Misbehaving in school earned one young girl a trip to the station in handcuffs. Elementary school student Jmyha Rickman, an autistic eight-year-old from Alton, Ill., had her wrists and feet cuffed and was taken away in the back of a police car late Tuesday morning after throwing a tantrum, reports St. Louis’ KMOV. School officials […]
First Lady Michelle Obama offered a peek inside the first family’s healthy habits this week, revealing there’s one thing they never talk about at home: weight. The First Lady joined a Google+ Hangout for her “Let’s Move” initiative to chat about her tips for helping children stay healthy. When asked what advice she would offer to […]
Bobbi Kristina marked her 20th birthday today with a photo on Instagram and a sweet note to her late mother, Whitney Houston on Instagram. She writes… “I pray I’m growing into the phenomenal woman you always knew I’d become, Mommy. I love you and miss you immensely and I always will. You are my heart. […]
For all the things President Obama says he can’t do because of the political gridlock in Washington, he can right a century-old wrong simply by picking up a pen. Tomorrow wouldn’t be too soon. Jack Johnson, boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, was arrested in October 1912, railroaded by an all-white jury the following June and […]
La Toya Jackson’s anticipated reality series will be coming to OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, in just a few weeks. Within the last few hours, the Jackson sister presented a teaser, showcasing what the show is going to be about, with her bubbly personality taking center stage. “The new reality series gets up close and personal as […]
Rapper DMX and Iyanla Vanzant come face to face in an unexpected way on the season premiere of “Iyanla, Fix My Life.”Addressing Vanzant Tuesday, March 5, the rapper yells, telling Vanzant that she shouldn’t speak to him. “Shut the f*** up man. You ain’t got to be intimidated man. Just stop running your mouth,” DMX tells Vanzant in video released Tuesday. According […]
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s fiery and controversial socialist president who came to power on wave of popular sentiment and befriended some of the world’s most notorious dictators, has died at the age of 58, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said today.Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s fiery and controversial socialist president Chavez had been fighting cancer, recently seeking treatment […]
Michael Vick owns a dog. Because he owns a dog, he is doing things some dog owners do. Philadelphia sports blog Crossing Broad received a tip that Vick has been attending dog training classes at a PetSmart store in New Jersey. The site posted photos which show Vick posing with a store attendant and engaged in a class of some […]
Making love to Oprah Winfrey is a life-changing experience … so says Terrence Howard, who claims the best part about doing a sex scene with the Big O in their upcoming movie was her “tig ol’ bitties.” Really, Terrence…? REALLY…? Seriously, Terrence said that in a recent interview with Movie Fanatic, in which he talks about his and Oprah’s […]
D’angelo returned to the stage again last night, playing a set that was liberally sprinkled with soul classics from artists ranging from Bobby Womack to Sly And The Family Stone, as well as The SOS Band. Okayplayer was nice enough to post some video of D’Angelo covering The SOS Band’s ‘Tell Me You Still Care’. […]
NeNe Leakes is very busy these days, but she took time to hang out with guest host Ross Mathews on “Chelsea Lately.” There, she talked about her once-failed, soon-to-be resurrected marriage and what went wrong the first time. Leakes and her ex-husband Gregg were together for 17 years before they got divorced. Since then, they’ve grown and […]
Lenny Kravitz will not play Marvin Gaye in “Sexual Healing,” an upcoming biopic. Deadline.com reports Jesse L. Martin will fill in for Kravitz, a surprising development given that Martin was actually originally cast in the film when it was to be produced by James Gandolfini. Marvin Gaye III (the singer’s son) had previously expressed grave reservations about […]