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 ... In August of 2012, actor Tommy "Tiny" Lister was taken into custody by US Marshals. His crime? A multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
Read more ... Mendeecees Harris, star of the VH1 reality TV series Love & Hip-Hop: New York has plead guilty to drug trafficking. Although a guilty plea often comes with a bit of leniency, Harris is still facing between 8-10 (or 20, or even 40 according to other reports) years in prison and/or a fine as high as $5 million. Yikes... no love there!
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Selena Gomez the once unstoppable Disney star that millions of girls look up to has just had several songs from her new album leaked. And with that, she signals the direction to look may not be up... but down!
Read more ... This past February 2015, Indianapolis Colts running back Ahmad Bradshaw entered a plea of not guilty to a drug possession charge stemming from a traffic violation in Ohio. This usually calls for some sort of "up in smoke" joke. Hey, that rhymes!
Read more ... On May 6, 2015 Mavericks High School Principal Krista Morton (45) was arrested in Palm Springs, Florida after being caught by police in a parked marijuana-filled car, partially unclothed with a student from her school. Our question: if a teacher gets it on with a student, he gets high fives from his buddies all the way down the hall. But wow... making it with a principal... what does that get him? Arrested!
Read more ... In January 2015, Colts linebacker Andrew Jackson was arrested in Kentucky for DUI. And instead of trying to fight it he pleaded guilty later that day! Whoa! Talk about calling an audible!
Read more ... Austin Russell better known as Chumlee to millions of cable TV viewers of the reality show Pawn Stars, who was arrested in Las Vegas on felony weapon and drug charges, may have dodged a bullet. In this newest episode it looks like Chumlee may not be getting chummy with the guards and inmates at the local Vegas hoosegow. His plea deal may just have saved his ass... literally!
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