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

February 23, 2012

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 NEWS: POLICE OFFICER WINS DISCRIMINATION CASE

February 23, 2012

The Voice reports that a black gay police officer has won a case of racial and sexual orientation discrimination against Scotland Yard. Det Con Kevin Maxwell, 33, who works in the Met Police’s counter terrorism command, reportedly told the tribunal he was exposed to racist and homophobic comments from other officers and seniors during duty and training sessions, which he found to be an offensive environment to work in. “Such practices and behaviour have no place in a modern police service,” Simon […]

IDRIS ELBA TO PLAY NELSON MANDELA IN NEW BIOPIC

February 23, 2012

It has been confirmed that award-winning British actor Idris Elba will play Nelson Mandela in the up and coming biopic Long Walk To Freedom. The film will chronicle Mandela’s early life and the 27 years he spent in prison. There is no stopping Idris! Congratulations.

UK NEWS: ESTELLE SET TO REPLACE KELLY ROWLAND ON X-FACTOR?

February 22, 2012

Tabloid rag The Sun reports that Simon Cowell is keen to hire rapper/’singer’ Estelle as this year’s new X-Factor judge (replacing Kelly Rowland). A “source” disclosed to The Sun, ‘Estelle’s name is very high on his list now and serious enquiries have been made as to her availability for auditions in May.’ Hahahahhahaha I wonder how long that “list” is. Who else is on this “list”? 80s pop sensation/Simon’s ex/hanger on Sinitta? I don’t see this happening.

BRIT AWARDS 2012 – WHAT A SNOREFEST / THE WINNERS

February 22, 2012

The Brit Awards 2012 took place in London several hours ago and it was a snorefest. The ceremony was drier than stale bread and the audience made up of industry folk lacked enthusiasm as usual. The tributes to Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse (Rest In Peace) were  both pitiful. I don’t even know what that was. Bruno Mars gave the best performance. Well done Bruno! I am still trying to understand why Olly Murs and Rizzle Kicks were invited to perform. Rapper/’singer’ […]

JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN ‘WATCH THE THRONE’ TOUR

February 21, 2012

After the phenomenal success of their chart topping album WATCH THE THRONE, a 35 date sold out, critically acclaimed North American tour and hot on the heels of their huge success at the 2012 Grammy Awards, winning the award for ‘Best Rap Performance’ (for their track ‘Otis’), superstars Kanye West and JAY Z’s collaboration ‘The Throne’ have today announced that they will be bringing the WATCH THE THRONE tour to Europe in 2012. The European leg will visit arenas in the UK, […]

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

February 20, 2012

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 […]