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PHOTOS Christina Aguilera car accident in Los Angeles

ByAsa Hawks

Celebrity gossip site giants TMZ and Radar Online are both “exclusively” reporting that Christina Aguilera was involved in a car accident in West Hollywood tonight.

Cobbling together info from both articles it sounds as though Christina was riding in the passenger seat of her white Range Rover and her assistant was driving when they rear ended a silver Range Rover turning left at the corner of 3rd Street and Santa Monica Blvd. in Los Angeles right after 5 PM Pacific Time.

VIDEO – ‘Rain Man’ inspiration, megasavant Kim Peek dies of heart attack at 58 – Who was the real ‘Rain Man’?

ByStarcasm Staff

Kim Peek, who died of a massive heart attack Saturday, December 19, at age 58, led an extraordinary life. When he was just a baby, doctors diagnosed Kim as mentally retarded and told him parents to put him away in a hospital and forget about him. Thankfully, they refused that route. He needed constant care…

VIDEO MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan yells at Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)

ByStarcasm Staff

Dylan Ratigan invited Democratic Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on MSNBC’s Morning Meeting so he could yell at her about insurance company stock prices. Schultz was mistakenly told the show would be about recent changes made to the healthcare bill. Watch the unpleasantness unfold and read my impression of this style of “bombastic” journalism.

VIDEO – Twitter hacked, redirected by ‘Iranian Cyber Army’

ByStarcasm Staff

For about two hours Thursday night beginning at 10 PM EST, Twitter was reportedly hacked and redirected to a website claiming to be the “Iranian Cyber Army” with with following message (via TechCrunch): Iranian Cyber Army THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY IRANIAN CYBER ARMY iRANiAN.CYBER.ARMY@GMAIL.COM U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their…

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AUDIO Listen to the Chris Henry 911 calls with transcriptions – MP3 and streaming

ByAsa Hawks

Here are both 911 calls placed in reference to the Chris Henry and Loleini Tonga auto accident that resulted in the death of the 26-year-old Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver. The first 911 call was made to police by a woman driving behind the truck driven by Loleini Tonga with Chris Henry in the back. The caller describes Henry as having black pants, shirtless with a cast on his arm. She says he is beating on the back window of the truck.

The second 911 call was placed by a man after Henry had been thrown from the vehicle. That caller told the operator “there’s a man is in the road … he looks dead … there’s no movement.” Keep reading to listen to the calls and read complete transcriptions of both.

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Chris Henry car accident with Loleini Tonga official statement from police

ByAsa Hawks

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Public Affairs Office has issued an official statement regarding the domestic dispute and single-car auto accident involving Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry and his fiance Loleini Tonga. Here is their full statement as well as the statement issued by Henry’s agent.

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Chris Henry car accident – thrown from truck as fiance Loleini Tonga was driving

ByAsa Hawks

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry has been involved in a serious auto accident after a domestic dispute with his fiance Loleini Tonga near Charlotte, North Carolina. According to KTPost.com there was a domestic dispute at a residence on Peachtree Road and that Tonga attempted to leave the scene in a pickup truck at which point Henry gave chase and got into the back of the truck. According to police, Henry’s injuries were sustained after falling from the back of the truck while Tonga was driving.

Why did Time Magazine name Federal Reserve chief and Depression scholar Ben Bernake Person of the Year 2009!

ByStarcasm Staff

In what could be argued as a bold move, Time Magzine named Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernake Person of the Year 2009 because of the actions the depression scholar took to prevent another great depression. Bernake’s actions have been praised and criticized heavily, but the true impact (or lack theirof) of his decisions will never…

VIDEO – The “prosperity gospel” legacy of televangelist Oral Roberts: Con Man or Man of God?

ByStarcasm Staff

Oral Roberts, founder of “prosperity gospel” and televangelism, died Tuesday at age 91 from pneumonia. Roberts left behind a university, and a legacy of a financially driven evangelism that is still broadcast in those dizzy gray hours of early money channel-flipping. Nestled in between offers for the world’s sharpest knives, or exercise equipment that will…

PHOTO: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gets a bloody face and broken nose in statuette attack by Massimo Tartaglia at Milan rally

ByStarcasm Staff

Source: Flynet Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who’s currently embroiled in a number of corruption and sex scandals, was hit by a statuette at a rally Sunday by mentally ill graphic designer Massimo Tartaglia, breaking his nose and knocking out two of his teeth. Although the attack immediately brought the sight of blood, the 73-year-old billionaire…

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VIDEOS PHOTO Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

ByStarcasm Staff

President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in Norway today. Here is his acceptance speech in which he reminds the audience that he is the commander-in-chief of a country and military that is currently involved in two different wars, one of which seems to be nearing resolution but the other is not.

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Party Crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi refuse to testify, will plead the 5th if subpoenaed

ByStarcasm Staff

The House Homeland Security Committee has plans to vote Wednesday to subpoena the gatecrashin’ Tareq and Michaele Salahi to testify in court. If that happens, the Salahis plan to plead the 5th and not talk, according to a letter their lawyer sent the committee Tuesday. They will decline to answer every single question the Committee…

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Complete Senator Max Baucus statement about girlfriend Melodee Hale’s nomination for U.S. Attorney

ByStarcasm Staff

Here is the complete statement issued by Montana senator Max Baucus in response to a recent story revealing he recommended his girlfriend and staff member Melodee Hanes for the vacated position of Montana U.S. attorney back in March. The list of nominations was narrowed down to three names before being submitted to the White House, but Hanes would eventually withdraw herself from consideration and take another position with the Department of Justice.

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Senator Max Baucus’ girlfriend Melodee Hanes pictures and salary history while in his employ

ByAsa Hawks

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus is under fire for his March nomination of girlfriend Melodee Hanes for the U.S. attorney position in his home state of Montana. Some analysts believe the fallout may cause difficulties for Baucus and other Democrats as he heads up their push to pass healthcare reform through the Senate.

See photos of Melodee as well as her complete salary history while working for the office of Senator Baucus.

Full text: Forza Coffee CEO issues statement about police shootings ambush in Lakewood, WA

ByStarcasm Staff

Forza Coffee Company has issued a tribute statement about the four fallen officers who were gunned down Sunday at their Lakewood, Washington location. Below is the full text, including a heartfelt quote from CEO Brad Carpenter: The entire Forza team of owners, employees, families and vendors wishes to pass along deep compassion and loss for…

Maurice Clemmons named as person of interest in Lakewood, Washington police shooting at Forza Coffee- Photos, mugshot, video

Bycarrieglass

Maurice Clemmons is now a person of interest in the targeted ambush at Forza Coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington, which left four officers dead. Four police officers, three men and one woman, were reading their laptops at a Forza Coffee Company shop in Lakewood, WA when at least one shooter opened fire on them. The…

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Tiger Woods rumor: Facial injuries caused by wife Elin Nordegren before his accident over affair with Rachel Uchitel? PHOTO

ByStarcasm Staff

The facial wounds Tiger Woods was treated for early Friday morning after a bizarre car accident, were caused by his wife Elin Nordegren, not by the accident, a source tells TMZ. Although Tiger hasn’t yet spoken to the Florida State Patrol about the incident, he allegedly did speak to someone else who claims that Tiger…

2009 Christmas is in trouble! No JC Penney ‘Big Book’ and letters to Santa will go unanswered

Bycarrieglass

This year’s Christmas is gonna be a little different, and it’s not just because people will be getting fewer and less expensive presents. Two big traditions are going out the door! The first is kind of a big deal, and could mean extra work for parents: this year letters to Santa will go unanswered. The…

PHOTOS Original 1933 King Kong sculpture to be auctioned by Christie’s

ByAsa Hawks

Do you have a hard-to-shop-for movie buff on your Christmas shopping list? Do you have $250,000 to spend? Then Christie’s has exactly what you’re looking for! As part of their Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia auction the London-based auction house is offering the Willis O’Brien-designed King Kong armature skeleton used for the famous climactic…

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Mike Tyson arrested for assaulting photographer at LAX

ByStarcasm Staff

Former heavy-weight champion of the world Mike Tyson has been hauled away from Los Angeles International Airport in a police car and a bloodied paparazzo was taken to the hospital in an ambulance – this according to TMZ: We’re told Tyson was at a ticket counter at the United Airlines terminal when the incident occurred….

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VIDEO – Lou Dobbs is leaving CNN – Read transcript of full resignation statement

Bycarrieglass

Tonight in a surprise turn Lou Dobbs gave his last CNN broadcast. He cited a desired to expand his career and said that CNN President Jonathan Klein has released him from his contract.  Dobbs has been with Central News Network since it’s beginning in 1980, when he anchored “Moneyline.” Although he was a top financial…

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MUG SHOT PHOTOS Comedian Katt Williams jailed in Georgia over burglary

Bycarrieglass

Katt Williams, a comedian best known for roles in Friday After Next, and Norbit as well as his own comedy DVD Katt Williams: Pimpadelic, was arrested and jailed Sunday on burglary and criminal trespassing charges (MSNBC). Williams, 38, lives in California, but police think he was in Georgia shooting a film when he reportedly broke…

Fort Hood Tragedy: 13 dead and 31 injured in Texas Fort Hood mass shooting [VIDEO]

ByStarcasm Staff

Image credit: Getty Updated 6 November 2009 6:08 p.m. According to the New York Times, 13 people have died, and 31 are injured in the massive shootings that took place around 1:30 p.m. in Fort Hood Texas. The main shooter, an army psychicatrist named Nidal Malik Hasan was originally reported to be dead, but he’s…

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Steve Phillips fired from ESPN

ByAsa Hawks

It appears that ESPN doesn’t stand for “Exhalting Steve Phillips’ Naughtiness.” The sports network has reportedly fired the sack-hopping analyst after details of his affair with 22-year-old ESPN analyst Brooke Hundley made headlines last week. As is often the case with hard news these days, the source of the information is twitter – more specifically…

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Brad Pitt motorcycle crash in Beverly Hills

ByAsa Hawks

Photographers were on hand when Brad Pitt lost control of his brand new custom motorcycle in Los Angeles this afternoon. I was just writing a jealous article about how the coolest dude on the planet just got the coolest custom chopper on the planet when I saw these photos moments later of the uber awesome…

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PHOTO Brooke Hundley took out a restraining order against Steve Phillips!

ByAsa Hawks

Check out this photo and complete transcript of the restraining order taken out by ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley against her superior and reported lover ESPN analyst and former general manager of the New York Mets Steve Phillips. The document bloodhounds at TMZ turned up this gem, filed in Connecticut on August 20 of this…

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Brooke Hundley ESPN scandal photos plus audio of 911 call by Steve Phillips’ wife Marni Phillips

ByAsa Hawks

More details are emerging about ESPN analyst and former general manger of the New York Mets Steve Phillips’ affair with 22-year-old ESPN production assistant Brooke Hundley and it’s looking more and more like a real life Fatal Attraction scenario. As I mentioned in a previous post, Steve Phillips’ mistress Brooke Hundley began to harass Steve’s…

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AUDIO – Listen to Richard and Mayumi Heene’s 911 call to report Falcon Heene afloat in homemade “Flying Saucer”

ByStarcasm Staff

Here’s the audio and a transcript of the 911 the Hoaxin’ Heene’s made the day the world rooted for Balloon Boy. They really overplayed their hysterics, probably should’ve taken a few more acting classes beforehand. Their story is also a little too scripted when they describe what’s happening and seem already certain that the boy…

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PHOTOS Letter to the wife of ESPN’s Steve Phillips from mistress Brooke Hundley

ByAsa Hawks

There seems to be a a completely different kind of “swine flu” sweeping the nation and the symptoms are: fame and an uncontrollable desire to sleep with young women who work for you. ESPN baseball analyst and former manager of the New York Mets Steve Phillips is the latest to be diagnosed with the pig…

VIDEO – Incredible near miss captured on tape: Russian man almost gets hit by a bus and a car!

ByStarcasm Staff

Sometimes people are just lucky! Somebody captured on video a busy Russian business man with a briefcase briskly taking a deadly chance to cross the street. No appointment is that important. Miraculously he dodges a huge bus and a car that are within a split second of hitting him. This footage is amazing! This is…

VIDEO and Mugshot pics – 2008 Big Brother winner Adam “Baller” Jasinski charged for selling oxycodone

ByStarcasm Staff

In 2008, Adam “Baller” Jasinski took home the top $500,000 Big Brother prize, and police say he used the stash of cash to fund a drug business. He was arrested Saturday night and charged today by U.S. District Court in Boston for “possession of oxycodone pills with intent to distribute”, according to My Fox Boston….

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VIDEO – Watch “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene ask “Who the Hell is Wolfe?”

Bycarrieglass

Last night Anderson Cooper aired a never-before-seen clip from Wolfe Blitzter’s shocking interview on Larry King Live with the Heene family that blew the cover on their hoax. The Heene family doesn’t have cable, so when Falcon Heene’s parents introduced him to Wolfe Blitzter, he responded the way I do everytime I turn on CNN:…

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Video – Watch the fight that broke outside Balloon Boy’s home between Richard Heene’s neighbor and the media

ByStarcasm Staff

One of Richard Heene’s neighbor’s was not excited about all the media camping outside the Heene home in Fort Collins, Colorado, hoping to get a glimpse of Balloon Boy or his once attention-seeking parents. In fact, he got so upset that punches were thrown. Watch the latest drama surrounding Balloon boy below: Subscribe to Starcasm…

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VIDEOS DMX tries to start a riot for charity in Colorado Springs

ByAsa Hawks

Joaquin Phoenix can only dream of being DMX. Check out this video of “X” showing up 90 minutes late for a charity event in Colorado Springs this weekend. Security guards try to prevent him from taking the stage, but DMX refuses to disappoint the huge crowd of at least 200 ravenous fans that have gathered…

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VIDEO Balloon Boy press conference – Richard and Mayumi Heene facing felony charges probably took a polygraph test

ByAsa Hawks

Sheriff Jim Alderden and undersheriff Ern Hudson held a press conference today in which they gave details about their investigation into the Heene family and the Balloon Boy incident. Alderden revealed that they became suspicious, as did most of America, when Falcon Heene said “we did it for show” during an interview with Wolf Blitzer…

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BALLOON BOY VIDEO Police arrive at Heene home with search warrant, charges imminent

ByAsa Hawks

Sheriff Jim Alderden said in a press conference today that his department was drafting some search warrants, including one for the Heene home, and TMZ is reporting that at least three officers arrived at the home late Saturday night to serve the warrant. It’s unclear at this point exactly what they are looking for. In…

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VIDEO Balloon Boy press conference announcement by Richard Heene

ByAsa Hawks

Crazy is as crazy does. Richard Heene, father of the infamous “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene, told reporters at around 5:30 A.M. this morning, “I’m going to have a press conference out here at, let’s say, 10 a.m. Okay? … So it’s a few more hours. So, I’d like to speak everybody about a few things….

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VIDEO Falcon Heene says balloon UFO story was ‘for show’ on Larry King Live

ByAsa Hawks

Unbelievable! Or, if you watched either of the Heene Wife Swap episodes, entirely believable! The Heene family was being interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on Larry King Live after it had been revealed six-year-old Falcon Heene was hiding in the attic above the garage the entire time it was believed he might be inside the mylar…

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Wife Swap Happy Ending: Missing 6-year-old boy, Falcon Heene has been found alive hiding in a box in attic in garage!

ByStarcasm Staff

According to CNN 6-year-old Falcon Heene, the boy who was supposed to have floated off in a homemade balloon, was found alive! The young boy was hiding in a box in the attic in the garage. He might have set the balloon free, and fearing punishment, hid in the attic. Subscribe to Starcasm by Email

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VIDEO – Daredevil, UFO and science loving Heene family was on Wife Swap twice with Martel and Silver families

ByStarcasm Staff

The Heene family was such an interesting subject, they appeared on Wife Swap twice, once with the Martel family, and again with the Silver family. Here’s the synopsis from ABC of the first episode the Heene’s appeared on: The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi (43) and storm scientist Richard…

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PHOTO and VIDEO – Wife Swap drama update: Sheriff’s Deputy saw an object fall from flying saucer balloon carrying 6-year-old Falcon Heene

ByStarcasm Staff

6-year-old Falcon Heene, who’s family was the thrill-seeking, storm-chasing, and UFO loving family on Wife Swap, is still missing after reportedly climbing into a homemade silver balloon, or fly saucer. A Sheriff’s Deputy has now revealed that he actually saw an “object” fall from the balloon near Platteville, Colorado. Falcon’s brother says he saw Falcon…

PHOTO – What does Jaycee Dugard look like now? Current Jaycee Lee Dugard pictures in People Magazine

ByStarcasm Staff

People magazine has exclusive current pictures of Jaycee Lee Dugard and her family. The cover photo features a smiling 29-year-old girl, who with the help of family, is struggling to overcome the nightmare circumstances of her last 18 years. Jaycee is riding horses, cooking, and thinking about book possibilities as she begins the journey of…

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Shirley Dieu sues Dr. Phil because of physical, emotional, and sexual harassment

Bycarrieglass

Today Shirley Dieu filed at suit with L.A. County Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, according to TMZ. She says that she was subjected to various physical, emotional, and even sexual abuses after she went to Dr. Phil in 2007 for television therapy. Dieu claims she was forced to stay in a room with a…

Missing Haleigh Cummings’ dad, Donald Cumming and stepmom, Misty Croslin headed toward divorce

ByStarcasm Staff

News4Jax is reporting that the father of missing 6-year-old Haliegh Cummings is head towards divorce with his wife of five months, Misty Croslin. Donald married 17-year-old Misty five weeks after his young daughter went missing. Haliegh disappeared while Misty was babysitting Haliegh and Haliegh’s younger brother while their father was working. Donald Cumming’s attorney, Brandon…

Controversy heats up over Gwen, the $95 homeless American Girl doll

ByStarcasm Staff

Your average American Girl can’t really afford the American Girl doll, including one of its newest editions, Homeless Gwen Thompson, who retails for $95. She came out earlier this year to compliment the American Girl’s Clarissa doll. Gwen has come under a media firestorm after it became known that no proceeds from the sale of…

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Ryan Jenkins suicide note found on computer, blames Jasmine Fiore

ByAsa Hawks

The ever-diligent folks over at TMZ have learned from the Buena Park Police Department that something similar to a “suicide note” was found on the computer owned by Ryan Jenkins and left in the Calgary hotel room in which he hanged himself. Police tell TMZ that the document is titled “Last Will and Testament” and…

PHOTOS East Cleveland Mayor Eric Brewer dressed as a woman in lingerie?

ByAsa Hawks

Just in time for an election on Tuesday, these photos surfaced on the internet of East Cleveland mayor Eric Meyer getting in touch with his feminine side myspace-style! WARNING – these photos include mangerie, lace manties, mantyhose and guy-heeled shoes! Here’s a theme song to play as you look over the cross over:

Raymond Clark has been arrested for Yale student Annie Le’s murder – Police call the homicide “workplace violence” [Photos]

ByStarcasm Staff

Lab technician Raymond Clark was arrested this morning at 8:10 a.m. at a Super 8 motel for the murder of Yale student Annie Le, who was discovered in a basement wall of an off-campus medical research building. Her body was found Sunday, the day she was supposed to be getting married to Jonathan Widawsky, a…

PHOTO Heidi DeJong Barsuglia – Sempra Lobbyist believed to have had an affair with Michael Duvall

ByAsa Hawks

Here is Heidi Barsuglia’s photo on file with the California Secretary of State’s office at cal-access.ss.ca.gov. Mrs. Barsuglia is believed to be one of the lobbyists having an affair with Republican California Assemblyman Michael Duvall, who was caught on tape talking about their sexual relationships in detail with a colleague during a hearing break. Ironically,…

Is Caster Semenya a hermaphrodite?

ByStarcasm Staff

Just days after appearing on a magazine cover after a makeover, it’s rumored that Caster Semenya might be a hermaphrodite. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) ordered gender tests for South African Caster Semenya, a muscular female runner who has masculine features and extraordinary physical ability for a female athlete. The Sun, and The Sydney…

VIDEO Republican California Assemblyman Michael Duvall caught on tape bragging about sex with lobbyists

ByAsa Hawks

Republican Assemblyman Michael Duvall of Yorba Linda was at a Sacramento hearing when he had an explicit discussion with a colleague about recent sexual conquests, apparently unaware that the microphone he was wearing for the in-house television station was still on. The tapes were aired Tuesday evening on KCAL, leading to Duvall’s resignation this afternoon….

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Michael Jackson Coroner’s Report Rules His Death a Homicide

ByAsa Hawks

The official cause of Michael Jackson’s death has just been released by the L.A. Coroner’s Office and it is Acute Propofol intoxication, which has been the speculation for some time now, which makes the case a homicide. The full report, including the complete toxicology report, is still on security hold by request of the LAPD….

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VIDEO Police have found Jasmine Fiore’s car, the missing white Mercedes

ByAsa Hawks

Here is video of Jasmine Fiore’s missing Mercedes being towed after it was found in a West Hollywood parking lot. The Buena Park PD have confirmed to TMZ that it is indeed her car. Someone living next door to the parking lot told the website that the car had been there since August 15. From…

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Chris Brown Sentenced for Rihanna Assault; Will be doing counseling, physical labor

ByStarcasm Staff

As part of a plea deal Chris Brown is on 5 years probation for hitting his then girlfriend pop sensation Rihanna, real name Robyn Rihanna Fenty, last February. He’s also been sentenced to 6-months of physical community labor (this means Chris Brown could be picking up trash at a roadside near you!), 52-weeks domestic violence…