Lil Kim calls Nicki Minaj a very obnoxious person

May 18th, 2012 | By love not hate

Lil’ Kim was very forthcoming during her interview with New York Power 105′s Breakfast Club morning show on Thursday (May 17), especially about her feud with Nicki Minaj.

Before Kimmy Blanco began fielding Nicki Minaj questions from show hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee, she questioned why media outlets don’t grill Ms. Minaj like they do her. “She has a way of trying to avoid the situation, and y’all let her do it,” Kim charged before she hit on the root of their issue.

Lil’ Kim: ‘I Have To Fight For My Fans’

According to the Queen Bee, she was on pace to sign with Cash Money, the same label that made Nicki a star. “Me and Slim were friends for four years, and we decided that we were going to go into business together,” Kim said of her plans with CM co-CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams. “I was over there with Cash Money — I was getting ready to be partners with them.”

The deal didn’t go through, but Kim did record “Grinding Makin’ Money,” a track that included both Birdman and Minaj. The Notorious K.I.M. claims that the track was slated for Birdman’s 2009 album Priceless but didn’t make the final cut. “They put the record out. I guess they didn’t like the response — they saw the response and they pulled the record off, pulled it back, never put it on his album, nothing,” Kim said.

In the Big Momma’s mind, the single was to be beneficial to all parties. For Nicki and Cash Money, doing a song with the female rap great would help stamp a then-budding Minaj. In addition, it would put Kim back into rotation at radio, an important step in restarting her career after she was released from federal prison in 2006. But Birdman and company went cold on the track. “If that would’ve been a big video and a big event record, that would’ve been big for both of us,” Lil’ Kim reasoned. “But I personally think they didn’t want me to stand beside her, which is stupid.”

Kim went on to claim that Nicki’s new record “Automatic” is strikingly similar to an unreleased record of the same name that she recorded and played for Cash Money brass three years ago.

“On her new album, she has a song called ‘Automatic,’ and the song is so similar to the song that I played for Slim,” Kim charged. “The problem with her is she was very catty with it. I never had a problem with her — I was always, always nice with her, always. She was a very obnoxious person, but I was always nice with her.”

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A human finger found in boy Arby’s Sandwich!

May 18th, 2012 | By love not hate

A Michigan teen ordered a junior roast beef sandwich at a local Arby’s restaurant, only to make a gruesome discovery halfway through the meal.

Ryan Hart, 14, of Blackman Township, said he had nearly polished off his sandwich last Friday when he sunk his teeth into something tough that tasted like rubber, so he spit it out.

As the boy discovered to his horror, the chewy bit was the back of a finger, including the fleshly pad and extending beyond the first. The gristly find was about one-inch long and a quarter-inch thick.

Revolting: Ryan Hart, 14, said he bit into a piece of human finger while eating an Arby’s sandwich

‘I was about to puke …it was just nasty,’ he told the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

An Arby’s employee apparently cut off a part of her digit on a meat slicer and left her station without immediately notifying anyone, said Steve Hall, the environmental health director for the Jackson County Health Department.

The injured worker’s colleagues continued filling orders at the busy eatery before they became aware of what happened, Hall added.

Gristly find: The chunk of finger in Hart’s lunch was about one-inch long and a quarter-inch thick

John Gray, a spokesman for Atlanta-based Arby’s, released a statement on Wednesday apologizing for what he described as an isolated and ‘unfortunate incident.’

He has determined that workers at the Arby’s on North West Avenue in Jackson shut down food production as soon as they found out what happened and thoroughly cleaned and sanitized the restaurant.

Bad Mood Food: An employee severed a portion of her finger on a meat slicer, and it somehow ended up in Ryan Hart’s roast beef sandwich

The employee who lost her finger was treated at a hospital. Gray said the franchise was allowed to remain open.

Ryan’s mother, Jamie Vail, was outraged. She and a friend had taken Ryan and his 11-year-old brother to the Arby’s drive-through for lunch, and she thought her son was joking when he exclaimed he had found a piece of a finger in his sandwich.

‘Somebody loses a finger, and you keep sending food out the window? I can’t believe that,’ said Vail.

Open for business: The Jackson Arby’s was allowed to remain open after employees cleaned and sanitized the restaurant

All four had ordered roast beef, and after the gruesome discovery was made, they threw out the leftover food.

Vail said she called 911 and met police at a local hospital, where her son’s blood was drawn and he was prescribed medication, although he refused to take it, fearing side effects.

The boy said he is feeling fine, but a bit concerned.

According to Veil, her son has been having difficulty sleeping, and she described him as ‘traumatized.’ by the experience. 

Vail said she has been in touch with a lawyer, but has not decided whether or not to sue the fast food chain.

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Solar eclipse COMING!!!

May 18th, 2012 | By love not hate

CNN iReporter Marian Amin shot this image of a solar eclipse over Cairo, Egypt, the morning of January 4, 2011.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon
• The annular eclipse will be visible in parts of the western U.S. and Asia
• Thousands of people plan to attend viewing parties along its path
• More than 80% of the sun will be blocked during the eclipse

(CNN) — Thousands of people are planning viewing parties in the western United States for Sunday’s annular solar eclipse, a rare event in which the sun will appear as a thin ring behind the moon.

The eclipse will be visible on a path from northwestern Texas through New Mexico, northeastern Arizona, southern Utah, Nevada, northern California and southwestern Oregon late in the day on May 20.

The eclipse actually begins in Asia on the morning of May 21, when it will be visible in southern Japan and southern China.

“I recommend anyone who has the chance to see this, because while they do happen occasionally, it’s a fairly rare event,” said Jeffrey Newmark, a solar physics specialist with NASA. “It’s a neat thing to see.”

Solar eclipse coming this weekend

The last annular eclipse appeared in the United States in 1994.

More than 1,000 people may flood the small town of Kanarraville, Utah — population 300 — to get one of the best views of Sunday’s event, said Bonnie Char, spokeswoman for the Cedar City-Brian Head Tourism Bureau.

County and town authorities plan to provide everything from food to portable toilets to accommodate the crowds, and sheriff’s deputies and police officers will be directing traffic, Char said. The town is calling the eclipse “the ring of fire.”

The Brian Head Resort is opening its ski lift so people can watch the eclipse from atop the mountain peak of more than 11,000 feet. For $8, visitors will get a ride up the mountain and solar glasses with which to view the eclipse before the sun sets behind the nearby mountains, Char said.

The Fleischmann Planetarium at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland, California, are among those holding viewing parties.

The CapRock Winery in Lubbock, Texas, is inviting people to sit outside on blankets — glass of wine in hand — to see the eclipse. Eclipse viewers can also sit among the ancient springs of the Lubbock Lake Landmark at an event hosted by the South Plains Astronomy Club.

Professors, staff, students and amateur astronomers plan to gather at New Mexico Tech’s Magdalena Ridge Observatory, where several telescopes made for solar viewing will be used, said physics student Curtis Warren.

“I’m very excited about the event,” he told CNN. “MRO sits on top of South Baldy Mountain, at about 10,000 feet. I’ve never before seen an annular eclipse so I’m not really sure what exactly to expect, though my guess is that it will be quite spectacular.”

The whole eclipse will last for a couple of hours as the moon passes in front of the sun, creating a partial eclipse. The actual annular portion, in which the sun appears as a thin ring, will be about four minutes long, Newmark said.

More than 80% of the sun will be blocked out during the apex, he said. Outside of the eclipse’s narrow path of less than 200 feet, people will be able to see only a partial eclipse.

“This will cause less change in the daylight than you might think,” said Alan MacRobert, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine. “Moderately thin clouds would dim the sunlight more. And if you’re where the eclipse is only partial, the dimming will be less.”

Newmark said people should not peer up at the sky to view the solar event without special viewing equipment. Viewing the sun with the naked eye can cause blindness.

Eclipse glasses, welder’s goggles or an astronomer’s filter made for sun viewing are recommended if people want to look skyward.

Another way to view the eclipse is by using binoculars and telescopes to project an image of it on the ground, Newmark said. Point the binoculars or telescopes at the sun — without looking through the lenses — and aim the other end onto a piece of paper or cardboard.

In northern Utah, “ecliptomaniacs” are planning to travel south to view the event, said Patrick Wiggins, a NASA ambassador in Salt Lake City. He is planning to lead his own contingent to the Cedar City area.

He said astronomy club members “realize they could either drive four hours to see the eclipse or wait 11 years for the next one.”

Wiggins said he always looks forward to seeing people’s reactions to an eclipse.

“You get everything from stoic, staring into the sky … to people breaking down and crying, they’re just so moved,” he said

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R.I.P Donna Summers

May 17th, 2012 | By love not hate

Donna Summer — the Queen of Disco — died this morning after a battle with cancer … TMZ has learned.
We’re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63-years-old.
Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the ’70s with iconic hits like “Last Dance,” “Hot Stuff” and “Bad Girls.”

She continued her dominance in the ’80s with “She Works Hard for the Money” and “This Time I Know It’s for Real.”
Summer and her producer Giorgio Moroder defined the dance music era of the ’70s and influenced acts like Duran Duran and David Bowie to enter the genre.
Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together.

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Who’s the TOP power couple in the industry? SHOCKING RESULTS!

May 17th, 2012 | By love not hate

(Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Forbes just released its yearly list of the 100 most influential celebrities, and the results might surprise.

The top spot — in a list containing Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg — went to Jennifer Lopez.

It was power to the pop stars, with six of the top 10 spots being grabbed by singers – teen idol Justin Bieber landed at number three.

The dark horses included Ray Romano, who doesn’t currently have a show on the air but rakes it in from reruns. There were some newcomers, like electronic music maestro Skrillex, and a lot of comedians and comedic actors made the list, among them: Ben Stiller, Larry the Cable Guy, Tina Fey and Melissa McCarthy.

The list — which Forbes says reflect money, publicity and social media buzz — also includes three couples: Angelina Jolie (13) and Brad Pitt (28), Beyonce Knowles (16) and Jay-Z (38), and Gisele Bundchen (61) and Tom Brady (60).

So which is the prime pair?

• This year Jolie released her directorial debut with “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” her legs nearly stole the show at the Oscars. While her new fiancé was nominated for his role in “Moneyball,” their impending marriage is attracting immense buzz.
• Jay-Z and Beyonce’s baby buzz wasn’t exactly tiny. Their combined power was enough to shut down a whole maternity ward – and they even trademarked Blue Ivy’s name.
• Bundchen is ubiquitous as the world’s top supermodel, plus she inflamed New England Patriots fans when she lashed out at hubby Tom Brady’s teammates after their Super Bowl loss.

If you add the individual rankings to form a crude combined ranking of these supercouples, Brangelina wins (41), with Beyonce and Jay-Z coming in second (54) and Gisele and Tom in third (121).

But some might say publicity is nebulous, and social media buzz is mere hype that doesn’t really mean much yet to those outside Silicon Valley and New York City. That leaves cold, hard cash — which Forbes estimates in a column showing each celebrity’s yearly earnings.

Accolades and bridal buzz aside, the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Jolie-Pitt (or Pitt, or Pitt-Jolie, or whatever) pulled in $45 million.

Between Gisele’s fashion empire and Brady’s football throwing — not catching — prowess, Bundchen and Brady manage an upset, coming in number two with $72 million.

But Beyonce and Jay-Z topped them both, racking up $78 million ways to make sure Baby-Z never has to worry about a thing.

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John Travolta tries to give head to man while he was asleep???

May 17th, 2012 | By love not hate

John Travolta tried to give his Grease co-star Jeff Conaway oral sex while he was sleeping, it has been claimed.

Travolta allegedly tried to perform the act at Conaway’s home in the 1990s, Conaway’s former fiancée Vikki Lizzi told the National Enquirer.

She said that her partner, who played Kenickie in the 1978 hit movie, was so upset with the incident it ended his long-term friendship with the star.

Claims: John Travolta (left) tried to give his Grease co-star Jeff Conaway (right) oral sex while he was sleeping, Conaway’s former fiancée has said

She said Conaway, who appeared in Grease on Broadway with Travolta before the pair were cast in the film, made the claim in a suicide note.

It was left, she said, after a failed bid to kill himself in 2006. He died last May, aged 60, from complications of pneumonia.

She also alleged that Conaway said Travolta, 58, and his wife, Kelly Preston, were locked in a sham marriage.

She told Star magazine: ‘Jeff told me that John and Kelly’s marriage was an arrangement.

Claims: John Travolta (centre right) allegedly tried to perform an oral act on Jeff Conaway (left) as he slept. The pair starred alongside Olivia Newton John and Stockard Channing in the hit film Grease

‘Jeff said that Kelly knows that John is gay, and that’s why she’s OK with it.’

Another source alleged in Star that Preston signed a contract with Travolta when they were wed, though the source did not know its details.

The claims came as another hotel masseur claimed he had a homosexual tryst with John Travolta.

Unlike the first two – one of whom withdrew his lawsuit on Tuesday and the first accuser who dropped his case – this latest man to come forward with gay sex claims involving the actor is named.

Former massage therapist Luis Gonzalez said he spent an afternoon with the Pulp Fiction star at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Laguna Niguel, California, in 1997.

Meanwhile, another unnamed man made claims yesterday that Travolta accosted him – making it the fifth man to make allegations about the star.

Scenic: Former massage therapist Luis Gonzalez said he spent an afternoon with the Pulp Fiction star at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Laguna Niguel

The man – a gym employee – has accused Travolta of fondling him against his wishes when he worked out at the gym while he was shooting a movie, according to RadarOnline.

However no details were reported regarding the time frame or location. Travolta’s lawyer Marty Singer has denied the allegations.

Last week Fabian Zanzi became the third man to accuse Travolta of accosting him back in 2009 while he was working on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

The first masseur – dubbed John Doe#1 – has now called in celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred after dropping the lawsuit earlier this week

Gonzalez made his claims to the National Enquirer magazine in the US, saying of the actor: ‘He’s a great kisser. I know because I had sex with him and he loved it.’

He also claimed that the married actor seemed ‘very experienced’ at gay sex. ‘I can remember it like it happened yesterday,’ he added.

The masseur said the rendezvous started minutes after he set up his table in Mr Travolta’s room.

The actor reportedly stripped down and said it was too warm for a top sheet.

Mr Gonzalez described how Travolta became aroused soon after lying on the table.

‘He moved around and started to breathe heavily,’ he alleged.

‘We got right into the bed that was right there next to the massage table and had a really good time.’

The 49-year-old, who is now living overseas, said he had massaged the actor several times since first meeting him in 1988 without anything sexual happening.

‘Travolta may not identify himself as a gay man, but it doesn’t dismiss the fact that he likes sex with men .. and he’s experienced at it,’ he claimed.

‘I was in shock for about a week afterward thinking, ‘I can’t believe it! I had sex with John Travolta! I was hoping to see him again after that, but I never did,’ he alleged in the Enquirer.

The first masseur who claimed last week that he was groped by Mr Travolta during a private massage in Beverly Hills in January was forced to drop his case after it emerged that the actor was 3,000 miles away in New York at the time of the alleged incident.

But he hired celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred yesterday and was said to be considering whether or not to refile the lawsuit.

‘We are in the process of conferring with him regarding the next steps, which he may wish to take,’ Ms Allred said yesterday.

The other massage therapist accused Mr. Travolta of sexual misconduct at an Atlanta hotel in January.

The star’s lawyer has denied the claims.

Family man: Travolta last June with wife Kelly Preston, daughter Ella Bleu and baby son Benjamin

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Woman ‘stabs boyfriend because of cheap Mother’s Day present’

May 16th, 2012 | By love not hate

Paige Parkerson, 20, was charged with first degree murder on Monday after what police described as a verbal dispute turned violent

A woman stabbed the father of her children several times on Sunday evening when he gave her a cheap mother’s day present that she did not like, according to police.

Paige Parkerson, 20, from Jefferson County, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of her live-in boyfriend Clifton JR Barkin, 22.

Police were called to the house by his mother Evetta Wright, shortly after she got a phone call from Parkerson allegedly confessing to the crime.

She told the Houston Chronicle: ‘Paige told me she killed JR, that he was dead.’

Mrs Wright had just dropped her son off at the house at 11.30pm on Sunday and that was after taking him to Wal-Mart to buy flowers and a Mother’s Day card for Paige.

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Barkin, 22, was stabbed several times and died just after midnight  in the backyard of his yellow rental house.

Scene: Officers arrived at a residence in the 2300 block of Pope Street shortly after midnight, Monday, May 14, and discovered Clifton Barkin, 22, dead

Mrs Wright said she believes Parkerson expected a more expensive gift, such as jewelry.

The couple’s two sons were asleep at home during the incident. Both are now with relatives.

She is being held at Jefferson County Jail on $75,000 bond.

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‘All black people must leave’ announcement made over walmart PA, man sues 1 million dollars

May 16th, 2012 | By love not hate

A Winslow, New Jersey man, is suing Wal-Mart for $1 million because he claims he was traumatised by a public address announcement directed at black shoppers.

Donnell Battie claims that the intercom system at the Wal-Mart on the Black Horse Pike in Washington Township was hijacked and someone announced, ‘Attention, Wal-Mart customers. All black people must leave the store.’

In his lawsuit, Battie says that Wal-Mart was negligent, careless, reckless and showed deliberate indifference in not controlling access to the P.A system.

Donnell Battie is suing Wal-Mart for $1 million because he claims he was traumatised by a public address announcement directed at black shoppers

Filed at the U.S District Court in Camden this week, the lawsuit dates from a March 14, 2010 incidence at the supermarket giant according toMSNBC

Even though a manager at the superstore quickly apologised for the remark, the police arrived and a 16-year-old boy was arrested on harassment and bias intimidation charges.

Since that date, Battie alleges that the announcement caused him to suffer depression, anxiety, anger, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, paranoia and to suffer from anti-social tendencies.

‘Mr Battie is an individual who has been under care of a doctor for various disabilities dealing with his psychological makeup,’ said John Klamo, Battie’s attorney.

The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart was negligent, careless and reckless and showed deliberate indifference by failing to properly their P.A system

‘He’s in Wal-Mart and something of this nature presents its ugly head and brings up past situations in his life that affected him.’

He added that Battie had already been seeking help for previous incidents that had caused him social unease.

‘We were appalled by this incident and are amazed that anyone could be so backward and mean-spirited in this day and age,’ said Greg Rossiter, a spokesman for Wal-Mart.

The lawsuit was filed at U.S District Court in Camden (pictured) and stems from an incident which occurred in March of 2010

‘We are sorry it happened and apologised at the time to any of our customers and associates who heard it.

‘We updated our intercom system in this store to prevent this from happening in the future.’

According to the lawsuit, Battie, ‘has required medical care and expenses which will continue to accrue in the future.’

In their defence of the civil action, Wal-Mart have

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Phony officer could be killing drivers

May 16th, 2012 | By love not hate

Someone who may be posing as a police officer is pulling cars over on Mississippi highways and then shooting drivers dead, authorities said.

After two such shootings this month, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help to find the person.

The agency was receiving leads and processing forensic evidence, bureau spokesman Warren Strain said Tuesday.

John Champion, district attorney for the state’s 17th District, said there were no good descriptions of a vehicle.

“Both of the shootings occurred in very remote areas,” Champion told HLN’s Vinnie Politan.

Authorities were asking citizens to be careful if they are pulled over and feel uneasy.

They advise drivers to call 911 and verify that a legitimate officer is pulling them over or drive to a well-lit, crowded place before stopping, actions permitted under Mississippi state law.

“The concern is that someone is posing as a law enforcement officer and that is how these vehicles end up on the side of the road,” said MBI director Lt. Col. Larry Waggoner.

How you can make sure an officer is not an imposter

The first shooting occurred on May 8. Thomas Schlender, 74, was found dead about 1:30 a.m. in his car in the median of southbound Interstate 55 in Panola County.

On Friday, Lori Anne Carswell, 48, was found dead outside her car on the shoulder of Mississippi State Highway 713, in Tunica County, about 2:15 a.m.

The shootings took place about 55 miles apart, and the victims did not know each other, authorities said.

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I Miss you Trina Lil WAYNE confess! (video)

May 15th, 2012 | By love not hate

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