Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren were back together Saturday … if only for their two young kids, and a local youth sports organization in Jupiter, Fla. The golf great arrived to the event first with his son and daughter, Charlie and Sam, then crossed paths with Elin Nordegren after she arrived an hour later. TMZ posted photos of the couple chatting together for over half an hour and appearing like they genuinely enjoyed each other’s company. Weird! The one-time couple then left together in Elin’s car. Tiger, whose 2009 Thanksgiving car crash exposed his cheating with Rachel Uchitel and countless others, hasn’t always been her favorite person. More like persona non grata. Not that they’re getting back together romantically, but you wouldn’t have even seen anything like this – a cordial day with the kids – a year or two ago. Time heals all wounds, or something. These days, Elin is single (as far as we know), while he’s dating Lindsey Vonn , the Olympic champion skier. Here’s wishing both of them the best. A few more photos proving it really was them:
Happy Academy Awards day, movie fans! With the 2013 Oscars airing tonight on ABC – and viewers anxious to either praise or tear apart host Seth MacFarlane – THG is here with our annual bold predictions for the ceremony. Who WILL win? Who SHOULD win? Read our take below and sound off with your own… BEST PICTURE Will Win: Argo . Should Win: Silver Linings Playbook . Many consider it too simple of a movie to win, but the performances are incredible and it’s simply entertainment at its finest. BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln . Should win: Ang Lee, Life of Pi . Have you read that book? It’s uncanny this was turned into a coherent, enjoyable film. BEST ACTOR Will win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln . Should win: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln . The clear favorite for a very good reason. BEST ACTRESS Will win: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty . Should win: Naomi Watts, The Impossible . A memorable performance in a truly harrowing tale, which is based on a very real, scary story. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Will win: Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook . Should win: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained . Come on. Who doesn’t adore this guy?!? BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Will win: Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables . Should win: Helen Hunt, The Sessions . Yes, Hathaway sang on song, really, really well. But give us Hunt’s more featured, layered performance in what we hope will be the evening’s biggest upset.
The not-so-critically-below Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 was the big “winner” at the 33rd annual Golden Raspberry Awards, a.k.a. the Razzies. The awards, given out the night before the 2013 Academy Awards , celebrate (or call out) Hollywood’s worst achievements of the cinematic year. Breaking Dawn Part 2 was recognized in seven categories, including worst picture. Congratulations to the entire cast and crew on that dubious honor!! Other Razzies racked up by the final Twilight Saga film: Worst sequel Bill Condon, worst director Kristen Stewart , worst actress Taylor Lautner , worst supporting actor Lautner and Mackenzie Foy, worst couple The entire cast, worst screen ensemble The film, of course, made $828 million at the box office and its big three stars are now world famous, so the Razzies can sort of suck it in that sense. Adam Sandler, who last year monopolized the Razzies with his “comedy” Jack & Jill , this year got only two awards for That’s My Boy . Progress, man! Rihanna, as worst supporting actress in Battleship , won by a landslide, while worst screenwriter Sandler beat the authors of Breaking Dawn by a single vote . Nothing like a true awards season nail-biter.
Suge Knight is a wanted man. It’s not the first time. Not one but TWO warrants have been issued for the former Death Row CEO’s arrest following a pair of alleged incidents in which he drove with no license. Knight was supposed to be in court last Thursday to answer charges pertaining to those cases, one stemming from 2011 and the other from 2012. But of course, ol’ Sugar Bear failed to show up. Especially when one is already on three years unsupervised probation for one of the incidents, bailing on a court date is typically not looked highly upon. The judge in the case immediately issued two bench warrants , meaning any law enforcement official is officially on notice to arrest Suge Knight on sight. Amazing that of all things, Knight is wanted by authorities for something as mundane as a driver’s license invalidation, but that’s where things stand. No word if he was with Katt Williams when he flaked.
MC Hammer was arrested Thursday for obstructing a police officer – and launched into a series of Tweets denying wrongdoing and alleging profiling. First, the officer’s side of the story: Law enforcement officials in Dublin, Calif., said Hammer was in a vehicle with an expired registration and he was not the registered owner. “After asking Hammer who the registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer,” police spokesman Herb Walters told CNN. Hammer, 50, was then arrested on suspicion of resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties, according to Walters. The incident occurred at the Hacienda Crossings shopping center, but the ’90s rap and dance icon tells a very different version of what went down. Alleging profiling, Hammer claims he was asked whether he was on parole or probation before the police officer tried to pull him out of his vehicle. Hammer Tweeted, “chubby elvis looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said ‘Are you on parole or probation?'” “While I was handing him my ID he reached in my car and tried to pull me out the car but forgot he was on a steady donut diet,” he continued. The rapper later said that the “only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge.” “It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help (MallCop) !!! But make no mistake he’s dangerous.” Hammer was booked and released on bail from Santa Rita Jail; a court date is next month, and police have until that time to decide on any charges. No drugs or alcohol were suspected in the incident, which Hammer (real name Stanley Kirk Burrell) is still livid over, Tweeting yesterday afternoon: “I will now answer his question, contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or probation fat boy!!!,” he wrote of his “eye opener.” Hammer has been enjoying a career resurgence after taking the stage with “Gangnam Style” performer PSY on several occasions last year. PSY ft. MC Hammer – Gangnam Style (American Music Awards 2012) PSY New Year’s Eve Performance Ft. Hammer – Gangnam Style
Be careful, your spiritual match might just be the devil in disguise. A California man used a Christian dating site to help find a woman to victimize in all the worst ways. Via NY Daily News reports : A California man was arrested this week after being accused of sexual assault a woman he met through an online Christian dating website. Sean Patrick Banks, an unemployed 37-year-old from Del Mar, allegedly used the website ChristianMingle.com to meet a woman in November police say he forced to have sex while visiting her home. Detectives have spent the past several months looking for the perpetrator, who allegedly called himself “Rylan Butterwood” and “Rylan Harbough” on the site, false names that gave police fits in trying to find the true culprit. Banks was charged with two counts of sexual assault and one of residential burglary. He has posted a $500,000 bail and pleaded not guilty. Banks could spend 36 years to life in prison if convicted. Police fear that Banks may have attacked other women. “After further follow-up in the investigation, the La Mesa Police Department is concerned there may have been more cases (involving) other women,” Lt. Matt Nicholass said. He believes additional victims could live outside of La Mesa. “This individual traveled around a lot,” Nicholass told KSWB-TV. “And we are concerned that there are people obviously outside of La Mesa or potentially outside of San Diego County that could be a victim.” Site officials say the company is doing it everything it can to help with the investigation. “We are in communication with the La Mesa police department and willing to assist them in any way we can with the investigation,” a ChristianMingle representative told KSWB, adding that the site takes “tremendous precautions” to protect daters. Banks’ next court hearing is scheduled for March 1. SMH. This is so scary. People please be careful about who you give your address to! Online dating is very dangerous. Our prayers are with that poor woman and we truly hope that the police are wrong and there aren’t any more victims.
Nadya Suleman was paid another visit by the Los Angeles Department of Child Services amid fresh allegations that she is unfit to raise her 14 kids. Amazingly, this is unrelated to the Octomom topless strip club gig. Workers from the DCFS arrived at Nads’ home Saturday night after a former nanny complained that she’s been under the influence and her kids are suffering. According to the nanny, Octomom is on drugs, drinking heavily to the point of blacking out and forgetting key details ( reporting her kid missing when he wasn’t, etc). Moreover, Nadya Suleman lives in a filthy house, allegedly leaves her kids unbathed for days at a time and does not change their clothes for weeks in some cases. Weeks. DCFS made Octomom aware of the allegations against her , searched the premises and asked a ton of questions regarding her situation / condition before leaving. Apparently DCFS didn’t feel there was enough evidence to yank the kids out of the home – there’s a VERY high threshold for that – but an investigation is pending. The agency has been there many times before. Most recently, in April 2012, her hair stylist complained of horrendous living conditions and DCFS showed up. She was allowed to keep the kids then, miraculously. Will she be granted the same right this time? Or will officials finally decide that enough is enough? On the plus side … the Octomom porn recently won some AVN Awards. Actually maybe that’s not a plus in this case, but congrats just the same, Octo. You tell us, THGers: Should Nadya’s kids be taken away? YES! For their own good! NO! She’s their mother! View Poll »
While trade rumors continue to circulate around Kris Humphries , this loser of a power forward is reportedly giving the Nets another reason to ship him out as soon as possible. The baller’s divorce trial against Kim Kardashian is scheduled for May 6, smack dab in the middle of the NBA playoffs. Will Kris therefore skip the legal proceedings, which could easily go on without him? Will he agree to settle before this mess goes in front of a judge? No and no, according to TMZ sources. Humphries has apparently already decided to skip any playoff games that fall on the same day as the trial because he is just THAT determined to embarrass his ex-wife. The news comes on the heels of Humphries’ attorney dropping Kris as a client and with anyone of sound body and mind knowing he has NO chance at successfully arguing that Kim duped him into a marriage. Then again, with Humphries only averaging 6 points and 6 rebounds per game, the Nets may be thrilled to see him voluntarily sit a game or two out.
A handful of protestors took to the streets outside LAPD headquarters in California yesterday, showing support not so much for the actions of Christopher Dorner, but for the arguments he made against the department. Dorner died on Tuesday of what authorities now say was a self-inflicted gun shot after he was cornered in a cabin in Big Bear, CA. He had been the subject of a massive manhunt following the alleged killing of at least three people, a rampage he claimed on Facebook was tied to his dismissal from the police force in 2009. The protestors say they do not condone Dorner’s killings, but do take issue with how the manhunt was handled, especially how police accidentally shot at two different trucks they believed to be Dorner’s. One woman hit in those incidents is still recovering. “How the police handled this — they were the judge, the jury and the executioner,” a protestor named Michael Nam told The Los Angeles Times . “As an American citizen, you have the right to a trial and due process by law.” The protestors also were rallying against corruption and racism in the LAPD, as the event was organized on Facebook, along with an announcement to keep it “peaceful” and the missive: “This is not a page about supporting the killing of innocent people. It’s supporting fighting back against corrupt cops and bringing to light what they do.”
A bloody cricket bat is now the center of the investigation into the death of Oscar Pistorius’ model girlfriend, according to a newspaper in South Africa. Police are unsure if Reeva Steenkamp used the bat in self-defense or if the Olympic sprinter used it, either by hitting her or breaking down a door. Steenkamp reportedly hid in the bathroom of his home and was shot four times through the door; a report says her skull may have been crushed as well. The City Press , a paper in their native South Africa, quotes a source as saying, “There was lots of blood on the bat. Forensic tests will show whose blood it was.” Pistorius was charged with murder . He is due back in court next week. On top of the cricket bat , another report indicates that the athlete called his good friend, Justin Divaris, in tears after he realized he had shot Reeva Steenkamp to death. “Reeva had been shot,” Oscar said on the phone, allegedly. “I said to him, ‘What are you talking about? I don’t understand you,’” Justin told the paper. “He then repeated himself — ‘There has been a terrible accident, I shot Reeva.’” Justin raced over to Oscar’s home, only to find it blocked off. “It was very traumatic,” he said. “By the time we got there it was already a crime scene and we weren’t allowed in the house. But we could see Reeva through the door lying there.” “[Oscar] was totally incoherent and just kept saying, ‘My baba, I’ve killed my baba. God take me away,’” Justin continued. “It is so sad. I introduced Reeva to Oscar.” “She was a really, really good friend of mine too and actually had been a friend longer … I don’t understand exactly what happened but the truth will come out.”
