You may want to sit down for this: Jenelle Evans has been arrested . This time, the Teen Mom trainwreck allegedly assaulted the new girlfriend of her ex-fiance, Nathan Griffith. Jenelle and Nathan broke up several times over the course of their relationship, but it seems that things are really over for good this time. TMZ is reporting that Griffith showed up to Jenelle’s South Carolina home to gather his belongings today and for some reason, he decided to bring his new girlfriend along. Jenelle allegedly threw a glass at the girl , striking her in the head. Reps for Jenelle say that Nathan intentionally provoked Jenelle by bringing the girl into the home that Evans and Griffith once shared. The couple has a violent history together, and Griffith was arrested for domestic violence back in March. Several sources later claimed that Jenelle was the one who initiated the violence. She and Griffith got back together shortly after he was released from jail, only to break up again a few weeks later. Evans and Griffith have a 1-year-old son together. Evans also has a child from a previous relationship, but her mother has sole custody of the boy. If you’re keeping track at home, Jenelle has now been arrested at least nine times.
It’s been a big week for Dr. Dre. The NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton is officially the surprise hit of the summer, and his new album – the appropriately titled Compton – has met with mostly favorable responses from critics and audiences alike. Unfortunately, not everyone is thrilled with the projects that have cemented Dre’s place as one of hip hop’s most beloved and bankable legends. First, there were complaints about Eminem’s rape reference on Compton – a shocking lyric, even by the standards of an emcee who’s ability to offend is the stuff of legend. Now, Gawker has asked former TV personality Dee Barnes – who was famously assaulted by Dre in 1991 – for her take on the acclaimed film that depicts Dre not only as a musical genius, but as a champion of the downtrodden. “Dr. Dre straddled me and beat me mercilessly on the floor of the women’s restroom at the Po Na Na Souk nightclub in 1991,” Barnes writes. “That event isn’t depicted in Straight Outta Compton, but I don’t think it should have been, either. The truth is too ugly for a general audience. “I didn’t want to see a depiction of me getting beat up, just like I didn’t want to see a depiction of Dre beating up Michel’le, his one-time girlfriend who recently summed up their relationship this way: “I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat on and told to sit down and shut up.” Yes, it seems Barnes isn’t the only one who suffered horrific violence at the hands of Dr. Dre. Most biopics of famous musicians tend to gloss over some of the uglier parts of their subjects’ pasts. It’s a compromise that comes with obtaining the rights to use their music and securing their endorsement of the project. In Barnes case, however, the incident is well known (Dre protege Eminem even referenced it in the 1999 song “Guilty Conscience.”), and many viewers have expressed shock that it was in no way acknowledged in SOC. As Barnes said, the film could have easily addressed the incident without graphically portraying it. Instead, it made Barnes and Dre’s other victims “casualties of Straight Outta Compton’s revisionist history,” once again reducing them to the level of overpowered victims.
Taylor Swift may have written “Bad Blood” about Katy Perry , but it’s another smash hot solo artist who is taking issue with the single. Or at least the music video for the single. In a cover story for the September issue of Marie Claire, Miley Cyrus calls out her fellow artist – as well as society in general – wondering why Swift gets a free pass and she faces so much criticism. Referring to the Bad Blood video , which features many female celebrities taking violent action while dressed for battle, Cyrus noted: “I don’t get the violence revenge thing. That’s supposed to be a good example?” Miley, well aware of her own reputation, then added: “And I’m a bad role model because I’m running around with my t-tties out? I’m not sure how t-tties are worse than guns.” It’s a pretty good point, isn’t it? The Parents Television Council recently referred as “profane” and as a bad role model for children . Think that group would say the same if Swift were hosting the MTV Video Music Awards? But Cyrus makes a point of saying her beef really is more with the country’s double standard than with Taylor. “There is so much sexism, ageism, you name it,” she added. “Kendrick Lamar sings about LSD and he’s cool. I do it and I’m a druggie whore.”
Officer Assaults 11-Year-Old Girl Video has surfaced of a February incident in which an 11-year-old innocent bystander was roughly slammed to the pavement by an NYPD officer. The civil rights lawyer handling the case explains at length what transpired before this officer forcefully manhandled this 6th grader to the ground. Via HuffPost : Take a look at this video, in which a white male New York City police lieutenant grabbed a 6th grade elementary school student of color — big for her age but only 11 years old — around the neck and threw her to the pavement on a Bronx street corner, six months after Eric Garner was wrestled down on a Staten Island pavement. (The video is grainy because it was copied from a surveillance camera onto a phone before the family came to me seeking legal representation; the original surveillance videotape was automatically taped over). Here’s the background. This past February, after school was out for the day, some boys from the school were throwing snowballs at a passing car. When the driver got out to yell at them — and put one of the boys in a headlock — his smartphone fell out of his pocket and another boy picked it up. Upon realizing his phone was gone, the driver chased down one of the boys and threatened to call the police if the phone was not returned, and when it was not forthcoming, he did, apparently using someone else’s phone. This 6th grader — let’s call her Angie — and a classmate were walking from school to the bus stop when they saw some of this. They were bystanders who had nothing to do with either the snowballs or the phone. But as the police arrived, the girls exchanged words as to whether they should stay to watch, or go, and then took off running for a block before stopping. The driver — the man in the white jacket with the knapsack in the video — seeing Angie running, suspected — wrongly — that she was part of the group and had his phone. He approached Angie and asked for his phone. She told him she didn’t have his phone. Shortly thereafter, as the video starts, this police lieutenant crossed the street, motioning for Angie to come toward him, which she did. But instead of engaging her verbally and asking her anything, like her name, or about the phone, he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her roughly toward him. Shocked, and scared, we can see her trying to protest, but he does not let go; instead, he escalates the situation, pushing her toward the camera, frightening her even more, and then grabs her around the neck and throws her to the ground, where he rolls her over and rear cuffs her. It was totally unnecessary and gratuitous police violence, borne out of the same disrespect which animated the violence visited upon Mr. Garner. If Angie were white on the Upper East Side rather than Hispanic in the Bronx, would it have happened? Hopefully the family gets everythung they are asking for and more. This young girl is probably traumatized by what happened to her. SMH. YouTube
Kendrick Lamar fortunately didn’t succumb to the violence surrounding him during his formative years in Compton: the children tainted by violence, trigger-happy policemen, the overall sense of…
Kendrick Lamar fortunately didn’t succumb to the violence surrounding him during his formative years in Compton: the children tainted by violence, trigger-happy policemen, the overall sense of…
Dylann Roof, the accused gunman of the Emanuel AME Shooting, planned to kill himself during last week’s attack, The LA Times reports. The son of Charleston victim…
Dylann Roof, the accused gunman of the Emanuel AME Shooting, planned to kill himself during last week’s attack, The LA Times reports. The son of Charleston victim…
