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Michael Jordan's Alleged Love Child? Meet Taj
Michael Jordan is facing a paternity suit in Fulton County, Ga., after a woman named Pamela Smith alleged that the basketball icon fathered her 16-year-old, reports the Daily News. She claims to have become pregnant after allegedly having a tryst with Jordan in 1995 giving birth to her now 16-year-old son Grant Pierce Jay Jordan…
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Rihanna: 'I Will Probably Have a Kid'
On the heels of the Law & Order: SVU episode that depicted a Rihanna look-alike killed by a Chris Brown look-alike, the real Bajan pop singer reveals in Elle UK that she and Brown have an unbreakable bond. Also, she envisions herself as a mother in the future, reports the Daily News. The Barbadian beauty,…
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Michigan Governor to Detroit Mayor: Detroit Needs a Financial Specialist
It’s no secret that Detroit is in serious financial trouble. On Friday Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced that he will appoint an emergency financial specialist to tackle the Motor City’s mounting problems, unless Detroit Mayor Dave Bing objects in the next 10 days, reports the Huffington Post. [Michigan Governor Rick Synder’s] statement at Friday’s forum…
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Otis 'Damon' Harris, Former Temptation, Dies
Otis “Damon” Harris, a former member of the Temptations, lost his long battle with prostate cancer this week, reports Billboard. He was 62. Born in 1950, Harris joined Motown hitmakers The Temptations at age 21 in 1971 after a stint in a Temptations cover band called the Young Tempts with high school friends. The young…
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Students Protest Emory President's Slavery Remarks
At Emory University, where President James Wagner recently championed the three-fifths compromise, in which slaves were deemed less than human as a “pragmatic” way to save the union, the fallout continues, reports the New York Times. More recently, the school dealt with a fraternity that flew a Confederate flag and an anthropology professor who used…
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Pistorius Case Highlights South Africa's Gun Culture
Olympian Oscar Pistorius’ defense, that he heard what he thought was an intruder, which caused him to shoot and kill his girlfriend, might sound crazy, but his case is highlighting the violent atmosphere in South Africa, reports CNN. In the past year, more than 50% of South Africans told the country’s police force that they’re afraid. The…
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Michelle Obama Talks Presidential Date Night
After her mom dance-a-thon skit with late-night TV host Jimmy Fallon, first lady Michelle Obama sat down on the show’s couch and admitted that date night in the White House isn’t as romantic as it was before her husband became the leader of the free world, according to the Huffington Post. Of course, it’s well…
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Cleotha Staples of the Staples Singers Dies
Cleotha Staples of the soul group the Staples Singers passed away on Thursday at her home in Chicago, reports Billboard. She was 78. Staples, the eldest sister and member of the group her father Roebuck “Pops” Staples started in the 1940s, died Thursday at age 78. She was at her Chicago home and had been…
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Character Based on Chris Brown Killed on 'Law & Order: SVU'
On Wednesday, Chris Brown and Rihanna’s relationship will be on screen, but not in the way most might think. NBC’s crime drama Law & Order: SVU will depict the pop stars’ rocky romance and try to solve the murder of the character based on Brown, writes Shadow and Act. Next Wednesday’s episode of NBC’s Law…
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Vatican's 'Gay Conclave' Linked to Pope's Exit?
The departure of Pope Benedict is now being linked to an internal Vatican report detailing the gay romps of a number of priests and the blackmail (which included photos) by the male prostitutes involved that followed, reports the Daily News. The 300-page dossier — compiled by three cardinals investigating the theft of Vatican documents —…
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