Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Johnny Depp Needs To Stop Getting Tattoos In The Name of Love

It’s an unwritten rule that you should never, ever get a tattoo of or pertaining to a significant other.



While it’s wonderful that you think the relationship will last as long as the ink, there’s always a chance it won’t.  


Then you’re left with a permanent memory of heartbreak, and that’s just a bummer.


Such is the case for Johnny Depp, who changed the tattoo on his four fingers from “SLIM” to “SCUM” recently.  It’s believed that “SLIM” referred to his estranged wife, 30-year-old Amber Heard.


Depp is in the middle of a nasty divorce from Heard, who filed in late May.  


The actress alleges that Depp was physically abusive towards her, and provided a few media outlets with photo proof.


Depp also blacked out a pin-up model resembling Heard.


This isn’t the first time Depp has publicly declared his love via tattoos.  


When he was engaged to Edward Scissorhands co-star, Winona Ryder, Depp got “Winona Forever” tattooed on his bicep.


After they broke up, he changed it to “Wino Forever.”


Good one.



Depp is currently jamming out with his band, Hollywood Vampires while divorce proceedings drag on.


Ryder recently defended her ex-fiance to Time Magazine.


“He was never, never that way towards me. Never abusive at all towards me,” she insisted.


“I only know him as a really good, loving, caring guy who is very, very protective of the people that he loves. It’s hard because I feel like that’s my experience. And it’s been a very long time.”


Depp’s ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Paradis – with whom he has two children – also came to his defense.


The French star wrote an open letter, obtained by TMZ, which praised Depp and denied any violence in their relationship.


“In all the years I have known Johnny, he has never been physically abusive with me and this looks nothing like the man I lived with for 14 wonderful years,” Paradis wrote.


Jesse Williams to Be Fired From Grey"s Anatomy Over BET Speech?!

A petition is circulating to fire Jesse Williams from Grey’s Anatomy in the wake of his acclaimed – but controversial – BET Awards speech.



Of course, you can start a petition for anything.


Getting your intended result? Another story.


As a result, don’t expect Dr. Jackson Avery to go anywhere, and look no further than his boss for the final word on this ridiculous matter.


“Um, people? Boo don’t need a petition,” Grey’s Anatomy creator and producer Shonda Rhimes tweeted to her 1.25 million Twitter followers.


Why? Because, well, “#shondalandrules.”



The petition against Williams, 34, was created by a woman named Erin Smith following the actor’s headline-making BET Awards speech.


Receiving the Humanitarian Award for his activism and work with the Black Lives Matter movement, he held nothing back on the stage.


Speaking out on the issues of cultural appropriation and civil rights, Williams’ dialogue won raves – from most of the people who watched.


Some critics, however, felt his fiery rhetoric crossed the line into borderline “hate speech” against law enforcement and white people.


Smith writes on her petition:



“If this was a white person making the same speech about an African American, they would have been fired and globally chastised.”


“As they should be, but there has been no consequences to Williams’ actions. There’s been no companies making a stand.”


Consequences for … addressing racial tension and societal pressure he feels is unduly placed on the shoulders of one race?


Decrying the lack of action “against his racist remarks and no swift action condemning his negative attitude,” she continued:  


“Why was Burke’s character fired from Grey’s Anatomy after his inappropriate homophobic slur, but nothing for Jesse Williams?”


“Why the one-way street? Why the support for a hater? Why the hypocrisy? #AllLivesMatter All humans bleed the same color.”


“#EqualConsequences4RacistBehavior.”



In 2007, Isaiah Washington was fired from the series after directing a homophobic slur at – and outing – gay cast member T.R. Knight.


It’s hard to see how this is remotely similar, but that hasn’t stopped Smith’s petition from gaining close to 4,000 signatures online.


Not that they’ll do anything to jeopardize Jesse’s job, but it’s amazing the amount of fallout his inspiring message sparked in its wake.


Last week, Stacey Dash called Williams a “plantation slave” after his BET appearance and called for the network to cease to exist.


Williams appeared to defend his speech over the weekend on social media. “Do not promote empty people & their tantrums,” he wrote.


“Pure click bait to gain followers, attention & money, for themselves, not you. Never you,” he added, and Rhimes retweeted his comment.  


Case closed?


Ciara Thinks Future Might Murder Russell Wilson

Ciara thinks her ex-boyfriend may murder her future husband.


We’re not kidding or exaggerating.



The singer has gone on official record as saying that she fears for the life of Russell Wilson, filing a defamation lawsuit against Future in which she lays out various threats her baby daddy has made.


As noted by TMZ, Ciara especially notes a Tweet made by Future awhile back that depicts football emojis with guns pointing in their direction.


Wilson, of course, is the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.


Guns, meanwhile, kill people.


Hence the concern on Ciara’s part.




football and guns



The singer also makes mention of the track her ex dropped last month, one that includes the following lyrics: 


“Tryna f*** my baby mama, dog what’s up with you? You gon’ make me get that heat, I’m pulling up on you.”


We doubt Future has any actual plans to end the life of Russell Wilson. But we can sort of see where Ciara is coming from with all of this.


In her newly-filed legal documents, Ciara refers to Future’s conduct as “frightening” and “socially irresponsible … where there has been a recent rash of gun violence.”



Back in mid-June, Future dropped his lawsuit against Ciara, making it clear that he wants the animosity between himself and his ex-girlfriend to settle down.


But there’s no indication that Ciara feels the same way.


She remains steamed that Future called her a terrible mother in public.


We’re not sure what Future’s alleged threats against Wilson have to do with Ciara’s defamation lawsuit against the rapper.


But we do agree that the gun thing was a bit ridiculous.

Liz Krueger: Fitness Expert Bullied At Wedding For Wearing Sexy Dress

Women can be horrendously cruel, even after high school.


Minnesota fitness guru Liz Krueger shared an Instagram of a dress she wore recently to a friend’s wedding, along with a story that breaks our hearts a little.



The bandage dress showed off Krueger’s incredible body, which didn’t sit well with some guests.


“If only I knew that choosing this dress for a wedding on a 90 degree day meant so many women would be outrightly rude to me, and even come up behind me slap my ass as I’m standing alone. As quote ‘ it was a dare from her friends, bc I was a target."” 


It gets worse.


“And then proceed to spill a full beer down my arm,” she added.  “Just one of maaaaany acts of kindness of the night! 


Yup. That happened. Good thing for thick skin, being able to laugh at things and not take it personally, and good friends/hubby by my side #adultsarebullystoo.


“Regardless, we had one heck of s [sic] fun night and no ‘grown’ women’s comments/glares could bring me down as a wedding guest:)”


The comments from her followers were mostly supportive, with a few “that’s not appropriate wedding attire” digs here and there.



“I’m one of those people that’s pretty strong. I’m someone when I don’t feel comfortable I can usually stick it out but it was to the point where I was like I don’t want to be here anymore,” Krueger told People Magazine.


“Especially after the incident happened, I was just ready to go.”


Kreuger also posted a message to her Facebook page, encouraging others to never let anyone belittle them, no matter what they look like.


“Through my fitness, I’ve always been about empowering women and having them embracing each other and their bodies,” Kreuger wrote.


“When this happened, I felt like I needed to do something more for myself and for other people.”


Do you think Krueger’s dress was inappropriate?  Or do you think she was unfairly bullied?