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While the celebrities, reality TV “stars” and random hoes kept us lol’ing and shaking our heads all year, 2011 gave us plenty of real world news to report. From wars, riots and natural disasters, to dirty old men, injustice and the death of tyrants, here are the top 15 stories BOSSIP’s staff will remember covering this year.
The impressive start to Scotty McCreery’s career has now reached historic proportions. The new American Idol champion’s first single, “I Love You This Big,” is now the highest-charting debut for a new country artist in 20 years. The track shot to number-one on iTunes and number-three on Billboard’s Digital Songs chart; while his compilation CD peaked at number-three on the country chart. Scotty McCreery – I Love You This Big In response, Scotty – who will head to Nashville next week and start recording his first album – released the following statement: “I am humbled and shocked by this news. I can’t tell you what it means to me to be on the same charts as my musical heroes. I want to thank my fans and especially country radio for their support. “I continue to be amazed by everything that has happened to me in such a short time. “This is such a special song to me, so I am thrilled that it is getting such a great reception at country radio. What I love about ‘I Love You This Big’ is that it can mean different things to different people.
Ramona Singer is desperate for attention. This is apparent to any viewer of The Real Housewives of New York City . But sources tell Pop Eater that you won’t believe the lengths to which this 54-year old will go on next month’s season finale: she’ll take a pregnancy test. “It’s so pathetic,” an insider says of the July 25 episode. “LuAnn is singing a duet with a superstar performer and Ramona decides to announce she might be having a baby… what will she do next, announce she’s bisexual?” The success of a former Housewife has apparently got into Ramona’s ever-growing head. “Ramona sees herself as the next [ Bethenny Frankel ],” a Bravo source said. “She insisted that in almost every scene she appeared promoting her own wine [Ramona Pinot Grigio]. However, that backfired when the producers showed her drinking so much it led many to wonder if she has a problem.” That’s easy: she does. But it doesn’t have anything to do with alcohol.
Hacking. It’s not just for Blake Lively nude photos anymore! British intelligence agency MI6 recently hacked an Al-Qaeda online magazine, replacing bomb-making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes. Seriously, this happened . The joint venture by MI6 and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters had agents insert into the magazine an encrypted version of “The Best Cupcakes in America,” published by the Ellen DeGeneres Show . Originally, the magazine had instructions on how to make pipe bombs, as well as articles by Osama bin Laden and deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri. According to reports, America was onto this too, but a similar Pentagon operation was blocked by the CIA, who believed that the magazine was more valuable in its previous state as a source of intelligence. Thus, the attack was launched from Britain instead. Delish! In related news, it’s National Donut Day !!!!!
Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden movie finds a potential distributor… Keanu Reeves talks Ronin 47 … the planned Harry Houdini biopic gets a screenwriter… and more ahead.
Despite reports to the contrary, President Barack Obama emphatically said today that he will not release an Osama bin Laden death photo to the public. Photos taken after U.S. forces shot him dead Sunday clearly show the Al Qaeda leader’s bloody, bullet-ridden face, which plenty of people want to see. It appeared that the administration was on the cusp of releasing the graphic images, but Obama now says it’s not gonna happen for myriad reasons. In particular, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton both advised Obama against inciting a backlash against the U.S. Obama told 60 Minutes in an interview to air Sunday that “the risks outweigh the benefits” and that they wouldn’t quash conspiracy theories anyway. Some will “claim the photos are doctored anyway” and the risk is that the photos “will only serve to inflame public opinion in the Middle East.” The President continued his defense of not releasing the pictures: “Imagine how the American people would react if Al Qaeda killed one of our troops or military leaders, and put photos of the body on the internet.” “Osama bin Laden is not a trophy – he is dead and let’s now focus on continuing the fight until Al Qaeda has been eliminated.” He makes a point . What do you think, though: Release the bin Laden pics?
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden, he said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes,” amid concerns that the gruesome image could prove inflammatory. Obama’s decision was reported on the CBS News Web site Wednesday after the president sat for an interview with the news magazine program. Releasing graphic images of bin Laden’s corpse after his shooting in a U.S. raid on his compound could have dispelled doubts that bin Laden is indeed dead. The worry, though, was that it would feed anti-U.S. sentiment. The president made his decision as the Navy SEALS involved in the daring raid in Pakistan arrived in the U.S. for debriefing, and U.S. officials began to comb through the intelligence trove of computer files, flash drives, DVDs and documents that the commandos hauled out of the terrorist’s hideaway. Obama prepared to visit New York City on Thursday to lay a wreath at Ground Zero and visit with 9/11 families and first responders. What do you think? Should President Obama have released the graphic photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse? RELATED: Weed Plants Found Growing Outside Bin Laden Compound RELATED: Celebs React To Bin Laden’s Death RELATED: Osama Bin Laden Killed In Pakistan [VIDEO]
Sunday’s news from President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan brought closure to a nation still grieving the tragedy of 9/11. Deadline reports that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow has been prepping her follow-up to the Iraq-set The Hurt Locker , entitled Kill Bin Laden , which could become the first feature film to depict the historical events of May 1, 2011.
Al Qaeda’s latest diabolical plot: an assault on America’s eardrums. The weapon with which it plans to do this: autotune. A pair of hip-hop jihadis—including Alabama-born convert Omar Hammami —released hot new English-language tracks on terrorist websites this week. More
