Zach Galifianakis got buzzed for television again Wednesday night. Days after he allegedly smoked a joint live on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the “Due Date” star whipped off his trademark ‘do to reveal a new buzz cut on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” “I think what I’ve learned in the business is there’s a lot of smoke and mirrors, a lot of things that are not true or real,” Galifianakis said, before removing his trademark scruffy head of hair. Fallon screamed and the audience went wild as the host then attempted to pull off th ... Jump to full article >>

For those who knew Gerald “Jerry” Long, it was clear that he relished the role of being a “damn Yankee” in North Carolina. But even more, Long, who died yesterday at age 82, loved Forsyth County — his adopted home of 37 years. “His death represents the passing of a legend and of an era,” said Dave Plyler, the chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners who served on the board with Long in the 1990s. “Our business community and the overall community are far, far better because of his contributions,” Plyler said. Long died from Lewy Body dementia, an umbrella term for ... Jump to full article >>

A teenage belly dancer given €7,000 and a diamond necklace by Silvio Berlusconi has revealed the Italian PM has a marble statue of himself as Superman. Karima Keyek, 18, has denied having sex with the politician, 74, and insisted that he was ”more like a father’ after he invited her to his house with several other women for a Valentine’s Day party. Berlusconi was also hit by a fresh claim from a high-class call girl who alleges he paid her €10,000 for sex. Nadia Macri, 28, made the statement to prosecutors probing allegations that sex and drugs parties were held at the I ... Jump to full article >>

Actor Zach Galifianakis stunned American TV viewers when he lit up a joint and started smoking it during a political chat show. The Hangover star was making a point about the upcoming vote for marijuana legalisation on Real Time With Bill Maher when he took the roll-up cigarette and a lighter out of his jacket pocket. He said: ‘It’s a tricky thing politically to jump on that bandwagon because I think that maybe people still see it as taboo.’ Galifianakis then started puffing away and offered the joint to fellow guest Margaret Hoover, a conservative news reporter, who smelled ... Jump to full article >>

The killer of a university student told a Manhattan court how he waited for his victim to take a last breath before brutally garroting him. Jeromie Cancel, 24, made the sickening confession to police in a video interview and said he carried out the murder while watching horror movie Saw ‘because he was bored’. The body of honour student Kevin Pravia, 19, was found in his Manhattan apartment with an electrical cord wrapped around his neck in August 2008. In the video confession, Cancel told officers: ‘He exhaled and then I tightened the wire. And then he couldn’t get no ... Jump to full article >>

The reggae community is mourning over the loss of one of its legends, Gregory Isaacs, who is best known for his lovers’ rock anthems. The versatile superstar was recognized by the international masses for his talent and contribution to music for decades, and remains an icon for the genre. Born on July 15, 1951, in Kingston, Jamaica, Gregory gained appeal and acclaim in the ’70s and ’80s for hits such as “Night Nurse” and “Rumors.” Later nicknamed the ‘Cool Ruler’ by his fans, Gregory pioneered his original sound by combining traditional reggae wit ... Jump to full article >>

Jenny Oropeza, a Democratic state senator whose battle with cancer five years ago drove her to sponsor laws protecting public health and the environment, died Wednesday evening at a hospital in her hometown of Long Beach. She was 53. Oropeza had been declared cancer-free in 2005 but had been under treatment since May for a blood clot in her abdomen that kept her from traveling to Sacramento to attend legislative sessions. On Wednesday afternoon she was taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital because she was having difficulty breathing. She died at 9:50 p.m. surrounded by family members includin ... Jump to full article >>

Aishwarya Rai exuberance of smoking that there is a lot of hum regarding Aishwarya’s smoking scene in her forthcoming movie Guzaarish. According to sources have also slated that the endorsement of the movie was postponed considering that the audiences and spectators might make a protestation to this smoking scene. The film portrays Ash holding a cigarette sandwiched between her fingers and then she puts it on her lips, takes a puff and rupture into a petit mal of cough. Co-producer of Guzaarish, Siddharth Roy Kapoor, stated that the sight makes fun of smoking in its place of spreading it. In ... Jump to full article >>

Mae West said, “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.” We wonder: Which of these magazines would she manage not to miss? High Times is serious business, at least if you’re into pot. The October issue has some depth with articles on growing weed, and an interesting look at new drugs K2 and Spice. (A reporter — at the magazine, not THIS reporter — did a test and threw up three times.) You might get a buzz from a feature on how a High Times journalist brought some good dope to rapper Snoop Dogg’s concert in order to attract him and conduc ... Jump to full article >>

In her autobiography she tells how she was beaten up to 200 times a week, chained to her captor while they slept together in his bed, and forced to shave off her hair and work half-naked as a domestic slave. Miss Kampusch, now 22, was kidnapped at the age of 10 by Wolfgang Priklopil and was confined to a cellar under his garage in Austria. Her book, entitled 3,096 Days in reference to the amount of time she was held captive, will be published on Wednesday in a deal which reportedly will earn her £1 million. “I now feel strong enough to tell the full story of my abduction,” she s ... Jump to full article >>

Cammie King Conlon, who jokingly lamented that she was famous for an experience she barely remembered, portraying Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler’s ill-fated young daughter in the film “Gone With the Wind,” has died. She was 76. Conlon, whose brief movie-acting career included voicing the fawn Faline in “Bambi,” died Wednesday of cancer at her home in Ft. Bragg, Calif., said Bruce Lewis, a friend. At 4, she was cast as Bonnie Blue Butler for her resemblance to her film-screen parents — Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable — but her memories of making the epic ... Jump to full article >>