Ex-NBA superstar Steve Francis called police “groupie motherf**kers” during his DWI arrest back in November … and DARED cops to lock him up after they confiscated his gold chain.
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Steve Francis Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving
Ex-NBA superstar Steve Francis pled guilty to 1 count of driving while intoxicated stemming from a crazy Nov. 2016 arrest … but he ain’t going back to the slammer. Francis appeared in a Houston courtroom Tuesday and pled guilty to the…
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Steve Perry Reunites with Journey at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Steve Perry was super gracious as he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with his former band, Journey. Steve sang the band’s praises in a speech that was devoid of bitterness. It was all love the the Barclays Center in…
Friday, April 7, 2017
Steve Perry WILL Perform with Journey at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony
Steve Perry will give Journey fans a performance the way they want and need tonight … we’ve learned he will sing with the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Members of Journey already confirmed Perry would be onstage with them…
President Trump"s Got His Back to Steve Bannon During National Security Briefing on Syria Strikes (PHOTO)
President Trump’s turned the table on one of his closest advisors … and his back, too. Check out this photo taken Thursday during a National Security briefing on Syria strikes … son-in-law Jared Kushner is right in the middle at the table…
Steve Perry To Reunite With Journey At Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Steve Perry hasn’t performed with Journey since 1991 but he’ll be greeted with open arms Friday night as the band is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Members of Journey have confirmed Perry will indeed be onstage at the induction…
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Steve Bannon: Getting the Boot From Donald Trump?
If you’ve been following American politics over the past year, then you’re no doubt familiar with the name Steve Bannon.
Bannon, a former executive chair at Breitbart News, emerged seemingly from nowhere to become a shadowy fixture during the 2016 campaign and the early months of Donald Trump’s presidency, exerting a tremendous amount of influence from behind the scenes.
In the media, the-investment-banker-turned-political-Svengali has been portrayed as the Emperor Palpatine to Trump’s Darth Vader, ant it’s not uncommon to hear him referred to as President Bannon.
It’s been said that Trump owes his meteoric rise more to Bannon than to any other individual.
(There are those who argue that Vladimir Putin deserves that dubious honor, but that’s a conversation for another time.)
However, a change in the Trump-Bannon dynamic took place around the time the current administration began to suffer its first public setbacks (the blocking of the controversial Muslim ban, the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn amidst allegations of collusion with Russia, etc.).
Reports from the White House indicate that Trump blamed his staff for the failures, at one point openly lashing out at Bannon, and abruptly canceling plans to have Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus join him at Mar-aLago for the weekend.
Now, the divide between Trump and Bannon appears to have deepened, as several media outlets are reporting today that Bannon has been ousted from the National Security Counsel, per Trump’s request.
Bannon’s appointment to the counsel – reportedly the result of an executive order that Trump signed without reading in full – was a controversial and unprecedented move by the White House.
Not only does Bannon have no experience in national security, and his appointment was accompanied by the removal of key members, which resulted in the political neophyte carrying more clout than some of our nation’s top-ranking military brass.
It’s not entirely clear why Trump made his decision today, but NBC News is reporting that Bannon’s role within the counsel was to monitor Gen. Flynn (possibly due to Flynn’s ties with Russia).
With Flynn gone, his replacement, General H.R. McMaster, and other high-ranking members of the counsel were reportedly able to convince Trump that Bannon’s presence was no longer needed.
We’ll have further details on this developing story as more information becomes available.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Steve Francis Strikes Deal In Burglary Case ... Avoids Jail
Ex-NBA star Steve Francis has struck a deal with prosecutors in his burglary case, and he’ll avoid jail if he stays out of trouble … TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported, Francis was hit with a felony burglary charge after…
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Steve from "Blue"s Clues" Is Making Kids" Songs Again! (VIDEO)
“Blue’s Clues” ended it’s run more than 10 years ago, but the host of that wildly popular kids’ show is cranking out catchy kid’s tunes again … and now he’s got a famous partner. Steve Burns told us all about his his new Steve-n-steveN…
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Donald Trump: Lashing Out at Steve Bannon Over Russia Scandal?
By now, you’ve almost certainly heard the allegations that the Trump administration collaborated with Russia to manipulate the results of the 2016 presidential election.
Already, National Security Advisor General Michael Flynn has resigned from his post, and Attorney General Jess Sessions was forced to recuse himself from the investigation after it was revealed that he lied under oath about contacting a Russian ambassador.
At this point, if what appears to be happening is actually happening, then we my be at the beginning of what the most damaging political scandal in US history.
Needless to say, at this point, reports that the pressure is beginning to get to President Donald Trump are not particularly surprising.
From the time of the president’s scandal-plagued transition, rumors of dissent and disorder within Team Trump have been rampant, and now it seems the escalating animosity may have come to a head on Friday, as Trump reportedly lashed out at two of his most high-profile staff members:
According to CNN, Trump spent much of the past week infuriated by the escalating Sessions scandal, and he repeatedly took his anger out on top adviser Steve Bannon and Chief of Staff Reince Priebus just before departing for another weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
“Nobody has seen him that upset,” a source tells the news network of Trump’s outburst, adding that the president’s speech was peppered with “lot of expletives.”
The insider adds that Priebus and Bannon were both scheduled to join Trump in Florida over the weekend, but the president decided at the last minute that both would remain in D.C.
Adding to Trump’s fury over the weekend was an unsubstantiated report by Bannon’s Breitbart News that claimed Trump Tower was subjected to surveillance ordered by President Obama during the 2016 campaign.
Despite a complete lack of evidence and the fact that Obama would need the justice department to establish probable cause before any such surveillance could take place, Trump reportedly flew into yet another rage.
Reports of this second outburst come courtesy of longtime Trump associate Christopher Ruddy, who described the incident to The Washington Post:
“I haven’t seen him this angry,” Ruddy tells the Post. “This will be investigated.”
The Trump administration has yet to comment on the president’s alleged emotional outbursts.
Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s daily briefing with White House correspondents is scheduled for this afternoon.
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Doc Martens Sues Steve Madden for Sole Snatching
Dr. Martens is ready for combat over its iconic boots, which were jacked by Steve Madden … according to a new lawsuit. Martens’ parent company says the proof of the rip-off is right there in the footprint of 4 Madden boot designs…
Monday, February 27, 2017
Steve Harvey Responds to Best Picture Flub: I"ve Been There, Folks!
Steve Harvey suddenly has something significant in common with Warren Beatty.
But it has nothing to do with the massive number of women with whom Beatty has had sex.
Instead, it’s the embarrassment of making an epically famous mistake on a national awards show stage.
In December of 2015, Harvey concluded the Miss Universe Pageant by announcing Miss Colombia as the winner.
The only problem at the time? Miss Colombia was not actually the winner.
That honor actually belonged to Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines, a gross error that Harvey was forced to come out and admit minutes after misinforming the audience initially.
It was quite the snafu, although it didn’t do much harm to Harvey’s career.
Considering he was invited back to host the same beauty pageant a year later.
On Sunday night, meanwhile, Warren Beatty was at the center of the greatest gaffe in Academy Awards history.
Due to an envelope mix-up that really was not his fault, the legendary actor helped tell the world that La La Land had won Best Picture for 2017.
Except it hadn’t.
Moonlight had won Best Picture for 2017.
Watch this VERY awkward snafu take place in the following video:
Soon after the proper victor was crowned, host Jimmy Kimmel tried to lighten the tense mood, quipping on stage:
“Guys, this is very unfortunate what happened. Personally, I blame Steve Harvey for this.”
It was a pretty good line, but it also gave Harvey a chance to milk the situation for as much attention as he possibly could.
“Good morning everybody! Went to sleep early last night. So…what I miss? #Oscars,” the comedian Tweeted this morning, prior to using the mistake as a PR opportunity.
“Tune in to @SteveHarveyFM at 8 AM ET today for my response to last night’s #Oscars . YOU KNOW I have something to say,” he added.
On his radio show, Harvey proceeded to wax at length about the Oscars flub.
“I know all about this. I know more than anyone else in the world about this,” said the 60-year-old. “I am the creator of these moments. The epicurean of this.”
Harvey went on reference a number reactions made on social media to the televised mistake.
“Because Warren made a mistake, does he have to die?” Harvey joked. “Should he lose his life? Y’all wanna kill him? Well he needs security because of this.”
Prior to the cast and crew from Moonlight accepting the Best Picture prize, Beatty jumped back on the microphone and explained what happened, saying he was confused the second he opened the envelope because it read “Emma Stone, La La Land.”
Since this snafu took place, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the auditing firm that tallies the Oscars votes, issued an apology and took responsibility.
“Me and Warren handled it great. It’s me and Warren’s thing,” added Harvey.
“We handled it great. At least the producers of the Oscars walked out with him… and they corrected the mistake on the night.”
Concluded Harvey on his show:
“Warren I know your pain!”
“I can help Warren get through this. I’m [going to] show him how to handle it with dignity and grace. Thank God for producers who stand with their talent. Unlike waiting the next day to handle it with the press, as it was suggested in my ear…
“I can help Warren get through this. Call me Warren, baby.”
Steve Harvey Recognized "That Look" On Warren Beatty"s Face (AUDIO)
Warren Beatty’s got a new BFF Monday morning — Steve Harvey’s suddenly showing him all kinds of love for giving people a new epic live TV blunder to harp on, instead of Steve’s. Steve shared his perspective on the Oscars Best Picture screwup ……
Monday, February 20, 2017
Steve Sarkisian On Leaving Alabama For NFL ... "Crazy How the World Works" (VIDEO)
Steve Sarkisian says his new offensive coordinator job with the Atlanta Falcons was too good to pass up … explaining, “You get great opportunities, you just try to take advantage of them.” Of course, Sark left his offensive coordinator job at the…
Friday, February 17, 2017
Rosie O"Donnell Says She Won"t Play Steve Bannon on "SNL" (VIDEO)
Anyone hoping to see Rosie O’Donnell play Steve Bannon on “Saturday Night Live” better write to their congressman … Lorne Michaels. We got Rosie leaving Nobu in West Hollywood Thursday night and she told us her uncanny photoshop of Bannon…
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Donald Trump: Pissed at SNL For Portraying Steve Bannon as Grim Reaper?
There was a time not all that long ago, when the idea of an American president venting his outrage toward a late night sketch comedy show for depicting him in an unflattering light would’ve been absolutely absurd.
We call that time “the entirety of American history prior to January 20, 2017.”
(In fairness, there were no sketch comedy shows during most of that period, but we imagine the Founding Fathers suppressed the urge to get upset over particularly droll etchings or something.)
As you’ve probably heard, President Trump is feuding with SNL because we’re living in some heavy-handed satirist’s version of America, in which the president gets all pissy when comedians make fun of him and then takes to social media to tell the world about it.
One of the many reasons sane world leaders avoid that sort of behavior is because it gives the impression of instability and discord.
Ironically, It seems much of the reason Trump dislikes SNL’s skewering of his administration is that he feels the show’s depictions make his staff appear “weak.”
The Washington Post reports today:
“Aides said they strive to avoid appearing “weak” or “low energy” — two of Trump’s least favorite attributes.”
“Staffers buzz privately about who is up and who is down, with many eagerly gossiping about which poor colleague gets an unflattering portrayal on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”
“For the past two weeks, it has been White House press secretary Sean Spicer. But aides said Trump was especially upset by a sketch that cast White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon as the Grim Reaper manipulating the president — who was ultimately relegated to a miniature desk, playing dolefully with an expandable toy.“
Yes, as hilariously cutting as Melissa McCarthy’s Sean Spicer impression has been, it seems Trump might be even more irate about the depiction of Steve Bannon as the Grim Reaper.
Which really doesn’t make much sense …
Trump is concerned about his staff looking week, but his top adviser has obtained so much power since the inauguration that the Internet has taken to referring to him as President Bannon.
Not only that, Bannon is a man who equates evil with power:
“Darkness is good,” the man actually told The Hollywood Reporter in a November interview. “Dick Cheney, Darth Vader, Satan. That’s power.”
Also, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine looking like this:
At first, we were in favor of SNL changing tactics and going with Rosie O’Donnell as Bannon, because we figured it would piss that sickly Nazi off even more.
But now that we know how much Trump hates the reaper, we encourage SNL to not fear that approach.
Also, more cowbell…
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Steve Francis -- I"m Single, Baby ... Divorce Granted
Look out ladies, ex-NBA star/accused jewelry thief Steve Francis is officially a single man … TMZ Sports has learned. The 39-year-old had been locked in a messy divorce with the mother of his 2 kids for years — but now we’ve learned the 11 year…
Friday, February 10, 2017
Rosie O"Donnell as Steve Bannon is The Photo You Can Never Unsee
WARNING:
Once you take a look at the photo below, you will never be able to get it out of your head.
It will haunt your dreams. It will follow you around wherever you go. It will make you wonder about what is true and what is false in nearly every aspect of your life.
Are you ready? Okay, you’ve been warned…
No, wait. Not that photo.
It’s a different Rosie O’Donnell photo that is causing the Internet to stop in its collective tracks.
On Thursday night, a Twitter user with the handle @Principat0 sent a picture to O’Donnell of her face superimposed over that of Steve Bannon.
This genius individual included a message with the image that reads:
“A @Rosie picture is worth a thousand words.”
O’Donnell quickly replied by writing “Exactly” and causing the photo to go viral.
And here is that photo…
For those in need of some background, here you go:
O’Donnell was on to Donald Trump as the epitome of all things evil long before the rest of the world.
Her feud with the President goes back many years, with Trump having called O’Donnell a “at pig, among many other insults, throughout their never-ending rivalry.
Last weekend, meanwhile, Melissa McCarthy guest-starred on an episode of Saturday Night Live as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
The segment was viewed as hilarious and spot-on by viewers… and as cause for grave concern by those in the administration.
According to a report in Politico, Trump was especially angry that Spicer was portrayed on SNL (below) by a woman because it made him look “weak.”
Naturally, this led many people to push for O’Donnell to appear on a future installment of the NBC comedy show as Bannon, Trump’s top advisor who is basically a modern day Nazi.
The idea being that Trump’s main celebrity foil impersonating the man who most consider to be pulling Trump’s strings in office would be enough to drive the President legitimately insane.
(Assuming he isn’t there already, that is.)
It didn’t take long for this campaign to reach O’Donnell, who responded to the movement this week by Tweeting that she’s prepared to take one for the country.
“I am here to serve,” Rosie wrote in response to those who want to see her as Bannon.
She added of Alec Baldwin and McCarthy:
“Alec has Trump. Melissa has Spice. I would need a few days to prepare. So, if called, I will be ready.”
Does her Tweet of the mash-up picture mean that O’Donnell actually will appear as Bannon this weekend? On an episode that will be hosted by Baldwin?
We’ll need to wait a day or so to find out.
In the meantime, we’ll need to think of some kind of way to stop seeing the photo above in our head every time we close our eyes.
It’s eerie.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Steve Francis Violates Bond in DWI Case ... Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor
Steve Francis is the new Lindsay Lohan — ‘cause he was just ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet after violating the terms of his bond. The trouble all stems from the ex-NBA star’s drunk driving arrest back in November — when…
Steve Francis Violates Bond in DWI Case ... Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor
Steve Francis is the new Lindsay Lohan — ‘cause he was just ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet after violating the terms of his bond. The trouble all stems from the ex-NBA star’s drunk driving arrest back in November — when…
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