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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK NEWS: BOXER DERECK CHISORA PRESENTS £20,000 CHEQUE TO THE ACLT

Following his side-bet with Dave Haye prior to their heavyweight title fight at West Ham United, Dereck Chisora today presented a cheque of £20,000 to the founders of David Haye’s charity of choice, the ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust in Central London. The donation will go towards supporting the ACLT’s lifesaving work through spreading awareness and increasing the number of ethnic minorities on the UK bone marrow, blood and organ donation registries through national recruitment drives. Haye is a patron of the []

UK PR MOVES: ADIDAS – DAVID BECKHAM POPS UP AT THE ‘TAKE THE STAGE’ PHOTOBOOTH

The surprise of a lifetime was unveiled at Westfield Stratford City as Adidas brought astonished shoppers face to face with global icon David Beckham. … The little boy and his mum seem genuine, but the others featured look like they could have been hired by the Adidas marketing team. Some may have even already appeared in the numerous ad campaigns leading up to the Olympics. But hey perhaps I am being far too cynical here….

UK PR MOVES: FOOTBALLER ASHLEY COLE JOINS TWITTER

It has been an interesting couple of weeks for Chelsea FC star Ashley Cole. First he rocked up to Westminster Magistrates’ Court to defend his team mate, “good friend”, master and nasty piece of work John Terry. Then he was called every name under the sun including a “sell out”, “fassy” and a “choc ice”. The mainstream media who up until this point hated Cole because he cheated on his former wife Cheryl Tweedy  (“nation’s sweetheart” and the convicted batterer of Sophie Amogbokpa  ) then suddenly LEAPED to his defence. []

SB.TV DEBATE: IS JOHN TERRY RACIST? (BLACK DEBATER DOESN’T THINK SO)

Is footballer John Terry racist? Well most of you already know what I think. But check out SB.TV’s recent debate on the subject matter featuring rapper Scorcher (#Sports By Scorch). WARNING: Some profanity. [Thanks Lorraine] Scorcher made some good points. However I don’t agree with his comments with regards to the word “nigger/nigga”.  Misguided black folk need to stop believing that it can be used as a “term of endearment” and can now be seen as “positive”. The word is vile and evil []

UK NEWS: ACTOR AML AMEEN TO STAR IN NEW FILM ‘THE BUTLER’ (ALSO STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND FORREST WHITAKER)

Variety reports that British actor Aml Ameen will star in the new Lee Daniels’ film ‘The Butler’. “The Butler” is based on the life of Eugene Allen, a White House servant who worked for eight First Families. Ameen will play “Young Cecil,” a starving boy who escapes the deep South and along the way is taken in and “polished” by the manager of a hotel restaurant. Oscar winner Forrest Whitaker will portray the butler in the White House. The ensemble drama also []