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Beyoncé Congratulates LeBron
(The Root) — On Thursday night, LeBron James led the Miami Heat to its second consecutive NBA title. Today Beyoncé acknowledged LeBron’s royalty with just two words: “Bow Down.” The picture, which she posted to her Facebook page with the caption “Yes Lebron!!” is a nod to the art for her single “Bow Down.” The…
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Paula Deen's Apology: What Twitter Expected?
(The Root) — The water that Paula Deen has found herself in just keeps getting hotter. The popular butter enthusiast released two videotapes on Friday apologizing for using the n-word and telling racially insensitive jokes. Deen admitted these misdoings in a taped deposition as part of an ongoing lawsuit aimed at her by a former…
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Kimye Name Their Baby North, Bad Jokes Ensue
(The Root) — Within minutes of the confirmed news hitting the Internet, Baby Kimye’s real name (according to unnamed sources) was a national trending topic on Twitter. The name: North. North West. E! News confirmed the name with a source close to the family, and TMZ has reportedly seen the birth certificate. E! also says that…
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J. Cole Fan Under Investigation
(The Root) — A Texas teen is under investigation after tweeting a picture of himself pointing a gun in his young sister’s face. The teenager tweeted the picture to rapper J. Cole along with the words, “Retweet me and I’ll buy Born Sinner (J. Cole’s latest album). Don’t retweet me and I’ll kill my lil…
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Instagram Officially Has Video
(The Root) — Vine officially has a run for its money. Facebook announced on Thursday that users of its social photo-sharing app, Instagram, now has the capacity for video. Rumor of the announcement began swirling a couple of days ago when TechCrunch reported that Facebook would be making this announcement today, and they were right…
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'Paula's Best Dishes': Delicious Satire
(The Root) — Today wasn’t the best of days for Southern-cuisine connoisseur and butter enthusiast Paula Deen. Radar Online reported that she has “admitted to using the n-word and telling insensitive racial jokes” during a videotaped deposition. According to the website, she also admitted to wanting black waiters to dress and act as slaves at…
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Serena's Apology: The Net Isn't Impressed
(The Root) — Tennis star Serena Williams has released an official statement attempting an apology for her victim-blaming statements in a Rolling Stone interview released this week. As they were watching the news, interviewer Stephen Rodrick asked Serena her thoughts on the Steubenville, Ohio, case, in which two high school football players were convicted of…
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Oprah's Pinterest: What It Says About Her
(The Root) — You can learn a lot about someone by taking a walk through their social media feeds. We’ll be regularly examining the secret life of celebrity Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest accounts in a series called Celeb Social. For example: Let’s pretend for a hot minute that you’ve been living under a rock,…
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17 Folks Who've Never Heard 'Strange Fruit'
(The Root) — Kanye’s sixth studio album, Yeezus, was released on Tuesday, but the Internet has been buzzing about it since it leaked last week. One song in particular, “Blood on the Leaves,” made a particularly big splash. It samples Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” a haunting song about the epidemic of lynching in the American…
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Twitter's War With Lil Wayne Over Flag
(The Root) — Twitter has been in a rage since TMZ leaked footage of Lil Wayne “trampling” an American flag while shooting a video for his song “God Bless Amerika.” The song is a controversial one; its lyrics refer to America as “godless” and as the “sweet land of kill ’em all and let ’em…