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Derek Jeter Responds to Claims He Left Underwear Company Because of 50 Cent
Derek Jeter isn’t too happy about allegations made by Swedish underwear company Frigo that he referred to 50 Cent as “too urban” and refused to work with them. According to the New York Daily News, Jeter denies saying that 50 Cent was too urban, and says he’s one of the reasons the rapper is working with the…
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Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Gives Mental-Health Advice: ‘Speak Up if You Feel Depressed’
Dwayne Johnson may be made of pure muscle, but even the former wrestler has had bouts of depression during his life. On a recent episode of Oprah’s Master Class, Johnson discusses how he coped with depression. “I found that, with depression, one of the most important things you could realize is that you’re not alone,”…
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Anita Baker Chin-Checks Apple Music on Twitter, Argues It Doesn’t Have the License to Stream Her Music
Anita Baker probably felt as if Apple Music was adding insult to injury when it sent this tweet out Wednesday. https://twitter.com/AppleMusic/status/667094902245732352 Yep, the music-streaming service was promoting Baker’s work that it had put in a special “80s” playlist. Baker hopped on Twitter and told Apple Music that it didn’t have a “digital licensing agreement” for…
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Ex-Subway Spokesman Sentenced to 15 Years on Child-Sex Charges
On Thursday, Jared Fogle walked into court expecting to get a plea deal in relation to numerous counts of child-sex and pornography charges. But a federal court judge sentenced him to 15 1/2 years in federal prison after Fogle entered a guilty plea, according to Reuters. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt didn’t show Fogle…
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Lil Eazy-E Says Charlie Sheen’s HIV Diagnosis Is Not the Death Sentence It Was for His Dad
Lil Eazy-E has high hopes for Charlie Sheen regarding his HIV diagnosis. He told TMZ that he doesn’t think Sheen will succumb to the virus that took his father, Eazy-E, the mastermind behind N.W.A. Lil Eazy-E is hopeful for a few reasons. For one, his father contracted the virus when there weren’t as many drugs…
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Derek Jeter Sued After Backing Out of Underwear Endorsement Involving 50 Cent Because Rapper’s Too ‘Urban’
Someone literally has his underwear in a bunch, and now he’s caught the ire of 50 Cent on social media and a lawsuit from a men’s-underwear company. According to the New York Post, Derek Jeter is being sued by underwear brand Frigo because he pulled out of an endorsement deal that also involved 50 Cent.…
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Who Needs a Patti Pie When There Are #LegendaryDivaDesserts?
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Everybody and their mama wants a piece of Patti LaBelle’s pies. The sweet potato pies have been flying off Wal-Mart’s shelves ever since a YouTube review went viral. LaBelle’s pies, which’ll run you about $5 in the store, have hit eBay and…
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CeeLo on Woman Who Accused Him of Slipping Her Ecstasy: ‘It Was Something That Was Blown Out of Proportion’
In 2012 CeeLo Green, whose real name is Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, was arrested and charged with one felony count of furnishing Ecstasy to a woman. Although the woman accused him of rape, a court ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence. In 2014 Green pleaded no contest and entered a special plea maintaining his innocence. Green did…
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Jamie Foxx’s Daughter Named Miss Golden Globe 2016
Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corinne has been named Miss Golden Globe 2016 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. And, of course, her father is proud: soo proud of my little one for being chosen as Miss Golden Globes. @corinnefoxx can't wait to see you on the stage! pic.twitter.com/jbicNl89eq — Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) November 18, 2015 The…
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Why I Agree With Taye Diggs: When We Call Biracial Kids ‘Black,’ We Disrespect Their ‘White’ Side
Taye Diggs is talking about something that has always boggled my mind: why we call biracial people (namely, Americans who have both black and white parents) black. I’ve always wondered why we black Americans accepted that one-drop rule created by segregationist white Americans during chattel slavery: the rule that said that people who are born…