Kermit the Frog always said it wasn’t easy being green, but it’s the blues that got his longtime puppeteer, Steve Whitmire, fired … according to Jim Henson’s daughter. Cheryl Henson ripped Whitmire’s on-the-job performance, saying he was…
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Friday, June 30, 2017
Shaun White and Steve Aoki Do Crazy Roof Jumps Into Aoki"s Vegas Pool
Everyone knows Shaun White can get some serious air, but Steve Aoki proved he’s no slouch when it comes to aerial stunts either … by doing sick jumps into his pool. “The Flying Tomato” and the famous DJ took flight off the roof of Aoki’s pad in…
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Post Malone Wants to Honor Stone Cold Steve Austin with a Feature and a Wrestling Career
Post Malone is giving props to Stone Cold Steve Austin for being the inspiration to one of his songs … and perhaps a shot at getting in the ring himself. We got Post Sunday outside of the JW Marriott in L.A. and asked if he’d be down to do with…
Post Malone Wants to Honor Stone Cold Steve Austin with a Feature and a Wrestling Career
Post Malone is giving props to Stone Cold Steve Austin for being the inspiration to one of his songs … and perhaps a shot at getting in the ring himself. We got Post Sunday outside of the JW Marriott in L.A. and asked if he’d be down to do with…
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Steve Bannon: Sean Spicer Is Too Fat For Press Briefings
Steve Bannon is not the kind of guy you expect to engage in body-shaming.
For starters, he looks like if someone put a suit and tie on Keith Richards’ liver and taught it words like “globalist” and “cuck.”
On top of that, he’s a 63-year-old White House strategist, not a 15-year-old Taylor Swift fan trolling Katy Perry on Instagram.
But body-shaming is just what President Bannon is being accused of today after comments he made regarding Sean Spicer’s reduced role behind the White House press room podium.
Asked why more press briefings are taking place off-camera, Bannon didn’t give the obvious reply (“Have you seen those trainwrecks?!”), but instead delivered a one-liner that went over about as well as the first Trump Care proposal.
“Sean got fatter,” Bannon reportedly told a reporter.
The comment caught the attention of many social media users, including Chelsea Clinton, who called Bannon out for what she considers fat-shaming:
“The White House using fat shaming to justify increased opacity. 2017,” Clinton tweeted.
When several of Clinton’s followers pointed out that Bannon appeared to be joking, Clinton ammended her statement slightly:
“Oh ok. So using fat shaming to avoid answering questions about increasing opacity. Got it. 2017,” the former first daughter tweeted.
Few White House press secretaries have received as much attention as Spicer, and that’s not by design.
Spicer’s obvious ineptitude has made him a frequent target for ridicule and even inspired a series of memorable SNL sketches in which Spicer is played by Melissa McCarthy.
Judging from the reaction to his joke today, Bannon should probably leave the humor to her.
There have long been rumblings that President Trump would like to replace Spicer with Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee-Sanders.
Reducing the amount of time Spicy spends on camera is seen by many as the first step toward replacing him with Huckabee-Sanders, so it’s not hard to see why Bannon would be keen to laugh off questions from reporters.
But we’re getting Spicer wishes Bannon would’ve chosen a different way to change the topic.
Even the most soulless of dead-eyed lackeys have feelings.
We think …
Friday, June 16, 2017
Congressional Baseball Game Opens with Hero Cop and Group Prayer for Steve Scalise
Capitol Police officer David Bailey — one of the heroes who took out shooter James T. Hodgkinson – opened the Congressional Baseball game with an emotional ceremony. Officer Bailey came out on crutches at Nationals Park, yet still managed to…
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Congressman Steve Scalise"s Condition Still Critical, More Surgeries Needed
GOP House Whip Steve Scalise is still in critical condition at the hospital after being shot by James T. Hodgkinson during the congressional baseball practice. Scalise suffered a single rifle shot to his left hip, but the bullet traveled across his…
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Steve Scalise, House Republican, Among Those Shot in Virginia
Representative Steve Scalise was among multiple people shot Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Virginia in what witnesses and law enforcement officials are describing as a “deliberate attack.”
The incident took place while Scalise, Rand Paul, Mo Brooks and other Congressmen were taking part in baseball practice prior to starting their work day.
With new information pouring in every minute, here is what we know at the moment:
Scalise, a member of the House Republican leadership as the majority whip, appeared to have been shot in the hip and is reportedly in stable condition.
At least two Capitol Hill police agents and Representative Roger Williams were also wounded in the attack, Brooks tells CNN.
The gunman was shot by U.S. Capital Police, apprehended and taken to the hospital, officials said.
However, Senator Mike Lee tells Fox News that the suspect (who Brooks describes as a “middle-aged white man”) has been killed.
We cannot verify this latter claim right now, but Alexandria police have Tweeted that the shooter is “not a threat” any longer.
Recounting the chaos to CNN, Brooks approximated that 50 to 100 shots were fired.
He said there were a number of congressmen and congressional staffers lying on the ground shortly after he heard a “blam” and that he used his belt as a tourniquet to assist one of the victims.
“I see a rifle… I hear another blam… at the same time I heard Steve Scalise scream. He was shot,” the Alabama Republican told the news outlet.
He said he saw Scalise crawling toward right field at one point, “leaving a trail of blood.”
Paul, who was reportedly awaiting his turn to bat when the shooting broke out, told Joe Scarborough on air this morning that “everybody would’ve died except for the fact that Capitol Hill police were there.”
He said the “baseball field was basically a killing field.”
“It sure as heck wasn’t an accident,” Brooks added. “He was going after elected officials.”
In response to the horrible incident, President Donald Trump has released the following statement:
The Vice President and I are aware of the shooting incident in Virginia and are monitoring developments closely.
We are deeply saddened by this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with the members of Congress, their staffs, Capitol Police, first responders, and all others affected.
The shooting took place around 7:15 a.m. EST.
Along with Scalise, Paul and Brooks, Congressmen Brad Wenstrup, Ron DeSantis Chuck Fleischmann and Senator Jeff Flake were among the 15-25 people at Simpson Field in Alexandria for the practice.
Schools in the area have been placed on lockdown.
“The gun was a semiautomatic,” Brooks said, adding in an interview with FMTALK1065:
“The shooter was shot behind home plate as he was circling around to the first base dugout where there were a number of us congressmen and other folks.
“Our security detail was able to incapacitate him at that point.
“I don’t know if he [shooter] was dead. He was wounded. I don’t know how many times he was wounded.”
Scalise is a 51-year old who has represented Louisiana’s First Congressional District since 2008; he chairs the House Republican Study Committee and is married with two kids.
He’s the first member of Congress to be shot since former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot in January 2011.
Tweeted President Trump soon after issuing the statement above:
“Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a true friend and patriot, was badly injured but will fully recover. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.”
Friday, June 2, 2017
Wonder Woman: Misogynist ROASTED by Austin Mayor Steve Adler!
Have you seen Wonder Woman yet?
I have. It was great. A friend cried during it. The audience applauded at the end.
But the film’s release hasn’t been a stranger to controversy. One particularly hateful response to a women-only screening got an epic smack-down by none other than the mayor of Austin, Texas.
Yeah, usually mayors don’t get a lot of attention for talking about superhero movies, and Mayor Steve Adler isn’t really an exception.
He’s talking about sexism and human dignity.
The controversy wasn’t so much about Wonder Woman itself, but about one theater’s decision to host a women-only screening, and one of the men who absolutely flipped out about it.
In case it actually needs to be stated, like, men-only screenings of films aren’t uncommon. Also plenty of bars still have “Ladies Night” and that sort of thing.
It’s a little weird, sure, though we can totally understand why some women would want to see the film in the absence of guys like whatever piece of work wrote this horrifying email to Austin’s mayor.
“The notion of a woman hero is a fine example of women’s eagerness to accept the appearance of achievement without actual achievement.
“Women learn from an early age to value make-up, that it’s OK to pretend that you are greater than you actually are,” he writes, only after hoping for Austin’s defamation and accusing the theater of “sexism.”
All superheroes are pretend, not just the lady ones. The makeup comment is so weird that we don’t even know how to respond except to say that clearly this guy doesn’t ever do anything to improve his appearance.
“Women pretend they do not know that only men serve in combat because they are content to have an easier ride. Women gladly accept gold medals at the Olympics for coming in 10th and competing only against the second class of athletes,” he says as if he isn’t the wrongest person to ever live.
“Name something invented by a woman! Achievements by the second rate gender pale in comparison to virtually everything great in human history was accomplished by men, not women,” he continued, just keeping on digging that hole.
The short version of all of this is that a man who despises women claims that he doesn’t.
He then signs his name, Richard A. Ameduri, because that’s totally a letter where you’d want to include your name.
Steve Adler’s letter in response is all kinds of savage.
“I am writing to alert you that your email account has been hacked by an unfortunate and unusually hostile individual,” he begins.
“Please remedy your account’s security right away, lest this person’s uninformed and sexist rantings give you a bad name. After all, we men have to look out for each other!”
That’s tongue-in-cheek and beautiful, right?
Then he dives in and just begins solidly refuting the vile man’s sexist claims.
“Can you imagine if someone thought that you didn’t know women could serve in our combat units now without exclusion?” he asked. You can feel the sarcasm emanating in waves from the screen.
Remember that claim that women never invented anything? Adler sure did.
“What if someone thought you didn’t know that women invented medical syringes, life rafts, fire escapes, central and solar heating, a war-time communications system for radio-controlling torpedoes that laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS, and beer?”
A nicely succinct list.
Which of course could have been longer.
He also took the time to remind the whiner that a private business can hold whatever screenings they like.
“And I hesitate to imagine,” he adds. “How embarrassed you’d be if someone thought you were upset that a private business was realizing a business opportunity by reserving one screening this weekend for women to see a superhero movie.”
Savage.
We love seeing intelligent politicians go off on people who deserve it.
And speaking of things getting what they deserve, Wonder Woman is already a hit at the box office after only Thursday night’s early previews.
We can’t wait to see what kind of numbers she rakes in by the end of the weekend.
Friday, May 19, 2017
Steve Harvey Lawsuit: Ex-Wife Alleges Mental Torture, "Soul Murdering"
In a controversial letter to employees that went viral last week, Steve Harvey demanded to be left alone.
But Mary L. Vaughn apparently did not get the memo.
The comedian’s ex-wife is coming strong after the man she says scorned her in nearly every way imaginable, filing a $ 60 million lawsuit against Harvey that paints him in an even worse light than that infamous letter.
Vaughn and Harvey were married from 1996 through 2005.
During their time together, the former was allegedly subjected to “prolonged torture with the infliction of severe mental pain and suffering,” according to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight.
These same legal papers also claim that Vaughn “attempted suicide by self-medicating [in] an effort to stop the pain.”
Yikes.
They go on to allege that Harvey and his lawyer caused “severe emotional distress” that led to a litany of medical conditions for not only Vaughn … but her immediate family over the past 15 years or so.
Pretty damning accusations, that’s for certain.
And Vaughn isn’t even finished.
She’s suing the talk show host for child endangerment, torture, kidnapping, breach of contract, conspiracy against rights, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and “soul murdering.”
The lawsuit even cites such terms/actions as harassment, brainwashing and theft by deception.
Harvey and Vaughn share a 10-year old son, Wynton.
This isn’t the first time the latter has aired severe accusations against Harvey, having previously gone off on him via a YouTube video.
She was even jailed for 30 days in 2013 for contempt of court after violating the terms of a gag order in the couple’s divorce.
Harvey has three kids from his first marriage and has been the husband of third wife Marjorie since 2007.
Just a few days ago, Harvey made negative headlines after the Internet learned that he sent a memo to employees last year in which he laid out a series of ground rules.
They all boiled down to Harvey wanting total and complete privacy at work, with excerpts including the following demands:
Do not come to my dressing room unless invited.
Do not approach me while I’m in the makeup chair unless I ask to speak with you directly.
Do not wait in the hallway to speak to me… make an appointment.
The star eventually acknowledged that he sent this letter, but made no apologies for how much of a diva it made him sound like.
“I could not find a way to walk from the stage to my dressing room, to sit in my makeup chair, to walk from my dressing room to the stage or to just sit and have lunch without somebody just walking in,” Harvey explained to ET, adding:
“I’ve always had a policy where, you know, you can come and talk to me – so many people are great around here, but some of them just started taking advantage of it…
“I just didn’t want to be in this prison anymore where I had to be in this little room, scared to go out and take a breath of fresh air without somebody approaching me, so I wrote the letter.”
Vaughn would likely say that she knows a thing or two about being stuck in a prison when it comes to Harvey.
In response to her lawsuit, Steve’s attorney Brandon Williams told TMZ the followingL
“Mr. Harvey vehemently denies any allegations set forth in the lawsuit. The Complaint is meritless, frivolous and the allegations are completely false.
“We will vigorously defend/counterclaim against the Complaint.”
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Steve Harvey"s Ex-Wife Sues, He Owes Me $60 Million For Murdering My Soul
Steve Harvey has caused his second ex-wife much more than mental anguish … according to a new lawsuit she’s filed he damaged her “soul” and now owes her $ 60 MILLION. Mary Harvey and Steve’s infamously bitter divorce was finalized back…
Friday, May 12, 2017
Eli Roth Won"t Destroy Steve Harvey for Memo, Can"t Imagine His Pressure (VIDEO + PHOTO)
Eli Roth’s got Steve Harvey’s back in the aftermath of the comedian’s now infamous memo … but he still would’ve handled it differently. The guru of gore flicks was out at Wolfgang’s in Bev Hills, and he was well-versed on Harvey’s memo to his…
Steve Harvey: Yes, I Wrote That Memo! No, I"m Not Sorry!
Look out, Mariah Carey.
Steve Harvey is coming for your title of Biggest and Most Annoying Diva in the History of Hollywood.
Earlier this week, a letter allegedly written by the talk show host to his employees surfaced online.
In the memo, which was likely leaked by a disgruntled ex-employee, Harvey asks for total and complete privacy from his underlings.
It was sent prior to Season 5 of Harvey’s talk show and it asks for staff members to “adhere” to such rules as:
Do not come to my dressing room unless invited.
Do open my dressing room door.
Do not wait in the hallway to speak to me.
Do not attempt to walk with me.
Harvey really could have saved himself a lot of time and effort if he had simply written “STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!” instead.
Take a look at the controversial memo below:
Was it really written and passed along by Harvey?
Yes, the comedian himself verified as much in a follow-up discussion with Entertainment Tonight on Thursday.
“I could not find a way to walk from the stage to my dressing room, to sit in my makeup chair, to walk from my dressing room to the stage or to just sit and have lunch without somebody just walking in,” Harvey explained to ET, adding:
“I’ve always had a policy where, you know, you can come and talk to me – so many people are great around here, but some of them just started taking advantage of it.”
Harvey went on to say that people on his staff would dare to bring friends to set and they would then dare to ask for autographs or not knock when entering his personal space.
And he just couldn’t handle it any longer.
“In hindsight, I probably should’ve handled it a little bit differently,” Harvey admits, adding that he wanted to email “asking everyone to simply honor and respect” his privacy.
“I just didn’t want to be in this prison anymore where I had to be in this little room, scared to go out and take a breath of fresh air without somebody approaching me, so I wrote the letter,” he concluded.
“I don’t apologize about the letter, but it’s kind of crazy what people who took this thing and ran, man.”
It’s also kind of crazy to compare fame to a prison and to say you were “scared” to walk around the set of your own talk show.
Just shut up, loser.
Harvey, who also hosts Family Feud and Little Big Shots, will be moving his talk show to Los Angeles for the new season this fall.
We hope no one watches it.
This guy sucks.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Steve Harvey to Talk Show Staff: STAY AWAY FROM ME!
Steve Harvey will be moving his surprisingly popular talk show to Los Angeles this fall.
But this doesn’t mean sunny skies are ahead for all who work on the program, at least not when they encounter their boss anywhere near the set.
A memo sent from Harvey to his employees surfaced online yesterday via Robert Feder’s Chicago media blog – and it doesn’t exactly paint the host in a positive light.
It actually makes Harvey sound like more of a diva than Mariah Carey.
Among the requests he makes of his staff members?
- Do not come to my dressing room unless invited.
- Do not approach me while I’m in the makeup chair unless I ask to speak with you directly.
- Do not wait in the hallway to speak to me… make an appointment.
Sources tell Variety that this memo was sent to Harvey’s staff in Chicago prior to the start of the fifth season of his former daytime program, “Steve Harvey,” which ran for five seasons in national syndication.
Beginning in a few months, the revamped series will tape in Los Angeles at Harvey’s request, with a brand new crew.
Insider also say the messages may have been leaked by an ex- staff member, who was bitter about being let go.
Harvey is a busy and annoying man.
He also hosts Family Feud and Little Big Shots, along with a number of random pageants and awards show.
The comedian emceed something called the State Farm Neighborhood Awards late last year, for example.
He got in trouble earlier this year for slamming Asian men as ugly, while he made headlines in 2015 for announcing the wrong winner of the Miss Universe pageant.
But that debacle (which you can watch below) may have helped Harvey’s career.
He was asked to host the same pageant in 2016 and has gone viral with a few jokes about it since.
Here is a look, meanwhile, at the entirety of the memo Harvey sent to his employees:
Good morning, everyone. Welcome back.
I’d like you all to review and adhere to the following notes and rules for Season 5 of my talk show. There will be no meetings in my dressing room. No stopping by or popping in. NO ONE.
Do not come to my dressing room unless invited.
Do not open my dressing room door. IF YOU OPEN MY DOOR, EXPECT TO BE REMOVED. My security team will stop everyone from standing at my door who have the intent to see or speak to me.
I want all the ambushing to stop now. That includes TV staff. You must schedule an appointment.
I have been taken advantage of by my lenient policy in the past. This ends now. NO MORE.
Do not approach me while I’m in the makeup chair unless I ask to speak with you directly. Either knock or use the doorbell. I am seeking more free time for me throughout the day.
Do not wait in any hallway to speak to me. I hate being ambushed. Please make an appointment.
I promise you I will not entertain you in the hallway, and do not attempt to walk with me. If you’re reading this, yes, I mean you.
Everyone, do not take offense to the new way of doing business. It is for the good of my personal life and enjoyment.
Thank you all, Steve Harvey.
It is for the good of his personal life and enjoyment?
Sounds to us like Harvey basically wants to be left alone in his dressing room to engage in sexual intercourse with anyone he wants.
But that’s just our opinion.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Kobe Bryant Busts Out Slam Poem About Steve Urkel
Kobe Bryant took it all the way back to 1992 last night … busting out a slam poem about the legendary Steve Urkel from “Family Matters” — and he kinda killed it. The Mamba delivered his performance on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”…
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Steve Dave in "Mallrats": "Memba Him?
Bryan Johnson is best known for playing the die-hard comic book fanatic Steve Dave in Kevin Smith’s 1995 comedy “Mallrats.” Guess what he looks like now!
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
McDonald"s Employees Who Helped Capture Facebook Killer Steve Stephens in Line for Reward
The McDonald’s employees who called the cops on the Facebook killer are going to get the $ 50,000 reward … at least if law enforcement has its way. We spoke with local and federal law enforcement officials who tell us … they believe the…
Facebook Killer Steve Stephens Commits Suicide (PHOTO)
Steve Stephens, the Facebook killer … killed himself about 90 minutes outside Cleveland … according to police. Police in Erie, PA say Stephens’ body was found inside his white Ford Fusion around 8:10 AM on Tuesday. Erie is the town where police…
Facebook Killer Steve Stephens Manhunt Now Stretching Across Half the U.S. (VIDEO)
Tips on Steve Stephens’ whereabouts are rushing in to police by the hundreds, but they’re begging the public for more as the manhunt stretches into day 3. Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams — with FBI, ATF and U.S. Marshals — announced…
Monday, April 17, 2017
Steve Stephens, Alleged Facebook Live Killer, on Run from Police
A manhunt is underway for Steve Stephens after the 37-year old appeared to commit a murder on Facebook Live Sunday afternoon, prior to getting into his car and confessing to many other killings.
Police have warned residents in Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana and Michigan to be on high alert as they search for the suspect.
On Easter Sunday, around 2 p.m., a video went viral on social media that depicts Stephens stepping out of his vehicle and approaching an elderly man.
“Imma kill this guy right here – this old dude,” Stephens says into the camera, addressing a 74-year old later identified as Robert Godwin Sr. and telling him:
“Hi, can you do me a favor? Can you say ‘Joy Lane?"”
Godwin does as he’s told and Stephens replies:
Yeah, she’s the reason all this is about to happen to you.
Stephens then pulls the trigger and drives away in his car.
Shortly after this horrible incident was made public, Lane texted a CBS affiliate and wrote of Stephens:
“We had been in a relationship for several years. I am sorry that all of this has happened. My heart and prayers goes out to the family members of the victim.
“Steve really is a nice guy… he is generous with everyone he knows. He was kind and loving to me and my children.
“This is a very difficult time for me and my family Please respect our privacy at this time.”
Here is a photo of Robert Godwin Sr. May he rest in peace:
Following the online emergence of the first video, a second piece of footage has been making the rounds.
It features Stephens talking on the phone to someone and claiming he has killed 13 people.
“I just snapped… that’s what I did, I just killed 13 people. I’m going to keep killing until they catch me,” he says.
He ends the phone call and apologizes to the camera, saying he’s working on killing a 14th person “as we speak.”
Cleveland Police have released an aggravated murder warrant for Stephens and urged anyone who sees him or his car to get in touch as soon as they can.
Says a spokesman for the department:
No additional victims have been located and officers continue to search multiple areas.
Suspect did broadcast the killing on Facebook Live and has claimed to have committed multiple other homicides which are still not verified. Suspect in this case is a bm Steve Stephens 6’1 244 bald with a full beard. Wearing dark blue and grey or black striped polo shirt. Driving a white Ford Fusion with a temp tag.
Armed and dangerous. If seen call 9-1-1. Do not approach.
In a series of Facebook posts from a now-deleted account authorities believe to have belonged to Stephens, the suspected murder called the killing his “Easter day slaughter,” according to NBC.
He complained that he had “lost everything” from gambling.
We will not post Stephens’ videos, out of respect for Godwin and any other victims.
Robert Godwin Jr. told The Plain Dealer that his father had nine children and 14 grandchildren, adding that the retired foundry worker loved to go fishing.
“I just want him caught,” he told the newspaper of Stephens. “Because he can do it to somebody else.”
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