June 19, 2012
Well.. well.. it looks like Adidas won’t be releasing this mess in August after all. Via CNN German sports apparel maker Adidas withdrew its plans to sell a controversial sneaker featuring affixed rubber shackles after the company generated significant criticism when advertising the shoe on it’s Facebook page. The high-top sneakers, dubbed the JS Roundhouse Mids, were expected to release in August, according to the Adidas Originals Facebook page. “Got a sneaker game so hot you lock your kicks to your ankles?” a […]
June 19, 2012
Mad News reader Nemat brought these ridiculous new trainers to my attention a week ago but I just kept thinking this has to be a hoax. No way would sports giant Adidas release this cheap, tacky, ugly and some will say controversial shoe. Boy was I wrong. The Adidas JS Roundhouse Mids will be available to buy in August which has caused outrage. Some have likened the orange “bracelets” to the shackles worn by black slaves in 19th Century America and have branded them “slavewear”. All I can […]
June 18, 2012
The Daily Mail reports that BBC show The Voice (UK) has cancelled its UK tour because of poor ticket sales. A spokesperson confirmed that, ‘Unfortunately, The Voice UK Live has been cancelled due to lack of ticket sales – customers are advised to contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds.’ The Voice UK started out strong in the ratings but as the weeks went by the show gradually began to lose viewers, which explains why the BBC eventually decided to cancel […]
June 18, 2012
Popular online show Awkward Black Girl is back for a second season. Check out the first episode from the new season below. J and White Jay attempt to get more intimate as J deals with the insecurity of her ex hook-ups becoming friends. … I just love what this woman has done and continues to achieve with this show. To watch the entire first season visit http://www.awkwardblackgirl.com/episodes
June 18, 2012
… … Click HERE to watch episode 1-4 if you missed them.
June 17, 2012
TMZ reports that Rodney King has died at the age of 47. Rodney King came to the world’s attention when his brutal beating at the hands of the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) in 1991 was secretly filmed and the officers involved were later charged. However they were all acquitted in 1992 which sparked Los Angeles riots. Sources disclosed to the website that King’s fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a swimming pool and was pronounced dead at 6:11 AM. […]
June 16, 2012
Exciting times in the world of high fashion folks! Rapper Lethal B is about to launch his exquisite new line in ‘DENCH’ T-shirts and has released this photograph taken from a recent photoshoot, flanked by two models who look like they just stepped out of the pages of Zoo Magazine. This photograph just screams class. Via Pappzd
June 16, 2012
An actor who played an Ewok in Star Wars (Return Of The Jedi) and a goblin in Harry Potter is facing a prison sentence after admitting to exposing himself on a train for a second time. The first incident took place back in October 2010 when Nicholas Read (41) sat next to a school girl on a London to Leicester train and performed a sex act under a juggler’s hat for half an hour. He then later went on to flash at […]
June 16, 2012
Actor and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah (born Ian Roberts) has been awarded a OBE (Order Of The British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. He said the honour was a tribute to the “immigrant’s dream” that brought his parents to the UK from the West Indies. Kwei-Arma got his big break when he was cast as paramedic Finlay Newton in the hit BBC 1 drama Casualty. He then went on to write and star in numerous plays including the critically acclaimed […]
June 16, 2012
It was announced today that British Soul singer Omar has been awarded an OBE (Order Of The British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music. …. Congratulations Omar.
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