Teen Forced To Have Testicle Amputated After Becoming ''Sack Tapping'' Victim

Painful+Stupid! Teen Cuts Off Own Penis And Throws It Down Well Amidst News His Girlfriend Was Marrying Another Man

JakartaGlobe.com: Devastated by the news that his girlfriend was going to marry another man, a teenager from a village in Central Java cut off his own penis in a fit of despair.

Any hopes of reattaching the severed member were dashed after the 19-year-old threw the appendage into a well and it could not be found by residents of Bantasari village.

Sugeng Budi Susanto, director of Cilacap General Hospital, said on Monday that it was extremely fortunate that medical personnel were able to save the life of the teenager, who was identified only by the initials AMD.

He arrived at the hospital last Thursday in critical condition from blood loss, Sugeng said. “It was a critical time,” he said. “Cutting off a penis can be fatal.”

Sugeng said that after several days in the intensive care unit, the teenager had been transferred to a standard recovery room, though he was being provided with additional security to ward off the swarm of journalists besieging the hospital.

Sugeng appealed to journalists not to bother the family given the sensitive nature of the injury.

“The patient is in shock over what he experienced,” he said. “Reporters can ask the family about this case, but do not interfere with their comfort.”

Though family members declined to comment, a source confirmed that AMD had cut of his penis after he discovered his girlfriend intended to marry another man.

“The sliced-off penis has not been found,” the source said. “Allegedly, AMD threw it into the well with the intention of committing suicide because he thought nobody would be able to save his life.”

Sugeng said the teenager had still not spoken to anyone about the incident. “He’s still too shocked and embarrassed to talk to or see anyone.”

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Brooklyn Teen Slashed About Face Speaks On Horrible Ordeal

NyDailyNews.com: Every time a teen looks in the mirror, she will see the V-shaped scar - a permanent reminder of the violence that erupted near her grandmother's Brooklyn home.

Shantayah Lewis, 17, sat in her room at Kings County Hospital Saturday, calmly reflecting on the Friday afternoon attack that left her with dozens of stitches in the left side of her face.

"My face is too beautiful to be fighting," Shantayah told the Daily News. "Fighting is not the key. Violence is not the way."

Shantayah was walking with her 15-year-old cousin, Shakeena Grant, on Franklin Ave. near Lincoln Place in Crown Heights about 3:30 p.m. They were being tailed by a girl who is dating the ex-boyfriend of Shakeena's sister, Shamaula.

"She kept following us," the injured teen said. "She wanted to fight."

After a brief scuffle, the 17-year-old girl who had been following the cousins vowed to return.

About 5 p.m. the girl came back with her boyfriend, the center of the beef. She then whipped out what witnesses said was a knife and started slashing.

"She swung and started stabbing my face," Shantayah said. "I didn't know what to do."

Shakeena, who was stabbed, was released from a hospital Saturday.

The two girls somehow escaped and ran to the Union St. home of Shantayah's grandmother, Cheryl Evans. The grandmother called 911 and the two girls were taken to Kings County Hospital.

Though the wounded teens believed the boyfriend was holding them down, cops said he actually was trying to break up the attack.

Police talked to the man, who said he was trying to help, and surveillance video backs up his claim, sources said.

Shantayah said the whole thing should never have happened.

"Basically, [Shakeena] fought for her sister," she said, referring to Shamaula, who used to date the attacker's boyfriend. "She should not have done that. We should not have been involved."

The young girl responsible for the attack was still at large last night and no arrests have been made.

*From Then To Now* Rare Look At Angelina Jolie 19 Years Ago

DailyMailCoUK.com: She is now one of the world’s most famous women, but even at the age of 15, it was clear Angelina Jolie had star potential.
Jolie, the daughter of Hollywood actor Jon Voight, became a model in her teens, while she was a drama student.

With her bee-stung lips and sultry brown eyes Jolie poses confidently for the camera in this newly released 19-year-old photograph

She started her screen career in music videos, most memorably for the Rolling Stones and Meatloaf, before moving into movies.

Now 34, she is in a relationship with Brad Pitt and is an Oscar-winning star, UN ambassador and mother of six – two with Pitt and four adopted from Cambodia, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Namibia.

Meanwhile, Jolie was spotted earlier in the week filming scenes for her new film The Tourist.
However, as she took a boat ride down a canal in Venice, it was not the beautiful scenery that seemed to hold the actress captive.
Wearing what seemed to be a conical bra, the Hollywood star was caught staring down at her pointy chest.





The 34-year-old brunette was on location for the movie, in which she stars alongside Johnny Depp.
Earlier in the week she was spotted with Depp filming scenes on the city's network of waterways.

The pair enjoyed a short cruise as they shot the film - but it could quite easily have been mistaken for something a bit more romantic.

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Tyra Banks To Have Modeling Competition For Plus-Sized Teens

Celebrity Mania: Tyra Banks has recently made public her newest modeling competition which is dubbed to be the first ever teen plus-sized model search. The 36-year-old former model made the announcement over the new show entitled "Fiercely Real Teen Model" during her talk show "The Tyra Show" on Monday, January 25.

The "America's Next Top Model" host and judge has also put out a call for girls between the ages of 13 to 19 with dress sizes of 12 to 20 to join the show. In addition to the plus-sized dress requirement, Banks told Us Magazine in a statement that in order to be qualified for the competition, the entrants must stand 5'9" to 6'1" tall.

Talking about the competition, Banks told Us, "I've always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty." She added, "Through America's Next Top Model, True Beauty and The Tyra Show, I challenge industry and universal standards by featuring and celebrating non-traditional beauty, and stressing that true beauty is both inside and out."

The co-creator of "True Beauty" further expressed her unhappiness with the "plus-sized" term because it has such a "negative connotation" in today's society. "I want young girls to realize that what's considered plus-sized is the average American woman," she said, adding "I hope the contest helps teen girls discover their own beauty from the inside out."

The entry for Tyra Banks's "Fiercely Real Teen Model" will be closed on February 5 and finalists will be introduced on the March 2 episode of "The Tyra Show". The winner will be crowned on the following day and will receive a one-year modeling contract with Wilhelmina, a spread in a major fashion magazine as well as a photo shoot for a leading clothing line.

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