Fathers child
TMZ reports that Brown is the father of a nine-month-old girl. The mother is close friend and former model by the name of Nia. Although they are not romantically involved, there is no report of a child support order. TMZ reports Brown is happy to be a father.
Minor car accident
The Kardashians are in a minor car accident. Kim, Khloe, Jenner and North West are in the car when a semi-truck throws snow onto the windows making it difficult for Khloe to see while driving. She loses control of the car for a few minutes, spins around and ends up in a ditch. No injuries are reported. Kim:
Thank you God for watching over us and keeping us safe.
Khloe:
God is good.
Says he can save her life
Gordon says if the hospital would allow him in to see Brown, he can save her life with his presence. Despite begging to see Brown, Gordon is currently banned from the hospital room since there is an ongoing investigation to find out what happened to Brown. He has also been threatened by family members.
On drugs when found
A source says Brown was high on drugs the day she was found. The source says Brown is hooked on heroin, cocaine, and Xanax, and drinks a lot. Brown has been in and out of rehab for the past three years. She has been very distraught over her mother’s death, the source adds.
How thin she had gotten is an indicator. This girl was trying hard, but she didn’t have any support system. She was still dealing with a lot of grief over her mother.
Boy catches 1,000 pound blue marlin
Kai Rizzuto, a 16-year-old boy from Brooklyn, New York catches a 1,058 pound, 11-feet blue marlin off the Hawaii coast after a 30 minute struggle which left the fish dead. His grandfather, sports writer Jim Rizzuto:
My reaction when it came out of the water was Holy Cow!
More than 23m NBC viewers
The SNL 40th anniversary special brings in more than 23 million viewers for the NBC network, the most watched show on primetime, besides the Super Bowl. It was the most watched show since the ER in 2004. For adults 18 to 49, the show scored the network’s best ratings (7.8 or 10 million viewers) since the Will & Grace finale in 2006.
The special also had the highest number of Twitter impressions (188 million) of any series episode, beating the Breaking Bad finale (127 million impressions).
Lesley Gore dies at 68
Gore dies at the age of 68 from cancer. Her partner of 33 years, Lois Sassoon:
She was a wonderful human being—caring, giving, a great feminist. Great woman, great human being, great humanitarian.
Thundersnow excitement
Cantore gets excited when he sees Thundersnow lightning strike five times while he is reporting from Plymouth, Mass., during the New England blizzard.
We got it baby! Listen to that! You gotta be kidding me! You can have your 500 million dollar jackpot…I’ll take this baby!
Regular acupuncture sessions
Since Perry suffers from chronic knee pain from all of the constant performing she does on stage, she has regular acupuncture sessions to help treat it.
My knees are giving out on me now. I do acupuncture every two or three days…I tour with a stage that goes from the house to the back of the house with a triangle thrust that is a moving treadmill, like I think I’m some kind of Olympic athlete.
Gay comment
Tomlinson is videotaped in a hotel in Australia in a fan video. There is some confusion between fans as to whether he is saying:
I’m gay, it’s pretty unfortunate.
or
It’s pretty unfortunate.
30th anniversary theater release
A restored version of the movie, presented by Fathom Events, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, and BY Experience, will be shown theaters from March 26 to March 31. A DVD anniversary edition that features commentary from the cast members as well as film makers including Diablo Cody, Judd Nelson, and Molly Ringwald, will also be available March 10.
40th anniversary show
The show celebrates its 40th anniversary with musical guests,including Miley Cyrus, 50 Cent, ; comedians including Dan Aykroyd, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler,; and celeebrities like Betty White, Emma Stone, Jim Carrey. Michaels:
We waited to see who RSVPed, then we started thinking about what we could do with the people we knew were coming. We’re still working on it, as more people reply.
Reunite for SNL 40th anniversary
NSync hints they may reunite with the boyband for the SNL 40th anniversary, airing Feb. 15 at seven p.m. on NBC. Justin Timberlake made an announcement about his involvement on the show earlier this week during an Instagram showing with an alum of the the show and the host of The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon.
"Together again…
Gee, it's good to be together again"#SNL40— *NSYNC (@NSYNC) February 14, 2015
Other appearances include Paul McCartney, Kanye West, The Backstreet Boys, as well as Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Mike Meyers.
100 couples marry, renew vows
100 couples get married and renew their vows on Valentine’s Day on the 86th floor observation deck. The Building is an icon for love since it has been in many different romantic movies such as An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle.
Floyd Deas, who marries Ellen of Rockway Beach:
This is beautiful. You can’t beat this. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Spend Valentine’s Day apart, again
President Obama and the First Lady spend Valentine’s Day apart for the second year in a row. President Obama spends his Valentines Day in Palm Springs playing golf with some high school buddies, as he did last year. Michelle Obama tweets a picture of the two kissing:
Love is all you need. Happy Valentine’s Day Barak Mo
Declares Valentine’s Week
Baker declares the next seven days, ‘Valentine’s Week’ due to all of the snow the city is getting hit with now. Because there is so much snow falling, he says the next seven days is a time for love and cuddling since no one will be going anywhere because the roads are so bad.
Boston has seen more than 73 inches of snow this winter season and, with this new snowstorm, the city expects a lot more to fall.
Knits sweaters for little penguins
Australia’s oldest man, who is 109 years old, knits sweaters for the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation. This foundation helps little penguins from New Zealand and Southern Australia with tiny sweaters to keep them from ingesting the oil that gets on their skin from oil spills.
Date started the program when he moved into his retirement home last March. The nurses found out he knows how to knit and has been doing so since 1932 and asks him to help out with the program to help these little penguins. Alfie says he just couldn’t say no when the nurses from the home asked for his help.
‘Not 100% sober’ during SOTU
Ginsburg admits she had drank too much wine before the 2015 State of the Union address. Although she vows to not drink any more wine with dinner:
Dinner was so delicious, it needed wine!
Ginsburg says she has a habit of falling asleep during these speeches because of not being 100 percent sober at the time.
I wasn’t 100% sober.
Normally she has someone help try to keep her awake but this time they did not succeed. When she got home from the speech, her granddaughter called:
Bubbe, you were sleeping again!
Interview: ‘It’s a never ending struggle’
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Efron opens up about his struggle with alcohol and drugs before going to rehab in 2013.
It’s a never ending struggle. I was drinking a lot, way too much.
He also speaks out about the fight with a homeless man.
The most terrifying moment in my life.
‘Neighbors’ co-stars actually like each other
Although Efron says he already idolizes Seth Rogen, Rogen says he is surprised he likes his ‘Neighbors’ co-star, Efron.
I was expecting to not like him very much when I first met him. The first time I met him I assumed he was a little f-er but that was eight years ago. I was proven very wrong because he’s a sweet, nice guy. He was just so nice, cool and very self-aware and self-effacing and endearing, and all those things that make someone hard to hate.