Saturday, September 12, 2015

Cecil"s Revenge -- Apple Flip-Flops ... App Gets the Greenlight

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Cecil the Lion will get his revenge after all!!!


Apple has reversed itself and “Cecil’s Revenge” will now be featured in the App Store. The company rejected the game — in which Cecil and his animal buddies kill hunters in space — because it violated Apple policies by targeting a real-life group. 


The game’s creators tell us Apple didn’t offer an explanation for its change of heart, but it happened after TMZ ran the rejection story


The app had been advertised on Google free of charge, but now it’s priced at $ 0.99 — with all proceeds going to stop illegal poaching. 


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Ronda Rousey -- Carl"s Jr. Ready for Round Two ... After Record Sales

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0910_Ronda-Rousey_carls_jr_TMZRonda Rousey is crushing the fast food world about as quickly as she does MMA opponents — her sexy commercial has Carl’s Jr. grill jockeys slangin’ at near record levels.  



Our sources over at Carl’s Jr. tell us Rousey’s spot for their Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast Sandwich boosted sales almost immediately. They didn’t want to give up specific numbers, but one source said the campaign “far exceeded” all goals.


The ad’s been running nationwide for less than 2 weeks, and we’re told it already has more than ONE BILLION media impressions. That puts Ronda in the same lofty neighborhood as the brand’s other sexy spokesbabes Paris HiltonKim Kardashian, and Kate Upton


Of course, Ronda could crush them all … at the same time. With one arm. 



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Diana Nyad -- Hillary Clinton Told Me ... When She Calls, People Jump (VIDEO)

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Diana Nyad, the woman who made that record-setting swim from Cuba to Miami (at freakin’ 64) … let us in on exactly HOW Hillary Clinton flexed her political muscle to make it happen. 


Nyad was out in Beverly Hills when we asked about her name coming up in Hillary’s email debacle. As it’s been reported, Nyad got in touch with Hill because her trek was starting on Cuban soil, and she needed U.S. government clearance. 


But you have to hear her recount the convo with then Secretary of State Clinton. It sounds like some classic DC power brokering. 


As for whether that’s enough to get Diana’s vote in 2016? She said of course it is, and then took a little jab at the competition.


Bonus boxing coverage: Check out Diana breaking down tonight’s Mayweather-Berto fight. Despite Andre’s 30-3 record, she calls the bout “a sham” … and that’s just for starters.



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Friday, September 11, 2015

Stephen King -- My Favorite Actor in My Films Is ....

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Stephen King has written more than 50 novels and most have become movies with huge actors … yet he can pick a favorite.


Stephen was in D.C. Thursday to accept the National Medal of Arts, when our photog asked a question that by all rights is impossible to answer, yet Stephen did the impossible, choosing from:


— Jack Nicholson, “The Shining”


— Morgan Freeman, “Shawshank Redemption”


— Kathy Bates, “Misery”


— Michael Clarke Duncan, “The Green Mile”


— Sissy Spacek, “Carrie”


— River Phoenix, “Stand By Me”


There are many more, so who do you think Stephen picked?