At least he was in a comfy chair.
A Minnesota man has pled guilty to driving while drunk. The only hitch - he was driving a La-Z-Boy.
According to the Duluth News Tribune, Dennis LeRoy Anderson departed from a bar in Proctor, a town in northern Minnesota, and started to drive his chair home one night in August 2008.
However, the 62-year-old crashed the La-Z-Boy into a parked car. He was not seriously injured, but police… Continue
Jessica Gil Ortiz’s Gymnastics Headplant Every wonder what would have happened if you hadn’t given up your gymnastics dream as a kid, if you had been able to go all the way at the international level, if you had achieved fame and fortune in one of the world’s biggest sports? Watch this video, and you’ll never think about it again.… Continue
“I’m a Beautiful Black Butterfly”
On Tuesday, Matt Lauer had to contend with the force of nature that is Tracy Morgan on The Today Show on Tuesday. The comedian talked about Lorne Michaels (his “Obi-Wan Kenobi”), dished on former Saturday Night Live cast members, and discussed “coming into” his “manhood,” and, apparently, his butterflyhood. “If Tracy Morgan can make it,” said the Jedi butterfly, “so can…
Michelle Obama went 10 rounds on "The Jay Leno Show" Friday night, but the First Lady reserved all her punches for President Obama - and her own mom.
Appearing on "10 @ 10" - a comedy bit during which Leno asks 10 rapid-fire questions - the First Lady was asked to name the President's most annoying habit.
"Ohhh - we don't have enough time," Obama said before riffing on her hubby's Mr. Cool image. "He has no annoying habits. Right, Jay?… Continue
You're in rehearsals for "Race," which will be your Broadway debut on Nov. 19. Excited about that?
AIt's ridiculously cool. I grew up in the Bronx, and I wanted to do theater long before I wanted to be in a movie. I've never done Broadway before, but I had been longing to return to the theater. Originating a role in a play by David Mamet, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, is just an incredible opportunity.
A group of prominent artists are moving forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. government for using music as a means for torture at Cuba’s controversial Guantanamo Bay facility.
Last December, news hit media outlets about how military personnel were using music to humiliate and demoralize detainees.
Rage Against the Machine member Tom Morello is participating in the suit, and revealed that reports have shown the music was played just… Continue
Michael R. Bloomberg, the Wall Street mogul whose fortune catapulted him into New York’s City Hall, has set another staggering financial record: He has now spent more of his own money than any other individual in United States history in the pursuit of public office.Newly released campaign records show the mayor, as of Friday, had spent $85 million on his latest re-election campaign, and is on pace to spend between $110 million and $140 million before… Continue
A shot from a BB gun fired at a rookie cop at a Brooklyn housing project led to the arrest of 15 people on gun and drug charges, police said Friday.
The officer, who escaped the Thursday night incident with a minor bruise, was patrolling Bedford-Stuyvesant's Louis Armstrong Houses with his partner when he felt a sting, police said.
The officer saw a pellet and realized he had been shot in the hat.
McDonald’s Corp., Burger King Holdings Inc. and Friendly Ice Cream Corp. were accused in a lawsuit of selling chicken they know contains a chemical that can cause cancer even in small amounts.
McDonald’s, the world’s biggest restaurant company, and the other dining chains were sued Wednesday in state court in Hartford, Connecticut. The complaint, filed by Washington-based Cancer Project on behalf of two Connecticut residents, seeks class-action,… Continue
Kanye West got swift justice this AM -- thanks in part to TMZ -- and the judge in his LAX vandalism case said he'll dismiss all 3 misdemeanors against him after Kanye gets a dose of community service.
West's lawyer, Blair Berk, delivered a blistering attack on the paparazzi, scolding them for inciting celebs, going to churches for intrusive shots ... pretty much claiming they're responsible for all the wars in the world.
The A-list is gearing up for a remake of "The A-Team."
Bradley Cooper, Quinton (Rampage) Jackson, Sharlto Copley and Liam Neeson will star as four crime-fighting former soldiers in a big-screen version of the 1983 TV series - and man-of-the-moment Cooper is especially psyched.
"It's a childhood dream to be in a movie where I get to run a gun," he tells the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, which boasts the first images from the film.… Continue
Lindsay Lohan doesn’t see a problem with her 15-year-old sister partying into the late night.
“She's tougher than I am,” Lohan told Life & Style of her sister Ali. “She has a good head on her shoulders. Maybe it was different for me because I didn't know what to expect and it just happened really fast. I didn't have a big sister.”
Ali, who’s been trying to break into acting and singing just like her big sis, also seems to have… Continue
Khloe Kardashian is about to become a mom.
No, the newlywed isn't pregnant, but husband Lamar Odom is finally ready to introduce his bride to his children.
"Of course," the LA Laker told Eonline.com's Party Girl when asked if Kardashian will meet his kids, 10-year-old daughter Destiny and 7-year-old son Lamar, Jr.
Both youngsters were conspicuously absent from the duo's wedding back in September.
Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean (R) and Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer Akon perform on stage at the 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) at the Moi International Sports Centre-Kasarani in Kenya's capital Nairobi, October 10, 2009. The annual celebration of the African…
MEXICO CITY – A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press.
Zhenli Ye Gon's lawyers, who are fighting efforts to extradite him to Mexico from the United States, vehemently deny their client admitted anything illegal and call the report misinformation… Continue
Jenny Boom Boom and DJ Craig G from Hot 93.7 interview Lloyd part 2! In part 2 Lloyd talks about his new single "Pusha" and why Lil' Wayne's verse is so late in the song, he also explains why he called Ciara a "bitch" and their conversation after… Continue
OJ Da Juiceman should just stay in the south cuz new yorkers weren't feelin him the night of october 21st 2009, he got BOOed off stage during his performance of "Boomin & Bunkin'" live at BB Kings in Times Square NYC.… Continue