Kordell is calling his estranged wife Porsha out on her claims he locked her out the crib! Via HipHollywood reports : The split between Kordell and Porsha Stewart just got uglier. Earlier this week, Porsha claimed Kordell locked her out of the home they share (although they are divorcing) by unexpectedly changing the locks. Well, Kordell is calling BS and has filed paperwork to prove it. In the paperwork obtained by HipHollywood exclusively, Kordell states that while he did change the locks on their home, it was because Porsha, “abandoned the marital home on April 2nd, 2013.” Stewart goes on to say, “(Porsha) established a routine of leaving (the) pre-marital residence without explanation and without consideration of the detrimental effects such behavior would have on the parties’ marriage , and (Kordell’s) nine year old son.” Wait, there’s more. On top of all of that, Kordell said he DID try to tell Porsha he was changing the locks via text message. “Hey reaching out not knowing who may or may not have keys to the house at this point, I was concerned for our safety so I changed the locks on the house. If and when you need to get in give me a heads up so you can get in”, the text, which we’ve seen, reads. Lastly, Kordell goes in on the fact that Porsha claims she’s staying with her mother until a suitable residence can be found. “She is a celebrity, and has the income through appearances, endorsements, Bravo and other entities …(Porsha) should be capable of supporting herself but may not be able to as a result of her own financial negligence.” Listen, we’re inclined to believe that Kordell is kind of a jerk — but he does have a point about Porsha being able to provide her own residence. Check out the legal docs on the flip.
The abs were on major blast at Monday night’s grand opening of Privé in Atlanta, hosted by Draya Michele and Trey Songz. The reality stars were also out in full force… Y’all know Trey was only there for two reasons though right? Hit the flip for more flicks. Photo Credit: Prince Williams/ATLPics.net
Brooke Mueller is either in denial. Or is just really good at kicking this whole substance abuse thing. The ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, who entered rehab last week for the 19th time – no, that is not a typo – after an assistant found her passed out and dialed 911, is already out and back in the real world, just six days after admission. Sources tell TMZ Mueller’s goal this time around was simply to detox (from an admitted Adderall addiction ), which can typically take just a few days to accomplish… but it’s rather clear Mueller has an overarching problem here. Brooke will continue to undergo psychological outpatient treatment and she’s also regained custody of her twin boys, who had been under the care of her mother. For their sake, we sincerely hope Muller has her act together.
Paz de la Huerta is naked in this month’s Playboy . In related news, the sky is blue and Brooke Mueller just left rehab again. We kid (sort of), viewers of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire are well aware that the actress has no problem at all with nudity. She says as much in an interview with the iconic magazine. “I celebrate nudity every day,” de la Huerta says. “It’s our first wardrobe… We did the photos with no makeup, and we both wanted them to have a very natural feeling.” Based on the above cover, it’s safe to say she’s accomplished that. Assuming one’s natural state is to be spread eagle on the beach, that is. The star posed for photographer Mario Sorrenti, and it’s clear she’s a big fan of his work. Says de la Huerta: “I did my first nude shoot with Mario when I was 17. He made me feel beautiful, and I really feel it was on that shoot that I overcame my fear of being naked. Mario is such an artist. He has taken photographs of me in which my body looks like a sculpture.”
Aye, aye, aaaa-aye… Oregon, Colorado, Washington Vote On Mary Jane Legalization Next Month According to Huffington Post On a Monday teleconference call, former Drug Enforcement Agency administrators and directors of the Office of National Drug Control Policy voiced a strong reminder to the U.S. Department of Justice that even if voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington pass ballot measures to legalize Mary Jane use for adults and tax its sale, the legalization of Mary Jane still violates federal law and the passage of these measures could trigger a “Constitutional showdown.” The goal of the call was clearly to put more pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to make a public statement in opposition to these measures. With less than 30 days before Election Day, the DOJ has yet to announce its enforcement intentions regarding the ballot measures that, if passed, could end Mary Jane prohibition in each state. “Next month in Colorado, Oregon and Washington states, voters will vote on legalizing Mary Jane,” Peter Bensinger, the moderater of the call and former administrator of the DEA during President Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan administrations, began the call. “Federal law, the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court decisions say that this cannot be done because federal law preempts state law.” Bensinger added: “And there is a bigger danger that touches every one of us — legalizing Mary Jane threatens public health and safety. In states that have legalized medical Mary Jane, drug driving arrests, accidents, and drug overdose deaths have skyrocketed. Drug treatment admissions are up and the number of teens using this gateway drug is up dramatically.” Really?? So everyone starts smoking the gan-jay and gets violent and reckless?? Sounds like the opposite of what we see most folks doing while lifted, but ok… Here’s how the sticky-icky would be taxed of these legalization measures are voted to life. In Colorado, if Mary Jane is legalized it would be taxed and regulated similar to alcohol and tobacco. It would give state and local governments the ability to control and tax the sale of small amounts of Mary Jane to adults age 21 and older. According to the Associated Press, analysts project that that tax revenue could generate somewhere between $5 million and $22 million a year in the state. An economist whose study was funded by a pro-pot group projects as much as a $60 million boost by 2017. In Washington, a 25 percent excise tax would be in place if the state passes Initiative 502, which state revenue experts say could generate as much as $1.9 billion over the next five years, The Seattle Times reported. If passed, the initiative would allow adults 21 and older to buy up limited amounts of Mary Jane or Mary Jane-infused food products and would create state-licensed growers and retailers. The Associated Press reports that if Washington’s I-502 passes: Public use or display of Mray Jane would be barred. No Mary Jane facilities could be located near schools, day cares, parks or libraries. Employers would still be able to fire workers who test positive for pot. It would remain illegal to privately grow Mary Jane for recreational use, though medical patients could still grow their own or designate someone to grow it for them. It would be illegal to drive with more than 5 nanograms of THC, the active ingredient of cannabis, per milliliter of blood, if the driver is over 21; for those under 21, there would be a zero tolerance policy. That’s a LOT of money that states could earn for allowing a lil’ dojia smoke. Considering how tight some state budgets are for schools, roads, and other public needs, an few extra million bucks could go a long way. Would you vote for legalization? Why? Hit the comments section and let your voice be heard.
Khloe and Mario Lopez will be serving contestants a bowl full of criticism next month! Set to air in November, Khloe’s new gig has her raking in millions. According to TMZ… It’s official … Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez will be the new co-hosts of “X Factor” … TMZ has confirmed with sources connected to the show. We broke the story … Khloe and Mario had been thiiiiiiis close to a deal for months … but now we’ve confirmed they’ve both signed on the dotted line … it’s a done deal. We’re told the duo’s salaries will add millions to the budget — on top of an already enormous talent budget … with Britney Spears in the lead at $15 mil. K&M are expected to debut on the show in November. Guess you don’t need an actual talent (or career in the ‘industry’) to be donned a judge on a talent show!? Images via twitter/WENN
Everyone is either looking forward to Wreck-It Ralph or still refers to video games as “those beeping boximacallits.” There are no other options. Gaming movies have a bad reputation, which is weird, because, despite what you may have heard and read, they have yet to materialize. We’ve seen dozens of action movies that share the titles of video games and little else, and run from reprehensible to ridiculously profitable — sometimes in the same series . We’ve also watched feature-length advertisements for video games that we’ve paid to see in hopes that there might be a movie in there somewhere. Case in point: Universal Pictures’ The Wizard. But that may be about to change. Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph could be the first true gaming movie — the first of a genre that could some day stand alongside war, horror and gangster movie genres. It’s a genre whose time has come. The children being brought to the latest Disney movie have grown up with games, while their parents have watched their kids — and the games — grow from simple noise-making bundles of reflexes to fully interactive 3D characters. I haven’t seen Wreck-It Ralph yet, but I already know one thing that’s smart about it. The movie doesn’t tie itself to a single franchise, but populates its world with characters and cliches from all of them. Imagine Super Smash Bros Brawl without being limited to Nintendo, then give them time off to chill between battles. That’s the level of world we’re looking at here. Wreck-It Ralph puts together a dream team of retro characters from a savvily chosen array of games: Zangief from Street Fighter , Q-Bert, Sonic, Kano and even a Beholder. If you’re not familiar with that last creature, he exists in video games the same way Captain Kirk exists in video games — he’s certainly been there but comes from a whole other world: Dungeons & Dragons . The Beholder is an extremely cool nod to gamers. Better yet, the characters are all rendered with such love that even the zombie — the most generic enemy in videogaming history — is recognizably from a specific game series. The double-fire-axe and torn beige shirt distinguishes him as a walker from House of the Dead clearer than a passport with his bite-marks on it. Wreck-It Ralph is stuffed with so many celebrity cameos that Chun-Li, also from Street Fighter , as a background character. Other companies have built entire films around her, although considering how that turned out, it’s probably a good thing the producers didn’t follow suit. The cruelest (but most accurate) gaming revelation was the presence of Sonic and Bowser, but no Mario. The writers told TotalFilm.com that Mario is such a powerful character that there would be no way to put him in the movie without him dominating it. But Sonic? Sure, stick him in there. There was never any doubt about who won the ’90s battle between him and Mario — and his inclusion removes any doubt that the writers really understand the games they’re referencing. Others have bitched about Zangief ‘s presence in the Bad Guys support group when he’s just one of many playable Street Fighters, but come on: he was a Russian in a fighting game in the 90s. He was also almost unplayable in the original, so the only way most people saw him was from the wrong end of a devastating Screw Piledriver. He’s become much cuddlier since, and a surprisingly effective character in Super Street Fighter IV multiplayer. This detailed attention to our old gaming friends is glorious, but could cause a hardcore backlash. The trailers’ focus has obviously been on these recognizable characters, but they’re just as obviously trailer-trash. We’ve probably seen fully half their screen time already. This retro-disappointment is going to be a big complaint for people missing the point, but put it this way: These are Expendables cameos, not Expendables 2 cameos. We can expect these old-school characters to turn up for a few seconds then get out of the way of the main story. Still, for any veteran gamer it’s mind-boggling to see so many different game publishers cooperating. That many intellectual properties overlapping means more legal wrangling than the average nuclear test. That also probably means that none of these characters will actually do anything for most of the movie, but it’s a real coup just to have them along for the ride. Besides, even though, after seeing the trailers, some people are expecting this: The movie has to be about these guys: And that’s a good thing. Because this isn’t a retro movie . It’s a gaming movie. Sonic and the Beholder will get asses in seats, but it’s the original characters, and the, I hope, original story that will make the faces on the other ends of those asses leave with smiles. One of the parody games featured in Wreck-It Ralph , Hero’s Duty, fuses Halo , Call of Duty , Battlefield 3 and every other action shooter, while another, Sugar Rush couldn’t be more of a Mario Kart clone if it featured an Italian plumber. The filmmakers can make all the pointed jokes they want about these and other video games without their publishers complaining. (And it’s not like every other gaming company hasn’t made a knock-off of Mario Kart already.) The new characters are well capable of carrying the movie. Ralph is entirely believable as an 1980s game villain (and already has his own game ). Sergeant Calhoun is a tough female soldier who kicks ass and actually wears sensible body-covering clothing, meaning Wreck-It Ralph is better at character creation than most modern video games. Wreck-It Ralph is important because games aren’t a niche market anymore. They’re everywhere and everyone, from casual Angry Birds players to 80th level World of Warcraft Paladins. It looks like the movie industry is finally ready to take video games seriously. And by that, I mean, have some real fun with them. Luke McKinney loves the real world, but only because it has movies and video games in it. He responds to every tweet . Follow Luke McKinney on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Have you been missing your “Basketball Wives L.A.” stars? It shouldn’t be long until they return to TV. From what we hear the ladies were just taping earlier this week when Gloria Govan and her sister Laura took a break to attend this Hollyweird event with Gloria’s boo Matt Barnes. Here are the details: LA’s glitterati came out in droves to the BLVD Hotels’ “Year of the BLVD” event, hosted by Mario Lopez from NBC’s EXTRA. The event celebrated BLVD Hotel’s one-year anniversary of its Studio City hotel and spa, as well as the pre-grand opening of its new Hollywood location. With the NBA finally season over, LA Laker Matt Barnes stopped by to hang out and have fun along with hot girlfriend Gloria Govan who also took a quick breather with sister Laura Govan, from filming Season 2 of VH1’s “Basketball Wives LA.” Other notable celebrities in attendance included actresses Essence Atkins, Zulay Henao, Denyce Lawton, David Alan Basche (TV Land’s “The Exes”), Alex Heartman (Power Rangers), TNT’s “Falling Skies” castmates Peter Shinkoda and Seychelle Gabriel, Maiara Walsh of ABC Family’s hit drama “Switched At Birth.” The event featured cotton candy martinis and sweet treats made live by Cotton Candy Girls, on-site silk-screened gift bags by Ink + Cotton, filled with goodies like complimentary signature spa treatments and guestrooms from BLVD Hotel & Spa, designer neck ties from Inspired Knots, Icelandic Glacial water, White Rabbit gift certificates, ANGELENO magazines, Mystique nail designs, and beauty treatments from Heaven’s Make-up Bar, who’s glam squad was also on-site to touch up celebs’ faces during the party. Sounds like a good time! Check out more photos below: Images courtesy of The Velvet Rope Agency
