Saturday, February 28, 2015

Sharon Osbourne Supports Kelly's Decision To Quit "Fashion Police"

Sharon Osbourne took to social media to support her daughter Kelly's decision to leave "Fashion Police".  







".@KellyOsbourne, I am so proud of you. You can never be bought," Osbourne, 62, tweeted after the announcement, adding: "You always wear your heart on your sleeve. #ProudToBeYourMum."



Just in case you have missed it, Kelly made the decision to quit the fashion show after Giuliana Rancic made controversial remarks about Zendaya's image at the 2015 Oscars.


Check out Sharon Osbourne's tweet below…


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Former New York Knicks Player Anthony Mason Dead At 48

Anthony Mason, the tough forward who helped power the bruising New York Knicks teams of the 1990s, died on Saturday February 28, 2015 in Manhattan. He was 48.  




  


The former NBA player suffered a massive heart attack in early February 2015 and was diagnosed with congestive heart failure.



Earlier this week, the athlete's family had claimed he was "getting better" following operations on his heart, but he later succumbed to his condition.


Mason is best known for his time with the Pat Riley-coached Knicks teams featuring John Starks, Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley and others. They never earned an NBA title, but battled the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls and other teams with a defensive-minded approach to basketball. The Knicks reached the NBA Finals in 1994, losing to the Houston Rockets.

Mason also played for the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks during his 13-year career. He received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year honor in 1995 and was named an All-Star in 2001. 

In the TV show "New York Undercover", Mason appeared in two different episodes, playing himself in one. He also plays a pickup player in the 1996 movie "Eddie and himself in Woody Allen's "Celebrity".

Mason also appears in the Diamond D rap video "Best Kept Secret," dunking his way through the clip on a New York City playground basketball court.


The Beastie Boys song "B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak" from 1994's "Ill Communication" LP mentions him with the lyric "I Got My Hair Cut Correct Like Anthony Mason" - The Beasties being NY Knicks fans.

He also makes an appearance in the Beastie Boys music video "Root Down".

Mason's son, Anthony Jr., played basketball for St. John’s University, while his other son, Antoine, plays for Auburn University.


R.I.P Anthony Mason


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Tori Kelly Debuts "Nobody Love" Music Video

Tori Kelly has just released the music video for her brand new song "Nobody Love".  















"For me the song is that in this generation, there is a lot of chasing the next thing, or constantly moving on from things and always searching for something better," Kelly, 22, told Elle, adding: "This song is about the type of love that you just really know is not going anywhere, and you don't have to search everywhere to look for something better because you're just happy."



"Nobody Love" is the lead single off Kelly's new debut studio album, which is currently available on iTunes.


Check out the music video below...


 

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Rebel Wilson Reveals Secret About "Pitch Perfect"

Rebel Wilson recently revealed a little secret about "Pitch Perfect" on twitter.

Wilson, 29, tweeted: "Behind the scenes FUN FACT about Pitch Perfect: originally the Barden Bellas were called "Divisi" but the original group of that name did not allow the movie to use it…", adding: "At the time we were devo'd but we grew to love the new name x"


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Kelly Osbourne Leaves "Fashion Police" After Zendaya Controversy

Kelly Osbourne has reportedly made the decision to leave Fashion Police.  








Sources claimed that Osbourne, 30, was already facing issues with the fashion show before Guilana Rancic's insulting remarks about Zendaya, 18, looking like she smelled of "patchouli oil and weed" sparked a huge controversy.


Even though Osbourne threatened to quit the show last week if the unpleasant situation wasn't resolved, it still comes as a surprise since Zendaya accepted Rancic's apology.




"I WILL NOT BE DRAGED INTO THIS! The situation is being rectified like ADULTS by both parties. I hope you can leave it to them & do the same," Kelly first tweeted.


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Friday, February 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy's Death: Celebrities React

Celebrities have taken to social media to mourn the passing of "Star Trek" actor Leonard Nimoy.  







Nimoy, who played Spock in the original "Star Trek" TV series in the mid 1960s (1966–69), died at the age of 83 after a battle with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).


The actor's former co-star William Shatner has released a statement claiming he "loved him like a brother" and the current Spock, Zachary Quinto, has posted some touching words on the sad news as well.


Check out what celebrities tweeted below…



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Star Trek's Spock Actor Leonard Nimoy Dead At 83

Leonard Nimoy has died after a battle with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He was 83.  






Nimoy passed away on Friday morning in his Bel Air home from final complications of COPD. His wife Susan Bay Nimoy confirmed the devastating news to The New York Times.



The "Star Trek" star revealed that he was suffering from the illness last year and explained it was due to years of smoking, even though he had quit the habit three decades ago.


Nimoy wrote on his twitter account: "I quit smoking 30 yrs ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP (Live Long and Prosper)." On February 19, 2015, Nimoy was rushed to UCLA Medical Center for severe chest pains after a call to 911. According to accounts, he had been in and out of hospitals for the "past several months."

Nimoy became famous for playing Spock in the original "Star Trek" TV series in the mid 1960s (1966–69), for which he garnered three Emmy Award nominations.





The late actor is survived by his wife SusanBay Nimoy  and his two children and six grandchildren from his first marriage.


Just days before his death, Nimoy took to twitter to share some of his poetry. The final tweet that he sent out read: "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP".


R.I.P Leonard Nimoy


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Madonna's Stylist Shares Hilarious Photo Of Herself Covered In Cupcakes Backstage After Her Brit Fall

Madonna's stylish B Akerlund was absolutely shocked when the pop icon took a nasty fall at the Brits.  







But rather than paying too much attention at the unfortunate incident, Akerlund shared a funny photo of herself appearing really shell shocked, covered in smashed cupcakes.


The stylist, who was responsible for the outfit, captioned the image: "#currentmood #britawards"

Just in case you have missed it, Madonna, 56, hit the stage to perform "Living For Love" from her upcoming album "Rebel Heart", but she crashed down a whole flight of stairs.



According to a backstage source, the Queen of Pop was angry after her fall and stormed out soon after her rendition.


The insider said: "Her team were left to pack up and ship out sharpish. Madonna's team had been working on her cape since Monday. It was the only topic of conversation coming from the seamstresses as it had been impressed on them to make it perfect."


"When she fell, the room which has previously been the subject of so much chatter, fell silent," the source went on, adding: "The atmosphere wasn't as if someone had died it was as if someone had been massacred."

Following the terrifying fall, Madonna took to Instagram and praised her giant black designer cape,  jokingly saying: "Armani hooked me up! My beautiful cape was tied too tight! But nothing can stop me and love really lifted me up! Thanks for your good wishes! I'm fine! #livingforlove."


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Madonna Reveals She Has Whiplash And Calls Her Brits Fall A Nightmare

Madonna has revealed she has whiplash after her Brits fall and called her own performance "a nightmare".  








Stopping by the "Jonathan Ross Show", Madonna, 56, was quoted as saying: "I'm a creature of habit I rehearse everything, everything, everything. I was thrown a wrench at the beginning of the performance. I was told to tie my cape and start much further back and I had to walk further and everyone was worried my cape was slide off so they tied it really tight around my neck".


"So here I am marching in like the queen, I got to the top of the stairs and I pulled the silky string and it wouldn't come undone," the Queen of Pop went on.

"My two lovely Japanese dancers they basically strangled me off the stage. I had two choices, I could either be strangled or fall, and I chose to fall," Madonna added.

Wossy tried to show a video of the unfortunate incident at the Brits, but Madonna claimed: "I don't want to see it, don't make me watch," pointing out: "It was a nightmare, I like to be amazing, I rehearse and rehearse so when I do a show it is effortless and I create magic. I did the opposite, I actually created a horror show for everyone."


Wossy then wondered if it was a stunt and the pop icon denied it by shaking her head.

Madonna said: "I'm never writing lyrics like that again the universe was trying to teach me a lesson. I didn't hurt my butt but I hurt my head. I know how to fall, I have fallen off my horse many times".

"I had little bit of whiplash, I smacked the back of my head. And I had a man standing over me with a flashlight until about 3am to make sure I was compos mentis. I am always nervous of live TV, when you singing you can't make any mistakes, the worst thing is you fall down stairs," Madonna explained, adding: "I like to make my shows dangerous but then there is danger."


Asked about the cape, the pop star replied: "No more capes, cape fear is over."


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Rick James Quotes


1. I've had it all. I've done it all. I've seen it all.  
2. I am greatly honored to be here. I was anticipating this and hoping they would contact me. I am glad they did.

3. Punk Funk means to be one with yourself. To be rebellious, aggressive, able to do and say what you feel at all times, without inflicting mental or spiritual pain. 





4. I'm still James Johnson. Rick James is a stage name. James Johnson keeps Rick James on the ground…Kind of sort of. 


5. I'm Rick James, bitch!

6. I believe everything happens under God's plan anyway.

7. We're bustin' out on some serious funk, y'all!

8. You don't really know your own worth because you don't know what may happen tomorrow.


9. I betcha I'll make you holler.




10. I went to India, lived, and studied.




11. My teacher said I would either be a hoodlum, or a great entertainer. 


12. The Grand Princess is going to have the first wedding chapel at sea where the captain can actually marry you and you can have your reception on board. The choices on board these ships are second-to-none, and I would challenge any resort vacation to deliver the type of vacations that these new grand-class ships are going to deliver.


13. "Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time. 


14. I'm very bitter about how I've been treated, there are some things I want to bring into the light, I'm glad I came here. This is the longest time I've been straight and sober. But if I wanted to get high tomorrow - my drug of choice - I could do it in this penitentiary. It comes with the territory. But I fight the feeling.


15. I'm one of the baddest mother…kers of all time.

16. If anything I consider myself non-violent, I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.






17. When I hit the stage, I become Rick James and that character exemplifies everything that it stands for: freedom, sex, love, power, truth. That's where I'm at. That's what I believe in. That's what I put out and that's what people feel.


18. He will stand in front of the district court and plea guilty or not guilty. We do not have any plea agreement in place, so we will set a court date at that time.







19. I wanted to play the Apollo because I didn't think I was going to be on the earth long.


20. There is a long history of people gathering in the same spot at the same time every week, or after work. A new guy could come in and see what the latest news was and what's going on in sports. Before people had TV and telephones it was one of the only meeting places we had; one of the only places to go and get local news.




21. I just live one day at a time.


22. If you're too straight for it, then don't watch it! Turn the TV off! 


23. Now is my time.  Everything I've done up to this point is just a warm up. This is where it all begins.

24. Somebody told me it's the oldest legitimate black-owned business enterprise. It's pretty much the cornerstone of the black community.

25. It's called illusions of grandeur. Every musician wants to be big. 


26. I don't have aluminum foil on my windows anymore.

27. Funkers are people who dig the funk; Little funkers, Big funkers, Old funkers, Young funkers, Foxy funkers, Mother funkers, Papa funkers. 


28. I have some white customers but not as many as I'd like. I think some people feel intimidated walking into a barbershop like this, but I'm trying to change that. When people come in here and they ask "do you cut white folks' hair?" I always say I cut hair period. Of all colors, white, green blue, whatever you got.

29. I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.



30. I'm too old to do crazy things anymore.




31. We're gonna dance on the funk and make love on this song.


32. I was going to get drafted, but I didn't really want to go into the Army.



33. Get up on this funk!




34. I love rap.

35. I was young and crazy in the ghetto.


36. You can't have rock and roll without drugs, you can't have rock and roll without sex.

37. I'm a long way from Ike Turner.

38. I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July.

39. I love kids.

40. It's a celebration, bitches!


41. I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I'm the most sampled artist in history.


42. I'm finally locked into the now, and it's great.

43. I'm really not tailored for responsibility.



44. You gotta hold that gate shut.

45. I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would take it in turn and beat on me. I was an abused child. I was mad about all those things, very bitter and very angry.




46. I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.



47. We didn't know if it was because we're a mixed-race couple or if it is because she was a TV personality or I was the guy from radio.


48. After I saw Kiss on stage, I wanted my show to look like the fourth of July. The persona of Rick James was wild and crazy, sex, drugs and rock and roll.

49. I had always been a free spirit and always gotten what I wanted.

50. I think rap definitely has its place in the art world. I think it is an art form. But, just like any art form, you can misuse it.


What do you think of Rick James quotes?


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