It’s still raining on Andy Cohen, because he’s getting some serious pushback from the Times Square Alliance after he ranted on air about being singled out by officials who forced him to take down his umbrella during his CNN New Year’s Eve broadcast.
During his fit, Andy clai...
Andy Cohen Times Square Alliance Fires Back Pours Water On His NYE Umbrella Rant
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
Andy Cohen Times Square Alliance Fires Back Pours Water On His NYE Umbrella Rant
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Miss Michigan Gets Props From Flint Mayor for Mentioning Contaminated Water
Miss Michigan took a big chance on a big stage, reminding everyone American citizens are still suffering through Flint’s water crisis … and now the city’s mayor wants to give her props, in person. Mayor Karen Weaver told us Emily…
Monday, June 25, 2018
Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water "Without a Permit"
Remember when that woman called the police over black people barbecuing? Over the weekend, there was yet another incident of a white woman getting very worked up over what appears to be black people existing.
This time, a woman announced that she was calling the police over an enterprising 8-year-old girl selling water on a hot day.
And yes, the woman"s angry phone call was caught on camera — even though she tried to hide.
An 8-year-old"s idea to sell water at San Francisco"s AT&T park would be seen as clever to some. One woman, Alison Ettel, was apparently unfuriated.
Twitter user Raj shared a video on Twitter.
"So my little cousin was selling water and didn"t have a permit," Raj tweeted. "So this lady decided to call the cops on an 8 year old. #PermitPatty"
In the video, the 8-year-old girl"s mother can be heard saying: "you can hide all you want. The whole world is going to see you."
Ettel, after ducking behind a stone wall to hide, explains that she is calling the police because the little girl lacks a permit to sell water.
She and the mother disagree about whose property the girl is on, but that is honestly beside the point.
Most people consider calling the police on an 8-year-old who is perfectly safe and also not harming anyone to be reprehensible.
The video went viral, and Raj followed up on Twitter.
"I can"t reply to everybody bc it"s been so many responses," Raj tweets. "But my family thanks you all for the funny comments memes & words of encouragement."
Raj continues: "My little cousin is doing okay for those who are asking and her mom is going to be pressing charges for harassment."
Obviously, as always seems to be the case, some people played devil"s advocate. Some people won"t accept that racism may have been a factor until they"ve eliminated every other possibility.
Raj had some words for them.
"For all of you saying it"s not about race why didn"t she stop to harass the white mean that we"re selling tickets and teeshirts," Raj asks. "But thought calling the police on a child was okay?"
Raj quickly clarifies that she is not asking for answers; her question is rhetorical.
"Don"t answer. Just ask yourself that."
Here, you can see Ettel ducking behind a wall when she realizes that she is being recorded.
Raj follows up those tweets by making it clear (though we think that it was obvious to most) that she is not suggesting that this behavior is universal to white women.
"Clearly I didn"t mean every single white woman," Raj tweets. "But it"s a reoccurring pattern all the videos I"ve seen of black people minding their business it"s a white woman harrashing them & threatening to call the police."
Raj then points out that while having the police called on you can change anyone"s life forever and for the worst, one never knows when one of those "bad apple" police officers will show up and turn an unpleasant day into someone"s last.
Raj tweets: "y"all do realize police kill black people for any reason they want."
Sadly, many racists in uniform then go on to get away with it.
But it doesn"t appear that Ettel hesitated to make her phone call.
Someone on Twitter who saw this video remarked that they had observed in these recurring viral stories that "white people call the police like they"re customer service."
(This, by the way, is the entrepreurial 8-year-old who was selling water)
Alison Ettel spoke to The Huffington Post in an effort to defend her actions … sort of.
First, she says that she was totally justified in calling because the water-selling was just too darn loud.
"They were screaming about what they were selling. It was literally nonstop. It was every two seconds, ‘Come and buy my water.’" Ettel claims. "It was continuous and it wasn’t a soft voice, it was screaming."
We don"t like noise that much either, but the video makes it clear that this is a crowded park area.
She also says that she didn"t really call the police, claiming that it was just a bluff.
"I have no problem with enterprising young women," Ettel claims. "I want to support that little girl. It was all the mother and just about being quiet."
Ettel herself has a business, a cannabis tincture company aimed at dogs called Treatwell Health. Magnolia Oakland has announced that it will no longer carry her products.
"It was stupid,” Ettel admits. “I completely regret that I handled that so poorly. It was completely stress-related, and I should have never confronted her."
Ettel continues: "That was a mistake, a complete mistake. Please don’t make me sound horrible."
She also insists that there was no racial component to her outrage and claims that she ducked behind the wall, not to hide, but to hear the security guard to whom she says that she was speaking.
If the park was so loud that she had to duck and hide (conveniently when she sees someone recording her), that begs the question of how she was able to single out an 8-year-old girl and her mother as the noisy culprits.
We all wish that Ettel had made better choices. Perhaps no one wishes this as firmly as Ettel.
The next time that someone tries to attribute this kind of behavior to southern "rednecks," remember that a California woman who sells marijuana to dogs made a fuss over an 8-year-old girl.
Yikes.
Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Gets Stiff Fine For Masturbating Water Bottle
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios was slapped with a hard fine of $ 17,500 for pretending his water bottle was a penis … and masturbating it on the court. It all went down Saturday during his Queen’s Club Championship semi-final match when…
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Dollywood Sued for over $2 mil by Family for Serious Spine Injury on Water Ride
A fun family trip to the water park turned into a nightmare for a mother of 2 when her back got seriously jacked up on a ride … according to a new suit. A husband and wife are suing Dolly Parton’s famous theme park, Dollywood, claiming they took…
Dollywood Sued for over $2 mil by Family for Serious Spine Injury on Water Ride
A fun family trip to the water park turned into a nightmare for a mother of 2 when her back got seriously jacked up on a ride … according to a new suit. A husband and wife are suing Dolly Parton’s famous theme park, Dollywood, claiming they took…
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Tomi Lahren Water Thrower Will Not Be Charged
The woman who threw a glass of water at Tomi Lahren will not face criminal charges, and she actually has Tomi to thank for that … partly. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the act of tossing water at Tomi is not harmful enough for cops to bring…
Tomi Lahren Water Thrower Will Not Be Charged
The woman who threw a glass of water at Tomi Lahren will not face criminal charges, and she actually has Tomi to thank for that … partly. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the act of tossing water at Tomi is not harmful enough for cops to bring…
Jaden Smith"s Sending More Clean Water to Flint Schools
Jaden Smith’s mission to send clean water to Flint, Michigan schools is still full steam ahead. We got Jaden in Calabasas on Wednesday, and got an update on the Flint water crisis. ICYMI … Jaden and his famous dad’s eco-friendly water company,…
Saturday, March 17, 2018
"Crazy Alien" Producers Say Dog Wasn"t Supposed to Fall in Icy Water
A rep for the movie “Crazy Aliens” is admitting something went wrong with a stunt involving a dog that was spun around violently in a cage and then hurled into icy waters … but they say it was an accident. The video posted by TMZ triggered…
Monday, February 26, 2018
"The Shape of Water" Star Doug Jones Talks About Amphibian Man-Inspired Dildo
The actor who plays the creature in “The Shape of Water” has mixed feelings about an artist’s creation of his character’s penis … but he appreciates the sentiment. We got Doug Jones out in Bev Hills and asked what he thinks about the…
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
FOX, Guillermo del Toro Sued, "Shape of Water" Ripped Off My Famous Dad"s Play
“The Shape of Water” doesn’t deserve a Best Picture Oscar, it deserves one for Best Ripoff … according to the family of a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. David Zindel says his father, Paul Zindel, wrote a 1969 play called, “Let Me Hear You…
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Doug Jones Insists Del Toro Did Not Steal Scene in "The Shape of Water"
Doug Jones, the guy who plays the Amphibian man in “The Shape of Water,” is steadfast … director Guillermo Del Toro didn’t steal anything. We got Jones Saturday night in Hollywood leaving Theatre West, where he pooh-poohed reports that Del Toro…
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Todd Gurley Hits Water Cooler Flip Challenge, Players Go Crazy
Forget the water bottle flip challenge … Todd Gurley just crushed the GATORADE COOLER FLIP CHALLENGE!!! The Rams superstar was hanging’ out at the NFL Pro Bowl practice in Orlando on Wednesday when he saw the cooler on a table and decided…
Todd Gurley Hits Water Cooler Flip Challenge, Players Go Crazy
Forget the water bottle flip challenge … Todd Gurley just crushed the GATORADE COOLER FLIP CHALLENGE!!! The Rams superstar was hanging’ out at the NFL Pro Bowl practice in Orlando on Wednesday when he saw the cooler on a table and decided…
Friday, September 22, 2017
UFC Fighter Caught In Hurricane Maria, "We Might Have to Steal Water"
UFC fighter Angela Magana says her neighborhood in Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria — and things are so bad, she’s seriously considering stealing water from hotels. The “TUF Season 20” competitor had been living and…
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Swae Lee Says He"s Countersuing in the Water Bottle Throwing Lawsuit
Swae Lee might be a real crowd pleaser onstage, but he ain’t no water bottle thrower — which is why he says he’s countersuing the guy accusing him of just that. We got Swae Friday at LAX and asked him about a new lawsuit from a Michigan man suing…
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Rae Sremmurd Sued for Throwing Water Bottles, Injuring Fan"s Face
Rae Sremmurd didn’t just spray their crowd with water, they chucked full bottles and wrecked one guy’s face … according to a new lawsuit. A Michigan man is suing the duo for recklessly throwing the bottled water during an October 2016 concert.…
Friday, September 1, 2017
Jas Prince Springs Into Action Amid Price Gouging Water in Houston
Jas Prince is pissed at scumbags trying to profit off Hurricane Harvey … so he’s stepping in with a HUGE donation. The Houston-native is donating 20,000 cases of water to victims affected by the catastrophic floods. The rapper — along with…
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Best Buy Apologizes for Price Gouging Water During Hurricane Harvey
One of the Best Buy stores in Houston offered Hurricane Harvey victims bottled water … for a price, a very high one and now the company’s apologizing. The store was caught selling 12-packs of Smartwater for $ 29.98 and 24-packs of Dasani…
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