Hanging this rope up in the middle of a road sounds like a great idea! In Japan, four children of U.S. military were arrested for an August incident where they put a piece of rope on either side of a road, which then caused a major injury to someone on their motorbike. The four, who range in age from 15 to 18, were arrested and charged with attempted murder. source
This video has been everywhere today, and we’re only posting it here to make sure the most unfortunate twelve seconds of Paula Deen’s life gets its due.
I went to sleep as Rihanna and woke up as Britney Spears. That was the level of media chaos that happened the next day. It was like, ‘What, there are helicopters circling my house? There are 100 people in my cul-de-sac? What do you mean, I can’t go back home?’
Singer Rihanna • Describing the level of crazy that overwhelmed her life after the Chris Brown domestic violence incident. The “Umbrella” singer, just 21, told Glamour Magazine – as well as “Good Morning America” – about the gritty details of what happened. She was particularly offended and hurt by the leaking of the post-assault photo, which she says “is not a photo you would show to anybody.” These are some of her first public statements at length about the incident due to the fact that the court case kept her and Brown on the hush-hush for months. • source
Last thing I remember I was enjoying the play with Mrs. Lincoln and the next thing I knew I was in bed being served cookies and juice.
Conan O’Brien • In a statement published after he was unable to finish taping The Tonight Show on Friday. The star hit his head while trying to perform a stunt on the show and was taken to the hospital. So instead of a first-run show, we got a repeat. But Conan will be OK, reportedly. • source
The video’s funny, but the truth is: This girl could’ve been hurt really badly because she didn’t sit down. Idiot! Next time, let us stand up instead! We’re a blog. We won’t get hurt.source
Probably the most notable modern media icon injured in war, the ABC News anchor returned to Iraq yesterday after being seriously hurt there in 2006.
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