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Mayan Apocalypse Countdown: Two Months to Live!
Forget the zombie apocalypse. The far more significant Mayan apocalypse is nigh.
Just two more months to live, people of Earth! If you believe in that sort of thing.
Today (October 21) starts the two-month countdown toward doomsday, according to an interpretation of the Mayan calendar that predicts the end of the world on 12/21/12.
Which sucks, but the upside? No wasting time and money Christmas shopping.
Two ancient texts traced back to the ancient civilization confirm the end date of the Mayan Long Count calendar on the winter solstice of this year, or December 21,
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Texas A&M University Shooting Leaves Three Dead
A shooting at Texas A&M University in College Station today has left three people dead, with the alleged killer – an unidentified man in his 30s – among them.
Scott McCollum, assistant chief with the College Station police department, confirms that one of the deceased is 41-year old Brian Bachmann, a constable in Brazos County.
“He was a pillar in this community, and it’s sad and tragic that we’ve lost him today,” McCollum told reporters.
The incident took place a few blocks from the school’s campus. Officials report that four others suffered injuries in the shootout, including three law
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THG Week in Review: TomKat Split, Anderson Cooper Comes Out, Kris Humphries to Be a Dad
Welcome to THG’s Week in Review! Below, our staffers look back at the stories, stars and scandals that made the last seven days some of the craziest all year.
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Now, a rundown of the week that was at The Hollywood Gossip:
- Kris Humphries allegedly got rebound ex-GF Myla Sinanaj pregnant. Wow.
- Simon Konecki got Adele pregnant recently too, almost as unexpectedly.
- The Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes divorce continues to unfold in the media.
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Resident Evil: Retribution Trailer Previews Gore, Zombies, Monsters, Chainsaws, Etc.
Milla Jovovich could be our only hope of staving off the zombie apocalypse.
The actress is back in Resident Evil: Retribution, and the action-packed, full-length trailer below leaves little doubt about the amount of smack she’s about to lay down on any freaking monsters insane enough to front on her.
With returning faces Michelle Rodriguez, Oded Fehr, Boris Kodjoe and Sienna Guillory, and new video game characters Ada Wong and Leon Kennedy along for the ride, Retribution promises to be as entertaining as it is bloody.
Watch the trailer below and see what we mean …
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Martin Short Accepts Kathie Lee Gifford Apology for Interview Gaffe
Let there be now be no argument over the classiest man in Hollywood.
A day after one of the more embarrassing interview gaffes to ever air on live television – Kathie Lee Gifford asking Martin Short multiple questions about his wife, despite the fact that she passed away two years ago – the veteran actor has taken the very high road and accepted the talk show host’s apology.
Kathie Lee Gifford Interview with Martin Short
“I think that it’s live television and people make mistakes and there’s no ill will intended,” Short said to E! News of the incident. “And I think it’s nice to aspire
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Arizona Girl Given Fake Award For Best Homework Excuses; Mom Says Teacher "Humiliated" Her
The mother of an 8-year-old girl presented with a “Catastrophe Award” for the best/most excuses for not doing homework believes her child was humiliated by her teacher.
Christina Valdez said her daughter, Cassandra Garcia, came home one day from class at Desert Springs Academy in Tucson, Ariz., with the paper award.
The document, which looks like a colorful card, says: “You’re Tops! Catastrophe Award. Awarded to Cassandra Garcia. For Most Excuses for Not Having Homework!”
The teacher signed and dated the card, which included a smiley face.
Eight-Year-Old Wins ‘Catastrophe Award’
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Walking Dead Billboard Kills in UK
A billboard promoting AMC’s hit The Walking Dead has sparked a bit of controversy in the UK this week, but not because of the show’s violent content.
The huge banner – brandishing the tagline “What makes us human?” – for the zombie drama isn’t just visible, it’s unavoidable for people walking by.
Which would probably be alright, except for what’s inside the building:
Bad taste? Marketing genius? A hybrid of the two? Who knows!
“There must have been somewhere else they could placed it that would have shown a degree of insight and sensitivity,” said a peeved resident.
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More >Charlie Sheen Such a Big Fan of AMC’s The Walking Dead That he will Play Zombie Extra
(HMG Celebrity News) – Here’s a role that might even work better with a hangover. Apparently Charlie Sheen is a big fan of the wildly successful AMC series The Walking Dead. He mentioned this to his overworked publicist Stan Rosenfield, who also represents Walking Dead actor Jeffrey DeMunn, so he contacted one of the show’s producers and inquired if they were interested in allowing Sheen to be an extra on the film, playing the part of a zombie. The producer, himself a big fan of Sheen’s show Two and a Half Men, said “Absolutely!” Representatives for Sheen confirmed to socyberty.com that
More >Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller mulled as new Spartacus
[HMG Celebrity News] – As you know, Andy Whitfield was set to continue the title role in the Starz series ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand. ‘ But the recent return of his Non-Hodgkin Lyphoma has made him unavailable, and the producers are now eying Prison Break’s Wentworth Miller.
“The two main options were to close up shop or recast,” Spartacus exec-producer, Steven S. DeKnight said when the news broke. “I want to talk to Andy and find out how he feels. That’s important to us.”
After much deliberation, EW says Steven and his pals are recasting, and 38-year old English-born Miller is now choice
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