Month: December 2011

UK NEWS: FOOTBALLER JOHN TERRY POSES IN HAMLEYS TOY STORE WITH A BLACK BABY

December 23, 2011

According to the RIDICULOUS Daily Mail “this is the picture that shows the caring side of John Terry as he poses in Hamleys with a black baby”. Yes that’s right Chelsea star and England captain John Terry who was caught on camera “allegedly” calling Anton Ferdinand a “f**king black c**t” during a match several months ago, and has now been charged with racially abusing a fellow player. He will appear in court on February 1st. First photographs of John laughing, joking and dancing […]

JUMP OFF TV UK (DEBATE): HAS BRITISH MUSIC PROGRESSED SINCE ‘TEAM UK’ WAS COINED?

December 23, 2011

Those of you who visit Mad News on a regular basis and follow me on Twitter already know how I feel about “TEAM UK” and it’s “characters”. I love this debate! Friday Hip Hop Report Panel discuss how the term ‘Team UK’ has affected the music scene. Here are some questions that were raised and discussed. – Should we support local music solely because it is from the UK? – Are UK artists too focused on ‘Team UK’? – Was the term […]

SINGER ROBIN THICKE SAYS THERE ARE GOOD BLACK MEN OUT THERE AND ADVISES BLACK WOMEN ‘TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR MEN’

December 22, 2011

When this Essence interview featuring blue-eyed soul singer Robin Thicke was brought to my attention earlier today (thanks Pinboard) I laughed out loud in the street. Robin is married to actress Paula Patton and because of this union Essence thought it would be a good idea to ask him the following question… ESSENCE: The media often tells Black women that they’re better off dating White guys. What’s your response to that? THICKE: I think that’s ridiculous. There are so many good Black men […]

UK NEWS: ENGLAND CAPTAIN JOHN TERRY CHARGED WITH RACIALLY ABUSING ANTON FERDINAND

December 21, 2011

Footballer John Terry has been charged with ‘allegedly’ racially abusing QPR player Anton Ferdinand during a match earlier this year. The Chelsea star and England captain was seen on television and later all over YouTube shouting abusive words at Ferdinand. He has admitted to calling him a “black c**t”, but denies that the context was racist or intended to cause offence, and says he used the phrase in the context of denying that he had used the offensive term in a previous exchange […]

MAN DIES AFTER EATING COCAINE ONCE HIDDEN UP HIS BROTHER’S BOTTOM

December 21, 2011

Via The Voice A MAN has died after consuming cocaine, once hidden in his brother’s bottom. North Charleston police say that they arrested brothers Deangelo and Wayne Mitchell on November 30 and claim that while in the back of the arresting officer’s car, Denagelo pulled the drug from his posterior and convinced brother to eat it. In a transcript taken from the in-car video, investigators said 23-year-old Deangelo told Wayne, 20, “You gonna eat it? You gotta chew it.” “One of us […]

UK NEWS: FOOTBALLER LUIS SUAREZ FOUND GUILTY OF RACIALLY ABUSING PATRICK EVRA

December 21, 2011

Liverpool FC player Luis Suarez has been found guilty of racially abusing French Manchester United star Patrick Evra. Uruguayan striker Suarez has been given an eight-match ban and also fined £40,000. During a match in October the following happened, Via The Mail Manchester United faced Liverpool in a Premier League match. In the 57th minute Suarez fouled Evra and tempers flared at the next corner. They squared up to each other and Evra asked why Suarez kicked him. Suarez said he should forget […]

MAGAZINE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF RESIGNS OVER RIHANNA “NIGGABITCH” ARTICLE

December 21, 2011

Well this didn’t take long! The Editor-In-Chief of Dutch magazine Jackie has resigned over the controversial article which referred to the singer Rihanna as being the “Ultimate Niggabitch”. Eva Hoeke initially issued an “apology” but due to the intense backlash she has now released the following statement announcing her resignation. “I realize that my first reaction through Twitter, in which I indicated that it was a joke, has been an incomplete description of what me, and also the author of the article, […]