Comedian Patrice O’Neal has died from complications after suffering a stroke last month.
O’Neal was a stand-up comedian who was seen frequently on TV and comedy clubs throughout New York and the rest of the United States.
He was also a fixture on the Opie and Anthony syndicated radio program.
Patrice was last seen on television last September on Comedy Central’s roast of Charlie Sheen, where his own fight with diabetes became a punch line.
O’Neal also appeared in numerous small roles on television including The Office, Scary Movie 4, The Jury, and Arrested Development.
The Boston native was known for his rough comedy and says he frequently had people walk out of comedy clubs saying,
“A lot of people walk out of my show. If I've got 250-300 people in the audience, 20 will walk out. I average about 20 walkouts, which is good. Because everybody else stays, and I love that. That's what comedy is. Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thing is to feel natural, because I don't want to feel like I could just make people laugh at every single joke, every single time, with the same decibel level. I like to be loved or hated - I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.”
Charlie Sheen and other celebrities took to twitter and Facebook Tuesday to give O'Neals friends and family their condolences.
Footballer Gary Speed found dead at age 42 from suicide
Whales football manager Gary Speed was found dead today in his home in Huntingdon Cheshire.
Speed died after committing suicide by hanging himself inside his home.
The football association released a statement to the press saying,
“The Football Association of Wales are sad to announce the death of the national team manager Gary Speed. We extend our sympathies and condolences to the family. We ask that everyone respects the family's privacy at this very sad time.”
Gary’s death came as a surprise to those who knew him and he is survived by his wife and two sons. The incident has been turned over to the coroner’s office for further investigation.
Gary Speed had just appeared on the BBC's Football Focus show on Saturday night – less than 24 hours before taking his own life.
Young Karate master Leo Howard has sure had a busy year!
First, the black belted prodigy was signed to Disney XD for their new karate themed TV sitcom “Kick’n It” - about young Jack who tries to save the Wasabi Karate Dojo with his friends.
He also starred as the young Conan in the summer movie thriller “Conan the Barbarian”.
Leo also took part in Disney’s new prank show “PrankStar”, and had the opportunity to prank his biggest fan in a spoof involving a fake dojo and bizarre karate class.
And to round out his year, 14-year-old Howard was just profiled in “Black Belt” magazine where he talked about his career, family, social life, and what he looks for in a girl.
Now, Leo is back for a second season of Disney XD’s “Kick’n It” which launches its first new season showing on October 17th.
“The first season was a runaway success and Leo Howard quickly became the breakaway star. His fan base grew exponentially and it became clear that they wanted to see more of him. It was easy to order a second season after seeing the ratings of season one. Leo has become a teen idol.”
Leo, who has been performing martial arts since he was old enough to walk, has capitalized on his martial arts skills and turned them into a TV and movie career.
Justin Bieber and Mariah Yeater fight over DNA test
Looks like Justin Bieber is not backing away from Mariah Yeater’s claims that he is the father of her baby.
TMZ and other news organizations are reporting that Bieber submitted his DNA to authorities last Friday at a private New Jersey facility and now is just waiting for the results.
Bieber’s legal team has said the will not negotiate, compromise, settle, or even discuss the issue and it is up to Yeater and her legal team to make the next move.
Two boys destroy a room with a 5 pound bag of flour
So what happens when mom needs to be away in the bathroom for a few minutes and leaves her one-year-old and three-year-old boys alone in a room with a five pound bag of flour?
Well, just listening to moms expressions upon finding the mess explains it all. This is priceless!
The following video has gone viral and is being played on every major television station on the planet.
Kudos to you mom for keeping your cool under stress.
You’re children are priceless and this will make for one of the BEST home movies ever!
And in an attempt to reopen thirty year old wounds, the boat captain who piloted the vessel that actress Natalie Wood fell off of and died has brought to light some new allegations.
Wagner and Wood
Los Angeles police are talking to Captain Dennis Davern after he claims he lied to police 30 years ago when interviewed - but now wants to come clean about what happened that night on his boat.
Because he wants “Justice” – NOT money. Yea right.
Davern wrote a book called “Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour”, and the 30 year anniversary of that fateful night is November 29th.
And one of the people on the boat that night, actor Dennis Hopper, has passed away and can no longer answer any questions.
That only leaves Wood’s husband Robert Wagner, actor Christopher Walken, and Captain Dennis Davern who really know what happened off the coast of Catalina in 1981.
Police say Natalie Wood fell overboard and died and investigators ruled the death accidental, but Davern now writes in his book that it was all a lie and there is more to the story.
He claims everybody was drunk and Wagner and Woods had a huge fight and he now “remembers” that Robert Wagner pushed her overboard and caused her death.
So after writing his book, somebody (not Davern) contacted the cops and media outlets to say the Captain had some "new recollections" that would blow the case wide open.
Wagner quickly responded saying,
“I trust they will evaluate whether any new information relating to the death of Natalie Wood Wagner is valid, and that it comes from a credible source or sources other than those simply trying to profit from the 30-year anniversary of her tragic death.”
Indeed.
Davern took to the “Today” show Friday to blow the case wide open, but instead came across looking like some kind of baseball cap wearing money hungry slob who hadn’t shaved in weeks who ultimately didn’t have much to say after all.
Yea, that looks and sounds like a guy who would lie to his own mother.
If you’re going to go on national television to call somebody a murderer you should have spent just a little more time getting prepared – and cleaned up.
Epic Fail.
Police say they are taking the new information seriously and will look at all the new information.
InfoStar’s Take?
Davern will be exposed for what he is and the investigation will be closed and we can all get back to what we were doing.
The Justin Bieber pregnancy baby momma drama appears to be over!
Yesterday, Bieber’s legal team headed by famous lawyer Howard Weitzman said they were notified that Mariah Yeater has dropped her lawsuit against the singer.
In addition, Yeater’s lawyers have withdrawn from the case and say they will no longer represent the accusing baby momma.
Awkward.
As we reported last week, Bieber was planning to return to the United States this week and take a DNA test that he said would prove his innocence.
Bieber’s team was then planning to bring a wrongful and malicious lawsuit against Yeater to set an example for others that may wish to extort Justin with a bogus claim in the future.
We suspect that since the suit has been dropped that Bieber will NOT proceed with any kind of legal action against Yeater and will just let the story fade into the past.
Last week Yeater told The Insider all the dirty sexy details of meeting the singer after a concert and having sex with him in a bathroom at the Staples Center in L.A.
Justin went public the next day on the TODAY show and told Matt Lauer that he had NEVER met Yeater and the story was just a way to try and get some of his money. InfoStar’s Take:
Case closed. Let’s move on – there is nothing to see here.
Well, nobody ever said running for President was easy - just ask Rick Perry.
After Perry’s disastrous display at the last presidential debate where he FORGOT the third government agency he would close down, the late night comedy world took aim at him for a few laughs.
First, David Letterman did a hilarious Rick Perry Top Ten List of Excuses.
One of the funniest lines was “Hey, you try concentrating with Mit Romney staring at you… that’s one handsome dude.”
Now there are two words we thought we would never hear in the same sentence – Justin Bieber and Rick Perry!
But the laughs didn’t stop there.
Jimmy Fallon also took to the makeup chair for one of his best parodies to date to spoof Perry and the other candidates in a new series of GOP presidential campaign ads.
But Fallon didn’t stop with Rick Perry. He also went after Michele Bachmann, Mit Romney, and Herman Cain.
Leave it to Fallon and Letterman to lampoon these guys and to say what so many of us would like to say - but just don’t have 2 million people listening to us.
Mariah Yeater and Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Bieber
Aww, look at that face, look at that mouth, and look at that little splitting image of Justin Bieber.
The “Baby” hit maker has taken to the streets to denounce his accuser Mariah Yeater and to tell the world he is NOT the father of an alleged love child.
Last week, Yeater went public with allegations that her and Bieber shacked up in a private bathroom after a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The resulting 30 second “encounter” supposedly created a pregnant Yeater who later gave birth to a baby boy.
Mariah Yeater and Tristyn Anthony MarkhouseYeater
It has also created on of the biggest celebrity paternity scandals in recent history.
Bieber took to NBC’s “Today” show last week to try and set the record straight.
Now Bieber’s management and legal team are saying that the singer WILL take a DNA test when he returns to the United States next week after appearing at the European MTV Music Awards.
Law enforcement is also involved and says they are looking into claims of statutory rape and/or fraud as it seems Yeater first tried to claim the baby was her ex-boyfriends.
Yeater took to the air also with TheInsider.com to talk publicly for the FIRST time about the incident.
Watch Mariah Yeater’s First Public Interview Video
Regardless, a L.A. judge has set an early December court hearing to address the issue and Bieber has reportedly been summoned to take part in a paternity test at a Los Angeles Superior Court.
Yeater says all you have to do is look at the baby’s mouth and face and it’s clear the baby is from Justin saying,
“Look, just look at his mouth. Look familiar? I pray that Justin sees theses photos, looks at Tristyn and knows in his heart that this is his child and out child. It's going to be a nightmare for all of us if he keeps denying it. I just want what is right for our son I feel terribly hurt that we have been abandoned and none of my calls to Justin were returned.”
Okay, we DO a resemblance in the mouth but a DNA test should be a no brainer and set the record straight once and for all.
TMZ is reporting that after the DNA paternity test that Bieber will sue Yeater to set an example and show that there are consequences when somebody tries to extort a celebrity though defamatory and malicious accusations against a celebrity.
At first InfoStar felt this was just a nut case looking to get over on a celebrity, but after seeing that baby’s face we’re not so sure.
If this was all a grab for money by Yeater then Bieber would have taken a test long ago, under the radar, and the public would never have known about it.
But since a judge is now compelling Bieber to take the test perhaps Mr. Baby Maker has been procrastinating a bit?
Yeater is only asking for about $1,000 per month for child support. Over 18 years that only amounts to a little over $200,000 – just what JB makes PER concert while on the road.
Regardless of how this turn out we suspect it will be a newsmaker for weeks to come.
Just twenty four hours into the Mariah Yeater and Justin Bieber baby drama the story is not going away.
Los Angeles police have now said that they are looking into the fact that Bieber’s accuser, now 20-year-old Mariah Yeater, may have engaged in statutory rape with the then 16-year-old singer.
Yeater says she hooked up with JB in a private bathroom last year and had sex at the Staples Center after one of his concerts.
She claims in court documents that Bieber whisked her into a private bathroom and the two engaged in consensual sex that left her pregnant with now three month old Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater.
California says it is a crime for an adult to have sex with anyone under eighteen years old. If the offender is no more than three years older than the victim it would result in a conviction of a misdemeanor charge punishable by up to a year in jail.
Mariah Yeater
Yeater has filed a paternity suit in California demanding Bieber take a blood and DNA test, and a court date of December 15th has been scheduled to hash out the details of what happens next.
Yeater is suing for $12,000 per month to cover child support for their son. She also told police,
“The intercourse only lasted about 30 seconds and Justin did not want to wear a condom. He apologized for his lack of stamina afterwards and then I was whisked away and I never saw him again. I tried to contact him through normal channels but nobody ever got back to me so I felt I had to go public.”
“These accusations are malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false. We will vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to defend and protect Justin against these allegations.”
But there are some people out there that believe this is all a big hoax, a joke, a ruse, a con job, a Bieber baby scam.
They say the story was devised long ago as a way to keep Bieber’s name in the news during his Christmas album release and help bolster his masculinity in a growing crowd of fans that are starting to believe the whole Selena Gomez girlfriend thing is a big fraud and Bieber is, well… less than manly.
The Bieb’s DID appear on the “Today” show Friday morning to try and crush the rumors by saying,
"I'd just like to say basically that none of those allegations are, like, true. I know that I'm going to be a target, but I'm, like, never going to be a victim. It's, like, crazy, every night after the show I've gone right from the stage right to my car, so it's, like, crazy that some people want to make up such false allegations. To set the record straight, none of it is true."
Bieber told Matt Lauer, “I don’t know that women and I have never met her.”
But that didn’t keep the late night comedy world from taking a stab at the humorous aspect of the story.
In fact, Jimmy Fallon did a parody of the singers hit song “Baby” to explain to his fans what had happened.
We love it when Jimmy does a musical parody and this one will become a classic.
Funny stuff.
We have all seen how Justin and Selena Gomez act around each other – particularly their weekend romp in Hawaii earlier this year where photos emerged of Bieber grabbing Selena’s butt and the two sucking face in every photo.
Meet Tristyn Anthony Markhouse Yeater - born July 6 2011.
That’s him in the picture with his mother, 20-year-old Mariah Yeater on the cover of this month’s Star Magazine.
But can that really be a photo of Justin Bieber's illegitimate son?
Mariah is claiming the baby was fathered by Justin and she has filed a paternity lawsuit against the 17-year-old “Baby” maker.
Court papers were received on October 31.
Yeater says she hooked up with the singer after a concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. She became pregnant and is sure the baby belongs to Bieber.
"While we haven't yet seen the lawsuit, it's sad that someone would fabricate malicious, defamatory, and demonstrably false claims. We will vigorously pursue all available legal remedies to defend and protect Justin against these allegations."
Star Magazine broke the story saying the women wants Bieber to take a paternity and blood test to prove that he is the father of their child and wants the singer to “provide adequate support for my baby.”
The magazine says the women told them where they first met, and that Justin told her it was his “first time”.
Yeater told a Los Angeles Judge that,
"When I later realized I was pregnant with Justin Bieber's baby, I tried to contact him through his representatives but no one ever called me back. On July 6, 2011, I gave birth to a baby boy. That was exactly 36 weeks and two days after the sexual encounter with Justin Bieber. Based upon the timing as well as the fact there were no other possible men that I had sex with that could be the father of this baby, I believe that Justin Bieber is in fact the father of my baby."
We suspect a paternity law suit will never be allowed to make it to a judge, and this is just some crazy fan trying to cash in on the Bieb’s baby making ability.
If the allegations are true then Yeater just admitted to statutory rape and having sex with an underage person, and we don’t think anybody would be dumb enough to admit to that just to try and make a few bucks off a celebrity.
One blood test and this issue will be over.
Besides, if this was true then Selena Gomez would have taken care of the problem a long time ago.
Justin Bieber is making the TV rounds doing promotion for his new Christmas Album “Under the Mistletoe”, and last night he visited with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.
Bieber talked with Jay about his charity work tied to his new album, and how he helped the Stratford food bank that he and his mother used to visit when Justin was younger.
And you know Jay Leno has a soft spot for cars so they had to talk about Justin’s new Cadillac Batmobile and the problems Bieber had with getting his drivers license.
JB also admitted he has already got one speeding ticket for speeding through a construction zone.
Leno also asked Justin about renting out the Staples Center for a romantic dinner and movie night with his girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Funny stuff, and who would have thought that Leno had never tried sushi?
Bieber’s “Under the Mistletoe” is now available and will probably set a world record for holiday units sold.
His next album “Believe” is expected to be released during the first quarter of 2012.
Justin Bieber’s did a press junket in Los Angeles last week where he talked to a number of news outlets about his new Christmas Album and his plans for New Year’s Eve.
The Bieb’s was sporting two diamond earrings and his new spiked hair cut that makes him look, well, even less masculine then his last one.
Bieber was asked by “Hot Hits Live from LA” host Andrew Gunsberg about his haters and what it’s like to see so many hateful comments on his YouTube channel calling him gay.
Bieber says,
“It’s like a lot of people that are sitting in their basement that have nothing else better to do and they say things like, he’s gay, and call me, like names. First of all, that doesn’t make any sense because I’m out with a girl and, like, they can see me with girls all the time. It’s like a terrible world to use and their just, like, being mean.”
It seems like this kids life is starting to get complicated.
Justin doesn’t seem to have the same spark in his step that he used to, and his sense of humor has all but vanished.
Is it just us or does Bieber look like he’s not having fun anymore? He used the words “like” and “you know” almost 75 times.
Stay in school kids – at least until you can learn to speak.
