Monday, October 26, 2009

Jon Gosselin Returns Money, Still Claims Kate Hasn't


Jon Gosselin has paid back $230,000 he took from the joint bank account he shares with estranged wife Kate Gosselin, but still says Kate hasn't accounted for $33,000 she spent, Usmagazine.com reports.

"We have all the representation we need. All we need is Kate's participation and Kate to stop crying on TV," Jon's lawyer Mark Heller said outside the courtroom, criticizing Mrs. Gosselin for not attending the hearing.

However, Kate's lawyer claims that she doesn't have to account for that missing money. "It's fully compliant," Cheryl Young said, PEOPLE reports.

For his part, Jon is "optimistic" about the proceedings -- although he's still without an attorney. (Heller is not licensed to practice in Pennsylvania where the hearings are taking place.)

"I'll just get another attorney. I have to," he told PEOPLE after Charlie Meyer resigned again.

The case has now been left to arbitrators and a two-day conference has been scheduled for next month.

After the hearing, Kate's attorneys released a statemen, TMZ reports.

"We are clearly pleased that the monies taken by Mr. Gosselin have been returned to the marital account, and we look forward to recouping additional monies taken by Mr. Gosselin at the time of the parties' private arbitration hearings," it read.

"A total of at least $235,000 was taken by Mr. Gosselin, and despite his initial comments denying responsibility, we have established that Ms. Gosselin needed emergency relief to prevent her economic claims from being compromised."

Tyler Perry Rips Spike Lee on 60 Mins...

Tyler Perry, appearing on 60 Minutes, said he was “insulted” and “pissed off” by Spike Lee’s criticisms of Perry’s hit TV shows and movies. Lee recently called Perry characters such as Madea examples of “coonery” and “buffoonery.”

“I would love to read that [criticism] to my fan base,” Perry told 60 Minutes correspondent Byron Pitts. “All these characters of mine are bait, bait to get people talking about God, love, family, and faith.”

“That pisses me off. It is so insulting,” said Perry, who also spoke movingly about the childhood beatings he said he and his mother suffered at the hands of his father.

The ball is back in your court, Mr. Lee.



'Hero' Pilot Dies After Saving Passengers

Dramatic Final Mayday Call Captures Him Saying 'So Long'

A British pilot who apparently drowned after his plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea is being hailed a hero for saving the lives of all nine passengers aboard, British news outlets reported Sunday.
An engine failure forced Robert Mansell, 32, to ditch his plane off the Caribbean island of Bonaire last Wednesday, Sky News reported.
After he successfully landed the Britten-Norman Islander in the water, all nine passengers were able to escape the aircraft. But Mansell reportedly remained strapped in the pilot's seat as it sank into the ocean. The passengers were later picked up by a passing cargo ship.
"He's a hero," Simon Janzen, who worked with Mansell at the flight company Divi Divi Air, told the Telegraph. "All the passengers survived and he is the only one missing. If he wasn't a good pilot, he couldn't have ditched it so everyone could be saved."
One passenger said Mansell had apparently been knocked unconscious by the impact of the crash. The passenger said he tried to get the pilot out but was forced to forgo the effort as the plane went underwater, news reports said.
Officials on Sunday released Mansell's mayday call to air traffic controllers in which the pilot requested a "priority landing" moments before the crash, the Sun newspaper reported. The dramatic tape ends, "I've lost one of my engines. So long."
Mansell's body has not been recovered.

'My Antonio' Finale Winner Is Brooke Barlow


In his (televised) quest for true love, Antonio Sabato Jr. made his choice -- and it was Brooke Barlow, the 30-year-old nurse from Jackson, MS.

Barlow was named the winner of 'My Antonio' season 1, ousting Miranda Reinfeldt, a makeup artist from New York.

Yet despite Sabato's selection of Barlow in the romantic finale, it appears that the two are not currently together. She told VH1, "I am not in touch with Antonio. We haven't spoken in two, three months."

'My Antonio' is a VH1 reality series in which 14 women competed in Hawaii for a chance at love with model-actor Sabato Jr. Among the women competing was his ex-wife, Tully Jensen, who finished third.

And I hear that they aren't even together and that Brooke hasn't spoken to him in months! He should have just chosen Tully!

Man Busted for Being Naked at Home

A Virginia man was busted for indecent exposure after he was caught in the buff. In his own home. Alone.
Eric Williamson, 29, got up at 5:30 a.m. Monday and went to the kitchen to make some coffee. He was naked, but he was alone in the Springfield house, so he didn't think it mattered.
Wrong.
A woman and a 7-year-old boy were cutting through Williamson's front yard from a nearby path, according to WTTG-TV, Channel 5 in Washington. Through his front window, they saw Williamson having coffee in his birthday suit.
Fairfax County police showed up and arrested him. Williamson said he had no idea anyone could see him, but police said they believed he wanted to be seen by the public, said WTTG, a Fox station.
If convicted, Williamson could face one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. He plans to fight the charge.
"If I stood and seemed comfortable in my kitchen, it's natural. It's my kitchen," he told the station.
Now if you ask me this is all quite stupid and to waste tax payer dollars on it just proves the point that our governmental authorities have nothing better to do than waste waste waste. Clearly the man was in his own home. And WHY wasn't the woman and her 7 year old arrested for trespassing THROUGH his property? Nothing happens to them but a man naked in his own house is arrested because they are passing through another persons property without permission... things that make you go WTF & then hummmmm?

10 Best Halloween Songs

Halloween songs are perennial favorites, many paired with theatrical performances that only enhance the song. You'll find that many of our top Halloween songs -- as rated by AOL listeners – pertain to classic Halloween films, and cover the last 50 years because let's face it, Halloween will never go out of style. Be sure to listen to these Halloween classics.

10) Alice Cooper: 'Welcome To My Nightmare'

This disco-sounding track -- fusing rock with Broadway tunes -- is the opening song to his same titled album that tells the nightmares of a fictional child name Steven. The single – written by Cooper and Dick Wagner -- reached No. 45 on the Billboard Top 100. In 1978, Alice Cooper performed the song on the third season of 'The Muppet Show.'



9) Blue Oyster Cult: '(Don't Fear) The Reaper'

This Halloween song favorite was built around the opening riff by lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. Roeser, who wrote (and sang on) the hit single, says the lyrics are about love, not suicide. In 1976, the single reached No. 12 on the U.S. charts, making it their most successful album.



8) Gerard McMann: 'Cry Little Sister'

'Cry Little Sister' is the theme song for the vampire thriller film, 'The Lost Boys.' The song was originally recorded by Gerard McMahon (who goes by the name Gerard McMann) for the soundtrack and was later covered by Seattle-band Aiden in the sequel.



7) Ray Parker, Jr.: 'Ghostbusters'

Parker had only two days to write the theme song for 'Ghostbusters.' The lyrics came to him while watching a T.V. infomercial. The phone number flashing across the screen gave him the idea for the lyrics 'Who You Gonna Call?' It stayed at No. 1 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.



6) Bobby (Boris) Pickett: 'Monster Mash'

This halloween song derived from Pickett's monologue-rendition of horror film actor Boris Karloff while he and his band were performing a song by The Diamonds. The 'Monster Mash' single reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 20, 1962.



5) Rob Zombie: 'Dragula'

'Hellbilly Deluxe' was Zombie's premiere solo album, which also featured his other hit single, 'Living Dead Girl.' Based on the drag racer 'Drag-u-la' in TV sitcom 'The Munsters,' this Halloween song classic reached No. 6 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks (in 1998).



4) Richard O'Brien: 'Time Warp'

'Time Warp' is song/dance number featured in the cult flick, 'Rocky Horror Picture Show.' The song has been covered by artists Alvin and the Chipmunks, British pop group Black Lace, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row.




3) Buddy Baker and Xavier "X" Atencio: 'Grim Grinning Ghosts'

Sound vaguely familiar? That's because this Halloween song is the theme for the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney theme parks. There are different variations of the song on the ride: a slow cadence version in the entrance foyer, a waltz rendition in the ballroom, and articulated lyrics by Atencio in the graveyard.



2) Michael Jackson: 'Thriller'

Written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones, the song reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and No. 1 on the Radio & Records singles charts. And what's a Halloween song without an epic 14 minute video? Full of zombie-like jazz moves choreographed by both Michael Peters and Michael Jackson, the video includes actor Vincent Price – known for his distinctive voice in horror films – who was brought in to do a rap solo in the middle of the "short film." The video won a Grammy in 1985 for best video, long form.



1) Danny Elfman: 'This Is Halloween'

Composed by Danny Elfman, the Halloween song was covered by Marilyn Mason in 2006, and was also used in the video game 'Kingdom Hearts.' The soundtrack album from the epic Tim Burton film 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' peaked at No. 98 on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for the for best original score in the 1993 Golden Globes.