Reporter Hallie Jackson's nose drip video goes viral

Reporter's nose drip video goes viral - What could she have done?
It's all over the internet and the video has gone viral. An accomplished political reporter was caught on camera with a long nose drip while reporting. It doesn't appear as if she felt it or made any attempt to stop it and the question is why? The reporter is Hallie Jackson an NBC and the mishap occurred during a live broadcast from Tennessee. 

The introduction of HD TV must have been the biggest fear of  TV personalities and celebrities. Many of these celebrities and anchors must have made an enormous investment in BOTOX . We all know what effect botox has on your face. While it removes the lines your face is in a state of rigor mortis. My take on the nose drip that goes unchecked is that it may be to blame on BOTOX. You can't stop what you can't feel. Just a thought.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend choose baby's sex

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend choose baby's sex; the wonders of technology. I recall not even being told the sex of my first and second child after an ultra sound because they didn't want to unintentionally mislead the expectant parents just in case they were wrong. However, we have gone far beyond that - choosing the sex of a baby. Chrissy Teigen is defending her and her husband John Legend's choice of a girl but there is something troubling about anyone's ability to do so.

When China instituted it's One Child Policy, female babies were routinely aborted in preference of boys, reportedly. At lease in Chrissy and John's case the girl wins at the expense of the boy. I imagine pouring over a bunch of fertilized eggs and deciding which to pick. Of course I am not sure how it is done but I wonder what happens to the discards?

It is of course Chrissy Teigan and John Legend's decision to make and they will be able to say to their daughter that she was chosen long before she was viable. This is also possible with the advances in technology but I can't help feeling uneasy about what next?  Can you determine ahead of time if the child will be smart or beautiful? Maybe we can already do that. Best wishes to the expectant couple.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck break-up - The babysitter didn't do it.

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Jennifer Garner has finally put to rest rumors that their young and gorgeous babysitter caused their break up.  In so doing, however, she has confirmed it would appear, that Ben Affleck did have an affair with the babysitter even though not while they were together. Soon after their separation was announced there were rumors linking Ben Affleck to Christine Ouzounian, the nanny. While Ben’s people denied the rumors, Garner has just revealed that  Ben's affair with the nanny was not the cause of their break up. 

So the nanny did not cause the break up but Jennifer Garner seemed to give credibility to the rumored affair by telling Vanity Fair that it was bad judgement and not great that the nanny disappeared from the kids life. Anyone reading this would assume that there was indeed an affair, it just didn't cause the breakup but it did rob the kids of their nanny. Then again, how does anyone know when the affair started? As the saying goes, "the wife is always the last to know" The question that always boggles my mind is why would any clear thinking woman hire a young beautiful babysitter?

Did Kesha lie about being assaulted by Dr. Luke?

Did Kesha lie about being assaulted by Dr. Luke? According to a report by TMZ, they have uncovered a video where in a deposition made in 2011, Kesha flatly denied that she was a sexually assaulted by Dr Luke. However, fast forward to 2016 and she is accusing Dr Ken of drugging and raping her. It is possible that Kesha was afraid to admit to this at the time, after all whe was in the prime of her career and if the incidents did occur, they didn't seem to bother her then.

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The question I have is why not make a formal police report of sexual assault by Dr Ken? Afterll Bill Cosby is before the courts right now for alleged assault that occurred a decade ago. I don't know the answer. Maybe she was raped and drugged maybe she wasn't. The only way to get to the bottom of these allegations is in a court of law dealing with te specific issue and not as a side isse to getting out of a contract.

Oscars so white a reflection of society?

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Is the   "Oscars so white" a reflection of society? Will Smith seems to think so and I am sure many will agree. In an interview with Good Morning Britain, Will Smith sees the "Oscars whitewashing" as a microcosm  of American society. He pointed out that in the past he has been nominated twice and never lost an Oscar to a white actor.  The issue he sees as a "regression" reflecting a social regression occurring in America. The all white actors nominated for Oscars this year has led to the resurgence of the "Oscar so white" twitter protest movement.

A child for Tyra Banks - Finally!

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Supermodel and talk show host Tyra Banks has her "miracle baby" as she calls it. Born via a surrogate, Tyra Banks was more than thrilled at the birth of her first child - a son wirh her photographer partner Erik Asia. Tyra made no secret about her problems with infertility. She made the announcemnet on her instagram page welcoming York Banks Asla. Congratulations to the new parents

Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street charged with assaulting father

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She was a popular and charming gold medal skier winning the super G at the 1998 Winter Olympics and was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2004. She was charged with domestic violence and assault following a dispute with her 76 year old father. According to reports Picabo alegedly pushed her father down the stairs then locked him in the basement. It was also reported that the incident was witnessed by her three children. She has preaded not guilty to the chargesand will have a pretrial hearing on Feburary 16th.

Jennifer Lawrence was rude to reporter

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I never understood what the fuss about Jennifer Lawrence was all about. Yes she meets the Hollywood standard of beauty and they say she is talented, i just never noticed what I noticed was her rude response to a reporter who was just doing his job. I guess there are a few talents she still has to acquire - like being kind.

Backstage at the Golden Globes Actress Jennifer Lawrence called out a reporter because he was on his phone when asking a question.  "You can't live your whole life behind your phone, bro," she said. "You can't do that. You've got to live in the now." she said and when he mentioned  the "Oscar", she quickly cut him off saying,  "We're at the Golden Globes," she added. "If you put your phone down you'd know that."

Now it is possible that the reporter was reading his questions off the phone as everyone does these days, It is also possible, due to the fact that it was obvious that English is not his first language, he got the award names mixed up. Perhaps Jennifer Lawrence is spending too much time with her BFF Amy and thinks she is now a comedian. My message to Jennifer - now that you have it all, be nice!

A Twitter meltdown and Tinder CEO fired

There was a time when CEOs used to be older, more polished, and hopefully smart men. But all of that has changed in the digital age. The CEO's are still mostly male but they are much younger and lets just say, not quite as sophisticated as their older counterparts. Tinder, the dating app for those who may be still living in the age of dinosaurs, was so upset with a story by Vanity Fair, criticizing the dating site that someone from Tinder went on a rampage.  There ere thirty tweets posted in less than an hour in response to the article entitled  "Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse" Now we don't know for sure if the Twitter meltdown had anything to do with the CEO Chris Payne or his removal from the position. However, just a few days after the Twitter rant, the CEO has been replaced. According to Tinder director Matt Cohler, it was a greed that it was agreed mutually, that it wasn't the right long term fit.

What happened to Country's Power couple, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Divorce

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What happened to Country's Power couple, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert Divorce. They were my favorite celebrity couple so what happened? Was it infidelity, jealousy, a little too much drinking as Blake is known to brag about? READ MORE