An unpaid  traffic ticket came back to  haunt Denver Broncos player Cody Latimer at the most inopportune time. On Monday the wide receiver was allegedly on the receiving end of physical abuse from his girlfriend Jaimee Rando, so he did the right thing by calling the police. According to Denver’s Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Latimer said Rando put her…

After years of having their marriage under the microscope of reality television, Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas have decided to separate. “Peter and I are separated. He lives in Charlotte and I live in Atlanta,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta star told the Daily Dish Tuesday afternoon. “I am definitely taking some time to myself…

The mood was set during this couple’s romantic night in Cancun. Hot tub. Bubbles. Champagne. Candles. And, of course, a video camera because it looked like a flick was about to go down. While the couple were enjoying each other’s company, the woman decided to lean back. Bad idea. It’s hard to tell whether or…

The late Prince graced May’s cover of The Source magazine, and it caught the attention of Questlove of the Roots. Many people probably didn’t realize the magazine was still in print. Questlove has been outspoken about Prince’s passing, and most recently he gave an eloquent speech during the Billboard Music Awards (though that still won’t…

It was interesting reading the responses posted on last week’s article about the racist Chinese laundry-detergent commercial created by Shanghai Leishang Cosmetics for Qiaobi-brand laundry. With comments ranging from people (well, actually, only, like, two) calling me racist, to nonblack people giving lectures to a majority-black audience about what’s actually racist, to other people making…

Maggie Carrie Heckstall says she’s being treated like a criminal while being treated for a gunshot wound to the leg at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital following last week’s shooting at a T.I. concert held at Irving Plaza. Heckstall, who’s rapper Maino’s girlfriend, says she’s planning to sue the New York City Police Department and Irving…

Speeding tickets and I go way back. We’re almost best buddies now. I guess when you drive a red Mustang and the speed limit is 70 mph where you live, a ticket (or two) is bound to happen. But never did I think of paying a speeding ticket with pennies, like one man in Texas…

There was one person who wasn’t tuned in to the History Channel’s premiere of the Roots miniseries, and that was Snoop Dogg. On Monday the rapper vehemently refused to watch the LeVar Burton-executive-produced series, saying he’s tired of seeing black people beaten. “How the [f—k] they gonna put Roots on on Memorial Day? They gonna…

Erykah Badu and her children love sing-alongs. And in a video posted by the singer to her Facebook page, during a random drive with her son Seven and daughter Mars, the family belts out “High Hopes” by Frank Sinatra. But wait; once the family stops at a light, someone else decides to join in. What…

Abiola Aborishade, 23, is determined to play for the New England Patriots. So determined that, every day since April, he’s been standing outside the stadium while the team practices, hoping to catch someone’s attention. But the Nigerian-born Aborishade isn’t just some random fan of the sport. He played for the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where he…