GISTBANK: 11/24/12

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Will Chris Breezy Backlash EVER End???

Nearly four years after his infamous beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna, Chris Brown is still paying the price.

The hip hop star has canceled a huge stadium show in Guyana following protests from numerous women's rights organization, AP is reporting.

The concert's promoter, Hits and Jams Entertainment, issued a statement Thursday saying Brown had pulled out of the date because he was "uncomfortable" with the protests.

Brown was scheduled to headline a show December 26 in the South American nation.

And although Rihanna was forgiven Brown for hitting and choking her the night before the Grammy Awards in February, 2009, — he attended her Halloween party and has a duet on her new album — the women of Guyana obviously have not.

We get it, people HATE Chris Brown.

But what do people plan to accomplish with these "protests"?? If you don't wanna see Chris' woman-beating azz perform, then don't go to the concert. Seems simple enough, but obviously Breezy backlash is still in full effect!

What do you think? Will Chris EVER be able to escape protests and ridicule?

A Braided Up And Bare-Faced Beyonce Shows Off Little Baby Baller Blue Ivy

The Knowles-Carter clan may have taken the day off for Thanksgiving, but that doesn't mean King Bey isn't keeping up with her new found Instagram fetish.

The blonde-haired mommy banger recently showed off a few personal candids of herself and her hubby Hov enjoying parenthood with their growing lil bushy-haired bundle Blue Ivy, while her sister Solange flashed flicks in Mexico City with her son Juelz.

We're not sure what the deal is with those throwback Destiny's Child box braid cornrows….smh.

Caption This

Dog Sleeps In Owner's Suitcase

Thanksgiving food can take it's toll on everyone….even those with four legs instead of two. And when the 'itis hits, you can't always control where your head lands as you slip into a turkey-induced coma.

Not sure what this all-partied out lil pooch had for dinner, but she wasted no time finding a way to lay it down and snore it up in the nearest suitcase.

How would you caption this?

Florida Parents Make Sneaky, Slizzed, Slore, Daughter Hold Embarrassing Sign On Street Corner

Flagler County parents fed up with their daughter's behavior allegedly forced her to hold a sign advertising what she did at a busy intersection.

Flagler County teenager, Jasmine, stood on the corner of a very busy, very public street corner in Palm Coast holding a sign as punishment Wednesday.

"We're trying to stop this before the courts have to do it themselves," said father Mike.

WESH 2 News is not revealing the family's last name, but Mike and Melinda say the 15-year-old has been lying, drinking, sneaking out and overnight, she sneaked a boy in.

Jasmine's sign reads, "I sneak boys in at 3 a.m. and disrespect my parents and grandparents."

We love this, these bad azz kids need tough love nowadays.

"This is all about love. I took my day off of work. I missed out on $300 or $400 today to do this. You know what I mean, to come and do this. I love this kid," said Mike.

"I've taken all her toys or her electronics away; her phone, no privileges on the TV or computer and still she just laughs about it," said Melinda.

Passing motorists seemed to approve of this tough love including honking and giving the thumbs up.

"They need to learn a lesson and that's not abuse," said one passerby. "She did something, she's paying for it. You need consequences."

Amen.

Rihanna Charged Over $300K For Tardy Airport Arrivals During 777 Tour....

Rihanna's 777 tour was more than just a nightmare for the 200 people on board, it also cost her a good amount in airport fines.

As if carting a full load around the world wasn't pricey enough, the 24-year-old incurred an extra bill of over $300,000 for repeatedly showing up late to board her plane.

"Every hour that goes by she has to pay for flight clearance on runways and also incurs costs of the private airport teams, customs, baggage handlers, and security," revealed a source.

After being held captive for seven days, traveling through seven countries, and watching seven shows, the crew of label reps, journalists, and fans returned back to America, earlier in the week.

During her tour stop in London, Rihanna made time for another gig, attending a tree-lighting ceremony, for which she was allegedly paid $8 million.

Her Unapologetic album is expected to debut atop the Billboard album charts selling between 240k-260k units over a week. "Diamonds" the first single off the album reached No. 1 making it her 12th single to do so. She is tied with Madonna and the Supremes, the only two other acts to grab that many No. 1 singles.

Governor Christie Says Sandy Caused $30 Billion In Damages!!!

That's just an estimate too because the overall cost for Sandy's destruction is expected to rise.

According to The Huffington Post:

Superstorm Sandy caused at least $29.4 billion in overall damage in New Jersey, according to a preliminary analysis released by Governor Chris Christie's office Friday.

The estimate of the damage caused by the storm, which ravaged the Northeastern U.S. coastline late last month, includes personal property, business, infrastructure and utility damage, Christie said in a statement.

The statement said the preliminary cost estimate is "inclusive of aid received to date and anticipated from federal sources," including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration. Christie said it was a "conservative and responsible estimate" that could be revised higher, Christie said.

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he planned to ask the federal government for $30 billion in disaster aid for the state. Earlier this month, New York City Comptroller John Liu said the storm was costing New York City $200 million a day in lost economic activity, with that amount likely to top out at about $1 billion.

"This preliminary number is based on the best available data, field observations and geographical mapping, and supported by expert advice from my Cabinet commissioners and an outside consulting company," Christie said in the statement Friday.

Christie said the estimate will be refined in the future to include impact on the next tourist seasons, real estate values and population shifts.

The record-breaking "superstorm" blasted through eight Northeastern U.S. states on Oct. 30, killing dozens of people, battering coastal neighborhoods and forcing mass evacuations. The storm shut down the entire New York City subway system for days.

Did Donald Trump’s Seeds Tell Him It Was Time To Stop Bullying Obama

Kudos to the kids for telling the "The Donald" to have a seat.

Via NYDailyNews reports:

Donald Trump's hatred of Barack Obama allegedly led his three eldest kids to do an Obama-vention before the election. Eric, Donald Jr. and Ivanka discussed telling their dad to calm down, then decided collectively to approach Trump (below) and ask him to turn it down a notch with the presidential bashing.

"The three of them met and went to see their dad in his Fifth Ave. office. They showed a lot of respect, but told him he's worked too long and too hard to build up the reputation he has. They understand completely he's always been outspoken and that he likes attention, but this is too much," says a source who knew about the mid-October meeting.

Trump's rep denies any such meeting ever took place.

What began with Trump's public demand for Obama's birth certificate during earlier stages of the election cycle has grown into a one-man war against the President, with The Donald blasting Obama's reelection as a "disgusting injustice" on Twitter.

"The world is laughing at us," the billionaire tweeted. The explosive Twitter missive, like many of his other micro-rants, is difficult to find, because Trump later deletes many of his tirades — once he's let off steam.

Prior to Obama's win, Trump also demanded Obama release his college records and passport application in return for a $5 million donation to the charity of his choice.

As for Obama as a target, the "kids said they know it's not helping," says the source. "They told him you can't throw this all away on this nonsense."

Since the kids are the future of Trump's empire, the insider adds, they are also worried for themselves.

"They want their dad to get respect and then the whole family does well," the source says.

Trump's rep called the story "completely untrue," telling us that Eric, Donald Jr. and Ivanka love his use of "free speech" and would never try to rein in their father.

"They would never ever do that. It never happened. It's simply untrue," the rep stressed.

Pure comedy!

Regardless of what the rep says we hope this one is true. Dude is a major annoyance.

Djimon Hounsou Admits That He And Kimora Lee Simmons Were Never Married

As we reported earlier this week, Djimon and Kimora finally announcedto the public that they are getting a "divorce", but that isn't exactly what is going to happen…

According to PEOPLE

It's over for Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons.

"Djimon Hounsou and Kimora Lee Simmons have officially separated after 5½ years," the actor's rep tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Though never married, they have one child together, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, who is 3½ years old."

"There have been quite a few hurtful rumors circulating. The truth is Djimon + I have been separated for some time," Simmons Tweeted Wednesday. "We have remained happy, loving, co-parenting friends + family. We all have much to be thankful for."

Welp, at least there won't be any long, drawn-out, divorce proceedings, and Djimon gets to keep the couple dollars that he came with.

All's well that ends well…

Taylor Swift Admits Her Issues With Love!

Someone's having a growth spurt!!
Look, we love Swifty as much as we love intensely
decorated cupcakes, but it's a well-known fact that the
gurl just loves to love.
And sometimes she can love a little too hard for her
own good.
But hey! She's recognizing that fatal relationship flaw
now! Like, recognizing it in detail!!
When asked about her relationship patterns, Taylor
Swift admits she loves without thinking things through,
saying:
"I don't think there's an option for me to fall in love
slowly, or at medium speed. I either do or I don't. I
don't think it through, really, which is a good and a
bad thing. You don't look before you leap, which is
like, 'Yay, this is awesome! Let's not think twice!'
And then you're like, 'We used to be flying. Now
we're falling. What's happening?'"
We've all been there, gurl. LOL!
But now, since she has had so many boyfriends, she's
questioning which ones were real loves and which were
simply infatuation:
"I tend to think things are love and then look back
and reevaluate. I know how many people I've said
'I love you to' to. I could probably count it up, but I
don't feel like it. Part of me feels like you can't say
you were truly in love if it didn't last. If I end up
getting married and having kids, that's when I'll
know it's real — because it lasted."
Whoa!!! Hold up there… why are we talking about
marriage so fast??
Please, Tay… elaborate:
"People think I want to get married really young —
I don't know why. I'm a romantic person, but that
doesn't mean I want to miss out on being in my
young 20s."
Phew! She's smarter than some may think!
And hey, it's a good thing she's realizing all of this now.
Some people still have these complexes when they're in
their forties!
So maybe now the One Direction fans can relax about
her puppy love with Harry Styles. We know it's gonna
be hard no matter what, Directioners… but at least you
know marriage isn't on the horizon! Ha!
Speaking of Harry… Taylor did confess what she likes in
a man. And we think all of Harry's fans will agree he fits
the bill on this one:
"There's a really interesting charisma involved.
They usually have a lot to say, and even if they
don't, they know how to look at you to say it all. I
think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the
right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore."
Truth!
Oh Taylor… we hope everything with HAYLOR goes
lovingly well for you.
We know you need a good one. But if this one ends in
heartbreak… just focus on the INCREDIBLE career you
have and real love will come when you least expect it!

Katy Perry's Dark New Album Rumored To Drop Summer 2013!

And we are waiting with breath that is baited!

After Katy Perry's divorce from Russell Brand, the peppermint princess promised fans a darker album to follow her sugar-coated Teenage Dream.

And now rumor has it that she and her songwriting team plan on finishing their work just in time for a Summer 2013 release!!!

Said to be working with Greg Wells and Bonnie McKee again, Katy's new sound will no doubt reach far beyond what we've seen from the past while still maintaining her signature single-making status.

We can't wait for your edgier vibe, gurl! Shock us!!

Rihanna & Chris Brown Cozy Close For The Camera!

Breezy just loooves his cranbeRiRi sauce!

Partying it up at Adagio, Rihanna and Chris Brown weren't trying to hide their gratitude for each other this Thanksgiving.

As we discussed earlier, Rih flew to Berlin to spend the holiday with Chris after his Carpe Diem concert. And from the looks of things, it's CLEAR that even if Karrueche Tran tagged along on tour... Breezy's #1 is Rih.

Just look at that photo (above)!

They're enamored, plain and simple. All we can do is hope his "change" proves true in the long-run! Because WE'RE thankful for RiRi too!!

Tom Cruise Flies Suri Across The Pond For Thanksgiving!!!!

Gobble Gobble-O!
While Katie Holmes spent Turkey Day with the 'rents
in Ohio, Xenu a family member picked lil' Suri up from
NYC to take her to see daddy in London Town!
Tom Cruise has been filming All You Need Is Kill across
the pond, so a one-on-one plane ride seemed out of the
question.
Close to Cruise, one source confirms:
"This is the first time he's seen Suri in a long time."
But according to Tom's attorney, Tom makes sure to
call his daughter every day. Sometimes even twice a
day!
Aww.. we're glad they got to spend some quality time
together. Wonder if they'll snooze on a space ship mode
of public transportation together too!

Drake & Chris Brown Escape Legal Woes As Club Brawl Investigation Closes

Well isn't that convenient!

While Drake's busy actively ignoring Chris Brown, and while Chris is actively gettin' it with Rihanna, the NYPD have been trying to wrap their head around a justified conclusion to the WiP club brawl.

But womp womp!

Thanks to clubs should be forced to invest in state-of-the-art security cameras...

Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale Celebrate Thanksgiving In Happy Spirits...

GOOD!

Despite an upsetting exit from a marriage counselor's office last month, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale seem to be doing a lot better these days.

For Thanksgiving, the dapper duo took lil' Kingston and Zuma to Gwen's parents house in El Lay. And that dog... can we talk about that dog??

So adorable!! Teddy would LOVE a play date, LOL!!

But really though, we're super happy to see these guys smiling. They're one of our favorite musical couples in the history of life! No joke!

One Direction's Zayn Starts Twitter Feud With The Wanted's Max!

Now boys... play nice!!

We know there's business competition between The Wanted and One Direction, but now there's an all-out war!

On Twitter!!

You see... Wanted's Max George was minding his own business, tweeting a photo of himself with Usher when 1D's Zayn Malik chimed in to call him a geek.

And what happened next was a Twitter-feud so long, more boys from each member's bands came into the action in defense of their pals.

It doesn't look like it's ended just yet, but the fire has simmered for a bit... so quick -- catch up on the whole feud ... zaynmalik that's right gorgeous!

— Max George (@MaxTheWanted) November 20, 2012

No dramas peeps its all just flirting! Haha

— Max George (@MaxTheWanted) November 20, 2012

Clearly some people are not very familiar with flirting :)

— zaynmalik1D (@zaynmalik) November 21, 2012

Me and Psy getting messy! #geekandproud :) twitter.com/MaxTheWanted/sâ€¦

— Max George (@MaxTheWanted) November 20, 2012

@maxthewanted the first step is acceptance #geekoftheweek

— zaynmalik1D (@zaynmalik) November 21, 2012

@zaynmalik does that mean I'm 'in'?

— Max George (@MaxTheWanted) November 23, 2012

@maxthewanted I'm not sure why your still talking to me mate conversation ended when I called you a geek.