My name is Marianne, I’m 16 from Montréal, Canada and this is my Bieber Experience. To start it all, we went to the MMVAs’ sound check on Saturday around 10 and Justin got there around 11. I saw him just inches away from me! After the sound check, we got in the car and waited for him to get out of there and we followed him with Melissa Paradis, who’s paparazzi from Québec, in front of us. It was a crazy ride! Later, we saw a Go Kart place and we thought Justin was going there. Finally, there was an helicopter not far from there waiting for him so we got out of the car and started to run. Kenny got out of the car and said, “NO, STAY THERE, DON’T COME HERE.” We stop running, and started crying because Justin was waving us good-bye. Then one of my friends start to scream “IT’S BEEN 4 YEARS THAT WE’RE WAITING TO MEET YOU! PLEASE DON’T GO” That was when Justin talked to Moshe and Kenny and told us to come! We started to run again up to the helicopter and then Justin told us, “I couldn’t leave you without pictures” AWWW! We got by the helicopter one by one and I talked a little with Selena. I said hi, asked her how she was and for a picture, but there was no time with her. Anyway, Justin asked us where we were from, we said Montréal and then he said, “Merci beaucoup” (that means ‘thank you very much’ in French) Then someone said, “Alfredo should take the picture,” and Justin said “Oui, Alfredo, prend la photo!” (Yes, Alfredo, take the picture!) AHHH! Then one of my friends said something like, “Always believe in your dream, never say never” and Justin answered, “Yes, for sure.” Then we took pictures with Alfredo and we left. Also, I wished Alfredo a happy birthday and he thanked me twice. They were waving us goodbye from the helicopter and we started to cry like babies . All of that had been filmed because Melissa Paradis, also has her show here on Vrak, called Paparadis. When they were left, Kenny come and talked to us. He was so sweet! We also took pictures with him! Later that day, we went to the MMVA’s red carpet and I saw Justin AGAIN! He signed my Believe album there! In less than 24 hours, I saw Justin three times. That, was my Bieber Experience. -@MBieberSimpson Read the original post: My name is Marianne, I’m 16 from Montréal, Canada and this is my…
‘My wife has been my rock,’ Against Me! frontwoman says, but adds her new life ‘has completely ended’ her relationship with her father. By James Montgomery Laura Jane Grace Photo: Last month, Laura Jane Grace very publically came out as transgender in a Rolling Stone feature, bringing to close 31 years of living with a carefully guarded secret and effectively beginning a brand-new life. Of course, things weren’t quite as simple as that: Laura’s revelation only came after an intense year-long period of self-evaluation and open, often painful honesty. And when she and her Against Me! mates sat down with MTV News for their first on-camera interview since the Rolling Stone story broke, they spoke at length about just how she came out to the band . But that’s only part of the story. Because before Laura shared the news with her friends, she had to come out to her family, including her wife, Heather. And, as is often the case with life-altering events like this, there’s been some collateral damage along the way — including the unwanted attention Laura’s transgender life has brought on Heather and their daughter, Evelyn. “I mean, my daughter is my biggest worry of it all. Heather, my wife, has been my rock; she’s shown me support and love beyond my wildest expectations. On this tour in particular, it’s our first family tour, and she has, from the get-go, made sure people realize it’s Laura, to use the correct pronouns, and has been my biggest advocate and supporter. And whenever I’m feeling like I need any kind of strength, I look to her for that,” Laura told MTV News. “For my daughter, I’m hoping it doesn’t affect her in any negative way, as far as kids can be cruel to each other, once she starts school. It’s already weird enough when your dad is in a band, explaining that to other kids, but when your dad is transsexual as well … I just hope people are kind to my daughter.” In the Rolling Stone piece, Laura also expressed doubts over just how Heather’s parents would handle the news — they’re described as “somewhat conservative” — though, as she revealed, she’s been overjoyed by the support they’ve shown her. “I saw them actually, for the first time [since the RS story published] when we played in Chicago,” she said. “I woke up on the bus and they were all in the front lounge, and I came out wearing last night’s makeup, my hair was all disheveled, and it was like, ‘OK, here’s everybody! Good morning!’ But they all couldn’t have been more supportive and couldn’t be cooler about the whole thing.” Sadly, the same can’t be said for Laura’s father, a retired Army major with whom she’s never truly been close. At the conclusion of the RS story, Laura said she still hadn’t told her father she was transgender — though obviously, since the news came out, he’s aware, and he’s had a difficult time coming to terms with her new life. Though, tellingly, Laura isn’t letting that stop her on her new path. If anything, it’s inspired her to continue — if not for her sake, then for her daughter’s. “It has completely ended my relationship with my father. It is what it is,” she said. “For me, there were so many things leading up to this decision to come out to this publicly. Having my daughter, like, I had never had that close of a relationship with my father, and when I had my daughter, my father tried to become more a part of my life, because he obviously wanted to have a relationship with his granddaughter. And as I saw that develop, and as we became closer, because of that it was something that started to tear me up inside. “It was like, ‘OK, here we are, I’m building this relationship and setting this example for my daughter, and what are the ramifications of that if this person doesn’t even accept their son? And then they’re going to develop a relationship with my daughter; what kind of example is that setting to them?’ ” she continued. “I wanted this in so many ways to be a line in the sand with people, as far as ‘This is me. If you have a problem with this, then get out of my life.’ And if that’s the way it is. It’s unfortunate, but what can I do about it?” Related Artists Against Me!
It took many years and a couple kids, but Matthew McConaughey is now a married man. He got hitched to Camila Alves on June 9. Literally, how did the actor arrive at that union? How did he propose to his beautiful girlfriend? “At Christmas time, we go around our family and everyone takes turns opening presents. So I had wrapped the engagement ring in about eight different boxes deep, so she would keep opening boxes to get with it,” McConaughey said Tuesday The Tonight Show With Jay Leno . “We finally got to her, and I’m calling my family over. She gets to it, she opens it up, her eyes go wide. I take a knee and I ask her, ‘Will you marry me and take my name?'” How did Alves respond to the star who bares almost all in this Magic Mike trailer ? “The first word out of her mouth was not ‘yes.’ I’m not gonna say what it was. But I did say, ‘Look, I’m down on a knee. I’ll stay here awhile. I will outlast you.’ And I did! She conceded.” As for the wedding itself? McConaughey said his fiancee had the idea to simply put up tents in the backyard in order to construct a “village” and have their friends/family members just camp out for three full days. Sounds very much like this laid back couple, as does the following story about one gift they received on their big day: “[My friend] gave us a sword with a big card that says, ‘For the couple that has everything. Swing your sword!'”
My name is Adriana, I live in New York and I’m 16 years old. My sister and I got to the city at around 12 and we were going back and forth trying to find where the line ended because it was HUGE! We finally found the place we were supposed to wait. We had to wait for the J&R people to walk around to give out the CDs we pre-ordered and they eventually came around to us and we got it. We waited on the line and Justin got at J&R at around 2 . The signing started after a few minutes and then the waiting to get signed began. When I tell you the line was HUGE, it was hugeeeee. There were thousands of people if not more, it was insane. At around 4:30 we got closer to the entrance to go in to see Justin and at this rate, I was having a heart attack. I couldn’t breathe. The guards at the door hurried us in and the second we walked in, we saw Kenny and Justin and a few other people. I couldn’t believe it. Finally we walked up and this lady was telling us to take out the booklet because Justin was signing that. I did that and then this guy (another guard) asked for it and he like slid it on the table where Justin was signing. Then the guy grabbed my CD case and I wasn’t sure what he was doing with it. He gave it to Kenny and I was freaking out because Justin was right there. I looked at Kenny and he was smiling/laughing at me freaking out. He gave it back and Justin signed my booklet and slid it over to me. I grabbed it and the moment I said, “I’m gonna faint” he snapped his head up and said “Hey how are you?” and he was SMILING. OMG dead. I said, “I’m good, you?” and I’m not sure if he said anything back because we were kinda being rushed but he was amazing. He’s absolutely FLAWLESS in person. He’s perfect. My sister took a video and in it you can see as I’m approaching the table, Justin is looking right at me SMILING and so is Kenny! I CAN’T BREATHE. It was the best time of my life and I never thought this could have happened. Honestly guys NEVER SAY NEVER! I’ve been waiting for this moment for what felt like forever and it finally came true. DON’T GIVE UP! Your time to meet Justin WILL come!! Read more: My name is Adriana, I live in New York and I’m 16 years…
My name is Shantal. I’m from Connecticut, so my cousin Kasey and I decided to camp outside of the Today Show to see Justin perform . Throughout the week, my friends we’re trying to trend #BiebsMeetShantal , which I didn’t know the reason as of why, but it trended #1 worldwide on Tuesday. Nothing had happened during the trend, so on Thursday I went down to NYC with Kasey and my mom. We made amazing friends in line, and we had heard that Justin was at the Trump Hotel in SoHo, so we had left (without permission) and took a subway to SoHo. We had no luck, but on our way back we had learned Justin had driven by, greeting fans. We were all hurt we missed our probably only chance to get close to Justin. I told my parents we were chasing his car, and so we avoided the trouble of leaving. So time went by and apparently the same friends who has trended #BiebsMeetShantal, began to trend #BiebsMeetShantalAtTheTodayShow and it was #1 worldwide again. Nothing had happened, and then it was around 11:55pm when I had received a direct message from Scooter Braun saying: “See u tomorrow.” I began to hastily direct message him back wondering what he had meant. I had gotten no response so I turned my phone off, and I turned it back on, I had seen a direct message from Kenny, asking for my number and telling me to meet him at 30 Rock at 6:30AM for an arrangement. I literally began flipping out, hyperventilating and just completely fangirling. At around 5:30, they began to let people into the show. I began to get nervous, because I didn’t want to be stuck inside the barricades when I have to meet Kenny. I was on the verge of crying at this point, because I was so confused as of what was happening. I was frantically messaging Kenny, trying to find out what was going on. Finally, I had received a call on where to go, and who to meet there. I met a guy Joe who took me into RockerFeller Plaza, downstairs to where Justin’s entire crew’s dressing room would be. We waited and we had met Kenny, Scrappy, DJ Tay James, Alfredo, and a few of the dancers, even Big Sean! Finally, I saw Justin coming through the door on my left, and I literally froze. He was past us when we finally decided to say Hi, and he gave us a peace sign before going into his dressing room. We waited around a bit, and Scooter came over to us, and we talked to him for a while, and he told us that Justin hates when he tucks his shirt into his pants, so Scooter tucked in his shirt and Justin called him a cowboy . After like 20 minutes Justin came running out of his dressing room with his microphone in and everything and was like, “HEY GUYS!” and we were like, “Hi Justin!” and he gave us a hug and told us he had to do soundcheck and he’d be down to hangout and take pictures after. We agreed and he started to walk away with Big Sean and Justin turned around and was like, “Aren’t you guys coming?” and we’re like “What?” and he’s like “Come on! Walk with us!” We couldn’t believe it, so we went after him and walked up the stairs with him and the crew, like an entourage. We reached the top of the stairs and honestly the room erupted into screams as we walked out the doors. Kenny handed us our passes and put us right next to the stage with the entire crew! Big Sean and his security were right next to us, and we wished him luck, he was honestly so nice. We watched Justin perform ‘Boyfriend’, ‘Baby’, and ‘As Long As You Love Me’. He got off stage for ‘All Around The World’ and let the dancers perform while he went back downstairs. Kenny told us to follow him and so we went downstairs. We talked to Scooter again, and he asked us how we were enjoying the show, and we we’re like, “It’s unreal.” Then Alfredo came over and was like, “It’s crazy up there,” and we talked to him, and then out of nowhere, Justin appeared behind Alfredo and was like play-choking him, and me and my cousin literally jumped against the wall, he scared us. Justin saw us and then copied us, going against the wall like us, and was like, “So I guess we’re gonna chill here right? And we all laughed. We were like thanking him for taking time to meet us. He would always smile at us, and was so genuinely happy. He asked us why we didn’t say Hi when he walked in and we were like, “You were the one who didn’t say hi!” and he was like “NO NO NO I SAID HI.” and we were like “LIES,” and Alfredo pointed at Justin’s bandana like you have this thing on bro, they can’t hear you. We we’re all joking around with each other. I asked him how his eyebrow was and he was showing us how it wouldn’t move, and I was moving one of my eyebrows mimicking him, and he was like, “Stop you’re faking it, you’re making fun of me.” He’s just so normal around his fans. We took pictures on his phone, we made thug faces in one picture , and it was funny because my cousin was like, “Let’s do thug faces,” which is a serious face, and he just knew. He laughed at it though, he was like “Thug faces haahhaahahahahah.” We continued talking for like 15 minutes, and I had told him about this awesome t-shirt design my friend had made, and I wanted to show him, but I didn’t have it on my phone. He had put his arm around me and was like, “Stay in school and I’ll design my own clothes, how about that?” and I was like “Fine I guess,” and then he gave me a huge kiss on the cheek and my face dropped. I couldn’t stop smiling. Afterwords we took a bunch of pictures, and Justin seemed upset he had to go perform. He gave us one last hug and told us he’d see us when he performs, and we were led outside to a spot near the stage. We watched Justin perform AGAIN, and honestly, it was amazing to see Justin give his all on stage. It was the best day of my entire life. Thank you so much Kenny and Scooter for setting this up, and thank you Justin for taking the time out of your hectic day for us! We love you! -@ BieberSergeant Link: My name is Shantal. I’m from Connecticut, so my cousin…
Nick Stahl’s family and friends are once again searching for the missing Terminator actor after he bailed on rehab against his doctor’s orders days ago. Stahl, who was reported missing last month before contacting friends and family and entering treatment, has disappeared anew, according to reports. “He’s been missing for about four days,” the actor’s estranged wife, Rose Murphy Stahl, confirmed to E! News Monday. “I don’t want to comment any further.” After checking out of rehab, the Terminator 3 star went to stay at a friend’s. He was then seen in downtown L.A., but after that, Stahl returned back to his friends. He has not been spotted since he left a friend’s house Thursday. The source says: “He’s disappeared. We can’t find him anywhere. He hasn’t made contact with anyone. We are all just desperately looking for him.” “Everyone just wants him to come home,” the source adds, with no luck so far. “It’s just a terrible situation. We are searching, but we’ve had no solid leads.” Here’s hoping he surfaces safe and sound once again. [Photo: WENN.com]
Miami Heat Wives And Girlfriends Come Out To Support With the NBA finals heating up, the fans and the players aren’t the only ones catching the fever. The NBA wives and wives-to-be are also out in rare but fashionable form rooting for their baller boo-thangs Checking the gallery below to see Savannah Brinson, Gabrielle Union, Adrienne Bosh and a host of their friends showing some team spirit at last night’s game while cheering on their hunnies.
What happens when best friends decide to have a chat? On The Real Housewives of New Jerse y it ends up including lots of screaming and hand gestures and ends up with “Best Friends For Never.”
What happens when best friends decide to have a chat? On The Real Housewives of New Jerse y it ends up including lots of screaming and hand gestures and ends up with “Best Friends For Never.”
We’ve lost another young talented sister too young. Via The Root.com : Erica Kennedy, an author and blogger best known for popular novels Feminista and Bling, has died. She resided in Miami Beach, Florida and was 42 years old at the time of her death, according to a family member. Additional details on the circumstances are not available yet. A former fashion publicist, Kennedy started her writing career as a special correspondent for the New York Daily News. She went on to write about fashion and entertainment for magazines such as Vibe, In Style, Paper and Elle UK, according to her website. In 2004 she published a satire on the high stakes world of hip-hop with her debut novel Bling, which went on to become a New York Times best-seller. Five years later she released her second novel, Feminista, a story about smart, modern women. Fellow author Rebecca Walker interviewed Kennedy for The Root in 2009. We remember reading Ms. Kennedy’s book “Bling” and thoroughly enjoying it. So sad. May she rest in peace. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her friends and family. Photo Via TheFrisky.com
