her celebrity encounters.
The best … and the worst.
Teresa was quick to point the finger at Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara.
She describes Sofia as a "b–ch," saying that she stepped in front of her and captured the spotlight.
Oh, and Teresa also commented that Sofia should be nicer, because she"s an immigrant.
Obviously, this is offensive, potentially on multiple levels.
Let"s start with how it"s potentially unfair — Teresa seems to be describing Sofia"s entire personality based upon a single encounter in which the two women were photographed together.
But … what"s really grabbing people"s attention is the outright xenophobia and potential racism.
The suggestions that immigrants in particular should be nice or good-natured is appalling.
Sure, everyone should be nice.
Suggesting that a particular class of people are obligated to be nice … has all sorts of nasty implications and really shows that you don"t consider them to be equals.
While the folks over at TMZ who first shared this video were quick to point out the xenophobia, we think that Teresa is specifically motivated by racism.
Do you know why we think that this is racism and not more garden variety xenophobia?
Because Teresa Giudice"s husband, Joe Giudice, is an immigrant.
Seriously.
The dude"s in prison now, and it"s even possible that Joe Giudice will be deported after he finishes serving his sentence.
Joe was born in Italy, which makes him an immigrant.
What"s more is that Joe Giudice never obtained US citizenship.
So we more than suspect that Teresa doesn"t have a problem with just any old immigrant.
What"s different about Sofia? Well, she"s not a European immigrant — she"s Columbian.
Sofia also became a US citizen — even getting a perfect score on her citizenship test. Which should be easy for US citizens who were born here but requires a lot of learning for a newcomer.
(Seriously, you can take it for fun online and it"s not hard, but a disturbingly large number of native citizens would be unable to pass it)
Sofia Vergara is a celebrated, award-winning actress and the highest paid woman on television. She also ranks reasonably high up there among the most powerful women in the world, in some listings.
We guess that, to Teresa Giudice, she was born in Columbia and that makes her somehow … lesser. That"s sad.
You know what else jumps out at us about this?
Teresa Giudice believing that immigrants should be nice implies that she doesn"t believe that native citizens have to be friendly.
And that explains a lot about Teresa Giudice.
Farrah Abraham Bails on Backdoor, Porn Site Offers Refunds
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Vanderpump Rules Season 6 Trailer: Is Scheana Being Cheated On?!
Well, fall is here again, which means it"s time to find out exactly how the men and women of SUR effed their lives up over the summer.
Yes, another season of Vanderpump Rules is upon us, and things are a little different this year.
For one thing, Season 6 doesn"t debut until December (boo).
But on the bright side, Lala Kent will return after abruptly quitting the show last season (yay).
As for your favorite couples–we"re afraid we have some bad news.
With the exception of Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix, it seems just about anyone everyone on the cast has endured a breakup since last season.
The dissolution of Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright, of course, was chronicled in the little-watched Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky.
(Count your blessings if you skipped that ill-conceived slog.)
The rest of the splits, however, will apparently be documented on VPR.
The trailer focuses primarily on the Scheana Marie-Robert Valletta breakup what we learned about last week.
One scene explains the split by showing Lala inform Scheana that Robert cheated on her.
A bit ironic, perhaps, given that Lala walked away from the show last year due to scrutiny of her love life, but whatever.
As long as there"s drama we"re happy … and it certainly looks like this season delivers.
Watch Vanderpump Rules online to get caught up in time for Season 6, and check out the full trailer below:
Dancing with the Stars Fans Cry "SEXISM!" Over Latest Results
Dancing with the Stars treated viewers to quite a treat the night before Halloween, as two contestants were sent packing on Monday night.
Indeed, the ABC competition scared up a stunner when both Nikki Bella and Vanessa Lachey were eliminated.
The results were announced not long after Bella and partner Artem Chigvintsev earned 24 points for their Jive and after Lachey and Maksim Chmerkovskiy earned the same score for their Paso Doble.
Not great tallies.
But not terrible ones, either.
(This special Halloween installment also featured the first team dances of Season 25.
Team Monster Mash – including Jordan, Lindsey, Terrell and Nikki – scored 24 out of 30; and Team Phantom of the Ballroom – comprised of Victoria, Frankie, Drew and Vanessa – earned 30 out of 30.)
At the end of the episode, some viewers were left shocked that two stars got the boot – while others were left shocked over which two got the boot.
Specifically, a contingent of the Internet believes the gender of these stars played a key role in their elimination.
Yes, Dancing with the Stars is now facing accusations of sexism.
“An extremely sexist show!!!” someone with the handle @Mieczyslaw wrote after witnessing a pair of early-season favorites go home, adding:
“This protection with male artists must end!”
We had no idea such a protection existed.
Has Dancing with the Stars been under a sexism microscope in the past?
“I’m sorry but the two eliminated teams from #DWTS got screwed,” @kmf409 Tweeted. “I think there are two male stars who should have gone before either.”
It appears as if a number of fans think Terrell Owns and/or Drew Scott should have been eliminated long before either Lachey or Bella.
Especially when you consider that Scott took a tumble on stage last night.
“#DWTS really there is no way Terrell and Drew should of stayed over Nikki and Vanessa,” exclaimed @tylllah92, who believed the results to be “straight BS.”
The user @reneesbellas agrees:
“PLEASE do not try to come for me and tell me Drew Scott & [Terrell] deserved to stay over Nikki Bella & Vanessa Lachey That’s a damn lie.”
And while not every critic believes sexism was to blame for this outcome, some pointed to long-standing chatter that Dancing with the Stars is rigged.
“Never believed in the rumours of #DWTS being rigged until this season & I’m not just being petty…,” one Twitter user wrote of the latest elimination, while another chimed in as follows:
“Rigged. Nikki Bella was cheated. We know her fan base and scores.”
Who would rig the show?
Why would he or she rig it against Vanessa and Nikki? It’s unclear.
Are you buying any of these claims?
Do you think there was anything legitimately fishy about these eliminations? Sound off now!
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