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Joely Fisher and the John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit

Whit Honea — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Joely Fisher was among the celebrities at the John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit in Los Angeles. She was accompanied by her daughters Olivia and Skylar.

Looks like they had a good time.

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According to Jacob

Joely Fisher and the Boom Boom Room

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According to Jacob

Whit Honea — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:33:00 GMT

Courtney Thorne-Smith and her son Jacob posed with Jim Belushi at the John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit in Los Angeles.

Courtney and Jim were co-stars on "According to Jim."

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It's Over For Shaquille O'Neal?

Sassy Smith — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Shaquille O'Neal claims he's going to play out the remainder of his contract and then, hang up his hat, er, ball - you know what I mean.

Shaq said, "My basketball career will be over in 735 days, and being an educated man, I've always had things to fall back on. So one of my options is law enforcement. But if Jerry Demings is going to be the sheriff I would love to work for him."

So will the Phoenix Suns player make a good cop? He's got that little stalking allegation hanging over his head right now (I know, innocent until proven guilty), so he'll have to have that cleared up first (his accuser sounds like she's got issues too, not all innocent herself). The guy is obviously a multi-millionaire, why not just sit back and enjoy your fortune with your young family? Be a stay-at-home-dad to those four kids, that sounds like fun!

I don't follow basketball at all (I know there's a ball, dribbling, passing and a net involved), so I have no idea if sports fans will be happy that Shaq is leaving or sad? I've heard rumblings that people are not happy that he's staying on for the remainder. What's the scoop?

Good luck (well in two-ish years) with your new career (as a cop?).

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Stalking Allegations - Shaquille O'Neal The Next Kobe Bryant?

Is Shaquille O'Neal Stalking Alexis Miller? (Photos)

Stalking Allegations - Shaquille O'Neal The Next Kobe Bryant?

Sassy Smith — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Is basketball star, Shaquille O'Neal becoming the next Kobe Bryant? With a restraining order slapped against him, for alleged harassment and threatening bodily harm - by Alexis Miller, an Atlanta hip hop artist, who reportedly had an affair with O'Neal - it's as if the Phoenix Suns player is trading places with Kobe Bryant. Bryant had his own sexual harassment/assault issues, starting back in 2003.

Kobe was accused and arrested for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old hotel employee - Katelyn Faber. Faber accused Bryant of raping her in his hotel room the night before he was to have knee surgery. Bryant admitted to a sexual encounter with the teenager but denied the rape accusation.

Although the case was dropped in 2004 by prosecutors after Faber refused to testify at trial, the allegations had tarnished his reputation and career. His numerous endorsements were terminated. Sales figures from NBA merchandisers dropped from previous figures.

Kobe was quoted as saying during the investigation, "he should have done what Shaq does.... that Shaq would pay his women not to say anything and that O'Neal already had paid up to $1 million 'for situations like this.'" This caused friction and controversy between the two as they were teammates at the time.

Bryant agreed to apologize to Faber after the case was dropped and after a civil lawsuit was filed by Faber, it was settled and the details not made public. But after that, things started to look up - his endorsement deals resumed and now over the last few months, his career has been on the up. He won the 2007-08 regular season MVP and helped his teams advance to the NBA finals. He also received a gold medal with "Redeem Team" USA.

Oh and his public relations peeps made sure ABC/ESPN caught shots of him hugging his little girl - it was seen around the world. That'll melt the hearts of the public and forget all of that other 'stuff.'

Now it's as if the tables have turned - Kobe is well on his way back 'up,' and Shaq is well on his way 'down.'

With the restraining order against him [O'Neal], not to mention his, uh, often misunderstood style of rap and problems in his marriage, will his career suffer? And what about his wife? Just one week before the stalking allegations, Shaq's wife , Shaunie, made a statement that the couple were working things out. She might change her mind now. And this must be hard on the children - the couple have four children together - Shareef, Amirah, Shaqir and Me'arah, from ages 8 to 2 - and each have a child from a previous relationship - Shaunie has a son Myles, 11, and O'Neal has a 12-year-old daughter, Taahirah.

Hopefully the allegations aren't true - but let's not hold our breath.

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Shaquille O'Neal's Accuser Alexis Miller Accused Of Stalking!

Sassy Smith — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:01:00 GMT

There might be something fishy going on here. Shaquille O'Neal's accuser Alexis Miller filed a restraining order against the Phoenix Suns star for threats and heavy breathing phone calls, among other things. She alleges she is afraid for herself and her young son. However, Ms. Miller, who also goes by her rap name, MaryJane, might not be so innocent herself....

TMZ uncovered court papers filed last year by a chick named Lakisha Renae Hall. A judge ordered Miller to stay 500 yards away from Hall and to have zero contact with her.

As well, O'Neal isn't the only guy to get on Miller's war path. In October of '07, Alexis "MaryJane" Miller tried to get a restraining order against Jonathan Stubbs for, get this - stalking her. She claims he pulled a gun, shot it once and yelled, "Who were you with?"

The order was dropped because Ms. Miller didn't follow through. Hmm, something smells bad here.

It gets better and better....we'll keep you posted.

[TMZ]

Stalking Allegations - Shaquille O'Neal The Next Kobe Bryant?

MTV Asks: Was Jamie Lynn Raped?

HerBadMother — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:16:00 GMT

Actually, they're framing the question more as "is Jamie-Lynn's pregnancy which may or may not be the result of a rape legal?" Which, really, it's a bit late and a lot pointless to be asking that question, isn't it? And, also, you know, maybe a little bit alarmist?

Sure, nobody seems to be quite sure of Casey Aldridge's exact age - he could be as old as nineteen, which complicates the legality of his, erm, relations with Jamie Lynn - nor do they know where, exactly, those relations took place (both which have a bearing upon whether those relations could be called statutory rape) but please - isn't the whole legality of the relationship that probably* spawned this child kind of beside the point? I mean, she's a teenager who's about to have a baby and who may or may not be equipped to deal with the pressures of having said baby, so aren't there bigger things to worry about here?

It's not on the scale of Miley-Cyrus-Gone-Topless, granted - we are, after all, talking about a knocked-up girl who's hiding out in Louisana, and not dropping her clothes for major magazines - but still. New baby for a girl who's terrified of becoming a mother? That's the real hand-wringer here, not the question of whether her boyfriend is 18 or 19 and whether or not they did it in Louisiana.

*(Probably, because nobody ever did really dispute those rumors that there was another, older man in the picture at the supposed time of conception. Which, yes, eeewwww, but worth pointing out here.)

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Cruz Beckham Cruises in L.A.

Whit Honea — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:15:00 GMT

Convicted? No, never convicted.

I suppose if you are the son of a huge sports star you can't go around wearing the jersey of some guy on the bench, but it seems like there would be other choices available than someone recently accused of a pretty serious crime. Not exactly role model behavior. Of course, they are supporting the Lakers so obviously good taste wasn't ever an issue*.

*Noted exception for Laker Luke Walton since he's a fellow Arizona Wildcat (and as an added bonus, crime-free).

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Britney Was Raped/Was Britney Raped?

HerBadMother — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:30:00 GMT

The headline on the latest issue of InTouch Weekly: WAS BRITNEY RAPED? Which, you know, is just a little bit horrifyingly provocative.

There's no word yet on what the basis for the story is (rumors were floating around last month about the possibility that Britney was raped 'at a club' and that this was why she shaved her head, but those rumors didn't go anywhere - until now?) but some people are already up in arms over the headline itself. Are you ready for this? Perez Hilton is outraged that InTouch Weekly would publish such a gruesomely titillating headline unless it were certain - CERTAIN - that it were true:

This is so gross!!!

Why do these rags insist on doing shit like this????

In Touch put Britney on their new cover with an attention-grabbing headline that reads, "Was Britney Raped?

WTF???

Why put in the question mark there?????

They should either know she was or wasn't. Why put this story out there if it wasn't true or if they had doubts about its authenticity?????

Oh, wait, we know why.

They wanna sell magazines!!!!

So disgusting.

We don't wanna question marks in covers! We want to know that what we're reading is FACT!

Somebody please tell me that he's being ironic here. Otherwise - fat gossipmonging pot? MEET KETTLE.

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Zahara's Birth Mother Raped

HerBadMother — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:32:00 GMT

The good news coming out of the Angelina's-Adoption-Gone-Bad story this week: Zahara's birth mother does not want to remove Zahara from her adoptive family. Also good: Zahara's birth mother does not have AIDS. The not-so-good? Zahara was, apparently, conceived in rape.

Mentwabe Dawit, Zahara's birth mother, told Reuters that she was attacked one evening in 2004 after a day's work at a construction site in the southern Ethiopian town of Awasa.

As she walked home in the darkness, a man approached. "He pulled a dagger, put one hand on my mouth, so that I could not scream. He then raped me and disappeared." The 24-year-old decided to keep the assault a secret. "I feared the consequences of being raped in a community where rape is considered a taboo, even if what happened happened forcibly," she said.

Now, the fact that Zahara was conceived in rape does not in way bear upon her lovability and adorability and the extent to which she will be cherished throughout her life. Not one little bit. It's just a really, really sad detail, is all - one that underscores just how tremendously wonderful it is that such a child was given a chance at a happy life in a happy family, loved by happy parents. (If, that is, we believe that Angie and Brad are happy. Whatever the case, I think that they're both beyond happy to be Zahara's parents, and that's what matters.)

(Could the week in gossip get more depressing? Between rumored deaths and stories about suicide and depression, it's hardly shaping up to be a cheery Thanksgiving. Could someone maybe show their boobs or something? You know, make everyone feel better?)

Source: Perez; The Age