Annette Sykes: Haleigh Cumming’s Grandmother
Click here to watch Annette Sykes talk about Misty (nee Croslin) Cummings on the night of Haleigh’s alleged disappearance.
Do you believe her?
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Chris Brown’s Mixed Messages
I think one thing is clear about Chris Brown’s “apology”: He is sending mixed messages. Brown starts out by saying, “I want to express my deepest regret and accept full responsibility.” He continues a few seconds later by saying, “I felt it was important that you heard directly from me that I am sorry.”
Read moreWhen he speaks during the scripted video, his facial expressions seem to support and emphasize what he is saying, which is indicative he is sorry. I’ve seen many scripted videos where people can’t pull off what they are saying regardless of a rehearsed script, but here Chris does. However, I am left with one big question. Who is Chris Brown apologizing to, and why?
To me, it seems like he is apologizing to us, his fans, but not to Rihanna, the woman he plead guilty to assaulting, only after he was given a plea deal. Brown says in the interview, “I’ve told Rihanna countless times and I am telling you that I am sorry.” The way Brown emphasizes the word “told” indicates he is frustrated that he hasn’t been forgiven by either Rihanna or the public (to which I don’t know). Frustration over not being forgiven is not a good sign.
Nowhere in the video does Brown address Rihanna publicly, which really makes his apology fall short, in my opinion. He may be genuinely sorry he kicked his career to the gutter because of his hot temper, but does this mean he really is sorry to the person he assaulted?
I personally don’t think so, or he would have addressed Rihanna herself.
ABC: Dating In the Dark
Have you seen the new show on ABC this summer called Dating In the Dark? It’s a must see for all of you people who love reading people! You get lots of opportunities to test your abilities.
Three men and three women are put in a dark room together and are then setup on “blind dates” with one of the participants who is supposed to be their ultimate match, though they have opportunities to pick another partner from the group, if they choose.
Read moreIt’s fascinating because they don’t ever get to see each other, but you can see them through the use of an infrared camera. When the lights are out, it becomes clear people are much more genuine–I suspect because of the sense of vulnerability they share being blinded. They are much more expressive and less inhibited, and their body language is entirely different at times!
Plus, at the end of the show, while the couples are still in the darkroom, each person is revealed to the other via a spotlight. What this does is put one person on display while still hiding the other. With that, you can get to see each person react to the other in a genuine way, because they are still hidden in the dark as they get to see their partner visually for the first time. You can then see if you can read their body language and facial expressions! It’s LOTS of fun!
I’ll be tuning in again. Will you?
Chris Brown
Do you think this is a sincere apology?
Thanks to Cele|bitchy for the two story suggestions today.
