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Wikileaks’ Julian Assange: Readers’ Choice for TIME’s Person of the Year 2010

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Wikileaks’ Julian Assange: Readers’ Choice for TIME’s Person of the Year 2010

The man behind WikiLeaks has won the most votes in this year's Person of the Year poll. Readers voted a total of 1,249,425 times, and the favorite was clear. Julian Assange raked in 382,020 votes, giving him an easy first place. He was 148,383 votes over the silver medalist, Recep Tayyip Ergodan, Prime Minister of Turkey. But Assange wasn't the winner in all aspects — Lady Gaga trounced him on Facebook, receiving 65,417 “likes” on Facebook to Assange's 45,643. See the top 10 readers' choices below, and view the full poll here. 1. Julian Assange 2. Recep Tayyip Ergodan 3. Lady Gaga 4. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert 5. Glenn Beck 6. Barack Obama 7. Steve Jobs 8. The Chilean Miners 9. The Unemployed American 10. Mark Zuckerberg added by: maasanova

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Alviss Kong suicide picture

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Alviss Kong suicide picture

Apparently Alviss Kong was undergoing depression after breaking off with his girlfriend. This picture is a newspaper report on the suicide. This is such tragedy. 22year-old Malaysian Alviss Kong committed suicide by jumping off the 14th floor of a building in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur in the wee hours yesterday morning after leaving a farewell message on his Facebook account. This is the message he posted on his Facebook account: i love u…i said it i meant it…i’ll love u till the moment i die

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Elizabeth Edwards Funeral servie plans

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Elizabeth Edwards Funeral servie plans

Funeral service plans are set for Elizabeth Edwards. Edwards and her family announced on Monday that doctors had told her that further cancer treatment would do no good. She thanked supporters on her Facebook page. “The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered,” she wrote. “We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren#39;t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It#39;s called being human. But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope

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Wesley Snipes in Pennsylvania Prison

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Wesley Snipes in Pennsylvania Prison

The actor Wesley Snipes, 48, was convicted in April 2008 of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income taxes. After two years of unsuccessful appeals, Snipes accepted his fate and, on Thursday, turned in his street clothes for a prison uniform at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Lewis Run, Pa. Wesley Snipes has reported to a federal prison in Pennsylvania to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file his taxes. Snipes will eventually settle into the

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Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake On Subjectivity, Villains and ‘Great Responsibility’ in The Social Network

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Despite the fact that it’s already December, the Oscar race for Best Supporting Actor still feels relatively wide-open. Which made it all the more fascinating to speak with not one, but two buzz-earning hopefuls at the same time, and both from a movie that has no shortage of strong supporting performances to boot. But if there’s any hint of off-screen competition between Social Network actors Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake as they prep for possible nominations for their turns as rival Mark Zuckerberg BFF s Eduardo Saverin and Sean Parker, respectively, it didn’t show. If anything, these co-stars have only grown closer from the experience of making David Fincher’s acclaimed Facebook movie. (See? Social media does bring people together!)

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Elizabeth Edwards Passes Away at 61

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Elizabeth Edwards Passes Away at 61

Elizabeth Edwards, a lawyer, best-selling author, mother of three and the wife of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards, died in her North Carolina home. She was 61. Just days after doctors advised her to suspend her cancer treatment , Elizabeth tragically succumbed after battling the disease for over six years. Elizabeth Edwards was surrounded by friends and family in her last days, including John himself. She and John were estranged following the Rielle Hunter scandal. R.I.P. Elizabeth Edwards (1949-2010). Monday, Elizabeth posted what read like a farewell message on her Facebook page reading, “The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that.” “And yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human,”she added. “But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that, I am grateful.” Elizabeth is survived by a grown daughter, Cate, and two young children, Jack and Emma. Her son Wade died in a car accident at age 16 back in 1996. A graduate of the University of North Carolina Law School, she was her famous husband’s intellectual equal, his chief ideologue and most of all, his rock. Edwards helped remake the role of the political spouse in this era. She was the driving force behind her husband’s rise to the Democratic political elite. As strategist, campaign manager, surrogate and public interpreter for her husband, she earned a nation’s respect – but that respect grew in recent years. John Edwards’ career unraveled as quickly and shockingly after he fathered a love child with Hunter, then lied and possibly illegally tried to cover it up. But Elizabeth’s charm, intelligence and class never wavered, and her willingness to condemn John’s actions and separate from him spoke volumes. Our condolences go out to her children and loved ones.

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PETA Lambasts Hunting, Sarah Palin’s Alaska

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on PETA Lambasts Hunting, Sarah Palin’s Alaska

In a clash of the media-hungry, supremely unintelligent titans, PETA has a bone to pick with Sarah Palin after the most recent episode of her TLC reality show. A graphic hunting scene, hilariously prefaced by a “Viewer Discretion Advised” warning aired Sunday on Sarah Palin’s Alaska . In it, the ex-gov shot a caribou. Never one to let an opportunity for publicity justice pass, PETA issued a statement condemning the show and the potential White House hopeful starring in it. Sarah doesn’t go hunting. That implies a chance of failure. Sarah goes KILLING . “ Sarah Palin seems to think that resorting to violence and blood and guts may lure people into watching her boring show,” said PETA V.P. Dan Mathews. “But the ratings remain as dead as the poor animals she shoots.” Ooh, that one hurts . Sort of inaccurate though, Dan. The show got 3.5 million viewers Sunday, up from 3 million the previous week. On TLC . It’s a hit. Sarah actually hasn’t commented (give it 30 minutes). But over the weekend on Facebook, she wrote that “unless you’ve never worn leather shoes, sat on a leather couch or eaten a piece of meat, save your condemnation of tonight’s episode.” Here’s the clip that has PETA so up in arms … Sarah Palin Shoots Caribou Team Sarah or Team PETA?

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Elizabeth Edwards Stops Cancer Treatment; Releases Statement

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Elizabeth Edwards Stops Cancer Treatment; Releases Statement

December 6th, 2010 04:51 PM ET Elizabeth Edwards stops cancer treatment, releases statement mug.cnnpolitics By: CNN Political Unit (CNN) – Elizabeth Edwards is surrounded by family and friends in her North Carolina home after being informed by her doctors that further cancer treatment would be unproductive. “Elizabeth has been advised by her doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be unproductive,” the Edwards family said Monday in a statement. “She is resting at home with family and friends and has posted this message to friends on her Facebook page.” The message from Edwards, the wife of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards, reads: “You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And, yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human. “But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. It isn't possible to put into words the love and gratitude I feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day. To you I simply say: you know.” Edwards was told by her doctors last week that additional cancer treatments were futile, said a source close to the family. Her prognosis was described in terms of weeks, not months, the source said. She is receiving treatment and medications, however, for symptoms and side effects. “She is not in pain and all things considered there is a good vibe here,” said the source. “She has prepared for this” John Edwards and their children are at her side, along with Elizabeth's brother and sister. – CNN's John King and Raelyn Johnson contributed to this report added by: EthicalVegan

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Alicia Keys’ Digital Death Campaign Reaches $1 Million Goal

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Alicia Keys’ Digital Death Campaign Reaches $1 Million Goal

Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Justin Timberlake and more celebs have been ‘resurrected’ on Twitter and Facebook by fans’ donations. By Kelley L. Carter Alicia Keys Photo: Samir Hussein/Getty Images It’s time to welcome some of your favorite celebrity tweeters back to the land of the living. Last week, several celebs temporarily signed off their Twitter accounts and Facebook pages to help raise $1 million for Alicia Keys’ Keep a Child Alive organization. They proclaimed their own Digital Deaths last Wednesday on World AIDS Day and met their goal Monday (December 6). Some stars began tweeting immediately. The idea was hatched by Keys, and she and other celebs urged their fans to buy back their online lives by texting the first name of the celebrity they miss on social media the most to contribute to the cause. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of the fans, friends and artists who joined this cause,” Keys said in a statement. “I’m incredibly inspired by all of the donations that have been made to help us achieve our goal and so humbled by the outpour of support from everyone.” Now that the tweeting ban has been lifted, celebrities including Keys, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, Ryan Seacrest, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, Khlo

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Jesse Eisenberg on Awards Season, Narcissism and His Feelings About an Oscar Nomination

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Last week I met actor Jesse Eisenberg for a lengthy discussion of subjects ranging from his coming-of-age in the New York theater to his beloved Zombieland and his awards-season prospects for The Social Network. We covered a lot of ground, which I’ll be retracing this week in a five-part series here at Movieline. Let it be said, once and for all: Jesse Eisenberg is not shy. The young actor the media so often describes as nerdy or awkward in fact hinted at an endearing unpredictability last Thursday afternoon: Mere minutes after learning his Social Network performance as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg nabbed him the National Board of Review award for Best Actor, Eisenberg phoned to ask if we could ditch our original diner meeting spot — and ditch his publicist, as it turned out — to meet early, just us, wherever I happened to be at the time.

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