Casey Anthony has largely remained in hiding since being released from jail in August 2011, but found some time to reflect on the beach recently. In a rare interview with CBS 5 AZ, Anthony said her recent bankruptcy filing is another step toward closure, and “the key for me to move forward.” In one photo, Casey is seen sitting in a lounge chair in a tank top on a Florida beach reading a book; others show her celebrating with her legal team . “She needs closure in this matter in order to move on with life,” her civil attorney Charles Greene told the site on behalf of his controversial client. Casey recently had two of her four convictions thrown out for lying to authorities during the investigation into the disappearance of daughter Caylee. She still faces a lawsuit from Zenaida Gonzalez for defamation; Casey originally claimed that a nanny named Zenaida Gonzalez kidnapped Caylee. “These are the things holding me back,” Casey said. “Casey hoped the (Zenaida Gonzalez) civil case would be over in January,” Greene said. “This has been an ongoing battle for close to five years.” “Emotionally and physically, she can’t go on for another year.” “She needs a clean slate from a financial perspective.” Clean slate or not, the bankrupt Casey Anthony is about $800,000 in the hole and pretty much unable to make money, so, good luck with that.
Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd are calling it quits after 10 years of marriage. The former couple said in a statement announcing their plans to divorce: “We have mutually decided to end our marriage . We’ll always be family and cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity, and respect we have always enjoyed.” Ashley Judd, 44, and Dario Franchitti, 39, driver tied the knot in a highly private ceremony in Scotland in 2001 after being engaged for two years before that. Racecar driver Franchitti competes in the IndyCar Series where he was 2007 champion, and he even won the rain-shortened 2007 Indianapolis 500. Judd’s acting credits are well known, but is a run for office in her future? She’s been talked about as a possible 2014 Senate candidate in Kentucky, where Democrats want her to challenge GOP Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
There are two back to back weekends of 2012 that I will never forget. This is my fifth time meeting Justin. My best friends, Nicole (@nicolecampea), Vanessa (@belieberbabes) and I bought tickets for the Ottawa show for November 23. I was so excited because I’ve never met Justin at a meet and greet before and I wasn’t sure what to expect or how it would be. After waiting a long time in line, I met Justin and got a photo with 5 other people in the picture. This was amazing. Justin was so sweet, I introduced myself and told him I was from Toronto and ran the Toronto buyouts with Nicole & Vanessa. I wasn’t with them at the time. At first he couldn’t hear exactly what I said so I had to repeat myself and say it again. After he heard me he said, “Really, that’s amazing. Thank you so much for everything.” Alfredo was also in the tent area where we were taking pictures and standing beside Mike. He kept making funny faces to me while we were talking and taking the picture with Justin. It was pretty rushed and his security pushed me out as Alfredo was trying to say hi to me. Luckily, I recorded it as a voice note on my phone so I always have that to listen to. Then I had the most fun time at the concert, sitting front row and Justin even touched my hand half way through the concert and I melted. It was actually amazing. This was a perfect day and I wouldn’t want it any other way. DJ Tay James and Kenny saw us after the show and said hi to us and ask us how we liked the show. It was really fast though because this was as we were leaving the venue. The morning after the concert, my friends and I went on a train back home. We heard Tay was a guest DJ at Muzik night club back in Toronto that night, so we decided to go for a night out since we were heading there. We saw Tay, then all the dancers and Justin’s crew came too. After quite a while, we saw Jeremy, Alfredo, and Justin with Chaz come in and they had their own booth near the DJ up top. No one could really access Justin’s booth because it was blocked by lots of security. We saw Justin dancing and having lots of fun with his friends, and we danced with some of his dancers and they talked to us because they were on the floor level of the club. It was a fun night! We didn’t take or try to take any pictures of Justin because we wanted to respect him while he was out and didn’t wanna ruin it for him or anyone else. It was cool being in the club when ‘Beauty and a Beat’ came on and Justin was dancing right above us. This fun-filled weekend came to an end and within the next week of my concert, I was expecting to have my meet and greet photo posted on BieberFever’s website. Every single photo was posted but mine! The other 5 people in the picture with me were also wondering where our photo was. We knew we took a picture with Justin and we weren’t sure where it went or how it got lost. I tried tweeting everyone that I possibly could, asking for some help to find my picture or access the photos or have it e-mailed to me. So far, no one has found our picture with Justin. Meeting him was amazing, but I wanted my picture to remember it and have forever. Everyone that saw about it missing on Twitter was freaking out and asking how, why and who could have lost my photo. Thanks to the meet and greet, I met a fan from San Francisco, who I have been able to get to know really well and became friends with her. Unfortunately, she was one of the girls in my photo as well with Justin, so she doesn’t have our photo either. A week went by and it was the Toronto show at the Rogers Centre! We saw tons of camera crews filming for the Believe 3D movie and we had to line up for our meet and greets in an extremely long line up. A lot of Justin’s family and friends were at this show. It was crazy! We waited for over 2 hours to meet Justin and finally it was our turn! Vanessa, Nicole and I walked into the room and Nicole was pretty much pushed into Justin by his security guard. I went on the other side of him. He said “Hey sweetie, how are you?” to me and I replied and said hi, I think… I don’t really remember what I said. I wish we recorded it. Right before we were all ready for our picture, Nicole told Justin who Vanessa was, telling him she’s My Bieber Experience and Justin like lit up and shouted out “OH MY GOD, MY BIEBER EXPERIENCE IS A SICK SITE” and again repeated, “A SICK SITE, YOU’RE INCREDIBLE!” Yup, he loves it . After the picture, Vanessa went in to give him a high five and of course, his security guard tried blocking her from him. Then Justin ignored his bodyguard and went over his arm or something to give her a high five. I don’t like how rushed both meet and greets were, but still, meeting Justin was absolutely AMAZING. The excitement continued as the concert started and I moved up to the front row of the catwalk. It was awesome seeing Drake and Cody Simpson as special guests. I saw the film crews running around the stadium all night, filming fans, doing interviews and capturing all the best moments of the show. This was the best concert I’ve ever been to in my whole life. It was the most fun experience and crazy how everything happened. I’m so blessed to have gotten the chance to meet Justin again at this sold out show. I didn’t think it would be possible. Toronto went crazy for Justin and I was able to get such good pictures and videos. Honestly, I know a lot of you think things like this won’t happen to you but if you’re patient and you just go with the flow, good things can happen and yes some day you will meet Justin and have your own Bieber experience. December 1st was my fifth time to meet Justin and was perfect. Like I said, best night of my life. Thank you for everything Justin, I love you so much. Jon Chu was also there to film Believe 3D, and he interviewed Vanessa about MBE and then I told him how we never actually got a decent picture together… so of course, we took a nice one! Such an amazing and eventful two weekends in a row. This was all thanks to Justin and his amazing crew who actually do so much for us fans! Thanks for taking the time to read this. -@juliaaa_xo See the original post: There are two back to back weekends of 2012 that I will never…
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo is about to bare all to Dr. Phil. According to TMZ sources, the man who has allegedly admitted to masterminding the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax recorded an interview with the attention-starved psychologist yesterday and it will air some time next week. Described as “emotional and deep,” the sit-down reportedly took place after Tuiasosopo and Dr. Phil watched the Manti Te’o interview with Katie Couric, during which the linebacker denied any role in the scheme. Te’o has said Tuiasosopo Tweeted him an apology for orchestrating the hoax, while insiders tell TMZ he did so simply to get close to Manti. Ronaiah’s attorney, meanwhile, claims his client was the one to actually voice Lenny Kekua in every phone call with Te’o. The Dr. Phil interview will mark Tuiasosopo’s first public comments on the complicated, sordid topic.
Bridget Peters in one seriously lucky lady. This brunette gets to ogle Joe Manganiello shirtless any time she wants… and not because she owns the complete box set of HBO’s True Blood . People has learned that Peters and Manganiello have been dating since they met last year at a boxing match in Las Vegas. Peters works as a model (she actually met the actor while playing one of those ring girls who holds up round cards) and has traveled around the globe with Manganiello. The man behind Alcide Herveaux, meanwhile, gets back to shooting his HBO smash in the very near future. True Blood Season 6 kicks off in June.
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are at odds with each other. Insiders tell TMZ that Kim is fed up with Humphries’ dragging out their divorce case and now she’s demanding the Brooklyn Nets’ power forward foot her entire legal bill. Kardashian believes Humphries is delaying the former couple’s official split because he’s both greedy and attention-starved – and he’s costing her serious moolah in the process. The reality star’s attorney fees reportedly hover around $250,000. Fortunately, the case will go before a judge next month and may finally be settled at that time. In the meantime, Kim will need to get by with $65,000 gifts from her baby daddy. It’s a wonder she can survive.
Unbeknownst to her, Diane O’Meara played a critical role in the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax. O’Meara, a 23-year old marketing executive in Los Angeles, appeared on The Today Show this morning and confirmed her photo was the one used – without her knowledge – in creating Lennay Kekua . The photograph (below) was taken off her Facebook page by Ronaiah Tuiasosopo and passed off as Kekua to Te’o. O’Meara adds that Tuiasosopo called to admit his role in the scheme and apologize for it the day this bizarre story broke. “I don’t think there’s anything he could say to me that would fix this,” said O’Meara. O’Meara went to high school in California with Tuiasosopo, but emphasizes that the pair is not close. He has not spoken out since this scandal hit, but may do so this week. Te’o, meanwhile, will give his first on-camera interview to Katie Couric Thursday.
President Barack Obama’s Inauguration featured classic photo bombs, Beyonce lip-syncing , a big Sasha Obama yawn and an epic eye roll from Michelle Obama. Michelle’s rolling of eyes was directed at Speaker of the House John Boehner, who tapped her on the back during lunch. Umm, dude, I’m trying to eat here! Michelle Obama Eye Roll At the inaugural luncheon, Barack Obama seems like he was being cordial toward Boehner, though Michelle looked less than thrilled – at least in this viral clip. It’s one thing to block her man’s agenda in Congress and battle over the debt ceiling like a boss. Another to interrupt FLOTUS in the middle of lunch. Tell us: Was Michelle Obama’s eye roll rude?
Ladies, we’re coming for you. So said Donnie Wahlberg this morning on The View , as he and his band mates announced that New Kids on the Block are releasing a new album titled “10” in April – and then going on a national tour to promote it! New Kids on the Block Tour Announcement The tour will be titled “The Package’ and it will also feature 98 Degrees AND Boyz II Men. Yes, 30-year old ladies, it’s time to relive your youth. The Package will first be delivered to Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on May 31. Other cities on the tour include Boston, Toronto, Washington D.C., Houston, and Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale February 2, but, sadly, will not be sold at 1993 prices.
This just in: Rihanna’s body is pretty unreal. Not unreal in the Manti Te’o girlfriend sense, obviously. Rihanna totally exists right here in the flesh … and that flesh is pretty darn spectacular looking. She seems well aware of this fact, too: The 24-year-old singer is back doing what she does best – posting sexy pics of her backside, making sure we (and possibly Chris Brown) don’t forget about her. Rihanna and Chris Brown are reportedly on the rocks again, just weeks after appearing inseparable. It’s hard to keep track of those two, isn’t it? They might say it’s “Nobody’s Business,” but both go out of their way to make sure we know what they’re up to … and in Rih’s case, what she’s (not) wearing. Dressed in a body-hugging white leotard, she’s seen here flaunting her bodacious booty, facing away from the camera and offering a sultry, over-the-shoulder glance. “Lights. Camera. Action #alliseeizsignz,” she captioned the photo. Whatever the hell that means, and whatever you hoped to accomplish, Rih, it worked baby. Seriously, well done. Bet you don’t have an encore in you! Yup, we said it. The challenge has been thrown down by THG. Only time will tell if she chooses to accept it and more sexy Rihanna pictures follow. Please, please let it be so.
