Lawmakers sent Gov. Mike Parson a letter seeking a pardon for Kevin Strickland, a call prosecutors echo. Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Monday that addressing the clemency petition to release a man imprisoned for over 40 years who prosecutors now maintain is innocent simply isn’t “a priority.” “When something like that comes up, we…
“His humor was always edgy, but it always had so much heart to it,” Legend said of Mac, who died in 2008. A biographic film about the life of comedian Bernie Mac is in the works with Get Lifted, the production company of award-winning singer-songwriter-pianist John Legend. “We just partnered with Bernie Mac’s estate to…
Apparently, it wasn’t goodbye after all. Deadline recently reported that writer and director Tyler Perry is bringing his iconic character Mabel “Madea” Simmons out of retirement for a 12th movie in collaboration with Netflix. Tyler Perry, winner of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, poses in the press room during the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union…
A Michigan man who shot a 6-year-old Black boy and was quickly freed from jail because of extremely low bail has been forced to surrender and return to police custody after his bond was increased exponentially. Ryan Le-Nguyen, 29, was charged with assault with intent to murder and stands accused of shooting the unidentified boy…
He’s “spent the seven subsequent months — miserable months,” Toobin says, “trying to be a better person.” Eight months after been caught masturbating on camera during a Zoom call, Jeffrey Toobin is returning to CNN. In an appearance on CNN Newsroom Thursday, Toobin revisited the incident with Alisyn Camerota. Eight months after been caught masturbating…
Omar made clear she wasn’t making “a moral comparison between Hamas and the Taliban and the U.S. and Israel.” House Democrats released a joint statement in response to comments made by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, which conservatives and Jewish democrats say compared the U.S. and Israel to terrorist organizations. On Monday, the progressive Omar posted…
A Rhode Island woman who targeted a Black family last year when she made racist remarks about them was found guilty of disorderly conduct by a judge on Tuesday, although the state attorney general has criticized part of the judge’s ruling. Dr. Christine Longo (her status as a physician was revealed by her attorney after…
A “highly intoxicated” Michael Winterman is on tape telling his driver, “I hope to hell you get shot, ni–er.” A Cincinnati man was arrested after hitting his Uber driver, calling him racial slurs and vandalizing his vehicle late last month. Abdelkadre Khamis Ahmat picked up a “highly intoxicated” Michael Winterman and attempted to drive him…
Willow Smith is making waves with nu-metal — a sound comprising heavy metal, hip-hop, alternative rock, and other genres — as shown by an inspired Mother’s Day performance for her mom Jada Pinkett Smith that received high praise on social media. The multitalented singer soon had fans wondering when she was going to release a…
Since entering a relationship with People magazine’s The Sexiest Man Alive, Lori Harvey hasn’t said more than a few words about her romance with actor Michael B. Jordan. Instead, she’s let fans, blogs, her stepfather Steve Harvey and the couple’s romantic Instagram photos do the talking. For the first time, Lori has a little more…
