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Apple Maps Deemed Unsafe, Discouraged By Australian Police

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Police in Victoria, Australia have issued a warning to motorists regarding Apple Maps: Don’t use it. Officials spoke out after several travelers became stranded in the Murray-Sunset National Park trying to reach the city of Mildura using Apple’s utterly inaccurate directions. Tests of the system by police confirm the mapping application lists Mildura in the middle of the Murray Sunset National Park, about 43 MILES from its actual location. Police are extremely concerned as there is no water within the Park and temperatures can reach as high as 114 degrees, making this a potentially life threatening issue. Some motorists located by police were stranded for up to 24 hours without food or water and walked long distances through dangerous terrain to get cell service. A report from Australia’s ABC News reveals that Victoria police have had to rescue a total of six people in the last two months after they became lost using Maps. After the launch of iOS 6, which included the new Maps application, Apple received criticism over inaccuracies in mapping data like the mislocation in Victoria. The Apple Maps manager was fired over it. Apple CEO Tim Cook even issued a personal apology to the public over the debacle, promising to improve the app, reiterating that Apple “screwed up” badly. Cook is “putting the weight of the company behind correcting it,” he assures.

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LeAnn Rimes on Eddie Cibrian Affair: I Should’ve Handled it Differently

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

LeAnn Rimes doesn’t regret having an affair with Brandi Glanville’s then-husband Eddie Cibrian, who she went on to marry, but would change the way she handled it. In a tearful interview with E!’s Giuliana Rancic Sunday, Rimes opened up again about her tryst with the actor she met on the set of Lifetime’s Northern Lights . Rimes was married to chef Dean Sheremet and Cibrian had two sons, Mason, 9, and Jake, 5, with Brandi Glanville at the time. Still, she couldn’t help herself. “I call it insanity! Absolute insanity,” the singer said of falling for her co-star. “But nothing ever happened between us except for on camera, you know, during the film … Absolutely nothing. I had no idea what life was throwing me.” “I had no idea how to handle it … But all I knew was I could not … we couldn’t stop connecting in some way. And it was the hardest thing I’ve ever been through in my life.” When the affair went public, Rimes didn’t know how to handle that, either. “I think I became numb. Then I told everyone I should have told and then I curled up in a ball on the couch and then I didn’t move. And I didn’t move for a while.” “It’s that feeling of your heart falling to the ground.” “Eddie reacted the way that I reacted too, but in his own way. I allowed him to do that. Because he had so much more to deal with than I did. I can’t even fathom that.” But Rimes says she doesn’t like to use the word regret. “I wish I handled it differently because I wish it could’ve been better for me, for Brandi, for Dean, for Eddie and for everyone else,” the country star explained. “All I wish is that everyone that was hurt, that we hurt, that I hurt, can be happy.” She also doesn’t like the word home wrecker. “I’m like, can someone come up with anything like more, I don’t know, original?” she joked. “Because at the end of the day, I never set and been held by so many … like by my family … my friends, my new friends, this is what life’s about,” she said between tears. “Through all the hard stuff, there comes beauty on the other side if you just let it happen.” Rimes and Glanville have feuded regularly over the years; just last week, Brandi accused LeAnn of being a terrible stepmom dealing with an obvious eating disorder. LeAnn fired back on both accords; Cibrian even weighed in as well.   Team LeAnn Team Brandi View Poll »

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Stephen Jackson Fined For Tweet Threatening Serge Ibaka

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Stephen Jackson of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs has been fined $25,000 … for a Tweet in which he threatened Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jackson posted the threatening Tweet after Ibaka and L.A. Lakers forward Metta World Peace got into it during the Thunder’s 114-108 victory on Friday night. The post has since been deleted, but multiple outlets reported it read: ”Somebody tell serg Abaka. He aint bout dis life. Next time he run up on me im goin in his mouth.” “That’s a promise. He doin 2 much.” Spurs general manager RC Buford condemned the Tweet Sunday: “The recent public comments made by Stephen Jackson are absolutely unacceptable, cannot be tolerated and do not reflect the standards held by the San Antonio Spurs.”  The team said Stephen Jackson would be fined, but the punishment would ”be imposed in consultation and coordination between the Spurs and the NBA.” It’s unclear if Jackson faces additional punishment from San Antonio. He apologized to Ibaka on Twitter on Sunday, calling his post ”unprofessional and childish.”

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George Will on Gay Marriage: Opposition Literally Dying

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

George Will of ABC News says the opposition to gay marriage in the United States is slowly but quite literally dying; it’s primarily older residents, he told This Week . As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two landmark cases on same-sex marriage, Will said yesterday that it’s clear where public opinion is headed. George Will on Gay Marriage “There is something like an emerging consensus,” the conservative writer said, noting voters in three states recently endorsed same-sex marriage initiatives. “Quite literally, the opposition to gay marriage is dying. It’s old people.” Democratic strategist and former Bill Clinton campaign manager James Carville agreed the 2012 election marked a “profound” shift on the controversial issue. On the table before the SCOTUS is a case challenging Proposition 8, the hot-button 2008 California ballot measure restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples. That measure passed, thus banning gay marriage in California; the state’s Supreme Court overturned the measure, however, declaring it unconstitutional. The Court will also hear a challenge to a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Currently, gay marriage is legal in just nine states and in the District of Columbia – but polls suggest support is growing, with a majority or close to it in support. A recent ABC News-Washington Post poll found 51 percent of Americans support gay marriage, while a recent Pew poll shows national support at 48 percent. That’s up from 35 percent in 2001. “To me, the consensus has already emerged,” said ABC News’ Matthew Dowd. “It’s just a question of … is the Supreme Court going to catch up and follow that wind of the pack, or get ahead of it or put a block in the path of it?” Same-sex marriage :   Support Oppose View Poll »

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The Thirst: K. Michelle Admits That She Still Wishes J.R. Smith Was Choppin Down Her Colossal Cakes -”Sometimes You Just Wanna F**k”

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

K. Michelle Says She Wants To Rekindle Relationship With J.R. Smith Reality ratchetista K. Michelle might be off the small screen for now, but that doesn’t mean she’s taking a break from bumpin’ her gums and putting her business on blast. The big-bootied LHH ATLien recently sat down with Hot 97 radio to talk being shunned from LHH NY, Toya being “sloppy seconds,” and wanting to bust it open in the bedroom again for NBA baller J.R. Smith . Here’s an excerpt of what she had to say: “I want to say what women won’t say. I’m tired of all the cookie-cutter stuff. So, sometimes you just wanna f**k. Every time I think about something sexual in my life, I think about a certain guy. His name’s J.R. I’m very open in saying that I want him back. What’s real is, once I had a taste of that real, I don’t want nobody else.” Check out the full interview, including K. Michelle singing her heart out (side note: this chick can saaaannngg) for J.R. Smith and more in the video below: YouTube/Hot 97

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God Bless America: “Gangam Style” Star Psy Issues Public Apology For Once Singing About How He Wanted To “Kill Those Effing Yankees!”

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

We forgive you PSY, but we can’t speak for A-Rod and Jeter. Korean pop sensation PSY wants us to know he deeply regrets making anti-American music back in the day. Via TMZ reports : PSY- the pop singer behind the hit “Gangnam Style” — says he “will forever be sorry” for performing a song in 2004 that called for the killing of “Yankees” … and is begging for Americans to accept his apology. The song in question was called, “Dear Americans” … and featured the lyrics, “Kill those fawking Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives.” He continues, “Kill those f—ing Yankees who ordered them to torture … Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law and fathers … Kill them all slowly and painfully.” In response to the outcry over his past racism Psy issued the following statement: “As a proud South Korean who was educated in the United States and lived there for a very significant part of my life, I understand the sacrifices American servicemen and women have made to protect freedom and democracy in my country and around the world. The song I featured on in question from eight years ago — was part of a deeply emotional reaction to the war in Iraq and the killing of two Korean schoolgirls that was part of the overall antiwar sentiment shared by others around the world at that time. While I’m grateful for the freedom to express one’s self, I’ve learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I’m deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted. I will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words. I have been honored to perform in front of American soldiers in recent months — including an appearance on the Jay Leno show specifically for them — and I hope they and all Americans can accept my apology. While it’s important that we express our opinions, I deeply regret the inflammatory and inappropriate language I used to do so. In my music, I try to give people a release, a reason to smile. I have learned that thru music, our universal language we can all come together as a culture of humanity and I hope that you will accept my apology.” While this would surely get him banned from performing at any RNC functions we can’t really fault this guy considering how much we love us some good ol’ Ice-Cube, Ice-T and NWA songs that have helped us through our own issues with America. Do you think this is going to hurt his career or should PSY be forgiven, considering that Chris Brown is still allowed to have a career? Image via Mediaite

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Baby Mama Said Knock You Out: Check Out More Shots Of Olivier Martinez’s Handiwork… On Gabriel Aubry’s Face

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Ouch. The first photos we peeped of Gabriel Aubry’s blackened eye were bad enough, but the photos that Gabriel submitted in his request for a restraining order against Olivier Martinez are even more graphic. Hit the flip if you can stomach seeing the handsome model man banger after Halle’s new boo turned his face to mincemeat… SplashNews

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9/11 United suit rejected

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

As The Associated Press had noted, the 9/11 United suit was one of several brought by the corporate entity that owns 7 World Trade Center. The judge who decided that the 9/11 United suit should be rejected noted that there was no way the airline could have predicted the series of events that caused the building to collapse. Hellerson wrote: “It was not within United’s range of apprehension that terrorists would slip through the (Portland) security screening checkpoint, fly to Logan, proceed t

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Chevy Chase leaving Community

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The NBC series ‘‘Community’’ will finish the season without Chevy Chase. Sony Pictures Television said Wednesday that the actor is leaving the sitcom by mutual agreement with producers. His immediate departure means he won’t be included in the last episode or two of the show’s 13-episode season, which is still in production. Chase had a rocky tenure playing a bored and wealthy man who enrolls in community college. The actor publicly expressed unhappiness at working on a sitcom and feuded last

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Kush Chronic-les: 425 Pounds Of That Green Yahmean Found Stuffed Up In Piñatas At A Border Check!!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

That would’ve been a fun birthday party ! According to CBS News : In two separate border crossings only a few hours apart, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 425 pounds of mary and seven pounds of methamphetamine from two individuals attempting to enter the United States from Mexico. The two incidents took place at the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales around midday. The first discovery occurred after officers detained Juan Marcelo Armstrong, 24, of Tucson, for additional inspection as he attempted to enter the United States. A narcotics detection canine searching the vehicle alerted CBP authorities to the presence of drugs. More than 425 pounds of mary jane were discovered in a shipment of piñatas in the bed of the vehicle. The second incident took place just a few hours later after officers referred Pedro de Jesus Magana-Caballero, 28, Sonora, Mexico, for additional inspection of his vehicle as he attempted to enter the U.S. Again, a narcotics detection canine searching the vehicle alerted CBP authorities to the presence of drugs. A package was discovered in the oil pan of the vehicle containing approximately seven pounds of methamphetamine. In both cases the individuals were arrested and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, while the drugs and vehicles were processed for seizure. We’d like to know what genius thought a rack load of Piñatas wasn’t going to look suspect!?!? Images via wafb

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