There are three things that go on a headstone when one dies- the date you were born, the date of your passing and a dash in between, according to the District’s “Mayor-for-life” and current Ward 8 councilman Marion Barry. The dash is the time you spend on this earth and the impact you have. The councilman revealed that the […]
Luster Products has signed actress Meagan Good to be the newest celebrity face of Luster Products Limited Edition Pink Brand Smooth Touch New Growth Relaxer Kits, as well as a spokesperson for the Smooth Touch product line. Good follows previous brand ambassadors LeToya Luckett and Keyshia Cole. The actress will appear in Smooth Touch’s newest […]
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled to surrender in court this morning to begin a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas for a domestic violence case. The case stems from a hair-pulling, arm-twisting attack on the mother of three of his children in September 2010. Mayweather pleaded guilty last December to reduced charges in the […]
Detroit’s police chief calls it “unfathomable”: A 7-year-old boy hanged himself from his bunk bed with a belt, depressed over his parents’ separation and because he got bullied constantly at school and around his neighborhood, reports the Detroit Free Press. He was discovered by his 14-year-old-sister, who saw him through the keyhole of his locked […]
The John Edwards jury told a federal judge today it had reached a verdict only on one of six campanign-finance charges, sending the courtroom into confusion and opening the door to a mistrial. Jurors told Judge Catherine Eagles they had reached a unanimous verdict only on Count 3 of the indictment. That charge pertains specifically […]
On its ninth day of deliberations Thursday, the jury at the campaign finance trial of Sen. John Edwards reached a milestone that raised hopes verdicts may be near: the jurors asked to keep deliberating as they eat lunch. “The jury has indicated they want to work through lunch today,” U.S. District Court Judge Catherine Eagles […]
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman was sentenced to 104 hours of community service Tuesday on four counts of contempt for failing to pay child support, reports the Associated Press.The 51-year-old was also placed on three years of informal probation and he is ordered to pay up on current child and spousal support obligations. “My suggestion […]
A letter that Michael Jackson wrote to ex-girlfriend Lisa Marie Presley describing his inability to sleep has been removed from the set of lots up for action after Presley complained. The famous daughter of Elvis Presley was the recipient of a rather unnerving letter from MJ sometime between 1993 and 1996, in which the King […]
Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva reports: I hear Hall has been in talks with CBS TV Distribution about a project that also may involve Tribune. There are no deals in place but if conversations materialize, Hall will likely film a presentation. CBS TV Distribution declined comment. Hall mentioned a desire to return to late night during the […]
Tami Roman stopped by the Wendy Williams show to address the controversy surrounding her reality show, “Basketball Wives.”
First Lady Michelle Obama weighed in on recent revelations about her husband’s past drug use on Tuesday, acknowledging that President Obama realized at a young age that he “could do more with his life.” During an appearance on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” to promote her new cookbook, the First Lady was asked by host […]