At this point in time, you’re surely familiar with the tragic tale of Kanye West and the mental breakdown he had just before Thanksgiving. And if somehow you managed to miss it … well, hope that rock you’re living under is treating you well. It was on Monday, November 21st, that Kanye had a bit of an episode while working with his personal trainer. His doctors called 911, told dispatchers that he would possibly become violent when confronted by police, and then was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he spent just over a week under a psychiatric evaluation. Another issue that necessitated Kanye’s hospitalization was that he reportedly began messing with the dosage of the psychiatric meds he’d already been prescribed. After Kanye left the hospital (and during, and before he went, and probably for the rest of all time), rumors upon rumors upon rumors began to swirl. We heard that Kanye’s actual problem was a drug addiction , that his marriage with Kim Kardashian is all but over, that he’s living separately from Kim and their children. And now we’ve got one more report to add on the pile — and this one is particularly upsetting. According to a source who spoke with People, Kanye is still a long way from being on the other side of his breakdown. “He’s recovering, but not recovered,” the insider reveals. “He’s sick and every day he gets better.” Another source claims that Kanye’s behavior was worrisome as far back as Halloween, explaining that “He wasn’t making a lot of sense when he talked, and he was texting a lot of strange stuff to people.” But apparently, Kanye was struggling even earlier than that, and when Kim was robbed at gunpoint in early October, that was “what set off” his downward spiral. “He was teetering on the edge,” the source says, and when Kim was robbed, he just “broke down.” It’s all coming together, right? It fits in with something that we’ve heard before, that Kim was always the strong, solid one in the relationship. She’d always been ready and willing to give Kanye support whenever he needed it, but when Kim went through her traumatic experience and desperately needed his support, he simply didn’t have enough to give. It’s pretty sad when you think about it, isn’t it? And it gets even sadder, because that insider closes things up by claiming that the issues Kanye is facing are issues that he’ll have indefinitely. “This is something he will deal with for life, but he can conquer it,” the source states. And hey, best wishes to Kanye that he can conquer it, right?
Kim has been keeping a low profile since her October 2 robbery, but she has emerged to wish us “Peace on Earth” for Love Magazine’s yearly advent video calendar.
In 2009 maybe it was 2010, Lady Gaga was in Canada for an event. She was in the VIP booth at some after party with Perez Hilton – surrounded by security…not wearing pants…and I moved into their booth area, I was fucking wasted and I ended up reaching around her security…and violating her ass…grabbing it, originally to get noticed so I could say something obnoxious, but when she didn’t react I just kept going at it…grabbing her ass like I had never grabbed a stranger’s ass before..she didn’t even fucking notice…so trigger my ass… I am really not the kind of dude who just grabs random chicks, but she’s not random, she was just starting out, and it just sort of happened….I can’t remember grabbing any ass before or after hers, not uninvited anyway….and the entire time I was GRABBING that ass, hard…she didn’t fucking flinch, notice, react.. So when I read about her PTSD that she posted on her charity site – like a fucking soldier in combat who has seen some shit……I have a hard time believing her bullshit…Celebs are liars…they are babies…they are crazy people… She posted this to her scam charity site… I have wrestled for some time about when, how and if I should reveal my diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After five years of searching for the answers to my chronic pain and the change I have felt in my brain, I am finally well enough to tell you. There is a lot of shame attached to mental illness, but it’s important that you know that there is hope and a chance for recovery. It is a daily effort for me, even during this album cycle, to regulate my nervous system so that I don’t panic over circumstances that to many would seem like normal life situations. Examples are leaving the house or being touched by strangers who simply want to share their enthusiasm for my music. I also struggle with triggers from the memories I carry from my feelings of past years on tour when my needs and requests for balance were being ignored. I was overworked and not taken seriously when I shared my pain and concern that something was wrong. I ultimately ended up injured on the Born This Way Ball. That moment and the memory of it has changed my life forever. The experience of performing night after night in mental and physical pain ingrained in me a trauma that I relive when I see or hear things that remind me of those days. I also experience something called dissociation which means that my mind doesn’t want to relive the pain so “I look off and I stare” in a glazed over state. As my doctors have taught me, I cannot express my feelings because my pre-frontal cortex (the part of the brain that controls logical, orderly thought) is overridden by the amygdala (which stores emotional memory) and sends me into a fight or flight response. My body is in one place and my mind in another. It’s like the panic accelerator in my mind gets stuck and I am paralyzed with fear. When this happens I can’t talk. When this happens repeatedly, it makes me have a common PTSD reaction which is that I feel depressed and unable to function like I used to. It’s harder to do my job. It’s harder to do simple things like take a shower. Everything has become harder. Additionally, when I am unable to regulate my anxiety, it can result in somatization, which is pain in the body caused by an inability to express my emotional pain in words. But I am a strong and powerful woman who is aware of the love I have around me from my team, my family and friends, my doctors and from my incredible fans who I know will never give up on me. I will never give up on my dreams of art and music. I am continuing to learn how to transcend this because I know I can. If you relate to what I am sharing, please know that you can too. Traditionally, many associate PTSD as a condition faced by brave men and women that serve countries all over the world. While this is true, I seek to raise awareness that this mental illness affects all kinds of people, including our youth. I pledge not only to help our youth not feel ashamed of their own conditions, but also to lend support to those servicemen and women who suffer from PTSD. No one’s invisible pain should go unnoticed. I am doing various modalities of psychotherapy and am on medicine prescribed by my psychiatrist. However, I believe that the most inexpensive and perhaps the best medicine in the world is words. Kind words…positive words…words that help people who feel ashamed of an invisible illness to overcome their shame and feel free. This is how I and we can begin to heal. I am starting today, because secrets keep you sick. And I don’t want to keep this secret anymore. A note from my psychologist, drnancy; If you think you might have PTSD, please seek professional help. There is so much hope for recovery. Many people think that the event that stimulated PTSD needs to be the focus. Yet often, people will experience the same event and have completely different reactions to it. It is my opinion that trauma occurs in an environment where your feelings and emotional experience are not valued, heard and understood. The specific event is not the cause of traumatic experience. This lack of a “relational home” for feelings is the true cause of traumatic experience. Finding support is key. So dramatic – poor little rich and famous self involved twat… Remember this was posted to a Charity that in 2012 took in 2.6 million – but paid out only $5000 because she’s a fucking scammer…a lie…a rip off…a hack…manipulative – especially to fat and ugly people who think she’s one of them…and now she’s delving into mental health.. Here are some pics of her ass – the most famous ass – I’ve grabbed The post Lady Gaga’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .
Kanye West Is Creating New Music Following His Hospitalization Kanye West is free from the confines of the hospital and according to TMZ his creativity is free from the confines of his depressed and paranoid brain. We previously reported that ‘Ye had brought studio equipment to his hospital room because he wanted to continue working while he was in his manic state. Sources close to him say he believes that these traumatic episodes bring out the best in him musically. It’s said that he’s even comparing this latest episode to his infamous car accident and his mother passing. Now that Kanye is back to taking his proper medication he’s been much more stable and may be well on his way to finishing a new album much sooner than later. We know Kanye had announced that he and Drake were recording a joint album, but hope for that project was somewhat dashed when he was hospitalized. Maybe that project will regain some of it’s momentum now. Image via Splash
Kim Kardashian Reportedly NOT Considering Divorce From Kanye West Despite reports from Kardashian “insiders” claiming that Kimmy is fed up with Kanye’s outbursts and antics and has her finger on the button for a divorce lawyer…KimYe is still going strong. Another set of sources close to the couple tells TMZ , the story that circulating about Kim reconsidering her union to ‘Ye in the midst of his mental crisis are totally bogus. In fact, the couples’ trials have had the exact opposite effect…bringing them closer together as a couple and a family. Friends say that between Kim’s own trauma from the Paris robbery and Kanye’s breakdown, the two rely on each other more than ever for support. They say Kanye’s been kicking it with the Kimmy and the kiddies non-stop since he’s been back home, and finally getting the much-needed rest and relaxation that he deprived himself of on the tour. He’s been cleared to get back to work, but he’s not taking on any major projects right now and just focusing on his health and his family. Well, that’s good to hear. It’s pretty easy to believe that Kimmy’s looking to bail — especially given her marriage history and the quickness with which she replaced boyfriends back in her single days…but hopefully Kimmy and Kanye can really stick it out for each other and their babies…
Back in 2008, Casey Affleck teamed with his then-brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix to film the experimental mockumentary I’m Still Here . The film was controversial at the time of its release due to Phoenix’s Andy Kaufman-like immersion in his role, which culminated in a notorious David Letterman interview that left many convinced the actor was suffering some sort of mental collapse. Many predicted that Here would do irreparable damage to both Affleck’s career, and now it’s beginning to look as though that may be the case – but for reasons that have nothing to do with the failure of the movie. Currently, Affleck is enjoying a wealth of awards season buzz for his performance in Manchester By the Sea , and he’s currently considered in Best Actor Oscar race. Unfortunately for Affleck, the increased media attention generated by his awards push has brought with it some renewed interest in a some disturbing allegations from his past. In 2010, two women who worked on Here came forward to accuse Affleck of multiple acts of sexual harassment. Producer Amanda White and cinematographer Magdalena Gorka sued Affleck for $2 million and $2.25 million respectively, claiming that Affleck verbally and physically harassed them during their time working on the film. White alleged that Affleck often boasted to her about his “sexual exploits,” and at one point instructed another crewmember to show her his penis, despite her objections. She also claimed that Affleck tried to get her to stay in a hotel room with him, and that when she refused, he “grabbed her in a hostile manner in an effort to intimidate her into complying.” Gorka made similar allegations and claimed that Affleck once climbed into a bed she was sleeping in and proceeded to “caress her back,” adding that “his face was within inches of hers and his breath reeked of alcohol.” Gorka described her encounters with Affleck as “the most traumatizing of her career.” Affleck was married to Phoenix’s sister Summer at the time of the alleged incidents. Shortly after White and Gorka filed their suits, Affleck publicly denied the allegations and threatened to countersue. He later settled both cases out of court for an undisclosed sum. Affleck’s situation is drawing comparisons to that of Nate Parker , the star and director of Birth of a Nation , who was also the subject of critical acclaim and awards buzz until the revelation that he was accused of a brutal gang rape by a woman who later committed suicide. Obviously, the allegations against Parker are far more disturbing (he was acquitted at trial, but his co-defendant served several years behind bars), but many still feel that Affleck is benefiting from a double standard. Parker, a black man, found himself at the center of a firestorm of criticism and negative press coverage, while Affleck has scarcely forced to answer for the charges against him. Parker’s name was quickly dropped from all conversations about awards season contenders, and his film quietly came and went from theaters. Audiences and the industry will likely be much more kind to Affleck. The younger brother of Ben Affleck has already taken home acting prizes from the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review, both of which are considered early Oscar predictors.
Were Kim And Kanye At Odds Over Renovations? Plus, His Fights With Kris Jenner Over TV Show There seem to be dozens of reasons put forth for why Kanye West suffered a breakdown this week — everything from trauma over his mother’s death , to depression about his broken down relationships with Beyoncé and Jay Z , along with the theory he may have been trying to escape financial responsibility from the loss of tour monies. But there have also been theories that Kanye and Kim’s marriage was in serious trouble as the result of his behavior, and now there’s at least some evidence that those stories may be true. If you’ll recall, Kim and Kanye had to live with her mom for quite a while as they had their nearby home renovated , well the latest TMZ reports claim that Kimmy Cakes was actually paying the majority of the cost of renovations with her OWN money! Our sources say during the final taping of Khloe’s talk show in April, Kim was grousing that they had sunk $8 million into their Hidden Hills remodel and it was all her money. We’re told the renovation costs swelled to $10 mil. Our sources say the main reason they sunk so much into the $20 million estate … Kanye couldn’t make his mind up. He would order a change and when it was completed he’d take a look and tell contractors to rip it out and do it another way. Feels like we definitely heard that rumor MORE than a few times. You know what they say — where there is smoke there’s usually fire! Sadly the couple had to endure frustration and tension without an end in sight, since the pair and their family have yet to even sleep a single night at the pricey mansion. But wait, there’s more… Apparently Kris and Kanye had some beef too. Hit the flip for the details. Instagram
Kim Kardashian To Make Public Debut Tonight We’ve been pretty concerned about Kim Kardashian West since the armed robbery during Paris Fashion Week drove the normally very public reality star to pretty much go undercover. While recent reports claimed Kim was still 100% traumatized from the incident in Paris, there’s now word she may be planning her first public appearance at the Angel Ball in NYC tonight. “She is expected to appear,” an insider told Page Six. Kardashian, 36, will join her siblings Rob, Kourtney and Khloé and her mom, Kris, to honor her late father, Robert Kardashian, at Cipriani Wall Street. Kim has popped up at husband Kanye West‘s concerts since she was robbed, but this will be her first high-profile event since the robbery. “People were working on convincing her to come last week. She would join the family on stage to accept the award, but who knows if she will speak for the family,” another source said. We can confirm that Kim took an early flight out of Van Nuys this morning. She was photographed boarding a private jet just hours after husband Kanye West’s latest meltdown. Are you looking forward to Kim coming back out into the spotlight? AKM-GSI/SplashNews
It’s been over two years since Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey got divorced, and both parties wasted no time in moving on with their love lives. Mariah got engaged to James Packer , but the relationship imploded before you could say “awful decision.” Cannon has been more about gettin’ around than settling down, but if the latest news about his most recent piece is true, he may soon find himself domesticated once again. Brittany Bell is an actress and former Miss Arizona who’s reportedly knocked up with Cannon’s baby. Insiders tell Us Weekly that while Cannon and Bell called off their relationship a few months ago, the baby is definitely Nick’s. Nick and Brittany mostly kept things low-key, but they’ve been spotted getting close in public on several occasions. Here they are in January at a party near Bell’s hometown: It’s one of several indications that Nick and Brittany were fairly serious at one point. Their breakup was reportedly an amicable one, and sources say Nick has every intention of being a part of the baby’s life. It will reportedly be the first child for Brittany and the third for Nick, who has twins with Mariah. Speaking of Mariah, there’s no word on how she feels about the news that her ex is soon to have another mouth to feed, but given the fact that she hasn’t been having the greatest week, we imagine she might be less than thrilled. As you’ve probably heard, Carey and Packer broke up recently under mysterious circumstances, and sources say the split continues to be an ugly one. That’s not to say she begrudges Nick his happiness, but ending an engagement and then immediately finding out a different ex got someone pregnant is kind of a one-two gut punch. On the bright side, insiders say Nick and Mariah have remained friends and continue to put their kids’ needs above their own. “They are in a great place and a real source of support for one another — plus a prime example of what coparents should be,” one insider tells Us. So congrats to Nick and Brittany? We’re gonna wait for a confirmation before we break out the confetti on this one.
