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Junot Díaz Says He Regrets Statement Apologizing for Sexual Misconduct, Denies Allegations
In a new interview with the Boston Globe, Junot Díaz makes a stunning about-face on allegations of sexual misconduct levied against him earlier this year. The article, “Junot Díaz Case May Be a #MeToo Turning Point,” marks the first time the Pulitzer Prize winning author has spoken out about the allegations made by four different…
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Everybody Loves Cardi: Cops Let Offset Go During Traffic Stop After They Facetime With Bronx Hitmaker
There are perks to having Cardi B’s number on your phone—one of which, apparently, is getting out of a possible traffic ticket. That’s exactly what Offset says happened to him according to a tweet sent off early Monday morning. “W H E N G O D S H O W S Y O U N…
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Virginia Court Awards 'Unite the Right' Organizer $5 Because a Protester Called Him Names
Jason Kessler, the man who organized the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., will be awarded a handsome sum of $5 by a Virginia Court over insulting names an activist hurled at him. Kessler, who once said the United States “would be better off if the South won the war” and tweeted that…
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New York City Finally Admits that More than 800 Kids Living in Public Housing Tested High for Lead
For years, New York City has claimed that only 19 children living in New York City Public Housing (NYCHA) in the last decade have registered for high lead levels in their blood. The number was considered by some advocates and the press to be dubious, especially given recent revelations that the city had fudged lead…
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Lee Daniels Heaps All the Praise on Damon Dash, but Says Mo'Nique 'Needs to Shut Up'
When Damon Dash publicly confronted Lee Daniels at a Diana Ross concert last week over an alleged $2 million loan, you might have thought to yourself, “Mo’Nique was right.” Mo’Nique has accused the director, whom she worked with on Precious, of blackballing her after her Academy Award win, admonishing her for not “playing the game”…
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Watch: Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Implores Americans to 'Turn America Upside Down to Set it Right Side Up'
Congressman John Lewis has made a life out of getting into “good trouble.” The civil rights icon who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, Ala., and was the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington implored a crowd in Atlanta on Saturday to keep fighting for equal rights. “Look, you know, I’ve…
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XXXTentacion's Mother Reveals Son's Mausoleum
XXXTentacion has been laid to rest after being brutally gunned down in Deerfield Beach, Fla., on June 18. After a private funeral on Thursday, his mother, Cleopatra Bernard, shared a photo on her Instagram account of the monument erected for the controversial rapper at his burial site. “My guardian angel,” Bernard wrote as the caption.…
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It's 2018 and These Trash Bags Are Still Erecting Confederate Monuments
To see the ways in which a country views itself, and its history, you need look no further than its monuments and memorials. These civic markers act as modes of remembrance, imploring onlookers to remember great historical feats and figures (as the Lincoln Memorial does), or to reflect on a complicated past (as the Vietnam…
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Unbossed and Unbowed: Maxine Waters Tells MAGA Harassers, 'If You Shoot at Me, You Better Shoot Straight'
Congresswoman Maxine Waters did not mince words on Saturday as she addressed the death threats she’s received since calling on Americans to harass Trump administration officials. “If you shoot at me, you better shoot straight. There’s nothing like a wounded animal,” Waters told the crowd at a Los Angeles “Families Belong Together” rally. The demonstration…
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Now You Can Get Busy Like Wilt Chamberlain: Basketball Great's Famous 'Sex Room' Mansion Is Up For Sale
If you’re familiar with Wilt Chamberlain’s numbers, you’ll know that his most implausible record may have taken place off the court. The 7’1″ basketball legend famously claimed he had slept with more than 20,000 women over the course of his life. Now, TMZ reports, the Bel-Air mansion where a majority of those 20,000 boots are…
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