Givenchy explodes plane for Paris menswear show

PARIS (AP) - Last season, he used Rihanna and Kanye West to grab attention. This season, he exploded a plane.

Givenchy's rebel designer Riccardo Tisci certainly knows how to grab the limelight at Paris Fashion Week.

Here are the highlights of Friday's spring-summer 2015 menswear displays, including show reports from Maison Martin Margiela, Cerutti, Juun J. and Berluti.

GIVENCHY'S EXPLODED PLANE

Decked out in head-to-toe Givenchy, American football player Victor Cruz and Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Russell Westbrook looked in awe at the spectacle before them.

A huge French plane from 1964, exploded into bits and painted in black, was suspended by steel cables across the circular catwalk. Deconstructed engineering parts hung in the air.

Givenchy commissioned the arresting work from Dutch artist Paul Veroude. The piece took over a month to make.

Who needs A-list pop stars when you can blow up a near-one ton machine?

GIVENCHY

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If the plane represented deconstruction, the collection didn't take heed.

Instead, Tisci's rather aggressive show sent out a series of rather conventional sartorial styles that went back in time to his earlier sharp Givenchy menswear.

The sharp-suitedness mixed with the more street black-and-white looks: models sporting skull caps, dark earrings and sometimes knee-length boots with thick white lacing.

The looks were contrasting, but perhaps lacked the subtlety with which one of Paris' most lauded designers is associated.

WILL MARGIELA'S ONE-LEGGED FASHION CATCH ON?

Maison Martin Margiela's restrained, and rather strange, collection tried to set a new fashion trend: one-legged pants.

The show, which mixed baggy sports pants and flowing coats in sanitized white with more sartorial elements, was notable for its uni-leg silhouette.

A black business-like pant leg was twinned with a light gray boucle shorts-leg and thick hiker's wooly socks.

Elsewhere, the staple black pant leg was twinned with a patchwork blue denim drainpipe.

At one point, an otherwise fully clothed model walked out with no pants on at all.

Will it catch on?

BERLUTI'S GARDEN PARTY

Berluti has been world renowned for making leather shows since 1895. Now, for a few seasons, they've been making clothes.

In the front row sat the luxury world's equivalent of the Bourbon monarchy, LVMH's chief Bernard Arnault, and his heirs Antoine and Delphine.

If that's anything to go by, there's a lot of money being bet on this venture.

The collection did not disappoint, with clothes fit for a modern dandy.

Loose-fitting jackets were in enviable shades of beige, cream and mustard.

And the rare inclusion of models in their 50s will appeal to the up-and-coming heritage brand's clientele.

The after-party celebrated the roots of the house founder Italian Alessandro Berluti, with guests treated to Italian-inspired delicacies like champagne risotto in a beautiful garden.

JUUN J. STUDIES FORM

Fashion angels graced the catwalk at Juun J.

In dazzling white, the South Korean designer used billowing monochrome looks to explore pure form and flatness.

Wide-sleeved white tops stretched the torso exaggeratedly from left to right, and uber-baggy pants gave the clothes an ethereal silhouette independent from the bodies wearing them.

It was a neat trick.

The study in form recurred again toward the end of the dizzying 54 looks, with white oversize T-shirts featuring black text or sketches.

Beautifully, the large tubular sleeves stretched out the T-shirt optically to look almost like a piece of flat paper on which the designer had written.

CERUTTI MIXES SUITS WITH LOS ANGELES ATTITUDE

Aldo Maria Camillo subverted the sartorial elegance of Cerutti 1881 Paris with flashes of the color of Los Angeles.

A sporty black singlet was infused with a bright flash of fashion, in the form of a bright red or yellow stripe, and twinned with pants from a suit.

Elsewhere, a loose-fitting suit jacket was twinned elegantly with a silk undergarment shimmering with orange stripes and paisley patterns.

And a beautiful but sober palette in the suits - sand, sage, tobacco and wood - met with highly contrasting and youthful hues of lemon, red, electric blue and orange.

It was a highly styled collection, but will this younger direction appeal to the brand's older clientele?

Verizon's Inspire Her Mind Ad Goes Viral

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Verizon's recent advertising campaign InspireHerMind, focused on encouraging girls to pursue science and math, has recently gone viral and received over 1.3 million views since its launch in early June.

The video is narrated by MAKER Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, and tells the story of a young girl as she grows up and learns from the interactions with her family. From words like "pretty" and "princess" to labeling her experiments as "messes," the language used discourages her from exploring her curiosity in math and science. Ultimately the spot asks the viewer to change the conversation from being solely about being ‘pretty’ to being ‘pretty brilliant’. 

Outlets like Slate, Huffington Post, AdWeek and more have commended the ad for highlighting how the small words and everyday tendencies of parents can have a lasting effect on young girls. They call the campaign "thought-provoking," "important" and "a blast of refreshing cool air." 

Verizon launched the provocative multi-platform campaign to change the conversation around girls and STEM and focus on ways to involve more young women in the STEM fields. The campaign's messaging is built on the insight that the number of women interested in STEM drops significantly between childhood and adulthood and that a majority of the future's jobs will require STEM experience. By reaching audiences via television, digital, and social media, the initiative aims to encourage young girls to break those gender barriers and pursue a path towards a career in STEM. 

Beyond the narrator, other MAKERS in STEM are also getting involved with the #InspireHerMind movement. Astronaut Mae Jamison, CEO Linda Alvarado, Google exec Susan Wojcicki and social entrepreneur Marika Shioiri-Clark are all featured on the campaign homepage.  http://www.verizon.com/powerfulanswers/inspirehermind/

Check out the spot here and join the conversation on social media with #InspireHerMind and #STEM. Help MAKERS and Verizon encourage girls to believe in their own brilliance and build a brighter future - because what we say to young girls can make a difference.

Ariana Grande turns 21, ready to compete with the likes of Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Gaga

The songstress exploded onto the scene this year with her release of the still sizzling hit 'Problem,' which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold a record-breaking 438,000 downloads in its first week alone, according to Billboard.com. And that's not all.

The petite powerhouse also received some attention from the president this past year, having been invited to perform at the White House concert "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House" on March 6, as well as the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21, according to WhiteHouse.gov.

And it looks like she'll have some much-cherished company on her climb to the top this coming year. Grande allegedly reunited with boyfriend, Jai Brooks, 18, in May, according to HollywoodLife.com, and is reportedly 'happier than ever.'

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Prince William Considers a New Job as Air Ambulance Pilot

 
Prince William may soon take to the skies.

The prince, 32, is considering taking a job as an

air ambulance pilot close to the country home he and wife Kate have been renovating in Norfolk.

Flying helicopters for the East Anglian Air Ambulance service would enable William to return to his love of flying while making a contribution to public life – using the skills he learned in the Royal Air Force.

"The Duke of Cambridge is currently considering his options and an announcement will be made in due course," a spokesman for William says.


The prince clearly misses being in the air. During the recent tour of New Zealand, William was wistful when he visited the local air force museum in Christchurch.

"He told me that being in a hall full of aircraft made him long to be flying again," Peter Townsend, chief executive of the Chamber of Commerce, said. "He's got his private license and he is hoping for his commercial one."


Last year, William decided to leave the RAF in North Wales after flying rescue helicopters over the sea and rugged mountainous terrain for more than three years.

At the very least, William will be riding in a helicopter. The Queen has leased a $13 million Agusta A190S for use by the working members of her family, including William and Kate, though they're not expected to use it more often than other members of the extended Windsor clan.

The One Trait You May Not Realize Will Make You Happier

Adaptability, or the ability to adjust to a variety of different circumstances, isn't necessarily the sexiest of traits. But experts say it is essential to enjoying a happy, satisfying life.
"We constantly meet psychological challenges. Some of us succumb, we feel hopeless, disempowered, give up … and some meet challenges, take the knock and learn something from it," says Guy Winch, Ph.D. a psychologist and author of "Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries." "Our ability to have life satisfaction, to be happy [and] to have good relationships really depends on our ability to adapt."
Some people are naturally more adaptable to situations than others, Winch says. To illustrate this, he poses a scenario of three toddlers who are faced with a difficult task: One immediately gives up and starts crying, another repeats the same approach unsuccessfully, while the third tests a few different strategies until eventually succeeding.
"You can see even from a young age people's natural proclivities in how they deal with hurdles. But, that said, everyone can learn ways to be more adaptable," Winch says. And to learn to be adaptable, one must first understand how adaptable people approach life differently. Here are a few habits they share:
Adaptable people analyze their own coping mechanisms.

Everyone faces hurdles and setbacks, personally and professionally. But people who are adaptable get better at dealing with those tough moments throughout their lives by paying attention to their natural response, then changing it when necessary.
"You have to be aware of what your coping mechanisms are," Winch says. "Most people just forge ahead and try the same thing over and over, rather than switch strategies." Take, for example, a student who did well in high school, but is struggling with more rigorous college classes. An adaptable person will take a hard look at his or her learning strategies and change what's not working. "When we encounter failure, we have to question our strategies," he explains. "What in your preparation -- in your thinking, planning and effort -- went wrong?"
They know who they are...

Adaptable people understand what it is that makes them who they are -- acknowledging the good and bad -- then use that understanding to their advantage.
"There are personality traits that may predispose you to being particularly good at handling positive or negative moments in life," and then there are other traits you might want to work on, says Fred Bryant, Ph.D, a professor of psychology at Loyola University in Maryland. For example, an introvert who is aware that he draws strength from alone time will be sure to take a few moments for himself in big social gatherings so he doesn't get overwhelmed. By understanding his natural inclinations and acting accordingly, one can adapt to a situation that may not come naturally, Bryant explained.
But it's not about trying to change who you are. Instead, "if you know the hand you have, you can play to your strengths," he says -- and that can serve you well in any number of situations.
... But they also reinvent themselves.

Adaptable people understand their personalities, but they also push themselves to grow and expand. This is especially valuable in the workplace, according to Bruna Martinuzzi, founder of Clarion Enterprises, a leadership training company based in Vancouver, Canada.
"Consider that when we push the envelope, and when we intentionally put ourselves in situations that are outside our comfort zone, we grow," she writes in her book, "The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow." "Are you trading on old knowledge? Do you need to update your skills? ... We need to adapt by continually evolving and reinventing ourselves."
Adaptable people don't blame themselves after rejection.

"Rejection is universally painful," says Winch. "It's like touching a hot stove. Our self-esteem usually gets hurt as a result. What a lot of people then do is go and add insult to injury by blaming themselves, and becoming self-critical." But all that does is make the psychological injury worse.
But adaptable people don't do that. They acknowledge the psychological injury, sit with the pain, then reaffirm what it is that makes them unique and valuable so they can dust themselves off, Winch says. If, for example, you've been rejected after a job interview, try sitting down and brainstorming a quick list of 10 to 15 traits that make you a good employee. Then, write a quick, two-paragraph essay about one of those traits and why it's an important quality to have. The next day, pick another and do the same thing.
"Rather than blaming themselves for a screwed-up interview, they're reaffirming what it is that makes them a valuable employee," Winch explains. "That's an adaptable thing to do."
They know when to speak up.

This is true in all aspects of life, but particularly in relationships. "Couples that are happier are those that can deal productively with conflict. Most of us know that, but very few of us apply it," Winch says. All too often, partners come up with reasons to not voice their concerns to their significant others. But squelching these dissatisfactions is not an adaptable thing to do. "You want to have a relationship in which there's a culture where you can voice it, deal with it together and improve things as a result," Winch says. Adaptable people also know when an issue is not meaningful enough to bring up, and simply let it go.
"Think of your relationship as a third, separate entity and the two of you as managers. Then, have a 'management meeting' once a month, where you talk about the company, the state of the union," Winch suggests. By doing this regularly -- even if there's not much to say -- it provides a structure for meaningful communication, which is key to being an adaptable partner in an adaptable relationship.
Adaptable people don't wait for happiness.

When it comes to adaptability, there's so much emphasis placed on how people cope with crises and setbacks. But true adaptability is about more than that, Bryant argues. "The assumption is that if you can cope really well, then you're going to be happy, but that turns out to be inaccurate," he said. "The key is for people to understand and prioritize the need for positive experience. ... Part of adjustment is being able to find meaning and joy in life."
Learning to seek out and "savor" positive experiences is a skill, and one that is under-appreciated, Bryant says. Adaptable people aren't just good at coping with the hard stuff; they learn to actively seek out positive experiences and joy, in whatever way is best for them.

Diane Sawyer Leaving 'World News,' Replaced By David Muir

Diane Sawyer is stepping down as the anchor of ABC's "World News," the network announced on Wednesday. She will be replaced by David Muir, the program's weekend anchor, in September. In addition, George Stephanopoulos was given major new responsibilities and named the network's "chief anchor."
Sawyer has been the anchor of the network's flagship program since late 2009. Muir has been weekend anchor since 2011. He is also co-anchor of "20/20."
Sawyer will now "concentrate full time on new programming," producing specials and doing interviews, ABC said.
ABC News president James Goldston told staffers in a note that Sawyer had been having discussions about a new role for herself since "the end of last year," and vowed she would stay with the network "for many years to come."
In a statement, Sawyer said, “I can’t wait to continue bringing more of my specials to prime time and appearing on all ABC News broadcasts, as well. And to my friends and colleagues George and David – congratulations. I look forward to exciting work together and great times ahead."
Stephanopoulos will anchor breaking news and be the leading face of ABC's election coverage starting with this year's midterms in November. Those roles typically go to the anchor of the evening news, but Stephanopoulos is staying at "Good Morning America" and "This Week." The two men had long been seen as vying to succeed Sawyer, and the network appears to have resolved that issue by splitting up her role between them.
Under Sawyer's tenure, "World News" came within striking ratings distance of its chief competitor, "NBC Nightly News"; in recent months, Sawyer has often beaten NBC's Brian Williams in the key A25-54 demo. Williams has remained in first place overall, however.
ABC also combated charges that Sawyer had steered the newscast in a softer direction.
Sawyer's departure means that, once again, all three main evening news broadcasts will be anchored by white men.

Kidchella: Baby North West's 1st birthday party

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter North West turned one year old on June 15th, but had her big, blow-out

birthday party this past weekend! On June 21st, Kimye threw their daughter's bash with a "Kidchella" theme, and it was too cute for words.

Little North was dressed to the nines in a perfectly "boho" outfit that put everyone in our Coachella style roundup to shame. Her family members clearly had a lot of fun, but how could you not, when there's a sweet ferris wheel and mini stage for performers? Kendall and Kylie serenaded their niece as the headliners of Kidchella, dancing and lip-syncing to some of our favorite songs.

Click through the gallery above to see snapshots of little North's first birthday party (courtesy of the Kardashian family's Instagram accounts!) and watch the clip below to see Kendall and Kylie rockin' out. The video's caption from Kendall Jenner's Instagram read: "we have way too much fun at children's party's. KIDCHELLA 2014 killed it." Looks like a blast!

License to boogie: Japan moves to ease dancing ban

 

By Sophie Knight
(Reuters) - Japan's government is considering relaxing a law that forbids late-night dancing in public establishments, according to a draft proposal reviewed by Reuters, potentially ending police raids that have shuttered nightclubs across the country.
Dancing at public venues is technically illegal in Japan and is only permitted until midnight in clubs with a special license, a vestige of a law on "businesses affecting public morals", which was passed in 1948 to stamp out prostitution linked to dance halls but over the years was all but forgotten.
The police renewed enforcement of the law four years ago, however, with a crackdown on bars and clubs after a student was killed in a brawl in Osaka, Japan's second-largest metropolitan area, and worries mounted about the country's youth culture against a backdrop of celebrity drug scandals.
Raids invoking the law spread to Tokyo and other cities, with police breaking up parties from techno clubs to salsa bars and arresting dozens on suspicion of gang connections or tax violations, while closing venues known for noise complaints.
Now, a public backlash against the law has spurred debate in parliament and led the government to ease up as part of a broader deregulation drive by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who wants to stimulate the economy and prepare for an increase in tourism ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"I think politicians and authorities are feeling pressure as they don't want Japan to be seen as a boring place by foreign tourists," said Takahiro Saito, a Tokyo-based lawyer who spearheaded a movement against the law called "Let's Dance". The group submitted a petition of 150,000 signatures to the Diet in May 2013.
The petition prompted a group of nonpartisan lawmakers to urge reassessment of the law and in April the Osaka District Court exonerated a club owner charged for violating the dance ban, setting a legal precedent.
This week the prime minister will submit for government approval a deregulation plan, seen by Reuters, which proposes removing the clause in the law that limits dancing to clubs with a special license and bans all dancing after midnight or 1 a.m.
The government will have until the end of March next year to make a decision on how or whether to change the legislation after talking to related parties, the proposal says.
Because the law was often used as a pretext to act against or investigate separate problems such as rowdy clubgoers, illegal drugs or suspected gangster involvement, changing the law may not end police intrusions into clubland.
"If they cut the part referring to dance out of the law then at the very least they won't stop people dancing any more. But the police may strengthen their efforts to target problems such as noise and other nuisances to the neighborhood," said Saito.
"For conservative parliament members, there is still a strong image of clubs being a place where young people cause trouble".

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The Posing Dead: Funeral Homes Arrange Deceased In Elaborate Scenes

The body of boxer Christopher Rivera is propped up on a staged boxing ring during his wake in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

A New Orleans funeral home is at the forefront of a macabre trend in which families have their deceased loved ones propped up and arranged in elaborate, diorama-like scenes, but not everyone is taking their unusual practices sitting (or lying) down.

According to the New York Times, the phone at the Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home has been ringing off the hook ever since its June 12 viewing for Miriam Burbank, whose body was posed sitting at a kitchen table, smoking a menthol cigarette and reaching for a can of Busch beer.

It was the second service of its kind conducted by funeral director Louis Charbonnet, whose 132-year-old mortuary, known around town for "its ability to put the 'fun' in funeral," has also hosted mariachi bands and even parades. The first viewing, for a brass band leader in 2012, found the deceased standing with his hands curled over his walking cane, wearing a jauntily tilted derby.

But as with any trend, not everyone approves of what Charbonnet has said is only his attempt to honor his clients' wishes (he also said that he's received approval for his services from a local priest). His "haters," as he described them, have called out his viewings as potentially sacrilegious, an opinion shared by Charbonnet's wife.

Still, as he's quick to point out, Charbonnet is far from the first mortician to offer services of this kind. Similar viewings, known as "muerto parao" ("dead man standing"), have been popular in Puerto Rico since 2008: murder victims posed ridings motorcycles, elderly women sitting in rocking chairs, even a man dressed as Che Guevara, cigar and all.

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"It's been a real boom in Puerto Rico," Elsie Rodríguez, vice president of the Marín Funeral Home in San Juan, told the Times. "People have requested every type of funeral that could possibly come to mind. We have only done six so far, because the people who have requested the funerals have not died yet."

Rodríguez says that the idea came from Angel Luis Pantojas, whose viewing, which had him tethered and standing in his family's living room, was the first of its kind at Marín. Ever since attending his father's funeral at age six, Rodríguez said, Pantojas had told relatives that he wanted to be viewed on his feet.

"This is not a fun or funny event; the family is going through a lot of pain," Rodríguez continued. With these kinds of arrangements, "the family literally suffers less, because they see their loved one in a way that would have made them happy - they see them in a way in which they still look alive."

Attributing critics of her practices to "professional jealousy," Rodríguez still has her limits, refusing suggestions she finds distasteful - she will never pose someone in a swimsuit, for instance.

While "dead man standing" hasn't yet reached the same level of popularity in the United States, Charbonnet's funeral home in New Orleans isn't the only place taking notes. Earlier this year, a dead biker in Mechanicsburg, Ohio was buried atop his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, while another New Orleans funeral for a local socialite found her sitting on a bench, greeting guests of her own service.

"What my mother said to me some years ago was, 'I want to be at my own funeral having a glass of Champagne in one hand and a cigarette in the other,'" said the deceased woman's daughter. She got her wish.

Katie Couric Marries John Molner

Katie Couric married fiancé John Molner in an intimate ceremony in East Hampton, New York, on Saturday.

The couple, who got engaged last September after dating for two years, tied the knot in the backyard of Couric's home in front of 50 friends and family.

"We wanted to keep the wedding just very low-key," Couric, 57, told PEOPLE before the wedding. "This is not my first rodeo so I didn't want to go too crazy and neither did John."

The ceremony, which Couric says had "traditional touches," featured readings by Molner's children, Allie and Henry, as well as Couric's daughters with late husband Jay Monahan, Ellie, 22, and Carrie, 18. Couric's

youngest daughter also sang for the couple, Molner's nieces were flower girls and there were two ring bearers.

The bride wore an ivory beaded and embroidered Chantilly lace halter gown by Carmen Marc Valvo that she'd finally decided on just one week before the wedding.

And bucking with tradition, she'd asked her groom to help her make the final decision. "I hope this isn't bad luck but I actually tried it on for him," she admitted. "I tried on a number of dresses and I was so busy, I had a crazy spring."

Over the past couple of months, Couric wrapped up her talk show, embarked on her new role as a Yahoo! News Global Anchor, released a documentary, Fed Up, and celebrated her daughter Carrie's high school graduation.

In fact, she was so busy that Molner, 51, ended up involved in a lot of the wedding planning.

"I call John 'Groomzilla!' " Couric said. "We're a very modern couple."

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Obamas want daughters to get taste of life on minimum wage

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama and wife Michelle both worked minimum-wage jobs before they got law degrees: a character-building experience they said they also want their teenage daughters to share.
The president scooped ice cream at Baskin-Robbins, waited tables at an assisted-living facility for seniors and also worked as a painter. The first lady worked at a book binding shop.
"I think every kid needs to get a taste of what it's like to do that real hard work," Michelle Obama said in an interview with Parade magazine, slated to run on Sunday.
"We are looking for opportunities for them to feel as if going to work and getting a paycheck is not always fun, not always stimulating, not always fair," the president said. "But that's what most folks go through every single day."
The first couple has taken pains to keep their daughters Malia, 16, and Sasha, 13, out of the public eye while in the White House. But Malia was recently spotted on the set of a CBS television program, working as a production assistant for a day.
The Obamas gave the interview to promote a summit the White House is holding on Monday to discuss policies to help working families.
"There are structures that can help families around child care, healthcare, and schooling that make an enormous difference in people's lives," Obama said in the interview.
This year, Obama has tried to focus on issues such as ensuring equal pay for women, expanding early childhood education and hiking the minimum wage. These issues so far have failed to gain traction in Congress, but do resonate with Democratic voters.
To advance his agenda, he needs Democrats to keep control of the Senate after November midterm elections, where Republicans stand a good chance of getting a majority, and likely also will retain control of the House of Representatives.
"If we can highlight these issues and sustain it over the next year, it's still possible to see bold action out of Congress," Obama said.
In the interview, the Obamas talked about how they lived for a year on the second floor of the house of Michelle's mom Marian Robinson after law school, drove a used car that they bought for $1,000, and worked through the stress of being saddled with student loans and small children.
They acknowledged that their careers gave them the chance to earn good incomes and negotiate family leave when they needed it - a luxury that most minimum-wage workers do not have.
"But what it made me think about was people who were on the clock," the president said. "If you're an hourly worker in most companies, and you say, 'I've got to take three days off,' you may lose your job. At minimum, you're losing income you can't afford to lose," he said.

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Hillary Clinton Gets A Surprise From Chris Colfer At Book Signing

Hillary Clinton looked positively gleeful when Chris Colfer surprised her at a recent book signing in Los Angeles.
Colfer headed to the Barnes & Noble at The Grove on Thursday, June 19, to a get a personalized copy of Clinton's new book, "Hard Choices." Apparently, the former U.S. Secretary of State did not notice the "Glee" actor until he approached her table. Photographers at the event captured Clinton's priceless reaction when she looked up and saw the 24-year-old star.
He tweeted about the memorable moment afterwards.
Apparently, Colfer has long been a fan of the politician. And who could really blame him for getting starstruck over Clinton anyway?
Check out photos from the signing below:

Lucy Li, 11-Year-Old Golfer, Takes On the U.S. Women's Open

With pigtails and plenty of giggles, Lucy Li just wants to have fun like any 11-year-old girl. Except that this week, she's playing the biggest event in

women's golf.

The sixth-grader from Redwood Shores, California, near San Francisco, doesn't appear to be the least bit overwhelmed by the attention around her since she became the youngest qualifier in U.S. Women's Open history when she shot 68 at Half Moon Bay last month to win her sectional by seven shots.

The pre-teen, who sports braces on her teeth, celebrated by having dinner at her favorite restaurant and watching The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

"She looks so darn cute," said onetime youth golf phenom Michelle Wie, who didn't make it to her first Women's Open until she was 13. "I was like, 'I don't think I looked that cute when I was 11.' But she just looks so excited, so wide-eyed … And I'm just really so excited for her to be out. It's a memory that will last her a lifetime. What other 11-year-old can say that they played in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst? And she got to see the men play, too."

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Li only became serious about golf four years ago when she set up shop in Miami to work with Jim McLean. Just two months ago, Li won her age division in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt Championship at Augusta National. And now she's at Pinehurst No. 2, ready to take on the course where Martin Kaymer won the U.S. Open on Sunday.

"It's awesome, right?" she said, giggling as she answered questions from media. "I mean, Pinehurst and Augusta National in like two months. I mean, that's just amazing. It's mind-blowing for me. It's been awesome. The food is great and it's been a lot of fun. I've made a lot of friends."

There's something about the U.S. Women's Open in the North Carolina sandhills that attracts all the kids, who have played in this tournament before. Age is not an issue.

"Look, if you're good enough, you're old enough – or young enough, whichever way you look at it," pro golfer Laura Davies said.

"If you can play the golf and you can qualify, then have a go. What's the worst that can happen? She shoots a million this week and everyone says, 'Wasn't it great she was here?' So I don't think anything bad can come out of it because she's too young to worry about the pressure."

"She's just having fun," Davies added. "She's got a week off school. It's perfect."

Li, who is not the youngest player in Women's Open history – Beverly Klass played at age 10 in 1967 – laughed and laughed when a reporter asked about whether her father could beat her.

"No," the petite golfer responded, moving closer to the microphone.

She made one thing clear as her star power rises. She's not out to prove anything. She's not out to make history.

"The perfect week? I just want to go out there and have fun and play the best I can, and I really don't care about the outcome," Li said. "I want to have fun. I want to learn a lot from these great players."

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Boy Finds Mummified Corpse Hanging In Home

In a scene cut right out of the pages of R.L. Stine's Goosebumps, an Ohio boy stumbled on a mummified corpse hanging inside a home once thought to be abandoned.
The 12-year-old boy made his way inside the dusty house in Dayton on Sunday, KFOR reports. Inside a closet, the body of 53-year-old Edward Brunton hung from a belt.
Authorities say the corpse had been there for five years.
The closet shielded Brunton's body from decomposition, as well as animals and insects, according to CNN.
"Because of the location where he was found, it was relatively protected, sunlight protected, temperature protected and low humidity," coroner Kent Harshbarger told CNN affiliate WDTN.
The coroner's office believes it's a suicide by hanging, but police are still investigating. Brunton bought the house in 2009, and reportedly died shortly after that -- but nobody in the community knew. Overgrowth had taken over the home, taxes had never been paid and nobody ever saw anyone entering or leaving.
Meanwhile, the adventurous boy's mother thinks he could be scarred for life.
"When he first came across it, he thought it was a dummy, or a mannequin or something," Michelle McGrath told KFOR. "My son came home and said that he had gone into an abandoned house and he found a body. "
The find comes just three months after a mummified corpse was found inside a sport utility vehicle in a Detroit garage. Neighbors thought the woman had moved out of her home three years ago.

Man Kills His Ex-Wife And Her Boyfriend At High School Reunion

high school reunion ended in tragedy after an Illinois man allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife and her new boyfriend in front of an estimated 100 witnesses.
Victims Lori Moore, 33, and boyfriend Lance Griffel, 36, were attending Moore's 15th year high school reunion at an East Peoria, Illinois sports bar Saturday night, according to the Pekin Daily Times.
Moore's ex-husband Jason Moore reportedly entered The Fifth Quarter Sports Bar and Pizzeria around 8 p.m. and shot his ex-wife and her boyfriend in the head at "point-blank range," according to a local NBC affiliate.
The shooting ended when an off-duty FBI officer fired at Jason Moore, fatally striking him, the Peoria Journal-Star reports.
East Peoria Police Chief Dick Ganschow credited the off-duty officer -- who asked news outlets not to identify him -- with averting a larger-scale shooting.
“It’s very difficult to say," Ganschow told the Journal-Star. "You can play the ‘what if’ game over and over again, but I think it’s pretty clear in his case the presence of this officer and his ability to take very quick and very decisive action prevented a further tragedy.”
Police are classifying the shooting as a domestic violence-related incident.
"Domestic situations are extremely volatile, whether they end up in this kind of situation or your average domestic. There is a certain level of volatility and unpredictability that are involved. The emotion level is high and sometimes they just reach a point and people snap," Ganschow told NBC.
Reports indicate Lori Moore filed for divorce in March 2013, and it was finalized two months later.

Report: Obama's oldest daughter Malia works on TV set for a day

Reuters) - President Barack Obama's oldest daughter, Malia, was spotted working as a production assistant for a day on the set of a CBS television program starring Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry, according to the entertainment web site TheWrap.
Malia Obama, who turns 16 on July 4, was allowed to clap together the board that marks the start of shooting a scene, on the set of "Extant," a science-fiction series that is due to begin airing in July, TheWrap said, citing an individual with knowledge of the production.
The office of first lady Michelle Obama had no comment on the report. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he had seen the report but declined to comment. A CBS Corp representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
Malia will be in the 11th grade come September at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. She is an aspiring filmmaker and a fan of the television program "Girls," the New Yorker said in a profile of the president in January.
Amblin Television, a production company founded by Steven Spielberg, is one of the producers of "Extant." Spielberg is listed as executive producer for one of the program's episodes.
Spielberg gave $1 million to Priorities USA Action, a super PAC (Political Action Committee) that supported the re-election of Obama in 2012, according to OpenSecrets.org, which tracks political fund-raising.

More US troops to Iraq; special forces considered

By LARA JAKES and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. is urgently deploying several hundred armed troops in and around Iraq and considering sending an additional contingent of special forces soldiers as Baghdad struggles to repel a rampant insurgency, even as the White House insists anew that America will not be dragged into another war.
President Barack Obama notified Congress Monday that up to 275 troops could be sent to Iraq to provide support and security for U.S. personnel and the American Embassy in Baghdad. About 170 of those forces have already arrived and another 100 soldiers be on standby in a nearby country until they are needed, a U.S. official said.
While Obama has vowed to keep U.S. forces out of combat in Iraq, he said in his notification to Congress that the personnel moving into the region are equipped for direct fighting.
And separately, three U.S. officials said the White House was considering sending a contingent of special forces soldiers to Iraq. Their limited mission - which has not yet been approved - would focus on training and advising beleaguered Iraqi troops, many of whom have fled their posts across the nation's north and west as the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency has advanced in the worst threat to the country since American troops left in 2011.
The moves come at the White House wrestles with an array of options for helping Iraq repel a Sunni Muslim insurgency that has captured large swaths of territory collaring Baghdad, the capital of the Shiite-led government. In a rare move, U.S. officials reached out to Iran Monday to discuss ways the long-time foes might help stop the militants known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The conversations took place on the sidelines of separate nuclear negotiations taking place in Vienna, Austria. U.S. officials quickly tamped down speculation that the discussion might include military coordination or consultation, though Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with Yahoo! News that the U.S. would "not rule out anything that would be constructive."
Kerry stressed that any contacts with Iran would move "step-by-step."
Taken together, the developments suggest a willingness by Obama to send Americans into a collapsing security situation in order to quell the brutal fighting in Iraq before it morphs into outright war.
The White House said the forces authorized for support and security will assist with the temporary relocation of some staff from the Baghdad embassy. The forces are entering Iraq with the consent of that country's government, the White House said.
Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the troops on standby could "provide airfield management, security, and logistics support, if required." They could work with embassy security teams or operate as a stand-alone force as directed.
Officials would not say where the soldiers would be on standby, but It is likely they would be in Kuwait, which was a major basing ground for U.S. troops during the Iraq war.
If the U.S. were to deploy an additional team of special forces, the mission would almost certainly be small. One U.S. official said it could be up to 100 special forces soldiers. It also could be authorized only as an advising and training mission - meaning the soldiers would work closely with Iraqi forces that are fighting the insurgency but would not officially be considered as combat troops.
It's not clear how quickly the special forces could arrive in Iraq. It's also unknown whether they would remain in Baghdad or be sent to the nation's north, where the Sunni Muslim insurgency has captured large swaths of territory collaring Baghdad, the capital of the Shiite-led government.
The troops would fall under the authority of the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad and would not be authorized to engage in combat, another U.S. official said. Their mission would be "non-operational training" of both regular and counter terrorism units, which the military has in the past interpreted to mean training on military bases, the official said.
However, all U.S. troops are allowed to defend themselves in Iraq if they are under attack. Already, about 100 Marines and Army soldiers have been sent to Baghdad to help with embassy security, according to a U.S. official.
The three U.S. officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the plans by name.
Obama made the end of the war in Iraq one of his signature campaign issues, and has touted the U.S. military withdrawal in December 2011 as one of his top foreign policy successes. But he has been caught over the past week between Iraqi officials pleading for help - as well as Republicans blaming him for the loss of a decade's worth of gains in Iraq - and his anti-war Democratic political base, which is demanding that the U.S. stay out of the fight.
While the White House continues to review its options, Iran's military leaders are starting to step into the beach.
The commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, Gen. Ghasem Soleimani, was in Iraq on Monday and consulting with the government there on how to stave off insurgents' gains. Iraqi security officials said the U.S. government was notified in advance of the visit by Soleimani, whose forces are a secretive branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guard that in the past has organized Shiite militias to target U.S. troops in Iraq and, more recently, was involved in helping Syria's President Bashar Assad in his fight against Sunni rebels.
In the short term, the U.S. and Iran both want the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stabilized and the Sunni-led insurgency stopped. But in the long run, the United States would like to see an inclusive, representative democracy take hold in Iraq, while predominantly Shiite Iran is more focused on protecting Iraq's Shiite population and bolstering its own position as a regional power against powerful Sunni Arab states in the Gulf.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said any discussion with Iran would concern ways that Iran could help press al-Maliki's government to be more inclusive and treat all of Iraq's religious and ethnic groups equally.
Any talks with Iran "would be to discuss the political component here and our interest in encouraging Iraqi leaders to act in a responsible, nonsectarian way," she told reporters. "Certainly a discussion of that is something that we would be open to."

LA Kings win the Cup on Martinez's double-OT goal

By GREG BEACHAM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Alec Martinez scored 14:43 into the second overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5 on Friday night.
Marian Gaborik scored a tying power-play goal with 12:04 left in regulation for the resilient Kings, who rallied from yet another deficit before finishing off the Rangers in the longest game in franchise history.
Jonathan Quick made 28 saves and Justin Williams scored an early goal as Los Angeles added a second title to its 2012 championship, the first in the franchise's 47-year history.
After innumerable late chances, Martinez popped home a rebound of Tyler Toffoli's shot. Martinez also scored the overtime winner to beat Chicago in the Western Conference finals.

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Tracy Morgan Showing Signs Of Improvement After Crash

Posted: 06/12/2014 10:37 pm EDT Updated: 06/12/2014 10:59 pm EDT

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan is showing signs of improvement following a highway crash that badly injured him and killed one of his friends, his spokesman said Thursday.
Morgan, a former star of "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock," remained hospitalized in critical but stable condition on Thursday but his medical team is "optimistic that his recovery is progressing," spokesman Lewis Kay said.
"Today was a better day," Kay said.
Morgan's fiancee remained by his side and was relaying to him everyone's prayers and good wishes, Kay said.
Morgan, 45, suffered broken ribs and a broken leg in the Saturday morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash killed fellow comedian James McNair and seriously injured two other people in Morgan's limo bus.
Prosecutors say Wal-Mart driver Kevin Roper's truck hit Morgan's limo. The Jonesboro, Georgia, resident has pleaded not guilty to death by auto and assault by auto charges.
A criminal complaint alleges Roper hadn't slept for more than 24 hours before the accident when he swerved to avoid slowed traffic on the turnpike and plowed into Morgan's limo.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., based in Bentonville, Arkansas, has not explained what Roper's driving route was. It has said it believes he was in compliance with federal safety regulations.
Morgan's assistant, Jeffrey Millea, of Shelton, Connecticut, and comedian Ardie Fuqua Jr., of Jersey City, were injured in the crash. Kay said Millea's wife had reported that her husband "has also shown much improvement over the past few days" and that she was very thankful for the love and support their family has received.

Legendary DJ Casey Kasem

Legendary DJ Casey Kasem will live out his final days this week surrounded by his children ... who have made the decision to withhold medication, food and fluids.

The judge in Casey's conservatorship case just reversed a ruling which required doctors to keep him alive with nourishment and meds.

The 82-year-old is currently in a Washington hospice facility.

Casey's kids tell TMZ ... their dad's health directive document states, "If the extension of my life would result in mere biological existence, devoid of cognitive function, with no reasonable hope for normal functioning, then I do not desire any form of life-sustaining procedures, including

nutrition and hydration."

Casey's wife Jean was in court and furious over the judge's decision, storming out and screaming that the kids will have Casey's blood on their hands.

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Obama: Gun control failure is biggest frustration

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says his biggest frustration so far as president is that American society hasn't been willing to take steps to strengthen gun control.
Obama is reflecting on frequent mass shootings during a question-and-answer session on social media site Tumblr. He says the U.S. should be ashamed.
Obama says there's no place else in the world where mass shootings are a once-a-week occurrence. He says the country must do some soul-searching.
Obama says he respects gun rights. But he says he was stunned after the Newtown school shooting that Washington couldn't even pass universal background checks. He's citing the political strength of the National Rifle Association and gun manufacturers.
Obama says until there's public opinion a fundamental shifts, the problem won't change. He says as a parent, that's terrifying.

This Moment Bon Jovi Surprised A Boy With Inoperable Brain Tumors Can Never Be Upstaged

One heroic youngster got the surprise of a lifetime on Saturday when his favorite rock star showed up at his fundraiser for pediatric cancer research.
When Mario Carpino was just 4 years old, he was diagnosed with four inoperable brain tumors. He underwent years of chemotherapy, and his tumors have since stabilized, according to a blog post his mom wrote. Now 10 years old, the inspiring New Jersey native has raised more than $150,000 toward finding a cure for childhood cancer through his work with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
On June 7, Mario held his fourth annual lemonade stand event at the Woolwich Fire Department in Swedesboro, N.J. Months earlier, he'd started a Facebook campaign in an effort to grab the attention of his favorite singer, Jon Bon Jovi, who Mario hoped would attend this year's event. The Carpino family never heard from the singer.
But on Saturday, completely unbeknownst to any of the Carpinos ahead of time, Bon Jovi flew into the Garden State and showed up at Mario's event, according to Yahoo Shine.
"Little did we know that he would just show up and surprise me," Anna Carpino, Mario's mom, told Yahoo. "As much as I wanted it to be him, I thought it couldn't happen. I just started breaking down, crying, and shaking. I was a hot mess!"
According to the Star-Ledger, Bon Jovi learned about the fundraiser from his son who told the star that he had to go.
"He told me his son said, 'You know what you're doing on June 7 right?'" Carpino told the outlet.
The rock singer posed for photographs, signed his No. 1 fan's T-shirt and even gave him his hat.

Walmart's Founding Family Could Literally Buy Every Home In Seattle

Walmart’s founding family could afford to buy every home in Seattle. Literally.
The Walton family's combined wealth of $154.8 billion is enough to purchase all 241,450 homes in the Emerald City, which are worth a total of $111.5 billion, according to an analysis published Thursday by real estate brokerage firm Redfin.
The Waltons' wealth is also more than enough to buy every single-family house, condo and townhouse in Dallas at $109.4 billion, Washington, D.C. at $109.2 billion or Miami at $92.8 billion.
“Given that the average American struggles to afford a home, we wanted to illustrate just how many homes the wealthiest among us could buy,” Tommy Unger, a data analyst at Redfin, wrote in a blog post. “For the sake of this illustration, we assumed that wealthy families, such as the Waltons of Walmart or the Koch brothers, would pool their money if they were going to purchase an entire city.”
Redfin used Forbes' wealth research and their own data on home prices in its analysis.
A representative for the Walton family did not immediately respond for comment.
Some cities could go to a standalone billionaire buyer.
Bill Gates -- with his $78.4 billion, according to Forbes’ most recent calculation -– would have money left over if he bought all 114,212 homes in Boston for $76.6 billion.
Investment titan Warren Buffett, valued at $65.8 billion, could buy up all 280,214 homes in Charlotte, North Carolina, the financial hub of the South, for $56.1 billion.
Google co-founder Larry Page, worth $30.8 billion, could afford all 99,964 homes in Boca Raton -- Florida’s flashy vacation spot for the wealthy –- for $29.5 billion.
“In this fictional real estate investment, the 30 billionaires on our list, with a combined fortune of $582 billion, could afford to own a staggering 6 percent of the total U.S. home equity,” Nela Richardson, Redfin’s chief economist, said in a statement.
A representative for the Walton family did not immediately respond for comment.

Tracy Morgan in intensive care after 6-car crash on New Jersey Turnpike

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan was in intensive care Saturday after the limousine bus he was riding in was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the New Jersey Turnpike, state police said.
The vehicle carrying the former "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" cast member and six others was involved in a six-vehicle accident on the turnpike near Cranbury Township at about 1 a.m. Saturday, Sgt. First Class Greg Williams told The Associated Press.
Williams said one person died in the crash that occurred in the northbound lanes of the turnpike near mile marker 71.5.
A spokesman at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey, says a patient named Tracy Morgan is in critical condition there.
There was no immediate word on other injuries from the accident.
Williams says two tractor-trailers, a sports utility vehicle and two cars, along with Morgan's limo bus, were involved in the accident. There is no immediate word on the cause of the pileup.
The 45-year-old New York City native joined "Saturday Night Live" in 1996 and was on the sketch-comedy program for seven years before leaving to star in "The Tracy Morgan Show" in 2003. That show lasted just one season. In 2006, Morgan found a long-running role in NBC's hit show "30 Rock," which was created by SNL co-star Tina Fey.
Morgan grew up fatherless, one of five siblings, in a blighted section of Brooklyn, where he helped raise and support the family.
He once called his gift for being funny "a defense mechanism" for his miserable circumstances.
As a teen he started doing comedy on the streets to supplement the family's welfare income.
The New Jersey Turnpike was closed for more than five hours after the crash and was reopened at about 6:30 a.m.

Best and worst dressed at the CMT Music Awards 2014

We love country music awards shows because the stars always keep us on our toes! Tonight's CMT Music Awards was no different, with quite the range of ensembles. Miranda Lambert blew us away in an absolutely perfect sparkly mini dress (she's essentially winning the

red carpet lately), and Carrie Underwood looked gorgeous in a patterned, cut-out gown. LeAnn Rimes brought sexy to the red carpet in her white-hot gown with quite the slit.

Unfortunately, tonight's red carpet had a lot more misses than it did hits, with stars like Nicole Kidman, Beth Behrs and Brooklyn Decker (um, we know. It pains us to say it!) left us wanting and wishing for a lot more.

 

 

Click through the gallery to see tonight's best and worst dressed from the CMT Music Awards red carpet!

See all of the CMT Awards arrivals!

 

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Kourtney Kardashian pregnant with third child

Mason and Penelope better make room for a baby brother or sister! A little less than two years after Kourtney last gave birth, she and Scott Disick are now reportedly expecting their third child.

First a Kardashian wedding - then a baby! Kourtney Kardashian is now the sister with something huge to celebrate, as a new report claims that she and longtime boyfriend Scott Disick are expecting baby No. 3!

Kourtney Kardashian Pregnant: Expecting Baby No. 3

That's right - Kourtney is pregnant again, according to Us Weekly.

"She is only a few months along," a source told the magazine of the 35-year-old mom-to-be. Kourtney gave birth to her son Mason in December 2009, and then Penelope in July 2012 - but even though it's her third

pregnancy, it may not be her last: "[Kourtney] wants to have a handful of kids," the source said. She's certainly well on her way!

The baby reportedly was planned, and as of now Kourtney and Scott aren't worried about whether it's a girl or a boy. "They don't know the gender yet," said a source. "They just want the baby to be healthy."

There have allegedly been a few recent hints that Kourtney is expecting. After returning to New York City following her sister Kim Kardashian's European wedding, an eyewitness revealed that the reality star appeared to have flush, glowing cheeks, Us reports. And even more telling - when Kourtney and Scott went on their NYC double date with Khloe Kardashian and French Montana, the mom-to-be reportedly abstained from drinking and opted for ginger ale instead.

HollywoodLife.com has reached out to Kourtney's rep for comment.

Congratulations, Kourtney! Between Kim's wedding and this, the Kardashians certainly have a lot to be thankful for right now!

Man arrested on red carpet says he never hit Pitt

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The ex-journalist who was arrested after jostling with Brad Pitt on a red carpet last week said Monday he was merely trying to give the actor a hug and didn't mean him any harm.

Vitalli Sediuk, a former Ukranian television reporter, told The Associated Press in an interview that was in a fan area of the event that was open to the public when he went in to give the actor a hug. Sediuk, 25, has gained a reputation for outlandish pranks on red carpets in Moscow, Los Angeles and last month, at the Cannes Film Festival when he crawled underneath America Ferrera's dress at a film premiere.

His contact with Pitt, which caused the actor to lose balance while he was signing autographs at the "Maleficent" film premiere on Wednesday, led to Sediuk's arrest. He spent two days in jail before pleading no contest to battery and unlawful activity at a sporting or entertainment event and was sentenced Friday to three years of probation and a year's worth of psychiatric counseling.

"I'm a normal guy," Sediuk said. "I'm not crazy."

The former Ukranian journalist, who has hugged the crotches of Bradley Cooper and Leonardo Di Caprio and crashed the 2013 Grammy Awards said the primary purpose for his pranks is entertainment. "I'm doing this for fun," he said.

Sediuk has been fired by the Ukrainian television station 1+1 and said he does not know what his next steps will be. He said he intends to spend the next few months focusing on fulfilling his sentence in the Pitt incident, which include community service and a restraining order preventing him from going near Hollywood events.

He said he would like to remain in the entertainment field, working as a movie director or appearing in a reality show, and would continue work as a journalist - if anyone will hire him.

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Hall of Fame QB Dan Marino latest to sue NFL over concussions

Dan Marino becomes the most prominent modern player to join concussion litigation against the NFL.

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Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino has joined the nearly 5,000 retired NFL players to sue the NFL over concussions and long-term neurological harm. The former Miami Dolphins star, along with 14 other retired NFL players, filed a lawsuit on May 28, 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This is the same federal court where the consolidated concussion lawsuit against the NFL is being heard by U.S. District Judge Anita Brody. Attorneys for Marino and the other 14 players are also attorneys in the consolidated case. Marino's case, Bishop et al. v. NFL, is functionally identical to other concussion litigation and will likely become part of the consolidated case.
Marino, 52, is an intriguing person to sue the NFL. The complaint does not allege that he has suffered a specific long-term neurological injury, instead asserting that some of plaintiffs have suffered an increased risk of long-term illness from playing in the NFL. Until CBS dropped Marino from its pregame show The NFL Today in February, Marino had enjoyed a successful post-playing career as an NFL broadcaster. Marino has also scored lucrative endorsement deals with major companies NutriSystem, Papa John's and Hooters.
He was most recently seen visiting fellow Hall of Famer quarterback Jim Kelly, who is hospitalized with cancer. By joining the concussion litigation, Marino arguably becomes the most prominent ex-star to take on the league. For young NFL fans, many of the retired players suing the NFL are older men who played in unfamiliar eras. Marino's broadcasting and endorsement career, however, makes him instantly recognizable to all fans and thus might catapult him to a celebrity role among plaintiffs.
NFL concussion litigation: No end in sight
Marino's lawsuit is a reminder that concussion litigation in the NFL is far from over. It has been nearly three years since Jim McMahon and six other players sued the NFL over concussions, a move that prompted an avalanche of other retired player lawsuits. To date, the concussion litigation remains unsettled and there is no end game in sight. In January, Brody stunningly rejected a proposed $765 million settlement between the league and the retired players. Even though the settlement had been agreed to by both sides and also recommended by a neutral mediator, Brody reasoned that the settlement lacked sufficient data to prove that enough money would be available for the potentially 20,000 retired NFL players and their families. Six months later, Brody awaits the league and retired players to propose another settlement. If no settlement is reached to satisfaction of Brody, pretrial litigation will resume.
It may be difficult to reach a settlement in NFL concussion litigation. The thousands of retired players suing the league span different stages of life, with varied conditions and wide-ranging healthcare costs. Some are comfortable financially, others are in financial distress. Determining acceptable formulas for assigning and distributing money to retired players appears highly challenging.
Even if the consolidated concussion case ultimately settles, NFL concussion litigation will continue for years. Some retired players would likely opt-out of the settlement and sue the NFL on their own. This process could play out over years, with the NFL in a state of perpetual concussion litigation. The league would likely treat concussion litigation as an ongoing expense, similar to other types of litigation the league regularly faces. This strategy would likely be true of other health-related litigation, such as the recent painkiller lawsuit against the NFL.
A scouting report on what to expect in an NFL concussion trial
If concussion litigation goes to trial, the players' core thesis to jurors would be that the league fraudulently concealed the risks of concussions. This argument would be advanced by citing specific actions or omissions by the league. Marino's lawsuit, for instance, emphasizes how NFL coaches allegedly instructed players to tackle and block with their helmets, thereby increasing damage to players' brains. Like other concussion lawsuits, Marino's lawsuit also portrays NFL physicians as willfully promoting false science to obscure the link between playing football, concussions and long-term neurological injury. These are damning accusations and they depict the league as callously dismissing players as replaceable cogs in the NFL's billion-dollar machine.
The NFL's defense in a concussion trial would be multifaceted. The league would insist players' claims are barred by terms contained in collective bargaining agreements that the NFLPA willingly negotiated and signed. While much of the blame for retired players' health conditions has been directed at the NFL, the NFLPA's responsibility would receive far more scrutiny in a concussion trial. The NFL would also insist that players assumed an obvious risk of neurological danger by playing in the NFL, where on every play very large and strong men collide with one another at full speed. The league would similarly raise questions about causation, especially since before his first NFL snap, a rookie NFL player has already played thousands of downs in games and practice during college, high school and Pop Warner football. NFL attorneys would surely argue, "Who's to say when a player's neurological injury occurred while playing football -- if it even occurred while playing football?" Statute of limitations, the league would contend, also bar some of the players from suing the NFL decades after their careers ended.
The NFL clearly hopes to avoid a concussion trial, as it would risk a massive public relations disaster for the league and its teams. Still, the concussion controversy hasn't seemed to have harmed the league's image with fans. The NFL continues to set record television ratings for games and even the NFL draft, thus suggesting that fans are able to separate their concern for retired players' health with enjoyment from watching current players inflict big hits on one another.
Michael McCann is a Massachusetts attorney and the founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. He is also the distinguished visiting Hall of Fame Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law.

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