Times May Be Tough But…

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A painting by Matisse was sold on Monday for $41.1 million as part of an art sale from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent.

That's a record price for a Matisse painting!

Posted: Feb 24, 2009 at 9:14 am / Email this »

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17 comments to “Times May Be Tough But…”

Long Dong Connery says – reply to this

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Recession my ass………
Big Black Dick says – reply to this

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And it was paint by numbers!
Long Dong Connery says – reply to this

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……..
kncl0vesy0u says – reply to this

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ridiculous.
litzie says – reply to this

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The art sale from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent was akin to dancing on the Titanic just before it capsized.
frozen waffle says – reply to this

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I can do a knock off in no time!! I have tons of crayons and markers. Let me know if you want me to color you a picture. I have tons of coloring books so let me know if you want sesame street, cars or disney princesses. I only charge 1 million which considering the price of the Matisse is a steal!
RobPnMeShouldB says – reply to this

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who the hell cares……this is supposedly a website for celebrity news….coulda fooled me…..
Soz says – reply to this

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that's just sad
llamalou says – reply to this

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Well sure. The rich have gotten a whole lot RICHER these past 8+ years.
girlgirl says – reply to this

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which painting was it?
hyde30 says – reply to this

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It illustrates that the divide between rich and poor is getting bigger. The rich might feel the recession a little, but nothing like we are here down in the real world.
JennaxSays says – reply to this

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most likely a bunch of scribbled colors that looks like it was done by a blind retard with a twitch but just so its sold for ridiculous amounts of money we like to call it "abstract"..
SWEETPIECE IS ME! says – reply to this

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Love Matisse!
BBBoricua loves Angels & Demons... says – reply to this

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I want a Matisse!!!
Sho us where ya piss from says – reply to this

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I can't believe I struggle to pay my rent and people out there can pay $41m for a painting lol
Kate27 says – reply to this

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It's a Matisse and it was probably bought by some french dude…
Kate27 says – reply to this

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Re: BBBoricua loves Angels & Demons… – I promise to get one for you when Piggy stops copy pasting news from TMZ…

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Criss Angel Responds To Recording Of Altercation! Says Producer Provoked Him!

There are two sides to every story! Here's his!

In light of the audio recording released yesterday that featured Criss Angel threatening to knock out one of his producers, the illusionist's attorney, Ken Woloson, has released the following statement:

"Criss Angel was in the process of firing Joe Safuto on Wednesday when Safuto became abusive and Criss asked him to leave. Criss decided to fire Safuto in response to repeated complaints from co-workers and other magicians about Safuto's abusive and violent behavior and general ineptitude. Witnesses have attested that there was no physical contact and that Safuto very clearly was the antagonist. The audio released to the media is a snippet of a much longer conversation. We are exploring legal action against Mr. Safuto, including for his defamatory and illegal conduct."

Ouch! Sounds like he means business!

Give the clip a listen again (above)!

It DOES certainly sound like Angel was provoked! But enough to respond like he does?

What do U think?? Who's really at fault here??