Thursday, September 27, 2007
Vanessa L. Williams weds...
Body Found by Missing Chicago Woman’s Vehicle
The badly decomposed body of a woman was found early this morning in an area of Calumet City where police have been searching for Nailah Franklin, a Chicago woman missing for about a week.Patrol officers found an unclothed body behind several vacant businesses at River Oaks Drive and Gold Coast Lane, near the Wentworth Woods Forest Preserve. Dozens of investigators with Calumet City police, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office were on the scene this afternoon.Franklin's sisters said the body has not been confirmed to be that of the missing woman, according to a family friend. The family, including Franklin's five sisters and a brother, have been working directly with detectives, the friend said.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
You have got to be shittin me!
Nevada Authorities Search for Girl, Man in Explicit Sex Tape
"The problem is the unknowns," said Nye County sheriff's Detective David Boruchowitz, who said he hoped widespread national attention would identify the girl and the man.
The tape, a little longer than 30 minutes, clearly shows the adult man performing criminal sexual acts that Boruchowitz said included rape, "everything else, and then some."
A 26-year-old Pahrump man, Darren Tuck, surrendered the tape to Nye County sheriff's investigators Sept. 8, after another man reported seeing it, Boruchowitz said.
Tuck told detectives he found the videotape in the desert outside Pahrump more than five months ago, although Boruchowitz said the tape didn't appear to have been exposed to weather or elements.
Boruchowitz said investigators don't think Tuck made the tape. Tuck was arrested Sept. 19 on charges of promoting child pornography and possession of child pornography, felonies. The top charge carries a possible sentence of up to life in prison.
Tuck was released without bail, pending arraignment Nov. 26 in Pahrump Justice Court, a court official said.
His lawyer did not immediately respond Tuesday to messages seeking comment.
"Our concern is if little girl is still in that situation," Boruchowitz said. "Our concern is to get her out of the nightmare that she's been living in."
Stuntman dies on the set of new Batman movie
A special effects technician on the new Batman movie has been killed after a 4x4 truck hit a tree.The man died when the vehicle, which was carrying a camera platform, crashed on a test run while following a stunt vehicle, which is thought to have been the Batmobile.Emergency services were called to Longcross, near Chertsey in Surrey, but the man was pronounced dead.Batman: The Dark Knight, made by Warner Bros Pictures, is set for release in the UK next summer.Christian Bale plays superhero Batman - aka Bruce Wayne - with Michael Caine as his butler Alfred. Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman are also due to star.
A Warner Bros spokeswoman said no actors were involved, and the accident did not happen on set or while filming was taking place.She said: "Warner Bros Pictures and the entire cast and crew of The Dark Knight are deeply saddened by this tragedy and their hearts and prayers go out to the family and loved ones of the deceased."Police and the Health & Safety Executive have launched a joint investigation.
A HSE spokesman confirmed two vehicles had been involved in a "filming production exercise" when the crash happened.He said: "It appears one vehicle was undertaking some stunt driving and another 4x4 provided the camera platform to film it.
"The second vehicle and a camera operator were involved in a collision with a tree."
My goodness!! This is really tragic! Smh, be sure to take some time out to pray for this man's loved ones... Be sure to call your loved ones and let them know that you do love them, no matter if there's drama amongst the family. We're here today, and could be gone tmw.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
TREY SONGZ!!!!
Picture of him on the set of "Can't Help But Wait" Video... Yes he's an artist as well... soooo talented I'm tellin y'all!
More pics from the video shoot...
*Squeals!* GO BUY THE CD ON OCT. 2nd!! YA KNOW YOU WANT TO! It'll be worth it, or pre order it!! GON HEAD NOW!! Here's his video... IT'S FIRE!
Is Jennifer pregnant?!
Fashion company's shock tactics in the fight against size zero
The picture of emaciated Isabelle Caro, 27, an anorexic who weighs just 31 kilos (4 stone, 12lb), has been displayed on Milan billboards as the city celebrates its fashion week.
Caro, who is French and has her own blog site, said that she had suffered from anorexia since she was 13 as the result of a "difficult childhood".
She added: "I've hidden myself and covered myself for too long. Now I want to show myself fearlessly, even though I know my body arouses repugnance.
"I want to recover because I love life and the riches of the universe. I want to show young people how dangerous this illness is."
Should size zero models be banned from the catwalk? Join the debate in readers' comments below...
The campaign was paid for by Italian clothing company Flash & Partners to publicise a fashion brand for young women called Nolita and the photograph was taken by Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani.
Flash & Partners said in a statement that Toscani's aim was "to use the naked body to show everyone the reality of this illness, caused in most cases by the stereotypes imposed by the world of fashion".
Many people blame the fashion industry and the obsession with stick-thin size zero models for the rise in cases of anorexia.
Calls for action within the British fashion industry led to a full-scale investigation into the problems by a panel of experts this year.
The report by the Model Health Inquiry, which was published last week on the eve of London Fashion Week, made 14 recommendations including requiring models to pass medical checks before being allowed on the catwalk and barring appearances from those under 16.
Unveiling the report, chairman of the inquiry, Baroness Kingsmill, slammed the fashion world for allowing young girls to be exploited. "Just because modelling is seen as glamorous, [the industry] seems to think it is outside normal health and safety issues," she said. "It is time it started taking care of its workers."
But London has failed to go as far as Madrid and Milan, where the authorities have banned the appearance of ultra-skinny models on catwalks by forcing models to carry certificates proving they are healthy.
The move, which dominated Milan Fashion Week last year, followed the death of 22-year-old model Luisel Ramos, who collapsed at a show in Uruguay. It was claimed she had gone days without eating properly.
Speaking at the time, Tiziana Maiolo, Milan's city council official in charge of promoting fashion, said: "We will work together with modelling agencies, with the chamber of commerce for fashion and with doctors to ensure that the agencies and stylists do not favour this phenomenon of anorexia.
"I don't think men want to see skeletal women and I want to say to women who are fuller- figured there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. They are undoubtedly the prettiest women about and the most intelligent."
Despite this, fashion designers in Milan dismissed fashion as having anything to do with the illness. Commenting on the poster Giorgio Armani said he thought such a shocking image was 'opportune' as a way of making people face up to the dangers of anorexia, which he said had little to do with models on catwalks.
He added: "Anorexia has reasons which are not linked to fashion. Even people who take no notice of fashion get anorexic."
Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said: "Finally someone is saying the truth about anorexia that it has nothing to do with fashion but is a psychiatric problem.
"We have always maintained this despite all the political campaigns on the argument."
However, Italy's health minister Livia Turco backed the campaign and said: "The disturbing image of Isabelle Caro could open an original channel for communication and encourage people to shoulder their responsibilities in the area of anorexia."
IT'S BEEN FOREVER!!!
LOL!