You know who would beat Conor McGregor’s ass?? Canelo Alvarez … this according to boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya. The Golden Boy was leaving 1 OAK on the Sunset Strip when we asked for his thoughts on Conor getting a boxing license in…
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Friday, December 2, 2016
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Oscar De La Hoya -- Tyson Fury Can Beat Coke Problem ... "I Believe In Him" (VIDEO)
Oscar De La Hoya says battling cocaine addiction is the toughest fight there is — but he’s confident heavyweight champ Tyson Fury can beat his blow problem … as long as he gets help.
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
Oscar Pistorius Sentenced to Six Years in Prison For Murder
Former Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The 29-year-old double-amputee became known across the entire world as the “Blade Runner” for his tremendous, inspirational achievements.
His career peaked at the 2012 Olympics in London, where he held his own with the best of the best in several elite track and field events.
Then the star fatally shot his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door of his home in his native South Africa in 2013.
On Wednesday, Judge Thokozile Masipa said Pistorius had become a “fallen hero” and that his remorse factored into a lenient sentence.
“Recovery is possible, but it will depend mostly on the accused,” Masipa said during her ruling in Johannesburg, according to reports.
“The worst is that having taken life of a fellow human being in the manner that he did he cannot be at peace,” the judge added.
“He’s a fallen hero, he’s lost his career and he’s ruined financially.”
Masipa had previously convicted Pistorius of manslaughter and sentenced him to five years, but he was released on bail during appeal.
In December, an appeals court ruled that the athlete was in fact guilty of murder and sent the case back to Masipa for a new sentence.
Steenkamp’s parents, Barry and June, wiped away tears as the sentence was read; Pistorius could’ve faced 15 years or even longer.
Pistorius sat stoically as the judge explained her ruling.
Steenkamp was shot multiple times through a locked bathroom door at home, and he always maintained that he acted in self-defense.
Believing that an intruder had barricaded himself in the room, dubious as that sounds, Pistorius says he never meant to shoot Steenkamp.
Defense attorneys even had him remove his prosthetic legs last month and walk across the court room on his stumps as a demonstration.
This, they believed, would show how vulnerable he was and offer some insight into his mental state at the time of the late-night shooting.
Pistorius can still appeal the the latest sentence.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Monday, February 29, 2016
Chrissy Teigen Throws MAJOR Shade at Stacey Dash"s Oscar Appearance
If you watched the 2016 Academy Awards last then you the night’s most memorable moment was not Spotlight’s mild upset win for Best Picture, or even Leonardo DiCaprio finally taking home the gold for his work in The Revenant.
No, the moment that really that got the attention of the (surprisingly small) TV audience watching at home was a random, unexplained, and completely baffling cameo from actress-turned-conservative-commentator Stacey Dash:
As far as we can tell, Dash’s appearance was meant to be funny.
This morning, the 50-year-old Fox New pundit wrote a blog post in which she purported to explain why she was at the Oscars, but really just rambled on about the difference between “free-thinking blacks” and “cookie-cutter blacks.”
Needless to say, we’re still pretty confused.
Thankfully, we have Chrissy Teigen’s amazing facial expression to help sum up our feelings about the whole awkward situation:
This isn’t the first time that Chrissy’s grimace has given us awards show gold, but this time, she accomplished the remarkable feat of summarizing an entire nation’s embarrassment with one epic cringe.
When some Twitter followers mistakenly thought that Chrissy was reacting to Sarah Silverman’s jokes about James Bond’s dong, Mrs. Teigen-Legend quickly cleared things up:
“I was making the face from the Stacey Dash moment ahhhhhhh not Sarah!” Chrissy tweeted. “No I am not good at poker.”
Thankfully, she is good at making us laugh with a simple contortion of her facial features.
Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar...
Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Demi Lovato and Gwen Stefani at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Demi Lovato and Gwen Stefani at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Mark Ruffalo: Best Loser In Oscar History?
This guy. What a hoot.
As Patricia Arquette read the winner of Best Supporting Actor last night, two nominees shared the same first name.
For a brief moment, both thought they had won. However, when the last name was read, only one emerged victorious.
Bridge of Spies star Mark Rylance ended up going home with the statute, but our hearts broke a little when the cameras focused on Mark Ruffalo, who, until “ylance” was announced, thought that perhaps it was his name on the envelope.
Not so, but Ruffalo was an excellent sport about it, turning around to his colleagues with a laugh as if to say, “Whoa, what a fake-out!”
It’s ok, because before leaving the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Ruffalo took part in some Academy Awards tom foolery.
“I tried to make off with the big one,” Ruffalo wrote on Instagram of the massive Oscar statue he was trying to swipe.
“Security stopped me. Darn it.”
Ruffalo was nominated for his portrayal of Boston Globe reporter Mike Rezendes in Spotlight, winner of Best Picture for breaking the Catholic Church molestation scandal in 2001.
Before donning his tux for the ceremony, Ruffalo joined the film’s director/co-writer Tom McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer to protest outside Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
The men supported members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, who demanded the names of pedophile priests be released.
“The movie is about something important and it’s handled in such a really mature, serious way that to have it being embraced today when there’s so much bombast in filmmaking – which I’m also part of – it’s a very sweet moment for all of us,” Ruffalo told People last month.
Mark Ruffalo: Best Loser In Oscar History?
This guy. What a hoot.
As Patricia Arquette read the winner of Best Supporting Actor last night, two nominees shared the same first name.
For a brief moment, both thought they had won. However, when the last name was read, only one emerged victorious.
Bridge of Spies star Mark Rylance ended up going home with the statute, but our hearts broke a little when the cameras focused on Mark Ruffalo, who, until “ylance” was announced, thought that perhaps it was his name on the envelope.
Not so, but Ruffalo was an excellent sport about it, turning around to his colleagues with a laugh as if to say, “Whoa, what a fake-out!”
It’s ok, because before leaving the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Ruffalo took part in some Academy Awards tom foolery.
“I tried to make off with the big one,” Ruffalo wrote on Instagram of the massive Oscar statue he was trying to swipe.
“Security stopped me. Darn it.”
Ruffalo was nominated for his portrayal of Boston Globe reporter Mike Rezendes in Spotlight, winner of Best Picture for breaking the Catholic Church molestation scandal in 2001.
Before donning his tux for the ceremony, Ruffalo joined the film’s director/co-writer Tom McCarthy and co-writer Josh Singer to protest outside Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
The men supported members of SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, who demanded the names of pedophile priests be released.
“The movie is about something important and it’s handled in such a really mature, serious way that to have it being embraced today when there’s so much bombast in filmmaking – which I’m also part of – it’s a very sweet moment for all of us,” Ruffalo told People last month.
Leonardo DiCaprio: Why He Needed "Privacy" After Oscar Win
Sometimes we all just need a brief time-out from the malarkey.
Such was the case for Best Actor winner Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally took home an Oscar for his role in The Revenant.
Producers thew DiCaprio a bone during his acceptance speech, allowing the environmentalist to speak about his personal causes without the interruption of cut-off music.
“Making The Revenant was about man’s relationship to the natural world…climate change is real. It is happening right now,” DiCaprio told the audience.
“It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating. We need to support leaders around the world who do not speak for the big polluters or the big corporations but for all people.
“Let us not take our planet for granted,” he said, wrapping up his speech. “I do not take tonight for granted.”
After, DiCaprio and his entourage headed to the Governor’s Ball, held atop the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
According to the Daily Mail, DiCaprio briefly lost track of his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken inside the party/
“Where’s my mom?” he asked, as members of his crew went in search of her.
“I’m so hungry,” Dicaprio admitted before eating slice of chicken pizza (OSCAR WINNERS GET HUNGRY, TOO).
The famously private actor is press-shy and doesn’t grant many interviews, so it was no surprise that he was overwhelmed by the amount of people and photographers who approached him at the party.
The Daily Mail reports that DiCaprio “begged to be allowed to eat in peace” at his table, which was soon “ringed” so as to let him decompress in peace.
“Leo is asking for a little bit of privacy,” one of his security guards told well-wishers.
After the ball, TMZ filmed DiCaprio going into Ago Restaurant and enjoying his vaporizer, as you do.
Apparently one of DiCaprio’s crew members assigned to Oscar forgot something important, because someone was seen running after DiCaprio’s car with the statue.
Good news, though; a bottle of of alcohol did make it into the vehicle.
Sam Smith Thought He Was the First Gay Man to Win an Oscar
Unlike Stacey Dash, Sam Smith did not randomly wander on to the stage at the 2016 Oscars and make a complete fool out of himself for no comprehensible reason.
But that doesn’t mean the talented singer wasn’t at the center of his own controversy on Sunday night.
Upon accepting the trophy for Best Original Song, Smith accepted the award by saying the following to a national audience:
“I read an article a few months ago by Sir Ian McKellen, and he said that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar. If this is the case – even if it isn’t the case – I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world.”
Pretty harmless, right?
Smith even made a point of recognizing that he might not have his facts correct, but the overall dedication – the crux of his message – remained.
But this wasn’t good enough for Dustin Lance Black or a number of people on the Internet.
See… McKellen was actually referring to the acting categories only when making this statement to The Guardian in January.
Melissa Etheridge, an open lesbian, actually won the same award as Smith in 2007; while Elton John, Stephen Sondheim and Scott Rudin are among other past winners who were also openly gay at the time they were victorious.
So was Black when he won Best Original Screenplay for Milk in 2009.
And he was not about to let Smith forget it!
“Hey @SamSmithWorld, if you have no idea who I am, it may be time to stop texting my fiancé,” Black Tweeted last night, referring to Olympic diver Tom Daley.
The insecure Black then linked to a video of his acceptance speech from the 81st Annual Academy Awards and added:
“Here’s a start.”
Later informed about his snafu, Smith told reporters backstage that he was a “little drunk” and added “Sh-t. F-ck that” in regard to his mistake.
We think he should be forgiven.
Especially because it prompted this Tweet from Clay Aiken:
“Congrats to Sam Smith for being the first openly gay man to inaccurately claim he is the first openly gay man to win at the #Oscars.”
Blake Shelton Wore Jeans To Vanity Fair"s Oscar Party, Because WTF
Slow claps for the guy in denim.
Gwen Stefani never phones it in sartorially, but even she can’t make up for the fact that her boyfriend, Blake Shelton wore jeans to February 28th’s Vanity Fair Oscar party.
This is an after party that invited guests covet, and even the photographers are dressed in formal wear, a dress code only adhered to at an equally superb occasion, the Cannes Film Festival.
This is a classy event, Shelton. We’re glad you went with dark wash denim instead of, say, pressed khakis, but for crying out loud, isn’t there a suit somewhere in your closet?
If Shelton dressed like a true cowboy (Stetson hat at the ready, all day every day), then we might have accepted his looks as “authentic country cowboy.”
Last night’s look was simply lazy and/or difficult, as if Shelton was rebelling against (what we assume is) the event’s dress code.
“Hey ya’ll. I’m not gonna listen to your rules on how to dress on Oscar night,” Shelton’s jeans screamed from the red carpet.
“Whatever, I’m wearing dungarees ’cause I’m country.”
No, Shelton. Oscar night is not about conforming, nor is it about making a statement by under-dressing. It’s about respecting the event and what it represents.
Oscar night is special. People work very hard to put the entire production together, so the least you could do is put on a suit so as not to embarrass your lady friend.
Just do better next time.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
2016 Oscar Predictions: Will Spotlight Outshine The Revenant?
It"s that time of year again.
On Sunday night, millions will tune in to watch pretty people take home gold statues, and Hollywood will expect us to take it all very seriously.
This year, that"s harder than ever as ignorant snubs for films like Straight Outta Compton, Creed, The Hateful Eight, Carol, and Diary of a Teenage Girl make it clear that the average Academy voter is more concerned with nominating films that fit the bill for traditional Oscar fare than with honoring the year"s best and most memorable films.
As a result, we"re left with one of the least populist, most awards-bait-stuffed Best Picture fields in years.
Sure, the Academy threw the average Joe Popcorn Bucket a bone with Mad Max: Fury Road, but with the exception of the film doesn"t stand a chance in any of the major categories (it might not even take home any technical awards).
So while there are many strong contenders this year (For the love of God, see The Big Short, Brooklyn, and Room, if you haven"t already.), there are probably more than a few big nominees you haven"t seen, and there might be a few you"ve never even heard of.
Regardless, many of us will drunkenly toss a $ 20 into the pot and fill in some bubbles before hunkering down to see if anyone trips on the red carpet. (Don"t let us down, J-Law!)
That"s why we"ve assembled the list below to provide you with all the information you"ll need to fleece your friends on Hollywood"s biggest night.
Of course, if you really want to play it safe, just find some uninformed sucker and bet him that all the night"s acting prizes will go to white people.
Unlike minorities working in the film industry, you"re sure to win big!
1. Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Perhaps the biggest lock of the night. Leo’s over-the-top work in The Revenant (the Academy loves man tears) coupled with a relentless PR campaign designed to remind us how grueling the shoot was (the man ate A REAL BISON LIVER…for some reason) all but guarantees him his first Oscar. Plus, voters are probably sick of all the memes about how he hasn’t won one already.
2. Best Actress: Brie Larson
Brie Larson’s tour-de-force performance as a kidnapping victim in Room is one for the ages. Expect the Academy to get it right with this one.
3. Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone
Creed proved that old Sly’s still got some fight left in him. The performance is deserving, but it’s his status as the sentimental favorite that’ll win Rocky the gold.
4. Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander
Alicia Vikander was the best part of The Danish Girl. Most critics have rightfully dismissed the film as beautifully-shot fluff, but Vikander’s star-making performance sticks with you.
5. Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight
Once a favorite for Best Picture, Spotlight seems to have lost some steam in recent months. Expect the Academy to toss the critical darling a bone in the form of a screenplay prize.
6. Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short
The Big Short accomplished the nigh-impossible feat of making the nitty-gritty of the 2008 housing market collapse accessible to the average viewer. Even more impressively, the adaptation of Michael Lewis’ nonfiction best-seller is legitimately laugh-out-loud funny. Any film with the audacity to have Selena Gomez break the fourth wall to explain collateralized debt obligations to the audience deserves a writing award.
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Straight Outta Compton: SNUBBED in All Major Oscar Categories!
This morning, the 2016 Academy Award nominations were announced, and many movie-lovers and industry insiders alike were surprised to see the critically-adored NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton missing from the roll in every major category.
Despite being considered a shoo-in by prognosticators, the film was snubbed for Best Picture (even though the Academy only nominated 8 out of a possible 10 films), and the acclaimed work of director F. Gary Gray and star O’Shea Jackson, Jr. was overlooked by voters.
Compton did receive one nomination – for Best Original Screenplay – but it’s worth noting that neither of the film’s principle screenwriters is black, which has resulted in criticism that the Academy has once again “white-washed” Hollywood’s biggest night.
The lack of diversity amongst Oscar nominees has been an issue for decades, but with nominations for 12 Years a Slave in 2014 and Selma in 2015, the notoriously archaic Academy seemed to be very slowly moving in a more inclusive direction.
Now, many fear that by all but ignoring one of the most popular films with a mostly-black cast in film history, Oscar voters may have squandered any goodwill they’d accumulated with the average movie-goer in recent years.
Fortunately, Straight Outta Compton remains proof positive that audiences of all colors will turn out en masse for a quality film about the struggles of minorities in America.
And in Hollywood, green will always trump gold.
2016 Oscar Nominations: The Complete List
The Oscar nominations are here! Who got a nod? Who got snubbed? WHAT WILL THEY WEAR?
Best Picture
The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Spotlight
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Cate Blanchett, Carol
Brie Larson, Room
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bryan Cranston, Trumbo
Matt Damon, The Martian
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl
Actress in a Supporting Role
Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight
Rooney Mara, Carol
Rachel McAdams, Spotlight
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs
Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale, “The Big Short”
Tom Hardy, “The Revenant”
Mark Ruffalo, “Spotlight”
Mark Rylance, “Bridge of Spies”
Sylvester Stallone, “Creed”
Best Director
Adam McKay, The Big Short
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Alejandro G. Inarritu, The Revenant
Lenny Abrahamson, Room
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Visual Effects
Ex Machina
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Editing
The Big Short
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
Spotlight
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Production Design
Bridge of Spies
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Best Original Score
Bridge of Spies
Carol
The Hateful Eight
Sicario
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Screenplay
Bridge of Spies
Ex Machina
Inside Out
Spotlight
Straight Outta Compton
Best Original Song
“Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Grey
“Manta Ray” from Racing Extinction
“Simple Song No. 3” from Youth
“Till it Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground
“Writings on the Wall” from Spectre
Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
Mad Max: Fury Road
The 100-Year Old Men Who Climbed Out The Window and Disappeared
The Revenant
Best Animated Feature
Anomalisa
Boy and the World
Inside Out
Shaun The Sheep
When Marnie Was There
Best Cinematography
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hateful Eight
The Revenant
Sicario
Achievement in Sound
Bridge of Spies
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Costume Design
Carol
Cinderella
The Danish Girl
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Revenant
The 88th Annual Oscars, hosted by Chris Rock, airs live on February 28th at 7pm ET on ABC.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Oscar Pistorius Found Guilty of Murder; Olympian Could Face 15 Years in Prison
Back in September of 2014 millions were outraged when Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
The charge is the South African equivalent of manslaughter, and the verdict essentially absolved Pistorius of the crime of knowingly murdering Steenkamp while she hid in the bathroom of his home, fearing for her life.
Culpable homicide carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, and Pistorius was released in October after serving less than 12 months.
Today, however, a South African appeals court overturned a lower court’s ruling and found Pistorius guilty of homicide.
The 29-year-old Olympian will now be headed back to prison for a minimum sentence of 15 years.
“This case involves a human tragedy of Shakespearean proportions,” Judge Eric Leach said while announcing the court’s verdict.
“A young man overcomes huge physical disabilities to reach Olympic heights as an athlete; in doing so he becomes an international celebrity; he meets a young woman of great natural beauty and a successful model; romance blossoms; and then, ironically on Valentine’s Day, all is destroyed when he takes her life.”
Lawyers for Pistorius will appeal the decision, but it seems almost certain that Pistorius will be headed back to prison.
No date has been set for Pistorius’ sentencing hearing, and he will reportedly remain under house arrest until then.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Oscar Pistorius Released From Prison; Olympian Served Less Than One Year For Murder of Reeva Steenkamp
In October of 2014, Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of shooting and killing his 29-year-old model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Today, less than one year later, Pistorius is a free man, having been secretively released from prison late last night in order to avoid media attention.
Pistorius will now serve a four-year house arrest sentence at his uncle’s palatial mansion in Johannesburg.
Pistorius was originally slated to be released in August, but angry letters from hundreds of outraged South Africans – including Steenkamp’s grieving parents – persuaded the nation’s justice minister to hold him for another two months.
“We have forgiven Mr. Pistorius, read the letter from Steenkamp’s parents. “However, a person found guilty of a crime must be accountable for their actions. Incarceration of 10 months for taking a life is simply not enough.”
A lawyer for the family says the Steenkamps are still angry, and still believe that justice was not served.
Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide, which is comparable to manslaughter in the US justice system.
The sprinter – nicknamed “Blade Runner” by fans – earned international fame after becoming the first double-amputee to participate in the Olympics.
Many believe Pistorius received preferential treatment from the South African justice system.
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