A new round of disgust is running rampant on the internet as the tabloid magazine National Enquirer has decided to lead this month’s edition with a picture of a Whitney Houston casket photo showing the deceased singer in her coffin.
But should anyone really be surprised?
Several news organizations have criticized the magazine saying it is in bad taste and is not showing the family the privacy they have requested.
The cover photo shows Houston in her open casket during her memorial service.
Whitney Houston Death Photo on Enquirer Cover
The controversy erupted when the National Enquirer purchased a photo from somebody on the “inside” and chose to run it on the cover of their current edition.
News organizations across the country are hearing that fans are angry and feel the casket picture is in bad taste and the tabloid is simply trying to cause controversy to sell magazines.
This is how things work in Hollywood – nothing is sacred and everything is open for exploitation if money is involved.
The National Inquirer has run death photos of Elvis, John Lennon, James Brown, Michael Jackson, and others.
Celebrity death photos are commonly in high demand and will sell to the highest bidder.
Major News outlets around the world are reporting that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi had been found – and killed.
A spokesman for the Transitional National Council has confirmed to news organizations that Gadhafi is dead and has released a photo of the dead leader being moved by soldiers.
Muammar Qaddafi had ruled Libya for 42 years and had been involved in a bitter war for the last eight months.
Muammar Qaddafi Death Photo
Soldiers say they found Gadhafi hiding in a sewer drain after he fled the house they were searching.
He was killed by TNC fighters after a brief struggle.
United States news outlets while not confirming, are reporting his death.
There has been no word yet from President Obama, Congress, The Pentagon, or any National Security agency, but comments are expected soon.
For months you have been asking for a page of shirtless Austin Mahone pictures so we figured we would put one up for you die hard super fans and Mahomies.
We even added an extra video of Austin on the beach surfing and acting like a goof!
We searched the world and assembled what we thought were the best photos of Austin Mahone shirtless while at the beach, at the pool, or just hanging out around town having fun.
For those of you who don’t know that much about Austin, here is a little background on him with thoughts about his music, YouTube Channel, and social media strategy:
Now that you know who he is, you should know that Mahone is poised to be the next big thing on the teen music scene.
In fact, as of August 2012 Austin had signed a record deal with Chase Universal Republic Records that shoud put between $3 and $4 million dollars in his pocket!
Look out Selena Gomez – you have ignited a fire in the loins of your young boyfriend Justin Bieber.
And apparently, she has jump started his testosterone levels as well.
Last night at the Kids Choice Awards, Justin Bieber arrived on the red carpet with more than just a crooked bow tie.
He had a slightly dark and almost imperceptible smudge under his nose.
All the young girls on Twitter were going nuts this morning when a photo of the Biebs surfaced with what appeared to be the beginnings of a mustache.
That’s right – Justin Bieber is trying to grow a mustache.
Justin Bieber Sporting His New Mustache
And it’s about time.
Bieber has really been trying to put on the masculine front these days – even going as far releasing photos of him and his dad Jeremy grimacing in pain as they got matching Jesus tattoos under their left arms last month.
But maybe he just hasn’t had time to shave after his wild time in Miami last weekend where he went coning, got pulled over by the cops, and was busted by the paparazzi walking around his hotel balcony shirtless and wearing nothing but a pair of grey boxer shorts.
Now she has found another way to draw attention to herself while at the same time angering a whole lot of good people, disability groups, disabled American advocacy organizations, and spinal injury groups.
Last night, Lady Gaga appeared on stage during a special concert at the Sydney Town Hall in Australia in a wheelchair.
That’s right. She performed a song while rolling around in a wheelchair.
About two-thirds of the way through her shortened set she emerged on stage to perform “You and I” not only wheeling herself around in a wheelchair – but wearing a rubber mermaid tail.
After the show, several organizations representing people in wheelchairs, and patients suffering from paralysis and spinal cord injuries took to the airwaves to slam Madonna Ms. Gaga.
The Roman Reed Foundation took to twitter to say,
"Dear @ladygaga how about using your celebrity status 2 try 2 get us out of wheelchairs instead of cruising in one. Cool?!"
The Foundation later released an official response saying,
"Since this isn't the first time Lady Gaga has used a wheelchair in her performances, I invite her to learn more about the 5.6 million Americans who live with paralysis. They, like me, unfortunately, don't use a wheelchair for shock value. I extend a personal invitation to Lady Gaga to attend one of our Life Rolls On events where quadriplegics and paraplegics surf, skate, and snowboard, so she can see how much is possible beyond a wheelchair. Maybe that will be most shocking to her of all".
People, you have to realize she knows exactly what she is doing. She knows that by appearing in a wheelchair there will be an outcry and her name will be in the news for days. It’s the oldest trick in the book.
While some are slamming her for her bad taste, others are slamming her for once again ripping of another artist.
After repeated complaints that the singer has turned into Madonna, now people are yelling at her for the mermaid and wheelchair stunt – not because it’s in bad taste, but because Bette Midler already did it.
But you can’t deny Gaga’s hoards of ‘lil Monster fans and their dedication to their idol.
With 11.6 million twitter followers, and millions of Facebook fans, we suspect this is just another cry for attention that will only leave her looking for that next plateau of bizarreness – maybe she could amputate a body part and wear it as a hat?
After all, when you have fans who have extremely detailed tattoos of the singer inked to their body you know you have a dedicated fan following.
So the world will just have to let her slip by while we await her next big move. But she better hurry because I think she is running out of people to offend.
You would think with a last name like that the LAST thing he would do is get involved in a scandal involving his…. well, you know…
You would think that someone in Washington would have more sense than to take a picture of his wiener and send it to a twitter follower.
But after an already scandalous week where Mr. Weiner joked, lied, confessed, cried, and said he is seeking treatment - more graphic photos have emerged.
This snowball just keeps rolling and rolling….
TMZ is reporting that Weiner took numerous partially nude photos of his iron-clad body while working out in the basement of the Rayburn building where the Congressional gym and locker room are located.
A few of them show him grabbing his weiner while taking a photo of his reflection in a mirror.
Because this happened on Government property this may be the fine line that forces him to resign.
We’re sure his wife is really proud of him. After all, she is pregnant with their first child and he is about to lose his job.
And what about this “treatment” he is seeking?
How exactly do you treat for being a narcissistic horney middle aged man with a bad streak of pride and a haughty spirit?
We don’t know of any doctors that can help, but we do know of a treatment program that is absolutely free.
It’s called karma.
Check back tomorrow for more on “The Curious Case of Weiner’s Wiener”
Just moments ago Representative Anthony Weiner took to the podium in a Washington D.C. hotel and held a press conference.
Holding back tears, he told the country what we have heard so many times from so many politicians.
The scandal and cover-up.
This is how is went,
“I want to answer to some of the questions over the last 10 days and take full responsibility for my actions. I have made terrible mistakes that have hurt the people I care about the most and I’m deeply sorry…”
Sound familiar? How many times have Americans been drawn into a political cover up wanting desperately to believe their elected officials only to find out later it was all a lie - and then learn of the great time and effort spent in a cover-up.
Weiner continued,
“Last Friday I tweeted a photograph of myself as a joke to a young woman in Seattle. Once I posted it to twitter I panicked and took it down and said I’d been hacked. I then continued to stick to that story and that was a regrettable mistake.”
Okay, so he tweeted a picture of his dick to a young woman in Seattle. That’s bad…. but not Bill Clinton bad right?
Well, it gets worse. This will also be familiar to you as I know you have heard this before also.
Weiner starts to sob but continues,
“To be clear, the picture was of me and I sent it. I’m deeply sorry for the pain this has caused my wife and family.”
And then of course he drops the bombshell, the thing that makes a little cover-up a big problem.
He confesses,
“In addition, over the last several years I have engaged in several inappropriate conversations over twitter, Facebook, email and occasionally the phone with women I have met online. I’ve exchanged photos and messages of an explicit nature with about six women over the last three years. I haven’t told the truth and I’ve done things I deeply regret.”
Okay, now the tears start to really flow as he admits that most of the communication happened before his marriage, but some also took place after his marriage.
He continued,
“I have brought pain to those that trusted me the most and believed in me - and for that I’m deeply sorry.”
Wow.
So there it is - the anatomy of a cover-up. We’ve seen it before and sadly, I’m sure we’ll see it again.
Congrats to twitter for bringing down their first corrupt politician.
Justin Bieber fans around the world are going crazy today.
Selena Gomez fans are also unsure how their lives can possibly go on.
And there is one happy Paparazzi photographer, or Photoshop guru smiling all the way to the bank.
But is it real? Can it be true? Can this really be what it seems? Can life as we know it continue?
Bieber and Gomez fans are currently soaking up the latest photo scandal showing the two love birds embraced in what appears to be a shirtless Justin Bieber engaged in a deep passionate kiss with girlfriend Selena Gomez.
Here is the photo:
But is it real?
The image of Bieber does look like the teen sensation, but we can’t quite wrap our head around the image of Selena.
It’s been an exciting week for Harry Potter cast mates Rupert Grint and Emma Watson.
But with some amazing wizardry by the expert public relations of the dark arts staff – even the ugliest of things can again be made beautiful.
Yesterday, an internet photo appeared that supposedly shows Harry Potter’s Ron Weasley hitting a bong.
We suspected it was a fake – but a good fake.
It is indeed a fake. Grint’s publicist responded by saying,
"This is categorically NOT Rupert Grint - It is an impersonator, a lookalike."
Grint’s people are also upset with Perez Hilton for first showing the picture and suggesting it was Rupert.
And fellow Potter cast mate Emma Watson also had her share of bad press when reports surfaced that she had been taunted and bullied into leaving Brown University.
Rumors swirled of fellow students saying things like “Three points for Gryffindor” when she answered a question, or crying out “Oh Harry!” when she walked into a room.
Reports were that Watson had started to fear for her personal safety and decided to change colleges.
Not True. Apparently the change of venue had been planned for quite some time and her rep says,
"Emma has enjoyed her time at Brown tremendously and made many friends there who she keeps in constant contact with. She has now decided to change universities, but not for the bullying, as that is just completely untrue.
She has just decided to continue with a different course. But, for reasons of security I am not prepared to divulge which university she will be attending."
Okay, so everything is settled and peace has once again been restored to the Muggle world. We can move on.
But did you hear about Daniel Radcliffe getting naked with a horse in some Broadway show?
