Groupies never know how to keep their mouths shut! So often we see them airing out the men, ruining relationships along the way. Here are some side-pieces that didn’t follow the “code,” and aired their men out for their own best interests.
Who knew all that “Gucci” and “Louis Vuitton” could be worth so much?? More than $1 million worth of counterfeit merchandise was seized in a weekend raid at a Cobb County flea market. Forty Marietta police officers uncovered purses, wallets, jewelry and assorted clothing, all believed to be fake versions of designer brands, while executing search warrants Saturday at the Franklin Road market, Officer David Baldwin said. Eight people were arrested and additional arrests are expected, Baldwin said. Several of the businesses in the indoor flea market were operating without a license, and officers found zoning and fire code violations, Baldwin said. “There are quite a few legitimate businesses up and running there,” Baldwin told the AJC. The raid was the result of a months-long investigation into possible illegal activity at the flea market, located at 550 Franklin Road. The Marietta Fire Department and officials with the city’s Code Enforcement and Business License Division also participated in the raid. We’ll never understand how you can be standing at a bus top with a “Chanel” bag?? Either your priorities are all twisted or that purse is faker than Donald Trump’s “hair” Source
“Dumb rappers need teachin’”-Notorious B.I.G. So you’ve decided to join the thousands of rappers who release music independently? Your friends and family told you that you sounded good and that you should put out your own music? Hopefully, they know what they’re talking about. But chances are they don’t! It’s not that they’re lying to you. They just don’t really know what it takes to compete in this business. And having an MPC, Fruity Loops, Reason, Logic, Pro Tools, or any other hardware/software doesn’t necessarily make you a pro. Just because you can spit a hot 16 doesn’t automatically make you the next big thing. Sorry to break it to you but rappers come a dime a dozen! Read more at HipHopWired
Rick Perry doesn’t care about burning people… In Texas, firefighters aren’t just battling the wild fires raging around Austin and Houston. The state’s first responders have also had to deal with budget cuts affecting everything from fuel purchases to hoses and oxygen tanks. In some cases, fire officials say, firefighters have had to pay out of pocket for basic necessities like proper protective gear and fuel to get them to the scene. One fire department that battled the blazes in Bastrop County had to pay for a hose, recalled Bastrop City Fire Chief Henry Perry, speaking to The Huffington Post during a break from working the wild fires. “That fire department has been on this fire every day,” he said. “Before this fire, they were having to buy stuff out of their own pocket.” Perry said he knows of at least one other department whose firemen had to pay for equipment maintenance and engine fuel. Earlier this week, HuffPost reported that Gov. Rick Perry, the GOP front-runner for president, had signed off on millions in firefighting cuts as part of the state’s most recent budget legislation. The Texas Forest Service’s funding has gone from $117.7 million in the 2010-2011 budget years to $83 million in the 2012-2013 budget years. Severe cuts have also hit assistance grants to volunteer fire departments throughout Texas. The grants decreased from $30 million per year in 2010 and 2011 to $13.5 million per year in 2012 and 2013. These are cuts that firemen are now dealing with. “I don’t agree with it. I understand what Governor Perry did,” said Henry Perry (no relation). “Do I like it? No. I don’t like it at all.” Guy Turner, the president of the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters, had this to say about Gov. Perry: “For years, public safety was the golden calf — that we were untouchable,” Turner said. “Nobody’s untouchable. It is a shame. They are basically putting a price on how much our lives are worth. It’s disturbing at best.” So the question is, is this the man that we want to run our country??? A man who cuts budgets for public safety while his state burns like Usher?? SMH we say HELL NO! Source
Just because you were ballin’ doesn’t mean you’ll always be ballin’ It’s a sad but all too familiar story. A superstar athlete reaches the heights of fame and success only to be read about a few years later in bankruptcy court, or in debt to the IRS some exorbitant amount of money. In some of these cases drugs and hoes eat away at a playa stacks, other times just a series of bad business investment sends someone’s net worth plummeting to the guttter. Peep the short list (there are many more) that we compiled and see what exactly happened to all that damn money!
Guess he was lookin’ for another horn to blow… Fairfax County police say they have arrested a man who is a band teacher at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax for computer solicitation of a child. Police say 43-year-old Michael K. Cook of Centreville has been charged with soliciting a child under the age of 15. Police say the alleged victim was not a student at the school and was not under Cook’s supervision. Police say an investigation is ongoing. No other details were released. Please lock this douchebag up for as long as is legally permitted. Thanks. Source
There is something verrrrry suspect about a man putting his mouth on a snake… A snakebite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn’t whom you’d expect. David Senk, 54, was jailed on suspicion of maiming or mutilating a reptile, with bail set at $10,000, the Sacramento Bee reported. Police say a python underwent emergency surgery after a man allegedly bit the creature twice. Officers were called to Del Paso Heights around 6:30 p.m. Thursday after a passer-by reported that a man was lying on the ground and might have been assaulted, according to Sgt. Andrew Pettit. When they arrived, they found David Senk, 54, still lying there — but police say he wasn’t the one who was assaulted. Another man approached officers and accused Senk of taking two bites out of his pet python, Pettit said. The man, who was an acquaintance of Senk, told police that the suspect asked to hold the pet, then began biting, the Sacramento Bee reported. Senk was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully maiming or mutilating a reptile and booked on $10,000 bail. Damn, $10,000?! For biting a snake?! Wow… Source
Nice to see some equal opportunity pant-saggin’ prejudice. Billie Joe Armstrong’s Labor Day weekend is off to a rocky start after the Green Day frontman was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight Thursday for having pants that hung too low. Armstrong was traveling from Oakland, Calif., to Burbank, Calif., when the incident occurred. Cindy Qiu, an associate producer at ABC 7 in Oakland who was on the flight, told the news agency that when a flight attendant asked Armstrong to pull his pants up, he asked: “Don’t you have better things to do then worry about that?” When the attendant asked again, also threatening to have Armstrong removed from the flight, he retorted “I’m just trying to get to my f**king seat.” This isn’t the first time an incident like this has occurred. In June, a US Airways passenger was arrested after he refused to pull up his saggy pants. Prosecutors later said they would not file charges against him. Billie took to his Twitter (as celebs always do) to voice his displeasure with his Southwest experience. Southwest Airlines responded (via Twitter) Its messed up that Billie Joe got kicked off the plane, but we can’t help but feel a little better knowing that airlines aren’t just targeting “urban” youth with their “no sagging” policy. Especially after the last incident … Source
Diddy’s concubine Cassie turned 25 this week and the birthday girl also had something else to celebrate. She’s landed yet another magazine cover — this time it’s the September issue of Idoll Magazine, a new magazine created by the modeling industry’s creative brains which was launched this spring. This is only the second issue. Idoll Magazine was made to give the industry a voice and to make people see what it is really about, in times where most people watch TV shows like “America’s Next Topmodel”. Cassie is signed to One Management in NYC. One and more agencies like Wilhelmina, Elite, Next and more are responsible for this magazine. Um… but the Illuminati issue? Really Cassie? Cass also took to her tumblr this week to thank her fans for making a birthday video for her and to let them know some big news — the album is done: Soooooo sorry to my fans… I’ve been M.I.A. on twitter for almost 2 weeks because I can’t access my account. Not to worry though lol… we’re working it out and I’ll be back up and running next week. I just have to say, the video compilation for my birthday was AMAAAAZING!!!! I love you guys so much and I’m making you a video blog tomorrow & guess what?? Shhh… I recorded the last song for my album yesterday. Very excited to share it with you.xxxx We’re very interested to hear what that sounds like. We know you can’t get enough of this chick so we’re also posting some scans from her BLANK Magazine feature a couple months back. Check ‘em out!