There has been no sign of a Mississippi morning news anchor woman since she voiced a Snoop Dogg phrase on air earlier this month. Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when her team were discussing the rapper’s addition to his wine line. Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.) The station’s chief meteorologist as well as anchor, Bassett has previously caused controversy with a comment, referring to a black reporter’s “grandmammy” on air. She later apologized. She is no longer listed on the station’s website, according to the Clarion Ledger. And Bassett has not shared anything on Twitter since the same day – her silence including this weekend when a deadly tornado struck Mississippi, sparking huge chatter among meteorologists. The New York Post reports the story but has received no comment from Bassett, WLBT … [Read more...] about Mississippi TV Meteorologist And News Anchor Removed After Quoting Snoop Dogg Live On Air
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Dancing Show Judge ‘May Quit Hit Show’ After Abuse By Online Trolls Forced Her To Seek Medical Help
The lead judge on the UK’s most popular entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing , has hinted she may quit her role after receiving huge amounts of online abuse during the 2022 season. Shirley Ballas , who has been a judge on the show since 2017, has revealed she received unprecedented criticism during last year’s run, with trolls slamming her decisions and accusing her of ageism and sexism in her choices of which contestants to send home. Now Ballas, a former world Latin dancing champion whose son Mark used to appear on Dancing with the Stars , tells the UK’s Daily Mirror newspaper that the 2022 season could be her last, after the abuse “snowballed out of control” and that, for the first time in five decades of her professional dancing career, she was forced to seek medical help to manage her anxiety. The judge said that, of all the social media messages she received after announcing her decisions on the show, “one in five were hateful” – accusing her of … [Read more...] about Dancing Show Judge ‘May Quit Hit Show’ After Abuse By Online Trolls Forced Her To Seek Medical Help
Ant Anstead Sells Laguna Beach Home
Gallery Launch Gallery Jack Kahoe | Amplify Marketing Ant Anstead is looking for a small change of scenery ... TMZ has learned he's sold his O.C. home, but he's hoping to stay in the neighborhood. Real estate sources tell TMZ ... the "Celebrity IOU: Joyride" host sold his 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,968-square-foot Laguna Beach pad on Monday with the closing price of $3.1 million. Ant bought the place for $2.8 million a few years back. Jack Kahoe | Amplify Marketing We're told he plans to find a new place in Laguna, although he hasn't found the right spot to call home just yet -- but he's not the only one leaving his old block. Jack Kahoe | Amplify Marketing Our sources say Ant's GF Renée Zellweger moved out of the house across the street from Ant's home last summer. As we reported, Renée started renting that place in November 2021 for $30k/month. You'll recall, the Discovery+ personality listed his pad in … [Read more...] about Ant Anstead Sells Laguna Beach Home
Dick Van Dyke Shows Off Crash Injuries In New Photos
SplashNews.com / Coleman-Rayner Dick Van Dyke showed off his battle wounds Friday after his recent car accident, claiming the airbags didn’t deploy during the crash. The beloved “Mary Poppins” icon, 97, was spotted out and about with his wife, 51-year-old Arlene Silver , and a younger pal. Van Dyke pointed out two stitches in his chin after his car accident last week ... “I’m fine — just sore all over” ... assuring people he was doing “pretty good.” “The airbags did not deploy, so I just had a face plant right in the steering wheel and it just made me a little dumber,” he quipped, with his infamous grin. He brushed off the concerns about his well-being, saying he’s doing relatively ok ... “I’m 97 — all my friends are dead.” The famed actor crashed his silver Lexus earlier this Month into a gate in Malibu while driving in wet conditions, apparently losing control of the wheel. SplashNews.com / Coleman-Rayner Photos from … [Read more...] about Dick Van Dyke Shows Off Crash Injuries In New Photos