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Former Saints Star Darren Sharper Charged With Drugging, Raping Two Women In Los Angeles

Source:  Naomi Martin/ The Times Picayune Former Saints star safety Darren Sharper was charged Friday with drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles, one in October and one in January, according to a complaint filed by the L.A. district attorney’s office. In both incidents Sharper is accused of following a similar pattern of raping women [...]

Bethenny Frankel’s Talk Show ‘Bethenny’ Canceled After One Season

Source: Don Kaplan and Ethan Sacks / New York Daily News Reality bites for Bethenny Frankel. The Real Housewife’s daytime talk show, “Bethenny,” was canceled Friday, the victim of mediocre ratings and a glut of competition, with Meredith Vieira set to launch her own entry, Deadline.com first reported. “We are incredibly proud of the creativity, passion and professionalism [...]

Nicki Minaj Apologizes For Using Malcolm X Image To Promote New Single

Source: Irthana Ramisetti / New York Daily News Nicki Minaj has responded to the outcry over her use of a civil rights icon’s image to promote her new single. On Wednesday, the hip-hop star released artwork on her website to promote her new single, “Looking A– N—–.” It featured the late Malcolm X holding an high-powered rifle while looking out a [...]

Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. Accused Of Accepting Bribes By Former Mistress

Source: John Marzulli / New York Daily News Hell hath no fury like Assemblyman William Boyland Jr.’s former chief of staff and mistress. Armed with a government cooperation agreement, Ry-Ann Hermon took the witness stand in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday and promptly buried Boyland deeper than the snow piling up outside. “Under my official capacity, I [...]

Michael Sam’s Father Says He Was ‘Terribly Misquoted’ By New York Times, But Newspaper Stands By Quotes: Report

Source: Daniel O’Leary / New York Daily News The father of Michael Sam, the first openly gay NFL draft prospect, tells the Galveston (Tex.) Daily News that he was ‘terribly misquoted’ by the New York Times in a recent piece about his reaction to his son’s announcement. Michael Sam Sr. says that he never told the Times he was an old [...]

ESPN: Former NFL DB Darren Sharper Charged With Rape

Source: AP / ESPN LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office says former NFL defensive back Darren Sharper has been charged with drugging and raping two women. A district attorney’s statement says Sharper will be arraigned Friday on two counts of rape by use of drugs, four counts of furnishing a controlled [...]

USA TODAY: Kevin Hart Is The Biggest Little Man In Hollywood

Source: Brian Truitt / USA Today WASHINGTON — Kevin Hart may stand only 5-foot-4, but he’s starting to loom large in Hollywood and with a broad audience. “Universal, baby!” Hart exclaims, clearly getting a second wind. “I pride myself on appealing to everyone at the end of the day, not just black people, not just [...]

De La Soul To Make Entire Catalog Available For Free

Source: Jason Newman / Rolling Stone In honor of next month’s 25th anniversary of their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul are making their entire catalog available for free download for 25 hours on the group’s website. The download bonanza will begin on Friday, February 14th at 11 a.m. EST until Saturday at noon. “It’s [...]

House Of Cards Cast Accepts Obama’s Endorsement

At the LA premiere for season 2 of political series ‘House of Cards,’ Robin Wright and Kate Mara discuss President Obama’s tweet asking for ‘no spoilers’ for the show. Kevin Spacey says he’s not in it for the awards. (Feb. 14)

UCLA’s Black Law Students Struggle With Lack Of Diversity

Source: Carrie Healey / theGrio Black students attending the UCLA School of Law participated in a video, sharing what their experiences have been like attending a mostly white college. The YouTube video is entitled “33,” representing the number of African-American students there are out of the 1,100 students enrolled. The participants express the pressure and emotional distress [...]