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CHARITY ACCUSES MADONNA OF STAGING ‘A PUPPY PARADE’ AS SHE SEEKS TO ADOPT AGAIN

March 29, 2009

Via The Sunday Mirror Madonna was yesterday accused by the leading children’s charity of conducting a “puppy parade” over her plan to adopt a second child from Malawi. The singer is due to arrive in the African country tomorrow in an attempt to adopt a four-year-old girl called Mercy James. But Save The Children says orphans should be cared for by their extended family or community and that taking them abroad is “not a solution.” Spokesman Dominic Nutt said: “What Madonna is doing […]

SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS: ONLY WHITE, HISPANIC OR LIGHT SKINNED AFRICAN AMERICAN NEED APPLY!

March 26, 2009

Via Thisis50 Last night the management company for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Ciroc Vodka, Imperative Talent Management, sent out a casting call notice to their mailing list. They will be shooting a new Ciroc commercial on Friday with Combs and they are clear about their requirements: RACE: WHITE, HISPANIC or LIGHT SKINNED AFRICAN AMERICAN. Check out email below… ………………………………… The dark skinned excluded once again. When will the discrimination end???? And the last time I looked Diddy wasn’t a light skinned African American. So will he […]

JOSEF FRITZL SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING AND ENSLAVING DAUGHTER

March 19, 2009

Via BBC News Austrian Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter in a cellar and fathered her seven children, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. Fritzl, 73, was found guilty of all charges against him, including rape, incest, murder and enslavement. He showed no obvious emotion at the verdict, telling the court that he accepted it and would not appeal. The court ordered that Fritzl should serve his life sentence in a secure psychiatric facility. The judge said he could speak […]

AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL AUDITION DESCENDS IN TO CHAOS

March 15, 2009

Via BBC News An audition in New York for the TV show America’s Next Top Model turned ugly when chaos broke out, leaving six people injured and three arrests. Thousands were queuing outside a Manhattan hotel hoping to be selected for the hit reality show, created and hosted by former supermodel Tyra Banks. Police cancelled the audition but could not say what had sparked the panic. Reports suggest matters were made worse when a man charged into the crowd attempting to steal […]

GOSPEL STAR BEBE WINANS ARRESTED

March 13, 2009

Picture Source Via The Smoking Gun Gospel singer BeBe Winans was booked yesterday on a domestic assault rap for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground during an argument last month. According to a court filing, a copy of which you’ll find below, Winans, 46, and his former spouse got into a “verbal altercation” on February 13 about “custody issues dealing with their children.” At the time, Winans was at his ex-wife Debra’s Nashville home, where he had driven to pick up […]

VIDEO: CHRIS BROWN APPEARS IN COURT

March 7, 2009

Singer Chris Brown appeared in court on Thursday (5th March) and was charged with assault and for making criminal threats. All I can do is shake my head…… Chris’ attorney turned up to court without a pen…. LOL!!!

ZIMBABWE’S PM’S WIFE DIES IN CAR CRASH

March 7, 2009

Via BBC News The wife of Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been killed in a car crash in which he was also slightly hurt, party officials say. Susan Tsvangirai was travelling with her husband south of Harare when their vehicle was in collision with a lorry. Mr Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party, formed a unity government with President Robert Mugabe last month. Mr Mugabe and his wife have visited his former long-term rival in hospital. Speaking […]

SLUMDOG CHILDREN TO BE REHOUSED

February 25, 2009

Azharuddin Rubina Via BBC News Two child actors from the film Slumdog Millionaire will be moved from slums to new houses by Indian authorities. Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played young versions of two main characters, were discovered by casting agents in Mumbai’s Garib Nagar slum. There was an outcry when it was found they were still living there after the success of the Oscar-winning film. An official said the children had “brought laurels to the country” and deserved to be […]