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Cuba Gooding Jr. looks up as he departs his court arraignment in New York on October 15, 2019.Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP (Getty Images) Nearly two weeks after Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pled guilty to charges of forcible touching stemming from several accusations of sexual misconduct, the actor is …
Read More »Robin Roberts Almost Turned Down Historic Obama Interview
Photo: Frazer Harrison (Getty Images) Robin Roberts almost let history pass her by. The Good Morning America anchor told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Monday that she almost turned down a 2012 exclusive interview in which then-president Barack Obama publicly shifted his stance on marriage equality. Obama had previously …
Read More »The Slap Saga: Chris Rock’s Mom Felt Slapped By Will Smith
The Slap Saga: Chris Rock’s Mom Felt Slapped By Will Smith Chris Rocks’s mother, Rose, felt like Will Smith also slapped her when he assaulted her son at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. Latest on The Root The Slap Saga: Chris Rock’s Mom Felt Slapped By Will Smith NFL Draft, Chiwetel, …
Read More »Chris Rock Quickly Addresses Oscars Incident In Latest Comedy Routine
Chris Rock arrives at the Wilbur Theater before a performance, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Boston. Photo: Michael Dwyer (AP) It appears that Chris Rock has once again addressed the infamous altercation with Will Smith that occurred last month at the Academy Awards…sort of. The comedian performed to a sold-out …
Read More »When a TV Show Undermines the People It’s Trying to Celebrate
The role of the first lady has long been ill-defined. Until recently, she was the most prominent and therefore scrutinized woman in the White House, yet her position comes with murky expectations. Modern first ladies tend to manage a staff and champion carefully chosen causes, but their duties aren’t formally …
Read More »DaBaby Responds After Video Footage of Deadly 2018 Wal-Mart Shooting Goes Viral
Da Baby performs onstage during Hot 97 Summer Jam 2021 on August 22, 2021 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Photo: Thaddaeus McAdams (Getty Images) Rapper DaToddler/DaInfant/DaTrash DaBaby has responded on Monday after video footage went viral over the weekend allegedly showing him as the aggressor in a 2018 shooting in Wal-Mart. …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Says She's Super Happy Being Sober
Photo: Rich Fury (Getty Images) Nicki Minaj is living her best life right now. And she’s spreading the message on Twitter that since she’s been sober, she’s never been happier. On April 21, a Twitter user asked the “Anaconda” rapper if she was high. Although the Twitterverse would have been …
Read More »Keke Palmer Details Invasive Fan Interaction
Keke Palmer poses for a picture at A Sip with Issa Rae and Keke Palmer during the HOORAE x Kennedy Center Weekend Takeover in Washington, D.C. March 27, 2022. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for HOORAE)Photo: Tasos Katopodis (Getty Images) Over the weekend we got yet another reminder that fame …
Read More »Ukraine and the Words That Lead to Mass Murder
In the terrible winter of 1932–33, brigades of Communist Party activists went house to house in the Ukrainian countryside, looking for food. The brigades were from Moscow, Kyiv, and Kharkiv, as well as villages down the road. They dug up gardens, broke open walls, and used long rods to poke …
Read More »Wichita Police Accused of Racism and Misconduct
Photo: ALDECA Studio (Shutterstock) A committee appointed by Wichita City Manager Robert Layton found the police department did not properly discipline police officers accused of sending racist and homophobic messages, reported The Associated Press. The city report also found the department mishandled its investigation into the officers who exchanged those messages. …
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