Something tells us Taylor isn’t as sweet as she seems. Taylor Swift At Odds With Neighbors According to Radar Online Stopping to pose with fans as she shopped at Stop ‘N’ Shop and Marshall’s in Narragansett, Rhode Island, last Friday, Taylor Swift looked like the sweet girl next door. But her real neighbors are up in arms about changes that have come to Watch Hill, Rhode Island ever since she bought a $17M mansion on the beach there. “Now that summer has come and people are getting ready to use the beach, people are really grumbling about having Taylor in town,” an insider tells RadarOnline.com. “Her property line is at the path to the public beach and she always has guards patrolling the area,” the insider explains. “It’s making it such a hassle.” At another area of Taylor’s property is a beach wall that local teens and surfers have hung out at for years. But now, “her guards are always asking them to leave,” the source says. Taylor’s caution is understandable, considering a stalker was arrested for swimming up to her beach house earlier this month. But, “If she wanted privacy, she shouldn’t have bought a house overlooking a public beach!” the source says. Maybe Chris Brown can give Taylor advice on how to deal with disgruntled neighbors…not.
Pray for them. Tornado Hits Oklahoma City According to Mail Online A mother and child were killed as multiple tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major interstate. The broad storm hit during the evening rush hour, causing havoc on Interstate 40, a major artery connecting suburbs east and west of the city. To the south, winds approaching 80 mph were forecast for Moore, where a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado killed 24 on May 20. Police say the woman was driving an SUV along the interstate near El Reno when the powerful twister flipped the vehicle over. Floodwaters collected in streets. Troopers requested a number of ambulances at I-40 near Yukon, west of Oklahoma City. Hail and heavy rain pelted the metro area to the point that emergency workers had trouble responding to ‘widespread’ reports of injuries. ‘We’re scrambling around,’ said Lara O’Leary, a spokeswoman for the local ambulance agency. ‘There is very low visibility with the heavy rain … so we’re having trouble getting around. ‘The damage is very, very widespread.’ Tornado warnings were also posted Friday night near Tulsa and the area near St. Louis, including Joplin, Mo – where 158 people were killed on May 22, 2011 when an EF-5 tornado struck. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says motorists have been hurt in a storm that hit the Oklahoma City area and that others are missing. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a mother and child were killed as tornadoes moved through Oklahoma City. Highway Patrol Trooper Betsy Randolph says troopers found the bodies in a vehicle along Intersate 40 west of the city Friday. At least six semis on their side at a weight station on I-40 near Oklahoma City, photographer Jim Beckel reported. Numerous vehicles were damaged in the storm and that many motorists are stranded. Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport was evacuated as the city braced for the tornado, that was moving at 40 mph. Local news reported an estimated 1,200 people were at the airport. NBC News reported that the passengers were herded to the basement and told to put their hands on their heads as they waited out the storm. Tornado sirens were heard blaring in Moore, Oklahoma – that was ravaged by a deadly tornado last week. Storm chasers with cameras in their car transmitted video showing a number of funnels dropping from the supercell thunderstorm as it passed south of El Reno and toward downtown Oklahoma City. Police urged motorists to leave the crosstown Interstate 40 and seek a safe place. The storm was headed toward Oklahoma City, which has more than a million people in the metro area. ‘If you live in downtown Oklahoma City, please go below ground. Do it right now,’ local news forecasters told viewers. The Weather Channel storm chaser van, Tornado Hunt, that was following the approaching tornado was reportedly thrown 200 yards as it tried to track the twister. These natural disasters are getting crazier and crazier. AP
This is so sad . Man Jumps From Building And Kills Girl According to NY Daily News A young girl was killed after a suicide jumper landed on her head. The 7-year-old died in Busan, South Korea on Wednesday evening after being crushed by her neighbor who’d leapt from his 10th-floor apartment. The 40-year-old man, identified only as Mr. Jang, was declared dead at the scene. His unsuspecting victim was taken to hospital but died shortly after. Channel News Asia reports the jumper, who had a history of mental illness and depression, hit the girl as she walked out of the apartment building with her father. Pray for her family. Shutterstock
We already knew they fawked up Chris’ investigation. The NYPD has yet another loss on their record as their sloppy work is being put on blast. We wonder if the NYPD just doesn’t care about the deaths of Hip Hop figures? NYPD Accused Of Sloppy Chris Lighty Investigation According to All Hip Hop According to attorney Scott Leemon, after hours of interviews and reviewing a number of documents, many questions are still unanswered. “The main problem that we encountered was that the NYPD did not do a thorough investigation into Chris’ death,” Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com. “In fact, what they did do was cursory, at best.” Scott Leemon said he is urging the Bronx County District Attorney to open a formal investigation into the death of Chris Lighty. Hopefully Chris’ family will get some answers.
The Jodi Arias trial has had so many twist and turns. Mistrial Declared In Jodi Arias Sentencing Trial According to Fox News Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias’ fate couldn’t decide whether she should get life in prison or die for murdering her boyfriend, sending prosecutors back to the drawing board to rehash the shocking case of sex, lies and violence to another 12 people. Judge Sherry Stephens gave a heavy sigh as she announced a mistrial in the penalty phase of the case Thursday and scheduled a July 18 retrial. “This was not your typical trial,” she told jurors. “You were asked to perform some very difficult duties.” The panel then filed out of the courtroom after 13 hours of deliberation that spanned three days, with one female juror turning to the victim’s family and mouthing, “Sorry.” She and two other women on the jury were crying. None of the jurors commented as they left court. The mistrial set the stage for a whole new proceeding to determine whether the 32-year-old former waitress should get a life sentence or the death penalty for murdering Travis Alexander five years ago. He was shot and stabbed nearly 30 times — his throat slit ear to ear — in what prosecutors said was a jealous rage because he wanted to date other people. A new jury will be seated to try again to reach a decision on Arias’ sentence — unless the prosecutor takes execution off the table and agrees to a life term. Jury selection for the next phase could take weeks, given the difficulty of seating an impartial jury in a death penalty case that has attracted global attention. Arias, who first said she wanted to die and later pleaded to the jury for her life, looked visibly upset about the mistrial and sobbed before it was announced. Her family didn’t attend Thursday but has been present for much of the trial. Family members of Alexander also cried in court. The same jury on May 8 found Arias guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Alexander, who was nearly decapitated in the bathroom of his Mesa home. The jury later determined the killing was cruel enough to merit consideration of the death penalty. Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery thanked the panel in a statement after the mistrial was announced: “We appreciate the jury’s work in the guilt and aggravation phases of the trial, and now we will assess, based upon available information, what the next steps will be.” He said a status hearing has been set for June 20, “and we will proceed with the intent to retry the penalty phase.” Under Arizona law, a hung jury in a trial’s death penalty phase requires a new jury to be seated to decide the punishment. If the second jury cannot reach a unanimous decision, the judge would then sentence Arias to spend her entire life in prison or be eligible for release after 25 years. The judge cannot sentence Arias to death. A new jury would have to review evidence and hear opening statements, closing arguments and witness testimony in a condensed version of the original trial. Attorneys will also have to find prospective jurors willing to issue a death verdict. As the proceedings continue, Arias will remain in the Maricopa County jail system, where she has spent the past five years. Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday she will be confined to her cell 23 hours a day and not be allowed to give interviews. The trial’s penalty phase also featured dramatic statements by Alexander’s sister and brother as they described how their lives were shattered by the loss of their beloved sibling. The judge had told jurors they could consider a handful of factors when deciding Arias’ sentence, including the fact that she has no previous criminal record. They also could weigh defense assertions that Arias is a good friend and a talented artist. Arias found it difficult to resist the spotlight throughout her case. She spoke to a Fox affiliate minutes after her conviction, and did a series of jailhouse interviews just hours after the jury got the case in the penalty phase. “The prosecutor has accused me of wanting to be famous, which is not true,” Arias told the AP on Tuesday in an interview where she combed her hair beforehand and wore makeup for the cameras. She also insisted that no images be transmitted of her from the waist down, showing her striped jail pants and shackled ankles. Hopefully this painful saga can come to an end.
“One day the dead will walk the Earth when there is no more room in hell.” The end of days is here people. Man Awakes From The Dead At Funeral According to Mail Online Mourners at a funeral in Zimbabwe were stunned when the dead man woke up as they filed by his coffin, state media reported today. Brighton Dama Zanthe, 34, was being laid to rest inside a coffin last Monday after he apparently died at his home following a long illness. But the next day Mr Zanthe’s friends and relatives scattered in disbelief when he started moving as they filed past to say their emotional goodbyes. The dead man’s boss Lot Gaka told the Herald of the moment he realized his employee was still alive. He said: ‘I was the first to notice Zanthe’s moving legs as I was in the queue to view his body. This shocked me. ‘At first I could not believe my eyes but later realized that there was indeed some movements on the body as other mourners retreated in disbelief.’ Mr Gaka, who runs a bus company in the midlands city of Gweru, told the newspaper Mr Zanthe had been persistently unwell before his ‘death’ last week. He told how he visited the family’s home to offer support when his employee’s wife called to say he had passed away. He said: ‘Zanthe had been on sick leave for some time and everyone at work was aware that he was critical. ‘We would visit him at his home. ‘I was not surprised when I received a call from Zanthe’s wife on Monday night last week saying that her husband had died.’ He added: ‘I visited two local funeral parlors for quotations before I drove to Zanthe’s house so that we could take the body to the mortuary. ‘It was during the body viewing procession that he “resurrected”.’ Another witness told the state-controlled newspaper how the family desperately pulled blankets off Mr Zanthe’s body to try to revive him after realizing he was still alive. He said: ‘Gaka later removed some blankets from Zanthe’s body after we noticed some movements and this was when we all realized that there was still life. ‘We then called an ambulance which came within seven minutes. ‘It’s really a miracle and most people are still in disbelief.’ Zimbabwe has been known for their zombies. What would you do if a loved one came back from the dead at their funeral?
R.I.P. Malcolm Shabazz Killed In Mexico According to The Huffington Post Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X, has been killed in Mexico according to The Amsterdam News. Shabazz’s death was also confirmed on Twitter and Facebook by Terrie Williams, a friend of the Shabazz family. While details of his death are still unclear, there are unconfirmed reports that Shabazz died of injuries sustained during a robbery. Shabazz is the son of Qubilah Shabazz, who was the second daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz. In his youth, he set a fire that caused the death of his grandmother. For that crime, he plead plead guilty to manslaughter, was found guilty of arson, and was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile detention facility. As an adult, Shabazz continued to have trouble with the law, The New York Times reported. He plead guilty to attempted robbery in 2002 and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Just months after his release in 2006, he was arrested again, this time for punching a hole in a store window. At the time of his death, Shabazz was attending John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and working on two books. He is survived by his mother and two daughters. Our thoughts are with the Shabazz family. Youtube
We’re glad Chris has finally been laid to rest. Family And Friends Pay Tribute At Chris Kelly’s Funeral According to TMZ The rumors were true … Jermaine Dupri DID wear his pants backwards to Chris Kelly’s funeral today as a tribute to the Kris Kross rapper, and TMZ has the pic. Dupri discovered Kris Kross performing at a mall when Dupri was only 19 years old. Jermaine signed them to his label and helped grow the rap group into international superstars. Dupri wasn’t the only mourner to rock the backward pants look at the funeral — Kelly’s label mate Da Brat also went reverse trousers. Dupri didn’t speak at today’s funeral ceremony — but Kelly’s rap mate Chris Smith delivered an emotional speech … saying, “I know Chris is in heaven.” R.I.P. Facebook
