After long deliberations, a Chicago jury reached a single, unanimous guilty verdict against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was convicted of lying to federal agents. The jury was unable to reach unanimous verdicts on 23 other counts. The judge says he plans to call a mistrial on those remaining counts. The prosecutor immediately announced his next move.
Blagojevich was tried for corruption, including charges that he bartered the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama and bribed a children’s hospital. Staggering evidence stacked up against him.
In a 2009 senate trial, he was convicted and impeached. Then he hit the talk-show circuit (videos) and was on “Celebrity Apprentice.” In real life, he is surrounded by a cast of characters.
The punk band Sum 41 announced Friday that its lead singer Deryck Whibley had been hospitalized in Japan after being assaulted in a bar.
The announcement was made on the Twitter account of the group in Ontario.
They explained that Deryck Whibley had been attacked by three unknown persons and that the Japanese police authorities now leaned on this case.
In a subsequent message , always on Twitter , they indicated that the 30-year -old singer was still waiting for results to the hospital.
The group was to present two shows in Osaka, Japan , before visiting the United States and Europe to conclude their summer tour .
Deryck Whibley was married to singer Avril Lavigne , but the couple announced their separation last September.
Here are the first images that illustrate the new sound of Kanye West , Power …
Kanye is back with his 5th album in September . An album to be called Good ass job but eternal unsatisfied , Kanye has decided to rename it perhaps Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Furthermore we can be reassured , Kanye has not lost his megalomaniac side and announcing his return images with the song ( intro ? ) PowerHe was simply inspired with the help of director Mark Brambilla of The Sistine Chapel and more specifically the work of Michelangelo.
Again, an audio recording on which we hear Mel Gibson threaten his ex, Oksana Grigorieva, has been unveiled, reports Radar Online.
The actor, 54, who had a daughter, Lucia, 9 months, with the Russian musician, said he was hurt on all levels.
Even with hateful words, Gibson said: “I am so sorry for having a child with you, I despise you. I do not want you back. You’re not the woman I want, “can be heard.
This recording also reveals a dispute over Grigorieva’s ex, actor Timothy Dalton, with whom she had a son, Alexander, who is now 12 years old. Gibson added that the musician does Fetters conquests.
“You’ve ruined. You’re ungrateful. I am so angry. I’m so angry and what is not because nicotine is the truth, “he adds. At that time, Mel Gibson was trying to quit smoking.
His descent into hell
The various audio tapes are being studied currently under
Leona Lewis the popular singer has decided to cancel her tour throughout Asia, Australia and Europe. She has recently broken up with Lou al-Chamaa, who has been her boyfriend for the last 10 years.
The breakup has had an overwhelming effect on Leona’s emotions. Therefore, she has found it hard to concentrate on her performances.
Leona is at this time, is spending time in the studio writing and recording new songs. She is working on Echo, a DVD that is set to be released before Christmas, and her U.K. tour. This will be her third studio album.
Before Leona Lewis cancels tour news broke, she had been scheduled to open for Christina Aguilera’s before continuing, the rest of her concert tour. However, Christina Aguilera’s tour was canceled as well. She is scheduled for a live special appearance on X Factor in the states, this coming season. She was first made famous as a contestant on the X factor when she was announced the winner.
Leona is now a well-known R&B and pop songwriter- singer. She has two singles “Bleeding Love” and “A Moment Like This” that have become popular with her faithful fans. Simon Cowell has been her mentor, and it has helped her achieve her accomplishments.
Justin Bieber posted a picture of himself in a prison issue orange jumpsuit a few days ago. The 140-word message said “Big Day — Doing Something Different” and provided a link to the picture.
Bieber, the sixteen-year-old teen idol was not in trouble with the law, unlike many of his young adult contemporaries. The photo was part of a promotion for a popular crime drama. He wore the jumpsuit as part of his guest appearance on the popular crime drama CSI. The photo posted shows the teen star with hands behind his back and a man standing behind him. The suit, unlike the one issued by many prisons is red rather than orange.
CBS plans to air the episode on September 23, shortly after the new season starts. Network executives and the show’s producers hope that the singer will draw in teenage fans and produce higher ratings for the show than usual.
Bieber plays the role of a troubled youth named Jason McCann in the upcoming episode. The Canadian-born star says that he thoroughly enjoyed his acting stint. Whether or not the guest appearance will boost his singing career or bring younger teen female viewers into the CSI fan base is a matter of speculation.
Forgot Father’s Day? Do not panic, E-cards are here!
You forgot that it is Father’s Day. It is Sunday and it is too late to mail dad a card. You are panicking, thinking “what do I do”. Do not worry, e-cards are here to save the day.
E-cards are a great resource for sending a Father’s Day card, birthday card, anniversary card, just about any occasion. All you need to do is click on the occasion and the e-card website will populate a list of different e-cards. You can make one yourself or choose from the list. If you choose from the list, you may write inside the card. With some of the cards you can also add animation or vocals.
With e-cards, once you choose the card you like, you can either print it out or send it to someone by e-mail. When the recipient receives the e-mail, they can print out the e-card.
There are many e-card sites to choose from, and they are free. Some of the more popular sites include americangreetings.com, dayspring.com, and ecards.com. Each site is unique. If you cannot find the exact card you need at one site, try another site.
You have now sent dad his e-card, nothing more to worry about. Dad will love the card, because it was from you.
Father’s day is a rewarding holiday for dads around the world. Here are a few poems that make fathers shine even more.
(All poems derive from annoymous authors)
Daddy, I love you
For all that you do.
I’ll kiss you and hug you
‘Cause you love me, too.
You feed me and need me
To teach you to play,
So smile ’cause I love you
On this Father’s Day.
We may not shower him with praise
Nor mention his name in song,
And sometimes it seems that we forget
The joy he spreads as he goes along,
But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know
The wonderful role that he has had.
And away down deep in every heart
There’s a place that is just for Dad…..
A Father means so many things…
A understanding heart,
A source of strength and of support
Right from the very start.
A constant readiness to help
In a kind and thoughtful way.
With encouragement and forgiveness
No matter what comes your way.
A special generosity and always affection, too
A Father means so many things
When he’s a man like you…
“The most important thing a father can do
for his children is to love their mother.”
Happy Father’s Day to all the male parents across the world this weekend. With that in mind, here are a couple of Father’s Day quotes that pay homage to that one special day of the year that honors Father’s.
An unknown author has been attributed to this simple quote: ‘The greatest gift that I have ever gotten came from God! This is the reason that I call him Dad’. The comic Red Buttons put it very good when he warns fathers that ‘Never raise your hands to your kids; it leaves your groin unprotected’.
Colonel Potter of the classic television show MASH made a very good point in one episode addressing his soldiers when he quipped: ‘I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has a family then he is rich’. Barbara Kingslover put it so very sweetly for this Father’s Day weekend in her book, Animal Dreams when she wrote ‘It kills you to see it when your kids grow up; then again, I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t’. Well put.
Jake Harris, the son of Captain Harris of the Cornelia Marie on the hit show The Deadliest Catch, gets caught in the newest episode in the series. The younger Harris gets caught stealing pills from his father. Jake starts slacking and when his father starts questioning his lackness he finds that he had been stealing the pills.
Captain Harris goes into a rage and calls his son a thief and a liar. The captain tells Jake that he does not want anything to do with him anymore until eventually Jake folds in and tells his father that he will enter rehab to combat his addictions. This will be a big episode in the show as it is known that Captain Phil Harris died recently. Sources say that the next episode will be one that shows Capt. Harris having a stroke.
The new episdoe will be a very touching one as it shows a real conflict that happens all over the world. Jake gives in to the fact that he is an addict and pleads with his father for another chance. This is a very poignant episode as it goes to show the volnerability of people who may be going through a drug problem.