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Man Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Terry Crews Back at Work After 1-Month Suspension
Because no one cares about black people, not even when they say they have been sexually assaulted, WME exec Adam Venit was allowed to return to work Monday at the Beverly Hills entertainment agency after serving a one-month suspension related to allegations of sexual assault lodged against him by actor Terry Crews. Venit was demoted…
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Issa Rae Is Not So Insecure in Her CoverGirl Commercial Debut
The CoverGirl ad campaign for the special-edition Melting Pout Metallic lipstick went live Monday, and with Issa Rae as the featured star of both the ad and the campaign, it’s the 73-second episode of Insecure we didn’t know we needed. In a nod to Rae’s character on her HBO series, “The Pickup” ad features the…
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An Undercover Sting Operation to Discredit Journalists Reporting on Roy Moore Targets the Washington Post
To what lengths will supporters of Roy Moore go in order to discredit journalists who are reporting on all the allegations made against Moore by women who say he pursued relationships with them when they were just teenagers and he was a man in his 30s? Apparently, far enough to try to plant a fake…
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A 2nd Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers of Sexual Misconduct Earlier This Year
On Monday it was revealed that Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) paid a former employee $27,000 to settle a wrongful-termination complaint in which she alleged that she was fired because she would not succumb to Conyers’ sexual advances. On Wednesday a new report surfaced that Conyers was accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman earlier…
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Virginia Mother Charged With Felony After Putting Recording Device in Daughter’s Backpack to Catch Bullies
Most parents would do anything to protect their children—even give their own life if they had to. The mother of a child who is being repeatedly bullied at school has few options if the school doesn’t respond to the family’s complaints, and sometimes they have to take matters into their own hands. What happens when…
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Ex-University of Hartford Student Who Smeared Bodily Fluids on Roommate’s Belongings Not Likely to Face Hate Crime Charges, Lawyer Says
The lawyer for a white ex-University of Hartford student who has been accused of harassing her black roommate by tampering with her personal toiletry items and smearing bodily fluids on her backpack said that he does not expect his client to be charged with a hate crime in the case. Brianna Brochu had a court…
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Thanksgiving Text Hotline Helps White Folks Talk to Their Racist Relatives About Trump and Racism
Ah, Thanksgiving. That yearly fall holiday where we gather around a table full of food and feel thankful that we only have to see or interact with most of the people sitting around us for one holiday a year. Luckily, it’s one involving food, so for the most part, their mouths should be too full…
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Do You Use Uber? Do You Drive for Uber? If So, Your Information May Have Been Compromised
Last fall, Uber was the target of a massive data breach in which hackers stole the personal information of 57 million people—both users of the ride-hailing service and its drivers alike—and the company hid the breach from the public as it tried to pay the hackers to delete the information they stole. The information stolen…
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Booty Booty Booty Rockin’ Everywhere: Twerkers Take Over I-95 After Trump Stalls Traffic in South Florida
What do you do when Donald Trump causes traffic to stall on Interstate 95 as he makes his way to yet another golfing vacation at the South Florida resort he owns, Mar-a-Lago? If you are like these drivers, you get out of your car and start twerking on the highway. Sportswriter and author Jeff Pearlman…
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Gabby Douglas Says She Too Was Sexually Assaulted by USA Gymnastics Team Doctor
Sometimes people speak out against the suffering of others because they don’t know how to deal with their own hurt, pain and suffering. I am going to assume that is the case with U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas, who engaged in a bit of victim-blaming Friday when she said that a woman dressing “in a provocative/sexual…
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