'Hacks': Did BuzzFeed really think they'd get away with this #MemoriesPizza lie?

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A week of witch hunting turned up ONE Christian business who said they'd never deny service to #LGBT - let's destroy them anyway. #tolerance

Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 02, 2015

And the good folks at BuzzFeed are happy to light the tolerance mobs torches.

Heres how they covered the story yesterday of Memories Pizza closing its doorsin the face of harassment and threats:

Indiana pizzeria owners say they'd deny LGBT people service, internet unleashes its wrath http://t.co/UbxraLbxDC pic.twitter.com/NGY4LUwWRx

BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) April 1, 2015

Thats great, BuzzFeed. Except thats not what the owners said. Like, at all.

Guess someone thereeventually realized that and changed the post:

Evidently they didnt think anyone would notice the change. They were wrong:

Awkward, @marygeorgant even your URL is inaccurate. They NEVER said they would deny LGBT people service. pic.twitter.com/sn4lik5m8X

Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 2, 2015

Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/V3UXnCyXaf

Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) April 2, 2015

They cant help themselves.

Pathetic. RT @lyndseyfifield Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/FdtwKFOnpO

Brodigan (@brodigan) April 2, 2015

Hacks. RT @lyndseyfifield Oh Buzzfeed. pic.twitter.com/TbFlbZRnBi

Michelle Ray (@GaltsGirl) April 2, 2015

@KatMcKinley The headline has since been changed entirely (no editors note). pic.twitter.com/OtpG3qwJPg

T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) April 2, 2015

Journalistic integrity is, like, so overrated.

@GaltsGirl @lyndseyfifield Typical drive-by media strategy. Lead with a lie or massive distortion, then quietly correct it later.

Angus E. Parvo (@angusparvo) April 2, 2015

Its the BuzzFeed way.

@KatMcKinley BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY EVEN SAID.

Jeff B@AoSHQDD (@EsotericCD) April 2, 2015

@EsotericCD I know. The whole outrage is based on a lie.

Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) April 2, 2015

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Source: http://twitchy.com/2015/04/02/hacks-did-buzzfeed-really-think-theyd-get-away-with-this-memoriespizza-lie/

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Arrow and The Flash Stars: It's Time for a Gay Superhero on TV (Video)

The casts and creators of The Flash and Arrow speak with The Advocate about the ways these shows are changing the face of television in this episode of Advocate Spotlight.

The cast and creators from The Flash and Arrow weigh in on their shows' inclusion of people of color, out actors, and LGBT characters.

Posted by Advocate Spotlight on Monday, March 30, 2015

By including LGBT characters and filling roles with people of color and out gay actors, the CW networksArrowandThe Flashhave set a new standard for the way superheroes are depicted on TV.

The casts and creators from each series spoke with The Advocate earlier this month at Paleyfest, the annual festival that salutes creative excellence in television, and shared why they're proud to be a part of shows that are models for greater diversity in the genre.

Its great, says Grant Gustin,the actor who brings DCs Scarlet Speedster to life on the small screen, adding, Thats just kind of how TV should be now in 2015, to be honest.

The Flashmade history earlier this year when it introduced views to Pied Piper, the first gay supervillain to ever appear in a TV series based on a mainstream comic book. I love when they brought Pied Piper along, says Danielle Panabacker, who plays Dr. Caitlin Snow onThe Flash. Its sad to me that it has to be a brave thing to bring a character like that on television, but I love that were doing it.

Panabackers sentiments are echoed byArrowactor Paul Blackthorne (Quentin Lance) when he is asked about an historic moment on his show just one year earlier, when Sara Lance/Black Canary was introduced as TVs first bisexual superhero. Its nice that they put that stuff in the show and if thats helping to sort of ground break in any way then thats great, he says. G*d bless the bisexuals of this world, I say, and everyone in between and beyond.

In addition to enriching each series with a diverse range of characters, these shows are also changing the genre from the inside by expanding the pool of actors who play them. Hearing from fans, especially blerds black nerds and fans of color, its really important for them to see themselves represented in comic books, says Candice Patton, who play Iris West on The Flash a character previously depicted onlyas a white female. Comic books are beloved by so many, and so I think were finally seeing more and more ethnicity in these shows, and for me to be a part of that, its not lost on me.

Its blind casting, and weve been waiting for it for a long, long time. And thank G*d its here, adds out actor John Barrowman, the man who has been making bad look oh-so-good as Oliver Queens nemesis Malcolm Merlyn/The Dark Archer since the first season ofArrow.

But while these strides are changing the way audiences see the never-ending battle between good and evil depicted on TV, Barrowman says hed like to see LGBT representation in a superhero series leap even taller obstacles in a single bound.

When asked if he thought American audiences were ready to see a gay superhero like Flash or Arrow in a series of their own, he replies, Personally, I dont care if they are, or not. Its time we had one.

Read More: Arrow and The Flash Creator Greg Berlanti Aims to Make TV Superheroes "Look Like America"

Source: http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2015/03/31/arrow-and-flash-stars-its-time-gay-superhero-tv-video

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What's on TV tonight? 'American Idol,' 'The Dovekeepers,' 'Nashville'

Here's what's on TV tonight: "American Idol" (7 p.m., WVUE) continues as the top eight perform. Team NOLA Quentin Alexander and Joey Cook are still in the running, but will their performances last week be enough to keep them in the competition another week? The Wednesday theme is Kelly Clarkson songs.

Meanwhile, Cook got engaged in the past few days and celebrated turning 24.

Mike Holtzclaw @DailyPress.com has the rundown:

The engagement to her beau of five years, Evan Higgins, technically happened on Saturday. They've been together for five years, and for all intents and purposes they got engaged last year while they were living in Newport News -- she was waiting tables at Cozzy's Comedy Club and he was working at County Grill in Yorktown.

But then she auditioned for "Idol," and she made it, and things got kind of crazy, so they didn't get around to sealing the deal until this weekend.

Copy from the crypt about Cook'sroots in Virginia before moving to New Orleans last year.

Meanwhile, "The Dovekeepers" (8 p.m., WWL) concludes. Read more about the CBS miniseries.

And "Nashville" (9 p.m., WGNO) continues.

Elsewhere: "Modern Family" (8 p.m., WGNO), "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies" (8 p.m., WYES), "Big Time in Hollywood, FL" (9:30 p.m., Comedy Central).

Late night: Ringo Starr guests on "Conan" (10 p.m., TBS), Sen. Al Franken guests on "Late Show With David Letterman" (10:35 p.m., WWL), Death Cab for Cutie performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (10:35 p.m., WGNO).

Got a TV question? Contact Dave Walker at dwalker@nola.com or 504.826.3429. Read more TV coverage at NOLA.com/tv. He's @DaveWalkerTV on Twitter, and Dave Walker TV on Facebook.

Source: http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2015/04/whats_on_tv_tonight_american_i_10.html

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Andrew Getty, grandson of J. Paul Getty, dies at 47

Story highlights

• Getty's death appears to be natural causes or accident, coroner's office says
• Mother and father of Andrew Getty confirm death, asks for privacy

Ann and Gordon Getty also "requested that members of the media and the public respect (the family's) privacy during this extremely difficult time," the statement added.

Getty's death "appears to be natural (causes) or an accident," Ed Winter, assistant chief in the Los Angeles County coroner's office, told CNN affiliate KTLA Tuesday night.

Some medication had also been recovered from Getty's home, though investigators don't know if Getty was currently taking it or what his medical history was, Winter said.

A female friend was at the home where Getty died and is cooperating with investigators, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. William Hayes said. KTLA reported that Getty was found on his side near a bathroom in his home.

Where the Getty family fortune came from

Gordon Getty is one of three sons of J. Paul Getty, the oil tycoon who was thought to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death in 1976. Gordon Getty, 81, has a net worth of $2.1 billion, according to Forbes.

Court records show Andrew Getty had recently filed to get a restraining order against a woman. A hearing in the case was scheduled for next week. CNN's attempt to reach Getty's attorney was not immediately successful.

People we've lost in 2015

CNN's Doug Criss, Janet DiGiacomo, Mike Love, Julie In and Cheri Mossburg contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/31/us/andrew-getty-death/

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Tara Reid bikini photos cause alarm online after procedure left her body ...

"American Pie" and "Sharknado" actress Tara Reid is causing a buzz after unedited photos of her looking on the verge of unhealthy on a Miami beach were released online.

The 39-year-old was attending a bachelorette party Friday, according to photos she posted on Instagram. What would a trip to Miami be without a little beach frolic?

When Reid slipped into a skimpy bikini, photographers were ready to snap the alarming photos of her frail body featuring a highly discussed thigh gap.

The topic was one of the top trending news stories on Facebook as of Tuesday afternoon.

"Is Tara Reid okay," Twitter user @krystaalmeth posted.

The Daily Mail reported Reid is no stranger to criticism of her body and has previously addressed the topic.

Im just a small boned girl, you see, she told TMZ in late 2014. I eat, I eat, I eat [] Im just what I am, so if you wanna get mad at me cause Im skinny, go ahead. I am what I am.

According to the Daily Mail, Reid also discussed her worrisome figure to Closer, a British publication. She admitted to getting liposuction or body contouring in hopes of getting a six pack but the procedure left her body completely butchered.

Regardless of rumors and attacks, Reid is content with her body after dealing with her unsuccessful operation.

Right now Im happy with my body, though, she told Closer. But the mental and physical pain I went through after I had surgery was horrific. I went through two years of living in denial and everyone saying how bad my body was.

With that much pride, its no wonder Reid had no inhibitions about running along the beach, now comfortable in her own skin.

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Source: http://www.chron.com/entertainment/celebrities/article/Tara-Reid-flaunts-her-alarmingly-thin-body-after-6171128.php

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Area billboards tease Rolling Stones tour

Signs are literally pointing to a Rolling Stones tour announcement on Thursday.

A digital billboard, now up on the I-190 near Ogden Street, is similar to a billboard in Rochester and other cities nationwide teasing a Rolling Stones tour with the bands tongue logo and song lyrics such as You Get What You Need. The word Thursday on the bottom of the billboard is part of a campaign called #SatisfactionThursday started recently on the bands official Twitter site, @rollingstones, that refers to a news conference expected Thursday to announce the official tour dates.

This is similar to a 2013 tactic called #startmeupwednesday which also used billboards to help announce the bands 14 on Fire Tour.

Numerous unconfirmed reports, including a story in SongMango.com, have named Buffalo specifically Ralph Wilson Stadium on July 11 as a date on the tour, along with concerts in New York City, Los Angeles, San Diego and Toronto.

U-T San Diego has reported Petco Park in San Diego as the opening of the Stones tour, with the likely day of May 24. That date also appeared in a SongMango.com story that said a possible announcement coming Thursday could also include news of the re-issue of the bands 1971 album, Sticky Fingers as well as the tour dates. The band is expected to play Sticky Fingers in its entirety on this tour.

In a Feb. 11 article in Billboard, guitarist Ronnie Wood confirmed a North American tour. Yeah, we had a meeting in New York with the boys and were gonna come [to] North America again in the summer, said Wood, who is planning to release his 1965 tour diary in June, which would coincide with a summer tour.

If the band is playing here, it would be its fifth concert at the stadium, the first since the 1997 Bridges to Babylon tour and the seventh overall here.

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Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/gusto/music/area-billboards-tease-rolling-stones-tour-20150315

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Kevin Hart Introduced Hannibal Buress At The Bieber Roast With A Relevant Bill ...

Many of the rape studies are modified for political objectives influenced by the powerful feminist lobby. Even insufficient evidence cases are counted as truthful accusations in many of the studies. Thus we get the false and manufactured 98% of victims tell the truth claim.

Large numbers of people have been falsely accused of rape: Some examples are Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, NFLs Brian Banks, William McCaffey, James Grissom, and false-rape allegations at Ohio University and Hofstra University. Crystal Mangum, represented by Gloria Allred, made false allegations of rape against Duke University lacrosse players.

Some men spend years in prison before they are exonerated, and many have their reputations and lives destroyed.

Source: False rape accusations exist, and they are a serious problem. By Cathy Young. Slate, September 2014.

Oftentimes, whenever police or prosecutors speak the truth about the rate of false rape accusations, Feminist and related interest groups demand that they undergo sensitivity training. What this really means is that they must be intimidated, browbeaten, threatened, and coerced into apologizing for stating an inconvenient truth.

Source: 10 Reasons False Rape Accusations are Common. By Jonathan Taylor. A Voice for Male Students, July 22, 2014.

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