September 2014

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CeeLo Green Losing Gigs Thanks To Rape Tweets

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CeeLo Green is in a world of trouble after his stupid, insensitive tweets about rape. Though he deleted his tweets, he can’t delete peoples’ memories, and it’s causing him gigs. TMZ is reporting that the Gretna festival is dropping his ass: A Louisiana music festival says CeeLo Green no longer fits the concert’s “wholesome family environment” … so he’s been axed from headlining the event. Organizers for the Gretna Heritage Festival released a statement saying Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will replace him in Sunday night’s lineup. There was no further explanation about why CeeLo was dropped. I don’t think we need further explanation, I think it’s clear why he was dropped. And that’s not the only gig he’s lost. From Seattle Pi: TBS announced Wednesday it had decided earlier this summer against renewing Green’s reality show, “The Good Life,” for a second season. The Navy also canceled a Green performance. I guess they saw him drivin’ ’round town and shouted, “FUCK YOUUUUUUUU.” I say, good riddance. He should be held accountable for his tweets, and I think it’s great people are taking action. Bums me out. I used to be a fan. To the extent that anyone can really be a fan of CeeLo Green — I’ve never met a diehard CeeLo fan. Ain’t that some shit? Follow us on Twitter | Facebook

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Leaked Nudes To Become “Art”

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Jennifer Lawrence was one of the celebs caught in the leaked nudes disaster and unfortunately for her and the others (like Kate Upton and Kirsten Dunst) the photos aren’t going away anytime soon — in fact, they’re going to be featured as “art”. From E!: Despite plenty of outrage from the public, Cory Allen Contemporary Art and artist XVALA are proceeding with their upcoming art show, “No Delete,” which will feature provocative images of the A-list stars. “The artist sees these images as art,” Cory Allen explained to E! News. “[They are] a representation of someone or something that has a different meaning for everyone. Transforming those images to canvas presents them in a different light. It makes them real.” Last week, CACA announced the leaked images will be life-size, unaltered and printed on canvases. The “art” will be held at a showroom in Saint Petersburg, Fla. Despite several stars threatening legal action against anyone who posts the photos, Allen says what they’re doing doesn’t deserve legal ramifications. “Our goal was not to do anything illegal. It was for XVALA to create art; to follow through with his vision for this project and for me to promote it,” Allen explained to E! News. “We have not been contacted by anyone.” Okay, a few things. First, this reminds me of something Andy Warhol would do, although he’d definitely alter the images with his famous brightly colored silk screening technique. Secondly, I’m all for “art”, but I think this needs to die. What happened to these women was basically a sex crime. Their private photos were leaked, and it doesn’t matter how it happened — what matters is that it happened and it was a terrible invasion of privacy, and it should stop. Thirdly, this seems like a really lame excuse for art. But those are just my opinions. What do you guys think? Would you see the exhibit? When it comes to art, is anything up for grabs? Follow us on Twitter | Facebook