Jay Adams, an iconic skate boarder who was portrayed by Emile Hirsch in the movie Lords of Dogtown, died late last night in Mexico. He was 53 years old. Insiders tell TMZ that Adams passed away of an apparent heart attack while on vacation with his wife and two children. They had been on an extended three-month holiday when the tragedy struck. Adams had reportedly been sober for months and had no history of heart problems. The extreme athlete had been in and out of prison since the early 1980s on a variety of drug charges. This trip represented the first time he was permitted to leave the United States in two decades. We send our condolences to his friends and loved ones. Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
But didn’t the two white Americans who did have Ebola get to come back ???? Man In Liberia Who Didn’t Have Ebola Denied Entry Back Into US Before Dying Via The Root reports: Two Americans with Ebola have been flown in from Liberia over the past week and treated with a “secret serum” in the hopes of helping them successfully combat the deadly virus. However, Ebola has already taken its first American victim. To be fair, 24-year-old Nathaniel Dennis did not have Ebola, but the fear inflamed by the rapidly spreading disease that has already killed more than 800 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea certainly contributed to his death, his older sister, Natasha Dennis, told The Root. “The first case of Ebola was in February, March. Why wasn’t it more contained then? What happened to the education of the people to make it get to this point right now? My brother, he’s still a victim of Ebola, but he’s a victim of the hysteria it caused,” says Dennis, 27, who lives in California. It all started following a family vacation to Liberia, where the siblings’ mother, Precious Dennis, lives as an educator. Nathaniel decided to stay in Liberia once the trip was over when the music lover found a job at a local radio station. After about a month, on July 24, his mother awoke to find her youngest son comatose on his bedroom floor, his body stiff and his eyes rolled back, Natasha Dennis said. His room was in disarray. “That’s when the Ebola outbreak started getting really big; of course, any time anyone’s sick they have to confirm that it’s not Ebola, so they put him in quarantine right away and he was there for three days just being treated for Ebola. All his tests came back negative,” Dennis explains. “So at this point we’re calling the embassy, we’re trying to get him out, everyone’s telling me that they’re not flying into Liberia at this time, no one can help us, there’s nothing they can do, things like that.” When Nathaniel Dennis was released from quarantine, the family attempted to get him evacuated to Ghana to receive the treatment he needed—which was just a respirator and a dialysis machine. However, Ghana wouldn’t let him in, given the Ebola scare and having closed its borders to Liberia. “My poor brother,” Dennis says. “He lasted a week, and at the end, he just needed a ventilator to keep him breathing, to help him, and they didn’t have that.” Nathaniel Dennis died on July 30, with a doctor telling the family that the cause was kidney failure. The family’s frustration did not end there, however. “What we still don’t understand is that the next day after my brother passed, they sent a plane to go get these doctors that do have Ebola, and I think that’s the most frustrating part for us. We can’t understand,” the grieving big sister tells The Root. So, who decides who gets treatment and who gets to die when this Ebola outbreak hits maximum hysteria?? This young man had to stay in Liberia without being treated adequately yet two white Americans who did have the disease got to come back to the US nad treated with a ‘secret serum.’ Does that sound fair to you?? Natasha Dennis
The ladies got drunk in the woods of Montana on The Real Housewives of New York City – but could they “Bury the Hatchet” somewhere other than each other’s backs? We recap Sonja’s boobs, Ramona’s thong, and Carole flashing the squirrels in our +/- review… Only the Real Housewives consider getting drunk in the woods a good idea. Maybe if they cut back a little they wouldn’t all be so bitchy…or maybe the alcohol is the only thing that makes them tolerable, even to themselves. The Kristen and Heather feud continued and minus 25 because this was boring before it even got started. A whole other hour of it certainly didn’t help. Kristen says she was hoping for a drama free trip. Well, she definitely invited the wrong group of women. Of course there was one upside. No Aviva! Plus 50! Heather was enjoying a little too much of the Montana beer….and wine, and tequila. Maybe that’s what sparked her mocking Kristen. But Kristen couldn’t let it go and dragged Heather’s husband into this nonsense. We agree with Carole. That was just wrong. Minus 30 . Kristen should be a little more worried about her marriage. Let’s face it. Her husband’s a jerk who spends an awful lot of time at the office. The favorite pastime of the night seemed to be Kristen bashing and no one took more joy in it than Ramona who would have gladly called a private plane and ditched the whole trip if she hadn’t already pulled that schtick in the Berkshires. I bet Kristen would have gladly booked her flight. Love that LuAnn called Ramona out for being a “diva brat” and “treating Kristen like crap.” Plus 37. Ramona obviously failed to read the chapter in LuAnn’s book about being a gracious guest, “I’m the hostess of your trip so you should thank me.” Maybe she needed more Pinot. But then Ramona and Kristen bonded while bashing Heather’s marriage. Hmm…I wonder what Mario and Josh were up to while their wives were in Montana? I can understand the glamping ( sort of ) and the rodeo but what was up with the giant hatchet thrower?!? Only in Montana is that considered normal. As soon as the ladies were able to throw sharp objects (thankfully not at one another ) things got back to normal. Plus 43. We heard about Sonja’s lack of underwear ( nothing new there ), Ramona’s thong (I didn’t need to know that) , and Carole started flashing the squirrels. I hope the little fellas weren’t too traumatized. In the end, the Montana trip might be considered a success, at least for Sonja. She got to ogle the cowboys and watch them throw their meat around. She couldn’t have been happier. Episode total = +75! Season total = -522! So you tell us, who was more out of line, Heather or Kristen? Heather was being bitchy. Kristen never should have brought up Heather’s husband. They were both equally in the wrong. View Poll »
“I don’t care WHOSE daughter you are, get my coffee and get it now!” Malia Obama Working As Production Assistant On Halle Berry Show Via NYPost It seems an Obama is going Hollywood, and it’s not the president. Malia Obama, oldest daughter of the most powerful man in the world, has reportedly been working as a production assistant on the Los Angeles set of Halle Berry‘s sci-fi TV series “Extant” (produced by Steven Spielberg). According to The Wrap, the President’s eldest daughter “helped with computer shop alignments and the director also let her slate a take,” a set source told the website. The President and the First Lady visited their daughter in California over the weekend. Their youngest daughter, 13-year-old Sasha, didn’t make the trip. In a New Yorker profile earlier this year, Mr Obama outed Malia as an aspiring filmmaker, and a fan of HBO’s “Girls.” Obama insisted he and his wife were not “particularly conservative” and “not prudes” when it came to the entertainment they allow their teenage girls to view, but he said he did want them to have some boundaries. “Kids with structure have an easier time of it,” he said. Lil’ on the job training never hurt. Image via WENN/AP
Brittny Gastineau sure has a nasty black eye from someone or something. The longtime best pal of Kim Kardashian was out and about last night, showing up at not one but two paparazzi hot spots looking to show it off. Bizarre, unless you’re trying to get publicity. Then mission accomplished! Brittny Gastineau Black Eye Brittny Gastineau showed up at Craig’s restaurant in West Hollywood Tuesday. She went there with her mom, who told photographers cryptically: “You know … Angels, when they hit earth, it hurts a lot.” They did not elaborate, but Brittny, who hooked up with David Blaine at Kim’s wedding, also went to Mr. Chow – another place to be seen – just hours earlier. Bottom line: No one eats two dinners. Especially Brittny Gastineau, unless you’re talking about per week. She just wants to make sure she’s photographed. But why? Perhaps the truth will be revealed. Or not. Stay tuned. Brittny Gastineau Black Eye Pics 1. Brittny Gastineau Black Eye Pic Brittney Gastineau shows off a big black eye without elaboration, yet making sure everyone stops to look at it by hitting up a Hollywood hot spot.
Ben Affleck was banned from a Vegas casino last month, and rather than taking the incident as a sign that he should change his ways, Ben has reportedly begun gambling more than, and it seems his addiction may soon cost him his marriage. Affleck is filming Batman vs. Superman in Michigan at the moment and sources say the Oscar winner has been spending the vast majority of his free time in the casinos of nearby Windsor, Ontario. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner: Fighting Over His Gambling? One Windsor resident tells Star magazine that Ben’s gambling is so problematic that he’s unwelcome at most betting tables: “Ben walked in and went straight to the card games. He sat down and played for about 20 minutes before security heard he was there. They made the dealers stop what they were doing and asked him to leave. Ben seemed pretty mad.” Insiders close to his family say it’s not just casino workers who are fed up with Ben: According to Star , Jennifer Garner had originally planned to join Ben in Michigan for the summer, but had a change of heart upon receiving news of his most recent relapse. “Jen canceled her trip,” says a source. “She doesn’t want to be Ben’s enabler or babysitter. She was absolutely mortified about the Las Vegas incident, and everything has really gone downhill since then.” Here’s hoping Ben gets his act together ASAP. No one wants to see a Batman who had to pawn his utility belt.
For reasons not entirely clear, Miley Cyrus dissed Selena Gomez in concert this week, violently tossing around a cardboard cutout of her fellow singer. But the latest issue of In In Touch Weekly states plainly: the artist has something more pressing to worry about than a petty Miley Cyrus slight… She’s battling a DEADLY DISEASE! The tabloid quotes multiple doctors for its misleading article ( none of whom have ever met Gomez ), and they all agree that “too much work, stress or partying could have serious consequences” for the star. They cite her diagnosis of Lupus and say Selena is on the verge of “life and death,” depending on her life choices. The tabloid goes on to say that Gomez “wasn’t taking care of herself at all” throughout her roller coasting relationship with Justin Bieber and that her family “staged an intervention” as a result. However, this act “only pushed her deeper into the abyss during her medical crisis,” according to a totally real insider. Fortunately, Gomez made the “life-changing decision to clean up her act” in recent weeks, the magazine writes, explaining that she “has recommitted herself to her physical and emotional health.” This has been made clear by a number of happy Instagram photos (below)… but it doesn’t mean Selena is out of the dangerous woods just yet. “[Her] loved ones still fear her cycle of bad decisions could start over again at any time,” the tabloid warns. Especially if Bieber takes his shirt off again in Selena’s presence. We all know what kind of side effects that can have. Selena Gomez Instagram Photos 1. Selena Gomez Bikini Instagram Photo Selena Gomez rocks a bikini in this Instagram photo. She says in the caption that she is “taking” her “power” back.
Farrah Abraham is weighing in on the greatness that is True Tori, urging Tori Spelling to give Dean McDermott the boot immediately if not sooner. The Teen Mom turned Backdoor Teen Mom star may be only 23, but that isn’t stopping her from adding her two cents about others’ relationships. She is authoring a Christian parenting book , after all. “It’s best to move on, Tori!” Farrah tells Life & Style magazine. “I would not tolerate someone cheating on me. She needs to look after their children!” Of course, Tori says that a big reason she tried to make things work with Dean is because of their four kids and not wanting to break up their family. On the flip side, Tori subjected the kids to a show in which McDermott fakes a suicide attempt and she talks about sexually experimenting to satisfy Dean . Clearly, it’s not easy to get a read on what’s real and what isn’t here, or to cast judgment if you’re Farrah Abraham, but why let that stop her? Reaction to Farrah Abraham ‘s advice was mixed. “Farrah needs to stop worrying about other peoples lives,” wrote one commenter. “Omg girl your life is a mess and you think your opinion matters?!! Wow.” Then again, others agreed, with one adding, “Honestly if they cheat they already walked away from you and your relationship. I say kick him to the curb!!” Conversely, another said, “It’s not an easy road but life never is! People these days are so quick to walk away instead of dealing with issues and putting work in!” Perhaps the best response of all, though, was this gem: “When tabloids refer to you as ‘Back Door Teen Mom star’ you should just shut the hell up and stay home.” Truer words have never been spoken. 21 Freaky Farrah Abraham Sex Tape Stills 1. Farrah 2: Backdoor and More Pic Farrah Abraham in a still photo from Backdoor and More. As you can tell we’ve cropped it for obvious reasons.
