SIMON COWELL OFFERED $144 MIL A YEAR TO STAY ON ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ – New York Post.
Wow. That’s a LOT of money for judging a singing competition.
Archive for June, 2009
How much $$ does Simon make from American Idol?
Posted in Entertainment, Finances, People in the news, celebrities, media, music, tagged American Idol, contract negotiations, Simon Cowell on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Dog Chapman may be charged with felonies, Tim Chapman acquitted by judge
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Entertainment, Law, Parenting, People in the news, celebrities, children, crime, insanetertainment, unusual behaviors, tagged Beth Chapman, child custody, Dog Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Duane Chapman, Duane Dog Chapman, indecent exposure, terroristic threatening, Tim Chapman on June 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Duane “Dog” Chapman may be in the doghouse yet again.
DENVER – A public defender is demanding that TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman be charged with felonies for claiming that a man fired a gun at him and his crew while they were filming in Colorado Springs last month.
Attorney William Schoewe alleges Chapman and others [...]
Michael Jackson’s strange life, even stranger death, and his continuing legacy
Posted in celebrities, children, obituaries, tagged Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson child molestation, Michael Jackson death, Michael Jackson drug overdose, Michael Jackson plastic surgery on June 27, 2009 | 20 Comments »
CNN offers comprehensive coverage of the life and death of Michael Jackson, for those interested in the topic.
Michael Jackson Dead At 50 – Special Reports from CNN.com.
I was a big fan of The Jackson Five as a little girl, so much so that I still remember all their names. I even remember their cartoon, though [...]
What caused Caroline Manzo to burst into tears at Housewives reunion?
Posted in Entertainment, Family, People in the news, celebrities, insanetertainment, megabitchery, unusual behaviors, women, tagged Caroline Manzo, Danielle Staub, Dina Manzo, Real Housewives of New Jersey on June 26, 2009 | 11 Comments »
The Real Housewives of New Jersey aired the second of a two-part reunion show last night. Caroline Manzo, best described as the tough-as-nails matriarch of the group, burst into tears and became somewhat hysterical over something Danielle Staub allegedly planned to do to her younger sister Dina. However, she refused to say what it was, [...]
Where did the Manzo family get their money?
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Entertainment, Family, Finances, Law, People in the news, Shine on you crazy diamond, celebrities, crime, obituaries, women, tagged Albert Manzo, Albert Tiny Manzo, Caroline Manzo, murder, Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice on June 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
During the first of a two-part Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special, it was revealed in a conversation, about whether the rumors that the Manzos have mob connections are true, that Caroline Manzo’s father-in-law, Albert “Tiny” Manzo, was murdered in 1983. What happened, and why would it be brought up in that context?
News reports [...]
Comments
Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For some reason, a number of legitimate comments got caught up in the spam queue over the last week, and I just now realized it. I’m not sure why that happened, since it usually doesn’t, but if you made a comment and it didn’t appear, it should be there now. I apologize for [...]
Real Housewives of New Jersey: Danielle Staub Court Records
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Law, People in the news, celebrities, crime, insanetertainment, women, tagged Danielle Staub, Danielle Staub kidnapping, Real Housewives of New Jersey on June 23, 2009 | 12 Comments »
“Jersey” Girl’s Sordid Past – June 23, 2009.
The above link contains federal court documents detailing the 1986 criminal arrest and prosecution of Danielle Staub, one of the wealthy “housewives” on The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Staub’s past came to light during the show, when the other “housewives” found a book written by her ex-husband, detailing [...]
Vincent Weiguang Li
Posted in Technology, internets on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Vincent Weiguang Li.
This is the newest “Press This” entry, highlighting blogs I read via RSS feed.
People You’ll See In Hell (which quite amusingly always has a poll at the end of posts, so readers can vote on whether or not the criminal discussed deserves hell) posted the above blog article written by NavyCop, who recently [...]
Caylee Anthony Autopsy Report
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Law, People in the news, crime, health, obituaries, tagged autopsy, Casey Anthony, Caylee Anthony, Caylee Anthony autopsy on June 19, 2009 | 15 Comments »
PDF Documents From WFTV Eyewitness News Orlando.
Please, don’t read that document if it’s just going to upset you. That’s not why I posted the link here.
Internet stuff I recommend
Posted in Technology, Youtube, internets, media, music, tagged Freecorder, Google Gears, internet applications, Press This, software on June 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here are some internet applications I recommend ….
Google Gears stores a lot of background information on your computer, so you don’t have to wait for everything to load anew each time. You can even download RSS feeds and read them offline, which is what I use it for the most. It is compatible with WordPress, Google [...]
Caylee Anthony timeline
Posted in Courts & Justice System, Family, Law, People in the news, children, crime, internets on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not vouching for the correctness of this information, since I don’t have time to verify it all, but it looks pretty good and it’s pretty doggone thorough, so I’m passing it along anyway…
PrairieChicken has made a Caylee Anthony case timeline, which readers of this blog may find interesting. Enjoy!