Thursday, June 30, 2011

NEWS: MOTHER SUES CORNELL UNIVERSITY FRAT FOR $25M FOR SON?S HAZING DEATH

Marie Lourdes Andre is suing Cornell University’s Sigma Alpha Epislon chapter for $25 million after her son, George Desdunes died from alcohol poisoning. Earlier this year, the 19 year-old sophomore was pledging to be a member of the national fraternity. … Continue

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Rapper Rick Ross Sued After Pitbulls Kill Neighbor?s Yorkie

rr2 Rapper Rick Ross Sued After Pitbulls Kill Neighbors Yorkie

Rick Ross is being sued by the owner of a Yorkshire Terrier, after the rapper?s pitbulls killed her dog.

Rick Ross? neighbor is suing him after her Yorkie, named Banks, was attacked and had ?three large bite wounds on his back? and a ?very large bite wound on his neck?.

Authorities were able to get the pitbulls off of the little Terrier, but Banks had to be put down due to his horrific injuries.

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The incident happened back in April after the dogs escaped from Ross? home in Atlanta, Georgia.

The lawsuit reads, ?Negligence in allowing pit bulls to get out of Kennels many times until they killed.?

Ross? neighbor is asking for $15,000 in damages and court costs over the dog attack.

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George Anthony Cries on Stand, Implies Daughter Killed Caylee


Yesterday, George Anthony took the stand and defended himself against allegations that he carried on an affair with a woman who was helping him search for his grandchild, Caylee.

Today, he implied that daughter Casey is behind Caylee's death.


George Anthony Testimony

"The car smelled like human decomposition. Caylee was last seen with Casey," George testified, growing emotional. "One and one adds up to two in my mind. I was trying to put all the stories together. "

Casey Anthony shook her head and scribbled notes to her legal team as her father answered questions.

George said he felt a "deep, deep hurt inside" when Caylee's remains were found a couple years ago. He even attempted suicide soon after because "it just seemed like the right time to go, to be with Caylee. To spend time with Caylee. I didn't want to be in this world anymore."

The defense, who is trying to make jurors believe George abused his daughter and that somehow explains her changing story, asked the witness if he ever touched Casey inappropriately.

"Sir, I never would do anything to harm my daughter in that way," he said.

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2011/06/george-anthony-cries-on-stand-implies-daughter-killed-caylee/

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Lindsay Lohan completes house arrest

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Austin Hatch's Dog Survives Plane Crash

Austin Hatch's Dog Survives Plane Crash

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After a private plane crashed into a garage in Charlevoix, Mich., on Friday, an improbable story emerged: the lone human survivor, 16-year-old Austin Hatch, had lived through another fatal plane crash eight years earlier.

On Saturday, a second story emerged that seemed almost as unbelievable. While the two crashes had made Hatch an orphan, his dog, a Labradoodle named Brady, survived the accident. Brady's survival is even more incredible given that another family dog, a sheltie-collie mix named Alli, was found dead at the scene Friday.

According to Julie Whitley, the animal control supervisor for the Charlevoix County Sheriff's Department, a call came in Saturday about a stray dog found less than a mile away from the crash site. The 3-year-old Labradoodle was taken to the Charlevoix Humane Society, where a scan of both dogs' microchip tags led back to the Hatch family.

"The dog seemed perfectly fine," Whitley tells PEOPLE. "No injuries. No broken bones. It was scared, and it was wet, but it seemed fine."

Brady, who spent the weekend at the shelter, has since been retrieved by a Hatch family friend. "She indicated that this was actually Austin's dog," Whitley says. "They were assuming the worst since Alli had been found dead in the wreckage. When they notified Austin's step-sister that the dog was still alive, she was crying on the phone."

Hatch has been in a medically-induced coma and sustained bruising to his brain, but doctors are hopeful that he will be able to make a full recovery, after which he'll have a happy dog waiting for him to come home.

"It's an absolute miracle that the dog came out of it totally unscathed," Whitley says. "An absolute miracle."

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Charlize Theron Explains Why She Won't Be Getting Married...Ever

Remember when Charlize Theron declared herself a�forever-fianc�e until gay marriage was legally recognized all over the U.S., saying "love is love and we should all have the same rights"?

The Oscar winner, who split with longtime beau Stuart Townsend last year, says she believes that marriage is a "divine right." But it turns out that it's a right she has no interest in exercising regardless of federal prohibitions.

"Some would say because I came from a very troubled marriage," Theron�says in an interview airing Wednesday on Piers Morgan Tonight,�explaining why�tying the knot doesn't appeal to her. "My parents did not have a good marriage, but I don't think it's that."

So, is it really the gay marriage issue, then?

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"It's a divine right," she says of the right to�get hitched, which last week was extended to gay couples in New York,�"and when government starts to tell us who can love and what is good love, whether government or a government built on a certain religion, I do have a problem with that. If you want to bring it back to the politics...I do have a problem with the fact that our government hasn't stepped up enough to make this federal, to make this legal."

"I think everybody has that right," Theron says.

But A didn't necessarily lead to B when it comes to her own personal life, the upcoming Snow White and the Huntsman star adds.

"I'll be the first to say, here on your show, marriage?before I felt this way about this issue?was never something that was important to me. I don't know the exact reason for that," Theron says. She acknowledges that her parents were not happily married, but she doesn't think that's necessarily the case, considering she knows plenty of happy couples who came from broken homes.

"I really want for myself a long-term relationship," she continues, "and I have been in long-term relationships...That's the kind of union that I want. The actual ceremony is not something that is important to me?but I see the importance for other people."

Somehow, even among the most arch traditionalists, we suspect that there are plenty of dudes out there who will be happy to abide.

PHOTOS: Charlize looks awfully pretty on her own, doesn't she?

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LuAnn de Lesseps debuts blond 'do

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (l. March, r. Tuesday) underwent a major makeover this week.

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Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (l. March, r. Tuesday) underwent a major makeover this week.

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps now has a sunny hair color to match the gorgeous summer weather in Manhattan.

The "Real Housewives of New York City" cast member debuted blond locks Tuesday, at a party to celebrate the music video for her single, "Chic C'est La Vie."

At the event, hosted at Bar Basque by Life & Style, de Lesseps showed off her long, lighter hair parted on the side and swept into a loose ponytail that rested on her right shoulder.

STARS WHO CHANGE THEIR HAIR LIKE MOST PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR UNDERWEAR

The Countess, 46, has long been identifiable by her choppy, auburn bob. At first glance, the new hairstyle made her hard to recognize and, at second, it even looked like it could be a wig.

But de Lesseps offered up proof of her do's authenticity on Twitter, where she tweeted a picture of herself mid-makeover at the salon.


de Lesseps was styled by Ted Gibson (r.), who also attended the party. (Twitter)

"Getting glam for tonight takes a lot of work.....and a lot of foil," she wrote.

The reality star seemed more than pleased with the end result.

"I love my new blonde hair," she tweeted with a photo of herself and celebrity stylist Ted Gibson at the party.

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