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Apocalypto: What The Mayans Are REALLY Saying..?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:31:39 -0800

With a name like Apocalypto, it's gotta be smash hit! And with a director like Mel Gibson, well, there might be subtext. Here's what Saturday Night Live thinks the Mayans are really saying...

Front Page: Obama Picks Sonia Sotomayor For Supreme Court

TresSugar — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:45 -0700

President Obama has selected federal judge Sonia Sotomayor as his nominee for Supreme Court. She is the court's first Hispanic nominee. - New York Times
Following the test of a nuclear missile this weekend, North Korea test-fired two more short-range missiles today. - CNN
California's Supreme Court will rule today whether the Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Don't expect the battle to end either way. - Wall Street Journal
Mel Gibson has confirmed that his girlfriend Okasana Grigorieva is pregnant with his child. Mel has seven children with his still-wife Robyn. - Fox News
Reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8 premiered last night, but this time the show focused on the couple's marriage troubles. - lilsugar

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List of Generous Stars Shows Oprah Makes Biggest Give

LibertySugar — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0700

Oprah spent $50.2 million for education, health care, and women and children advocacy last year, topping The Giving Back Fund's list of celebrity donors.

Oprah has not one, but two foundations to help her share her estimated net worth of $1 billion - Oprah's Angel Network and The Oprah Winfrey Foundation.

She topped a few other lists this year, too. Oprah came in as the highest paid person on TV, and No. 1 on Forbes Most Powerful List. It's refreshing to see that the most powerful person is also the most generous star!

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No. 2 Herb Alpert The trumpeter and A&M records co-founder gave $13 million to education.
No. 3 Barbra Streisand: She gave $11 million to the environment, women's issues, civil rights, and AIDS research.
No. 4 Paul Newman: He gave $10 million to the Scholarship for Kenyon College, his alma mater.
No. 5 Mel Gibson: He gave $9.9 million to his church, the Holy Family Church.

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Alec Baldwin's Excuse

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:00:00 -0700

Shamed stars have come up with some pretty wild excuses to cover up for their bizarre behavior. Mel Gibson went to rehab for anti-Semitism. Lindsay Lohan's partying got her admitted to the hospital for "exhaustion." Alec Baldwin knows that rehab and hospital stays are played out, so in his latest PR move, he explains who that abusive phone call to his daughter Ireland was really supposed to be for...

Dear Poll: Do you Think Rehab is the Answer?

DearSugar — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:30:00 -0700

Michael Richards, Mel Gibson and Don Imus oh my... just to name a few. Celebrities have been drying out in rehab for years, but their reasons for seeking treatment are getting juicier and juicer by the second. No longer are treatment centers solely for drug and alcohol dependency, but rather racism, anger, and stress as well.

It seems like every time a public figure finds themselves in hot water, they blame their actions and remarks on some sort of dependency and run to rehab for shelter instead of being held accountable for their behavior. How do you all feel about this new phenomenon? Do you think celebrities are cowardly blaming their outbursts on abuse or do you feel they are in fact victims of addiction?

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Would You Excuse Someone Who Makes Anti-Semitic or Racial Remarks?

DearSugar — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:04:57 -0700

Mel Gibson claims that he was just drunk and made a comment that was in poor taste when he said that "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."

But many others in our society often make racial, sexual and anti gay slurs in jest as well. If and when you've ever been in the company of someone who's made a remark like this, what would your response to them be?