“December 3rd, 2015 is not the day Scott Weiland died,” Mary Fosberg writes. “It is the official day the public will use to mourn him, and it was the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others.” Fosberg is Weiland’s ex-wife and mother of his two children, Noah, 15 and Lucy, 13. The couple married in 2000, and split up seven years later. In an open letter to fans (published on RollingStone.com), Fosberg asked that Weiland’s death not be “glorified.” The Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman died of cardiac arrest on his tour bus in Minnesota. Police also found small amounts of cocaine in his room. In the letter, Fosberg criticized those who called Weiland’s behavior – which involved forgetting lyrics and falling on stage – “art” rather than a cry for help. She also wrote about how that affectd his ability to be any kind of father to their children. “The truth is, like so many other kids, they [Noah and Lucy] lost their father years ago. What they truly lost on December 3rd was hope. “We are angry and sad about this loss, but we are most devastated that he chose to give up,” Fosberg continued, urging adults to be a positive part of a child’s life. “I don’t share this with you to cast judgment, I do so because you most likely know at least one child in the same shoes. “If you do, please acknowledge them and their experience. Offer to accompany them to the father-daughter dance, or teach them to throw a football. “Even the bravest girl or boy will refrain from asking for something like that; they may be ashamed, or not want to inconvenience you. Just offer – or even insist if you have to.” Fosberg ended the letter with a plea to face addiction rather than bury it. “Let’s choose to make this the first time we don’t glorify this tragedy with talk of rock and roll and the demons that, by the way, don’t have to come with it.” View Slideshow: 24 Musicians Who Died Too Young
F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton has been doing major numbers, which comes as no surprise… After leading both the U.S. and Canadian box office, raking in an estimated $157.5 million, Gray has officially become the highest-grossing black director of a single film in domestic sales, according to Forbes. Gray beat out both Tim Story’s Fantastic Four, which earned $154.6 million back in 2005 and Keenen Ivory Wayans’s Scary Movie… However, Straight Outta Compton’s international box office success doesn’t quite measure up to either of the aforementioned film’s international box office million’s. With $24.9 million in foreign ticket sales, Scary Movie’s $121 and Fantastic Four’s $175.8. Even still, Straight Outta Compton’s dominated the domestic lane, and brought a much needed hip-hop film to the forefront. [ MadameNoire ] Zendaya To Be Honored With One-Of-A-Kind Barbie For Encouraging Young Girls To ‘Raise Their Voices’ The controversy surrounding 19-year-old Zendaya Coleman’s 2015 Oscars hairstyle made numerous headlines earlier this year as former E! correspondent, Giuliana Rancic, made distasteful comments about her faux dreadlocks she rocked… Zendaya has managed to continue to slay every red carpet she struts down and dominate in the entertainment industry… Most recently, iconic fashion doll brand, Barbie, has taken notice of the multi-talented beauty too. [Sept. 19th], they announced that they will be honoring the rising starlet with her very own, one-of-a-kind doll for encouraging girls to “raise their voices.” The doll honors Coleman’s 2015 Oscars getup – dreadlocks and all – in which she took a stand and inspired individuals to be themselves. [ MadameNoire ] 911 Dispatcher Who Failed Tamir Rice Resigns …Beth Mandl, the Cleveland 911 dispatcher who neglected to tell responding officers that they were dealing with a child who was potentially holding a toy gun shortly before Tamir Rice was gunned down last November, has resigned. Reports Cleveland.com: Beth Mandl sent a two-sentence resignation letter to the department on July 16 after failing to show up for work since April 3. “I have enjoyed working here and I will miss you all,” the letter said. Mandl signed her letter days after the department gave the long-absent dispatcher an ultimatum: provide a “satisfactory explanation” for her absence or be considered resigned. Mandl said the job was stressful and spoke about quitting before she abandoned the post, according to a department letter. She was not paid during her absence. [ HipHopWired ] How The NFL Is Tackling The Concussion Drama Head-On [ VibeVixen ] Kobe Bryant — Rolling Out Purple & Gold Carpet for Terror Train Heroes [ TMZ ] Ferguson Cover-Up: A New Documentary Reveals The Truth Behind Mike Brown [ HuffingtonPost ] Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights Celebrates 25 Years: 10 Reasons You Have To Go [ StarPulse ]
Legs looking like arms… Khloe Kardashian leaves the gym showing cleavage in tight zip up workout top and wears funky black and white print leggings. She’s also carrying a real fox, rabbit and mink fur Fendi keychain with the letter K on it, which lists from $2K-$3K. Khloe once posed for PETA but then slammed them in 2012 for flour-bombing Kim.
It appears as though the problems just keep coming for Jay Z and his music streaming service, TIDAL. Bloomberg Business reports that Sony Music Entertainment…
New Direction? Chris Brown Pens Open Letter On Instagram! Could Chris Brown be turning over a new leaf? The open letter the singer posted on Instagram seems…
It’s been almost a month since Robert Durst was arrested for the murder of Susan Berman, and if he’s convicted, the millionaire real estate heir could face the death penalty. Durst has been linked to a number of other disappearances , and though he’s beaten murder raps before, the odds seem stacked against him this time, and public opinion is certainly not on his side. So naturally, what’s weighing on Durst’s mind most heavily these days is – you guessed it – pro football and opera. Durst (or someone claiming to be Durst) recently sent a bizarre letter to Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennesey Fiske, in which he rambled about everything from LA traffic to a past medical ailment. “My interests are pro football and opera,” Durst writes in childlike, chicken-scratch script. “Your politics and business leaders have chosen to fight rather than agree to disagree and there was no football. “Liked LA opera except for Wagner’s Ring cycle with the absurd costumes and sloped stage, a true example of Hollywood gone berserk.” Durst went on to cover his bases legally by clarifying that the letter says nothing about “charges, crimes or trials.” He then extends an offer for the reporter to visit him when he “get[s] to LA.” The letter is signed simply, “Bob.” Seems harmless, but considering some of the stories about Durst that have emerged in recent weeks, Hennesey-Fiske is probably than a little creeped out by the experience of receiving the letter. Shortly after his arrest, the judge who presided over Durst’s previous murder trial claimed that the 71-year-old left a cat’s head on her doorstep as an act of revenge. View Slideshow: 17 Celebrities Who May Have Killed People
I like Luma Grothe, but only because her name sounds like Russell Simmons saying “Gross”….and adult lisps always make me laugh… It’s like dude, you’re a billionaire, you fuck young hot models everyday, you’re a yoga master and can pretty do anything you want, except pronounce the letter S You sound like a fucking 5 year old…get it together… Not that I care about Russell Simmons, but I love adult lisps, and I just think Grothe is Gross in Adult Lisp speak…and Grothe models in lingerie..in GQ Russia, even though she is from Brazil, The world…is a confusing place…but this model is amazing… The post Luma Grothe in Lingerie of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .
Police officer Darren Wilson, who avoided charges after murdering unarmed teenager Mike Brown in August, has penned a letter thanking those who have supported him. Read the letter below. via KSDK News To all of the pro Officer Wilson Supporters: I would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time. Your support and dedication is amazing and it is still hard to believe that all of these people that I have never met are doing so much for me. I watched the CNN video we recorded at the rally on Saturday and it brought tears to my eyes. All of you are simply amazing, and I don’t know how to thank you all enough. I wish I could attend meet you, hug you, and personally thank you for all of your continued support, however, due to my and my families safety I am unable to. Please don’t give this letter to any media or post it where they can see it. Relay the message of thanks to all and keep this letter private until the investigation is complete. I want you all to know that I do get updates on the amount of support. Unfortunately, I don’t get to see all of the comments made through social media, but overall messages are relayed to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and know that I would do the same for any of you. Also please keep my family in blue in your hearts and prayers, they have all made a sacrifice to their own lives in order to work the excessive hours through the heat and rain to ensure that the riots and protests in Ferguson were as safe as they could be. Thank you, P.O. Darren Wilson Darren Wilson is able to write letters, get married, spend the holidays with his family, make up lies about what really happened the night he murdered Mike Brown and get on with his life. Mike Brown, on the other hand, will never see the light of day again and his family will forever be without him. Which of these two sounds like he needs “support” to you? It’s not dirtbag Darren, that’s for sure. #JusticeForMikeBrown
Dear Bossip , I live in Mississippi and I have been with my spouse for 6 years. We have 4 boys; the last two are twins. The boys love and adore their father, but I’m getting tired of his ways. I have been wanting to leave MS, but every time that I get the opportunity or I talk to him about it he comes up with all types of negative excuses for me not to leave. One of his favorite things to say is “How are you going to make it on your own?” When I met him I had my own place and one son from a previous relationship. He became physically abusive in Feb. 2014, a few days before Valentine’s Day. He has been verbally abusive since my oldest son was one. I have no one because my mother is dead and she lived a street life, so she knew nothing about what I went through; and my dad was very abusive as well, so most of my people think he’s a good guy. I come from a very dysfunctional family. His mother is a wonderful person, but she’s not able to help me without him being involved. In 2015, I’m planning to leave. I had a temporary restraining order on him but it has expired and we are trying to work things out for our kids. But, I’m ready to throw in the towel. He constantly makes negative comments to me and even talks about me if I gain a little bit of weight, and I’m a size 4! I’m just tired and I just want to know how does a person with kids start over somewhere else? I want to follow my dreams of being an actor, but I don’t know where to start. I do have a little bit of experience and I have my certified nursing assistant license to work. I’m also disabled and have been a victim of domestic violence since I was 13 years old. My father called me a b***h at 13, and the names never stopped. Every relationship that I have been in, which has been two, the men put their hands on me and called me out my name. I’m so tired that I thought about going from bisexual to being a lesbian. So, my questions are Mr. Dean – How do I start over and pursue my dream? My second question is if I do decide to have another man again, how do I find someone that won’t abuse me? – Ready To Go Dear Ms. Ready To Go , Ma’am, I’m sorry and I know it must feel awful being stuck in a relationship, and a place where you do not want to be. However, I feel the first thing you need to do is work on you, your self-worth, your self-esteem, and the many underlying issues that are a result to the mental, and emotional challenges and experiences you are presently experiencing. You need professional therapy. Your focus on another relationship is not healthy right now, and you need to get out of this situation before you begin thinking about another one. Unfortunately, what I’m reading is a woman who is desperate for love. Desperate for attention. Desperate for anyone to pay attention to her. And, if you don’t get help and work on these issues, then you will find yourself in this very same situation again. You are focused on the wrong thing! But, hold up! In your letter you dropped the line that you have thought about going from bisexual to being a lesbian. Uhm, sweetie, how can you just drop that sentence in your letter and you never explain this at any other part in your letter? Does your husband know about your sexuality, and has this hindered your relationship with him? If you’re bisexual, and you’re married, is that another reason as to why you are not happy in your marriage? And, everyone knows that I don’t condone violence, either emotional, mental, verbal, or physical, so, you should not remain in a situation in which you are a victim of domestic abuse. But, I’m concerned that you have allowed your restraining order to lapse, and figured you would work on your relationship for the sake of your kids. I truly feel that is the wrong thing to do. Never ever compromise yourself and your kids for the sake of a man, and what lies he is telling you. If you had a restraining, then I’m sure it was for a very good reason. Make sure to keep it active, and keep away from your abuser. If they’ve abused before, they will do it again. I’m sure you’re feeling like he can change, will change, and will do things differently because he has reassured you that he is a changed man. He’s convinced you that he needs to be a part of his children’s life, and that you and he need to work on your relationship. He’s making promises and telling you what you want to hear. Ma’am, he is lying and he has not changed! Please do yourself and your children a favor and reinstate your restraining order. He will resort to his familiar ways of abusing you very soon, and you will find yourself feeling even more trapped by him. Protect yourself. If you want to leave Mississippi, then you have to devise a plan and put the plan in action. First, since you have your nursing assistance license, then find employment and start saving money. If you want to leave, then save up enough money to last you three to six months. You want to have enough money to move, and get the basic necessities for you and your children. You will have to locate housing, and schools. So, this will require you doing research, and calling around in the city you wish to move to. Second, look for employment in other states that you are interested in going. I’m sure with a nursing assistance license you can find employment. Many hospitals, nursing homes, residential facilities, and other medical institutions are always looking for help. Go online and search and start filling out applications. Third, get into therapy. You need professional help. You have some deep rooted issues that are continuing and lingering throughout your life, especially with the verbal abuse you’ve experienced since you were 13 years old. Why do you keep attracting the same type of men in your life? Why do you keep entering into these abusive relationships? Therapy will help you get to the core of these issues. I also recommend finding suitable resources in your city that can assist you, such as a women’s shelter, or women’s abuse center. I am certain there is one, or a few in your city. Contact them and set up an appointment to meet with them. They can provide you with resources, information, and counseling to help you transition from your situation, and into a more positive and nurturing environment. You need support systems, especially positive and loving ones. Have you thought about your local church, if you belong to one, or some spiritual center where you can build support systems? You need positive reinforcements that can help you and be a bridge of resources and support. You have a lot going on, and you need to become focused, and work on one thing at a time. You’re in an abusive relationship. You have been abused previously. You want to pursue acting. You have a nursing assistance license, but are you working in your field. You want to leave Mississippi. You have four small children. You don’t have any support networks. You are bisexual, and considering becoming lesbian. You notice there is no cohesion in your life. You are all over the place. And, this is what your letter looks like. Therefore, get into therapy. Get into counseling. Find a women’s group, shelter, or center and start with the abuse. Once you work on this, all the other things will become clearer to you. Your relationship is toxic, and you can’t stay in it. He is unhealthy for you and to you. Love yourself. Love your children. Get out of this relationship, and start healing. – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean: loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter: @ terrancedean and “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook, click HERE! 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A new season of True Tori kicked off on Lifetime last night, which means we’re in for more cringe-worthy revelations from the horrific marriage of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott. Last night, we learned that Dean masturbated to Tori before they ever met. Yup, they went there. You might have thought Tori and Dean set the bar too high in week one, but don’t worry – there’s plenty more awkward awfulness where that came from. On next week’s episode, Mary Jo Eustace pops back onto the scene to reveal – Surprise! – that Dean’s always been a scumbag and he gave her the same BS lines that he’s now feeding to Tori. Mary Jo presents Tori with a letter that Dean wrote her while they were still married, and for some reason, Tori is shocked to find that McDermott said all of the same mushy crap to both his wives. “It makes Tori question everything again,” a source says about the letter. “Over the past year, they’ve worked hard to put what he did behind them and rebuild trust.” “Reading the letter made Tori see Dean for who he really is: A cheater. He claims he loves her now, but what’s to stop him from going out and having another affair?” Tori was reportedly particularly upset by a portion of the letter in which Dean calls Mary Jo, “The love of my life.” We’re not sure why – after all the crap Dean’s put her through – finding out that he loved his ex-wife while they were married would be the last straw, but insiders say the letter brought Tori to the brink of ending her marriage. So this week, Tori was weirdly comforted by finding out that Emily Goodhand is ugly , and next week she comes this close to finally leaving Dean. Yup, it’s another season of crazy, scripted ups and downs on True Tori. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott: Through Good Times and Bad 1. Tori and Dean Moment Tori and Dean share a touching moment. So much to say about these two.
