November 18, 2011
Emmerdale actor and E-lister Tarik Makarem who plays factory boss Nikhil Sharma in the soap told Dewsbury Magistrates Court that a ban would ‘damage the believabilitys’ of his character. He then added, “A person who has a profession like mine, when they are put into public transport or public places, have a media persona that presents a number of difficult challenges. “It has a dramatic effect health-wise I would say.” Makarem who already had nine points on his licence when he was caught doing […]
November 18, 2011
More calls for FIFA President Sebb Blatter’s resignation… QPR manager Neil Warnock believes that if every black player refused to play in the next round of international fixtures, that this would then force Sebb Blatter to resign. Click HERE to read more… Several weeks ago QPR owner Tony Fernandes said more or less the same thing as Blatter in regards to racism within football, and in response to John Terry “allegedly” hurling racial abuse at QPR player Anton Ferdinand during a match. I don’t […]
November 18, 2011
WELL, WELL, WELL…. former Liverpool star and England player John Barnes has shocked me today! Barnes tells The Telegraph that he is “not surprised’’ by the latest ugly racist incidents that have taken place within the world of football because it reflects a society taking time to shed ingrained prejudices. NOW John speaks out! This is a good read… ‘’I’m not condoning what Sepp Blatter has said or John Terry, if he’s proven to be guilty,’’ Barnes said. “I think Blatter should […]
November 17, 2011
Thanks to the @UEL_News #UELGrad2011 for my honorary doctorate degree. Congrats to all the real grads out there. N thanks to @shazzard — Noel Clarke (@NoelClarke) November 17, 2011 Actor, writer, director, BAFTA Award winner and Godfather of UK “Urban” film Noel Clarke today received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from The University of East London at the O2. Judging by some of the tweets posted by over excited graduates anybody would have thought that Will Smith had flown in to attend the […]
November 17, 2011
The film is called Maersk Alabama, will star two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks and is directed by Paul Greengrass. Pay category: Paid (above Equity) Production dates: 13th February 2012 for 12 weeks UK Casting director : Dan Hubbard Producers: Gregory Goodman, Mike Deluca, Dana Brunetti Director: Paul Greengrass Location: USA Roles MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY. MUSI (Male) – 25yrs. MUST BE GENUINE SOMALI AND BE ABLE TO SPEAK SOMALI FLUENTLY. NO EXCEPTIONS. ACTORS SHOULD IDEALLY […]
November 17, 2011
Levi Roots admitted in the High Court yesterday that he lied about the origins of his Reggae Reggae Sauce recipe. Via The Guardian The Reggae Reggae sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots has admitted that he lied on Dragons’ Den when he claimed that the recipe had been handed down by his grandmother. Roots denied that he stole the recipe from his former best friend Tony Bailey, who claims it was his secret recipe that was taken on to the BBC programme in 2007, […]
November 17, 2011
……… In an interview with CNN FIFA President Sebb Blatter was asked if racism exists in football and he replied, ‘I would deny it. There is no racism, there is maybe one of the players towards another, he has a word or a gesture which is not the correct one, but also the one who is affected by that, he should say that this is a game. ‘We are in a game, and at the end of the game, we shake hands, […]
November 16, 2011
Well no surprises here! Last week I posted a review piece about the Top Boy debate that took place in Brixton (click HERE to read). In the piece I mentioned that there would no doubt be a second series and that the writer Ronan Bennett was probably sitting in a posh office somewhere working on the script. Then some clown called Joseph_SW who I suspect is connected to Bennett left this comment in response to my remarks. It’s really irresponsible to speculate that he’s at home working on a second series, maybe […]
November 16, 2011
Via The DM Daniel Sturridge is dismayed to find himself at the centre of Chelsea‘s latest race row.Sportsmail exclusively revealed how the club will investigate allegations that Sturridge was racially abused by one of his own fans during the Champions League clash in Genk on November 1. The inquiry was triggered by a complaint from a Chelsea executive club member that a fellow wealthy supporter had loudly called Sturridge a ‘monkey’. Sturridge was said to be upset by the allegations. A source […]
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