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Quvenzhané Wallis Set to Earn $1,500,000 in Annie Remake
Ten-year-old Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis stands to earn $1.5 million for her performance in the remake of Annie, TMZ reports. Wallis was nominated last year for the Oscar for best actress for her breakout role in Beasts of the Southern Wild. Now, for her role in Annie, Wallis is scheduled to receive a base salary…
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Michelle Obama Receives Hawaiian Vacation for 50th Birthday
Michelle Obama will remain in Hawaii for a few extra days after her family heads back to the White House Sunday, following a two-week vacation, the Associated Press reports. The first lady will spend time with friends before her 50th birthday party. The White House says the extra time in Hawaii is part of President…
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Mitt Romney Accepts Melissa Harris-Perry’s Apology
Former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appeared on Fox News Sunday to address the controversy surrounding comments made about his grandson on a segment Melissa Harris-Perry’s MSNBC show last week. He told Fox host Chris Wallace that he accepts her “heartfelt apology” and was ready to move on from the episode. The controversy began after Harris-Perry…
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Melissa Harris-Perry Issues Tearful Apology to Romney Family
(Update 11:50 am: On Fox News this morning, Mitt Romney accepted Melissa Harris Perry’s apology. View here.) MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry issued a tearful on-air apology Saturday to Mitt Romney’s family for her controversial comments about the former GOP presidential candidate’s adopted grandchild, saying she was “deeply sorry” for how the segment unfolded. Harris-Perry came…
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OJ Simpson, Claiming Brain Cancer, Seeks Obama Clemency
O.J. Simpson is asking President Barack Obama for clemency, saying he may have brain cancer and should be allowed to leave his Nevada jail cell, the Washington Times reports. Simpson, 66, reportedly wrote a letter appealing to Obama for relief from his 33-year sentence for kidnapping and robbery, the Times says. Citing the Mirror News,…
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Conservatives Are Awfully Silent About Jahi McMath
A peculiar thing happened on the way to Children’s Hospital Oakland as Jahi McMath lay in a coma and her family openly sparred with doctors over keeping her alive: You didn’t see any conservative or Republican politicians on it. The family’s tragedy is, ultimately, what’s most important here: They reached a delicate agreement with the…
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George Zimmerman’s Girlfriend Reveals Chilling Details in New Video
Last November, George Zimmerman’s 27-year-old girlfriend told police that he had threatened her with a shotgun during a heated domestic dispute that led to a 911 call. While the girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe, later withdrew the charges, saying in a sworn statement (pdf) that she was “intimidated” during police questioning and believed investigators had “misinterpreted” her…
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Interracial Couple Upset Over ‘Jungle Fever’ Note Left by Valet
An interracial couple in Columbus, Ga., went out for a nice dinner, but once they picked their car up from the valet, they saw a derogatory note attached to their ticket, CBS Atlanta News reports. The couple had dined at Spondivits restaurant, and “the experience besides the valet was wonderful,” Samuel Aarons told the news…
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Wal-Mart Manager Jumps Into Thieves’ Truck to Stop Beer Bandits
A man and a woman walked into a Florida Wal-Mart, loaded up a shopping cart with cases of beer and walked out without paying for them. A manager spotted the couple in the parking lot putting the beer into the bed of a pickup truck, so he walked over and confronted them, WRDQ/WFTV Eyewitness News…
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Mom Shot Picking Up 11-Month-Old From Babysitter
A young mother was gunned down and killed while picking up her son from a babysitter’s house around 6:30 p.m. in Lauderhill, Fla., on Monday, NBC Miami reports. Nicole Grier, 19, was strapping the child into her car when gunmen riding in a sedan with tinted windows pulled up and opened fire. The babysitter, Camille…