Did Selena Gomez just kick Justin Bieber when he was already down? While her ex-boyfriend was suffering through a traumatic week – full of hospitalizations and reporter meltdowns – in London, Gomez was at home, hanging around and dancing with friends. And dissing Bieber as a “douchebag?” Selena Gomez: Dissing Justin Bieber? That’s what some fans of the singer believe, after Selena posted a video of herself and some friends grinding it up to Dustin Tavella’s “Everybody Knows (Douchebag)” and after choreographer Charity Lynne Baroni said it was “dedicated to someone.” The lyrics to the track include Your boyfriend is a douchebag/And everybody knows/Your boyfriend is a douchebag/Your momma told you so. The video was overrun by hateful Tweets from Beliebers within minutes, forcing Selena’s pals to make it private. Watch it above and react: think Gomez was sticking it to Bieber?
Live and die by the gun… Chris Kyle Shot And Killed At Texas Gun Range Chris Kyle, author of the best-selling book, American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History, was shot and killed at a Texas gun range Saturday. Via RadarOnline reports: The retired Navy Seal had 150 kills certified during four tours of duty in Iraq between 1999 and 2009. Many reports numbered his kills at up to 225. His longest certified lethal hit was from a distance of 1.2 miles. Kyle, 38, and a neighbor Chad Littlefield, 35, were both shot and killed Saturday afternoon on the gun range at the posh Rough Creek Lodge, not far from Glen Rose, Texas. The two men had taken another veteran, 25-year-old Eddie Ray Routh, there for the day in an effort to help him deal with his post traumatic stress syndrome, reports WFAA-TV. Multiple local news agencies are reporting that investigators have told them Routh turned his weapon on Kyle and Littlefield, killing them at point blank range. Routh then fled in Kyle’s car. He was pursued to a house in Lancaster, Texas by officers, including a local SWAT team. Routh tried to flee in a vehicle but was stopped about 9 pm after spikes were laid across a road, Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant told the Forth Worth Star Telegram. “The suspect has been caught and is in custody in Lancaster,” he said, adding that Erath County sheriff’s investigators and Texas Rangers were securing a capital murder warrant. Kyle was married and the father of two. He was wounded twice while in service and was awarded two Silver Stars. five Bronze Stars with Valor and numerous other commendations. Prayers sent up to the entire family. Terrible tragedy for all 3 families. RIP Chis Kyle an American hero and real American bad azz.
Take this, haters. With talk somehow still circulating around the Beyonce lip sync scandal at last week’s Presidential Inauguration, the singer took to the podium today at a Super Bowl press conference and first address the issue. “I am a perfectionist,” she said. “I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra. It was a live television show and a very important moment for me.” And in case that wasn’t satisfactory enough, the Sasha Fierce one that SANG live for reporters. Watch her new Star Spangled-Banner performance now: Beyonce Sings National Anthem at Press Conference Earlier in the day, Beyonce miscarriage headlines also popped up over the Internet after the superstar opened up about the most traumatic event in her life. That’s a terribly sad story, but at least it may have given her perspective over the past week to shrug off this total lip-synching nonsense. Can we all put it to rest now?
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is not a good film — it’s inconsistently acted, and somehow both underwritten and overplotted — but it has some good things going for it. For one, it’s not outrageously dumber than its revisionist fairy-tale predecessors Van Helsing , Red Riding Hood or TV’s Once Upon a Time , and it’s far more goofily violent. It also boasts a nice title credit sequence and a brisk running time. But most importantly, the long-shelved pic is set to bow with little serious B.O. competition, ensuring suitable time for crumb gathering before it’s consigned to obscurity. To his credit, Hansel & Gretel writer-director Tommy Wirkola never takes the pic’s premise — the titular Grimm siblings grow into wisecracking, primitive-machine-gun-packing bounty hunters, thanks to that fateful spell in the gingerbread house — too seriously. Yet while the film rarely provokes any strenuous eye-rolling, it also can’t drum up even the slightest interest in the fate of its characters, let alone suspense. Cursing with anachronistic brio and decked out in Steampunkish frock coats and leather pants, Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the sibling slayers, who have parlayed their childhood fame into a thriving witch-hunting business. Called upon to investigate disappearing children in a woodland village, the two run afoul of the local sheriff ( Peter Stormare ) when they interrupt a witch hunt in progress. The woman in question (Pihla Viitala) turns out to be a “white witch” with a thing for Hansel (her pretense for skinny-dipping makes Prince’s Lake Minnetonka line seem like the height of subtle seduction), while Gretel is stalked by a sort of medieval fanboy ( Thomas Mann) who tirelessly follows her exploits in newspapers. Meanwhile, a particularly vindictive witch ( Famke Janssen ) from the surrounding forest redoubles her efforts to terrorize the townsfolk. Wirkola introduces some moderately clever touches here and there; the missing-children posters strapped to medieval milk bottles are worth a laugh, and making Hansel a diabetic thanks to his childhood sugar trauma is a smart idea that the film unceremoniously abandons. But these are few and far between. A film with a concept this strange has no right to be so dully formulaic, yet after 15 minutes, the script has entirely exhausted its sparks of real invention. The action is frequent and competently staged. All the same, a distressing feeling of sameness takes over midway through, and viewers may be surprised to find themselves yawning as yet another witch is ripped apart limb from limb, sending yet another wave of viscera sluicing toward the camera. On that note, the pic isn’t helped by Renner’s apparent disdain for the material; his Hansel may be a bit of a jaded ruffian, but the weary groan he seems to keep stifling has nothing to do with the character as written. Janssen is likewise unconvincing, meaning that Arterton registers as the film’s standout thesp simply by being its most willing participant, spunkily bouncing up after numerous beatings (of which she is far more likely to be the recipient than her sibling, curiously) and sparring semi-cutely with Mann. While visual effects and production design are solid, Hansel and Gretel ‘s 3D work is surprisingly shoddy and distracting, for reasons both creative (the frequency of protrusive blades and flying debris) and technical (a fuzzy gray sheen that appears during the film’s numerous night scenes). Germany’s Studio Babelsberg lot provides some attractively picturesque village grime. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
The big screen is about to get a lot less handsome. Leonardo DiCaprio told Germany’s Bild newspaper this week that he’s “a bit drained and is “going to take a long, long break” from movies. It’s understandable: the heartthrob certainly has been a busy man. Over the last two years, DiCaprio has filmed Django Unchained (check out his Django Unchained quotes now!), The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street , the latter two of which hit theaters this year. So how will Leo spend all his upcoming free time? By hanging out with models, of course. But not entirely. “I would like to improve the world a bit,” he told the publication. “I will fly around the world doing good for the environment.”
After her bout with the severe morning sickness known as hyperemesis gravidarum, Kate Middleton has taken to hypnotherapy to regain her appetite, a friend claims. Kate “still looks at food and feels nauseous,” Jessica Hay told Australia’s New Idea , adding that the Duchess of Cambridge hasn’t been the same since. She’s plagued by “ that feeling you have when you’ve had food poisoning and your stomach’s shrunk … she finds it very hard to eat a full meal and gets full quickly.” Hay said that this continuing issue led the 31-year-old wife of Prince William to seek the help of a hypnotherapist “in a bid to help with her appetite.” “The hypnotherapy is taking away any negative thoughts connected with food from morning sickness and replacing them with cravings for healthy, nutritious food.” So far, so good, according to Hay, who said that Kate Middleton has been filling up on wholesome goodies like berries, broccoli, oatmeal and smoothies. Maybe a nice roasted chicken recipe now and then too, for protein. “All in all, Catherine’s very happy,” Hay said. “With so much family around her and William, they’re starting to enjoy the pregnancy after a traumatic start.” Good to hear! What should Kate name her baby if it’s a boy? Albert Arthur Frederick George James Philip Something else! View Poll » … or if it’s a girl? Alice Caroline Charlotte Diana Eleanor Matilda Victoria Something else! View Poll »
Slaves for sale! Django Unchained Slave Action Figures Released Via NewsOne reports: The criticism levied at Quentin Tarantino for his so-called humorous take on slavery in “ Django Unchained ” has been intense as critics claim that he is exploiting a traumatic, ugly period in this nation’s history so far reaching, that the effects are still felt today. Last fall, the National Entertainment Collectibles Association, Inc. (NECA), in tandem with the Weinstein Company, announced a full line of consumer products based on characters from the movie. First up are pose-able eight-inch action figures with tailored clothing, weaponry, and accessories in the likeness of characters played by Foxx, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Remar and Christoph Waltz. The dolls are currently on sale via Amazon.com. Do you find these action figures off the chain or just plain ole’ offensive??
We see you winding and grinding, up on that po-…damn Cleveland Dancer Hospitalized After 15 Foot Fall Via ABCNews A Cleveland “dancer” is in critical condition after attempting a tricky move during a lap dance that instead caused her to tumble off a balcony, landing 15 feet below, police say. Lauren Block, 22, was entertaining a customer on the second floor of Christie’s Cabaret at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday when she attempted a “jump-dance” move that misfired, the man getting the lap dance told police. “He stated that she grabbed the rail, as he was facing away from the balcony, and she tried to complete some sort of jump-dance move, and accidentally went head first over the rail,” a Cleveland Police Department incident report said. Block suffered “massive head trauma” and was lying on the floor of the club when police and paramedics arrived, according to the report. She was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center where she remained in critical condition. Cleveland Police said they are no longer investigating the incident, which they view as an accident. Image via Facebook
A Connecticut attorney blames the state for the brutal massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and is looking to sue for $100 million on behalf of one of the survivors. According to the Hartford Courant, Irving Pinsky filed legal documents with the Claims Commissioner, asking permission to sue the state on behalf of a 6-year-old student. The Newtown, Conn., resident (only ID’d as “Jill Doe”) was in another classroom at the time Adam Lanza open fire and suffered emotional and psychological trauma. Pinsky believes that the December 14 shooting was foreseeable, claiming a “fellow like Adam Lanza would have been known as a potential problem to the police.” As a result, he wants permission to sue Connecticut for nine figures. The state is immune from most lawsuits, which is why Pinsky must ask for permission to even file the suit; he could be allowed to and later lose the case itself. Or he could be rejected outright. No decision has been made regarding whether or not the suit will go through, but it’ll be interesting to see what happens.
After speculation mounted last that Ben Affleck would possibly hang up his filmmaking and acting hats for a U.S. Senate run from Massachusetts, the Argo director and star said he won’t be running for office at least for the time being. Last week, Boston’s CBS affiliate reported that Massachusetts Democrats were wooing Affleck to run for the seat that will be vacated by John Kerry after his likely confirmation as Secretary of State, replacing Hillary Rodham Clinton. The low probability that he’d run did get a bit of a boost when his publicist didn’t directly deny he was considering a run and he didn’t completely say ‘no’ when asked about running during an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation Sunday. But, Affleck took to Facebook to give final confirmation of his Senate bow out. He will continue to work for the Eastern Congo Initiative, a non-profit group that gives humanitarian aid in the war-torn African region and other causes. Affleck has gone to Congress to testify on behalf of his work for the group. In his Facebook message, he also gives a shout-out to the presumed new Secretary of State. Affleck’s Facebook statement follows : I love Massachusetts and our political process, but I am not running for office. Right now it’s a privilege to spend my time working with Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), supporting our veterans, drawing attention to the great many who go hungry in the U.S. everyday and using filmmaking to entertain and foster discussion about issues like our relationship to Iran. We are about to get a great Secretary of State and there are some phenomenal candidates in Massachusetts for his Senate seat. I look forward to an amazing campaign. Happy Holidays to All. [ Source: A.P. ]
