Source: Erica Kyte / Getty Man Charged Following Alleged Facebook Live Rape An Atlanta man has been charged in a crime that was live-streamed on social media. Dominique Williams, 34, turned himself in Tuesday after Atlanta Police Special Victims Unit investigators secured a warrant against him for aggravated sodomy, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The arrest comes after a woman live streamed the incident on Jan. 20 while celebrating her birthday at Atlanta’s Club Opera nightclub. The woman told authorities she believes she was drugged and in the video she can be heard telling her assaulter “No, please stop” and “somebody help me.” The assault prompted protests of the club and allegedly caused singer Zedd to cancel an upcoming appearance at the establishment. @Zedd cancels upcoming concert at local club after reports of sexual assault at venue. #UpLateATL https://t.co/lZmudTo2fu — Erica-Denise (@EricaD11Alive) January 22, 2019 We hope this young lady who was trending on social media gets the justice she deserves!
So… will THIS be the final straw? That's what many Teen Mom fans are wondering about Ryan Edwards got arrested for the umpteenth time last week, taken into custody after he bailed on paying a bar tab. With an outstanding warrant also floating around, police took Edwards into custody on charges of both theft AND drug possession, adding to a permanent legal record that is chock full of mug shots and court hearings. What will happen next to the former MTV personality? We can't say, from a legal point of view. From a personal one, however? Scroll down to get an idea of what wife Mackenzie is thinking at the moment… 1. Let’s Be Clear… … Ryan as a serious problem. That can’t really be debated at this point and we sincerely hope he gets help. 2. Why Did He Get Arrested Again? According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department, Edwards drank six whiskey-based drinks at a bar in Tennessee — and then left the establishment without paying. 3. What Did He Owe? He owed $36 on his tab and was at the restaurant for about four hours. 4. The Server Calls the Cops And the father of two was arrested on January 23, charged him with theft of services and held him on $500 bond. Edwards was also charged with possession of heroin from a Red Bank warrant. 5. Mackenzie and Ryan Edwards Picture Mackenzie and Ryan Edwards shared this photo on their Instagram accounts just two days before quitting Teen Mom OG. 6. We’ve Been Here Before with Ryan He’s been arrested on at least three occasions for drug-related charges. He had only just completed a 90-day stint in rehab two months before this latest run-in with the law. View Slideshow
Source: andresr / Getty Restaurant Threatens To Fire Employee For Getting Shift Covered One restaurant in New Jersey is facing some serious backlash after a manager threatened to fire an employee who wanted to attend a friend’s funeral and was looking to get their shift covered. The college student from the College of New Jersey (TCNJ) is a hostess at Café Seventy-Two. She texted her boss, Katie, to check if there was another host who could take one of her shifts. As evidenced by screenshots of this exchange, Katie hastily replied, “Are you serious? No,” before the employee had an opportunity to explain the reason she needed her shift covered. “Someone close to my just passed away, and I’m trying to find a cover for my shifts so I can attend the funeral service rather than call out and leave you guys hanging,” the student wrote, also sending a link to the announcement of Michael Sot’s death, who was killed in a car accident on Sunday. The response from her boss was anything but understanding, which reads: “Oh wow thanks. Just don’t come back to work.” Katie continued, “I like you but I’m sick of all staff not taking their job seriously and just f***ing expect me to cover all of your shifts. I have a business to run at the end of the day. And a family.” Screenshots of the exchange were soon posted to a TCNJ Facebook group, where students showed their support for the employee by saying that they would no longer bring their business to Café Seventy-Two. Students also decided to trash the restaurant on both its Facebook (which has since been deleted) and Yelp pages. The restaurant’s co-owner, and Katie’s husband, Ben, wrote an apology, ensuring that the employee was not fired, also revealing their donation to Michael Sot’s GoFundMe. Hello to all of our loyal customers. My name is Ben, the owner and operator of Café 72, a long standing family run business. I am also the husband of “Katie Café 72”. You may or may not have seen some posts on social media reflecting an interaction with a current Café 72 employee whom is also a TCNJ student affected by the recent tragic death of Michael Sot. The employee was not fired. Her last shifts were this weekend before leaving for holiday break to be with her family and friends until January 28th. This private conversation was not related in any way to the mourning of Michael. Although this interaction was displayed completely out of context by a friend of the employee and drastically misrepresents Katie and our establishment, we recognize that there is NOTHING that excuses it. We carelessly let the stresses of family and business replace the professionalism, respect and empathy that every employee and person deserves. We have received countless hate emails, bad reviews and threatening phone calls and ask that they STOP. We understand the anger and animosity that has been created by these posts, and ask for the communities’ forgiveness. On behalf of Café 72 and our family, we offer our sincerest apology. We have been residents of Ewing and operated business for many years in this township. Café 72 has gone above and beyond for Ewing Township and TCNJ through gas explosions, hurricanes, snow storms and other tragedies and will continue to do so. We recognize that it is our patrons and the community that make us special and a place to come together as one. We would like to turn the tremendous amount of negativity around and create as much positivity as possible by contributing $1000 to Michael’s GoFundMe page. We would also like to add to this donation by giving another 10% of all sales the remainder of this week in his honor. Thank you for taking the time to read this and we wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.
The cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation was tasked with its most important mission of all-time this week: Finding a new home to crash in for awhile. As you’ll find out below, the residence needed to include at least one prominent feature — and as you’ll also find out below, Snooki can really drink! First, however, she and JWOWW paid a visit to an extremely pregnant Deena Cortese. She explained to her friends how she recently had a scare and was subsequently ordered to be on bed rest until her next checkup. Describing the “scariest moment” of her life, Deena said she began bleeding randomly about halfway through her pregnancy. She assured her fellow MTV stars that she was fine now, but she would be unable to join them on the aforementioned house search. “I totally get it because I was pregnant once,” a sad Snooki told the camera, possibly forgetting that she actually has two kids. From there, it was Deena and JWOWW’s turn to fill Snooki in on everything that went down in Atlantic City a few days before, including Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s insane blowup with Jen Harley over … well… nothing at all, really. There was also the matter of the Staten Island love triangle that formed among Vinny Guadagnino, Angelina Pivarnick and Angelina’s fiance, Chris. Speaking of that latter storyline: In a later scene, Angelina was telling Chris about her forthcoming stay in the new Shore House when Vinny popped up in conversation. Chris was pretty chill about him at first, but then… not so much. “When you were out having your guys’ day, did you guys talk about anything serious?” Angelina asked. “Vinny was saying something like, ‘You seem like a normal guy, so what are you gonna marry Angelina for?'” Chris responded. “Why’s he asking you that?” Angelina asked prior to answering her own question. “Because he secretly loves me. And you know what? I don’t blame him for loving me because he should love me.” “How do we keep coming back to the same topic?” Chris shot back. “Maybe you’re in love with him .” “Chris, shut up,” Angelina said. “Ew! Gross! Hell no. You’re an ass.” But enough about them. We now turn to the home Snooki found on Craigslist, a lovely looking abode that was only missing one key element: a beach! Ronnie met up with his pal there and the two proceeded to get totally sloshed. After Snooki failed to get new intel out of Ronnie about Jen, she headed to a club and danced up a storm. She also convinced Angelina to go straight from the airport to this establishment, leading to her hilariously showing up with, like, 9 suitcases. “Dren has arrived at dinner,” Vinny says during a meal that featured Snooki choosing to drink instead of eat seafood. “I haven’t seen Dren make an appearance at dinner in a long time. Now the vacation has begun,” he added of his pal’s drunken personality. “I’m drunk bitch. What do you want from me?” Snooki replied. Nothing else. We want nothing else from you at all, Snook. To watch Jersey Shore online and to see drunken antics from Snooki that you haven’t seen in ages, click on the video below. Watch Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 2 Episode 6 Online
Dick Gregory, a legendary comic who was also well known for his work as a civil rights activist, died on Saturday in Washington D.C. He was 84 years old. Gregory had recently rescheduled an event in Atlanta due to a hospitalization, although the cause of his illness and his subsequent passing is unknown at this time. “The family appreciates the outpouring of support and love, and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time,” wrote son Christian Gregory on social media, adding: “More details will be released over the next few days.” While serving as a member of the military in the 1950s, Gregory started his career as a stand-up comedian. He didn’t specialize in harmless, observational humor, however. Quite the opposite. Gregory satirized segregation and racial injustice in his acts; he was arrested several times in the 1960s for joining civil rights rallies. In 1961, he rose to prominence as the first black performer to perform at a white club after Hugh Hefner gave him a regular gig at the Playboy Club in Chicago. He earned rave reviews at the time and eventually signed a three-year contract to serve as a headliner at the establishment. Always with an eye on societal issues greater than his own career, Gregory was once invited to perform on The Tonight Show in the days of Jack Paar… … refused unless he was able to have a seat on the couch. “He taught us how to laugh,” wrote Reverend Jesse Jackson upon learning of Gregory’s passing. “He taught us how to fight.He taught us how to live. “Dick Gregory was committed to justice.I miss him already. #RIP.” A motivational speaker later in life, Gregory wrote several books, including “Murder in Memphis,” which analyzed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Also a writer – particularly respected for the documentary “Joe Louis: America’s Hero… Betrayed” – Gregory was ranked by Comedy Central as the 82nd best stand-up comic in history. “Dick Gregory lived an amazing, revolutionary life. A groundbreaker in comedy and a voice for justice,” John Legend Tweeted as a tribute to the icon, while DL Hughley added: “Heaven just got funnier.” We send our condolences to the loved ones of Dick Gregory. May he rest in peace. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2017: In Memoriam
Donald Trump has pulled off the political upset of the century . Here's a look at what various celebrities on social media have said about the former real estate mogul becoming the 45th President of the United States… 1. Chris Evans This is an embarrassing night for America. We’ve let a hatemonger lead our great nation. We’ve let a bully set our course. I’m devastated. 2. Ariel Winter America, you have failed. What the actual f-ck. Devastating. I won’t recognize @realDonaldTrump as our president, ever. #dumptrucktrump. 3. Katy Perry WE WILL NEVER BE SILENCED, #LOVETRUMPSHATE. Do not sit still. Do not weep. MOVE. We are not a nation that will let HATE lead us. 4. Bella Hadid This is disgusting. 5. Kirstie Alley CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP! @realDonaldTrump against all odds..against the establishment and even against most from the GOP..U did it. 6. Scott Baio Great faith in God works. Mr @realDonaldTrump I’m proud to call you President of the United States of America. And First Lady @MELANIATRUMP. View Slideshow
Hard to believe, but it’s been 16 years since Michael Phelps put the swimming world on notice – and became a household name. Becoming the youngest male to make the U.S. Olympic team in nearly 7 decades, the Baltimore Bullet quickly became a legend. This year, he will compete in his fifth Olympic games, and needless to say, a lot has changed in his life in the years since he first hit the global stage. In February of last year, Phelps got engaged to Nicole Johnson . In May, Phelps welcomed his first child , a boy named Boomer. Needless to say, he’s come a long way since the brash, occasionally trouble-prone young man we met so many years ago. And now, there are rumors that Phelps, still only 31, may have recently passed another milestone in his personal life. You may have seen the headlines pop up in your social media feed: Something along the lines of ” Is Michael Phelps Married ?” Well, as it happens, that question mark is there for a reason. Because, as far as anyone knows, Phelps and Johnson did not get hitched in a quickie pre-Rio ceremony, as some folks are claiming. We imagine the couple will walk down the aisle shortly after the games, but thus far, they have yet to announce any specific plans. And why rush things at this point? They already have a baby together, and despite global health concerns, Phelps is going to the Olympics, not war. They may as well wait, and hopefully Phelps will come home with some new hardware to wear to the ceremony. Just kidding; there’s no way the guy could walk with all the medals he’s won around his neck at this point. So our premature congrats go out to Michael and Nicole! All these two have to do now is steer clear of those Brazilian mosquitoes and put past mistakes behind them. Sorry, Taylor Lianne Chandler . We couldn’t resist.
If you ask me, ladies look absolutely radiant without makeup . I think that of Kim Kardashian, and I definitely think that of Adele, who recently shared two bare-faced photos on Instagram. So striking is the 28-year-old British chanteuse without makeup that she can walk around undetected in metropolitan areas around the world. Adele is on the Vancouver leg of her tour, and on Tuesday she popped into Catfe , a restaurant where customers can enjoy food and drink. While playing with cats waiting to be adopted, according to Time Magazine. Seriously. That’s a thing. An awesome thing. But anyway: One of the cafe’s baristas, Leona Morrison, was approached by Adele, and at first had no idea who the singer was. The barista informed Adele that the establishment was at maximum capacity due to a 12-year-old’s birthday party. What happened at that point was epic. Morrison told the Vancouver Sun: “My co-worker was about to tell her that she looked like Adele, when she told us that she is Adele, and she asked if she could come in, if even for a few minutes.” “We said … OK.” Adele proved to be a hit with both the cats and the birthday party attendees. She played with Larry the cat, who managed to get adopted by a family. “I think she went up to Larry because he was available, and also he’s just amenable,” Morrison said. “He’s a friendly guy. He looks like he will accept pats, and he totally will. He’s a great boy.” View Slideshow: 63 Stars Who Are Makeup Free and Fabulous It looks like Adele will expand her resume to include acting. Digital Sp y reports that the British singer has been cast in The Death and Life of John F Donovan with Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain and Kit Harington. The role is small, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. A source with knowledge of the situation told the Daily Star: “Adele doesn’t want to be a full-time actress, but she enjoyed working with Dolan and he thought she could bring a lot to the screen.” Adele will shoot scenes during a break from tour. View Slideshow: 15 Reasons Why Adele Would Make the PERFECT Drinking Buddy
Chrissy Teigen has been a mother for about one week , and the mom cops are already issuing citations over her parenting choices. The model committed the high crime of stepping out for dinner with her husband John Legend, but without her infant daughter. The pair grabbed a bite at West Hollywood hotspot The Nice Guy, but the Twitterverse was anything but nice. “The spotlight pull be strong,” wrote one user. “One week. Who wants to leave a one week old baby to go to a bar?” Said another: “She’s hitting the streets already???? Damn these so called celebrities want to show off so bad after giving birth. “Spend bonding time with your baby and not let the nanny or babysitter raise them!” Unbelievably, some critics were concerned about Teigen stinking up the establishment. “You bleed a few weeks and the smell is horriffic!” wrote a third tweep. “Even with a shower you have an after birth smell. I would never leave my baby after a week!” Seriously. While some celebs might just brush off such nonsense, or not even read it at all, this is Chrissy Teigen we’re talking about. She clapped back by posting screenshots of the shade-filled tweets and included a few messages of her own: “I went to dinner. People are pissed. Good morning!” “‘I never wanted to leave my daughter, i love her, BUT THAT’S JUST ME'” – the passive aggressiveness is real!” “Talking about vagina smells in the comments. what in the.” Dang, people. Let the woman treat herself to a nice dinner after she spent nine months carrying the kid then several hours pushing it out. Luna was probably asleep by then, anyway. BTW, here’s what she looks like . Pretty stinkin’ adorable. View Slideshow: Kim Kardashian Hosts Posh Baby Shower for Chrissy Teigen: PHOTOS
It remains unclear whether or not Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez will ever get back together. But this much is certain: both stars had themselves a blast over the weekend! First, as previously documented, Bieber got drunk (sorry, ” maybe drunk,” according to the singer himself) and rambled on for awhile to a crowd gathered at a nightclub in Los Angeles. Second, as depicted below, Selena apparently got nice and inebriated herself while hanging out at a bar in Fort Worth, Texas. According to onlookers, Gomez had a few drinks of tequila (which is totally nice and legal; she is over 21 and everything) prior to jumping up on a bar and dancing to Rihanna's “Work.” Why was Gomez even on hand at the establishment? She was celebrating an engagement party for her cousin, Priscilla DeLeon. Selena even posted an Instagram photo of herself embracing her cousin over the weekend, with the latter wearing a large engagement ring. Gomez will also serve as the maid of honor at her relative’s upcoming wedding. Below, however, she's having a lot of fun after her server poured her a bunch of drinks. SEE FOR YOURSELF!
