Source: Activision / Treyarch A blast from Call of Duty’s past in the form of the Nuketown map is making its triumphant return and should make fans of the mega-popular first-person shooter very happy. PS4 owners, you’re up first. That’s right, as promised the fan-favorite Nuketown map will arrive tomorrow for free on PlayStation 4 consoles first as a timed exclusive, sorry Xbox One and PC owners. The setting will be in Russia sporting a winter theme as players will be duking it out in the abandoned town in the snow. All of the bells and whistles that initially debuted in the map are back but of course with some tweaks such as a secret passageway for your RC-XDs and much better graphics. The trailer also hints at combatants being able to possibly launch the nuclear missile that rests underneath the town. The map looks absolutely gorgeous and better than ever and it seems like it will become a favorite of Black Ops 4 players instantly. Nuketown will be available for free on PlayStation 4 starting November 13 and will land on Xbox One and PC November 20. You can check out the trailer for the new map below and get hyped. — Photo: Activision/Treyarch
Remember back in the day when Paris Hilton was the most talked-about celebrity of them all? Man, how times have changed … Many, many years ago, you couldn’t look at a tabloid or a gossip site without hearing all about Paris and her shenanigans. Everyone watched The Simple Life, everyone used her “that’s hot” catchphrase, and believe it or not, there were quite a few people who looked up to her. But at a certain point, a little over ten years ago or so, all that began to change. And that was because Kim Kardashian hit the scene hard . If you know your Kardashian history, you know that back in Paris’ heyday, she and Kim were very close . Kim tagged along to many of Paris’ events, and she even worked for her for a while. It was common to see paparazzi photos featuring Paris with Kim there in the background, but when Kim’s sex tape was leaked, things began to change. A few months after that, Kim got her own show, and she started becoming the more popular one, because let’s be real, there’s only so many reality stars the average person can care about at any given time. So after that, Kim didn’t need to work for Paris anymore, and she didn’t need her by her side to get attention. At some point during Kim’s big rise to reality show glory, they had a falling out, and they’ve been enemies for years . Like, their friendship was so dead that Paris once compared Kim’s ass to “cottage cheese inside a big trash bag.” The bad blood ran deep. In 2014, they posed for a photo together , and many of us thought it was a sign that they’d made up, but in 2015, Paris was back to making shady quotes about Kim in interviews, so it was pretty hard to tell what was going on between them. Until now! Last week, photos from Kanye’s latest fashion campaign were released, and in some of the photos, Paris was featured looking pretty much exactly like Kim . Eerily so. Kim shared some of the photos on Instagram with the hashtag “forever the OG,” and Paris shared them as well, writing that it was “so much fun being a #KimClone.” It certainly seems like their friendship is back on track now, right? And according to a new report, that may be because Paris is looking to gain a little something from a renewed friendship with the Kardashian family. “Paris really wants to appear on Keeping Up with the Kardashians as a regular, or even as a friend role,” a source close to the family claims. “Kim and Kris feel bad for her and are considering offering her a contract to appear on the next season.” That sounds absolutely amazing, doesn’t it? Just imagine: Paris back where she belongs, on reality television, being her gloriously ridiculous self. It’s also a little sad if they’re offering her a contract out of pity — but it does sound like Paris is cool with it. As the source says, “Paris thinks that they only have what they have because of her and has made this crystal clear to Kris.” We’d argue that they “have what they have” because of Kim’s sex tape, and also because of the late Robert Kardashian’s O.J. Simpson connection, but Paris probably did help a bit. On a bit of a happier note, the insider adds that “Paris and Kim are tight again in the sense that Paris has been kissing her butt lately.” “The two of them have made amends for talking so much sh-t about each other. Paris even invited the whole family to her upcoming wedding.” View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian: Remember When I Was Paris Hilton’s Sidekick? All’s well that ends well, we suppose. And if it ends in Paris Hilton herself bringing her special brand of nonsense to Keeping Up with the Kardashians? Even better.
Former child actress Nicole Eggert has accused Scott Baio of sexual abuse , alleging that he molested her starting at the age of 14 when they both worked on Charles in Charge . One of the people who has backed up her story is former costar Alexander Polinsky. In Polinsky’s new statement, he levels some accusations of his own at Scott Baio. In a statement that Polinsky sent in to The Talk , he reveals: “Working on the set of Charles in Charge from age 11 to 15 was no picnic, it was a toxic environment.” Child actors are the most vulnerable people on any set. They deserve better. “I witnessed Scott Baio acting inappropriately towards Nicole Eggert during my first year of working on the show.” As Nicole has mentioned, some of Scott Baio’s alleged inappropriate behavior took place on or near the set. “I walked in on them together behind the set. Nicole was on Scott’s lap and he did not appreciate my intrusion.” That matches well with what Nicole has described. “He yelled at me and called me various homophobic slurs.” A horrible way to treat anyone, but an inexcusable way for a grown man to speak to a child. This becomes even more upsetting, however, as Polinsky then details his own accusations. “Growing up on the show I received regular verbal attacks, mental abuse, and I also suffered a physical assault at the hands of Scott Baio.” What kind of disgusting adult physically assaults a child? “There is no excuse for his behavior. It is abhorrent.” He emphasizes Scott’s age difference (Scott Baio is 11 years older than Nicole; his age gap with Alexander is even wider) “Both Nicole and I were minors. We deserved safe passage to do our jobs and also be kids.” Polinsky then lays out what he believes needs to change in order to make a safer, better world. “If we want to change the culture, we have to bring out the truth, take back control from the abusers, and make them listen to the pain of their victims.” That is true. He also has less abstract advice. “For the sake of the next generation of young artists we must empower parents and social workers to heed the signals, ask the proper questions, and protect children from monsters in the workplace.” On-site safety monitors, particularly for children, could be vital to preventing situations like this from happening in the future. And those worried about being “falsely accused” should want that, too. “The cycle of abuse must stop. Even 30 years after the acts, they still matter.” As Nicole Eggert has described in detail , Scott Baio allegedly began his sexual abuse of her when she was 14 and he was 25. He was an adult, he was a star, and he was effectively her boss. And, according to her accusations, he digitally penetrated her in the garage of his house. The alleged abuse went on about once a week until she was 17, at which point the two had sexual intercourse. From her account, Baio may have lost interest at that point. She also says that he cautioned her that if anyone found out, the show would be canceled and everyone would lose their jobs. Nicole Eggert has reported Scott Baio to police , and we note that California law does give prosecutors one year to charge him now that police have been told (despite the time delay; this law was written specifically for situations of child abuse). For his part, Scott Baio has vehemently denied Nicole Eggert’s accusations . He has claimed that he and Nicole Eggert had sex, but only after she “seduced” him at his house and only when she was 18. He has also claimed that he never saw Nicole off of the set of Charles in Charge . Baio has attacked Nicole, claiming that she cannot be believed because her story has allegedly changed over the years. Some wonder if there are others mustering the courage to speak out with their own stories of working with Scott Baio. View Slideshow: Hollywood Sex Scandal: Who’s Been Caught? Accused? Fired?
We’re just over three months away from the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle . As expected, royal obsessives the world over are already giddy with anticipation. Sadly, just as unsurprising is the fact that opportunists and con artists are coming out of the wood work hoping to exploit Meghan in her remaining days as a civilian. And some of them are members of her immediate family. It all started when Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Grant , threatened to publish a tell-all. Amazingly, it looks like she managed to land a publisher, but it sounds like the book won’t be loaded with the bombshell revelations the public is hoping for. Meghan and Samantha reportedly haven’t had any contact with one in well over a decade, and sources say they weren’t close with one another for several years before that. So unless you’re hankering for some insights into Meg’s high school study habits, the book probably won’t do much for you. Just last month, the sketchy sibling started going by Samantha Markle and managed to score a deal with TLC to produce a special about Meghan . And now it seems she’s not the only member of the Markle clan who’s looking to line their pockets. Apparently, Meghan also has a half-brother named Tom Markle Jr. In addition to having a name that sounds like an anagram for a Harry Potter villain, Tom is apparently even more shady than Samantha. Rather than threatening to share Meghan’s secrets with the world, he took the more direct route of asking Meg for money for a personal security detail, and then publicly calling her out for abandoning her family when she refused. In a recent interview with In Touch , Tommy Marks shared the contents of the email he received from Meghan’s lawyers that basically told him to go do his panhandling elsewhere. “My lawyer had a phone meeting with her lawyer, and he emailed me some of [Meghan’s] direct words. She said, ‘That’s distant family and I don’t know those people,'” Tom told the tabloid. “That’s pretty harsh,” he adds calling the email “a slap in the face” and “below the belt.” “I spent a lot of time with her growing up,” Tom says. In the emails, Tom asks Meghan and Buckingham Palace officials to “take some action to protect [him],” which apparently meant not only security services but protection from what he claims are inaccurate media reports. “There was a time where people were following me around at work, taking pictures and posting horrible stories about me and my family saying I’m a white supremacist, a drug addict and a dealer, all this crap that just isn’t true,” Tom tells In Touch . “My attorney was reaching out to her people and the palace to basically [help us] try to get a retraction for all these false stories in [countries] where there are different laws.” Reps for Harry were apparently more polite than Meghan’s lawyers, telling Tom, “We are so sorry to hear you have been having a tough time with the media.” Of course, they still didn’t offer him any sort of assistance with the problem. We’re assuming Meghan is currently being trained in how to tell someone to shove off using proper royal decorum. View Slideshow: Meghan Markle: The Raciest Pics of Prince Harry’s Bride-To-Be
Image via Getty/Paras Griffin Ed Hartwell Claims Keshia Knight’s Cosby Support Violated Custody Agreement As if the drama between Keshia Knight Pulliam and Ed Hartwell hasn’t been an I-85-sized dumpster fire already, Pulliam’s trip to Pennsylvania to support her homeboy, Bill Cosby, has turned the beef up to the max. After all he’s put this lady through, you’d figure he would just take what comes to him and STFU, however… According to a TMZ report, the dirty dog known as Ed Hartwell is said to be butt hurt at his abandoned wife’s decision to travel to see Cosby because it cost him a day with their daughter. Hartwell only gets to see his baby girl for 1 hour twice a week according to the current custody agreement. However, with Keshia and Ella Grace out of the city, no visitation for knucklehead Ed. The former NFL baller has filed paperwork with the court demanding a make-up visit and also that Keshia pay all his court and lawyer fees. For such a big man, Ed Hartwell is very…little. What say you? Does Ed have a valid point, or this just some petty f**kboy s#it?
Ever since the world learned that Kailyn Lowry is pregnant with her third child , Teen Mom 2 fans have been desperately seeking new information about her baby daddy, Chris Lopez. For months, there was no official confirmation that Lopez got Lowry pregnant , and now that the cat’s out of the bag, details about Lopez remain hard to come by. And now it seems we may know why Lopez has been maintaining such a low profile. From the start, it was clear that Lopez was not seeking reality TV fame. In fact, in his one, brief appearance on Teen Mom 2 , he asked that his face be blurred. Now, it seems that Lopez wants no connection either to the show or to Kailyn. In the past, Kailyn has complained that she’ll be raising her third child on her own . It’s slowly becoming clear just how literally she meant that, as Radar Online is reporting today that Lopez will not be present at his child’s birth . We’ve known for several weeks that Kailyn and Chris broke up after a very brief fling, but it’s beginning to look like the split was not amicable, as was initially reported. It seems that in their first weeks apart, Chris and Kailyn planned to maintain a peaceful co-parenting relationship. Those plans have now been scrapped, and apparently, Lopez’s involvement in his child’s life will be limited to financial contributions. “In the beginning, he helped when she needed him,” a source close to Kailyn tells Radar Online. “Then they went their separate ways.” At this point, the relationship between Chris and Kailyn has deteriorated to the point that Lopez will likely not be in the delivery room the see his child enter the world. “She wants to give him the opportunity to see his child being born,” says the insider. “She never said Chris couldn’t be involved with his child. She would hope he would want that, but she won’t force it or chase him to do so.” Sadly, the tipster adds: “Out of spite or anger she doesn’t think he will even show up for the birth. But she will tell him when she goes into labor so he can make that decision.” Watch Teen Mom 2 online to relive the bumpy road that brought Kailyn to her current situation. View Slideshow: Kailyn Lowry: Timeline of a Turbulent Teen Mom Life
Babies have a way of making things a bit bitter. Today, Kristin Cavallari posted a photo of daughter Saylor James Cutler’s little feetsies with the caption, “My little angel, Saylor. She has been my light throughout this whole thing and has given me so much strength. “Thank you baby girl for coming when u did.” Kristin wrote days after her older brother, Michael was found dead in Utah. Authorities found the 30-year-old’s remains in the desert in a “steep and very rocky” place, three miles from his abandoned Honda. The cause of death was determined to be exposure to the elements and hypothermia, since temperatures in that location dropped to the teens. “My heart is in a million pieces Mikey, I could always count on you to make me laugh,” Kristin wrote on social media in memory of Michael. “You had such a good heart and will be forever missed. I’m at a loss for words but I know u are in a better place and finally at peace. I love u so much RIP.” Saylor James was born on November 23rd; her father is Chicago Bears quarterback, Jay Cutler. The couple also have two sons – Camden, 2, and Jaxon, 19 months.
Three of the four new white tiger cubs at the Serengeti Safari Park in Hodenhagen, central Germany. Picture: AFP/Jochen Luebke. Source: PerthNow As they get measured and weighed at their public debut, the four new white tiger cubs at a German wildlife park yowl and fuss like common alley cats whose tail… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image: How the World Works critiques The Story of Cosmetics Lee Doren, at How the World Works , has produced a critique of Annie Leonard’s The Story of Cosmetics . Always wanting to hear both sides of the story, we took a look. We discovered the usual arguments against consumer safety regulations. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo via Stanford University The plague has become common problem among prairie dog colonies and it has devastated populations over the past few decades. It will hit and wipe out a colony, then when a new colony moves in to the abandoned tunnels, the plague reappears and wipes them out as well. The cycles have confounded researchers so far, with mystery surrounding how the plague seems to lay dormant until new victims arrive. But scientists from Standford University have figured it out — the secret to what is bringing down prairie dog towns is lin… Read the full story on TreeHugger
