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Jurassic Park 4 Release Date: Announced!
4 months ago
Dinosaurs will attack again in about 18 months.
Universal Pictures has announced a June 13, 2014 release date for Jurassic Park 4, which will be shot in 3D.
Steven Spielberg will produce the blockbuster, which is the fourth installment in a franchise based on Michael Crichton’s novel.
Few other details are available at this time, but expect some serious special effects to be involved.
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NRA President on Meet the Press: Call Me Crazy…
4 months ago
Following a press conference in which the NRA lobbied for guns in school, organization president Wayne LaPierre appeared today on Meet the Press and defended his group’s position.
“If it’s crazy to call for putting police in and securing our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy,” LaPierre told David Gregory, challenging the host by adding:
“Most of the media, they’re protected by armed guards.”
Wayne LaPierre on Meet the PressWhen asked if there was any gun legislation he would support, LaPierre refused to answer.
Later on the show, Senator Chuck Schumer said
More >Celebrity PSA: Demand a Plan to End Violence
5 months ago
In a new Public Service Announcement, celebrities from the world of television, music, movies and more gather with one basic urging of the American people:
Demand a plan to end gun violence.
Just hours after an NRA press conference espoused the addition of patrol officers and guns to every school in the country, stars from Beyonce to Jon Hamm to Aziz Ansari are seemingly sending another message.
Watch them do so now and vote in our poll…
Celebrities Demand a Plan: End Gun Violence
Should we enact major gun control legislation?
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Four Shot, Killed on Rural Road in Pennsylvania
5 months ago
Four people were shot and killed on a rural road in Blair County, Pennsylvania, this morning after a shootout with state troopers, according to reports.
A gunman shot three people dead and was later killed by authorities.
The incident started at a farm early Friday near Geeseytown, Pa.
In all, three men and one woman were killed in the shooting.
Investigators suspect the shooter might have been driving when he opened fire on people for unknown reasons, the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reported.
According to WTAJ, three state troopers were also injured.
One of the troopers was
More >Stars Tweet Shock, Sadness Over Empire State Building Tragedy
9 months ago
Two people were killed and at least eight others injured in a shooting spree outside the Empire State Building this morning.
A 53-year old named Jeffrey Johnson, who was shot to death by police on the scene, is suspected of starting the incident in due to a dispute with a former coworker.
In response to the tragedy, a myriad of celebrities have expressed shock and remorse over Twitter. We’ve included a few of their thoughts below, some of which touch on the topic of gun control…
NICKI MINAJ: “Sorry to hear about this New York shooting. Sending love to the families & friends of the
More >Causes of Domestic Violence
1 year ago
Women are bringing the study of the causes of domestic violence to the forefront and demanding that it be addressed.
Read more: Causes of Domestic Violence
Hulk Hogan to British Rioters: Stop It!
1 year ago
What’cha gonna do, young, frustrated residents of Great Britain who have reacted to a recent police shooting by rioting in the streets of London, when Hulkamania runs wild in you?!?
The answer, Hulk Hogan hopes? Calm the heck down.
For reasons unknown, the former wrestling great appeared on BBC Radio this week and offered his take on the upheaval in Britain. He told the host: “It doesn’t really matter if Hulk Hogan’s over there bodyslamming all the youth like I did Andre the Giant.. at the end of the day, we need to grab these kids, shake them, and say ‘Stop! Regroup! Just look at yourself
More >Anti-Violence Group on Eminem: Evil! Selfish!
1 year ago
Filming yourself choking a porn star and then committing suicide is sure to upset a few folks.
But a British group known as Mothers Against Violence has taken criticism of Eminem to a new level. In a recent statement, the organization bashes the heck out of the rapper for his “Space Bound” music video (below), referring to the star as “evil.”
“People who do this are really quite evil,” the group says. “Children are influenced by the things they see. If we feed violence, it becomes strong. Like an addiction. It’s all about the money with these videos. Eminem
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Gwyneth Paltrow Blogs About Homosexuality, Alleged Bible Condemnation
1 year ago
Gwyneth Paltrow took to her Goop blog today and raised an issue sure to result in numerous responses on both sides:
Does the bible truly condemn homosexuality? This is what the actress wrote:
A few months ago, in the heat of the tragic teen suicides that came about from intolerance of homosexuality, I saw a man on television who was apologizing for wishing death on gays from his facebook page. This member of an Arkansas school board was contrite for the violence in his words, but maintained that his values pertaining to homosexuality would remain, as he felt homosexuality was condemned in
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Staged Teen Mom Drama: Gary Shirley "Argues" About Clinton Yunker at Buffalo Wild Wings
2 years ago
Is MTV’s Teen Mom making like The Hills and playing up the drama for the cameras? Even staging it altogether? This new clip would strongly suggest so.
Amber Portwood’s ex, Gary Shirley, got into an “argument” at Buffalo Wild Wings in Anderson, Ind., and wouldn’t you know it, the cameras were there.
As we reported yesterday, Amber broke up with Clinton Yunker, her latest boyfriend, this week. As he celebrated his single status, Gary walked in …
Gary Shirley-Clinton Yunker Argument
The video above, in which Gary argues with Clint’s brother, shows him inciting other people in the
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Amber Portwood Encouraged to Fight Gary Shirley on Teen Mom By MTV, Report Claims
2 years ago
Did MTV not only allow, but encourage Amber Portwood to lay the smack down on Gary Shirley on Teen Mom? That’s the allegation of a new tabloid report.
Portwood is planning to use that as a defense against the felony charges she faces after manhandling Gary on a recent episode, the National Enquirer says.
Just when we were willing to give Teen Mom its due for lowering teen pregnancy rates, we learn MTV may be handing out bonuses for domestic violence. Wow.
Amber caught Gary off guard. The producers? Possibly not.
The 20-year-old single mom was recently charged with two felony counts of
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Juliette Binoche responds to Gerard Depardieu’s criticism
2 years ago
(HMG Celebrity News) – In a bizarre dispute between two of France’s most acclaimed actors, Juliette Binoche has hit back at Gerard Depardieu’s claim that “she has nothing.” It all seemed to start when Depardieu star of “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Green Card”, made some very off the cuff comments in an interview with an Austrian magazine last week. Without being asked about the star of the English Patient, the French actor said: “Please can you explain to me what the mystery of Juliette Binoche is meant to be?”
“I would really like to know why she has been so esteemed for so many years. She
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Sean Penn Questions Wyclef Jean Presidential Campaign
2 years ago
Earlier today, Wyclef Jean officially kicked off his campaign to be the next President of Haiti.
But the singer already faces opposition from an Oscar winner and well-known activist in the region: Sean Penn.
Asked by Larry King for his take on Jean’s political ambitions, Penn cited allegations that Wyclef mishandled $400,000 in earthquake-relief donations and said the artist has been absent from his native country.
“This is somebody who’s going to receive an enormous amount of support from the United States, and I have to say I’m very suspicious of it,” said Penn, who runs a 55,000-person
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Lethal Weapon 5? Mel Gibson Accused of Gun Threat Against Oksana Grigorieva
2 years ago
In what is quickly becoming an uglier feud by the day, Oksana Grigorieva has apparently told Sheriff’s deputies Mel Gibson threatened her – with a gun.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the actor for alleged domestic battery, assault with a deadly weapon and child endangerment.
The investigation is based on the following:
- Domestic Violence: Oksana alleges Mel punched her in the face twice, knocking out a tooth and chipping another one. Mel’s lawyers deny this.
- Assault with a Deadly Weapon: Oksana told deputies Mel threatened her with a handgun at his Malibu home, an