Stephen Hawking’s Genius Cat “Atom” Starts a Twitter Account

Stephen Hawking's Cat

Famed theoretical Physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking is known for a lot of things – big things.

He is by far one of the most intelligent individuals to walk the Earth today, and is on par with Albert Einstein for his work in the field of theoretical physics and science.

With three influential books, research in Cosmology at Cambridge, a Ph.D., twelve honorary degrees, and the Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at DAMTP in Cambridge, it is difficult to imagine what his everyday life must be like.

“Stephen in bound to a wheelchair and relies on the help of others for everything he does 24 hours a day. Most people have no idea what is involved in not only his care, but managing his travel and speaking schedules on top of everything else he does.”

What does a great man like Stephen Hawking eat for breakfast? What does he read when he wants to relax? What is his favorite color? - assuming “color” actually exists.

Well, now we can find out from “Atom”.

That’s right – Atom the cat.

Stephen Hawking

Atom may not be as smart as Dr. Hawking, and certainly is a bit more irreverent, but Atom plans to share tales of Physics, the universe, religion, string theory, relativity, and anything else he wants on his new twitter account.

Really?

Yes, Stephen Hawking’s cat Atom has a twitter account.

You can follow Atom at @HawkingsCat

Even though Dr. Hawking seems to think God was not necessary to create our universe, Atom tends to think He was.

Not wanting to offend his owner and risk being sent to the Humane Society, Atom decided to start a twitter account to share his views, humor, and insight into his life of being the world’s smartest man’s pet.

Atom says,

“There are just some things I wanted to get off my chest. I love Stephen but I think he may be a little misguided in some of his reasoning behind not needing GOD in the universe. I created my twitter account so I could express my views in a forum where I am free to be who I am – just a dumb cat who thinks God should have a place in every scientist’s laboratory.”

Atom says his twitter account is going to focus on humor and clever insight about Dr. Hawking and the universe with an occasional tweet about his views on religion.

“I don’t want to overdo the religious stuff. I’m just a cat, and most people already believe in God so I’m just going to occasionally point out a few things that force us as humans to confront the concept of God in our universe every day.”

We think this is the cleverest thing we have ever seen and a perfect example of how social media can have an impact on a multitude of people.

We can’t wait to hear what Atom has to say about multiple universes and string theory!

You can follow Atom on twitter at @HawkingsCat

Justin Bieber to Honor ‘Mama Jan’ at Hall of Fame Awards

Mama Jan and her boys

Her real name is Jan Smith.

But most of Justin Bieber’s fans know her as Mama Jan.

Smith was featured in Bieber's 3D movie “Never Say Never” and has been his vocal coach and mentor since he started his career in Atlanta.

But Jan is much more than Justin's vocal coach. She works with some of the top talent and breaking artists in the industry and has been in the music business for 54 years.

Now, Justin has a chance to show a little love in return when he performs at the 33rd annual Georgia Music Hall of Fame Awards on September 17th.

The event will not be a concert or full length show, but rather a tribute performance honoring Mama Jan as she is inducted this year into the Hall of Fame.

Jan said,

“Justin’s working on a new record that’s going to be a benchmark for him. His fans are certainly waiting to see what he’s going to do next. ”

Both Bieber and his career mentor Usher are expected to be in attendance, as will Toni Braxton, Judy Argo, and Hall Johnson.

The event will be held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta Georgia.

In addition to working as a vocal coach, Jan is also co-founder of The Bridge Music Foundation – a unique organization that helps develop young artists by giving them the necessary resources while protecting them from the pitfalls of the music business.

Jan commented,

“We believe that music is art, and that artists are capable of producing their best music when they have access to the proper development tools and mentors to help them refine their talents. Bridge Music Foundation leverage their relationships and industry insight in order to provide each selected artist with a world-class team that is custom tailored for their specific needs.”

In fact, if you follow Mama Jan on twitter you can see some of her posts and photos of the Bridge Foundation event last week.

Way to go Mama Jan!

And congratulations on FINALLY getting verified on twitter.

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Video - Meet Austin Mahone – Social Media Genius or the Next Justin Bieber?

Have you ever heard of Austin Mahone?

I bet your kids have. And they either love him or hate him – but they have heard of him.

So, who is Austin Mahone? What’s his bio?

Mahone lives in San Antonia Texas and is a 15-year-old singer and musician known for looking like Justin Bieber and recording cover songs on YouTube.

So what? There are lots of kids uploading videos and singing covers these days right?

But Mahone and his fans are different.

His fans are known as Mahomies - and he has his own Blog, Facebook, YouTube, Dailybooth, Tumblr, Twitter, SoundCloud, Formspring, and Myspace accounts.

He records popular cover songs and posts them to YouTube and interacts with his fans on a daily basis and claims that Justin Bieber is his favorite artist.



And oh yea, Mahone LOOKS like Justin Bieber and his fans love him.

The thing that fascinates us about this young man is his savvy for working the social media to create a name for himself while building his own fan base from the ground up without a record label or marketing rep.

He has learned to do what many adults and big companies have failed to do – create a successful brand.

In addition to uploading covers he has hundreds of thousands of Facebook fans, dedicated fan sites, over 13 million YouTube views, and sells t-shirts, posters, wristbands, Stickers, and Necklaces.

This is the kind of interaction that defines social media.

His fans love him but he admits that he also has haters saying,

“Haterz don’t matter to me because they are just jealous and the hateful words that they say are garbage. That’s why I don't listen to hate. I am curious of what haterz have to say sometimes just because I'm a curious person. But their opinions of me don't matter to me, because I’m not trying to please them.

What is important are my fans. I love them so much and everything they do for me. Haterz can't hurt you unless you let them. And I just have one last thing to say.... Haterz gonna hate Mahomies gonna love.”

Austin’s success is a prime example of how social media can springboard you into fame, build a fan base, and possibly launch a music career if you’re good enough.

So how powerful can a homegrown fan base be to a young artist like Mahone?



One day last week his fans decided he should appear on the “Ellen Show” with Ellen DeGeneres, and in one magnificent push of social media network power trended the phrase “#MahoneOnEllen” on twitter for the day as a worldwide trending topic.

His fans also bombarded DeGeneres’s Twitter and Facebook account and called her studio’s switchboard requesting she book Austin as a guest.

Why is this significant?

Because it was Ellen DeGeneres and her “eleveneleven” record label that discovered 14-year-old Greyson Chance.

And with less effort than Austin, Greyson has been propelled into a celebrity status with his first album “Hold on ‘til the Night” due to release next week.

Related: Greyson Chance gives video tour of his home town - Video

That kind of power by your own fans is exactly what made Justin Bieber what he is today.

One thing that helps make Mahone a fan favorite is he covers songs that are popular in today’s young music culture ranging from Cody Simpson, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Ne-yo, Usher, Adele, Chris Brown, and Edwin McCain.



So take note big record labels.

The youth of today have developed the social media skills to find, fall in love, promote, and make famous the musical artists THEY want to see and listen to - not who YOU want them to listen to.

Not that there’s not any place for “big music”, but things are changing these days and kids have grown frustrated with the “business as usual” mentality shown by the music industry.

They say that “necessity is the mother of invention”, and our kids are inventing a new way to communicate and enjoy their favorite artists and musicians.

We hope some of the adults out there are listening because these kids can teach us a thing or two about what makes them tick – and they are showing us what it is they want to listen to and who they want to fall in love with as a fan.

Time will tell if a shirtless Austin Mahone will become the next big teen idol or music sensation…

But shouldn’t we be listening to what they are trying to tell us?

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Lady Gaga to Release Book of 350 Photos This Fall

Remember in the 1980’s when Madonna released her controversial book of scandalous photos?

The press condemned the move as a blatant attempt to use sex to sell a book of photos, and book stores around the country covered it with black plastic that only increased the desire to see what was on the inside.

Classic Madonna marketing.

Now, true to form, Madonna Lady Gaga is following in her footsteps, which seems to be her mode of operation these days.

Related: Lady Gaga accused of ripping off Madonna – Video

Lady Gaga is partnering with famous fashion photographer Terry Richardson to release a book of photos said to contain almost 350 pictures of Queen Gaga herself – in both color and black and white.

“Terry followed her around for almost a year during her Monster Ball tour and the subsequent recording of her ‘Born This Way’ album. He has collected the best of the best photos and they will be displayed throughout the book with comments from Gaga herself.”

The singer also wrote an extended forward to introduce her little monsters to her book smarts and meat dresses.

If this sounds familiar it is – Madonna already did it.

We can only imagine what kind of photos to expect as Ms. Queen Lady has quite an extensive collection of fashion accessories – think meat dress and plastic eggs.

But we do know that Lady Gaga actually has a softer side to her bizarre public persona that she rarely displays.

In fact, last week as a guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” she broke down in tears while on camera.

Related: Lady Gaga Cries on So You Think You Can Dance – Video

Releasing a book only seems fitting for the Platinum recording artist and concert touring Queen.

She is the Queen Bee of social media having amassed over 12 million Twitter followers – behind only teen pop sensation Justin Bieber.

And if these Lady Gaga fan tattoos inked by her devoted fans are any indication, then she has definitely penetrated the world’s popular music culture.

She also knows how to push the edge with controversy.

Earlier this month she performed in a wheelchair and mermaid outfit pulled directly from Bette Midler’s bag of tricks from decades ago indicating she may be running out of Madonna tactics to steal.

Time will tell…

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FOX News Twitter Hacked – Announces Death of President Obama - Photo

Boy, when people say FOX News has made enemies they’re not kidding.

In what seems to be a pretty serious hack Monday morning of the news organizations twitter account @foxnewspolitics, hackers tweeted that President Barack Obama had been shot twice and killed.

The original FOX logo was altered and the text "H4CK3D BY TH3 5CR1PT K1DD3S" added.

The photo below shows the progression of the hoax, first saying the President had been assassinated by two gunshot wounds to the pelvic and neck area and bled out, and later congratulating Vice President Joe Biden in his new role as Commander in Chief.

The hackers said that Obama had been shot at Ross Restaurant in Iowa while on a campaign function, and later tweeted condolences to the country for the assassination that occurred on the fourth of July Holiday.

FOX later responded with a news release indicating they were aware of the problem saying,

“Fox News Twitter feed for political news was hacked early Monday morning.

Hackers sent out several malicious and false tweets claiming that President Obama had been assassinated. Those reports are incorrect, of course, and the president is spending the July 4 holiday with his family.

The hacking is being investigated, and FoxNews.com regrets any distress the false tweets may have created.”

We can only imagine the initial panic people felt after seeing the original comments and there was, indeed, quite a stir when this news broke.

Note to hackers:

Next time, please try to hack into Sarah Palins account – she needs to be knocked down a couple pegs.

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Black Keys Drummer Pounded By Lady Gaga Fans Over Madonna References

Looks like you don’t want to anger Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters.

In light of the fact that Gaga seems to me morphing more and more into Madonna, her fans have started to take revenge.

Several months ago, Gaga took some heat after she released her single “Born This Way” after it appeared to some that it was a knock off of Madonna’s “Express Yourself.”

Related: Video - Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ and Madonna’s ‘Express Yourself’ Comparison – Plagiarism?

Even after vigorously denying any connection to Madonna’s image and style, Ms. Gaga has continued to take heat for the similarities.

Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney took to twitter to ‘express himself’ on the subject, and has repeatedly referred to Gaga as “Madonna” in his tweets.

Carney said last June after the Grammy Awards program,

"I still can't get over Madonna’s performance at the Grammy’s this year! She was born that way!"

And last month he tweeted during Gaga’s gig on SNL saying,

"Madonna is killing it!"

Well, needless to say, her “Little Monsters” have not taken all this criticism of their star lying down.

Since last June, Carney’s twitter timeline has been slammed with obscene and threatening comments about his feelings towards our Lady.

Patrick is not letting all the fuss bother him, and has been re-tweeting many of the nasty comments, and letting Gaga know her fans seem to be “Bullying” him.

This is a direct swipe against Gaga as she is a big supporter of anti-gay and anti-bullying groups.

And to add insult to injury, Gaga's album sales of "Born This Way" are down 85% in its second week - not good.

Hollywood and stardom can be a cruel mistress!

Just ask Anthony Weiner!

See Also:
Lady Gaga takes big fall on stage - video
11-year-old kills Lady Gaga’s Born This Way – Video
Gaga has meltdown over Madonna plagiarism claims


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Photo - Rep. Weiner Busted – New Photos Shoot Holes in His “Hacked” Twitter Theory

Update 2: More semi-nude photos of Weiner appear in the Congressional gym and locker room. 

Update: Watch Weiner's Washington DC Press Conference video

Poor Representative Anthony Weiner.

We really wanted to believe him.

After last week’s scandal involving a male crotch photo said to be sent from Representative Anthony Weiner’s twitter account to a young female, new photos and additional information has emerged that may shoot holes in his “hacked twitter account” theory.

The website BigGovernment broke the original story, and now it appears that the alleged crotch photo was sent using TweetDeck – the same utility that Weiner routinely used for his own use.

But today, several new photos appeared that put’s Weiner’s statement “I cannot say with certitude that’s not me in the photo…” into question.

New Photo Of Anthony Weiner Emerges

He can’t say the original crotch photo was not him because it appears there may be other pictures floating around.

In addition to the above photo, another photo showing Weiner sitting on his couch with his two cats had the caption ““Me and the pussys”.

Me and the pussys - note cats in background

Now we may now why he was not able to deny “with certitude” that the first photo was not him.Looks like Weinergate will not be going away anytime soon.

When are these politicians going to learn not to take pictures of their dick?

When will they learn to not record inappropriate phone conversations?

When will they learn not to lie?

I know we can never have a Government with total angels on staff, but why must they always fall prey to their own pride, ego, money and power?

Not to mention the time, money, and effort spent in the resulting cover ups.

It must be something in their DNA.

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Stephen Colbert Chimes in on Anthony Weiner’s Bulging Weiner Twitter Problem

Stephen Colbert is not one to run from controversy.

Even though Stephen considers US Representative Anthony Weiner a good friend, he couldn’t help but chime in on his friend’s current swelling Twitter problem.

After Weiner told CNN, “I can’t say with certitude that this is not a picture of me”, Colbert decided he would start sending his own photo’s to Twitter.

All day Thursday, Colbert sent funny, bizarre, grotesque pictures from the plant and animal world that he could not say with certitude were not part of his body.

Each Tweet included the hash tag #ivebeenhacked.



I guess with a name like Anthony Weiner it goes with the territory, but after having the opportunity to just sweep this problem under the rug he had to open his mouth and say he could not be certain if the picture on Twitter was of him or not.

When will these politicians learn?

Anyway, here are some samples that Colbert Tweeted today questioning his very anatomy.

 

Remember, Stephen can not say with certitude that these are not pictures of his body.

Even though Colbert was at sea for almost a week racing to Bermuda, it appears the salty air has not influenced his bulging humor.


See Also:
> Steve Martin and Stephen Colbert talk fine art
> Stephen Colbert sails to Bermuda
> Stephen Colbert sings Rebecca Black’s Friday

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Twitter Unveils New Picture Upload App and Improved Search – Yeah!

Anybody who has used Twitter for a while knows how great of a product it is.

But you also know the limitations that can be mind numbingly frustrating.

While addressing the crowd at the Wall Street Journal sponsored D9 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes California Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced a couple big Twitter things.

Or as InfoStar calls them - Twings.

First, he said over the next few weeks they will be installing their own photo sharing app similar to TwitPic and a host of other third part vendors.

He said,

"Over the next several weeks, we'll be releasing a feature to upload a photo and attach it to your Tweet right from Twitter.com. And of course, you'll soon be able to easily do this from all of our official mobile apps."

Yeah!

It’s not that we don’t mind using TwitPic, but the simplicity of attaching a photo right from the Twitter dashboard is attractive and will save time and several extra steps.



Early speculation had been that Twitter would just purchase one of the better third party companies, but doing it all in-house will ultimately give them more control over the process. We suspect a video version won’t be far behind.

Apparently one benefit of doing it in-house is the fact that you will own the rights to your own photos. Some third party picture sharing sites actually take claim to the copyright once you upload your photo. With Twitter’s application the rights will always belong to you.

As for improved search, Twitter users will now be able to search for photos, hashtags and videos on the site.

When asked about more company or product acquisitions Costolo said,

“We bought Tweetie a year ago. And we just bought Tweetdeck. We bought Tweetdeck because every newsroom uses Tweetdeck, because it provides amazing research capabilities. Lesley Stahl’s producer told me he was using it last night.”

Bring it Twitter – we can’t wait.

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Justin Timberlake Sponsored Car Wins Indianapolis 500

Award winning singer Justin Timberlake has accomplished a lot in his career.

But now he can add Indy 500 winner to his resume.

Kind of…

In a remarkable finish to this year’s race – rookie JR Hildebrand was leading in the last lap but then crashed into the wall with only half a lap to go.

This set the stage for second place Dan Wheldon to cruise to his second Indianapolis 500 career win.

But what made this win special for Justin Timberlake?

Timberlake's William Rast clothing line-sponsored Wheldon’s #10 Target Chip Ganassi car this year.

William Rast clothing is sold through Target so it was a logical move for Timberlake to sponsor the tem.

Timberlake took to twitter moments after the final lap saying,

"What a Memorial Day weekend! The William Rast car just won the Indy 500. Congrats to Dan Wheldon, the WR racing team and everyone else who put in the hard work for this victory! Unreal!"

Watch the historic Indy 500 2011 Final Lap


It is not unusual these days for Hollywood to be part of the big race.

In fact, David Letterman is partners in “Rahal Letterman Racing” with friend Bobby Rahal. Their big catch is driver Danica Patrick who has raced for their team since she started.

Watch Justin Timberlake talk about William Rast


This was an exciting race this year, and some of the drama started before the first car even left the pits.

It seems that our good friend (not) Donald Trump was scheduled to drive this year’s pace car but at the last minute was….. wait for it…. FIRED!

Related: Donald Trump Fired as 2011 Pace Car Driver

Thank you Indianapolis.

We could not have stood by and watched that douche bag on the track. After getting Trump out of the way, A.J. Foyt was given the honor of driving the pace car this year.

For his part, Timberlake can now go back to making music and poking fun at Justin Bieber on Saturday Night Live.

Related: Justin Timberlake Slams Justin Bieber on SNL – Video

He is also currently working on the movie “Friends with Benefits” with pals Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Andy Samberg, and Jenna Elfman.

The film will show that while trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan (Timberlake) and Jamie (Kunis) discover that adding sex to their friendship really does lead to complications.

“Friends with Benefits” is scheduled for release in late 2011.

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American Idol’s Lee DeWyze Feuds with Creator Nigel Lythgoe. Snubbed During Finale?

Last week’s American Idol finale showed ratings climbed almost twenty percent over last year.

The winner and runner-up may already be in love.

But there was another matter happening behind the scenes that nobody ever saw, or new about – until now.

Last year’s Idol winner Lee DeWyze and creator Nigel Lythgoe were embraced in a bitter feud.

What started the war?

It seems that moments after the finale taping was over, creator and Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe took to twitter saying,

"I was so upset Lee DeWyze wouldn't present the winner’s trophy to Scotty. Especially as he'd been on the show this season. I guess he was shy."

It has become somewhat of a tradition for the previous year’s winner to be on stage and present the new winner with the American Idol trophy. But last year’s winner Lee DeWyze was nowhere to be seen.

In fact, while DeWyze was in the audience for the taping, he was never shown on camera and host Ryan Seacrest actually stood in front of him at one point blocking him from the shot. Seacrest never mentioned Lee or pointed him out to the viewers.

So what really went down?

Lee says he was never asked to be part of the final show until the very last minute – about two minutes before country singer Scotty McCreery was crowned champion.

Lee informed his fans by tweeting,

"Hey guys, no I'm not performing at the Finale. I wasn't asked to. A lot of questions so I thought I'd fill you in. Talk to you soon,"

DeWyze elaborated later when asked by reporters what was happening saying,

"I was not asked to be involved in the finale. It wasn't until about two minutes before they announced the winner that Nigel approached me and asked if he could 'borrow' me for a second. I didn't feel a last-second jump on stage was appropriate. It was Scotty's moment."

But Lee’s brother Michael was not as politically correct about the matter and took to twitter to voice is opinion saying,

"American idol producers have no respect... that is all... serious b.s., Nigel Lythgoe a no soul scumbag."

Michael later apologized tweeting,

“People may think I'm being rude but it’s just very obvious when someone is being treated disrespectfully... sorry bout angry tweets. Heat of moment,"

DeWyze did perform earlier in the season but says it was rehearsed and very formal and he had no problem with that appearance.

At the end of the day, Lee seemed to have gotten over his initial unhappiness and sent one final tweet on the matter saying,

"I appreciate American Idol and the opportunity it has given me. And the people who have made that show possible. I am not angry or bitter etc. It was an amazing finale, and I would have loved to be a part of it. I just wasn't asked."

Both Kris Allen and Adam Lambert who were the winner and runner-up during season 8 were in the audience but did not take the stage during the evening either.

Related: Adam Lambert sports some bizarre facial hair

It’s not unusual, and almost customary, for previous contestants and winners to be part of the final show. Most contestants that participated in this year’s competition were in the audience with the one notable exception of Chris Medina.

Related: Chris Medina snubbed at Idol finale

One reason producers may not have wanted Lee onstage is that his debut album “Live it up” flopped. Not only were sales well below expectations but reviews were also negative.

Entertainment Weekly said the album suffers from vague production that strips his Adam Duritz-y growl of all humor, anger, and sexuality.

We may never know exactly what went down. But we suspect it was a heat-of-the-moment situation that was taken out of context by all involved.

We should just be happy for Scotty “The Body” McCreery and look forward to his first album.

Because after all, the real question on everybody’s mind is if Scotty and Lauren are in love.

Related: American Idol's Scotty McCreery - "I Fell in Love"

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Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Sheen Tweet Each Other After “Men” Announcement. Is There Love Here?

Charlie Sheen and Ashton Kutcher have bonded.

Well, maybe not in person – but on Twitter.

The two actors exchanged tweets yesterday after news broke that Kutcher was named as Sheen’s replacement on “Two and a Half Men”.

But things started out a bit rough when Sheen initially told TMZ,

"Kutcher is a sweetheart and a brilliant comedic performer ... Oh wait, so am I. Enjoy the show America. Enjoy seeing a 2.0 in the demo every Monday, WB. Enjoy planet Chuck, Ashton. There is no air, laughter, loyalty, or love there".

If this was any indication of how Sheen planned to react publically, things could have gotten messy fast. But by Friday evening, things seemed to be turning into a love fest when Sheen tweeted,

“#Winning Congrats to the cast and crew…CBS & WB..! My best to @aplusk - The show must go on… You got the right guy! c.”

Kutcher was quick to follow with his own show of love and support with,

"#2.5 @charliesheen - Thanks man. Always been a fan, always will be! BTW you were 'born big'"

Just think - if Twitter can be used to bring these two soles together imagine what it could do for world peace. Ah Twitter, you offer us so many possibilities.

Related: Ashton Kutcher and CBS Official News Release
Related: John Cryer comments on Ashton Kutcher's new role

Maybe that drug hardened heart of Charlie Sheen has sprouted a more sensible and practical leaf?

Time will tell.

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Osama Bin Laden’s Last Facebook Post

We all know how addictive Facebook and Twitter can be.

And we have all heard the reports that Bin Laden’s million dollar mansion in Pakistan didn’t have internet or phones.

But CIA Chief Leon Panetta has said that in addition to several laptops and hard drives there were a number of prepaid cell phones seized from the compound.

After a team of experts began sorting through his browser history, Farmville requests, and hash tag Tweets, they found an interesting piece of evidence.

They found Osama Bin Laden’s last Facebook post.


Maybe Facebook really is a tool developed in secret by the U.S. Government to spy on us.

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Justin Bieber to Star in Movie with Mark Wahlberg – It’s Official

It’s official!

After almost three months of speculation it was announced that Justin Bieber has signed on with Mark Wahlberg for a new movie.

While the plot is still very sketchy, Wahlberg told Deadline.com the film was a street hoops basketball story similar in plot format to the Oscar winning “Fighter.”

Wahlberg says neither him nor Bieber will be singing or dancing in the film, and that this will be a good chance for Justin to bring his dramatic acting skills to the table.

Last year, Bieber was a guest on the popular CSI television franchise and later told reporters that he loved acting, and loved the process, and wanted to do more of it.

The movie idea came to fruition after Wahlberg watched Bieber play, and win MVP, at last year’s All-Star NBA game. (Video Below). Watching the video you certainly get the feel that Bieber knows his way around the basketball court.

But he also knows his way around the hockey rink, soccer field, basketball court, and football field. The kid is multi-talented and will be a perfect fit says Wahlberg.

Bieber is no stranger to the movie screen either. His 2011 3D movie “Never Say Never” has grossed almost $100 million worldwide, and he has also contributed music to friend Jaden Smith’s “Karate Kid” remake.

The movie will be produced by Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, and Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun will also participate. The script will be written by Ian Edelman.

The film will be standard 2D and not a 3D version like Bieber’s “Never Say Never”, and most likely distributed by Paramount.

“The tone of the project is described as ‘The Color of Money’ meets ‘The Karate Kid’. Justin loved the idea, and he’s been sending me video, he sent me a video of himself, and, yeah, I think he’s really talented.”

Wahlberg also says there may also be a chance for Bieber to bring in a few of his friends like Ryan Butler, Jaden Smith or Chaz Somers for small bit parts or cameos.

But Bieber may find himself working on TWO movie projects this year as the L.A. Times has already reported Bieber is connected to a deal with Ashton Kutcher.

Related: Justin Bieber and Ashton Kutcher to Star in Teen Buddy Movie 'What Would Kenny Do?'

Could this be a new career for the teen singing sensation?

Bieber himself has told reporters that he loves acting and wants to do more of it. And Justin is at an age where most teen idols go into hiding for a year or two while they “grow out” of the awkward lanky years that have derailed so many young stars.

We say – go for it JB.

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Charlie Sheen Dumped by Goddess Bree Olson – By Text Message!

More bad news for Charlie Sheen.

It looks like he is down to ONE goddess for the remainder of his “Violent Torpedo of Truth” tour.

Last night at the BankAtlantic Center in Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Charlie took the stage with only ONE Goddess!

When an audience member asked him how things were going he told them, “Not well, because one left.”

He later told fans that porn star Bree Olson had left and that she had broken up with him via a text message.

Olson, 23, and Natalie Kenly, 24, had been making appearances together on stage during Sheen's live shows, often making out and kissing on stage.

Olson also had to miss several shows as she dealt with a DUI charge in Indiana, and is the dubious winner of “Best Anal Sex Scene” bestowed upon her at the Adult Video Awards in 2008.

Bree was also present with Charlie during his great four day binge last year that sent Sheen to the Hospital after Olson told reporters a briefcase full of cocaine had been delivered to the party house.

Sheen was also joined on stage by fellow D-lister and drug addict Dennis Rodman. No word if he showed up wearing a dress.

It also looks like Sheen’s ticket sales have not been going too well as he has resorted to taking to his Twitter account and giving away tons of tickets for free.

Fans said that about one third of the seats at his Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale shows went unfilled.

Sheen’s next live show is Tuesday at the Verizon Wireless Theater in Houston Texas. My guess is that Texas isn’t going to like Charlie any better than Florida did.

We’ve heard about those people in Texas.

Justin Bieber Lashes Out at the Paparazzi in Israel - Update

Nobody ever said it was easy being a teen singing sensation - and Justin Bieber is starting to see that privacy is sometimes the first casualty of fame.

Bieber lashed out at the Israel Paparazzi Tuesday morning after the paps would not leave him alone while at a church in the Holy land near Tel Aviv.

He tweeted,

“They should be ashamed of themselves. Take pictures of me eating but not in a place of prayer, ridiculous. People wait their whole lives for opportunities like this, why would they want to take that experience away from someone? Staying in the hotel for the rest of the week u happy?”

Bieber, a devout Christian, has been anxious to arrive in Israel and have a few days off before his concert on Thursday to enjoy the sights. This is something he doesn’t get to do often.

Justin’s dad, Jeremy Bieber, mother, and family members of the tour’s cast and crew have all met in the Holy land and have been looking forward to this trip for months.

But after spending the day shirtless on the beach and riding around town on a scooter, Bieber and his family and crew visited an ancient church. Bieber had been allowing the paparazzi access to him all day but had asked them for some privacy while the family was in church.

Things did not go so well.

“They were everywhere. They were trying to get in the doors and looking in the windows. They were hiding in bushes and vans. A couple of them actually got inside and made a scene. Justin was not happy.”

Justin – when you get back to your hotel room tonight, remember the $150 million dollars you have in the bank back home, and that this type of incident is bound to happen when you are a super star.

Our take: Get over it and move on. Don’t let it ruin your day.

Chris Brown Has Violent Outburst On GMA – Smashes Window

Chris Brown exploded in a violent outburst on this morning’s Good Morning America. The singer was there to promote his new album F.A.M.E. and perform two songs.

But instead of taking questions about the new album, Brown was repeatedly asked about his legal woes and his women beating Rihanna problems.

Brown tried to redirect the questions, and was visually upset when host Robin Roberts continued to ask about the Rihanna incident.

After performing a song from the album he ran backstage and became so load and violent that security was called.

Brown was so enraged that he tore off his shirt and smashed out a plate glass window that overlooks Broadway and glass fell to the street. By the time security got there Brown had already ran from the building – failing to perform his second song.

Outside he got into it with a producer and had to be separated by people watching.

Brown later took to Twitter saying:

"I'm so over people bringing this past s**t up!!! Yet we praise Charlie sheen and other celebs for there bulls**t."

That tweet was quickly removed and replaced with:

"All my fans!!! This album is for you and only you!!! I'm so tired of everyone else!! Honestly!! I love team breezy!!"

Looks like this guy has some serious anger problems. If he is cited for breaking the window he could go to jail because he is still on probation from beating up Rihanna.

Oh Hollywood, you make things so interesting.

Enjoy that F.A.M.E. Mr. Brown. Maybe a feature song with Kanye West is in order now?

Charlie Sheen 20/20 Interview – Video

We’ve seen old Uncle Charlie all over the place since last Friday – ABC, NBC, TMZ, CNN, and various radio shows, so it was only fitting that he ramped it up a bit Tuesday night with a special one hour rant on 20/20.

We have to say, we have watched all his interviews and heard all his answers and talking points, but we’re still not sure if we really understand why Sheen feels like he has to blanket the world in Charlie Sheen media – including his new Twitter account.

That’s right – Twitter. After only tweeting three words Sheen had over half a million followers.

For all of Charlie’s epic tiger blood, Adonis DNA, combined with his excessive “winning” and art at dodging “Vatican assassins”, and dying is for losers, we clearly see a man in some type of delusional denial.

When talk turned to his live-in porn star girlfriends, Natalie Kenly and Rachel Oberlin, also known by porn name Bree Olsen, Sheen told 20/20,

"These are my girlfriends, these are the women that I love, that have competed the three parts of my heart."

Unfortunately, by the time the interview was over we really didn’t feel like we had heard anything new from Charlie. You can decide.

Watch Charlie Sheen 20/20 Video
Part 1


Part 2 - Charlie talks about his drug use


Part 3 - Inside the Sheen mansion


Part 4 - Sheen talking about suing CBS


Part 5 - Experts talk about Charlie's addiction


Part 6 - Can Charlie stay clean?


And I thought my life was exciting.

Jackson Kids To Sing At Grammy's?

There is a rumor starting to circulate that Michael Jackson's kids may make not only an appearance, but perform at this weekend Grammy Awards.

Things started to heat up when American Idol's Ryan Seacrest posted to his Twitter page that MJ's kids may participate.

Seacrest said on Wednesday:

"Just talked to the executive producer of the Grammys... hearing MJ's kids may sing."

Were pretty sure he would not have said anything unless there was at least a remote chance the children would appear.

There have been rumors before about the kids making an album and/or appearing on a Jackson Family bio or televised special.

More as news comes our way…
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Scott Baio Receives Death Threats

Here is one we didn't think we would ever hear - Teen heartthrob Scott Baio has been receiving death threats because of some nasty Twitter posts.

Seems the "Charles In Charge" star, now 48, posted an unflattering picture of Michelle Obama along with some pretty unprofessional comments.

Baio immediately started to receive threatening Twitters, emails, and phone calls after he commented Michelle looked lake a man.

One angry Obama fan told Baio:

"Easy to find your house Scottie boy and finish you - I am a republican and I love Mrs O."

Baio quickly posted an apology saying:

"For New followers: I POST A LOT OF JOKES WITH PICS. They are JUST that, a joke. NOT targeting anyone. Laughter IS the best medicine."

We suspect this is just a case of a bad Twitter going haywire.

Old Scott has been keeping busy these days, with two-rumored movie deals in the works. Yea, right.
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