Tyga might not be the first person who comes to mind for settling hot-button racial debates, but in the case of Wiz Khalifa’s controversial new song, the rapper’s opinion matters … and he sides with Wiz. We got Tyga — who’s of Vietnamese descent…
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Tyga"s Cool with Wiz Khalifa"s "Eyes Lookin" Korean" Lyric
Tyga might not be the first person who comes to mind for settling hot-button racial debates, but in the case of Wiz Khalifa’s controversial new song, the rapper’s opinion matters … and he sides with Wiz. We got Tyga — who’s of Vietnamese descent…
Monday, May 28, 2018
John Salley Says Dennis Rodman Laid Groundwork for N. Korean Summit
John Salley can’t understand the criticism over Dennis Rodman’s trip to North Korea, because he believes his former teammate is in no small part responsible for what could be an historic summit. We got John Sunday at LAX, and he was clear … he…
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Japanese Broadcaster Sends False North Korean Missile Alert
The good news is Japan is NOT paying close attention to Hawaii anymore. The country’s public broadcaster, NHK, fired off an alert Tuesday warning a North Korean missile was incoming, but it turned out to be a false alarm. The warning went out to…
Japanese Broadcaster Sends False North Korean Missile Alert
The good news is Japan is NOT paying close attention to Hawaii anymore. The country’s public broadcaster, NHK, fired off an alert Tuesday warning a North Korean missile was incoming, but it turned out to be a false alarm. The warning went out to…
Monday, June 19, 2017
Otto Warmbier Dies; U.S. Student, Former North Korean Prisoner Was 22
Otto Warmbier, a young American who was famously sentenced to hard labor in North Korea more than a year and a half ago, has died.
He had only just returned to the US, having been in a coma for over a year.
His loved ones mourn him, and his family has issued a public statement:
18 months ago, Otto Warmbier was on vacation in North Korea (by way of a trip to China) when he was accused of attempting to steal a propaganda poster from a restricted area of his hotel.
The “evidence” was sketchy at best.
After issuing a dubious confession, he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
He had, you see, by allegedly messing with a poster, committed a “crime against the state.”
The sentence itself, and possibly the initial accusation that led up to it, was a political reprisal for American sanctions against North Korea for their nuclear program.
After spending the majority of that sentence in a coma, it was clear when Otto’s still-medically-considered-alive body returned home days ago that recovery might be impossible.
Today, that became a tragic certainty.
His parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, have issued this statement:
“It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20pm.”
Every parent’s nightmare, right?
“t would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost — future time that won’t be spent with a warm, engaging, brilliant young man whose curiosity and enthusiasm for life knew no bounds.”
Heartbreaking.
“But we choose to focus on the time we were given to be with this remarkable person.”
They thank the doctors who worked to try to restore Otto to his former self.
“We would like to thank the wonderful professionals at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center who did everything they could for Otto.
And there’s no question of where the blame lies, in their minds or basically in anyone else’s:
“Unfortunately, the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today”
They even describe Otto’s final days.
Brace yourselves.
“When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands.”
Awful.
“He looked very uncomfortable — almost anguished. Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed — he was at peace.”
That might be their interpretation, but even someone with massive brain injuries might perceive things on some level about the world around them.
“He was home and we believe he could sense that.”
The Warmbiers have described North Korea as a “pariah,” and they’re right.
The rogue state is a dystopian hellhole — the kind where so much Young Adult fiction is set.
And the world does nothing, for a long list of complicated reasons.
How agonizing it must be for the people impacted by it, both North Korean citizens themselves who are powerless against an oppressive regime, and for those outsiders caught up in it all.
We’re glad that Otto had some peace at the end.
And though they’ll be tormented for years, wondering what horrors befell their son to put him in such a condition, we hope that his family finds peace soon.
N. Korean Prisoner Otto Warmbier Dead at 22
Otto Warmbier — the U.S. citizen who was just released by North Korea — died Monday in Cincinnati. Otto was in a coma when N. Korea set him free last week. He’d been at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center since then. He was surrounded by…
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Dennis Rodman Gives Trump"s "Art of the Deal" to North Korean Sports Minister
Dennis Rodman is spreading President Trump’s word in North Korea after all … at least when it comes to his business prowess. The NBA Hall of Famer gifted N. Korea’s sports minister, Kim Il Guk, Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’ book. Dennis was…
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Dennis Rodman Hanging with North Korean Women"s Basketball Team and School Kids
Dennis Rodman stuck to what he knows, at least to start to his North Korea trip … visiting with a hoops squad — but he also connected with Kim Jong-un’s roots. The NBA hall of famer checked in with the Pothonggang women’s basketball team…
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Korean Air Sued By Passenger Over Coffee Spill (PHOTO GALLERY)
Korean Air flight attendants throw caution and coffee to the wind … so claims a passenger who is suing the airline for what he says are severe java burns. Charles Martel claims in a new lawsuit he was minding his own business on a 2015 flight when…
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Richard Marx Tees Off On Korean Airline Security (VIDEO)
Richard Marx learned a valuable lesson from his 4-hour mid-flight ordeal with an out of control passenger … and he’s begging South Korea to learn it too. The ’80s and ’90s pop star talked to a photog about the scary incident that went down…
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Korean Airline Says Flight Attendant Didn"t Fire Taser For Safety, Richard Marx Calls BS
Daisy Fuentes was dead wrong when she claimed the flight attendant on a Korean Air flight couldn’t subdue an unruly passenger because she didn’t know how to handle a taser … so says Korean Air. The flight attendant didn’t fire the weapon…
Korean Air Unruly Passenger Spits And Kicks And It"s All Caught On Video
The unruly passenger who turned a Korean Air flight upside down Tuesday was caught on video during his tirade. TMZ has obtained the video showing the passenger going ballistic … shouting, spitting and kicking anyone who gets in his way. He…
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