Sunday, 4 March 2012
Whitney Houston had secret affair with Jermaine Jackson
TRAGIC Whitney Houston had a secret affair with Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine.
The romance explains why 56-year-old Jermaine Jackson, a married man at the time, was so distraught by pop diva Houston's death in a Los Angeles hotel last month.
A friend of both singers confirmed the relationship, saying, "Her death has devastated Jermaine because of the history between them. No one understood the scale of his grief because they didn't know what they shared."
Houston's No.1 hit Saving All My Love For You echoed the story of her secret affair with the Jackson 5 star.
The blockbuster ballad is about a woman having a romance with a married man - as Jermaine Jackson was at the time - and waiting for him to be hers.
Houston even hired a Jermaine Jackson lookalike for the song's video. It features the romeo's wife keeping an eagle eye on his mistress.
The romance explains why 56-year-old Jermaine Jackson, a married man at the time, was so distraught by pop diva Houston's death in a Los Angeles hotel last month.
A friend of both singers confirmed the relationship, saying, "Her death has devastated Jermaine because of the history between them. No one understood the scale of his grief because they didn't know what they shared."
Houston's No.1 hit Saving All My Love For You echoed the story of her secret affair with the Jackson 5 star.
The blockbuster ballad is about a woman having a romance with a married man - as Jermaine Jackson was at the time - and waiting for him to be hers.
Houston even hired a Jermaine Jackson lookalike for the song's video. It features the romeo's wife keeping an eagle eye on his mistress.
Punk'd is BACK - Taylor Swift gets ‘Punk’d’ by Justin Bieber
Sparks will fly between Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift on the first episode of "Punk'd," but not in the way you might think.
In a sneak peek of the celebrity pranking show (originally hosted by Ashton Kutcher and taken over by the Bieb starting later this month), you'll see the 18-year-old "Baby" singer punking "sweetest girl ever" Taylor Swift.
In the 20-second clip, Swift is seen egging on Bieber as he sets off fireworks that appear to then hit a nearby boat, lighting up a wedding party.
"She thinks that she ruined a wedding," Bieber explains.
Swift looks on in horror as the boat is enveloped in flames and the wedding party is forced to take a dinghy to shore.
"This is completely not OK," a clearly distraught Swift says.
Bieber better watch out, or Swift's next song may end up being about him.
Frenchman sues over Google Views urination photo
A Frenchman took Google to court Thursday over a photo published online by its Street View application showing him urinating in his front yard which he believes has made him the laughing stock of his village in rural northwest France.
The man, who is aged around 50 and lives in a village of some 3,000 people in the Maine-et-Loire region, is demanding the removal of the photo, in which locals have recognized him despite his face being blurred out.
He also wants 10,000 euros ($13,300) in damages.
"Everyone has the right to a degree of secrecy," his lawyer, Jean-Noel Bouillard, told Reuters. "In this particular case, it's more amusing than serious. But if he'd been caught kissing a woman other than his wife, he would have had the same issue."
Google Inc.'s Street View, covering some 30 countries and available in France since 2008, enables users of Google Maps to also view photos of streets taken by its camera cars, which have cameras hoisted on frames on their roofs.
The man thought he was hidden from view by his closed gate as he relieved himself in November 2010. But Google's lens caught him from above his gate as it passed by. Bouillard did not explain why the man chose to urinate outside.
Google's lawyer in the case, named by local daily Ouest France as Christophe Bigot, was not immediately reachable, but the newspaper said he was pleading that the case should be declared null and void.
The court, in the nearby city of Angers, is due to give its verdict on March 15. ($1 = 0.7501 euros)
The man, who is aged around 50 and lives in a village of some 3,000 people in the Maine-et-Loire region, is demanding the removal of the photo, in which locals have recognized him despite his face being blurred out.
He also wants 10,000 euros ($13,300) in damages.
"Everyone has the right to a degree of secrecy," his lawyer, Jean-Noel Bouillard, told Reuters. "In this particular case, it's more amusing than serious. But if he'd been caught kissing a woman other than his wife, he would have had the same issue."
Google Inc.'s Street View, covering some 30 countries and available in France since 2008, enables users of Google Maps to also view photos of streets taken by its camera cars, which have cameras hoisted on frames on their roofs.
The man thought he was hidden from view by his closed gate as he relieved himself in November 2010. But Google's lens caught him from above his gate as it passed by. Bouillard did not explain why the man chose to urinate outside.
Google's lawyer in the case, named by local daily Ouest France as Christophe Bigot, was not immediately reachable, but the newspaper said he was pleading that the case should be declared null and void.
The court, in the nearby city of Angers, is due to give its verdict on March 15. ($1 = 0.7501 euros)
Friday, 2 March 2012
Robber returned to bank for cab fare
A would-be bank robber was arrested in the US - after returning to the scene of his crime to withdraw cash for taxi fare.
The 39-year-old man had tried to rob a Wells Fargo bank in Chamblee, Georgia, at gunpoint.He handed the cashier a note saying: "Give me the money or we start shooting", reports Newser.
"Obviously, feeling safe behind the bulletproof glass, the teller just stepped back and the individual left without any money," said Chamblee Police Chief Marc Johnson.
The man jumped into a taxi to make his getaway back to his car parked nearby where he realised he didn't have any money for the fare.
Fearing he intended driving off without paying, the female taxi driver blocked in his car and got the attention of a police officer.
"The officer just convinced the guy that you need to get some money and pay your bill or else you'll end up in trouble," Police Chief Johnson added.
The policeman escorted him back to the same bank to withdraw cash legally where bank employees recognised him. The man was arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
WTF NEWS - Mom Allegedly Assaults Drug Dealer Trying To Supply Son With Heroin
A Jefferson County mother is facing assault charges in a case where she allegedly struck a man she says was supplying her son with heroin. Sherrie Gavan says she felt threatened during a conversation with the man.
Sherrie Gavan claims the man aided Clayton in relapsing several times. She finally says she had enough in December and went to try and talk to him.
“I just wanted him to leave my son alone, and stay away from where I work and stay away from where we live,” she said.
In her statement to police she says during the conversation the man reached for something in his car.
“I felt extremely threatened,” the four foot eleven Gavan told us. “As you can tell I’m not a young person and I’m not a tall person so I’m not a strong person. “
In the statement she says she hit the man with a baseball bat, telling him to get away. When he approached her again, she says she hit him a second time.
About a month later, prosecutors filed a bill of information, charging Gavan with third degree assault for striking the alleged drug dealer. She says she nearly laughed at first, then realized how serious this is.
“It is the state prosecuting me for trying to protect my son. And I’m just at this point I don’t know what to do. I could lose my job. I could lose everything I own because I was trying to protect my son.”
Asked if she has any regrets, she said through tears, “No. No. My children are my life, and they’re wanting to take his life away and I can’t let that happen. And other kids’ lives. I’ve watched kids that I work with. I see kids that he knows, and it’s killing them. And nothing is being done.”
Asked why they chose to file charges, Jefferson Count y Prosecutor’s spokesman Mike Ravetta offered little detail.
“Our reasons for charging a case are not public information,” he said by phone.
He went on to say the circumstances surrounding Gavan’s case may be part of a defense, but he wouldn’t comment on that. In the end, he said, someone saw enough evidence to file charges and that’s what they did.
Gavan is due in court on March 12.
'Dead' woman climbs out of coffin
A 95-year-old grandmother terrified her neighbours in China - by climbing out of her coffin six days after she 'died'
Li Xiufeng was found motionless and not breathing in bed by her neighbour more than a fortnight after tripping and suffering a head injury.When he failed to wake her up, Chen Qingwang assumed the frail grandmother had passed away in her sleep, in the village of Liulou, in Beiliu, Guangxi Province.
Recounting his daily visit to bring the elderly lady breakfast, Mr Qingwang, 60, said: ""She didn't get up, so I came up to wake her up.
"No matter how hard I pushed her and called her name, she had no reactions. I felt something was wrong, so I tried her breath, and she has gone, but her body is still not cold."
According to tradition, the 'dead' woman was laid in her coffin ahead of the funeral for friends and relatives to pay their respects.
But the day before the funeral, Mr Qingwang arrived at his neighbour's house to find the coffin empty and the corpse gone.
"We were so terrified, and immediately asked the neighbours to come for help," he said.
After searching for the missing body, the villagers were stunned to find Mrs Xiufeng sitting on a stool in her kitchen cooking.
She reportedly told villagers: "I slept for a long time. After waking up, I felt so hungry, and wanted to cook something to eat. I pushed the lid for a long time to climb out."
A county hospital reportedly believes Mrs Xiufeng suffered an artificial death, during which the person has no breath, but the body remains warm.
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