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Linda Fairstein, the woman who helped prosecute the now-vindicated Exonerated 5, is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in When They See Us. The Netflix series depicts the story of the young men who were wrongfully accused of raping a woman in Central Park in 1989. According …

Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN (AFP via Getty Images) As more places across the country are coming to grips with the urgent and unprecedented nature of the coronavirus outbreak, school districts are mulling over whether to close for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Kansas took this step on Tuesday, …

Last year, Tyler Perry gave actor Jaime M. Callica the best birthday gift ever. The Toronto native had just finished filming Tales From The Hood 3 in Winnipeg when he got a call to read for a Tyler Perry project. Not wanting to waste precious time traveling back to the …

Eventually, we moved to a suburb of Washington, D.C., where space was less of a concern, and we largely forgot about the cans in our garage—that is, until recently. Ten days ago, I joked on Twitter that my coreligionists would do well to keep quiet about their food storage “in …

Coronavirus-induced self-quarantine has made for some really interesting social media content from bored celebrities, but at least one isn’t letting “social distancing” keep him from shooting his shot. Shareef O’Neal, college basketball star and son of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, stumbled across singer Tinashe’s TikTok video in which she’s dancing …

Kevin Durant and three other players on the Brooklyn Nets have tested positive for coronavirus, the organization revealed via public statement. The other three players have not been named, but all four have been isolated and anyone who has been in contact with the players, including on-court opponents, has been …

[Photo credit: Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook] A video showing cops in New Orleans planting crack near an African American suspect in handcuffs has gone viral on social media this week in another potentially dark situation for the New Orleans Police Department. The video, which went viral on Monday, shows …

FILE – In this July 12, 2016 file photo, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence joins Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Westfield, Ind. Trump has chosen Indiana Pence as his running mate, adding political experience and conservative bona fides to his Republican presidential ticket. Trump announced his decision …

Photo: Theo Wargo (Getty Images for Universal Pictures) Life in the time of coronavirus has been scary, anxious and most of all, fucking bizarre. I didn’t think the latest Cardi B hit was going to be a remix of a rant about coronavirus but here we are. I also didn’t …

Katy Perry has reason to make a joyful noise at the moment. A judge has overturned a jury’s verdict that found the singer stole music from a Christian rap artist. U.S District Judge Christina Snyder overturned the verdict earlier this week, citing that the disputed sections of Perry’s “Dark …