WTAE reports: Police Chief Nate Harper said a man on the 16th floor of the high-rise at 3 Gateway Center claims to have a weapon and some sort of explosive. Harper said the person was apparently targeting someone specific, but he did not say why. He said police have identified the man and are in negotiations. “His demeanor is, from what we understand, relatively calm. He’s sitting there talking to the negotiators at this time,” Harper said. A witness at the scene told WTAE’s Bob Mayo that a girl said her father was being held hostage. She ran out of the CW Breitsman Associates office and screamed for someone to call 911. The company’s website describes it as an independent third-party firm that administrates group benefit plans and related programs.
People are suing for anything these days. SMH. TMZ has the scoop and the ellipses. Jamie Foxx and Tyler Perry are being sued for $1 million each by a prisoner — who claims the duo jacked his idea for a groan-worthy new comedy … starring Foxx, Perry, and Martin Lawrence … all dressed as women. In case you haven’t heard … the project is called “Skank Robbers” — a wacky action comedy about two lady bank robbers … with Lawrence’s Sheneneh character from “Martin,” Foxx’s Wanda from “In Living Color,” and according to reports … Tyler Perry’s Madea … from every bad movie you’ve seen. The project is reportedly in development. Enter Shamont Lyle Sapp — who, coincidentally, says he’s serving time in Oklahoma for 10 bank robberies — he’s filed a lawsuit, claiming he gave Foxx and Perry the idea for the project … and they cut him out of the action. According to the docs, Shamont had the idea to unite the three characters in one film — but his version wasn’t a comedy about bank robbers … it was a drama about a mental hospital. The lawsuit encapsulates Sapp’s idea — “A male white mental patient takes Madea hostage … He deals with phone calls from the negotiators, as Madea actually pleads for her life in a very sad tear-jerking way … Her pleas are to be very sad. No jokes at all.” Sounds like a blast. Shamont is also suing Fox Broadcasting and producer David Zuckerman for a total of $4 million in damages. Calls to Foxx and Perry’s camps were not returned. But here’s the thing, Foxx debuted his Skank Robbers teaser back in 2009 before Shamont allegedly came up with his plan. Soooo basically he could sit his a$$ down somewhere and get a real job. More On Bossip! Not This Isht Again: Are Rihanna And Breezy Sending Each Other Subliminal Love Tweets?! More Divorce Drama: Deion Sanders’ Daughter Says Pilar Is A Liar, Divorce Has Been Going On For Months And She’s Been Getting Chopped Down By Young Boys On The Come Up: Famous People We Didn’t Know Or Care About This Time Last Year Let’s Mix It Up! 2011′s Hottest Swirly Hook Ups Of The Year
