2008: Death on "Black Friday"

2008: Death on "Black Friday"

This years “Black Friday” added a whole new meaning to black when a Wal-Mart employee was trampled to death by early morning shoppers in New York.

 

At around 4:55 am on Friday a crowd of more than 2,000 shoppers forced their way into the Valley Stream, NY store.

 

There were only around six workers, and they were obviously unable to hold the crowd back. 

 

Witnesses said the doors flew open, and the mob rushed the store.  Jdimytai Damour was then thrown back and the crowd literally trampled him to death.

 

New York police say that shoppers who ran over the victim could face criminal charges.

 

“I’ve heard other people call this an accident, but it is not. Certainly it was a foreseeable act,” said the New York detective.

Twilight star goes gay

Whitney will not reunite with Bobby Brown

Orlando Bloom is officially engaged

Mother accused of the cause of teen's suicide

Mother accused of the cause of teen's suicide

A Missouri women was convicted Wednesday of three misdemeanor charges after being accused of participating in a MySpace hoax that ended in a young teenagers suicide.

The L.A. jury rejected more serious felonies to this woman.

Lori Drew, 49, allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans on MySpace and contributed in “an elaborate scheme to inflict massive humiliation” on the emotionally fragile teenager that ended when she hanged herself.

Drew faces up to three years in prison after the federal jury did not convict her on three felony charges. The felony counts had carried a maximum 20-year term.

This has been called the nation’s first cyber-bulling trial. Drew was officially accused of hatching the MySpace romance plan in 2006 because of a feud between Drew’s daughter and the teen. The fictional “Josh” concluded the online flirting by sending a message saying “the world would be better off without Meier(the teen).”

Meier then hung herself in a closet with a belt and died the next day.

The Hill's Heidi and Spencer get married

Michelle Williams really misses Heath

Ashlee and Pete's new baby: Mowgli?

MTV to host inaugural ball

MTV to host inaugural ball

MTV is going all political on us these days.

The network has decided to throw an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama next year.

On January 20th MTV will host “Be the change Inaugural Ball” at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.

Not only will several celebrities be there, government officials will attend the ball, too.

This even will be televised on MTV and on MTV’s website the night of the event.

Twlight star caught boozing too hard

Lohan's doll not selling well

Michael Jackson is going broke

Twlight opens at number one

Twlight opens at number one

Twlight has taken the number one spot in the box offices this week.

The movie brought out $70 million on its opening day.

For hardcore Twlight fans, there is fortunately a sequel already in the works.

Stephanie Meyer might become the next J.K. Rowling. Breakout star Robert Pattinson is a new teenage heartthrob. Watch out Zach Efron, vampires are on the prowl.

Despite the bad economy, Hollywood still remains on top.


Miley is 16!

Brittneys CD to release soon

David Spade lands a hottie

There is trouble in the HIlton paradise

There is trouble in the Hilton paradise 

Paris Hilton and Benji Madden have officially ended their romance.

 Hilton and Madden broke up after more than nine months of dating, according to one of Hilton’s friends.

 "She is saddened by the breakup but they're just too different and they wanted different things in life," says a source close to Hilton. "He was loyal and sweet but it was time to take a break."

There have been rumors that the two have been unfaithful to each other, but both Hilton and Madden deny them.

 On Nov. 15 Paris was photographed getting close with ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos at nightspot Mokai in Miami.

Britney Spears is healing

Twins are taking a toll on Angelina

Brad: life with 6 kids is hard to handle

September arrest puts Heather Locklear with DUI charges

September arrest puts Heather Locklear with DUI charges

Heather Locklear was arrested in September on suspicion of DUI, and now has been formally charged with driving under the influence of drugs according to the Santa Barbara, California District Attorney’s Office.

 

Although she was under the influence of drugs, they were not illegal drugs.  They were “prescription medications” and if Locklear is convicted she can face up to six months in county jail.

 

 

"Lab tests showed she had no alcohol in her system and no illegal narcotics of any kind," says Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter.

 

Carter did not comment on what kind or amount of medications were in Locklear’s system.

 

Luckily, Locklear can only be charged with a misdemeanor because DUI without injuries are not considered a felony.

Keifer Sutherland spills about jail

Dancing with the Stars contestant seeks medical attention

John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston are happy as ever

Another teenage celebrity out of control

Another teenage celebrity is out of control

Dancing with the stars contestant, Cody Linley, is apparently quite the little party animal.

 

Not only is he a semi-finalist on Dacing with the Stars, he plays Hannah Montana’s boyfriend on the hit Disney show Hannah Montana.

 

Linley, who is only 18, has been drinking heavily and grabbing women’s butts when he is out on the town with his Dancing with the Stars friends, according to Star magazine.

 

He is so out of control that he vomited into a cocktail glass and immediately was taken and put in his producer’s car.

The Hills will continue on with a 5th season

New Harry Potter will debut this Friday

Ashlee Simpson went into labor Saturday

George Clooney may star on ER again

George Clooney may star on ER again

To many peoples surprise, George Clooney might make his way back to ER.

 Details have not been set, and the current cast of ER is clueless to any plans that are being made with Clooney.

 "I'd love to know!" Linda Cardellini tells us. "They don't tell us anything about the real story of what's going on, and I think we'll be the last to know."

 Noah Wyle apparently has spread this rumor, ER cast member.

 Since there are only six episodes of ER left to shoot in the season, then the deal with Clooney needs to close soon in order for him to appear on the show.

 NBC will still not comment about the rumor.

Neverland is lost forever

Clay Aiken shows his beautiful baby

The View hosts are telling lies

Lindsay Lohan now feels 'grounded'

Lindsay Lohan now feels 'grounded'

Lindsay Lohan has come quite a long way since her in and out visits to rehab last year.  The now grounded actress has regained control of herself and is how happy with her life.

 Lohan admits that her problems with control substances were because she felt lonely.

 "I was going to clubs all the time and it was not okay. I was so alone," Lohan said.

 Lohan says she owes her sobriety to rehab, and also her relationship with deejay Samanta Ronson.

 “She's a wonderful person and I love her very much," said Lohan.

 Lohan and Ronson have never said that they were a couple, but Lohan did tell Harper’s Bazaar that she might be bisexual.

Britney Spear's son hospitalized

Dancing with the Star's star gets injured

Gay character gets the ax from Grey's

Hugh Hefner's former girlfriend is now engaged

Hugh Hefner's former girlfriend is now engaged

The Girls Next Door star, Kendra Wilkinson, was Hugh Hefner’s girlfriend, but now she has snagged herself another man.

Wilkinson is now engaged to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Basket, according to Hefner.

"[She] has met someone who she would like to spend the rest of her life with," Hefner said.

Wilkinson and Basket will wed at the Playboy Mansion, and Hefner will give Wilkinson away.

"I have given her my blessing and will be giving her away at a very special wedding ceremony at the Playboy Mansion this coming June," Hefner adds.

Wilkinson isn’t the only former girlfriend that is finding a new man. Costar Holly Madison has recently been seen with magician Criss Angel.

Suspect in Hudson murder may come forward

Another Disney star in a nude photo shoot scandal

Miley Cyrus may be on birth control

Grey's is going un-gay

Grey's is going un-gay

ABC’s Greys Anatomy is taking a shocking turn as they cut one of the two gay characters out of the show.

 Actress Brooke Smith’s, who plays Dr. Hahn the girlfriend to Dr. Torres on the show, last show will be this Thursday November 6.

Disappointingly enough, Smith’s character isn’t even given any closure with Dr. Torres.  Apparently, she just walks to her car and is never seen again.

 "Those who work on the ABC series [say] that the gay-themed storylines and gay characters are being downplayed and even erased from upcoming scripts,” according to ABC.

 The show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, had nothing to do with the decision.  The executives at ABC made the final decision.

Tea and David might stay together

Gay Marriage has been banned

Heidi fired from The Hills

Voting for president never tasted so good

Voting for president never tasted so good

Corporations are rewarding Americans for voting in this historical election.

 Krispie Kreme, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Starbucks, and Chick-fil-a are all giving out free items to those who vote.

 Ben & Jerry’s wanted to not only satisfy people who voted, but also children who were under 18 that were unable to vote.

 "Originally, we planned to give free scoops away just to those who voted. We found out afterwards that certain laws may not allow it. So instead we're celebrating our election with a national party," a rep for Ben & Jerry's said.

Giving out free donuts, coffee, ice cream, and chicken is an incentive for people to go out and vote.

 Anne Hathaway has a new man

 Janet Jackson's tour cancelled

Kirsten Dunst is now a filmmaker

 

 

Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix will quit acting

Joaquin Phoenix announced Monday that he plans to quit acting.

 "I want to take this opportunity ... to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor," the two-time Oscar nominee told Extra at the San Francisco event. "I'm not doing films anymore."

 Phoenix now wants to pursue singing instead of acting.

 He didn’t give any specific details about his future singing career.  Although, he has been working on a record with a British band.

 Phoenix first learned to play the guitar when he played Johnny Cash in Walk The Line.

Lil' Wayne is alive and kickin' despite rumors

John McCain on SNL

High School Musical 3 is #1