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Mar 28
'11
Chris Brown’s West Hollywood neighbors hate him, want him out of his condo

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Chris Brown tweeted this photo a few hours ago – the Sisqo look is officially over. I have to say, I’m glad. The blonde made Chris look especially unhinged.

On Friday, Page Six reported that Chris Brown’s publicist, a woman named Tammy Brook, had dumped him as a client just days after his Good Morning America meltdown. At first, the announcement really did seem to be about a publicist realizing she could do nothing to help Chris Brown’s image, considering he’s a violent sociopath who will never change or be redeemed whatsoever. But hours after the announcement, Tammy Brook released some kind of BS statement about how she had just been hired to help Chris promote his album, and her job was now done. Sure. If you believe that, then good for you.

Although Chris’s album did go to number one, he’s still having problems, as we can see. And when Chris is having problems, we should all watch our collective asses, because the boy doesn’t function well when everyone is not kissing his ass. Radar reports this morning that Chris’s new problem is that all of his West Hollywood neighbors hate him. He’s really loud, he throws parties, and he’s disrespectful. God, I would hate to live next door to him. Can you imagine how much that would suck?

When you think of who would make the perfect neighbor, Chris Brown probably isn’t the first person that springs to mind, and residents in his swanky West Hollywood condo building can confirm, he’s far from ideal.

In fact, a source tells RadarOnline.com that the 21-year-old Forever singer is driving his neighbors nuts with his loud music, constant stream of friends visiting all hours of the night and day and his disrespectful manner.

“Chris Brown is a problematic tenant, to say the least,” the source says. “He has his posse traipsing around until the late hours of the night, he’s loud and totally disrespectful of his neighbors.

“He’s driving the other tenants in the building crazy. The vast majority of the residents are professionals and they work during the day, so it’s important to them to get some rest at night and that’s proving difficult with the noise that’s being generated. The building isn’t meant to be some kind of party house, the residents don’t want that and they don’t want to live in that kind of environment. The tenants are complaining about him and the noise he’s generating, they’ve even had to give him at least one warning. He needs to keep the volume down – people are sick of his behavior.”

Brown spent close to $1.75 million on the 3,000 square foot, three bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom penthouse condo, and only recently moved into the property.

“It’s crazy,” the source says. “He just moved in around a month ago and he’s already received a warning. The tenants are just really worried – if he’s like this straight off the bat, they wonder if it’s going to get any worse.”

[From Radar]

I wonder if there’s a condo board? Probably not, or else how would they have let Chris Brown in, right? Well, there’s not much the residents can do at this point except call the cops whenever they hear a woman screaming, or something crashing or breaking. But by then, it will probably be too late.

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Photos courtesy of Chris’s Twitter & WENN.

Posted in Abusive, Chris Brown, Tantrums

Written by Kaiser         35 Comments »
Mar 28
'11
Another “Teen Mom,” Jenelle Evans, arrested for assault caught on tape

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I haven’t watched Teen Mom this season, but from what I’ve heard this Jenelle Evans chick is the bad seed in the bunch. She’s has custody of her infant son taken away from her and awarded to her mom, and was arrested for marijuana possession and breaking and entering last year. (She’s due back in court on that charge on April 29.) She also got in a brutal fight with another woman, over her boyfriend or something. This was caught on tape, but it looks like an onlooker taped it on their cell phone without bothering to intervene at all, and ended up selling it to a photo agency. At least in this case it wasn’t an MTV camera person witnessing abuse and not stepping in to stop it.

TMZ has the tape of that fight, and it made me sick to my stomach to watch it. Janelle really lays into the girl and punches her repeatedly in the face, using her fingers to spread open the girl’s mouth when she’s not wailing into her. It’s awful to watch. Thankfully this lowlife Jenelle was arrested for that attack, though. She was charged with two misdemeanor counts of assault after the victim pressed charges this weekend. Jenelle posted bond of $500 and was released shortly afterwards.

Jenelle Evans was taken into custody late Sunday in connection with two misdemeanor charges of simple assault and simple affray (i.e., a physical altercation) and RadarOnline.com has her just-released mug shot for you.

The arrest stemmed from a video of Evans, 19, fighting a love rival named Britany Truett over a boy named Kieffer Delp, who was also arrested Sunday on an unrelated outstanding drug charge. In the clip, Evans is seen punching Truett (who’d pressed charges over the weekend) repeatedly in the face.

The North Carolina native — who’s forfeited legal custody of her son Jace to her mother Barbara in this season’s edition of the MTV reality hit — was apprehended by Oak Island Police and booked into Brunswick County Jail, where she was released at 11:25 p.m. ET on bond of $500.

Evans is the second Teen Mom in as many seasons to be arrested based on incidents caught before the show’s cameras, as Indiana native Amber Portwood is currently facing a pair of felony charges in connection with her televised attack on baby daddy Gary Shirley.

Evans will face the charges in court April 26; in the meantime, you can see more of Jenelle when Teen Mom 2 airs on MTV Tuesday at 10/9c.

[From Radar Online]

What kind of kids is MTV paying $280,000 a year to be on TV? We had Amber last year and now here’s another two bit abusive criminal getting semi-rich and famous thanks to having a child underage that she’s not fit to care for. I hope that MTV makes an executive decision and doesn’t give these kids any more air time after they commit crimes, but you know that’s not going to happen. They get way more press for the show when the stars fight and get arrested.

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Posted in Abusive, Arrests, Jenelle Evans, Teen Mom

Written by Celebitchy         61 Comments »
Mar 24
'11
Chris Brown apologizes: “I just wanted to release the anger that I had inside me”

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Yesterday, Chris Brown made an appearance on BET’s 106 & Park, and he “apologized” for his violent freakout on GMA Tuesday morning. Chris actually went into detail about the incident, not just giving a standard-issue apology. But, like with so much about Chris, his explanation and justifications only make the situation worse. This boy is a disaster, and he obviously surrounds himself with some of the worst public relations people in the world. Here’s what he said and we’ll talk about it afterwards:

Chris Brown “apologized to anyone he startled” after he presumably broke a window ABC’s New York City studios following Tuesday’s Good Morning America appearance, in which he was agitated after ABC’s Robin Roberts questioned him about the brutal beating he laid on his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.

The Forever singer, appearing on BET’s 106 & Park on Wednesday, said he “had to blow off steam and let out the anger” after the appearance, in which he wanted to promote his new album F.A.M.E. — and not dwell on past events.

“First of all, I just wanna apologize to anybody who was startled in the office, anybody who was offended or really disappointed in my actions, because I was disappointed with the way I acted,” Brown said Wednesday. “A lot of people don’t know what went down, and obviously when I do shows or when I do interviews, we always send out a talking point sheet. As the interview proceeded, it was kinda thrown off. I was thrown off by it. I felt like they told us this just so they could get us on the show so they can exploit me. So I took it very, very hard and I really kinda kept my composure throughout the whole interview, although you can see me upset, I kept my composure, I did my performance.”

Brown continued, “And when I got back [stage] I just let off steam. I didn’t physically hurt anyone, I didn’t try to hurt anyone, I just wanted to release the anger that I had inside me because I felt that I worked so hard for this music and I felt like people kept just trying to take it away from me. So yes, I got very emotional, and I wanna apologize for acting like that.”

The 21-year old singer also implored his fans not to send any negative messages to Roberts, saying, “Do not send any threats, anything like that, I’ve been hearing things on Twitter — we need to take a stand and focus on the more positive things in life.”

[From Radar]

First: he was “thrown off” because he was asked questions that his people and GMA producers had agreed on beforehand. Ridiculous. And even if Chris didn’t technically and explicitly know that he was going to be asked about the Rihanna incident, it doesn’t bode well if this is how he acts when something doesn’t go his way. He throws a violent hissy fit, a tantrum in which there is destruction of property. AT BEST.

Second: “I just wanted to release the anger that I had inside me because I felt that I worked so hard for this music and I felt like people kept just trying to take it away from me.” What’s really scary is that I believe that Chris is being 100% honest right here. This is his mindset – these are the thoughts that go through his head, these are the justifications he gives himself. He gets angry and smashes something, and we should forgive him because he didn’t hurt anyone THIS TIME. And we shouldn’t bring up the Rihanna beating ever again because it’s obvious that he’s dealt with his anger issues properly, right? Because Chris knows that when someone isn’t focusing on what he wants them to focus on – THE MUSIC – he smashes things. Like windows. Like faces. And we should forgive him because he that’s just how he “releases” his anger. It’s his process.

Also part of his process? Celebrating his great week by grinding on a stripper at his record release party. Ugh.

In case you’re feeling sick to your stomach after this story, I suggest you go here to Videogum and read their excellent open letter to ABC News/GMA. They take ABC to task for not pressing charges against Chris and for “indulging and encouraging” Chris’s behavior. It’s a great read.

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Photos courtesy of Fame & WENN.

Posted in Abusive, Apologies, Chris Brown, Tantrums

Written by Kaiser         55 Comments »
Mar 23
'11
Chris Brown is whiny bitch, wishes people would focus on the music

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Here’s what happened yesterday: Chris Brown came to the GMA studio early in the morning, and GMA producers and anchor Robin Roberts talked to Chris and his people and they got the okay to talk on camera about how Chris Brown beat the hell out of Rihanna, and everything after that. The interview – a brief affair lasting less than five minutes – went forward, and it was obvious that Chris began to tense up as Robin continued to ask questions relating to the incident. Some might even say that Chris looked like he might want to punch Robin in the face, although she’s not scared of him – she said later that she’s “pulling for the guy.” Anyhoodle, after the interview, Chris stormed off the set, started screaming at his people and the GMA people and then he smashed a chair into a window. Glass fell onto the New York street, security was called, but Chris wasn’t done. He was supposed to do one more performance, but when a producer tried to remind Chris, he faced off with the guy. At some point, Chris ripped off his shirt and left it off, walking out of the studio shirtless to the delight of the one paparazzo who snapped pics.

So… what does this all mean? Chris is still on probation for the Rihanna beat down, but there is a lot of confusion as to whether this incident will affect his probation whatsoever. Radar claims that GMA staffers didn’t get the NYPD involved, so because there was no police action, it won’t affect Chris. TMZ has a source who claims that the cops were called, but they also have a NYPD source who says that no officers were dispatched. In the chance (however small) that there was some police action, TMZ guesses at the possible charges: vandalism (for the window and the trashed dressing room) and assault on the passersby(s) on the street who might have been hit by falling glass.

Beyond the small chance, the remote possibility that there could be some longer-term repercussions for Chris, what does this incident mean? Well, it’s given him yet another forum to act like a whiny little bitch. People Magazine (celebrity bible) has an article up using quotes from a source close to Chris. The source has the same delusions as Chris, so you be the judge:

Chris Brown’s latest album F.A.M.E. may signify a new beginning for him, but the singer can’t seem to avoid questions about pleading guilty to felony assault against ex-girlfriend Rihanna almost two years ago.

Brown, 21, who lost his temper Tuesday morning after an interview on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts in which she asked about Rihanna, “is upset” by what transpired on the show, a source tells PEOPLE.

“He’s been trying to move on from his past and focus on his music, and he’s finally putting out an album,” the source says. “Why can’t we focus on that? He makes great music and he loves his fans. He’s a good kid.”

Even before the live GMA segment, another source says rehearsals were “tense,” at one point causing Brown to “flip out” even before his appearance.

But his tone shifted later, and Brown took to Twitter to talk up his album and praise his fans. “Thank you to everyone who supports my music!!!” he wrote. “Key Word (music) !!! Love y’all.”

This came in response to an outpouring of support from fans. “The media is just trying to bring you down,” one Brown devotee Tweeted. “DON’T LET THEM!!!!!”

Brown, who continued the promotional rounds and continued Tweeting on Tuesday afternoon, also received Twitter love from fellow hip-hop artists, including Diddy and Keri Hilson.

“Yall go out & get my boy @chrisbrown’s new album ‘F.A.M.E’ in stores TODAAAAY!!!” Brown’s “Superhuman” collaborator Hilson wrote. “His talent is undeniable. I’m proud of you, CB!! Love you!”

[From People]

That made me sick. “He makes great music and he loves his fans. He’s a good kid.” NO. He’s not. Good kids don’t beat the hell out of their girlfriends. Good kids don’t throw violent temper tantrums and smash windows.

At some point, however, my absolute loathing for Chris has become less about the one incident with Rihanna, and more about everything that came after: his raging ignorance, narcissism, his lack of remorse, his insensitivity, etc. Look at the characteristics of a psychopath and tell me you aren’t wondering if Chris will one day, probably very soon, kill someone. And I’m sure that when he does, it will be somebody else’s fault.

UPDATE: TMZ reports this morning that ABC isn’t pressing charges against Chris. TMZ’s NYPD sources say that because there is no “complaining victim,” there is no investigation to conduct. What the hell, ABC?

By the way, these are photos of Chris several hours after the GMA incident. Yeah, I know. He looks all broken up.

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Photos courtesy of Fame.

Posted in Abusive, Bitches, Chris Brown, Tantrums

Written by Kaiser         45 Comments »
Mar 22
'11
Chris Brown freaked out on Good Morning America, smashed window

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Oh, what a treat this morning. Not only do we have a letter from Clive Owen, we have the complete opposite of a biscuit-tingling man, Chris Brown. Chris was on Good Morning America this morning to promote his new album. He not only performed but he also was interviewed by GMA’s Robin Roberts. Robin asked Chris some questions about how he beat the crap out of Rihanna, and Chris answered those questions with grace and humility, honestly speaking about his struggle to contain his violent temper tantrums. Just kidding! He freaked out and punched a window. Seriously.

Chris Brown exploded in rage behind the scenes at “Good Morning America” this morning … smashing a window and storming out without a shirt … sources tell TMZ … and it was triggered by on-air questions about the Rihanna incident.

ABC sources tell TMZ … Brown performed and was interviewed by Robin Roberts live from the Times Square studio when she began asking about the infamous incident. Brown tried to redirect the questions to focus on his album — but Roberts continued to ask about Brown’s legal issues stemming from the Rihanna incident. We’re told after the interview, Brown freaked out, storming into his dressing room and screaming so loud, the people in hair and makeup became alarmed and called security.

We’re told Brown was out of control, and one source present tells us he smashed a window in his dressing room, and the glass shattered and some shards fell onto 43rd and Broadway. ABC security tells TMZ … the window was shattered with a chair.

We’re told by the time security rushed the area, Brown had ripped off his shirt and left the building, blowing off another performance he was supposed to do for the ABC website. And sources say … on his way out of the building, Brown confronted a segment producer, got in his face and stared him down. People from the show got in between Chris and the producer to diffuse the situation.

Remember — Brown is on probation for the felony beating and he’s required to obey all laws.

UPDATE 6:49 AM: Brown just tweeted, “I’m so over people bringing this past s**t up!!! Yet we praise Charlie sheen and other celebs for there bulls**t.”

UPDATE 6:59 AM: Brown has already deleted the previous tweet … and added a new one that reads, “All my fans!!! This album is for you and only you!!! I’m so tired of everyone else!! Honestly!! I love team breezy!!”

[From TMZ]

So basically, Chris Brown is still a violent sociopath who will freak out, violently, if something doesn’t go his way. His temper tantrums and freakouts and asinine behavior are just ridiculous. He’s a little bitch, and I hope he has to face some real consequences for his behavior. Bring it, Team Breezy.

Here’s the interview that set him off:

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Abusive, Chris Brown, Tantrums

Written by Kaiser         114 Comments »
Mar 22
'11
Michael Lohan arrested for three counts of felony domestic violence (update)

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In one of an ongoing series of incidents of domestic violence, Michael Lohan was arrested late Monday night after allegedly abusing his girlfriend, who is not named. (It may have been his ex fiance, Kate Major, but it could have been some new girlfriend. Update – it was Kate Major, see below.) I expect to see leaked nude photos of his target any day now.

According to the police report and as detailed on TMZ a phone call was made reporting domestic violence. Cops arrested Lohan and booked him at the station, at which point he asked to go to the hospital for chest pains. (TMZ reports it like he went to the hospital before he was booked, but the police report says he was booked first.) He was then transported to Cedars Sinai. According to People Magazine, he’s still at the hospital. Lohan’s victim had “minor injuries,” but refused treatment. Lohan’s bail has been set at $200,000.

This comes right after a story last week from Lohan’s ex fiance, Kate Major, that he went after her in an angry rage. Kate claims to be broken up with Michael, but to have agreed to go to couples’ therapy with him as part of his treatment for the VH1 reality show Celebrity Rehab. According to Kate, she decided not to participate in therapy when she learned that Lohan had been seeing other women. As reprisal, Michael Lohan chased after her and punched her friend in the face or something. Note that this is a completely different incident from the one Lohan was arrested for.

“I agreed privately to go to Celebrity Rehab over the weekend for couples therapy even though we’ve been broken up – I thought it would be therapeutic for both of us,” Kate told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.

“However, I found out all the lies that have been going on with myself, with his friends and with his family in the past few months.

“I still agreed to go to therapy last night though and that’s when all hell broke loose. When I turned up at the center I found out Michael had lied to me about numerous things, including other women. I immediately called the counselors and said I would not be attending the therapy session and I left.

“Michael found out and fled the Pasadena Recovery Center on foot and found me and a friend that I was with. This is when I became very afraid of him and my life and other situations.

“One of the producers found out about Michael leaving rehab and chased after him in his car.

“In the meantime, Michael ripped a bracelet off my hand and then punched my girlfriend in the face –it was all caught on camera.

“I was very emotional, and I was very, very scared. The producer tried to get me into his car, along with Michael but I was very fearful, I would not be in the same car as him because of past physical abuse.”

[From Radar]

Supposedly that incident with Kate Major’s friend getting punched was all caught on tape by the celebrity rehab people. This guy is an abusive ex con who spent about two years in jail on a four year sentence for multiple charges including DUI and assault. He was released in March, 2007. It’s a shame that he hasn’t violated his probation with this latest incident because he’ll probably get off with a slap on the wrist, just like his famous daughter. I look forward to seeing his mugshot at least.

Update: TMZ has “alleged” details from the night that Lohan was arrested and it involved Kate Major and includes him throwing her across the room and choking her with a towel.

Photos are from 11/13 and 10/22/10. Credit: Fame

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Posted in Abusive, Arrests, Kate Major, Michael Lohan

Written by Celebitchy         32 Comments »
Mar 9
'11
Mel Gibson pleads no contest to battery charge, won’t do jail time

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But I thought Mel Gibson didn’t touch her and if he did touch her it was only because she’s a crazy golddigging whore who should be rightfully buried in the rose garden, which makes whatever Mel did or DID NOT do completely justified?!? Wow, my mind is blown. Mel Gibson has just accepted a plea deal on that whole “punching Oksana Grigorieva in the face” thing. The plea involves no jail time. Nuts!

Mel Gibson has struck an agreement with prosecutors and has made a plea deal in his looming criminal case … sources connected with the L.A. County District Attorney tell TMZ … and Mel will not get jail time.

Our sources say Mel will appear in court Friday and will plead no contest to simple battery — a lesser charge than corporal injury on a spouse.

As we first reported, Mel had been agonizing over the impending criminal charge — related to the January 6, 2010 blowout with Oksana Grigorieva — worried that a prolonged court fight would be a strain on his family, particularly his children. We’re told … even though Mel believed he could win the case — he struck the deal to protect his loved ones.

We’re told the deal involves counseling but NO JAIL TIME.

When contacted for a response, Mel’s lawyer, Blair Berk, released the following statement to TMZ: “I know from almost 20 years as a criminal defense lawyer that sometimes justice can come for a client at too high a personal price. That is particularly so for Mel, whose right to due process can only be exercised in this case with an enormous media circus attached.”

Berk goes on, “Mel’s priority throughout all of this has been that the best interests of his young daughter Lucia and the rest of his children be put first in any decisions made. It is with only that in mind that he asked me to approach the District Attorney with a proposal that would bring all of this to an immediate end.”

[From TMZ]

You know what? I like TMZ sometimes because they get good scoops and they often offer a particular kind of gritty perspective into the raw slanted stories pushed by a celebrity’s publicity team (see also: Halle Berry, Lindsay Lohan), but for the love of GOD, I really wish they would STOP sucking Mel Gibson’s dick. I know Mel needs his dick sucked all of the time, and if he doesn’t get it done, he gets really, really upset and starts smacking babies, women and trees, but does TMZ’s analysis of the plea deal have to include details like “Mel had been agonizing over the impending criminal charge…worried that a prolonged court fight would be a strain on his family, particularly his children. We’re told … even though Mel believed he could win the case — he struck the deal to protect his loved ones”? For TMZ, Mel = Jesus on the cross.

By the way, did anyone else read Vanity Fair’s article about Mel in the March “Hollywood Issue”? There are a bunch of really petty jabs at Oksana in that piece too, all said by Gibson loyalists. It’s worth a read, just so you can see Mel’s dwindling support in Hollywood, and how they defend him.

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Photos courtesy of WENN.

Posted in Abusive, Court Appearances, Legal Troubles, Mel Gibson

Written by Kaiser         37 Comments »
Mar 4
'11
Lady Gaga thinks her douchebag boyfriend is the best she can do

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These are even more photos of Lady Gaga’s appearance at the Mugler runway show in Paris two days ago. She still looks really, really crazy to me, and not “Gaga is so funny” crazy either. Like, “Gaga has serious issues” crazy. Anyway, Star Magazine has an interesting story about one of Gaga’s major issues: her boyfriend, Luc Carl. Gaga and Luc got back together last year – they had dated before she was even famous, and Luc had famously broken her heart. Now that she’s famous, he’s back, although there was some minor drama about Gaga “stealing” Luc from his girlfriend at the time. Anyway, this Star Magazine report makes Luc sound like a total user. Shocking, I know. I actually feel bad for Gaga:

It’s a case of life imitating art for Lady Gaga. The Grammy award-winning singer is living out a real-life “Bad Romance” with her boyfriend, Luc Carl, 30, who friends fear is using her to advance his own career.

“Luc leveraged her fame to get a book deal,” a source close to Gaga tells In Touch. The book: The Drunk Diet: How I Lost 40 Pounds… Drunk. A Memoir By Luc Carl.

Gaga has been dutifully plugging Luc’s book while promoting Born This Way. “I am on the Drunk Diet,” she announced to Sirius Morning Mash Up on February 18, referencing her lover’s unorthodox get-fit guide, which chronicles his quest to lose weight while drinking “to excess” every night.

She knows Luc is using her

Disturbingly, friends suspect that Gaga is only too well aware of her boyfriend’s ulterior motives.

“Deep down, she feels that Luc is only back with her because of her fame and wealth – he didn’t want her before she became famous,” a friend tells In Touch.

So why stay in a relationship that the source describes as toxic? An unhealthy mix of love and fear, says her friend.

“Luc is borderline verbally abusive to Gaga. He has jokingly threatened that she best not cross him because he could smear her name,” says the source, who explains that Luc is bragging to friends that he could be sitting on a multi-million dollar fortune in the form of graphic sex tapes. Adds the source, “Because of her very low self-esteem, Gaga believe Luc is the best she’ll ever get.”

[From Star Magazine, print edition]

If the story was just about Luc “using” Gaga to launch his own BS career as author of “The Drunk Diet” (eye roll), he would only be The Gaga K-Fed. But the part about Luc being “emotionally abusive” and threatening Gaga with their sex tapes… ugh. Bastard. I bet Luc is partially responsible for this new, humorless, grandiose, boring Gaga too. She needs to dump this guy, get laid properly and take a few months off, you know? Get some sleep and get clean and eat dinner with a nice man who doesn’t care about The Act.

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Posted in Abusive, Lady Gaga, Sex Tapes

Written by Kaiser         28 Comments »
Feb 25
'11
Patricia and Rosanna Arquette reveal abusive childhood: choking, stabbing

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As part of the Oprah interview with David Arquette fresh out of rehab, they had a taped segment in which David’s sisters, actresses Patricia and Rosanna Arquette, discussed their chaotic and abusive childhood. (You can watch that segment on Oprah.com) They were very matter-of-fact about it but the details they gave were heartwrenching. At points Rosanna closed her eyes just remembering the hell they went through. There were five kids in that household and it sounds like their parents were nutjobs.

They came from a family of actors, with a grandfather who was on Hollywood Squares, a father who was a character actor and a mother who was a poet. When David was born they lived for a while on a commune in Virginia with no electricity, no running water and no bathroom. When David was about four they moved to Chicago and then to Los Angeles. The two of them discussed what they went through with one parent who was an addict and another who was abusive.

Rosanna – There was a lot of drama in our house

Patricia – There was a lot of chairs flying around

Rosanna – a lot of hole punching in walls

Patricia – My dad had a lot of issues, my mom had a lot of issues. She was abusive to use when we were little.

Rosanna – She stabbed me in the arm with a knife. Concussions. Just terrible, terrible physical abuse.

Patricia – She choked me to the point once where I started blacking out.

Rosanna – My father was an addict

Patricia – When he was using substance, which was usually marijuana, he would also drink whiskey

Rosanna – And so when you grow up in that kind of family, it is a family disease. It affects everybody.

Patricia – It’s like a minefield, and you never knew which one you were going to get, which morning, which mom which dad. Nothing you could really depend on.

Rosanna – In his later years, my dad did get help and get sober. And my mother, there was nothing but forgiveness and love at the end of her life.

Patricia – I think David was impacted my feeling like he needed to be the perfect son… You cannot fix it by being the best kid in the world, you just can’t.

[From The Oprah Winfrey show, aired 2-24-11]

After watching that clip, David got choked up and said that “the beautiful story about that sort of sad background is that my parents healed themselves throughout their lives. My father got sober, my mother became a marriage family counselor. We’re all dealing with processing our pain in different ways.”

David explained that he wanted to fix everything in his childhood by fixing things with Courtney, but instead he repressed his feelings and tried to cope with it by drinking. Courteney tried to get him to stop, but it took a long time until it got bad enough for him to take her seriously. We’ll get to more on his relationship with Courtney in a moment. It’s just so sad to hear what the Arquettes went through as children. As least they had a chance to know their parents and make peace with them once they got sober.

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Posted in Abusive, David Arquette, Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette

Written by Celebitchy         32 Comments »
Feb 16
'11
Frankie Muniz denies that he abused his girlfriend, held a gun to his head

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You might remember Frankie Muniz as the smack talking child star of popular Fox show Malcolm in The Middle during its six year run starting in 2000. After the show wrapped he did a few forgettable movies and then went on to live comfortably off his millions and pursue a career in racecar driving. Frankie is living very well, having bragged on Twitter recently that he had a $40 million retirement fund at 19. He currently plays drums in a band in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lives. Frankie, now 25, was considered a rare child star success story in that he seemed capable of transitioning into a civilian lifestyle outside of Hollywood. That was until last week, when cops were called to his house on Friday during an epic fight he had with his live-in girlfriend of a few years. No charges were filed as neither party had visible injuries, but Frankie did go to the hospital for a suspected concussion after he “fell” during their argument.

Frankie’s girlfriend claims he punched her in the back of the head and held a loaded semiautomatic weapon to his head, threatening suicide. He denies this happened, says that she hit him, and claims he just had the case and the gun wasn’t loaded. When cops found the gun in a closet it was loaded, so they impounded it and let them both off with a warning. Here are some details from TMZ, which also has a segment of the police report:

TMZ obtained a police report filed in Phoenix, AZ last Friday. According to the report, Muniz and his girlfriend, Elycia Turnbow, were arguing in their home about “prior relationships.” Elycia told cops, Frankie “grabbed a gun and held it to his head, possibly with the intent of committing suicide.”

Elycia says she became worried and called one of Frankie’s bandmates to take him to the hospital.

Frankie tells a different story, claiming Elycia was screaming and yelling at him when he “fell and hit his head.” Muniz says that’s why he went to the hospital. Muniz denied putting a gun to his head, but did say, “I grabbed the case, but not the gun … it isn’t even loaded.”

In fact … the cops did find the gun and it was loaded.

Muniz was released a short time later, went home, and just after 10PM the same night, things exploded back at the house. According to the police report, Elycia says, Frankie “punched her in the back of the head, and threw her into a wall while in the downstairs bedroom.”

Muniz denied punching Elycia, telling cops, “I love her too much. She is the woman I want to marry.”

Muniz told cops … what actually happened was that he was sleeping but awakened “by Elycia yelling at him and hitting him in the face.” Muniz said he was defending himself when “Elycia fell to the ground and started to kick the bedroom door.”

Cops say in the report … there were no visible injuries.

The handgun was impounded and both Frankie and Elycia were warned they’d both go to jail if things got out of control again.

[From TMZ]

In the police report, they mention that the girlfriend Elycia wanted to get ahold of Frankie’s computer and he wouldn’t give it to her due to some excuse over how it had important stuff on it and he was worried she’d wreck it. So it sounds like she suspected he was cheating on her and that’s what the fight was about.

Frankie’s rep has issued a statement acknowledging that the police were called but denying that Frankie assaulted Elycia, was suicidal or held a gun to his head: “Frankie and Elycia had an argument a few days ago. The police were called to the residence. A gun played no part in the argument and was voluntarily given to the police for safekeeping. There were no bruises and neither left the residence. He was not suicidal. She was not assaulted.”

TMZ notes that this doesn’t match up with what the girlfriend told police that night. Frankie and Elycia still seem to be together, as his rep insists. They went out to dinner the next night and on Valentine’s day Frankie tweeted this photo of the table all set for dinner. There were four place settings, so maybe another couple was there to keep the peace.

Frankie and Elycia are shown in the header on 3/21/10 and below on 6/18/09 and 5/1/09. Credit: WENN.com

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