This was a very simple task for Saturday Night Live – a parody of Fox’s Fox and Friends. Why was it a simple task you asked? Because Fox and Friends itself is a parody and anyone wishing to make a joke out of the Fox show already had most of the material written. They just had to come up with the actors.
In this skit, the Fox and Friends characters were really actors from Saturday Night Live, unlike the real actors playing the role on Fox. Get it? Watch as the actors talk about Obamacare, President Obama and their interview Neil deGrasse Tyson.
I bet you can’t tell the difference between the real Fox and Friends actors and the pretend actors of SNL.
“I’m embarrassed, and I guess I’m just a model of how social media is tricky, It’s a way people meet each other today, but what I’ve learned is you don’t know who’s on the other end,” he explained to hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan. “I used bad judgement, and I learned my lesson.”
In case you missed it, James and Lucy met at the stage door of his Broadway play, Of Mice and Men. He posed for an Instagram video and instructed Lucy to tag him in it. She did, and that’s how he reached out, sending her many questions like “Do you have a [boyfriend]?” and “Where are you staying?” and “When is your [birthday]?” and “What’s your [number]?”
He then asked if he should get a room in her hotel — and sent her a couple of selfies as proof that it was actually him. And when she mentioned telling her friends of her brush with celebrity, he told her not to.
It’s important to note, however, that the age of consent is 17 in New York and 16 in Scotland. Still, even if it’s not illegal, James’ pursuit of a girl who is so many years younger will likely bruise his reputation.
And it’s important to note that this could all be a publicity stunt: James Franco’s new movie Palo Altosees his character seducing a teenager.
Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho was a homeless man in São Paulo, Brazil who lived on the same street corner for nearly 35 years.
He was known locally for writing in his books every day. Then in April 2011 a young woman named Shalla Monteiro befriended him and tried to help him achieve his dream of publishing a book. She created a Facebook Page featuring his writing, but nobody could have predicted what would happen next.
The 66 year old comedian began his Late Night career in 1982. On Thursday, 32 years later, he announced his retirement.
“I just want to reiterate my thanks for the support from the network, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in the theater, all the people on the staff, everybody at home, thank you very much,” Letterman said. “What this means now, is that Paul and I can be married.”
“You cannot seek validation from other people,” she said. “This world is very cruel. You must seek validation within yourself and be kind to yourself.”
Those are the words of 21-year-old Amani Terrell, a 260 lbs woman who put on her bikini on Tuesday and walked the street of Hollywood Blvd. Her message? “Love the skin you’re in.”
Speaking about LA women, Terrell said, “that’s all you see are thin women. I came up with this idea because I live in Hollywood and there’s this mass hysteria of perfection in this town. There’s a misconception that big women have low self-esteem. I don’t have low self-esteem.”
Of course there were some who took offense to Terrell’s display, but their disapproval had no effect. “I still love myself regardless” she said.
Nick Cannon was recently involved in a stunt that had many on the Internet calling him “racist.” The stunt – a picture showing Cannon wearing makeup to appear white – definitely caused some controversy, but got Cannon the publicity he was after to promote the album.
In an exclusive interview, Cannon explained the decision and why he chose the name, White People Party Music for his album.
“I hoped people would give me a hard time [Laughs]. That’s the whole purpose. It’s just a fun album with a fun title that doesn’t take itself too seriously. At the same time it makes a statement. I always say white people love me, and they know how to have a good time.
Being a DJ, you name all your different crates and playlists. That’s the way I came up with the title. I have bar mitzvah music, trap music, ratchet music and one that says white people party music. And I said to myself, ‘You know, I’m going to name my album that.’ The album could have been titled Purple People Party Music. It’s just a bunch of feel-good songs that tap into the many different places that I’ve been in my life.”
I’ve been a fan of The Walking Dead since the very first episode of season one. The long abandoned country road with a sheriff car slowly approaching the intersection to find overturned and abandon vehicles captured my curiosity. It was the first five minutes of the first episode and I wanted to know what happened. Why were all these cars here? What happened to their drivers.
The driver of the sheriff car pulled up and removed a gasoline container from the truck. He maneuvered his way between the cars towards a gas station where he was met with a “no gas” sign. He started walking back to his patrol car when he heard a sound. Someone was Walking.
The sheriff, a man named Rick, dropped to his stomach and looked under one of the cars in the direction where the sound was coming from. On the other side of the car, he saw the walker’s dirty, bloodied feet just strolling along.
Rick sprang to his feet, happy to see what he thought was another human being. He harried to the back of the car. Slowly, walking away from him was a little girl. He called out to her. She stopped, slowly turning around to reveal her hideous, zombified appearance.
She began walking back towards Rick who was still in shock by her appearance. He was confused. He did not know what was happening or what was about to happen. He drew his gun and as the zombie got closer to him, Rick shot her in the head.
That was the first five minutes of the show. I was hooked.
Show after show, season after season, the writers and makeup artists pushed the envelope, doing things I personally had never seen before. There was an episode where Rick and the survivors we’re trapped in a building. They were surrounded by zombies and needed to get out. They came up with a clever plan of mutilating two of the zombies, removing their intestines and covering themselves in zombie blood and guts. The idea was to look and smell like the dead. It worked and they were able to walk out of the building surrounded by The Walking Dead.
But the writers and makeup artists had more surprises up their sleeves and in the season 4 finale, they outdid themselves.
It was the night scene. Rick and Michonne were sitting, talking. Carl was sleeping in an abandoned car nearby. Out of nowhere guns with drawn and pointed to Rick, Michonne and Carl. It seemed as if the end was near for our beloved stars. They were surrounded. There was no where to run. Things were looking bleak.
Then one of the gunners took a liking to Carl – Rick’s son – and began trying to have his way with the kid.
Yes, that was shocking indeed. These men were ruthless, but what was about to happen to Carl was something no one expected to see on television. Rick couldn’t sit by and allow what was about to happen, to haopen. A struggle ensued and Rick was standing facing one of the attackers. The man was mouthing off to Rick, Carl struggling in the background and Rick had to save his son.
He had no choice. As he stood facing the man with the gun, Rick lunged for the man’s jugular, biting deep into the man’s throat, withdrawing with a mouthful of veins and blood. He then gutted the sicko who was trying to attack Carl.
It was the craziest, most shocking thing I ever saw!
“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” star Ray Benzino is allegedly in critical condition after being shot at his mother’s funeral, according to various local reports.
There was reportedly a fight between family members and Benzino was shot three times by his nephew as he was leaving the funeral service in Duxbury, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
One Twitter user posted the following picture of a hearse with police tape around it:
Benzino has been expressing his grief at his mother’s passing for the last week on social media, receiving support from his friends and castmates, including Stevie J.
Last week, the rapper and founder posted the following picture to Instagram with the caption:
“God knows I have been through alot in my life, BUT EVERY INCH OF GOOD, KINDNESS AND LOVE IN MY SOUL IS BECAUSE OF THIS WOMAN, A BIG PART OF ME IS LOST NOW AND I WILL NEVER BE THE SAME, MA WORDS CANT EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR YOU.I WILL MISS EVERY BREATHING MOMENT, I DONT KMOW HOW I WILL CONTINUE KNOWING YOU ARE NOT HERE. Im lost.”
State Police arrested a male suspect this afternoon after a 48-year-old man was shot during a funeral procession in Duxbury on Route 3 southbound near Exit 11, according to authorities.
The shooting occurred at 11:55 a.m., and the victim was taken to South Shore Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to a statement from Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz.
State Police said the initial report stated the shooting occurred after an argument between family members, but investigators are now working to determine what sparked the violence. In his statement, Cruz said that a person driving a Bentley shot the driver of a red Dodge SUV, who got out of his car and was taken to the Duxbury Police Department by a passerby, before being taken to the hospital.
The driver of the Bentley was arrested and charged with armed assault with intent to murder, according to Cruz. He will be arraigned Monday in Plymouth District Court. His name was not released.
Father William Williams of St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, where the funeral procession was headed from Quincy, said that the family arrived at the church late but that the funeral was held.
When he looked out of the church to see the funeral procession arrive, he said, he saw blood smudges on the limousine and the hearse. The family was upset, he said, but did not speak about the shooting.
The highway was closed after the shooting and there are no further details at this time.
Benzino is co-founder and former co-owner of premiere Hip Hop magazine The Source. He stepped down from his position as chief brand manager in 2005.
We frequently hear about the interesting things that go on backstage at rap concerts, but rarely do we ever actually get to see what really goes down. Well, until now that is. Rapper 2 Chainz and his team captured a young woman’s thirsty attempt to meet a member of his entourage named Cap 1. And well, it’s quite embarrassing.
It’s not really clear how the woman, who identified herself as Tina, made it backstage, but she was pretty hell-bent on seeing Cap 1, who she says she met on Instagram.
“You ain’t gonna catch nothing out here but a cold, baby. Put something on your back, baby,” 2 yells out to Tina before the entourage bursts into laughter.
2 and the camera man continue with their shenanigans before finally allowing Tina to meet Cap. Cap, however, doesn’t appear to be the least bit interested.
“Nah, I’m straight,” he says, barely looking at Tina.
So of course, the horseplay continues.
“I think you should go that way,” 2 tells Tina before pointing towards the door. “Because while you’re back here, you’re in blog territory.”
Apparently still confused and failing to realize that she’s the butt of their jokes, Tina says:
“Oh sh*t, this is going on a blog for real? Do I look good?”
After letting the guys have their fun for a little longer, another man encourages the girl to just leave.
“Go on and walk out the door baby. Baby, listen to me, just walk out the door.”
Tina left without putting up a fight, but she now says that she has plans to sue the “I’m Different” rapper.
“For the record I’m not a thot, I reset my account because I had family on it. Tauheed Epps aka 2 chainz you will definitely be hearing from my lawyer,” Tina reportedly wrote in an Instagram post.
“Extra extra. See you in court soon #lankylizard @hairweavekiller,” she later followed up. “I feel like @hairweavekiller should feel as much embarrassment as I have endured these last couple of days for what he has done to my life, he has not apologized publicly and tries to contact me privately. Everyone re post this at @breakfastclubam @cthagod @angelayee @djenvy because 2 chainz should be the #donkyoftheday let’s get me on the breakfast club so I have a chance to tell my side of the story!”
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Last year we reported on the upcoming film, Belle, based on the life of Dido Belle, which hits the silver screen on May 2. Dido Belle was a biracial woman who lived in 18th century England and was the daughter of British Naval officer Captain Sir John Lindsay and an African woman named Maria Belle. Director Amma Asante says she was inspired to bring Belle’s story to life when she came across a 1779 painting of Belle and her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray, which was the first painting to showcase a black person on the same eye level as a white person.
In an interview with Elle Magazine, Asante openly spoke about that discovery and more, including how black people fit into European history, feminism, and why Belle is an “UnCinderella” story. Below are highlights from Asante’s interview.
ON THE LINE IN THE MOVIE WHERE BELLE SAYS, “I DON’T KNOW THAT I FIND MYSELF ANYWHERE.”
As women, haven’t we all been there at some point—where we just don’t know where we find ourselves? We don’t know where to look and find that reflection of who we truly are. For me, Belle is a movie about instinct versus conditioning. Every character, including Dido and quite clearly Lord Mansfield, has to battle that conflict in themselves. But this is also a story which begs the question, “Who defines us—society or us?” If I say, “I’m an amazing director,” and society and the critics say, “No, you’re not,” what does that mean to my chances if I have the drive in myself to be successful? If Dido is a black woman who speaks like a lady, walks like a lady, talks like a lady but doesn’t look like one we’ve seen before, and society says, “No, you’re not,’” does that mean she isn’t a lady? And if all of society says, “You are a lady,” and she doesn’t feel like one because she feels like a child of a slave—what is the most important? That’s the question I feel like I’m trying to negotiate throughout the entire film.
ON BELLE BEING A KEY FIGURE IN BRITISH HISTORY AND WHETHER SHE AND HER FUTURE HUSBAND (LAWYER JOHN DAVINIER) CONTINUED TO BE A FORCE IN POLITICS
Not really. They got married and had sons, but they didn’t marry until Lord Mansfield died. We can never be sure that Dido felt she couldn’t leave Kenwood, the Mansfield manor house, until he died. It was very important to leave the film on a triumphant note—Lord Mansfield’s stunning judicial blow against slavery. That’s what happened in real life, so there was a real sense of commitment, loyalty, and love on her part. That’s what brought me to the movie.
ON TACKLING THE INFAMOUS ZONG MASSACRE IN WHICH 143 SLAVES WERE RUTHLESSLY THROWN OVERBOARD FOR THE INSURANCE MONEY, IN THE FILM
My dad died the night before we shot those scenes, so that father-daughter element of the story was so important for me to get right, and so important that we understand that this wasn’t just a moment for the larger story. It was also important for the personal story, the relationship between this unexpected daughter and a kind of paternal figure that we’ve never seen on film or TV. We’ve never seen a white guy love a black child in this way on screen before. And it’s not a slave owner/slave scenario. Lord and Lady Mansfield (Emily Morton) had no children, so it’s a proper paternal relationship in which he adores and loves her as his own child—just as they love and adore Elizabeth (Belle’s white cousin, played by Sarah Gadon, who was also brought up in the Mansfield household) as well. For me, it was really important that we do not see this as a Cinderella fable. This isn’t a rags-to-riches story in that way. Dido’s development, her coming of age and going from girl to woman, and her political awakening with John Davinier, parallels the story of the Zong.
ON INTERWEAVING RACE AND MONEY AND BELLE CHOOSING TO MARRY AN EDUCATED COMMONER, WHICH WAS UNHEARD OF AT THE TIME
In her own journey Dido has to come to terms with who she is as a woman, who she is as a biracial woman, who she is as the child of a slave she never had a chance to know and an aristocratic family who against all odds wanted her to be safe and thrive. You know, someone who is half-black and half-white is half of many things: a wealthy woman in a complex society where nobody looks like her, and most difficult, not to have her seeming to be asking for more, when actually what she’s asking for is equality.
Check out the trailer for “Belle” below. Are you excited to see this movie?
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