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The Side-Eye: Shady Professional “Friend” Raffles Van Exel Denies Selling Yayo To Whitney Houston And Selling The Infamous “Coffin Picture” To Tabloids

What does this guy actually do?! He’s like Tommy from “Martin” Raffles Van Exel Denies Selling Drugs And Selling Whitney Houstons Coffin Picture According to TMZ reports : One of Whitney Houston’s close friends — a mysterious man who’s been widely accused of supplying the singer with coke before her death — is declaring war on media outlets that ran with the drug story … and now, he’s on a crusade to clear his name. The friend — an enigmatic celebrity sidekick named Raffles van Exel — tells us, he is “neither the architect nor the culprit of the sudden demise of Whitney Houston.” Raffles was with Whitney in the hours before she died at the Beverly Hilton hotel in February — and there were widespread reports strongly insinuating he was the singer’s secret cocaine supplier. There were other reports suggesting Van Exel was also the one who snapped the infamous picture of Whitney’s body in a coffin … and sold it to a tabloid newspaper. But for the first time ever, Van Exel is adamantly denying all the reports — and has begun taking aggressive legal steps to save his reputation. Van Exel has started firing off cease and desist letters to media outlets reporting any nefarious connection between him and Whitney’s death — demanding full retractions asap … or else. Van Exel — who describes himself as a “private consultant to the stars” — has also been linked to Michael Jackson around the time of the singer’s 2005 molestation trial, as well as jazz legend George Benson. Somehow we find it VERY hard to believe this Raffles character. Who the hell names their kid “Raffles” anyway?? Did his daddy win the chance to chop his momma down at a carnival??? SMH Image via PacificCoastNews Continue reading

The Side-Eye: John Mayer Says He And His Racist Schlong Had To Take A Break After Doing A Bunch Of “Dumb Interviews”

SMH at this guy . John Mayer is still doing damage control over all that dumb isht he said TWO YEARS AGO: Following two explosive interviews with Playboy and Rolling Stone in 2010, where he likened his chemistry with Jessica Simpson to “sexual napalm” and blamed his split with Jennifer Aniston on his frequent tweeting, Mayer felt the need to escape. “It was a very strange time and it sort of rocketed me into adulthood. It was a violent crash into being an adult,” Mayer, 34, said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday. “For a couple of years it was just figuring it all out ,and I’m glad I actually stayed out of the spotlight. Because I think back then I would of said, ‘Give me two weeks or let me get out and do Ellen and let me explain myself.’ It was like, ‘No, idiot. Go away and be 33 and 34 instead of 28 for the fourth year.” Mayer said he “had to go home for a minute” to heal from the backlash in 2010. “The plan that originally gets you out of high school and your hometown, in front of people, that plan was over. I had done it. I just sort of lost my head for a little while.” The “Shadow Days” singer — whose new album, Born and Raised, will be released May 22 — was forced to cancel his 21-city tour in March in order to remove a granuloma just above his vocal cord. (He first had surgery to remove the enlarged nodule in October 2011.) “It’s not a health concern whatsoever, but it has taken me out of singing,” Mayer told host Ellen DeGeneres, 54. “I tried to beat it the first time and couldn’t.” Mayer then explained how the medical procedure works. “They cut this thing out of your throat and then they inject your vocal cords with Botox, which freezes your vocal cords so that this thing can heal without smacking up against the other side,” he said. “I just need more Botox next time.” SMH @ them mentioning him fouling up Jen Aniston and Jessica Simpson but leaving out the n-word and the fact that he said he has a racist peen that would only let him close to black women that look like Kerry Washington or Holly Robinson Peete. Karma is a muhfugga though. Prolly why his voice is all messed up now! Source Continue reading

The Side-Eye: Shaunie O’Neal Releases “Basketball Wives” Statement Regarding Recent Ratchetness On The Show

She shoots… She spins… But does she score? Shaunie O’Neal Releases Statement Regarding Negative Depictions Of Black Women On “Basketball Wives” With the African-American community chomping at the bit over the negative depictions (fighting, lawsuits , mockery of monogamy) of Black women on “Basketball Wives” Shaunie O’Neal just had to say something… Via VIBE : As the executive producer of the controversial reality show Basketball Wives, Shaunie O’Neal released an exclusive statement on some of the unladylike behavior that has consumed recent episodes. Since the drama on the popular VH1 show has reached new levels (Jennifer Williams is suing Nia Crooks, Evelyn Lozada’s assistant, for assault), the BBW head expressed her personal thoughts on the matter. “I’m extremely happy that Basketball Wives continues to have another successful fourth season. As the ratings have been through the roof since our season opener, fans continue to tune into the lives of Evelyn, Tami, Jennifer, Royce, Suzie and myself. As there is always controversy and indifference projected on the show, because we are all individual personalities, I always hope that people will find that as much as you may agree or disagree with the opinions, the behavior, [and] even our different taste in shoes, you are taking a look inside the lives of four complete different women. I will never say I agree with some of the behavior between my girlfriends on the show, but if we were to edit certain things out the show would be scripted and not reality. As a woman of color with kids, I am very aware of myself, but I also have to be aware that my choices cannot be the same for everyone on the show and I have to respect that. I hope the fans feel they see a balance and know we have always been real with our stories, even though it may not always be a positive portrayal of adult women but real women nonetheless. I look forward to developing other media platforms in the future and hope that fans will continue to support.” Unlike some of her friends and cast mates, she chooses not to eclipse her good character by becoming physically violent. O’Neal wants to maintain her role as an example to young women, especially as she is a mother and businesswoman. She continuously gives back to the community and was, most recently, spotted lending a hand at the Los Angeles Mission for their annual Easter day festivities. *cough* Bullisht!*cough* There Shaunie goes again talking about balance. We peeped her lil attempt to show her Mom of the Year behavior a couple episodes back with Mimi’s birthday party but other than that it’s been a bunch of cussing and slapping and wine bottle throwing. Shaunie, let’s keep it real boo boo (in our Evelyn voice) bird’s of a feather flock together. Y’all can’t be that different. More On Bossip! Dirty Dog Diaries: MORE Women Come Forward Telling Royce That Her New Boo-Thang Dezmon Briscoe Been Tryna Chop Them Down Too! Single And Ready To Mingle: The 10 Best Cities To Meet New People And Get Freaky! Cheaper To Chop Her: Men (And Women) That Got Caught Trying To Pay For That Poon Ain’t That A B–?! Dirty Dogs That Faced Bad Karma For Their Dirty Dog Ways

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Ninja Please: Acura Denies Knowing Anything About The Racist “Not Too Dark” Casting Sheet, But Issues Full Apology Anyway

GTFOHWTBS! Acura Denies Knowledge Of Racist Cast Sheet, But Offers Apology According to TMZ reports: Acura has issued a full-on apology … after we ran a story that the car company’s ad people sought an African American actor to play a car dealer who was “not too dark.” The commercial — which featured Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno and ran during the Super Bowl — was cast by an agency that sent out a casting sheet, looking for a “nice looking, friendly, not too dark” African American actor to play the role of dealer. Acura just issued this statement: “We apologize to anyone offended by the language on the casting sheet used in the selection of actors for one of our commercials.” The car company added, “We sought to cast an African-American in a prominent role in the commercial, and we made our selection based on the fact that he was the most talented actor.” As for the language “not too dark,” Acura says, “The casting sheet was only now brought to our attention. We are taking appropriate measures to ensure that such language is not used again in association with any work performed on behalf of our brand.” Do you believe Acura’s sob story or do you plan on setting fire to every one of their crappy cars that you see? More On Bossip! They Ruined It: Famous Attractive Men That Most Normal Women Still Wouldn’t Want To Chop Down Making It Rain On Them Hoes: Forbes Magazine Announces The Top 5 Wealthiest Artists In Hip-Hop Baby Mama Drama: Is Royce’s Ballin’ Boo Thang Creepin’ With His Baby Mama??? A Lil Tuesday Sultriness: Rihanna Puts Her Bikini Bawddyyy On Full Blast [Photos]

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The Muhfuggin Side-Eye: Rugby Player Says Having A Stroke Made Him Gay…

Child please. *Ochocinco voice* Rugby Player Claims Suffering A Stroke Made Him Gay A year ago, Chris Birch, 26, was a 19st beer-swilling athlete from the Welsh valleys who loved motorbikes and was engaged to marry his girlfriend at the time. However, after suffering a stroke, he woke up to realise that he was no longer attracted to women. He has since slimmed down, quit his job in a bank to become a hairdresser and is engaged to another man. Reflecting on the dramatic change, Mr Birch, from Caerphilly, told the BBC: “The Chris I knew had gone and a new Chris sort of came along. I came to the realisation that the stroke had turned me gay. “I’m happier now than I ever have been, why would I want to change?” So, prior to having this stroke, you never considered having man meat in your mouth?? GTFHOWTBS! There are few known cases of a stroke turning a straight person gay, and major personality changes in stroke sufferers are rare. A change in sexual orientation in a stroke sufferer is a controversial issue that divides scientific opinion. Even Jak Powell, Birch’s fiancé, believes his partner may always have been gay. See there, even your MAN knows you need more people! Dr Qazi Rahman, an expert in human sexual orientation who has researched the neurological differences between gay and straight people, invited Mr Birch to undergo tests to see if he may have been born gay. He found that in half the tests, Mr Birch performed in the “expected direction” for a gay man, and for the other half was within the range of a straight man. “Expected direction”?? Wonder what GLAAD will have to say about this. Source More On Bossip! They Ruined It: Famous Attractive Men That Most Normal Women Still Wouldn’t Want To Chop Down Making It Rain On Them Hoes: Forbes Magazine Announces The Top 5 Wealthiest Artists In Hip-Hop Baby Mama Drama: Is Royce’s Ballin’ Boo Thang Creepin’ With His Baby Mama??? A Lil Tuesday Sultriness: Rihanna Puts Her Bikini Bawddyyy On Full Blast [Photos]

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Elsewhere In The World: Chinese Teenager Sells His Kidney For An iPhone And iPad

Time’s are tough, but it can NOT be this serious : Authorities have indicted five people in central China for involvement in illegal organ trading after a teenager sold one of his kidneys to buy an iPhone and an iPad. Prosecutors in the city of Chenzhou charged the suspects with intentional injury for organizing the removal and transplant of a kidney from a 17-year-old high school student surnamed Wang, the official Xinhua News Agency said late Friday. Xinhua described one of the defendants named He Wei as being broke and frustrated over gambling debts. It said he asked another defendant to look for organ donors in online chat rooms and someone else to lease an operating room for the transplant, which took place in April last year. He received 220,000 yuan ($35,000) for the transplant, gave the student 22,000 yuan ($3,500) and shared the remaining money with the other defendants and several medical staff involved in the operation, Xinhua said. When the student returned home, he was asked how he could afford a new iPhone and an iPad and he told his mother that he sold one of his kidneys, the report said. The Southern Daily newspaper reported last month that other individuals have sold, or seriously considered selling, their kidneys to earn money for reasons that included paying off large debts, making a payment on a smartphone, or paying for an abortion for a girlfriend. “Without facing complete hardship, these young people born after the 1990s made rash decisions. In the choice between their bodies and materialism, they resolutely chose the latter,” the official Communist Party newspaper Guangming Daily said in an editorial late last month about the Southern Daily report. “In today’s society where desires are infinite and demands are boundless … blindly competing with others in the pursuit of high-end ‘technology’ will gradually ruin lives,” it said. Slangin’ human organs for Apple products? Steve Jobs wept. Source More On Bossip! Beyonce Releases NEVER SEEN VIDEO EVIDENCE OF PREGNANCY And “4-Year Anniversary To Jay-Z” Never Seen Pictures (20-Pics) [Video] Thickly Thick Goodness: Women That Looked Better When They Had The Extra Weight You Mad?? Bossip Confirms That Reggie Bush Has Been Thirsting For Kimmy’s Cakes For 6 Months, Bitter That She Chose Kanye Over Him! [+ Pics Of Kim And Kanye Today!] All Hail Sisqó! Celebrities Caught Out And About Rocking Thong Th-Thong Thong Thongs!

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SMH: Residents From Whitney Houston’s New Jersey Hometown Are Outraged They Will Have To Pay The $200K Funeral Bill

We thought they would always love you Whitney The fans lined the streets to pay their respects to a pop diva. Now Newark, New Jersey residents are outraged that $187,000 of their money will be used to pay for policing Whitney Houston’s funeral: Nearly 200 cops were on hand to keep the crowds away from the singer’s glitzy ceremony on February 18. While celebrities like Kevin Costner and Alicia Keyes paid respect to the singer in New Hope Baptist Church, thousands of residents grieved in the cold outside. Now CBS reports the city will foot the overtime bill for the cops that stood outside the church, the funeral home and the reception after the service. One Newark resident, Quincy Ruffin, told CBS that the star’s family should pay. Another resident Minerva DelValle said: “I think it was a waste of time and then now we find out what happened and how she actually died, it makes you think twice saying: ‘Was it worth it or not?’” As RadarOnline.com previously reported, “yayo” was found in Whitney’s system and in the hotel bathroom where she died. Newark Councilwoman Mildred Crump believes the police overtime was justified. She said: “If they had not been there someone may have been trampled, seriously hurt.” Source More On Bossip! Beyonce Releases NEVER SEEN VIDEO EVIDENCE OF PREGNANCY And “4-Year Anniversary To Jay-Z” Never Seen Pictures (20-Pics) [Video] Thickly Thick Goodness: Women That Looked Better When They Had The Extra Weight You Mad?? Bossip Confirms That Reggie Bush Has Been Thirsting For Kimmy’s Cakes For 6 Months, Bitter That She Chose Kanye Over Him! [+ Pics Of Kim And Kanye Today!] All Hail Sisqó! Celebrities Caught Out And About Rocking Thong Th-Thong Thong Thongs!

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Too Little, Too Late: Burger King Issues An Apology For Targeting Black People With Coonerific Chicken Wrap Ad

Burger King is getting grilled for a Web only spot that has black consumers condemning the commercial across the Internet . The ad features Mary J. Blige shucking and jiving about the wonders of BK’s new crispy chicken wraps: The reaction, to the Blige spot from African-American Web sites and bloggers may have setback any attempt to get more black consumers to patronize the chain. The commercial was produced by Burger King’s recently hired general market ad agency, Mother. Initial criticism came from black sites like Madame Noir, whose writer, Renay Alize, called the commercial “buffoonery.” Blige defended herself from attacks by saying she never saw or approved the final creative execution. “I agreed to be a part of a fun and creative campaign that was supposed to feature a dream sequence,” said the singer in a statement. “Unfortunately, that’s not what was happening in that clip, so I understand my fans being upset by what they saw. But, if you’re a Mary fan, you have to know I would never allow an unfinished spot like the one you saw to go out.” Burger King pulled the spot but said that its removal was due to licensing concerns, not public reaction. In a statement the company said, “We would like to apologize to Mary J. and all of her fans for airing an ad that was not final. We know how important Mary J. is to her fans, and we are currently in the process of finalizing the commercial. We hope to have the final ad on the air soon.” Ironically, Burger King has, for the last year, been in the process of hiring an African-American advertising agency to craft its message for black consumers. While the company has said that it expected to have a decision earlier this year, any assignment given to a black ad shop now will come with the burden of un-doing the damage created by the Mother ad agency. According to industry figures, black consumers spend about $1.1 billion with Burger King. Burger King’s ad spending in black-oriented media — about $6 million annually — has been declining in recent years, trails spending by competitors McDonald’s, KFC, and Wendy’s. Sorry BK, it’s too little, too damn late. This goes for all other companies who want to go after the African American dollar, stop the coonin’ and bafoonin’ because we aren’t buying it! Source More On Bossip! Happy 4th Anniversary BeyBey And Hubby Hov: A Stroll Down Memory Lane Of The Couple’s Most Romantic Moments [Photos] Celebrity Cribs: Lil Weezy Is Sellin’ His Louisiana Glass And Chrome Home For $1.7 Milli Rihanna’s Bangin’ Spread For Elle Magazine Is Out…Plus She Talks About Breezy And Kids New Music: Kanye West Featuring DJ Khaled And DJ Pharris “Theraflu” (Talks Amber Rose, Wiz Khalifa, And Being In LOVE With Kimmy Cakes!)

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Shady Swirl Hookup Gone Horribly Wrong: Ashton Kutcher Is Beefin’ With RihRih Because She Let The Paps Catch Her Creepin’!

Ashton Kutcher Breaks Off Liaison With Rihanna After She Is Followed By Paparazzi On Her Way To Hookup Is it just us, or is this guy the EPITOME OF A D-BAG??? SMH. Apparently the aftermath of Rihanna being caught creepin’ out of Ashton Kutcher’s crib in the wee hours of the morning has taken it’s toll on their “relations” and now Ashton is actin’ just like a lil beyotch with his panties in a knot. If you believe the print issue of OK! magazine , their hookup arrangement has been brought to an abrupt halt thanks to all the press speculation. But here’s the kicker. Ashton BLAMES Rihanna! WTF??? Here’s the details: Ashton Kutcher, 34 is furious that Rihanna, 24 was spotted at his L.A. home just before midnight on March 20 — and then seen leaving about four hours later. “He just can’t believe it,” an insider tells OK!. As soon as the news broke, he called her and told her it was over, saying, ‘I can’t trust you.” In fact, Ashton was adamant about keeping their hookup under wraps. “When Rihanna arrives at his house she didn’t tell him she’d been photographed by paparazzi,” says the insider. “He was very specific that she check to make sure she wasn’t being followed, and the way he sees it, she either screwed up or — even worse — tipped the photographers off herself.” And that is something Rihanna denies. “She was super-offended when Ashton suggested it,” says the insider. “She went off on him and told him she suspected him of calling the press. The way she sees it, he has more to gain from the fling than she does.” While the insider says that Rihanna “couldn’t care less” and thinks “he gets what he deserves,” Ashton is fuming. “He’s struggling with a terrible rep in Hollywood, and his brazen level of insensitivity toward Demi has only made it worse,” says the insider. “He got a stern warning from his Two and a Half Men bosses, who don’t want another Charlie Sheen on their hands.” “It took him ages to agree to meet up with Rihanna because he was afraid of all the attention it would bring,” says the insider. Apparently his fears have come to fruition. After a relatively the good times have stopped rollin’: “For a while they were very top-secret about it. It was supposed to be a fun, hot hookup. Now Ashton’s told Rihanna he doesn’t want anything to do with her,” says the insider! Whatever… Good riddance to bad rubbish we say. If this ish is true, he is off his damn rocker. Do you believe it? We just don’t see nobody givin’ up RihRih’s goodies just because of a lil bad press! More On Bossip! Dirty Secrets: 10 Lies Men Tell Women That Women Don’t Want To Know The Truth About Anyway Just Stay Away: The Biggest Comeback Fails Of All Time Matrimony-Dom: Meagan Good Is Offcially Engaged To Be Married To Her Preacher Boyfriend DeVon Franklin Must Be Nice: Did Chris Brown Make It Rain On Boo Thang Karrueche By Buying Her A $175K Whip Just Make RihRih Jealous???

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Race Matters: Memos Leak From Anti-Same Sex Marriage Group Show Plans To “Fan The Hostility” Between Blacks And Gays!

Really though?!?! National Organization For Marriage Planned To Promote Hostility Between Blacks And Gays Until this week, the Rev. Ralph A. Martino, senior pastor at First Church of Christ (Holiness) USA in Washington, D.C., had never heard of the National Organization for Marriage, the nation’s leading group fighting same-sex marriage. But although the black pastor is also a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage, Martino is determined to never work with the organization after a leak of its confidential memos this week revealed its plans to defeat marriage equality campaigns by “fanning the hostility” between blacks and gays. “If this is the type of weaponry a group uses in order to stir up warfare and foster division, then we’re not part of that,” Martino said. “This angle creates unnecessary drama and it will backfire.” The drama has already begun, with a range of civil rights and lesbian, gay and bisexual advocacy groups issuing statements calling the strategies racist and cynical. The memos are also sparking a difficult conversation about real tensions between black and gay rights groups, with members of both saying more dialogue is needed. “The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks — two key Democratic constituencies,” states one of the memos. “Find, equip, energize and connect African American spokespeople for marriage, develop a media campaign around their objections to gay marriage as a civil right; provoke the gay marriage base into responding by denouncing these spokesmen and women as bigots,” continued the memo, part of a set of documents that emerged as a result of a Maine lawsuit and then were leaked by the Human Rights Campaign. The memos amount to “a wake-up call,” said Michael Crawford, director of online programs for Freedom to Marry in New York, because they detail how to exploit racial tensions. Plus he noted the National Organization for Marriage seems to believe that he — as a black gay male — does not exist. Take a look at some of the more disturbing parts of the memo “The strategic goal…is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks—two key Democratic constituencies. Find, equip, energize and connect African American spokespeople for marriage; develop a media campaign around their objections to gay marriage as a civil right; provoke the gay marriage base into responding by denouncing these spokesmen and women as bigots…” Another passage reads: “The Latino vote in America is a key swing vote, and will be so even more so in the future, both because of demographic growth and inherent uncertainty: Will the process of assimilation to the dominant Anglo culture lead Hispanics to abandon traditional family values? We must interrupt this process of assimilation by making support for marriage a key badge of Latino identity — a symbol of resistance to inappropriate assimilation.” “We have learned much about how to win the marriage battle,” one document concludes. “What we need now is to find the resources to prosecute and expand this strategy to win marriage in the U.S., and expand it into a global movement.” Doesn’t the black community already have enough problems without having groups like this actually ORGANIZING to stir up hate? Source Source 2 More On Bossip! BFWTFs: Random Celebrity Buds You Wouldn’t Imagine Hanging Out Watch Your Mouths! Celebrities Caught Making Stupid Racist Comments Poor Thang! Mommy Banger BeyBey Won’t Let Lil Blue Ivy Carter Get Her Shine On, Plus Auntie Solo Strutting Around Downtown A Bunch O’ Heathens! The 10 Least Religious States In The Country

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