O.J. Simpson Trial Juror Admits Not Guilty Verdict Was “Payback” Ezra Edelman’s five-part ESPN 30 for 30 documentary “”O.J.: Made In America” examines the long history of police brutality against Blacks in Los Angeles, including the Rodney King beating — wherein 4 officers beat an unarmed driver nearly to death, eventually to each be found not guilty of any crime. In part 5 of the documentary, O.J. Trial Juror Carrie Bess admits that she and about 90% of the other jurors were somewhat looking for payback for the mega controversial Rodney King not guilty verdict from three years earlier. In a clip previewed on public radio show “Fresh Air” earlier today, Bess let it be known that the LAPD’s dirty dealings were at the forefront of jurors’ minds as they deliberated the details of O.J.’s case : Interviewer: Do you think there are members of the jury that voted to acquit OJ because of Rodney King?Bess: Yes. Interviewer: You do? Bess: Yes. Interviewer: How many of you do you think felt that way? Bess: Oh, probably 90 percent of them. Interviewer: 90 percent. Did you feel that way? Bess: Yes. Interviewer: That was payback. Bess: Uh-huh. Interviewer: Do you think that’s right? To this question, Bess simply tosses her hands up in the air. Since pretty much EVERYONE is clear that O.J. more than likely committed the murders of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman, do you think the jurors were wrong for seeking the only vengeance they felt Black Americans could get at the time through this controversial case?? ESPN / Getty
We’ve seen the drama unfold all season long on MTV, but when the cast of Teen Mom 2 reunites with Dr. Drew Pinsky, all bets are off. Watch Teen Mom 2 Season 7 Episode 13 Online Kicking off Teen Mom 2 Season 7 Episode 13 , Jenelle Evans and Leah Messer sat down – with significant others – for a needed check-in. Let’s begin with Jenelle, who told Dr. Drew that her boyfriend David Eason and mother Barbara Evans bonded during a night of drinking. Looks like the two have squashed that beef, though Babs did admit she was super pissed at David that time he called the police on her. “You do not call the cops on your girlfriend’s mother,” she said. “I don’t think it was appropriate because first of all, these are my grandchildren.” “They all know that I yell.” In other news, Barbara revealed that Jenelle’s son Jace was diagnosed with ADHD, for which he takes medication, and that she is on Tinder. Barbara, not Jenelle. As for the custody battle over Jace, Jenelle and Barbara are still fighting over that, while Jenelle and Nathan Griffith are a total train wreck. Nathan Griffith to Jenelle Evans: My Son Lives With Two Drug Addicts!! Really. It’s even worse than you think, by a lot. When you watch Teen Mom 2 online , you’ll be shocked at just how bad this situation is – even though your expectations are likely terrible! “All these boyfriends are supposedly abusing her, when she’s abusing herself,” he said, denying Evans’ accusations of domestic abuse. “Might wanna show them the little cut on your wrist too,” he jibed, to which Jenelle’s responed? “So wait, you didn’t choke me?” “You never put your hands on me? You never slapped me in the face when I poured water on your face while you were sleeping?” “When you decided to crash on my house when you were drunk?” Evans added. “No? ‘Cause Tori was there … we all saw it.” Nathan recoiled and snapped back hard, “Oh, you mean the time when she bit my back, and then you slit your wrist?” Then there were cheating allegations made, along with Nathan’s claims that Kaiser, his son with Jenelle, is at risk. Constantly. “My son is in an unstable environment with two drug addicts, where you see weed in the background, smoking constantly.” “Now you have this mysterious illness?” Griffith said. “You’re not capable of taking care of him. You are totally unstable.” Accusations that David Eason is a drug dealer and/or abuser are nothing new, apparently, as Nathan called CPS about it once before. Then it just got weird, as we learned that Nathan allegedly had his lawyer complain on record that sex with Jenelle Evans was “painful.” Nathan then sort of tried to throw shade at Jenelle for chatting about sex, which was bizarre, but she got the last word and then some. “I’m sorry it bothers you that I talk about my sex life,” she said, implying what his true motivations are. “Sorry I’m not with you anymore.” Then he decided to insult Jenelle’s weight, saying, “I don’t want you to be with me. I mean, like, how much pounds have you gained?” “You gained, like, 30 or 40 pounds, didn’t you?” Nathan Griffith Calls Jenelle Evans a Fat Druggie on Teen Mom 2 Reunion Oh, and last but not least … Nathan said he found Jenelle Evans banging Kieffer Delp – her infamous bad boy ex – after they’d broken up. “[Nathan] climbs in my bathroom window at 4 a.m. and bursts in my bedroom at 4 a.m. after he moved out!” Jenelle said in her defense. “It doesn’t matter, you moved on, I moved on.” Barbara chimed in: “He started choking Kieffer so bad he almost, like, killed him, then Kieffer left the next day and we’ve never seen Kieffer again.” Wow. Words fail us at this point. David Eason, meanwhile, surprisingly said he wants Nathan and Kaiser to have a good relationship, due to his own negative experiences. According to David, who has been in jail as we know, getting custody taken away while incarcerated is a fate worse than death. Real talk. Leah Messer Opens Up About Jeremy Calvert Reunion As for Leah Messer, she spent the majority of this season getting along great with her (most recent) ex, but now she expresses disappointment. That’s because Jeremy Calvert and Brooke Wehr are off going their own thing, leaving her holding the bag when it comes to Adalynn. “He was doing great, but he just, like, moved in with his girlfriend to Ohio,” she said, adding that Jeremy waits weeks between visits. “He said he got laid off because he asked to come out here [for this reunion],” Messer added in a somewhat dubious claim about him. As for those feelings regarding her former spouse? “At that time, I did still love Jeremy. I did,” she said. “I mean, I’m over it. Completely over it, but that’s just recently happened. I’ve just recently accepted that I don’t think Jeremy and I are good together.” Probably healthy. Ditto with Leah and Corey Simms, who haven’t always had the easiest relationship, but are now ready to move on. In fact, Corey’s only beef is with … Dr. Drew. “When you bring up stuff from the past, obviously it stirs up a bunch of emotions,” he said via video call, declining to attend in person. “I felt like I was doing the best I could,” Simms lamented to the MTV host, “and you always [made it seem] like I was doing nothing.” Dr. Drew told Corey that “if I came off as singling you out or harsh, I apologize,” while Corey explained his minimal screen time thusly: “We didn’t like [last season], so we chose our own route and backed off a little bit,” he said, and honestly it’s difficult to criticize that. Leah seems to be in a good place, too. “Every time we’re all together I just feel so at peace. And my girls’ personality, they’ve just lightened back up,” she said of their relationship. Fingers crossed that it continues. View Slideshow: Leah Messer’s Messed-Up Love Life: The Ultimate Timeline!
We’ve seen the drama unfold all season long on MTV, but when the cast of Teen Mom 2 reunites with Dr. Drew Pinsky, all bets are off. Watch Teen Mom 2 Season 7 Episode 13 Online Kicking off Teen Mom 2 Season 7 Episode 13 , Jenelle Evans and Leah Messer sat down – with significant others – for a needed check-in. Let’s begin with Jenelle, who told Dr. Drew that her boyfriend David Eason and mother Barbara Evans bonded during a night of drinking. Looks like the two have squashed that beef, though Babs did admit she was super pissed at David that time he called the police on her. “You do not call the cops on your girlfriend’s mother,” she said. “I don’t think it was appropriate because first of all, these are my grandchildren.” “They all know that I yell.” In other news, Barbara revealed that Jenelle’s son Jace was diagnosed with ADHD, for which he takes medication, and that she is on Tinder. Barbara, not Jenelle. As for the custody battle over Jace, Jenelle and Barbara are still fighting over that, while Jenelle and Nathan Griffith are a total train wreck. Nathan Griffith to Jenelle Evans: My Son Lives With Two Drug Addicts!! Really. It’s even worse than you think, by a lot. When you watch Teen Mom 2 online , you’ll be shocked at just how bad this situation is – even though your expectations are likely terrible! “All these boyfriends are supposedly abusing her, when she’s abusing herself,” he said, denying Evans’ accusations of domestic abuse. “Might wanna show them the little cut on your wrist too,” he jibed, to which Jenelle’s responed? “So wait, you didn’t choke me?” “You never put your hands on me? You never slapped me in the face when I poured water on your face while you were sleeping?” “When you decided to crash on my house when you were drunk?” Evans added. “No? ‘Cause Tori was there … we all saw it.” Nathan recoiled and snapped back hard, “Oh, you mean the time when she bit my back, and then you slit your wrist?” Then there were cheating allegations made, along with Nathan’s claims that Kaiser, his son with Jenelle, is at risk. Constantly. “My son is in an unstable environment with two drug addicts, where you see weed in the background, smoking constantly.” “Now you have this mysterious illness?” Griffith said. “You’re not capable of taking care of him. You are totally unstable.” Accusations that David Eason is a drug dealer and/or abuser are nothing new, apparently, as Nathan called CPS about it once before. Then it just got weird, as we learned that Nathan allegedly had his lawyer complain on record that sex with Jenelle Evans was “painful.” Nathan then sort of tried to throw shade at Jenelle for chatting about sex, which was bizarre, but she got the last word and then some. “I’m sorry it bothers you that I talk about my sex life,” she said, implying what his true motivations are. “Sorry I’m not with you anymore.” Then he decided to insult Jenelle’s weight, saying, “I don’t want you to be with me. I mean, like, how much pounds have you gained?” “You gained, like, 30 or 40 pounds, didn’t you?” Nathan Griffith Calls Jenelle Evans a Fat Druggie on Teen Mom 2 Reunion Oh, and last but not least … Nathan said he found Jenelle Evans banging Kieffer Delp – her infamous bad boy ex – after they’d broken up. “[Nathan] climbs in my bathroom window at 4 a.m. and bursts in my bedroom at 4 a.m. after he moved out!” Jenelle said in her defense. “It doesn’t matter, you moved on, I moved on.” Barbara chimed in: “He started choking Kieffer so bad he almost, like, killed him, then Kieffer left the next day and we’ve never seen Kieffer again.” Wow. Words fail us at this point. David Eason, meanwhile, surprisingly said he wants Nathan and Kaiser to have a good relationship, due to his own negative experiences. According to David, who has been in jail as we know, getting custody taken away while incarcerated is a fate worse than death. Real talk. Leah Messer Opens Up About Jeremy Calvert Reunion As for Leah Messer, she spent the majority of this season getting along great with her (most recent) ex, but now she expresses disappointment. That’s because Jeremy Calvert and Brooke Wehr are off going their own thing, leaving her holding the bag when it comes to Adalynn. “He was doing great, but he just, like, moved in with his girlfriend to Ohio,” she said, adding that Jeremy waits weeks between visits. “He said he got laid off because he asked to come out here [for this reunion],” Messer added in a somewhat dubious claim about him. As for those feelings regarding her former spouse? “At that time, I did still love Jeremy. I did,” she said. “I mean, I’m over it. Completely over it, but that’s just recently happened. I’ve just recently accepted that I don’t think Jeremy and I are good together.” Probably healthy. Ditto with Leah and Corey Simms, who haven’t always had the easiest relationship, but are now ready to move on. In fact, Corey’s only beef is with … Dr. Drew. “When you bring up stuff from the past, obviously it stirs up a bunch of emotions,” he said via video call, declining to attend in person. “I felt like I was doing the best I could,” Simms lamented to the MTV host, “and you always [made it seem] like I was doing nothing.” Dr. Drew told Corey that “if I came off as singling you out or harsh, I apologize,” while Corey explained his minimal screen time thusly: “We didn’t like [last season], so we chose our own route and backed off a little bit,” he said, and honestly it’s difficult to criticize that. Leah seems to be in a good place, too. “Every time we’re all together I just feel so at peace. And my girls’ personality, they’ve just lightened back up,” she said of their relationship. Fingers crossed that it continues. View Slideshow: Leah Messer’s Messed-Up Love Life: The Ultimate Timeline!
Adam Levine has offered to do whatever he can to help the family of Christina Grimmie in this time of unspeakable sorrow. The Maroon 5 frontman got to know Grimmie well during her run on The Voice in 2014, serving as her coach for several weeks on the NBC singing competition. On Friday night, however, Grimmie was shot and killed by a deranged fan while signing autographs after a concert in Orlando. In response to the tragedy, Levine reached out to Grimmie’s mother and said he wanted to pay for all funeral arrangements. “I found out this morning, that Adam Levine personally called my mother and said he will pay for the funeral and her plane flight, and I was blown away,” Christina’s brother, Marcus, wrote on Facebook yesterday. It was Marcus who wrestled Kevin James Loibl to the ground after he first opened fire on Friday, saving the lives of those around him before Loibl turned a gun on himself and pulled the trigger. Grimmie was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead a few hours later. Levine, who shared the above photo and message soon after this sad news was made public, is just one of several celebrities who have expressed their grief over Grimmie’s death online. Selena Gomez, whose stepfather served as Grimmie’s manager for a time and who toured the country with Grimmie, wrote on social media that she’s “absolutely broken” over the murder. “This is a tragic loss,” Pharrell added. “My heart goes out to @therealgrimmie’s family, friends and all the people that she touched.” Usher, meanwhile, wrote the following: “To an amazing soul and voice…may your legacy live on forever. Rest in peace beautiful, Christina.” View Slideshow: Christina Grimmie Shooting Death: Stars Pay Tribute to The Voice Alum Selena’s stepfather, Brian Teefey, also started a GoFundMe page for Grimmie’s family; it has already raised more than $150,000 to help them shoulder any financial burdens. “Words cannot begin to describe the pain I am feeling. I learned this business through the eyes of a father and Christina was like a second daughter to me,” Teefey wrote. At a candlelight vigil for Grimmie held in her New Jersey hometown of Evesham Township on Monday night, Marcus moved attendees to tears by speaking eloquently and emotionally after his late sister. “She loved this town, she loved this state, she loved singing, she loved the Lord and she loved me and she was my baby sister,” he said, concluding: “Adam Levine paid for Christina’s funeral. Selena [Gomez] is singing a song and crying [during her concert]. These people didn’t have that and we are blessed to. “She’s in a better place…. Thank you to everyone once again. I wish I could elaborate more, you guys didn’t know her like I did, so thank you. This is awesome.” View Slideshow: Christina Grimmie on The Voice: A Musical Montage
Last night, Omar Mateen allegedly entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. and opened fire, killing 50 people and injuring at least 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Orlando police later shot the suspect. He was 29. While police continue to investigate, Mateen’s ex-wife tells The Washington Post that he was unstable and violent. “He was not a stable person,” said the ex-wife, who chose to remain anonymous out of safety concerns. “He beat me. He would just come home and start beating me up because the laundry wasn’t finished or something like that.” She revealed that they had met online and got married in 2009. They moved into a two-bedroom condo in Fort Pierce, Fla., owned by Mateen’s family. She confirmed that Mateen was born to Afghan parents but was born in New York. “He seemed like a normal human being,” she said, noting that he was not religious at the time and she knew of no connection to radical Islam. The ex-wife said she finally escaped the marriage when her parents learned of Mateen’s assaults on her. View Slideshow: Orlando Shooting: Celebrities React in Shock, Anger They flew to Fort Pierce and pulled her out of the home, leaving her belongings behind. “They literally saved my life,” she said. The ex-wife added she never spoke with Mateen after that. The two were officially divorced in 2011. President Obama has referred to the tragedy as “an act of terror and an act of hate.” Speaking to NBC News, Mateen’s father, Mir Seddique, said his son’s crime “has nothing to do with religion,” indicating that it was motivated by hate. He explained that Mateen became enraged two months prior after seeing two men kissing in Miami and believes the incident may have prompted his heinous actions. “We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident,” Seddique said. “We weren’t aware of any action he is taking. We are in shock like the whole country.”
Last night, Omar Mateen allegedly entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. and opened fire, killing 50 people and injuring at least 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Orlando police later shot the suspect. He was 29. While police continue to investigate, Mateen’s ex-wife tells The Washington Post that he was unstable and violent. “He was not a stable person,” said the ex-wife, who chose to remain anonymous out of safety concerns. “He beat me. He would just come home and start beating me up because the laundry wasn’t finished or something like that.” She revealed that they had met online and got married in 2009. They moved into a two-bedroom condo in Fort Pierce, Fla., owned by Mateen’s family. She confirmed that Mateen was born to Afghan parents but was born in New York. “He seemed like a normal human being,” she said, noting that he was not religious at the time and she knew of no connection to radical Islam. The ex-wife said she finally escaped the marriage when her parents learned of Mateen’s assaults on her. View Slideshow: Orlando Shooting: Celebrities React in Shock, Anger They flew to Fort Pierce and pulled her out of the home, leaving her belongings behind. “They literally saved my life,” she said. The ex-wife added she never spoke with Mateen after that. The two were officially divorced in 2011. President Obama has referred to the tragedy as “an act of terror and an act of hate.” Speaking to NBC News, Mateen’s father, Mir Seddique, said his son’s crime “has nothing to do with religion,” indicating that it was motivated by hate. He explained that Mateen became enraged two months prior after seeing two men kissing in Miami and believes the incident may have prompted his heinous actions. “We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident,” Seddique said. “We weren’t aware of any action he is taking. We are in shock like the whole country.”
Another rising star has left us too soon, and in shocking fashion. Christina Grimmie, who placed in the top three on The Voice ‘s sixth season as part of Adam Levine’s team, was shot and killed last night . Grimmie, who opened for the band Before You Exit at Plaza Live, died from gunshot wounds after performing at an Orlando, Fla., concert. She was just 22 years old. While signing autographs after the performance, she was approached by a man with two guns, according to People . The man shot the singer before being tackled by her brother. He then turned the gun on himself and took his own life. “The show ended at approximately 10 o’clock,” Orlando Sgt. Wanda Miglio said during a news conference early this morning. “After that they were selling merchandise and signing autographs. We know that the suspect walked up and shot Christina at that point.” “We know that her brother tackled the suspect and that’s when the suspect shot himself.” “Her brother is a hero for saving and stopping him from not hurting anyone else.” According to WFTV, fans tweeted from inside the venue after hearing six gunshots. Grimmie’s rep confirmed her death in an official statement to People: “It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm that Christina has passed and went home to be with the Lord.” “She was shot at her show in Orlando, and unfortunately didn’t survive the gun shot wounds.” “We ask at this time that you respect the privacy of her family and friends in their time of mourning.” A GoFundMe page has been set up to aid her family. NBC tweeted their devastation after hearing about the incident. “We are heartbroken,” the network wrote. “@TheRealGrimmie is a loved member of our family. Our thoughts are with her and her family. #PrayForChristina.” The Voice judge Blake Shelton responded to the news as well. “Just reading the same stuff y’all are at this point,” Shelton tweeted. “Can’t believe this..” No other details about the gunman’s motive are available at this time. Our thoughts are with the singer’s family, friends and colleagues. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Passed Away in 2016: Gone, But Not Forgotten
If you were disappointed to see The Millionaire Matchmaker go off the air last year, we've got some great news. The outspoken Patti Stanger is back, this time on WEtv on the similarly titled Million Dollar Matchmaker . Looks like the premise remains about the same: finding richies a sufficient match who'll endure their (mostly) terrible personalities. “I'm taking the toughest cases I've ever seen in my matchmaking history and putting them in a week-long intensive retreat where I'm giving them love lessons,” Stanger says in a clip promoting the show. But here's the awesome part. One of her clients is Farrah Abraham! She wasn't lying when she said “toughest cases.” In the clip, we see a teary-eyed Farrah express to Patti that she just doesn't get why she can't find love. “I don't know why it's so hard to find someone else to love me,” the Teen Mom OG personality tells the matchmaker. Maybe because you scream at everybody and lie about rape and are a racist ? If you've ever watched Stanger in action, you know that she also yells a fair amount and rips right into her clients when they get out of line. Please let her do this to Farrah, oh please. We can't wait for this exchange of words. Last month it appeared as though Farrah and Simon Saran had gotten back together , but maybe she just needed a date to the So Sexy event, whatever that is. Also appearing on Million Dollar Matchmaker will be the human Ken doll, Justin Jedlica , although we figured he'd already find his match in the Human Barbie, no?
If you were disappointed to see The Millionaire Matchmaker go off the air last year, we've got some great news. The outspoken Patti Stanger is back, this time on WEtv on the similarly titled Million Dollar Matchmaker . Looks like the premise remains about the same: finding richies a sufficient match who'll endure their (mostly) terrible personalities. “I'm taking the toughest cases I've ever seen in my matchmaking history and putting them in a week-long intensive retreat where I'm giving them love lessons,” Stanger says in a clip promoting the show. But here's the awesome part. One of her clients is Farrah Abraham! She wasn't lying when she said “toughest cases.” In the clip, we see a teary-eyed Farrah express to Patti that she just doesn't get why she can't find love. “I don't know why it's so hard to find someone else to love me,” the Teen Mom OG personality tells the matchmaker. Maybe because you scream at everybody and lie about rape and are a racist ? If you've ever watched Stanger in action, you know that she also yells a fair amount and rips right into her clients when they get out of line. Please let her do this to Farrah, oh please. We can't wait for this exchange of words. Last month it appeared as though Farrah and Simon Saran had gotten back together , but maybe she just needed a date to the So Sexy event, whatever that is. Also appearing on Million Dollar Matchmaker will be the human Ken doll, Justin Jedlica , although we figured he'd already find his match in the Human Barbie, no?
