LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Brandon Spikes has yet to comment about the Chatroulette allegations being made by a video tape seller; Spikes has yet to indicate if the video and images posted online are fake or real. The controversy centers around a male and his comparison to Spikes, and a proposed sale of the video to a popular website.

“Just wanted to let you know I’m prob about to sell the tape for 1500. If you guys want to match I’d be happy to send it your way because quite frankly I like deadspin better” wrote a “businessperson” to the popular website Deadspin attempting to sell video footage this week. The website declined.

The seller also adds his thoughts about Major League Baseball into his sales pitch “Nice job putting mlb in their place last week btw.”
Without using a name of the athlete, the seller also writes via email how he’s “uncovered” his tape (aka, found it by watching the website). “I have uncovered a …. tape featuring a prominent 2nd rounder from this year’s NFL draft.”

Adding to the mix of the peculiar, Deadspin doesn’t reveal the dates of the seller’s comments. But Wikipedia shows that Chatroulette hasn’t existed since August 23. On August 23, the site ended online operations posting a remark “The experiment #1 is over now. Thanks for participating. Renewed and updated version of the website will be launched today.” After August 23, the “today” was replaced with the word “shortly”.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Samantha Ronson’s bulldog “Cadillac” attacked a neighbor’s Maltese dog on Monday. Moments later, the Maltese was dead.

Late last night, Ronson, former girlfriend to Lindsay Lohan, issued an apology about the Maltese. Ronson took to twitter to write:

“There is absolutely nothing I can say that will alter one minute of today, nothing. I feel incredibly sad and wish I could offer more than condolences, unfortunately there are no words to describe how sorry I am”.

The location of the alleged attack was Ronson’s West Hollywood apartment. Shortly after 11 am Monday, police dispatch received a 911 call that a woman and the dog had been attack. The Maltese was 3 lbs. Its owner suffered only minor injuries.

Online reports claim that Cadillac had previously just attended doggie bootcamp to improve behavior tendencies. The Maltese’s owner and Los Angeles County Animal Control have yet to comment about the matter.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Japan Airlines tells news today that JAL will be cutting 16,000 as part of massive restructuring to solve its $25bn debt problem. JAL says that its workforce will fall from 48,714 last year to 32,600 by the end of 2010 as an attempt to turn the company profitable. It adds that job cuts will be solved with early retirement offers and sale of subsidiary business operations. As part of the ONE WORLD Alliance, JAL feels its timeline to profitability is urgent.

In a statement to local news, JAL says today “By fully implementing these measures, the JAL Group will aim to become profitable from the first fiscal year of the plan and thus rehabilitate quickly”. The company also told news that its fleet of planes will be cut by 40%, a removal of 103 planes.

Also added to the job cuts and aircraft retirements will be the termination of key travel routes. JAL says it was shut down 10 international and 39 domestic routes. JAL says it hopes to achieve an operating profit margin of 9.2 percent by first quarter 2013.

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ATLANTIC CITY (LALATE) – Teresa Giudice’s nephew and Danielle Staub’s tape dominated a Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion tonight that was more baffling than battling. Whereas the Real Housewives of New York reunion featured stingy jabs that left members in tears, tonight’s reunion featured three Housewives against the “villain” who never let a hair (extension) fall out of position. As Caroline Manzo put it, the reunion lacked explanations.

“That snarky look doesn’t work with me. You are disgrace. You are disgraceful. Explain that. Explain that to me. I don’t care, explain that.” (Did you ever notice how Caroline tends to repeat herself a bit too much.)

And then came the Teresa Giudice nephew comment from Staub. Danielle asks “Did you you acknowledge your nephew?” Immediately it heats up, on set and online, as fans took to  the net to figure out what exactly Danielle is getting at. NJ.com said “We don’t know what she’s talking about, but we can certainly guess what she’s getting at.” Cafemom calls it “extremely confusing”. Buddy TV said of the exchange “There is something very disturbing going on behind those cold, dead eyes [of Teresa's]. I don’t even know what is going on.”

Teresa’s response is “Do not break up my family!” Why? Explain that to me, Teresa. As Staub exists, Cohen tries to get Teresa to sit down and she pushes him. “You better get her back here, Andy!”

Cohen responds “You’re strong!” Cohen told news today “I should have gotten hazard pay for this” fight. Let’s hope Real Housewives beat WWE Monday Night Raw in the ratings this evening.

And what happens next week? Staub says “Somebody will be shamed [in the reunion show] and it will not be me. And in the end [of the reunion show] you will be more shocked. And the more shocked will be about me.”

UPDATE 8/31/10: THE NEPHEW IS REVEALED: CLICK HERE for the explanation

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MEXICO CITY (LALATE) – La Barbie fue detenida hoy. El líder del cártel de los Beltrán Leyva, La Barbie (Edgar Valdez Villarreal), fue detenido hoy en México.

La Barbie was in charge of the Beltran Leyva after the death of Arturo Beltran, El Barbas. La Barbie had a history with Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. El Barbie had escaped numerous times. His arrest is believed to have been in Lerma on Monday, reports the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (SSP) today. Detainees with La Barbie are set to be presented in Mexico City Tuesday.

Only 14 days ago, Policía Federal raided the habitacional en Bosques de las Lomas believing that La Barbie was there.

On Twitter today, President Felipe Calderón said La Barbie is “uno de los criminales más buscados en México y en el extranjero”. “La Barbie is one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico and aboard.” He noted that the group is still being investigated.

Martin Cuellar, Webb County, Texas sheriff, first found out that La Barbie was south of the border a few years after his senior year in high school. He said La Barbie’s first job was distribution and substance transport with money handling between Texas and Mexico.

Tonight, la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (SSP) issued the following brief statement: “Tras un trabajo de inteligencia que inició en junio de 2009, y se desarrolló en diversos puntos del país, Valdez Villarreal fue detenido”. “Following intelligence work began in June 2009 and developed in various parts of the country, Valdez Villarreal was arrested.”

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