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Rihanna ‘Accidentally’ Tweets #FreePalestine, Then Deletes It
Tweeting “#FreePalestine” has another celebrity coming under attack. Last week NBA star Dwight Howard tweeted that hashtag and then deleted it. After receiving a barrage of tweets accusing him of picking sides, Howard tweeted an apology: Some were happy to see that Howard deleted the tweet: You betcha it was a mistake. "@DwightHoward: previous tweet…
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Social Media Stands in Solidarity With #IAmJada
Last week 16-year-old Jada of Houston went viral. And it wasn’t because of anything positive. Jada attended a house party that she assumed was “safe” because her friend knew the person throwing it. Unfortunately, that night changed Jada’s life forever. Jada was raped. And her story quickly went viral as the brave high school student…
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First Look: Lifetime Releases ‘Whitney’ and ‘Bobby’ Photo
Last week, the world got a glimpse of Yaya DaCosta as she put on her best Tyra Banks “smize” for her Whitney Houston biopic publicity photo. The Lifetime biopic chronicling Houston’s life is being shot in Los Angeles, with Angela Bassett making her directorial debut. Lifetime stated that Whitney will mainly focus on Houston’s life…
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Here Are Some of the Funniest Reactions to LeBron James Leaving Miami
It’s the announcement basketball fans have been waiting for: LeBron James is heading home to possibly finish out his career in the city that made him. Right now there are probably a few tears being shed in Miami, and more than a few people in Cleveland celebrating in the streets. James wrote a sentimental piece…
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1st Look: Yaya DaCosta Re-Creates Whitney Houston’s 1987 Album Cover
It looks as though Yaya DaCosta is already stepping into her role as Whitney Houston for Lifetime’s 2015 biopic about the Grammy-winning songstress. As Angela Bassett makes her directorial debut, Lifetime gave everyone a sneak peak at DaCosta as Houston circa 1987. DaCosta re-created Houston’s iconic Whitney album cover, and you can see that her…
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16-Year-Old Says Her Rape Went Viral; Alleged Rapist Tweets His Innocence and Mocks Her
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. Social media can be a lot of things: entertaining, educating and thought provoking. But it can also be traumatizing, especially if you’re a 16-year-old girl whose alleged rape has now gone viral. Jada, 16, of Houston, says she thought the invite to a house…
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Texas Rangers 1st Baseman Prince Fielder Poses Nude, and #HuskyTwitter Salutes Him
When you think of an ESPN the Magazine cover model, the first thing that might pop into your head is a six-pack, muscles and a chiseled body. But this year the magazine’s annual Body Issue celebrates the not-so-common bodies in sports. On the cover of the latest issue, out July 11, you’re going to see…
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Lil’ Mo vs. Prince and His Legion of Fans
R&B singer-turned-reality-TV “star” Lil’ Mo felt the wrath of thousands of Prince fans over the weekend during the 2014 Essence Music Festival. Lil’ Mo apparently didn’t receive the star treatment she’s used to after she was denied entry to a bathroom because Prince was making his way to the stage to perform. Lil’ Mo, who…
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Solange Knowles Addresses Elevator Fight in Lucky Magazine
Solange Knowles has moved on from what she refers to as “that thing,” which we all remember as that time she had a fight with Jay Z in an elevator at New York City’s Standard Hotel. Knowles is gracing the cover of the August issue of Lucky, and sort of addresses the now infamous elevator…
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Variety Claims Rock and Roll Was Invented by Elvis but Gets a Lesson From Twitter
There are a lot of things Elvis Presley may have “invented,” like that little shimmy with his hips for which he became popular, although there are some who don’t even want to give him credit for that. But who would have thought that Presley was responsible for inventing rock and roll? According to a recent…
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