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Showing posts with label Hurricane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hurricane. Show all posts
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Bill Murray Savagely Turns Down $3 Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Donation
Bill Murray’s putting his foot down — want an autograph? Cough up a donation, and $ 3 is NOT gonna cut it. We got Bill out in D.C. on Sunday signing his John Hancock and noticed autograph seekers were also handing him cash. Turns out he was signing…
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Sued, Patron Says Masturbation Ain"t His Thing
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor accused a parkgoer of not being the master of his domain in its swimming pool and it was embarrassing as hell … so he says in a new lawsuit. Eric Anthony Guinea is suing the theme park for discrimination and…
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Sued, Patron Says Masturbation Ain"t His Thing
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor accused a parkgoer of not being the master of his domain in its swimming pool and it was embarrassing as hell … so he says in a new lawsuit. Eric Anthony Guinea is suing the theme park for discrimination and…
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Jennifer Lopez Announces $1 Million Dollar Donation to Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief
Jennifer Lopez is opening her wallet A LOT wider than she did for Houston to help out her parents’ homeland of Puerto Rico … with a $ 1 million donation. J Lo made the announcement Sunday in NYC alongside the state’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, saying…
Friday, September 22, 2017
UFC Fighter Caught In Hurricane Maria, "We Might Have to Steal Water"
UFC fighter Angela Magana says her neighborhood in Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria — and things are so bad, she’s seriously considering stealing water from hotels. The “TUF Season 20” competitor had been living and…
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Melissa Joan Hart SLAMMED for Insensitive Hurricane Remarks!
Melissa Joan Hart has people riled up again, and this time, it’s for more than just complaining about the Kardashians on 9/11.
You know how the Atlantic is spawning huge, deadly hurricanes in rapid succession? Melissa Joan Hart posted about one of them in a way that many of her followers found to be painfully insensitive.
It was bad enough that she deleted it. … That was the right call.
Back in the ’90s, Melissa Joan Hart was one of the most famous faces out there.
Even before she was starring in movies, she dealt out life lessons on Clarissa Explains It All.
She was and remains best known for her starring role on Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
It was the keystone of ABC Family’s “TGIF” lineup, a couple of decades before the network became Freeform.
(By the way, they’re doing a new Sabrina show — as a spinoff of Riverdale. They just announced it today and I’m super excited)
I fondly remember watching Sabrina as one of the rare times when my parents would let us eat in front of the television like real people instead of enduring family conversations.
Since then, most of the cast have faded into relative obscurity (or voice acting).
The woman who played Aunt Zelda now shows up as the bad guy on various crime shows (NCIS, The Closer, Castle, etc).
As for Melissa Joan Hart? She shows up on camera sometimes, but these days she’s mostly just a mom. And she’s not usually controversial.
But this time, she absolutely was.
In a now-deleted Instagram post, Melissa Joan Hart posted a photo of a weather report that read:
“Maria has officially made landfall on the Caribbean island of Dominica as a Category 5 hurricane.”
A lot of us have been following the news of yet another massive, powerful storm developing in the Atlantic during such a short time.
In Melissa Joan Hart’s case, she had a personal motive for keeping her eye on the weather.
What brought on the backlash was her caption:
“And just like that, our family vacation is canceled. Such a bummer but we plan to hit the @nickresortpuntacana resort another time this year.”
That is, admittedly, an insensitive response to the news of such a devastating storm.
Comments were, as you can imagine, mixed.
Among them were supporters, detractors, and people with more nuanced views.
“I think you should be more concerned with the people that live there instead of your meaningless vacation.”
See, that one has such a hostile tone. They could have said that one without “meaningless,” you know?
“Wow…”
That one’s honest. (My first thought when I read her caption was “whoa”)
“Better safe than sorry. We do not want anything to happen to you or your family.”
That one’s a gentle way of reminding her that Category 5 storms routinely kill people.
And then she had her defenders.
“Calm down people, she can be a caring person and disappointed at the same time. It’s called being human.”
People can care about lots of things at once. Feeling frustrated that my dinner hasn’t arrived yet doesn’t mean that you don’t care about, like, world hunger or whatever.
Melissa Joan Hart definitely did the right thing by deleting the post, though.
To be fair, Melissa Joan Hart has stirred up controversy before.
She leans conservative — she even costarred with Sadie Robertson of Duck Dynasty in the film, God’s Not Dead 2.
She also backed Gary Johnson in 2016, which … was arguably the least favorable year to be one of the celebrities endorsing a third-party candidate, considering the consequences.
But none of that is, like, dire stuff. She’s a far cry from James Woods or worse.
And again, her usual response to news of disasters is to link to charitable options and to offer up her prayers for the victims.
This was, we think, just a mildly insensitive post to update people on her life.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
"Real World: Key West" House Spared By Hurricane Irma
The home featured on “The Real World: Key West” proved it can stand up to a hurricane, because it only suffered minor damages against Irma’s 130 mph winds … TMZ has learned. Homeowner Andrew Lippi says he’s lucky because the only…
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Stevie Wonder Opens Hurricane Relief Telethon with Trump Jab
Stevie Wonder didn’t pull any punches in the opening of tonight’s hurricane relief telethon, blasting global warming deniers right off the bat …. including the Prez. Stevie kicked off the special with a touching speech about loving the planet and…
Stevie Wonder Opens Hurricane Relief Telethon with Trump Jab
Stevie Wonder didn’t pull any punches in the opening of tonight’s hurricane relief telethon, blasting global warming deniers right off the bat …. including the Prez. Stevie kicked off the special with a touching speech about loving the planet and…
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Hurricane Relief Telethon Set to Begin with Huge Celebs (LIVE STREAM)
The telethon to benefit victims of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey will be starting soon on just about every major TV network, and also right here … ‘cause TMZ will stream it live at 5 PM PT. As we reported … celebs like Al Pacino, Justin…
Lisa Hochstein Flees Hurricane in Private Jet, Doesn"t Care What You Think
Lisa Hochstein is a Real Housewife who is facing real criticism over a recent social media photo.
And she really does give a flying you-know-what about any of it.
Over the weekend, Hochstein was one of countless Florida residents who fled their homes in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm that touched down around Miami on Sunday morning.
Unlike her fellow residents, however, the former Real Housewives of Miami cast member did not jump into a car or purchase a bus ticket to get away from the natural disaster.
She took a private airplane.
Which in and of itself is fine.
If one can afford it, this is a safe, fast and convenient way to travel.
But it’s not in very good taste to publicize it, especially during a time when millions of people are in danger of losing their homes and can barely afford to evacuate at all… let alone evacuate in THIS kind of style.
By posing with her husband, dogs and two-year old son, Lisa is being very tone deaf here, is what we’re saying.
And we aren’t alone in saying it.
“What’s up with all of the private jet photos,” Nathan Lieberman, son of South Beach Hotel Group’s Alan and Diane Lieberman, asked on Facebook.
“Bragging about how you are leaving a life-threatening situation when some people can’t afford to leave. Who are you people?”
Wrote another Twitter user:
“I get evacuating. I don’t however understand their need to be vapid a–holes.”
If you think Hochstein cares one bit about your opinion on this topic, however, you really must think again.
“To all of these ignorant people leaving nasty comments… although it’s none of your damn business we were not the only ones in this plane,” she wrote online, explaining:
“Every seat was occupied and my son had to sit in my lap. EVERYONE IS POSTING ON SM about how they escaped! This happens to be mine and I don’t need to apologize or hide to ANYONE ABOUT HOW WE DO SO.”
There’s a new argument for you:
Yes, I took a private plane! But it was full, okay?!?
Continued Hochstein in her own defense:
“We also did not have paper work for our dogs to fly commercial as every vet was closed and every flight was booked and there is no way in hell we would leave them behind.
“Fortunately we were able to get a plane to take them with us. Anyone with nasty comments needs to back off get off my page and worry about yourself and how you can help instead if wasting your energy on attacking me…
“So take your comments and shove them up your [ass.]”
Lisa says she waited until the “last minute” to leave and wrapped up her rant as follows:
“I’m praying for everyone who already has been devastated by this hurricane and pray that Somehow by a miracle Florida is not hit so hard. We did not want to risk it with our little angel Logan.
“And YES we let some friends stay at our home because it’s a little safer then theirs! They will be fine!!! Material things can be replaced lives cannot.”
What do you think of this controversy?
Does Lisa Hochstein have anything to apologize for?
Monday, September 11, 2017
Hurricane Irma and Harvey Telethon Draws Huge Stars on Live 17-Network Broadcast
The telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey has picked up steam, and could be one of the biggest ever of its kind when it hits the air tomorrow night. The list of celebs is super impressive. TMZ has learned of the new…
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Miami Streets Look Like Rivers During Hurricane Irma
Miami is starting to look like a city that’s underwater due to massive flooding from Hurricane Irma … and some of the footage of the city is insane. Store owners in #Miami watch as their store is surrounded by a wall of water. What a terrible and…
Richard Branson"s Necker Island Devastated by Hurricane Irma
Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island was virtually decimated by Hurricane Irma … and TMZ has learned there were some casualties. TMZ obtained these photos, which vividly show the power the storm on Necker Island. The main house was all…
Saturday, September 9, 2017
Rapper Jim Jones Riding Out Hurricane Irma With 2-Year Supply Of Cereal
Rapper Jim Jones is riding out Hurricane Irma but he won’t be going hungry because his Miami crib is stocked to the brim with a 2-year supply of his favorite cereals! We spoke with the rapper who told us mostly what we’ve been hearing about getting…
Friday, September 8, 2017
Dog the Bounty Hunter: Fugitives Seeking Shelter for Hurricane Irma Should go to Jail
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s got ZERO sympathy for fugitives seeking shelter as Hurricane Irma heads to Florida. He says throw ‘em in the pokey … however, there’s a huge BUT. We got Dog with his wife, Beth, leaving Craig’s Thursday night in WeHo and…
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Hurricane Irma, Celebrity Homes in Path of Destruction in Miami Beach
Hurricane Irma is poised to wreak havoc in the Miami area, and a bunch of enormous celebrity homes are in the line of extreme danger. Gloria Estefan, Diddy, and ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ stars Roy and Lea Black all own homes on star-studded Star…
Hurricane Relief Telethon Features Bieber, Drake, De Niro
The hurricane relief telethon set for Tuesday night will have a slew of huge stars, and even the partial list we got hold of is super impressive. Here they are: — Justin Bieber — Drake — Reese Witherspoon — Jamie Foxx — Blake Shelton — Billy…
Hurricane Irma Evacuees Swarm Miami International Airport
Hurricane Irma’s catastrophic winds barreling their way to Florida have triggered a mass exodus and Miami International Airport is feeling the squeeze. This video was shot Thursday in one of the terminals and you can see would-be passengers packed…
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