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11
May
12

JENNIFER HUDSON’S FAMILY KILLER FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER!!

William Balfour, the ex-husband of Julia Hudson, the sister of Jennifer Hudson, has been found GUILTY of first degree murder.

In Chicago, William Balfour has been found guilty of 1st degree murder in the death of  Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother, and 7-year-old nephew.

The jury took two days of deliberation before handing down the verdict which also found William guilty of home invasion and residential burglary.  He now faces life in prison.     Witness say Jennifer was present in court when the verdict was read.

TheYBF.com

05
May
12

IT’S FRIDAY AND I JUST GOT PAID!!! 41YO MUSLIM WOMAN WINS $5 MILLI FROM AT&T IN PUNITIVE DAMAGES!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 4 (Reuters) – A Kansas City woman who  converted from Christianity to Islam has been awarded $5 million  in punitive damages by a jury who found the telecommunications  giant AT&T created a “hostile work environment” after her  conversion, according to a judge’s order issued Friday.

Susann Bashir, a 41-year-old married mother, sued AT&T unit  Southwestern Bell for what she said was a pattern of offensive  and discriminatory conduct by her supervisors that began when  she converted to Islam in 2005, six years after she started  working for the company as a network technician.

After Bashir started wearing a religious head scarf known as  a hijab, and attending Friday mosque services, her managers and  co-workers called her names including “terrorist,” and told her  she was going to hell, said her attorney Amy Coopman.
A manager repeatedly told her to remove her hijab, insulted  her for wearing it, and once physically grabbed Bashir and tried  to rip the hijab off her head, according to the suit.
Bashir complained to human resources and then filed a formal  complaint alleging discrimination with the Equal Employment  Opportunity Commission and was subsequently fired in 2010.

After several days of hearing testimony and deliberation, a  jury in Jackson County Circuit Court on Thursday ordered AT&T to  pay $5 million in punitive damages on top of $120,000 in actual  damages.
AT&T spokesman Marty Richter said the company would appeal.
“AT&T is a nationally recognized leader in workforce  diversity and inclusion, something in which we take great pride.  We disagree with the verdict and plan to appeal,” Richter said.

Bashir’s lawyer said the jury award was “monumental” to  Bashir, but said it had little impact on AT&T, a  multi-billion-dollar global corporation.
“The company has an excellent written policy,” said Coopman.
“If they had just followed the policy none of this would  have happened.”

HUFFINGTON POST

24
Apr
12

TYRA CLEANS HOUSE IN AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL CAST! FIRES J. ALEXANDER, J.MANUEL AND NIGEL BARKER!!

Fans of America’s Next Top Model were floored by Friday’s news that  longtime judges J. Alexander, Jay Manuel and Nigel  Barker had been fired from the show.

But Barker, at least, was expecting the bad news for a while.

“It wasn’t a shock. I’m friends with Tyra  [Banks] and the producers,” the British photographer, 39, told E! News. “There had been a discussion that ratings were down  and that something like this would happen.”

Barker, Manuel, 39, and Alexander, 53, had been with the show for all 17  cycles since it began in 2003.

Said Tyra Banks on Friday’s Facebook announcement of the trio’s departure:  “Working with you [three] is always an absolute pleasure. Excited for what the  future holds for us.”

Barker added to E! that he’d been up for elimination before. “There had been  previous years where discussions about me being eliminated from the show had  happened and I had actually survived the chopping block before.”

USWEEKLY

04
Apr
12

KARRINE STEFFANS A.K.A. SUPERHEAD ANNOUNCES NEW BOOK: “DRINK F*CK & SLEEP”

Drink F*ck Sleep is the title of Karrine Steffans new anthology of stories from novice writers. But, we think the title could also allude to how she spent many of her nights with some of your favorite rappers. The former video-vixen turned author is now the owner of her own, Steffans Publishing, a venture that will release books from authors other than Steffans herself.

The first release from Steffans Publishing is Drink F*ck Sleep, described as a collection of essays depicting regrettable sexual experiences wherein alcohol was involved either before, during, or after. With gripping, personal accounts of tragic, heart-wrenching, sexually boundless, ultra-erotic, emotionally numbing, mind-thrilling, and scintillating experiences, the featured writers narrow the divide between what people project and what they protect.

Steffans released the cover and short excerpts from the book on April 1 via her blog, www.Karrineandco.com. The cover features a naked, laughing Steffans lying on what appears to be a hotel room floor. Steffans plans to support Drink F*ck Sleep with a publicity run and a tour.

Steffans Publishing is accepting pre-orders for Drink F*ck Sleep on her website and via Amazon. Orders placed via Steffans’ website will be autographed.

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13
Mar
12

Atlanta Man Struck & Killed by Marta Train – Body Slashed in Half

Answers are still wanted by the family of 25 year-old Nicholas Utley who was struck and killed by a Marta train last night in Lindbergh train station-Atlanta. Nicholas was an inspiring actor who had just moved to Atlanta with his friend in January. He was to meet his friend for dinner on that night, but never showed up. The family of Nicholas is still wanting answers on what really happened to him.

Rail service was suspended at Lindbergh Center, and bus service was provided to rail customers between the Arts Center Station and the Buckhead and Lenox stations. Those who actually saw the accident stated that it was one of worse they had ever seen.

By 10:45 p.m., trains were running again, though not stopping at Lindbergh Center station, which remained closed, Harris said. Bus service was still running to Lindbergh.

The station reopened to customers early Tuesday.

09
Mar
12

North Carolina to Waka – Keep your Security Out of Our State!

The State of North Carolina is fed up with rapper Waka Flocka’s so-called “security team” — and now, it’s telling them to stay the hell away … this according to new legal docs.  The rapper — real name Juaquin Malphurs — was just slapped with a cease and desist letter by the North Carolina Protective Services Board, saying Waka’s security team is unwelcome at his upcoming concerts this month … because they are unlicensed in the state.

In the letter, the NC Board cites a tour bus incident in Charlotte, NC last year — when members of Waka’s entourage opened fire on cars after being shot at … an incident that resulted in at least two arrests.  Now, NC ain’t taking any chances — refusing to allow ANY members of Waka’s entourage to engage in private or protective security services while Waka’s in the Tar Heel State. If they fail to comply, the NC Protective Services Board promises to file criminal charges. Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ, the NCPSB is merely trying to harass them — insisting they have the right to self-defense like anyone else. We’re told Waka and his team are currently exploring their legal options.

TMZ

05
Mar
12

Take a Sneak Peek of the Oprah Interview with Bobbi Kristina along with Whitney’s Brother and Sister-In-Law

Whitney Houston’s brother Gary Houston, sister-in-law/manager Patricia Houston, and daughter Bobbi Kristina sit down with Oprah Winfrey for the first time since the pop legend’s death last month.  Bobbi Kristina shares personal memories of her mother and the family addresses the speculation surrounding Houston’s tragic passing in the exclusive interview, airing Sunday at 9 p.m. on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” on OWN.  Watch a preview below.

05
Mar
12

Carolyn Whigham; Funeral Director Wants Her Name CLEARED!! “That “W” On the Back of my Hearse was Not for Whitney…It was for WHIGHAM” [Video Inside]

Ms. Carolyn Whigham; funeral director for Whigham Funeral Home and director who facilitated over Whitney Houston’s funeral, wants her name CLEARED!! Check out the details below!

Whigham Funeral Home owner, Carolyn Whigham, who handled the services for the late Whitney Houston, is vigorously denying she or her facility played a role in leaking a photo of the late singer in her casket.

The National Enquirer’s front cover photo this week is Houston lying in an open casket.

But she, along with two local pastors, admitted they know who took the photo, but will not release the name.

“It’s up to the Houston family to release the name,” said the Rev. Jethro James, pastor of Paradise Baptist Church.

But Whigham, who has a close relationship with the Houston family, demanded an apology and reactions from those who suggested she or any of her employees had anything to do with the scandal.

“I want to clear my name and my funeral home,” said Whigham, who said she had received dozens of vicious and threatening emails and was also spit on following what Slaughter called “false and unsubstantiated rumors.”

And according to reports, while the singer’s body was at the funeral home, a team of security was watching around the clock to protect her family’s privacy. But before Houston’s body was moved to the Whigham Funeral Home, it was located at the Central Ward funeral home for five days.

The picture may have been worth as much as $500,000.

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03
Mar
12

Sad News for Nick Cannon – Revealed He has Lupus

Nick Cannon revealed to People magazine that the cause of his recent health problems is an autoimmune disease that’s similar to lupus.

The actor and DJ recently cut back on his workload and left his daily New York radio show after being hospitalized twice in January — once for kidney failure, once for blood clots in his lungs.

“I feel blessed to be alive,” Cannon told the magazine, adding that his kidney condition is “something I’m going to be living with all my life.”

Meanwhile, his wife, Mariah Carey, returned to the stage Thursday night for the first time since the April birth of the couple’s twins, Monroe and Moroccan.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE

03
Mar
12

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