Justin Bieber Writes Song About Selena Gomez Break Up Teeny bopper turned piff-puffin’ pop star Justin Bieber is feeling the aftermath from getting kicked to the curb by his former lil Latina lover Selena Gomez ……and he’s ready to tell the world about it in a song. via MTV Beliebers already have it marked on their calendars, but for those not in the know, Justin Bieber drops his Believe Acoustic album Tuesday. Amid unplugged versions of tracks from his 2012 release, there are also three new tracks, one of which, “Nothing Like Us,” is Bieber’s ode to former flame Selena Gomez. “Because at the end of the day, there’s nothing like us, you know? That’s just it. It is what it is,” Bieber says in the new issue of Billboard about the tune, which manager Scooter Braun confirmed is about the split. “People are going to relate to that.” Bieber told the magazine he’s feeling the pain of that breakup. “I’m not in the happiest place that I’ve ever been,” he said. “I’m trying to get through what I’m going through. Like I said, I have my really close friends to cheer me up and keep me going.” The most notable lyrics from the song lest fans hear the Biebs pour his soggy lil heart all on the track: “Gave you everything/Everything I had to give/Girl, why would you push me away/Lost in confusion/Like an illusion/You know I’m used to making your day/That’s in the past now/We didn’t last now/Guess that this is meant to be /Tell me was it worth it/We were so perfect /Baby, I just want you to see.” Awww poor thang.
Could Breezy be facing some serious slammer time following his fade with Frank Ocean ? BOSSIP spoke with a legal expert who says Chris Brown could be looking at a whole lotta time! “It is my understanding that there have been reports that the altercation between Mr. Chris Brown and Mr. Frank Ocean involved more nefarious issues than a parking space,” Atlanta based lawyer Kevin T. Connor told BOSSIP. “Specifically, it has been suggested that the incident was motivated and fueled by Mr. Brown’s anti-gay sentiments. If it could be established that, indeed, the brawl was motivated by the actual or perceived sexual orientation of the victim, it could be prosecuted as a hate crime in the State of California and/or under federal law.” Here’s the definition of a hate crime: Generally speaking, a “hate crime” is one where the accused uses force or threatens the use of force to injure, intimidate, or interfere with another’s exercise of constitutional rights if motivated by the actual or perceived membership in a protected class, including race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. The litmus test is the motivation of the aggressor, which may be established by the nature of the accused’s prior statements and conduct, including through those exhibited through social media. In other words — Breezy’s past comments, on Twitter and offline can be used to establish a hate crime motivation. What’s worse is that the fight happened in California which happens to be the first state to pass legislation specific to hate crimes. Connor also says that even if the L.A. County prosecutor chooses not to pursue the case, he could still face a civil lawsuit. “The commission of a hate crime might also expose Mr. Brown to civil liability,” Connor added when discussing the case with BOSSIP. “In such a case, the circumstances do not require the violence be extreme or motivated by hate, or even that the acts constitute a crime.” And if you’re wondering what a criminal charge would mean for Breezy, let’s just say if he does end up in a criminal court, he might as well cancel any tour plans: “Prosecution under a hate crime statute provides for an enhanced punishment beyond the normal maximum sentence for the underlying crime,” Connor told BOSSIP. “In California, for example, should Mr. Brown be charged and convicted of felony assault in this case, his 2-4 year sentence could be enhanced (increased) under the hate crime statute by another 1-4 years, depending upon whether he is found to have acted in concert with others. Additionally, because Mr. Brown is on probation for his previous assault on Rihanna, he is subject to having the balance of his probation revoked, which is to say that he could go to jail for the remainder of his probationary period in addition to any new sentence.” Connor added that while it’s unlikely, it is possible that the case could be certified by the US Attorney General. In that event, Mr. Brown may also be subject to Federal prosecution under the Civil Rights Act of 1968. 18 USC Section 245. In other words messing with Frankie can get you federal charges!!! Hit the flip for more details on the fight from witnesses at the scene.
Unfortunately, it’s about to get ugly between Jason Hoppy and Bethenny Frankel. A few weeks after Frankel filed for divorce and made such legal demands as primary custody of daughter Brynn ; sole use of the couple’s residence; and child support from her ex, Hoppy has gone ahead… and done pretty much the exact same thing. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Hoppy is also seeking primary custody of the two-year old, while asking for child support and all medical expenses related to himself and Brynn. The scorned reality star wants Frankel to name him as a beneficiary on her life insurance policy and he’s after “exclusive use and occupancy of the marital residence.” Frankel appeared on Ellen this month and tearfully said this split made her feel like a failure , but we have an inkling it won’t even be official any time soon. Considering the demands of both sides, this battle is destined to be drawn very far out.
The lawyer for Ronaiah Tuiasosopo has come out and admitted his client was behind the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax; is very sorry about creating such a mess; and never intended to cause the football star any pain. Speaking to The New York Daily News , Milton Grimes says Tuiasosopo posed as Lennay Kekua on every phone call with Te’o, detailing the former’s extensive vocal and dramatic training, as well as the fact that Tuiasosopo tried out last year for The Voice . “Come on, Hollywood does it all the time,” Grimes said to those who doubt a man could pull this off. “People can do that.” Grimes, who represented Rodney King when he won a multi-million dollar judgment against Los Angeles, also confirms Tuiasosopo ganked Facebook photos of high school classmate Diane O’Meara to use as Lenny – and never meant anyone any harm. “This wasn’t a prank to make fun,” Grimes told the newspaper. “It was establishing a communication with someone… It was a person with a troubled existence trying to reach out and communicate and have a relationship.” Tuiasosopo is reportedly seeing a mental health professional and wants to tell his side of the story, the attorney said, but he’s trying to adjust the admission to a California law that makes it a crime to create a false identity on the Internet. It went into effect on January 1. “He’s torn by this,” Grimes said. “He didn’t mean for anyone to be hurt. Anything that he has done, he has apologized to those he could apologize to.”
Lindsay Lohan is not interested in any plea bargain. She’s innocent, people! Can’t you understand that? According to TMZ, despite the fact that the prosecutor in her car crash case was willing to deal and allow her to avoid jail time, she won’t plea bargain , period. The latest chapter in this bizarre saga unfolded last week, when her attorney Shawn Holley was on her way to court to negotiate a deal on her behalf. Holley was then fired unceremoniously by Lohan. Prosecutors were apparently willing to let LiLo plead no contest and agree to six months of “lockdown rehab” (read: no jail time), but the star is not interested. Holley entered a plea of not guilty and a trial date was set for this winter. Whoever reps Lindsay now (tough to keep track) could presumably still take the deal. Lohan just isn’t having it, though. As usual, the 26-year-old actress doesn’t think she did anything wrong and refuses to plead guilty or no contest to a crime she says she didn’t commit. She told cops she was a passenger in the Porsche she crashed when there’s overwhelming evidence she was driving, so proving her innocence could be tough. If Lindsay is found guilty, she could face up to 19 months in jail. That’s not including the probation violation she faces, which could subject her to eight months in jail . There’s still a possibility that she will come to her senses before trial, and/or that she will pull a legal rabbit out of her hat and beat the rap once again. She’s skating on rapidly thinning ice, however. Will Lindsay Lohan do time in ’13? Yes. Her luck is running out and she’s going crazy! No! She always finds a way to get out of it! View Poll »
Information continues to spill out and new details will undoubtedly develop in the coming days, but this much we know is true: There was never any Manti Te’o girlfriend . Whether this Notre Dame linebacker was in on the most startling death hoax ever perpetuated, or whether he really was a victim , remains to be determined. But Lennay Kekua never existed. Manti Te’o Speaks on Girlfriend Yesterday, in a surreal press conference, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said the university has hired a private company to look into this mess. But now someone else with knowledge of these scams has vowed to get involved. “I am working on finding out more about this @MTeo_5 #Catfish story. I have been in contact with the woman involved and will get the truth,” Tweeted Nev Schulman last night, the producer of MTV’s Catfish: The TV Show . That dock-series assists folks who are in online relationships, helping them learn whether their partner is actually the individual described in his/her virtual profile. The concept evolved from a 2010 film that was based on Schulman’s own experiences in this area. Yes, “cat fishing” is now a known term, used to refer to people who create phony identities on the Internet and use them to deceive. Do you think it applies here? Do you think Te’o was a victim in this hoax? Yes, the poor guy! No, he was in on it! View Poll »
Lindsay Lohan’s trial date has been set for February 27. The star’s alleged lie to cops investigating a car crash last June could send her back to jail, and confusion is running rampant over who represents Lohan. Lindsay fired lawyer Shawn Holley , who has repped her for years, earlier this week – only to have Holley show up and enter a plea of not guilty for her. “Do you still represent Ms. Lohan?” Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner Jane Godfrey, confused, asked Holley in a hearing Tuesday. “Yes, at this point, yes,” said Holley. “We’ve got to get the representation issue nailed down,” Godfrey told the attorney “The representation issue will be nailed down,” Holley affirmed. A letter firing Holley came from an attorney in New York. Lohan, who was not required to attend Tuesday’s arraignment, must be in court January 30. At that point, the judge and lawyers will nail down any pretrial motions. She faces four misdemeanor charges relating to the accident, but the most serious threat to LiLo’s freedom is the probation revocation that the arrest triggered. She could be jailed for up to 245 days for violating her probation for a shoplifting conviction – one of the terms of her probation is simply obeying all laws. Lohan was put on probation after being convicted in 2011 on charges related to the theft of a necklace. All was well until August 2012, when she crashed her car. Authorities said not only was she driving recklessly in Santa Monica, she also gave false information to a police officer and then resisted a police officer. The city attorney filed four misdemeanor charges against her, prompting an L.A. County Superior Court commissioner to revoke Lohan’s probation. In November, she was also charged with an unrelated misdemeanor assault after allegedly punching a fortune teller at a Manhattan nightclub. Tiffany Mitchell apparently was flirting with LiLo’s BF Max George. In all, Lindsay’s downward spiral has seen her bounce in and out of court at least 19 times and to five different rehabilitation facilities since 2007. Please, sign our White House petition to force her into rehab again. Then vote in our poll: Will she or will she not go to jail in 2013? Yes. Her luck is running out and she’s going crazy! No! She always finds a way to get out of it! View Poll »
Wooooooow Government Declines To Press Criminal Charges Against HSBC Bank Following Admission Of Money Laundering To Drug Cartels Think the alleged U.S. “war on drugs” applies just as much to corrupt corporations that make millions as it does to everyday piff-puffers? Well, you might want to think again. A recent settlement to the tune of $1.9 million between the U.S. Assistant Attorney General and big ballin’ financial giant HSBC has more than a few fans of that ooooo-wee giving the government a mean side-eye. via Rolling Stone If you’ve ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you’ve ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or “drug paraphernalia” in your gym bag, Assistant Attorney General and longtime Bill Clinton pal Lanny Breuer has a message for you: Bite me. Breuer this week signed off on a settlement deal with the British banking giant HSBC that is the ultimate insult to every ordinary person who’s ever had his life altered by a narcotics charge. Despite the fact that HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels (among others) and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), Breuer and his Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank, opting instead for a “record” financial settlement of $1.9 billion, which as one analyst noted is about five weeks of income for the bank. The banks’ laundering transactions were so brazen that the NSA probably could have spotted them from space. Breuer admitted that drug dealers would sometimes come to HSBC’s Mexican branches and “deposit hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, in a single day, into a single account, using boxes designed to fit the precise dimensions of the teller windows.” This is a shady azz situation if we’ve ever heard of it. People get popped and sent to drop the soap everyday for wayyyyy less than what this money-hungry company managed to pull off AND admit to….and they barely get a slap on the wrist?? That’s that isht we don’t like!
Robert Bork, whose long political career was most noteworthy for his controversial rejection from the Supreme Court in the 1980s, has died at the age of 85. Son Robert H. Bork Jr. confirmed his father died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. The son said Bork died from complications of heart ailments . The brilliant, blunt Bork’s confirmation hearings helped draw the modern boundaries of cultural fights over abortion, civil rights and other issues. The Senate denied him confirmation and a spot on the court, 58-42. Earlier in life, Bork was accused of being a partisan hatchet man for Richard Nixon. As the third-ranking official at the Justice Department, he fired Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in the “Saturday Night Massacre” of 1973. Attorney General Elliot Richardson resigned rather than fire Cox. The next in line, William Ruckelshaus, refused to fire Cox and was himself fired. But it was Bork’s drubbing during the 1987 Senate nomination hearings made him a hero to the right and a rallying cry for younger conservatives. The experience embittered Bork and hardened many of his positions, even as it gave him prominence as an author and popularity on the speaking circuit. Kenneth Weinstein, head of the Washington think-tank Hudson Institute where Bork was a distinguished fellow, said in response to his passing: “Robert Bork was a giant, a brilliant and fearless legal scholar, and a gentleman whose incredible wit and erudition made him a wonderful Hudson colleague.” Known before his nomination by Ronald Reagan as an expert on antitrust law, Bork became widely known as a conservative cultural critic in the ensuing years.
