How Does Your Team Rank On The NFL Player Arrests Chart?
Having trouble keeping track of all the NFL players who have been arrested lately? Sure, we all are. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have been 29 NFL players arrested since the Super Bowl — a staggering number for a five-month span … and for a five-year span, actually.
Jonah Hill Turned Down Starring Roles in Two of the Biggest Movies of 2009, Hangover & Transformers
Jonah Hill was on a quest to veer off the comedy course when he apparently turned down roles in two major blockbusters.
After his star turn in the breakout 2007 hit "Superbad," he was offered "any one of the three main parts in ','" he tells Bullet magazine. In other words, Hill could've played Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), or Alan (Zach Galifianakis) in the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever.
But that's not all: He also declined the opportunity to star as Shia LaBeouf's sidekick in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the second most successful film of 2009, right behind "Avatar."
"They were both really big decisions, and ones that most people didn't understand," he admits. "I knew I could be a dramatic actor, but I also knew I couldn't go from 'Superbad' to 'Schindler's List.'"
His ballsy tactics have paid off, leading to his Oscar-nominated supporting part opposite Brad Pitt in 2011's "Moneyball" and a prime role in the upcoming Martin Scorsese drama "The Wolf of Wall Street," starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a money-hungry stockbroker.
On his competition for his "Wolf of Wall Street" part, Hill says, "I knew that I was being considered among a list of other actors, but not my contemporaries -- Andrew Garfield or Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- people who are usually up for the same stuff as me. I was hearing names like George Clooney."
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, for which the "This Is the End" star received some flak for seeming standoffish, Hill said, "I've done one of the biggest challenges you can do in Hollywood, which is transition from being a comedic actor to being a serious actor, and I'm really prideful of that. I could have made a billion dollars doing every big comedy of the last 10 years and didn't, in order to form a whole other life for myself. Now I have fulfillment doing both."
After his star turn in the breakout 2007 hit "Superbad," he was offered "any one of the three main parts in ','" he tells Bullet magazine. In other words, Hill could've played Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), or Alan (Zach Galifianakis) in the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever.
But that's not all: He also declined the opportunity to star as Shia LaBeouf's sidekick in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the second most successful film of 2009, right behind "Avatar."
"They were both really big decisions, and ones that most people didn't understand," he admits. "I knew I could be a dramatic actor, but I also knew I couldn't go from 'Superbad' to 'Schindler's List.'"
His ballsy tactics have paid off, leading to his Oscar-nominated supporting part opposite Brad Pitt in 2011's "Moneyball" and a prime role in the upcoming Martin Scorsese drama "The Wolf of Wall Street," starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a money-hungry stockbroker.
On his competition for his "Wolf of Wall Street" part, Hill says, "I knew that I was being considered among a list of other actors, but not my contemporaries -- Andrew Garfield or Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- people who are usually up for the same stuff as me. I was hearing names like George Clooney."
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, for which the "This Is the End" star received some flak for seeming standoffish, Hill said, "I've done one of the biggest challenges you can do in Hollywood, which is transition from being a comedic actor to being a serious actor, and I'm really prideful of that. I could have made a billion dollars doing every big comedy of the last 10 years and didn't, in order to form a whole other life for myself. Now I have fulfillment doing both."
Paula Deen Target's Dropping Me Too!
Paula Deen's in the crosshairs at Target -- with the retail chain telling TMZ they will NOT continue to do business with the chef in the wake of her N-word scandal.
FYI -- Target offers a variety of Paula Deen cookware ... including pots, pans and skillets.
A rep for Target tells TMZ ... "We have made a decision to phase out the Paula Deen merchandise in our stores as well as on Target.com. Once the merchandise is sold out, we will not be replenishing inventory."
Meanwhile, Puma has yet to drop Aaron Hernandez. Just sayin ...
FYI -- Target offers a variety of Paula Deen cookware ... including pots, pans and skillets.
A rep for Target tells TMZ ... "We have made a decision to phase out the Paula Deen merchandise in our stores as well as on Target.com. Once the merchandise is sold out, we will not be replenishing inventory."
Meanwhile, Puma has yet to drop Aaron Hernandez. Just sayin ...
Sexy @MileyCyrus on Kimmel In Very Short Shorts...Kimmel Uncomfortable
The "We Can't Stop" singer appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday to promote her new hit single … but she left her pants at home.
Cyrus, 20, paired very tiny black shorts and a white crop top with black thigh high boots, an oversized jacket, and chains. The talk show host clearly noticed Cyrus's lack of clothes from the waist down as he greeted her.
"I did not realize when you walked out you were wearing your underpants," Kimmel quipped.
"I know, have you ever had someone sit on your couch — well probably on your own personal couch, but not on this couch — in their underwear?" Cyrus responded.
"The only one on my couch in their underpants is me," Kimmel replied, looking slightly uncomfortable.
Following her Kimmel appearance, Cyrus hopped on a red eye flight to New York City and stopped by "Good Morning America" and "Live With Kelly and Michael" on Wednesday morning. During all three promotional appearances, Cyrus has shown off her edgy new look. On "GMA" she once again showed off her legs ... but in what looks like a white fuzzy diaper.
Also from coast to coast, at least one accessory has blatantly been on display: her engagement ring.
Rumors have swirled for months that Cyrus and fiancé Liam Hemsworth have called off their wedding, but when asked about that on "GMA," Cyrus insinuated she's still getting married: "I'm wearing a ring, so…"
The singer will take her media blitz overseas as she's scheduled to head to London next month to promote her new single.
Check Out These $3K Gold, Platinum, Rose Gold-Plated HTC One Phones
Gold Genie, a U.K. company is taking orders for these devices, priced at roughly $3,000. As mentioned, there are three different metals to choose from, ranging in price; platinum being the most at about $3200. Why spend that much when the phone only comes with a 4MP camera, I will never understand. Now a gold Galaxy Note 2, that’s something I can see myself investing in.
Former Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder.
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was formally charged Wednesday afternoon with murder, more than a week after a body was found near his Massachusetts home.
Hernandez was also charged with several counts of unlawful possession of firearms. A judge ordered him to be held without bail.
Wearing a white V-neck shirt, red sports shorts, and handcuffs in Attleboro District Court, Hernandez showed no emotion as attorneys for the victim laid out a bruising account of what allegedly happened the night semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd was killed, citing what they say is surveillance camera footage, text messages, and witnesses who were working the overnight shift who heard gunshots as evidence. He wiped tears from his face at the very end of the arraignment.
19 People Shot Over The Weekend In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A call for action by city leaders and city residents after a bloody weekend in Baltimore. Nineteen people shot, eight dead in just two days.
Mike Hellgren speaks with the commissioner and community leaders.
A teenager died in a spray of bullets. Several other people were injured. The commissioner tells WJZ he has some strong leads. He called the violence across the city unacceptable, and tried to reassure people the department is on top of it.
Baltimore’s police commissioner embraced the mother-in-law of one of eight people murdered in the city over the weekend. One of a staggering 19 people shot.
“I’m just scared. I want to move. I just want to get away from around here. I just want to live somewhere in peace,” said Joanna Harbell, victim’s mother-in-law.“Whoever did this, I just hope they catch them. Because it’s going to be on their conscience. They’re not going to live with it, and they’re not going to get away with it,” she continued.
The commissioner walked the block, with TV cameras in tow, and defended his crime-fighting strategy.
“It’s guns and gangs is our focus. That hasn’t changed for us. We will stay on top of violent repeat offenders,” said Commissioner Anthony Batts, Baltimore City Police.
“This is a spike. We will respond to the spike, and we will be very assertive about responding to the spike,” he continued.
“I’ve seen the transformation of this community,” said Glen Ross, McElderry Park Community Association.
Glenn Ross is a community activist in McElderry Park, and says much of the violence stems from drug wars.
“Now, you have these grown men that’s getting children to hold their drugs, their money and their weapons,” he said. “What people need to realize, it’s everybody’s problem. Recognize homicide is an epidemic. This is really a disease that’s tearing our neighborhoods apart.”Tanya Waller, whose cousin was gunned down, is fed up–and wants action.
“That’s my blood they took from us. That was my little cousin,” she said. “I’m tired of the violence. It needs to stop. We need to come together. We’re hurting one another. It’s time to stop.”
But she’s not sure if it ever will.
The commissioner said he’s going to be working more closely with Maryland State Police and also the U.S. Attorney’s Office to target the worst violent repeat offenders.
The city’s murder rate was about the same as this time last year before the spike in violence over the weekend.
Jersey City 17-year-old shot in face during game of Russian Roulette, police say
A 17-year-old Jersey City boy was shot in the face early today during a game of Russian Roulette with another boy, according to police reports.
A juvenile, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a firearm by a minor, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, police said.
The 17-year-old Claremont Avenue boy is in stable condition at Jersey City Medical Center, police said.
Police responded at 2:44 a.m. to a call from a resident at 149 Danforth Ave who said he heard shots inside his apartment.
A 15-year-old girl who lives at the apartment told police that the 17-year-old and the shooter went into the bathroom to play "Russian Roulette" with a gun the shooter said he found in a vacant lot, police reports said, adding the girl did not alert adults.
Residents at the apartment told police they then heard a loud bang and saw the victim come out of the bathroom, bleeding profusely.
The juvenile who fired the weapon, initially fled the scene, but at 3:30 a.m. he returned with his legal guardian and turned himself over the police, reports said.
Immediately following the shooting, the shooter placed the .38-caliber weapon in a garbage can across the street from the apartment building. Police did not find the weapon, reports said.
A juvenile, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a firearm by a minor, and possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, police said.
The 17-year-old Claremont Avenue boy is in stable condition at Jersey City Medical Center, police said.
Police responded at 2:44 a.m. to a call from a resident at 149 Danforth Ave who said he heard shots inside his apartment.
A 15-year-old girl who lives at the apartment told police that the 17-year-old and the shooter went into the bathroom to play "Russian Roulette" with a gun the shooter said he found in a vacant lot, police reports said, adding the girl did not alert adults.
Residents at the apartment told police they then heard a loud bang and saw the victim come out of the bathroom, bleeding profusely.
The juvenile who fired the weapon, initially fled the scene, but at 3:30 a.m. he returned with his legal guardian and turned himself over the police, reports said.
Immediately following the shooting, the shooter placed the .38-caliber weapon in a garbage can across the street from the apartment building. Police did not find the weapon, reports said.
Kanye West Proposed to Kim Kardashian After Daughter's Birth.
Reports are coming in that Kanye West has proposed to Kim Kardashian.
The couple began dating in 2012 and welcomed a baby girl named North on June 15. U.K. tabloid The Sun reports that West got down on his knee, so to speak, after baby North arrived. Kardashian said "yes" and the couple are planning a September wedding in Paris.
West, 36, reportedly gave his 32-year-old baby mama a rare black diamond ring as a push present, but no engagement bling yet.
"He has spent half a million on a ring as a push present and had it designed months ago in preparation," a source told The Sun. “He’s even more in love with her now than ever and they can’t wait to get married.”
This will be the first time West walks down the aisle, and the second time for Kim. Her divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries was finalized earlier this month. Their marriage lasted 72 days.
The couple began dating in 2012 and welcomed a baby girl named North on June 15. U.K. tabloid The Sun reports that West got down on his knee, so to speak, after baby North arrived. Kardashian said "yes" and the couple are planning a September wedding in Paris.
West, 36, reportedly gave his 32-year-old baby mama a rare black diamond ring as a push present, but no engagement bling yet.
"He has spent half a million on a ring as a push present and had it designed months ago in preparation," a source told The Sun. “He’s even more in love with her now than ever and they can’t wait to get married.”
This will be the first time West walks down the aisle, and the second time for Kim. Her divorce from basketball player Kris Humphries was finalized earlier this month. Their marriage lasted 72 days.
36 Yeard Old Lil Snupe Killer Tony Holden Found & Arrested & Charged With 1st Degree Murder
According to Louisiana's Winnfield City Police Department, the alleged shooter in the recently signed Dream Chaser rapper Lil Snupe's murder is a 36-year-old man named Tony Holden. He was taken into custody and charged with 1st Degree Murder for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Addarren Ross (also known as "Lil Snupe.")
The shots apparently went off during a dispute over a video game at an apartment in Louisiana at approximately 4AM on Thursday.
The shots apparently went off during a dispute over a video game at an apartment in Louisiana at approximately 4AM on Thursday.
The Shreveport Times reports that authorities have ID’d 36-year-old Tony D. Holden as Snupe’s killer. Holden has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Warrants have been issued for each of the aforementioned charges. It’s being reported that Snupe was shot over a bet on a video game. .
“We are told they were betting on a video game,” Winnfield police Lt. Charles Curry told the Shreveport Times. ”Supposedly he (Holden) robbed him of money.”
A picture of the suspect, Holden, can be seen above.
“We are told they were betting on a video game,” Winnfield police Lt. Charles Curry told the Shreveport Times. ”Supposedly he (Holden) robbed him of money.”
A picture of the suspect, Holden, can be seen above.
Jamarcus "PAID" Russell..Weight Loss.
Current photo of Jamarcus Russell attached...down 51 pounds... Great job #Hard Work pic.twitter.com/KjK3ZWM1Qp
— TEST FootballAcademy (@TEST_Football) June 15, 2013
Diddy Talks Cable Deal; Will It Make Him A Billionaire?
“You started learning how to count right, I see,” explained Sean “Diddy” Combs to Forbes earlier today, likely referring to our latest estimate that placed his net worth at $580 million. “Thank God!”
But he was calling from France to talk about something else—a venture that could one day make him a billionaire—Revolt TV. Diddy is the network’s majority shareholder, and just announced a carriage deal with Time Warner Cable (TWC). That means his network will have over 25 million subscribers when it debuts this fall, he says, the biggest launch in history behind only Oprah Winfrey’s OWN and perhaps one other.
“Revolt is the first network that’s being launched in the social medial age,” he said. “Multi-screen, multi-platform, from mobile to digital.”
But he was calling from France to talk about something else—a venture that could one day make him a billionaire—Revolt TV. Diddy is the network’s majority shareholder, and just announced a carriage deal with Time Warner Cable (TWC). That means his network will have over 25 million subscribers when it debuts this fall, he says, the biggest launch in history behind only Oprah Winfrey’s OWN and perhaps one other.
“Revolt is the first network that’s being launched in the social medial age,” he said. “Multi-screen, multi-platform, from mobile to digital.”
So will Revolt make Diddy a billionaire? Perhaps not immediately, but there’s a good chance down the line. Cable networks are notoriously difficult to launch. The field is crowded, and established players don’t like ceding ground to newcomers. But Diddy seems to have found a way. In February 2012, Comcast (CMCSA) agreed to distribute Revolt–along with three other minority-owned independent networks—to the 10 million homes it reaches. The Time Warner deal should push Revolt past the 20 million threshold. And if Diddy can indeed hit 25 million, he’ll have more than a quarter of MTV ’s audience.
Once in the door, the economics of cable television can be extremely favorable to network owners. SNL Kagan estimates that cable companies pay MTV $0.43 per month per subscriber, which works out to just over $5 per year, or about $500 million in annual revenues. And Diddy is more than happy to challenge the original music network.
Once in the door, the economics of cable television can be extremely favorable to network owners. SNL Kagan estimates that cable companies pay MTV $0.43 per month per subscriber, which works out to just over $5 per year, or about $500 million in annual revenues. And Diddy is more than happy to challenge the original music network.
CHEAP SKATE HOCKEY FANS!!!
Vindictive Hockey Fans Stiff Shoney's Employee On Tips
You might not think the people of Panama City, Fla., really like their hockey, but they do. Or at least three of them do. And when they go to the Shoney's in town, expecting to find the finals game on TV and do not? They get mad. They get frugal.
Writes our tipster:
My friend works at Shoney's in Panama City. During last night's stanley cup finals, a couple of people asked her to change the channel to the game, which she would have done except she doesn't have the ability to do so. It's something only the bartender can do (and apparently he didn't do it for whatever reason). She tried. So they stiffed her.
Bear in mind these people could have walked about 5 feet and asked the bartender themselves, but of course, why do that.
Don't be like this, hockey fans. We are better. Treat your area Shoney's employees kindly. Or just go somewhere else—these three, who paid their bills as the first period was ending, surely did—and don't stiff them in the process.
JAY-Z PLATINUM BEFORE THE ALBUM RELEASE.
If 1 Million records gets SOLD and billboard doesnt report it, did it happen? Ha. #newrules #magnacartaholygrail Platinum!!! VII IV XIII
— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) June 17, 2013
Michael Hastings, 'Rolling Stone' Contributor, Dead at 33
Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. He was 33.
Hastings' unvarnished 2010 profile of McChrystal in the pages of Rolling Stone, "The Runaway General," captured the then-supreme commander of the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan openly mocking his civilian commanders in the White House. The maelstrom sparked by its publication concluded with President Obama recalling McChrystal to Washington and the general resigning his post. "The conduct represented in the recently published article does not meet the standard that should be met by – set by a commanding general," Obama said, announcing McChrystal's departure. "It undermines the civilian control of the military that is at the core of our democratic system."
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