On this day in 1989, Pete Rose was famously banned from baseball in one of the most notorious scandals in all of professional sports. This got us thinking about all of the films that have been banned over the years, whether here in the United States or elsewhere. While many of these have since been allowed to be shown and exhibited, all of them were banned at one time or another. Here are our Top Ten Nude Scenes from Famously Banned Films…. read more
(Nicky Nelson/WENN) Girls Trip Premiere Is Super Lit Girls Trip stars Regina Hall and Jada Pinkett-Smith rocked some of our favorite looks on the red carpet for the premiere of their new movie Thursday night. (Nicky Nelson/WENN) But Jada and Regina were only two of a plethora of melaniny queens working their magic last night. Hit the flip for some more of our faves and don’t forget to tell us Who Looked More Bangin! (Nicky Nelson/WENN) Sanaa is always stunning (Nicky Nelson/WENN) Kelly Rowland also looked great right? Plenty more stunners below: (Nicky Nelson/WENN)
Jewish Group Outraged At Jay-Z’s Anti-Semitic Lyrics The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that supposedly keeps its eye on bigotry and racism in the United States and abroad, has publicly stated that it has a problem with a line from “The Story of O.J.” on Jay-Z’s new album . In case you’re unfamiliar with the track, check it out: Apparently, Jay’s mention that Jewish people are shrewd investors and property owners read as offensive rather than informative. ‘You wanna know what’s more important than throwin’ away money at a strip club? Credit/ You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it.’ The organization believes that Jay’s bars feed into long-standing stereotypes that, while positive in connotation, feed into bigotry. Think “Asians are great at math,” or “Black people run really fast.” As a rep shared with Rolling Stone : “The idea that Jews ‘own all the property’ in this country and have used credit to financially get ahead are odious and false. Yet, such notions have lingered in society for decades, and we are concerned that this lyric could feed into preconceived notions about Jews and alleged Jewish ‘control’ of the banks and finance.” However, the ADL doesn’t think Jay-Z necessarily meant to say something so stereotypical. “We do not believe it was Jay-Z’s intent to promote anti-Semitism. On the contrary, we know that Jay-Z is someone who has used his celebrity in the past to speak out responsibly and forcefully against the evils of racism and anti-Semitism. [But] the lyric does seem to play into deep-seated anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money.” All well and good, we guess. But the ADL seems to be missing the fact that the song AIN’T ABOUT JEWISH FOLKS! It’s rapped out advice and observations specifically for us. Either way, we doubt Jay plans to back down from a single thing he said on the track. What do you think? Is the ADL within their rights with this one, or do they need to chill and let Hov rock while trying to give us a million dollars worth of game for $9.99? Getty
The great state of Arkansas celebrates its 181st year as one of the United States today, and we’re celebrating ten of the hottest—and nudest—actresses that were born in Arkansas! … read more
Scotland is a nation of lovers and dreamers, and it’s also the land that has borne more than its fair share of comely lasses! Often overlooked among the other countries in the United Kingdom, it’s time for the lovely ladies of Scotland who have doffed their duds on screen to get their due! Here are our Top Ten Naked Scottish Lasses!… read more
United Airlines is under investigation for the mysterious death of an especially large rabbit. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Just a few weeks removed from the enormous public relations disaster of calling on the cops to drag away a customer who refused to leave his seat on an overbooked flight, the company is now under investigation again. This time, over the passing of an animal named Simon. Simon was a 10-month-old, three-foot long Continental Giant rabbit who was being transported in the cargo hold of a Boeing 767 while traveling from his breeder’s home in Great Britain to O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. He was on his way to The Windy City to go to live with a new owner. However, when a United handler went to fetch Simon upon landing, the animal – whose 4’3″ father actually holds the Guinness World Record for longest rabbit – was unresponsive. He was dead. It was expected that Simon would outgrow his famous parent and eventually be crowned the new Longest Rabbit on the Planet. He had been sold to Bryan Bergdale, a farmland investment manager, who says he purchased the rabbit for his boss, Steve Bruere, who hoped to show it at the Iowa State Fair. “We’d built a pen and had toys all ready. It’s sort of a sad deal,” Bergdale told reporters. “We’re still in the mourning process. We’re not quite sure what we’re going to do.” Bergdale added that he paid $530 for the rabbit, along with $1,800 in shipping costs. According to Annette Edwards, a former Playboy model who lives and breeds these large animals in Worcestershire, Simon had been labeled fit to fly, with vets declaring him “in good physical condition” the day his plane took to the air. “Simon had a vet’s check-up three hours before the flight and was fit as a fiddle,” Edwards told U.K.’s The Sun newspaper yesterday, adding in confusion and anger: “Something very strange has happened and I want to know what. I’ve sent rabbits all around the world and nothing like this has happened before.” Across the globe, airlines require rabbits and most other caged pets to travel in a plane’s cargo holds. Here, the air pressure and temperature are supposed to be the same as they are in the cabin. Many companies also demand animals arrive with letters from a vet or certificates assuring they are healthy to travel. It’s unclear at this time whether or not Edwards provided documents of this nature. As previously cited, this is an especially bad time for United to be at the center of another scandal. It will likely shell out millions to Dr. David Dao for his horrendous mistreatment on board an oversold flight earlier this month. The passenger, who was sitting in a seat he purchased fairly and legally, was ordered to disembark so that United could fit four employees on board his plane. When Dao refused, he was physically yanked off board against his will, resulting in a concussion and multiple broken bones. And now USA Today reports that more than one-third of all 136 animals who died on passenger flights during the last five years passed away on United planes. What gives?!? That’s what PETA wants to know. “This rabbit was failed first by the breeder – who churns out and sells baby bunnies when animal shelters and rescue groups are full of homeless rabbits – and then by United Airlines, which shipped him off in a cargo hold like an old suitcase,” PETA President Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement to E! News. View Slideshow: #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos Take Over Internet: Choose a Favorite! “This rabbit’s death is not unique – more than 300 animals have died in cargo holds since 2005, and many more have been injured or lost. “PETA urges United to join JetBlue and Southwest in prohibiting companion animals from being flown as checked baggage in the confusion, noise, extreme temperatures, and improper pressurization of a cargo hold.” United is yet to commit to a change in its policy. But a spokesman has issued the following statement in the wake of this tragedy: “The safety and well-being of all the animals that travel with us is of the utmost importance to United Airlines and our PetSafe team. “We have been in contact with our customer and have offered assistance. We are reviewing this matter.” May Simon rest in peace. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2017: In Memoriam
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With the entire free world slamming United Airlines for its treatment of a passenger who refused to give up his seat on Sunday night, the company’s CEO has come out, issued a statement… … and made the situation even worse. First, it’s worth revisiting the disturbing incident that has caused United to go negatively viral for the second time in just a few weeks: Not long after United denied flight entry to a 10-year old girl in leggings , the airline overbooked a flight yesterday from Chicago to Louisville. For some reason, it allowed all ticketed passengers to board, prior to offering $800 to anyone willing to change his or her plans and take a later flight. After receiving no volunteers, United randomly chose four individuals… but one man still refused. He said he was a doctor and he had patients scheduled for Monday morning and he simply could not reschedule these appointments. But the airline wasn’t having it. Employees actually contacted members of the Chicago Police Department, who arrived on the scene and violently dragged the man off board. Because this is 2017, the incident was captured on camera and the footage uploaded to Facebook, where it has been viewed close to one million times. United spokesman Charlie Hobart told People Magazine soon afterward that the flight was overbooked and officials asked for volunteers to give up their seats. Which we’ve been over already, of course. This is (somehow) standard operating procedure for an airline. But instead of increasing the amount of money offered to passengers until they had four actual, willful volunteers, United bloodied and bruised a man who had paid for his seat as cops dragged him off a plane to which he had every legal right. “When we didn’t get the number of volunteers we needed then we had to follow Department of Transportation procedures and ask that customers, four of them, exit the aircraft,” Hobart said, adding: “One customer refused to do that after we had explained the situation and apologized and let that customer know what we were gonna do on his behalf to get that customer to where he needed to be. “He still refused, at which point we had to involve the Chicago Police Department.” United CEO Oscar Munoz has since issued a statement of his own via Twitter, one that makes the airline look even more insensitive. “This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United,” Munoz wrote. “I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers.” “Our team is moving with the sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened. “We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve the situation.” You want to address and resolve the situation, Mr. Munoz? We don’t think talking will accomplish this goal. Look for a lawsuit to be filed any day now and for the passenger to settle with United for a cool eight figures. At minimum. In response to this unfortunate situation, a number of celebrities have jumped online to express their shock and consternation. Among the most memorable Tweets so far: Billy Eichner : Jet Blue’s new slogan – extra leg room and we won’t physically drag you down the aisle screaming in pain. Joss Whedon : Getting on a United flight this morning. Excited to, I don’t know… stay on? For the comfort and safety of the other passengers, please remember we will be resorting to cannibalism BY GROUP NUMBER. Chrissy Teigen : Cannot wait to use ‘i will re-accommodate your ass’ in my next fight. Mark Cuban : This is appalling. Sickening to treat people in such a way. Definitely time to boycott #unitedAIRLINES. View Slideshow: Passenger Live Tweets Greatest #PlaneBreakup of All-Time
French Montana Shares Photo Of African Parents French Montana is all ‘surprise, “I have a black son and African parents”, lately. The rapper caught a jab from the internet after excessively clapping at a twitter user (who didn’t ever tag him), over her distaste for his celebrity. Many people called part of his clapback “anti-black” , when he resorted to making fun of the woman’s “nappy braids”. Well, are you anti-black, French? The rapper says no. And today he’s showing everyone just how close to the root he is. French is using his Morroccan parent’s wedding photo as the artwork for his next single. In the caption, he details his parents struggle to come to the United States. Kudos to him, for checking his spelling.
