As previously reported, Scott Stapp is broke . The Creed singer opened up about his dire situation via a strange video on Facebook Wednesday, telling fans he’s been under a “vicious attack” by the IRS, which has frozen his bank accounts and left him “penniless.” Stapp asserts that money has been stolen from him and insisted in the footage that he’s “sober,” emphasizing that “truth will prevail.” Scott Stapp: I’m Broke! Yesterday, meanwhile, Stapp conducted a radio interview and claimed his 2012 criticism of President Obama during a Fox News segment is why the government has made him a target. “I believe that the IRS situation is definitely a result of me expressing my dissatisfaction with President Obama,” he said. “Absolutely. 100 percent.” HOWEVER, Jaclyn Stapp tells another story. According to TMZ, she filed for divorce from the artist last month and also filed legal documents that allege Scott Stapp has serious mental issues. She says Stapp hears voices , has visions of people on fire, has threatened to kill himself and is in possession of man guns. Jaclyn adds that her ex-husband is broke because he spends all his money on drugs such as cocaine, PCP, meth, marijuana and Special K. She hopes that she can open up lines of communications with the troubled rocker in order to steer him in the right direction. We hope for the same. 15 Stars Who Went Broke as a Joke 1. Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan used to make serious bank! But she spent it all on blow and had to have her move to New York bankrolled by Oprah Winfrey.
President Obama Declares Plan To Legalize Undocumented Immigrants Despite near-constant Republican push-back on…well, everything…Obama announced an amnesty plan that would allow illegal immigrants with established US roots to get legal standing in this country and avoid deportation . Via MailOnline : President Obama announced a plan Thursday night to mainstream millions of illegal immigrants with an executive order allowing them to stay instead of facing deportation, bringing howls from Republicans who complained about so-called ‘anchor babies’ helping their illegal parents remain in the U.S. The president calmly explained in a 16-minute speech – subtitled in Spanish – the parameters of what angry Republicans are calling a lawless ‘amnesty.’ ‘We’re going to offer the following deal,’ he said: ‘If you’ve been in America for more than five years; if you have children who are American citizens or legal residents; if you register, pass a criminal background check, and you’re willing to pay your fair share of taxes – you’ll be able to apply to stay in this country temporarily, without fear of deportation.’ ‘You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law.’ ‘That’s what this deal is. Now let’s be clear about what it isn’t,’ the president cautioned. ‘This deal does not apply to anyone who has come to this country recently. It does not apply to anyone who might come to America illegally in the future. It does not grant citizenship, or the right to stay here permanently, or offer the same benefits that citizens receive – only Congress can do that.’ ‘All we’re saying is we’re not going to deport you.’ We’re sure this is going to elate just as many (if not more) people as it’s going to piss off.
Rep. G. K. Butterfield, the next chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to talk about President Barack Obama’s plan…
Seriously??? Study Shows White People Think Black People Have Superhuman Abilities A recent study conducted by Social Psychological and Personality Science has found evidence that white people have a “superhumanization bias” in regards to black people , more commonly associating African-Americans with magical traits. Via The Grio reports: This trope of the “magic black” or “magic Negro” has been a well-worn plot device in cinema and literature for years, but this study suggests that its impact extends well beyond the realm of fiction. It also reveals that racism, most commonly thought of as explicit and easy to spot, might often be far more subtle than originally believed. The study also found that as whites’ belief in blacks as supernatural heightened, they started to believe that blacks had less capacity to experience pain. Jesse Singal had this to say at the Science of Us: In a series of five studies, some involving so-called implicit association tests in which words are flashed on a screen quickly enough to “prime” a subject with their meaning but not for them to consciously understand what they have seen, the researchers showed that whites are quicker to associate blacks than whites with superhuman words like ghost, paranormal, and spirit. This stereotype has a wide range of potential impacts on how blacks are viewed in culture, including why black juveniles are considered to “be more ‘adult’ than white juveniles when judging culpability,” according to the researchers. Even the President has been unable to escape this stereotype, with a song called “Barrack the Magic Negro,” being released during Obama’s 2008 campaign. David Ehrenstein pointed out that Obama’s message of hope and change was appealing partially for this very reason, writing, “For as with all Magic Negroes, the less real he seems, the more desirable he becomes. If he were real, white America couldn’t project all its fantasies of curative black benevolence on him.” The study’s researchers also note that, “the phenomenon of superhumanization has received virtually no empirical attention in psychology” and that their five studies involving implicit reaction tests, which analyze snap, subconscious decision making, were some of the first empirical tests in the area. Discuss…
Why…did… HE …write…this??? Because we all care what Piers Morgan (of all people) thinks about black people’s use of the word… Via The Daily Mail: N****r. A 6-letter noun in the English language which the dictionary defines as ‘a contemptuous term for a black or dark-skinned person’. It’s such an inflammatory and offensive word that for any high profile white person to publicly use it, without abbreviating to ‘N-word’, is rightly tantamount to professional suicide and personal opprobrium. I don’t use it; would never use it. But it has become astonishingly ubiquitous in modern American society. The reason it is so ingrained in pop culture is that many blacks, especially young blacks reared to the soundtrack of N-word splattered rap music, use it in an ironic way. They’re aware of its history; they know from their parents and grandparents that arrogant, dumb, racist whites used it as a wicked, derogatory insult against their black slave forebears. And they enjoy the freedom of being able to say it now in the knowledge that it’s become taboo for whites to do so. I understand this, and empathise. Far from ‘owning’ these words, seizing back control with the use of them, I believe it merely serves to empower those who wish to deploy them abusively – and encourage them to continue doing so. Your average dim-witted, foul-mouthed bigot – and there are plenty of them as Twitter can attest – thinks: ‘If they use it, why can’t I?’ They hear African-Americans say the N-word to each other and claim victory: ‘See, that’s what they even call themselves!’ It’s the twisted, horrible mind-set of the wretchedly ignorant. The N-word is a grotesque, odious, evil stain on the English language. It symbolises everything multi-cultural America has fought so hard to move on from – white-run, imperialist, violent, sexually malevolent barbarism. Yet far from receding in society, it’s spreading; out of the once clearly defined confines of private usage in the black community, into the public hallways of every school in America. Better, surely, to have it expunged completely. Eradicated, obliterated, tied to a literary post and whipped into such brutal submission that it never rears its vicious head again. Teach the youth of today the N-word is so heinous that even to repeat it ironically is to perpetuate its poison. As a white man, I have no right to demand that any black person gives up using the N-word. But as someone who believes passionately in civil rights, I just think it’s the right thing to do. Sooooo if we want racism to die does that mean we have to “kill it” too or nah??? Needless to say Twitter is none too pleased with Piers little click bait essay & they’re currently ripping into him…. “you know who I bet has a hot take on the whole n-word thing? *piers morgan* that’s who.” — somebody last week at the daily mail — Matt Fraction (@mattfraction) November 10, 2014 thanks @piersmorgan now I’M NOT SAYING N-WORD NO MO’ I’M DELIVIT *praise dances down the aisle* — David D. (@DavidDTSS) November 10, 2014 and Piers is responding. Is it what I wrote that offended, #BlackTwitter – or the skin colour of the man who wrote it? #NWord — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 10, 2014 Trying to work out how my plea for everyone to stop using the N-word apparently makes me a racist. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 10, 2014 SMH… What do YOU think about what Piers said??? Hit the flip for more reactions???
Earlier this week, we learned that Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin broke up after four months of dating. Initially, it was reported that Lawrence was the one to end things and Martin was completely blindsided by the news. No cause for the split was given, but it was widely assumed that video of Martin on a dinner date with Gwyneth Paltrow had prompted Lawrence to call it quits. Now, however, sources close to the couple are claiming that Martin was the one to dump Lawrence, and he did so at the insistence of Paltrow: “Gwyneth wasn’t surprised by it,” a source tells Radar Online. “She never thought the relationship was going to last because of their age difference.” “Plus, Jen complained to Chris that she felt like the third wheel in their relationship because of all the time he spent with their kids.” “Gwyneth always pressured Chris to spend more time with [his children] Apple and Moses. The kids would constantly call Chris when he was with Jennifer and whatever he was doing would have to come to a standstill.” Ah, so Gwinnie picked up on the fact that J-Law wasn’t crazy about the idea of having two ridiculously-named stepkids at the age of 24, so she pressured Chris to spend more time with his children than ever! Very clever – but then, what else would we expect from a woman who’s openly been an elitist snob for years, yet still somehow has a movie career? Gwyneth is good. Except when she’s flirting with the president , then she’s just so, so bad and embarrassing. Anyway, Paltrow is clearly some kind of evil genius if she got Martin to give up all this: 24 Hottest Jennifer Lawrence Photos 1. Hot Jennifer Lawrence Picture Wow. That’s the only word that’s really necessary when gazing upon this Jennifer Lawrence photo.
Monica Lewinsky Joins Twitter And Her Mentions Are In Shambles Monica Lewinsky is on Twitter. This is a thing. For those who don’t know, she was part of a huge scandal as a White House intern for f***ating the President of the United States, Bill Clinton. Now she’s back and the Twitter world hasn’t forgotten. Yikes.
