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James Woods I Have Incredible Respect for AOC ... Even Though I Think She"s Dangerous
Saturday, January 19, 2019
James Woods I Have Incredible Respect for AOC ... Even Though I Think She"s Dangerous
Friday, January 18, 2019
Richard Sherman A.B. To 49ers?? ... Here"s What I Think
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
R. Kelly Cops Swarm at Chicago Studio ... But Not What You Think
Breaking News
Police are at R. Kelly‘s recording studio in Chicago, and while it has nothing to do with the allegations put forth in “Surviving R. Kelly” … it is related to potential illegal activity.
The issue appears to be Kelly’s studio being used as a...
R. Kelly Cops Swarm at Chicago Studio ... But Not What You Think
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Alex Honnold When I Climbed El Capitan Without a Rope I Didn"t Think About Death
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
D.L. Hughley Playing R. Kelly Tunes a "Tough Call" ... But Here"s What I Think
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Anderson Silva I Want Kick Conor McGregor"s Ass ... I Think He"s Scared Though
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Kiara Mia People Think I Ruined Garoppolo? ... "I"m Flattered!"
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Monday, November 19, 2018
Kim Kardashian Doesn"t Think Tristan is Sorry for Banging "Instagram Whores"
Sorry, Tristan Thompson.
But Kim Kardashian is NOT buying what you are trying to sell.
On this Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, viewers will witness the fallout of Thompson cheating on Khloe Kardashian, as we catch up with the latter after she gives birth to her daughter.
In THIS CLIP, we see Kim seeing Tristan for the first time since this scandal broke.
And in THIS CLIP, we see Khloe reading all about what transpired on her phone, while lamenting all the well wishes being sent her way.
Now, in the latest sneak peek from the upcoming installment, we see Kim and Kris Jenner speaking with another member of the family about what went down when the family truly confronted Tristan about his wandering penis.
“He was very remorseful and feeling obviously sick over everything that happened,” Kris explained to cousin Cici Bussey.
Kim doesn’t really agree with this assessment, however.
“But I told him, ‘I think you’re more remorseful because it’s affecting your job,"” she says, adding:
“I think he’s more embarrassed that he looks stupid ‘cause the public and booing him. And I think it’s more of that than anything and I told him that.”
In a confessional, Kim later says that the Kardashian didn’t film the meeting (WHAT?!?!?!?) because they “really wanted it to be a private talk,” where they all “expressed exactly how we felt.”
(Editor’s Note: Is this not admitting that everything that is filmed is basically scripted and NOT an example of the family expressing what they really feel?)
As for how Thompson reacted to this confrontation?
Says Kim:
“He got mad because my mom was like, ‘You can make your decision. If you want to live this life of dating these Instagram whores and doing your thing, live that life.’
“If this doesn’t work out with you guys, we’re always going to rise up."”
All these months after this episode was shot, of course, we know that Khloe and Tristan are together and trying their best to put Thompson’s horrible acts behind them.
At one point in the video featured here, Kris hints at why Khloe has made this decision.
She really does want to be part of a close-knit immediately family.
“Khloe has been so invested, moved to Cleveland, nested in this house and made it a home,” says Jenner.
“She said something really interesting, she said, ‘I didn’t have a baby just to have a baby and move on.’
“She said ‘I had a baby to create a beautiful family’ and that’s what broke my heart. She really never saw it coming either.”
Kim Kardashian Doesn"t Think Tristan is Sorry for Banging "Instagram Whores"
Sorry, Tristan Thompson.
But Kim Kardashian is NOT buying what you are trying to sell.
On this Sunday’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, viewers will witness the fallout of Thompson cheating on Khloe Kardashian, as we catch up with the latter after she gives birth to her daughter.
In THIS CLIP, we see Kim seeing Tristan for the first time since this scandal broke.
And in THIS CLIP, we see Khloe reading all about what transpired on her phone, while lamenting all the well wishes being sent her way.
Now, in the latest sneak peek from the upcoming installment, we see Kim and Kris Jenner speaking with another member of the family about what went down when the family truly confronted Tristan about his wandering penis.
“He was very remorseful and feeling obviously sick over everything that happened,” Kris explained to cousin Cici Bussey.
Kim doesn’t really agree with this assessment, however.
“But I told him, ‘I think you’re more remorseful because it’s affecting your job,"” she says, adding:
“I think he’s more embarrassed that he looks stupid ‘cause the public and booing him. And I think it’s more of that than anything and I told him that.”
In a confessional, Kim later says that the Kardashian didn’t film the meeting (WHAT?!?!?!?) because they “really wanted it to be a private talk,” where they all “expressed exactly how we felt.”
(Editor’s Note: Is this not admitting that everything that is filmed is basically scripted and NOT an example of the family expressing what they really feel?)
As for how Thompson reacted to this confrontation?
Says Kim:
“He got mad because my mom was like, ‘You can make your decision. If you want to live this life of dating these Instagram whores and doing your thing, live that life.’
“If this doesn’t work out with you guys, we’re always going to rise up."”
All these months after this episode was shot, of course, we know that Khloe and Tristan are together and trying their best to put Thompson’s horrible acts behind them.
At one point in the video featured here, Kris hints at why Khloe has made this decision.
She really does want to be part of a close-knit immediately family.
“Khloe has been so invested, moved to Cleveland, nested in this house and made it a home,” says Jenner.
“She said something really interesting, she said, ‘I didn’t have a baby just to have a baby and move on.’
“She said ‘I had a baby to create a beautiful family’ and that’s what broke my heart. She really never saw it coming either.”
Friday, October 5, 2018
Vicki Gunvalson: I Still Think Gina Kirschenheiter is Lying ...
On the most recent episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Vicki Gunvalson was feeling very argumentative and accused Gina of being “selfish.”
Vicki is trying to clear the air, now.
But she still insists that it’s frustrating to hear Gina speak so casually of her divorce.
Taking to her Bravo blog, Vicki Gunvalson writes about her blowup fight with Gina Kirschenheiter.
“I did feel like I was too hard on her when we all had dinner at my house,” Vicki admits.
“And,” she continues. “I regret saying anything to her that may have hurt her feelings.”
“It’s been frustrating for me to see her so casual about divorcing her husband,” Vicki expresses.
“It doesn’t make sense to any of us,” Vicki says. “And I’ve come to the conclusion that there is a lot we don’t know.”
Vicki then shares her personal conspiracy theory about the Kirschenheiter divorce.
“My personal take on this is,” Vicki writes. “They were probably separated when we met her and that is why he decided to move to LA without her.”
“I don’t know if that’s true,” Vicki admits. “But that’s what makes sense to me.”
“If there is anything I do know, it’s the mistakes I made in my two marriages,” Vicki acknowledges.
“And if there is anything I could do to help her or anyone else,” Vicki says. “I feel inclined to speak up.”
“I have spent my entire professional life of almost 30 years helping people ‘plan for the unplanned‘,” Vicki writes.
“And my goal is to always make sure their financial future is secure,” she says, referring to her insurance work.
“It’s hard for me not to want to offer my advice to Gina,” she confesses.
In other words, if she knew how to keep out of other people’s business, she wouldn’t be a Real Housewife.
“This is not my first rodeo,” Vicki says. “I know how this ends and it’s hard.”
“I want the best for Gina and her family,” she says. “And in the future I will not dismiss her reasons but will be there to help her if she needs me.”
“When Gina asked me a question about regretting my decision to be divorced,” Vicki writes. “Knowing that I am in a better place got me really thinking about it.”
Divorce is complicated, and everyone has different thoughts on the difficult process.
“I think it comes down to not making the same mistakes I made before,” Vicki suggests. “And being the best partner for Steve I can be.”
“I’m in an amazing place,” Vicki says. “And I’m incredibly grateful and thankful that such a solid, gorgeous, loving, ‘no drama’ man came in my life.”
That’s certainly an improvement over that total creep Brooks Ayers.
“We both live with the decision of divorce,” Vicki writes. “And we talk openly about it.”
“The truth is we both agree we should have done things differently in our past marriages to have saved them,” she continues.
“Divorce is difficult on the kids,” Vicki acknowledges. “Difficult financially and emotionally.”
“And,” she concludes. “I’m much clearer now than I was 10 years ago on what it truly takes to make a marriage work.”
After that, Vicki plugs her business and then encourages readers to follow her on Instagram.
Gina Kirschenheiter has really resonated with a sizable chunk of fans and viewers of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
She is, quite frankly, relatable.
Divorce can be difficult, but a lot of viewers were happy to see someone speaking casually about a difficult process.
Not every unpleasant experience is the end of the world.
If Gina is pretty chill about her split, maybe that’s a good thing.
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Khabib Hates Conor"s Filthy Mouth, "Think About the Kids!"
Conor McGregor needs to cut out the bad language … because KIDS ARE WATCHING — so says Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC star tells TMZ Sports he got fed up with all the curse words Conor was dropping at their nasty press conference on Thursday…
Monday, September 3, 2018
Shauna Sexton: You Think I Sent Ben Affleck to Rehab?!?
Yes, Shauna Sexton makes a living by taking off her clothes.
But the Playboy model is not about to take it from misguided and very mean critics.
No way and no how, people.
Sexton rose to mainstream fame a few weeks ago after it came out that she was spending time with Affleck.
Almost immediately after the actor split from long-time girlfriend Lindsay Shookus, paparazzi snapped pictures of him out and about with Sexton.
And then almost immediately after that, Affleck checked into a rehab facility for the third time.
Putting two and two together and jumping to a really dumb conclusion, some folks out there blamed Sextion for Affleck’s troubles.
They figured Affleck would have remained clean and sober if not for Sexton’s bad influence, which is obviously absurd.
But plenty of people out there are absurd, especially when given the chance to write things to strangers on the Internet.
Which brings us to the photo above.
In response to a follower on Instagram who accused her of getting Affleck “thrown in rehab,” Sexton clapped right on back.
And she did so with force.
“I love to drink and party! Absolutely dude. Most 22 year olds do. Yes you’re correct,” she wrote to a hater, acknowleding a couple run-ins with the law and adding:
“I got put in the drunk tank when I was 17 for having a fake ID and drinking underage at a bar in Virginia Beach, and despite the fact most people have used a fake ID as well as drank underage, it was a dumb mistake on my behalf and an embarrassing one at that.
“Then the weekend of my 21st birthday I got obliterated and wound up getting left at a bar at the ocean front in Virginia Beach.. where I was again taken to the drunk tank for being intoxicated publicly ..while attempting to find a ride home.”
She continued:
“Do these mistakes define me? No, stupid minuscule shit I learned from. Do these mistakes mean that I am human? Yes. Do these mistakes mean i would disrespect someone’s hard earned sobriety by drinking with them or in front of them? Hell no.
“I have limitless respect people who have the humility and maturity to admit when they need to fix something in their life. I have even more respect for those who take action and actually do something about it.”
And when it comes to Affleck in particular?
“With that being said, Ben is a grown ass man, baby. He makes his own decisions. Blaming a 22 year old for someone’s 3rd time in rehab is just ridiculous.
“He is human. I am human. You are human. We all are going to fuck up it’s just a matter of learning from it. Don’t be so quick to throw shade on people. Take a step back, accept that we are all on our own journey, and be a little less critical.”
BOOM. ROASTED.
What a perfect response.
Affleck admitted himself to a treatment facility back on August 22.
In the days that followed, multiple reports gave credit to ex-wife Jennifer Garner for swooping in, staging a mini intervention and convincing Affleck that he needed professional assistance.
For someone who has a disease, this clearly would have been the case at some point whether or not he ever met Sexton.
Insiders have said Affleck tumbled off the wagon awhile back and recognized fairly quickly that he was in trouble.
It’s unclear at the moment just when Affleck will emerge from rehab, but we hope he’s a healthier man when he does so.
Best of luck, Ben.
Monday, August 13, 2018
Colton Underwood: What Does He Really Think of Garrett Yrigoyen?
Colton Underwood does not know what it’s like to feel the warm, naked embrace of a woman.
As proudly admitted during his run this past season on The Bachelorette, Underwood is a virgin.
But while Underwood has never thrusted his unit into the precious depths of a companion, he has spent a lot of time with Garrett Yrigoyen.
So… what does Underwood think of the man who beat him out for Becca’s affection?
Who is now engaged to Kufrin?
Who many viewers have been disgusted by since it was discovered that Garrett Liked a bunch of intolerant and offensive memes that were anti-immigrant and anti-the LGBT community?
Colton, who seems almost too nice to be real, told The New York Post last week that he actually has no beef with Garrett whatsoever.
“In regards to who Garrett is, and I’m not defending his likes whatsoever, a lot of them were wrong, but that’s not who Garrett is, that does not define Garrett, and it should not overshadow their relationship,” Underwood said, adding of The Bachelorette and her fiance:
“This is a time when they should be celebrating their engagement and being happy.”
Nearly everyone is in agreement that what Yrigoyen supported on social media was pretty messed up.
To the Season 14 champion’s credit, however, Garrett never made any excuses for his actions.
He issued a mea culpa and, along with Kufrin, simply urged folks to keep an open mind.
“He’s owned it, he’s apologized for it, he’s made his statement. I think people need to realize that,” Underwood continued to Page Six, adding:
“It’s a mistake, you live and you learn, and Garrett has definitely learned from this.”
Like we said: Underwood is almost too nice to be a real person.
Or, conversely, if one wanted to be cynical, one could say that Underwood is simply positioning himself to be the next Bachelor.
Being kind is sort of his brand at this point and he may be thinking that the longer he rides it, the better chance he has of being selected by ABC.
Producers have admitted that Underwood is one of six men in contention for this coveted gig.
However, before it can even be a possibility, Colton must complete his ongoing run on Bachelor in Paradise.
“Coming off [The Bachelorette], I realized how cool and fun of an experience that was,” Colton says to Page Six of agreeing to be on this new program
“It was such a good time of my life to self-discover and grow as a person, and I wanted to continue that and to continue to find love.”
Bachelor in Paradise airs Mondays and Tuesday at 8/7c on ABC.
We really do hope that Colton finds what, or who, he is looking for.
Monday, July 2, 2018
Deandre Hopkins Says NFL Should Legalize CBD, "I Don"t Think It Would Hurt"
DeAndre Hopkins thinks the NFL SHOULD follow the BIG3’s lead and legalize CBD use … telling TMZ Sports, “I don’t think it would hurt.” The Texans WR has seen firsthand the damages of the NFL — both his star teammates J.J. Watt and Deshaun Watson…
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Kat Von D: I"m NOT Anti-Vaccine! I Just Think Vaccines Are the Devil!
Oh, Kat Von D …
Stop, honey. Just stop.
As you may have heard, Kat made quite the controversy for herself last week when she announced on Instagram that when her baby is born, she will be raising him vegan and without vaccinations.
Vaccinations are something that many people feel very strongly about, because, you know, people can die from completely preventable diseases without them.
In her statement, Kat said that she knew her beliefs and actions would create a lot of “backlash and criticism,” and that her own father “flipped out” when he heard her plans.
To feel real pain and anguish, she said, “try being an openly pregnant vegan on Instagram, having a natural, drug-free home birth in water with a midwife and doula, who has the intention of raising a vegan child, without vaccinations.”
That’s the real struggle, guys. That right there.
Even besides the anti-vaccine stance, her whole post was bizarre and self-pitying and just really, really off-putting, but throw in the bit about putting her baby at risk for disease, and it’s just a terrible situation.
Makeup lovers everywhere are boycotting her brand and contacting Sephora to let them know the reasoning — it’s kind of become a movement now.
This whole thing has caused such a big stir that Kat has to be aware of it, and it turns out she is, because she’s made a new rambling post on the topic.
And, wouldn’t you know it, this one is awful, too!
To start, Kat wrote that she and her husband, Rafael Reyes, “are NOT anti-vaxxers.”
“We are not against vaccines,” she attempted to explain. “Just because we have hesitancies and valid concerns about injecting our baby with specific chemicals and toxins does not mean we are anti anything.”
Hold up, Kat and her husband are both heavily, heavily tattooed, and their concern is with injecting chemicals and toxins into their baby?
That’s how she built her whole career. And also everything is a chemical.
“As a soon to be parent (and especially as a first-time-mom) I do feel it my responsibility to have questions, and to listen to my motherly instinct to question things, and do my research,” she continued.
“What we have found is that sometimes it isn’t always so black and white. While we believe medications, including vaccines, are not all bad — we also can’t dismiss the fact that some may not be good for everyone.”
She wrote that “There are plenty of studies that show some vaccinations can work wonders.”
She’s right — the vaccinations that prevent horrible diseases like polio really can work wonders.
But, she was quick to add, “There are also studies that show some people (including mothers, and babies) may be more susceptible to vaccine injuries more than others.”
“It’s unfair for anyone to expect me (or any parent) to take the word of the pharmaceutical companies who have much to gain from an industry worth billions without question — and then have to dismiss any concerns of my own.”
Kat said that her medical history isn’t anyone else’s business, and that it also isn’t anyone else’s business “why we would feel it important for us to explore all our options when it comes to vaccinating our child.”
Considering that, she hopes that before anyone criticizes her choices, “you would try and understand that this is our first child together, and we are simply just trying our best.”
In closing, she said that she wouldn’t be talking about the subject any further, and she also turned the comments off on her post.
“I think you would too,” she insisted, “if you were constantly receiving death wishes onto your unborn child.”
Wow.
Obviously this is a lot to take in, but first and foremost, of course no one should be sending death wishes to Kat’s baby.
(Though honestly, judging by some of the comments she’s received elsewhere, we wonder if she really is receiving “death wishes” or if it’s more that people are warning her about what could happen if she doesn’t vaccinate her baby.)
It’s also interesting that she kicked things off by directly saying that she isn’t an anti-vaxxer before hitting all the main points that anti-vaxxers make.
Talk about “chemicals and toxins,” vaccine injuries, profit for pharmaceutical companies … she’s definitely an anti-vaxxer, she just doesn’t want people to call her one so her business doesn’t suffer.
If Kat would really do research about vaccines, she would see how important they are, and how any studies that show otherwise have been proven over and over again to be completely false.
Basically, sorry, Kat.
You’re still cancelled.
Monday, June 11, 2018
Blac Chyna: Fans Think She"s Really Pregnant, For Real
Blac Chyna’s relationship with Rob Kardashian may have been one huge dumpster fire, but she did get a baby out of it. Sweet little Dream is growing up before our eyes.
She’s moved on, but she’s been dogged by reports that she’s pregnant with 18-year-old YBN Almighty Jay’s baby.
And now, fans think that she’s trying and failing ot hide a baby bump. Is this really happening?
The pregnancy rumors about Chyna and YBN Almighty Jay were so intense that it appeared that the two briefly broke up before reconciling.
That would be understandable. What 18-year-old is prepared to be a father, or would imagine that his 30-year-old girlfriend would get pregnant so easily?
But it has now been a little over a month since those reports of pregnancy came out.
Many had assumed that they were false.
But some fans — and The Shade Room — noted that, in her recent outings, Blac Chyna may be sporting a baby bump.
They also note that her appearances out in public are now less frequent than they once were. Curious, from the camera-friendly Chyna.
A recent example is that Chyna showed up to her son, King Cairo’s, graduation from kindergarten.
While she was said to be sporting balloons, eyewitnesses were more focused on her abdomen.
Perhaps she had just eaten and was not wearing spanx before slipping on a very tight dress.
But … it sure sounds like she may have been sporting the beginnings of a baby bump.
That said, some have pointed out that, if she were really pregnant, that she would have taken more steps to hide that. That could be true.
And if she’s put on, like, three pounds, that might explain why she’s been a little less visible for eagle-eyed photographers in recent weeks.
Now, another sizable counter-argument is that Chyna has been posting photos to Instagram recently.
The photo where she stands in the sunlight is one of her most recent pics.
The one in which she’s curled up with a stuffed bear is almost as fresh.
In neither of them do we see any signs of a baby bump.
But … we don’t actually know that she took these pictures all that recently. She could easily have taken any number of photos in various outfits back in April or early May and been posting those photos as “new” pics ever since.
Chyna is a professional model; we’re sure that she could pull off a marathon of photoshoots and then stretch them out over months.
Some fans believe that she may be doing this — and, after Kylie Jenner hid her pregnancy for months in 2017, many are on the lookout for any celebrity trying to pull the wool over their eyes in the same way.
Besides, in that photo where Chyna is curled up with the bear? That would be a perfect pose to conceal a baby bump.
Why would Chyna hide a potential pregnancy?
Perhaps it’s a publicity stunt that she has worked up.
Many people believe that she leaked her own sex tape, even though it shows her being awful at oral sex, as a ploy for added attention.
Viewed through that lens, many fans could easily see her waiting until the perfect moment to reveal that she’s expecting a baby with her hunky teenage lover.
But … it may very well be that Chyna is not pregnant at all and has not been since she gave birth to Dream.
If so, are these fans engaging in accidental body-shaming by pointing out what they believe to be a baby bump?
Chyna is one of those very complicated public figures. One never truly knows what she is thinking.
Because of that, it’s anyone’s guess.
Some fans believe that she is not pregnant, but is taking the baby bump rumors and running with them — deliberately making them look more likely — as part of some scheme for her brand.
Because Chyna is so inscrutible, many find it easy to believe that everything that she does is a scheme.
But we would remind people that some things, with bad optics and worse business ramifications, were probably not planned. Like her Six Flags throwdown.
Chyna’s a human, and sometimes, humans get pregnant. Or get a bit of a belly. We probably don’t know which is which with Chyna untils he’s ready to clear things up.
All that we do know is that, based upon her track record, if Chyna really is pregnant, she’s likely to produce a very cute baby.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Jim Edmonds" Wife Is Pregnant, We Think
Jim Edmonds’ wife either had the biggest breakfast anyone’s ever had … or she’s 36 weeks pregnant. Soooo … congrats!? Meghan King Edmonds is carrying TWINS — and is ready to pop any day now. She posted this pic with her daughter,…
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Carlos Beltran Says Mets Aren"t as Crappy as You Think
Good news Mets fans … you don’t completely suck this year — so says Carlos Beltran, who says his former squad has a real shot to make a run this season. Of course, the Mets were absolute trash last year — racking up a pitiful 70-92 record…
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Luann de Lesseps: I Think Someone Drugged Me Before My Arrest!
On Christmas Eve of last year, Countess Luann de Lesseps was arrested after allegedly trespassing in the wrong hotel room and kicking a police officer.
She says that her life has improved since her arrest, and a huge part of that has been her changed relationship with alcohol.
Now, as she speaks to Dr. Oz about exactly what she’d had to drink, she suggests that someone may have slipped drugs into her drink.
On Wednesday, Luann sat down with controversial television personality Dr. Oz to discuss what went into her system on that fateful day.
“I had rosé at lunch, with my girlfriend, we split a bottle of Whispering Angel, which is normal.”
Whispering Angel might sound like the name of a lonely smuggler’s spaceship, but it’s just a brand of one of those light pink wines that taste good.
“And then there were some people there that were fans, so they sent me more rosé.”
That was nice of them!
“So I drank more than I usually would.”
But they’re surely not to blame for events that followed.
Luann shares that she and her friend had more to drink.
They stopped, she says, for “not one martini, but two.”
At this point, we’re looking at the better part of a bottle of wine and a couple of martinis. That’s enough to get anyone buzzed, at least.
“So, by the time I get to the Colony, I was pretty sloshed and then I don’t know.”
While it’s possible for a woman Luann’s size to get drunk off of the amount of alcohol that she describes, she wonders if there was an added ingredient that made things worse.
“I almost think that somebody slipped me something, because I don’t remember a thing after that.”
Blacking out is dangerous and scary.
Dr. Oz asks: “Do you consider yourself an alcoholic?”
Luann responds with a lot of honesty.
“You know, that’s a good question. I don’t really know.”
It would be easy to just say “yes” or “no” to please viewers, but she directly explains her thinking.
“I think that I’m a self-medicator, that’s for sure.”
Self-medicating is behind a lot of substance abuse.
Luann explains exactly what was behind her overindulgence in alcohol.
“I think that I was using alcohol to numb my pain and my emotions until it didn’t work for me anymore. Until it got me into a lot of trouble.”
It was, she reveals, a huge wakeup call.
“I live in the moment. I live for today. For today, it’s just … not drinking. And I don’t really want to drink right now.”
This brought on applause fromt he audience.
“I don’t actually need it. I’m better without it. I’m so much better without it.”
Recent photos and videos of her on social media have shown her with water and diet soda.
Did someone slip something into her drink?
Luann is no inexperienced drinker (no shade), so we’d think that she’s mixed wine with martinis before.
There can be other factors — how much you’ve eaten, how much sleep you’ve gotten, and which alcohols you’re consuming — that can alter your experience with drinking for the worse.
We would certainly hope that no one decided to spike her drink, because that would be awful.
It could potentially explain what happened. But so, of course, could the alcohol and emotional distress alone.
(And we wonder if the police tested her for anything other than alcohol at the time)
We’re so glad that she is doing so much better than she was on the day when her insane arrest video was recorded.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Paris Jackson Claps Back at Family Members Who Think She"s Going to Die
While Paris Jackson"s fans have been thrilled to see her locking lips with Cara Delevingne and generally living her best life, some people have been worried.
In fact, a report came out claiming that Paris" own family fears that her behavior is putting her in danger and even that her premature death is imminent.
Now Paris has recorded a video, and she"s clapping back at her own family members.
So, remember that time that Paris Jackson nearly plummeted to her death?
We pointed out that she was careful to very deliberately not fall from the roof, but apparently the image of that video, which Paris herself elected to share, is haunting her loved ones.
Page Six reports that Paris Jackson"s family fears for her life.
They even compare her near-tragedy to the time that Michael Jackson dangled baby Blanket from a window.
"But this is worse than that because I still think Michael had control of Blanket and they weren’t nearly as high up as Paris is in this video."
Even though Paris was totally okay, it has people worried that she"s in a self-destructive spiral. Some might say that she"s just … 20.
"She’s lost it. She really has."
The relative goes on to say:
"Everyone saw that video, and even though we all knew that she’s now OK, watching it was so traumatic that nobody wants to show it to either Katherine or Joe."
Well, not all celebrities look at stories about themselves.
And even the stars who do look into what people are saying about them don"t always comment on it publicly.
But Paris Jackson saw it. (She even reveals, in the video, how she saw it)
"So apparently people think I’m about to die."
She states that pretty matter-of-factly in this video, which was recorded while she was in a car with a friend.
"My therapist texted me about it laughing though, so that’s good."
We"re glad that she has such a good relationship with her therapist.
Paris continued in a second video (also below), saying:
"So I guess to the family members that are talking to all of these news outlets saying they’re worried for me:"
And she has a serious question for family members who would rather be a source than speak to their own relative.
"When is the last time you called me?"
Oh. That"s a good question.
Paris isn"t done.
And she even has an example of someone who knows her well enough to not be concerned.
"Prince isn’t worried. Why? Because we talk all the time. We hang out."
By Prince, she of course means Prince Jackson, her brother.
"If you’re worried about me, call me."
That sounds like good advice.
There"s no telling whether or not someone will take her up on that.
For one thing … no one wants to admit to having been the source that spoke out.
Paris Jackson is a sweetheart and she"s just a very nice person. She"s an environmentalist and she"s deeply spiritual.
On top of being a very free spirit, she is 20 years old. Those of us who are risk-averse may cringe at the idea of getting anywhere close to a rooftop"s edge, but Paris was careful. She trusts herself.
It seems a little much to blow one incident out of proportion … especially behind Paris" back like that.
That"s not how families are supposed to treat each other, right?
As always, we wish Paris the best.
Hear her speak in her own words: