LeBron James is clearly unmoved by the criticism of his new I Promise school in Ohio — at least judging by his shirt. After Bron announced the opening of the district school in Akron, reports came out showing James is not covering the full…
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Jennifer Love Hewitt to Fans: I"m Not Really Ugly Now! I Promise!
Jennifer Love Hewitt took to the red carpet at the Upfronts to promote Ryan Murphy"s 9-1-1 series.
As you can see in the video that we"ve attached, she did not necessarily look the best that she"s ever looked. And she saw the pics.
Hewitt is issuing an apology to fans and assuring them that she"s still hot and that this "disaster" will never happen again.
Jennifer Love Hewitt took to her Instagram stories to repeatedly apologize for her appearance on the red carpet.
"It has been a really intense couple of days. Like, so great, so blessed — but intense."
A lot of things fit that description. Particularly in show business.
"We go to the Upfront yesterday and nobody tells me the day is going to be like 12 hours long and the humidity is going to be almost 100 percent in New York City."
Fortunately, phones have access to All Human Knowledge and can tell you the forecast. But that"s beside the point.
"So, I just have to apologize."
Does she need to apologize for looking less than her best, though?
"Wearing a black suit? Not a good idea."
It was very hot.
"Not wearing enough hairspray and teasing in my hair? Also a bad idea."
She is all but begging fans to forgive her for being a human.
"I just have to apologize for how wrecked I look in all the pictures that have come out."
The heat, she says, was a massive factor.
"I was literally melting. By the time I got to the red carpet, I was honestly melting."
If you live in a dry area, heat is like an oven. If you live in a humid and hot area, heat is like a sauna. It"s worse.
"My hair was flat, my makeup was running off my face."
She makes it clear exactly why, in her mind, this is such a transgression.
"And I looked like I had completely forgotten I was an actress in this business who is supposed to look [perfect] when you step on the red carpet."
She assures fans that she will not look like this on 9-1-1, a show about which she is very excited.
"That is not what I"m going to look like on the show."
Few actors look the same on the red carpet as they do on television.
"I"m going to have makeup on my face."
That"s a given.
"I"m not going to be sweating."
That"s the dream.
"I"m not going to be overwhelmed by being in front of a red carpet and crews again."
Of course.
"Honestly, I apologize."
Does she really need to apologize? Surely most fans are nuanced enough to understand that she won"t always look like she did in 1999.
"I should"ve really gotten it together!"
She says that her two toddlers had kept her up "all night."
"It was our first time traveling with them."
There"s a time zone difference. It"s a lot. And this isn"t her first #MommyLife mishap.
"Traveling with toddlers…wow. I had no idea. I mean, I waited this long because I knew that it was going to be hard."
But she makes it clear that she"s not shaming them for being toddlers.
"First of all, let me say: My kids were ballers. Amazing! They did a great job."
And she gives a big shout-out to her partner in crime, Brian Hallisay.
"My husband is a saint."
Credit where credit is due.
"He really held it all together."
Overall, Hewitt says that it was a positive experience.
"I had an amazing time in New York, I had an amazing time with my family, but I"m happy to be home!"
Of course.
"I"m going to be killing my boxing workouts again, getting in great shape mentally, physically, and emotionally for all that"s ahead when we start the season."
It sounds like she"s really trying to assure people that she"s going to be "TV hot" again.
"I"m just feeling really grateful, so I hope you"re excited. I"m excited."
Fans are, of course, excited.
"And I"m really sorry for looking like a hot mess on the red carpet yesterday. Oh, my God!"
She really dozen need to apologize. Especially not this many times.
"I was so hot! I was like literally melting. Like, melting. Melting! But…I had a blast!"
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Playboy Sued by Playmate for Breaking Promise She Wouldn"t Appear Nude
Playboy had the nerve to publish a model’s nude photo on its cover after promising a bunch of times it wouldn’t … so claims a former Playmate model in a new lawsuit. The model, filing the suit as Jane Doe, says she always wanted to appear in…
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Paul Wall Says All Astros Players Are Getting Grillz, Keeping My World Series Promise!
The Houston Astros are getting some serious bling long before their rings arrive — ‘cause Paul Wall says he’s hookin’ up EVERY PLAYER with a custom gold grill. The craziest part — the rapper and his business partner Johnny Dang are trying to get…
Paul Wall Says All Astros Players Are Getting Grillz, Keeping My World Series Promise!
The Houston Astros are getting some serious bling long before their rings arrive — ‘cause Paul Wall says he’s hookin’ up EVERY PLAYER with a custom gold grill. The craziest part — the rapper and his business partner Johnny Dang are trying to get…
Friday, September 1, 2017
Amber Rose Buys 21 Savage $50k Promise Ring
Amber Rose and 21 Savage are getting seriously serious — there’s a $ 50,000 ring on his finger to prove it. We’re told the fresh ice the rapper had on his right ring finger at the VMAs is an 18-karat gold promise eternity ring … and it was a…
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Taylor Swift: Already Making Good on Her Promise to Help Women!
Earlier this week, Taylor Swift publicly vowed to use her wealth to help women who’ve been sexually assaulted.
Those weren’t empty words, as Taylor has already donated an “extremely generous” amount to a very, very worthy cause.
And the organization itself (and it’s founder) shouldn’t come as a surprise. …
Taylor Swift was at a meet-and-greet years ago when radio DJ David Mueller allegedly slid his hand up the back of her skirt to deliberately grab her butt.
It’s horrifying to contemplate, but countless “little” sexual assaults just like that one happen every day, even out in public.
And not just on the subway, either.
Sadly, just like other cases of sexual assault such as rape, most of these assaults are not reported.
Taylor Swift, however, despite knowing that the humiliation of speaking out would be magnified by her fame, told the world anyway.
David Mueller lost his job … and then decided to sue Taylor for $ 3 million.
Taylor Swift is a woman of means, so unlike countless women who have been silenced by the steep costs of lengthy court battles, she didn’t balk.
In fact, she countersued Mueller.
For $ 1.
That’s not a typo. One dollar. Enough to buy a McChicken from the dollar menu, but not enough to pay the tax on it, where applicable.
Last Friday, Mueller’s suit against Taylor was thrown out.
This Monday, Taylor won her suit.
And was awarded her $ 1.
That wasn’t the end of this, though.
See, Taylor Swift acknowledged that she is a woman whose privilege allowed her to wage and win a court battle that the vast majority could not.
“I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this.”
Like we said, she gets it.
“My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves.”
That is so wonderful.
And Taylor’s already putting her money where her mouth is.
Mariska Hartigay, most famous for playing Olivia Benson (for whom Taylor Swift’s cat is named) on Law & Order: SVU, is also a strong advocate for women’s rights and for survivors of abuse and sexual assault.
More than a decade ago, Mariska created the Joyful Heart Foundation, whose mission is to “heal, educate, and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse.”
Many survivors of those horrible traumas use shows like Law & Order therapeutically, though this is often unconscious. Mariska has heard from countless fans of the show who were touched by seeing stories like theirs told on screen.
Mariska Hartigay is also part of Taylor Swift’s squad. Everything about the Joyful Heart Foundation makes it a perfect fit for Taylor’s donation.
In a statement to The Huffington Post, Joyful Heart Foundation CEO Maile M. Zambuto praised Taylor Swift’s donation to such a worthy cause:
“Taylor is aware of the Joyful Heart Foundation and follows our work.”
Well, of course she is and of course she does.
“Her team got in touch with me and we talked a lot about her commitment, all along throughout this ordeal, to wanting to be of service to survivors.”
Taylor didn’t just win her own legal battle. She wants to win for others, too.
Zambuto doesn’t name any numbers, but praises Taylor Swift’s “extremely generous financial investment in the movement to end sexual violence.”
Mariska Hargitay herself also spoke up about Taylor’s commitment to change:
“I hope that Taylor’s very public experience — and her decision to speak out — not only helps empower other victims to speak up and take action, but offers them solidarity.”
And, obviously, she’s thrilled with Taylor’s donation.
“I’m honored by her dedication and commitment to these issues, and I’m deeply grateful for her support of the Joyful Heart Foundation.”
It’s terrible that Taylor had to go through that court battle, but it’s good that she’s making something out of it.
Friday, August 11, 2017
Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard: We Promise to Stop Asking Fans For Money!
Last month, Jill Duggar welcomed her second child with husband Derick Dillard.
Though they had been performing missionary work in El Salvador for the bulk of the pregnancy, the Dillards returned home for the birth, flying back to Arkansas just ahead of Jill’s third trimester.
After the birth of their first child, the Dillards returned to Central America to continue their humanitarian efforts.
It was widely assumed that they would do so a second time, but earlier this week Jill and Derick announced that they plan to remain in the States and seek ways to continue their work at home.
“Through a number of circumstances, and guided by much prayer and counsel, we are discerning the Lord leading our family’s full-time ministry back to the United States for the time being,” the Dillards wrote on their personal website.
“At this time, God has seen fit for our family to continue serving him in ministry within the context of Northwest Arkansas,” they continued.
Though their intentions seem to have been good, the Dillards time in El Salvador has been a frequent source of controversy.
For one thing, Jill and Derick are not licensed missionaries.
Both failed to complete course work required by the International Mission Board and the Southern Baptist Convention, and despite her claims to the contrary, Jill is not a certified midwife.
Their lack of church sponsorship has led the Dillards to resort to some unusual methods of funding their travels.
Jill and Derick have asked for donations from fans, which resulted in an uproar, as many on social media expressed their belief that the well-off couple should be donating portions of their considerable salaries to the poor, not soliciting cash from others.
Though the Dillards have removed the donation request links from their website, their requests have not been forgotten by fans, some of whom took the announcement that they won’t be working abroad anymore as an opportunity to ask if they’d still be begging for cash.
“Will you be soliciting money from your fans?” tweeted one follower.
“They had a good ministry going a couple of years ago called “Bumming For Gift Cards In The Name of Jesus” Guess it didn’t work out,” wrote another.
By way of an answer, the Dillards posted an addendum to their original post, reading:
“Beginning this month, we are discontinuing Dillard Family Ministries and will no longer be accepting donations through this organization.”
Yes, it seems the Dillards are very much aware of the outrage over their donation requests, and have thus taken the extra step to assure angry fans (and the IRS) that they’ll be shuttering their highly dubious non-profit organization.
In all likelihood, it was the uproar over Jill and Derick’s lack of proper licensing and solicitation of money from fans that led to their decision to remain in Arkansas.
The couple’s humanitarian work was supposed to help rebuild Jill’s family’s reputation in the months following the revelation of Josh Duggar’s sex crimes.
Unfortunately for the Duggars, like everything they do these days, it just resulted in more scandal.
Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family.
Monday, July 10, 2017
Rob Kardashian"s Lawyer Will Promise Restraining Order Judge He Won"t Bully Blac Chyna on Social Media
Rob Kardashian’s lawyer will appear in court Monday morning and tell the judge … his client will voluntarily refrain from attacking/bullying Blac Chyna on social media. Sources connected with Rob tell us, he’ll be represented by Robert Shapiro of…
Saturday, July 8, 2017
NFL Rookie Keeps 11-Year Promise, Hooks Dad Up with New Car
Anthony Walker Jr. promised his pops a new ride with his first NFL paycheck — at AGE 10. Walker Jr. inked a rookie deal with the Indianapolis Colts 11 years later … and boy did he come through — hooking Walker Sr. up…
Monday, November 14, 2016
Pollster Keeps Promise, Eats Bug Because Donald Trump is President
Sam Wang has been forced to eat his words.
Sort of literally.
A professor at Princeton University, Wang considers himself an expert when it comes to polling.
Like nearly every single other expert when it comes to polling, however, Wang was way off about Donald Trump. Like, way, way, way, WAY off about Donald Trump.
He did not predict that Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton and become the next President of the United States.
In fact, he did not predict that Trump would receive more than 240 Electoral College votes.
(As of this writing, Trump has won the Presidency with 290 Electoral College votes.)
Just how confident was Wang about his political forecast?
On October 18, he Tweeted the following:
“It is totally over. If Trump wins more than 240 electoral votes, I will eat a bug.”
Fast forward to this past Saturday and an interview with CNN’s Michael Smerconish, who would not let Wang forget about his vow.
“There are things that can happen that could bring the country together, but I don’t think the bug thing is one of them, I just wanted to point it out,” Wang said, after explaining how there are more important issues to discuss, such as who Trump will nominate to the Supreme Court.
Sure, fine, whatever, Smerconish replied.
Let’s just “put” the bug thing to “bed,” he insisted.
And Wang could not really argue.
“After all, I was wrong. A lot of people were wrong, but no one made the promise I did,” Wang confessed, prior to eating a single cricket from a bowl of gourmet crickets mixed with honey.
Watch him do so below:
Donald Trump as President has taken many people by surprise, of course.
Celebrities have reacted to this development in horror, with George R.R. Martin saying winter is here… Katy Perry donating $ 10,000 to Planned Parenthood… and Leslie Knope trying to assuage our fears with an open letter.
Trump, meanwhile, appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night, giving his first interview since becoming President-Election to Lesley Stahl.
He sounded fine with gay marriage. He said it’s possible the Supreme Court Justice he appoints will help overturn Roe vs. Wade. He didn’t fully believe that hate crimes were being committed in his name, but he did tell his supporters to be less violent.
What else did Trump and Stahl discuss?
Will he continue to Tweet as President? How will he handle ISIS? What about that whole Mexican border wall?
Click around below for some of Trump’s most revealing answers:
Since Trump’s elections, protests and demonstrations have broken out around the country, from New York City to Portland.
Most of them have been peaceful, but all of them include chants that disavow Trump as the President of those protesting.
Trump initially Tweeted that these people were “paid” to “incite” opposition by the media, although he later wrote that he admired their “passion.”
There is also a One Million Woman March planned for D.C. on the day Trump is inaugurated in January.
So we have not heard the last from folks disenchanted and discouraged by Donald Trump as President of the United States.
What will he actually do once he is President of the United States? We shudder to think.
But we have some ideas…
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