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Falwell’s Downfall: The Pool Boy’s Story
In 2018, a real estate–related lawsuit in Miami attracted the attention of a Buzzfeed News reporter, who was intrigued to find then–Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. sharing his previously-reported ownership of a local hostel with a pool attendant named Giancarlo Granda.
The Falkirk Center: Liberty University’s Slime Factory
‘Welcome to another exciting edition of the Falkirk Center podcast on the campus of Liberty University, where Christ is King, church is essential, and freedom is everything.” This is how Falkirk Center Executive Director Ryan Helfenbein opens nearly every episode of the center’s podcast. Despite his promise, the episodes aren’t actually exciting. Most episodes are a sour mix of reactionary politics, debunked lies, and unholy combinations of religion and patriotism.
President Trump’s Unpatriotic ‘Patriotic Education’
Anti-American propaganda in schools, such as the blatantly inaccurate but widely lauded 1619 Project, is a real problem. So it is certainly welcome to hear someone prominent complain that it “rewrites American history to teach our children that we were founded on the principle of oppression, not freedom.” The problem is that this was said by President Trump in a Constitution Day speech announcing a new initiative to promote “patriotic education,” whatever that means.
Donald Trump’s Bizarre History Conference
For good reason, President Donald J. Trump is not a man whom one thinks of as having a deep interest in or knowledge of American history. “History and culture—so important,” Trump said, inanely, in a Reno speech in 2017. Yet when the president gives examples, his complete ignorance of history comes forth at once. For example, as conservative journalist Sol Stern pointed out during the 2016 campaign, Trump has constantly repeated a false historical story: He told rallies that General John J.
Jerry Falwell’s Zipper Has Been Down for Years
The board of trustees of Liberty University announced on Friday that the president and chancellor of the university, Jerry Falwell Jr., had assented to the board’s request to take “an indefinite leave of absence” from both positions, “effective immediately.” The board’s request followed several days in which Falwell had been widely criticized in the news and on social media.
My late-night phone call with a Liberty University Senior Vice President
Sunset at Liberty University Three nights ago, on March 23rd, I received an unexpected phone call at 8:15 P.M. I answered the phone with my usual “Hello, this is Calum Best.” Scott Lamb, Liberty University’s Senior Vice President for University Communications, began speaking from the other end. He didn’t identify himself (I had to ask who he was later in the call) before brusquely informing me that he was looping in my boss from my student work position.
Calum Best Gives His Final Verdict On Chloe Ferry By Playing Snog, Marry, Avoid With The CBB Housemates
Calum Best has spoken up about his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, saying that he 'had a good laugh' with Chloe Ferry despite not actually fancying her. Revealing that being stuck in a love-triangle with Chloe and Jess Cunningham was all a bit awkward, he told New! Magazine: "I was quite embarassed because I didn't really know how to take most of it.
Celebrity Big Brother’s Calum Best Opens Up About Drugs And Playboy Past Following Dad’s Death - VIDEO EXCLUSIVE
Celebrity Big Brother star Calum Best, 35, has opened up about the ‘horrible' time of his life after his father passed away, which he says consisted of ‘drinking, drugs (and) sleeping around.’ Calum - who was evicted from the CBB 2017 house last night - was a tabloid favourite during his early twenties, noted for flings with celebrities including Lindsay Lohan and Sarah Harding.
Chloe Ferry Reckons John Got JedWOOD When She Rubbed Her Bum On Him
Even though Chloe Ferry has since been evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2017, her time in the house was a gift to anyone with an appreciation for radge antics. In the history of her week on the show, one particular incident that really burns itself to collective memory is the moment she rubbed her bare bum on one-half of Jedward, John Grimes.
Celebrity Big Brother star Calum Best Talks About His Destructive Drugs, Drink And Sex Obsessed Past
Calum Best has revealed he was pushed to the brink of self destruction when his father, the late footballer George Best, relapsed with alcohol addiction. The 35-year-old Celebrity Big Brother star will be seen opening his heart and exposing his own demons in a new episode of In Therapy on Five. Explaining his low point, Calum recalls how in 2002 his father promised him he would quit alcohol for good – only for the CBB star to catch his dad drinking shortly after during a family holiday.
Geordie Shore’s Chloe Ferry Enjoys Radge Reunion With BFFs Marnie Simpson And Nathan Henry
Chloe Ferry wasn’t going to let being evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house get her down this weekend, as she teamed up with her Geordie Shore besties for a proper night out. The chicken nugget obsessed lass took to the town with Nathan Henry and Marnie Simpson, enjoying her first night of freedom the right way We think fans have it spot on with these guys being hailed ultimate squad goals… Can we please be the fourth wheel?
Vicky Pattison Gives Fans An Update Of Her Body Transformation By Stripping Down To A Pink Bikini
Vicky Pattison has almost reached her incredible New Year fitness goals with over a week left before the end of January. The Geordie Shore beauty has been updating fans all month with her workout regimes and offered candid selfies of her impressive body. On Saturday the brunette posed in a pink bikini to give fans a look at the fruits of her labour so far. “Pink to make the boys wink... Coming along quite nicely, and I can see improvements all the time,�
Kendall Jenner Flaunts Star Shaped Nipple Covers As She Heads Out In See-through Top
Kendall Jenner is showing off some daring style while out and about in Paris this weekend for Couture Fashion Week. As well as being dressed in the highest new fashion on the catwalks, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star is also turning heads with her off duty style. GettyFans and fashionistas have been impressed with her choice of wearing a sheer top that leaves very little to the imagination.
Louis Tomlinson Shares Cute Moment He Helps Son Freddie Celebrate First Birthday
Louis Tomlinson spent Saturday with his baby son – and helped him celebrate his first birthday. One Direction star Louis became a dad for the first time last year following his relationship with American beauty Briana Jungwirth. InstagramAnd the 25-year-old Just Hold On singer looked incredible proud as he helped son Freddie party. Video of the tiny tot with his dad surfaced online on Saturday showing Louis steadying Freddie as he reached towards his first ever birthday cake.
Justin Bieber Lashes Out At The Weeknd Slamming His Music As "Whack"
Justin Bieber has lashed out at The Weeknd after it was revealed his fellow Canadian singer is dating his ex Selena Gomez. The 22-year-old Sorry singer made his feelings about The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye, 26) clear when asked if he was a fan of the Hills hitmaker’s music. TwitterTMZ reporters cornered the Biebs on Friday night in Los Angeles and asked him if he liked The Weeknd’s music. The answer? A pretty stern “No!”. “Hell no I can’t listen to a Weeknd song!” Biebs barked at the reporters.
Chloe Ferry Hits Back At Coleen Nolan After She Called Her "Disgusting"
Chloe Ferry is not impressed by Coleen Nolan’s views on her from their time together in the Celebrity Big Brother house. The 21-year-old Geordie Shore star has lashed out at the 51-year-old Loose Women star after learning the Nolan sister described her as “disgusting”. Pic SelectFollowing her eviction on Friday, Chloe was informed that Coleen had been unimpressed by her naked actions.
Ellie Goulding And Boyfriend Bobby Rich Are "Moving In Together" In ÂŁ6 Million Mansion
Ellie Goulding has splashed out millions on a new mansion – and is inviting her rumoured boyfriend to move in with her. Reports suggest the Starry Eyed singer is completely smitten with judo champion Bobby Rich who she started dating two months ago. But things have already heated up and it has been suggested Ellie is going to invite the fitness enthusiast (who is also mates with film director Guy Ritchie) to join her in her new home.
Cape Town - Budget vs Blowout
Cape Town is bad-ass. If our feature on 9 Mind-Blowing Things You HAVE To Do didn't persuade you, then (a) your happiness goals are bewilderingly high, and (b) ssh you're being silly it really is the best. Luckily, there are accomodation options and amazing activities you're guaranteed to enjoy, no matter your budget. Join us as we run through the most expensive and cheapest things to do and see in South Africa's most beautiful city. MTV Travelled With... Cape Town Tourism.
Spencer And Heidi Explode After Nicola McLean Doesn't Save Them From Eternal Eviction
A new conflict has erupted in the Celebrity Big Brother house between married couple Speidi and WAG Nicola McLean. A furious Spencer Pratt felt betrayed by the model after she didn’t pick them for eternal immunity during a task. FiveWife Heidi Montag looked equally distraught – with the couple left to face the music for all upcoming evictions after James Cosmo was awarded immunity and he then selected the former The Hills stars to be put up for eternal eviction.
Olly Murs' Twin Brother Hits Back At Family Saying Fame Destroyed Their Bond
Olly Murs twin brother has broken his silence on the feud between him and the X Factor star. Ben Murs has gone as far as changing his last name to Hart (his wife Amy’s last name) in the family battle that first sparked when Olly was a contestant on X Factor in 2009. Last week, the boys mum, Vicky-Lynn spoke of her sadness at the news her 32-year-old sons no longer speak – and now Ben is giving his side of the story, saying his brother’s fame and fortune changed his family.
MIC’s Binky Felstead Shares Selfie Of Her ‘Brewing Summer Baby’
One week ago we were blown away by the news that Made In Chelsea's Binky Felstead and JP were having a baby. Now the bump is starring in selfies! Binky Felstead / InstagramOn-off-on-again couple Binks and Josh 'JP' Patterson announced their baby news on the cover of HELLO! with a sweet snap of the pair hugging, Binky cradling her blossoming baby bump.
"Don't Give Into Hate" - Cage The Elephant Live At Brixton Academy
Considering that a former Home Alone 2 extra had been ushered in as the new American President just hours earlier, playing a song with the lyrics, “Right before my eyes / I saw the whole world lose control,” was an appropriate move from Kentucky rockers, Cage The Elephant. "I feel compelled to say something about what’s going on in the world,” said frontman Matt Shultz, addressing the crowd directly. “Don't give into hate.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Chloe Ferry Secretly Fancies One Of Jedward And Wants To ‘Tash On!’
Erm, so this is an unexpected Celebrity Big Brother potential romance. After spending the majority of her time flirting up a storm with Calum Best, it turns out one of JEDWARD actually caught our Chloe Ferry’s wandering eye. GettyThe problem is, Chlo isn’t entirely sure which one of Jedward she wants to get jiggy with. Understandable. We still can’t decipher them.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Geordie Shore Stars React To Chloe’s Shock Eviction
We're still getting to grips with the blow-us-down-with-a-kebab news that our northern beltaaaa was evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house last night. As are Chloe Ferry's Geordie Shore BFFs who have been tweeted their shock and support.
Kim Kardashian Reveals Obama North West M&Ms. And Kim Kept Them As A Souvenir
Friday 20th January saw Donald Trump be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States which meant a farewell to Barack Obama. Sad, sad times. Celebs everywhere took to social media to pay tribute to Obama, Kim Kardashian included. On her app, Kim threw back to a super cute memory of when she met Barack with her husband Kanye West and little North. Kim captioned the image with, “Oh Northie. North fell and was crying so Potus gave her White House M&Ms.” Erm, say what?
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Calum Best Flashes His Perky Bum At A Very Happy Stacy Francis
With our wickedly LOLs Chloe Ferry now out of the Celebrity Big Brother house, we were worried the bum flashing would lessen. Thankfully Calum Best has stepped up to the plate. Pic SelectAfter Chloe’s eviction Best decided he wanted to wash away the shock with a nice hot shower. Being the tease that he is, Calum ditched his clothing before stepping into the shower room. Ready for the full moon?
Stephanie Davis Shares Sweet Moment She Went Into Labour
Her baby boy is a week old and Stephanie Davis is clearly over the moon. As well as tweeting pics from the hospital, Steph has taken to Instagram to share the actual moment she went into labour. Stephanie Davis / InstagramNew-mum Stephanie can be see jigging around a (very swanky) living room on the day her contractions started. According to the caption her dancing was a bid to shuffle the little guy on.
Tom Daley Reveals He Had Secret Online Sex With Another Man
Possibly the last thing we ever thought would happen. Tom Daley has confessed to having online sexual relations with another man during a break with from his relationship with Dustin Black. GettyDiving champion Tom reportedly sent racy pics to a fan during an 11-month period. The couple had been struggling with their long distance relationship and so decided to take some time apart last year to think about things and so Daley could focus on the Rio Olympic Games.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Austin Armacost Says Calum Best WON’T Get With Chloe Ferry Despite Her ‘Throwing Her Vagina At Him’
Last night’s (Jan 19) Celebrity Big Brother saw Chloe Ferry attempt once again to seduce Calum Best, only to be rejected. Poor lass. But why? Well, former housemate Austin Armacost seems to know the answer to this one and as luck would have it, he swung buy the MTV offices to tell us. What are the chances?!
Lip Sync Battle UK: Katie Price Unleashes Her Inner Dolly Parton With '9 To 5' Rendition
Katie Price has given it her absolute all in an attempt to channel Dolly Parton in tonight's episode of Lip Sync Battle UK. Taking on the iconic track '9 To 5', Katie dressed up in a bright fuschia suit and gave the performance of a lifetime. Supported by a team of backing dancers, she made it through the choreography with an enormous Dolly-inspired wig and fake chest. The attention to detail was so great, the make-up team even remembered to include that tiny mole Dolly has on her mouth.
Check Out Zayn Malik's Full Shoe Collection With Giuseppe Zanotti
If you like shoes half as much as you like Zayn Malik then we're guessing you're going to be a bit interested in wrapping your eyeballs around all the pics of his upcoming shoe collab with footwear designer Giuseppe Zanotti. The four style capsule collection is called Giuseppe For Zayn (catchy) and hits the internet on January 28th and just so happens to include a pair of shoes in tribute to Zayn's girlfriend, Gigi Hadid.
Celebrity Workouts IRL: Spinning On Beat
Just when we thought spinning really wasn’t for us, we thought we’d give it one more try… Only this time with a studio whose motto is to "inspire people to lead vibrant, energetic & happy lives." Essentially the SoulCycle of the UK, we popped down to the Psycle London find out if it could make a spinning obsessive out of us yet. Eek. What exactly does it entail? The workout is a high intensity, low impact, head-to-toe workout on a bike.
Selena Gomez Has Officially Nailed Dinosaur Chic And We’re Seriously Into It
Clearly not just for 7-year-olds, Selena Gomez has managed to bring back the dinosaur trend without any help from Woolworth’s Ladybird clothing range. The Good For You singer was spotted out and about earlier this week in a Coach knit, proudly displaying her love for all things palaeontology and Ross Gellar. And honestly we’re obsessed.
11 Things Everyone Thinks When Someone Sees You Naked For The First Time
Look, as much as we are empowered human beings owning our bodies and throwing up a fierce middle finger at any concept of an 'ideal' when it comes to beauty standards, we're still human beings. And that means that getting naked in front of someone for the first time is still kind of a big deal, no matter how confident we are in ourselves and our skin. With that in mind, here's 11 things everyone thinks when whipping off their clothes and baring all in front of someone new. 1.
Louis Tomlinson And Danielle Campbell Have Split But ‘There’s No Bad Feelings’
Louis Tomlinson and Danielle Campbell have split up, and honestly we’re having a little trouble processing this information. The couple haven’t been seen together since Louis’ X Factor performance late last year, but are said to still be ‘mates’. PHEW. “Louis and Danielle have made the decision to split up but they are still going to be mates,” a source told The Sun.
This Week’s New Music Round Up: Tinie Tempah, Big Sean, Loyle Carner & More
SINGLES Tinie Tempah Ft. Tinashe – ‘Text From Your Ex’ Tinie’s done an Ed Sheeran. Returning with not one – but two – new singles, the first is a banger with the in-demand American singer, Tinashe, and the second… Tinie Tempah Ft. Nea – ‘Chasing Flies’ …is ‘Chasing Flies’, featuring newcomer Nea. Tinie Tempah’s third studio album, YOUTH, is coming out next week. We can’t wait to hear it! Arcade Fire & Mavis Staples – ‘I Give You Power’ This is how you make a comeback.
The Amazons Have Some 'Surprises' Up Their Sleeves For Their Debut Album
Having won over their hometown at Reading Festival, The Amazons are eyeing world domination and festival headliner status. And they could do it, which is why the 'In My Mind' rockers are among our ten Brand New For 2017 nominees of acts we think you need to pay attention to this year. What 2017 has in store for the four-piece - aka Chris, Matt, Joe and Elliott, pictured above left-to-right - is "really exciting" says Matt. "I think we spent [2016] building up to it really.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Chloe Ferry Breaks Down Over Drunken Flirting With Calum Best
Poor Chloe Ferry had a serious case of The Fear this morning in the Celebrity Big Brother house, as she woke up to vague flashbacks of attempting to flirt with Calum Best after an eventful night. The Geordie Shore lass looked to her girls for comfort, fearing what exactly she got up to and what she might have said to certain people. “I don’t remember what I did last night,” Chloe told Bianca and Stacy.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Chloe Ferry Is Evicted After Shock Nominations Twist
Ever since our little Worldie Chloe Ferry hit the Celebrity Big Brother pad, it's become must-see telly. Now the radge packet is out and we just don't know what to do with ourselves! Night on the 'Toon, anyone? In a tricky twist, the CBB bosses decided to leave it until TONIGHT to tell the housemates who was nominated for eviction. Savage. Pic SelectThe public only had a few minutes to ram in their votes before Emma Willis began eviction proceedings.
Adele Is Performing At Grammys 2017!
Hello. Adele is performing at the Grammy Awards 2017! Taking place on February 12, Adele is set to perform one song from the unstoppable 25, an album that sold more records (over 20 million) than most countries have people. [Getty]The Londoner will join previously announced performers John Legend (currently on screens in La La Land), Metallica, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban on stage. February 12 could be a pretty fun night for Adele, actually.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Hungover Chloe Ferry Falls Asleep Mid-Sentence In The Diary Room
Chloe Ferry has been nursing the worst hangover of her life after she admitted to ‘necking all the wine’ during last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother. Hinting that her bloodstream is probably made up of 99% wine and maybe about 1% regret, she then managed to fall asleep mid-sentence while chatting away in the Diary Room.
9 Awkward Moments Anyone Who's Ever Been To The Gym Has Experienced
If you’ve been to a gym on a fairly regular basis (and by that we mean more than twice), then you’ll know it’s not JUST about exercise. Oh no - there’s a whole host of both literal and metaphorical awkward obstacles to overcome. Obstacles like these… Being the noob. Joining a gym for the very first time is a bit like joining a new school - except the school has slightly scary looking equipment you don’t know how to use, and intimidating beefy guys grunting up a storm in the weights section.
Have Plans For A Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Film Trilogy Leaked?
UPDATE: JK Rowling has taken to Twitter to deny reports that a Cursed Child movie is in the works.
19 Kardashian Kameos That You Might Not Have Seen But Need To For Your Soul
The pics of Kylie, Kendall and Kim filming for Ocean's 8 have literally been giving us LYF this week so we wanted to know what we could binge on to catch a glimpse of the Kardashian presence as we wait for it to come out. Apart from the 8965 episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians OBVS. And let's just say, Kimmy is the Kardashian Kameo Kween... 1. Ocean’s 8: Kim, Kendall and Kylie GettyThe three girls were spotted filming, what people assume, is a fake Met Gala scene. YASSS. 2.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017: Chloe Ferry Gets Rejected Again By Calum Best And It’s Heartbreaking
During last night’s Celebrity Big Brother 2017, Chloe Ferry tried once again to win Calum Best’s affections but to no avail. The Geordie Shore star has had her eye on the lothario since entering the house, and after a long night of drinking, she was once again ready to make her move. Copyright [Channel 5]Unfortunately for the 21-year-old, Calum politelty declined her attempt to get into bed with him for the night.
Chrissy Teigen Shares The Shocking Racist Abuse A Paparazzo Aimed At John Legend
Chrissy Teigen has revealed that a photographer made racist comments about her husband John Legend as the two of them were arriving at an airport in New York. The shocking incident is said to have escalated after Chrissy answered the photog’s initial question about cookery as they landed from a cross-country flight from Los Angeles to JFK.
Celebrity Big Brother 2017’s Austin Armacost Takes Aim At Spencer Pratt: “He’s A D***head"
When Austin Armacost left the Celebrity Big Brother, he didn’t exactly do it on good terms with long time enemy Spencer Pratt. And it would seem that his thoughts haven’t exactly changed since leaving if our chat with him is anything to go by. We caught up with the opinionated star to see what he thought of the remaining housemates in a game we like to call Austin’s Armageddon.
12 GIFs That Prove Little Mix Are All Of Us In Their ‘Touch’ Music Video
The Little Mix girls have just dropped their epic new music video for ‘Touch’ and we’re completely and utterly obsessed. On our 100th watch we decided that the girls represented us in a way that went deeper than this being merely a music video. Here are 11 situations you and your crew will experience this weekend, as told by Little Mix. 1. When you crack open your new Boots gift set and everyone’s obsessed with your perfume. 2. When you walk into the club and people need to move out of your damn way.
The xx Unseat Little Mix From The Top Of The UK Albums Chart
The xx have bagged their second UK Number One album with I See You, unseating Little Mix’s Glory Days. Congratulations to The xx! The trio’s third studio album, I See You, shows off a new upbeat, sample-heavy (e.g. Hall & Oates, the soundtrack for Youth) sound for the band. Listen to it here. Little Mix’s Glory Days, which featured the hit single 'Shout Out To My Ex', is knocked down to Number 2.
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