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A “Lil Positivity”: Former Marine Turned Amputee Becomes Fitness And Underwear Model [Photos]

Former Marine Turned Amputee Becomes Fitness And Underwear Model Talk about turning tragedy to triumph…. Via NY Daily News: Who needs two legs when you look this good? Commanding his shot while standing in just a pair of blue and red briefs, this chiseled and tattooed Afghan War veteran could easily make you forget what’s missing from his photos. But Alex Minsky, a 24-year-old former Marine who’s now kind of a David Beckham of underwear models, stands with the help of a prosthetic leg rising up to his right knee after losing it to an explosion in 2009. In just nine months after fame discovered him working out in a Southern California gym, Minsky has made a growing name for himself as not only a fashion model but a devout role model for healthy living. “I didn’t set out to be an underwear model; I just like taking care of myself and working out. It just so happens that I look good in underwear,” he honestly says. Two years after joining the Marines and shipping off to Afghanistan, the San Diego man, then 21, drove over an improvised explosive device, which sent him in a coma. When he finally woke, his right leg was gone, which marked the beginning of a long and excruciating road toward his recovery. As he reflects, he admits, it certainly wasn’t easy, and he soon fell to drinking as a way to help him cope. “I was just living numb,” he said. “Just running away from all those problems in life and thinking that a drink would fix everything. Now I know that that’s not [the case].” With his family’s support, he says, he mustered up the strength to make the necessary changes in his life. He stopped drinking and focused on his physical fitness, health and mental attitude. Two days after going sober, he was discovered, launching a rising modeling career he’s yet to fully grasp. “I just want people from nearby or far away — I want them to be inspired to try harder,” he said of his ongoing improvement efforts, which he regularly updates his friends, family and fans about on one of his Facebook pages. “I’m donating heavily to the Wounded Warrior Project because they helped me. They helped me a lot along the way, and they helped my family,” he said of the service group that generously aids injured service members like him. “It’s all about progress,” he positively pushes. As for him: “I just want to be happy and healthy … that’s really all I want to do.” This is a great story. Check out more pics of Alex below: Facebook

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Do You Agree? Miley “Twerk That” Cyrus Talks Split From Liam Hemsworth, Says Alcohol Is “Way More Dangerous” Than Some Good Sticky Icky

We’re on Miley’s side with this one. Miley Says Drugs Are Better Than Alcohol Miley “Twerk Nation” Cyrus is on the money. We can smoke til we’re in the sky with the stars, but if we drink Jack Daniels back to back…. R.I.P. According to US Magazine Miley Cyrus is living the high life — maybe in more ways than one. In a candid new interview with Rolling Stone for the magazine’s July 4 issue, the 20-year-old “We Can’t Stop” singer hints that all the talk about her stoner reputation could be more than just talk. “You can’t ask someone that and expect them to say yes,” she tells the mag, laughing, when the interviewer asks flat-out if she’s a stoner. “I did a song with Snoop Dogg called ‘Ashtrays and Heartbreaks,’ so people can put it together for themselves.” Cyrus famously denied smoking that sticky icky after she was videotaped using a bong in late 2010; she claimed at the time that it was salvia, a legal hallucinogen. However, she later joked that she smoked “way too much f****** drugs” when her friends gave her a Bob Marley cake for her 19th birthday. “I think alcohol is way more dangerous than some sticky icky — people can be mad at me for saying that, but I don’t care,” she tells Rolling Stone. “I’ve seen a lot of people spiral down with alcohol, but I’ve never seen that happen with weed.” As long as it isn’t illegal, there are far more dangerous things,” she adds. “And it’s legal in the state of California. So I’m happy to live in California, a place where you can be whoever you want to be.” Cyrus, it seems, would be who she wants to be regardless. She makes no apologies for what she wears, how she acts, or what she believes — nor does she think she should. “I’m too honest. But this is who I am,” she tells the mag. “I can’t sing ‘We Can’t Stop’ and then be some shy, closed-off person. The reason I never really loved acting was because you can’t be yourself. I don’t want to be an actor — I want to be an artist.” To that end, the former Hannah Montana star has given herself and her music an edgy new makeover. “People thought I was gonna be this dumb white girl that was, like twerking around and had no real thoughts,” she says. “Since I was 13, I put my work before everything else in my life. Now that I’m 20, I’m putting my life and my career at the same level of importance.” That life includes an on-again, off-again engagement to Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth. Asked about the current status of their relationship, Cyrus says simply, “I wear a ring every single day. I don’t talk about my personal life, so that’s enough of an answer.” OMG. We figured it out. Maybe the reason Miley twerks like she has a bad muscle spasm is because she’s high off those animal cookies. We understand Miley, but in your case we’d prefer you drink, pass out, and be physically incapable of twerking.

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Do You Agree? Miley “Twerk That” Cyrus Talks Split From Liam Hemsworth, Says Alcohol Is “Way More Dangerous” Than Some Good Sticky Icky

World War Z Clip: Looking for a Cure

The fate of the world is in Brad Pitt’s hands! I, for one, couldn’t think of anyone more capable. Check out the latest clip from World War Z : World War Z Clip – Mother Mature Pitt stars as Gerry Lane, a man who leaves his family behind to travel the world looking for a cure to the zombie pandemic that threatens humanity. Here’s hoping he finds one! And that it’s not something like “be kinder to others,” because that’s not happening. Mirielle Enos, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, and David Andrews round out the cast, with Marc Forster directing. Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse on June 21.

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Nick Stahl Hospitalized, Placed on 5150 Hold

Nick Stahl was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold, a la Britney Spears and Paris Jackson , last night after being taken to an L.A. hospital, TMZ reports. Stahl, whose long struggle with drugs, alcohol, and other personal issues rivals that of Eddie Furlong , was transported to the facility around 3:30 a.m. Details about circumstances of why he was hospitalized and placed on psychiatric hold are unclear at this time, but it’s clearly a sad spiral for Nick Stahl . He recently said he was committed to turning his life around, too, after he went missing, went to rehab, went missing again and was arrested for a lewd act. Here’s hoping he gets it together … this time.

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Don Jon Clip: Scarlett Johansson’s Introduction

Tony Danza just can’t contain himself in the first clip from  Don Jon . The way Danza, playing the main character’s dad, reacts to Scarlett Johansson gives us some idea where Jon gets his attitudes about sex and love from. Take a look: Don Jon Clip Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Jon Martello, Jr. in the new comedy, which he also wrote and directed. Jon has an insatiable porn addiction, but when he meets two special ladies, he begins to rethink the way he lives his life. Julianne Moore and Brie Larson also star, with Anne Hathaway, Channing Tatum, and Cuba Gooding, Jr. showing up in cameos. Don Jon premieres October 18.

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Has “Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta’s” Shay Johnson Found Another Rapper To Hold Her Down?

Where is Scrappy ? Oh yeah that’s right! In rehab… Shay Johnson was on Atlanta’s 94.5 morning show Monday and brought special guest Jody Breeze (rapper). Word is that Jody never did an interview, he was just Shay’s date for the morning. A close source tells BOSSIP this new relationship is only three weeks in. Jody and Shay met the week Scrappy turned himself in to rehab. Good to finally see that Shay is getting Scrappy out of her system. Hit the flip for the shots of Shay and Jody at the radio station. Continue reading

For The Ladies: Joe ‘The Fine Azz Werewolf From True Blood’ Manganiello Flexes His Shredded Abs For Men’s Health Magazine

For the ladies… True Blood’s hunky werewolf, Joe Manganiello , covers the July/August issue of Men’s Health, available for download, June 17th. Manganiello opens up about his real-life superhero moment, getting that famous werewolf body and how losing everything made his success even better. Highlights from the interview via Men’s Health : On his career rock bottom : “About 6 months after the shoot ended {for Spiderman}, I got thrown out of my apartment for not paying rent,” he says. “Lost my car. Lost all my clothes. Furniture. The sheriff gave me 5 minutes to collect my things in a duffle bag and leave the apartment.” On why he won’t be like his Hollywood heroes: “My heroes back in drama school were the hard-drinking guys—both actors and rock stars,” Manganiello says. “But that’s not who I was meant to be. I wasn’t meant to get away with stuff. It was the universe’s way of telling me, ‘You’re not allowed to do this half-a$$ed.’ ” On his real-life superhero moment: “A friend of mine and I were moving a refrigerator, and it fell down the stairs. I caught it—in the air—and put it down.” On where he spent his True Blood earnings: “All the money I was paid as a guest star that year—which was not a lot, after I’d paid out my expenses—I spent on training,” he says. “I netted zero. I lived off my savings, hoping my car didn’t break down. I just put everything into seeing what I could actually do. I think that was the shift.” On what he thinks the physique of an alpha dog should look like: “I’m playing a werewolf,” he says. “I want to look sinewy. I want to look like an animal when the shirt comes off, but I want it to be a bit misleading when I have the shirt on.” On training to be True Blood’s Alcide Herveaux: “It was very fast-paced, no rest between sets, getting the heart rate up,” he says, as opposed to what he’d been doing before: “Lift heavy, hang out, get back under it.” By the time the shirt came off, he was down to 220. Although he didn’t test his body fat before or after, he figures he lost more than 20 pounds of fat while gaining a few pounds of muscle. On how diet contributes to his training: “I don’t think I’ve ever counted calories in my life,” he says as he digs into the steak. “I have no idea. I eat to build. If it doesn’t build something, it’s superfluous.” We’re happy to see Joe striving after such struggle! Check out more hot shots of him below: Photo Credit: Emily Shur Continue reading

Top 5 Boob-Squeezing Scenes

Haven’t got a main squeeze in your life? Don’t worry! We’ve searched the skin archives and have culled the very best boob-squeezing scenes in cinema history. Whip out a glass and some ice, because Mimi Rogers , Diane Lane , and more are juicing their jugs! Press play and take a swig.

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Girl Meets World: It’s a Go!

Girl Meets World is officially heading to the Disney Channel. The wildly anticipated Boy Meets World spinoff will premiere in 2014, the network announced today, via press release, with executive producer Michael Jacobs saying in a statement: “Girl Meets World is a new show for a new generation that will be rooted in the same kind of honest, comedic storytelling about coming of age and the importance of family and friendship that made Boy Meets World so popular.” The new series will star Rowan Blanchard as Riley Matthews, the teenage daughter of Cory and Topanga, to be played by a returning Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel, respectively. It will be set in New York City, with Cory teaching history at his daughter’s school and Topanga running a pudding shop. According to the official Disney Channel synopsis, the sitcom will follow Riley and her quick-witted friend Maya (played by Sabrina Carpenter) as they “embark on an unforgettable middle school experience.” Look for Rider Strong to maybe guest star on the program, while Teo Halm will play Elliott, Cory and Topanga’s son. We’re most definitely in. Are you?

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Paris Jackson Suicide Attempt: Triggered By Prince Michael Paternity Bombshell?

Paris Jackson’s suicide attempt came after she was told she does not have the same biological father as her brother Prince, according to a new report. The alleged revelation by the Sun (UK) says that she knew Michael Jackson “could not be” her natural dad, yet believed she and Prince had the same one. Paris Jackson believed Debbie Rowe was their mother and an unnamed man their dad, but if this report is to be believed, she’s learned this is untrue. She was just recently given the news, the Sun reports, to prepare her for harsh grilling during the $40 billion Michael Jackson wrongful death trial . A major identity crisis followed, along with a string of devastating fights between Paris and Prince, 16, and eventually led to Paris’ attempt on her life. Whatever the reason, Michael’s only daughter has plunged into depression and is still in an L.A. hospital. She OD’d on Motrin and cut herself June 5. A family friend said of the paternity bombshell: “Paris has always wanted to believe Michael was her dad, but was aware that wasn’t really the case. But she was convinced her and Prince were full siblings.” “She always idolized him. Hearing she wasn’t started a downward spiral .” She’s said to be feeling better but will stay in hospital for up to 30 days. She will then spend more time with mum Debbie, 54, at her ranch in California. Paris Jackson is said to hate the “circus” that is the Jackson household, but she remains close to her guardian and grandmother, Katherine Jackson. There have long been reports that Michael Jackson was not the biological father of any of his three children, and a series of men have claimed that role.  The most frequently mentioned name is Dr. Arnold Klein, MJ’s doctor and friend, who’s even admitted giving the late King of Pop a sperm sample. Another Jackson friend, Mark Lester , says the same thing, while numerous others – including Macaulay Culkin – have been rumored by the tabloids.

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