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Fluff: Rule number one of live television? If the mic is on, the mic is ON.

1. Rule number one of live tv: if the mic is on, the mic is ON.

You’ve gotta feel sorry for A.J. Clemente. The inexperienced television news anchor dropped the f-bomb or more accurately a double-barreled expletive, Fucken shit, within seconds of his first television gig.

His co-host struggled to maintain her composure after the gaffe and threw it over to him to introduce himself, Clemente who realised his mistake then bumbled his way through his introduction.

The station, KFYR, suspended him after viewers complained. After the video went viral, KFYR News director Monica Hannan responded to criticism on the TV station’s Facebook page.

She wrote: “To all of you who are writing in…I want to apologise for an incident that occurred prior to our early newscast this evening, when one of our employees used profanity on the air.

“He did not realise his microphone was on, but still, that’s no excuse.

“WE train our reporters to always assume that any microphone is live at any time.

“Unfortunately, that was not enough in this case. WE can’t take back what was said.

“The person involved has been suspended until we resolve the situation.

“All we can do at this point is ask for your forgiveness, and I can offer my personal assurance that I will do my best to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again under my watch.”

A.J Clemente took to Twitter after the show tweeting, “That couldn’t have gone any worse”.  The incident sparked a trending Twitter hashtag, #keepAJ, though the station hasn’t asked him back.

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3. Reese apologises for being an obnoxious drunk: “I had one too many”.

She was the last celebrity we expected to get arrested and jailed for drunk and disorderly conduct and now Witherspoon is hoping to redeem herself with an apology for her obnoxious ‘Don’t you know how I am?’ moment.

Witherspoon released the following statement via her rep:

“Out of respect for the ongoing legal situation, I cannot comment on everything that is being reported right now. But I do want to say, I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said.

It was definitely a scary situation and I was frightened for my husband, but that is no excuse. I was disrespectful to the officer who was just doing his job. The words I used that night definitely do not reflect who I am. I have nothing but respect for the police and I’m very sorry for my behavior.”

 

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5. Belinda Carlisle ‘lucky to have a nose’ admits to 30-year coke addiction.

Belinda Carlisle -who you may remember from 80s band the Go-Go’s, no? Alright, have you ever belted out a rendition of Summer Rain in the shower or at karoke? Her – has admitted to suffering a long-term cocaine addiction.

In an interview with Fox News, Carlisle revealed she was addicted to cocaine for 30 years.

I’m surprised I still have a nose on my face and that I don’t look like I’m a million years old,” she said.

“I’m lucky, I’ve had this amazing life, and I’ve obviously always had someone or something looking out for me, that’s protected me. The fact that I’m actually speaking to you right now is a miracle because honestly with the kind of life I had in my past I probably should be dead or at least in an insane asylum. I’m very lucky.”

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7. Justin Bieber fans convert to Islam for concert tickets.

In today’s WTF news, a Norwegian television show decided to see just how far Justin Bieber’s fans would go to win tickets to his concert. The answer? Pretty far.

The show has been slammed when five teenage girls agreed to convert to Islam unaware they were being duped by the comedy show.

According to The Sun, “The Anne-Kat Hærland comedy show saw the girls remove their makeup, don hijabs and recite Islamic creed in Arabic.”

The girls were also told to repeat what translated to: “Justin Bieber is impure and probably gay.”

We guess his concerts must be pretty amazing.

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