Gregg Williams is off the chain! This is a must listen! New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams’ Pre-Game Bounty Speech Before his final game as defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, Gregg Williams stepped before his players and urged them to physically hurt players on the 49ers. Audio of Williams’ speech to the Saints’ defense was captured by filmmaker Sean Pamphilon, who is working on a documentary about former Saints player Steve Gleason, who is suffering from ALS. Pamphilon has put part of the audio of the profanity-filled speech on YouTube. Pamphilon also passed on the audio to Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports because, he said, he was extremely uncomfortable with what Williams said about trying to hurt 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and other players. Williams, who masterminded the Saints’ bounty program, hinted that he would financially reward a Saints player who hurts a 49ers player. “At one point Williams says, ‘We hit [expletive] Smith right there’ – then he points under his chin [and continues] – ‘remember me.’ Then he rubs his thumb against his index and middle fingers – the cash sign – and says, ‘I got the first one. I got the first one. Go get it. Go lay that [expletive] out,’” Pamphilon told Silver. Williams has long loved the phrase, “Kill the head and the body will die,” and he used that phrase in talking to his players. He also specifically told them to go for the head of 49ers running back Frank Gore… Gregg Williams has already been indefinitely suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. This audio may make it difficult for Williams ever to get reinstated. This is the smoking gun that makes crystal clear that Williams wanted his players not just to play tough, physical defense, but to injure their opponents. Do you think that the NFL is getting too strict when it comes to rules, suspensions, and fines?? Image via AP Source Hit the flip to hear the speech in its’ entirety.
MTV News fills you in on all the latest Batman updates in The Weekly Rising. By Kevin P. Sullivan Christian Bale on the set of “The Dark Knight Rises” Photo: Getty Images Batman fans received what will probably be the most important news of the pre-release for “The Dark Knight Rises” : The film actually exists. As we reported, Christopher Nolan screened a rough cut of his final Batman movie for Warner Bros. brass last week, and the legion of fans breathed a collective sigh of relief. We now know that a completed version of the film is real, and it’s not just a trailer we’ve watched obsessively since … December? Yup, it’s been three months since we’ve seen any new footage from the most anticipated movie of 2012, and we’ve felt every Batman-less minute of it. You go three months with nothing more than a squeak from the new Nolan Batman movie, and you start to think some paranoid thoughts. Is the movie ever coming out? Is the movie even real? But worry not, borderline psychotic Gothamite: “The Dark Knight Rises” is real and finished, presumably in the form of a four-hour rough cut. There’s no official word on the reaction to the screening, as of yet. Thankfully, the news of the rough cut closely preceded the leak of a new plot synopsis, taken from the plaque of a film cell that will eventually go on sale over at Film Cells Ltd. The cell shows Batman, Bane and Commissioner Gordon with the caption: “When Commissioner Gordon stumbles upon a plot to destroy the city from within, Bruce Wayne gets back into action as the Batman. Waiting for him is the mysterious Selina Kyle and Bane, a lethal adversary on a crusade to tear apart Batman’s legacy piece by piece.” Granted, the “synopsis” amounts to “Hey, Batman, Bane and Commissioner Gordon are all going to be in the same movie. Can’t really talk about it,” but we can’t really complain about new information at this point. In the realm of Batman rumors that could possibly affect you — wait, let me clarify. This rumor might affect you if you were lucky enough to snag passes to San Diego Comic-Con before they sold out in 6.5 seconds. There’s a chance Nolan could appear at San Diego Comic-Con this year. It would be the first time ever for the director, since his previous two Batman movies debuted before the convention. This time around, Batman will rise the week after SDCC, so speculation has already begun that Nolan could make his final bow at the geekiest of all gatherings. If you start to consider that, the nerdy possibilities are endless. What will the panel include? Who from the cast will show up? Are we talking about an actual screening here? Can I go? Why can’t I go? Please let me go! Listen, I’m all for going into a highly anticipated movie not knowing much, and I’m glad that my spoiler levels for “Rises” have been kept to a generous low. But there should be a little more out there to tease us. In the race of the summer tentpoles, “The Dark Knight Rises” is resting on its laurels while “Prometheus” and “The Avengers” are dropping kick-ass trailers like they were nothing. It’s getting to the point where Warner Bros. might need to start considering that slapping “Christopher Nolan” and “Batman” on a theater marquee might not be enough to win the summer. And when you do finally cut a second theatrical trailer, Warner Bros., please spare us the 10-second trailer of the trailer. Those are just terrible. Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com . Related Videos ‘Dark Knight Rises’: The Year In Review Related Photos ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer: 5 Key Scenes On The Set Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
Christian Bale is suited up on cover of latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. By Kevin P. Sullivan Christian Bale as Batman on the cover of EW Weekly Photo: EW Batman is suited up and raring to go on the “Dark Knight Rises” cover of the new Entertainment Weekly. Christian Bale stands front and center on the magazine’s cover as part of EW ‘s 2012 movie preview, showing off a slightly updated batsuit for the first time. It’s a nice introduction to the version of the Dark Knight that we’ll see onscreen in a little more than six months. Inside the issue, we’re treated to three additional photos , two of which give us great looks at Tom Hardy in full Bane regalia. The pictures come from scenes briefly touched on in the first theatrical trailer, including one of a very scared-looking Commissioner Gordon. In one of the Bane photos, he’s looking just off-camera at an unmasked Bruce Wayne, taken from the scene in the trailer when the “You have my permission to die” line is spoken. The other photo of Hardy shows him at the large-scale brawl between Batman and police and Bane and his minions. We see Bane and Batman locked in hand-to-hand combat, something that has been teased about this film and something we haven’t really seen since “Batman Begins.” For better or worse, Bane has been at the center of controversy since the world first heard his voice. In the EW preview, Christopher Nolan addresses the issue of the distorted dialogue, asking for his audience’s faith. “I think when people see the film, things will come into focus,” he said “Bane is very complex and very interesting and when people see the finished film people will be very entertained by him.” The preview also features an interview with Bale, who opened up about the pressures of bringing the trilogy to a close. “I can tell you the truth because I’m done with it: I felt immense pressure,” Bale said. “And I think it’s a good pressure, because you owe it to the films — and the people’s expectations — to make great work.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com .
‘He’s a little reminiscent of the Gordon you see in ‘Batman Begins,’ ‘ actor Gary Oldman says. By Kevin P. Sullivan, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Gary Oldman in “The Dark Knight” Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures This holiday season, fans looking forward to next year’s release of “The Dark Knight Rises” should be thankful for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and all the press its star Gary Oldman is doing. MTV News’ Josh Horowitz caught up with Oldman, who stars in both of those films, on the red carpet for the Gotham Independent Film Awards and noticed something different about his face. The iconic Commissioner Gordon mustache was missing. After wrapping the film recently, Oldman lost the mustache in favor of a cleaner look. “The Gordon mustache is retired,” Oldman confirmed. “They gave me a shadow box, and it has my badge, my glasses and the mustache. He is retired.” Empire magazine’s recent on-set feature dropped the detail that “The Dark Knight Rises” will take place seven years after the end of its predecessor “The Dark Knight.” This obviously leaves a lot of time out of the story and a lot of changes for the characters, including Gordon. Oldman said that his character has a return to an earlier form for the trilogy’s finale. “He’s a little reminiscent of the Gordon you see in ‘Batman Begins.’ They’ve tidied up the city, but there’s still work to be done. He’s very world-weary,” Oldman said. One of the more mysterious cast additions, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as beat cop John Blake, meant an extra man in Gordon’s Gotham PD. Oldman described his time working with Gordon-Levitt as a little distracting, but in a good way. “Someone that talented, I do these scenes with him and you can’t put a pin through an insincere moment,” he said. “It’s wonderful. You come out of character sometimes because … you’re in the scene and you find your head going, ‘Wow. He’s pretty good.’ ” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Dark Knight Rises.” For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com .
The NBA lockout is a wrap, so what exactly was all the fuss over again? The Wall Street Journal did a breakdown of who stands to gain the most from the agreement and they’re saying the owners are definitely #winning: The biggest changes will be off the court after owners scored an obvious economic win. The two sides will split the league’s $4 billion in annual revenue almost equally, while in previous agreements the players received 57%. On the court, despite systematic changes like reducing contract length and increasing fees for high-spending teams, most think it will be business as usual. “It’s not exactly the same as it’s always been, but it’s closest to that than something new—this is not a seismic shift,” said Tom Penn, a former Portland Trailblazers executive and a salary-cap expert. “The system still favors aggressive owners who are in go-for-it mode. It will just cost them more.” The league also scored a victory on the business side. The 10-year deal, with an option to terminate after six years by either side, saves not only this season but also the NBA’s image as a viable option for advertising. “The big winners are anyone involved in marketing and financing in the NBA—the advertisers, the sponsors, they’ve got continuity now,” said David Carter, executive director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. “A lot of people are focusing on what this means right away, but you have to look at it as 10 years that marketing partners and TV partners know they have this.” The NBA salvages its national TV contract with Walt Disney Co.’s ESPN and ABC and Time Warner Inc.’s Turner Sports, which pay the league a combined $930 million per year. Advertisers spent $807 million on NBA games that aired on cable and network TV last season, according to WPP PLC’s Kantar Media. An average of two million people watched regular-season NBA games last year on ESPN, while an average of 2.5 million watched such games on Turner’s TNT, according to Nielsen. NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said that competitive advantage was “critical” in the negotiations and that the goal of the new deal was for all 30 teams to compete. But USC’s Mr. Carter said although that will be a valuable ticket-selling message for small-market teams, it will still be a “rarity” for small teams to compete at the level of more high-profile teams under the new deal. Mr. Penn, who is now an analyst at ESPN, said small-market teams will still face the same obstacles in the new system, adding that for struggling teams to “make financial ends meet and spend the money you need, it would be nearly impossible to keep up with the Joneses.” The other losers, Mr. Penn said, are the stars. “This is a tough deal for the superstars,” he said. “The years of contract they can sign for goes down, the annual raises go down, maximum salaries over the long term will either level off or go down depending on the salary cap. Once again they won’t be getting their fair share.” Not every star will suffer however. Mr. Penn said that the short-term beneficiaries of the resolution are the Miami Heat, which has three stars—LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade—in the lineup whose contracts have been set, while the rest of the league enters a frantic free-agency period. “I would say the losers in many ways are the fans because you don’t know what product you’re going to get for a significant amount of money,” said Jeff Van Gundy, an ESPN commentator and former NBA coach who took the New York Knicks to the Finals during the lockout-shortened 1999 season. “If you look at it, the drop in the offensive numbers in 1999 was significant, the efficiency of players was poor,” Mr. Van Gundy said. “You can’t skip steps [like training camp], and what the NBA and its players have agreed to is skipping steps and then saying ‘OK, let’s go play great basketball’—and it doesn’t happen that way and the people that pay the brunt of that are the fans.” Training camps and free agency will launch simultaneously on Dec. 9, NBA Commissioner David Stern said, meaning that some teams will start practice with only a handful of players while trying to recruit others. To add to the unpredictability, the league has yet to unveil its 66-game schedule, which is set to begin Dec. 25. SMH @ the Shady Dream Team coming up roses in this deal while the current free agents have no chance of getting those kinds of sweet deals. More On Bossip! Basketball Wives Breakup Beef: Matt Barnes And Gloria Govan Spend Thanksgiving Eve Throwing Jabs On Twitter Kris Humphries Ex “Bianca” Speaks Out And Says Kris Said Her Cakes Looked Better Than Kim Kardashian… What Do You All Think? [Video/Pics] Bangin’ Baller Babes: The Exes, Girlfriends, Wives, And Beautiful Baby Mamas Of NFL Players Hip-Hop Beef: 50 Cent Responds To T.I. Comments About Him In VIBE Magazine!
Each and every person involved in allowing Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky to molest young boys need to be locked up: Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left fans reeling. Late Sunday, after an emergency meeting of the Board of Trustees, university President Graham Spanier announced that Tim Curley, the athletic director, and Gary Schultz, the school’s senior vice president for business and finance, would be leaving their posts. Curley requested to be placed on administrative leave so he could devote time to his defense, and Schultz will be going back into retirement, Spanier said. Both men have maintained they are innocent of any wrongdoing in connection with the probe into whether Sandusky sexually abused eight boys over a 15-year period. State Attorney General Linda Kelly and state police Commissioner Frank Noonan are expected to hold a 1 p.m. news conference about the case Monday a few miles from the Harrisburg district court. The arraignment is scheduled for immediately after that. Sandusky was arrested Saturday on charges that he preyed on boys he met through The Second Mile, a charity he founded for at-risk youths. The charity said in a statement Sunday that Sandusky had had no involvement with The Second Mile programs involving children since 2008, when Sandusky told the foundation that he was being investigation on child-sex allegations. Lock all those a$$holes up and throw away the key! Source More On Bossip! Uh Oh! Is OchoCinco Jealous Evelyn Is Giving Attention To Someone Else?!? Tale Of The Tape: Kim Kardashian Vs. Amber Rose International Twit’Picing Ashanti Shows Off Her Bangin Bawwwddy In Asia Baby Bump BeyBey As A Bumblebee, Heidi Klum, Seal, And More!
Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris is a known football enthusiast. Still, this may not be the best outlet for her, we’re thinking. The 13-year-old is being recruited to be the face of an organization that swears it’s helping break down barriers for women in the sport … which sounds awesome. The only problem is it’s the Lingerie Football League. When Paris Jackson became the first female at her private school to join the flag football team earlier this month, the LFL took notice … and had no shame. They fired off a letter to the Michael Jackson Estate in the hopes that Paris would be the spokesperson for the league’s “youth program.” Don’t hold your breath. LFL Commissioner (yes, there is such a position) Mitchell S. Mortaza laments the “lack of options for competitive female football” and looks to her for help. Mortaza says the league will “be introducing youth clinics across the country to introduce the game of football to young ladies at an earlier stage in life.” “We would like to invite Paris to become the spokesperson for the LFL’s youth program and perhaps train for a career in the LFL when she reaches age 18.” It’s true that girls miss out on football, but don’t ask us how Paris promoting a league where women prance around in lingerie is a good way to mentor kids. Britney Spears , on the other hand, would be a GREAT fit.
This deranged heffa murked her son by “gutting him like a fish”: An Upper West Side mom was charged with manslaughter over the slaying of her 18-year-old son. Sean Hines was found dead at about 11 p.m. in the West 92nd Street housing-project unit near Columbus Avenue. Yvonne Hines, his 52-year-old mom, answered the door to let cops in. “She had a sponge in her hand,” NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said. “It was bloody.” A neighbor said that the woman “gutted him like a fish” but that as she was being hauled away, she yelled, “My husband did that!” Hines’ stepfather was questioned over the stabbing, but not charged. Jesus take the wheel, for real. R.I.P. Sean Hines Source Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/mom_grilled_in_teen_slay_lktrapeCKBihi9hO7F7kKN#ixzz1axFVgtWX
This deranged heffa murked her son by “gutting him like a fish”: An Upper West Side mom was charged with manslaughter over the slaying of her 18-year-old son. Sean Hines was found dead at about 11 p.m. in the West 92nd Street housing-project unit near Columbus Avenue. Yvonne Hines, his 52-year-old mom, answered the door to let cops in. “She had a sponge in her hand,” NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said. “It was bloody.” A neighbor said that the woman “gutted him like a fish” but that as she was being hauled away, she yelled, “My husband did that!” Hines’ stepfather was questioned over the stabbing, but not charged. Jesus take the wheel, for real. R.I.P. Sean Hines Source Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/mom_grilled_in_teen_slay_lktrapeCKBihi9hO7F7kKN#ixzz1axFVgtWX
This deranged heffa murked her son by “gutting him like a fish”: An Upper West Side mom was charged with manslaughter over the slaying of her 18-year-old son. Sean Hines was found dead at about 11 p.m. in the West 92nd Street housing-project unit near Columbus Avenue. Yvonne Hines, his 52-year-old mom, answered the door to let cops in. “She had a sponge in her hand,” NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said. “It was bloody.” A neighbor said that the woman “gutted him like a fish” but that as she was being hauled away, she yelled, “My husband did that!” Hines’ stepfather was questioned over the stabbing, but not charged. Jesus take the wheel, for real. R.I.P. Sean Hines Source Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/mom_grilled_in_teen_slay_lktrapeCKBihi9hO7F7kKN#ixzz1axFVgtWX
