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Carrie Fisher sent a cow tongue to a sexually inappropriate Hollywood producer
'Bitch call me 'Princess' one more time.'Image: Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock Even after her death Carrie Fisher is having none of your bullshit. Heather Ross, a friend of Fisher’s, spoke to a local radio station in Tucson, AZ. about her experience with sexual assault in Hollywood. On the 94.9 Morning Mix, Ross recalled inappropriate advances from a big name producer and how Fisher made clear she had a zero-tolerance policy for that kind of behavior. SEE ALSO: Kate Winslet refused to thank Harvey Weinstein in her 2009 Oscars speech After Ross was assaulted by “an Oscar-winning producer” – not Weinstein, but another […]
‘Lost’ Rubens discovered after 400 years
He said it was a “rare addition to Rubens’s portrait oeuvre, showing how he approached the genre”. Dr Grosvenor said: “The chance to discover a portrait of such a pivotal figure in British history by one of the greatest artists who ever lived has been thrillingly exciting.” Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionOver-painting and centuries of dust were removed to reveal Rubens’ original artwork Councillor David McDonald, chairman of Glasgow Life, said: “Unsurprisingly we are beyond delighted to discover the painting is by Rubens, an artist renowned globally as one of the most important painters in history.” […]
Finally, an ad for sanitary products that features an actual period.
Sanitary towel and tampon ads don’t exactly portray periods in the most realistic way. If it’s not strange-looking blue liquid being poured on pads, it’s women jumping around splashing each other for reasons that remain unknown to us. Bodyform’s latest ad shows something refreshingly different. An actual period. The ad opens with red liquid being poured onto a pad. Not a drop of blue dye in sight! It also shows a closeup of a woman’s thighs in a shower, with menstrual blood trickling down the inside of her leg—a sight that’s familiar to anyone who has periods. The ad is […]
Trump says he met the ‘president of the Virgin Islands,’ a.k.a. himself
President Donald Trump has a way with words, as you may know. Trump was speaking at Values Voter Summit on Friday when once again, he embarrassed himself with his choice of words. SEE ALSO: How Trump’s four hours in Puerto Rico revealed his Achilles’ heel While speaking on the natural disasters that have struck the United States in the last few months, Trump accidentally said he met with the president of the Virgins Islands. The problem? Trump is literally the president of the Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory. Even the official White House transcript of the speech points out the […]
The Nicolastick is a corn puff snack with Nicolas Cage’s face on the packaging
Nicolas Cage has become the “Nicolastick” in Japan, thanks to some creative marketing. Ahead of December’s release of his 2016 movie, Army of One, in Japanese cinemas, some theatres are offering a limited edition Nicolas Cage corn puff snack that only comes with an advance ticket purchase. SEE ALSO: The 1982 ‘Blade Runner’ film vs. the 1968 novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’ Army of One is only coming out in the Asian country a year after its U.S. debut, and its Japanese title translates more accurately to “Bin Laden is My Prey.”