Model, cookbook author, and Lip Sync Battle host Chrissy Teigen was having a ball at the Emmys when she received a terrible tweet.
In case it has never been mentioned, never, ever, ever, ask this question. Not ever. Just don't do it.
Never a shrinking violet, Teigen shot back right away with a message of her own.
Twitter was quick to point out that Teigen looks amazing.
And as for that guy...
It's always best to know when to zippa the lippa.
H/T: Motherly, Huffington Post
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who called Puerto Rico "a floating island of garbage" during President-elect Donald Trump's rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden last month, is apologizing “to absolutely nobody."
Hinchcliffe’s remarks at the rally quickly ignited a media uproar and bipartisan criticism, with some speculating that the controversy might hurt Trump’s support among Puerto Rican communities in key battleground states. However, Trump ultimately gained traction with Latino voters on Election Day, securing all seven swing states.
Speaking on his Kill Tony podcast—the episode was recorded the day after the rally but released this week—Hinchcliffe said the set was “about free speech” and claimed he is "under attack" by critics, including celebrities and social media users, who have decried his joke as racist.
He said:
"I am currently under attack ... I referenced Puerto Rico, which currently has a landfill problem in which all of their landfills are filled to the brim. I guess I'm the only person that knew about this, unfortunately."
“I love Puerto Ricans, they’re very smart people. They’re smart, they’re street smart, and they’re smart enough to know when they’re being used as political fodder. And right now that is happening. And, uh, I apologize to absolutely nobody."
“Not to the Puerto Ricans, not to the whites, not to the Blacks, not to the Palestinians, not to the Jews, and not to my own mother, who I made fun of during the set."
"Nobody clipped that. No headlines about me making fun of my own mother."
Hinchcliffe added that “perhaps that venue at that time wasn’t the best f**king place to do this set at," but still doubled down:
“To the mainstream media and to everybody trying to slander me online: That’s what I do, I go hard, and that’s never going to change."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
He was harshly criticized.
Despite Trump's win, Hinchcliffe’s comments have reignited criticism of Trump’s own response to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, specifically when he tossed paper towels to Puerto Ricans at a relief center in the disaster-stricken territory.
Trump defended the incident, insisting the crowd was “screaming and loving everything” about his appearance including the "beautiful, soft towels."
This lay in stark contrast to proposals made by Vice President Kamala Harris, who in the last days of her campaign reiterated that she—were she to win the election—would "create a new Puerto Rico Opportunity Economy Task Force, where the federal government will work with the private sector, with nonprofits and community leaders to foster economic growth and create thousands of new, good-paying jobs in Puerto Rico, including for our young people."
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was left scratching her head after Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked her how "awkward" Vice President Kamala Harris's recent lunch with President Joe Biden was after she lost the election to President-elect Donald Trump.
Doocy asked:
“We know that, today, a week after the election, President Biden and Vice President Harris had a private lunch. How awkward was that?”
When a confused Jean-Pierre questioned "why would [the lunch] be awkward," Doocy reasoned that Harris and Biden are not getting along at the moment even though there is no evidence to suggest this is the case:
“Because she kept him at arm’s length and then she lost and now she’s back."
Jean-Pierre responded:
“Why would you characterize it as awkward? They have regular lunches. They meet and talk regularly. Why would you call it awkward?”
And after Doocy questioned if "there’s no weirdness about the way things have unfolded" since Harris lost the election, Jean-Pierre shut him down completely, pointing to Biden and Harris’s trip to Arlington National Cemetery on Monday for Veterans’ Day:
“Did you see them together yesterday as well when they honored our veterans and were together during the day making sure that we didn’t forget the brave men and women that fought for this country?”
“The president and vice president had lunch today. They’ve had lunch many times. They communicate with each other regularly."
"They had an opportunity to discuss the last 70 days or so of this administration, how important it is to get things done for the American people, and that’s their focus.”
You can watch their exchange in the video below.
Doocy was swiftly criticized, with more than a few suggesting that his line of questioning was essentially an "audition" to be Trump's Press Secretary come January.
Let's just say Jean-Pierre has the patience of a saint.
CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings closed out Tuesday's NewsNight broadcast by jokingly offering his pick to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate after Rubio was named as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state—none other than former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan.
He said:
"If Marco Rubio does in fact become Secretary of State we're going to need a new senator from the state of Florida. We do need someone with Rubio's national security credentials and there is one Floridian who can do it."
"He stood up to the Russians and the Iranians in the 1980s when he defeated the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, two of America's most lethal foes! He's a real American. He fights for the rights of every man. He knows that courage is the thing that keeps us free."
Jennings then pulled open his coat to reveal a Hulkmania T-shirt and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I announce—Ron DeSantis, get on it!—Hulk Hogan for U.S. Senate! What you gonna do, Chuck Schumer, when Hulkamania runs wild on you, brother?”
You can watch what happened in the video below.
Now we're not hoping Hogan runs for Rubio's Senate seat at all—but people certainly had thoughts.
Jennings' joke was a reference to a speech Hogan gave at the Republican National Convention over the summer. At the time, Hogan referred to Trump as his "hero" and decried the attempt on Trump's life just days prior before removing his jacket and ripping through his shirt to reveal a Trump 2024 tank top.
Hogan, who said America should let "Trumpamania run wild" also made headlines weeks later for a similar outburst at an event to promote his new Real American Beer during which he joked about "body-slamming" Vice President Kamala Harris. Hogan also called Harris a "chameleon," questioning her racial identity.
What do you get the man who has—or at least had—everything? If the man in question is actor Armie Hammer and you're his mom, the answer is apparently a vasectomy.
Since his notorious sex scandal, Hammer has started to edge back onto the scene with a handful of projects that include his podcast The Armie HammerTime Podcast, where he recently hosted his mom Dru as his guest.
They dove directly into his sex scandal a few years ago, in which Hammer was accused of, among other things, having a fetish for cannibalism after written messages to that effect leaked onto the internet.
But the part of the convo that has really jumped out at people is when Dru revealed that, for her son's 38th birthday, she gifted him the gift that keeps on giving: a vasectomy, a contraceptive surgery for men.
What made the conversation extra bizarre is that Dru launched into it directly after the two discussed Hammer's sex scandal, in which he was accused of not just having a fetish for cannibalism but also of sexual assault.
HBO also produced a docuseries about the actor titled The House of Hammer, in which even more allegations—not just about Hammer, but his legendary, aristocratic family—are made as well. The two didn't get into those.
But after touching on the whole cannibalism DMs thing, with barely any segue whatsoever, Dru simply about-faced and said:
"Let’s talk about what I gave you for your birthday this year."
"I call Armie, and I go, ‘Armie, what would you like for your birthday this year?’ And he goes, ‘I don’t know, maybe money. Whatever.’ And I was like, ‘I believe I’m going to give you a vasectomy.'”
Hammer has two children, daughter Harper, 9, and son Ford, 7, whom he shares with ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers, and said he was absolutely ready to have the surgery, even after the doctor tried to talk him out of it.
The awkward part came when he was asked if he'd like to pay by credit card or bill his insurance. He told the receptionist:
"My mother’s going to be calling you and she’s going to be paying for it.’”
He went on to say:
“She was looking down and she [looked up] and goes, ‘What?’ And I go, ‘Yes, my mother gave me this as a birthday present.'"
"It just was one of those things like you could tell she was hearing something and like, ‘I've never heard — what are you talking about?' So yeah, my mom got me a vasectomy for my birthday.”
To which Dru replied:
"Yeah, I'm not stupid!"
Ohhhhkay. Hammer's story definitely struck a nerve with people on social media since...well, you have to admit it's pretty weird, especially given his past.
As for the allegations against Hammer themselves, the pair refrained from discussing assault, confirmed there was no cannibalism, and that at the core of the scandal was Hammer being "stupid" in his use of DMs with women.
So...there's that.
Couples who have been in long-lasting relationships for years and thought they were in it for the long haul sometimes find that things don't always pan out the way they initially hoped. Many perpetually single people envy couples who've been together for years, but they don't always know what happens behind closed doors.
Perceived successes in long-lasting relationships aren't always as they seem. They can sometimes be a facade to cover up conflict or underlying resentment or they're delaying news of an inevitable breakup to save face.
Clarity only comes afterward, when people who were previously in love with each other go their separate ways. Only then are they able to take what they learned and implement the lessons for healthier relationships in the future.
These notions were explored when Redditor lostinheaven1 asked:
"What’s a bitter life lesson you learned from your longest relationship?"
Healthy relationships aren't always as they seem to an observer.
"Loving someone the way you wish to be loved doesn't guarantee they'll reciprocate in the same way."
– deebee_running
"Loving someone the way you wish to be loved doesn’t guarantee it’s how they want to be loved."
– Caprottiblack
"This is what I was going to say. You are not supposed to love someone the way you want to be loved. You need to love them the way they like to be loved - which you learn through communication."
"So both you and him/herprobably didn’t feel loved properly because your love language languages aren’t the same and so trying to love each each other in your own love languages does not work."
– chelsicamiel
"What people do is a million times more revealing than what they say."
– SunBusiness8291
"One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever heard:"
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them."
– SortedN2Slytherin
"When you're around someone regularly, you will see who is generally honest and trustworthy and who is not. Who keeps their word and who does not. I keep the honest people around and distance myself from the others."
"If someone betrays your trust once or twice, forgive them, if it's a larger pattern of behavior, time to leave (or spend massive amounts of time and effort trying to repair the behavior which usually doesn't yield great results)."
– mikew_reddit
"You can't trust anyone 100%, not even yourself."
– danny_llama
"I'm fortunate Stone Cold Steve Austin taught me this when I was 11 years old."
– F'kYouThrowaway99
"I learned that you should always trust your gut. There were so many red flags that I failed to acknowledge."
– Any_Extreme7269
"My longest relationship was also my first. I didn't realize they were red flags at the time because I had no experience. Looking back on it now, it's obvious things weren't going to work out."
– esoteric_enigma
"I’ve only had an extremely strong gut feeling once in my life, and it was telling me to run from a relationship with someone who turned out to be pathological in a lot of respects, but was very very charming."
"Yes. Listen to your gut. It’s picking up on things you’re not consciously paying attention to."
– gphs
"This came into play for me not so long ago. I met someone i was very attracted to, but something seemed off. There were some obvious red flags, but something just told me that he was even more sinister than what I could see."
"Younger me would have been curious to find out what he was hiding or how dark it could get. I would have thought that I could handle it. That I could walk away from it."
"Older me knows to put that grenade down and back away slowly. And I did."
– VivelaVendetta
These people thought they knew their significant other, but it turns out, they didn't have a clue until it was too late.
"Some people are capable of lying with a completely straight face for a loooooooooooooooong time."
– NomadicShip11
"Laughing at jokes that hurt my feelings is a skill I learned early."
"I didn't expect it to be one of the biggest issues with communication in relationships."
"Taking little hit after little hit until it all comes out during an unrelated argument."
"I really dislike it about myself and it's one of those things that stays buried even in therapy.. hard to confront the behavior when I forget it happens."
"It's embarrassing."
– Numerous_Witness_345
"People can keep up a façade for a pretty long time… Years even."
– heyitsvonage
"Sort of related to that, people can change drastically over time and hide that change. That change can include their once staunch honesty morphing into duplicity."
"I was left with a serious disconnect remembering her as she was when we met and had three kids and seeing who and what she had become and remains."
– BoosherCacow
"Talk about your end of life wishes early, sh*t can go wrong way earlier than you think it will."
"My husband had a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, and when it was looking like he wouldn't pull through, I had to make a lot of decisions without knowing what his wishes were because we'd only been married 18 months and thought we'd have plenty of time to figure those things out. He thankfully made an excellent recovery, but it was a scary time full of uncertainty."
– KittikatB
Wisdom comes from pain.
"Closure is not real & you need to find a way to settle with that within yourself."
– thrwawaylolol
"My dad and mom divorced when my sisters and I were really young. Mom cheated on him behind his back because 'he wasn't a good husband.' My dad was fortunate enough to have gotten majority custody, raised us and helped us grow. He was and IS an excellent father and man. Everyone in my life has told him exactly that: 'You're a great father and great man.' "
E"veryone is civil even after the divorce. My parents are cordial and can be in the same room, share old stories, even ones when they WERE married..."
"But, just last year (30 years later), my dad asked my sister and me 'do you think it would be weird if I asked mom what I did wrong? Why I was a bad husband...' We obviously knew it had nothing to do with wanting to get back together, but he continued to say, 'I really feel like I would like that closure.' "
"I remember hearing someone say, 'You can have 27 people give you a compliment in a row, and you start to believe it. But it only takes one person's negative comment to change your mind.' "
"I told him that and said, 'Mom is only one opinion. You have 30 years' worth of family, friends, and even strangers confirming that your character shines through outside of her own comment. You don't need her closure to know you're a good man. You're a good man because you are.' "
"Communication is vital, and neglecting it lead to misunderstandings and resentment. Over time, failing to express feelings, needs, or concerns can create distance between partners, making it harder to reconnect."
– CraveYourGoddess
"Communication is also a 2-way street. I think I'm good at communicating in the way I would like someone to communicate to me. This is not necessarily the way that my husband likes to be communicated with, and that's important."
"I'm very direct and prefer to address issues in the moment as they come up. My husband prefers to take a beat and talk about things later after some time to process. This is just one example, but it took us some practice to realize this about each other and work to meet in the middle."
– tsugaheterophylla91
"You cannot fix the other person’s childhood trauma and the first time they let you know they’re not interested in getting help, believe them."
– kokomundo
"The love most friendships have is greater than most romantic relationships. You can talk every day and say you love each other, but then she can break up with you through text for no reason and you never see each other again."
"The friend you watch sports with or whatever will still be stoked to see you ten years from now."
– JackYoMeme
"I learned love alone can't fix deep incompatibilities."
– SeductiveRima
"Yup just because you’re in love with someone, doesn’t mean you’re right for each other."
– DistinctPassenger117
From past relationships, I've learned to be cautious about giving too much of yourself to appease the other person or maintain romantic stability. When you neglect yourself or don't love yourself enough, you won't give your significant other an incentive to stay with you because you've gradually turned into a shell of yourself.
At the risk of being selfish, take care of yourself as well before caring for the other person. Because you're important too.
