Cue the violins… Rep. Michele Bachmann suspended her presidential campaign after placing sixth in Tuesday’s Iowa Republican caucuses, she announced today. “Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice, so I have decided to stand aside,” Bachmann said at a news conference, flanked by her parents, husband and five children. “I have no regrets, none whatsoever. We never compromised our principles and we can leave this race knowing we ran it with the utmost integrity.” Bachmann said she will continue to fight the policies of President Obama, particularly his health care legislation, calling the 2012 election “the last chance to turn our country around, before we go down the road of socialism.” She said she was motivated to stop Obama and not by a thirst for power. “Though I’m a congresswoman by title, a politician I’ve never been. … I’m not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.” Bachmann had staked her candidacy on Iowa, the state in which she was born and raised. In September, campaign manager Keith Nahigian called Iowa a “must win” state. Bachmann placed last out of the six candidates competing here in Tuesday’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, receiving only 5 percent of the vote and losing in Waterloo, the town where she was born. Source More On Bossip! Tie The Knot: The Top 10 Engaged Couples We Can’t Wait To See Get Hitched New Couple???: 106 And Park’s Rocsi Diaz Rocks A ‘Kini And Looks Cozy With Raphael Saadiq On The Beach In Miami!! That’s Gotta Hurt: The Most Embarrassing Break-Ups Of All Time Some Afternoon Preciousness: Look At Lauryn Hill’s Daughter Selah Marley Stuntin’ Like Her Mama
We hope these stars have saved up their money because it’s oooooverrrrrrr. It’s so easy to rise to fame so quickly that insanity starts to take over. Next thing you know, it’s all over because people were being total idiots. Here are some stars that ruined it all for stupid reasons.
*Side-eyes Dottie Sandusky* According to TMZ reports : Jerry Sandusky’s wife is standing behind her man … claiming he NEVER raped any boys and insists all of his accusers are making up their stories. For the first time since the allegations went public, Dottie Sandusky has released a statement through her husband’s lawyer … claiming she never witnessed Jerry sexually abusing anyone … and doesn’t believe any of the allegations. In her statement Dottie says she’s been “shocked and dismayed by the allegations made against Jerry.” She adds, “As the mother of six children, I have been devastated by these accusations. “ “Our children, our extended family and friends know how much Jerry and I love kids and have always tried to help and care for them. We would never do anything to hurt them. I am so sad anyone would make such a terrible accusation which is absolutely untrue. We don’t know why these young men have made these false accusations, but we want everyone to know they are untrue.” As we previously reported, Dottie helped bail her husband out of jail this morning after he was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing two more young boys. Listen, we get it, Dottie loves her husband. Problem is, her husband loves dem boys. Stand by your man, but don’t go down with the ship… More On Bossip! RihRih Gets Kushed Up And Goes Drizzy H.A.M. On Twitter Talking About Skrippers And Getting Back Into Her Freakum Bikini The Favorite Child: We Pick The Hottest Sibling Out Of Each Superstar Family Luckiest Husbands In The World: A Look At Wives Keeping It Right And Tight For Their Men EXCLUSIVE: Robin Thicke (@RobinThicke) Gets Candid About His New Album, Adding To His Family, And Paula Patton Dancing In Lingerie
See that kids? Even Jill Scott , living voluptuous goddess and embodiment of light that she is, can have a less than gracious moment. Last night, immediately following the 2012 Grammy Awards Nomination announcement, Jill Scott voiced her (very worthy) disappointment to almost 170,000 of her closest fans. But she wasn’t just upset for herself… So that was the end of it right? Not quite…
As the promo-hoeing for Mission Impossible continues, Paula Patton makes an appearance as Jezebel Magazine’s latest cover girl. In addition to smiling pretty and posing sexy for the camera, Paula drops all kinds of cutesy one-liners that make us low-key hater her for the fact that she’s so effin sweet and pretty and likeable. Things like: “I got lucky,” she admits with a smile, “I feel like everything has been that way since I made the decision [to start acting]: pure luck.” She still pinches herself every time she is on her way to set because, as she says, she can’t believe this career is happening for her. But she still believes that her luck is a reward for trusting herself and her instincts. “I like pretending to be somebody else.” Ugh. Flip through for more…
“C’mon now ya honor, he ain’t even did isht really…” According to TMZ reports : Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer is coming to the defense of Conrad Murray … claiming the Doc should NOT get the maximum sentence for manslaughtering Michael Jackson … because it just wouldn’t be fair. With Murray’s sentencing hearing set for tomorrow in L.A. — we asked the effervescent Shawn Holley if Conrad deserves the 4 year prison sentence he’s expected to receive. Holley makes it clear she doesn’t excuse Murray’s “horrible” crime … but claims he shouldn’t get the full sentence because, “He has no record.” Murray’s hearing is set to begin at 8:30 AM tomorrow — TMZ will be livestreaming the whole thing. As many second, third, fourth, and fifth chance that LiLo got, maybe ol’ Conrad should have hired Shawn. 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!
How you gon’ be actin’ sididdy while working community service at a morgue??? SMH EEEEKKKKK! Doing her community service at LA’s county morgue, LINDSAY LOHAN emptied a trash bin – and suddenly screamed bloody murder when a bloody, severed human hand bounced out and hit the floor at her feet! “Lindsay went totally hysterical and bolted from the room shrieking,” said My Morgue Insider. “She was making so much noise she never heard the pranksters who’d played their elaborate practical joke howling with laughter!”…Say whaaat?… That’s right, folks, co-workers got so disgusted with LiLo’s lazy ways and hoity-toity manner they decided: Let’s scare her to death! “Lindsay has a real attitude – always acting like she’s better than anyone else and spending much of her time taking cigarette breaks,” confided a volunteer who’s worked with her. “She speaks to no one unless she has to, and mopes through the work she’s assigned, like mopping floors, cleaning bathrooms and washing dirty sheets.” Fed-up workers bought the rubber hand, stashed it in a trash bin where Lindsay would be working, waited outside the room – then exploded with laughter when Lindsay exited screaming. Said the source: “When one of the volunteer organizers told Lindsay that someone had planted the phony hand as a joke, she was furious and ranted, ‘I can’t believe anyone would think this was funny! It’s really morbid – and so is everyone here!’” Bet that’ll teach you, silly lil hoe. Source More On Bossip! The Big Clap Back: Tyler Perry Writes A Letter Defending His Decision To Put Kimmy Cakes In His New Flim “The Marriage Counselor” Happy Birthday! Amare Stoudemire and Fabolous Got Dressed To The 9′s For Their Big B-Day Bash In NYC!! Which Rapper Is Putting This New Jersey Crib On The Market For $800K?? Are Baby Bump Bey Bey And Hubby Hov Moving To Miami To Start Their Family?
This, ladies and gents, is the part of the healing and grieving process known as “anger,” and, of course, it comes after “denial.” Gloria Govan was recently asked about her break-up and Matt moving on to a bigger, badder, more Mexican version of her . And apparently, even though both Matt and Eva Longoria have denied that they are bumping uglies or even sharing romantic meals , it seems like the idea of him keeping it moving was all it took for her to get over hopes of a reconciliation. “I’m not sure if I think they’re rumors. I think at this point having been with Matt, I don’t really put anything past him. He hasn’t directly said, ‘I’m doing this. I’m doing that.’ I’ve heard from some sources that it could be a definite possibility,” Gloria told Sister 2 Sister . Gloria, who just moved out of the house she shared with her former fiancé last month, said she did take pause when hearing that Eva and Matt have been keeping company for at least that long. “Dang. I haven’t even been out of the house for a month,” said Gloria. “Those are the things that float around that start to get to you in your relationship. I know he denied it, but I don’t really know too much about that situation to say it’s not true, but I don’t know enough to say that it is. It wouldn’t surprise me.” Her anger is directed at more than just Matt and those dirty dog tendencies she keeps alluding to though. There’s some for the “Basketball Wives: L.A.” post-production team too. He asked me about that. That’s not how I said it. That was disrespectful. I’d re-edit that part. That’s not how I meant it,” she said about a moment caught on camera in which she seemed to declare her independence from Matt and casually said, “He can bounce.” “That was a heartfelt conversation between me and my sister. I was on the verge of tears. They didn’t show all that. That’s not how I feel. I actually kinda like him,” said Gloria, who admitted that the reality spotlight didn’t help things. “I think it definitely brought on added stress to our relationship. We’re filming five days a week for hours at a time. That brings on added drama and added stress. The show wasn’t the reason Matt and I have gone our separate ways, but it has added some unnecessary drama,” she said. Sure it wasn’t. Keep telling yourself that. Angry Gloria even threw a few shots at Eva Longoria in the interview. Gloria isn’t dating anyone new yet, but when she does return to the romantic playing field, she doesn’t plan to be suiting up with any other basketball players. “Someone who dates multiple players like in the same field is a groupie,” said Gloria, not specifically referring to co-star Draya Michele or Eva, the ex-wife of baller Tony Parker. “If you continue to date athletes, you’re going to be considered a groupie. At some point in time, you have to have respect for yourself and not dip into the same cookie jar. I know women who’ve dated different basketball players. I’m attracted to athletes, but I have enough respect for Matt not to date one of his colleagues,” she said. For some reason though, we’re sure she’ll be back to her old self soon. “At some point in time when I am starting to look to seriously date, it could be a celebrity or another athlete from another sport,” she said. Aaaw, poor Glo… Until that day comes, let’s all take a stroll down memory lane and help Gloria remember the good times in her near-marriage.
If it ain’t one thing it’s a muhfuggin’ other with these two…SMH According to TMZ reports : Kim Kardashian’s husband claims he was bilked out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by a guy he invited to his wedding … a guy who’s been arrested for allegedly running a $1.7 million investment scam. Andrey C. Hicks was a guest at Kim and Kris Humphries televised wedding bonanza in August … and sat right behind the happy couple during the rehearsal dinner. But TMZ has learned … after the wedding, Kris learned Andrey was a target in a federal investigation in which he’s suspected of raising money for a purported billion dollar hedge fund … that didn’t really exist. Officials believe Andrey lied to several investors — including Kris — telling them, among other things, that he was a Harvard graduate … when in fact, he was kicked out of the University after 3 semesters for crappy grades. Officials say Andrey only took 1 math class at Harvard … and got a D-. Officials claim 27-year-old Hicks stole $1.7 million from various investors … and sources close to Kris tell us the NBA star accounted for hundreds of thousands of dollars himself. Hicks was arrested in Canada on Friday and charged with wire fraud. Officials believe he was trying to flee to Switzerland. If convicted, Hicks could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. We don’t know how well Kris knows this guy, but considering he wasn’t making big superstar NBA money, why would he invest “hundreds of thousands” in anything? According to reports, Humphries has only made about 16 million in his 7 year tenure in the league.
