Category Archives: celebrity

Ly Tong bailed out, will join Anaheim protests

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Bolsavik

In court today, Ly Tong‘s bail was reduced from $100,000 down to $75,000. Tong’s supporters will post bail, and he will get out in time to attend this week-end’s demonstrations against the same singer, in Anaheim. Nguoi Viet Daily News says … Continue reading →

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Ly Tong pepper-sprays singer, right-wingers applaud

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Bolsavik

Ly Tong, the man who spent the last 14 months or so on the fringe of Vietnamese-American society, thrusted himself back in the limelight by dressing up as a woman and pepper-spraying a singer from Vietnam at a concert in … Continue reading →

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Dat Nguyen leaving the Cowboys

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Bolsavik

The only Viet to ever play or coach in the NFL will not come back as part of the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching staff next season, reports the Dallas Morning News here. Dat Nguyen has elected not to sign a contract … Continue reading →

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Lee Nguyen may head back to the US

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Bolsavik

The young Vietnamese-American soccer sensation currently playing in Vietnam may come back stateside if negotiations with an unnamed MLS team play out, reports the Yanks-Abroad soccer web site here. Lee Nguyen, 23, spent the last season in the V-League playing … Continue reading →

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Tila Tequila goes au naturel, disses ex

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Bolsavik

In a streaming online video, MTV star Tila Tequila strips naked, pulls out her tampon, and did other strange stunts while ranting against her ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman the San Diego Charger linebacker. The first site that reported the video is … Continue reading →

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It’s Annie ‘Lê’ not Annie ‘Lee’ – says Leyna Nguyen

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Bolsavik

Leyna Nguyen, the KCAL-9/KCBS-2 newscaster, disclosed on her Facebook that she went against the wishes of her producer and writer and pronounced the missing Yale graduate student’s name correctly as ”Lê” (or ‘lay’) rather than “Lee” like all other newscasters are … Continue reading →

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Don Ho the singer escapes protests

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Bolsavik

One of the top Viet singers was almost subject to a protest over a star that appears on a poster for an August concert at Bally’s in Atlantic City. This poster, the one pictured above. See that star? Yep, that’s what … Continue reading →

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Leyna Nguyen at CSUF for “Donate Life” Run/Walk this Sat.

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Bolsavik

The KCAL-9/KCBS reporter, anchor, entertainer and Viet community celebrity is co-hosting a 5k/1k run/walk fundraiser for the Donate Life organ and tissue donor registry, to take place at the Memorial Grove on the campus of Cal State Fullerton tomorrow Saturday at 7am, with registration … Continue reading →

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