Archive for November, 2008

So savage!

Our thoughts go out to the family of Jdimytai Damour, the Wal-Mart employee who was TRAMPLED TO DEATH by early morning shoppers at a New York Wal-Mart.

The New York Times reports that at about 4:55 am on Friday, a crowd of more than 2,000 who had come out for holiday deals forced their way into the Valley Stream, NY store. The six or so workers manning the front could not hold the unruly crowd back. Witnesses said the doors shattered and 'the shrieking mob surged through in a blind rush for holiday bargains. and Jdimytai Damour was 'thrown back onto the black linoleum tiles and trampled in the stampede that streamed over and around him.'

The detective in charge of the investigation said the store lacked adequate security.

He also went on to call the scene “utter chaos” and said the “crowd was out of control" and that those who ran over the victim could face criminal charges.

“I’ve heard other people call this an accident, but it is not. Certainly it was a foreseeable act,” said the detective.

A witness told the media that shoppers behaved badly even as the store was being cleared AFTER the death, “When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling, ‘I’ve been on line since yesterday morning. They kept shopping.”

Unbelievable.

How can you not know that you were stepping all over a human?!?

We feel so bad for his family.

Sad, sad, sad.

[Image via AP Photos.]

In case you missed it….

CLICK HERE to watch the best part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.

Demi Lovato can actually sing!

Check out (above) her killer rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Cowboys vs Seahawks Thanksgiving game.

You made us proud, girl!!!!

Check out two new scenes (above) from R-Patz upcoming biopic on the relationship between Federico Garcia Lorca and Salvador Dali, Little Ashes.

Rob plays Dali.

If you missed Rosie O'Donnell's variety show this Wednesday, then you're shit out of luck!

NBC "tested" the show out to see if the audience was interested in Ro and the format, and America responded with a resounding NO.

Rosie Live debuted to disastrous ratings - only 5 million people watched! - and even worse reviews.

O'Donnell herself just posted the following on her blog:

"there will b no more

no ratings
bad reviews

yet still - a thrill 4 me"

Barbara Walters must be laughing her face off!

And Elizabitch Hasselbeck probably too.

And Star Jones.

And the Osbournes! Ozzie, Sharon, Kelly and Jack have their own reality show - on Fox - debuting next month.

All eyes are now on them!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

Britney Spears performed Womanizer again on Friday night (above), this time on France's Star Academy - their version of American Idol or X Factor.

And….

She was A LOT better than the night before.

It was the same routine, but BritBrit looked a bit more relaxed, moved more and was generally more into it.

She's still got a ways to go, but she's improving every step of the way. Yay!

Keep it up, homegirl!

Check out her performance on Star Academy (above).

Hola amigos!!!

We've been having the bestest time in Mexico City with our family and some friends!

On Friday, we took a road trip to Teotihuacan, which was awe-inspiring. We are just so amazed at everything that these ancient civilizations were able to accomplish - thousands of years ago.

We love the Mexican people, culture and history, and we're thrilled to be able to get to spend some time here.

And we're actually enjoying it!

Unlike some of our other recent trips, we've been actually able to - and made the decision - to go out and explore, not just work and enjoy it.

We climbed all the way to the top of the Pyramid of the Sun - and we weren't even too winded! Ha

After exploring the many ancient ruins at Teotihuacan, we made a pilgrimage to La Basilica de Guadalupe, where hundreds of years ago the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego.

Pretty powerful stuff! This former Jesuit-schooled boy loved it.

We've also been sampling a lot of the local cuisine, which we're gonna pay for next week in the gym. But, fuck it, we work way way way hard. Life should be lived and enjoyed.

Enjoy YOUR weekend!

What do U have planned?????