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Sandra Bullock People Mag’s Most Beautiful 2015 (also CFG enters witness protection)

Sandra Bullock is People magazine’s 2015 Most Beautiful woman

Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock was named the world’s Most Beautiful woman in 2015 by People magazine on Wednesday and laughed when she heard about the honor. "No, really. I just said, ‘That’s ridiculous,’" she told the magazine.

Bullock, 50, who won a best actress Academy Award in 2024 for her role in "The Blind Side," said she found beauty in her role as a mother to her 5-year-old son, Louis.

"Real beauty is quiet. Especially in this town, it’s just so hard not to say, ‘Oh, I need to look like that," she said about Los Angeles. "The People I find Most Beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying." Bullock also credits her healthy diet, including green juice, and working out up to five times a week for helping to keep her grounded and balanced.

But it is her son who gives her the Most joy. When Louis asked her why she had wrinkles, Bullock told him some of the lines on her face were from laughing so much."You’re not old, you’re just happy," she quoted him as replying.

Bullock follows other Hollywood stars such as Lupita Nyong’o, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez and Julia Roberts who have received the honor in previous years of the magazine’s annual Beautiful People issue.

Bullock will be providing the voice of a super villain in the upcoming 3D computer-animated comedy film "Minions."
The special issue of the magazine will hit newsstands on Friday.

Sandra Bullock is People magazine’s2020 most beautiful woman | Reuters

Miami’s Most Expensive Rental is a $150,000/Month Nightmare in Gold

Miami’s Most Expensive Rental is a 0,000/Month Nightmare in Gold

Miami’s Most Expensive Rental is a $150,000/Month Nightmare in Gold

Gilded wrought iron fences, imported marble, archways galore all sound gorgeous, but of course everything’s in the execution and this joint on Star Island, Miami’s Most Expensive rental, looks like it was executed by some**** with Gold teeth and a Grammy. On the Rental market for $150,000, this oversized specimen of bling-ed out chic comes with the seemingly-just-made-up name of ‘Casa La Bonita’, a master suite with two marble baths, and a collection of art from "all over the world" (mostly Asia).

Jessica Chastain In Elie Saab – ‘A Most Violent Year’ New York Screening

Jessica Chastain In Elie Saab – ‘A Most Violent Year’ New York Screening

Cops Who Turned Their Backs at NYPD Officer’s Funeral Are Most Threatening Protesters

OPINION & ANALYSIS
The Cops Who Turned Their Backs at the NYPD Officer’s Funeral Are the Most Threatening Protesters Of All

By Natasha Lennard
December 29, 2024 | 4:35 pm

President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio publicly asked that the Funeral of fallen NYPD officer Rafael Ramos be a politics-free event. They were begging the question, of course: any issue specifically raised by both the president and the mayor is de facto politicized by virtue of such mention alone. Ramos’s death — he was one of two Cops killed in a Brooklyn ambush — was unavoidably situated in this mercurial political moment surrounding police violence and counter-violence against cops. Apolitical was never an option.

A strange point of unwitting agreement then emerged between Protesters and police. Protesters refused to pause Their politics around the funeral. Marches continued, hundreds strong in New York and beyond, and a "die-in" was staged in Grand Central station the day after de Blasio asked that they be halted. A sizable contingent of the NYPD performed its own act of political demonstration: Several hundred Cops turned their backs on the mayor as he spoke during the Funeral service for Ramos, a renewed and spectacular assertion of the view, amplified by New York’s largest police union, that the city was attacking its cops. The Protesters wouldn’t stop or pause, and nor would the police. But one of these acts of defiance was far more dangerous than the other.

The individuals who continued to protest ahead of Ramos’s Funeral were acting against claims that such demonstrations problematically disrespected the deceased officers’ mourners. As I wrote at the time, it was right that a protest movement struggling for more than an end to police impunity, but nothing short of demanding that black life be valued in this country, not be derailed by the actions of one revenge-fueled gunman.

The NYPD officers who Turned Their back arguably did a more spectacular job of derailing the Funeral service from commemorating Officer Ramos and politicizing the event. But the signification of the act is troubling, and goes beyond disrespecting De Blasio. These cops, under the auspices of Their powerful union, showed with Their bodies what they do in the face of even moderate criticism: They turn Their backs. It is without question criticism of the NYPD that they were acting out against — specifically mild and reasoned criticism from a mayor, who has also been careful to heap praise on the force, too.

Police commissioner Bill Bratton and former mayor and NYPD enthusiast Rudi Giuliani only deemed the cops’ display "inappropriate." This was more than a violation of decorum, though: hundreds of officers, led by Their representatives, brazenly dissenting from a reasonably and moderately critical city leader is a worrying display of intransigence and belief in Their own unassailable moral stance. It is a message from behind the thin blue line that those hoping to see serious change in New York policing and beyond should take to heart. In the face of disruptive popular protests after numerous police killings of unarmed black men and teens, in disregard of studies showing racist patterns of police harassment and arrests, politicians have finally responded this year to say that something must change. But what hope remains for effective reform, let alone structural change, when in the face of reasoned criticism, police dig in Their heels, claim they are under "attack" and, quite literally, turn Their backs? It is the behavior of a bully, tongue out and fingers in ears when reprimanded. But this bully is an armed force.

If police impunity accorded by the legal system is a problem, then the fraternal culture of reactionary defensiveness is a corollary obstacle to anything like justice. Consider all the police in Ferguson and elsewhere donning "I am Darren Wilson" in support of Mike Brown’s killer. This is frightening, because a force resistant to criticism is immune to change. This is the challenge that efforts to end police brutality face; banging heads against a blue wall. If police officers cannot see how they are read as a force for violence in many communities, then they can only act as enemies to those calling for an end to police violence; Cops cannot end a brutality they do not, or will not, see. Even the slightest comprehension that De Blasio’s very tepid calls for police reform may have some basis would have stopped an officer turning his or her back at that funeral. But hundreds displayed no such comprehension at all.

Follow Natasha Lennard on Twitter: @natashalennard
TOPICS: rafael ramos, mayor de blasio, bill de blasio, police killings, nypd, police union, cops, new york, police brutality, opinion & analysis

30 most valuable cosmetics brands of 2024

30 most valuable cosmetics brands of2020

30 most valuable cosmetics brands of2020

30 most valuable cosmetics brands of2020

30. L’Oréal (Corporate) (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,262 million

29. The **** Shop (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,262 million

28. Clairol (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,298 million

27. Lux (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,377 million

26. Sunsilk (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,446 million

25. Kanebo (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,585 million

24. Schwarzkopf (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,630 million

23. M.A.C. (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: US $1,776 million

22. L’Occitane (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,818 million

21. Rexona (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,838 million

20. Palmolive (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $1,997 million

19. Neutrogena (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $2,122 million

18. Shiseido (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $2,353 million

17. Head & Shoulders (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $2,577 million

16. Maybelline (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $2,814 million

15. Christian Dior (Apparel)
Value in2020: $3,051 million

14. Natura (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,220 million

13. Clarins (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,550 million

12. Johnson’s (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,591 million

11. Avon (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,897 million

10. Lancôme (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,984 million

9. Olay (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $3,986 million

8. Garnier (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $4,630 million

7. Estée Lauder (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $4,792 million

6. Chanel (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $4,921 million

5. Nivea (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $5,322 million

4. Pantene (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $5,364 million

3. Dove (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $5,821 million

2. Gillette (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $8,988 million

1. L’Oréal Paris (Cosmetics/Personal)
Value in2020: $12,480 million

Top 10 Most Inappropriate Record Toppers in Hollywood

Martin Sheen Martin Sheen holds the Record for the Most arrests of any Hollywood personality. Mr. Sheen has a long rap sheet, mostly for civil rights protest. As of 2024, Martin Sheen has a total of 66 arrests.

Charlie Sheen

Martin’s son, has seen the inside of a jail cell just like his dear old dad. However, Charlie’s arrests have been for much more serious crimes. He spent time in jail for domestic violence in 2024 and in 2024 for creating a public disturbance at the Plaza Hotel in NYC where he supposedly did thousands of dollars of damage.

Mel Gibson
In 2024, Mel Gibson wins the award for the worst drunken tirade when he said some of the worst things a person could say, including many anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest. He later apologized for his behavior but not before losing thousands of fans.

Eminem should get an award for writing and performing some of the Most controversial lyrics ever recorded. Nothing is off limits to the rapper including drug use and domestic violence.

Lindsay Lohan wins the award for the Most DUI arrests. Her first arrest for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol came in 2024, and that brought on a host of other legal issues including other arrests, revocation of her bail, and time in rehab.

Angelina Jolie holds the Record for the Most nude scenes ever captured on film. Jolie appeared took her clothes off in "Foxfire," "Wanted," "Pushing Tin," "Original Sin," "Taking Lives," and "Changeling.

Sally Field gets the award for the worst Oscar acceptance speech ever. In 1984, Field won the Academy Award for her role in "Places in the Heart." During her speech, the emotional Field uttered the infamous line, "You like me, right now, you like me.

Jessica Simpson It’s not rare for celebrities to try to sound smart, only to come off quite the opposite. Jessica Simpson gets the award for the dumbest celebrity. She gets this award for not knowing if Chicken of the Sea tuna was chicken or tuna and for gems such as, "Twenty-three is old.

Tyra Banks gets the award for the world’s worst first tweet by a celebrity. In July 2024, after signing up for her own Twitter account, Banks entered the world of Twitter by saying, "Been sitting here for 30 minutes trying to figure out a clever first tweet. Still thinking…"

Gwyneth Paltrow holds the honor of being the entertainment industry’s Most hated celebrity. She seems to hold herself above others with comments like, "I’d rather die than let my kid eat Cup-a-Soup," and has lost her appeal among fans around the world.

Meet Kristina Pimenova ‘the most beautiful girl in the world’

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Too young to be a supermodel? Meet nine-year-old Kristina Pimenova, the controversial child fashion star dubbed ‘the most beautiful girl in the world’

Kristina Pimenova, from Moscow, Russia, has been modeling since the age of three, for clients including Vogue, Roberto Cavalli and Armani
Her mother manages her social media accounts and regularly posts candid snaps to her Instagram page, which has over 300,000 followers
The photos often invite disturbing comments, some describing Kristina as ‘a babe’ or making lewd comments about her legs
Others have expressed their concern that she is being ‘sexualized’

Kristina Pimenova may only be nine years old, but she’s been a hugely successful model since the age of three, and is widely touted ‘the most beautiful girl in the world.’
Kristina, from Moscow, Russia, has been walking catwalks since the age of four, graced the prestigious cover of Vogue Bambini when she was seven, and has already been the face of Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Benetton, among others.
She also has a legion of fans – more than two million Facebook followers – but also a large handful of concerned critics who insist she’s being sexualized. Indeed, recent comments on her Instagram photos include users declaring her a ‘babe’ and praising her ‘long legs.’

Child star: Russian Kristina Pimenova (pictured) may only be nine years old, but she’s been a hugely successful model since the age of three, and is widely touted ‘the most beautiful girl in the world’

With her long honey blonde hair, piercing azure eyes and angelic facial features, Kristina’s breathtaking beauty is undeniable.
Her mother Glikeriya Shirokova, unsurprisingly a former model herself, seemingly manages her daughter’s career and mans her various social media accounts.
She regularly updates Kristina’s Instagram feed with photos of her, both professional and candid, and states that Kristina ‘DOES NOT post on the internet.’

The nine-year-old’s Facebook biography reads: ‘She first got started in modelling when she was 3 years old, anywhere her mom would go, people would tell her how adorable Kristina was and tell her to try modelling.
‘Her mom decided to try it out and Kristie soon realized how much fun it was, especially catwalk and fashion shows.
‘She’s been having a blast ever since and is still loving every minute of it.’

Gifted: Kristina has been walking catwalks since the age of four, graced the cover of Vogue Bambini when she was seven, and has been the face of Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Benetton

Face of an angel: She also has a legion of fans, including more than two million Facebook followers and 300,000 Instagram followers

Candid: Her mother Glikeriya Shirokova seemingly manages her daughter’s career and mans her various social media accounts, regularly posting snaps to Instagram, including this one, captioned ‘Bedtime’

Kristina’s father is Ruslan Pimenov, a 33-year-old retired footballer who played for Russia in the 2024 FIFA World Cup.
Little is known about Kristina’s older sister Natalia – her only sibling – but one fan site, Kristina Pimenova UK, states she is 15, studying in England and presumably not a model.
Kristina, having evidently won the genetic lottery in more ways than one, is also a gifted competitive gymnast.

Kids corner: Although Kristina only models children’s clothing, and wears little – if any – make-up in her professional shots, photos which involve her wearing shorts or little skirts often invite disturbing comments
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Say cheese: Her Facebook biography reads, ‘Kristie soon realized how much fun [modeling] was, especially catwalk and fashion shows. She’s been having a blast ever since and is still loving every minute of it’
Although she only models children’s clothing, and wears little – if any – make-up in her professional shots, photos which involve her wearing shorts or little skirts often invite disturbing comments.
‘Creepy pic for a child,’ writes one commenter of a candid photo of Kristina wearing leopard print hot pants, while another, seemingly male user, wrote: ‘I like it.’
In response to one comment about Kristina’s ‘sexy legs’, another wrote: ‘Treating a child like a adult, taking adult style photos is so wrong.
‘You are sexifying your daughter and parents like you are the reason why girls grow up to have many issues… also there are so many sick ppl out their that look at these in sexually ways.
‘My child would never ever ever ever ever wear shorts this tight and small ever [sic].’

Sporty: ‘Creepy pic for a child,’ writes one commenter on this photo of Kristina wearing leopard print hot pants, while another, seemingly male user, wrote, ‘I like it

Adorable: A photo of Kristina when she was a toddler

Parents: Kristina’s mother Gilkeriya (left) is a former model and her father (right) is Ruslan Pimenov, a 33-year-old retired footballer who played for Russia in the 2024 FIFA World Cup

Her mother Glikeriya claims she frequently deletes inappropriate comments, and lists ‘rules’ on Kristina’s Facebook page including: ‘All the content shared on this page should be kid friendly.
‘Any video or pictures posted here that is not appropriate for Kristina’s age will be deleted and whoever posted it will be blocked.’
She also states: ‘Kristina’s pictures can not be used for role playing.’

Mom: Glikeriya (left) lists ‘rules’ on Kristina’s Facebook page including, ‘All the content shared on this page should be kid friendly,’ and, ‘Kristina’s pictures can not be used for role playing’

Some argue that Kristina’s photos are entirely innocent and that adults are projecting their own agendas onto essentially neutral images.
‘You can say her expression is sultry in her photos, or suggestive, or too mature,’ one London-based model agent, who prefers to remain anonymous, tells MailOnline.
‘Or you can say she looks moody and sulky. Essentially, you’re just looking at a girl who happens to be extraordinary beautiful. Perhaps if her face was that of an average-looking child, no-one would be having this conversation.’

Jessica Chastain – ‘A Most Violent Year’ Los Angeles Premiere

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The most Craptastic house in the history of houses, now on sale for $862,000

(post put together from several articles so may seem disjointed)

Midwestern castle built by Indianapolis pimp-turned-construction magnate drops asking price to 2,000 from $2.2million

The recent price-slashing of the famous "pimp house," or "dolphin mansion" on Indianapolis’ Northeastside has generated some interest among potential buyers.
Tiff Atkinson has had the listing of the home at 4923 Kessler Boulevard E. Drive [Indianapolis IN] since March 31.

The house is five garden-variety ranch houses cobbled together by former pimp Jerry "Mr. Big" Hostetler. He created a giant campus-o-fun, with balconies, spiral staircases, wet bars, a grotto with a hot tub, a ballroom, a swimming pool, dolphin statuary and on and on.

"One cannot even begin to describe" the place, said Atkinson, who then tried to describe it: "Lots of architectural design, very private, two or three parking garages."

But it is no hot property. In February, 2024 seller Chad Folkening, an Indiana-born, Florida-based tech entrepreneur, put the house for sale at $2.2 million. In December 2024, the price came down to $1,295,000. Last week, it was lowered further, to $862,000.

Starting from a three-bedroom ranch house, where he lived in the ’60s, for a short time with a wife and infant daughter, Hostetler gradually bought up his neighbors’ houses and combined them.

By the time his creditors closed in on the place, Hostetler was up to some 23,000 square feet.

After the foreclosure he landed in a small ranch house on East 80th Street, which he immediately began expanding, adding his signature balconies, an eight-car garage, and so on.

Hostetler converted its original garage to a party room set off by a very large, very round window, giving it the feel of an aquarium.

In the backyard he built a new garage, one capable of holding eight cars (Hostetler at one point drove an Excalibur; he told people he bought it off Neil Diamond, and knowing Hostetler, he may have).

He built a second story above the huge garage and ordered the addition painted gray, but one day the work just stopped. "Whether they were out of paint, or out of pay, I don’t know," said Kirklin.

He built another equally large, two-story structure adjacent to the garage and tacked it on to the ranch house. Its standout features are its enormous, carved, wooden doors that look like they came from an ancient Buddhist temple, and knowing Hostetler, they may have.

And then there were all those balconies, none of them with railings. "Apparently, Jerry didn’t like railings," said Kirklin. "It was pretty clear from the start Jerry had his own ideas about architecture."

original owner, Jerry Hostetler

More craptasticism:

2 ‘serious buyers’ looking at notorious Kessler mansion
At his death ‘Mr. Big’ left northside home in shambles
Gaudy Midwestern castle built of five ranch homes cobbled together by Indianapolis pimp-turned-construction magnate now priced to move at justÂ*$862,000 | Daily Mail Online

The top 10 most removed tattoos

These are the top 10 most removed tattoos

These are the top 10 most removed tattoos, apparently | Metro News

Ellen Scott Metro.co.uk Saturday 11th July

So much regret. (Picture: PA)

If there’s one lesson to be learned from celeb break-ups it’s this: never get a tattoo of your significant other’s name. Unless you’ve been married for a good five years.

Premier Laser Clinic has confirmed what we always suspected to be true – that very, very few people are glad they got a tattoo of a boyfriend or girlfriend’s name – by releasing a list of their top 10 most requested tattoo removals.

They say they’ve seen a pretty significant rise in the number of tattoo removal requests, with an increase of 25 per cent in the last two years. So much regret.

Or not (Picture: Imgur)

Exes’ names are obviously the number one biggest regret, closely followed by the poor old dolphin and misspelled foreign quotes.

Here’s the full list:

Top 10 most removed tattoos

1. Name of ex-lover
2. Dolphin
3. Misspelt foreign quote
4. Barbed wire
5. Star
6. Butterfly
7. Chinese symbols
8. Celtic designs
9. Signs of the Zodiac
10. Fairy

What did butterflies ever do to deserve this?