Stoke City striker Kenwyne Jones found a pig’s head in his locker this week and the club is now investigating the prank gone awfully wrong. Jones, a devout Muslim, took offense to the prank as the severed head was wrapped up in his clothes in his locker.

Team manager Tony Pulis said that the club was investigating the incident and would punish those responsible. Irish midfielder Glenn Whelan is at the center of the investigation, though it is also rumored that the team passed the pigs head around the locker room before placing it in Jones’ belongings.

[WARNING: Graphic photo of the prank below. You shouldn't continue scrolling down this page if you don't want to see the severed pigs head.]

Since the prank occurred, many people have taken to Twitter to share their opinion about the pork shenanigans, including Jones’ girlfriend Kissa Abdullah. She wasn’t to happy about the incident and said, “They put a huge bloody pigs head in his clothes at training. He warned them 2 keep out of the banter or else! u kno the rest.”

Abdullah later went on to add in another tweet, “Listen 4 all those who don’t get it lay the f! back! Where I come from that’s not anywhere close 2 funny! Esp not knowing religious beliefs.”

Here is Jones’ girlfriend’s first response to the “pig’s head in locker” prank that pushed her boyfriend into a rage before he stormed out of the training grounds.

Big men acting like kids a pigs head is not a prank its just disgusting!!!!! Wtf??? I don’t get how was that sup 2 be funny!!!! Really???

— Kissa Abdullah (@kissakj) May 17, 2013

Before the investigation began, winger Brek Shea posted a photo of the prank on his Instagram account that said, “Locker room banter gone wild,” which has since been taken down:

Stoke City released a statement about the incident that reads: “The Club takes seriously reports of an incident at our Training Ground this afternoon. A full internal investigation will be carried out and those responsible for any unacceptable behaviour will be dealt with in accordance with the club’s disciplinary procedures.”

Do you believe placing a pig’s head in a locker is taking teammate pranks too far?

[Photo via Brek Shea]

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Sorry ladies, Hangover star Justin Bartha is officially off the market.

According US Weekly magazine, the 34-year-old actor got engaged to his fitness trainer girlfriend Lia Smith earlier this month.

The two reportedly met during a Pilates session at the Los Angeles gym where Smith works.

News of their relationship went public earlier this year when they were spotted enjoying a beach day together in Hawaii.

As for the details on Justin’s proposal, US Weekly reports that The Hangover actor popped the question during a trip he and Smith took to the Central Coast of California.

Though there are no pictures of the ring as of yet, US Weekly’s source says the rock as “just unbelievable.”

“They’re the cutest couple,” the insider told Us Weekly about Bartha and his new fiancée. “The trip to Big Sur, the engagement, the ring, everything. So cute.”

Ace Showbiz notes this will be the first marriage for Bartha. Prior to his relationship with Smith, Bartha dated Ashley Olsen for two years before deciding to part ways in March 2011.

In addition to preparing for his wedding, Bartha is getting ready for release of the final Hangover film.

Hangover III, which also stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong and Heather Graham, is scheduled to hit theaters next week.

This time around, the Wolfpack gang will reportedly involve the boys breaking Galifiankis’ character, Alan, out of a mental institution.

Here is a trailer for the movie:

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The Mega Millions jackpot was hit on Friday night, with a cool $190 million prize being split between a ticket in New Jersey and another one in Virginia. If you whiffed, you’ve got a chance for a much bigger win tonight in the drawing for the record-breaking $600 million Powerball jackpot.

The winning Mega Millions numbers drawn last night were 11, 15, 35, 43,and 49. The Mega Ball was 41. So if that’s your ticket, come on down.

Even if you take the cash pay-out instead of an annuity over time — and winners usually do — it’s $70 million apiece for the lucky winners.

Tonight’s Powerball jackpot will be the largest ever offered, for a cool $600 million annuity. A cash option reaches almost $377 million.

As I previously reported, by doubling the price of tickets to $2, Powerball has been able to provide $200 million or more jackpots at a record-setting pace. “There’s a lot of dead money in the pot now,” a New Orleans player told me.

“Dead money” is the extra fat that comes from people who bought tickets that have already lost, inflating the size of the bloated pot.

That player has already advised me to buy. However, The Wall Street Journal offered a more sobering view.

Their report yesterday said that the odds of winning Powerball are 1 in 175 million. The best time to play, according to them, is when the pot is $493 million or better — a target the Powerball has already reached.

But your odds are still terrible.

By comparison, if you live 80 years, you have a one in 10,000 chance of being hit by lightning — about a one in a million chance each year.

In other words, you’re by far more likely to get hit by a thunderbolt from the heavens than to win either the Powerball jackpot or Mega Millions.

[going for the money photo by Ersler Dmitry via Shutterstock]

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Michael Phelps will be returning to the pool in an effort to compete at the 2016 Olympics. Well, maybe.

A news report published by WBBH, an NBC affiliate, claims that Phelps has started training to get himself in shape for the 2016 Olympic games.

Phelps retired after becoming the most decorated athlete in Olympic history but many people believe that the 27-year-old swimmer could add a few more medals to his collection before all is said and done.

The report from WBBH reads: “The greatest Olympian of all time isn’t hanging up his swimsuit, after all.”

But before you get too excited about the greatest athlete of all time returning to the pool, check out this Tweet from Michael Phelps.

Phelps writes: “Why do I keep getting texts about coming back? Do (people) really believe everything they hear or read? There are (too) many (people) in the world that think they have a `story.’”

Now, Phelps didn’t exactly say that the rumor was false but he does seem to be referring to the WBBH story. Do you think Michael Phelps will return to the pool for the 2016 Olympics?

Anchor Peter Busch, who wrote the story, said: “(I am) very confident with my info. Guess we’ll see.”

Why do I keep getting texts about coming back? Do ppl really believe everything they hear or read? There are … m.tmi.me/VVJFR

— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) May 18, 2013

Last March, Phelps said that there was no chance of returning for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Phelps said: “I’m done. I’m done … I look back at all I’ve got and I can truly say I’ve done everything I’ve wanted.”

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J.R. Smith is getting called out by Rihanna for partying too hard and focusing on basketball too little.

The New York Knicks sharpshooter, who has played inconsistently in the 2013 NBA playoffs, is apparently clubbing a bit too much for the liking of the 25-year-old singer. Rihanna seemed to rip Smith in an exchange in Instagram a few hours before the Knicks must-win Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers.

Rihanna said J.R. Smith was struggling due to being “hungover from clubbing every night during the playoffs.”

The comment didn’t appear on Rihanna’s account but a screengrab of alleged exchange was captured here.

J.R. Smith and Rihanna have been close in the past. They were spotted clubbing together recently, and apparently have had an ongoing relationship. Back in May 2012, In Touch reported that the “two were spotted getting cozy” at a club in New York City.

J.R. Smith has been one of the major causes of the Knicks’ struggles — or so he says. Though they came into the playoffs expecting to challenge the Miami Heat for the Eastern Conference crown, the Knicks struggled against the Pacers, falling into a 3-1 hole.

“I take the blame for this whole series,” Smith said. “It started off with Game 4 in Boston or Game 5. I haven’t been playing myself. I haven’t been playing my part. I’ve been letting my teammates down. I’ve just been letting my coaches down.”

Smith got into some trouble in the Celtics series. He was suspended for Game 4 after nailing Jason Terry with an elbow, an absence that helped the Celtics win the game and pull back into the series.

The Knicks guard said that going forward, his focus will be on the court.

“I’m not worried about Instagram,” Smith said after the game, via The New York Daily News. “I’m worried about the playoffs.”

For J.R. Smith, that probably means no more clubbing with Rihanna.

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A species of frog, the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), initially used from the 1930s for human pregnancy tests, has been found to be a carrier of a deadly amphibian disease that now threatens hundreds of other species of frogs and salamanders worldwide.

This species of frog was originally shipped across the globe for the use of pregnancy tests until the early 1970s after different methods were established. Originally, if a woman suspected she was pregnant, her urine sample would be injected into a female South African clawed frog to medically assess a positive or negative result. If the frog began to ovulate within 10 days, it was likely the woman was pregnant.

After newer testing technology became available, the frogs were released into the wild on multiple continents. Ever since their release, millions of other frogs and salamanders have succumbed to the deadly fungus the African claw frogs carried, called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd).

Bd infects the skin and causes it to thicken up to 40 times. After a couple weeks the thickening results in an electrolyte imbalance and the amphibians ultimately die from heart attacks. Researchers have yet to find a cure.

According to Dr. Vance Vredenburg – a conservation biologist at San Francisco State University and one of the researchers involved in a related study of Bd published in the journal PLOS One – “There are populations here in Golden Gate Park, in San Diego, Los Angeles, Europe, China, nearly everywhere.”

A 1934 museum specimen of an African clawed frog tested positive in 2004 for Bd. Other preserved DNA samples dating as far back as 1871, well before the frogs were ever shipped, also tested positive for the presence of Bd. Today these frogs are still used for research or kept as pets.

There are other possible carriers of Bd, including the American bullfrog, which has also been moved around the world by people who farm bullfrogs for their meaty legs, reports NBC News.

Thus far the pathogen has been responsible for the recent decline or extinction of 200 other types of frogs, but it appears African clawed frogs are asymptomatic hosts, unaffected by the fungus. Researchers surmise their immunity was out of years of evolution – the species suffering the ill-effects only to eventually survive like humans have with certain diseases. But for others, Bd could likely continue to decimate amphibian populations.

[Image via Wikicommons by Tim Vickers]

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Authorities say a teenage girl from Missouri died this week while on the very first drive her parents allowed her to take alone.

According to KMBC News, 16-year-old Savannah Nash of Harrisonville, Missouri got permission Thursday afternoon to drive to the grocery store to pick up a few items for the family dinner.

It was on this trip that her vehicle was T-boned by a tractor trailer and she was killed.

Investigators said Nash was trying to turn left to go northbound on Highway 7 when she pulled out in front of the 2003 Freightliner semi tractor trailer.

The truck tried to stop but was unable to brake in time.

Nash, who had just received her driver’s license earlier in May, was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not injured.

Following the horrific accident, police said they found an unsent text message on Nash’s cell phone, and are investigating to determine whether texting and driving was a factor in the crash.

“There was a text message that was on her phone, however it was not sent yet,” Sgt. Bill Lowe of the Missouri State Highway Patrol told reporters. “That is a probable contributing circumstance to the crash. That’s all part of the investigation.”

A prayer vigil was held for Nash in front of her school on Friday morning.

KMBC notes that about 300 family, friends and classmates gathered at Harrisonville High School to honor Savannah’s memory.

“We will miss your beautiful smile, your laugh and your amazing attitude. You were always nice to me and brightened my day,” a classmate posted on a Facebook page created in Savannah’s honor. “All my love toward you and your family. See you someday.”

More on the tragic accident that claimed the life of 16-year-old Savannah Nash in the video below:

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Have you ever heard of the “sneaky nuts” prank? Western Australia’s Minister for Education Peter Collier has.

Collier is both embarrassed and profusely sorry as he admits he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking: Never “like” something unless you know exactly what it is.

To wit, Collier “liked” a Facebook photo without noticing that it showed a teenage prankster with his testicles exposed.

Hence, “sneaky nuts.”

Collier said that he clicked the “like” button on the photo because he thought it was just an innocent snap of the 16-year-old in 2011. He said that he was completely unaware that the teen was playing the popular “sneaky nuts” prank, a trend which began with a character on Australian comedian Chris Lilley’s TV show Angry Boys, reports azcentral.com.

The show featured the character ruining group photos by discreetly exposing his privates.

For Collier, the real fallout began recently when the teenager started bragging that the Australian Minister for Education had liked a picture on Facebook in which he was exposing himself.

The then-teen bragged about it on Twitter, which attracted the attention of the media.

Collier, completely embarrassed, has since apologized for “liking” the teen’s photo.

“At first glance it appeared to be a harmless picture,” Collier said of the incident. “It was a silly mistake on my part. I only became aware of the actual content of the photo when shown by a journalist today.

“This obviously highlights the pitfalls of social media. I apologize if I caused any offense,” he concluded.

Do you think Peter Collier should be forgiven for his “sneaky nuts” incident?

[Image via: Mr. Lightman / Shuttrerstock]

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Iron Man 3 surpassed $1 billion this week to join a very elite group of movies.

According to Box Office Mojo, Iron Man 3 is now 16th on the highest grossing movies list. The latest Iron Man movie has brought in $402 million at the domestic box office and $698 million at the international box office for a grand total of more than $1 billion.

Only 15 other movies have made more than Iron Man 3. James Cameron’s Avatar is currently the king of all-movies with a world-wide gross of $2.78 billion.

Iron Man 3′s box office sales have finally started to slow down. Last week the movie was challenged by The Great Gatsby and the super-hero movie is not expected to maintain the top spot at the box office by the end of this weekend.

Still, $1 billion is a pretty impressive mark.

Avatar ($2.7), Titanic ($2.1), The Avengers ($1.5), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.3), Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1.1), The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King ($1.1), Skyfall ($1.1), The Dark Knight Rises ($1.1), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($1.06), Toy Story 3 ($1.06), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides ($1.04), Star Wars: Episode I – Phantom Menace ($1.02), Alice In Wonderland ($1.02), The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($1.01), The Dark Knight ($1.004) are the only movies to make more money than Iron Man 3. 

Iron Man 3 is now in the exclusive $1 billion movie club. It’s star, Robert Downey Jr. is now in an even more exclusive club. Downey Jr. now has two $1 billion movies with Iron Man 3 and The Avengers. Johnny Depp has three $1 billion movies with two Pirates movies and Alice in Wonderland.

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So Ronnie Wood’s ex-wife Jo Wood has a new book coming out Tuesday, It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll: Thirty years Married to a Rolling Stone, and, boy, does she have a lot to say about Wood’s issues with drugs.

In February, The Inquisitr reported her claim that she was recovering from the birth of their second child Tyrone when Wood showed up with a little gift to help her recover — cocaine.

She said then that Ronnie Wood’s problems with drugs and alcohol in the late 70s and early 80s left them with very little money. But when fellow Rolling Stones band member Bill Wyman loaned the Woods money for their children’s school fees, Ronnie bought a Rolex.

Well, apparently she’s still mad about it — and now she has a book to promote. So, according to Radar Online, Ronnie Wood’s ex-wife slipped them an advance copy of the upcoming memoir.

And they’re reporting that Jo Wood makes some pretty wild claims.

One story centers on a 1978 trip to the Bahamas with a Colombian drug dealer who aspired to become a record producer. “Victor,” who apparently doesn’t have a last name, reportedly brought Ronnie Wood and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr together for a meeting.

According to the tale, Ronnie Wood and Victor were smoking heroin-laced cigarettes on the airplane. Then the ungentlemanly Victor dumped the bag of laced cigarettes into her lap during the plane’s descent and asked Jo to smuggle them through customs.

Nice guy. But apparently it takes Jo Wood a long time to get to the boiling point. She went on to marry Ronnie Wood, and they were together for 26 years until he left her for a much younger woman.

Reports differ, but Ekaterina Ivanova could as been as young as 18 when she first hooked up with the now 65-year-old rocker. He recently remarried a somewhat more mature woman in her thirties.

Jo Wood sounds bitter but I’m not sure I blame her. Will you be buying the new book from Ronnie Wood’s ex-wife?

[Ronnie Wood and much younger friend in 2011 photo by cinemafestival / Shutterstock.com]

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Thief is getting a next generation remake for PlayStation 4, and here’s a rundown of what to expect.

Eidos’ stealth title Thief is the fourth in the series and a total reboot, taking queues from Assassins’ Creed and Metal Gear in its gameplay. The title character is Garrett, who must steal from the rich while avoiding detection, or risk getting hunted down in the name of the law.

In Thief, the city is on the verge of an unwilling industrial revolution, and master thief Garrett is out to ensure the wealth gets redistributed to his own pockets. This isn’t your typical hero at all. He pilfers caravans and pickpockets the people, knowing that those in power are doing the same, just more openly and behind a mask composed mostly of red tape.

Garrett’s tools are not the high-tech gadgets that you’re used to in Rainbow Six, or the genius-crafted wrist blades of Assassin’s Creed. His tools are simple. A bow, special arrows, and a claw device are basically the full arsenal here. The arrows are an odd mix with different and specific purposes. Water-tipped arrows are used to douse torches and candles, while blunt-tipped arrows simply make a distracting noise that draws guards away so you can play. There is a jagged-edged arrow whose use is not quite known yet, although it could be a simple attack weapon. Other than that, you basically dive in and out of shadows and scale walls to keep from being seen.

Focus is another special ability being used in the next generation remake of Thief, which basically slows time and gives you more control over your actions in a small amount of virtual time. Yup, bullet time from The Matrix is still making its rounds. It’s been featured in different kinds of games such as the Tony Hawk series and keeps finding its way back.

Thief will tempt you in every direction, as even though you may only be in someone’s home to take one thing, there are plenty of other opportunities to steal items of value and stashes of wealth.

Producer Stephane Roy says:

“The whole environment for us is a big playground. We have some hiding spots where Garrett can go into the shadows, but you’re never fully safe. We create some stress, some anticipation. But we also want to give a lot of opportunities to flee, to save your ass, catch your breath. There’s always an impact to your choice, but we try to give a lot of tools and places to hide, for Garrett to manage those situations.”

Are you excited about the next generation remake of Thief?

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All Things D is reporting the Yahoo! board of directors will meet Sunday to vote on an all-cash purchase of Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Tumblr is popular with younger audiences and Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer wants to attract that audience into the Yahoo! tent since younger audiences are valued by advertisers. Comscore estimates that Tumblr had 117 million visitors in April.

The deal isn’t done, but there is an agreement in place contingent upon board approval. If the deal goes through Tumblr CEO David Karp will remain in charge and Tumblr will operate with a degree of autonomy much like Flickr has.

Forbes reported that Microsoft and Facebook are also extremely interested in a Tumblr acquisition, but confirmed the lockup negotiation with Yahoo!

Like Facebook and Twitter, Tumblr avoided advertising in it’s formative years. David Karp has recently given several interviews indicating Tumblr interest in attracting advertising that is different.

Karp is interested in designing a new type of digital advertising that creates an emotional connection between consumers and brands. Tumblr’s initial experiments with monetization  have focused on native ad products that allow brands to promote content with the possibility of reaching up to $120 million impressions per day.

Last September Tumblr hired Groupon’s Lee Brown as head ad salesman. Brown has 10 years experience selling ads for Yahoo! before he took the job with Groupon.

Yahoo! has a press event scheduled for Monday with Marissa Mayer listed as speaker. Bloomberg says Mayer will be announcing an update to Flickr, but if the Yahoo! Tumblr buy is approved, it will be bigger news than whatever is new at Flickr.

UPDATE: A Tumblr source tells Techcrunch that Tumblr may reject Yahoo’s $1.1 billion offer for being too low despite it being higher than Tumblr’s $800 million valuation.

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Reid Ryan, MLB Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan’s son, has been named the president of the Houston Astros.

The younger Ryan, 41, a former minor league pitcher, has been the CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball Inc., a group that owns the two minor league teams: the Round Rock Express (the Rangers’ Triple A affiliate) and the Christi Hooks (the Astros’ Double-A affiliate), both of which are owned by Nolan Ryan and Houston businessman Don Sanders. These teams are said to be two of the most successful minor league franchises in the country. Reid Ryan takes over for George Postolos who resigned last Monday.

The Astros, who moved over from the National League to the American League this season, go into today’s action with a record of 11-31, last place in the AL West. Ryan has his worked cut out for him: “Reid Ryan takes over a job where he will be tasked with helping increase attendance and win back disillusioned fans to a team that has finished with 100 losses in each of the last two seasons and has the worst record in the majors again this year. He acknowledged that Houston’s problems are complex and that there’s no way he could know how he will work to get things back on track on his first day.” Reid Ryan pitched in the minors in 1994 and 1995.

Nolan Ryan, currently the president and CEO of the Texas Rangers, pitched for the Astros from 1980 to 1988, and Reid Ryan grew up as an Astros Fan.

Upon being named president of the team, Reid Ryan summarized his philosophy. “I kind of look at what my vision is. It’s really two things. It’s one, putting the fans first in everything we do … And we also have to take care of the players. We have to make sure that we’re doing everything in our power to be able to develop the best players, attract the best players and to retain the best players we can because it’s all about the best players.”

Do you think Reid Ryan will be able to perform a turnaround for the Houston Astros?

[Image via Eric Broder Van Dyke / Shutterstock.com]

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Milwaukee has decided to forget about its bra ban at a historic bowling alley in the city.

But no, the city wasn’t trying to strip women of their chest support while they bowled. The problem was actually hanging from the ceiling.

Yahoo News reports that a city inspector complained about the bars decorum saying that the bras hanging from the ceiling were a fire hazard. The Holler House faced some severe fines for hanging bras from the ceiling but the Milwaukee city council decided this week to forget about the bra ban.

The Holler House has been around for over 100 years and owner Marcy Skowronski said that women have been flinging their bras up the rafters at least 45 years.

Skowronski said: “They’ve been hanging there for 45 years. I had inspectors here for 45 years. Every year they come and nobody’s said anything.”

When she was told to take the bras down, she called up a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel hoping that some publicity would solve her problem. Well, it worked.

Alderman Bob Donovan caught wind of the problem and in less than a day the bra ban was lifted at the Milwaukee bowling alley.

Donovan said: “Long story short, common sense prevailed and the city backed down … We’re going to have a rehang the bras party over there and perhaps charge at the door … And any money we are able to bring in, the proceeds will go to buying a little common sense for the Department of Neighborhood Services.”

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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s seating arrangements at this Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards can now be added to the numerous red flags pointing to their likely coupledom.

Seconds after Omg! Insider executive producer Brad Bessey tweeted a seating plan clearly showing Bieber and Gomez will sit next to each other at the event, the news rippled through the web like oil on butter.

Along with the seating snap, Bessey trilled:

“U wanted proof @justinbieber & @selenagomez @billboard seats r 2gether? Here u go! @omgInsider #omginsider.”

All of this comes after the Spring Breakers actress affirmed her singleton status at a radio show last Friday, but days later was seen driving away from Bieber’s L.A. home within 24 hours of his post-touring return to the States.

In addition, earlier this week, a source told E! News that the pair paid a visit to celeb hot spot Supperclub on Tuesday, May 14. Reportedly, Bieber and Gomez held hands and danced inside the club for the brief 45 minutes they were there.

The question of whether they will go public — if indeed, they are a couple — at the awards has added major frisson to an already highly anticipated show, and joins the five other crucial questions Idolator’s marvelous Carl Williot lists here.

It’s going to be quite the throwdown. As well as a double dose of Bieber — who is set to perform “#thatPOWER” with will.i.am and a solo “Take you” — Gomez will get her Bollywood-lite routine on for “Come and Get It.”

Among others, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Miguel, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Lil Wayne with Nicki Minaj, Christina Aguilera with Pitbull and “special guest,” plus Jennifer Lopez with Pitbull (again) and David Guetta with Ne-Yo and Akon are also performing on the night.

Tracy Morgan hosting, a very probable ripe acceptance speech from Madonna when she grips her Top Touring Artist Award, copious shout-outs to God from winners and plenty of absolutely gratuitous camera shots of Bieber and Gomez, are just some of the things we can reasonably anticipate on the show’s menu.

Did we mention Prince will be in the building? Yes, the Purple One himself will be taking to the stage and will also receive Billboard’s Icon Award during the show.

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards airs live on ABC from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 19 at 8 pm ET.

Will you be watching?

[Image via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com]

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Ex-NBA player Predrag Danilovic was stabbed during a fight outside of a cafe in Serbia.

According to USA Today, Danilovic was stabbed early Saturday morning in a residential part of Belgrade. The ex-NBA player was taken to the hospital where he had an operation to treat injuries to his head, arms, and stomach.

The exact extent of the injuries are not known but that he was “seriously” injured.

It is unclear what started the fight.

Danilovic, often called Sasha, played for the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks in the 1990. Danilovic averaged 12.8 points per game during his NBA career.

Pro Basketball Talk reports that Danilovic saw his best success overseas. He left the NBA in 1997 to play in Europe. He earned 2 European League championships, 4 Italian League championships, and was named the Italian League MVP in 1998.

Danilovic’s playing days are over but he is still involved with the basketball world. He is currently the general manager of the Serbian basketball club Partizan Belgrade.

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A Philadelphia man has filed suit in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Appeals alleging that a personal lubricant caused permanent disfigurement and loss of sensation in his penis.

In court papers, Michael Lowe claims a personal lubricant he purchased from a local shop caused his manhood to burn and swell. As a result of the desensitizing and disfiguring effects of the defective gel, Lowe is suing both the local point of purchase as well as The Kama Sutra Co. and Kamsut Inc. of Thousand Oaks, California.

Prior to the September 1, 2012 incident, Lowe had used Kama Sutra Pleasure Balm Prolonging Gel without a problem. On that particular day, he applied the product with the intent of having sex with his fiancée.

However, the couple was temporarily interrupted during intercourse, and while awaiting his partner’s return, Lowe began to experience “excruciating pain and pressure in his penis,” according to the Courthouse News Service. Once he removed the condom, Lowe’s member became abnormally and grotesquely engorged and he sought emergency medical treatment thereafter.

According to Lowe, the lubricant-stimulated swelling irreparably damaged the tissue and nerves of his penis, permanently scarring and disfiguring him, in addition to causing a permanent loss of sensation and proper function – as Lowe is now incapable of ejaculating.

Thomas Kline of Philadelphia’s Klein and Specter is representing Lowe in the case. They are seeking damages for injuries sustained, recovery for lost wages, as well as compensation for pain, suffering, and humiliation.

A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces such as flesh against flesh – as in the case of personal lubricants which are designed to enhance human sexual activity. Lubricants are specifically made to be applied with or without condoms and can be oil, silicone, or water-based.

Certain personal lubricants maintain the integrity of barrier prophylactics when used in conjunction, as some petroleum and oil-based products can degrade the elasticity quality of latex condoms, causing breakage and slippage. Allergic reactions are also possible. Therefore, it is wise to research the product for its ingredients and intended application.

Specialty lubricants have grown popular in recent years, as they’ve been enhanced to create a warming, cooling, or tingling effect, and come in various flavors. There are organic varieties as well as sperm-friendly (fertility) and sperm-inhibiting (spermicide) specific brands.

[Image via Flickr]

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The IRS reportedly took just a few weeks to give its okay to a charity founded by President Barack Obama’s half brother.

The news of this unusually speedy government approval comes amidst the ongoing controversy about how Tea Party and other groups found themselves in limbo for up to three years waiting for IRS approval of their tax-exempt status applications.  Investigations into the unlawful extra scrutiny to which the IRS subjected politically conservative groups are ongoing.

Approval of such nonprofit groups generally takes about six months under normal processing. The fast-track approval came through even though the foundation may have been operating illegally. “The 34 days the IRS’s Cincinnati office took to process the foundation’s application stands in contrast to the waits of several months — and sometimes longer than a year — that several conservative groups say they experienced with the same office.”

The Arlington, Va.-based Barack H. Obama Foundation was set up to improve the quality of life for poor Kenyans and was founded by Abon’go Malik Obama, the president’s half brother, in memory of their father.

The group also apparently had been operating as tax exempt and collecting tax deductible donations in that context for several years without obtaining the necessary approval from the IRS or even officially registering in Virginia. “It is illegal to operate for longer than 27 months without an IRS determination and solicit tax-deductible contributions.”

A former State Department official affiliated which the charity admitted in early May 2011 that “We haven’t been able to find someone with the expertise to [apply for tax-exempt status].” The National Legal and Policy Center filed a complaint against the foundation in May 2011 for that reason.

On May 23, 2011, the Obama Foundation evidently filed the necessary paperwork, and the IRS appears to have quickly granted the tax exemption on Jun 26, 2011. The IRS even gave the foundation a retroactive tax exemption back to April 30, 2008 which is said to be unprecedented. The approval letter was signed by Lois Lerner, the IRS official who admitted last week that the IRS subjected Tea Party groups to wrongful extra scrutiny.

According to the NLPC, “It appears that the Obama Foundation was treated quite differently from Tea Party and conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Soliciting tax-deductible contributions before applying for tax-exempt status is against the law, and should have been an impediment, if not an outright disqualification, from being granted such status.”

Added the NLPC: “The disparity is even more striking when one considers that the Obama Foundation sought 501(c)(3) status, which allows donors to deduct contributions while many Tea Party groups sought only 501(c)(4) status, which does not allow for the same benefit.”

Are you surprised that the IRS apparently gave the Barack H. Obama Foundation expedited service while Tea Party and other tax-exempt applications languished?

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Star Trek Into Darkness is poised for a pretty strong weekend.

The long-awaited sequel to director J.J. Abrams’ acclaimed reboot seems to have fared extremely well with moviegoers. The film earned around $22 million on Friday alone. Analysts predict the film could go on to make approximately $83 million over the weekend.

While the estimated weekend total might seem impressive, it’s actually not much higher than Abrams’ 2009 effort. Star Trek would make $79.2 million during its first three days in theaters. According to Cinema Blend, the sci-fi flick ultimately made $257 million during its theatrical run in North America.

In addition to earning quite a bit of cash in the US, Star Trek Into Darkness is expected to generate even more business overseas. The Hollywood Reporter estimates that the sequel will likely bring home around $35 million this weekend from overseas markets. Russia is expected to lead the pack for around $9 million.

Despite the strong opening, the film probably won’t match the opening weekend total of director and co-writer Shane Black’s Iron Man 3. The flick, which recently crossed the $1 billion mark worldwide, made a huge splash at the box office with $175 million.

Black’s sequel continued to do strong business on Friday. The film landed in second place with around $9.5 million. This brings its domestic total to $311.4 million. The third installment of Marvel’s acclaimed franchise shattered the numbers generated by its predecessor; Iron Man 2 would eventually stall out at $623 million worldwide.

As the summer movie season heats up, it will be interesting to see which titles manage to rise to the top as one big-budget flick after another is rolled into theaters. Although Star Trek Into Darkness will likely emerge victorious this weekend, it will have to contend with the hotly-anticipated Fast and Furious 6 next weekend.

Did you catch Star Trek Into Darkness in theaters on Friday? Do you think it claim the top spot at the box office this weekend?

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Fresno, CA – A drug bust after a 911 “butt-dial” has landed two careless crooks in prison.

Nathan Teklemariam and Carson Rinehart were recently arrested in Fresno. They were nabbed at a drug bust after a 911 butt-dial. Essentially, one of them accidentally called 911, and the pair were recorded as they talked about scoring drugs and breaking into a car.

The 911 operator tried to get their attention, but eventually just stopped and listened in, because let’s face it … these boys were too interesting to interrupt.

Looking to pass some time:

Suspect: “I just want to smoke weed so bad right now.”

Later, coordinating a break-in:

Suspect: “Get the bolt and give me the hammer just in case.”

Hitting pay-dirt:

Suspect: “They’re Norcos, yeee-ahh!”

A bold plan:

Suspect: “We’ll go back and search in a little bit and search the whole thing. But we’ll park far away, you know?”

By this time, the 911 operator had picked up a few clues as to where these two knuckleheads were, and had dispatched a few officers to check on them.

Hilariously, the 911 operator listens as the police approach the two.

Suspect: “He’s right (expletive) behind me, dude.”

Suspect: “Oh he’s following me Dog!”

Suspect: “He’s following the (expletive) out of me Bro!

Suspect: “Wow what did I do?”

They’re pulled over, their car is searched, and they are arrested on charges of breaking into a car, possession of stolen property and conspiracy to commit a crime.

Near the tail-end of the call, the suspects finally figure out how they were caught. “The phone really called 911?” asked one of the suspects.

The cop, hopefully with a smirk on his face, replied “Yeah.”

And that’s how a drug bust after a 911 butt-dial landed two careless crooks in prison.

[Image via: Vladimir Koletic, Shutterstock]

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