Colton Harris-Moore — a teen who spent two years stealing airplanes, boats and cars, evading authorities, and burglarizing homes — is picking up $1.4 million in restitution money to be paid to his victims from Fox for the rights to his story (though he’ll only collect if Fox exercises its options). Known as the ‘Barefoot Bandit” because he once committed a crime without shoes, the convicted Harris-Moore is in jail awaiting trial for an October sentencing which could land him 10 years in jail. The Oscar-winning scribe Dustin Lance Black was hired to write the picture. May I suggest a title? Barefoot in the Clink ? [ Deadline ]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center right background, and Russian parliament factions#39; leaders commemorate the victims of cruise ship sinking in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Russia is observing a day of mourning for victims of a cruise vessel that sank while crowded with holiday-makers on Sunday on the Volga River in central Russia. The bodies of 104 people, including 21 children, have been recovered since Sunday#39;s sinking of a cruise ship on the Volga
Newspaper is questioning numbers cited in actor’s anti-prostitution campaign. By Jocelyn Vena Ashton Kutcher Photo: Joe Corrigan/ Getty Images Ashton Kutcher is engaged in a war of words with New York newspaper The Village Voice. The actor and the paper have been going after each other on Twitter in connection with PSAs that Kutcher and wife Demi Moore , made in order to shed light on underage prostitution. The newspaper questioned statistics that the celebrity uses in his campaign in an article published this week called “Real Men Get Their Facts Straight” (a play on “Real Men Don’t Buy Girls,” the name of Kutcher’s campaign). The actor took to Twitter to respond, making reference to ads that appear in the paper’s classifieds section. “Hey @villagevoice speaking of data, maybe you can help me … How much $ did your ‘escorts’ in your classifieds on backpage make last year? Hey @villagevoice speaking of Data … How many of your girls selling themselves in your classifieds are you doing age verification on?” The article cites Kutcher’s statistic that between 100,000 and 300,000 children are involved with child prostitution, calling it a “statistic [that] was hatched without regard to science. It is a bogeyman.” Kutcher fired back at those claims on his Twitter. “Hey @villagevoice if you want to dispute the online data I’ve collected about the consumption of child porn or the hard facts from [National Center for Missing and Exploited Children] lmk,” he wrote, later adding, “Hey @villagevoice REAL MEN DON’T BUY GIRLS and REAL NEWS PUBLICATIONS DON’T SELL THEM.” Eventually the newspaper responded to Kutcher’s criticism of its analysis, firing back on Twitter. “@aplusk Don’t spout phony statistics which are then used to justify millions in spending for ‘awareness.’ Victims need beds and counseling,” read one tweet that appeared in between a sea of retweets from readers on the paper’s side and reminders to read the article. “Still sort of doubting that @aplusk actually read our story, but don’t make that same mistake!” Whose side are you on? Tell us in the comments!
We tend to talk about the victims of the Shoah in the context of the entire community of Six Million. But the people who died in the Holocaust were not named “Six Million.” Each one of them was an individual. Among those slaughtered by the Nazi’s were mothers worrying about their childrens’ homework, young girls with crushes on young boys, young boys who cared more about soccer than young girls. Rabbis… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : YID With LID Discovery Date : 01/05/2011 22:41 Number of articles : 3
It’s not exactly conventional, but Brooke Mueller’s arrangement – drug rehab during the day and taking care of her kids at night – does the job. At least a judge felt that way when denying Charlie Sheen’s bid for full custody of their children and leaving their custody agreement in place. The custody judge ruled she’s still able to take care of her twins per the deal struck with Sheen – with help from an army of nannies, of course. The judge did make one change in the agreement. Both Brooke and Charlie must submit to random drug testing weekly, more frequently than before. Also factoring into the decision not to award full custody to Sheen? The fact that we’re talking about Charlie Sheen here. Brooke has a lot of leeway. Judge Hank Goldberg was well aware Brooke had relapsed , but was equally disturbed by Charlie’s drug abuse and the fact that he brags about it. Goldberg also felt Charlie’s parenting skills – or lack thereof – did not warrant a change . Brooke’s lawyers raised issues of domestic violence, too. From what we can tell, no new allegations were made against the actor, although you don’t have to look too far back in order to find some.
Documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, a 2011 Oscar nominee who directed the acclaimed Afghanistan war film Restrepo , was killed today in Libya. The veteran correspondent was only 41 years old. Hetherington died in the Libyan city of Misurat Three photographers working in alongside him chronicling the Libyan civil conflict, were also injured. One, Chris Hondros, reportedly suffered a critical brain wound. Guy Martin, who was with Hondros and Hetherington, is said to be in “grave” condition. The British-born Hetherington found great critical success with Restrepo , which he co-directed alongside frequent journalist collaborator Sebastian Junger. The Oscar-nominated film followed American soldiers in Afghanistan’s deadly Korengal Valley, known as the deadliest valley in the war zone. The film was widely critically praised and took the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. It earned an Oscar nomination for best documentary. While details are still emerging as to exactly what happened, Reuters reported that Hetherington and his group were attacked by fatal mortar fire . “Sad news Tim Hetherington died in Misrata now when covering the front line. Chris Hondros is in a serious status,” wrote fellow photographer and close, longtime Hetherington friend Andr
Remember the missing woman whose case led one time to eight random bodies ? Now, authorities looking into the death of one of the Craigslist hookers they found have discovered all types of madness in the world of eJohns and iHoes. Members of an Internet sex forum hatched a “revenge” plot against a Long Island hooker who was later murdered and dumped in a serial killer’s burial ground, the Daily News has learned. Talk on longislanderotic.com shows members were outraged when one of their cronies claimed he had paid Amber Lynn Costello $200 for sex, only to be robbed by men who barged into her West Babylon home. “Tell her we are all coming over there with baseball bats,” threatened one member, a self-declared ex-con known as “Morrie.” That ominous threat, and more to follow, has opened a window on what probers say is a virtually unregulated sex network of johns, hookers and escort services. “The Internet has really become a highway for criminality,” said Eugene O’Donnell, a professor of law and police studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. “In terms of prostitution, it’s moved a pretty public enterprise into the shadows more than ever, and made it more difficult for law enforcement to get a handle on it.” Investigators would not say if any of the online johns are suspects in the probe of a possible serial killer who dumped as many as 10 bodies along Gilgo Beach and Jones Beach. Still, law enforcement sources say the chilling online thread is the type of internet-based sex crime that attracted the FBI to the case. The four victims found in December – Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy and Megan Waterman, in addition to Costello – were craigslist hookers. All had been strangled and stuffed in burlap sacks. The bodies of a woman, a man, a child and an adult whose gender hasn’t been determined were found between March 29 and April 4. Two sets of unidentified remains were found on Monday. Shannan Gilbert, 24, a New Jersey hooker who vanished on the beach in May, is still missing. SMH. Was sh*t ever this real on Hunt’s Point? Source
Singer is the first performer announced for the June 25 event, which will help victims of Japan’s recent earthquakes and tsunamis. By James Dinh Lady Gaga Photo: Getty Images Just a few weeks after the May 23 release of her highly anticipated new album, Born This Way, Lady Gaga will take the stage to perform at the MTV Video Music Aid Japan on June 25. According to a press release, Gaga is the first performer to be announced for the 10th annual MTV Video Music Awards Japan, which is being dubbed the Video Music Aid Japan this year in order to raise awareness about the recent natural disasters that hit the country and benefit the Japanese Red Cross. The international event will be hosted by Japanese pop sensation AKB48 and feature a string of performances from international, regional and Japanese artists. The broadcast will be a highlight of MTV Japan’s Music of Hope campaign, which is the channel’s multiplatform response to the tragic March 11 earthquake and tsunami. In addition to the usual award-show traditions, the program is expected to feature news about the artists and youths who have been impacted by the country’s natural disasters. MTV Video Music Aid Japan will broadcast live from the Makuhari Messe convention center near Tokyo on MTV Japan, MTV Korea, MTV China and MTV Southeast Asia. In addition, a special one-hour version of the event will air on MTV channels worldwide as an installment of the network’s weekly live music series. Mother Monster’s performance at the VMAJ is just another attempt for the pop superstar to assist in the Japan relief efforts. On the very same day that the earthquake hit, Lady Gaga announced that she had designed a special prayer wristband with all of the proceeds from sales going to benefit those affected by the disaster. After two days of sales, Gaga revealed that her fans had raised $250,000 for the victims, tweeting, “Monsters: in just 48 hrs you’ve raised a quarter of a million dollars for Japan Relief.” Are you looking forward to Lady Gaga’s Video Music Aid Japan performance? Tell us in the comments! Related Artists Lady Gaga
Kim Kardashian is truly taking the world by storm, and becoming a global celebrity brand, so when we hear that she is gracing the cover of this month’s Cosmopolitan Magazine in Turkey, it really is no surprise. However, unfortunately for her being of Armenian descent, this month in Turkey is also the Genocide Remembrance Day, which commemorates the victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Turks, which makes her being chosen as the cover girl a little bit surprising…. and a lot controversial. The Armenian community here in America is offended by the cover, considering that Turkey have never fully acknowledged the genocide which killed millions of Armenians. According to the New York Daily News , Aram Hamparian, who is the the executive director of the Armenian National Committee of America, said that the magazine was; “Trying to turn a profit in Turkey by callously featuring a cover photo of a descendant of Armenian genocide survivors in its April issue…. Cosmopolitan should find creative ways to educate its readers about the Turkish government’s shameful effort to cover up this atrocity” Kim took to her blog trying to soften the controversy, by claiming that she didn’t know Turkey was planning to use her image this month. She wrote; “Cosmopolitan Magazine has a number of international editions all around the world that run in various territories, and when I did this shoot for the international covers I had no idea that Turkey was planning to run my story on their cover THIS month, considering Genocide Remembrance Day is this month… My Armenian heritage means a lot to me and I’ve been brought up to be incredibly proud of my family’s background and culture so as an Armenian-American woman it is a huge honor for me to be on the first ever Armenian Cosmopolitan cover.” Ok, I get that she is all about moving her career forward (and we all know how much she loves to be in front of the camera), but I find it really, really hard to believe that she would do a photo-shoot for any magazine, let alone one as professional and reputable as Cosmopolitan, and not know when the cover was going to run. Really, Kim? But credit where it’s due, being the first ever Armenian cover girl IS a big accomplishment, and I do have to agree with this statement; “World-over, Cosmo is known as a fun and inspiring magazine for women of all races, shapes, sizes, regardless of their political beliefs and I really hope that if I can bring awareness to the issue, then this in an accomplishment.” Well, judging by the publicity her cover has already created, she certainly has managed to do just that! Kardashian Mom Defends Daughters: “All Of Them Have Jobs” Kim Kardashian And Kris Humphries Are Engaged? Kim Kardashian Cries On Camera Over Nude Magazine Pics [VIDEO]
Judd would attend 13 different schools from ages five to 18, while her older sister Wynonna built a country music empire with their mother. She began to suffer from depression, which led to suicidal thoughts, and she has memories of s-exual assault from various men over the years. “The abnormal becomes normal,” she says. “Perpetrators are shameless, and they put their shame on their victims.” In a raw new memoir, All That Is Bitter Sweet, Ashley Judd is baring all when it comes to being raise
