‘Better Call Saul’ actor admits he cut off his own arm and lied about being a wounded vet
A New Mexico-based actor who has appeared in AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” the western TV drama “Longmire” and the 2009 movie “The Men Who Stare at Goats” says he cut off his own arm and pretended to be a wounded veteran in hopes of furthering his acting career.
In a video interview with Albuquerque’s KOB-4 TV, Todd Lawson Latourette, who is bipolar, said he was off his medications and in the midst of a psychotic episode 17 years ago when he cut off his right forearm with a Skilsaw and cauterized it himself.
“I don’t want to say the word ‘insanity’ because the mentally ill – we’re so far from insane,” he said tearfully of his mental state at the time. “We are your brothers, your mothers, your sisters. And we hurt.”
Latourette later fashioned his own prosthetic forearm and hand. He also began lying about the cause of his disability, saying he sustained the wound in combat. It worked, he insisted. Casting directors started booking him for roles.
“The film industry obviously took a different angle,” he recalled. “That I was different. And so they liked that.”
He added, “They trusted me that I was exactly who I said I was, that I was a war veteran. I was hired because I lied.”
According to IMDB, Latourrette’s first role was in the 2002 horror film “Unspeakable,” starring Dennis Hopper. He also appeared in the 2008 Toby Keith movie “Beer for My Horses,” and the following year, he was onscreen again in the George Clooney film “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” His most recent role was during the fifth episode of the current season of the Albuquerque-based “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul.”
But the lie weighed on him to the point where he felt had to come clean.
“It’s been so difficult to live with,” he told the TV station. “It’s been years since I told that lie.”
“I was dishonorable. I’m killing my career by doing this,” he acknowledged, adding that he doesn’t expect his admission to be met with forgiveness. “If anyone thinks this was for personal edification, that’s not the case. I’m ousting myself from the New Mexico film industry. And gladly so, just to say what I’ve said.”
Latourette says he hopes he can serve as a cautionary tale for other people with bipolar disorder.
“The power is in your hands to take that medication in the morning and at night so that this discourse of my life doesn’t necessarily need to be yours. Because it happens quick.”
Article via USAToday
Tyler Perry Is Killing Off His Madea Character Once And For All
The entertainment mogul’s feisty granny character has made him a fortune.
Madea’s days are numbered.
Tyler Perry said he’s retiring his mischievous grandma character after a final film appearance and stage tour.
“This is it,” Perry told SiriusXM radio host Bevy Smith on Monday in the clip below. “It’s time for me to kill that old bitch. I’m tired!”
Perry said his geriatric alter-ego will hit the big screen one last time in “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral” in March 2019. He’ll also play her on a farewell stage tour.
“We’re gonna say goodbye in ’19,” Perry said. “I just don’t want to be her age playing her.”
Perry likely won’t be forgetting Madea’s largesse. Eight films in the Madea franchise have grossed an overall total of $502 million worldwide at the box office, not to mention the revenue from three other films in which Perry appeared as her.
“She’s been very good to me,” Perry told The Advocate last year. “I love the joy that she brings to people. I love to see them laughing and smiling.”
Anybody feeling sad about the goodbye? Well….
Ice-T arrested after failing to pay George Washington Bridge toll
FORT LEE, N.J. — Police have arrested Ice-T after he failed to pay a toll at the George Washington Bridge.
Authorities say the actor and rapper was ticketed for theft of services Wednesday when he drove through an E-ZPass lane leading to the span connecting New Jersey and New York. The 60-year-old, whose real name is Tracy Marrow, was driving a new McLaren sports car and was also ticketed for not having license plates and registration.
Ice-T reportedly forgot his electronic toll transponder and has them for his other vehicles.
The rapper tweeted “Cops went a little Extra. Coulda just wrote a ticket. In and out…Moovin.”
He later tweeted a photo of himself filming scenes in Manhattan for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” in which he plays Sgt. Odafin Tutuola.
via: https://pix11.com/2018/10/25/ice-t-arrested-after-failing-to-pay-george-washington-bridge-toll/
Kim Kardashian’s KKW Body Campaign With Cellulite & Stretch Marks Is A Total Departure
Months after coming under fire for harmful comments appearing to promote eating disorders, Kim Kardashian seems to be shifting the narrative with her latest Instagram posts, and TBH, it’s about time. Compared to her ads from past years, Kim Kardashian’s KKW Body Campaign with cellulite, stretch marks, and bodies of all shapes and sizes is a total departure. The reality star, who’s no stranger to controversy surrounding the various tone-deaf and damaging body comments she’s made over the past couple of years, appears to be taking a step in the right direction with her latest campaign, and it’s so refreshing.
On Friday, Oct. 26, Kardashian West decided to surprise her fans by posting to her KKW fragrance Instagram channel for the first time in months. Rather than showing off her own nude physique, which is all over the Body fragrance’s Instagram account (the perfume bottle is actually a mold of her naked body, after all), the Keeping Up with the Kardashians personality shared three different photos that seem to be a stab at promoting body diversity and inclusivity.
Simply captioned with the hashtag #KKWBody, the un-retouched images on the KKW fragrance IG and Kardashian West’s official Twitter account feature curves, cellulite, and stretch marks. Fans are flooding to the comments section with messages of support, with some users writing, “Really bodies well done KK!!!” and “This makes me so happy. I could never pose like this, I’m extremely self conscious [sic], but this is absolutely wonderful.”
While the response has been mostly positive, a few users have pointed out that Kardashian’s track record isn’t the best when it comes to body positivity, and a few posts don’t suddenly make her a role model for the movement. The mom-of-three has made a few missteps in the past year, first promoting the sale of appetite-suppressing lollipops, sharing a “fat loss” post on her app, and then, most recently, appearing to bask in comments from her sisters about her looking “anorexic.” Elite Daily reached out to Kardashian West’s team for comment on the backlash, but did not hear back at the time of publication.
In an Instagram Story video shared to Kim’s account back in July, Kendall could be heard telling her older sister, “No, like I’m really concerned. I don’t think you’re eating. You look so skinny.”
Appearing to bask in her sisters’ comments about her looking “anorexic,” Kim responded with the most uncomfortable comment. “You guys! I’m not that skinny!” she said. “I’m down to 119 pounds.” Elite Daily reached out to Kim, Khloé, and Kendall’s teams for comment at the time of the post, but did not hear back at the time of publication.
Article via EliteDaily
A New Hotline for racist white people
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Megyn Kelly fired from Today Show for making Blackface Comment
WOW I would go in but that’s for another post. Roland Martin and Black Twitter schooled her though.
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Tamera Mowry Makes A Surprise Announcement On ‘The Real’— ‘I’m Down To Suck Some Toes’
Talk about keeping it REAL! Tamera Mowry made a candid declaration in the latest segment of The Real’s “Girl Chat.” Read on for the latest.
Tamera made a VERY special vow during today’s extra intimate girl talk after she said she was confronted by a male viewer. The fan was SHOCKED that she admitted she didn’t suck her hubby Adam Houseley’s toes.
So, after being publicly shamed, she declared Opens a New Window. to the show’s captive audience and fellow panelists—Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai—“I’m down to suck some toes! I’ll do it ONCE!”
Pooch Hall Now Facing Six Years In Prison For DUI And Child Abuse
Actor Marion “Pooch” Hall has been formally charged with driving under the influence and felony child abuse by the Los Angeles County District Attorney for an accident earlier this month that resulted in his arrest.
If convicted, The Game star faces a maximum of six years and six months behind bars, reports TMZ.
According to police reports, a witness saw Hall’s vehicle collide into a parked car in Burbank, California on October 3. The witness told authorities that Hall was behind the wheel at the time of the crash along with his 2-year-old son, who was sitting in his lap instead of a car seat. The witness claimed Hall was allowing his son to take steer the car alone as if it were a toy.
Shockingly, no one was injured in the accident, but witnesses say the toddler erupted into a fit of tears after the crash. His son is now in the custody of his wife.
After failing field sobriety tests, the 41-year-old actor reportedly blew three times the state’s legal limit when he was finally given a breathalyzer test.
Hall was released on $100,000 bond after being booked for child endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol.
The Ray Donovan star has been mum about the incident on social media. His Instagram and Twitter accounts have not been updated since he was arrested.
Article via Essence
Coco breast-fed daughter while cops arrested Ice-T
Ice-T was busted on Wednesday for blowing through a toll without paying at the George Washington Bridge as he was headed into the Big Apple, police said.
But the star — and his wife, Coco, who witnessed the arrest — were so calm, she even began breast-feeding their baby on the side of the road, a source exclusively told “Page Six TV.”
The “Law & Order” star was busted at about 6:56 a.m. by Port Authority Police, who alleged the McLaren sports car he was driving was not registered and didn’t have license plates.
A spy on the scene told “Page Six TV” that Coco and their baby “were in a blue Range Rover behind him when he was arrested. She got out of her car. Everyone was calm, especially Coco, who proceeded to breast-feed their daughter — taking her breast out and getting to work!”
The iconic rapper-actor was processed and released, according to police.
Ice-T told TMZ that he’d forgotten his E-ZPass since he has so many sports cars.
He went straight to the set of “Law & Order: SVU” after his release.
Tune into “Page Six TV” for all the juicy details!
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Venom Movie Review
After his horrible version is Spider-Man 3 Venom was finally able to get his own solo movie! But does it live up to its height? Let’s see!
I know I’m several weeks late on this review m,but better late than never. I saw Venom the weekend it was released and despite all of the negative reviews I thought it was a pretty decent movie.
Venom by no means is a perfect movie but it’s definitely no where near as bad as critics say it is. Though the plot is somewhat predictable I still enjoyed it nonetheless. But the most stand out parts of the movie were Eddie Brock and Venom.
Tom Hardy definitely delivered when it came to both of these characters. I loved their dynamic and I especially loved their comedic moments. Since this movie will more than likely get a sequel, I look forward to seeing more of their relationship dynamic in the future.
However with the good that this movie has, there’s also the bad. The villain of this movie is very bland and forgettable. Riot who appears in this movie doesn’t get too much screen time and last but not least, no bloodshed.
You would think that after the success of Logan and both Deadpool films that Sony would give Venom the R rating it deserved. Turns out we were wrong, and it caused the movie to suffer. With scenes of Venom slamming people into walls, or biting their heads off, you’d think you’d see blood right? Wrong. There’s absolutely no sign of blood after Venom does damage and I feel like that’s a tad bit ridiculous. This is why movies like Venom need R ratings to showcase things like this.
But despite all of this I did enjoy the movie and on a scale of 1-10 I give it a 7/10. I still look forward to it’s sequels and I hope it ups the ante with an R rating next go round!