It’s not just “the b!t$#es” who love him… Lil Wayne ‘s YMCMB family weren’t the only ones to come his defense against the reports that he was near-death last night while in the Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. His “true to da game patna” T.I., his baby mama-turned-Memphitz-wife Toya, and daughter Reginae all took to various social networks to spread the word that their Weezy was ok, and warn about potential backlash from TMZ’s conflicting reports. Tweets “Tha Kang” : Toya Wright took her battle to Instagram: Same with Reginae : Our thoughts are still with Wayne and his family, hoping and praying for a speedy recovery. However, it is still very unclear what exactly Weezy’s status is at this time. YMCMB exec/artist Mack Maine said there would be a statement released “soon”, but no sign of that yet. Hopefully we will have some definitive information by this evening. Stay tuned to Bossip for the latest.
WTF?!?! Swiss Tourist Sexually Attacked By Via HuffingtonPost A Swiss woman who was on a cycling trip in central India with her husband has been gang-raped by eight men, police said Saturday. The attack comes three months after the fatal gang-rape of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus outraged Indians. Authorities detained and questioned 13 men in connection with the latest attack, which occurred Friday night as the couple camped out in a forest in Madhya Pradesh state after bicycling from the temple town of Orchha, local police officer R.K. Gurjar said. The men beat the couple and gang-raped the woman, he said. They also stole the couple’s mobile phone, a laptop computer and 10,000 rupees ($185). The woman, 39, was treated at a hospital in the nearby city of Gwalior, Gurjar said, adding that she and her husband apparently suffered no major injuries. A photo showed the woman – her identity concealed with a hood – walking while being escorted by police to the hospital. Indian law does not allow rape victims to be identified publicly to protect victims from the stigma that is attached to rape in the conservative country. Savages. SMFH. Image via AP
Ewwwww Bus Evacuated Due To Roach Infestation Passengers on a bus leaving from Atlantic City and headed to NYC got a little more than they paid for when the bus suddenly became infested with a hurd of roaches 15 minutes into the ride. via Fox News Riders on a New York City-bound bus from New Jersey were evacuated and moved to a new bus after an apparent invasion of cockroaches. A passenger on a Manhattan-bound bus from Atlantic City tells WABC-TV that roaches started coming out of the vents inside the bus just 15 minutes into their Friday afternoon journey. The passenger reports roaches could be seen crawling on seats, windows, side panels and even on people. An assignment editor at WABC says people could be heard screaming and yelling about roaches in their hair and on their backs while the person was on the phone with the station. Greyhound says the 48 passengers on board had been moved to the new bus. This ish is just plain NASTY. SMH. Shutterstock
Food stamp use has more than doubled among New York City residents since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002. Food Stamp Use In NYC Doubled Under Mayor Bloomberg Via DailyCaller reports: Spending on food stamps increased more than 60 percent from 2002 to 2012 — from $1.28 billion to $3.44 billion, the Independent Budget Office of New York City revealed in data released Thursday. IBO spokesman Doug Turetsky attributed the expansion to a more aggressive outreach effort by Bloomberg than his predecessor Rudy Giuliani’s administration, the New York Post reported Friday. Known for his hardline stance against sugary beverages, Bloomberg did attempt to prevent food stamp recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda and sugary beverages in 2010 — with a proposal for a two-year pilot program to see if the restriction would help to alleviate obesity. The Agriculture Department rejected the proposal calling it “too large and complex” to oversee, the New York Times reported in 2011. New York City’s expansion has been less than the rest of the nation — which has seen the program’s cost double in President Obama’s first term and quadruple from 2001-2011. Participation reached a record high in December — the most recent data month available — with 47,791,996 people enrolled in the program. IBO’s report also revealed that the number of residents on public assistance has decreased and the number of disabled New Yorkers receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits has remained steady. Discuss…
Food stamp use has more than doubled among New York City residents since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002. Food Stamp Use In NYC Doubled Under Mayor Bloomberg Via DailyCaller reports: Spending on food stamps increased more than 60 percent from 2002 to 2012 — from $1.28 billion to $3.44 billion, the Independent Budget Office of New York City revealed in data released Thursday. IBO spokesman Doug Turetsky attributed the expansion to a more aggressive outreach effort by Bloomberg than his predecessor Rudy Giuliani’s administration, the New York Post reported Friday. Known for his hardline stance against sugary beverages, Bloomberg did attempt to prevent food stamp recipients from using their benefits to purchase soda and sugary beverages in 2010 — with a proposal for a two-year pilot program to see if the restriction would help to alleviate obesity. The Agriculture Department rejected the proposal calling it “too large and complex” to oversee, the New York Times reported in 2011. New York City’s expansion has been less than the rest of the nation — which has seen the program’s cost double in President Obama’s first term and quadruple from 2001-2011. Participation reached a record high in December — the most recent data month available — with 47,791,996 people enrolled in the program. IBO’s report also revealed that the number of residents on public assistance has decreased and the number of disabled New Yorkers receiving Supplemental Security Income benefits has remained steady. Discuss…
They got that geriatric good-good? Twins Retires From Selling Sex In Amsterdam The 69-year-old twins are believed to be Amsterdam’s oldest ladies of the night and after more than 50 years on the job — and approximately 355,000 men between them they’ve decided to retire. Practically speaking, the two have been retired for some years now, a factor of both advancing arthritis and an admitted difficulty in attracting new clients. But Martine still has a regular, and “I couldn’t give him up,” she told The Inquisitr. “He’s been coming to me for so long like it’s like going to church on a Sunday.” After a couple years on the fence, though, the Fokkens recently finished a new book on their sexual endeavors, “The Ladies of Amsterdam,” and say it’s time to hang up their stockings for good. Given their experience, they do offer an interesting look at modern shifts in the “world’s oldest profession.” They believe the “golden years” of prostitution in Amsterdam came long before its legalization in 2000, a development Martine said “has not improved prostitutes’ lives.” “Meet the Fokkens,” a documentary on the sisters, premiered in 2012. (Watch the trailer below.) A New York Times review of the film concluded that beneath the Fokkens’ cheery facade lies a “familiar story of poverty, male violence, lost children and a fight for independence.” These hoes have been sokken and fokken for a hot minute! Do they have retirement plans for these ladies of the night? We salute them and their worn out cooties.
They got that geriatric good-good? Twins Retires From Selling Sex In Amsterdam The 69-year-old twins are believed to be Amsterdam’s oldest ladies of the night and after more than 50 years on the job — and approximately 355,000 men between them they’ve decided to retire. Practically speaking, the two have been retired for some years now, a factor of both advancing arthritis and an admitted difficulty in attracting new clients. But Martine still has a regular, and “I couldn’t give him up,” she told The Inquisitr. “He’s been coming to me for so long like it’s like going to church on a Sunday.” After a couple years on the fence, though, the Fokkens recently finished a new book on their sexual endeavors, “The Ladies of Amsterdam,” and say it’s time to hang up their stockings for good. Given their experience, they do offer an interesting look at modern shifts in the “world’s oldest profession.” They believe the “golden years” of prostitution in Amsterdam came long before its legalization in 2000, a development Martine said “has not improved prostitutes’ lives.” “Meet the Fokkens,” a documentary on the sisters, premiered in 2012. (Watch the trailer below.) A New York Times review of the film concluded that beneath the Fokkens’ cheery facade lies a “familiar story of poverty, male violence, lost children and a fight for independence.” These hoes have been sokken and fokken for a hot minute! Do they have retirement plans for these ladies of the night? We salute them and their worn out cooties.
Wait, what?! White Kids Calls Johnny Manziel An N-Word In Twitter Picture Via BlackSportsOnline Johnny Manziel has been living the good life ever since winning the Heisman this past season and becoming a household name. But now it seems that “Johnny Footbal” has been grabbing more headlines for what he does off the field, rather than on it. Manziel was recently snapped in Cabo, Mexico with friends and while he did nothing wrong, the sort of press he’s been picking up as a result has been less than desirable. A fan of Manziel’s named Pater Stubbs (@Mclovinstublet) decided to tweet out a photo of him and others hanging with the Heisman trophy winner, but the caption that went with it raises some eyebrows. This moron must have thought that his tweet might rub folks the wrong way. So what did he do? Apologize…TO JOHNNY!! Uhhhh…isn’t there another group of people that you should tweet a “my bad” to??? Guess that’s asking for too much from a guy who seems to be fond of using the N-word in his tweets. Hit the flip to see what we mean…SMMFH Images via Twitter
Hate it or love it? Beyonce Shows Off Her Body In Shape Magazine Look-at-me Bey is back in action and showing off her bangin’ bawwwdy in the latest issue of Shape Magazine. Bey Bey had her bronze-colored Carter-Knowles cakes and tightly toned abs on blizzy blast for the recent Shape photo shoot while sporting a few two piece outfits and a one piece bathing suit. Kinda hard to believe little Blue Ivy had mommy Bey’s stomach bulging out just barely a year ago riiiiight? Hit the flip for a few more behind-the-scenes flicks from the photo shoot, along with the latest candids from the Mrs. Carter vault.
Surprise! You’re on candid camera d-bag! Jimmy Carter’s Grandson To Come Forward As The Man Who Leaked The Mitt Romney 47% Rant Via HuffingtonPost Bill Clinton won the presidential election for Barack Obama. But it wasn’t his masterful Democratic National Convention speech or the advice he offered the president’s reelection campaign. Clinton, it turns out, inspired the man who filmed Mitt Romney’s infamous and game-changing 47 percent comments. HuffPost has agreed to withhold the name of the surreptitious filmmaker until he breaks his silence on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” Wednesday evening, followed by an appearance on HuffPost Live Thursday morning. In interviews over the last several months, he laid out his thinking before and after Romney’s speech. The man, who tended bar for a company that catered to a high-end clientele, had previously worked at a fundraiser at a home where Clinton spoke. After Clinton addressed guests, the man recalled, the former president came back to the kitchen and thanked the staff, the waiters, the bartenders, the busboys, and everyone else involved in putting the event together. He shook hands, took photos, signed autographs, and praised the meal — all characteristic of the former president. When the bartender learned he would be working at Romney’s fundraiser, his first thought was to bring his camera, in case he had a chance to get a photo with the presidential candidate. Romney, of course, did not speak to any of the staff, bussers or waiters. He was late to the event, and rushed out. He told his dinner guests that the event was off the record, but never bothered to repeat the admonition to the people working there. One of them had brought along a Canon camera. He set it on the bar and hit the record button. Jimmy Carter’s grandson, James, took the brunt of the public publicity for making sure that the tape was serviced to all the national media outlets. Might have to give James Carter and his soon-to-be-named friend a hood pass. Barry-O ‘preciates y’all playa! Image via AP
