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Fla. Man Is Fighting Condo Association to Keep His ‘Emotional Support’ Squirrel
A Clearwater Beach, Fla., condo association has given a resident with an unusual emotional-support pet an ultimatum: Get rid of the squirrel or get the boot. Ryan Boylan rescued his rodent squirrel, Brutis, during Hurricane Matthew, and like Celie and Nettie from The Color Purple, they cannot be apart. But Brutis isn’t welcome at the…
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Sammy Sosa’s Brown Skin No Longer Exists
On Nov. 12, Sammy Sosa will celebrate his 49th birthday. The Dominican-and-Haitian baseball legend is one of the greatest to ever play the sport, but even with all of the accolades he’s received over his career, it seems as though Sosa has issues when it comes to his skin color. Sosa, who made his mark…
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Wendy Williams Faints on Live TV
As many tuned in to today’s live episode of The Wendy Williams Show, they received a shock when she passed out before announcing the show’s Halloween costume contestants. Williams, who was dressed as the Statue of Liberty, began to stumble over her words, grabbed her crown and then fell to the floor: Once the show…
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Jay-Z Responds to Houston Texans Owner’s ‘Inmates Are Running the Prison’ Comment
Jay-Z is currently on his 4:44 Tour, but that didn’t stop him from speaking out about Houston Texans owner Bob McNair’s recent comments that compared NFL players to prisoners with regards to the taking-a-knee protests. During Jay-Z’s Anaheim, Calif., show, the rapper said:“[They’re] injuring themselves on the field, giving it all they got. That’s how they…
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10-Year-Old Boy Who Went Joyriding in His Parents’ Cars Charged With Felony
Updated Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, 6:47 p.m. EDT: The 10-year-old boy who stole his parents’ cars to go joyriding has been charged with felony fleeing and eluding, according to Fox 8. The boy, who had previously stolen his mother’s car, took police on a 100 mph chase in his father’s car Thursday before he was…
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Tyrese Says Anxiety Caused Him to Check Into Hospital After Day in Court
On Thursday, singer Tyrese (full name Tyrese Gibson) appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on allegations of child abuse brought against him by his ex-wife, Norma Gibson. And shortly after his court appearance, the singer checked himself into a hospital. Tyrese complained of chest pains and was treated for dehydration, according to TMZ, which caught…
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Cardi B, Kicked Out of Hotel Over Weed, Claims Cops Were Racist
Cardi B and her crew were in Albany, N.Y., over the weekend, and she says that the Hilton Albany Hotel where they were staying kicked them out over accusations of marijuana smoke. Early Sunday morning, after receiving complaints about the smell of weed, hotel employees told the rapper everyone had to leave, but Cardi says…
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Burger King Takes on Bullying in Viral Ad
Sure, some people will say that Burger King is just junk food and the restaurants should focus on becoming less junky, but in a recent viral anti-bullying ad, the corporation is proving that it does actually care about making somewhat of a difference. In a video called “Bullying Jr.,” in honor of National Bullying Prevention…
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Jemele Hill on ESPN Suspension: ‘I Put ESPN in a Bad Spot’
Jemele Hill doesn’t have any hard feelings toward ESPN after the company gave her a two-week suspension for violating its social media rules. In an interview with TMZ while walking through Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, Hill spoke candidly about the suspension over her Jerry Jones tweets. “Me and ESPN are fine. We’re in…
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How TV Writer Angela Nissel Is Bringing Her Unique Voice to Tyler, the Creator’s The Jellies, and Why Black Female Writers in Hollywood Need to Be Heard
If you took a look at the writers’ room of some of your favorite television shows, you’d be hard-pressed to find a black person, and even harder pressed to find a black woman. But for the last decade, Angela Nissel has been leaving her mark behind the scenes on shows like Scrubs, The Boondocks and,…
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