Celebrity Divorce and Scandal
February 28th, 2014 — Divorce
Somebody over at Extra must be a big supporter of the Maria Menounos fan club. Aside from the very impressive booty photos, we now have the very luscious Ms. Menounos all dolled up and looking smoking hot as a Vegas showgirl. What was the outfit for? We have no idea. We don’t watch Extra, but those producers have been making all the right decisions.
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February 28th, 2014 — Divorce
Hello and welcome to Justin Bieber’s last day as a 19-year-old. In order to properly commemorate this milestone in a young douchebag’s life, we must look back on the many, many, many horrible things Justin got away with because he was a teenager. The best way to do that is with a quiz. More
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February 28th, 2014 — Divorce
ROBIN Thicke and Paula Patton might stay married, despite their split.
The couple — who have a son, Julian, 3 — announced their split on Monday.
But, according to People magazine, it doesn’t mean that they will end up getting divorced.
“Who knows what will happen?” a source says.
“They do love each other. They are very good friends and will continue to be as strong and as good friends as they can be.
“I can truly see them being the best of friends no matter what happens.
“They still admire each other. She’ll always be his biggest fan and he’ll always write songs about her and put her on a pedestal.”
When he arrived in Washington D.C. for a concert recently, Robin, 36, was quizzed by a TMZ videographer about the state of his relationship, he said, “I’m just trying to get her back.”
February 28th, 2014 — On the Tiles
If there was an unofficial dress code for Thursday’s Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards luncheon it was something along the lines of: No LBDs allowed. A seemingly unwritten rule that more…February 28th, 2014 — Gossip
ANORAK’s history of controversial children’s books: sex, drugs, sambo’s gay lover and anti-authoritarianism in the classroom.
The Little Red Schoolbook
In 1971 the proprietor of Stage 1 publishers was found guilty of having in his possession obscene books for publication for gain. Richard Handyside was fined £25 on each summons and ordered to pay £110 costs.
The obscene publications were copies of The Little Red Schoolbook written by two Danish schoolteachers, Søren Hansen and Jesper Jensen – and then rewritten by a group of British adults and schoolchildren, including a young Hilary Benn. It urged young readers to question authority and challenge social conventions, and described adults as ‘paper tigers’. Pupils were encouraged to disrupt lessons that they found boring.
The book was widely regarded as an invitation to anarchy, and it was banned in Italy and France. An abridged version was eventually passed for publication in the UK, but it had by this time achieved considerable notoriety. Ironically, the main area of contention was not the political message, but the section giving basic sex education and advice – particularly concerning masturbation – most of which would be on the school curriculum these days. This was of course the convenient pretext chosen the DPP in order to suppress a book that they regarded as socially subversive.
An extraordinary documentary can be heard here.
Noddy
Enid Blyton is by no means the only venerable authoress to find her books falling out of favour as popular opinion changes over the decades, as Richmal Crompton will have known only too well.
She remains the most high-profile example, however, thanks to her ‘Gollywog’ series, which related the adventures of Golly, Woggy and Nigger, who liked nothing better than to stride along, in Blyton’s own words, ‘arm-in-arm, singing merrily their favourite song – which, as you may guess, was “Ten Little Nigger Boysâ€.’ These books are not currently available in most children’s libraries
More famous are her Noddy books, in which they feature once again. In one particularly pointed incident, Noddy is attacked by golliwogs, who steal his car and leave him stranded.
Luckily the Toyland police were very efficient, and always at hand.
Not all gollies are bad, though. In Golly Town we find a Mr Golly, who is one of Noddy’s best friends. He owns Toyland’s garage, looks after Noddy’s car, and is an all-round bloody good bloke, as this picture proves…
The Tale of Little Black Sambo
Another former staple of junior school libraries that fell out of favour (though it remains popular in Japan). In 1996, Fred Marcellino produced a set of new pictures, renamed the characters, and republished it under the title The Story of Little Babaji.
Tintin
One could be charitable and say that Hergé’s most controversial Tintin adventure merely represented the condescending views of Belgian (and British) society at the time.
Post-war, they seemed anachronistic and offensive, portraying as they did a nation of stupid, lazy, infantile savages in need of a clever white master. The book quickly fell out of favour (and out of print).
The Brave Cowboy
A similar trick was pulled with Joan Walsh Anglund’s charming best-seller, in which scary ‘Indians’ were removed and replaced by white bankrobbers and other ne’er-do-wells.
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
This otherwise unremarkable tale relates the everyday life of five-year-old Jenn, who lives with her dad and his boyfriend.
In 1986 it was reported that the book was in the library of a school run by the Labour-controlled Inner London Education Authority, and this was a major factor in the Tory government passing Section 28 of the Local Government Act, which prohibited the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. The full, bizarre story can be found here…
And Tango Makes Three
This modern-day ‘Jenny’, based on a true story about two ‘gay’ penguins in New York’s Central Park Zoo has the distinction of having had the most had the most ban requests in the USA in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010. In 2009 it came second.
‘It’s regrettable that some parents believe reading a true story about two male penguins hatching an egg will damage their children’s moral development,’ said co-author Justin Richardson. ‘They are entitled to express their beliefs, but not to inflict them on others.’
February 28th, 2014 — Divorce
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are engaged, Gossip Cop confirms.
A reliable source close to the actress tells us that as late as yesterday, Kunis was denying speculation to people in her inner circle.
But when photos emerged on Thursday of the star wearing a diamond engagement ring on that finger, she called pals back and shared the good news.
Kunis and Kutcher first met in 1998 while starring together on “That ’70s Show,” where they played an on-and-off couple.
They began dating in 2012, following the actor’s separation from Demi Moore.
Congrats to the couple!
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February 28th, 2014 — Divorce
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“American Idol” said goodbye to one contestant and unveiled the Top 12 on Thursday’s results show.
Based on viewers’ votes, host Ryan Seacrest revealed Malaya Watson, wildcard Kristen O’Connor, and — most shockingly — MK Nobilette were all in the Bottom Three.
Ultimately, O’Connor was eliminated after the judges opted not to use their save.
Check out the Top 12 below, and tell us who you’re rooting for!
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TOP 12 of SEASON 13
Ben Briley
Alex Preston
Dexter Roberts
Caleb Johnson
Sam Woolf
C.J. Harris
Malaya Watson
Emily Piriz
Majesty Rose
Jessica Meuse
MK Nobilette
Jena Irene
February 28th, 2014 — Gossip
February 27th, 2014 — Divorce
WILLIAM Shatner has revealed he was left homeless when Star Trek went off air in 1969.
The actor admits he ended up living out of his car.
“A pickup truck, actually,†Shatner admitted.
“It was the early 1970s and I was recently divorced. I had three kids and was totally broke. I managed to find work back east on the straw-hat circuit—summer stock—but couldn’t afford hotels, so I lived out of the back of my truck, under a hard shell.
“It had a little stove, a toilet, and I’d drive from theater to theater. The only comfort came from my dog, who sat in the passenger seat and gave me perspective on everything,” Shatner said.
“Otherwise, it would have just been me counting my losses.â€
February 27th, 2014 — Divorce
As part of Jon Gosselin’s neverending campaign to be crowded the World’s Worst Father Ever, he recently trash talked Kate Gosselin during an episode of Couples Therapy. More
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