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Tom Cruise Girlfriend: Who the Heck is She?!?

Tom Cruise loves Scientology.  This is not a press-stopping statement, as the actor recently came out and referred to the religion as special and beautiful . But a new report claims Cruise finds something else special and beautiful as well. Or someone else, we ought to say: yup, Tom Cruise has a girlfriend! And it’s allegedly serious! According to Us Weekly, Cruise has been “romancing a British woman” for several months. He is yet to jump on any talk show’s couch about her, so not many details about the relationship or the Tom Cruise girlfriend are known at the moment. Heck, we’re not even sure of her name. But the tabloid claims that Cruise and this unidentified new lover early met in London in early June when he was filming The Mummy. The two reportedly went on a date at that time to Bourton-on-the-Water, an idyllic village in the Cotswolds, two hours outside the city Of course, some Tom Cruise critics may have difficulty believing this story. It is a long-held stance by many that Cruise only dates women selected for him by The Church of Scientology. There’s been talk of girlfriend auditions and plenty of chatter over how his entire marriage to Katie Holmes was a set-up. But this Us Weekly cover story would have us believe otherwise. It claims that Cruise’s British girlfriend is “very normal and pretty” and has taken to living with the Jack Reacher: Never Go Back star at his rental cottage on the outskirts of London. “They go on bike rides through the countryside. Sometimes Tom’s sister would join them,” an anonymous insider tells the magazine. That sounds very sweet. But are you buying it? Cruise is very public when it comes to selling his movies and promoting them on various talk shows. He’s happy to discuss his professional life. But good luck trying to get him open up about anything personal, such as whether he’s seen Suri any time in the last three years . It’s been over four years since Cruise split from Katie Holmes and this Us Weekly source says he is eager to make his latest romance last. “He’s serious about this relationship and wants to make it work,” claims the tabloid insider. “Tom wants some companionship.” Awww! That’s so sweet! Also pretty sad and sort of scary if the Church of Scientology really is playing any kind of role in Cruise’s love life. But still. There’s something sweet about a mega superstar such as Tom Cruise just wanting someone to go on a bike ride with, isn’t there? And there’s something hilarious about Cruise recreating scenes from his many iconic movies alongside James Corden on television. See for yourself below: Tom Cruise Recreates Iconic Film Scenes with James Corden

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Teresa Giudice Defends Donald Trump, Slams Accusers

Did you need another reason to hate Teresa Giudice? Was her bankruptcy fraud not enough? The whining about her life? The self-centered attitude? The lack of self-awareness? The mind-numbingly spoiled behavior she displays at every opportunity? That’s okay. This Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member has now given critics plenty more ammunition. Speaking to Extra on Tuesday night in New York City, Giudice defended spoke out in favor of Donald Trump. This might be acceptable * if she was a fan of his economic policies … or believed he could best defeat ISIS … or simply thought Hillary Clinton was too corrupt to hold the highest office in the land. ( * Who are we kidding? Trump is a lying, dangerous, wildly ignorant bigot; there’s no acceptable reason to vote for him.) However, Giudice did not defend the GOP nominee against any attacks against his policy positions. She defended Trump against accusations that he has committed sexual assault or sexual harassment on numerous occasions. Asked about the multitude of women who have made these claims in recent weeks, Giudice said the following to the entertainment program: “I mean, I don’t understand, why come out with it now? Why didn’t they come out with it when it happened?” She added: “If a man touched me, I would come out with it right away. “I wouldn’t wait till he was trying to be President and then come out with it. When people come out [saying that], they only want their 15 minutes of fame.” SIGH . Must we really go over this again? Of course Giudice would say this. First, it’s easy to simply say this. Try experiencing actual sexual assault, Teresa. Second, Giudice is rich and entitled and has absolutely no idea what it might be like for a woman to be neither of these things; and to then be inappropriately touched by a powerful millionaire. Third, what if these women did wait until Trump was trying to be President? What if the incidents took place many years ago, but the alleged victims didn’t think it would be worth the disruption of their personal lives or professional lives to bring allegations against someone as powerful as Trump back then? What if they feared no one would believe them? That they would suffer the sort of insults and mockery that Trump has become known for? But now Trump is seeking to actually become President – and they think it’s maybe worth sharing their stories in order to prevent such a hideous human being from having his finger on the nuclear codes? Would that be so bad? Would that not actually be admirable, especially when none of these women has actually filed a lawsuit or sought any money or pose for any tabloid covers? View Slideshow: 12 Times Donald Trump Has Body-Shamed Celebrities Giudice was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice in 2012 and said Trump was “nothing but a gentleman” throughout her experience with him. So, naturally, he must be a good person, right?!? Those who watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey online are well aware that Giudice simply sucks as a person. But it’s eye-opening for the rest of us to see such idiocy on full display. The important (and hilarious) thing here is that Giudice cannot even vote on November 8 because she remains on supervised release after her prison stint. Not that she’s even brave enough to claim she would vote for Trump. “I think they’re both great,” she told Extra of Clinton and Trump. “May the best person win.” Fortunately, based on every respected poll out there, it looks like she will.

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Pay Up Fox News: Gretchen Carlson Settles Pervy Roger Ailes Sexual Harassment Case For This Much

Gretchen Carlson Settles Roger Ailes Sexual Harassment Case For $20 Million Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has finally settled her sexual harassment case against Roger Ailes reports NY Times : A 21st Century Fox Corporation news release did not specify a settlement amount, but a person briefed on the settlement said that it amounted to $20 million. The person also said that Mr. Ailes was responsible for a portion of the payment, but Susan Estrich, Mr. Ailes’s lawyer, wrote in an email, “Mr. Ailes is not contributing anything.” The person also said that at least two other women had settled with Fox stemming from complaints they voiced to investigators from the law firm Paul, Weiss, , Wharton & Garrison, which 21st Century Fox hired to look into the accusations against Mr. Ailes. In its statement, the company apologized for the behavior, saying, “We sincerely regret and apologize for the fact that Gretchen was not treated with the respect and dignity that she and all of our colleagues deserve.” Mr. Ailes resigned from Fox News on July 21, two weeks after Ms. Carlson filed her suit. He received a $40 million settlement when he left. Bye Fox News! Continue reading

Race Matters: Shady Williamsburg Club Promised Cops “No Black People Parties”

Brooklyn Club Sued For Sexual Harassment Wouldn’t Allow Black Parties This is pretty insane. A Brooklyn club is facing a lawsuit alleging they withheld pay from employees and subjected them to some pretty severe sexual harassment. The claim also alleges that the owners barred promoters from booking “black people parties.” According to the NY Daily News: Williamsburg hotspot Verboten is rife with shameless sexual harassment spearheaded by the out-of-control co-owner, Jen Schiffer, 16 current and former workers allege in documents filed in Brooklyn Federal Court. Schiffer, 40, presides over a hedonistic atmosphere at the N. 11th St. megaclub in which she “discusses her sex life — including her favorite sexual positions and sexual encounters with her husband, John Perez, and other women,” papers charge. The raunchy suit comes amid an ongoing dispute with some ex-employees claiming they haven’t been paid, as well as investors. One worker, Dylan Schwartz — described as Schiffer’s boyfriend in papers — also allegedly unleashed a barrage of vile propositions to colleagues. “Are you having a bad day? You should let me f— you,” Schwartz, 24, allegedly said to a female employee. Wait, what? Her husband AND her boyfriend worked with her? And she was stupid enough to let her boyfriend harass staffers? Of course the part we are most outraged by is the banning of “black people parties” But the suit also charges that Schiffer became furious when an employee, Darrin Morda, booked a party attended by black patrons. “What are all these black people doing here? You cannot book a black-people party!” she allegedly said. Morda told The News that Schiffer yelled at him in front of customers. “(She said) she had promised the police there wouldn’t be black people at this club, and I put the entire club in jeopardy by doing it,” Morda recalled. SMH. Sounds like this place deserves to be shut down. Schiffer’s response: “This is disgusting. This is not true,” she said. “I’m a woman trying to run a nightclub with her husband. This personal abuse and attack is disgusting.” She added that she didn’t have any “history of racism.” Blah Blah Blah… Are you even surprised though? Brooklyn or not — it is Williamsburg. Instagram

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Pharrell Williams Rocks A Black Eye After Rumored Jay Z Fight

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Word on the street izzz, Pharrell Williams and Jay Z got into a huge fight and Pharrell was left with a black eye…. Yes, rumors…

Pharrell Williams Rocks A Black Eye After Rumored Jay Z Fight

Victim Of Sexually Abusive Twerking Forgives The Twerkers

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Washington Tharpe told the Daily News that he’s forgiven the two women who twerked on him at a gas station convenience store

Victim Of Sexually Abusive Twerking Forgives The Twerkers

Vester Flanagan Blamed Shootings on Discrimation He Faced as a Gay Black Man

Early this morning, Alison Parker and Adam Ward were shot and killed while broadcasting a live news report for WDBJ in Roanoake, Virginia. The man responsible for the shooting, Vester Lee Flanagan , fled the scene, but shot himself while being pursued by police just hours later. Despite the severity of his self-inflicted wound, Flanagan is still alive  and is reportedly in critical condition at an unspecified Virginia hospital. Shortly after the shooting, several sources claimed that Flanagan had faxed a disturbing 23-page manifesto to his former employers at WDBJ, detailing his various grievances with the network, and with the world in general. Now, for the first time, portions of the document are being made public, and the excerpts that have been released thus far paint a chilling portrait of a man who claims he was pushed to the edge by homophobia and racial discrimination. In a part of the document that Flanagan labels “Suicide Note for Friends and Family,” the 41-year-old former multimedia reporter explains that he was “sent over the top” by the  Charleston church shooting  that took place in June. He also claims that he was a victim of “racial discrimination, sexual harassment and bullying at work.” Flanagan says he was “attacked” by black men and white females as a result of his race and sexual orientation. “Yes, it will sound like I am angry…I am,” Flanagan writes at one point. “And I have every right to be. But when I leave this Earth, the only emotion I want to feel is peace. “The church shooting was the tipping point…but my anger has been building steadily…I’ve been a human powder keg for a while…just waiting to go BOOM!!!!” In tweets that he posted before shooting himself, Flanagan stated that he had been discriminated against by both Parker and Ward. Those closest to Flanagan have yet to issue a statement in response to today’s tragedy. Story developing… Gunman Opens Fire on News Crew

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Girl Takes Ice Bucket Challenge After Having Wisdom Teeth Pulled, Sort of Succeeds

The Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness and money for ALS is spreading so incredibly quickly, it’s going to run out of people sooner rather than later. As with every social media campaign – even ones that raise millions – people move on and attention spans wane as we get saturated with new material. Some things never fail to win over the web, though, such as cats, hot Ryan Gosling photos or drugged-up people after their wisdom teeth get pulled. To wit, one girl who falls into the latter category decided to integrate her impaired state with the Ice Bucket Challenge, and the results were pretty classic: Girl Does Ice Bucket Challenge After Wisdom Teeth Removal Not the most stellar effort we’ve seen in terms of ice water cascading over a human being, but it stands out for its own comedic reasons in any case. Very well played, and before you accuse this youngster of faking her prescription daze, note that there is a nice steam of blood dripping out of her mouth. Guess even all that crazy magic they teach you at Hogwarts School can’t overcome the temporary numbing effects of hard ass pain meds. Oh well. Like the rest of the people, be they famous folks or commoners, who contributed to our epic Ice Bucket Challenge fails montage, at least she tried. No one can ever take that away from her. Celebrities Accept ALS Ice Bucket Challenge 1. Justin Bieber Accepts Ice Bucket Challenge Ice Bucket Challenge, accepted! Watch Justin Bieber douse himself for a good cause.

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Lisa Vanderpump: Family Cuts Ties With "Egomaniac" Reality Star

Lisa Vanderpump is good at keeping up appearances, but these days, the Bravo star has more than her fair share of problems. For starters, despite Vanderpump’s astronomical  Real Housewives of Beverly Hills salary , she and her business partners are reportedly losing their shirts in the restaurant business. In fact, Vanderpump sold one of her restaurants last month, following a devastating sexual harassment lawsuit from one of her employees. Her other LA hot spot, Sur, may soon go on the auction block as well. To make matters worse, a recent report Radar Online says things aren’t going any better in Lisa’s personal life: Sources say several members of Lisa’s family have completely cut ties with the the reality star, claiming that she’s become an “egomaniac” since gaining fame. “They have given her too many chances and they cannot stand the person she has become,” says an insider close to the family. “They do not even recognize her anymore and want nothing to do with her.” Sad stuff, but apparently Lisa couldn’t care less: She’s stated in the past, “My family has not supported my decision to venture into this world.” The source confirms that Lisa is not at all concerned with the opinions of her relatives:  “Lisa is so caught up in her world, she does not care what her family or anyone else thinks of her.” That’s all well and good when you’re rich, but if Lisa’s restaurants keep tanking, she might soon wish she hadn’t burned so many bridges. Real Housewives: Before They Were Reality Stars! 1. Tamra Barney: Before The Real Housewives OCs Tamra was quite the bodacious bikini babe. Still is!

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Lisa Vanderpump Broke?! Sexual Harrassment Suit Could Force Housewives Star to Close Restaurants!

Lisa Vanderpump lost a sexual harassment suit to a former employee recently, and unless she appeals successfully, she’ll be forced to fork over $100,000. That may seem like chump change for a woman who stars in two reality series and owns a pair of successful high-end restaurants, but court documents reveal that Lisa and her husband Ken Vanderpump might actually be facing bankruptcy if the court doesn’t overturn its decision. Despite the fact that the Vanderpumps’ two restaurants – Sur and Villa Blanco – are both tremendously popular LA hot spots (Sur enjoys hours of free advertising each year as the setting for Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules ), the couple has now invested more cash in the businesses than they’re currently worth. So with two money pit businesses and a six-figure judgment against them, the Vanderpumps may soon find themselves selling off their assets in an effort to hold on to the good life and keep up appearances. Despite rumors that Vanderpump would be quitting The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills , she recently signed on for a fifth season. Lisa receives a reported $350,000 a season for the hit reality series, but her and Todd’s expenses are through the roof.  In her court testimony, Lisa revealed that she doesn’t even know the proper name of her company and joked to the judge, “I’m not very goot at all this.” Yeah, Lisa, we think that’s pretty clear.  10 Life Secrets The Real Housewives Have Figured Out 1. You Might Never Find the Man or Woman of Your Dreams Or maybe you will? Third time’s the charm, right Tamra?

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