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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK TV: BBC TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ‘CAN WE TRUST THE POLICE?’

The BBC will air a new “hard-hitting” documentary which asks the question “Can We Trust The Police?”. Hmmmm… let me have a long hard think before I answer. The documentary  is made and fronted by actor and the mainstream face of all things “URBAN” Adam Deacon (29), who according to London 24 will be seen going out on shifts with officers to learn more about their job as well as meeting people who feel they have been let down by the system. He also tells the website that he has always been “wary” []

VIDEO: GREEK FAR-RIGHT POLITICIAN ASSAULTS FEMALE RIVAL LIVE ON TV

An MP from Greece’s far-right party Golden Dawn faces arrest after slapping a female MP on live television. In the shocking video Ilias Kasidiaris throws a glass of water at left-wing MP Rena Dourou then slaps Communist MP Liana Kanelli three times during a televised debate with the two politicians. During the fracas the show’s host Giorgos Papadakis attempted to quell the violence, running towards Kasidiaris and shouting “no, no no.”A Greek government spokesperson condemned Kasidiaris’ violence, saying it was “an attack against every democratic citizen.”

EURO 2012: BLACK HOLLAND PLAYERS RACIALLY ABUSED DURING TRAINING SESSION

It has been reported that Holland’s black players were subjected to monkey chants during a training session in Krakow, Poland.  The chanting was apparently so bad that they all moved to the otherside of the pitch to train. Holland’s captain Mark van Bommel yesterday branded the incident, “a real  disgrace. We will take it up with UEFA and, if it happens at a match, we will talk to   the referee and ask him to take us off the field. You need to open your []

UK NEWS: WEB SERIES ‘BROTHERS WITH NO GAME’ SET TO LAUNCH – MEET THE LADIES (TEASERS)

Set in London, Brothers With No Game – The Web Series follows the social and romantic lives of four friends: Dorian, Junior Marcus and Theo. Facing a ‘quarter-life crisis’, the 20-somethings come to terms with the responsibilities and dilemmas that revolve around work, family, friendships and most notably, women. Their distinctive personalities and ever-changing love lives are paralleled with a strong friendship and one evident, common, trait…they have no game. You were first introduced to the gentlemen now meet the ladies. … []

RUSSELL SIMMONS DEFENDS GWYNETH PALTROW’S N-WORD TWEET

Several days ago actress Gwyneth Paltrow attended Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne show in Paris alongside her new bestie Beyonce and tweeted “n**gas in Paris for real” and then underneath the tweet posted a picture of Jay and Kanye on stage. Well as you can imagine there was OUTRAGE and many didn’t take to kindly to Gwyneth tweeting the word “nigga”.  In response to the backlash Gwyneth later tweeted “Hold up. It’s the title of the song!” The unfortunate song []

ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS CO-FOUNDER KAREEM ‘BIGGS’ BURKE SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON

Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records alongside Jay-Z and Damon Dash has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to traffic more than 100 kilos of marijuana. The NY Daily News reports that the once mighty Burke was snared in a federal drug sting called “Operation Green Venom,” which targeted a trafficking ring that controlled most of the wholesale marijuana market in New York City.Burke told Manhattan Federal Court Judge Loretta Swain that she would never see him again []