7Seven Deadly Sins blog starts out describing the 7 deadly sins. 1. LUST 2. ENVY 3. GLUTTONY 4. SLOTH 5. GREED 6. ANGER 7. PRIDE (VANITY) Considered deadly by Western Churchman in the 13th Century. As they are sins, not crimes. These seven deadly sins has woven its way into the very fabric of our lives, businesses, and society, and can be revealed in the content (articles)and videos written and published by various authors, and posted on this blog by Gwendolyn.
Roman Polanski attends a film premiere in
Paris, France, in June 2009.
(CNN) — Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on a decades-old arrest warrant stemming from a sex charge in California, Swiss police said Sunday. Polanski, 76, was taken into custody trying to enter Switzerland on Saturday, Zurich police said. A spokesman for the Swiss Justice Ministry said Polanski was arrested upon arrival at the airport.
He has lived in France for decades to avoid being arrested if he enters the United States and declined to appear in person to collect his Academy Award for Best Director for “The Pianist” in 2003.
The director pleaded guilty in 1977 to a single count of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, acknowledging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl. But he fled the United States before he could be sentenced, and U.S. authorities have had a warrant for his arrest since 1978. Video Watch what happens now for Polanski »
Polanski was nominated for best director Oscars for “Tess” and “Chinatown,” and for best writing for “Rosemary’s Baby,” which he also directed. He was en route to the Zurich Film Festival, which is holding a Polanski tribute this year, when he was arrested by Swiss authorities, the festival said. Read full articles…
(CNN) — In 1967, the Mamas & the Papas had a hit with a song that detailed, with bittersweet harmonies, the checkered history of the band. The song, written by the group’s John Phillips and his wife, Michelle, was called “Creeque Alley.”
If the song were to be updated today, it might have to be retitled “Creep Alley.”
With the claims by John’s daughter, Mackenzie, that she had an incestuous relationship with her father, the story of Phillips and his group — in music, models of California dreams and California Dreamin’– takes on a darker hue.
The story was already tangled, a motley love- and drug-soaked tale of excess set to the group’s distinctive four-part harmonies.
Phillips left his first wife, Mackenzie’s mother, Susan Adams, for 18-year-old Michelle, whom he’d met in a San Francisco club while touring in the early ’60s, according to the band’s biography on Allmusic.com.
The band’s lead male singer, Denny Doherty, later had an affair with Michelle; she was forced out of the group for a time. The fourth member, Cass Elliot, had an unrequited crush on Doherty, the biography noted.
After the Mamas & the Papas’ success with such singles as “California Dreamin’ ” and the No. 1 hit “Monday, Monday,” the Phillipses bought a Bel Air mansion from which they ruled over the Los Angeles music scene. Read full article
(CNN) — In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Wednesday, Mackenzie Phillips said that she was raped by her father while still a teenager.
Mackenzie Phillips described an incestuous relationship
with her father during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.
“I woke up that night from a blackout and found myself having sex with my own father, Phillips read aloud from her book High On Arrivalduring the hour-long interview with Winfrey.
“I came out of that blackout and realized what was happening. … I slid right back into it and woke up the next morning in my own hotel room and not with him,” she continued to read. “Your father is supposed to protect you, not [expletive] you.”
John Phillips died in 2001.
Phillips, now 49, said she was 17 or 18 the first time she can remember having sex with her father. Video Watch Phillips talk about her struggles »
When she confronted him and told him they needed to talk about how he raped her, Phillips said, he responded with confusion. Read full article…
You can say what you want about Michael Jackson, he is still undoubtedly one of the best entertainers ever. Other than creating the best selling album in history (Thriller), he has made so many hit songs.
Here is a tribute to Michael Jackson WoW style! Thank you for everyone who came to help
Rest in peace Michael. You will be missed by many.
By Bryan Alexander / Los Angeles Tuesday, Jul. 07, 2009
L.A. Gears Up for Star-Studded Michael Jackson Memorial
By Bryan Alexander / Los Angeles Tuesday, Jul. 07, 2009
Fans sign a Michael Jackson poster outside the Los Angeles Staples Center, the site of a memorial service for the musical legend
Fans sign a Michael Jackson poster outside the Los Angeles Staples Center, the site of a memorial service for the musical legend
MARK RALSTON / AFP / Getty
In the same Los Angeles arena where he rehearsed for the ill-fated “This Is It” tour, Michael Jackson will be remembered on July 7 by a bevy of luminaries paying their final homage to the globally celebrated star. Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, John Mayer, Usher, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder have all been announced as performers who will help bid Jackson farewell at L.A.’s Staples Center in a ceremony that will be broadcast live on all major networks and many cable channels as well as streamed live on websites from MySpace to MTV.com. Brooke Shields, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, Martin Luther King III and the Rev. Al Sharpton are also expected to take part. Read more…
Michael Jackson’s family want his coffin to be be encased in concrete to prevent fans from robbing his grave.
By Nick Allen in Los Angeles
Published: 7:46PM BST 04 Jul 2009
Jackson will be buried in a Promethean casket featuring a blue velvet interior and a hand-polished, mirror finish.
The singer, wearing a stage costume, will be laid to rest in a gold-plated coffin, along with tokens from his life in music, including one of the white gloves he loved to wear.
But, according to US media reports quoting a friend of the family, the Jacksons want the coffin entombed in concrete immediately after the funeral – which is expected to be held in secret before Tuesday’s public memorial service – because of fears that a crazed fan could try to dig it up. Read more…
People gathered outside the Apollo Theater in Harlem Thursday night after the death of Michael Jackson. More Photos >
By SHARON OTTERMAN
Published: June 26, 2009
Michael Jackson’s brand of pop knew no borders and needed no translation, linking listeners around the world through the accessible corridors of rhythm, beat and dance. And as reaction to his sudden death began to pour in Friday, its extent underscored how far his influence had spread.
From Sydney to Hong Kong, China to Los Angeles, fans, officials and fellow entertainers spoke of their shock and sadness. His music echoed from cafes and car speakers, and everyone from national leaders on down seemed to weigh in. Read more…
‘King of Pop’ Was Found Unconscious at Los Angeles Home
By BROOKS BARNES 12 minutes ago
A person with knowledge of the situation said that Michael Jackson died after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday, The A.P. reports. Read more…
Farrah Fawcett, an actress and television star whose good looks and signature flowing hairstyle influenced a generation of women and bewitched a generation of men, beginning with a celebrated pinup poster, died Thursday morning in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 62 and lived in West Los Angeles.
Her death, at St. John’s Health Center, was caused by anal cancer, which she had been battling since 2006, said her spokesman, Paul Bloch. Read more…
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during the hour-long interview with Winfrey.
