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Janice aka Miss Mad News

UK NEWS: ACTOR NOEL CLARKE RECEIVES HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE

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 []

CASTING CALL FOR SOMALI ACTORS TO PLAY PIRATES IN NEW TOM HANKS FILM

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 []

UK NEWS: LEVI ROOTS ADMITS TO LYING ABOUT REGGAE REGGAE SAUCE RECIPE

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, []

UK NEWS: RIO FERDINAND BLASTS FIFA PRESIDENT SEBB BLATTER FOR REMARKS ABOUT RACISM IN FOOTBALL

……… 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, []

UK NEWS: DRAMA ‘TOP BOY’ RENEWED FOR A SECOND SERIES

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 []

UK NEWS: CHELSEA STRIKER DANIEL STURRIDGE UPSET OVER RACE PROBE INVOLVING WEALTHY FAN

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 []

NO MORE KARDASHIANS PETITION – DEAR E!

Oh dear! An online petition has been set up calling for the E! network to cease airing the “reality” show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Dear E! Online, We are respectfully requesting that your network find other shows to Air. Keeping up with the Kardashians is just not viewing that we the public, would like to see from your network. Enough is enough. Click HERE to read more and to sign. Every time I tune in to E! episodes of Keeping Up []

UK NEWS: STEPHEN LAWRENCE TRIAL – PROSECUTORS DETAIL NEW EVIDENCE THEY PLAN TO PRESENT

The Stephen Lawrence trial started yesterday and today prosecutors revealed the new evidence that they plan to present during the trial. Prosecutor Mark Ellison QC told the jury the case would be about textile fibres, and blood and hair on clothing that was seized from the defendants in 1993. Via The BBC During his opening statement, Mr Ellison said that a cold case scientific team had re-examined forensic “tapings” of Gary Dobson’s jacket, looking for possible clothing fibre matches. Scientists found 11 []

TWITTER QUOTES OF THE DAY: FORMER CHOICE FM DJ MASTERSTEPZ

Former Choice FM DJ Masterstepz has been posting angry/reflective tweets for several days now. I don’t who/what has triggered him off but it’s been interesting…. I left choicefm. because i was starting to lose my identity and personality. Im a real person that wanted to be me on radio and not a fake. — Tommy Masters. (@masterstepz) November 15, 2011 I can't wait until my new music Tv show come's out in the new year. Sometimes u just have 2 start over again and build []