The reality star had not spoken about the split but now admits she's finding it "heart breaking"
Khloe has addressed her divorce publicly for the first time
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Khloe Kardashian has addressed her divorce from husband Lamar Odom publicly for the first time.
The reality star admits she is going through "torture" over the "heart breaking" split and has begged for an end to false reports and rumours surrounding the split.
The rumour mill went into motion when it emerged she would be filing divorce papers in Los Angeles last Friday and the US tabloids have since linked her to American professional baseball player Matt Kemp while apparent details of her divorce settlement have emerged.
But the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has now addressed the divorce for the first time after posting a message on Twitter on Wednesday.
She wrote: "This, in and of itself, is heart breaking and torture to my soul. Please, I don't need the extra rumors and BS right now."
However, Khloe's mother Kris Jenner insists her daughter is staying "strong" after deciding to end her four-year marriage. Khloe and Lamar in happier times
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Kris told E! News: "Khloe really is so great. She's really strong and ... the good news is that she's busy and you know, keeps herself real busy. But she's good.
"She's got such a big heart but she also is very sensitive. She's got that tougher exterior and sensitive inside, but she's good. She's got all of us around her and I'll see her later, and yeah, she's good. I was with her yesterday and she's a gift.
"She's one of my biggest blessings."
She added: "I think that when you have a tough decision to make and you finally make it, it's always a relief to come through that process, but it is a process. So we'll see."
Court documents for Khloe's divorce from Lamar were filed by high profile American attorney Laura Wasser - who represented Khloe's sister Kim during her divorce from Kris Humphries - at Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday with Khloe citing "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for the split.
Khloe has asked a judge to take Odom out of her name so she can go from being known as Khloe Kardashian Odom to just Khloe Kardashian once again. Kris Jenner says her daughter Khloe is doing fine
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The television personality is not asking for spousal support and splitting any assets should be clean as they have a prenup and have kept their property separate.
Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Khloe married NBA basketball player Lamar in 2009 exactly one month after they met at a party for Lamar's then Los Angeles Lakers teammate Metta World Peace.
News of the divorce comes after months of speculation surrounding the couple with Lamar's alleged drug abuse putting a strain on the marriage.
In August this year the sportsman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and had a spell in rehab soon after.
In September, reports claiming the couple had been living apart surfaced after the pair had not been seen together in weeks. Khloe Kardashian attends The Hollywood Reporter's 22nd annual Women In Entertainment Breakfast Honoring Oprah Winfrey
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However, in October, Khloe and Lamar were seen with the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner family in the VIP section at a Kanye West concert in Los Angeles.
But the pair did not spend the Thanksgiving holiday together with Lamar choosing to visit his father Joe.
Khloe has posted a number of cryptic messages online in recent months which appeared to relate to her turbulent personal life.
Just the day before she filed the divorce papers, Khloe posted an image on photo sharing website Instagram which contained such a message.
It read: "I am strong because I've been weak. I am fearless because I've been afraid. I am wise because I've been foolish."
Police plucked the victim from the ocean close to St Kilda's pier
SYDNEY (AP) — A tourist in Australia had to be rescued by police after plunging off a pier while browsing Facebook on her phone, officials said Wednesday.
The woman was walking along a bay in Melbourne on Monday night when she became distracted by her Facebook feed and plummeted off the pier into the chilly water, Victoria state police said.
A witness called for help and police rushed to the woman's aid. They found her flailing around in the water, about 20 meters (65 feet) from the pier.
"She was still out in the water lying on her back in a floating position because she told us later that she couldn't swim," Senior Constable Dean Kelly of the state water police told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. "She still had her mobile phone in her hand and initially she apologized and said sorry.The woman had a backpack on, which may have helped her to stay afloat, he said."
The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. It has been reported the woman was Taiwanese and in her mid-20s.
"With Facebook, or social media in general as far as we're concerned, if you're anywhere near the water just pay attention," Kelly said. "Especially if you can't swim."
Former Zamfara state governor and serving senator of the federal republic of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmed Yerima has allegedly divorced his 17 year old Egyptian wife, Marian after three years of marriage and has married a new wife.
The reports says
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Sen.Yerima and four men, said to be members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly were in Egypt a few weeks ago for the wedding of Fathia, a new bride said to be 15 years old.
Marian who is now 17 and a mother of one, is believed to be the daughter of the former governor’s driver whenever he visits Egypt. The reason for the divorce is to enable him take a new wife as he’s not allowed more than four wives.
The Senator is alleged to have married and divorced a few women in the last few years but has never changed his first three wives, only the fourth ones.
Sen. Ahmed Yerima this year was strongly against the establishment of 18 years as the legal age for marriage.
The movie Home Alone is still one of the most entertaining festive movies of all times. But have you ever wondered what happened to the kids from Home Alone?
See photos below:
Macaulay Culkin Played: Kevin McCallister Last seen: Appearing In super low budget ‘The Wrong Ferrari’ in 2011
Devin Ratray Played: Buzz McCallister Last seen: Playing “Deado” – a supporting part Pulaski in Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges flop ‘R.I.P.D.’. He’s also in Alexander Payne’s ‘Nebraska’ too.
Mike Maronna Played: Jeff McCallister Last seen: Working as an on-set electrician for films including ‘Sex And The City’, ‘Be Kind Rewind’ and ‘Men In Black 3’.
Hillary Wolf Played: Megan McCallister Last seen: Amazingly representing the US in Judo at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Angela Goethals Played: Linnie McCallister Last seen: Guest starring in a string of US TV shows, including ‘Six Feet Under’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘CSI’ and most recently in a 2010 episode of ‘Royal Pains’.
Jedidiah Cohen Played: Rod McCallister Last seen: Working as COO of popular crowdfunding site ‘RocketHub’. He started the company himself back in 2009.
Senta Moses Played: Tracy McCallister Last seen: Doing the character acting rounds in TV shows ‘Greek’, ‘Castle’, ‘The Mentalist’ and in unknown 2011 crime/comedy ‘Love, Gloria’.
Daiana Campeanu Played: Sondra McCallister Last seen: Gigging around Chicago (and YouTube) as Americana rock songstress Diana Rein.
Kieran Culkin Played: Fuller McCallister Last seen: Playing Michael Cera’s “cool gay roommate” Wallace Wells in ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’, and opposite Emma Stone in best forgotten comedy ‘Movie 43’.
Anna Slotky Played: Brooke McCallister Last seen: Filling out supporting parts in cult 90s TV shows ‘Sister, Sister’ and ‘3rd Rock From The Sun’. She now runs her own real estate business in LA.
Kristin Minter Played: Heather McCallister Last seen: Playing Randi Fronczak in iconic medical drama ‘E.R.’ from 1995-2003. She also played the female lead in infamous Vanilla Ice vehicle ‘Cool As Ice’.
My thoughts are with Peter O'Toole's family and friends. His performance in my favourite film, Lawrence of Arabia, was stunning.
O'Toole's daughter, actress Kate O'Toole, said: "His family are very appreciative and completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of real love and affection being expressed towards him, and to us, during this unhappy time. Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts."
"In due course there will be a memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished.
"We will be happy to speak to you all then but in the meantime if you could give Peter O'Toole the respect he deserves and allow us to grieve privately we'd appreciate it.
"Thank you all again for your beautiful tributes - keep them coming."
An eight-time Academy Award nominee who never won Hollywood's top acting honour, O'Toole shot to screen stardom 50 years ago in the title role of Lawrence Of Arabia, which earned seven Oscars, including best picture and director for David Lean.
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O'Toole's grand performance as British adventurer T.E. Lawrence brought him his first best-actor nomination but set him on an unenviable path of Oscar futility.
His eight losses without a win is a record among actors.
The honours stacked up quickly as O'Toole received Oscar nominations for 1964's Becket, 1968's The Lion In Winter, 1969's Goodbye, Mr Chips, 1972's The Ruling Class, 1980's The Stunt Man and 1982's My Favourite Year.
In the latter film, O'Toole played a dissolute actor preoccupied with drink and debauchery, seemingly a tailor-made role for a star known in his early years for epic carousing with such fellow party animals as Richard Burton, Richard Harris and Peter Finch.
O'Toole went into acting after serving in the Royal Navy, studying at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
His early stage successes included the lead in Hamlet and Shylock in The Merchant of Venice.
No living person is sure whether his birthplace was Connemara, Dublin, or Leeds.
Mariah Carey arrived in Lagos for a special performance Saturday night@ Eko hotel. She performed at the Christmas party for Access Bank which also doubles as send-off for the bank’s outgoing Managing Director Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede.
Nelson Mandela’s picture was displayed on the screen as a tribute as Mariah sang her hit song ‘Hero’ at the end of her performance.
There were emotional scenes as the funeral took place
Nelson Mandela's body has been laid
to rest in a family plot, after political and religious leaders paid tribute to
South Africa's first black president at a state funeral service.
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Guests take selfies in Qunu
Dozens of funeral guests in Qunu began taking "selfies" during the burial of former president Nelson Mandela on Sunday.
Why you shouldn't reheat Rice...especially this festive season
Nobody likes to waste food, which is the reason why many people carry home their excess rice from restaurants to consume the next day. Few consider rice to be a food prone to cause food-borne sickness, especially if not properly handled.
Raw rice might hold spores of microbes called Bacillus cereus. These spores protect bacteria from heat and other impacts, and they aren't easily destroyed – even by cooking.
In spite of the fact that Bacillus cereus spores aren't promptly disposed of by cooking, consuming rice is unlikely to cause food poisoning if the rice is kept hot before serving – and not permitted to set around on a counter at room temperature.
If the rice is allowed to set at room temperature, the spores can germinate into active bacteria.
So hot rice served and consumed immediately after cooking is the best way!
Reheated rice could be a quick path to getting you a nasty case of food poisoning.
Does Reheating Rice to a High Temperature Kill the Bacteria?
Bacillus cereus spores aren’t easily destroyed by heat, so even if you reheat rice to a high temperature, you won’t necessarily kill them – and the heat can actually activate them so they’re able to cause food poisoning. The only way to avoid this problem is to cook rice thoroughly and cool it very quickly before storing it in the refrigerator – without letting it cool down to room temperature slowly. If it’s done properly, it’s safe to reheat rice no more than one time, but make sure it’s heated thoroughly.
What are the Symptoms of Rice Food Poisoning?
The bacillus cereus bacteria that cause rice food poisoning produce an enterotoxin that causes vomiting or diarrhea. If a person is unfortunate enough to ingest some of the spores, symptoms of nausea and vomiting usually appear pretty quickly – within four or five hours. There’s another form of rice food poisoning from bacillus cereus that takes longer to develop (eight to twenty hours) and mainly has symptoms of diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
Don’t Reheat Rice from a Restaurant
Bringing home rice is dangerous, especially if you don’t know how it was prepared. The rice has the opportunity to set at room temperature before it can be refrigerated, which allows the spores to germinate. If you take home leftovers from a restaurant–leave the rice behind. That includes fried rice, which is the culprit in many cases of rice food poisoning. Don’t take chances with your health by reheating restaurant rice at home.
Dozens of men and women gathered on Brick Lane, East London
Delayed as English Defence League members staged counter-protest
Among protestors was Anjem Choudhary, former leader of Al-Muhajiroun
Organisers said protest was held yesterday to coincide with large numbers of office workers expected to be celebrating Christmas in the area
Dozens of Muslim protestors gathered to demand that businesses stop selling alcohol in a popular East London area yesterday.
The group, led by former Al-Muhajiroun leader Anjem Choudary, warned restaurants and shops in the Brick Lane area that they face 40 lashes if they continue to sell the product, which is banned under Sharia Law. Around 60 men and women in burkhas handed over warning letters to Muslim-owned businesses in the area after the protest was initially delayed by a small number of English Defence League members staging a counter-protest.
The Muslim protest, calling for the ban of alcohol in the Brick Lane area, was led by Anjem Choudary (pictured)
Around 60 Muslim campaigners gathered in Brick Lane, East London, yesterday to protest the sale of alcohol
Controversial cleric Choudary was at the forefront of the protest. The Al-Muhajiroun group he formerly led has been banned under terrorism laws. Organisers told The Times the protest was held yesterday to coincide with the large number of office workers who would be in the area for Christmas parties. Choudary told the crowd: ‘The shops are run by Muslims and they know they are selling alcohol and they know the sale and consumption of alcohol is completely prohibited. ‘We cannot live among the non-Muslims and see this evil take place.’ He told those gathered it was his wish that Sharia law, banning alcohol, should be enforced in Britain.
This photograph shows those who opposed the protest, which was staged in East London
A local man enjoys his drink as Choudary and others protest against the sale of alcohol in the UK
Protestors in burkhas hold up posters encouraging the ban of alcohol, in the name of Sharia Law
Groups associated with Choudary were labelled, the 'biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history'
He also defended three ‘fantastic’ men who were jailed last week for attacking drinkers while on a ‘Muslim patrol’. He was referring to an incident in which Jordan Horner and another Islamic extremist told a couple they could not hold hands while walking down the street, because it was in a 'Muslim area'. The radicals also attacked a group of men drinking in the road, and told a woman she would face 'hell fire' because of the way she was dressed. Horner, 19, Ricardo MacFarlane, 36, and a 23-year-old man who cannot be named for legal reasons were sentenced to 68 weeks, 12 months and 24 weeks in prison respectively. Groups associated with Choudary were last month labelled the ‘single biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history’. The radical Islamist has been identified as the link between groups who encourage the safe passage of British and European Muslims into Syria where they join Al Qaeda-linked forces.
The action was delayed after a small number of English Defence League members staged a counter-protest
Anjem Choudhary told the group: 'We cannot live among the non-Muslims and see this evil take place'
He told those gathered it was his wish that Sharia Law, banning alcohol, should be enforced in Britain
According to a study by Hope Not Hate, organisations affiliated with Choudary have encouraged in the region of 80 young British Muslims to join the fighting in Syria. They may also have had a hand in the recruitment of 300 more on the continent, the report said. As well as highlighting Choudary role in encouraging young Muslims to fight in Syria, the report also established a connection between the preacher's al-Muhajiroun network and high profile terrorists, including those responsible for the 7/7 London bombings. The report recommended that Mr Choudary should be considered a 'serious player' in the promotion and recruitment of young Muslims to terrorist cells.
HOW SHARIA LAW INFORMS MUSLIM LIFE
Sharia Law is derived from the Koran, the example of the prophet, Muhammad, and fatwas – or the rulings of Islamic scholars.
It informs every aspect of the life of a Muslim, going far beyond the power of Western laws.
The laws tell Muslims how to lead every aspect of their lives according to God’s rules.
As well as banning alcohol, Sharia Law also outlaws meat which is not prepared in the appropriate way.
A complex legal system, it clashes with British law in several respects. For instance, Sharia Law and British law have differing definitions of what constitutes marriage and how it can be ended.
An East London Mosque spokesman and politicians in the area condemned the protest as a publicity stunt
Mr Choudary defended three men (not pictured) jailed for attacking drinkers while on a 'Muslim patrol'
Dr Usama Hasan, of the anti-extremist think-tank the Quilliam Foundation, told the East London Advertiser: ‘In Islamic teaching you shouldn't drink alcohol, but you can't impose Islamic law on other people. ‘This is a democracy. To try and impose Sharia by force, which is their stated aim, is completely stupid and against Islamic teaching.’ An East London Mosque spokesman reportedly condemned the protest as a publicity stunt and politicians in the area described it as ‘provocative’. Labour group leader Sirajul Islam said before the protest: ‘Everyone has a right to peaceful protest but I urge the Shariah Project to think carefully about the impact their actions will have.’
Muslim women and children join in the protest in the trendy area of Tower Hamlets yesterday
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