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Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston: Fighting Over The Emmys???

Taylor Swift fans and trolls alike have assumed that she would accompany boyfriend Tom Hiddleston to the Emmy Awards on September 18th. As the saying goes, “to assume is to make an ass out of u and me.” Hiddleston is nominated for Lead Actor In A Limited Series or Movie for his role in The Night Manager , a critically-acclaimed miniseries co-starring Hugh Laurie. Swift has never walked the red carpet with a boyfriend, and according to a source, doesn’t plan on starting anytime soon. ‘Tom wants their relationship to be public, even asking Taylor to go to the Emmys with him, but Taylor wants to keep her private life private,” the source told the Daily Mail . “Tom’s need for their relationship to be so public so quickly makes her uncomfortable. “She tried to be OK with it in the beginning but fears he is in love with the idea of her and not falling in love with her for the right reasons.” And here we thought she would be pumped to attend the Emmy Awards as a supportive girlfriend, but after flaunting their relationship over July 4th weekend, Swift might be singing a different tune. Swift and Hiddleston’s relationship (fauxmance, whatever you’d like to call it) has been the source of tabloid fodder all summer, especially since it appeared to staged at first. The two were reportedly set up by their PR teams after the MET Ball in May, and before you know it, they’re making out by the ocean and taking a romanitc trip to Italy. It was weird.  No one was buying it. View Slideshow: 12 Celebrity Relationships We’re Pretty Sure are Fake On the Fourth, things got even weirder when Hiddleston proudly wore an “I Heart T.S.” tank top while splashing around in the waves.   Hiddleston, however, wanted to set the record straight, and did so during an Emmy nominations interview on July 14th. “Well, um. How best to put this?” Hiddleston said while on the phone with The Hollywood Reporter . “That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together, and we’re very happy. Thanks for asking. That’s the truth. It’s not a publicity stunt.”   View Slideshow: Tom Hiddleston: 8 Things to Know About Taylor Swift’s New Bae Fast-forward a few months, and Hiddleston is feeling like a “glorified escort,” according to Radar Online . “It’s become a total charade. Tom is just done with it,” a source told the site. “It bothers him so much that they’ve become known as this fauxmance laughing stock.” Will Swift join her glorified escort on the red carpet come September 18th?

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Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston: Fighting Over The Emmys???

Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston: Fighting Over The Emmys???

Taylor Swift fans and trolls alike have assumed that she would accompany boyfriend Tom Hiddleston to the Emmy Awards on September 18th. As the saying goes, “to assume is to make an ass out of u and me.” Hiddleston is nominated for Lead Actor In A Limited Series or Movie for his role in The Night Manager , a critically-acclaimed miniseries co-starring Hugh Laurie. Swift has never walked the red carpet with a boyfriend, and according to a source, doesn’t plan on starting anytime soon. ‘Tom wants their relationship to be public, even asking Taylor to go to the Emmys with him, but Taylor wants to keep her private life private,” the source told the Daily Mail . “Tom’s need for their relationship to be so public so quickly makes her uncomfortable. “She tried to be OK with it in the beginning but fears he is in love with the idea of her and not falling in love with her for the right reasons.” And here we thought she would be pumped to attend the Emmy Awards as a supportive girlfriend, but after flaunting their relationship over July 4th weekend, Swift might be singing a different tune. Swift and Hiddleston’s relationship (fauxmance, whatever you’d like to call it) has been the source of tabloid fodder all summer, especially since it appeared to staged at first. The two were reportedly set up by their PR teams after the MET Ball in May, and before you know it, they’re making out by the ocean and taking a romanitc trip to Italy. It was weird.  No one was buying it. View Slideshow: 12 Celebrity Relationships We’re Pretty Sure are Fake On the Fourth, things got even weirder when Hiddleston proudly wore an “I Heart T.S.” tank top while splashing around in the waves.   Hiddleston, however, wanted to set the record straight, and did so during an Emmy nominations interview on July 14th. “Well, um. How best to put this?” Hiddleston said while on the phone with The Hollywood Reporter . “That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together, and we’re very happy. Thanks for asking. That’s the truth. It’s not a publicity stunt.”   View Slideshow: Tom Hiddleston: 8 Things to Know About Taylor Swift’s New Bae Fast-forward a few months, and Hiddleston is feeling like a “glorified escort,” according to Radar Online . “It’s become a total charade. Tom is just done with it,” a source told the site. “It bothers him so much that they’ve become known as this fauxmance laughing stock.” Will Swift join her glorified escort on the red carpet come September 18th?

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Malia Obama: Mocking Pot Controversy in Latest Photos?!

Last month, photos and video surfaced online that appeared to show Malia Obama smoking pot  at the Lollapalooza music festival. Malia Obama Pot Smoking Video For reasons that remain unclear, the idea of an 18-year-old recent high school grad getting stoned sparked (no pun intended) some intense debates on social media. Some claimed Malia was smoking a cigarette , not a joint. Others pointed out that as far as her health is concerned, the revelation that she’s hooked on Marbs like her father used to be would be far more troubling than the idea of her puffing the occasional doobie. (We like to throw around slang sometimes to prove how “down” we are with the kids. Do kids still say “down”?) Anyway, there are lots of people out there who are super pissed off about Malia enjoying her gap year between high school and Harvard, but they’re not exactly sure why they’re so outraged. Some have even tried to turn this into “a thing” by throwing it back to the days when her father was a smoker, claiming that the Obamas are part of some “making smoking cool again” conspiracy. Obviously, that’s idiotic, but new photos of Malia have some scratching their heads as to whether the 18-year-old is sending a sincere message, or taking a sarcastic jab at her haters. The pics show Malia wearing what appears to be a homemade shirt that reads, “Smoking kills.” It’s unclear if this was meant as a joke or an attempt to set a good example for her young admirers in the wake of her recent mini-scandal, but it’s certainly a head-scratching fashion statement. As for those pics of President Obama gunnin’ cigs in his Chicago badass days, well, who cares, right? Does the young future prez look cool. Kinda. Does that mean smoking is cool? Hell no. Look, we all know that just because something occasionally looks cool, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is. Jumping over ten flaming school buses on a motorcycle looks cool, but it’s still something that you should never even contemplate doing in real life. Politics aside, in terms of presidential coolness, Obama is up in the top five alongside Teddy Roosevelt (the guy had a pet bear), Franklin Pierce (underrated BAMF), and George W. Bush. (We know. But the guy got a DUI in Texas in the ’70s. No easy feat.) That said, we’re sure Obama has impressed upon his daughters that taking up smoking in 2016, with everything we now know about its many detrimental effects on one’s health is one of the least cool things one can do. Also, in the interest of covering our asses legally, we should remind you that we say much of this in jest, and it is not actually cool to get a DUI in Texas in the ’70s. So if you get your hands on a time traveling Delorean and a case of Billy Beer and things go awry, don’t go pointing the finger at us.

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Malia Obama: Mocking Pot Controversy in Latest Photos?!

Malia Obama: Mocking Pot Controversy in Latest Photos?!

Last month, photos and video surfaced online that appeared to show Malia Obama smoking pot  at the Lollapalooza music festival. Malia Obama Pot Smoking Video For reasons that remain unclear, the idea of an 18-year-old recent high school grad getting stoned sparked (no pun intended) some intense debates on social media. Some claimed Malia was smoking a cigarette , not a joint. Others pointed out that as far as her health is concerned, the revelation that she’s hooked on Marbs like her father used to be would be far more troubling than the idea of her puffing the occasional doobie. (We like to throw around slang sometimes to prove how “down” we are with the kids. Do kids still say “down”?) Anyway, there are lots of people out there who are super pissed off about Malia enjoying her gap year between high school and Harvard, but they’re not exactly sure why they’re so outraged. Some have even tried to turn this into “a thing” by throwing it back to the days when her father was a smoker, claiming that the Obamas are part of some “making smoking cool again” conspiracy. Obviously, that’s idiotic, but new photos of Malia have some scratching their heads as to whether the 18-year-old is sending a sincere message, or taking a sarcastic jab at her haters. The pics show Malia wearing what appears to be a homemade shirt that reads, “Smoking kills.” It’s unclear if this was meant as a joke or an attempt to set a good example for her young admirers in the wake of her recent mini-scandal, but it’s certainly a head-scratching fashion statement. As for those pics of President Obama gunnin’ cigs in his Chicago badass days, well, who cares, right? Does the young future prez look cool. Kinda. Does that mean smoking is cool? Hell no. Look, we all know that just because something occasionally looks cool, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is. Jumping over ten flaming school buses on a motorcycle looks cool, but it’s still something that you should never even contemplate doing in real life. Politics aside, in terms of presidential coolness, Obama is up in the top five alongside Teddy Roosevelt (the guy had a pet bear), Franklin Pierce (underrated BAMF), and George W. Bush. (We know. But the guy got a DUI in Texas in the ’70s. No easy feat.) That said, we’re sure Obama has impressed upon his daughters that taking up smoking in 2016, with everything we now know about its many detrimental effects on one’s health is one of the least cool things one can do. Also, in the interest of covering our asses legally, we should remind you that we say much of this in jest, and it is not actually cool to get a DUI in Texas in the ’70s. So if you get your hands on a time traveling Delorean and a case of Billy Beer and things go awry, don’t go pointing the finger at us.

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President Obama Expresses Support For Colin Kaepernick

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand for the national anthem before a preseason against the Green Bay Packers last week. The decision sparked a heated public debate, with some arguing that Kaepernick had disrespected his country and its military veterans. Others maintained that the former NFL standout (who lost his starting position to Blaine Gabbert last season) was exercising a constitutional right and calling attention to the critical matter of police brutality directed at people of color. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told the press after the game. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way.” The 28-year-old added: “There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. “When there’s significant change and I feel like that flag represents what it’s supposed to represent and this country is representing people the way that it’s supposed to, I’ll stand.” On Thursday, Kaepernick doubled-down on his protest by kneeling during the National Anthem  prior to his team’s matchup against the San Diego Chargers, thus sending the clear message that he has no intention of backing down from stance. Needless to say, it’s a complex issue, and numerous public figures have expressed their views on Kaepernick’s actions. Of course, from the start of the controversy most sought-after opinion has been that of President Barack Obama, who has remained silent on the issue of Kaepernick’s protest until today. Obama is currently in China for a Group of 20 summit, and during a press conference this morning, he was asked about his views on Kaepernick. The President had this to say: President Obama on Colin Kaepernick “I think he cares about some real legitimate issues that have to be talked about,” Obama said, in what a statement of somewhat less-than-full-throated support for Kaepernick’s refusal to stand. “He’s exercising his constitutional right to make a statement. I think there’s a long history of sports figures doing so.” Obama then expressed his empathy for veterans who feel that Kaepernick’s actions were indicative of a lack of respect for the sacrifices made by those who have fought in the US armed forces: “As a general matter, when it comes to the flag, and the National Anthem, and the meaning that that holds for our men and women in uniform and those who fought for us, that is a tough thing for them to get past, to then hear what his deeper concerns are.” Despite the fact that Obama didn’t take a hard-line stance on either side of the debate, his comments have resulted in harsh rebukes from his most strident critics. Of course, that should surprise absolutely no one who’s familiar with the climate of American politics in 2016.  View Slideshow: 20 Scandalous Sports Stories

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The Doctor Is Out

Why we should stop concern-trolling about candidates’ health.

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Adam Brody Explains How O.C. Fame Would Be Different Today

Adam Brody reveals how much privacy he had while filming ‘The O.C.’ and how that might be different today.

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The Stakes: Raw Hearts

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER (ALLEGEDLY) POLITICAL PODCAST

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