Give Hornet Signs credit. The Texas company came under fire this month for promoting its sign business by attaching a decal to the back of a truck… a decal of a woman tied up and seemingly abducted. Following extreme backlash against the PR stunt, the company has made a public showing of its retraction: as detailed in the following video, Hornet Signs removed the sticker from the back of its vehicle and burned it on camera. Abduction Sticker Torn Off Truck, Burned Owner Brad Kolb also says his company has donated $2,500 to the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children in Waco. You’ve gotta appreciate the swift and decisive action taken as an apology by Kolb in this case – and you’ve gotta wonder: When will Miley Cyrus do the same for unleashing the act of Twerking upon society?
It was only a matter of time. With Charlie Hunnam talking about the “tangible chemistry” he felt with co-star Dakota Johnson, a fan has put it to the test. Sort of. In the following Fifty Shades of Grey trailer, we get a not-entirely-accurate sense of how the actors cast as Christian and Ana might work as an on-screen duo. Using spliced-together clips of their previous roles, of course: 50 Shades of Grey Trailer (Fan-Made) Dakota Johnson is not expected to go blonde, nor will Charlie Hunnam (also seen in last night’s Sons of Anarchy Season 6 premiere ) look as young as this. Still, one has to hand it to the creator of this mashup of some of their sexiest scenes in this trailer, giving fans a taste of what to expect next summer. It may be months before we get a real Fifty Shades of Grey trailer (the Super Bowl on February 2 feels like a good time), so these will have to do for now. Not that there’s a shortage of them. Check out another fan-made effort amusingly, featuring no leads at all (just a lot of sexy imagery) after the jump: 50 Shades of Grey Fan-Made Trailer
Courtney Love is on Team Miley. With the 20-year old artist under heavy flak for an arguably racist VMA routine – followed by a raunchy, naked ” Wrecking Ball ” video – the former Hole singer told The New York Post last night that critics have been too hard on Cyrus. “That hillbilly Miley Cyrus is sort of punk in a weird sex way,” Love told the crowd at the Dream Downtown during a set to celebrate Scott Lipps’ book “PopLipps,” adding of Miley’s infamous Video Music Awards performance: “It was openly sexual… like dark and hillbilly and [bleeped] up.” Sure, we guess. Love, however, had far less kind things to say about Katy Perry and Robin Thicke. ” Katy Perry bores the [bleep] out of me,” she told the newspaper. “She’s a nice girl, she just really bores me.” As for Thicke, Miley’s “Blurred Lines” duet partner? Love isn’t a fan. “Can someone inform me who Alan Thicke’s son is?” she asked. “Like what? Wasn’t [he on] Charles in Charge ? That’s like Jared Leto trying to convince me he’s a rock star.”
Amanda Bynes has made two new enemies on Twitter. Temporarily over her feud with Rihanna (who she referred to as deserving of her Chris Brown beating, though later claimed she did no such thing) and her bashing of the NYPD , the messed up actress has now taken aim at Chrissy Teigen and Courtney Love. First, in response to Love telling Bynes to “pull it together” over Twitter, the ex-Nickelodeon star shot back: “Courtney Love is the ugliest woman I’ve ever seen. To be mentioned by her at all makes me and all my friends laugh!” Then, after Teigen told followers not to “condone/enable scary and poor behavior,” Bynes REALLY lost it. “@chrissyteigen Ur not a pretty model compared to me. I signed to Ford models @ age 13,” she Tweeted. “I don’t look up to u beauty wise. I’m far prettier than u! I’m offended that you’re saying I have a mental illness when I show no sign of it, but thankfully not one man that wants me wants you and you are an old ugly model compared to me! “You look 45! You’re not pretty so I’m not intimidated by you! I think you’re jealous that you’re just an ugly model whos career is uninspiring! I don’t respect you! You’re no beauty queen! I’m a beauty queen!” She’s also gonna be a rapper , apparently. Chrissy’s simple response to this strange focus on her looks? “I’ve moved onto ham now, Amanda. Keep up.”
Brandi Glanville is aware of her reputation – and she’s hoping to change it via a couple Tweets. “I do not harass or bully people on twitter, never have, never will,” The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star wrote yesterday, eloquently adding: “I may say f*** off and that I def mean, but thats [sic] to the haters.” Glanville was likely writing in response to Courtney Love, who took to the that same social media outlet earlier in the week and issued a warning to the enemies of LeAnn Rimes . “Send the trouble makers to me,” Love wrote. “I eat that sh*t for breakfast. Leanns [sic] my girl, u f*** with her you f*** with me!” New drama emerged last week between Glanville and Rimes after the former Tweeted that she couldn’t get in contact with the sons she shares with Rimes’ man and her ex-husband, Eddie Cibrian. After Glanville resorted to Tweeting at Cibrian to get his attention, Rimes shot back : “Name calling and twitter rants: so 2012. Music and truth: so 2013.” That’s some profound stuff right there.
Courtney Love is the last person to be giving Amanda Bynes advice. Courtney Love Tells Amanda Bynes To Pull It Together According to US Magazine From one unpredictable to another! Courtney Love took it upon herself to tweet Amanda Bynes some advice following her Thursday, May 23 arrest. “Amanda Bynes pull it together dude,” the 48-year-old singer, who has famously struggled with substance abuse for much of her public life, wrote early in the morning on Tuesday, May 28. Though it may have been coming from a good place, Bynes, 27, wasn’t very receptive to fellow New Yorker Love’s message. “Courtney Love is the ugliest woman I’ve ever seen,” she tweeted back. “To be mentioned by her at all makes me and all my friends laugh!” Others also found Love’s tweet laughable. Actor/comedian Joel McHale tweeted, “My largest spit-take since 1988. Thank you Courtney.” Bynes was arrested in New York City on May 23 for drug possession, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence — all of which she vehemently denies. Shortly after her arrest, an NYPD rep told Us Weekly, “Officers and building personnel went up to her apartment and she invited them in. There was a smell of drugs and a bong in the apartment, at which point Bynes picked up and threw out the window.” Bynes, however, argued in court that the alleged bong was “just a vase.” On Tuesday, TMZ posted a photo of the broken object in question, suggesting it looks like a bong. The former Nickelodeon star responded to the article on Twitter: “TMZ is being sued as we speak. That’s fake! They and NYPD is trying to frame me for a crime I didn’t commit. There was no drug paraphernalia in or around my apartment on the day I was arrested . . . I’m drug free and love talking about it!” It’s not a good look when Courtney Love is your adviser. Amanda will indefinitely self-destruct in 4, 3, 2, 1….
Happy Mother’s Day! We can all enjoy this celebration honoring mothers, motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of moms in society in general. Here at THG, this means a tribute to some of the celebrity moms we all know and love … and also a bunch who could use some improvement. So on Mother’s Day 2013, take a look at a 13 popular celebrity moms (and 13 more who also have kids) and vote for your favorite (and least favorite): Who’s your favorite celebrity mom? Jennifer Garner Reese Witherspoon Brooke Burke Gwen Stefani Michelle Obama Angelina Jolie Jessica Alba Jada Pinkett Smith Amy Poehler Julia Roberts Kelly Ripa Emily Maynard Beyonce View Poll » Who’s your least favorite celebrity mom? Kate Gosselin Jenelle Evans Dina Lohan Tanning Mom Courtney Love Kris Jenner Brooke Mueller Farrah Abraham Octomom Linda Hogan June Shannon Kim Kardashian (future) View Poll »
The first “alien Earth” planet is likely to be spotted next year, according to astronomers. An epic discovery that would cause humanity to reassess its place in the universe, the feat is believed to be possible, even likely, by scientists in 2013. Researchers have honed in on a number of exoplanets in recent years that share key traits with our own world, such as size or inferred surface temperature. They have yet to bag a bona fide “alien Earth.” But just wait, scientists say. “I’m very positive that the first Earth twin will be discovered next year,” said Abel Mendez of the Planetary Habitability Laboratory at the University of Puerto Rico. Astronomers discovered the first exoplanet orbiting a sunlike star in 1995. Since they, they’ve spotted more than 800 worlds beyond our own solar system, and many more candidates await confirmation by follow-up observations. NASA’s prolific Kepler Space Telescope, for example, has flagged more than 2,300 potential planets in under three years since its March 2009 launch. Only 100 or so of those 2,300 have been confirmed to date, but mission scientists estimate that at least 80 percent will end up being the real deal. Over time, new instruments came online and planet hunters honed their techniques, enabling the discovery of smaller, more distantly orbiting planets. In other words, like this one. A planet must be within its star’s habitable zone – that just-right “Goldilocks” range of distances where liquid water, and perhaps life as we know it, can exist. None of the worlds found yet are true Earth twins. The handful of Earth-size planets spotted to date all orbit too close to their stars to be suitable for life. But it’s only a matter of time before a small, rocky planet is spotted in the habitable zone, and researchers think that time is nigh, based on several factors. Continue reading about the search for Alien Earth !
Frances Bean Cobain actually acknowledged Courtney Love this week. On Christmas, Love reached out to Cobain, 20, with a cheery holiday message: “Merry Christmas Bean!! love you more than you could ever know. xmamma.” Later in the day, she replied, Tweeting “merry christmas kooksmcgee.” ‘Tis the season. Bean legally emancipated herself from Love a few years back, and the two have had basically no relationship; her father Kurt Cobain died in 1994. Ecstatic about the online reconnection, however brief, Courtney Love launched into a series of gushing messages … for all the world to see, of course: “That tweet was the best gift ever, its all I need even if its a dammed social network 🙂 miss that little head of yours,” the 48-year-old Hole singer wrote. “That beautiful little head, and those long legs.” “Oh and by the way, sorry about the second hand smoke thing re: baby pic. That was best Christmas gift ever. proudest mama in the world thank you Bean.” “Means the world to me.” Mmmmmmmkay. Perhaps it’s not the worst thing Frances Bean Cobain has been doing her own thing of late. Kooksmcgee may be putting it mildly. It’s not clear what Love meant by the second hand smoke thing, but Frances has accused her of being a chain-smoking anorexic pill-popping pet killer .
In the event you were under a rock, there was a Hurrican Sandy concert to raise money for the 200 dead and destruction caused by the Hurricane, that featured every top British act from the 60s- Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Pink Floydd, Led Zepplin I don’t fucking know the line up…I just know some celebs were manning the phones, and I called a dozen times, not to donate but for phone sex, and didn’t get one…. The biggest news, was that Paul McCartney was going to play Kurt Cobain in a Nirvana reunion….andI don’t really care who plays Kurt Cobain, I just woulda rather seen Courtney Love shitting on stage like she was G.G. Allin, you know cuz the guilt of having Kurt Cobain killed for her own career has driven her to rock fucking bottom….and rock fucking bottom is more fun to watch than a 70 year old music legend singing 90s grunge…but I guess it’s kinda cool…even if I was only into one Nirvana song and that was because it was a Leadbelly song…and slave music from the 30s speaks to me more than teen angst from Seattle in the early 90s…but anyway you look at it, this performance ooozes talent…here’s the video. TIS THE SEASON
