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‘Straight Outta Compton’ set to top the box office for a second straight week

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With three lackluster R-rated titles opening over the weekend, it looks like “Straight Outta Compton,” the biopic on rap group N.W.A., will take the top spot at the US box office this weekend.

Following its monster $60 million opening weekend last week, the movie will repeat with a projected $30 million-$25 million weekend, according to Deadline

Out of the new titles this weekend — “Sinister 2,” “Hitman: Agent 47,” and “American Ultra” — the horror sequel “Sinister 2,” starring Ethan Hawke, will likely be the strongest, taking in $17.5 million - $18 million, per industry estimates.

SEE ALSO: A 'Straight Outta Compton' sequel is already in the works featuring Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur

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Multiple smelly, biting bugs have infested Burning Man — here's what they are and how bad it will be

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On Wednesday, word from theBlack Rock Desert was that huge, biting bugs had infested the land where the annual Burning Man festival is set to take place starting August 30.

Organizers on the "playa," as the area is called, wrote an ominous blog post about the bugs and have been tweeting frightening photos, warning the 70,000 festivalgoers to be prepared for them to "get up and in you."

So what exactly are the creepy crawly bugs that have tech elite heading to Burning Man in a tizzy?

Gizmodo talked to entomologist and insect photographer Alex Wild, who identified the bugs based on photos and descriptions from people currently on the Burning Man site who said the bugs bite, swarm together, and have a very strong aroma.

According to Wild, we're dealing with two different kinds of bugs here.

The first is a scary-looking large green bug. Gizmodo writes:

According to Wild, the big green bugs you see above are probably stink bugs in the family Pentatomidae. These bugs are very common in the US, and emit a strong odor when disturbed. Some people compare the smell to coriander. These insects are also attracted to light, which is bad news for a festival that is famous for its amazing light displays.

The second is a smaller bug that appears in swarms.

According to the Burning Man blog, "if you pick up some wood, you're likely to uncover hundreds or thousands of the things."

Gizmodo notes that "these are most likely Nysius,or seed bugs":

Another entomologist, Karl Magnacca of the University of Hawaii, thinks there are actually two other species here along with Nysius, one of which is probably in the family Miridae. These guys also release a terrible smell, and they like to poke their probiscises into people’s skin. Which hurts. But they’re actually not attacking — a probiscis is more like a long, hollow tongue. These are desert bugs, and they look for water everywhere, including in your skin.

While the Burning Man playa is usually free of most bugs to the dry, hot desert conditions, Wild tells Gizmodo that there may be a reason for this year's infestation: "Desert species are prone to boom/bust cycles. [They] may just be passing through."

The infestation was first reported by John Curley on Tuesday on the Burning Man blog:

You may have seen the bug rumors on the internet. We are here to tell you that they are all true. Well maybe not all of the rumors, but the bugs are real. They’re everywhere. They bite. They crawl all over you. They get up and in you...

What’s going on? We don’t know. We don’t know how the little critters survive in the heat and the sun. All we know is that if you pick up some wood, you’re likely to uncover hundreds or thousands of the things. They’ve blown up inches deep against the sides of the Commissary tent. They’ve covered the carpets at the Depot. They’re all over the Man Base. So it’s not a localized occurrence. It’s everywhere.

We don’t know where they came from, but there are two main theories: One is that all the spring and summer rain has hatched critters that lie dormant, or usually come to life at a different time of year. Or maybe they hitchhiked in on a load of wood from somewhere. Or maybe, as Shade postulated out at Man Base, there’s a Johnny Bugseed making the rounds at night, sprinkling them anywhere and everywhere.

After their initial post freaked out festivalgoers, Burning Man organizers are now trying to do damage control.

In a new post on Thursday, organizers wrote that "despite the rampant rumors, these bugs are more of a mild nuisance than a full-blown infestation that should cause any major concern."

So are there bugs in Black Rock City? Yes. Due to unseasonably wet weather, the grass on the hills is unusually verdant, and that’s resulted in more bugs showing up in the desert than usual. There are green beetles called stink bugs (so-called because they emit a coriander-like odor when disturbed), mosquitos, and gnat-like seed bugs called Nysius. One entomologist reports that they might be causing skin irritations not because they’re biting, but because they’ve likely been eating mustard seed, which has been proliferating in the region recently, and the mustard oil irritates the skin when the bugs are smashed...

We’re hoping that continuing hot weather and a huge swarm of Burners descending upon their Black Rock Desert home sends them packing before long.

But it appears the bugs may be dying down.

"The people out there said that the numbers seem to be going down," Nevada Department of Agriculture state entomologist Jeff Knight told the Reno Gazette-Journal on Thursday. "A lot of these things last only a week or two."

SEE ALSO: The Burning Man site is infested with swarms of disgusting bugs

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George R.R. Martin says HBO may finish 'Game of Thrones' before he does

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George R.R. Martin has resigned himself to the possibility that HBO's "Game of Thrones" will finish its run before he finishes the final book.

“Anything is possible,” Martin told GeekWire at the Sasquan science-fiction convention in Spokane, Washington.

Martin read a chapter from “The Winds of Winter,” the upcoming sixth book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels "Game of Thrones" is based on. The novels are expected to end with the seventh book (though some say it'll end with an eighth book).

game of thrones_jon snow_dead finaleEarlier this month, HBO's highest-ranking programming executive said that the network plans for the series to end after its eighth season. Already, HBO has outpaced the books in its fifth season.

“The show is moving forward like a locomotive, or sometimes a jet locomotive,” Martin said. “They’re writing 60-page scripts, I’m writing 1,500-page novels. So who the hell knows?"

Martin said that the thought of the series beating his books previously bothered him, but he has since come to accept that possibility.

"Worrying about it isn’t going to change it one way or another," he said. "I still sit down at the typewriter, and I have to write the next scene and the next sentence … I’m just going to tell my story, and they’re telling their story and adapting my books, and we shall see.”

While "The Winds of Winter" doesn't have a publish date yet, HBO is currently shooting the sixth season of "Game of Thrones" with a likely April 2016 return.

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Marvel's Mockingbird series starring Adrienne Palicki isn't dead after all

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Marvel and ABC haven't abandoned a series featuring Mockingbird, played by Adrienne Palicki.

Although plans for the "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" spinoff, titled "Marvel's Most Wanted," were abandoned last May, Variety reported that Marvel and ABC are now very close to tying down a pilot order for the series.

According to the site, the project is no longer considered a "SHIELD" spinoff. Instead, it will follow the adventures of popular "SHIELD" characters Bobbi Morse aka Mockingbird (Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood).

agents shield bobbi hunterAlso, ABC reportedly hasn't yet decided how the series will be introduced to viewers -- as a standalone pilot or as an episode of "SHIELD."

"SHIELD" producers Jeffrey Bell and Paul Zbyszewski, who co-created the project for Marvel and ABC Studios, are co-writing the pilot. If the series gets a green light, they will serve as showrunners and executive producers along with Marvel’s head of television Jeph Loeb.

"Marvel's Most Wanted" would join ABC's growing stable of Marvel series, including "SHIELD," "Agent Carter," and a very secretive project from "American Crime" creator and "12 Years a Slave" writer John Ridley.

And ABC Studios representative told Business Insider she couldn't confirm the pilot order.

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Apple breaks its silence on allegations that Dr. Dre once brutally assaulted a female TV host (AAPL)

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Apple has broken its silence on Dr. Dre's alleged assault of female TV host Dee Barnes in 1991.

Both Apple and Dr. Dre have issued statements to The New York Times after rising criticism that the recent film "Straight Outta Compton" — which tells the story of Dre's N.W.A. rap group — failed to mention the alleged assault.

"Dre has apologized for the mistakes he’s made in the past and he’s said that he’s not the same person that he was 25 years ago," Apple said in its statement.

"We believe his sincerity and after working with him for a year and a half, we have every reason to believe that he has changed."

Dre issued a similar statement, highlighting his remorse:

“Twenty-five years ago I was a young man drinking too much and in over my head with no real structure in my life. However, none of this is an excuse for what I did. I’ve been married for 19 years and every day I’m working to be a better man for my family, seeking guidance along the way. I’m doing everything I can so I never resemble that man again. I apologize to the women I’ve hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

Andre Young, or Dr. Dre as he's famously known, became one of Apple's newest hires last May when the company purchased Beats Electronics for $3 billion, which he cofounded with renowned record executive Jimmy Iovine.

The New York Times describes Dre's position at Apple as a "top consultant."

Dee Barnes, the woman who Dre allegedly assaulted in 1991, hosted a show about hip-hop on Fox called "Pump It Up!" Barnes recently wrote a column for Gawker in which she recollected her experience and reflected on the film.

Dr. Dre is said to have attacked Barnes because of a segment that aired on her show in late 1990 in which rapper Ice Cube, previously part of N.W.A., insulted his former colleagues.

The interview angered Dr. Dre so much that he was prompted to attack Barnes in the bathroom of a nightclub.

Barnes described the events to Gawker:

"Dr. Dre straddled me and beat me mercilessly on the floor of the women’s restroom at the Po Na Na Souk nightclub in 1991.

"That event isn’t depicted in Straight Outta Compton, but I don’t think it should have been, either. The truth is too ugly for a general audience. I didn’t want to see a depiction of me getting beat up, just like I didn’t want to see a depiction of Dre beating up Michel’le, his one-time girlfriend who recently summed up their relationship this way: “I was just a quiet girlfriend who got beat on and told to sit down and shut up.”

Dr. Dre pleaded no contest to assault and settled the civil lawsuit Barnes filed against him.

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Ellen Page just grilled Ted Cruz on gay rights

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Presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is a formidable debater who has argued several cases in front of the Supreme Court.

But that didn't worry actress Ellen Page, who on Friday sparred with Cruz for about five minutes in Iowa over his record on gay-rights issues.

At the beginning of the exchange, which was captured by ABC News, Page asked Cruz why he supports so-called "religious freedom" laws that allow LGBT individuals to be fired based on their sexual preferences.

"Well, what we’re seeing right now — we’re seeing Bible-believing Christians being persecuted," Cruz said.

"For discriminating against LGBT people," Page said.

"No, for living according to their faith," Cruz said.

"Well, people used that argument [during] segregation," Page said.

"Now I’m happy to answer your question, but not to have a back-and-forth debate," Cruz responded.

Cruz — a longtime opponent of same-sex marriage — then pivoted to a frequently repeated anecdote about a couple that was sued for not agreeing to host a same-sex wedding at their Iowa gallery and decided to stop hosting marriages after they were fined $5,000.

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Cruz went on to criticize the US-led nuclear deal with Iran, asking why the Obama administration hadn't addressed persecution of gay Iranians.

"I don't know. I'd love to talk to Obama about that," Page said.

"Good, then we're agreed on that," Cruz responded, as he began to walk away.

"No, we're not. Don't do that," Page said.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Page's exchange with Cruz will likely be a part of the series that she's shooting for Vice.

Watch the exchange below, via ABC:

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5 ways 'Fear the Walking Dead' isn't like 'The Walking Dead'

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Don't expect "Walking Dead" crossover episodes, a character you already know, or even the zombies to look the same on AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead." 

Producers aimed to create a true standalone story with the new series.

"'Fear the Walking Dead' is truly a standalone series, a new story set in a new location, East LA, just as it's on the brink of the apocalypse," AMC President, Charlie Collier, said during the Television Critics Association press tour last month.

"Fear the Walking Dead" premieres Sunday, August 23 at 9 p.m. on AMC.

Here are five ways it won't be like its predecessor, "The Walking Dead."

SEE ALSO: Watch the gory first 3 minutes of AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead"

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1. Location

"FTWD" takes place in East LA, California rather than Atlanta and Virginia like "TWD." The distance certainly influences a lot, especially the phrases they use.

"We do have [zombies], we call them infected," "FTWD's" showrunner said at TCA. "We don't call them walkers. We're coming up with as much cool West Coast verbiage as we can."



2. Time

What happened during Rick Grimes coma? How did the zombie apocalypse go down? Those questions will be answered on "FTWD."

"None of us saw what was happening as Rick lay in that hospital bed," AMC president Charlie Collier said at TCA. "We didn't get to watch the world turn. Well, that is, until now. 'Fear the Walking Dead' takes us inside the earliest moments of the zombie apocalypse and allows us to watch as civilization is upended and everything goes so very wrong."



3. They're just average people

The people of "FTWD" are just living their lives. As the madness in the city grows, they're just trying to keep their family safe.

"Unlike Rick and his crew, the folks we'll meet on 'Fear' are not seasoned survivors," AMC boss Charlie Collier said at TCA. "They're a diverse group witnessing the implosion of society at its breaking point. They're regular people trying to manage their complicated lives, including divorce and blended families, children with drug addictions, et cetera."



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This 'Full House' movie preview shows how it all became about the Olsen twins

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At just seven years old, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were already flexing their mogul muscles.

Lifetime released a new preview from its "Unauthorized Full House Story," which shows that the twin girls are making the most out of their fame from the hit comedy. (Thankfully they survived John Stamos' plot to get them fired!)

In the clip, the twins' older co-stars watch as they make an appearance on a TV talk show.

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"How come they get invited on all of the talk shows?" complains Jodie Sweetin aka Stephanie Tanner (played by Jordyn Olson).

"They're kids! What do they even have to talk about," says Andrea Barber aka Kimmi Gibler (Jaime Schneider)

The twins began starring in and producing straight-to-DVD and TV movies under their company, Dualstar, in 1993. It would become a multi-million dollar business for the young girls.

They would later move into fashion design, which they continue in today. In 2007, Forbes reported their combined net worth at $100 million. Several sites now report it's $300 million.

Watch the preview below:

 "Unauthorized Full House Story" airs Saturday at 8 p.m on Lifetime.

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Banksy is back — this time with a deranged theme park mocking Disneyland

27 movies you have to see this fall

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With summer coming to a close, it's time for all the superhero movies to exit the multiplexes and the more serious fare to enter.

From book adaptations and Matt Damon being left on Mars, to two movies about Steve Jobs, here are 27 titles you shouldn’t miss this fall.

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“Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine”

Release Date: September 4

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney follows up his film on Scientology, “Going Clear,” with a look at one of the 21st century’s most important figures, Steve Jobs. In typical Gibney fashion, we get a warts-and-all look at the man, which will be eye-opening for some and disturbing for Apple fanatics.



“Dragon Blade”

Release Date: September 4

Already a box-office sensation in its native China, this action-packed epic set in 48 BC China — starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack, and Adrien Brody — is now headed to the US. In the film, Huo An (Chan) teams with a defector of the Roman army (Cusack) to take on the corrupt Roman leader Tiberius (Brody).



“The Visit”

Release Date: September 11

M. Knight Shyamalan ("Sixth Sense") directs his first feature film since the box-office disappointment of 2013's “After Earth.” In this spooky thriller he teams with the producer behind "Paranormal Activity" and "Insidious" to create a mockumentary-styled thriller of two siblings visiting their grandparents.



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Dr. Dre's alleged assault on a woman was in the 'Straight Outta Compton' script but it got cut

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"Straight Outta Compton," the biopic on rap group N.W.A., has received critical acclaim and broken records at the box office during its opening weekend. But there's a glaring omission from the movie that has led to some serious criticism of the film.

One of the most infamous moments in N.W.A. lore was Dr. Dre allegedly physically assaulting female hip-hop journalist Denise “Dee” Barnes.

In 1991, Barnes claims she was viciously beaten by then-N.W.A. rapper Dr. Dre on the floor of the woman's bathroom of the Po Na Na Souk nightclub in Los Angeles.

Barnes says Dre was provoked by a recent segment which aired on her FOX show "Pump It Up!" in which Ice Cube, who had just left the group, trashed his former colleagues.

According to the LA Times, a version of the incident was included in an early draft of the screenplay for "Straight Outta Compton." Corey Hawkins Straight Outta Compton Jaimie TruebloodHere’s a description of the scene from the Times piece:

In the scene, the fictional Dre, “eyes glazed, drunk, with an edge of nastiness, contempt” (per noted from the script) spots Barnes at the party and approaches her.

“Saw that [expletive] you did with Cube. Really had you under his spell, huh? Ate up everything he said. Let him diss us. Sell us out.”

“I just let him tell his story,” Barnes’ character retorts, “That’s what I do. It’s my job.”

“I thought we were cool, you and me,” Dre fires back. “But you don’t give a [expletive]. You just wanna laugh at N.W.A, make us all look like fools.”

The conversation escalates, Barnes throws her drink in Dre’s face before he attacks her “flinging her around like a rag-doll, while she screams, cries, begs for him to stop.”

This is one of numerous scenes that were never shot. Others included Dre being shot four times in the leg, his house catching on fire during a wild party, and a flashback of his younger brother in the fight that ended his life.

At a public Q&A, the film’s director F. Gary Gray addressed the omission of the Dee Barnes incident saying, “We couldn’t fit everything into the movie,” saying he chose stories that better “served the narrative.”

Barnes wrote about the incident not being in the movie for Gawker recently:

Dee Barnes“[My attack] isn’t depicted in 'Straight Outta Compton,' but I don’t think it should have been, either,” she wrote. “The truth is too ugly for a general audience. But what should have been addressed is that it occurred." 

Barnes sued Dre for damages and the two settled out of court

This is not the only incident. Dre’s former fiancée Michel’le told Vlad TV that he physically abused her, even “shooting at” her during an argument.

In a story for Rolling Stone recently, Dre admitted to being violent towards women in the past.

dr dre beats“I made some f------ horrible mistakes in my life,” he said.

“I was young, f------ stupid. I would say all the allegations aren't true — some of them are.

“Those are some of the things that I would like to take back. It was really f------ up.

“But I paid for those mistakes, and there's no way in hell that I will ever make another mistake like that again."

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Richard Branson and Will.i.am invested in this new app that makes it easy to share your digits

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Everyone knows that awkward shuffle of sorts that happens when you're clicking with someone or a new group of friends and it comes time to exchange numbers at the end of the night. Nobody likes fumbling with their phone as they pass it around to have people input their number, and sometimes you might only want to connect with one or two people in the group.

Knock Knock is a new app that seeks to make that whole process a bit less awkward, allowing people in a group to simply knock twice on their phone's screen — even when the device is asleep or stowed away in their pocket — to instantly exchange their phone number or various social media handles.

The app, created by Humin founders Ankur Jain and David Wyler, is backed by an odd assortment of investors that includes billionaire Richard Branson, Will.i.am, and Sophia Bush, and it launched on Wednesday for both iPhone and Android.

Knock Knock uses Bluetooth and Apple's Beacon technology to allow for phones with the app installed to connect without having to be unlocked. With location sharing turned on, the app will even record the place and time that you exchanged contact details with the other person.

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After someone initiates the connection by knocking twice on their phone, the other people in the group knock twice on their phones as well, and a grouping within the app is formed where people can selectively exchange the information they want to share with the people in the group. If you're at a bar and have your eye on a particular someone in the group but aren't a huge fan of their friends, you can opt to share your Facebook or Twitter handle with the group at large while only divulging your phone number to that specific person.

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Connecting via Knock Knock is also an easy way to create a short-term group messaging thread, and since you don't have to give out your number unless you want to, it comes in handy if you're heading out for the night with a large group of friends. Group messaging threads are notorious for unwanted notifications, so Knock Knock lets you ghost your way out of the group without notifying everyone — and you can still follow up and share your number or email with a specific person the next day.

But the coolest feature of Knock Knock is that it can act like a magic wand of sorts, revealing other Knock Knock users who are in the room when you walk into a party or bar — think Hermione's Homenum Revelio spell in "Harry Potter" that pointed out other humans in the room. Since connecting over Knock Knock requires everyone to knock twice on their phone, if you open the app and knock twice without letting other people know, the app will ping your surroundings and show you other Knock Knock users — including those you haven't connected to already.

Knock Knock cofounder Ankur Jain says the team will be marketing the app at select universities including Harvard, UPenn, Stanford, Berkeley, USC, and Cornell in August, when most students will be going out during their school's "Welcome Week."

Anyone can download Knock Knock for free starting today, however, and it's launching on both iPhone and Android.

 

 

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Why Amy Schumer still lives in a tiny one-bedroom walk-up apartment in New York City

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With a hit summer movie, an Emmy nod for her show on Comedy Central, and an HBO special in the works, Amy Schumer's career is at an all-time high.

But all that success hasn't affected her spending habits. The 34-year-old comedian is still living in a small apartment in New York City.

Schumer recently told Radio 1’s Scott Mills, "I’m like the richest person I know and I have a one-bedroom and a walk-up. My bed folds up into the wall and I iron there."

As for why she hasn't upgraded, Schumer said, "Everyone says I’ll make money on the next thing, but they’ve been saying that for 11 years."

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Schumer has quite the rocky history with New York City real estate.

She has lived on the Upper West Side, Chinatown, Murray Hill, Williamsburg, and reportedly now Chelsea.

In 2011, Schumer talked to BrickUnderground about her apartment woes:

I moved to NYC to become an actress in 2003 when I graduated from college. I found a small studio for the monthly rent of $1,275 in Chinatown via Craigslist where I dealt with a shady broker — again with my habit of gravitating towards abusive relationships — who tried to give me advice on how to hack it in this city. I thought I could afford the place but soon had to get a roommate — in a STUDIO. I placed an ad on Craigslist and found a student from Ohio willing to pay for half the rent to sleep on a loft bed. Luckily she was great and we’d sit around watching 'Sex and the City.' Neither of us had much of a social life as bringing someone home was really tricky.

From there, Schumer moved to "a huge 2BR duplex in Chelsea for only $1,600 a month" where she only had to pay $800 a month, but things didn't work out because "the only issue with the apartment was the roommate was a big slut."

So Schumer, who grew up on the Upper East Side, packed up and headed to her own studio apartment on the Upper West Side.

"I found it through a broker and truly love it," she said at the time. "I continue to appreciate the neighborhood and am thrilled I have no bugs. What irritates me is the size. With my bike housed in my apartment, it is tiny. It has everything that a big house would but shoved into a ridiculously small area. The closets weren’t built correctly so to open one door I have maneuver myself in weird positions, like Indiana Jones."

One day she hopes to purchase her dream home — "a penthouse in the West Village by the water."

In the 2011 interview with BrickUnderground, Schumer, who has always rented, revealed that "I did think about buying but unfortunately the banker said I am far away from being able to afford it. Someday … someday."

With Schumer's latest movie, "Trainwreck," raking in over $111 million worldwide at the box office on just a $35 million budget, it looks like someday may be today.

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Donald Trump 'had one bad experience' with Bill Cosby

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Bill Cosby can't count Donald Trump as one of his supporters.

"I've never been a fan," Trump answered when asked by The Hollywood Reporter about the sexual assault allegations against Cosby.

"I had one bad experience with him," the real estate mogul continued. "I was on 'Letterman,' and he was following me on the show. He said, 'Oh, I want to buy you a suit.' It was nice, he bought me a suit. And then he was on [NBC's 'Today' show], and my name was mentioned, and he went absolutely crazy. And I said, 'What the hell was that all about?'"

It's possible Trump is referring to Cosby's 2011 appearance on "Today" when then-host Meredith Vieira asked the comedian how he felt about the real estate mogul's potential 2012 presidential run.

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“Oh, please with Donald Trump. Take him home with you," Cosby told Vieira.

THR_TrumpCoverHe then said of Trump's reticence to announce a presidential run: "He's full of it ... You run or shut up ... The only thing he's running is his mouth."

And there has been no love lost for Trump over the last few years.

"I was never a fan," Trump added to THR. "His humor was always, like, slow and stupid to me. I never saw it. And then he's obviously got this stuff. What amazes me is he was so quiet and then you see these depositions. What was he doing? Was he drunk? You see he admitted all this stuff on top of everything else. I think he's weird. And I never found his humor good at all. Just sit in a chair, talk very slowly? And I say to myself, 'What's this all about?'"

A representative for Cosby didn't respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Watch a video from THR's interview below:

 

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A chicken wing chain endorsed by rapper Rick Ross is on fire

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Wingstop's business is on fire.

The fast-casual chicken wing chain, which has been called a cross between Chipotle and Buffalo Wild Wings, had the food industry's hottest IPO of the summerSales are up 9% in the most recent quarter, double what analysts at Morgan Stanley were expecting.

And if Wall Street's adoration weren't enough, Wingstop has rapper Rick Ross to sing its praises.

Hip-hop's heavyweight lyricist name-drops his favorite flavor (Lemon Pepper) and brags about the number of franchises he owns (20 then; 25 now) in the 2012 track "Trap Boomin.'" His lyrics and social media accounts chronicle a storied love affair with the chain.

We stopped by Wingstop's Daly City, California, location to see what all the buzz is about.

When I arrive at the Wingstop in Daly City, California, the nostalgic aviation-themed décor strikes me. I expected more of a trashy sports bar vibe.



All 785 locations around the world look like this — even rapper Rick Ross' 25 restaurants. Sadly, this was not one of them.

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Though the rapper has been spotted at locations across the country. He takes meetings and poses for photos with staff.

Powerhouse Sports Agent Drew Rosenhaus,Gucci,Robert,and Mike talk #WINNING at #WINGSTOP

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Bill O'Reilly confronts Donald Trump: You can't 'deport people who have American citizenship'

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Fox News host Bill O'Reilly repeatedly challenged a key portion of Donald Trump's immigration agenda during an interview Tuesday night.

The real-estate magnate and Republican presidential candidate recently unveiled his multipart plan to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Among other things, Trump called for ending birthright citizenship, or the right of anyone born in the US to American citizenship.

As O'Reilly pointed out, however, the Constitution's 14th Amendment enshrines birthright citizenship into US law.

"That's not going to happen because the 14th Amendment says if you're born here, you're an American," O'Reilly said. "And you can't kick Americans out. The courts would block you at every turn. You must know all that."

Trump insisted that the Constitution did not grant citizenship to "anchor babies," a pejorative term used to describe the children of people who enter the country illegally with the purpose of having a son or daughter who would then be granted US citizenship.

"Bill, I think you're wrong about the 14th Amendment," Trump said. "And frankly, the whole thing with 'anchor babies' and the concept of 'anchor babies' — I don't think you're right about that."

O'Reilly was incredulous.

"I can quote it!" O'Reilly exclaimed. "You want me to quote you the amendment? If you're born here, you're an American — period! Period!"

The Fox host later added: "You are not going to be able to deport people who have American citizenship now. And the federal courts will never allow mass deportations without due process for each and every one. And do you envision federal police kicking in the doors in barrios around the country, dragging families out?"

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But Trump, citing unnamed lawyers, held his ground on the citizenship issue.

"Bill, I don't think that they have American citizenship," he said. "And if you speak to some very, very good lawyers — and I know some would disagree, but many of them agree with me — you're going to find they do not have American citizenship. We have to start a process where we take back our country. Our country is going to hell."

For the record, the text of the amendment would seem to favor O'Reilly's interpretation in the dispute. It states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States."

O'Reilly also asked Trump whether he would be interested in changing the language of the Constitution to comport with how he sees the citizenship issue.

"It's a long process, and I think it would take too long," Trump responded. "I'd much rather find out whether or not 'anchor babies' are actually citizens, because a lot of people don't think they are."

Trump has based much of his presidential campaign on his opposition to illegal immigration. His heated rhetoric on the issue — especially his accusation that the Mexican government is intentionally sending rapists into the US — touched off a national firestorm after he launched his campaign.

But the controversy has appeared to only fuel his White House bid. Trump has led in almost every recent poll of the Republican primary.

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Suge Knight isn't able to see 'Straight Outta Compton' from jail, but here's why his lawyer says he won't like it

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Following the huge box office for the N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ over the weekend, there’s a lot of handshakes and back slapping going around Hollywood. But one person that likely isn’t that happy is Suge Knight.

The Wrap talked to the former rap mogul’s lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, who is representing Knight for allegedly running over and killing one man, injuring another, with his truck following a promotional shoot for “Straight Outta Compton” on January 29.

According to Mesereau, Knight wouldn’t like the movie because “it is exaggerated and silly and ridiculous,” The Wrap reports.

In the film, Knight is portrayed as a bodyguard who is looking to get into the music business and does so through tactics of intimidation and violence.

In one scene, Knight looks on as a man only wearing his underwear is terrorized by a pit bull in the offices of Knight's Death Row label. In another scene, when Knight sees someone has parked in his parking space, he gets out of his car and beats up the man.

“A lot of the media does not realize how many good things he did for people, particularly in his community,” Mesereau said of his client to The Wrap. “He financed athletic facilities in schools, he gave money to the homeless, money to people in need. He tried to arrange truces on the streets so people weren’t killed.”

Knight is currently being held at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in LA on $10 million bail. According to Mesereau, Knight is unable to see the film.

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