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Ariana Grande to Miley Cyrus Haters: You’re Just Jealous, In Need of Jesus

Ariana Grande covers the latest issue of Complex . But the young singer is asked about Miley Cyrus in an interview with the magazine and makes her feelings on the singer very simple: she’s a big fan. “Miley looks like she is having the time of her life, and I think anybody who’s giving her a hard time is wishing deep down they were having as much fun as she is right now,” Grande says. “People are being so cruel. I think that’s bullying, and she should do whatever the hell she wants. Everybody needs to have more fun. If it’s not your taste, don’t look at it. I get so hyped up about the Miley thing because I think she’s cool.” Ariana gets hyped about a number of other topics in the feature piece as well. To wit: That sex toy rumor : “I took a selfie and everybody was like ‘There’s a big black dildo on the floor.’ I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? That’s a microphone for my looping machine because I’m a singer.'” Critics in general : “People have too much damn time on their hands and just need Jesus if you ask me.” Her friendship with Justin Bieber : “We never talk or see each other, but he’s really nice and whenever we are in the same building he’s friendly and we play music for each other.” Going public with Nathan Sykes : “Everybody’s got something to say but I’d rather be the person who’s honest than the person who’s like, ‘Oh that’s personal, I’m not going to tell you.’ I’ve always had an open, honest relationship with my fans.” Her biggest fear : “I’m terrified of looking straight into the camera. I see people on the other side of the lens and the whole judgmental world of pop culture waiting with their pitchforks and torches.”  

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Rob Ford, Toronto Mayor, Admits: I Smoked Crack Cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford acknowledged today what many have suspected for awhile. He smoked crack cocaine at some point last year, but he has a valid excuse: The politician was in a drunken stupor at the time. Rob Ford Admits to Smoking Crack According to The Associated Press, Ford admitted to this hardcore drug use during a Q&A with reporters at City Hall. “Yes, I have smoked crack cocaine,” Ford said . “There have been times when I’ve been in a drunken stupor. That’s why I want to see the tape. I want everyone in the city to see this tape. I don’t even recall there being a tape or video. I want to see the state that I was in.” Yes, there’s a tape. It surfaced in May and the crack allegation has been circulating ever since, though this is the first time Ford has directly discussed the issue; police admitted a few days ago they have a copy of the footage. Ford previously apologized for excessive drinking and other snafus while in office, but has refused to resign. Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair says he’s “disappointed” in the mayor, a comment that led to Ford’s brother actually saying Blair should resign. Ford’s former driver will soon go on trial for drug and extortion charges (seriously!) and authorities say the tape of Ford doing crack will be made public when that trial begins. Until then, cops would like to simply speak to Ford, but his attorney has turned down all requests for a meeting.

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All Pregnant Kerry Washington Saturday Night Live Skits! [Video]

Jay Pharaoh’s a guy whose girlfriend (Kerry Washington) caught him texting with another woman. What does Jay’s girl say? Turn the pages for all the rest…

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Random Ridiculousness: Librarian Terminated For Reporting Two Employees Having Sex In The Children’s Section

In the children’s section though? Woman Fired For Reporting Sex In Library It’s sad to see folks fired for doing their job. Hope the poor thing had a savings plan. According to KOB 4: A now-former assistant librarian claims the mayor fired her after she witnessed two town employees having sex in the children’s section of the Estancia Public Library. “Right in the middle of the library, in front of God and everybody,” attorney Joseph CampBell said. He’s representing Jaime Kurz who was terminated last week. CampBell said Kurz arrived at the library just before it opened on August 20th. He said she heard noises, set down her bags, and quickly discovered the employees having sexual intercourse. Later that day, he said Kurz contacted Julie Carter, who was the town clerk at the time, to report what she witnessed. CampBell said Carter then contacted Mayor Sylvia Chavez. In early October, CampBell said Kurz wrote a letter to the mayor requesting time off to avoid a “hostile work situation.” The mayor signed the letter, he said. A few days later, CampBell said Kurz and Carter both learned that they would lose their jobs. The town terminated Carter’s employment two weeks ago. “They’re two outsiders, non-locals,” he said. “You know, they stumbled upon and kicked up a hornets nest.” This is what she gets for her hard work. KOB Eyewitness News 4 attempted to contact Mayor Chavez in-person on Friday, but learned that she was out of town. In a phone conversation with Catherine Robinson, the city’s attorney, Robinson said Kurz and Carter were not terminated for reporting the alleged sex act, but said she could not elaborate since it was a personnel matter. Robinson confirmed that the sex allegations were addressed and dealt with after they were reported. A KOB Eyewitness News 4 crew found one of the accused employees at work on Friday. In a letter from Mayor Chavez to Kurz dated October 10th, Mayor Chavez told Kurz that she was being terminated for failing to turn over keys to the library when asked and for failing to meet with the mayor to discuss the hostile work claims. CampBell said the city’s arguments don’t hold water. “Yeah, it’s like a sieve,” he said. Although Kurz and Carter were at-will employees, meaning they could be terminated for no reason at any time, CampBell said they fall in a protected class under the Whistleblower Protection Act since they reported misconduct or inappropriate behavior. CampBell said he plans to file a lawsuit against the city in the next several months on Kurz’s behalf. Gary Mitchell, the attorney for Julie Carter, also said he’d do the same. The kids will be back in the children’s section touching those books. Eww. Shutterstock

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Race Matters: Lawsuit Claims Macy’s Has Store Codes For Minority Shoppers & Quotas To Arrest At Least 5 People Per Week

Lawsuit Against Macys Says Store Has ‘Codes’ For Minority Shoppers A Muslim woman has filed a lawsuit against Macy’s department store after she was arrested & held without cause while shopping back in 2010. via NY Daily News Macy’s security guards worked on a quota system of five “arrests” per week — and nonwhite shoppers were identified by an internal “race code system,” according to a lawsuit. African-American men were referred to as “10-90s” and black women as “10-91s” among store security personnel, a Turkish immigrant charged in court papers after her 2010 arrest. The demeaning code was created by Macy’s “to facilitate its targeting of Middle Eastern, African-American/black and other nonwhite shoppers,” the suit charged. Plaintiff Ayla Gursoy, who is Muslim, said she was detained and arrested while shopping in the Herald Square store on Sept. 18, 2010. Charges were later dismissed. In a partial deposition provided by her attorney, store detective Brenda Howard acknowledged five “arrests” per week was the target for security workers, according to the suit. SMH. It never ends. Continue reading

People Aint Isht: Woman Gets 15 Years In Prison For Chopping Down 4-Year-Old Girl On Video

Sad. Woman Filmed Girl Being Sexually Abused Someone will be chopping her azz down in jail. According to WHIOTV: A Springboro woman was sent to prison Friday after pleading guilty in a child sex case. Tanai D. Fortman, 32, pleaded guilty to forced sex and pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor in Warren County Common Pleas Court, according to the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office. Judge James L. Flannery sentenced Fortman to a total of 15 years in prison and she is now classified as a Tier III sexually oriented offender, meaning she will have to register her address with authorities every 90 days for the rest of her life. Fortman was arrested in June after her boyfriend discovered freaky videos on her cell phone that involved a 4-year-old girl. Fortman told investigators she didn’t recall making the videos because she had been taking large doses of diet pills. She also told investigators the “online sexting company” she had been working for asked her to make the videos. Diet pills…really?? She needs her behind whooped. Shutterstock Continue reading

You Big Dummy: Identity Thief Convicted After Eating Debit Card To Conceal Tax Fraud

Today in nutty criminal news… Man Tried To Eat Fraudulent Debit Card Did he really think eating the debit card would solve his problem? According Dallas News: An identity thief from Dallas has been convicted of collecting millions of dollars in fraudulent income tax refunds. Ogiesoba City Osula, 37, was arrested in 2011 after police in a Cincinnati suburb caught him with $300,000 in cash and money orders, as well as numerous debit cards, one of which he ate to conceal evidence, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Osula was convicted of 16 counts Friday after a nearly weeklong trial and will be sentenced at a later date. Four accomplices have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in the fraud scheme and will also be sentenced later: George Ojonugwa, 32, of Garland; Eseos Igiebor, 43, of Richardson; Ebenezer Legbedion, 42, of Lagos, Nigeria, and Evelyn Nyaboke Haley, 34, of Dallas. Authorities say Osula used stolen identities to file electronic income tax returns and claim millions of dollars in refunds; millions more were claimed but never disbursed. The refunds were then credited to stored-value cards or deposited in bank accounts set up with the stolen identities. The feds say Osula was arrested in Ohio in November 2011 after he and Ojonugwa met with the leader of a similar operation there. Inside the vehicle they were parked in, police found $300,000 and many debit cards. Osula ate one of the cards as he waited to be questioned, the attorney’s office said. SMH. Shutterstock Continue reading

Give Him His Free: Chief Keef Released From Jail For Good Behavior

This ninja will be heading back to jail in 5,4,3,2,1… Chief Keef Released From Jail You know that good behavior isht is all an act. Chief Keef looks like he rides around with the heat in the car…just waiting to be “bout that life.” According to Chicago Tribune: Keith Cozart, known as the rap artist Chief Keef, was released from the Cook County jail this morning where he was sentenced to 20 days after testing positive for sticky icky, officials said. Cozart was sentenced Oct. 15 but was released this morning after receiving good time credit which cut his sentence in half, said Lisa Gordon, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. Sophia Ansari, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Sheriff’s office said the rap star was not released early but rather he earned his release for good conduct while in custody. Inmates arrested on non-violent offenses are eligible for day for day credit if they exhibit good conduct in jail. The judge that sentenced him also gave him one day credit the day he was taken into custody which brought the total days he served to nine days Ansari said. Chief Keef needs to be on “Fix My Life.” Instagram

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Shots Fired: “Preachers of L.A.” Star Deitrick Haddon Claps Back At Bishop T.D. Jakes For Slamming Show

Sanctified shots fired! Deitrick Haddon Responds To Bishop T.D. Jakes We recently reported that popular preacher Bishop T.D. Jakes recently spoke out against Oxygen’s new “Preachers of L.A.” reality show. According to EEW Magazine : “Now, I know you been watching that junk on TV. I want to tell you right now, not one dime of what you’re sowing right now will buy my suit. I want you to know my car is paid for. I want you to know I got my house on my own. I want you to know I’m not bling-blinging. I am not shake and bake. I had money when I came to Dallas and I plan to have some when I leave.” You did not buy what I got. I had it when I came here. You know I had it when I came here. The devil is a lie! I have sold enough books and produced enough movies. I don’t need your offering to pay for this little slimy suit. So I rebuke that spirit in the name of Jesus Christ.” After hearing what Bishop T.D. Jakes’ remarks about the reality show, one of the show’s stars Deitrick Haddon called in to PRAISE 102.5 to clap back at the Bishop: “I have the absolute utmost respect for Bishop TD Jakes and what he represents. I considered him one of our generals in this generation. “I was a bit taken back and shocked when I saw his view on the show, being that he’s a forefather in unorthodox, unconventional methods of sharing the Gospel, whether it be through MegaFest or partnering with comedians or Oprah.” Do you agree with his comments about the show? And, moreover, do you believe that his church members’ money doesn’t fund his lavish lifestyle? Continue reading

Arrests: Escaped Florida Inmates Who Were “Mistakenly Freed” Captured In Panama City Hotel

Escaped Florida Inmates Arrested In Panama City Hotel Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins are back in the bingski… Via CNN: Florida authorities on Saturday evening arrested two convicted murderers who had been on the lam after being released from prison with forged documents, a state agency said. Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins were taken into custody “without incident” at 6:40 p.m. at Panama City’s Coconut Grove Motor Inn, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said. Members of that agency and the U.S. Marshals Service found and detained the two men, the agency said. Walker and Jenkins are expected to appear in court Sunday morning at the Bay County Courthouse in Panama City. The state Department of Corrections — which mistakenly released the men though it has insisted through no fault of its own — said little about the arrests. “We are, of course, happy they have been taken into custody,” agency spokeswoman Jessica Carey said. Authorities have been searching for Walker and Jenkins, both 34, after investigators discovered forged motions to reduce their respective sentences and forged court orders granting the requests. Earlier Saturday, family members of both men appealed for them to turn themselves in to authorities. “We just want you to surrender yourself to someone you trust who will bring you back in safely,” Walker’s mother, Lillie Danzy, said at a news conference outside the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in Orlando. Jenkins’ uncle, Henry Pearson, also urged the men to give their families some peace. Both families denied any knowledge in the escape plan, telling investigators and reporters they first learned of the releases in telephone calls from the Franklin Correctional Institution with news they could pick up their family member. The two men, according to family members, disappeared shortly after their return. In September 1998, Jenkins killed Roscoe Pugh Jr. during a home-invasion robbery attempt. Six months later, Cedric Slater was gunned down on an Orlando street corner — shot dead, a jury determined, by Walker. Both killers were convicted and sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole within two years of their crime. While it’s not known whether they knew each other, they were at the same prison in North Carrabelle in Florida’s Panhandle. Jenkins left there on September 27, and Walker left on October 8, according to authorities. They had motions indicating the sentences had been reduced as well as court orders granting the request. Investigators later discovered these documents were forged. The legal-looking documents contained bogus reproductions of several key players’ signatures, including those of the Orlando-area State Attorney Jeffrey Ashton or the assistant state attorney and Judge Belvin Perry. They bore the seal of the Orange County clerk of court’s office. SMH. CNN/Bay County Sheriff Continue reading