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NEWS FROM ZIMBABWE: SENATOR SAYS ‘GIVE PRISONERS SEX TOYS TO STOP THEM FROM TURNING GAY’

The Metro Prisoners should be given sex toys to prevent homosexuality from spreading in  Zimbabwe’s jails, a senator has said. Allowing inmates to satisfy their sexual appetites should be a priority if  homosexuality – which is illegal in Zimbabwe – is to be curbed,  senator  Sithembile Mlotshwa said. ‘In other countries they provide sex gadgets and have constructed rooms where  people go and service themselves when the desire arises,’ she told a  parliamentary meeting on gender and development. Her suggestion was derided by []

OCTAVIA SPENCER WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS / OSCAR 2012 WINNERS LIST

The highly anticipated Oscars 2012 took place last night in Los Angeles. Actress Octavia Spencer (39) won Best Supporting Actress for her role as a sassy/feisty maid in the hit film The Help. …. Below are the winners. Best Picture War Horse The Artist *WINNER Moneyball The Descendants The Tree of Life Midnight in Paris The Help Hugo Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Best Actress Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Viola Davis, The Help Meryl []

UK NEWS: ITV NEWS APOLOGISES AFTER REPORTER CALLS BLACK FOOTBALLERS “COLOURED”

I laughed out loud on the train when I read this story this morning.  How did ITV News manage to get this oh so wrong??? What a mess. Via The Telegraph ITV News has apologised after it used the word “coloured” in a report on racism in football. The offensive term was used during a report by ITV News reporter Richard Pallot on the racism in football summit at Downing Street on Wednesday. ITV News apologised shortly after the broadcast on its []

UK TV: ITV 1 SET TO AIR DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BRITISH SPRINTER DWAIN CHAMBERS

Scene TV reports that ITV 1 will air a documentary about British sprinter Dwain Chambers. The documentary will chronicle his rise and subsequent fall after he received a two-year athletics ban and a ban from the Olympics for life (Chambers legally challenged this decision) for using THG, a banned substance. Click HERE to read more. 2012 Pride and Punishment will air on March 8th, ITV1 at 7.30pm. He really did mess himself up. It will be interesting to see if they allow him to compete at the 2012 []

WHITNEY HOUSTON’S LIFE CELEBRATED

Singer Whitney Houston’s funeral took place today in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Among the mourners were Oprah Winfrey, R.Kelly, Mary J Blige, Kevin Costner and Mariah Carey. I watched the entire service on CNN. It was uplifting but also heartbreaking. I still cannot believe that Whitney has left us so tragically at the age of 48. The star will be buried tomorrow. Rest In Peace Whitney Elizabeth Houston. Click HERE to view photographs.

UMA (URBAN MUSIC AWARDS) THREATENS MAD NEWS WITH LEGAL ACTION

So today I am sitting on the train minding my own business when I spot the red light on my Blackberry flashing.  A new email had arrived. The badly written email was from a gentleman claiming to be legal counsel for the Urban Music Awards, threatening legal action over a long forgotten news piece that I posted back in July 2009. Read the email below. I will spare the gentleman the embarrassment by opting to not include his name and company details (which []