Look, we know that Steve Williams was toting the bag. we know that Tiger Woods finished in the shadows of Hennie Otto, Simon Dyson and Brandt Snedeker and was already in his plane on the way to Johns Creek. But had we lost Adam Scott in this melee? You know, the nice, young Australian who had just won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational? You know, the golf tournament. in Akron? Ohio?
the David Letterman Scandal may have boosted his 2009 ratings, but it also opened up his very guarded private life to public scrutiny, showing a Clinton-ian caddishness with his staff, and a brave ability to face up to his actions. on October 1, 2009, “Late Night” host faced the camera and simply stated, “I have had sex with women who work for me on this show.” Over the next few weeks, the unfolding story of backstage affairs, an extortion plot, and a CBS news producer accused of the deed.
Despite all the hand-wringing about tabloids and invasion of privacy resulting from the News of The World phone hacking scandal, gossip sheets have an insatiable appetite for candid photos of celebrities—and they will continue to pay high prices to get them. in an effort to satisfy that need—and keep pace with the competition who are racing to do the same—photo service Corbis Images is acquiring celeb photo site Splash News.
Tiger Woods fired his caddie of 12 years, with apparently little notice. As much speculation as there is about how Tiger plans to change his golf game, there’s even more about how he could just fire his long-term right-hand man without a thought.
By Nando Di Fino
Jeff Keppinger and Wilson Betemit were shipped off to new teams this week. Consider those moves, and last week’s trade of Francisco Rodriguez from the Mets to the Brewers, the first spikes on the graph of what looks like an unpredictable 10 days leading up to the Major League Baseball trade deadline. The Astros shipped Keppinger to the Giants on Tuesday for two minor league pitchers. Kansas City sent Betemit to the Tigers for a pair of prospects. they weren’t earth-shattering trades and won’t have watercoolers buzzing, but they did set a pace for some bigger moves to be made between Thursday and the July 31 deadline (while also having the indirect effect of introducing the world to new Astros infielder Jose Altuve, who stands 5-foot-7).
No spoiler alert here: Precious dies on page one in Sapphire’s new novel, “The Kid.”
The book follows Precious’ son, Abdul, through his own hell in foster care from ages 9 through 18, where he endures both physical and sexual abuse. these horrors become a part of him, one that he takes out on others.
bill Gates owns many things. Among them is a digital image company based here in Seattle called Corbis Corporation.
Corbis also owns many things–mainly photos and the rights to those photos. and as of this week, Corbis (and through it, Gates) owns something new–something that oddly has to do with Brangelina, Tiger Woods’ mistress, and Lindsay Lohan.
No spoiler alert here: Precious dies on page one in Sapphire’s new novel, “The Kid.”
The book follows Precious’ son, Abdul, through his own hell in foster care from ages 9 through 18, where he endures both physical and sexual abuse. these horrors become a part of him, one that he takes out on others.
Jay-Z cheating on Beyonce is like Oreo Cookie sneaking around with a Pretzel: it just should not, and can’t, happen. on one hand, they are rarely seen being affectionate, and are apart often. I forget they are married sometimes. on the other hand, they do go to France a lot. I mention the frequency of France since it lays the ground of what is to follow.
It appears that the tables have been turned on NBC newsman Chris Hansen. The National Enquirer reports that Hansen allegedly has been caught cheating on his wife with a woman over two decades his junior. and it also appears that he was caught using the same tactic as made him famous hosting NBC’s “To Catch A Predator” — a hidden camera.
McIlroy: in the driving seat
Rory McIlroy has a record halfway score at the US Open, a six-shot lead over his nearest challenger and surely can’t be caught now, can he?
Sky Bet now have the Northern Irishman as the 1/3 odds-on favourite to win his maiden major title after taking Congressional by storm, while he is 9/4 to suffer another major heartbreak.
ROY PILOTT
OPINION: Liverpool have set an early benchmark by agreeing to a whopping [PndStlg]20 million (NZ$39m) deal for Sunderland’s Jordan Henderson.
the proposed deal involves David N’Gog going in the other direction and it draws an early line in the sand for clubs looking to cash in on their assets.
I AM currently wandering through the British countryside on a research mission. From this vantage point, two things are abundantly clear: globalisation lives and privacy is dead.
AAP
A Melbourne cleaner helped arrange a luxury yacht on which drug boss Tony Mokbel escaped to Greece and handled large sums of cash to help him avoid capture, a jury has heard.
Prosecutors allege Foula Pantazis and her husband, Byron Pantazis, were part of a network that helped Mokbel flee Australia during a 2006 Victorian Supreme Court trial.
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