Von D, 30, a tattoo artist and reality TV star, responded on her Twitter page with a string of exclamation points, then told her followers, “Please excuse me while I go squeeze the hell out of my fiancé!” Deadmau5, whose real name is Joel Thomas Zimmerman, included a photo of a diamond ring with the disclaimer, “Changing the diamond to black diamond FYI. Sorry for the jpg … they#39;ll finish the actual ring soon I hope.” Electronic music star Deadmau5 took to Twitter to pose this question of g
I’m Brittany and those of you who know me or follow my Twitter know how long I’ve been trying to meet Justin. My dream finally came true. On November 23rd I attended the Ottawa Believe tour and YES it was hella good. I was lucky enough to get VIP M&G tickets for my birthday from my mom. I was counting down the days, it felt like forever! I was always told I was too young to enter contests, I didn’t live in the right area, I was always too young to see him at Much Music etc., but this time I finally got the chance to meet him. I waited in line for the M&G and got one of his tour picks! They let us walk in and we had to walk down about 100 stairs. When I was waiting I saw Alfredo. He winked at me and waved! At this point I was already planning my funeral because ALFREDO winked at me . I walked in and there he is. My idol, my inspiration, the person who changed my life, my everything. Justin grabbed my arm and said, “Hey sweetie!” and hugged me. I had planned to thank him for many things because he honestly did change my life. If Justin wasn’t around I wouldn’t be the person who I am today and that’s very true. I was like, “Thank you, uh thank you for everything. You’ve really changed me,” and he looked at me and said, “You’re welcome cutie.” JUSTIN DREW BIEBER CALLED ME CUTE. (I didn’t look cute either, I looked like shit from waiting outside in the rain for 6 hours lol) I bursted into tears and he was like, “No don’t cry! It’s okay!” and I just looked at him in awe. Did he really think it was okay? I WAS DYING. Then the security said it was time to go and I just looked at Justin and we stared into each others eyes. He hugged me again and said bye. Then I walked out. Yes this was about 2 minutes. Yes it was the best two minutes of my life. Yes I will never forget it and I’m very thankful for it. After I sat 3rd row at his show which was perfect. I literally cried most of the time. I sang my heart out and cried.. a lot. Pattie, Jeremy, Fredo, Jazzy, Jaxon, Bruce and Dianne were about 1 METER from me! While I was crying Pattie looked at me and said ‘It’s okay!’ How embarrassing eh. Oh well, I will never forget this day ever. Thank you Justin for everything! Don’t ever give up beliebers. Your dream WILL come true! -@bieberholic101 (I’m on the right) Read the original: I’m Brittany and those of you who know me or follow my…
Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin, ESPN radio hosts based in Washington, D.C., have been suspended for derogatory comments made in a rant about transgender basketball player Gabrielle Ludwig. Ludwig plays basketball for Mission College and was born Robert Ludwig, a fact Czaban and Pollin couldn’t get enough of. “How does this work? You lose testicles and gain eligibility?” one host asks in the following video. Steve Czaban and Andy Pollin Rant About Transgender Player With Czaban and Pollin constantly referring to Ludwig as “it,” they continued: “This whole gender-bending thing, you know, whatever you’ve got to do to scratch that inner itch and quell those inner demons, that’s fine, but don’t go playing sports then. And don’t go playing sports saying, ‘but I’ve go the rights of everyone else.’ “Yeah, you’ve got the rights to live as a human being with everybody respecting you, but athletics is different.” Said ESPN in a statement, announcing the suspension: “We strongly believe two of our employees crossed the line when discussing a transsexual person on their program last Thursday. Such intolerance and insensitivity will never be tolerated by this company. Due to the nature of this conversation, the pair have been temporarily removed from ESPN980′s Sports Reporters program.” Do you think these suspensions were warranted? Yes, absolutely! No, they were just joking! View Poll »
Money for Hurricane Sandy relief was not the only thing raised in Madison Square Garden last night. So were many eyebrows in response to Kanye West’s attire. Despite performances by The Rolling Stones ; Roger Waters and Eddie Vedder ; Bon Jovi and many others, the rapper was the talk of Twitter not long after his performance. But not for anything he said or sang. For the leather skirt he wore: The outfit has already inspired a Twitter account (@KanyesSkirt), as well as questions over whether West raided the wardrobe of Kim Kardashian . What do you think of the attire on Kanye? So hot! So very not! View Poll »
Proving that even your grandparents now know what video games are, Wreck-It Ralph was a happy surprise hit for Disney earlier this fall. Nabbing a healthy $202,184,813 box office take, the film not only got asses in seats, it also gave the studio its best-reviewed non-Pixar film in years and confirms the company’s power as a producer of genre-based popular culture. Obviously, that makes a sequel as inevitable as death, taxes, and launch-day DLC. So what’s in store for Wreck it Ralph 2 ? A welcome injection of Italian plumbing skills. Wreck-It Ralph Director Rich Moore has confirmed that he wants to include Nintendo’s Mario , longtime rescuer of the Mushroom Kingdom (and rumored paramour of its benevolent despot, Princess Peach ) in the sequel. In fact, Moore told Moviehole , Nintendo signed off on an appearance by the iconic magical handyman in the first film, but the filmmakers weren’t able to figure out how to make proper use of him. Next time around, Moore says, Mario is a given, come hell or Hiyoihoi . “We’ll really come up with something good for Mario to do [in the next film]“, he said. “To be able to present him in the sequel, would be great.” I approve. Nothing encapsulates the ’80s-era of arcade games like Super Mario Bros. , and Mario’s absence from Wreck-It Ralph felt like a missing arm, or at least a glitchy power-up box. Adding him to the sequel is better than getting a flying raccoon suit for Christmas. A trip by Ralph to the Mushroom Kingdom practically writes itself: obviously, you get from there to, say, Grand Theft Auto -land *, by finding one of Super Mario Bros. ‘ hidden warp zones. But why stop there? There are a ton of untapped arcade-game characters left to exploit. Here are my top picks: * Gauntlet: I’d love to see one of the characters (see above) from this classic hack-and-slash game show up, if only because Red Warrior will constantly complain that he “needs food badly.” * Dirk the Daring from Dragon’s Lair: This would probably be difficult since Dragon’s Lair was created by Don Bluth, and we all know he and Disney aren’t really on speaking terms. But I’d like to imagine that these fences could be mended, even if Dirk would die via dungeon trap within three seconds of showing up. * Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon : . Sure, we’d be forced to remember Scott Wolf’s hilarious turn as Billy in the odious 1994 movie, but nothing would get a lovable, John C. Reilly -voiced misanthrope out of a jam like the combined power of twin bruisers, beating people into walls. What would you like to see? Space Ace ? The Dinosaurs from Primal Rage ? The pixel from Pong ? Let us know in comments. * Enjoy an R-rating, Disney. Ross Lincoln is a LA-based freelance writer from Oklahoma with an unhealthy obsession with comics, movies, video games, ancient history, Gore Vidal, and wine. More on Wreck-It Ralph: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’: The 6 Best Video Game References — Leeroy Jenkins Lives! ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ — John C. Reilly Ponders His Video Game Character’s Existential Questions WATCH: The New Wreck-It Ralph Trailer Is The Best Thing Ever [ Moviehole ] Follow Ross Lincoln on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Technically, Heaven’s Gate / The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino ( @Cimino1939 ) isn’t yet verified on Twitter , but we’ll allow the man the benefit of the doubt: He’s barely been Tweeting for 24 hours and already his account is a must-read. 1980’s Heaven’s Gate was such a notorious overbudget box office bomb that you can consider “pulling a heaven’s gate” Hollywood shorthand for bombastic failure, and yet: “A number of inexcusable, misleading things have been said about me,” Cimino Tweeted after his account sprang up yesterday. With Heaven’s Gate enjoying renewed interest and critical appreciation (not to mention the estimable Criterion treatment), engaging with cinephiles three decades later could be Cimino’s ticket back into the game. “Being infamous is not fun,” Cimino said last summer at the Venice Film Festival. Welcome to Twitter, Mr. Cimino! Give the guy a follow here and cross your fingers for some real talk along the lines of these Tweets about his Heaven’s Gate infamy, how he wanted to make The Empire Strikes Back as “a Western with lasers,” and his vision for turning the Kevin Bacon punch-dancing classic Footloose into a Grapes of Wrath -esque musical comedy. Film recommendation… or modified haiku? Young people of the world / Watch the films of John Ford / All of them / They are the best.— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 On Heaven’s Gate breaking even — and only 32 years after release! If Criterion's new edition of HEAVEN'S GATE sells enough copies this holiday season / It will finally break even / and we rewrite history.— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 On that one time someone called him a chubby Garry Shandling, which I think we can all agree would suck: A hack writer once described me as “Chubby. Like an Italian Garry Shandling carrying all the baggage of a short man” That hurt / But no more— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 How he almost kicked off his Sunday shoes until Paramount got nervous and fired him, which is the greatest cinematic tragedy of all because who wouldn’t want a five-hour Footloose ?? I wasn't being facetious about FOOTLOOSE / I worked on it for 6 months. / My John Steinbeck inspired musical-comedy didn't reach the screen.— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 On making his pitch to make The Empire Strikes Back : @ maxevry @ germainlussier Unfair & unfunny. I made a unique pitch for the 2nd film in 1978/9.— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 …and the follow-up explanation that makes me wonder if @cimino1939 is fake/just messing with us: Everyone was pitching ideas for STAR WARS / Mine was simple: / A straight Western / but with lasers. / All the sets already built of course.— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 Lastly, and most importantly! On his next would-be project, and his hireability: Take note, Hollywood! I would next like to make a film of my script MAN'S FATE / I also have recently finished a sci-fi script / I am fit & well & insurable— Michael Cimino (@Cimino1939) December 07, 2012 [ @cimino1939 ]
It’s a day in celebrity athlete heaven! Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder is reportedly engaged to ESPN reporter Samantha Steele! Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch confirmed the news on his twitter account. The couple met earlier this year on the set of ESPN’s College Gameday. We wish these two the best!
Celebrities Ruining Their Careers On Twitter Twitter is a tricky place. On one hand, it’s really good to get your opinions out and even make some good connections. But some people already have fame and are totally blowing it by being total idiots on Twitter. Maybe they should just leave. Actually, that’s sort of a brilliant idea. Here are some celebrities who should probably quit Twitter because it’s ruining their lives.
From Miley Cyrus to One Direction’s Zayn Malik, MTV News ranks Brown’s momentary Twitter absence among other celebs. By Jocelyn Vena Chris Brown Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
