The new year looks like it’s ending on a weird, unfortunate note for Charlie Sheen. According to TMZ, the Los Angeles Police Department were summoned to the actor’s home last week after he was the victim of a home invasion, which left the actor assaulted but not hospitalized.
Per TMZ‘s report, on Wednesday one of Sheen’s neighbors allegedly forced her way into his home after he opened the door to her, having heard a knock. She then reportedly ripped open Sheen’s shirt and attempted to strangle him. After the purported attack, she simply went back to her home.
The LAPD eventually arrested her, booking her for assault with a deadly weapon and burglary, the latter for forcing her way into his home. Sheen was not sent to the hospital.
Sheen reportedly doesn’t know what prompted his neighbor to attack him, but it’s not their first altercation. He told deputies that he’s pretty sure she’s the person who recently squirted his car with some type of sticky liquid. She also is alleged to have dumped trash in front of his door the day before her break-in.
Sheen has kept a low profile of late, only making recent news after he took umbrage with his daughter joining OnlyFans. That prompted his ex-wife and her mother, Denise Richards, to do the same, with strong results.
It’s been over three years since Donald Trump lost re-election, and you know who’s never gotten over it? Donald Trump. The former president may have left the White House in disgrace, but he never admitted defeat, never conceded to Joe Biden, and continues to baselessly claim he actually won. He’s stuck in the past, and one of his cronies thinks that may doom his future.
“I accept the election results of 2020. I’m worried about 2024,” GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham tells @PierreTABC.
Per Raw Story, the South Carolina senator went on ABC’s This Week on Christmas Eve, during which he was inevitably asked about his on-again-off-again buddy. At one point host Pierre Thomas asked what kind of message Trump was sending young people by not admitting he lost.
“Now, we teach our children when they lose something to shake the opponent’s hand and move on,” Pierre said. “Are you concerned that the former president is not setting the proper standard going forward here, sir?”
At first Graham deflected, claiming Hillary Clinton also believed she’d been “cheated,” though he failed to note that she conceded and hasn’t spent the last seven years relentlessly growling about alleged election fraud. But Graham did then sort of answer the question.
“If President Trump puts a vision out improving security and prosperity for Americans, he will win,” Graham said. “If he looks back, I think he will lose. So at the end of the day, the 2020 election’s over for me.”
He added, “We need to secure the ballot in the 2024 cycle, but Donald Trump’s not the first person to complain about an election.”
Graham has a wacky relationship with Trump. He was a hater all the way up till the 2016 election, at which point he went all-in. After the Jan. 6 riot, a wigged out Graham announced he was done with him. It only took a matter of weeks for him to return to the fold, and he’s stayed there even as the big guy’s supporters have loudly turned on him, prompting minimal pushback from Trump himself.
Donald Trump loves holding massive rallies, lording over his legions of fans, being out in the wild rather than stowed away in an ivory tower. But how many die hards have seen him up close and personal? Do they know that he might give off some bad b.o.? That’s what one of his critics recently claimed, prompting some even trashier pushback.
I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor.
It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can
“I’m genuinely surprised how people close to Trump haven’t talked about the odor,” Adam Kinzinger tweeted earlier this month. “It’s truly something to behold. Wear a mask if you can.”
Kinzinger, of course, is one of the most outspoken Trump critics, one of the too few Republicans who dared call out the former president over his prolific malfeasance. He’s long been on Trump’s sh*t list, and his accusations were naturally returned in kind.
“Adam Kinzinger farted on live TV and is an unemployed fraud,” a Trump spokesperson told The Independent. “He has disgraced his country and disrespects everyone around him because he is a sad individual who is mad about how his miserable life has turned out.”
It’s not clear what farting incident the Trump team is referring to here. Perhaps they’re confusing Kinzinger with another Trump critic, Eric Swalwell, who indeed (probably) farted on live TV back in 2019.
Still, Kinzinger isn’t the only person who’s called out Trump’s allegedly pungent b.o. Earlier this year Kathy Griffin, who’s spent time with him on The Apprentice, told his renegade niece, Mary Trump, that “Donald has a distinct smell that doesn’t get enough press.”
Every single week, our TV and film experts will list the most important ten streaming selections for you to pop into your queues. We’re not strictly operating upon reviews or accrued streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured the streaming site charts) but, instead, upon those selections that are really worth noticing amid the churning sea of content. There’s a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.
TIE: 10. Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning (HBO docuseries streaming on Max)
True-crime junkies can get an end-of-year fix with this deep dive into an infamous Boston homicide that terrorized a neighborhood and also ignited long-standing racial tensions in the community. A series of wide-ranging family and law enforcement interviews, old and new, paint a different view of this case than has come to light in the public eye before now. Overall, this case illustrates why rushing to justice can work much more damage than when the wheels of justice do their typical (albeit frustrating) slow dance toward resolution.
TIE: 10. Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (Columbia Pictures movie streaming on Netflix)
Director Neil Blomkamp really only wanted to talk about Gran Turismo, so let’s do that here. This story follows the story of real-life gaming wizard Jann Mardenborough (portrayed by Archie Madekwe), who is able to fulfill his dreams of becoming a participant in a real-life racing academy while being trained by driver Jack Salter (David Harbour). Orlando Bloom, Geri Halliwell, and Djimon Hounsou co-star, and the action is not only “off to the races” but off the hook.
Apparent tabloid-esque fare (and a straight-to-Netflix film to boot) actually might turn out to be Oscar territory for Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. The former portrays a Mary Kay Letourneau-like figure, and the latter pops in as a TV star who ends up seducing the former’s husband. Charles Melton picks up that role, and all three actors have received Golden Globe nominations, so look for a lot more discussion of this movie in the next handful of months.
8. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (Lionsgate film streaming on VOD & Amazon Prime)
This prequel takes place long decades before Katniss Evergreen and Peeta Mallard represented District 12 (while Gale made sad faces at the TV screen). Here, we meet a younger Coriolanis Snow (during the 10th annual Hunger Games) as he connects with District 12 tribute Lucy Gray Baird. Will the odds be ever in anyone’s favor in Panem? Viewers already know how Snow turns out, but here, new-old shades of him are on display, and Lucy’s defiant song will ignite The Capitol, but man, be careful of those snakes.
The Cobra Kai guys (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald) aim for a decidedly more adult audience with this series, in which C. Thomas Howell goes full frontal. Yes, you read that correctly. The actual story revolves around Vegas-set antics, where elite special-party-forces believe that they’ve caused a nuke to not cause fallout that would leave Vegas, but once the booze sets in, so does reality, so they must try to save the world while smashed. Uh oh.
Let’s get one thing straight: if you love the angry nuclear lizard, then you must go watch Godzilla Minus One in theaters because it shaped up to be the best Godzilla movie in cinematic history. You will probably also enjoy this show where Kurt Russell is kind-of friends with Godzilla, and Kurt’s son, Wyatt, portrays a younger version of Kurt’s Army officer character. Got it? Good.
These might be the golden streaming days of adapting beloved serial novels, and Gary Oldman might be portraying a cantankerous bloke, but he’s clearly having the time of his life in this role. He doesn’t have to bother being sophisticated as a spymaster, for he can simply lead a bunch of inept and rather obnoxious fail-hards who are showing us the less suave side of British intelligence. The series is based upon Mick Herronthe’s Slough Horses novels, and this series is being cranked out so fast that you might not even mind only six episodes this season.
4. Thanksgiving (Sony Pictures Releasing film on VOD & Amazon Prime)
Fifteen years after the most outrageous Grindhouse trailer surfaced, Eli Roth finally released this feature film that earned critical and audience raves alike. And just in time for another holiday, the film (for which there will be a sequel) is now available anywhere you can VOD. The shark-loving, hair-gelling Roth delivered a viscerally enjoyable horror throwback that should make you feel at least slightly thankful that you aren’t spending the holiday season with a psychotic, masked pilgrim on the loose. Small blessings!
Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke all star in the same Netflix flick, which means that streaming has truly arrived. Carve out plenty of time if you can to watch this Sam Esmail-directed project produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, and it’s an apparent apocalyptic tale like no other. It’s actually a pretty darn bonkers movie with messages from deer and everything. The streaming realm is off the hook, y’all.
The final season of this royal soap opera took a breather after the Diana arc, and Queen Elizabeth’s eras now come full circle while the age of William might be upon us? Actually, scratch that because the queen realizes that both Harry and William are ill-prepared to be king. As well, it’s time for William to get to know Kate Middleton after a certain fashion show caught his attention. There actually might be too much Will and Kate in these final episodes, but nonetheless, their courtship provides an interesting contrast to both Diana and Charles’ early days, but this story ends before the entrance of Meghan Markle.
This second season is already whooping some serious ass and has already managed to top every other Amazon Original series this year in number of both interested dads and overall viewers. Bad Luck and Trouble is the inspiration for this round of episodes, and Alan Ritchson is crushing it (literally) while portraying the junk-food-guzzling force to be reckoned with. As a special treat this time, we get to see how he used to and currently operates as part of a team, and The Big Guy does not let anyone mess with the Special Investigators. Or civilians. No one had better stand in the way of him eating a sandwich, either.
Parents — especially those with multiple kids — know the phrase: “Oof, you must have your hands full!”
It’s a common refrain from strangers who see us out and about.
Sometimes it even comes along with an “I feel sorry for you,” if you’re really lucky.
While it’s a mostly harmless comment meant to show admiration, it struck a nerve with one mom when a stranger in Walmart dished it out to her while she shopped with her three kids.
Courtney Lester took to Facebook to share how she wishes she had responded to the man who told her he felt “sorry” for her.
After all, dealing with those raucous kids (who were riding quietly in the cart) must be such a burden!
For starters, Lester wrote, never comment on the size of someone’s family — more than likely, you don’t know the whole story.
“What you can’t tell is that I lost 2 babies before being blessed with my last 2,” she wrote. “So if you want to feel sorry for me, there’s the only reason why you should.”
With as many as 20% of pregnancies ending in miscarriage, it’s best to never assume.
But the even bigger takeaway from Lester: Raising kids is hard, but that doesn’t mean it’s a burden.
In fact, quite the opposite. Doctors initially told Lester she likely wouldn’t be able to get pregnant again after having her first child, so she knows a thing or two about being appreciative of all the little moments, the ups and downs, the long days, and the laughs and the tears along the way.
“Some days, I can’t wait for bedtime. My children keep me on my toes and one of them always needs something, but I have never viewed them as an inconvenience or a reason for someone to ‘feel sorry’ for me. Even on days when they won’t listen, have meltdowns, and when it seems like nothing I do is good enough, I have never felt sorry for myself and I don’t expect others to either. If having 3 kids automatically makes my hands full, so be it… But please, never feel sorry for me because my heart is more full than my hands could ever be.“
Judging by the overwhelming response to her post, which has gone viral with over 22,000 Likes on Facebook, she’s not the only parent around who wouldn’t trade her little rascals for anything.
The Kansas City Chiefs could lock up the AFC West on Christmas Day when they host the Raiders, but Patrick Mahomes had bigger things to talk about as he sat down with CBS Morning’s Nate Burleson: Taylor Swift.
Mahomes said that Swift was basically a part of Chiefs Kingdom at this point, going as far as to call her “part of the team.”
CBS Morning tweeted out a teaser video of Burleson’s sitdown with Mahomes where he asked the quarterback about “the elephant in the room:” the Chiefs’ talented tight end Travis Kelce’s romance with the global superstar.
How are the Kansas City Chiefs handling Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s high-profile romance?@PatrickMahomes told @NateBurleson about Taylor’s influence on the team: “She’s just part of Chiefs Kingdom and she is part of the team.”
“Everybody else is talking about who (Kelce is) talking to,” Burleson said. “Did you guys address the elephant in the room in the beginning or was it something that you guys stayed away from in the locker room?”
“For us, there was a couple of jokes here and there at the beginning but now it’s just — she’s part of Chiefs Kingdom now. She’s part of the team,” Mahomes said.
Mahomes also said it was “cool” that Swift built a friendship with his wife, Brittany.
The two-time league MVP added that there was a lot he could learn from Swift. “It’s been cool to kind of interact with her and see, because she’s top-tier at her profession, and see how she drives and she becomes that. It’s really cool to hear about and to see. Now, I have a firsthand look at that through Brittany and Travis’ eyes. So it is really cool.
“I’m glad that she’s the person that she is and that’s why I think her and Travis match so well.”
Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff is well-connected in the world of music. From Taylor Swift to Troye Sivan, Antonoff built a school of industry knowledge. However, the educational advantage isn’t exactly the inspiration behind the band’s latest single, “Alma Mater.” Instead, the haunting track is about losing out on the institution of binding love.
“She’s my alma mater / Chasing lines all night / Smoking me outta sight / Well, summer’s getting hotter / Threw her t-shirt down the pike / Screaming, ‘F*ck Balenciaga’ / Right past the Wawa / Threw on ‘Heartattack and Vine’ / As she alligator cries / 2003, sad all the time,” sings Antonoff.
Yesterday (December 22), during Bleachers’ appearances on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the group treated the in-studio audience to a performance of the record featuring Lana Del Rey, slated to appear on their upcoming album. In the thick of the track, each member is lost in their instrumental or vocal contributions, drawing the viewers into the sobering story.
As Bleachers gear up to hit their From The Studio To The Stage Tour next year, this set was a preview of what the group will deliver across the 23-date run around the globe.
Watch Bleachers’ full performance of their new single “Alma Mater” above.
The Scream franchise is back — or maybe it isn’t? Last year the series was resurrected after over a decade. They even made two of them. But the sevenquel has run into a bit of a pickle. First they lost one of its costars. Then they lost the other. But at least they retained their director, right? Wrong.
I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago. This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on. I have nothing
Per The Hollywood Reporter, on Christmas Eve Eve, director Christopher Landon revealed he ditched the project.
“I guess now is as good a time as any to announce I formally exited Scream 7 weeks ago,” Landon tweeted. “This will disappoint some and delight others. It was a dream job that turned into a nightmare. And my heart did break for everyone involved. Everyone. But it’s time to move on.”
Landon added, “I have nothing more to add to the conversation other than I hope Wes’ legacy thrives and lifts above the din of a divided world. What he and Kevin created is something amazing and I was honored to have even the briefest moment basking in their glow.”
Last month, the producers of the Scream franchise canned Melissa Barrera after she voiced concern for Israel’s continuing attacks on Palestinian civilians. Mere days later Jenna Ortega, her onscreen sister, joined her, although she had actually departed the seventh installment over the summer.
Before Landon signed up for Scream VII, he’d already distinguished himself as an original voice in the horror genre. The son of legendary actor Michael Landon, he helmed the fifth Paranormal Activity before moving on to the Happy Death Day diptych and Freaky, with Vince Vaughn. May he quickly find another project.
In this video from the Ad Council, they brilliantly use an X-ray screen to show couples as skeletons in love, but it’s when they reveal the true identities of the people that they really pull at the old heartstrings.
Apparently love really is blind, and it only takes a few creepy bone people to prove it.
Gerod Roth posted a photo of himself with a coworker’s child last month.
And while it might not be immediately obvious why this was such a mistake, well … let me tell you.
The initial photo, screencapped and tweeted above by Twitter user Dr. X, is seemingly adorable. But the comments and Roth’s intent soon turned rather ugly.
Roth had snapped the pic of his coworker’s 3-year-old son, Cayden, without his coworker’s permission (already an incredibly uncool thing to do) and proceeded to use it as his profile picture.
u201c#HisNameIsCayden Racist White People Mock Black Child on Facebook https://t.co/y7IriGlK3fu201d
Yep. Real comments from real people … aimed at a 3-year-old. Because of his skin color.
Of course, this being on the Internet and all, Cayden’s mom quickly learned about the awful things being said about her child.
The funny thing about the Internet is, things get around. And before long, Cayden’s mom, Sydney Shelton, heard about what this coworker had done at her child’s expense.
“He is a well-loved, fun-loving, hyper-active and typical three-year-old,” Shelton told Fox 5 News, adding there was nothing funny about that post.
Roth told the outlet he was disappointed in his friends’ reactions to the photo and insisted that his own comment had only been “interpreted as racist,” even though he hadn’t meant it that way.
Shelton wasn’t buying it.
“People post things in a [joking] manner and it gets taken a completely different way,” Shelton acknowledged. “But I don’t believe any of these people were joking.”
Instead of firing back at Roth with a few choice words, Shelton responded by letting the world see the real Cayden.
She posted several photos of her smiley, adorable son to Facebook, accompanied with the hashtag #HisNameIsCayden.
The Internet caught wind of #HisNameIsCayden. And unlike Roth’s friends on Facebook, there were some really fabulous responses.
Britt Turner, a woman from Phoenix, was so inspired by Cayden’s story that she decided to launch a GoFundMe to raise money for Cayden’s college fund.
“Instead of continuing to shed light on all of the dark aspects of this horrible act, I would like to shed a lot of light onto the good things,” Turner wrote on the fundraising page. “This young man has a full life ahead of him. I wanted to create this for Cayden, simply for that reason alone.”
In the aftermath of the comments on the initial photo revealing Roth’s penchant for racist humor, Roth has since lost his job.
Michael Da Graca Pinto, president of Polaris Marketing Group, where Roth had been employed, shared a statement on the company’s Facebook page about the incident. He, too, was not happy about what had happened and assured followers that Roth had been fired on Sept. 29 (although he claimed it was due to unrelated issues at work):
“It breaks my heart that Sydney and her adorable son Cayden were subjected to such hateful, ignorant and despicable behavior. Cayden visits my office almost every afternoon after daycare, he’s sat at my dinner table and I consider him a part of the PMG family. The atrocious lies, slander and racism he and his mother have been forced to endure are wholly intolerable. Myself and the entire PMG family in no way condones this kind of behavior and would never willingly associate with anyone who does.”
Sometimes the Internet can be a truly awful place…
But the times when overwhelming love trumps mean-spirited hate, victory tastes so sweet. Keep being awesome, Cayden.
This article has been updated. It was originally appeared on 10.06.15
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