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Aretha Franklin’s son was severely beaten at a gas station in Detroit, the singing legend’s spokeswoman said Tuesday (September 21). Eddie Franklin was attacked Monday night and was undergoing surgery at a hospital, Gwendolyn Quinn said in a statement. She said three people may have been involved in the attack, but did not address a […]

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I once worked for an Iranian woman as her personal assistant. She was strict, stubborn, and tough. In other words, she was quite evil. But she was about her business. So, for that, I respected her. Well, at least I did until she made a comment about my speech. One day while in the office […]

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Rihanna’s release of her “Who’s That Chick” video came as much of a surprise to her as it was to her fans. After all, there was no promotion for it, no mentions, no sneak peeks – nothing. She took to her Twitter account to explain how the mishap occurred. The statements conflict with what was […]

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If you haven’t seen the video by now picture this… Great weather, the bands playing, the excitement in the air, the crowd of 105,075 fans screaming at the top of their lungs, the anticipation of another win…. Just as the Buckeye’s Mascot walked out onto the field the drama began. Not once but twice.    […]

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50 Cent twitpic’d a photo of his poor hurt doggy. Take a look:

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When it comes to saving for the future, women, African-Americans and Latinos in general had fallen behind before the recession hit. In a recent survey 54 percent of respondents reported having less than $25,000 in total savings and investments, excluding their home or workplace pension, if any. Some 27 percent said they don’t have even […]

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Via:Ballerstatus.com “The Town” was the talk of the box office this weekend, opening in the top spot with $23.8 million above other new releases such as “Easy A”, “Devil”, and “Alpha and Omega.” “Town,” the Warner Bros. drama about bank robbers in a section of Boston, stars Ben Affleck who also directed it, alongside Jeremy […]

FARMVILLE, Va. – An aspiring rapper who embraced a style of music known as “horrorcore” pleaded guilty Monday to killing his 16-year-old girlfriend, her parents and her friend. Richard “Sam” McCroskey was sentenced to life in prison Monday as part of his agreement to plead guilty to two counts of capital murder and two counts […]

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I’m hearing that Weezy’s ex-wife Antonia “Toya’ Carter married her boyfriend MempHitz over the weekend. According to allhiphop.com, the wedding will be written into Toya’s solo reality show. And if that wasn’t enough excitement for you, there’s more…rumor has it that Toya is pregnant!! Toya’s daughter Reginae is Weezy’s oldest child. Did Toya Get Engaged? […]

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These two “girl kissers” spent some quality time together in Las Vegas by the pool with their “bikinis on top.”

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Chris Brown once rated Kim Kardashian a 7 out of 10, but that’s not stopping him from trying to hook up with the newly single reality star. Fresh off her break-up with NFL’s Miles Austin, Kim Kardashian is supposedly dating Chris Brown. Here’s what I found out from mediatakeout: Chris asked Kim’s brother Rob if […]

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The 2010 Hennessy Artistry Series went down in Chicago over the weekend.