Trace Adkins helped ring in the holidays last night, performing “The Christmas Song” at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting on national television. Simple and sweet, right? Not for those who looked closely. The country crooner created quite the raucous across Twitter because he was wearing a Confederate Flag earpiece during the rendition, as this symbol is considered by many to represent a tacit support of slavery. To others, it’s a mere symbol of southern pride. Adkins is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and talks in length about this organization in his biography, “A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck.” Where do you stand on the singer showing off his Confederate Flag earpiece on such a platform. Respond now and watch the performance below: Totally inappropriate! Totally fine, it’s his decision! Fantastic, wish the South had won! Who cares?!? View Poll » Trace Adkins – “The Christmas Song”
Tis the fucking season for fat chicks singing with their tits hanging out for the birth of our lord and savior Jesus Christ…where we are encouraged to spend our money and get in debt and do all things totally unchristian for Christmas….like masturbate to this harlot as people make amazing commentary to her performance…… I love the Holidays….Seriously….
Ouch. The first photos we peeped of Gabriel Aubry’s blackened eye were bad enough, but the photos that Gabriel submitted in his request for a restraining order against Olivier Martinez are even more graphic. Hit the flip if you can stomach seeing the handsome model man banger after Halle’s new boo turned his face to mincemeat… SplashNews
Guess he figured…’everyone else is doing it’ , so why couldn’t he right?? Shaq’s been posted up at a Zales in Manhattan this week promoting his new jewelry collection and, from the looks of the previews released, his new line caters to a very specific group. Hit the flip for more rings and bling YOU TOO can scoop up just in time for the Holidays…LLS
Time to get fly for the holidays! 5 Easy And Fun Travel Gifts For This Holiday Season What makes a great travel gift? An all-expenses-paid getaway would be great but rule that out, and it can be tough to shop for a jetsetter who’s racked up souvenirs from around the globe. So we’ve done the research to seek out practical and inspirational gifts at a price you can afford. Some will feed a case of wanderlust until the next trip comes round, while other items make the actual travel experience simpler and more appealing. Via Travel & Leisure …
Hey Beliebers and Justin! My name is Jenna and I’m from Toronto, Canada . I feel so lucky to be writing this My Bieber Experience about the best day of my life. I started loving Justin after seeing the “One Time” music video and I have looked up to him ever since then. In December 2012, Justin came home for the Holidays to do a intimate concert with his family, friends and fans. I unfortunately did not score any tickets online, but I didn’t give up, instead I went downtown with my friends and we looked for him. We were walking by a hotel when we saw many black cars lined up and we got excited . Next thing we see is Justin coming out in a grey beanie hat and a red plaid shirt and I started balling, everyone rushed him and I could not believe I was seeing my idol in real life . We then ran to Massy Hall (where the concert was held) and waited for 6 hours. Then a half hour before the show, Scrappy, Justin’s stage manager, came by and handed my friends and me tickets. I tweeted Scrappy thanking him and he retweeted it. After that day I had a whole new attitude, as I learned that anything is possible and to always be positive because dreams do come true. Since then I was determined to meet Justin. That was tied for the best night of my life, but what’s next is my amazing bieber experience..recently the MMVAs were held in Toronto. On Friday June 15th my friends and I went downtown right after our exam. We got to his hotel and minutes after we arrived Moshe and Kenny hop out of a car. I instantly felt my stomach turn and I was so excited. We waited another hour and Justin drives by in the back seat of a car with Alfredo on the other side. Justin rolls down the window and grabs the hands of all the Beliebers. I was the only one stuck on the other side and I was so happy to see Alfredo that I didn’t think about missing anything. I got Alfredo’s autograph and could not stop smiling. Justin came back after many hours and went right in. He then came running out and I got a hug from him. I was so happy I probably could have fainted. He hugged a couple other Beliebers and went back in. We stood out there for a long time and I could not have been happier, a hug and an autograph- I was totally happy. Next thing I know Justin comes running back out and starts signing more autographs with all his fans. I could not explain how happy he made every single girl there that day. He signed a pink paper I was holding and I stepped back to give some other Beliebers a chance to see him. He starts taking some pictures and then I said, “Justin, may I please have a picture,” next thing I know Moshe heard me say that and he takes my hand. Justin says thanks to his fans after taking as many pictures as he could. He hurries to his car as he was in a rush to get somewhere. I wasn’t even aware but Moshe still had my hand. He pulled me onto the driveway where Justin had just got in his car. I looked up and I was right in front of Justin’s car. I could not breath. Moshe knocks on the window and asks Justin to take one last picture. He steps out, puts his arm around me and says hey. I could barely respond because it was the most insanely amazing thing that has ever happened to me. I was starstruck to say the least. We get a few pictures and I just kept repeating thank you so much Justin, I love you. He said thanks to all his Beliebers for all the support and he was on his way. The whole time I thought I was in a dream. When Justin met Usher for the first time outside the studio in LA a few years ago, Justin had the same feeling that I had when I met him, it’s pretty crazy that now Justin can make people feel that way. Justin, if you are reading this, thank you so much. I have been looking up to you for the last 4 years and I always will because you have helped me get through so much . Thanks for always being there for your Beliebers, you make at least one girl’s dream come true every single day, just like you made my dream come true that night. Thanks for inspiring me through your music and I will never stop believing. The new album is unbelievable, I get shivers when I listen to it. See you back home in 123 days for the Believe Tour. Your my hero because you taught me to always stay positive and of course Never Say Never. -@JJRoar4 See original here: Hey Beliebers and Justin! My name is Jenna and I’m from…
On the 15th of July 2012, I was lucky to see Justin. So close I could almost touch him. It started the night before, I was reading a news article about Justin and it said that he was staying at the Olsen Hotel in Melbourne. I was screaming and was so excited that I knew I could maybe finally see him up close. But I wasn’t sure of it. I didn’t think I would see him but I knew that I wouldn’t leave the next day without seeing him. It was about 9.45am and I had just got on the train with my 2 friends to Justin’s hotel in Melbourne. We got to the hotel and we were hesitant of whether to wait at the front or back of the hotel, but we chose the back because there was camera crew, security and it was the carpark where Justin had been spotted earlier the day before. I got a little nervous and worried that he wouldn’t get out of the car or I wouldn’t see him because there were so many girls! We got there at 11am after taking trains, trams and all sorts of transport. At 12pm a black Mercedes came and parked on the side . We all started screaming and just ran straight for the car. We were all told to wait and be patient and Justin would come to greet us all. So we did. Kind of. We were still screaming when out came the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. Justin Bieber. He got out and started signing autographs, taking photos and giving hugs. Then he came over to our side. I tried to touch him but I ended up getting stuck between people. I was not even a meter away from Justin. I looked up and saw his face and I looked at him and he looked back straight at me. Then I started screaming so loud, oh my God. He mimed, “Thank you I love you” to all of us and then got in the car and left. A girl tried to open his car door and get in the car. I saw a black van drive off too and in the front was Kenny! I was right up against the glass and waved at Kenny, he smiled and waved back. Best day of my entire life, the fact Justin came out of the car and spoke to us and interacted with us was unbelievable. Thank you Justin. I love you More here: On the 15th of July 2012, I was lucky to see Justin. So close I…
On December 21 2011, I don’t even know how to put it into words, I saw Justin at Massey Hall in Toronto for his Home for the Holidays show. This is what happened: It started a week before, I woke up, got ready for school, went to have breakfast, until my friend texted me saying, “TURN ON CP24 NOW, YOU’RE GOING TO FREAK OUT!” I rushed to the TV, put CP24 and they where talking about Justin coming back home and doing a show. At this point I already spit half of my milk out of my mouth. I was so ready to do whatever it took to see him! I missed him so much! The only thing that sucked was that they couldn’t tell us where the show was being held. It was being taped for MuchMusic & CTV. I ended up waking up everyday at 5:30am to see if CP24/MuchMusic said anything about tickets being sold or where the show might be at. Nothing. I tweeted pretty much half of the Beliebers in Toronto to see if they new any info about the show. After a few days of being frustrated and stressed, I was getting ready for bed and checked Twitter. I saw CP24 tweet “Tickets for @justinbieber Home For The Holidays on sale this Sunday at 4pm” I legit booked out of my room, went to tell my parents and they told me to be ready! I was so confident on getting these tickets. I kept saying never say never, I can do this, I can do this! Finally Sunday came and I had the website open at 7am even though it didn’t come on sale until 4pm. Hours later I had 2 computers, plus my iphone. At 3:58pm it said “Buy Tickets.” My parents where doing everything they could but I couldn’t get through the site. I got a tweet to my phone saying it was sold out in less then a few minutes. I couldn’t handle it. I thanked my parents for trying but I just went into my room and cried for probably 3 hours. My parents felt really bad so I told them that there’s tickets being sold on Ebay/Kijiji, but they where so much money. I almost got a ticket but I also almost got scammed so that didn’t work out. I started entering every contest I could, but i still had no luck. My only shot left was to go to Massey Hall the day of the show for one more shot on trying to get a ticket. That Wednesday I couldn’t skip school because I had a huge project to do, but I swear I couldn’t think ALL DAY! I was shaking because this girl Stephanie that I met in the line of NML texted me that she found a ticket for $250 from a scalper. Steph and I got to Massey Hall at around 4:30pm. I waited around until the guy showed up that we were suppose to buy a ticket from. As I’m waiting in line, there was a crowd of people around. “SELENA COME HERE!!!!” Stephanie yelled. People where telling me that Justin was going to come through this door, HOLYCRAP. My heart stopped, I didn’t know what to do but cry. As I was standing there freaking out, I started to here a lot more screams. I turned around and I legit bumped into SCOOTER BRAUN! I was like, “SCOOTER, OMG OMG I LOVE YOU!!” He was like, “Thank you but I cant stay, I have to go inside.” I felt like I was dreaming. At this point it was almost 5:30pm and we where suppose to meet the guy to buy the tickets. All of sudden Scooter, Alison & Scrappy all came out , people started to scream so loud you have no idea. They must be doing something, omg wait..no way. “OMG THEY’RE HANDING OUT TICKETS!!!” All of sudden Alison came over and started to give out tickets to these girls in front of us. As soon as they got out of the way I made it up to the gate and was like, “ALISON PLEASE I DONT HAVE A TICKET!! PLEASE I HAVE BEEN TRYING EVERYTHING!” and that very moment she gave me a ticket, I got another one for Stephanie and I told her we had tickets. We both fell to the ground crying you can imagine. I ran across the street and told my mom we got tickets! She started to cry with me lol. I honestly couldn’t believe it. Also after 30 mins Justin finally arrived to Massey Hall! I saw him go inside and I told him I loved him but he couldn’t come out and sign autographs because he was caring Jazzy. It was just TOO MUCH TO HANDLE! When we got into Massey Hall, our seats where just PERFECT! I sat in my seat just staring at the stage, I started to cry, I was so blessed & grateful. When Justin hit that stage with Dan I couldn’t stop crying. He told stories, sang like an angel, he just seemed like such a down to earth person , which I knew he already was! Never give up on your dreams, because I’m telling you, I never gave up ONCE and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! Anything is possible with some faith! Thank you Alison and Scooter for handing out tickets to all of us , you made my whole year, life, EVERYTHING! Thank you Justin for putting the biggest smile on my face. I won’t ever forget this night! God is so good! NEVER SAY NEVER! -Selena (@BiebersPackk ) See the rest here: On December 21 2011, I don’t even know how to put it…
In Tuesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, the actor who played George Jefferson has died. Russell Crowe will direct a film about a cult comedian. Disney is moving a 3-D re-release to the holidays; NATO is taking donations for Aurora shooting victims and Netflix sees its shares dive. Actor Sherman Hemsley Dead at 74 He first came into America’s living rooms as Archie Bunker’s neighbor George Jefferson in All in the Family . The Jeffersons later spun off into a long-running and very successful sit-com in its own right making his character and his beloved Louise Jefferson, aka “Weezey,” household names. Hemsley died in what appears to be natural causes at his home in El Paso, TX, TMZ reports . Russell Crowe to Direct Biopic Crowe will direct a biopic about Bill Hicks, the cult comedian who died at 32. Originally it was thought Crowe would play Hicks, but the part is apparently up for grabs, The Guardian reports . Disney Ups Monsters Inc 3-D to December Originally slated for a January release, the 3-D re-release will now head into the holidays with a roll out set for December 19th. Finding Nemo 3-D is still due in September. Last year the studio cashed in on the 3-D version of The Lion King to the tune of $92M, Deadline reports . Exhibitors Begin Donations Drive for Shooting Victims in Colorado The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) sent a release asking for donations to help victims and families of the Aurora, CO shootings, Deadline reports . Netflix Shares Down 14% Revenue last quarter rose 12.8% to $889M, but profit fell to $6.1M vs $68M the year before, Variety reports .
