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PORN STAR ‘MR MARCUS’ JAILED FOR EXPOSING FEMALE CO-STARS TO SYPHILIS
Porn star Mr Marcus (real name Jesse Spencer) has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for knowingly exposing his female co-stars to the sexually transmitted disease syphilis. Spencer (42) who was inducted into the Adult Video News Hall of Fame four years ago — was the main figure in a scandal over the spread of the communicable disease that temporarily halted video productions last year. Spencer, who admitted having altered documents recording the results of mandatory medical tests all porn actors must take, pleaded no […]
UK NEWS: FORMER X-FACTOR STAR TULISA CONTOSTAVLOS ARRESTED OVER CLAIMS SHE FIXED A £800 COCAINE DEAL
N-Dubz star and former X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been arrested for her alleged role in a drugs sting. (Click here to read the full story) A 35 year old man who I believe is her ‘best friend’ rapper Mike GLC has also been arrested and is being held on suspicion of supplying a class A drug. What a sorry state of affairs.
QUOTES OF THE DAY: UK RAPPER AKALA
“I remember the Daily Mail wrote an article about my sister (Ms Dynamite) at the time,” he says, “and essentially their argument was, ‘Well, she’s not really black, is she – she’s quite clever and she’s got a white mum!’ It was so funny the way they tried to co-opt us. Remember that big story about Bob Marley and his ‘white dad’ last year? He was unequivocally black power, but he’s rewritten as this fun-loving Rasta. Mark Duggan [the Tottenham man shot by police […]
UK NEWS: FAMILY OF WOOLWICH SUSPECT SPEAKS OF SHAME OVER LEE RIGBY’S DEATH
A week ago 25 year old soldier Lee Rigby was brutally murdered in broad daylight in Woolwich South East London. Suspects Michael Adebolajo (28) and Michael Adebowale (22 ) were later shot by police. Now relatives of Adebolajo have released a statement sending their condolences to Rigby’s family. The family said: “We wish to share with others our horror at the senseless killing of Lee Rigby and express our profound shame and distress that this has brought on our family. “We send our heartfelt condolence to Lee Rigby’s family and loved ones.” […]
VIDEO: RESPECTED HIP HOP PRODUCER DJ PREMIER TELLS TALE OF GROUPIE ‘SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS’ WHILE WORKING WITH THE NOTORIOUS BIG
During DJ Cipha Sounds ‘Take It Personal’ improv show the legendary Hip Hop producer DJ Premier aka Premo talks about the time he worked with the Notorious BIG and shared women with the late rapper. … Premier says this incident happened while Biggie was in the studio working on his debut album Ready To Die in 1995. But I think he has his dates wrong because Ready To Die was released in 1994, so Biggie would have been working on it throughout 1993. Anyway I was a fan of Biggie and […]
FILM TRAILER: THE BUTLER – STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND FOREST WHITAKER
A look at the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents as the White House’s head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made. The film also stars British actor Aml Ameen.
THE PORTFOLIO INTERVIEWS MAD NEWS
Check out my interview with the brilliant new online magazine The Portfolio (May 2013 issue). CLICK HERE to read.
LAURYN HILL JAILED FOR 3 MONTHS FOR TAX EVASION
Via BBC News Singer Lauryn Hill has been sentenced in the US state of New Jersey to three months in jail for tax evasion. The Grammy-winning singer, 37, also faces three months of home confinement, after pleading guilty last year. Hill failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m (£1.2m) of earnings between 2005-07. In a statement to the judge, Hill said she intended to pay the taxes but could not after ending her music career. It is not clear when Hill will […]
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