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George Michael’s ex caught smashing his way into the late star’s home
George Michael’s ex was busted for smashing his way into the late pop star’s London home — just days before the fourth anniversary of the singer’s Christmas Day death, according to reports.
Troubled hairstylist Fadi Fawaz, 47, was confronted Tuesday morning after breaking a window to get into the “Last Christmas” star’s empty $6.75 million home, the Sun said.
“This is my place. George wanted me to have it,” he allegedly yelled at officers who arrived at the house that Fawaz was kicked out of by Michael’s family last year, the UK paper said.
George Michael’s ex caught smashing his way into the late star’s home
Why Are More Indians Signing 'Suicide Pacts'? We Asked an Expert.
In 2016, the World Health Organization reported that India has the highest suicide rate in the South East Asia region. The latest official data recorded a spike in suicides in 2019 as compared to 2018, witnessing 381 suicides a day. Suicide pacts, however, have been a recurring pattern over the years. In fact, in 2015, experts noted that suicide pacts are on the rise. The year 2019 recorded 72 cases of mass/family suicides, according to official data.
Now and then, India is confronted with an ongoing mental health crisis. A few months ago, the discussion resurfaced when a top Bollywood actor allegedly died by suicide in his apartment. However, mental health discourse in India remains inaccessible to a large part of the population and often struggles with acceptance and stigma.
Why Are More Indians Signing 'Suicide Pacts'? We Asked an Expert.
Politically correct Santa tells crying kid he won’t bring him Nerf gun

A mall Santa dropped the hammer on a little boy who asked him for a Nerf gun for Christmas — telling the bawling kid he wouldn’t bring him the toy.
The politically correct Kris Kringle was caught on video asking the child what he wanted for the holiday, according to a Facebook post by the boy’s mother.
The boy apparently mentioned a gun, because the Santa could be heard replying, “No, no guns.’’
When the kid’s mom, who was standing nearby, piped in just to be clear, “Nerf gun,’’ the not-so-jolly ol’ St. Nick was still having none of it.
Politically correct Santa tells crying kid he won’t bring him Nerf gun
Bill Maher blasts Biden's speechwriter for trying to blame ALL 254,000 COVID deaths on Trump - and says it's actually the fault of the US for being an 'incompetent' country
Bill Maher suggested the United States' staggering number of coronavirus deaths were because its an 'incompetent country' while pushing back against a guest's claim that President Donald Trump was to blame.
Maher then interjected to argue that the United States' coronavirus-related deaths were a result of widespread blundering - not simply President Trump.
'Everybody's incompetent. It wasn't just Trump that led to those deaths,' said Maher. 'He certainly did his part, but we're an incompetent country.'
'That's true,' Meacham, 51, agreed.
'And an unhealthy one,' Maher said.
Bill Maher blasts Biden's speechwriter for trying to blame ALL 254,000 COVID deaths on Trump
99 Things Straight People Probably Don't Know Are Gay
7. The underwear aisle in a store
14. Getting drunk at brunch and then taking a nap from 3–6 p.m.
16. Being tired
26. Adding avocado to a meal
36. Most lettuces
39. Football
68. Depression
71. The word “dad”
99 Things Straight People Probably Don't Know Are Gay
It's not snitching if it gets a white woman in trouble. 19-Sep-2020
Older LGBTQ workers face special jeopardy from widespread workplace ageism
Last June’s surprising Supreme Court decision granting LGBTQ employees protection under federal law would seem to put an end to workplace discrimination. But if you’re 50 or older, you may still experience an equally invidious form of discrimination: ageism.
According to a 2018 AARP survey, about three in five workers have experienced age discrimination in their jobs. A whopping 76 percent worried that ageism would hurt their job hunting. That fear is well-grounded. An analysis of employment data by the Urban Institute and ProPublica found that half of older workers were pushed out of jobs and 90 percent of them ended up taking a pay cut when they were finally rehired.
Being an older LGBTQ worker can make things even worse. Out LGBTQ workers have already had to deal with much higher levels of job discrimination and wage disparities. Now, despite the promise of job protections for being LGBTQ, they are finding that the pervasive problem of ageism serves as yet another threat to their careers and financial security.
Worsening the problem is the internalized ageism that many older LGBTQ people carry. A 2015 study of 312 gay men with an average age of 61 found that many felt aging was harder due to the perception that gay men primarily value younger men. No doubt, some of that carries over into the workplace as well.
Older LGBTQ workers face special jeopardy from widespread workplace ageism
Oliver Stone Criticizes Hollywood for Turning Into an 'Alice in Wonderland' Tea Party
Oliver Stone is not a fan of the current state of Hollywood and is in no hurry to work with a studio on a mainstream film as he says the town has gone "mad."
Talking to the New York Times Magazine for a recently published interview with David Marchese, the controversial Stone called modern moviemaking "ridiculous."
"It's just so expensive — the marketing," Stone began. "Everything has become too fragile, too sensitive. Hollywood now — you can't make a film without a COVID adviser. You can't make a film without a sensitivity counselor. It's ridiculous." The Oscar-winning filmmaker granted the interview to discuss his upcoming memoir, Chasing the Light.
"The Academy changes its mind every five, 10, two months about what it's trying to keep up with," Stone told the magazine. "It's politically correct [expletive], and it's not a world I'm anxious to run out into. I've never seen it quite mad like this. It's like an Alice in Wonderland tea party."
Hollywood Reporter
Is Zac Efron done with Hollywood for good? Actor reveals his struggle to cope with LA in Netflix doc, insisting he's 'got to get out' because it 'is not conducive to living a happy life' - as he flees to Australia amid the pandemic
How cable TV and sensationalized crime reporting led to 'cancel culture'
Parenting in America underwent a profound change in the 1980s. The meteoric rise of cable television and a relentless, crime-obsessed news cycle fueled the perception that violent criminals lurked around every corner. Missing, abducted and murdered children became the topics of breathless news coverage. Parents, consciously or not, embraced a mindset of “That could happen here, to my child.”
The culture of “safetyism,” which overestimates danger, fetishizes safety and allows for zero risk, came to define parenting in America. Parents with more realistic perceptions of danger were shamed into joining this cult of overprotection. Others were forced into conformity by absurd local laws and regulations.
As a result, kids stopped playing outside. Fewer and fewer “free range” children ventured out and scraped their knees exploring the world around them.
The sharp decline of free play also meant that kids stopped resolving conflicts by themselves, without a parent to sort things out for them.
As New York University professor Jonathan Haidt and co-author Greg Lukianoff argue in their groundbreaking book, “The Coddling of the American Mind,” the rise of overly protective parents led to a generation of extremely fragile young adults.
The Hill
LISA MARIE PRESLEY
SON BENJAMIN KEOUGH DEAD AT 27
... From Apparent Suicide
Lisa Marie Presley's son and Elvis Presley's grandson, Benjamin Keough, has died of an apparent suicide ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us Ben appears to have died Sunday in Calabasas from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
TMZ
A New York ER doctor who felt guilty that she couldn't help after she was diagnosed with the coronavirus died by suicide
Decorated Green Beret known as ‘Captain America’ commits suicide