Alek Skarlatos took time to pay tribute to the victims of last week's shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon.
The Dancing with the Stars contestant shared his grief during Monday's broadcast. The shooting, in which a gunman identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer killed nine people, was particularly painful for Skarlatos, who has strong ties to the college, where he would have been attending classes the day of the shooting had he not been competing on DWTS.
"Once I found out about the shooting, I just started calling all my friends and family. I felt totally hopeless. Like...
The Dancing with the Stars contestant shared his grief during Monday's broadcast. The shooting, in which a gunman identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer killed nine people, was particularly painful for Skarlatos, who has strong ties to the college, where he would have been attending classes the day of the shooting had he not been competing on DWTS.
"Once I found out about the shooting, I just started calling all my friends and family. I felt totally hopeless. Like...
- 10/6/2015
- by Aaron Couch and Patrick Gomez
- People.com - TV Watch
Actor James Woods has ripped into President Obama over the chief executive’s response to the deadly shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College. The “Once Upon a Time in America” star took to Twitter and lambasted the president on Friday. Woods was apparently irked by what he felt was Obama’s insufficient attention to reports that the suspected shooter, Chris Harper Mercer, singled out Christians in Thursday’s rampage. “Hate crime massacre of Christians finally silences Obama,” Woods wrote, adding the hashtag, “#LiberalLaryngitis.” Also Read: 'The View' Refuses to 'Glorify' Oregon Shooter: 'We Aren't Saying His Name' Woods continued to trash Obama on Saturday,...
- 10/3/2015
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Chris Mintz, the heroic Army veteran who was shot seven times while confronting the Ucc shooter on Thursday, is feeling the love from nearly 8,000 very appreciative people. A GoFundMe campaign launched by his cousin on Friday has raised over $258,718 in just seven hours. A total of 7,914 people, so far, have donated to Derek Bourgeois’ mission to make sure Mintz and his family will be financially stable while dealing with the aftermath of the injuries he sustained while rushing toward 26-year-old gunman Chris Harper Mercer. Also Read: Army Vet Chris Mintz Praised on Social Media After Being Shot 7 Times Trying to.
- 10/2/2015
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Chris Harper Mercer, the man identified as the gunman in the Oregon community college shooting, was reportedly an anxious recluse who was sympathetic to the Irish Republican Army. Who Is Chris Harper Mercer? Mercer, 26, was born in England before moving to the United States with his parents as a young boy, according to CBS […]
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- 10/2/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
The latest school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon grabbed the entire media’s attention on Thursday after 10 people were killed while seven others were injured. The alleged shooter, 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer, was killed in a shootout with police. He reportedly asked victims if they were Christians before shooting. The shooting, which solicited an impassioned plea for action by President Obama, has drawn a large array of media coverage. Also Read: Why Outrageous Wdbj Shooting Covers on NY Post, Daily News Take Sensationalism to Next Level The New York Post, which was widely panned for its cover after the Wdbj TV.
- 10/2/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
The Oregon gunman who opened fire at Umpqua Community College on Thursday has been identified as 26-year-0ld Chris Harper Mercer, according to media reports. In the latest mass killing to rock a U.S. school, the shooter opened fire at a community college in southern Oregon, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least seven others before being shot to death by police. The number of dead varied — ranging as high as 13 — as law enforcement officials scrambled to sort through what had happened. The Umpqua Community College has approximately 3,000 students and is located in a rural community about three hours south of.
- 10/2/2015
- by Itay Hod
- The Wrap
Charlie Sheen is making headlines and not in a good way these days. Everywhere you look, Charlie Sheen and his bizarre escapades are front page diversion. He is a star that is undoubtedly in some sort of obvious downward spiral if not in real jeopardy. He’s on the brink of irrevocably ruining his career, his image and his credibility with lightning speed. In a trend that seems to be an epidemic in Hollywood where almost every week if not every day we can expect to hear of another errant star in trouble of some sort, Charlie Sheen may be the most out of control and audacious movie star to ever fall from grace.
There is no denying that Charlie Sheen has been and still is a brilliant actor. His rise to fame was gained in hit movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, Money Talks and Hot Shots!
There is no denying that Charlie Sheen has been and still is a brilliant actor. His rise to fame was gained in hit movies like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, Money Talks and Hot Shots!
- 3/9/2011
- Cinelinx
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