Ann R. Tuennerman, founder of Tales of the Cocktail And Husband Paul In Blackface Incident A New Orleans couple who founded a major cocktail conference has plunged themselves into a racial firestorm after the husband posted a picture of his wife clad in blackface and an afro. In now deleted Facebook posts, Paul Tuennerman last week uploaded a video of his wife in blackface and an afro with the caption, “As he said ‘Throw a little Black Face on and you lose all your Media Skills.’ He did his best as the Interviewer.” The Tuennerman’s founded Tales of the Cocktail, a mixology conference that draws some 15,000 to 20,000 bartenders and mixologists from around the world, and pulls in millions a year in sales. Ann Tuennerman has since apologized, while her husband Paul resigned from Tales of the Cocktail last week, calling the blackface stunt “stupid,” and “was meant to be a husband’s innocent teasing of his camera-shy wife, not a belittlement of others.” But Joseph Solis, a mixologist for 15 years who works with Hennessy and founded the Sol Hospitality Group, said the blackface incident shows that there is a need for diversity and inclusion initiatives within the mixology and bartending industry. “I’ve been going there (Tales of the Cocktail) for years and I can’t count how many times I’ve been the only chocolate chip in the cookie,” Solis said. “I think it’s disgusting. I think it’s inappropriate and I think it’s inexcusable.” The blackface incident has also caused an uproar among bartenders of color around the country, many of whom said that they’ve been made to feel less than in the traditionally white male-dominated industry. Solis agreed: “Consider how much money people of color spend on alcohol,” he said. “This story needs to be told.” Tales of the Cocktail, Facebook
If Lissa is Palos Hills High School’s righteous canvasser for truth, you can now officially consider Eva her polar opposite. On tonight’s “Awkward” mid-season finale, the transfer student was busted by makeshift detectives Jenna and Sadie, and her tales of wealth, extravagance and privilege were suddenly reduced to dust. Her name’s not even Eva, for… Read more
Interested in the ultimate conversation piece? Well, for the right price, you could now own something that was once wedged deep between Madonna ’s cheeks! The Giant Bronze Carp Sculpture /Fountain that Madonna famously cowgirled up on for her Sex book is currently for sale on eBay . It’s listed as “pre-owned”, probably because anything Madonna has mounted has been owned real good. Oh the tales of tail this fish could tell! More after the jump!
Interested in the ultimate conversation piece? Well, for the right price, you could now own something that was once wedged deep between Madonna ’s cheeks! The Giant Bronze Carp Sculpture /Fountain that Madonna famously cowgirled up on for her Sex book is currently for sale on eBay . It’s listed as “pre-owned”, probably because anything Madonna has mounted has been owned real good. Oh the tales of tail this fish could tell! More after the jump!
I’m going to break character for a second and tell you something about myself: I was just struck by lightning. A nearby lightning strike sent a power surge through my outlet, into my computer and up my arm. More
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Amid his tales of deploying prison labor in the service of an Elvis Presley show, legendary producer and all-around Hollywood impresario Jerry Weintraub acknowledged Tuesday night that you shoudn’t expect a fourth installment of the Ocean’s franchise. Also: He once stayed up for four days in Texas drinking and slutting around with Frank Sinatra. Good to know. [ THR ]
Paris Hilton has hit out at rumors she has swooped in for fellow reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s ex Reggie Bush . The socialite was pictured partying alongside the New Orleans Saints player at a lively night at Tao club in Las Vegas earlier this week. It led to juicy rumors that Hilton was moving in on the NFL champion. But she has used Twitter to deny the tales tweeting “That story is a ridiculous lie. 100% FALSE.”
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