Jo Milne has been deaf since birth due to Usher syndrome, a rare and incurable genetic disorder that can cause hearing loss and visual impairment. Now, at age 40, her new cochlear implants are allowing her to hear for the first time.
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Sometimes, some people just don’t get it, and in this case, Kobe is one of those people.
Kobe Bryant was recently asked by The New Yorker magazine to weigh in on a widely publicized Miami Heat photo where the team posed in hoodies to show their support for the late Trayvon Martin and his family.
Bryant’s comments have been interpreted by some as an insult to the reigning NBA champions.
“I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, we’ve progressed as a society, then don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.”
Bryant was quickly pounced on by commentators on social media.
“Kobe could’ve just shouted out love for Trayvon’s parents, said he couldn’t imagine their loss and kept it breezy. He didn’t,” tweeted Grio columnist Goldie Taylor.
“My issue is that Kobe reduces the Trayvon Martin outrage to blind racial solidarity, when it was about so much more than that,” added ESPN commentator Jemele Hill.
Bryant has yet to respond to the backlash towards his remarks.
Columbus Short, a lead actor on the television series “Scandal,” was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge that he seriously injured a man during an altercation at a restaurant earlier this month.
Short was arrested by police in Claremont on a warrant issued in a case that alleges he committed a battery that caused serious bodily harm.
The actor was involved in a dispute with a man at a West Los Angeles restaurant March 15 before Short hit the man and knocked him out, according to Los Angeles police and prosecutors. Further details about the altercation were not released.
Short, 31, plays attorney Harrison Wright on ABC’s hit series “Scandal.” Records show he was released Wednesday after posting $50,000 bail.
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Candy Crush is Worth $7.1 Billion
My name is Ezra Grant and I like Candy Crush. But apparently I’m not the only addict in this candy store.
Candy Crush went on the stock market today as a publicly traded company with shares valued at $22.50 a share, making the candy game a $7.1 billion company.
The public offering of King marks the largest of its kind for the mobile gaming industry, beating out Zynga, which was valued at $7 billion, but lost half of its value after its 2011 IPO.
Back in January, Flava was hit with a speeding ticket in Long Island as he tried to be on time for his mother’s funeral. But plane tickets are expensive and with the Flavor living in LA, flying back and forth for this case is apparently putting a dent in his wallet.
Police say the rapper and reality star was speeding and driving without a license, a felony, on Jan. 9 on the Meadowbrook Parkway on Long Island. His attorney, Indji Bessim, says the case has been postponed to May 16, reports the AP.
Flav, whose real name is William Drayton, told reporters as he entered a Nassau County courtroom Tuesday that he hoped to resolve the case.
The rapper, who lives in Las Vegas, complained that flights from there to New York were becoming expensive.
At least he will save some money with his felony assault case, which takes place in Vegas. Flav faces that charge and others after allegedly threatening his longtime girlfriend’s teenage son.
“Scandal” actor Columbus Short and his wife, Tanee McCall-Short are making headlines again, but this time it’s not for their withdrawn divorce petition.
According to TMZ, the 31-year-old actor was involved in a bar fight that left his opponent hospitalized with a broken nose. The way the story is being told, Short and his alleged victim were at an engagement party at Gabe’s Bar and Grill in Los Angeles when he found himself in a confrontation with another partygoer.
“You might be richer than me but I get my girls to buy me everything I want including your wife,” the other guy reportedly told Short.
An eyewitness claims the comment set Short off and prompted him to sucker punch the man. The witness adds that the blow was so impactful that it rendered the man unconscious for several minutes and left him with a broken nose. Following the alleged assault, Short reportedly left the bar. An ambulance later came and transported the 37-year-old alleged victim to a nearby hospital.
According to reports, the “Cadillac Records” actor is now being investigated for criminal battery. This wouldn’t be the first time Short’s temper has landed him on the wrong side of the law. He was also involved in a March 2010 scuffle at a Los Angeles gym that left his victim with a bloody mouth and missing teeth. Apparently March isn’t great time of year for him.
We’ll continue to keep you posted as this story develops.
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Where did you get the idea that his name was Diddy, or P Diddy for that matter? It certainly wasn’t from the man whose real name is Sean Combs.
According to the man who runs the Sean John clothing line, he never, ever changed his name. It was always Puffy.
Mr Puffy made that bit of news while promoting his latest single “Big Homie.”
In a tweet on Monday, he said “For the record, I did not change my name. I always have been and always will be PUFF DADDY! 🙂 Be cool Man lol #MMM #BigHomie RT!!!!”
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Judge Joe Brown Thrown in Jail
We are told Brown showed up to Juvenile Court Monday and agreed to represent someone pro bono in a child support case.
Juvenile Court Magistrate Harold Horne denied Brown’s request for the case to be dismissed.
Brown then reportedly lost control and became verbally abusive saying in part, “On what authority do you sit by the way? As a former judge here, we have a rule in the 30th judicial district that says every single magistrate, referee has to be unanimously approved by every circuit, chancery, and criminal court judge. I don’t recall that your name’s ever been submitted sir!”
Horne warned Brown to calm down, but he did not.
Brown was given 24 hours in jail for contempt of court, but that increased to five days when he continued to yell as he was being removed from the courtroom saying, “This is a circus sir. That’s three days. You can do all you want! Four days. You don’t have the jurisdiction. Five days.”
Brown’s television show was cancelled last year and he is now running for Shelby County District Attorney against Amy Weirich.
Update The judge was released after a few hours on his own recognizance.
Nick Cannon is getting some serious flack from Internet users after he tried to pull off a stunt in promoting his new album, “White People Party Music.”
Mr. Mariah Carey has been labelled “racist,” “ignorant” and “hypocritical” for the stunt – which also saw him show off his bizarre new “Connor Smallnut” persona in a series of videos.
Cannon, 33, sent social media sites into meltdown after sharing an Instagram snap of himself Sunday.
“It’s official… I’m White!!! #WHITEPEOPLEPARTYMUSIC #Wppm in stores April 1st!!!!!!Dude Go Get It!!!Join The Party!!!!” he wrote alongside the image.
“#GoodCredit #DogKissing #BeerPong #FarmersMarkets #FistPumping #CreamCheeseEating #RacialDraft “Bro I got drafted!!” he added.
His character, who looks like a skater kid, wore a beanie, wig and false teeth – with a white T-shirt and 80s style jeans completing the trying-to-be satirical outfit.
With some fans criticizing him for the post, Cannon tweeted back: “”Duuuude everybody Chil-lax!!!!” ~ Connor Smallnut’.”
He then added: “It’s funny how people take themselves so seriously. People love drama! We feed off of it. Just relax and have fun!!”
D’Angelo fans are in for a rare treat.
The star is releasing a special collection of live performances titledLive at The Jazz Cafe, London.
Recorded in 1995, the six-track EP was only available in Japan, but on March 25 Virgin/UMe will release Live At The Jazz Cafe, London: The Complete Show, featuring the original six songs plus five previously unreleased performances. Talk about exclusive!
Complete with an updated version of the original Japanese EP cover art and a brief 1995 interview with D’Angelo, the record that was once a sought-after collector’s item is now being issued in the U.S. for the first time.
The jazzy set lets fans relive the raw sound of D’angelo as he was just breaking onto the scene.
Take a listen to the soulful extended version of D’Angelo’s hit song “Lady.”
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They say less is more, and that is certainly true for this petrifying two-minute horror movie.
The simple story titled Lights Out starts with a girl turning off her light to go to bed – sparking a terrifying stand-off with a demon.
The 120 seconds of classic horror techniques that ensue will leave you never wanting to turn your light off again.
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Mystery: The two-minute movie starts with the girl turning off her hallway light to see a mysterious silhouette
Petrified: She grows increasingly tense, turning the light on and off, but seemingly nobody is there
Directed by award-winning short film maker David F Sandberg, the dialogue-free short caused a flurry when it came out last year.
Having resurfaced, it is stirring viewers all over again.
It starts with a girl, played by actress Lotta Losten, in a pyjama top flicking off the light in her hallway.
With seemingly nobody else in the flat, she freezes at the sight of a silhouette.
The horror movie by award-winning director David F Sandberg has once again caused a flurry on Twitter
Despite having no dialogue, it is packed full of classic horror techniques as the girl tussles with her fears
Still scared, she tapes the light switch to keep it on, which many viewers may well be tempted to do now
She turns the light back on, and the silhouette disappears.
As she continues flicking back and forth, the music intensifies, until she duct tapes the switch to keep it on.
An extreme step? Apparently not, for as she lies in bed, the light goes once more.
Once in bed, she feels no safer, staring at her half-open door as the light flickers then goes out.
Then, it is the bedside lamp that starts going. Burying her head under the covers, she fumbles for the plug.
Using just two rooms, two lights, and one actress, Sandberg has terrified viewers
It is a classic build-up to an ending that has sent Twitter users into some sort of frenzy.
One user shared the video, exclaiming: ‘OMG this is Freaky as hell!!!’
Another said: ‘I love being scared but I have to admit I watched most of this through my fingers!’
While one simply tweeted: ‘TRAUMATIZING!’
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Wyclef Jean’s former lawyers have filed a six-figure legal judgment against the musician after he failed to make agreed-upon payments to reduce his debt, according to court filings that include a recent e-mail from Jean’s business manager claiming that his client was broke.
“there ain’t no money,” Jean’s accountant declared in a terse January e-mail to his creditors.
Other records show that federal and state authorities have, since mid-2012, hit the performer with nearly $2.9 million in tax liens (which remain outstanding).
According to New York State Supreme Court filings, Jean last year agreed to pay the law firm Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman $100,000 to settle an outstanding bill topping $133,000.
As part of a confidential settlement agreement, Jean was required to pay the firm $10,000 by August 1, 2013, and $50,000 by year’s end. The agreement stipulated that if Jean made those two payments, the firm would waive the remaining $40,000 it was owed by the musician. However, the agreement notes, if Jean failed to make the payments, he would be on the hook for the entire $100,000, plus 10 percent annual interest.
Jean, records show, made neither payment.