You can’t be serious … 81 Year Old Man Arrested For Selling Drugs Via NewsOne reports: Author Cox (pictured center) was cuffed by the cops Tuesday after they identified him as one of the “primary dealers” in a narcotics and prescription drug ring in Seminole County, Fla., The Smoking Gun reports. The 81-year-old was the ring leader of a group that resold pills provided by co-conspirators who were prescribed the drugs, according to police. They allege that Cox sold $1000 worth of Dilaudid during a six-month investigation that included undercover cops. His 26-year-old grandson, Erick Blakey, was also arrested in the sting. “Listen, son, all this is a big bunch of crap,” Cox said in a TSG interview. He acknowledged having obtained Dilaudid for his grandson, but does not recall reselling the painkiller to anyone else. “I’m 81-years-old. I’ve never been in trouble before in my life.” That’s not true. He was arrested in 1983 in Orlando for lewd and lascivious behavior He think he Big Meech! He probably will expire before he is even brought to court for his preliminary hearing.
Ummmmmm 98-Pound Woman Says She Only Eaten One Thing For 13 Years Ramen noodles are all this has girl needed to survive for the last 13 years. via NY Daily News It’s one thing to get by on ramen packets when you’re short on cash — but quite another to eat nothing but instant noodles for more than a decade. Georgi Readman of the Isle of Wight, U.K., has an extreme aversion to fruits and vegetables and subsists on the salty, preservative-laden snack. She became hooked 13 years ago and now, at age 18, claims to eat nothing but noodle packets, which her mother buys for her by the dozen. Readman estimates she eats 30 miles of noodles every year, and said even the thought of other foods makes her sick. “I hate the texture of fruit and vegetables,” she said. “I can’t go to my friends’ for dinner or go out for meals because I don’t want them to see me freak out if the side salad touches the stuff I eat. Mum goes to the supermarket and brings back as many packets as she can afford. “I always fancy noodles and could easily eat two packets at once. I’ve even eaten them dry and uncooked before!” Readman first tried ramen at age 5 and gradually phased out other foods. She shows signs of selective eating disorder, a little-studied and not formally recognized condition in which picky eating persists into adulthood. Selective eaters feel they physically cannot stomach most foods, which may lead to problems in their social, work and love lives. Wow.
Where is Bron Bron’s mom? Congratulations are in order for Delonte West and his new Mrs. The baller — who was sent to the D-League’s Texas Legends early this year took to his private Twitter account to announce they recently tied the knot with the Justice of the Peace. But that’s not where the good news ends. She’s pregnant! His two babies tweet has some folks thinking she’s carrying twins, but we’re thinking he just means his wife and their lil fetus. Congratulations. This is a big come up for him. His wife looks nice and pretty.
Mo money, mo problems! $10 Million Lottery Winner Broke And Homeless Sharon Tirabassi hit the jackpot nine years ago by winning $10.5 million in the Canadian Lotto Super 7. Today, she has to catch a bus to her part-time job and lives in a rental property that she struggles to maintain… Via NewsOne reports: The 35-year-old mother of six, who has gone from the lavish life of a high roller to now living from paycheck to paycheck, claims that the lack of a financial adviser and uncontrolled spending led to her downfall. Tirabassi says she was lured into purchasing all of the trappings that money can buy: a big house, fancy cars, designer wardrobe. Tirabassi also took exotic trips, threw fancy parties and gave friends and family handouts and loans, which weren’t paid back in most cases. Before she knew it, all of her winnings had evaporated. The once millionaire admits to checking on her bank account every now and then. There were always seemed to be enough zeroes. Tirabassi, who had bounced around from shelter to shelter as a child, admits she was unprepared for the millionaire lifestyle. Before her win, Tirabassi, whose children are from different fathers, had just landed a job as a personal care provider and had just taken herself off the welfare roll. She married her husband, Vinny, in 2006. He brought three children into the union and now they are raising nine altogether. The couple, who do not regret the fun they had spending the winnings, did learn a valuable lesson: “money is the root of all evil.” Vinny told 234Daily, “Money doesn’t buy you happiness. It caused her a lot of headaches,” he says. “She lost a lot of friends, a lot of family.” After Vinny spent 18 months behind bars for driving impaired and causing bodily harm, Tirabassi lost their home. The family was forced to move around quite a bit and finally settled into a modest rental property. Even though it has been nine years since her win, Tirabassi and her husband worry that they could still get robbed if people knew where they lived now, since their Lotto winnings did not make them a lot of friends. When Tirabassi is not taking the bus to work as a personal support worker, she maneuvers a hot pink bicycle to her place of employment. The couple’s Cadillac Escalade, which is one of four vehicles they purchased, is the only remaining one they own. The SUV needs repairs which Tirabassi says they cannot afford right now. After all that has happened, Tirabassi cautions Lotto winners to “try to keep it to yourself. Keep it to yourself and don’t trust anybody but family.” The young woman who claims she is not bitter about losing her millions is just now concentrating on the most important matter at hand and that is raising her children. She tells 234Daily “I’m trying to get them to learn that they have to work for money. Every so often they ask for money and I say, ‘I don’t have any money till payday. You have to wait ’til payday!’” Sad but very common story for lotto winners. But we’re pretty sure some of us wouldn’t trust our family with a ten foot pole when it comes to some lottery money.
Not this again…. Republican Commissioner Denies Being Racist Because He Has A Black Friend It’s really not surprising anymore at this point but, here’s yet ANOTHER recent instance where a Republican party affiliate used a racial slur when addressing a crowd in a professional setting. via Gawker Another day, another Republican official uses a racist term “from their youth” that hasn’t been in use for decades. County Commissioner Jim Gile, 68, of Saline County, Kansas, was in a study session with his fellow commissioners when the subject of hiring an architect to design the repairs for the county’s Road and Bridge Department building came up. Gile, a first-term commissioner who started serving in January, told the county that he preferred to hire an architect over having someone “n*gger-rigging it.” And just like Rep. [Don]Young, Gile too later blamed his “bad choice of words” on having “grown up” around the term. “I am not a prejudiced person,” Gile said in his apology. “I have built Habitat homes for colored people.” He added that he has a close black friend “whom he regards as a sister.” We honestly didn’t think it was possible to say the main two things that signify that you’re racist against black people in one breath. But this guy pulled it off. Not only did he used his probably only black friend as a reason why he should get let off the hook, he also referred to black people as “colored” ……in a serious tone……in 2013. SMH. Shutterstock
Sex education has taken on a new meaning in the last couple of years…. Principal Charged After Having Sex With Her Students An ongoing investigation by Riverside County police in California has led to the arrest of an assistant high school principal after sufficient evidence was found supporting previous police suspicions that the principal was carrying on inappropriate sex-relationships with three of her students. via Huffington Post A California woman is accused of having [inappropriate] relationships with three underage male students who attend the Riverside County high school where she acts as assistant principal. Erin Henton, 45, an administrator at Tahquitz High School in Hemet, Calif., was arrested Wednesday following a month-long investigation by local police. Henton was arrested on suspicion of s*xual battery, or*l copulation and abnormal s*xual interest in children. She is also accused of sending harmful/inappropriate matter via electronic device. KLTA reported that the charges against Henton include 12 felonies, seven of which are for sex with a minor. She is being held on $1 million bail. Police allege that Henton carried on sex-relationships with three boys under the age of 18 throughout the course of several months but say that no encounters took place at the school. H In a statement issued by the department, police said that Henton was placed on paid leave March 8 after allegations were made by a parent. SMH. These schools are starting to sound more like freaknic bootcamp than educational learning institutions with all of these teacher-student “relationships” popping up. Shutterstock
Uhhhh….ok Orlando Jones To Replace Tyler Perry As “Madea” On camera cross-dressing actor and producer Tyler Perry is finally hanging up his Madea hat. Tyler recently announced that he would stepping down as Madea to shift more of his focus to other ventures and that he would be handing over the reigns of the Madea character to fellow actor Orlando Jones. Huffington Post NAACP Award® nominee Orlando Jones will now play the role of Mabel “Madea” Simmons in the next installment of the Madea franchise entitled “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas.” He replaces creator Tyler Perry, who is focusing on the partnership between his company and Oprah Winfrey’s struggling OWN network that was announced last October. “It is with mixed emotion that I announce that I will be unable to portray Madea in the next chapter in her journey,” Perry said. “The character has been such a gift and it was my hope and intention to play this role again in the upcoming film. But due to my commitments to the exciting new venture I am launching with OWN and Discovery Communications, I must now put all my energy into our new slate of shows that will launch on the network later this year” “Tyler and I are obviously very sad that he won’t be able to continue,” new director Bill Duke said in a statement. “Working with him on this project has been a delight and has brought us both so much joy and laughter. Right now Tyler needs to focus on the health of his new venture and the future. We love and respect him immensely and support him during this time. We are very grateful to Orlando for stepping in so quickly.” Jon Feltheimer, CEO of Lionsgate said, “While we are saddened to hear that Mr. Perry won’t be appearing in the next film, we are still eager to have A MADEA CHRISTMAS in theaters this holiday season and look forward to Orlando Jones giving a great performance.” Are you feeling Orlando Jones as Madea?
Flipping burgers at McDonald’s now requires a higher level of education. McDonald’s Restaurant Requires College Degree via NY Daily News reports: Bosses at a franchise for the fast-food chain in Winchendon, Mass., are requiring new recruits to have a bachelor’s degree. Those applying for the full-time cashier’s role must also have at least one year of experience in working the tills if they want get the job. An advertisement for the role, also uploaded in Spanish to jobdiagnosis.com, said: “[We want] friendly people … to smile while serving lots of guests daily.” The salary isn’t revealed, but a management position also listed starts at $10 per hour. A bonus is available if the applicant has previously worked at a McDonald’s branch. Youth advocates said the advertisement revealed the tough, competitive nature of the young adult job market. The unemployment rate for that group, ages 18 through 29, is 11.5%. Evan Feinberg, president of Washington-based Generation Opportunity, told the Washington Examiner young Americans were “getting screwed over even worse than the country overall.” “Sadly we’ve taxed-and-spent our way to an economy in which there’s intense competition for just about any job,” Feinberg added.
They did something strange for a little change… Prom Couple Wears Matching Duct Tape Outfits To Dance Two South Carolina high school students worked wonders with duct tape to create matching outfits for their school prom…..all in the name of money for towards college tuition. via ABC News A prom dress and tux made from duct tape might help pay for two students’ college tuition. Senior Amber Squires and her prom date Kody Britt wore a matching ensemble made entirely of duct tape to Thursday night’s Green Sea Floyd High School prom. The idea started in her 9th grade art class, when Squires’ art teacher Miss Hull mentioned the Stuck at Prom duct tape scholarship contest. The contest awards $5,000 to the best duct tape outfit, factoring in workmanship, originality, accessories and use of color. The school that hosted the prom also gets the same amount. The contest runs from March until June and winners are announced in May. Three years later when her senior year rolled around, Squires remembered the contest while she was out shopping for prom dresses. “I thought ‘Senior year, I’ll remember that forever and it’ll be like no other,’” she told ABC News. Once she had stocked up on supplies, 25 rolls of tape for her outfit and 15 for his – she was ready to start creating. Even her high heels were taped to match. We have to admit, this is pretty impressive. Congrats to these students on their $5,000 college book money for two classes scholarship award. Shutterstock /Kimberly Bashor
“A” is for ain’t isht ! Sesame Street Star Fathers Secret Love Child “Sesame Street” actor Roscoe Orman didn’t cheat only once on jilted longtime partner Sharon Orman , she claims. Sharon tells us how she shockingly learned that Roscoe fathered a secret love child with another woman while she was pregnant with their now 27-year-old son, Miles. Via NY Post reports: Sharon and Roscoe were never legally married, but lived together for 40 years and have four children. Roscoe, who played affable father figure Gordon for 30 years on “Sesame Street,” left Sharon in 2010 for Kimberley Lamarque, whom he married in December. Sharon last week exclusively told Page Six that Roscoe has left her “destitute” after moving on with Lamarque. She’s been evicted from their Montclair, NJ townhouse, and has filed a complaint in Superior Court of New Jersey for spousal support, arguing that the couple lived as man and wife for four decades. Now, Sharon tells us she received a paternity suit in the mail 27 years ago, when she was pregnant with Miles, who also appeared on “Sesame Street” with his father. “I was pregnant with my third kid. We were ecstatic,” Sharon said. “Then a paternity suit arrived in the mail. I’m pregnant, and another woman in a different state is pregnant at the same time.” Court records show complaints for child support against Roscoe filed in courts in New Jersey and Washington state on behalf of a Deborah Hill. The Post reported in 1988 that Roscoe was required to pay $5,000 in back child support for their daughter, Kalah, and $200 a month to Hill, a Beaverton, Ore., masseuse whom Roscoe met while in town for a “Sesame Street” appearance. Sharon told us that Roscoe paid Hill, who was on welfare after getting pregnant, child support until Kalah was 18, and put her through college. Meanwhile, Roscoe and Sharon had another daughter and stayed together in New Jersey. When asked why she didn’t leave Roscoe then, Sharon told us: “I wasn’t going to jump up and leave my family.” A lawyer for Roscoe didn’t get back to us.
