Osama Bin Laden Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
26th February 2013
Fact: Rapper 50 Cent teamed up with U.S. comedian Fred Armisen to shoot a teaser for a new movie take on the Osama Bin Laden manhunt and shoot-out for late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's show on Monday night (25Feb13). The In Da Club hitmaker spoofed Oscar nominated film Zero Dark Thirty with Zero Dark Fiddy, in which he traced Armisen's terrorist mastermind to a storage facility in Van Nuys, California.
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "Dead or Alive. WE prefer dead! Well done Seal team! America: Winning! That's how we roll..." Charlie Sheen reacts to news of Osama Bin Laden's death.
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "Where's Matt Damon right now? You thinkin (sic) what I'm thinkin? Bourne up to his old tricks again." Rocker Benji Madden jokes following news of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden's death.
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "My brother has been a U.S. soldier for over 20 years. Today I salute him and all of our brave, selfless military women and men." Former supermodel Tyra Banks pays tribute to her soldier brother following the news of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden's death.
2nd May 2011
Fact: Thousands of ecstatic revellers carrying American flags flocked to the White House in Washington, D.C. and Ground Zero in New York following the news that 9/11 mastermind and terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden was killed in a U.S.-led military mission on Sunday (01May11).
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "In the past decade I've met many soldiers, wounded warriors & widowed spouses, today I'm happy to say your sacrifice & loss were not in vein (sic). God bless the United States & our military." Rocker BRET MICHAELS honours the U.S. military personnel who have worked in Afghanistan fighting against Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda.
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "I believe in justice... but don't u (sic) think that an eye for an eye will make the whole world blind?" Katy Perry questions U.S. president Barack Obama's statement, 'Justice has been done' following the announcement of Osama Bin Laden's death.
2nd May 2011
Tweet: "Celebrating Bin Ladin (sic) being dead after the Bamboozle show in the football stadium on the 50 yard line... What a perfect day America... New York City is going crazy with happiness, as is the rest of the world... Goodnight." Rocker Nicky Sixx has been soaking up the jubilant atmosphere in New York following news of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden's death.
8th September 2008
Quote: "What I did was deeply regrettable. I mean no disrespect to the thousands who lost their lives in that terrible tragedy. It was a very, very stupid thing to have done." MTV Video Music Awards host Russell Brand is still ashamed of his decision to dress up as terrorist Osama Bin Laden for an MTV show on 12 September, 2001 - the day after the 9/11 tragedy in New York.
5th August 2008
Fact: George Clooney has bought the rights to JONATHAN MAHLER's best-selling book THE CHALLENGE. The actor is set to produce and star in a film adaptation of the tale of Osama Bin Laden's captured driver.
24th January 2006
Quote: <p>"There's a new Osama Bin Laden tape. We haven't heard from him in about a year. Experts say it's current because in the tape he references the Hilary Swank divorce." Talk show host David Letterman believes even Bin Laden is up on the latest Hollywood gossip. </p>
10th December 2005
Quote: <p>"I had this horrible beard and I looked like hell. It was my Osama Bin Laden moment, where I looked like I just crawled out of my cave." Actor Hugh Laurie looked his worst when producers for hit TV show HOUSE unexpectedly cast him as grumpy doctor GREGORY HOUSE on the set of Flight Of The Phoenix. </p>
22nd October 2005
Quote: <p>"I got two hunting buddies (and it would) take us about 24 hours, we'd have that boy poked and stuffed." Hunting fan Ted Nugent feels PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH should give him $1 million (GBP555,500) to "take out" Osama Bin Laden. </p>
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