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Siohvaughn Wade Alleges Dwyane Wade Abused Her Pregnant Azz And Claims He And Gabrielle Union Had Affair!!! [Video]

Siohvaughn’s got a whole lot of isht to get off of her chest. The ex of NBA Baller Dwayne Wade just gave a very detailed interview where she spit about her marriage, the abuse, and nasty divorce/custody battle. Siohvaughn basically alleges that Dwyane’s public persona is bogus and that he was abusive during her pregnancy with their child… Though the pair began dating in their teens, Sioh, with her arm in a cast, says their love went downhill shortly after he got drafted and had a few dollars in his pocket. Her mother later joined in the conversation and talked about the sacrifices she and her family made once Dwyane moved in with them….and how he now treats them poorly. On Dwyane abusing her while pregnant: I was pregnant with Zion. Shortly before being hospitalized I was in Florida and I woke up in the middle of the night because I was sick, obviously with the pregnancy. I noticed that Mr. Wade wasn’t in the house. I was calling him and calling him because it was probably like, two or three o’ clock in the morning and we went to bed together which means he must have gotten up out of the bed and just left in the middle of the night without telling me. I was looking for him. I looked around the house. I was calling his phone he didn’t answer. He finally got back several hours later, it was well into the next day and I was very upset. I was asking where was he and why he [would] just leave without saying anything. His response was at first to be verbally abusive. He was cursing, he was calling me names, he was telling me to shut the ‘f’ up.He picked me up and held me over his head literally in midair and threw me down in our bathroom. We had an ottoman in the bathroom and he slammed me down so hard that when my back hit the ottoman it broke into four pieces and my back and head hit the concrete, the marble floor, excuse me, in the bathroom. After that I got up and immediately went — there’s a cordless phone in the bathroom, I immediately went to that phone and I was crying, I was hysterical, I went to go call the police. At that point more hell broke lose because I suppose he was in fear of being exposed because I certainly was going to call the police. I picked up the cordless phone, he snatched it out of my hand and he threw the cordless phone against my body so hard that the phone literally broke into pieces. On when the relationship went downhill: It started to get really bad the summer right after he’d been drafted. I was over the phone with him and he had said something to me very, very, angrily, and I had something to him about speaking to me and being disrespectful and he told me, ‘Do you wanna go and live in your mother’s house? ‘Cause that’s what’s gonna happen. You’re gonna end up back living in your mother’s house.’ I was very shocked. It was a very, very awful feeling. We stayed together but now that I can look back, from that moment it went downhill. Siohvaughn’s mom speaks about Dwyane moving in: The night he came to me, he had two black garbage bags and he knocked on the door late at night. He asked me, did I mean what I said when I said that I would never let a kid be out in the street with no place to go. ‘You would never let a kid go hungry and you would always help them if they needed something for school’, and I said yeah, I meant what I said. And he said, ‘Mama, I’m home.’ So I was like, okay. Siohvaughn On Dwyane and Gabrielle Union dating AND the lawsuit: Separated and divorced are two different things. I’m not certain when it happened or when she happened but I know that I was very married. I know that me and Dwyane at that time had talked about reconciliation going back and forth. I was still even intimate sometimes with my then husband. So, does that constitute sleeping or having an affair with somebody’s husband? Yes. To me, divorce and separation are always two different things. The lawsuit was about her having a negative effect on my children….That’s what that lawsuit was about. Her behavior and the things she did and said began to effect my sons, that’s when I opened my mouth and did something about it. Wow! If this is true then Dwayne and his new book need to step aside and let Siohvaughn see her babies. SMH Source Images via youtube/WENN

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Jennifer Hudson Expresses Sympathy for William Balfour

During an interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday, Jennifer Hudson touched on William Balfour, the man convicted of killing her mother, brother and nephew in October 2008. Showing incredible perspective and a capacity for forgiveness, the Oscar winner said she doesn’t entirely blame the ex-husband of her sister Julia for the horrendous crime he committed. “For the most part, it’s not his fault,” Hudson said. “It’s what he was taught, how he was brought up.”

Britney Spears, Fernando Flores Finally Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Britney Spears has closed the book on another chapter of her life she’d just as soon forget ever happened – she settled with former bodyguard Fernando Flores, who’d been battling Britney over sexual harassment allegations for years. Flores claimed he saw Britney Spears nude a lot, and that she abused her kids. According to court documents, Spears and Flores have settled his lawsuit. Flores alleged that Spears would intentionally drop a cigarette lighter in his presence, then bend over to pick it up, “thereby exposing her uncovered genitals.” Then the clown turns around and sues her for this privilege. What a country. Spears adamantly denies all of the allegations – in particular that she mistreated sons Sean and Jayden – but still paid a modest amount to settle the case. Britney is still under conservatorship due to an unnamed medical issue , so the deal will have to be approved by a probate court, but that’s just a formality. Good that she got this out of the way before X Factor stars tomorrow. In other news … check out Britney Spears’ Gangnam style dance .

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Lawsuits: Olympic Gold Medal Winner Tianna Madison Sued By Her Parents For $50K Over “Lies About Sexual Abuse And Hardship”

This is just sad. Tianna Madison won a gold medal at the London Olympics . She came home, not to the adoring fans that have met Gabby Douglas and Michael Phelps, but to a lawsuit from her own parents. Tianna, who was part of the winning 4

Kris Humphries on Kayla Goldberg Herpes Lawsuit: BOGUS!

It has come down to this for Kris Humphries: The New Jersey Nets power forward, who is still engaged in a divorce battle with Kim Kardashian and who was allegedly blackmailed earlier this summer by semi-hot fling Myla Sinanaj, has denied giving Kayla Goldberg herpes. Humphries tells Gossip Cop the allegation – made public by Goldberg this week in a lawsuit filed against the professional baller – is “100 percent” false. It’s unclear whether Kris really did get it on with Kayla in 2010, as she claims, but his rep refers to the herpes accusation as “completely bogus” and adds as clearly as possible: Humphries is “100 percent sure [Kayla] did not contract [herpes] from him.” The rep also says Goldberg threatened Kris at some point in the last year with this lawsuit unless he forked over $1 million. Also worth noting, and not included in the original report? There are four other unnamed defendants in the documents who Goldberg claims may have given her the STD. Look for Humphries to be “relentless” in his fight against this suit, the rep concludes.

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Memo to Marty Scorsese: Why In God’s Name Are You Still Interested In Making Silence?

After reading the statement that Martin Scorsese ‘s representatives released in response to the lawsuit that’s been filed against him  by Cecchi Gori Pictures over a project called Silence , I think I can save both sides a bundle in lawyer’s fees and, ultimately, production costs. Both sides of this legal battle should ask themselves a pertinent question: Do you actually think that this movie, if it’s ever made, will actually put asses in seats? Hear me out.  Scorsese is one of my favorite filmmakers, and given his obsession with religion, I’m confident he’d make a compelling adaptation of  Silence , an acclaimed 1966  Shusaku Endo novel about a Jesuit investigating whether his mentor committed apostasy — renounced his beliefs — at  a time when Christians were faced with the prospect of being hung upside down over a pit and slowly bled to death if they refused. The Christians are essentially coerced into renouncing their faith by stepping on fumie ,crudely carved wooden images of Jesus Christ. Heard enough? Look, movies about the strength of one’s beliefs and God’s relationship with humanity can be powerful. One of the aspects of Prometheus that I particularly loved was how Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof explored those very deep concepts in their sci-fi blockbuster earlier this summer. Silence  doesn’t sound powerful to me, though. It sounds like a ponderous slog that covers territory Scorsese already traversed in The Last Temptation of Christ . More importantly, Silence , just by virtue of its subject matter, has the markings of a small, boutique film. That’s not the kind of film Scorsese, one of our greatest living directors, should making in his golden years. I want him doing David Lean-size big-picture stuff like The Wolf of Wall Street , and, I suspect, so do his handlers. According to Deadline , Cecchi Gori Pictures claims in its lawsuit that it invested more than $750,000 to develop Silence into a feature film based on contracts and assurances that it would be Scorsese’s next project. Scorsese initally agreed in 1990 to co-produce and direct Silence after he completed Kundun (1997). But the lawsuit alleges Scorsese and Sikelia arranged to postpone starting on Silence so the director could make The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010) and Hugo (2011). When Cecchi Gori learned that Scorsese was going to shoot The Wolf of Wall Street instead of Silence,  the company claimed breach of contract. Scorsese’s responded to the suit today with the following statement: “It is shocking to us that the lawyers for Cecchi Gori Pictures would file a suit pursuing such absurd claims considering the amicable working relationship existing between Martin Scorsese and the principals of Cecchi Gori Pictures.The claims asserted are completely contradicted by, inconsistent with, and contrary to the express terms of an agreement entered into by the parties last year.” The statement added: “The lawsuit filing on the eve of Mr. Scorsese starting another picture has all the earmarks of a media stunt.” Given that the amount of Cecchi Gori’s investment isn’t even $1 million — a paltry sum in moviemaking terms — there should be a compromise here that enables Cecchi Gori’s principals to walk away without feeling like they got burned and for Scorsese to make the movies he wants to make, when he wants to make them. I just hope that Silence isn’t one of them. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

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Happy 51st Birthday, President Obama!

The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama turns 51 today. We’re guessing he could use a vacation, but that it’s not an option. Between grappling with a stagnant economy and unemployment rate, widespread global instability and a climate that is very much in flux, there’s the small matter of running for re-election in November of this turbulent year. Simply put, he’s in the fight of his life. Can Barack get it done!? Recent polls have Obama and Republican Mitt Romney in a tight race for the presidency. Win or lose, this one’s going down to the wire this fall. Whichever side of the political spectrum you’re on, you have to admit that the man’s got a tough job. At the very least, Obama could use some birthday wishes right now. Hang in there, Mr. President. Enjoy your Saturday. In honor of this special occasion, here are some Barack and Michelle Obama pics : Four more years?

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Oscar Pistorius, Double Amputee, Advances to 400 Meter Semifinals

SPOILER ALERT: Oscar Pistorius made history today at the London Olympics. History that it’s hard to believe will ever be duplicated. The South African sprinter, who was born without fibulas and had hid legs amputated below the knee at 11 months old, qualified for the 400 meter semifinals today with a season-best time of 45.44 seconds. Known as The Blade Runner, Pistorius became the first amputee to ever compete in Olympic track. “I’ve worked for six years … to get my chance,” said the 25-year old, who will run again tomorrow night. “I found myself smiling in the starting block. Which is very rare in the 400 meters.” It took many years for Pistorius to receive permission to compete here. Many doctors and experts believe his prosthesis actually give him an advantage because they enable him to do less work as he runs. But many hearings later and Pistorius was given his chance. As you can see, he’s making the most of it.

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Kayla Harrison Overcomes History of Sexual Abuse, Wins Gold

There are endless impressive stories at the 2012 Summer Olympics – from Michael Phelps setting a medal record to Gabby Douglas winning the all-around gymnastic title to Oscar Pistorius advancing to the 400-meter semifinals – but no one has a story quite like Kayla Harrison. The judo Gold medalist (in the 78-kilogram division) has overcome an unimaginable past, as her former coach pleaded guilty in federal court in 2007 to charges of illicit sexual conduct. Harrison, 22, was listed in court papers as “K.H.” or “the victim.” Kayla has been open about the experience, which she says mostly took place on trips around the globe when she was 16. Emotional during the medal ceremony yesterday, she said soon afterward: “Kind of just reflecting back on my life. Everything it’s taken to get here, and everything that I’ve gone through. I’m America’s first gold medalist in judo – and always will be.” Harrison’s ex-coach, Daniel Doyle, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and has been expelled for life from USA Judo. Kayla has clearly moved on successfully, using her past as motivation. For herself and hopefully for others. “Never give up on your dreams,” Harrison said on Thursday. “I mean, if I can do it, anybody can do it. Things have happened, but now, my life is a dream. I’m living my dream right now.”

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Kristen Stewart BFF Tweets Best Wishes, Support to Sullen Star

Many Twihards may not want to hear it, especially when Robert Pattinson is rumored to be hitting the bottle extra hard these days, but Kristen Stewart is in rough shape. Multiple sources confirm the actress is torn apart by her affair, the pain from which was evident in her initial public apology . But while most Robsten supporters likely believe Kristen deserves everything she’s feeling and experiencing, at least one friend remains in her corner. Actress Scout Taylor Compton, with whom Stewart has been close for years, Tweeted the following messages this week: please understand i support, care, and love my friends like you all do with yours, but also understand privacy should always be respected… wish i could take people’s pain away. THAT would be my superpower… its a pain and hurt that will never be erased. Do you care, Twilight Saga fans? Do you feel any pity at all for Stewart and the mistakes she has made? Or do you feel as if no punishment could be harsh enough for the woman who drove Robert Pattinson to despair?

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