Thursday, October 1, 2015

Russell Simmons -- Someone Needs to Hit Michael B. Jordan ... With the Ugly Stick (VIDEO)

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Michael B. Jordan needs to ugly himself up if he has any hope of playing Russell Simmons in the Def Jam biopic … so says Russell Simmons himself!


1001-sub-jordan-simmons-tmz-01We got the Def Jam co-founder out at the Dolby Theatre in L.A. Wednesday night, and he not only gave his thumbs up to Michael B. … but he thought Jonah Hill would make a great Rick Rubin.


1001-sub-hill-rubin-getty-01Universal is making the flick, which Russell is producing. Sounds awesome.




Chet Hanks -- I Was Wrong to Fight for "N-Word" ... That Was the Cocaine Talking (VIDEO)

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Tom Hanks‘ son is waving the white flag in his crusade to use the n-word … admitting he was off the rails due to drug addiction and the pressure of being Tom’s kid.


A few months ago Chet Hanks — who raps under the name Chet Hazeranted about his right to say the n-word whenever and wherever he wanted … but now says, “It’s not my place to speak on it and I’m genuinely sorry for the people that I offended.”


The reason for his about face … rehab. Chet says he’s been getting treatment for cocaine addiction that got so bad his nose was clogged. He adds that being Tom Hanks’ son isn’t all silver spoons. In fact, he thinks that’s part of the reason he got so screwed up.






UFC"s Paige VanZant -- Bringin" Sexy Back ... With Ass-Shakin" Dance Video

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Here’s UFC superstar Paige VanZant dancing to Justin Timberlake … in a bra … and shaking her ass. 


VanZant was a hardcore dancer as a teen — and says her background has played a huge role in helping her train as a UFC fighter. 


In fact, the 21-year-old has a huge fight coming up on Dec. 10th against Joanne Calderwood at UFC Fight Night 80. 


We’ll see if she’s still dancing after the final bell. 


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Tom Hanks" Son Chet Opens Up About His Cocaine Addiction & Stint In Rehab — "I Was Selling Coke & Doing Coke Until I Couldn"t Even Snort It Up My Nose"

Chet Hanks says he’s cleaning up his act — for real this time!


The youngest son of Oscar-winner Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson opened up about his past drug abuse and time in rehab in a series of 11 videos posted to Instagram on Wednesday.


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The 25-year-old wanted to clear up recent reports that he had gone missing, admitting that he was in fact in rehab:


“I’ve been in rehab. I’ve been trying to get my sh*t together, and I’m doing pretty damn good … I just really had to take a look at myself and my life and the way sh*t was going and all the crazy stupid sh*t I was doing and just finally admit to myself that it wasn’t working.”



Good for him!!


The musician, who used to go by Chet Haze, revealed last year that he has been battling a cocaine addiction since he was 16 years old. Over the summer, it got worse than it’s ever been:


“A couple months ago I was selling coke and doing coke until I couldn’t even snort it up my nose anymore because it was so clogged. I even smoked crack. If I can change, you can change. There is a solution.”



So, so sad! But we are happy to see him facing his demons once and for all — we hope it works this time!


In one of his confessions, he shared that his past has caused major challenges for him:


“It’s been a long journey discovering who I am. Because all the pressures that I’ve dealt with in my life – you know, being the son of my dad and everything. Just trying to find where I fit in.”



Chet also brought up the controversy over his use of the N-word, that even caused Instagram to temporarily shut down his account:


“I know a lot of y’all kinda understood the point I was trying to make, but the truth is it’s not my place to speak on that. And I’m genuinely sorry for the people I offended.”



In a final message thanking his friends and family for their support, he wrote:


“I only say this to show y’all how real it is, not to glorify anything I’ve done. There’s nothing glorious about bringing yourself closer to death and prison with each day of active addiction. I’m just giving y’all the raw realness to let y’all know that this shit here really is not a game. It’s life or death. And the solution is Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and the surrendering of your will and your life over to a Higher Power of your own understanding.”



Ch-ch-check out his most telling admissions (below)!


I only say this to show y’all how real it is, not to glorify anything I’ve done. There’s nothing glorious about bringing yourself closer to death and prison with each day of active addiction. I’m just giving y’all the raw realness to let y’all know that this shit here really is not a game. It’s life or death. And the solution is Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and the surrendering of your will and your life over to a Higher Power of your own understanding.A video posted by 🌴LA / WORLD WIDE 🌍 (@chethanx) on Sep 30, 2015 at 9:31pm PDT


Wow! Sounds like Chet is on the right path to recovery, and we wish him the best!!


[Image via Instagram.]