Demi Lovato is now publicly speaking out herself about her near-fatal overdose almost two weeks ago, saying she hasn’t beaten her addiction … and wants to focus on sobriety. The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer posted an open letter on social media Sunday…
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Tyrese Admits Feuding Publicly with The Rock Was Unprofessional
Tyrese admits airing his dirty laundry with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was NOT cool … straight-up calling it unprofessional. Tyrese took himself to task when he talked to Van Lathan on ‘The Red Pill’ podcast. You’ll recall…
Tyrese Admits Feuding Publicly with The Rock Was Unprofessional
Tyrese admits airing his dirty laundry with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was NOT cool … straight-up calling it unprofessional. Tyrese took himself to task when he talked to Van Lathan on ‘The Red Pill’ podcast. You’ll recall…
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Katie Holmes: Clinging to Jamie Foxx Relationship Despite Being "Publicly Humiliated"
While there’s never been any sort of public confirmation, it’s common knowledge Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx have been dating for at least the past two years.
The relationship has been a subject of intense tabloid interest, and there was even a time when it was rumored that Holmes was pregnant with Foxx’s baby.
Throughout all of this, both parties have kept mum on the subject of their semi-public romance — and now it seems we may know why that is.
Sources close to the couple say Foxx refuses to fully commit to Holmes.
Apparently, she would be happy to confirm that they’re dating, but he refuses to be tied down.
One insider says Holmes is “humiliated” by Foxx’s reluctance to acknowledge their relationship, but claims she can’t bring herself to break up with him.
“No one understands why Katie loves a man who can’t seem to commit or why he’s publicly humiliating her like this,” the source said.
“Everyone just wants her to take care of herself and to be happy. But she won’t let go of Jamie.”
The insider adds that in recent weeks, Foxx has made no secret of his dalliances with other women, thus exacerbating Holmes’ embarrassment.
The actress was reportedly infuriated by photos of Foxx spending the Fourth of July with ex-girlfriend Kristen Grannis.
Katie was reportedly overseas with daughter Suri at the time.
A different source concedes that Holmes is frustrated by Foxx’s unwillingness to commit, but claims she’s ultimately happy with their relationship.
“[Holmes] has fun with [Foxx] when they are together,” the informant claims.
“It’s a relationship that works for her.”
Unfortunately for Katie, she doesn’t have the luxury of privacy while she attempts to figure out how to proceed from here.
Her relationship remains a topic of widespread fascination — despite the fact that she and Jamie have never even appeared in public as a couple.
Just last month, reps for Holmes denied that she and Foxx called off a wedding and broke up.
Interestingly, he refused to confirm or deny that they were an official couple.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Lewis Hamilton Publicly Shames 4-Year-Old Nephew, Apologizes
Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton posted a video in which he appears to be shaming his 4-year-old nephew for wearing a princess dress that he got for Christmas.
The backlash was immediate, though some were divided as to whether this upsetting video was sincere or just a really bad idea of a joke.
Below, you"ll see the video — the nephew is adorable, for what it"s worth — and Lewis" apology.
Lewis Hamilton is a Formula One racer.
He"s handsome, in a bargain basement Elliot Knight sort of way. He"s British, he has piercings, and he"s reasonably famous.
There"ve been reports of Lewis Hamilton dating Kendall Jenner and he"s also been linked to Rihanna.
His life is a fantasy for most, so … why is he so sad in this video?
As you"ll see below, Lewis Hamilton records a Snapchat video.
To be fair, it"s not always easy to tell how sincere someone is being on social media, particularly in a very short video that seems to send some mixed messages.
But his words are troubling.
"“I’m so sad right now," Lewis says. "Look at my nephew."
And then he shows his four-year-old nephew, to whom he appears to be speaking.
"Why’re you wearing a princess dress?" Lewis demands.
"Is this what you got for Christmas?"
His nephew laughs and nods.
"Why did you ask for a princess dress for Christmas?"
This is when Lewis starts yelling, though since we can"t see his face, it"s difficult to tell what sort of yell it is.
"Boys don’t wear princess dresses!"
Whether Lewis Hamilton was sincere or not in his opinions, this video is troubling. Even if he was "play-yelling" with his nephew (he did spend part of the day playing with his nephew), his words were upsetting to a number of followers.
The backlash on social media was immediate and powerful, and Lewis deleted the video and issued a three-tweet apology.
"Yesterday I was playing around with my nephew and realized that my words were inappropriate so I removed the post. I meant no harm and did not mean to offend anyone at all. I love that my nephew feels free to express himself as we all should."
Even if you"re joking (and he doesn"t quite say that he was), some worried that his words could have had an impact on his nephew. 4 is a formative age.
"My deepest apologies for my behavior as I realize it is really not acceptable for anyone, no matter where you are from, to marginalize or stereotype anyone."
It"s important to remember that "boys don"t wear dresses" is probably very similar to the last words that some men and trans women have heard yelled at them before they died. So … it"s really not funny.
"I have always been in support of anyone living their life exactly how they wish and I hope I can be forgiven for this lapse in judgment."
Honestly, I"m inclined to believe that he made the video in jest and didn"t realize how people would perceive him. Not everybody"s good at humor, folks.
Dresses are cool, folks. They can be colorful, they move when you walk, and they"re immeasurably more comfortable than pants.
(Pants are nothing but leg prisons)
The instant that it becomes widely socially acceptable for men to wear skirts and dresses, plenty of men will rush to wear them because they"re great articles of clothing and it"s silly to restrict them by gender.
But we won"t get to that place as a society solely through the work of pioneers like Jaden Smith. Part of what will lead to a more accepting world is not saying things to children like what you"re about to hear in this video.
Yes, even if you"re joking.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Tamra Judge Publicly SLAMMED by Estranged Daughter: She Was No Mother to Me!
Tamra Judge presents herself as the long-suffering mother who is slowly but surely repairing the distance caused by divorce between herself and her teenage daughter, Sidney Barney.
Like so much of what we see on reality television, the story that we’re told on screen seems to be far from the whole truth.
Sidney, who only recently graduated from high school, has posted a damning letter that tells the world exactly what she thinks of her mother — and exactly why she has nothing to do with Tamra Judge. Good for you, Sidney.
From the first time that Tamra Judge spoke about the distance between her and her daughter, Sidney, we were a little torn.
The way that Tamra described things sounded so sympathetic, and it’s easy to look at Tamra — always at odds with Vicki Gunvalson — and root for her.
And we do know that there are cases where a parent and child will squabble over nothing during puberty.
Without hearing from Sidney, we always knew that this could be one of those situations.
But this?
This sounds serious.
We’d 100% support Sidney if she never so much as speaks to Tamra again.
Sidney Barney’s powerful public letter about what her issues with her mother are really about should win over anyone and everyone.
Sidney doesn’t want fame or the spotlight, so her open letter — on a Facebook page where those who aren’t her friends can only see rare public statements — is a rare instance of her going public.
“I want to start by clearing some things up as my mother continues to talk about me despite me requesting her to stop speaking of me publicly as I don’t want to be associated with her or the show.”
If someone else is speaking for you, sometimes you need to step up and go public — even if you prefer to live your life privately.
“My parents separated in 2010, I moved out of my mother’s house in 2013. Me leaving has nothing to do with the divorce, it has to do with the living conditions at my mothers house and the way she treated me and still treats me today.”
That’s a very different picture than the one that Tamra paints.
“I actually chose my mothers side when my parents separated. This was due to the fact that my mother, the true parent alienator, would constantly talk negatively about my father in front of me and my siblings, putting us kids in the middle of my parents arguments.”
That’s classic toxic parenting, but it gets worse — as Tamra would very directly compare them to their father, Simon Barney.
“She even called us Simon or “mini Simon” when we did something bad or told us that we were “acting like your father”. This parent alienation caused me to resent my father and take her side. However as I got older I realized what she was doing along with other things that were toxic.”
Well that’s just awful.
And then there’s some straight-up neglect.
“The reasons I left my mothers house are that she was neglectful (leaving us at home with no food or simply ignoring us entirely), she constantly put herself first and the biggest reason was that she was mentally and emotionally abusive.”
Maybe Tamra should spend less time fussing over Shannon Beador’s almost unnoticeable weight gain and more time thinking about what it means to be a good person and a good mother, and how far from both she seems to be.
Not just for Sidney, but for her other children.
Some people bend over backwards to excuse the unexcusable when it’s done by parents.
Fortunately, Sidney is one of the rare few with the wisdom to get past the pernicious social conditioning that tells people to worship and forgive their parents no matter what.
“She was no mother to me. This was an unhealthy environment for all of us kids and unfortunately I was the only one to recognize this and take steps to get out of that toxic environment.”
Sadly, it’s not uncommon at all for some children to remain steadfastly by a parent’s side or even deny that certain events transpired at all.
“I went to therapy with my mother for 3 years. I was forced by the courts and my father to try to mend the relationship with my mother.”
That should never have happened.
We know that Simon Barney and the courts probably thought that they were doing the right thing.
But they weren’t.
“My father has pushed me to have a relationship with my mother forcing me to go meet her in and out of therapy. He even forced me to let her come to my graduation because it was a milestone.”
That graduation milestone is probably a big reason why Sidney decided to make this post.
So … remember this set of photos that Tamra Judge shared from Sidney’s graduation?
Tamra was not supposed to share them.
“When I told my mother that she could come I gave her a few conditions. All I asked was that she remains cordial with my father and my stepmom and to not post anything about my graduation, anywhere.”
That is extremely reasonable.
“Not even two weeks after I graduated she posted a photo of me and shared it with her one million followers knowing that it would get picked up by the press.”
We sure covered it.
“The one thing I asked and have been asking for 4 years now has been to not talk about me because I don’t want to be in the spotlight. But Again breaking her promises as per usual, she puts herself, her fame, her reputation, and her bank account before me.”
And now Sidney has to put herself forward just to set things straight. It’s very unfair.
“If she really wanted a relationship she would keep her promises and recognize that it is no one else’s fault but hers that I do not want her in my life.”
Some people will never accept wrongdoing.
“Although I do not want to be in the public eye, I felt the need to clear these lies up and set the record straight in hopes that it will straighten my mom out so that she is held accountable and is forced to do the right thing.”
When it comes to Tamra straightening up her act, we hope that Sidney isn’t holding her breath.
But at least others will know what’s going on.
“Instead of playing the innocent erased mother character, she could’ve been trying to actually fix our relationship and change her ways. However the character keeps her relevant, and is her only storyline.”
That’s the truth.
“Why would she actually try to get me back? Without the estrangements she is no longer pitied and talked about and her fame and fortune go down the tubes.”
Savage.
Reality television as we now know it — following people’s lives rather than putting them in competitive scenarios — is still fairly new.
This kind of environment can impact children in all sorts of ways.
But more to the point, it can allow terrible parents to try to portray themselves as the good guys in a scenario in which they are everything but.
We’re glad that Sidney is using social media to make her voice heard.
We suppose that it’s only a matter of time before we see something like this from one of the Gosselin children — or even from an ex-Duggar.
In their cases, though, we already know what horrible parents they have.
If Sidney hadn’t spoken up, we might have gone on and continued to view Tamra as sympathetic just because of her role on The Real Housewives of Orange County.
Reality television seldom reflects reality, folks.
Monday, March 20, 2017
"Modern Family" Star Rico Rodriguez Publicly Mourns Death of Father (PHOTOS)
“Modern Family” star Rico Rodriguez, who plays Manny on the show, publicly announced the death of his father who died last week. The 18-year-old posted a photo of him and his dad, Roy Rodriguez, Sunday with a heartfelt caption that read in…
Monday, February 13, 2017
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Publicly Welcome 20th Child!
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, along with the rest of their famous family, took to Facebook over the weekend to welcome their 20th child.
And celebrate the young man’s birthday to boot.
While the news of Jim Bob and Michelle welcoming a 20th child has been circulating for awhile, this is a public confirmation of sorts.
And what better occasion in which to do so?
“Happy 9th Birthday Tyler!” Jim Bob wrote.
“We are so glad to have you in our home and a part of our family! Your bright smile and sweet spirit brings much joy to us all!”
The above picture shows Jim Bob and Michelle out to eat with Tyler, Jackson Duggar, Michelle sister Carol and Jim’s mother Mary.
Tyler, the son of Michelle’s niece Rachel Hutchins, officially became the 20th child of the enormous Duggar family back in November.
Four months earlier, he moved in with them.
When you have 19 kids, some will vary in age by a lot.
As a result, the nine-year-old has found a great new friend (or sibling, if you will) in Jackson, according to the Duggars’ post.
“Jackson loves having a ‘little brother/cousin’ to ride bikes and play with and read your Bibles together,” said the happy family.
“Our prayer is that each day you will seek God’s will for your life, and that God will use your life in a great way,” they added.
“We pray over you that one of your first memory verses from the Bible will be lived out through your life!”
“Love, Aunt Michelle & Uncle Jim Bob.”
It’s been a rough life at times so far for the youngster, and whatever you think of the Duggars, they are doing a very good deed here.
An Arkansas judge recently granted a request made by Jim Bob and Michelle to become the permanent guardians of their grand-nephew.
Stating in his ruling that it was in the “best interest” of the child, the judge made permanent an arrangement already borne out of necessity.
The Duggars took in the boy after his “unemployed and homeless” mother (with Tyler, pictured above) struggled to properly care for him.
“Jim Bob and Michelle have made the child feel right at home. They treat him like their own and he looks up to them as parents,” a source said.
The boy’s mother is also able to have supervised visits with her son at the Duggar’s home; Hutchins supported the Duggars’ bid to adopt.
Rachel has battled addiction and is on probation for three years after being arrested this past April on felony charges of breaking and entering.
Hutchins, pictured above with Jinger Duggar, is “a good person, but she’s made some bad decisions,” an insider previously told In Touch.
Currently engaged to a man named Michael Wright according to her Facebook page, she gave birth to her son as an unwed teenager.
Rachel first gave up custody in August 2015, months before her arrest, to Michelle’s sister Carolyn, who was initially Tyler’s guardian.
Then she suffered a setback in the form of a stroke in 2016.
After Carolyn was unable to care for the boy, the Duggar family – who know Rachel and Tyler well – stepped in to take on the responsibility.
Michelle, having given birth to a stillborn daughter named Jubilee Shalom in December 2011, has long spoken of having a 20th child.
Now, in the most unexpected of ways, she has one.
If the family’s recent scandals were an issue for court when reviewing the request for guardianship, it didn’t derail their efforts ultimately.
That and Josh’s infidelity scandal, which led to myriad Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar divorce rumors, caused the family a lot of heartache.
That all seems to be behind the Duggars these days, with the couple having turned a page in more ways than one over the past year.
A source close to the family reports that with Tyler:
“Jim Bob and Michelle couldn’t be happier now.”
Friday, December 2, 2016
LeBron James -- PUBLICLY SHAMED ... Who"s the Goat Now?! (Photo)
Here’s LeBron James hilariously proving he’s a man of his word … even when he’s a loser. Bron lost his World Series bet with Dwyane Wade (Cleveland vs. Chicago) … and agreed to wear a Chicago Cubs jersey to pay it off. Question ……
Monday, April 25, 2016
Jim Bob Duggar Accused of Publicly Mocking Teenage Son
If you watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online, you know that little has changed with regard to the Duggar families’ strict rules regarding courtship.
Which may be why so many fans were surprised by Jim Bob’s comments in a video birthday message to his son Jason:
“I can’t believe you’re 16 and never been kissed,” Jim Bob remarks with a laugh in the clip above.
It’s a relatively harmless joke, but coming from Jim Bob, it’s downright confusing, a fact that many fans pointed out in the comments on YouTube.
The Duggars’ courtship rules are so severe that the family doesn’t even permit kissing until their kids are engaged, so Jim Bob riffing on his son for his lack of dating experience is baffling – and even a bit infuriating.
The Duggars have deleted all of the comments on Jason’s birthday video, but for some reason they didn’t disable comments on the clip.
So at this point, there’s only one post below the video, but it’s a doozy:
“Well, seeing how everybody got their comments deleted, I’d like to have mine deleted to,” viewer Morgan Connelly begins.
“Jim Bob — the only thing that flies out of your mouth first thing is ‘oh my goodness, my sweet son hasn’t been kissed yet when my courting rules are SO strict, and I constantly flaunt my sexuality around my kids by grinding on mini golf courts, and reminding my kids that they aren’t allowed to even hold hands until they’re engaged!
“‘But don’t worry — my sexuality isn’t to fear. That’s why Michelle wears condoms and my firstborn turned out to be a saint!"” Oh WAIT — he didn’t. “
Yes, Morgan even went there with the Josh Duggar sex scandals burn.
Pretty fair, considering the context.
We’re not saying that Josh’s horrendous misdeeds are the result of his parents’ mixed messages with regard to sex, but after everything that’s happened, one would expect the family to be a bit more progressive with the way they talk about sex with their kids.
It seems that in Duggar Land, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online for more confusing attempts at humor from the Duggars.
Jim Bob Duggar Accused of Publicly Mocking Teenage Son
If you watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online, you know that little has changed with regard to the Duggar families’ strict rules regarding courtship.
Which may be why so many fans were surprised by Jim Bob’s comments in a video birthday message to his son Jason:
“I can’t believe you’re 16 and never been kissed,” Jim Bob remarks with a laugh in the clip above.
It’s a relatively harmless joke, but coming from Jim Bob, it’s downright confusing, a fact that many fans pointed out in the comments on YouTube.
The Duggars’ courtship rules are so severe that the family doesn’t even permit kissing until their kids are engaged, so Jim Bob riffing on his son for his lack of dating experience is baffling – and even a bit infuriating.
The Duggars have deleted all of the comments on Jason’s birthday video, but for some reason they didn’t disable comments on the clip.
So at this point, there’s only one post below the video, but it’s a doozy:
“Well, seeing how everybody got their comments deleted, I’d like to have mine deleted to,” viewer Morgan Connelly begins.
“Jim Bob — the only thing that flies out of your mouth first thing is ‘oh my goodness, my sweet son hasn’t been kissed yet when my courting rules are SO strict, and I constantly flaunt my sexuality around my kids by grinding on mini golf courts, and reminding my kids that they aren’t allowed to even hold hands until they’re engaged!
“‘But don’t worry — my sexuality isn’t to fear. That’s why Michelle wears condoms and my firstborn turned out to be a saint!"” Oh WAIT — he didn’t. “
Yes, Morgan even went there with the Josh Duggar sex scandals burn.
Pretty fair, considering the context.
We’re not saying that Josh’s horrendous misdeeds are the result of his parents’ mixed messages with regard to sex, but after everything that’s happened, one would expect the family to be a bit more progressive with the way they talk about sex with their kids.
It seems that in Duggar Land, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Watch Jill & Jessa: Counting On online for more confusing attempts at humor from the Duggars.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Duggar Family Publicly Snubs Josh: Are They Cutting Ties With the Scandal-Plagued Black Sheep?
On Sunday, social media users celebrated National Siblings Day – one of those Facebook-friendly “holidays” that most observers mark by issuing a public shout-out to their brothers and sisters.
Naturally, the Duggar family participated, but to the surprise of many, only 18 of Michelle and Jim Bob’s 19 kids were acknowledged.
If you’re familiar with the family’s troubles of the past year, we probably don’t have to tell you which sibling got snubbed.
Yes, the Duggars posted a photo album on their official Facebook page in honor of the special day, but as several commenters pointed out, disgraced former lobbyist Josh Duggar is nowhere to be found in the pics.
Obviously, the topic of Josh’s relationship with his siblings is a sensitive one, but Jill and Jessa have spoken publicly about forgiving Josh for sexually assaulting them when he was in his teens.
Given the effort the Duggars have put into rebuilding their public image, it’s somewhat surprising that they would be willing to risk stirring up controversy by publicly distancing themselves from the most troubled member of the family.
The situation has led many to speculate that perhaps Josh isn’t as forgiven as his loved ones have claimed.
The Siblings Day snub comes on the heels of reports that Michelle Duggar has cut ties with Josh completely and told friends that she considers him dead.
Sources have claimed that the relationship between Josh and his family has only gotten worse in the weeks since he left rehab, and that his parents have all but given up on the beleaguered father of four.
It’s also possible that there are more pragmatic reasons for the family’s reluctance to publicly associate with Josh.
Advertisers have been backing out of Jill & Jessa: Counting On as a result of the lingering fallout over Josh’s sex scandals.
The rest of the Duggars might have decided that it’s best for their business interests to not remind fans about Josh and his various scandals.
Whatever the case, if the family thinks the eldest Duggar son and his demons can be neatly swept under the carpet, we’re guessing they’ll be sorely disappointed.
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