Chief Keef is a wanted man in his hometown of Chicago after the reckless rapper decided to blow off a recent child support hearing.
The 17-year-old was ordered to appear in court on September 5th to explain why hasn’t paid his baby mama over $20,000 in child support, but when Keef didn’t show up, the judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
…which means if cops see his ass, they can drag him right to the slammer and hold him until he pays roughly 1/5th of his child support debt.
Getting arrested and being hauled off to jail isn’t exactly an unfamiliar situation for Chief Keef, as he has already been through that more than a few times over the past year or so.
Oddly enough, Keef tweeted this Thursday afternoon (Sep 12), saying that he was on his way to court:
Back in July, TMZ reported that Chief Keef had been “stiffing” his baby mama on child support, pointing out that he is well within his means to afford it seeing as he regularly walks around with thousands of dollars in cash in his pockets.
Keef allegedly fathered the child when he was 15, and based on his $13,000 per month income, was subsequently ordered to pay at least $2,600 per month in child support, plus $500 for daycare expenses.
But Keef’s baby mama says the rapper has only given her $1,900 since the child support order was issued in May, and the young mother — whose age is unclear — says she is unable to support herself without Keef’s money and needs it asap.
The worst part about all of this is the fact that Chief Keef’s income is certainly much more than $13,000 a month (let’s be honest here, Chief Keef makes A LOT more than that), so it’s not like he doesn’t have the money to pay up. It’s just that he doesn’t want to.
Chief Keef is known for carrying around huge wads of money. When he was arrested in Illinois for speeding earlier this year (just one week after getting arrested for smoking weed at a hotel in Atlanta), he had $8,000 in cold hard cash on him. Then there was that one time he bragged to TMZ cameras at LAX about having stacks on stacks, on top of stacks (on top of more stacks).
So the point is … Chief Keef is FRIGGIN LOADED, which means that he’s the last person who should have issues paying the mother of his child less than $3,000 a month.
So….uhm. Yeah. Kanye West got drunk the other night.
REALLY drunk, apparently. And we all know what happens when Kanye gets drunk right?
North West’s daddy was attending a listening party for Pusha T’s new album ‘My Name is My Name’ when all of a sudden he got that urge to go on one of those epic rants of his.
While introducing his artist (Pusha T is a part of Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music label imprint), the rapper — who was drunk as a skunk (he said so himself) — grabbed the mic and addressed the crowd, ranting and raving about how evil corporations are, and how much he hates sellouts and crappy designers who put “numbers” on the back of their shirts.
Aye yo this Yeezy right now speaking to y’all. This the heart of the muthaf**king city, act y’all ain’t have that muthaf**king Clipse album and shit. Act like y’all ain’t base y’all whole shit, whole lifestyle off this ni**a Pusha T. Everything is Pusha T. Pyrex Vision, that’s Pusha T.
Fear of God, that’s Pusha T. This ni**a the heart of the muthaf**king culture for you culture vultures. This the only ni**a spitting that wild muthaf**king hip-hop shit right now, that’s why I stand next to this ni**a.
I don’t give a f**k about none of these corporations, none of these f**king sellouts, this muthaf**king Pusha T.
This is the f**k we make. We make good music, we make good music. We don’t give a f**k about how much god damn money you make, we make good music.
I’m a (_____ _____ _______ ?) off that Goose right now, I might get loose right now. We don’t give a f**k…..we don’t give a f**k. Ni**a this is that culture. This is that culture….for everybody stealing the culture, for all ni**as trying to do their camo prints at MAGIC this is for fu**king Pusha T.
All these ni**as trying to extend their muthaf**king t-shirts, trying to throw numbers on the back of their shit….this muthaf**king Pusha T. “I have a t-shirt line, cause I got numbers at the back of my shit,” F**k you.
This DONDA, this Matt Williams, this Virgil Abloh, this Ferris Bueller, this is muthaf**king Pusha T. I’m done.
Rocker and walking personification of reckless abandonment, Courtney Love, tore into Katy Perry and Robin Thicke in a quick interview on Monday.
Appearing at the book release party for Scott Lipps’ PopLipps, Courtney did a little nice and nasty mix when opining about Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry.
Courtney said, “I liked Miley, frankly. I’m gonna be honest, Katy Perry bores the [bleep] out of me. She’s a nice girl, she just really bores me. [But] you know, that hillbilly Miley Cyrus is sort of punk in a weird sex way.”
If by punk you mean willing to act a donkey in order to prove how “grown” she is to a room full of adults? Then, yeah, sure, she’s punk alright.
Meanwhile, Courtney then laid into Robin Thicke, quipping, “Can someone inform me who Alan Thicke’s son is? Like what? Wasn’t [he on] ‘Charles in Charge’? That’s like Jared Leto trying to convince me he’s a rock star.”
Actually, sis, Scott Baio was the star of Charles in Charge and Robin serves crooner, not rocker.
Maybe Courtney is one of those folks who didn’t know what a Robin Thicke was until it sang about blurred lines over a Marvin Gaye inspired beat. Or hell, she could just be so high that she forgot, because Courtney is always high (or drunk, sometimes both). It’s her “thing.”
Whatever the case she can go. Yes, I liked Teenage Dream and will defend Lady Perry. Alan’s boy, too. Shoot.
There are so many good reasons to hate Jason Derulo. One, he sings his name on every damn song. Two, he’s dating Jordin Sparks. And three, he looks like a character from Shrek.
But with all of that said, Jason is still a human being and he deserves a bare minimum of respect.
Mr. Derulo was not afforded that in the least when he went over to the UK to promote his album and had a mural of his album cover done in graffiti in the Waterloo tunnels of London. For some reason, while Derulo stood there with his handlers, a bad-ass, disgruntled graffiti artist strutted over and marked up the mural and finished it off by drawing a penis at the end.
The only that might’ve been worse would’ve been if he’d actually whipped out his own penis and pissed on the mural.
WATCH THIS GRAFFITTI ARTIST LET JASON HAVE IT
Hot damn. Maybe next time Jason should just have a closed set or something? Or hire some security worth a damn?
You know who that crotchety dude wouldn’t have done this to? Chris Brown. Jason better take notes.
Now that Lady Gaga and her former BFF celebrity blogger Perez Hilton are no longer on speaking terms, Gaga is extending the olive branch to the beleaguered singer Christina Aguilera. If you’ll recall, Hilton made it a point to constantly pit the two together as arch enemies.
While visiting Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” show, Gaga received a question asking her how she felt about Aguilera. Gaga took the opportunity to not only praise Xtina as an amazing singer but also to clear the air between the two of them.
“I just think it’s very unfair of anyone to pit another woman against another woman. Especially in this space of music where we’re all trying to be taken seriously as females,” Gaga says. “I’m so sorry for anything that anyone ever said to her because of my existence and I hope that she never felt any way about because when I was 15, I was singing ‘I Turn to You’ at the top of my lungs trying to hit all her notes.”
Gaga is so sweet. She’s on her whole “positivity” campaign so it makes sense that she’d compliment Xtina. But still, she shouldn’t worry herself too much. Xtincta dug her own grave, let her lay in it.
And no amount of apologies will make “Bionic” listenable, so yeah. The thought was nice and all but it won’t fix much.
The third season of “X Factor USA” is rockin’ and rollin’ and it looks like we may have already stumbled upon our very own Susan Boyle.
Lillie McCloud of Orlando, Fla., left the judges panel in shock and awe with her audition on the show. Dressed in a skintight catsuit which was topped off with a snazzy afro wig, the 54-year-old looked closer to 34 than her real age of 54.
While her body was looking tight and right, what really won the judges over was her golden voice. Singing Cece Winans’ gospel hit “Alabaster Box,” McCloud stunned the audience and the judges into submission as her voice soared to heavenly heights.
It left Kelly Rowland dumbfounded and in tears when the whole thing was said and done.
As the kids like to say, Kelly was gettin’ her life to that joint.
I won’t even shade Grandma Lillie too much for getting onstage in a “f**k me” bodysuit and singing a gospel song, but she deserves a round of applause for that audition nonetheless.
The autistic teenage girl from Michigan whose mother was arrested and charged for allegedly trying to kill her by carbon monoxide poisoning has miraculously rebounded from an “unresponsive state” and is on her way to a full recovery, authorities said Tuesday (Sep 10).
While 14-year-old Isabelle Stapleton‘s mother, Kelli Stapleton, remains behind bars in northern Michigan, Issy is said to be doing much better and is now breathing on her own after her ventilator was turned off.
Her father Matt Stapleton wrote in a post on the Team Issy Facebok page Sunday night that his daughter’s recovery is “nothing short of a miracle.”
“THANK YOU for the many kind words, prayers, and wishes that have been sent her way. They have made a difference,” Mr. Stapleton wrote.
On Friday, after three days in the ICU, she was still unresponsive and had confirmed brain damage. After not seeing any changes in her condition, it was decided Friday evening to remove Isabelle from the ventilator. She responded by breathing on her own for the rest of the evening. The following morning, she awoke from her four day “coma-like” state asking questions, making requests, and quite incredibly, showing signs of the amazing young woman she is.
For three days, she was hooked up to machines and showed very little progress. Fast forward 24 hours and we are out of the critical unit, completely independent, and beginning discussions about the extent of her brain damage. She has smiled and is now walking and talking. It is nothing short of a miracle. While she still has several obstacles to overcome, we are extremely hopeful with this unbelievable turn of events.
The Stapleton Family would like to thank all of you who have come together to support, encourage, and pray for our little girl. We will forever be grateful for your efforts. We also thank the many medical professionals we will continue to work with in the hopes of a realistic recovery. We have never been so optimistic.
According to CNN, on the evening of September 3rd, Kelli Stapleton and her daughter Isabelle were rushed to the hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning after police found them unconscious in their family van in a wooded area.
Matt had called the police earlier because “nobody had seen” his wife or daughter “all day.”
Officers said they found the vehicle door locked, and inside two charcoal grills were burning, emitting carbon monoxide and using up all of the car’s available.
Apparently, Kelli was trying to kill both the autistic girl and herself, and had police not arrived when they did, she and Isabelle would have eventually died.
Isabelle — who is affectionately called “Issy” by her family — was taken to the DeVos Children’s Hospital’s critical care unit in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she stayed until she opened her eyes over the weekend, Benzie County prosecuting attorney Sara Swanson said.
After Kelli’s hospital release, she was taken into police custody last Wednesday (Sep 3) and was arraigned the following Thursday. She was charged with one count of attempted murder and is being held without bail.
Just hours before she and Isabelle were found, Kelli had picked Issy up from a residential care facility where the girl had received nearly two months of intensive therapy for her violent outbursts related to her extreme autism.
A blog maintained by Kelli called “The Status Woe” features several of her musings about caring for an autistic child, with updates alternating between despair, hopelessness and being just plain fed up.
In a June 2013 blog post, Kelli shared photos and video footage of a recent visit to her daughter at the care facility.
The soundless video starts out with the mother, daughter and two therapists seated together, but it soon becomes violent as Issy attacks her mother and slaps and claws at the three adults.
“I retreated to the corner and refused to look so I wouldn’t reinforce Issy’s aggression,” Kelli wrote. “I’m here to tell you that Carly and all of Issy’s workers are superheroes. Honest to God. They were both bleeding before it was over.”
The day she picked Issy up to take her home for the first time in months, Kelli wrote on her blog that she was “suffering from a severe case of battle fatigue” and sounded distraught as she discussed a recent argument with school district officials who told her Issy would not able to return to school.
Kelli sounded pretty upset in an earlier post on Issy’s Facebook page (from Aug 28) that recounted an incident in which Kelli argued with a special education program instructor at the school Issy hoped to enroll in this week:
I argued with Issy’s special ed teacher at our home district of Frankfort. She pulled the plug on everything. Her ego brought all of our dreams for Issy’s future to an end. I did this. I failed Issy. The ISD said it was their decision. It wasn’t. One person got mad at me. I can never make this better for Issy. I don’t even know what to do with myself right now. I’m such an idiot. So many people in this community rallied around us. So many people all over the world. I. am. wrecked.
“So less than a week before school is to start, she is uninvited,” the upset mother wrote on her blog on September 3rd. “I am devastated. My husband is gutted. I have ruined everything.”
On September 5th, as Issy’s story started to spread in the media, her family posted this on Facebook:
We ask that you continue to keep the focus on Isabelle’s recovery and not necessarily on the events that have brought us to this unfortunate fight for her life. We ask that people don’t judge, but instead direct their positive energies on the recovery of this beautiful young lady.
DJ Mister Cee officially resigned from his 20-year stint at popular New York radio station Hot 97 yesterday after a video of him allegedly soliciting a transsexual man for sex surfaced online, and for the first time since his abrupt resignation, the radio opened up about the incident in a VERY candid interview with his co-workers this morning.
Those familiar with Mister Cee and his secret “exploits” know that he has been arrested for trying to solicit prostitutes on numerous occasions over the years. And in each case, though reports/evidence have pointed to the fact that the prostitutes were men, Cee has maintained that the incidents have always been with women.
That all changed on Wednesday (Sep 11) when an Internet Blogger and drag queen known as “Bimbo Winehouse” put Mister Cee on FULL BLAST with a YouTube video showing the DJ attempting to solicit Bimbo for oral sex.
“I’m trying to get some good head and you fuckin’ delirious…” a frustrated male voice is heard saying to Bimbo as the two try and find a discreet place to ‘do their thing.’ Bimbo says there’s a low-key convenience store they can go to — “All you have to do is walk in after me,” he suggests — but Mister Cee wants no part in that.
While Mister Cee’s face can’t be seen in the video footage, the man’s voice in it sounds very similar to Cee’s, and he basically confirmed it by announcing his resignation from Hot 97 shortly after the clip went viral online.
I announced my resignation today from the job I loved to do at Hot 97 , please understand i never intended to let NY/NJ/CT all my fans down
On Thursday morning (Sep 12), Mister Cee spoke with on-air personality Funkmaster Flex and Hot 97 Program Director Ebro Darden (for the second time in less than 6 months) and finally confessed to soliciting transsexual/drag queen men and prostitutes.
He also adamantly denied to being “gay,” but he did admit to receiving oral sex — or, as he put it, “getting fellatio” — from transvestites, though he later confessed that he may be in denial.
At one point during the 30-minute discussion, Mister Cee broke down into tears as he tried to explain his “addiction” to “getting fellatio” with cross-dressers and transsexuals and why he felt the need to try and hide it from everyone.
The YBF has the highlights from the interview here:
On having sex with transsexuals (Mister Cee used the word Transsexual and he may also be including transvestites)
Have I lied about getting head in a car from a transsexual? Yes. I have been in denial about this for a very long time. Do I consider myself gay? No. I have gotten fellatio from transvestites. And that’s as far as it went. I never had actual sexual intercourse with another man. Or vice versa.
I know that I love women. But occasionally I get the urge to have fellatio with a transsexual, a man that looks like a woman.
On the video that was just released By Bimbo Winehouse as proof of his activities with transsexuals
The person I was in the car with, I know exactly who that person is. I don’t know why he would want to harm me like this. That video is an old video, probably like the end of last year. (Bimbo Winehouse claims the video was taken 2 weeks ago.)
On his fear of telling the truth
Am I still going to be looked at the same way? Am I still going to be…. [breaks down on air] My whole fear of this whole thing of what I’ve been going through–is my family. I don’t talk about my family much.
I wonder what the streets are going to say. Will people still book me?
On reconsidering resigning
[Breaks down again] Right now I just really feel like I let y’all down. I don’t know if I can stand back in this studio and be the same person. I just don’t know.
On getting help
I don’t look at what I do as a problem, it’s a problem that affects the people around me. I was already in motion of repairing that and trying to move better for what I did in my private life. With the situation that happened in May with the undercover male officer, everything I told you was the God’s honest truth. I went to court Monday and the charges were dropped. I haven’t been involved in any type of activity since probably the beginning of the year.
It’s almost like the Anthony Wiener situation. You move forward and say what it is, then there’s an old text that comes. Like, am I going to have to keep answering to this?
On his caribbean roots being the reason he denied his sex-with-transsexuals life
It has a lot to do with it. My father’s Trinidadian…
Ebro said he was unhappy to learn that Mister Cee was resigning from Hot 97 and urged him to remain at his position with the station, an offer Cee accepted on today’s morning show, and he agreed to come back and do his regular afternoon mix today.
It’s unclear whether he’ll permanently reconsider his resignation, but regardless, as Ebro put it, “Now you’re free Cee…”
Remember when the director of the announced “Independence Day” sequel said Will Smith was too expensive to do the sequel? Yeah, he’s backtracking now.
In an interview with Digital Spy, Roland Emmerich confirmed that he is “in talks” with Smith to reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller in the thriller, which is set for a 2016 release.
“I sometimes say no, Will Smith will not be in it because he didn’t want to do it at first,” he said. “Now we have a meeting planned, we want to talk about it again. Anything can happen.”
Interestingly enough, back in June, Will Smith said while promoting After Earth, “I think I’m going to start moving out of that and finding more danger in my artistic choices.”
So why the change all of a sudden? Well, both of them need a hit, so what’s the harm in talking?
I liked Independence Day back in 1996, but I’m not sure whether or not I’m interested in a sequel after all this time. Adding Will Smith and Vivica Fox might help, but eh. As for Will wanting to take more risks, I wish he would hop to that already.
He turned down Django Unchained and instead spent most of 2013 promoting After Earth. And we all see how well that went.
Robin Thicke has finally addressed the “photo scandal” centering on him palming a woman’s ass that didn’t belong to his wife in a photo that quickly went viral thanks to social media.
And by address, I mean sidestepping a direct response, instead offering a schmaltzy summation of his marriage to wife Paula Patton.
You know, I’m sure he and Paula have a lovely time together, but dude, you were photographed with your hand on another woman’s ass. It’s not like people are exactly tripping for going, “Hey, what’s that about?”
My only comment about the so-called scandalous photo would be that my wife and I are perfectly in love and very happily married. [We have] the greatest love of the century, and the most functional, dysfunctional marriage in Hollywood. I knew she was special the night I met her. I was only 14, but she was already the most special girl. As a relationship progresses, you fall in love again in so many deeper ways. You realize that you need each other and you can’t live without each other.
Great, now people are going to think y’all are swingers. I say that because “functional, dysfunctional” is a cute way of saying that some “things” may happen in the marriage, but it’s rather commonplace or at least understood.
Whatever, if y’all swing, keep on swinging. Just don’t be surprised if people keep asking, though. And watch your hands in photographs.
In today’s “You Ain’t S**t” report, a drug testing company has reportedly offeredKhloe Kardashian $1 million to become their spokesperson.
In a rather disgusting method of attention whoring, Yaacov Shoham, C.E.O. of IDenta, says he’s sending Khloe 50 kits that will test “surfaces and objects around your home for residue left by coke, crack, heroin, ecstasy and a few others” so she can check on Lamar Odom’s alleged substance abuse problems.
And that is why God created Negro gays who created the phrase “you tried it.” That is tacky beyond believe. Like, I ought to go immediately upside your damn head for talking to me as if we’re cool like that.
Not to be outdone, she invited Khloe “to partake in an educational endeavor designed to warn the public of the dangers surrounding crack,” which includes “a drug-themed photo shoot” that serves you D.A.R.E. realness in warning about the dangers of drug abuse.
Where is Kourtney Kardashian to make this person cry? Or you know what? Get that Jenner girl. The uber pretty one that models. She looks like she can bring the pain if she wants it.
Either way, if there is a hell, I’d like to put in on Yaacoy Shoham’s first class ticket to that destination.
As Lindsay Lohan dedicates her life to rebuilding her career (and nostrils), part of the reason she even fell to addiction — her parents — continue to provide unnecessary amounts of stress to her life by exploiting their private problems in a public space.
It’s amazing that Michael and Dina Lohan didn’t work out. After all, both are attention whores who exploit their children to advance their own fame, and each party comes across as guilty of not being selfless enough to stop complicating their children’s lives by acting a complete ass on national TV.
Enter Michael and Dina’s appearance on a new CBS show called “The Test” this week, in which the two tear each other apart in front of a live audience.
When the show was announced earlier this year, the network described in a press release that “The Test” is “a one-hour conflict resolution talk show that will use lie detector and DNA tests to settle relationship and paternity disputes among the guests.”
Entertainment Tonight screened a preview of Michael and Dina’s episodes, one of which aired on Tuesday night (Sep 11), with the other set to air tonight, and here’s what you can expect of the mess
“I didn’t abuse her every day,” Michael told The Test host comedian Kirk Fox. “She drank every day. She was abusing herself by drinking and doing cocaine. With my daughter.”
Dina was livid at Michael’s accusations, indignantly asking “Do I do cocaine?” to which he replied “Yes.” The mother of four was furious, saying to her ex-husband: “You’re disgusting and a liar!”
Fox told ET that he believes the Lohans “have a genuine hate,” for each other and said “I think what surprised me most is that they ever created life.”
Oprah, adopt Lindsay. Well, wait, you wouldn’t do that. Gayle, you adopt her.
WATCH THE FIRST CLIP UP TOP, AND THE SECOND DOWN BELOW
The video showed a girl purportedly named Caitlin Heller twerking upside down on her “apartment door,” only to catch on fire after she came crashing down on top of a glass table with lit candles when her “roommate” walked in on her.
Jimmy Kimmel revealed on his show the other night that it was all an elaborate prank, and he was the one behind it. Turns out, the twerking girl’s name isn’t even “Caitlin Heller,” but Daphne Avalon and she works as a Hollywood stuntwoman.
If you pay attention, the original clip cuts off right after the girl’s pants catch on fire. But in a full “unedited” version Kimmel showed on TV, the late-night host barges in with a fire extinguisher and puts the flames out.
Kimmel explained that he and his team uploaded the video on YouTube months ago, using a fake account and everything, and instead of promoting it, they just “let the magic happen.”
And it did. To date, the video has received over 10 million views (and counting!) and the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” video production team put together a hilarious supercut of anchors from just about every major U.S. news show in awe over what they thought was the real deal.
“Some people even blamed Miley Cyrus as if this was her fault,” Kimmel joked.
Kimmel also said that after the clip went viral, their fake YouTube account received a ton of interview requests from different media outlets.
After the successes of both R&B Divas: Atlanta, and its spinoff, R&B Divas: LA, comes word that a third installment is in the works.
According to Tattle Tailzz, TV One is casting for a New York edition of its music artist-themed reality series. The reported lineup is already giving me teases of Love and Hip Hop: New York, which is not a compliment.
The site claims:
They are allegedly going to cast Miss Jones, Cassandra Lucas from Changing Faces, Pamela Long from Total, N’Dea Davenport (she use to sing lead with Brand New Heavies and she also did a song with Guru from Atlantic Starr), Truth Hurts and Vivian Green….. Even though Truth Hurts only had one hit song, I don’t know it doesn’t qualify as Diva status.
You know, when you have to name everyone based on the group they were apart of, that should give you a hint that perhaps they’re not fitting the premise of the show.
No shade to Pam from Total and Cassandra from Changing Faces. Those two actually pique my interest, but at the same time, I don’t know. The others: Yeah, I know some of the songs, but I don’t really care.
Make me a believer, though. I will give the show a smooth two episodes before making my final judgement.
A 19-year-old Red Lobster waitress was reportedly suspended after she posted a customer’s racist receipt on her Facebook page.
Toni Christina Jenkins said she was working her shift as a server at a Nashville, TN Red Lobster when she encountered two customers — a couple (a man and woman in their 20’s) — who were “extremely rude” to her. She said the customers had ordered about $45 worth of food, but didn’t leave a tip.
In the Tip section of the receipt, instead of leaving a gratuity, one of the customers wrote “None” and the racial slur “Nigger” was written directly below that in the Total section.
Jenkins, a nursing school student who has been working at the famous restaurant chain for nearly a year now, snapped a picture of the message and shared it on Facebook, writing, “This is what I got as a tip last night…so happy to live in the proud southern states. God Bless America, land of the free and home of the low class racists of Tennessee.”
Her father, Toney Bernard Jenkins, also posted the image on his Facebook page too, saying that he hopes it will bring “awareness to the simple fact that we still have much ignorance to overcome, so much more love to give and so much hope to inspire change.”
After the story went viral, Red Lobster found out and Jenkins was placed on “suspension with pay,” while management determines whether or not she violated company policy.
She has since deleted the post, but not before she faced some ridicule over its authenticity, with some people accusing her for simply being mad that she didn’t get a tip.
While most of her friends/family were supportive of the posting, before it was deleted, one man — who made it a point to note that he was black — spoke on the the doubts he particularly had about it.
“As a black man, I simply don’t believe this is real,” he wrote. “The word ‘none’ has totally different handwriting from the word ‘Ni**er.’ There’s lots of stories lately of people making false accusations of racism or discrimination for attention. I think you should just admit you did this yourself because you were mad he didn’t tip you… This poor man is innocent and I think you are racist against white people.”
Another observant poster noted that the two words appeared to be in different handwriting styles, with the “N” capitalized on one line, but not the other. The letter “e” also appeared to look different in each of the words.
But Jenkins told the Daily Mail that she would never fake something like this, or accuse someone of racism just because they didn’t leave her a tip. “I don’t get tips all the time. I really don’t care cause God is my provider I don’t worry about tips,” she said.
She added, “They were extremely rude, but I introduced myself to them and they didn’t respond. When I came to take their order they simply told me they wanted their food and to put everything in a to-go box.”
“I offered them dessert but they told me abruptly that they just wanted the check.When I went back to the table they had gone and left the receipt and had written the comments,” she said.
Jenkins said after she picked up the receipt and showed it to her manager, she was told she had done nothing wrong and didn’t deserve such abuse, yet she was still suspended because she posted it on the Internet.
Though folks have accused her of faking this whole thing for attention, Jenkins still stands by her story and is encouraging all of her friends and family to continue sharing the post on Facebook.
A spokesman for Red Lobster told The Huffington Post that the company was “extremely disturbed” by the situation and was currently investigating to find out exactly what happened.
“We take this extremely seriously,” wrote company spokesman Mike Berstein. “This kind of language is completely disgusting and has no place in our restaurant or anywhere else, and we are committed to getting to the bottom of what happened as quickly as possible.”
Gwyneth Paltrow may appear on the cover of an upcoming issue of Vanity Fair and that’s apparently a terrible thing, at least for her anyways.
Radar Online is reporting that the actress is fuming over an upcoming feature the mag is developing on her and sent out an e-mail to keep her contacts from chatting with the outlet about her.
“Vanity Fair is threatening to put me on the cover of their magazine,” Ms. Paltrow wrote in an e-mail to those close to her. “If you are asked for quotes or comments, please decline. Also, I recommend you all never do this magazine again.”
Unlucky for her, the NY Times got wind of her desperate e-mail and now instead of getting the story squashed, she’s made it something we can’t wait for.
I wonder what on earth VF is going to reveal about her that would send her into such a panic. This chick has definitely had her share of bad press over the years, so why would this particular piece be something she’s attempting to control?
The e-mail was sent back in May, so the article on Gwynnie should be just around the corner.
As the Times points out, VF has started to publish more “honest” articles about celebs, but for years they released gushy kiss-ass ones.
Let’s not forget the now famous Tom Cruise article they released earlier this year, which not only tore apart Tom Cruise’s involvement with Scientology but also alleged that the heads of the controversial religion held girlfriend auditions for the actor.
Now they’re on GP’s case and it’ll definitely be interesting to see what they write about her!
Khloe Kardashian continues to post cryptic messages via Twitter that may or may not be a direct reference to the rumors surrounding her marriage to Lamar Odom or the NBA star’s alleged stint in rehab.
On Tuesday, the “Keeping Up with the Kardashains” star posted a glamorous photo of herself on Instagram, perhaps letting the world know that she has retained her glow despite the negative attention she’s been receiving. Underneath the photo, she included the symbols for “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”
Kardashian then retweeted a post from actress Lauren London which contains the quote, “Sometimes you just gotta be your own hero and save your own little heart. Because sometimes, the people you can’t imagine living without, can actually live without you.”
Last month, Us Weekly reported that Odom’s addiction has consumed their four year marriage.
“The addiction had taken over their marriage,” a source told the mag. “The problem is cocaine. He would be high for three or four days at a time.”
If the source is to be believed, initial reports that crack-cocaine was the drug of choice for the L.A. Clippers player.
The mag also reports that Odom was spotted for the first time since his stint in rehab on Monday leaving his loft with a few pals.
Marriage isn’t for everyone and some find that out the hard way.
A newlywed couple was reportedly hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park when the new bride pushed her husband off a cliff.
According to CNN, Cody L. Johnson fell to his death following an argument with his wife of one week Jordan Linn Graham.
Graham is claiming that she pushed her husband in self-defense during the July 7 incident and did not intend to kill him. She said Johnson grabbed her by the arm, which prompted her to shove him.
That may have held up in court to some extent, except for the fact that Graham texted her friend on the night of the murder saying, “Oh well, I’m about to talk to him.”
The friend responded, “I’ll pray for you guys.” Graham replied: “But dead serious if u don’t hear from me at all again tonight, something happened.”
This doesn’t necessarily mean that foul play was involved but who knows if a jury is likely to see it that way.
Graham appeared in court on Monday (Sep 9) to answer to second-degree murder charges. She currently faces a sentence of life in prison.
After having a huge public falling out with his Brick Squad label mates on Twitter, including his protege Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane launched into yet ANOTHER ridiculously epic Twitter rant Monday (Sep 9), in which the unhinged rapper called out every single person in Hip Hop. Literally.
Guwop fired off shots at T.I., Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy, Drake, 2 Chainz, Eminem, French Montana, Rocko, Fantasia, Ciara and more.
Gucci also claimed he and Waka Flocka both had sex with Nicki Minaj and Tyga‘s girlfriend Blac Chyna, and backed his claims up with so-called “proof” he says he has.
He then went on to talk about how Iggy Azalea wants to “suck his d” and how much he wants to get with Ciara, Monica, Kelly Rowland and T.I.’s wife Tiny, among other celebrity women.
Gucci ranted for hours and hours and captured pretty much everyone‘s attention, which is exactly what he seems to have wanted. So, mission accomplished on his part, right?
Check out some of the tweets here:
Fuck jeezy. Tip. Gotti. Waka.Nicki minaj drake d a Wooh.frenchy 2 chainz coachk kkaior eminem oj rock Quavo takeoff cardo dam g
It could probably be said that a few years from now, movies without sequels will be a rarity.
Like seemingly every other movie these days, “Word War Z” may get a followup. Though this isn’t exactly breaking news, Brad Pitt has now officially confirmed that plans for an additional installment are underway.
While appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival to promote his newest drama “12 Years a Slave,” Pitt sat down with Variety and confirmed that a “WWZ” sequel could very well be on the way.
“We’re certainly talking about it, yes. We have so many ideas on the table from the time we spent developing this thing and figuring out how the zombie worlds work. We gotta get the script right first to determine if we go further.”
The action flick, which centers on a U.N. worker who fights to keep his family safe during a zombie outbreak, earned $201 million domestically, which would be impressive except for the fact that the film cost a whopping $190 million to make.
That said, the film fared well overseas, taking in $335 million for a total intake of $536 million. For this reason, it’s not difficult to imagine why Pitt, who produced “World War Z” under his production company Plan B, and Paramount Pictures would be willing to expand the story into a franchise.
“World War Z” was initially envisioned as a trilogy but production delays and bad press made that seem like a long shot.
Originally set to open in December 2012, the film was pushed back to June 2013 after it went through several re-shoots and the entire ending was re-worked.
Many industry experts predicted that the film was destined to be a flop. For instance, Collider released a story detailing all of the reasons why the film should have never been made in the first place.
At one point during shooting, 85 automatic assault riffles that were set to be used as props in the film were confiscated by a Hungarian anti-terrorism unit, setting production back both time and cost wise.
Much of the blame for the early issues that plagued filming apparently lied with directer Marc Forester, whose only other big budget feature was the disappointingly uneven James Bond installment “Quantum of Solace.”
It has been alleged that Forester made the mistake of not having a clear vision of the the look and plot of “World War Z” before shooting began.
Not surprisingly, talk of a sequel re-emerged in June, after the film premiered to the biggest opening weekend in Pitt’s career.
The film’s unexpected success has a lot to do with it’s mixed to favorable reviews and the fact that zombies have had a major place in pop culture over the last few years.
It’s no secret that AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has had a devoted following or that a variety of films centering on the undead have done well.
In 2012, “Hotel Transylvania” and “Resident Evil” generated $138 and $200 million respectively, while the 2013 romantic comedy “Warm Bodies,” about a human girl who falls for a walker, earned an impressive $66 million in the U.S. alone.
Another reason for World War Z’s success may stem from it being based on the popular novel by Max Brooks, which already had a fan base in place.
Anyone who saw the film knows it’s going to be pretty difficult to come up with a compelling plot for the sequel since the zombie apocalypse was resolved in the first one.
That said, the film does leave out plenty of content from the book, officially titled “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War,” that could potentially be used in followups, which should please those who felt that the script strayed too much from the bestseller.
Of course, there’s no denying that Pitt played a massive role in World War Z’s success. Much of his films, like “Inglorious Basterds, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” have generated a considerable profit.
According to Box Office Mojo, the average gross of a Pitt film is $70 million. Additionally, Pitt made a large effort to promote the film, traveling to various cities for red carpet events and making appearances at many screenings.
Should “World War Z,” be spun into a franchise it would mark the second one for Pitt, who starred in two followups to “Ocean’s Eleven.”
This would be yet another achievement in the Oscar-nominated star’s remarkable career. Since his unforgettable film debut in “Thelma & Louise,” Pitt has juggled major studio films like “Interview with a Vampire” and “Moneyball” along with arthouse fare like “Babel” and “Tree of Life.”
Pitt both produced and stars in the forthcoming “12 Years a Slave,” a haunting true story about a man named Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man who is cruelly tricked into becoming a slave. The film is directed by Steve McQueen, who’s no stranger to dark projects (see: “Hunger” and “Shame”).
Aside from “12 Years a Slave,” which has earned rave reviews following its Toronto screenings, Pitt is also set to appear in next month’s “The Counselor,” opposite Michael Fassbender and Javier Bardem. Next year, he’ll headline the World War II drama “Fury,” alongside Logan Lerman and Shia LaBeouf.
Meanwhile, Plan B is currently producing the drama “True Story,” with James Franco and Jonah Hill.
But a busy production schedule isn’t the only thing on Pitt’s schedule, as the actor is set to tie the knot with longtime partner Angelina Jolie. The two first confirmed their engagement last year but have yet to announce the date of their much talked about nuptials.
It may be argued that “World War Z” shouldn’t be stretched into more films because it may look to some as though the studio is trying to squeeze as much money as they can from an appealing concept.
Sure, pursuing profits is nothing new in the movie business but when audiences can sense that’s the central motivation behind a movie getting made, they’re less likely to head to the theater. It also wouldn’t be unreasonable to conclude that World War Z’s success isn’t likely to strike twice.
Production dates for the “World War Z” followup have yet to be announced.
