TI Rushes To Save Suicidal Man From Atlanta Building - Right Celebrity

TI managed to save a suicidal man from the rooftop of an Atlanta building today. After hearing about the potential jumper on the radio, the rapper sprung into action. Get the story here, and see related photos and video below.

Despite being tangled up in a legal kerfuffle following a recent traffic stop in Los Angeles, TIP took the time to reach out to a man in need.

It all began when TI heard there was a suicidal man atop the Colony Square building in Atlanta—a building that just so happens to contain the popular V103 radio station. Naturally, the station’s DJs were talking about the melee and the madness surrounding the scene.

Before long the rapper called into the station wondering if there was any way he could lend a hand. They quickly cooked up the idea to videotape a short message from TI, who showed up on the scene shortly afterwards. He briefly summarized what he said in the message as follows:

“I told him it ain’t that bad. It’ll get better, to put the time and effort into making it better…I just reminded him know that I know. It looks bad right now, but it can turn around.”

Apparently, it worked. The man agreed to come down from 22nd floor rooftop to be greeted by TI in the lobby. Police have decided not to press charges against him.

Authorities seemed pleased that the Atlanta celebrity was able to coax the man down. One officer was quoted as saying “…We’re happy it ended the way it did, and we thank him.”

As you may know, the rapper is facing some serious legal consequences for his recent drug possession arrest. Fans were heartbroken to learn that the recently reformed recording artist and his wife were busted in LA. Though this episode will likely have no effect on the outcome of a probation hearing Friday, it does sprinkle a little positive PR for him into the news cycle.

Check out some photos and video related to TI talking the suicidal man down from an Atlanta building below.

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40 biggest earners under 40 (pt. 1)

B.O. avg $53.8 million
Age 32
Lead roles 13
B.O. cume $699.4 million

Though the Twitter king has no major franchises under his belt, he's delivered strong results for midrange films like 2005's Guess Who ($68.9 million) and 2008's What Happens in Vegas ($80.3 million).

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Abortion: No longer taboo for TV?

Image Credit: AMC; Bill Records/NBCYoung mothers are all the rage on TV these days, whether their real lives are being wrenchingly chronicled on Teen Mom, their struggles are being melodramatized on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, or they’re dancing with stars (hello, Bristol Palin). But addressing ­unwanted pregnancy on the small screen inevitably raises a much trickier issue: abortion. And, well, it’s about time.

Sure, Maude featured its title character ending her unwanted pregnancy during its very first season on the air in 1972. But controversy-wary networks fell mostly silent on the issue in the ’80s and ’90s. In fact, even five years ago, the mere word abortion on TV — much less the act — would ignite uproar. Lately, though, the medium has been depicting the taboo topic in several story arcs. What’s even more surprising? The lack of public outcry (aside from Fox, which preemptively pulled a Family Guy episode addressing the ­issue last year). A few weeks ago on Mad Men, Joan (Christina Hendricks) went to a clinic alone to seemingly end her unplanned extramarital pregnancy. And earlier this summer, NBC aired an episode of Friday Night Lights in which high school freshman Becky (Madison Burge) went through with the procedure after receiving oblique counsel from principal Tami Taylor (Connie Britton). FNL’s exec producer Jason Katims says the story line provoked minimal network drama: “I honestly felt surprised that there wasn’t more of a conversation about it.”

Becky was, in fact, the first major TV character to go through with terminating a pregnancy since 14-year-old Manny (Cassie Steele) on Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2004. (The N, which aired the series in the U.S., ­refused to broadcast the episode until 2006.) And other networks are broaching the topic as well: This year, ABC Family’s The Secret Life of the American Teenager saw its second pregnant character, Adrian (Francia Raisa), seriously consider abortion before changing her mind. A thorough discussion about the pros and cons of choice was involved, again with no interference from the network, says exec producer Brenda Hampton. “The important thing, to me,” Hampton says, “was that she gave it thought.”

And that’s the real message here: A TV series can present abortion with emotional honesty and nuance, rather than ignoring a politically contentious fact of life altogether. That there was so little uproar around the episodes proves we may be ready for a real discussion that television can lead — if it so chooses.

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Courteney & David Together on Set Days Ago - People Magazine

David Arquette and Courteney Cox

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Just last week, David Arquette visited wife Courteney Cox on the set of her show Cougar Town, snapping pictures that he posted on the Internet.

"Courteney's Cougar Town dressing room. The girl's got style," Arquette wrote on his Twitter page last Friday, adding a picture of the room.

Things seemed so normal that colleagues were shocked Monday to hear that the couple had decided to try a "trial separation" after 11 years of marriage. The couple said in a statement that the split "dates back for some time."

"There was no indication anything was going on. This news today, it's very sad," one source tells PEOPLE.

"They we're perfectly professional, though not particularly cuddly," another observer says. "[They] just talked to friends on set. None of them knew about the split until just now."

As production resumed Monday, it was "business as usual at the show," the source says.

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Tattle: Minka Kelly has an 'Esquire' cover to go with her Derek - Philadelphia Inquirer

ESQUIRE magazine has named actress and Derek Jeter love interest Minka Kelly its 2010 Sexiest Woman Alive.

If you saw her breakthrough role as Lyla Garrity, the steel magnolia of a cheerleader in "Friday Night Lights," you wouldn't be surprised to discover that there's a lot more to Kelly than her looks. An Esquire cover story for the November issue reveals a woman whose early life had plenty of derail potential but whose integrity kept her balanced.

She grew up poor, sometimes hungry, with a stripper mom (now dead) and an absentee dad, Rick Dufay, whose claim to fame was a brief gig as a guitarist in Aerosmith. She lost an early opportunity to be in Playboy because she wouldn't get breast implants. Until she was cast in "FNL" at age 26, she worked mostly as a nurse.

Here's what she has to say about turning 30 this year:

"I think it's the most exciting birthday I think I've ever had. I'm so excited to be a woman. Done with the twenties. I'm confident - confident in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff. It just feels nice to be at peace with yourself. I think my thirtieth birthday gave me permission to have all that. The twenties were a pain in the ass - figuring it all out. What am I doing? Where do I go?"

Cool. We almost forgive her for dating a Yankee shortstop.

Mideast peace accord?

New-media poster couple Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have gone to Israel to find "love" and "compromise," even as rumors of their marital troubles have gone viral.

"Sharing Love & Light while in Israel," Kutcher Tweeted. "Asking 4 the energy 2 forge bonds with our similarities & find compromise in our differences."

There have been rumors of cheating, rumors of open marriage, rumors of threesomes!

Oh, my.

If they can compromise their way back to marital stability after all this, maybe they'd like to tackle the West Bank settlement freeze.

Black Girls Rock! awards

When the awards are going to the likes of Ruby Dee and Missy Elliott, might be better to call it Black Women Rock! But then again, the inspiration here is DJ Beverly Bond's Black Girls Rock! Her organization mentors young black women and works to combat negative media images of black women.

The awards have been given before, but this year's will be the first to air nationally. The event will be held Saturday in the Bronx; see the special Nov. 7 on BET.

Besides the legendary actress and the rapper-singer-producer, honorees include actresses Keke Palmer and Raven-Symone, and author Ilyana Vanzant.

The sweet smell of ostentation

The City of Beverly Hills has made its ZIP code an icon, so why not . . . create a fragrance line?

The trio of perfumes launching this week marks the first move toward marketing the city as a brand. "This is a center of fashion, sophistication, energy," said Mayor Jimmy Delshad. "We decided this was the right product for us."

Of course, skin treatments are coming, along with a men's cologne. Expect to pay about $120 for the perfume in department stores; a portion of the proceeds will help fund city and chamber of commerce marketing.

Eau de Logan? Evening in Bridesburg? Two Street pour L'Homme? To think, Philly could've tried this instead of opening a casino.

'Bourne' anew

Fans of the Bourne spy thriller franchise will cheer director Tony Gilroy's announcement of a fourth film, "Bourne Legacy." They may be less excited to learn that Matt Damon won't play Jason Bourne this time.

"This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one's replacing" Damon, said Gilroy, who co-wrote the first three Bourne flicks, based on the late Robert Ludlam's popular novels. "Legacy" was written by Eric Van Lustbader.

Continued Gilroy, "There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter . . . this is a stand-alone project." No word on Damon's replacement.

Tatt TV bits

_ Describing her as "the perfect person to bring a new 'voice,' if you will, to daytime," Fox announced that comedian/actress Fran Drescher ("The Nanny") will host an entertainment-themed daytime weekday talker starting Nov. 26. The show will air on several Fox-owned stations, including Philly's WTXF, and may get full national syndication next year if it does well.

Awwwwwwwwwwww.

_ "Raising Sextuplets" parents Bryan and Jennifer Masche have decided that their domestic revolution will not be televised.

The WE reality-show stars parted after Bryan was arrested at Jennifer's parents' home last month and charged with disorderly conduct and domestic violence. Producers wanted to interview them about their separation but each refused, according to RadarOnline.com. "They just did not feel it was appropriate," a source close to the couple told RadarOnline.com.

Restraint. Such a rare trait in a reality-show cast.

"At this point another series of 'Raising Sextuplets' is just not going to happen for them," the source said. "Bryan wants to try and get his wife back, but at present she does not want to reconcile with him."

Daily News wire services contributed to this report.

Howard Gensler is on vacation.

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