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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Bishop Eddie Long's Church Attempts Damage Control
A day after two of the four men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse told their side of the story to the news media, the church is fighting back. New Birth Baptist Church's chief ministry officer Darius Wise gave an interview to WSBTV in which he tried to defend Miss Long. Darius says he first met the bishop 12 years ago while he was a freshman at Morris Brown College. (Sidebar: He was way too old for the bishop to hit on him.) He said the bishop mentored him and is not the person depicted in the media. During the interview, Darius didn't say whether or not he believed the men who are now filing suit against the bishop, but he does say he's praying for them.
"We've gotten a picture in the last week and a half of Bishop Long and I don't know that guy. I know the guy that is extremely generous, has a heart and a passion to develop young men," he said.
As for the photos the bishop sent of himself in his underwear to the boys:
"For him to be as conscious as he is about his health about his physique that's not uncommon to take a picture of yourself." (But that doesn't explain why he's sending them to teenage boys.)
On the accusers' allegations that members of the church knew of the sexual abuse and turned the other cheek:
"If indeed there were people aware of this kind of situation, they would have been reported. So there's no way that individuals here at New Birth could have been aware of those kind of allegations and not communicate."
Update: Marcus Culliver, 20, who was one of the Miss Long's co-called "spiritual sons" and went to school with the four men accusing the bishop of coercion, is also speaking out. He says he never saw Miss Long doing anything inappropriate -- then again, he probably wasn't Miss Long's type. Not by a long shot -- if you know what we're talking about and we think you do. Ehaow!
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Judge Sentences Man to Spend Christmas in Jail for Next Five Years
A Livingston, Mont. judge has given a man accused of assaulting a woman an unusual sentence.
District Court Judge Nels Swandal gave Daniel Martz a 10-year suspended sentence on Monday for a May 2009 attack in which Martz allegedly choked and hit a woman, and then tried to have her change her story. Swandal also ordered Martz to report to jail each Dec. 15 through Jan. 1 for the next five years, according to the Livingston Enterprise. Swandal says incarcerating Martz around the holidays will keep him out of trouble. Park County Attorney Brett Linneweber says Martz's arrest record shows he has gotten into trouble before during holidays.Guess, you shouldn't expect any Christmas gifts from this guy -- at least for five years.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Fourth Victim of Bishop Eddie Long Speaks Out: 'I Wasn't Free Until I Came Out With It'
Last night Jamal Parris spoke out about his sexual relationship with sexual predator Miss Eddie Long, the hypocritical and homophobic "bishop" of a 25,000-member "church" in Atlanta. This afternoon, Spencer LeGrande, the fourth man to file a lawsuit against the mega-church pastor gave an exclusive interview to Atlanta's WSBTV. While he didn't get into specific details of his relationship with the pastor in this interview, the 22-year-old has said the pastor drugged him then
He said: "There's only one way to God and that's the truth....Once God's time is ready for it to expose everything it's going to happen, and I just pray I want people to know to keep praying. Keep praying for our strength and for us getting through this....This is a hard time for the world and you know I have no hate for anyone because God doesn't produce hate. I pray for everyone, especially bishop, cause he knows the truth, he knows the truth."
WATCH: Actress Deitra Hicks is Crazy as Hell on Divorce Court
Deitra Hicks (who played Jackie in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion) is divorcing her husband, Loren Harper, an alcoholic, sex addict and compulsive liar. He says she punches him in the face constantly, so he's suing for $1,760 to pay for several therapy sessions. But that's just the beginning of the DRAMA! Deitra, who admits she has anger management issues, breaks out into song because that keeps her sane. Seriously, you guys. Why didn't y'all send us this link when it first aired earlier in the month? We're literally about to die after watching this fabulously insane courtroom spectacle.
Cuckoo. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.
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Shock! The 'Miracle' Cure for AIDS, Cancer You Purchased Online is Killing You
So, you've been diagnosed with Hepatitis, cancer, Crohns disease, AIDS, herpes or TB and have looked for a cure on the Internet. Chances are you came upon something called Miracle Mineral Solution, which promises to cure every serious ailment and disease known to man, including the flu.
Well.
The UK Food Standards Agency has just issued an urgent warning against the product because well, it could kill you. Miracle Mineral Solution is 28 percent sodium chlorite solution which is equivalent to industrial-strength bleach and six times the amount found in an average bottle of household bleach.
The FSA said, if the solution -- which is sold for $21.98 and must be mixed with citric acid -- is diluted less than instructed, it could cause damage to the gut and red blood cells, potentially resulting in respiratory failure and death.
The pioneer of the supposed miracle drink is a man known as Jim Humble, pictured above administering something to African kids suffering from malaria. Hundreds of thousands of the solution have been sold since it went on the market.
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Victim of Bishop Eddie Long Speaks Out: 'I Can't Get the Smell of That Man Off My Body'
Jamal Parris, 23, the third of four men to file lawsuits against mega-church pastor Miss Eddie Long aka "Dick Tracy", spoke exclusively to MyFoxAtlanta last night. Jamal says Miss Long, who he called "daddy" and loved, preyed upon him and other boys and used them for sex. When he grew tired of having sex with him and the others, Miss Long -- who used the Bible to justify and support the sexual activity which happened before and after church -- traded them in for younger
Jamal said: "I cannot get the sound of his voice out of my head, and I cannot forget the smell of his cologne, and I cannot forget the way he made me cry when I drove in his car on the way home, not able to take enough showers to get the smell of that man off my body....That man can not look me in my eye and tell me we did not live this pain. Why you can sit in front of the church and tell them that you categorically deny it. You can't say that to our face. And you know this. You are not a man, you are a monster."
He added: "I loved him. I'm always going to have love for the things that he taught me. But how he left us hurt worse than anything I ever felt in my life....You finally have a father that you've always wanted for and always dreamed of. He would just walk away from you if you don't give him what he wants. So you end up turning into something you never thought you would be, which is now a slave to a man that you love....This man turned his back on us when he had no more need for us. That's not a father, that's a predator."
He added: "His presence alone is seduction to a young man without a father. You look at him and he's everything you want to be, he's everything you see and you dream to be and being around him, it's almost like a drug. You can't believe the places you've added to your life and the cars that you're driving and the people that you're meeting, so it becomes 'If I want to continue to feel this love and this power, I'll do whatever my dad wants me to."
Jamal added that the pastor not only sent them questionable photos of himself in his underwear, but asked the boys to send him photos of them, too.
Miss Long has yet to publicly deny the allegations or that he's a sexual predator and a self-hating homophobe, but vows to fight the charges in court -- which we all know will not happen. When will this troubled closet case come out?
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PS: Jamal said he decided to sue Miss Long after efforts to resolve the matter privately didn't pan out.
Sidebar: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today that Miss Long's ex-wife accused him of beating her ass during their brief marriage and even when she was seven-and-a-half months pregnant with the couple's only child, a son. Miss Long was the one who filed for divorce and, in the court papers, Dabara S. Houston said she was the victim of "cruel treatment" and was afraid of Miss Long's "violent and vicious temper." The couple was married in 1981 and separated a couple years later. He married his current wife, Vanessa Griffin Long, in March 1990. (Remember back in the day when "radio Wendy" used to say that any man who puts his hands on a woman is How You Doin, well Miss Long is a classic case in point.)
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Why is This Attorney General Gunning for a Gay College Student?
Over the last few months, Andrew Shirvell, the assistant attorney general of Michigan, has been blogging about Chris Armstrong, the 21-year-old president of the University of Michigan's student council. Chris is also openly gay and that pisses Andrew off to no end. The assistant DA appeared on Anderson Cooper's show last night to explain and Anderson let him have it!
How You Doin, Andrew.
Sidebar: Anderson will host a new daytime talk show beginning next fall. The as-yet-untitled show "will not have a hard-news focus, though given Cooper's background, he'll bring a more journalistic approach to handling popular topics compared to most daytime fare," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is billed as a topical format that will cover everything from celebrities and pop culture to social issues and wide-interest news stories. Using his well-established interview skills, Cooper's show will welcome a broad range of guests and tackle debate-provoking subjects. Segments will include hidden-camera experiments and town-hall meetings, with a focus aimed at appealing to female viewers. He will continue to host his nightly CNN show.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
LISTEN: Man Calls Police to Report a Cat in His Kitchen
A British man called 999 (like 911 here in the States) to report that there's a cat in his kitchen and he doesn't know how to deal with it. The impatient operator ushered the man off the phone before he could explain to her that the cat was raping his wife -- or something even more ridiculous. (He could be hooked up with this woman.)
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Did George Lopez' Wife File for Divorce Because He Cheated on Her with Prostitutes? More Than Likely
Yesterday, George Lopez' publicist issued a statement saying the talk show host was divorcing Ann, his wife of 17 years. The statement is everything you'd expect: “George and Ann Lopez have made the decision to end their 17 year marriage. The decision is amicable and by mutual agreement. They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.” The reason for the divorce is also something you'd expect -- especially in this day and age -- whores!
According to the National Enquirer, who first broke the story last May, George has been getting it in with hookers. The tabloid spoke with Tiffany, a hooker who admitted she -- along with a friend, who's also a whore -- slept with George.
Lopez was so brazen in cheating on his wife that he even tried to set up a threesome with himself and two hookers, the escort told The ENQUIRER. The busty blonde says she met with the star when he played in a Tampa golf tournament in April of 2009. Tiffany said that George got her phone number on website where she advertised her services. She went to his hotel room and said he was very friendly. “He was a very nice guy,” said Tiffany. “We chatted about his career. He told me he ’saw other girls’ in other cities, and liked to have regular girls when he travels. He said, ‘That way, I know what I’m going to get.’ We went into the bedroom, and I asked him to get comfortable. He took off his clothes and lay down on the bed. I changed into a pink two-piece outfit and did a little dance to turn him on. Then I took my top off and got into bed. We had sex, nothing kinky, for about 30 minutes. “It was safe sex. After we were finished, he gave me a hug and said he’d be coming back in a year or so and would like to see me again.” To her surprise, Tiffany says that she learned later Lopez had called a fellow hooker named Samantha for an afternoon “quickie” the same day! “I couldn’t believe it! We both had sex with George on the same day! I got $500,” she said. Tiffany passed an independently administered polygraph test that shows she is telling the truth about her rendezvous with Lopez. She also showed text messages that Lopez had sent her to arrange their hookup. When asked to comment on Tiffany claims, Lopez denied he had met with her.In 2004, George became gravely ill after suffering from a genetic condition which caused his kidneys to fail. Ann saved his life by giving him one of her kidneys. Question: Will she now request to have her kidney back?
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Shock! Atheists Know More About Religion Than Believers
According to a study released by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life yesterday, atheists and agnostics (those who believe there is no God or who aren't sure) knew more, on average, than followers of most major faiths. Atheists scored an average of 20.9 out of 32 in a quiz about different faiths, while religious respondents averaged 16.5.
The survey found that Jews and Mormons did best among the faithful, averaging 20.5 and 20.3 respectively. Hispanic Catholics scored just 11.6 on average. Fewer than half of the 3,412 adults surveyed could identify Buddhism as the Dalai Lama’s religion, while only 54 per cent correctly said that the Koran was the Islamic holy book. More than four in five respondents, however, knew that Mother Teresa was a Catholic. The survey also found that people had surprising gaps in knowledge about their own religions. Almost half of Catholics surveyed did not know that their church teaches that the bread and wine used in Communion actually become the body and blood of Christ. A majority of Protestants, meanwhile, could not identify Martin Luther as the driving force behind the Protestant Reformation. Stephen Prothero, a professor of religion at Boston University, who worked on the survey, said: “We know almost nothing about our own religions and even less about the religions of other people.”According to the study, atheists and agnostics tend to be people who grew up in a religious tradition and consciously gave it up, often after a great deal of reflection and study. Atheists and agnostics also tend to be relatively well educated, and the survey found, not surprisingly, that the most knowledgeable people were also the best educated. However, it said that atheists and agnostics also outperformed believers who had a similar level of education.
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WATCH: Australia's Next Top Model Host Announces Wrong Winner [Epic Fail]
On Tuesday night's live season (or is it cycle?) finale of Australia's Next Top Model, host an head judge Sarah Murdoch (think: Tyra) totally had a blonde moment. Like, OMG, really. The model-turned host announced Kelsey Martinovich as the winner. Minutes into her victory speech, Sarah was told that she made a mistake and the actual winner was Amanda Ware, whose photo was up on the big screen all the while.
"Oh my God, I don't know what to say right now. I'm feeling a bit sick about this. I'm so sorry about this," Sarah said. "This was a complete accident. I'm so sorry. It's Amanda. I'm so sorry."
EPIC. FAIL.
Sidebar: For her embarrassment, the show's producers gave Kelsey $25,000 ($24,000 USD).
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Man Breaks Into Movie Theatre to Masturbate
Police in Sparta, NJ arrested 53-year-old Michael Shea after he broke into a movie theater and was caught on a surveillance camera masturbating in a stairway.
Michael forced open a locked back door at the American Place Sparta Theatre on Center Street, which was closed at the time, and went to a rear stairway and began masturbating, police said. Shea was caught on a surveillance camera that was being viewed by a theater employee who was inside a theater office, police said. Shea was arrested at 8:35 p.m. Sunday when he was seen by police walking away from the building. He was found in possession of several pieces of women’s undergarments, as well as pornographic material, police said.He was charged with burglary, lewdness and disorderly conduct
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Judge Declares Mistrial in Buju Banton's Drug Case
The drug trial of Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton ended in a mistrial this afternoon when jurors said they could not agree on a verdict after three days of deliberations, according to Reuters.
Buju was arrested in December in Sarasota, Fla., and charged with conspiring to buy 11 pounds (5 kilograms) of cocaine from an undercover police informant. He has been held without bail since his arrest.
The 12-member jury had been meeting since Thursday after a four-day trial. They deliberated about 10 hours Thursday and Friday before going home for the weekend. After a little more than an hour Monday morning, they notified the judge they were having trouble reaching a decision. The judge told them to keep trying, but at 3pm, U.S. District Judge James Moody declared a mistrial and said a retrial would not begin until at least December.
Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, could face life in prison if convicted. His defense attorney argued that the entertainer was tricked by the informant, a convicted cocaine smuggler named Alexander Johnson who avoided prison by agreeing to work as an informant and was paid more than $3 million by the US government.
According to testimony, Buju introduced Alexander to his driver and friend, Ian Thomas. Prosecutors played a video that shows the group of men at a warehouse on Dec. 8, where undercover law enforcement officers did a "flash," or a surprise showing, of 5 kilos of cocaine. On the video, Ian is seen cutting open one of the packages while Buju watches. Ian then hands Buju the knife, and the singer runs his finger across the blade and tastes the sample. He then watches as Ian and Alexander negotiate, at one point saying, "Name your price."
After that meeting, Buju refused to do business with the men and the drug deal, but prosecutors claim Buju flaked out on the deal because he didn't want to go to jail.
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Man Finds Dead Mouse in Loaf of Bread
Stephen Forse, a British father of two, purchased a loaf of bread online. He had already ate some of the bread the day before, but as he was about to prepare sandwiches for his daughter he noticed an object covered in fur — and says one of his family may have accidentally eaten the tail.
"I noticed a dark colored object embedded in the corner of three or four slices," he said. "Initially I thought it was where the dough had not mixed properly prior to baking. As I looked closer I saw that the object had fur on it. I continued to prepare some sandwiches for the children from another loaf of bread that was in the fridge, checking carefully each slice in turn as I still felt quite shaken. As I was feeling ill I couldn't face eating anything myself. I sat with the children as they ate theirs. My six-year-old daughter actually commented at one point 'why aren't you eating anything daddy?' to which I just replied that I wasn't hungry." Council officers noted that the mouse did not have a tail. Mr Forse added: “Her comments made me feel ill once again as there was no indication as to where the tail was. Had it fallen off prior to the bread being wrapped or had any of my family eaten it with another slice of bread on a previous day?"The bread company admitted to having failed to maintain acceptable standards and was fined £5,500 ($7,927) and ordered to pay £11,109.47 ($17,611) in court costs.
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Apparently, Whenever NFLer Shaun Smith Sees Another Man's Penis, He's Gotta Grab It
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Shaun Smith is building quite a reputation around the NFL; He's been branded a serial package-grabber.
For the second week in a row, Smith was accused of nethers-seizing, this time by San Francisco 49ers rookie tackle Anthony Davis, who was caught retaliating. The week before, Cleveland center Alex Mack nearly chased him around the field before being convinced to leave the field for the Browns' punt team. So far Smith has not responded to the charge that he grabs for other players' sensitives, though we should expect him to hold up a freshly sanitized hand and swear that he has never ever ever put his hand where competitors' hands weren't designed to go. Still, to be accused of it twice in two weeks by two men who, as near as we can tell, have never met each other and therefore have not had time to compare notes, leads a reasonable person to conclude that where there is smoke, there are palm prints. Now Conrad Dobler, largely considered the most creatively dirty player in National Football League history, was accused of working the joy divisions of other players when the opportunity presented itself. But it was part of a wider repertoire, with biting, gouging, kneeing, kicking and other more acceptable forms of social intercourse. There is no anecdotal evidence that Smith has such a well-developed game, cheating-wise. He is known, as of now, for just the one thing, and that's a hell of a rep to live down, let alone to keep up. Put another way, to quote Davis, "He tried to feel me. That's weird, right?"Weird, indeed. Ehaow!
Update, Oct 1: Shaun has been fined $10,000 for grabbing Anthony's, ahem, johnson.
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Woman Throws Hot Grease on Grandkids
Dorothy Williams Hutchinson, 51 and her husband Johnnie, 51, got into an argument in their Gainesville, Fla. home about 1am Sunday. She told Johnnie to leave her the heck alone and he didn't, she'll throw hot grease on him. Ob-vi-ously Johnnie thought she was kidding, so he continued to fight with her. Dorothy picked up a pan of hot grease in the kitchen and approached Johnnie in the living room. But guess what the coward did next?
The couple's four grandchildren were asleep in the living room. When Dorothy Hutchinson approached her husband with the hot grease, the report states that he picked up the baby and “used him as a human shield and still, the defendant threw the grease.” The baby sustained second-degree burns on his right leg and stomach. Another grandson also was hit with the grease, which caused first- and second-degree burns under his left eye and on the left side of his face. Dorothy Hutchinson is charged with felony aggravated domestic battery and child neglect. Johnnie Hutchinson is charged with felony aggravated child abuse and knowingly causing disfigurement. They are both being held without bond in the Alachua County Jail.It's unknown if the children will be returned to their parents or placed in foster care.
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Aging Airmen: Aliens Deactivated US, British Nuclear Missiles
By far, this is the nuttiest thing in the news today.
Aliens have landed, infiltrated British nuclear missile sites and deactivated the weapons, according to US military pilots. The beings have repeated their efforts in the US and have been active since 1948, the men said, and accused the respective governments of trying to keep the information secret. The unlikely claims were compiled by six former US airmen and another member of the military who interviewed or researched the evidence of 120 ex-military personnel. The information they have collected suggests that aliens could have landed on Earth as recently as seven years ago. The men's aim is to press the two governments to recognise the long-standing extra-terrestrial visits as fact. They are to be presented on Monday 27 September at a meeting in Washington. One of the men, Capt Robert Salas, said: "The US Air Force is lying about the national security implications of unidentified aerial objects at nuclear bases and we can prove it." He said said he witnessed such an event first-hand on March 16, 1967, at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana which housed Minuteman nuclear missiles. Capt Salas continued: "I was on duty when an object came over and hovered directly over the site. "The missiles shut down - 10 Minuteman missiles. And the same thing happened at another site a week later. There's a strong interest in our missiles by these objects, wherever they come from. I personally think they're not from planet Earth." Others claim to have seen similar activity in the UK. Col Charles Halt said he saw a UFO at the former military base RAF Bentwaters, near Ipswich, 30 years ago, during which he saw beams of light fired into the base then heard on the military radio that aliens had landed inside the nuclear storage area. He said: "I believe that the security services of both the United States and the United Kingdom have attempted - both then and now - to subvert the significance of what occurred at RAF Bentwaters by the use of well-practised methods of disinformation." The site was then the base of the US 81st Tactical Fighter Wing. Capt Bruce Fenstermacher, a former US Air Force officer, also claims he saw a cigar-shaped UFO hovering above a nuclear base in Wyoming in 1976.Talk about having a senior moment.
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WATCH: Cop 'Arrests' Boy For Having Sex With His Stepdaughter
When a San Jose police officer found out a 15-year-old boy was having consensual sex with his 14-year-old stepdaughter, he swooped down on the boy's home on August 30 and put him in handcuffs. Well, he gave him a stern talking to and pretended to arrest the boy. The boy's parents, who recorded the "arrest", say they didn't give the officer permission to scare their son, and the officer was angry and abusing his authority. Prosecutors are reviewing the case to see if the officer, who has been placed on administrative leave, will face criminal charges. After the staged arrest, the boy -- but not the girl -- was arrested for unlawful sexual intercourse. (Consensual sex between two minors of a similar age is a misdemeanor in California.)
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What's Going on in this Video?
Sure, this woman may be adept at
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Bishop Eddie Long: 'I Gon' Fight' Sex Charges...So Keep Sending in Those Tithes and Offerings! Jesus Says So. Plus, I Need a New iPad
How You Doin pastor Eddie Long aka "Dick Tracy" donning his best Sunday wig, spoke to his congregants yesterday morning, several days after four men filed lawsuits accusing the 57-year-old of abusing his power, showering them with gifts and coerced the teens into having sex with him.
The homophobic, two-faced and hypocritical pastor vowed to fight the charges in court (but we know the cases will probably be settled). During his sermon yesterday morning, however, not once did he say he's innocent. Not once.
There have been allegations and attacks made on me. I have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. But I am not the man that’s being portrayed on the television. That’s not me. That is not me. By the counsel of my lawyers, they have advised me not to try this case in the media. I am not gon' try this case in the media. It will be tried in the court of justice and dealt with in the court of justice and please understand because that's the only place I think I'll get justice, but being in the hands of God. Please hear this. Please hear this: I’ve been accused. I’m under attack. I want you to know, as I said earlier, I am not a perfect man. But this thing I’m gon' fight. And I want you to to know one other thing. I feel like David against Goliath, but I’ve got five rocks and I haven’t thrown one yet.Sidebar: What really is irking us, aside from the pastor's reported predatory and pedophilic actions, is what's going on the video above. Why are these
Sidebar #2: This hilarity has been making its way around the Net today. We gagged when he said: "Where my young people at? Where my lil shawty at? Where there at?" What?!? Is this a church or is this a cult? What's really going on here.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Bishop Eddie Long Might as Well Come on Out of the Closet Today! Not Sunday! They're New Accusations He Drugged Then Had Sex With a 17-year-old Boy
A fourth man is suing How You Doin preacher Eddie Long, claiming Eddie aka "Dick Tracy" (pictured above in a photo he sent to his victims) coerced him into a sexual relationship. Earlier this week, three other young men filed similar lawsuits claiming pastor Long abused his spiritual authority to seduce them with cars, money, clothes, jewelry, international trips and access to celebrities -- in exchange for some straight teenage d*ck.
The lawsuit was filed by Spencer LeGrande, a member of New Birth Charlotte. New Birth Charlotte is a satellite church run by Long in Charlotte, N.C. The lawsuit said Long told LeGrande "I will be your dad" and invited the 17-year-old to journey to Kenya with him in July 2005. LeGrande said that Long gave him a sleeping pill on that trip and that the two engaged in sexual acts....The lawsuit claims Long convinced LeGrande that "engaging in a sexual relationship was a healthy component of his spiritual life," the complaint said. LeGrande, now 22, said the two continued their relationship on a February 2006 trip to South Africa and after he moved to Atlanta at Long's encouragement. He said that Long also instructed him not to have girlfriends, but that he pulled away in the spring of 2009 after he became "disillusioned." He moved back to Charlotte in October, it said.The AJC has more:
Their first meeting was an emotional one, according to the suit. LeGrande, moved by one of Long's sermons, approached the pastor and began to cry. Long hugged the 15-year-old, assuring him, "I got you" ... "I will be your dad," the suit states. Soon after they began talking regularly by phone. "Long would become angry if LeGrande failed to call Long on a frequent basis," according to the suit. LeGrande alleges the bishop told him to call me "dad." Like two of the other young men claiming Long coerced them into having sex, LeGrande's father was not actively involved in the youth's life. After a second trip to Kenya, Long encouraged LeGrande to move to Atlanta and attend Beulah Heights University, the suit states. LeGrande agreed, abandoning a potential college basketball career. The boy's mother, Deborah LeGrande, wrote the bishop thanking him for looking after her son, according to the suit. LeGrande, who says he was showered with gifts, including a Dodge Intrepid, was expected to "have no girlfriends." In return his tuition and expenses at Beulah were covered, the suit alleges. The freshman college student was allowed to live, rent-free, in the Harwell House, owned by New Birth minister Anthony Moman, who, the suit claims, "knew of Long's sexually inappropriate conduct." LeGrande and Long maintained their intimate relationship, according to the suit. After a few months, LeGrande was moved into a church-owned community center on Parsons Road. The suit alleges the two had sex in that home along with other church properties, including the bishop's private office. Their relationship crumbled in early 2009 as LeGrande became "disillusioned and confused by Long’s actions and began pulling away from [the bishop]," according to the suit. Around that time, LeGrande dropped out of Beulah University and sought to distance himself from his spiritual mentor. "From the Spring of 2009 up through October 2009, Long continued to contact LeGrande," the suit states.When it rains it pours, so don't be surprised when MORE and MORE men file lawsuits against this self-hating hypocrite who's a master manipulator. Frankly, he needs to go to jail.
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Sidebar: We read earlier that pastors from around the country are convening in Atlanta all next week (yes, 7 whole days) to pray with (or is it for?) Eddie. Now, really.
Update: "Dick Tracy" (OK, we're gonna start calling him that now from on) made his first public statement today during a conference call with parishioners. Not once did he say he's innocent, but urged his flock to pray for him, his wife (who we hear filed for divorce last summer) and his kids.
He said: "We will arise through this situation, and go forward, and we are moving forward...I have never dealt with anything like this before. I have been under attack before, but everything else has been different levels and different challenges. Know that I am also praying for the families and the young men who are accusing. I always operate in the spirit of love, and we are going to move through this."
He also said he's praying for Anthony, Maurice, Jamal, Spencer and the other not-yet-known accusers. Will "Dick Tracy" upstage Tiger Woods with the number of jumpoffs? It could happen.
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WATCH: Aretha Franklin Loves PBS
Aretha Franklin is a diva. The singer appeared on PBS wearing one of her muumuu from the I'll Eat Whatever I Want collection extolling her love for the network and ...cheesesteaks. Voulez POO-POO-cher avec moi? LOL.
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Woman Told the Only Way She'll Ever Get a Job is if She Put a Bag Over Her Face
A British woman with 20 piercing and 30 tattoos was told by a job counsellor that the only way she was ever going to find a job, was if she went to the job interview with a paper bag over her face. Harsh.
Hayley O'Neil, 23, - who also has 20 body piercings - says was also advised to "stand behind a wall" when she asked a job centre official what post she could apply for. She eventually left the Job Centre Plus centre in Blackburn Lancs in tears without any interviews lined up after the advisor concluded: "Who would hire you looking like that?" Miss O'Neil, who got her first tattoo from her mother as an 18th birthday present said: "I just felt so humiliated. I couldn't believe what this guy was saying. I said I could take the piercings out but they look a lot worse when they are out. The guy said: 'on first impressions do you think anyone would hire you?' He said: 'look at it this way if you were to stand behind a wall - or put a paper bag over your face do you think you would have a better chance?' He then backtracked and tried to say that he was sorry and hoped I wasn't offended but I was. He talked to me as though I was just going through a phase in my life, but this is my lifestyle choice, and this is who I am."The agency denied any inappropriate remarks had been made during the interview.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Thief Gets Taken Away With the Trash
James Brienzo is a donkey. After stealing items from an Alliance, Ohio Walmart store yesterday, he tried to evade police by jumping into a dumpster. About 7am this morning, the dumpster was picked up and James was being crushed to death by the compactor, so he called a friend to come get him. That friend called police. They called the local news crew.
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Before They Began Servicing Bishop Eddie Long on the Reg, Anthony Flagg and Maurice Robinson Were Braggadocious Boys Trying to Impress Girls
On Tuesday, Anthony Flagg and Maurice Robinson filed lawsuits against mega-church pastor Eddie Long, claiming he brain-washed and coerced them into "marrying" him and having sex with him on church property and around the US and overseas. On Wednesday, another man filed a similar suit. Through his attorney, the pastor claims these allegations are false. Someone posted this video on Youtube of Anthony and Maurice in a classroom acting all sorts of inappropriate. It looks like it was filmed pre-being turned out by pastor Long aka "Dick Tracy." Ehaow!
What the F*ck is Going on in This Video?
This is art. Art is subjective. And you were just subjected to watching Chris hold a teacup for 60 seconds. Drink the tea, Chris.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Mother Stabbed Over Comments Her Daughter Made on Facebook
Judith E. Scott-Booker, 41, and her 18-year-old daughter Brianna Smith, have been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery after they stabbed Tiffany Scott, 39, several times over comments her 18-year-old daughter, Natia Robinson, made about a friend's 4-day-old baby on Facebook. According to the Daily Herald, the dispute began after another girl called Brianna's newborn baby daughter "ugly". She accused Natia, who's she's been friends with since fourth grade, of being behind the Facebook post. Tiffany said she invited the Judith and her daughter over to her home that night to check Natia's laptop to prove her innocence, but the girls began fighting. Tiffany threw the visitors out of her home, but about 15 minutes later when she walked outside toward her car, she was stabbed several times.
This is Judith's mugshot.
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Juice Boxes are Making You Gay
Alex Jones, a conservative, ring-wing conspiracy theorist with a syndicated radio show, believes the US government is encouraging the use of chemicals in juice boxes which makes little boys effeminate/gay. Seriously, what?!?
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FIGHT! Woman Holding Baby Gets in Bus Brawl
Police in San Antonio, Texas have released video of two mothers brawling on a city bus. One woman had a baby strapped to her chest, while other had a baby in a carrier on the bus seat. The video, which was shot in 2009, was released to illustrate some of the types of public safety issues cops address.
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Man Has Sex with Dinosaur
Somewhere in Philly, a pervert is laying low.
One man put a new twist on bestiality Sunday afternoon when he sexually assaulted a dinosaur - a large, plastic one - in a Chester County park, according to police. The unidentified man followed two teen girls - 13 and 14 - into Pomeroy Park in Avondale around 4:30 p.m. and first exposed his penis to them before he began "simulating a sexual act with a large plastic dinosaur in the park," according to a state police news release. The man, who is described as Hispanic, between 20 and 30 years old and around 5-foot-6 with a goatee, fled the scene on his bicycle, according to police. A state police spokesman did not return calls for comment Monday. It was not immediately clear from the release if the dinosaur was a permanent fixture in a play area of the park. Anyone with information is urged to call state police at 610-268-2022.
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The Most Inspiring Story of the Day
Jerry French of Sun City, Utah is an inspiration. The 58-year-old was born without hands and feet, and was ridiculed as a child... but look at him now.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Hey, Bishop Long. The 'Spiritual Sons' You 'Married' and Coerced into Having Sex With You Are Suing Your Ass!
Bishop Eddie Long, who's the pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, a 25,000-member church in Atlanta, Ga., is facing allegations he had a sexual relationship with two young men.
Wait, isn't pastor Long anti-gay and believes gay people can "get out of that lifestyle" with faith and prayer?
Well, well, well. Like Ted Haggard and George Rekers before him, pastor Long is a closeted homosexual.
According to a lawsuit filed today, Anthony Flagg, 21, and Maurice Robinson, 20, say they met the pastor when they were 14 and 15 and the sexual relationship began when they were 17 and 18. They say the Bishop handpicked them, along with other impressionable young men, whom he groomed and showered with extravagant gifts, including clothing, jewelry, electronics, cars and vacations around the world (on his private plane) so he could have sex with them. Then again, he was "married" to them and they were on the church's payroll. The plaintiffs claim Bishop Long typically engages in a private spiritual ceremony described as a “Covenant Ceremony” (which is akin to a wedding ceremony) between himself and each young Spiritual Son and when they became interested in women, "defendant Long initially attempts to block those relationships by increased contact and spiritual talk as to the covenant between the Spiritual Son and himself." The men say they "engaged in sexual touching and other sexual acts", including professionals because this was "a healthy component of [their] spiritual life." Seriously, where in the Bible is that?
But what really, really, really had us gagging -- aside from the fact that everyone in the church knew about the Bishop's alleged dalliances with these young men and covered it up -- is that when he checked into hotels with Maurice and Anthony, the Bishop used the alias "Dick Tracy."
Dead!
Anthony and Maurice are seeking unspecified damages and their lawyer say she has emails, text messages and photographs between her clients and the Bishop. Maurice also said he wanted to get in the music industry so the pastor introduced him to several
Sidebar: The Bishop, who is married and has four kids, denies the allegations. And, then there's this: Maurice was arrested on June 23 and charged with stealing jewelry, an iPad and an iPhone from the church. He said he stole the items in retaliation after
Chile, we can't take it! How You Doin, Bishop!
Update: It's going down!!! A THIRD MAN (23-year-old Jamal Parris) has filed a lawsuit against the preacher claiming he, too, was in a sexual relationship with the pastor. Jamal said within two weeks after joining the church in 2001, the pastor gave him his personal cell phone number and encouraged Jamal to call him "daddy"!!!!!!! And they were giving each other professionals on church property and in hotel rooms around the world.
The amount of victims filing lawsuits is expected to increase, but don't be surprised if they all go away before there is a trial. Why? Someone paid them off to keep quiet.
BTW: Pastor Long plans to hold a press conference on Thursday. Honestly, we can't wait! These self-hating homosexuals preaching hate on the pulpit make us angry.
Update 2: Shocker! The press conference was canceled.
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Here's Anthony's:
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Despite What Your No-Good Ex Says, Getting a Divorce is a Piece of Cake
If (and when) that times come when you "hate that 'vermin' you call a spouse like poison", Steven Miller is your pitbull divorce attorney. Plus, he does it on the cheap.
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Man Beats Down Pregnant Girlfriend Because She Told Him to Smoke Outside
Terrell Levine, 34, faces aggravated battery, aggravated assault and kidnapping charges after he beat down his pregnant girlfriend because she had the gall to tell him to smoke outside because (gasp!) smoking is dangerous to their unborn child's health.
According to the police report, his girlfriend, Tiffany Rider, who has one child by Levine and is 10 weeks pregnant with another, told Levine that he could not smoke inside of the apartment because of her pregnancy, asthma and other health issues. Frustrated with her demands, Levine blew smoke in her face, making it difficult for her to breathe, the report states. When Rider began to search for her inhaler, Levine prevented her from doing so, according to the report. During the fight, Levine caused Rider to fall when he tried swinging her into the bedroom. He later punched her in the mouth when she ignored him and tried going to the hospital, according to the report. Levine, who also suffers from partial deafness, threatened that he would kill her if she called the police or left the apartment, the report states. Rider says Levine followed up by stating: "I'm a real (expletive) and I don't care." While the couple argued in the kitchen, Levine also pointed a knife to her face, according to the report. Rider told police that Levine said that if she screamed again, he'd stab her. Rider waited for Levine to fall asleep, and took her child and headed to the hospital where she was later met by police. She told the investigator that she was afraid that Levine would kill her.Police picked up Terrell, who coincidentally was arrested for beating Tiffany.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
WATCH: Man Restrains Bank Robber ... By Sitting on Him
Last Wednesday, Thomas Bayse, 37, robbed a bank in St. Louis, Mo. but he didn't get far. A customer (Doug Lesar) chased him down the street and detained Thomas, by sitting on him, until police arrived. Thomas was charged with robbery -- and we suspect he'll sue Doug for assault. Hey, stranger things have happened.
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WATCH: Hatin' on Toys R Us
We're not sure if this man's a comedian or has real beef with Toys R Us, but he sure is hilarious. (Note: NSFW). Coloring books make his balls feel good. Jungle gyms, not so much. What?!?
What The Eff is Going on in this Video?
Before you start laughing, this man could be suffering from a seizure. Or he could be a crackhead. Either way, someone needs to get him to a hospital before he hurts himself.
Blind Item: Which Male Actor Was Photographed Having Sex with Other Men?
Big dilemma over at a major magazine. They are the first to receive multiple photos of a very famous actor in compromising positions with other men. So why aren’t they racing every other magazine and tabloid to press? Several reasons. First of all, the pics weren’t taken by a member of the magazine’s staff, and the submitter wants to see more money before granting permission for publication. Second, the magazine has a reputation for taking the high road when it comes to salacious stories, and running one contrary to type would certainly fly in the face of tradition. It could also make other stars pause before granting interviews in the future. Finally, they know they would get sued. So now they are running the numbers. They need to figure out if the boost in sales and circulation – of what would likely be their best-selling issue in history – will offset the negatives.
Eds: Too easy.
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And This Little Piggy Hurled Racial Slurs All the Way Home
What amazes us most about this video is not the hosing down of the racist woman, but that she's a lazy racist who got hosed down with Holy water. Hallelujah!
Friday, September 17, 2010
Whole Foods Puts Labels on Some Seafood with Advice Not to Buy It
Whole Foods has a concience. Sort of. The grocery-food chain is urging customers not to buy certain seafood at their stores, by placing warning labels on the packages. Wait, wouldn't it be better to not carry this seafood in the first place?
11,000 People Died in Russia This Summer
Global warming is no joke.
Moscow registered nearly 11,000 deaths due to an unprecedented heatwave this summer, a city official said, as the mortality rate more than doubled in the Russian capital. In August alone, 15,016 deaths were registered in the city of more than 10 million people, compared with 8,905 for the same period last year - an increase of 6,111 deaths, city official Evegenya Smirnova said. A month earlier, Moscow saw 4,824 deaths more compared with the same period in July 2009. Overall, the city experienced 10,935 deaths linked to the extreme temperatures and stifling smog over the two months from July to August, which represents a 60 per cent rise in the mortality rate.The local media reported that morgues were overflowing, but the Russian government has still not public commented on the alarming number of deaths, which authorities have partially attributed a large number of drownings as Russians rushed to escape the sweltering temperatures topping 100ºF which lasted several weeks.
WATCH: Baby Crawls into Traffic
Remember the baby who crawled into a street in Texas earlier in year? Well, another baby is lucky to be alive, after he crawled into the busy road in Antalya, Southern Turkey. The horrifying scene was captured by surveillance cameras. According the child's mother, she and the 1-year-old toddler were taking a nap under trees in a neighboring park when the toddler woke and crawled off. (Additional reports say the woman was begging for money on the side of the road when the baby wandered off.) After several motorists noticed the baby, but decided to drive around him, instead of stopping, a truck driver did and gestured other motorists to stop; the distressed mother soon arrived at the roadside and whisked the toddler out of danger. She was questioned by police, but not charged.
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Hold on a Sec! What's Going on This Video? (Maybe NSFW)
Dover, you've been a bad, bad boy. Now carry on.
Here's another one for you: Someone, somewhere probably lost their job for leaking this, but don't shoot us, we're just the messenger. It's a new video from Miss Fenty. The song, "Who’s That Chick?", is produced by David Guetta. Again we ask: What the hell is going on in this video?
The Pope's Astronomer is Nuts!
Guy Consolmagno, who serves as Pope Benedict's astronomer -- wait, did you know the Pope had 12 astronomers on staff?!? -- says he will baptize aliens.
A self-confessed science fiction fan, he said he was "comfortable" with the idea of alien life. Asked if he would baptise an alien, he replied: "Only if they asked." He added: "I'd be delighted if we found life elsewhere and delighted if we found intelligent life elsewhere. But the odds of us finding it, of it being intelligent and us being able to communicate with it - when you add them up it's probably not a practical question. God is bigger than just humanity. God is also the god of angels."What?!
Apparently a Tornado Touched Down in New York Yesterday
While there hasn't been an official confirmation from the National Weather Service that a tornado did, in fact, make landfall in New York City, we can confirm that there was, in fact, "funneling."
McDonald's Serves Up New Burger -- the McBitten
John Carel, a minister from Eureka Springs, Ark., ordered a hamburger from a McDonald's drive-through window earlier this month -- but someone else had taken a bite out of sandwich.
When he opened the box and saw that one big and perfect bite was already missing, and realized the burger was cold as well, he made a beeline back to McD's and asked for the manager. He spoke with a manager he identified as "Larry" and showed him the burger, still in the box. When Larry asked him what he wanted to do about it, Carel said, "I'd like to go into the kitchen and find out who did this and talk to him." According to Carel, Larry then told him it was a hamburger that a previous customer had returned, apologized for it being sold that way, and laughed it off. Carel was not amused. He obtained a refund slip with Larry Wright's signature on it and kept the burger. "I have several avenues in mind of making this the most expensive hamburger they ever sold," Carel said. "I wish I could just throw it in the trash, but then I'd feel bad if it continued to happen and someone got sick because I didn't speak up. There's enough negativity in this world without spreading more, so we try to stay positive; but this McDonald's has been a mess for years."He plans to report the incident to the Arkansas Department of Health. McDonald's, by the way, had no comment.
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The Kindle Couldn't Buy This Type of Publicity
A Portland, Ore. bus driver has been suspended after he was caught on camera reading a book on a -- Kindle! While driving! Oh, brother, Apple is gonna be mad it wasn't an iPad.
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Woman Will Stab Any Bitch Who Talks Smack About Her Smelly Feet!
An Monroe, Wash. woman faces charges of second-degree assault with a deadly weapon after she stabbed a man in the back because he teased her about her stinky feet.
Dallas Amber Smith, 18, is accused of stabbing a man in the back at a party on Sept. 7. Smith first became upset when she was unable to do a back flip, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Janice Albert wrote in court papers filed Wednesday. Smith and others were gathered at her ex-boyfriend’s home south of Monroe, watching a movie and drinking. She boasted to party-goers that she was good at doing back flips and that she could do one off anything, court papers said. A man, 19, challenged her to do a flip off the deck. Smith took off her shoes and attempted the maneuver. She couldn’t do it. That’s when the man laughed at her and told her that her feet smelled, Albert wrote. Smith started to playfully wrestle with the man, rubbing her socks in his face. She started hitting him. After several seconds, he pushed her away, Albert wrote. She grabbed her coat, picked up a steak knife and headed for the door. On the way, Smith walked up to the man and stabbed him in the back, court papers said. The man and others called 911. A sheriff’s deputy found the man sitting on porch with the knife sticking out of his back, the blade buried a few inches in. His lung had collapsed from the stabbing. The man is expected to recover from the injury.When police arrested Dallas at her mother's house, she pretended to not know anything about the stab-ation, but she confessed to a friend and wait, there were witnesses at the party. Donkey!
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