Chuck E. Cheese, the not so friendly restaurant!

For me, Chuck E. Cheese was a place “Where a kid can be a kid!”, one of their official motto's.

Remembering the days of life-sized animals coming out of their cages and walking and strolling around the restaurant and playing’ with little kids.

The days when you would able to enjoy your pizza with your family and friends and you were the coolest kids on the block because you would be have your 7^Th birthday there and no other kid in your class could compare.

The days where our parents would show how much they loved us by fishing us out of the ball pen where it smelled like hardcore pee.

Well….

I would have to say the kids today are not having the same fond memories as I used too.

Lately, Chuck E. Cheese has been in a not so “kid friendly” environment after what’s been going down in their restaurants this past year.

Let me give you a rundown of the events that have been going on at Chuck E. Cheese:

1) In Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania that cops were called to the restaurant a whopping 12 times in the past year. These calls have been due to disorderly conduct, assault, and theft, which lead to 13 arrests where one person was a juvenile. The year before that the police made 18 visits to the restaurant.

One reason the police were called to the restaurant was after a man asked two women to keep the obscenities at a minimum around the kiddies. A 36-year-old and a 17-year-old were arguing with the man in front of the kids where they proceeded to throw their drinks at him, punched him and struck a manager in the face when he tried to step in the confrontation, all according to the police.

According to a witness, "We were standing there and machines almost got knocked over. The one waitress, she went in and said three guys were coming at her."

What did Chuck E. Cheese have to say about this? Well they said, “"Chuck E. Cheese is proud to offer a safe and fun family experience to many people in this area."

Ya, right?

2) In Wilmington, North Carolina a 35-year-old man by the name of Oliver Shawndell Bragg was arrested for robbing a local Chuck E. Cheese at gunpoint! (What?! Who robs a Chuck E. Cheese)

He never actually showed the gun, but threatened the Chuck E. Cheese clerk that if she didn’t turn over the dough, she’ll shoot her. (Probably with her fake gun).

He got his dough and sped off on his bike.

Wow he must have super dumb to think no would catch him on his wheels.

Surveillance video of what happened was broadcasted on local stations and one person who immediately recognized him called police right away.

3) A 3-year-old girl was left alone at a Chuck E. Cheese in Maryland.

Who in their right might forgets a child?

The little girl was found alone at the restaurant around 7:00 p.m. where she said she came to the restaurant earlier that day with her Uncle Damon.

Other occurrences have been 4-year-olds have been assaulted, booze has been sold to minors, children have been hit by chairs, and employees have been robbed at gunpoint and someone even died.

And yes! This has all happened at Chuck E. Cheese locations across the U.S.

What is wrong with this restaurant?

Chuck E. Cheese better have a hell of a good PR group to get them out of this mess!

Rose :)

Joe Jackson takin' advantage of his son's death, AGAIN!

Joe Jackson is estimated to make $250,000 by introducing screenings for the upcoming film This Is It, the Michael Jackson film.

He will be doing this at select screenings in England where he will also be telling stories about his son.

I'm sorry, but this man doesn't have a heart to care about anything else other than cashing in the big bucks.

I do not know what goes on in his mind, but I know that any opportunity he can find to make some cash, even the death of his own son, makes him a totally lame excuse for a human being and especially a father.

He should be ashamed!

Rose :)

Lohan called "an embarrassment"

Lindsay Lohan was hired last month by fashion designer Emanuel Ungaro to be his artistic advisor.

However, Lohan has been dubbed "an embarrassment" at the new Emanuel Ungaro collection show this past weekend.

Along with head designer Estrella Archs, Lohan has spent the last couple weeks putting a line together for the show that debuted on Sunday, Oct 4 during Paris fashion week.

She shed tears of emotion as she walked down the runway and admitted it was "the hardest thing I’ve ever done."

U.S. fashion reviewers were fast to critic the show, The New York Times said, dresses that appeared to be painted on left "several people in the audience aghast." While a Women's Wear Daily reporter suggested that Lohan should go back to her acting roots and being young and pretty isn't enough to be in the fashion industry.

Wow, some hurtful words.

Way to bring an actress down when she is already at her lowest!

Rose :)

Kaboom! Another bomb dropped on SNL

Just a week ago, newbie Jenny Slate dropped the F-Bomb on air, this week, Lady Gaga let the S-Bomb explode on stage.

However, there's a catch.

NBC nor SNL will have to pay the FCC for the bomb drop because it occurred during a "safe harbour" period which, according to the FCC means, "Indecent or profane speech that is broadcast between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. is not actionable."

Phew!

I think there should be a book about the seven profane words NOT ALLOWED to be said on air, before guests, actors, and singers actually go on-air, just sayin'.

Rose :)

Yet another apology.

After a class discussion came up yesterday in my PR class, we wondered why David Letterman never publicly apologized to his wife?

Well on his show last night, he finally did.

With a more serious tone and stance regarding the situation, Letterman said he has hurt his wife "horribly." He continued by saying, ""If you hurt a person, and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it ... so let me tell you folks, I have my work cut out for me."

He also apologized to his staff for all the attention they are receiving from the journalists, TV personalities, and the media about this situation and says he is not having sex with anyone in his staff now and its a situation of the past.

Oh Dave, hopefully this will soon blow over.

Rose :)

Jokes on you!

Ever since his little extortionist case has been made public, Letterman has been the victim of the late night roast.

On The Jay Leno Show:

"If you came here tonight for sex with a talk show host, you've got the wrong studio,"

"What is going on? First Conan hit his head, and then somebody tries to extort money from Letterman. I'm so glad I'm out of late night."

On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:

"There's a new book out called "Why Women Have Sex" that says there are 237 reasons why women have sex. And folks, Letterman knows the top 10."

Let's see how long these late night roasts last for.

Rose :)

It's all clear from here!

Last month I blogged about the cast of Vampire Diaries and their little shinanigans that went down in Georgia (CLICK HERE for a recap). Well now a spokesperson for the cast says, "It's over" and the cast's names have all been cleared.

No one from the cast showed up for their day in court, therefore forfeit the money from their bond which they had previously paid for bail.

I guess with all that money, Monroe County Jail decided not to press on with the charges.

And hey, the show is still doing pretty well for itself.

Rose :)

Letterman blackmailed over affair, comes clean.

After his opening monologue on Thursday's Late Night with David Letterman, Letterman openly admitted having affairs with female employees that work for him and that someone is extorting him over the affairs.

He explained with a bit of seriousness and humour that about three weeks ago he received a package in the mail that threatened and said if he doesn't pay him $2 million he will have all his affairs made public.

Letterman explained how he went straight to is attorney about the case and they immediately arranged a meeting with the individual who has threatened to extort him, who we now know to be Robert J. Halderman, a producer for the show "48 Hours" also on CBS. At the meeting, Halderman reiterated his intentions of revealing the information as well as he was going to write a book about Letterman's affairs. Letterman said that he gave Halderman a "phony" $2 million cheque to keep his mouth shut and later said Halderman has been arrested after a warrent was issued.

That Thursday morning, Letterman went before a grand jury on the issue and said that it was something he had never thought he would be doing in his life and while being there his acknowledged his sexual relationships with female co-workers at the show.

Letterman said, "Yes i have. Would it be embarrassing if it were made public? Perhaps it would. I feel like i need to protect these people. i need to certainly protect my family."

According to the Associated Press, Halderman has been charged with attempted grand larceny after allegedly giving the "Late Show" host an ultimatum to pay him $2 million or else he were to have the affairs made public.

CBS issued a statement on Friday in regards to the issue:

"CBS was made aware of an ongoing police investigation involving David Letterman and an employee at '48 Hours' who was subsequently arrested yesterday on charges of attempted grand larceny in the first degree," a rep for the network tells ET. "CBS is cooperating fully with the authorities and the employee has been suspended pending the results of the investigation. Mr. Letterman addressed the issue during the show's broadcast last night, and we believe his comments speak for themselves."

Letterman never reveals who these female co-workers are, but some suspect one of them could have been his former assistant Stephanie Berkitt who actually used to work with Halderman on the show "48 Hours" and had dated and lived with him.

Halderman pleaded NOT guilty to the allegations that he tried to extort money from Letterman. He has since posted bail at a $200,000 bond.

Letterman turns the tables on Halderman and admits to the allegations of the affair, he was the first to get the information out and he took hold of the situation, which calls for some good PR, I would say.

Rose :)