I realize Justin's hair is for a film, but wow. It takes me back to 1999 when my boys, Alex and Hunter made fun of him (while they were watching TRL--rest in peace) and called him "Top Ramen Hair".
Justin on the left, circa 1999 - Top Ramen Hair
Justin on the right, circa HOW HE SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK
What the hell has happened to these two? Does anyone else remember the palpable heat between Brad and Angelina during Mr. and Mrs. Smith? I feel like I'm ogling their sex-tape when I watch them go at it in the kitchen in that infamous film of theirs.
But now? GoodLAWD, they look raggedy...and like they both have that "not so fresh" scent about them.
I'm not saying anything that YOU aren't thinking, so don't leap all over me for saying Elisabetta Canalis looks like a full-on tranny. Oh, a pretty good tranny who has temporarily snagged her some Clooney-time, but a tranny nonetheless.
And how cute is George's mom? Nina is a little doll, who oddly looks more of an appropriate age to be on George's arm than the tranny...and that is all kinds of wrong.
Actually, anything having to do with George's lovelife seems to be questionable.
I don't know where I'm even headed with that last remark.
Tiger Woods was fined $164 for "careless driving" stemming from his weird single vehicle (and one golf club) accident early last Friday morning, and the authorities will not pursue the accident any further.
Tiger has also pulled out of his charity golf tournament scheduled in Southern California later this week.
Oh. Okay...well, to use one of my favorite quotes from Fight Club, "This conversation is OVER".
Consider Nicole is working with the folks who bring us 30 Rock, I'll bet her new TV project will be funny. Also? NICOLE is funny. Love her.
via Twitter (Nicole Richie)
"I am so excited to announce that I am officially working on a television project! I am creating a half hour scripted comedy for ABC in which I will be starring in, as well as producing.
The story revolves around a young, modern and professional woman who must balance her business and family relationships. She must deal with, and navigate the many ideas of what a woman’s role is: modern vs. traditional.
Lately, I have been surrounded by many different women of all ages and walks of life. It amazes me to watch and observe how many different ideas there are about what a woman’s role should be in this era. I’ve taken these fascinating ideas, and compiled them into something that I think will be very special (and funny!). We’re still in the very early stages and I can’t wait to share more with you soon!"
This won't pop up on TV until probably the fall of 2010, but I'm looking forward to see Nicole!
Officers set up survey tripods at the scene where suspect Maurice Clemmons
was shot and killed by police early Tuesday morning.
CLIFF DESPEAUX / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Finally. The suspect in the brutal ambush and killing of four Lakewood, Washington police officers was killed in Seattle early this morning during a routine 911 call for regarding a stolen car.
via SeattleTimes.com
Information from Seattle Times staff reporters Jennifer Sullivan, Steve Miletich, Mark Rahner, Sara Jean Green, Jack Broom and Times researcher Miyoko Wolf is included in this report.
Maurice Clemmons, the suspect wanted in the slaying of four Lakewood police officers, was shot and killed in South Seattle early this morning by a Seattle police officer making a routine check of a stolen car.
The shooting occurred about the same time as Pierce County sheriff's detectives took into custody a man believed to have acted as a getaway driver in Sunday's slayings of the Lakewood officers. Police also booked four people into jail on suspicion of providing assistance to Clemmons, said sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer.
The News-Tribune newspaper in Tacoma is reporting that one of those arrested is the alleged getaway driver and is believed to be a former cellmate of Clemmons in Arkansas, according to law enforcement and KIRO TV.
Several other people also will be taken into custody for helping Clemmons, Troyer said.
Clemmons, who was armed with a handgun taken from one of the officers he is accused of killing, was shot in the 4400 block of South Kenyon Street during a confrontation with a South Precinct patrol officer, police officials said. He refused commands to stop and was shot by the officer about 2:45 a.m., the officials said.
Troyer said Clemmons had an older wound to his stomach believed to be the result of a gunshot fired by one of the Lakewood officers killed Sunday. Troyer said he was surprised Clemmons survived that wound. Troyer praised the Seattle officer who shot Clemmons, saying the officer was lucky he wasn't killed. The officer has been placed on routine administrative leave.
Seattle police said the officer, a 4 ½-year veteran, was on routine patrol when he saw a car with the hood up and the engine running. The officer ran the license plate and determined the car had been stolen, said Seattle Assistant Chief Jim Pugel.
The car had been reported stolen from the 4800 block of South Chicago Street about 12:45 a.m., a law enforcement source said.
As the officer sat in his patrol car doing paperwork on the stolen car, he noticed a man was approaching the driver's side of the patrol car from behind.
The officer immediately recognized the man as matching the description of Clemmons and got out his patrol car, Pugel said.
"He ordered the person to stop. He ordered the person to show his hands, that person would not show his hands, and also began to run away counterclockwise around the vehicle," Pugel said.
The officer again told him to stop and he didn't comply, Pugel said.
The officer then fired several shots at Clemmons, who was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
Pugel said it was unclear whether the man displayed a weapon before he was shot.
The man has been tentatively identified as Clemmons based on his description and other information, Pugel said.
The officer, whose name was not released, was not injured.
A check of the serial number on the handgun found on Clemmons showed that it belonged to one of the Lakewood police officers, Pugel said. Troyer did not identify the officer whose gun was taken.
Clemmons has been the focus of a massive manhunt since Sunday morning, when he is accused of killing four Lakewood police officers in a coffee shop in Parkland.
Troyer said Clemmons' relatives and friends provided him with medical assistance, cellphones, money and were making arrangements to help him leave the state. Some people provided misleading information to hinder the search for Clemmons, he said.
Numerous people have helped him since Sunday's shooting, and active investigations are ongoing into their role, Troyer said.
"We expect to have up to six or seven people in custody by the day's end," he said.
Officers earlier detained a sister of Clemmons who they think treated the 37-year-old suspect's gunshot wound. She wasn't in custody late Monday, and her name wasn't released.
A man who possibly is a half-brother of Clemmons was booked into jail in Pierce County early today.
Clemmons apparently had no tie to to residents on the block where he was killed, Pugel said.
Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar arrived at the scene a few hours after the shooting to express relief and appreciation for the work that has been done by law enforcement agencies throughout the area since Sunday's shooting.
"I just want to thank all my brothers and sisters in law enforcement," he said. "I just can't say enough about what they've done in the last few days."
He said the families of the dead officers have been notified of Clemmons' death.
"What went through my mind mostly was ... we can close the page on this and we can get our people together and start the healing process," Farrar said.
Harvey Lagon, whose car was stolen, reported the theft before about 12:45 a.m. today, above five blocks from the shooting scene. Lagon was watching television when he heard a car start up and heard someone revving the engine.
"I looked out the window and it was my car," he said. He did not know until contacted by a Times reporter that his car had been stolen by Clemmons.
"I'm the one who called the cops," he said. "I was going to go after him. It's a good thing I didn't."
He got home from work about 12:20 a.m., was watching TV, heard a car start, and saw it moving. His first thought was to chase it.
"I grabbed my cellphone and I called the cops and that's all she wrote." The car is owned by his father, Rodolfo Lagon, "I'm glad the dude got caught because I called the police. But I'm not glad the car was stolen." Lagon noted that sometimes the car dies.
"It's not a very reliable car." he said. "We only use it for short trips." Jessica Breznau, who lives near the shooting scene, said she came outside after the shots were fired and saw police.
"One of the policemen took me aside and said, 'Let me tell you what's going on.' He was kind of emotional and he said, 'This is the guy who shot the people in Lakewood. He's gone.' "
Breznau said the officer told her that Clemmons had a gun.
Sylvester Dennis, 50, who lives in the area, walked to scene before 5 a.m.
"Sounds like he got what he deserved. Those were police officers, man. You just can't just go around killing people," said Dennis, a truck driver who has lived in the area since he was 11.
Linda Coomas, 52, who lives around the corner from where the shooting occurred, said she heard a series of what sounded like loud, sharp knocks just before 3 a.m.
"And soon after that, I heard a lot of sirens and saw a lot of lights."
Coomas, who has lived in the area 3 ½ years, said, "It's a transitional neighborhood. You've got all kinds of people here. I generally feel safe, but I am really glad I have a security system."
By 8 a.m., hours after the shooting, more than a dozen police units remained at the scene and officers could be scene checking out the street, sidewalk, parking strip and nearby porches looking for evidence.
At one point, a Seattle Fire Department ladder truck was brought in to hoist a police photographer high above the scene. The suspect vehicle was still in place, its hood up and passenger side door open. A two-block section of South Kenyon Street remained closed.
Authorities said the gunman singled out the Lakewood officers and spared employees and other customers at the coffee shop in Parkland, a Tacoma suburb about 35 miles south of Seattle. He then fled, but not before he was apparently shot in the torso by one of the dying officers. Killed were Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and Officers Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42.
Police said they aren't sure what prompted Clemmons to shoot the officers as they did paperwork on their laptops. Clemmons was described as increasingly erratic in the past few months and had been arrested earlier this year on charges that he punched a sheriff's deputy in the face.
Troyer said that Clemmons indicated the night before the shooting "that he was going to shoot police and watch the news."
Police surrounded a house in a Seattle neighborhood late Sunday following a tip Clemmons had been dropped off there. After an all-night siege, a SWAT team entered the home and found it empty. But police said Clemmons had been there.
Police frantically chased leads on Monday, searching multiple spots in the Seattle and Tacoma area and at one point cordoning off a park where people thought they saw Clemmons.
Authorities found a handgun carried by the killer, along with a pickup belonging to the suspect with blood stains inside. They posted a $125,000 reward for information leading to Clemmons' arrest and alerted hospitals to be on the lookout for a man seeking treatment for gunshot wounds.
Governor Chris Gregoire said today that she has asked the Department of Corrections, the Department of Social and Health Services and any other state agency who had contact with Clemmons to put together for her any information the agency has on Clemmons.
In an interview with KING-TV, Gregoire said, "We will release everything we have on him. How this guy was out on our streets. I want those answers like everyone else."
I posted this entire article for the benefit of my readers from all over the country, as well as my international readers. The local folks here in Seattle tend to have a more detailed account of this horrible story that occurred early Sunday morning.
Now we can all concentrate on the families in the community who were affected.
"We know parents can be protective of their kids, but this television actress really crossed the line. Her child had complained that they had been verbally bullied by some of the other students in their class.
So, during a recent parent/teacher conference, Mom confronted the child's teacher about the bullying. Their discussion rapidly deteriorated into a shouting match, with the actress standing over the teacher and jabbing her finger at the teacher's face. She accused the teacher of encouraging the other children to pick on her child because the teacher was jealous of the actress.
The flustered teacher then had to explain that she did not even know that the actress still had a television show on the air. This totally caught the actress off guard. She wound up mumbling an apology and slinking out the door a few minutes later."
