Bullying

CHRISSY TEIGEN HAS BEEN PUNISHED ENOUGH

We’re just about ready to forgive and forget when it comes to Chrissy Teigen. After all, she DOES have adorable kids and her husband John Legend seems like such a nice guy. Teigen HAS been held accountable for those cruel and nasty messages she sent to other women on social media around ten years ago. She lost a lot of work (her cookware was dropped at Macy’s and Target) along with other lucrative cooking related opportunities. Plus the image of her “perfect family unit” was shattered. She HAS apologized and certainly learned a lesson from all this. And if John can forgive her – so can we. The Legends with little Luna DO look adorable taking a stroll in New York this week…

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHRISSY TEIGEN-COURTNEY STODDEN SITUATION

How refreshing it was to hear Chrissy Teigen’s open apology and admission of guilt to the nasty bullying charges made against her by Courtney Stodden. It’s not often you hear an accused party totally admit to guilt and apologize profusely. Chrissy admitted she was “an attention-seeking troll “ ten years ago when she attacked Stodden on Twitter. She went on to say “I’m ashamed and mortified and sad at who I used to be” It was a nice apology, but was it driven by fear of what Chrissy might LOSE if she did not handle this delicate situation correctly? She does have books, various TV cooking projects, a modeling career and a Target deal that theoretically COULD be jeopardized by the present cancel culture. Keep in mind, Courtney Stodden is not a very sympathetic character- she WAS 16 when she married a 51 year old man ten years ago, but observers weren’t sympathetic because she dressed like a stripper. However, Chrissy’s tweets WERE inexcusable. We hope she really DID learn her lesson.

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PINK IN CAMOUFLAGE MODE

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Pink admits that she is very annoyed by snarky comments online about her weight. So she’s gained a few pounds… But Pink wants to remind people that she is a girl with feelings and she refuses to be bullied. She showed up at the BMI Pop Awards in Beverly Hills wearing her favorite color, but she outsmarted the bullies because she couldn’t be more covered up by this caped evening dress. There’s no telling how big or small she is in THIS outfit!

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MPAA IS RIGHT: PRODUCERS SHOULD BLEEP THE OBSCENITIES OUT OF “BULLY” AND SHUT UP

We are firmly behind the (Motion Picture Association of America) MPAA’s decision to give the documentary “Bully” an “R” rating because of f-words in the dialog. That means children under 17 can’t see the movie without a parent or guardian. Actually we are grateful that the MPAA is doing their job. Sure, it would be nice for teens to see this, but believe it or not, there ARE parents who don’t use profanity at home and hope their children won’t. Hearing it on the street and seeing the words used on TV or in movies are two very different things. Reality shows manage to bleep the crude words out of their soundtracks daily without spoiling the action. Why couldn’t Bully’s high and mighty producers do the same thing? They KNEW the words would earn an R rating and shouldn’t have asked for trouble. All this fuss to DEFEND the use of the f- word? The world would be better off with LESS crudity. Hang in there MPAA – somebody has to maintain decent standards!

LADY GAGA PUT HER MONEY WHERE HER MOUTH IS

She’s been outraged by the suicide of 14 year old Jamie Rodemeyer and eager to press President Obama to end bullying in schools. So Gaga paid $38,500 to attend a small fundraising dinner with him in Silicon Valley at the home of Facebook executives. She wore her HIGHEST 12 inch platform shoes and her hair was piled up 6 inches, so Gaga loomed over everyone, including our 6’1” president. (Too bad no cameras were allowed.) President Obama did not acknowledge Gaga’s obvious presence during his speech, but we bet she gave him an earful before the dinner was over.