Aaron Fisher is coming forward to tell his story, and attach his real name to it. For four years, since he first came forward to say that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused him, he’s been known as Victim Number 1. Jerry Sandusky Victim #1 Testimony In a new book, the key witness against him is ready to share not only his name, but the horror of the abuse he suffered and how he found the courage to speak out. Aaron Fisher, 18, is releasing Silent No More: Victim 1’s Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky , with his psychologist, Mike Gillum, and his mother, Dawn Daniels. The book is due out October 23 and published by Random House. “Saying sexual abuse has happened was hard,” says Fisher . “But I wanted to help people see that it is better to come forward and tell somebody than to be silent.” It took Fisher, who says he was abused by Sandusky from ages 12-15, three years before he found the courage to tell his mother and officials at his high school. By speaking out, he helped launch the investigation, which eventually led to Sandusky’s conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse and the downfall of Joe Paterno. Victim No. 1 played a key role at Sandusky’s trial this year, and at the end of it, the disgrace to humanity was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison . He will never see the light of day again. Thank goodness.
A few months ago I won tickets from Tumblr to Justin’s opening show in Arizona. I live in Utah, which is about a 9-hour drive from Glendale , so I took Friday off of work and drove straight to the arena, stopping only once for gas, because I was way too excited to get there. As soon as I arrived, I saw a bunch of other fans waiting for Justin and as I walked over to join them, they all started screaming as if Justin was walking toward them or something. I immediately looked down the ramp and saw Scooter and Carly walking over, so I ran to the fence and found a spot just as the girl next to me yelled, “Scooter! Scooter! Can I get a picture with you?!” I was really bummed he took a picture with her since I figured he wouldn’t stop for me standing right next to her, but as he started walking away I said, “Scooter! Can I get a picture with you??” He turned around and looked at me so I yelled, “I’m @quotesfrombieb!” As soon as he heard me say my Twitter name it was almost as if he recognized me so he smiled and walked back over to take the picture. I’ve been wanting to meet Scooter for such a long time, so at that point I knew the trip was worth the long drive, but it only kept getting better. The people around me told me Justin had already come out twice that day, but Scooter told us he would come back out after rehearsals that night. It was over 100 degrees so I decided to walk back to my car and wait in the shade so I wouldn’t melt. After an hour or two I walked back over and found a great spot to wait for Justin again, and after a couple more hours, he rode up the ramp on his Segway. He put his hand out for all of us to touch it but I was too busy trying to take pictures to reach my hand out to touch his. Within only a few seconds, one of the security guards made a mistake and somehow opened the gate Justin was behind, and about a hundred girls started running toward him. Justin immediately zoomed back down the ramp and into the arena, and the rest of us were pretty scared and upset the other girls cared more about themselves than Justin’s safety and ruined the experience for the rest of us. The next morning, I got ready and drove to the arena, picking up some donuts I promised Justin’s photographer, Mike, on the way. I waited with the fans outside for a couple hours until a tour bus arrived, and as soon as I got out my phone and started filming, I saw Jaxon waving to us from inside the bus. It was the cutest! After that, my cousin and I went over to the radio stations who were having competitions to win tickets and meet and greets, and we decided to enter just in case. One competition they were having was a Bieber trivia contest, and I was one of the last lucky fans to enter. The radio station asked tons of easy questions like, “What is Justin’s middle name?” and “When is his birthday?” and I answered everyone else’s questions correctly in my mind…until I walked up on the stage and had to answer my own question correctly. Radio: “Where was Justin discovered?” Me: “STRATFORD, ONTARIO!” As soon as I answered, I knew what they were looking for was “YouTube” of course. I knew the correct answer, but I said the literal location he was when he was discovered. I was so upset and even tried fighting my way back into the competition, but it was too late; I’d lost my chance and felt like I wanted to cry. One girl I’d made friends with during the competition went up to answer her question after I lost. Radio: “Where does Justin currently reside?” My friend: “Los Angeles, California!” Radio: “That is incorrect!” I immediately yelled, “WHAT!?” because the radio station was incorrect. After a few seconds of confusion, the radio station announced that the correct answer was Atlanta, Georgia. Wrong. True beliebers knew the correct and current answer was Los Angeles , so when she left the stage, I went with her to explain to one of the workers that she answered correctly and they were wrong. After just a few minutes though, the competition ended, and the random drawing began for another winner. We decided to hold off complaining any more until after they drew a winner, and all of a sudden we heard them call out a name. I looked to the right of me where my new friend was standing, and she was in complete shock. THEY HAD CALLED HER NAME! I sincerely couldn’t have been happier for her, and I didn’t even care that I didn’t win the meet and greet because I knew she deserved it. I gave her a hug and congratulated her and talked to her mom for a minute about how crazy it was that we were just going to complain about the mistake the radio station made but she ended up winning after all. As I was about to leave the area and charge my phone in the car, her mom asked me for my phone number just in case they got more meet and greet tickets that we could use, but I wasn’t counting on anything because I knew they would only get two, and she and her mom would use them. Just as I got in the car and plugged in my phone, I got a phone call from an Arizona area code. Me: “Hello?” The other end: “Hi! Where are you? Are you close by? We have one extra ticket if you can get here in three seconds!” I started SPRINTING back to the arena and made it just in time to get a wrist band. I couldn’t believe how incredibly blessed I was to have gotten this opportunity after being genuinely happy for this new girl I’d just met. Karma is real! Her mom ended up giving me her ticket, which was the nicest thing any stranger has ever done for me. I just hope someday I can pay it forward and give back to someone else the way she did for me because I’ll never be able to thank her for her incredible act of kindness. As I was waiting in line to meet Justin, I saw his backup dancer, Jon Boogie, and talked to him for a second and asked for a picture. Then I saw his agent, Marco, and talked to him as well. They were both so nice and Marco especially acted as if we were best friends! I loved them both. The line started moving, and it only got harder and harder to breathe. I’d just met Justin exactly four weeks earlier, so I was rehearsing what I would say to him and I came up with the perfect line to say to him. As I walked through the curtain, Justin looked at me and said, “Hi! How are you?” and as those caramel brown eyes looked right into mine I forgot everything I’d planned and said, “Hi, good! Sorry I’m so sweaty!” Ya…I wasn’t even close to what I’d planned on saying! He responded with, “It’s all good!” and he continued to hug me as if he didn’t even care that I got my sweat all over him. Our cheeks even touched, and afterward I tweeted that Justin has the softest baby’s bottom skin I’ve ever felt…BECAUSE IT’S TRUE. My group and I proceeded to smile and take a few pictures before Moshe said, “Okay this way, thank you!” It was absolutely perfect, even though it was super quick and “Sorry I’m so sweaty!” weren’t exactly the words I wanted to say to him. We said bye, and as I walked out I touched Moshe’s arm and said, “Hi Moshe!” He said, “Hi how are you??” Then I saw Kenny and patted his arm and said, “Kenny how’s it going!?” and he said, “Hey what’s up how’s it goin’?!” I love Justin’s entire crew. They have a special quality that makes it so easy for them to make each of us feel so special whether or not they know our names. After meeting Justin and freaking out for the next little while, the doors to the arena opened, so my cousin and I went to find our seats. I tweeted Mike to see if he’d come by and meet me inside the arena since I wasn’t able to meet up with him and give him his donuts outside, but I decided to meet up with one of my good Twitter friends while I was waiting. As I was waiting to meet up with her though, my cousin texted me and said, “Mike came by, and I think he thought that I was you!” I was devastated I missed him, so as I was texting her back and trying to tweet him, I looked up and saw him walking in my direction. I yelled for him and luckily he heard me, and we ended up chatting for a good 15-20 minutes about everything from the show to Avalanna to photography to donuts. Even though I’d just met Justin, it was one of the highlights of my weekend to talk to Mike, because he was so down-to-earth and just a genuinely awesome guy. He spent so much of his time getting to know me and talking with me, and I’ll never be able to thank him enough. Thanks again for being so amazing, Mike!! The entire concert was incredible. I went from being the most excited I’ve ever been to shocked at the beginning of the concert…to laughing at some of the things Justin said onstage to almost crying while watching him throw up…to tearing up watching him dedicate One Less Lonely Girl to Avalanna and then singing Believe just for us. It was the most incredible night of my life, and I’ll never forget how special it was. After seeing Justin in concert, I can say without a doubt that he will be around for a very long time. Thank you Justin, Scooter, Mike, Kenny, Moshe, Marco, Jon, Natori and her mom, and everyone else who took part in making my weekend one I’ll never forget. Dreams DO come true! -@quotesfrombieb Excerpt from: A few months ago I won tickets from Tumblr to Justin’s opening…
Also in Wednesday afternoon’s round-up of news briefs, Fantastic Fest will close out its September event with Red Dawn . And David Slade is the eyed for a Disney pic based on a young-adult novel. World Premiere of Red Dawn to Close Fantastic Fest Director Dan Bradley’s action-pic Red Dawn will close out Fantastic Fest September 27th. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas and Josh Hutcherson, the film revolves around a group of teenagers embarking to save their town from an invasion of North Korean soldiers. A Korean-invasion-themed party will follow the premiere screening to celebrate the closing night of the festival. Fantastic Fest will take place September 20 – 27 in Austin, Texas Javier Bardem Humanitarian Doc Heads to Theaters Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony is produced by Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem, Alvaro Longoria and Lilly Hartley, the documentary, directed by Longoria of Morena Films and will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13. The film features Javier Bardem and focuses on a forgotten, unresolved conflict in Northern Africa where the de-colonization of the Western Sahara has displaced nearly 200,000 Sahrawi people to refugee camps. Distributor GoDigital said it will begin its theatrical run at IFC Center in NYC in mid-October, followed by a series of screenings around the country. Edward Burns Holiday Pic Heads to Theaters The Fitzgerald Family Christmas , a family drama that reunites Burns with cast members Connie Britton and Michael McGlone from The Brothers McMullen will have a late-November release via Tribeca Film which picked up the film. The story revolves around sibling rivalry and an estranged father (Ed Lauter, The Artist ) who returns home for Christmas for the first time since he walked out on his family 20 years ago. Family rifts emerge, and like with any family, Christmas brings a mixed bag of complicated emotions and dynamics. The film will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival September 9th. Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned Heads to Theaters Magnet Releasing, genre arm of Magnolia Pictures picked up worldwide rights to Cassavetes’ erotic vampire film that will close International Critics’ Week this Friday in Venice. The film centers on Djuna (Joséphine de La Baume), a beautiful vampire who tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paulo (Milo Ventimiglia), but eventually gives in to temptation. When her troublemaker sister Mimi (Roxane Mesquida) arrives unexpectedly, Djuna’s love story is threatened and the whole vampire community becomes endangered. Around the ‘net… Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Kerry Washington to Speak at DNC The three will follow the Foo Fighters on Thursday’s lineup at the Democratic National Convention. Eva Longoria also is expected to speak before Obama’s appearance, THR reports . Disney Eyes David Slade for Matched The studio is in negotiations with Slade to direct an adaptation of the Ally Condie young-adult novel. The series revolves around a girl in a “dystopian future where choice is taken away, and a young woman falls in love with a guy she has not been matched with,” Deadline reports .
America loves a good ol’ fashioned bachelor party. It’s a time honored tradition that’s been committed to film again and again, including in this week’s gender-reversal romp, Bachelorette , where the ladies get to behave badly . In honor of that film Movieline takes a look at the holy grail of bachelor party movies, and a bad movie we love: Bachelor Party , starring future Oscar-winner Tom Hanks . Bachelor Party imagines a world where Tom Hanks and Tawny Kitaen are engaged, just a couple of crazy kids living on a dream. If you’ve only ever known Kitaen from her car acrobatics in the “Here I Go Again” video now’s your chance to experience her acting skills as Debbie, a fun-loving gal who’s crazy in love with Hanks’ Ricky Gassko, despite her snobby parents’ disapproval. But before we get to know them, we’ve got to meet Rick and pals, our protagonists on this crazy journey through drugs, hookers and donkeys. Rick is a school bus driver by day who moonlights as some sort of avant-garde sculptor by night. ’80s filmmakers never met a welding helmet they didn’t like. He rounds up his motley crew of buds from their random jobs — baby photographer, mechanic, ticket scalper, and waiter — in order to break the news that he’s going pro; that’s right, he’s getting married. Next week! Of course the guys loudly protest until they realize that they can throw the biggest, baddest bachelor party in history. “WOMEN!!” bellows Rudy, for the first of about a thousand times in the flick. The promise of hookers is what snares the guys, and alarms the ladies. The night gets off to a zany start when Rick’s love rival, Cole (you know he’s a bad guy because he has the quintessential ’80s evil preppy haircut), intercepts their hookers and sends them to Debbie’s wedding shower instead! Zoinks! After enjoying a lesbian sex show, the ladies decide to go out and enjoy a night at the Chippendales, where a bunch of hunks in pastel bikinis do the grapevine and Debbie’s mom gets a foot-long surprise from a young gentleman named Nick the Dick, orchestrated by prankster Rick, who’s been tipped off by his buddy the bartender. For some reason, the ladies decide to get revenge on the guys by putting on their “Best Little Whorehouse In Texas” finest (bloomers are involved) and heading to the hotel. Bachelor Party is one of those movies where coincidence drives the entire engine of the plot. In one room we’ve got the bachelor party, which looks like a middle school pajama party only with more boobs; throughout the hotel, we’ve got our bride and her entourage as fake hookers waylaid by some Japanese businessmen, Cole in army fatigues with a crossbow, Debbie’s dad speaking at the beer convention downstairs, and a flamboyant lady about to, ahem, perform with an unsuspecting donkey. All the while, Tom Hanks is showing off his best dance moves, pulling pranks and officiating slumber party games. If anything, the movie is a great reminder of just how hot Tom Hanks was circa 1984. He’s adorable as the slacker with the heart of gold. And whatever happened to Adrian Zmed as his buddy O’Neill and the brains behind the operation? Very attractive, especially outfitted in the de rigeur bachelor party uniform: blazer, no shirt, necktie around head. And despite his meatheadishness and screaming physical comedy (the man literally buries his face into a giant bowl of popcorn during a fit of glee), I wouldn’t kick Barry Diamond out of bed for eating crackers. Bachelor Party is basically the blueprint for every wild party night movie. You may see shades of Can’t Hardly Wait , of Superbad or any movie where the wildest party ever is thrown, hijinks ensue, the cops show up and everyone runs, etc. But what qualifies Bachelor Party as a Bad Movie We Love is the high dose of WTF that it brings to the table. Oh, the 80s! It also manages to be incredibly raunchy without going for the gross-out factor, save for a few hairy butts and one proctology joke involving super-supporting character Dr. Tina Gassko, Rick’s sister-in-law. You will have to just accept that this was made in a pre-PC world and try to laugh at the sexism and homophobia and mild racism throughout. After the inevitable run from the cops montage, Cole throws Debbie over his shoulder and kidnaps her to a multiplex, naturally, where he and Rick have a beatdown in front of the screen playing a 3-D sci-fi movie, where the audience applauds realistic effects, like getting punched in the face. Smash cut to: Our happy wedding! Where we find out that Rick’s middle name is Ernesto (?!?) and he threatens to do something strange to Debbie with an egg beater now that they’re married. Ahhh, young love. They ride off into the sunset in the school bus driven by suicidal druggie friend Bradford, adorned with a sign “Just Having Sex.” So romantic. So if the coke-fueled lady antics of Bachelorette seem edgy to you, remember that everyone’s pal Tom Hanks did it first — with a donkey — just 28 years ago. Katie Walsh is a writer in Los Angeles. Follow her on Twitter at @katiewalshstx . Get more Bad Movies We Love !
Very sad news to report Via TMZ reports : Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the character George Jefferson famous in “The Jeffersons,” has died, El Paso cops tell TMZ. Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas. Hemsley, who was 74, became famous during his appearances on “All in the Family.” The spin-off, “The Jeffersons” was a monster hit. He also starred in the TV show, “Amen.” He was also a professional singer and even released the single in 1989, “Ain’t that A Kick in the Head.” Hemsley had no wife and no kids. It’s unclear how he died. Rest in peace Sherman, you will be sorely missed! Get ready Weezie, George is movin’ on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky to join you.
Rita Ora’s Full Complex Spread Roc Nation’s newest hot girl Rita Ora is Complex Magazine’s newest cover girl. And boy does she deserve it? Not only is she the new golden child, but she’s also a hell of a looker. She had a lot to offer Complex about her success: “When I first got signed I was this random girl from London,” she recalls. “I was thinking my whole world was going to be turned around. I thought I was gonna be on Oprah next week with a new single. Three years later I’m just starting to come out. I wanted to release everything I’d ever recorded, but I was lucky enough to have someone like Jay to say, ‘This isn’t good enough. You have to find yourself.’ It was the best advice he could have given me—to be patient.” “Everyone thought that Rihanna and I hated each other, but the whole thing was created by the media.” Well, that’s cleared up. Now let’s take a look at her pics!
Rita Ora’s Full Complex Spread Roc Nation’s newest hot girl Rita Ora is Complex Magazine’s newest cover girl. And boy does she deserve it? Not only is she the new golden child, but she’s also a hell of a looker. She had a lot to offer Complex about her success: “When I first got signed I was this random girl from London,” she recalls. “I was thinking my whole world was going to be turned around. I thought I was gonna be on Oprah next week with a new single. Three years later I’m just starting to come out. I wanted to release everything I’d ever recorded, but I was lucky enough to have someone like Jay to say, ‘This isn’t good enough. You have to find yourself.’ It was the best advice he could have given me—to be patient.” “Everyone thought that Rihanna and I hated each other, but the whole thing was created by the media.” Well, that’s cleared up. Now let’s take a look at her pics!
Make out your will before you click, because you’re gonna DIE laughing! Kim Kardashian And Kanye West As Fat People We recently saw a Twitpic of a soul food spread that Kimmy Cakes had whipped up for her boo-thang. Although many scoffed at the idea of Kim gettin’ busy in the kitchen, it got us to thinking about how her famous figure would look if she fed her man like this all the time, and well… Kanye and Kim…Klump?? LMMFAO! It’s happened to the best of them, just ask Janet Jackson . The couple that eats together, sweats grease together… Image via Planet Hiltron If you want to laugh at some other random monkey business, hit the flipside…
We’ll have two please. Basketball Wives Draya Michele Behind The Scenes For T.I.T.S. Photoshoot Draya Michele and T.I.T.S. continue to bring joy to men all across the county, and now they will do it together as the busty reality star and the popular clothing line converge to ensure that the summer stays hot. Take a peep below. In other random Draya news: She recently posted a pic on Instagram of her hanging out with Chris Brown’s new boo-thang Oochie-Coochie Karrueche to prove that there is camaraderie amongst the sister-wives. Chris, if you play it right, you might just be FORTUNE-ate enough to find yourself in the middle of something epic other than bottle tossin’ . We’re just sayin… Images via Instagram/Tumblr
Paris Hilton and DJ Afrojack have broken up after dating for six months … In other news, Paris Hilton and Afrojack were apparently dating for like six months. Says a source close to the random, now-former couple: “Afrojack had moved into Paris’ Beverly Hills mansion earlier this year, and they got serious, very fast … Paris was really into him and admires his work.” “Afrojack did a lot of the work on Paris’ new album
