SA Model In Drug Bust

SA Model In International Drug Bust – A South African actress who played Barack Obama’s mother in an Indonesian film about the U.S. president’s early life has been arrested and charged with drug possession, Jakarta police said on Wednesday. South African Cara Lachelle, 27, an actress and model, played Ann Dunham, Mr Obama’s late mother, in a movie last year called “Obama Anak Menteng” (Obama The Menteng Kid). [telegraph]

M-Net Gets Fined For Horror Ad – The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) handed down a fine to broadcaster, M-Net, for broadcasting graphic scenes of violence and horror during family viewing time. One complainant said “during an advertisement break on October 13 at about 6pm M-Net advertised a horror festival and showed the most horrific cuts.” Mnet was fined R5,000. Bless. [timeslive]

Hurley’s Lost Lottery Numbers Cashing In – When Mega Millions conducted its lottery drawing on Tuesday night, millions of “Lost” fans wondered, Haven’t we seen those numbers before? On the television show, the character Hugo “Hurley” Reyes played the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 and ended up winning the $114-million jackpot. Find out what happened in real life.. [latimes]

Kate To Arrive By Car, Not Carriage – Kate Middleton will arrive by car and leave in a carriage when she ties the knot with Prince William at Westminster Abbey on April 29. Key details about the upcoming nuptials emerged Wednesday; Charles’ representative broke weeks of silence with a statement announcing Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will marry the couple in an 11 AM ceremony. [popeater]

Kallis ‘One Of The Greatest Ever’ – Jacques Kallis was hailed as a cricketing great by teammate Mark Boucher and opponent Harbhajan Singh after he batted through pain to hit his second century of the match and put South Africa on top on the fourth day of the series-deciding third and final Test against India at Newlands on Wednesday. [mail&guardian]

Why Buying Facebook Stock Is A Bad Move – Excuse me for raining on the Facebook parade, but yesterday’s news about the $450 million investment by Goldman Sachs (GS) and $50 million from Russia’s Digital Sky Technology didn’t move me the way it seemed to move others. Check out these five reasons why you shouldn’t buy Facebook stock when it lists. [fortune]

Why Did Taylor And Jake Break Up? – Word that Jake Gyllenhaal and Taylor Swift broke up leaked yesterday, and now, we know why the big split went down. “He said he wasn’t feeling it anymore and was uncomfortable with all the attention they got,” and insider told the Magazine. “He also said he could feel the age difference.” [huffpo]

2 Million Fish Found Dead – Around two million fish have died in the Chesapeake Bay area in Maryland, just days after two similar incidents elsewhere in the US baffled scientists. Officials are now trying to find out what happened. Maryland Department of the Environment spokeswoman Dawn Stoltzfus told Sky News Online that at the moment it does not look like pollution is to blame. [skynews]

Nadal And Federer Play On Water – Kicking off the 2011 ATP World Tour, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played the most unique round of tennis ever , in the waters outside of Doha, Qatar. The tennis stars faced off on a floating court in Doha Bay Sunday, just ahead of the first tournament of the year, the Qatar Open. The two players were said to have not displayed their regular smashing power as the court was wet. Clearly. [luxuo]

Discovery And Catholic Church Team Up For Exorcism Series – Discovery Channel is teaming with the Vatican for an unprecedented new series hunting the deadliest catch of all: Demons. The Exorcist Files will recreate stories of real-life hauntings and demonic possession, based on cases investigated by the Catholic Church. The project includes access into the Vatican’s case files, as well as interviews with the organization’s top exorcists. [eweekly]

Alec Baldwin’s Political Aspirations – Alec Baldwin was on CNN’s Parker Spitzer the other night and, as co-host Eliot Spitzer notes, Baldwin has a record of political activism. Spitzer asks Baldwin if he has any aspirations to hold elected office (can you IMAGINE how awesome Baldwin would be as president?). It is from this point on that everything Baldwin says can be interpreted as a slight against Spitzer. Observe.. [vanityfair]

Woman Commits Suicide On Facebook, 1.082 Friends Ignore Warnings – A depressed charity worker killed herself as Facebook users mocked a suicide note she left on the social networking website. So-called Facebook ‘friends’ of Simone Back responded with cruel messages after she posted a message that read: ‘Took all my pills be dead soon so bye bye every one.’ One user replied calling her a liar who ‘overdoses all the time’ while another said it was ‘her choice’. [dailymail]

Should Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Be Afraid Of His Fans? – Dating (or being very close personal friends) with Justin Bieber comes with a special set of liabilities, as teen sweetheart Selena Gomez has discovered during the past few days.After photos surfaced of the pair getting cozy on a yacht in the Caribbean, Bieber’s fans got nasty about Gomez on Twitter. In fact, they moved beyond nasty to downright vicious and threatening. [popeater]

Queen’s Plate Fashion On TV [Video] – Our preferred fashionista, La Muse from popyacollar.co.za was on TV this morning with Liezel Van Der Westhuizen for SABC 3’s ‘Expresso’ morning show. Ladies and the guys should check it out for tips on what to wear this Saturday for SA’s most prestigious event! [popyacollar]

Starbucks Releases New Logo – Starbucks Corp. is giving its siren a facelift. The world’s largest coffee company unveiled a new logo Wednesday that drops the words encircling its iconic sea nymph and gives her a few subtle updates. Starbucks says the changes amount to more than nips and tucks to its favorite lady. The fresh look goes with a new direction for the company as it makes its way back from its toughest times in its 40-year history. [associated]

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