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Britney Spears: The Crazy Returns!

OMFG. The dazed, haggard Britney Spears of old apparently emerged yesterday in L.A. Wow. How we missed crazy pants … and the fact that she doesn’t wear any. Okay, she’s technically got shorts on – and a bra, oddly enough – but come on. Those things would probably be too big on her sons (who we hope never read this). Check out Britney below, with a bodyguard trying to steer her in the right direction, looking either irate, confused or just out to lunch. Starbucks in hand, natch. The knee-high socks are a great touch … Britney Spears lets her emotions (and body parts) hang out. Britney’s patterned bra and colorful, cute underwear sure caught people’s attention, but not as much as her unflattering facial expressions and growls of frustration. Once again mired in controversy about her child-rearing and her relationship woes, Britney’s odd behavior and frazzled appearance point to continued inner turmoil. Earlier in the week, social workers made a visit to her home as part of an investigation launched amid allegations by a former bodyguard that she abused her kids . Is she able to keep it together? Is she stable enough to handle life without her dad’s supervision? The Britney Spears pictures below don’t make a strong case … [Photos: Fame Pictures]

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Mel Gibson Racist Tirade Against Oksana Grigorieva: Sickening and Caught on Tape

Mel Gibson told the mother of his child, Oksana Grigorieva, that she looks like “a f*king pig in heat and if you get raped by a pack of ni**ers it will be your fault.” Seriously. He was caught on tape . The always upstanding actor was secretly recorded by Oksana in the midst of their breakup and custody battle. The words “whore” and “c**t” were also used. Sickening stuff, honestly. The tapes were submitted by Oksana Grigorieva to the judge in the custody battle over their baby daughter, which has grown increasingly contentious lately. Mel Gibson: Even more of a disgrace than thought! They were recorded prior to May, when Mel and Oksana reached a custody deal – one that since fell apart, with her accusing him of being a deadbeat dad. Oksana, who says she has incendiary emails she kept from Gibson, has also accused Mel of punching her in the face during a heated January altercation. We’d like to believe that it’s more complicated than this, that there are two sides to the story, that there’s a chance Gibson is innocent of any wrongdoing. We’re not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, however. After all, this disgraceful human being once said, after being busted for DUI, “f**king Jews … The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” His description of Oksana Grigorieva above? Par for course for pure scum. Follow the jump for more choice excerpts from Mel’s racist rant … “How dare you act like such a b!tch when I have been so f**king nice. I am going to come and burn the f**king house down … but you will blow me first.” “Look what you did to me … look what you are … look what every part of you is … f**king fake … f**king fake. You are the most synthetic person.” “Who the f**k are you?” Who the f**k goes to see a Mel Gibson film after this is more like it.

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Ireland ‘starts blocking websites’

Found via Twitter on the Glinner feed, but from reading the reddit website it sounds like the image sharer website imgur has been blocked in Ireland by o2. http://imgur.com/ “Its looks like 02 are the first broadbrand provider to become complicit with the new governemnt nanny state internet policies. I woke up this morning went to reddit and every link to imgur is blocked WTF 02? Blocked becasue of their child protection policy – is anyone else having this problem?”-Reddit It's hard to see why imgur would be stamped as a risk to child protection, unless there's a problem with pictures of a horse or a hedgehog in a chocolate box. Though, the block has many Reddit users upset. There's an article on Daily Tech from April about the website blocking laws in Ireland. http://www.dailytech.com/Ireland+Considering+Chinalike+Filter+to+Block+Infringed… http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/0416/1224268442542.html “But critics say it is a blunt instrument that does little to combat pornography or other activities, while causing headaches for networks and ISPs. It can also cause inconvenience and costly disruptions to service for innocent companies and individuals if their websites, internet access and e-mail get cut off. Paul Durrant of the Internet Service Providers’ Association of Ireland says blocking brings cost burdens for service providers and is not particularly effective. He also says it often means many legitimate websites are barred.” added by: Mcellie

Boy’s Eyesight saved After being Prescribed a daily dose of Super Mario.

A six-year-old boy who nearly went blind in one eye can now see again after he was told to play on a Nintendo games console. Ben Michaels suffered from amblyopia, or severe lazy eye syndrome in his right eye from the age of four. His vision had decreased gradually in one eye and without treatment his sight loss could have become permanent. His GP referred him to consultant Ken Nischal who prescribed the unusual daily therapy. Ben, from Billericay, Essex, spends two hours a day playing Mario Kart on a Nintendo DS with his twin Jake. Ben wears a patch over his good eye to make his lazy one work harder. The twins' mother, Maxine, 36, said that from being 'nearly blind' in the eye, Ben's vision had 'improved 250 per cent' in the first week. She said: 'When he started he could not identify our faces with his weak eye. Now he can read with it although he is still a way off where he ought to be. 'He was very cooperative with the patch, it had phenomenal effect and we’re very pleased.' Mr Nischal of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, said the therapy helped children with weak eyesight because computer games encourage repetitive eye movement, which trains the eye to focus correctly. 'A games console is something children can relate to. It allows us to deliver treatment quicker,' he said. 'What we don’t know is whether improvement is solely because of improved compliance, ie the child sticks with the patch more, or whether there is a physiological improvement from perceptual visual learning.' The consultant added that thousands of youngsters and adults could benefit from a similar treatment. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1289186/Boys-eyesight-saved-prescribed… added by: iamfree

Ne-Yo Expecting A Child

Singer Ne-Yo is expecting his first child. The baby is due in January. By Mawuse Ziegbe Ne-Yo Photo: Getty Images It appears that life is imitating art for singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. The R&B gentleman, who guested on 50 Cent’s 2009 hit “Baby by Me,” recently confirmed that he and his girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw, are expecting a child together. “I am 30, and I do have my first child on the way, and I’m very, very, very excited about that,” the hitmaker told Ebony magazine. The star also revealed that the new addition to his family is due in January. “It’s a New Year’s baby,” the singer told the magazine. The dad-to-be said he doesn’t know the baby’s gender yet because the little one was curled up in the womb during the first ultrasound, apparently making it hard to determine the sex. The star jokingly called out his unborn child, saying the baby was “stubborn.” However, the child appears to be taking after his or her mother, because, the singer added, “They didn’t get that one from me.” A rep for Ne-Yo also confirmed to MTV News that the star is expecting. While this is the singer’s first baby, this is not the star’s first brush with fatherhood. Ne-Yo’s former girlfriend reportedly gave birth to a child, Chimere, who the star once claimed as his own until he later learned he was not the boy’s biological father. Ne-Yo and his ex were reportedly in litigation over the matter. “I’m not allowed to talk about it, and I’m not allowed to see [Chimere],” Ne-Yo told USA Today in 2008. However, the star did seem very open to the idea of raising children and told the paper, “I’ve been thinking a lot about kids lately.” He even revealed that he wanted “a girl and a boy” and appeared ready to assume the role of a protective dad. “When the first guy comes to my door asking for my daughter, I might end up going to jail,” Ne-Yo said. “I just don’t know how I’ll handle that.” The impending pitter-patter of little feet is not the only thing the singer has on his plate; the star is also preparing to drop his latest album, Libra Scale. The star told Ebony, “I’m just in a really good place right now.” Share your well-wishes for the father-to-be in the comments! Related Artists Ne-Yo

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Ex-Wife, Daughter Speak on John Edwards Affair, Savaging of Their Lives

John Edwards and his daughter Cate used to be tight. Then, the disgraced politician became one of the worst people alive, cheating on his cancer-stricken wife, knocking up his mistress, paying an aide to take responsibility for the child. That sort of thing. Now, in her first comments since her father’s secret life became exposed, Cate is siding – strongly – with her mother, Elizabeth. She told People : “There are the things she taught without words, [such as] how to continue to live your life on your own terms when it somehow becomes savaged by people you never invited into it.” (Pssst, Rielle Hunter : We think she’s talking about you.) Elizabeth Edwards also speaks on in next week’s issue of the magazine, saying she’s hard at work on a paperback edition of her memoir, Resilience . It will include a new chapter reflecting on the most damaging aspects of the fallout from her husband’s infidelity. Says Mrs. Edwards: “It’s my story and I’m writing it from here on out – nobody else.”

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Lindsay Lohan to Be Grilled on Drug Use

Lindsay Lohan may be ordered to testify about whether she used drugs the night of the wild, Pacific Coast Highway joyride that landed her in jail back in 2007. In addition to the DUI conviction and subsequent probation battle she’s currently waging as a result, Linds also faces lawsuit brought by the people in the car. At her much-anticipated July 6 probation violation hearing, the actress may have to face the music, or at least a battery of questions surrounding her conduct. Lohan’s attorney argued that his client shouldn’t be forced to answer the questions based on her Fifth Amendment rights, but the judge didn’t see it that way. Lindsay is free on bail pending the July 6 hearing. TROUBLED : Linds’ woes keep piling up. [Photo: PacificCoastNewsOnline.com] The deposition to take place at her attorney’s office, to avoid a media onslaught , and will have a time limit of two hours, LiLo’s lawyer Edwin McPherson said. He told the court, “This lawsuit is about a two minute chase that ruined her (passenger Tracie Rice)… did this ruin her life? That will be up to the jury decide.” Rice’s lawyer, Paul Hoffman, fired back, “Lindsay Lohan behaved in an outrageous way that night, and it will be up to a jury to decide what the damages are.” McPherson also went on to say that a settlement offer had been presented by the plaintiff’s but it was “rejected.” He emphasized, “We will be going to trial.” It’s unclear how much the plaintiffs are suing Lindsay Lohan for, but the trial in this case would be scheduled for late July if it isn’t called off before that time.

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Baby Mama Drama: Mel Gibson Files For Restraining Order Against Oksana Grigorieva

Mel Gibson has filed for a restraining order against Oksana Grigorieva, his ex-girlfriend and the mother of his eighth child (but not the first seven, whose mother he was married to when he knocked Oksana up, like all upstanding folks do). The actor lodged the paperwork under seal at the Los Angeles Superior Court in Downtown Los Angeles Thursday. The plaintiff is listed as Mel Gibson and the defendant is Oksana Grigorieva, the mother of his seven-month-old girl. Grigorieva was served the documents at her home. The case is sealed, meaning the documents cannot be released to the public, but reports say the complaint centers around three issues and Gibson’s access to daughter Lucia. Mel and Oksana in happier, home-wrecking times . Mel Gibson filed for a temporary restraining order, a notice about a forthcoming court hearing as well as a notice of visitation rights and child custody. He and Oksana Grigorieva , a Russian musician-singer, split in April after over a year of dating. Their split was described as amicable … at that time. However, Grigorieva hinted the break-up was complicated: “We have split up, suddenly and recently… Unfortunately, I cannot give you the reason.” “But you will find out everything quite soon.” Last year, Gibson’s wife Robyn filed for divorce after 30 years of marriage, right around when Mel and Grigorieva conceived their child together.

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Police: California couple tried to sell baby at Walmart

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — A California couple faces child endangerment charges after police say they tried to sell their 6-month-old baby for $25 outside a Walmart store. Salinas police spokesman, Officer Lalo Villegas, said Thursday that Patrick Fousek, 38, and Samantha Tomasini, 20, were arrested early Wednesday, hours after Fousek allegedly approached two women outside Walmart and asked if they'd like to purchase his child. The women initially thought Fousek was joking, but when he became persistent, they became suspicious and reported it to police, Villegas said. “They did an outstanding job and gave our officers good information. I don't know if they're mothers but they definitely had that instinct to help,” Villegas said. Fousek and Tomasini were arrested at 1 a.m. Wednesday at their home. Officers said the couple appeared high on methamphetamine and the house was in disarray. A police report also claimed that Tomasini told Child Protective Services, who took the baby, that she had breast-fed the infant while under the influence, Villegas said. The couple was also booked on charges of being under the influence of narcotics, and Fousek was also served with an extra charge of violating probation. Villegas did not have details of Fousek's previous brush with the law. The couple was expected to be in court for an arraignment Friday, at which time they would be assigned public defenders. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f= /n/a/2010/06/24/national/a171426D55.DTL added by: Stoneyroad

Out of the Rough: DNA Test Proves Tiger Woods NOT Devon James’ Baby Daddy!

Tiger Woods may have stuck his driver in one too many open bags (if you know what we mean!) – but new evidence proves these extra practice rounds did NOT lead to the one result for which a golfer can never take a mulligan: A baby. Over the last couple weeks, Devon James – mistress number… who the heck knows at this point?!? – has claimed to anyone with a microphone that Tiger is the father of her nine-year old son. She stuck by this statement even after sources confirmed the existence of a DNA test that disproved Woods’ paternity. Now, that test has actually been made public. Giving credit to Kikster.com for breaking the news, TMZ has in its possession documents that say Devon was made aware in 2002 that her son is the child of some dude named Pele Watkins. If there was ever a reason for a fist pump… In fact, according to science, there’s a .001% chance that anyone other than Watkins is the dad. So you can breathe a major sigh of relief, Tiger. To understand how low those odds are, consider: they are the same as Elin ever taking you back.

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