Saturday, May 31, 2008
Drama Re: Tonight's Porn Party And The Fate Of The LA Scene
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Kim Kardashian Debate Rages On -- Is It Real Or Is It ButtPads?
We have talked about this before... if this is real it's just plain FAT. But if it's buttpads it is inspired and ballsy marketing that has paid off damn good...
From thesuperficial.com
The Kim Kardashian buttpad issue has resulted in tons of e-mail. One in particular is from a reader who allegedly works in the modeling industry and says that padded underwear is not uncommon. So, pretty much, we've all been drooling over foam panties. I, honestly, don't have a problem with that. Here's what Izzy has to say:
She's 5'3 with 39-40 inch hips, she's NOT fat, has a small waist and Huge curves specifically on her breast and butt. All natural? I don't think so. I do some modeling and I know side angles can do wonders for your butt but this girl has implants and I've seen many here in Miami. It's almost as common as getting your boobs done, they also sell padded underwear with silicone inserts who want to go even larger.
She wears fake lashes and heavy makeup, so she strikes me as the type of person who's very much into her physical appearance. So my honest opinion is that she's had work done to her top and bottom but in all fairness a lot of people get plastic surgery,if it makes them happy, go for it.
Reading between the lines and pulling from my own ass(!), Kim Kardashian's butt is more or less a philosophical issue. If you want it to be a sign of her girth, then peace be with you. If you want it to be the zenith of ass awesomeness, then peace be with you and, also, don't touch anything on my desk. In fact, here's some hand sanitizer. You go now.
From thesuperficial.com
The Kim Kardashian buttpad issue has resulted in tons of e-mail. One in particular is from a reader who allegedly works in the modeling industry and says that padded underwear is not uncommon. So, pretty much, we've all been drooling over foam panties. I, honestly, don't have a problem with that. Here's what Izzy has to say:
She's 5'3 with 39-40 inch hips, she's NOT fat, has a small waist and Huge curves specifically on her breast and butt. All natural? I don't think so. I do some modeling and I know side angles can do wonders for your butt but this girl has implants and I've seen many here in Miami. It's almost as common as getting your boobs done, they also sell padded underwear with silicone inserts who want to go even larger.
She wears fake lashes and heavy makeup, so she strikes me as the type of person who's very much into her physical appearance. So my honest opinion is that she's had work done to her top and bottom but in all fairness a lot of people get plastic surgery,if it makes them happy, go for it.
Reading between the lines and pulling from my own ass(!), Kim Kardashian's butt is more or less a philosophical issue. If you want it to be a sign of her girth, then peace be with you. If you want it to be the zenith of ass awesomeness, then peace be with you and, also, don't touch anything on my desk. In fact, here's some hand sanitizer. You go now.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
White House Puzzled About Ex-Aide's Scathing Book
In this April 19, 2006 file photo, President Bush, right, walks with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, right, at the White House in Washington, after McClellan announced that he is stepping down as White House press secretary. Ron Edmonds
From Associated Press
May 28, 2008 5:19 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that President Bush relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" instead of the truth to sell the Iraq war, and that the decision to invade pushed Bush's presidency "terribly off course.'
The Bush White House made "a decision to turn away from candor and honesty when those qualities were most needed" - a time when the nation was on the brink of war, McClellan writes in the book entitled "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception."
The way Bush managed the Iraq issue "almost guaranteed that the use of force would become the only feasible option."
"In the permanent campaign era, it was all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president's advantage," McClellan writes.
White House aides seemed stunned by the scathing tone of the book, and Bush press secretary Dana Perino issued a statement that was highly critical of their former colleague.
"Scott, we now know, is disgruntled about his experience at the White House," she said. "For those of us who fully supported him, before, during and after he was press secretary, we are puzzled. It is sad - this is not the Scott we knew."
Perino said the reports on the book had been described to Bush, and that she did not expect him to comment. "He has more pressing matters than to spend time commenting on books by former staffers," she said.
The book provoked strong reactions from former staffers as well.
"For him to do this now strikes me as self-serving, disingenuous and unprofessional," Fran Townsend, former head of the White House-based counterterrorism office, told CNN.
Said former top aide Karl Rove, in an interview with Fox News Channel, "If he had these moral qualms, he should have spoken up about them. And frankly I don't remember him speaking up about these things. I don't remember a single word."
Richard Clarke, another former counterterrorism adviser who also came out with a book critical of administration policy, said he could understand McClellan's thinking, however. Clarke told CNN that he, too, was harshly criticized, saying that "I can show you the tire tracks."
McClellan called the Iraq war a "serious strategic blunder," a surprisingly harsh assessment from the man who was at that time the loyal public voice of the White House who had followed Bush to Washington from Texas.
"The Iraq war was not necessary," he concludes. "Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake."
McClellan admits that some of his own words from the podium in the White House briefing room turned out to be "badly misguided." But he says he was sincere at the time.
"When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duties and loyalty to the president and unable to comment," he said. "But I promised reporters and the public that I would someday tell the whole story of what I knew."
The former press secretary - the second of four so far in Bush's presidency - explained his dramatic shift from loyal defender to fierce critic as a difficult act of personal contrition, a way, he wrote, to learn from his mistakes, be true to his Christian faith and become a better person.
"I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be," McClellan writes. He also blames the media whose questions he fielded, calling them "complicit enablers" in the White House campaign to manipulate public opinion toward the need for war.
McClellan said Bush loyalists will no doubt continue to think the administration's decisions have been correct and its unpopularity undeserved. "I've become genuinely convinced otherwise," he said.
The book is scheduled to go on sale June 1. Quotes from the book were first reported Tuesday night by the Web site Politico, which said it found McClellan's memoir on sale early at a bookstore.
McClellan draws a portrait of Bush as possessing "personal charm, wit and enormous political skill." He said Bush's record as Texas governor and "disarming personality" inspired him to follow him and that his administration early on possessed "seeds of greatness."
But, McClellan said, Bush's unwillingness to admit mistakes and belief in his own spin contributed to turning the president into "not quite the leader I once imagined him to be." He faults Bush for a "lack of inquisitiveness" and "a degree of self-deception that may be psychologically necessary to justify the tactics needed to win the political game."
Bush "convinces himself to believe what suits his needs at the moment," McClellan writes.
In this April 19, 2006 file photo, President Bush, right, walks with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, right, at the White House in Washington, after McClellan announced that he is stepping down as White House press secretary. Ron Edmonds
From Associated Press
May 28, 2008 5:19 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that President Bush relied on an aggressive "political propaganda campaign" instead of the truth to sell the Iraq war, and that the decision to invade pushed Bush's presidency "terribly off course.'
The Bush White House made "a decision to turn away from candor and honesty when those qualities were most needed" - a time when the nation was on the brink of war, McClellan writes in the book entitled "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception."
The way Bush managed the Iraq issue "almost guaranteed that the use of force would become the only feasible option."
"In the permanent campaign era, it was all about manipulating sources of public opinion to the president's advantage," McClellan writes.
White House aides seemed stunned by the scathing tone of the book, and Bush press secretary Dana Perino issued a statement that was highly critical of their former colleague.
"Scott, we now know, is disgruntled about his experience at the White House," she said. "For those of us who fully supported him, before, during and after he was press secretary, we are puzzled. It is sad - this is not the Scott we knew."
Perino said the reports on the book had been described to Bush, and that she did not expect him to comment. "He has more pressing matters than to spend time commenting on books by former staffers," she said.
The book provoked strong reactions from former staffers as well.
"For him to do this now strikes me as self-serving, disingenuous and unprofessional," Fran Townsend, former head of the White House-based counterterrorism office, told CNN.
Said former top aide Karl Rove, in an interview with Fox News Channel, "If he had these moral qualms, he should have spoken up about them. And frankly I don't remember him speaking up about these things. I don't remember a single word."
Richard Clarke, another former counterterrorism adviser who also came out with a book critical of administration policy, said he could understand McClellan's thinking, however. Clarke told CNN that he, too, was harshly criticized, saying that "I can show you the tire tracks."
McClellan called the Iraq war a "serious strategic blunder," a surprisingly harsh assessment from the man who was at that time the loyal public voice of the White House who had followed Bush to Washington from Texas.
"The Iraq war was not necessary," he concludes. "Waging an unnecessary war is a grave mistake."
McClellan admits that some of his own words from the podium in the White House briefing room turned out to be "badly misguided." But he says he was sincere at the time.
"When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duties and loyalty to the president and unable to comment," he said. "But I promised reporters and the public that I would someday tell the whole story of what I knew."
The former press secretary - the second of four so far in Bush's presidency - explained his dramatic shift from loyal defender to fierce critic as a difficult act of personal contrition, a way, he wrote, to learn from his mistakes, be true to his Christian faith and become a better person.
"I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be," McClellan writes. He also blames the media whose questions he fielded, calling them "complicit enablers" in the White House campaign to manipulate public opinion toward the need for war.
McClellan said Bush loyalists will no doubt continue to think the administration's decisions have been correct and its unpopularity undeserved. "I've become genuinely convinced otherwise," he said.
The book is scheduled to go on sale June 1. Quotes from the book were first reported Tuesday night by the Web site Politico, which said it found McClellan's memoir on sale early at a bookstore.
McClellan draws a portrait of Bush as possessing "personal charm, wit and enormous political skill." He said Bush's record as Texas governor and "disarming personality" inspired him to follow him and that his administration early on possessed "seeds of greatness."
But, McClellan said, Bush's unwillingness to admit mistakes and belief in his own spin contributed to turning the president into "not quite the leader I once imagined him to be." He faults Bush for a "lack of inquisitiveness" and "a degree of self-deception that may be psychologically necessary to justify the tactics needed to win the political game."
Bush "convinces himself to believe what suits his needs at the moment," McClellan writes.
Max Hardcore Porn Trial Gets Under Way Today
You may not know this but most people who work in porn are totally nice and even kinda normal. Max is not one of us, his style is way out there. Not that I am throwing him under the bus, I knew him a long time ago liked him a lot then -- when he was not in character, that is. He claims that Max Hardcore is a character he plays to a willing audience who is of age and knows what they are getting when they get a Max movie. And we do have Free Speech in this country, I think...
From tbo.com:
With a security officer posted outside to check the identification of anyone who looked underage and a pounding soundtrack blaring through the sound system, a federal jury watched five graphic video montages this morning in the obscenity trial of a man who calls himself Max Hardcore.
"It's hard to believe that these innocent-looking girls will subject themselves to such vile perversions," boasts the Max Hardcore Web site, which depicts the defendant, whose real name is Paul Little, smiling broadly from beneath a white cowboy hat.
Little and his company, MaxWorld Entertainment, face five counts each of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.
The prosecution, through witness James Fottress, a Justice Department investigator, played about 15 minutes of trailers this morning in which women are shown having numerous sex acts performed on them, including repeated acts with fists and various substances being sprayed on their faces and into various parts of their bodies. One trailer ends with the words, "Acting Lessons (Where Whores Play the Part of Toilets)."
Federal prosecutor Lisa Maria Freitas told jurors in her brief opening statement that the government was not seeking to attack the entire adult-entertainment industry. "We're here to present evidence, in the defendant's words, of extreme acts," she said.
Defense attorney H. Louis Sirkin, who represents MaxWorld, told jurors the videos in question were made using consenting adult actors and distributed by a company called Jaded Video, in which Little doesn't have an interest. The owner of the distribution company, Sirkin said, was given immunity and is expected to testify for the prosecution.
Attorneys for Little waived their opening statement until they begin presenting their case later in the trial.
Jurors are expected to begin viewing hours of graphic videos this afternoon.
Jurors will have to determine whether the videos violate obscenity standards of the Tampa area community.
From ABC News:
The question of what Tampa Bay area residents consider obscene is being argued before a Federal jury this week.
The jury must decide whether a producer’s pornographic films are acceptable – or unacceptable - to Bay area residents.
Paul F. Little is charged with five counts of using an online computer to sell obscene material and five counts of delivering it through the U.S. mail.
As part of their case, prosecutors plan to show jurors some 2 ½ hours of segments produced by Little, also known as Max Hardcore, and his company, Maxworld Entertainment Inc. of Altadena, California. Little, also known as Max Hardcore, has directed or acted in more than 100 movies.
Little’s lawyers say 2 ½ hours is not enough. They argue that in order for jurors to decide whether the films are obscene, they must see entire movies. This means they could be subjected to more than 8 hours of material produced by Little’s production company.
Little is on trial in Tampa because prosecutors purchased the material via his Website and had the videos sent to a Tampa Post Office box.
While not illegal, adult pornography can be prosecuted under what’s known as the Miller test, the result of a U.S. Supreme Court case from the early 1970’s.
Federal Judge Susan Bucklew has already dismissed several jurors who said they could not stomach seeing the movie clips that may include scenes involving men humiliating women, as well as vomiting, urination, and defecation.
If the jury rules in favor of the government, the films named in the indictment, profits from distribution, property used in production, Little’s home, and his Internet domain names would be forfeited.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
New Chuck Palahniuk Book "Snuff" Based On The Metro Movie "The World's Biggest Gang Bang III: The Houston 620"
Susannah Breslin has reviewed the new Chuck Palahniuk's novel, Snuff, whose main character, she says, is based on the Metro Movie "The World's Biggest Gang Bang III: The Houston 620."
The full review of Chuck Palahniuk's new novel, Snuff, is up at Radar.
Susannah says,
Snuff was of special interest to me because I was on the set of a gang bang movie, specifically: "The World's Biggest Gang Bang III: The Houston 620." And it's clear upon reading the book that it's this very movie that Palahniuk used as his primary source.
One of the three main male characters who tells the story is Mr. 72, a young man who's under the impression that he's the given up at birth son of the gang bangee Cassie Wright. He's come to the gang bang to meet his mother, you see. And he's come bearing a bouquet of flowers for her.
I had forgotten until I read that bit that at the real gang bang, "The Houston 620," there was just such a person. I interviewed him. He was young, and small, and he had brought flowers for Houston. He presented them to her. Everyone cooed. Then he had sex with her. As I recall, he stuck the tip of his tongue out a bit as he did so, like a kid tackling a particularly difficult problem in math class.
So, I'd venture to guess Houston is the real Cassie Wright, Mr. 72 was that kid, and the opening scene about eating at a buffet at a gangbang was probably yanked from this scene from Evan Wright's "Scenes from My Life in Porn."
You can buy the movie here or watch it online here.
The full review of Chuck Palahniuk's new novel, Snuff, is up at Radar.
Susannah says,
Snuff was of special interest to me because I was on the set of a gang bang movie, specifically: "The World's Biggest Gang Bang III: The Houston 620." And it's clear upon reading the book that it's this very movie that Palahniuk used as his primary source.
One of the three main male characters who tells the story is Mr. 72, a young man who's under the impression that he's the given up at birth son of the gang bangee Cassie Wright. He's come to the gang bang to meet his mother, you see. And he's come bearing a bouquet of flowers for her.
I had forgotten until I read that bit that at the real gang bang, "The Houston 620," there was just such a person. I interviewed him. He was young, and small, and he had brought flowers for Houston. He presented them to her. Everyone cooed. Then he had sex with her. As I recall, he stuck the tip of his tongue out a bit as he did so, like a kid tackling a particularly difficult problem in math class.
So, I'd venture to guess Houston is the real Cassie Wright, Mr. 72 was that kid, and the opening scene about eating at a buffet at a gangbang was probably yanked from this scene from Evan Wright's "Scenes from My Life in Porn."
You can buy the movie here or watch it online here.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Playboy’s Never Ending Search for Perfection
Playboy TV is enlisting the help of viewers in pursuit of the perfect girlfriend. Guys, if you think your girl embodies perfection, or girls, if you think your man will agree that there’s no one like you, please contact them. Playing TV is doing a nationwide casting call.
It's like American Idol - Playboy’s host and camera crew will come to your town and profile the perfect girlfriend candidates. They will see them at home, maybe at work or play, talk to their boyfriend and his and her friends. Playboy wants to know what makes her the girlfriend everyone wishes they had. If you are chosen to appear on the show, you will get a full Playboy makeover and a nude Playmate test shoot with one of Playboy’s elite photographers.
So if you think you have the perfect girlfriend, or if you think you ARE the perfect girlfriend, please send photos and biographical information (including why you’re perfect) to Casting Director Madison Smith - casting@playboy.com.
Or via snail mail direct to:
Playboy Entertainment Group
Attn: Madison / Perfect Girlfriend
2706 Media Center Drive
Los Angeles CA 90065
It's like American Idol - Playboy’s host and camera crew will come to your town and profile the perfect girlfriend candidates. They will see them at home, maybe at work or play, talk to their boyfriend and his and her friends. Playboy wants to know what makes her the girlfriend everyone wishes they had. If you are chosen to appear on the show, you will get a full Playboy makeover and a nude Playmate test shoot with one of Playboy’s elite photographers.
So if you think you have the perfect girlfriend, or if you think you ARE the perfect girlfriend, please send photos and biographical information (including why you’re perfect) to Casting Director Madison Smith - casting@playboy.com.
Or via snail mail direct to:
Playboy Entertainment Group
Attn: Madison / Perfect Girlfriend
2706 Media Center Drive
Los Angeles CA 90065
Monday, May 19, 2008
The 9 Most Beautiful Mexican Women According To Maxim Magazine
1. Jessica Alba
Little surprise here. Preggers or not, this Mexican-French-and-Danish bombshell is hotter than jalapeños doused in napalm. At least that´s what we´re led to believe after she raked in over 40 percent of your votes.
2. Salma Hayek
Her upcoming project has her voicing a dog in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but here´s to hoping she´ll get back in front of the camera soon. Why? Her roles frequently have her yelling sternly in fluent Spanish. Feisty!
3. Ninel Conde
There´s never been a better reason to score a passport and learn Spanish than this local soap star. Well, besides the eminent recession and irritable bowel syndrome.
4. Eva Longoria
You´ve seen her on Desperate Housewives, courtside at Spurs games, and fixed atop Maxim´s Hot 100 for two consecutive years. Frustratingly, the only place you haven´t seen her is trying on bikinis in your living room.
5. Anahí
She is most known for her role in Rebelde, a Mexican…wait for it…that´s right, telenovela! The show, which starred her and the other members of the pop group RBD, relied heavily on English-language phrases for humor. Ay, caramba!
6. Paulina Rubio
Her nickname, the Golden Girl, might cue bitter visuals of Betty White. But you kids saw right past that and voted for her despite her perfectly bronzed skin, sexy moves, and totally non-raisin-like body.
7. Thalía
This multiple Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Awards nominee is also known as the “Queen of Telenovelas.” Which is made more remarkable by the fact that every woman in Mexico has, at some point in her life, starred in a telenovela.
8. Mayrin Villanueva
It was at one time rumored that Mayrin would be the next Bond girl. That job has since gone to Ukrainian-model-turned-actress Olga Kurylenko, but we don´t know why they can´t share the role. Dos is company!
9. Marlene Favela
At five-foot-nine-inches, this gorgeous model has appeared in 14 telenovelas (Latin-American soap operas), placing her among the rarified air of, oh, let´s say Charo and the guy who dresses like a bee.
Little surprise here. Preggers or not, this Mexican-French-and-Danish bombshell is hotter than jalapeños doused in napalm. At least that´s what we´re led to believe after she raked in over 40 percent of your votes.
2. Salma Hayek
Her upcoming project has her voicing a dog in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, but here´s to hoping she´ll get back in front of the camera soon. Why? Her roles frequently have her yelling sternly in fluent Spanish. Feisty!
3. Ninel Conde
There´s never been a better reason to score a passport and learn Spanish than this local soap star. Well, besides the eminent recession and irritable bowel syndrome.
4. Eva Longoria
You´ve seen her on Desperate Housewives, courtside at Spurs games, and fixed atop Maxim´s Hot 100 for two consecutive years. Frustratingly, the only place you haven´t seen her is trying on bikinis in your living room.
5. Anahí
She is most known for her role in Rebelde, a Mexican…wait for it…that´s right, telenovela! The show, which starred her and the other members of the pop group RBD, relied heavily on English-language phrases for humor. Ay, caramba!
6. Paulina Rubio
Her nickname, the Golden Girl, might cue bitter visuals of Betty White. But you kids saw right past that and voted for her despite her perfectly bronzed skin, sexy moves, and totally non-raisin-like body.
7. Thalía
This multiple Latin Grammy and Latin Billboard Awards nominee is also known as the “Queen of Telenovelas.” Which is made more remarkable by the fact that every woman in Mexico has, at some point in her life, starred in a telenovela.
8. Mayrin Villanueva
It was at one time rumored that Mayrin would be the next Bond girl. That job has since gone to Ukrainian-model-turned-actress Olga Kurylenko, but we don´t know why they can´t share the role. Dos is company!
9. Marlene Favela
At five-foot-nine-inches, this gorgeous model has appeared in 14 telenovelas (Latin-American soap operas), placing her among the rarified air of, oh, let´s say Charo and the guy who dresses like a bee.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Hefner Never To Marry Holly Madison?
LOS ANGELES — Since she first laid eyes on the Playboy mogul in 2001, Hugh Hefner's "lead" girlfriend" Holly Madison has made it no secret that she wants to get hitched to the 82-year-old. But it seems the busty blonde is starting to give up on her dream.
“We are no closer to getting married than we were years ago,” a dejected Holly told Tarts at last week’s “Playmate of the Year” luncheon held at the iconic Mansion. “It’s like a car stalled at the side of the road.”
While the 28-year-old glamour girl may still be holding out for a miraculous jump-start, she found it difficult to deal with her boyfriend’s thoughts on the situation as she sadly turned away while he spoke.
“I love Holly very much and I think we’re going to be together the rest of my life,” Hef said. “But marriage isn’t part of my puzzle. It’s not a personal thing; I just haven’t had much luck with marriages.”
But not only is the men’s magazine mogul refusing to commit to just one woman, he’s refusing to give up his passion of perusing pictures of beautiful (yet bare) bodies.
“I have no plans to retire,” Hefner added. “It’s the perfect combination of work and play that keeps you young. If I quit work it would be the beginning of the end for me.”
Speaking of endings, could his other two “Girls Next Door,” Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, also be getting ready to move on?
“My goal is to be hosting my own show and be happily married with children, so I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately,” Bridget said.
Kendra added that her future plans also involve motherhood and marriage while at the same time she aspires to build up her brand name, so with her own label Kdub clothing ready to launch, it seems she’s well on the way to independence.
“We are no closer to getting married than we were years ago,” a dejected Holly told Tarts at last week’s “Playmate of the Year” luncheon held at the iconic Mansion. “It’s like a car stalled at the side of the road.”
While the 28-year-old glamour girl may still be holding out for a miraculous jump-start, she found it difficult to deal with her boyfriend’s thoughts on the situation as she sadly turned away while he spoke.
“I love Holly very much and I think we’re going to be together the rest of my life,” Hef said. “But marriage isn’t part of my puzzle. It’s not a personal thing; I just haven’t had much luck with marriages.”
But not only is the men’s magazine mogul refusing to commit to just one woman, he’s refusing to give up his passion of perusing pictures of beautiful (yet bare) bodies.
“I have no plans to retire,” Hefner added. “It’s the perfect combination of work and play that keeps you young. If I quit work it would be the beginning of the end for me.”
Speaking of endings, could his other two “Girls Next Door,” Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, also be getting ready to move on?
“My goal is to be hosting my own show and be happily married with children, so I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately,” Bridget said.
Kendra added that her future plans also involve motherhood and marriage while at the same time she aspires to build up her brand name, so with her own label Kdub clothing ready to launch, it seems she’s well on the way to independence.
Is This Girl A Slut??? Shayne Lamas Does Six-Page Spread For Girls Gone Wild's Joe Francis' New Magazine
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Monday, May 12, 2008
OJ Simpson Confession
LOS ANGELES — A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted.
Mike Gilbert also claims he helped his former friend wiggle out of the murder charges by suggesting how to bloat his hands so they wouldn't fit the notorious bloody gloves.
Gilbert's book, "How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret and Remorse" (Regnery Publishing, 232 pages, $27.95), is due in stores Monday. It was released to The Associated Press in advance.
He said Simpson had smoked pot, took a sleeping pill and was drinking beer when he confided at his Brentwood home weeks after his trial what happened the night of June 12, 1994. Simpson said he went to his ex-wife's condominium, but did not bring a knife with him. Simpson told him Nicole Brown Simpson had one in her hand when she opened the door.
In a soft mumble, Simpson told him: "If she hadn't opened that door with a knife in her hand ... she'd still be alive."
"Nothing more needed to be said," Gilbert writes. "O.J. had confessed to me. There's no doubt in my mind."
Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death at the entrance to her condominium. The knife was never found.
Simpson's current lawyer Yale Galanter said none of Gilbert's claims are true and that Gilbert is "a delusional drug addict who needs money. He's fallen on very hard times. He is in trouble with the IRS."
"I've talked to O.J. about it," said Galanter, who refused to allow Simpson to comment directly because of his upcoming robbery trial in Las Vegas. "This stuff not only didn't occur but it's not factually supported by the evidence."
The name calling and accusations on both sides showed that deep wounds persist.
In a phone interview, Gilbert called Galanter "an ambulance chaser and an enabler and denier for O.J. I know. I used to do the same thing. I understand the game."
He acknowledged he has IRS problems which he says were caused by Simpson but said, "I could take a drug test and pass it. I highly doubt that O.J. could."
Gilbert is the second sports memorabilia dealer to write a Simpson book this year. Thomas Riccio, who arranged a Las Vegas memorabilia sale that led to Simpson's armed robbery arrest, penned "Busted" last month.
Simpson himself participated in the controversial book, "If I Did It," which he claimed was not a confession. It was withdrawn by the publisher and eventually released last year by the Goldman family to help satisfy a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment.
Gilbert said he continued to represent Simpson for another decade after the alleged confession, hawking items with his autograph, hiding the profits and helping Simpson shield his possessions so they could not be seized by the Goldman family.
Gilbert also claims that he counseled the jailed Simpson during his murder trial to stop taking his arthritis medicine so his hands would swell up and not fit the bloody gloves in court. He offers no proof Simpson followed his advice or that he was taking any medicine, but the drama that played out in court when the gloves didn't fit was central to Simpson's defense.
The prosecutors in Simpson's murder trial, Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden, could not immediately be reached for comment on Gilbert's claims.
Former Gilbert partner Bruce Fromong, who was involved in the Vegas incident, said Gilbert is known for spinning tall tales.
"Mike makes up a lot of great stories," said Fromong. "Mike Gilbert has a ton of skeletons in his closet. He's as dirty as anyone."
Gilbert said he broke with Simpson two years ago because he felt cheated, didn't approve of his lifestyle and was repulsed by "If I Did It." He writes that he was guided to do his own the book by dreams in which he saw the ghosts of his dead grandmother and of Nicole Brown Simpson.
He refers to himself in the book as a "Judas," and says he is betraying Simpson because he's ashamed of what he did and wants to soothe his conscience. He responded to Fromong's criticism by saying he's made mistakes and isn't trying to clean up his image with the book.
He writes that he was not alone in helping Simpson beat the murder charges, but "I hope to be the first to finally confess."
Gilbert said he funneled money from autograph signing appearances to Simpson under the table so the Goldman family could not get it. Gilbert said he paid Simpson 80 percent, kept 20 percent but had to pay taxes on the whole amount. He said Simpson repeatedly told him they'd settle up later.
But they never did and when pushed Simpson reminded him of the Goldman debt: "Hey, at least you don't owe $33.5 million."
"Yeah, I didn't kill anybody either," Gilbert replied. Simpson scowled.
He offers apologies to the dead Nicole Simpson, whom he said he never liked, and to the Goldman family.
"He offers an apology for money laundering?" said Goldman attorney David Cook. "I don't think we want the apology. I think we need the money. Send us a check, not an I'm sorry."
He said he plans to use the book as a treasure map to Simpson's hidden assets.
Gilbert, 53, was a childhood fan of Simpson who was thrilled when another client, football great Marcus Allen, introduced them and they began doing business together.
Gilbert wrote in his book that he was admitted to a world of privilege and he got caught up in a power trip in which he believed he was better than "ordinary people."
Gilbert blames himself and other Simpson friends for failing to act when they detected domestic violence in the Simpson marriage. But he says each time there was a fight between the couple or a call by Nicole to police it was dismissed as part of their obsession with each other or they pretended it didn't happen.
"O.J. mattered more," he said. "The fringe benefits that came with being one of O.J.'s friends mattered more _ or at least we thought they did."
Gilbert wrote the book for many reasons. It wasn't just to make money or hurt Simpson.
"Nothing can hurt O.J.," he said in an interview. "He doesn't have the emotions we have."
In a chapter on the Las Vegas case, he acknowledges that Simpson was in search of memorabilia he believed Gilbert stole from him, including the suit he wore the day he was acquitted.
"I never sold the suit, not even when I was dead broke," he writes. "At least that's something small to be proud of."
But Gilbert does acknowledge that he unsuccessfully tried to sell the suit at one point _ before he sold his book.
Mike Gilbert also claims he helped his former friend wiggle out of the murder charges by suggesting how to bloat his hands so they wouldn't fit the notorious bloody gloves.
Gilbert's book, "How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret and Remorse" (Regnery Publishing, 232 pages, $27.95), is due in stores Monday. It was released to The Associated Press in advance.
He said Simpson had smoked pot, took a sleeping pill and was drinking beer when he confided at his Brentwood home weeks after his trial what happened the night of June 12, 1994. Simpson said he went to his ex-wife's condominium, but did not bring a knife with him. Simpson told him Nicole Brown Simpson had one in her hand when she opened the door.
In a soft mumble, Simpson told him: "If she hadn't opened that door with a knife in her hand ... she'd still be alive."
"Nothing more needed to be said," Gilbert writes. "O.J. had confessed to me. There's no doubt in my mind."
Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman were stabbed to death at the entrance to her condominium. The knife was never found.
Simpson's current lawyer Yale Galanter said none of Gilbert's claims are true and that Gilbert is "a delusional drug addict who needs money. He's fallen on very hard times. He is in trouble with the IRS."
"I've talked to O.J. about it," said Galanter, who refused to allow Simpson to comment directly because of his upcoming robbery trial in Las Vegas. "This stuff not only didn't occur but it's not factually supported by the evidence."
The name calling and accusations on both sides showed that deep wounds persist.
In a phone interview, Gilbert called Galanter "an ambulance chaser and an enabler and denier for O.J. I know. I used to do the same thing. I understand the game."
He acknowledged he has IRS problems which he says were caused by Simpson but said, "I could take a drug test and pass it. I highly doubt that O.J. could."
Gilbert is the second sports memorabilia dealer to write a Simpson book this year. Thomas Riccio, who arranged a Las Vegas memorabilia sale that led to Simpson's armed robbery arrest, penned "Busted" last month.
Simpson himself participated in the controversial book, "If I Did It," which he claimed was not a confession. It was withdrawn by the publisher and eventually released last year by the Goldman family to help satisfy a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment.
Gilbert said he continued to represent Simpson for another decade after the alleged confession, hawking items with his autograph, hiding the profits and helping Simpson shield his possessions so they could not be seized by the Goldman family.
Gilbert also claims that he counseled the jailed Simpson during his murder trial to stop taking his arthritis medicine so his hands would swell up and not fit the bloody gloves in court. He offers no proof Simpson followed his advice or that he was taking any medicine, but the drama that played out in court when the gloves didn't fit was central to Simpson's defense.
The prosecutors in Simpson's murder trial, Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden, could not immediately be reached for comment on Gilbert's claims.
Former Gilbert partner Bruce Fromong, who was involved in the Vegas incident, said Gilbert is known for spinning tall tales.
"Mike makes up a lot of great stories," said Fromong. "Mike Gilbert has a ton of skeletons in his closet. He's as dirty as anyone."
Gilbert said he broke with Simpson two years ago because he felt cheated, didn't approve of his lifestyle and was repulsed by "If I Did It." He writes that he was guided to do his own the book by dreams in which he saw the ghosts of his dead grandmother and of Nicole Brown Simpson.
He refers to himself in the book as a "Judas," and says he is betraying Simpson because he's ashamed of what he did and wants to soothe his conscience. He responded to Fromong's criticism by saying he's made mistakes and isn't trying to clean up his image with the book.
He writes that he was not alone in helping Simpson beat the murder charges, but "I hope to be the first to finally confess."
Gilbert said he funneled money from autograph signing appearances to Simpson under the table so the Goldman family could not get it. Gilbert said he paid Simpson 80 percent, kept 20 percent but had to pay taxes on the whole amount. He said Simpson repeatedly told him they'd settle up later.
But they never did and when pushed Simpson reminded him of the Goldman debt: "Hey, at least you don't owe $33.5 million."
"Yeah, I didn't kill anybody either," Gilbert replied. Simpson scowled.
He offers apologies to the dead Nicole Simpson, whom he said he never liked, and to the Goldman family.
"He offers an apology for money laundering?" said Goldman attorney David Cook. "I don't think we want the apology. I think we need the money. Send us a check, not an I'm sorry."
He said he plans to use the book as a treasure map to Simpson's hidden assets.
Gilbert, 53, was a childhood fan of Simpson who was thrilled when another client, football great Marcus Allen, introduced them and they began doing business together.
Gilbert wrote in his book that he was admitted to a world of privilege and he got caught up in a power trip in which he believed he was better than "ordinary people."
Gilbert blames himself and other Simpson friends for failing to act when they detected domestic violence in the Simpson marriage. But he says each time there was a fight between the couple or a call by Nicole to police it was dismissed as part of their obsession with each other or they pretended it didn't happen.
"O.J. mattered more," he said. "The fringe benefits that came with being one of O.J.'s friends mattered more _ or at least we thought they did."
Gilbert wrote the book for many reasons. It wasn't just to make money or hurt Simpson.
"Nothing can hurt O.J.," he said in an interview. "He doesn't have the emotions we have."
In a chapter on the Las Vegas case, he acknowledges that Simpson was in search of memorabilia he believed Gilbert stole from him, including the suit he wore the day he was acquitted.
"I never sold the suit, not even when I was dead broke," he writes. "At least that's something small to be proud of."
But Gilbert does acknowledge that he unsuccessfully tried to sell the suit at one point _ before he sold his book.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Help The Girl Of Your Dreams Get The Body Of Her Dreams!
MyFreeImplants.com Offers Free Breast Surgery
LOS ANGELES — The website MyFreeImplants.com is a service website that matches up women who want breast implants with people who want to pay for the surgeries.
According to the website, the idea for the website started in July 2005 when a dancer at a bachelor party said she wanted to get a boob job but couldn't afford it. One partygoer offered $5, another offered $10, another $20 and by the end of the evening the dancer had $750, 25 percent of the money she needed for the surgery. So came the idea for the MyFreeImplants.com site, four months later people from all over the world had contributed enough to pay for the surgery plus costs of the website.
The dancer, Natasha, is the model now featured on the website.
MyFreeImplants has become a social-networking site where women who want breast implant surgery can connect with men who want to help pay for it. "Benefactors" can make contributions to help women who post pictures (as revealing as they choose) and blog entries on their home pages.
The site has paid for more than 150 breast augmentations, and there are plans to ramp up to providing one free augmentation giveaway a month, and then one a week as membership of both candidates and benefactors increases.
If you are so inclined, Click Here! Who knows, she might be eternally grateful!!!
LOS ANGELES — The website MyFreeImplants.com is a service website that matches up women who want breast implants with people who want to pay for the surgeries.
According to the website, the idea for the website started in July 2005 when a dancer at a bachelor party said she wanted to get a boob job but couldn't afford it. One partygoer offered $5, another offered $10, another $20 and by the end of the evening the dancer had $750, 25 percent of the money she needed for the surgery. So came the idea for the MyFreeImplants.com site, four months later people from all over the world had contributed enough to pay for the surgery plus costs of the website.
The dancer, Natasha, is the model now featured on the website.
MyFreeImplants has become a social-networking site where women who want breast implant surgery can connect with men who want to help pay for it. "Benefactors" can make contributions to help women who post pictures (as revealing as they choose) and blog entries on their home pages.
The site has paid for more than 150 breast augmentations, and there are plans to ramp up to providing one free augmentation giveaway a month, and then one a week as membership of both candidates and benefactors increases.
If you are so inclined, Click Here! Who knows, she might be eternally grateful!!!
Monday, May 05, 2008
Wanna Go To Hollywood For A Playmate Screen Test With Holly Madison?
The folks over at Playboy is doing an open casting call. So if you think your girl is hot shit (and let’s be real most women these days seem to) then click below to submit your entries as outlined below.
Welcome to Playboy’s Casting channel on YouTube. This is where you can show Playboy (and the whole world) what you’ve got!!!
Girls, we are very excited to see your submissions — please carefully review the terms and conditions below. The girls with the most YouTube views will definitely get our attention so when you’re making your video, go big! And be sure to tell all your friends and neighbors to watch your video. If you have a profile on MySpace, Facebook or any other social network, you can embed your video there to spread the word. And if you go to http://www.playboy.com/pm55 you can even grab a banner for your MySpace page that tells all your friends that you want to go to “Holly-wood”!
Everyone else, we hope you’ll enjoy seeing what it’s like to be part of the Playboy casting process. For more Playboy videos, you can visit our main YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/playboy and of course you can come to http://www.playboy.com for more from the entire world of Playboy!
Video submissions should start to post next week. REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL FOR UPDATES!
-The Team at Playboy
Welcome to Playboy’s Casting channel on YouTube. This is where you can show Playboy (and the whole world) what you’ve got!!!
Girls, we are very excited to see your submissions — please carefully review the terms and conditions below. The girls with the most YouTube views will definitely get our attention so when you’re making your video, go big! And be sure to tell all your friends and neighbors to watch your video. If you have a profile on MySpace, Facebook or any other social network, you can embed your video there to spread the word. And if you go to http://www.playboy.com/pm55 you can even grab a banner for your MySpace page that tells all your friends that you want to go to “Holly-wood”!
Everyone else, we hope you’ll enjoy seeing what it’s like to be part of the Playboy casting process. For more Playboy videos, you can visit our main YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/playboy and of course you can come to http://www.playboy.com for more from the entire world of Playboy!
Video submissions should start to post next week. REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL FOR UPDATES!
-The Team at Playboy
Friday, May 02, 2008
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