Harvey Weinstein Guilty Verdict: Time’s Up Calls It A ‘New Era Of Justice’ Earlier this morning Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in the third degree and criminal sexual acts in the first degree, and now Time’s Up, and its affiliates, have released a statement. Tina Tchen, the president and CEO of the anti-sexual harassment advocacy group … Read more
Justin Bieber Beats Long-Standing US Chart Record Held By Elvis Presley While releasing his seventh album, ‘Changes,’ Justin Bieber has beaten a 59-year-old record previously held by Elvis Presley. Thanks to Bieber’s new feat, which debuted at the top of the US Billboard chart, the 25-year-old has become the youngest solo artist to achieve seven number … Read more
World Health Organization Says World Should Prepare For Coronavirus Pandemic While the coronavirus outbreak is rapidly expanding across continents, we’re not quite at the level of a pandemic. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) says we should indeed prepare for its potential. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says, “For the moment, we are not witnessing … Read more
Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty On New Charges, Files For Dismissal Earlier this month, we reported that ‘Empire‘ actor Jussie Smollett had been charged again over his alleged fake attack in Chicago. He’s now plead not guilty, and his team is pushing for a dismissal. A few weeks back, Smollett was indicted by a grand … Read more
HS Announcer Removed After Calling Opposing Team’s Names ‘Disgusting’ A Newkirk, Oklahoma high school basketball announcer has been removed after he called the names of the opposing team, “pretty disgusting.” While reading the lineup of girls, the announcer was heard saying, “Now their names are pretty disgusting, but I’m going to try to call them … Read more
9-Year-Old Boy Asks Pete Buttigieg To Help Tell People He’s Gay Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shared an emotional moment with 9-year-old Zachary Ro, who wrote him, asking for help in telling “the world” that’s he’s gay. During his rally in Denver on Saturday night, Ro wrote Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to run, “Thank … Read more
California Firefighters & Police Attacked By 40,000 Africanized Bees While responding to a report of a single bee sting, firefighters and police in Pasadena, CA were soon attacked by nearly 40,000 Africanized bees (aka killer bees) on arrival. Of seven people stung, three first responders were heavily attacked, including the first firefighter on scene, who … Read more
Residents Outraged Over Adult Film Shot In Santa Monica Public Library Residents were left outraged after learning that a pornographic video was recorded at Santa Monica Public Library during business hours recently. While one resident says, “God forbid, a child walked in the library and walked right in on the middle of it. That’s my … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Blow-Dries Armpits Before Speeches While we all have unusual habits, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have one of his own, which includes him blow-drying his armpits ahead of his public speeches. In his upcoming book, ‘Facebook: The Inside Story,’ Wired’s Steven Levy recalls a moment when Zuckerberg paid an unnamed FB … Read more
Texas Company Says They Completed The Coronavirus Vaccine Houston, Texas-based company Greffex Inc. claims that this past week, they’ve completed a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19), which has affected more than 75,700 people and killed more than 2100. Additionally, via its CEO John Price, the company plans to give its cure away “for free to certain … Read more
Barneys New York Permanently Closing Ahead Of Bankruptcy Celebrity fashion-retailer Barneys New York is permanently closing all of its stores on Sunday, February 23, ahead of finalizing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, initially filed on August 6, 2019. While stores are hosting liquidation sales, sadly, 719 employees will lose their jobs at its flagship on 660 Madison … Read more
Harvey Weinstein Rape Case: Jury Deadlocked On Two Charges It appears that jurors on the Harvey Weinstein rape trial are deadlocked, this in regards to the two heaviest counts against the ex-movie mogul — predatory sexual assault; which carries a possible life sentence by itself. Before sending jurors back for a second round of deliberations, … Read more
Former NBA Star Ben Gordon Was Obsessed With Killing Himself Former NBA baller Ben Gordon is opening up about his struggles with mental illness, including depression, anxiety and his heavily-researched attempt at suicide. The former Chicago Bulls player (2004-09), penned a piece for The Players’ Tribune, entitled, ‘Where Is My Mind?‘ In it, he admits, “I … Read more
Chrissy Teigen Says Mom-Shaming Comments Makes Her Feel Guilty While she’s the queen of clapbacks, Chrissy Teigen recently addressed her social media usage and the abundance of mom-shaming comments she faces on daily; admitting that sometimes, it’s a lot to deal with. Since birthing her beautiful babies, Luna, 3, and Miles, 1, Chrissy says, the … Read more
LeBron James Sued For $33M Over ‘More Than An Athlete’ Slogan Los Angeles Laker LeBron James is being sued for $33 million for allegedly stealing his UNINTERRUPTED slogan, “More Than An Athlete.” Maryland-based and youth non-profit Game Plan says LBJ stole their slogan for his brand, claiming they’ve used the motto “I Am More Than an … Read more
Supreme Oreo Cookies Reselling For Over $10K, Originally $8 While they were initially-priced at $8, the super limited Supreme Oreo 3-pack cookies are now reselling for over $10,000 on eBay. Though the Spring/Summer 2020 drop was set for release on February 27, some collectors have already scored packs of their own, and are reselling them … Read more
Netflix Loses ‘Black Panther’ & ‘A Wrinkle In Time’ To Disney Plus Welp, for viewers who want to watch Marvel’s blockbuster hit ‘Black Panther‘ and Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time,’ from now on, they’ll have to head on over to Disney Plus instead of Netflix. Due to the two platforms’ output deal for the … Read more
McDonald’s To Sell Candles That Smell Like Quarter Pounder Ingredients It looks like there’s a new way to indulge into a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder, now that they’re selling a six-pack of candles that smell like the burger’s ingredients. The Quarter Pounder Fan Club has launched a new line of swag, featuring candles with the scents: … Read more
TikTok Rolls Out Parental Controls For Its Teenage Users TikTok is proving to be the most popular app amongst all teenagers right now, and subsequently, they’re giving parents some measure of control to leave them at ease. The is implementing new safety features, allowing parents to link their child’s account and enable them to access … Read more
Ben Affleck Says His Alcoholism Ruined His Marriage Actor Ben Affleck, whose grandmother, aunt and father fought alcoholism, is opening about about his own long-standing fight with alcohol and depression. Speaking with Diane Sawyer, the Oscar Award-winner revealed at one point, “I started to drink more, and more, and more. And it was really hard for me to … Read more
