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Showing posts with label Victims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Victims. Show all posts
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Carrie Underwood Breaks Down During Tribute to Shooting Victims
At the beginning of October, the Last Vegas shooting claimed 59 lives and left hundreds more wounded.
Many of the victims were Country music fans, as they had been attending a concert. It"s only fitting that the Country Music Association Awards acknowledge the terrible loss, over a month later.
As you"ll see in the beautiful tribute video below, Carrie Underwood had a little trouble keeping it together while honoring the fallen. Can you blame her?
Before we get into the sad stuff (again, this shooting may feel like it was months ago, but it was at the beginning of October), let"s talk about something else that"s still very on-topic.
Now, obviously, the Country Music Association Awards are a big deal and a major event within the world of Country Music.
So of course Carrie Underwood wanted to look her best.
But did she really need to, as the youths say, snatch us bald like this?
Just look at how wildly, aggressively stunning she looks!
We"re going to be haunted (in a great way) by this photo for a while. It"s hard to get over such a stunning look.
Carrie Underwood actually sported a number of looks during the Country Music Association Awards, wearing white during her performance.
Standing alongside Brad Paisley, Carrie wore a strunning, deep red (pretty much a burgundy) that covered a lot but still looked amazing.
No look — of hers or anyone else"s — could top her shoulder-baring cobalt dress. She looked like a work of art.
Tastefully, she chose her least distracting outfit for her tribute performance, as you"ll see in the video below.
(We say tastefully not because there"s anything wrong with looking your best, but because a tribute performance is, well, not about you)
Speaking at the even in Nashville, Carrie Underwood spoke to the crowd and to the audience at home:
"This has been a year marked by tragedy impacting countless lives including so many in our country music family."
Every family was impacted, but Country was certainly included, as so many of the Las Vegas shooting victims were Jason Aldean fans.
"So, tonight we"re gonna do what families do: come together, pray together, and cry together, too."
That"s not universal for families, but it"s a beautiful sentiment.
Carrie performed a song titled "Softly and Tenderly," and her vocals were incredible — but she didn"t showboat at all. Again, she knows that this is all about the victims.
It is also important to note that the Las Vegas shooting victims were not the only victims being honored.
Storms have ravaged multiple cities in 2017, with record-breaking hurricanes causing untold devastation.
Parts of the US, including Houston and Puerto Rico, have yet to fully recover from the devastation.
It will take these communities and families much longer to recover from the loss of life.
Carrie clearly couldn"t help but think about all of this as she performed, which is why she nearly lost her professional composure in this video.
Bernie Madoff"s Ponzi Scheme Victims Begin Receiving $772 Million in Restitution
Bernie Madoff’s investors who were ripped off for billions of dollars are finally getting some of their money back — the U.S. has begun the first distribution of funds to his Ponzi scheme victims. The Madoff Victim Fund — established by the Dept.…
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Gay Talese to Kevin Spacey Victims: Suck It Up! Sheesh!
Gay Talese does not have time for your complaining, alleged victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Kevin Spacey.
The veteran writer and journalist doesn’t even want to heat from you at all.
Over the past week or so, Spacey has been accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by multiple actors and House of Cards employees.
Even worse, Spacey has basically been accused of attempted assault by Anthony Rapp.
At the end of October, Rapp went viral with the allegation that Spacey hurled him down on a bed back in 1986, when Rapp was only 14 years old.
(Spacey was 26 at the time.)
The Star Trek: Discovery star went on to detail how he fought Spacey off and ran into the bathroom, eventually leaving the premises and never really speaking of the incident again.
Certainly not in public, at least.
However, Rapp grew inspired of late by the many women who have come forward with accusations of assault and rape against Harvey Weinstein and decided to share his story in response.
Spacey, in turn, didn’t deny the charges.
He claimed he didn’t recall the night in question, but…
“If I did behave as he described, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years.”
Spacey then drew some criticism (below) for choosing this time to come out of the closet.
“As those closest to me know, in my life I have had romantic relationships with both men and women,” he wrote, adding:
“I have loved and had romantic encounters with men throughout my life, and I choose now to live as a gay man.”
Since Rapp’s accusation and Spacey’s basic admission, Netflix has fired Spacey from House of Cards because workers on that set have also come forward with harsh allegations against the Oscar winner.
They say his actions made for a “toxic” environment.
In other words: the Rapp incident was NOT a one-time thing.
But Talese, who has written such respected and beloved pieces as “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” and who has worked for the most high-profile of publications, essentially has this to say to Rapp and others:
Shut your traps!
No, really.
“So, OK, it happened 10 years ago… Jesus, suck it up once in a while,” Talese told Vanity Fair at the annual Library Lions Gala yesterday.
He continued:
“I would like to ask [Spacey] how it feels to lose a lifetime of success and hard work all because of 10 minutes of indiscretion 10 years or more ago.”
Talese, who has authored 16 books, went on to explain that everyone is guilty of doing something they are ashamed of, including the Dalai Lama.
Ummm…. yes? Sort of? We guess?
Not everyone can say they’ve made unwanted sexual advances against a number of individuals, however.
Very few people can say that, really.
Heck, former Boston TV news anchor Heather Unruh alleged on Tuesday that Spacey stuck his hands down her 18-year old son’s pants and grabbed his penis last year at a party.
So we’re gonna take the opposite approach from Talese here:
We think everyone Spacey has ever harassed ought to speak loud and speak proud and make sure he never gets a job in Hollywood again.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Yasiel Puig Signs Baseball for Vegas Shooting Victim"s Son
Yasiel Puig didn’t let the intensity of the World Series — and Tuesday’s Game 6 — stop him from doing something awesome to honor a victim of the Las Vegas shooting who was a Dodgers super fan. Laura Shipp was one of the nearly 60 people killed in…
Monday, October 30, 2017
WNBA Star Breanna Stewart Says She Was Molested as a Child, Wants to Help Other Victims
WNBA star Breanna Stewart says she was repeatedly molested by an adult man from ages 9-11 … and she’s sharing her story to help other abused women find the strength to seek help. “It’s not a dirty little secret,” Breanna wrote in The Players’…
Friday, October 27, 2017
Harvey Weinstein"s Former Attorney Lisa Bloom Investigated Alleged Victims
Lisa Bloom — who said she resigned from representing Harvey Weinstein after learning of his sexual misdeeds — was deeply involved in investigating various female accusers to discredit them … sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ. We’ve…
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
TMZ Live: Harvey Weinstein: The Victims Come Forward
ON TODAY’S SHOW Harvey Weinstein: Bombshell Audio Released Nelly Rape Accuser: He’s Bullying Me! Donald Trump & Jemele Hill ESPN Drama Tom Petty: Death Mystery
Donna Karan Defends Harvey Weinstein, Wonders if Victims "Asking For It"
Oh no, Donna Karan. This is not the way.
Allegations of Harvey Weinsteins decades of sexual harassment have been exposed, and it looks like that’s just the beginning. He’s been condemned by people who once considered him a friend, including living legends like Meryl Streep.
Donna Karan has spoken out in his defense, however … in the worst possible way.
For years, Harvey Weinstein has been dogged by the occasional rumor of sexual harassment. One of the rumored victims is Ashley Judd, and we knew that years ago.
Well, after the New York Times published a massive expose that alleged a wildly disturbing pattern of sexual harassment, in which Weinstein allegedly promised to boost women’s careers if they did as he asked — and, in some accusations, he didn’t even ask — it looks like the cat is out of the bag.
In fact, Harvey Weinstein has been fired from his own company.
Harvey has issued a weak-ass apology.
“I came of age in the ’60s and ’70s, when all the rules about behavior and workplaces were different. That was the culture then.”
Yeah, that is literally no excuse. You’re an adult. Even if this were the 1500s, the time period wouldn’t be an excuse. At best, it would be an explanation.”
“I have since learned it’s not an excuse, in the office — or out of it. To anyone. I realized some time ago that I needed to be a better person and my interactions with the people I work with have changed.”
Uh-huh.
“I appreciate the way I’ve behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologize for it. Though I’m trying to do better, I know I have a long way to go. That is my commitment.”
The general public reaction has been that this is too little, too late.
But Donna Karan, legendary designer and friend of Weinstein’s, was asked while on the red carpet and she gave quite an answer.
“I think we have to look at ourselves. Obviously, the treatment of women all over the world is something that has always had to be identified.”
“Certainly in the country of Haiti where I work, in Africa, in the developing world, it’s been a hard time for women.”
Women have a hard time everywhere, but that’s a great way to plug your own humanitarian work.
“To see it here in our own country is very difficult, but I also think how do we display ourselves? How do we present ourselves as women?”
“What are we asking? Are we asking for it by presenting all the sensuality and all the sexuality?”
The short answer is: no.
The longer reply is: what the hell is wrong with you?
No one ever ‘asks for it.” You could walk down the street naked and no one would have the right to touch you. (Well, police might arrest you, but other than that)
“And what are we throwing out to our children today about how to dance and how to perform and what to wear? How much should they show?”
If an adult is sexualizing a child, that is 100% on the adult. Obviously.
“You look at everything all over the world today and how women are dressing and what they are asking by just presenting themselves the way they do. What are they asking for? Trouble.”
Women who wear clothing aren’t asking for trouble, Donna Karan.
But women who say idiotic things that blame victims of sexual harassment sure are.
She’s been blasted for these comments on Twitter, by the general public and by major celebrities.
Donna Karan is aware of the backlash and issued a statement via JustJared:
“Last night, I was honored at the Cinemoi Fashion Film Awards in Hollywood and while answering a question on the red carpet I made a statement that unfortunately is not representative of how I feel or what I believe.”
“I have spent my life championing women.”
We have to wonder how in the world one accidentally slips up and says that.
You can say the wrong name or get something else wrong, sure, but rambling on about how sexual harassment is the victim’s fault for being so darn irresistible is … not an accident.
“My life has been dedicated to dressing and addressing the needs of women, empowering them and promoting equal rights.”
“My statements were taken out of context and do not represent how I feel about the current situation concerning Harvey Weinstein.”
Ugh, the old “taken out of context” line. Which makes the whole apology just about worthless.
“I believe that sexual harassment is NOT acceptable and this is an issue that MUST be addressed once and for all regardless of the individual. I am truly sorry to anyone that I offended and everyone that has ever been a victim.”
If she had said just this last part, it would have been better.
We don’t know if Donna Karan’s apology will be accepted, particularly given that she tries to throw up the “taken out of context” excuse.
There are real quotes that are taken out of context, but unless Donna Karen actually said “the worst thing that a person could say is,” before she said what she said, what context could possibly make what she said okay?
To make matters worse, following that initial New York Times expose, the New Yorker has come out with horror stories from a few of Weinstein’s accusers.
We’re not longer just talking about allegations of sexual harassment, though that alone is unacceptable.
When it comes to Harvey Weinstein, we’re now talking about accusations of sexual assault.
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Jason Aldean: See His Moving Tribute to Las Vegas Shooting Victims
This week must have been unspeakably difficult for Jason Aldean.
He was, of course, the performer on stage at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas when a man decided to open fire on the crowd, killing over 50 people and wounding over 500.
When the gunshots began, he rushed offstage, and he reported soon after that he and his crew were safe, but obviously heartbroken about what had happened.
But as traumatized as he must be, he still managed to make an appearance on last night"s episode of Saturday Night Live.
This week, Jason did the show"s cold open, and instead of the usual skit, he spoke directly to the audience and the cameras.
"This week, we witnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history," he began.
"Like everyone, I"m struggling to understand what happened that night, and how to pick up the pieces and start to heal."
"So many people are hurting. They"re our children, parents, brothers, sisters, friends — they"re all part of our family."
"So I want to say to them, we hurt for you, we hurt with you," he continued. "We can be sure that we"re gonna walk through these tough times together, every step of the way."
Because, Jason said, "When America is at its best, our bond and our spirit, it"s unbreakable."
And then, because his statement wasn"t touching enough, he launched into a song.
The song he decided to play?
"I Won"t Back Down," the incredibly fitting song by the late, great Tom Petty, whose death made this week even tougher than it already was.
Watch Jason"s full speech and performance in the video below:
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
MGM Resorts Donates $3 Million to Las Vegas Shooting Victims
MGM Resorts is giving $ 3 million dollars to the relief effort after the Las Vegas massacre which went down on one of its properties. MGM owns the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, and announced it would donate the huge sum to fund humanitarian…
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
CBS Executive Actually Slams Las Vegas Shooting Victims, Gets Fired
CBS has fired the company’s lead attorney after she responded to Sunday night’s horrific shooting in Las Vegas by essentially saying the victims deserved to die.
Conversing with friends and follows about the tragic event, Hayley Geftman-Gold wrote on her Facebook page that she was not sympathetic to the 59 concert goers who lost their lives in the heinous attack.
Why?
Because, she reasoned, most of them were likely Republicans.
“If they wouldn’t do anything when children were murdered I have no hope that Repugs will ever do the right thing,” Geftman-Gold wrote, referring here to the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut and the inaction of politicians since to enact any kind of gun control legislation.
This, by itself, would not have caused much of an uproar.
Plenty of folks are pessimistic about the prospects of Congress defying the NRA and passing new gun laws.
But then Geftman-Gold wrote the following:
“I’m actually not even sympathetic bc country music fans often are Republican gun toters.”
Yeah.
YIKES.
The wildly inappropriate comments were deleted soon after they went live… but not before they were picked up on a number of right-wing blogs and websites.
From there, a petition was posted online that called for the lawyer’s firing, a decision CBS Corp. went forward with on Monday night.
Said a spokesperson for the company:
“This individual, who was with us for approximately one year, violated the standards of our company and is no longer an employee of CBS.
“Her views as expressed on social media are deeply unacceptable to all of us at CBS.
“Our hearts go out to the victims in Las Vegas and their families.”
Geftman-Gold did not attempt to defend her remarks, either.
“Earlier today I posted an indefensible post in a Facebook discussion thread concerning the tragic Las Vegas shooting, a statement I sincerely regret,” she wrote in response to this scandal, elaborating as follows:
“I am deeply sorry for diminishing the significance of every life affected by Stephen Paddock’s terrorism last night and for the pain my words have inflicted on the loved ones of the victims.
“My shameful comments do not reflect the beliefs of my former employer, colleagues, family, and friends.
“Nor do they reflect my actual beliefs – this senseless violence warrants the deepest empathy.
“I understand and accept all consequences that my words have incurred.”
As has been covered in depth, Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino late Sunday night.
He killed 59 people attending a country music festival and injured well over 500 others.
Paddock then took his own life inside a hotel room that authorities later discovered was holding 23 weapons.
In the 24 hours or so since, there have been many thoughts and prayers offered online, along with pleas for new gun control legislation.
President Donald Trump has also spoken on the massacre, saying it was an act of “pure evil.”
He is expected to visit Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Mike Tyson, Kid Rock Pony Up $$$ For Vegas Shooting Victims Fund
Mike Tyson, Kid Rock, The Chainsmiokers … just some of the big names digging into their pockets to help the victims of the horrific Las Vegas shooting. After the Oakland Raiders donated $ 50,000 to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund — a GoFundMe…
Monday, October 2, 2017
Dana White: UFC Donating $1 MILLION to Vegas Shooting Victims
Dana White tells TMZ Sports … the UFC will donate $ 1 million to help the victims affected by the Las Vegas shooting. The UFC honcho said Vegas is his town — it’s where UFC is based and where he lives — and he feels it’s his duty to help…
Dana White: UFC Donating $1 MILLION to Vegas Shooting Victims
Dana White tells TMZ Sports … the UFC will donate $ 1 million to help the victims affected by the Las Vegas shooting. The UFC honcho said Vegas is his town — it’s where UFC is based and where he lives — and he feels it’s his duty to help…
Houston Rockets Buyer Tilman Fertitta: My Casino"s Pitching In to Help Shooting Victims
Tilman Fertitta — the man who just bought the Houston Rockets — is working with the Vegas casino he owns to help victims and first responders affected by the mass shooting, TMZ Sports has learned. Fertitta owns the Golden Nugget — and we’re…
Oakland Raiders Donate $50,000 to Vegas Shooting Victims
The Oakland Raiders aren’t just sending thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Vegas massacre — they’re sending money. TMZ Sports has confirmed the Raiders donated $ 50,000 to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund — a GoFundMe page set up by Clark…
Friday, September 8, 2017
Beyonce Gives Inspiring Speech to Harvey Victims at Her Houston Church
Beyonce is in her hurricane ravaged hometown, doing what she does best — giving an inspiring performance. Bey, her mom, Tina, and daughter Blue Ivy visited St. John’s Church in Houston Friday and gave a moving speech to Hurricane Harvey…
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Ethika Sending $250K of Underwear to Hurricane Harvey Victims
Ethika Underwear will have Houston’s back and front covered — thanks to a massive shipment of sports bras and underwear that’s headed to Texas. Ethika announced Wednesday it had sent 14,000 pairs of men’s, women’s, and kids underwear to George…
Duggar Fans to Jill & Derick: Stop Asking For Money! START Helping Hurricane Victims!
The Duggars have survived just about every sort of PR nightmare imaginable, but in recent weeks, Derick Dillard has proven so problematic that many have wondered if he’ll be the one to bring an end to the family’s wildly lucrative media empire.
Derick has attracted so much negative attention to his in-laws that he’s been dubbed “the next Josh Duggar,” and it seems he has no interest in reforming anytime soon.
The latest uproar surrounding Derick and his wife, Jill Duggar, has raised questions about the sincerity of the Duggars’ values and religious convictions, both key components of the wholesome image they’ve worked so hard to create.
The issue has to do with Jill and Derick’s missionary work in Central America.
As you may have heard, Jill and Derick are not licensed missionaries, which means not only have they not received proper training for the jobs they undertook, they also receive no sponsorship from any religious organization.
As a result, the Dillards took it upon themselves to raise money by soliciting donations from fans.
Jill comes from a wealthy family, and the Dillards have plenty of time and money to seek the training they would need for church sponsorship, so fans quite understandably took issue with the requests for cash.
So earlier this month (probably after being prompted by patriarch Jim Bob Duggar), Jill and Derick promised to stop asking for money.
Of course, asking strangers for money online is easy and getting a job is hard, so they lasted about three weeks.
Earlier this week, Derick announced that he would be raising funds in order to pay for a ministry education program offered by his church.
He asked fans to donate, with the goal of raising several thousand dollars for his tuition.
Not surprisingly, fans weren’t having it, and Derick raised a scant $ 125 before abandoning the mission completely.
“This Fundraiser has ended and is no longer accepting funding,” reads a message on Derick’s Pure Charity page.
Of course, shutting down the fundraising page hasn’t been enough to placate fans who feel they’ve been deceived by the Duggars.
Many have taken to the family’s Facebook page to remind them that instead of asking for money for themselves, they should raising funds to help with the relief effort following Hurricane Harvey.
“Ya need to go help Houston,” wrote one fan.
“I would like to see your family help out in Houston during this time,” commented another.
The Duggars have yet to respond to the requests for aid.
Sending Jill and Derick to Houston to assist in the relief effort would do wonders for the family’s public image.
But it would also require real work and sacrifice, so don’t expect it to happen any time soon.
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