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Dallas Mavericks Star Kristaps Porzingis Accused of Beating, Raping Black Woman
After missing his entire season NBA season due to injury and requesting a mid-season trade to the Dallas Mavericks, forward Kristaps Porzingis had hopes of getting his career back on track in his new surroundings. But with serious rape allegations now surfacing from his playing days in New York, the former Knick must resolve his…
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Author of New Trump Golf Book: 'To Say Donald Trump Cheats Is Like Saying Michael Phelps Swims'
Donald Trump is a cheater. He cheated his way out of Vietnam. He’s cheated his way into business loans. He cheated his way into the White House. So learning that President Donald Trump cheats about his golf game is like learning that Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. enjoys dancing, as that nigga dances more…
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Rest In Power, Neighborhood Nip
Like everybody else, I was hit with and then devastated by the news that Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, wealth- and community-builder Nipsey Hussle, aka Neighborhood Nip, aka Ermias Asghedom, was gunned down in front of his own store yesterday in Los Angeles. At 33 years old, no matter what the circumstances, he was too young to…
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Beyonce and Jay-Z Honored With the Vanguard Award at the 2019 GLAAD Media Awards
Beyoncé, the King of Music, and her husband Jay-Z blessed the rainbow coalition with their presence at Thursday night’s 30th annual GLAAD Awards. The delegation of gays that filled the room breathed the air of royalty as the two took the stage to accept their Vanguard Award. Right before their speech, Shangela, who is, in…
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Anna Deavere Smith Is Definitely Here For The People
Anna Deavere Smith is a woman of many talents. She is a playwright, an actress, and, ultimately, a storyteller. In her latest role, Smith plays the clerk of court Tina Krissman on For The People, which airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. Smith shares her thoughts on the importance of standing up for…
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What Happened to Brandon Adams?
Brandon Adams was going to be a star. Before he was recruited to play college football at Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, he acted in high school plays. He was a three-sport athlete (wrestling, football, and track and field) at the famed Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tenn., earning a total of four state titles. While at…
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Rachel True Wants The Hollywood Reporter to Put Some Respect on Her Name
It appears that at The Hollywood Reporter there is at least one writer whose common sense is light as a feather, while their thought process is stiff as a board. That’s the only explanation I can come up with for their exclusion of actress Rachel True in their mention of the cast from the 1996…
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Oprah Came Through Apple’s Press Event and Crushed the Buildings
After running out a lineup of Steven Spielberg, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston and J.J. Abrams to talk about their upcoming series for Apple, the tech juggernaut went for the Moneyball and brought out Oprah Winfrey to talk more about her relationship with Apple and how she’s going to bring more of what she does best…
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Boxer Adrien Broner Cuffed in Miami After Yelling at Cops. Maybe the Police Tried to Holla at Him
One-time boxing champion Adrien Broner, who is absolutely not gay, was handcuffed by Miami police for being Adrien Broner. That is absolutely not an indictment on police, as Adrien Broner is an asshole of epic proportions. According to TMZ Sports, Broner was walking with his entourage, which included really good boxer Gervonta Davis, when he…