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Tori Spelling: Pushed By Friends to Divorce Dean McDermott! Will She?

While their reps insist that Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott are still together, new reports suggest that they are barely on speaking terms and headed for a split. It’s hard to know what to believe this point, given the unreliability of most “sources” online, and the fact that “still together” doesn’t really tell us a whole lot either. According to a new report, however, she’s filled out divorce papers and is considering pulling the trigger on the long-rumored split, at the urging of friends. This comes on the heels of Dean McDermott quitting their reality show True Tori and basically admitting he’s disgusted by the charade that is their life. If he’s quitting True Tori, is that any different than quitting Tori Spelling? In case he wasn’t clear enough on that, he reportedly told her the kids are done filming the Lifetime series along with him in his latest maudlin ultimatum. So … where does that leave the reeling actress? Planting stories in Life & Style , it would appear. “She’s been pushed by some of her closest friends to end the marriage and is finally seeing that as a real option,” says an alleged source, out of nowhere. Uh oh. Dean McDermott’s obligatory rebuttal? Watch True Tori Season 2 Episode 5 Online Conveniently, he’s also reportedly said that Tori Spelling has become an “unfit mother” and shouldn’t be the one to get custody of their kids IF they split up. Nice to see him using children as pawns. Really, if you watch True Tori online , it’s hard to find sympathy with either one of these people, although it’s clear Dean wants out and it’s hard to blame him. Yes, he used to self-complete to Tori on 90210 , then banged Tori while married to his first wife, then banged Emily Goodhand when married to Tori. He’s a depressed, probable alcoholic and uselessly narcissistic individual. At the same time, he’s trapped in a marriage with Tori Spelling. It’s gotta hurt. Being exploited for ratings and jerked around left and right, regardless of his own problems and contributions to this malaise, is enough to drive a man insane. Who do you think will leave who, and when? Or will they somehow find a way to keep this nonsense going for the sake of their kids and/or bank accounts? True Tori Season 2 Episode 5 Quotes “I feel like I’m a little bit of a laughing stock.” – Dean, in the biggest understatement in the history of human civilization Permalink: We’re Laughing at You, Not with You Dean Added: November 19, 2014 1. We’re Laughing at You, Not with You Dean “I feel like I’m a little bit of a laughing stock.” – Dean, in the biggest understatement in the history of human civilization

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Tori Spelling: Divorce Papers Filled Out, with Dean McDermott in the Dark?

Will they make it or won’t they? That’s the question swirling around Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott for a year now following his infamous extramarital fling. While she’s gushed about him and put on a united front on Today , and printed up a happy Christmas card , a new report says things are very much up in the air. So much so that she’s filled out divorce papers and is consider if she’ll file. If you watch True Tori online , you’ll see her give in to Dean on next week’s show, refuting some recent rumors that their union is hanging by a thread. “Sorry, I won’t talk about things on-camera,” she says. “I’m not trying to make you look bad to viewers. I want to continue this relationship after the show is over.” Wait … Tori Spelling wants to keep something away from the cameras? Despite Spelling’s conciliatory statements, though, insiders say the couple are barely on speaking terms and Tori may soon end the tumultuous relationship. The reason? Allegedly, she believes he might be straying again. “When she was in the hospital [in late October], she heard about the pictures of Dean visiting a sex shop,” an insider tells In Touch, and “she was mortified.” While Tori Spelling was hospitalized earlier this fall, “she couldn’t believe he was back to his old games while she was sick, no less … she wants out.” Watch True Tori Season 2 Episode 5 Online How legitimate is this? Is she really considering bailing on Dean? Supposedly, the 41-year-old is so serious about potentially moving on that “she’s filled out the divorce papers ” and as of this posting, “Dean has no idea.” Friends are even telling her to pull the plug and that “it’s time to turn her life around and realize there are other men in the world that would treat her well.” Well, that is undeniably true. But it doesn’t mean she’ll do it. “Their lives have turned into a circus,” the insider says, noting that Dean’s not giving up. “He’s well aware he’s partly responsible, but he wants things to change.”​ Think they’ll make it? Would it even be best for them, despite the fact that they have four little kids? Or is it more destructive to be together at this point? Hit the comments below and tell us what you think. True Tori Season 2 Episode 5 Quotes “I feel like I’m a little bit of a laughing stock.” – Dean, in the biggest understatement in the history of human civilization Permalink: We’re Laughing at You, Not with You Dean Added: November 19, 2014 1. We’re Laughing at You, Not with You Dean “I feel like I’m a little bit of a laughing stock.” – Dean, in the biggest understatement in the history of human civilization

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Preciousness: Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Baby Boy Aden Turns 2 With Airplane-Themed Party [PHOTOS]

Isn’t he just the cutest?? Tamera Mowry-Housley’s Son Aden Turns 2 With Plane Party Tamera Mowry’s baby boy Aden just turned 2 years old, and he is as adorable as can be. Apparently little Aden loves the Disney movie Planes , so the family threw his 2nd birthday bash at the Museum of Flying at the Santa Monica Airport. The little pilot-in-training hoppd in the cockpit with his cousin Cree, checked out the planes with Uncle Tahj, and snuggled up with auntie Tia. SO CUTE! Peep more pics below: TameraMowry.com

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African American Immigrants Were Given Red-Carpet Treatment In 1930′s Russia

Interesting… 1930′s African American Immigrants To Russia Lived The High Life Filmmakers and professors are now discovering and reporting about the lesser known crop of African Americans who left the US for the USSR back in the early 1930′s, and lived lives much more welcoming and successful than what was afforded to them back home. Via LATimes : Most of the African Americans who came to Russia were seeking a better life, desperate to flee the social inequality and Depression-era hardships that racked America at the time, said Allison Blakely, professor emeritus of history at Boston University who has written a book on the African American immigrants. “They were looking for a society where they could escape color prejudice and racism,” Blakely said. Today, fewer than 50 descendants of these African Americans are believed to still live in Russia. In all, their numbers in the former Soviet republics could be between 100 and 200, according to researchers. They have become footnotes to African American and Russian history, said Yelena Demikovsky, a New York-based Russian film director and researcher who is making a movie, “Black Russians — The Red Experience,” about the immigrants to the Soviet Union and their descendants. Officials actively recruited skilled foreign laborers and professionals, Blakely said. About 18,000 Americans answered the call to work in the 1930s, he said. Among them were several hundred African Americans who traveled to the Soviet Union, including dozens who lived there for “the good part of a decade,” Blakely said. The Soviets gave the African Americans red-carpet treatment, including fat paychecks, subsidized housing and free vacations. The experience of African Americans who traveled to or settled in Russia was overwhelmingly positive, descendants said. In turn, they made valuable contributions to Soviet society, said Blakely, the professor. Agricultural specialists helped devise different uses for materials, such as rope made from hemp. They also helped develop plant species that were cheaper to cultivate. Their contributions provided a boost to the Soviet economy. The lesser-known parts of our history are always so enlightening, aren’t they? LA Times

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Serena Williams Models Lingerie of the Day

In things that I think should never happen in the history of humanity – here is Serena Williams modeling lingerie….becuase I guess at her level of rich and famous athlete, she can do whatever the fuck she wants…. Not to mention, I’ve met countless white dudes, who aren’t even Tennis fans, who think she’s the hottest thing ever, mainly because her ass has a mind and body of it’s own…it’s ridiculous…the kind of ass your penis can’t penetrate, even when you have a 14 inch penis…and the crazy thing in all this is that she only dates white guys, because let’s face it, tennis is pretty fucking White… So maybe I am wrong about calling her “Jonathan Brandis in Ladybugs RIP” all these years…maybe thinking she was a boy, put in girls tennis, to make the family money was a misstep on my part…maybe she’s actually destined to do lingerie modeling…the next Victoria’s Secret model…you know the athlete edition for their sports line…they’ve let a Kardashian into their empire, at least Serena would make sense… Here are the pics.

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Miley Cyrus: Topless, Toothless, Covered in Fried Chicken on Instagram

Miley Cyrus has a weird thing about getting naked and Photoshopping random crap onto her boobs. First Miley sunbathed topless with aliens on her nipples, now she’s presented us with what might be the least arousing nude pic in the history of photography: Yup, that’s something you can’t unsee.  If the fake hillbilly teeth weren’t enough to turn you off, there’s also the cartoon fried chicken to conjure the feeling of greasy skin and the smell of the Colonel’s secret recipe. Miley’s Instagram  has always been a weird place, but the singer/uber-stoned performance artist has really A-game on terms of bizarre topless selfies lately. Take the daisy and disco titties pics from last week. Is she trying to confuse penises all over the world? Because if so, she’s doing a bang-up job. Normally we’re in favor of all types of nudity, but lately, Miley’s has felt like something from a Ren & Stimpy cartoon that never made it to air because it was more terrifying than funny. Reportedly, Miley’s dating Patrick Schwarzenegger now, so maybe she’ll cool it with the weird nakedness now that she’s connected to a high-powered political family. Then again, no one’s more allergic to shirts that Arnold. Miley Cyrus Instagram Photos 1. Miley Cyrus Quacks Up Miley is all quacked up in this photo, snapped while she was hospitalized for an allergic reaction.

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Knowledge Is Power! 15 Must Read Modern Books About Africa And Africans

learn your history or be doomed to repeat it!

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Thomas Menino Dies: Beloved Boston Mayor Was 71

Thomas M. Menino – the longest-serving mayor in the history of the city of Boston – died today at the age of 71. Menino was elected to his post back in 1993. He retired earlier this year after overseeing a decades-long urban renewal project that revitalized the appearance and identity of the city in which he was born and raised. Just two months after stepping down in January of 2014, Menino announced that he was battling an advanced form of cancer that had spread to his liver and lymph nodes. Menino’s most notable achievement in recent years may have been serving as a source of strength and guidance for frightened citizens in the wake of the Boston marathon bombing of 2013. “Bold, big-hearted, and Boston strong, Tom was the embodiment of the city he loved and led for more than two decades,” said President Obama in a statement issued earlier today. “As Boston’s longest-serving mayor, Tom helped mane his hometown the vibrant, welcoming, world-class place it is today. His legacy lives on in every neighborhood he helped revitalize, every school he helped turn around, and every neighborhood he helped make a safer, better place to live.” Menino leaves behind his wife Angela, as well as two children and six grandchildren. Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!

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J.Lo Reveals That She’s “Been Mentally, Emotionally, And Verbally Abused” In Past Relationships

Which of her relationships is she talking about?? Jennifer Lopez Reveals History Of Abuse In Relationships Via PageSix : Was abuse the reason Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony called it quits in 2011? In a short excerpt (via People) from her forthcoming memoir, “True Love,” Lopez, 45, recalls the day she revealed her marriage was over and the thoughts about relationships that followed. The singer was on the set of a photo shoot in July 2011. Things on the outside seemed to be picture perfect for Lopez: She had recently celebrated her seventh wedding anniversary (June 5), her twins Max and Emme were doing well and her newest single, “On the Floor,” had soared to number one around the world. But on the inside, Lopez was struggling with her relationship. “In a blur of fear and panic, I looked at Benny [Medina] and my mother and blurted out the words: ‘I don’t think I can be with Marc anymore.’ Then I burst into tears,” Lopez writes. “It was out. The thing I feared more than anything in the world. I collapsed into their arms and began to sob.” Lopez and Anthony publicly announced their divorce on July 15, 2011. “Hardest. Day. Ever,” she dramatically sums up. In the year that followed, Lopez launched her Dance Again tour, on which she wanted to show the “truth about abusive relationships.” Lopez never says her seven-year marriage to Anthony was abusive, although she once called their relationship “very Sonny and Cher,” and also opens up about abuse in her past. “I’ve never gotten a black eye or a busted lip, but I’ve been in relationships where I have felt abused in way or another: mentally, emotionally, verbally,” she writes. “I know what it feels like for your soul to be diminished by the way your loved one is treating you.” The “Booty” singer’s list of exes include Diddy, Casper Smart, three ex-husbands Ojani Noa, Chris Judd and Anthony and a highly publicized engagement to Ben Affleck. Lopez says it took her years to learn that abusive relationships fall on the shoulders of both partners. “Because every day that you don’t walk out that door, every day you accept things in your partner and in yourself, is a day that you’re saying it’s okay,” she writes. “True Love” is released on Nov. 4. Domestic violence is definitely a hot-button issue…but it’s rare you hear of celebs coming forward to speak of emotional and verbal abuse. We wonder which of her many highly publicized love affairs this story comes from…

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Meghan Trainor, Jake Miller And More Reveal Their Scary Halloween Past

Meghan Trainor, Jake Miller and more stars reveal their worst Halloween costumes.

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