Federal investigators are keenly interested to find out if Sean "P. Diddy" Combs ever had sexual relationships with underaged boys, according to a convicted drug dealer who says he was questioned about Diddy and other celebrities during a series of proffer sessions intended to determine if he should be offered a plea deal.
The lame duck mayor of New York City has really been speaking his mind lately: From his affinity for women in high heels, to the idea that the NYPD doesn't harass enough minorities. On his own radio show yesterday, he even decided to open up about New York City's lack of affordable housing and record homelessness. Apparently, it's all a "good sign."
Eight hours after I broke off my four-and-a-half-year relationship, I went to the shooting range to fire a gun. I had never shot a gun, and in fact had never even entertained the idea of ever wanting to shoot a gun. Here is what I wanted, all along, more than anything: a man with an Old English name who drove a Volvo and wrote poetry. I imagined he took an active interest in his health and hygiene, used Tom’s toothpaste and owned a juicer. Likely, he pursued an interest outside of himself—cooking, perhaps, or landscaping, or better yet, volunteer firefighting—and I wanted him to be good to me. I wanted his love and dedication. It really was that simple.
Tucked away in a Washington Post story about a Potomac high school teacher accused of molesting female students over a thirty-year period is the fact that more than 90 people — including former ABC World News anchor Charlie Gibson and former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr — wrote letters on his behalf.
Florida's longest serving congressman, Republican Rep. Bill Young, died today at the age of 82 at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, according to the Associated Press. Fox News had incorrectly reported that Young died yesterday, when in fact, his family said, he was just "gravely ill."
Professional problem child Justin Bieber has many tween girls willing to hand their bodies over to him at a moment's notice, but only one True Belieber was willing to transform his body for Bieber — and he's a 33-year-old man.
Earlier today, we told you about the Weed Fairy, an anonymous New York City benefactor leaving free marijuana buds around Brooklyn's subway stops. It just so happens that after our post went up, the Weed Fairy magically materialized outside Gawker's Elizabeth Street office, taped a couple of Garden Breath posters on our front doors, and left a bunch of weed. This generous stoner is a woman, not a man, and the photo above is evidence of her handiwork.
Here is an incomplete, 30-second history of Eminem's homophobia and its apparent evolution: On 2000's The Marshall Mathers LP's "Criminal," he rapped, "Hate fags? The answer's yes." In 2001, he shared the stage with one of those fags, Elton John, for a rendition of "Stan" at the Grammys. In 2010, Anderson Cooper asked him if he disliked gay people, and he said, "No, I don't have any problem with nobody. You know what I mean? I'm just like whatever." In 2012, he showed his support for marriage equality by telling The New York Times Magazine, "I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think that everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want."
Rapping. The woman who wrote "Jolene," "I Will Always Love You," several dead-baby jams in the early part of her career, and the rhythm of "9 to 5" on her nails, is turning a new musical corner and rapping. In a white afro. On the talk show of a woman who was once among the greatest rappers of her time.
After Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave made its Toronto Film Festival debut last month, Vulture's Kyle Buchanan proclaimed, in a headline accompanying a gushing review, “Your Best Picture Winner Will Be 12 Years a Slave." I read that and wondered why a writer would set expectations so high for something he loved (beyond the click-bait potential of such grand pronouncements).
