For a cold drink the makers of Sprite have found themselves in hot water. And the response has been... well... brutal. Parent company Coca-Cola issued an apology and took down its “#BrutallyRefreshing” ad campaign for Sprite after it sparked a major social media backlash for its sexist and offensive nature. Aiming at a male audience the creators clearly have shot themselves in the foot, which apparently was in their mouth at the time.
Read more ...On February 5, 2015 Former English Rock Star Paul Gadd aka Gary Glitter was found guilty of multiple child sex offences that involved three young girls between the ages of 8 and 13. On February 27, 2015 the sentence was handed down -- 16 years in prison. We guess all that glitters, is not gold!
Read more ...It's been a tough few years for Amanda Bynes, but her bad behavior never seems to stop. The former child star from the Nickelodeon series All That and The Amanda Show, as well as movies What a Girl Wants and Easy A, has proven time and time again that she is a very, very (very) unstable person (for additional proof, check out her Twitter page! She's a loon!).
Read more ...Minh D. Nguyen, Co-Founder of Plaxo and tech guru who has been involved in many other startups was arrested in January of 2015 and charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony after allegedly shooting his ex-wife's new husband. Is there an app for that?
Read more ...Conrad Hilton III, younger brother to infamous "famous for being famous" Paris Hilton, will be checking into rehab. The 21-year old hotel heir was spared jail by a judge in Los Angeles, despite calls from authorities to send him to prison. The accommodations may not match one of his family's penthouse suites, but it sure beats a bunk bed and a metal toilet.
Read more ...James Argent one of the stars of the British reality television series The Only Way Is Essex has reportedly checked Into Rehab on December 7th. This was not in the script! Let's see if we got this right. The Only Way Is Essex (known to fans as TOWIE) is a BAFTA award-winning "scripted reality" television soap opera based in Essex, England. Hmmm scripted reality... that means totally fake, right? Just checking.
Read more ...Back in November of 2014, Fred Smoot, former cornerback for the Washington Redskins was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. However on January 5, 2015 his ordeal came to an end. The verdict: not guilty!
Read more ...A former Niagara Falls heroin dealer who portrayed Niagara Falls recycling mascot “Totes McGoats” was ruled a success in a court-supervised drug rehabilitation program. This The Rest Of Us story is uplifting, and has great pictures,,, so how could we resist!
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