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Unfortunate-Faced Florida Man Scares Playground Kids Into Abstinence: Report
Besides oranges, sun and beaches, it seems as though nothing good comes out of Florida. No offense to Floridians, but to further push the “Florida Man” news meme, here’s yet another “Florida Man” story. Thirty-year-old Otis Ryan was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after he thought it’d be a good idea to head to…
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Ranting Racist on New York Train Receives Hate Crime Charge: Prosecutor
Although he claimed it wasn’t him in last month’s viral Long Island Rail Road video of a man’s racist rant toward a black woman, 58-year-old Edward Ruggerio has been charged by the Queens, N.Y., district attorney with menacing as a hate crime. In addition to the hate crime, Ruggerio was charged with a count of…
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Angela Bassett and Thandie Newton Discuss Being Black and What’s Considered Sexy in Hollywood
Angela Bassett and Thandie Newton are gracing the cover of the Hollywood Reporter’s June issue, along with Claire Foy (The Crown), Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Deuce), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Sandra Oh (Killing Eve). The actresses participated in THR’s annual Drama Actress Roundtable and discussed everything from on-screen nudity (male and female), learning to…
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Pilot Kicks Passenger Off Flight for Hurling Racial Slur at Flight Attendant
A Tunisair pilot stood up for a member of his flight crew after a passenger referred to a flight attendant as a “black bitch of an air hostess.” Pilot Mounir Ajlani’s flight to Tunis, Tunisia, from Istanbul was delayed, and the incident occurred after Ghofrane Binous, the flight attendant, tried to defuse a disagreement between…
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Donald Glover Fans Have Taken Over a Trump Fan Page on Reddit
Donald Trump’s Reddit fans are a bit peeved after someone turned their crusty little subreddit page into a haven for all things Donald Glover—the one true Donald, according to Glover’s fans. Glover’s fans took over thedonald subreddit page and saturated the page with photos of the newly minted Lando Calrissian. “The sub has embraced its…
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Tomi Lahren Has Drinks Thrown at Her During Hip-Hop Brunch in Minneapolis
Tomi Lahren and her mother, Trudy, walked into a Saturday brunch in Minneapolis over the weekend, and they didn’t receive a warm welcome. The Lahren women instead got accosted at the Union Restaurant, and Topher had water and obscenities hurled at her. Excuse me while I try to find a fuck to give. The incidents…
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R. Kelly on #MuteRKelly: ‘They Should Have Did This Shit 30 Years Ago’
At this point, I’m not condoning violence against R. Kelly, but if someone happened to walk upon him and hit him with a two-piece, I wouldn’t feel sorry for him, especially after a recent video that shows him bragging about the records he’s sold despite the numerous sexual abuse allegations against him. In a newly…
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Lena Waithe to Be Honored With MTV Movie & TV Trailblazer Award
On the heels of becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Lena Waithe will be honored with the Trailblazer Award at next month’s MTV Movie & TV Awards. “Lena is shaking up Hollywood and breaking cultural boundaries through her innovative and authentic storytelling,” said Amy…
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Publix Supermarket Doesn’t Want ‘Cum’ on Graduation Cakes
A mother in Charleston, S.C., thought she was getting a high school graduation cake for her homeschooled son who had the honor of graduating “summa cum laude,” but to her shock and dismay, the cake she received was censored. Cara Koscinski figured she’d surprise her son Jacob with a graduation cake and ordered one online…
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Woman Sues R. Kelly, Charging Sexual Assault and Herpes Infection
On Monday a woman filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly in Supreme Court in New York, alleging that the singer sexually assaulted her, infected her with herpes and locked her in rooms to punish her for failing to please him. Faith Rodgers, 20, said that she met the singer in 2017 and he promised to…
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