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Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on <i>Her</i> Behalf

Why Wendy Williams is Clapping Back at a Lawsuit Filed on Her Behalf

The former talk show host says she had no idea her ex-husband was filing a lawsuit on her behalf.
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The Words Cassie Spewed in Audio Played at Diddy Trial Made Public, And What She Said May Shock You

Diddy's defense used the audio in an attempt to prove Cassie was "an enthusiastic participant"
Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There

Atlanta Dad Found Guilty of Fatally Starving His Own 4-Year-Old— And the Details Only Get Worse From There

Prosecutors said Rodney McWeay's home from the outside looked "quiet, playful, and inviting."
Jasmine Crockett's Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump's White House Secretary

Jasmine Crockett’s Comments Shading Trump Supporters Just Sparked a Fiery Clapback From Trump’s White House Secretary

After laughing at Crockett, Karoline Leavitt said if the congresswoman is a rising Democrat, then
  • Behind Uganda's World Cup Terror Blasts

    Watching the World Cup finale in New York City on Sunday, conversation inevitably turned to South Africa’s performance as host. While the media had forecast terror attacks, crime waves and infrastructure disasters, football fans at the bar all agreed that South Africa deserved praise for doing Africa proud on the world stage. Sadly, the much-predicted…

  • Cavs Owner Responds to Jesse Jackson; Fined by NBA Commissioner Stern

    Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is cooling off. It may have something to do with being fined $100,000 by NBA commissioner David Stern for his open letter to embattled former player LeBron James. James announced that he was leaving Cleveland for the Miami Heat during a prime-time special on ESPN. We’re not sure if it…

  • Whoopi Goldberg: Mel Gibson Is Not Racist

    What is the world coming to when mental lightweights like Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd are the voice of reason on The View? On Monday’s episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg defended Mel Gibson, saying that “he is not a racist.” What we heard sounded like racism. Getting “raped by a pack of N@#%^%” sounds…

  • Plantation Fantasy II: Bachmann Says Obama Is Creating a 'Nation of Slaves'

    Oh, to be a pretty white woman in America, because you can say anything. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) believes that President Barack Obama is turning the United States into a “nation of slaves.” Really. Her basis for this is that the legislation that the Democrats in the White House and Congress have put forth amounts…

  • Minorities See Little Green in BP Oil Spill Jobs

    Ever since the BP oil spill disaster began, a glut of contracts and jobs has surfaced. But who is benefiting? If you got an oil spill contract from the federal government, more than likely you are white. If you’re not white, and you’re fortunate enough to be working in the oil cleanup, then you’re likely…

  • The World's Worst Dictators and Their Tumultuous Rule

    By George B.N. Ayittey A continent away from Kyrgyzstan, Africans like myself cheered this spring as a coalition of opposition groups ousted the country’s dictator, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. “One coconut down, 39 more to harvest!” we shouted. There are at least 40 dictators around the world today, and approximately 1.9 billion people live under the…

  • The Rainbow Black Greeks

    Lawrence Ross is the author of the Los Angeles Times best-seller The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities. His newest book, Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, is a blunt and frank look at the historical and contemporary issue of campus racism on predominantly white college…

  • Prince Pines for Paris; Plays Guitar With Stevie Wonder

    You may be familiar with the controversy, but Prince has said in recent weeks that the Internet is over. Tired of not being able to get advances from iTunes, he is distributing his new album 20Ten via European newspapers. The album will be a free insert. This isn’t a first for Prince but is becoming…

  • BP Tests Cap That Might Stop Gushing Crude

    It looks like BP may have found a cure for the cancer that is the BP oil spill, the worst oil disaster in the history of the nation. BP is using deep-sea robots to place a tighter fitting cap on the gushing crude in an effort to finally get it to stop. The 18-foot-high, 150,000-pound…

  • Convicted Sex Offender Asks Cop for Directions to Children's Pageant

    Straight from the “you’re your own worst enemy” file, convicted sex offender Michael Lynn Light was arraigned for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after failing to comply with a request by police officers. Light was riding his bike through a closed-off section of a street, posing a threat to passersby. Police officer asked him to…