Tragedy
Westboro Baptist Church Blames Oklahoma Tornado on Jason Collins, Kevin Durant
1 day ago
The Westboro Baptist Church is drawing a link between Monday’s devastating Oklahoma tornado and NBA star Kevin Durant’s support for Jason Collins.
After Collins came out as gay in SI this spring, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Durant was one of many players to praise his courage and offer support.
According to the WBC, OKC is now paying the price.
Fred Phelps Jr., the son of Westboro Baptist Church minister Fred Phelps and the brother of Shirley Phelps-Roper, tweeted the following messages:
“OK Thunder’s Durant flips God by praising fag Collins. God smashes OK. You do the math.
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Celebrities Respond to Oklahoma Tornado on Twitter, Pray For Victims, Urge Donations
2 days ago
In the wake of the Oklahoma tornado tragedy, Twitter has again become a celebrity sounding board for thoughts, condolences and ways to donate.
Among the notable celebrity Tweets in the past 24 hours:
Moore, Oklahoma TornadoCarrie Underwood: “Growing up in tornado alley, we always know what could happen… but it doesn’t change how devastating it is when something does happen. #pray”
“The best way to help tornado victims is to donate to the Red Cross at http://redcross.org or text REDCROSS to 90999. #okwx #love”
Ellen DeGeneres: “I just want to send my love to anyone who lives
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Lindsay Lohan Sued By Clothing Company Over "Drug-Addled Image"
2 days ago
Lindsay Lohan has just been sued for $5 million by a clothing company seeking damages because of her highly-publicized, reputation-ruining drug woes.
D.N.A.M. Apparel Industries is counter-suing LiLo in response to her lawsuit against the company in which she claims she was stiffed out of earnings.
Lindsay says she agreed to a deal with D.N.A.M. in 2009, allowing them to manufacture stuff for her 6126 clothing line, but did not receive a licensing fee.
The star wants $1.1 million in damages. D.N.A.M. is now coming back at her for nearly five times that, insisting the deal fell
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NRA President on Boston Bombing: How Many People Wished They Had Guns?!
2 weeks ago
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre has sparked controversy, again, this time by linking the Boston bombing to the ongoing gun control debate.
In the NRA chief’s view, it all boils down to a simple, rhetorical question:
“How many Bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago?”
“Imagine living in a large metro area where lawful firearms ownership is heavily regulated and discouraged,” he said at the annual NRA convention in Houston.
“Imagine waking up to a phone call from the police, warning that a terrorist event is occurring outside and ordering you to stay inside
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Mindy McCready Death: Police, Family Release Statements on Singer’s Suicide
3 months ago
Police found Mindy McCready dead in her home Sunday. It is believed that her death was a suicide and she took her own life via a single gunshot.
The troubled country singer and mother of two was just 37 years old.
Details are still being pieced together, but Arkansas sheriffs’ officials have released an official statement on the death of Mindy McCready. It reads:
“At 3:31 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17, deputies from the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of gun shots fired.
“Officers arrived on the scene at 3:58 p.m. and discovered the body of 37-year-old
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Jenelle Evans and Gary Head: Totally Back Together … at the Club!
3 months ago
Jenelle Evans isn’t on speaking terms with estranged husband Courtland Rogers, but she sure is getting along well with her former fiance Gary Head.
The two have been having the time of their lives since he was there to comfort her during Jenelle Evans’ miscarriage (with Rogers’ child) last month.
Now that she’s recovered, they’re hitting the clubs together!
“Going out with the bessssst tonight to the O House ! ,” the always-unpredictable Teen Mom 2 star said on Twitter Friday, tagging Gary Head in the tweet.
“At the barbershop getting fresh before the club,” Gary tweeted
More >Jimmy Lee Dykes Dead; Alabama Hostage Standoff Ends
3 months ago
The Alabama hostage situation, in which a man held a boy in a bunker for seven days, ended with the suspect dead and the 5-year-old safely rescued.
Reports of an explosion at Jimmy Lee Dykes’ Midland City property came first on Monday afternoon, followed shortly by media reports of his death.
At a hastily organized roadside press conference near the crime scene, FBI agent Steve Richardson said negotiations had deteriorated over the last 24 hours.
He said they entered the bunker shortly after 3 p.m. fearing the child was “in imminent danger,” because they’d seen Dykes, 65,
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Sandy Hook Chorus, Jennifer Hudson Sing "America the Beautiful" [VIDEO]
3 months ago
Jennifer Hudson took to the Superdome field in New Orleans this evening, belting out “America the Beautiful” prior to Super Bowl XLVII.
But the Oscar winner didn’t do it alone.
She was joined by students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Watch the moving tribute to our great country below now, as Hudson and and those affected by December’s horrific tragedy honor the United States:
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Gene Rosen, Sandy Hook Samaritan Hero, Harassed By "Truthers"
4 months ago
Gene Rosen, a Connecticut good Samaritan who harbored six survivors of the Sandy Hook shooting, has become a target for “Truthers” accusing him of being a liar and/or actor.
Yet another element of the Sandy Hook conspiracy, if you believe that sort of thing. How it come to be that an innocent bystander – some say hero – is now being harassed for it?
On the morning of the infamous shooting, the Newtown, Conn., resident was feeding his cats when he discovered four terrified children hiding out in his driveway.
They told Rosen their teacher was dead, and he listened to their
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Naomi Watts Is A Vogue Australia Cover Girl
4 months ago
OMG. Naomi Watts looks absolutely gorgeous on the cover of Vogue Australia, doesn’t she? The actress opens up to the mag this month about her new role as Princes Diana, trying to juggle her private life with her fame and on dealing with tough criticism. Here are some highlights of what she says:
Playing Diana: ‘In the case of Diana, of course, there is a huge pressure to look right, to have good hair, to walk and speak like her. And I instantly thought “Oh no, I’m going to fail at that because the comparisons are going to be monumental”. I’m always interested in complicated women, in women
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