Marion Barry, one of the more controversial political figures of modern times, died this morning from causes not yet known. He was 78 years old. Barry rose to national prominent after he was caught by the FBI while smoking crack in a hotel room with a young woman. He screamed “she set me up!” upon being arrested by authorities, but, incredibly, this incident did NOT derail his career. Barry served four rearms as Mayor – including a re-election after serving time in prison – and was often the butt of jokes from comedians, talk show hosts and, most often, on Saturday Night Live. Barry was a council member for Washington’s 8th ward at the time of his passing. “Marion was not just a colleague but also was a friend with whom I shared many fond moments about governing the city,” Mayor Vincent C. Gray said in a statement today. “He loved the District of Columbia and so many Washingtonians loved him.” Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
Marion Barry, one of the more controversial political figures of modern times, died this morning from causes not yet known. He was 78 years old. Barry rose to national prominent after he was caught by the FBI while smoking crack in a hotel room with a young woman. He screamed “she set me up!” upon being arrested by authorities, but, incredibly, this incident did NOT derail his career. Barry served four rearms as Mayor – including a re-election after serving time in prison – and was often the butt of jokes from comedians, talk show hosts and, most often, on Saturday Night Live. Barry was a council member for Washington’s 8th ward at the time of his passing. “Marion was not just a colleague but also was a friend with whom I shared many fond moments about governing the city,” Mayor Vincent C. Gray said in a statement today. “He loved the District of Columbia and so many Washingtonians loved him.” Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
#459340534 / gettyimages.com Bella Thorne is 17. People are going nuts for her. The blogs are writing about her. She’s a hot commodity. This is her time. Because historically, American based perverts always give girls who are on the cusp of 18 extra attention because of the whole illegal to have sex with, even though she’ll look exactly the same in 9 months when she turns 18, it’s a matter of principal that now is the time to sexualize her, because after 18, it’s just boring. She was at an event for Horrible Bosses 2. I am sure other people were there…like Jennifer Anistion …but no one cares about her, it’s all about Bella, she even has a slutty and inapproriate name thanks to her parents who pimped her out properly…and she’s wearing a one-piece outfit that touches all her key body parts…in ways…that some may think are magical…but that I can’t see as magical…because she’s not 18..and I am not a pervert…I mean I am in Canada and legally I can bang 16 year olds, but I don’t, because they are the worst…I need a little more weathered and broken… #459344640 / gettyimages.com #459340570 / gettyimages.com #459340498 / gettyimages.com #459340496 / gettyimages.com #459340482 / gettyimages.com TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE Or here she is in something called Red Band Society …that doesn’t look very 17 to me…naughty Hollywood.
Iggy Azalea is no stranger to feuds. The Iggy-Snoop Dogg beef made headlines last month, with the Aussie raptress eventually “winning” by forcing an apology from the Doggfather. Prior to that, Iggy feuded with Nicki Minaj , and while the First Ladies of Hip Hop have occasionally shown love to one another in public, sources say that situation is unlikely to ever be resolved. Considering how man beefs she’s been involved with, you may think that Iggy intentionally seeks out drama, when in reality, she seems to simply be a favorite target for A-list emcees. Her latest public throwdown is no different, as Iggy finds herself in the position of responding to some shocking comments from a hip hop icon: Eminem seems to be using controversy to promote his new mixtape, Shady XV. Last week, Em rapped about punching Lana Del Rey during a freestyle, and this week he’s set his sights on Iggy-Ig. A recently released track on Shady XV contains the following lyrics: “So what’s it gonna be? / Put that sh-t away, Iggy / You gonna blow a rape whistle on me?” Eminem’s supporters have pointed out that he’s made a career out of targeting potentially offensive threats and insults toward other artists through his Slim Shady persona. Many feel, however, that this time Em has simply gone too far, and his critics have pointed out that the sort of lyrics that may have gone unnoticed in 1999 are simply not acceptable in 2014 – particularly now that Mr. Mathers is 42 and has a daughter in college. Iggy brought up the topic of Em’s age (and the fact that he remains an influential Rap God to many young men) when she responded to his controversial verse on Twitter: “I’m bored of old men threatening young women as entertainment trend,” Iggy tweeted. “It’s especially awkward because my 14 year old brother is the biggest Eminem fan and now the artist he admired says he wants to rape me. Nice!” Of course, the grand hip hop tradition requires that artists settle their differences in song form, and the fact that I-G-G-Y has never written a response track (despite her many feuds) is seen by many as further evidence that Iggy doesn’t write her own rhymes . But that’s a conversation for another time… 18 Celebrity Feuds We Never Saw Coming 1. Katy Perry vs. Taylor Swift Taylor Swift wrote a song titled “Bad Blood” about an enemy in the music business. We’re pretty sure the subject was Katy Perry.
Phaedra ain’t trying to hear it… Phaedra Parks Ignores Apollo Nida’s Attempt To Reconcile Their Marriage Phaedra may be allowing the presidential babies contact Daddy as much as they want, but she doesn’t want Apollo taking that as any indication that she’s interested in sticking with him through his time in the clink. Of course, who’d be interested with some of his behavior since he got sentenced? Via RadarOnline : Stand by her man? Not this time! RadarOnline.com has learned that despite Apollo Nida’s recent claims that he and wife Phaedra Parks plan to work on their relationship through his eight-year imprisonment, she has no desire to get back together with him, and plans to divorce him imminently! “Phaedra and Apollo both have attorneys that are quietly working on reaching a divorce agreement and settlement right now,” an insider said. “They want to dissolve the marriage amicably, and with as little drama as possible.” “Ideally, once an agreement is reached, both parties will file for divorce at the same time in Georgia, and indicate it has been resolved,” the source explained. “There is no rush to get this done. Apollo is in jail and Phaedra has moved on. She is focused on being the best mother possible to their two young sons, Ayden, 4, and Dylan, 18 months.” Speaking to In Touch from prison, Nida said he was, “hopeful that we can stick things out,” despite repeated statements from Parks’ camp that the marriage is over. “Yes, we’ve had problems — especially over the last year— but we’ve gotten on terms now where I can call her and it’s cordial,” Nida told the publication. But Parks’ rep Steve Honig shot down Apollo’s lofty claim, saying “there have been absolutely no discussions about reconciling,” and that “the divorce is proceeding as planned.” He certainly tried it. Do you think Phaedra’s right to keep it pushing?
Interesting… 1930′s African American Immigrants To Russia Lived The High Life Filmmakers and professors are now discovering and reporting about the lesser known crop of African Americans who left the US for the USSR back in the early 1930′s, and lived lives much more welcoming and successful than what was afforded to them back home. Via LATimes : Most of the African Americans who came to Russia were seeking a better life, desperate to flee the social inequality and Depression-era hardships that racked America at the time, said Allison Blakely, professor emeritus of history at Boston University who has written a book on the African American immigrants. “They were looking for a society where they could escape color prejudice and racism,” Blakely said. Today, fewer than 50 descendants of these African Americans are believed to still live in Russia. In all, their numbers in the former Soviet republics could be between 100 and 200, according to researchers. They have become footnotes to African American and Russian history, said Yelena Demikovsky, a New York-based Russian film director and researcher who is making a movie, “Black Russians — The Red Experience,” about the immigrants to the Soviet Union and their descendants. Officials actively recruited skilled foreign laborers and professionals, Blakely said. About 18,000 Americans answered the call to work in the 1930s, he said. Among them were several hundred African Americans who traveled to the Soviet Union, including dozens who lived there for “the good part of a decade,” Blakely said. The Soviets gave the African Americans red-carpet treatment, including fat paychecks, subsidized housing and free vacations. The experience of African Americans who traveled to or settled in Russia was overwhelmingly positive, descendants said. In turn, they made valuable contributions to Soviet society, said Blakely, the professor. Agricultural specialists helped devise different uses for materials, such as rope made from hemp. They also helped develop plant species that were cheaper to cultivate. Their contributions provided a boost to the Soviet economy. The lesser-known parts of our history are always so enlightening, aren’t they? LA Times
Kaley Cuoco has over a million Instagram followers, and she’s usually pretty careful about what she shares with them. Kaley’s not one of those girls who posts 47 selfies a day; she puts some thought into her pics. (Although, she did post a photo of herself with ex-boyfriend Johnny Galecki last week that she probably wishes she could take back, but we’ll let that slide.) The point is, most of the time when Mrs. Cuoco-Sweeting posts something on her Instagram page, you can safely assume she’s considered it carefully and decided it’s a photo that she wants the world to see. That may be why we did a double-take when we saw this: Now, Kaley is known for her lack of vanity and she posts unflattering photos of herself all the time. But she usually takes the pics herself, and she’s never shown us her husband looking so doofy before. So what gives? Is Kaley just fishing for compliments, or is this her new brilliant strategy for dealing with online negativity? While most of us cope with online trolls by either engaging in pointless debates or ignoring them and then weeping softly in the nearest bathroom stall, embracing the hate might actually be the most effective method of all. Frenemy posts a trash talk tweet? Re-tweet it! Aggressive pap snaps an unflattering pic? Pop that mo’ fo’ right on your personal Instagram page. Even if you didn’t just sign a $90 million contract , you can employ the Cuoco-Sweeting method starving the trolls. Kaley may have just single-handedly revolutionized online communication. Or maybe we’re just reading too much into this and she’s just being funny. Either way is cool. 33 Hottest Pics of Kaley Cuoco 1. Kaley Cuoco Bikini Photo The world’s hottest Kaley Cuoco bikini photo. Which is saying a lot.
Solange Knowles got married and took the time to flash the guests her nipples, because that’s what a classy single mom who has spent her entire life in her sister’s shadow does to get noticed….and she was only noticed because Beyonce was probably attending the event…where single mom turned wife to a 51 year old music video director, because 51 year olds don’t care if a girl they are dating had kids, since girls their own age are fucking gross… That said…TO SEE THE REST OF THE PICS CLICK HERE
