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Iconic Hollywood Sign Defaced to Read ‘Hollyweed’
A creative prankster changed the iconic ”Hollywood” sign over Los Angeles by manipulating it to read “Hollyweed,” CNN reports. The vandal used tarps to change the O’s in the sign to E’s. He (police think the perpetrator is probably a man) was caught on security-camera footage between midnight and 2 a.m. local time Sunday, but…
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Watch: CNN’s Don Lemon Gets Lit Off Tequila on Air
They say “loose lips sink ships” and “in vino veritas.” Well, CNN anchor Don Lemon’s veritas got a bit personal after too much vino (or tequila shots, in this case). Perhaps it was the weight of the year, perhaps it was because he and co-anchor Brooke Baldwin were in New Orleans. Whatever the case, Lemon…
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President Obama Outlines His Greatest Hits on Twitter
President Barack Obama and his family return to White House from their annual Hawaiian vacation today, but the president still managed to hit his Twitter account on the first day of the New Year. As with the rest of us, the president may realize that he is really looking at his last days in office. For…
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Watch: Condola Rashad Gets Engaged on NYE
Condola Rashad, the daughter of our favorite TV mom, Phylicia Rashad, and TV analyst Ahmad Rashad, has seen her star rise in the last few years, putting in serious work in the acting arena. Now it looks as if she is ready to embark on a new part of her life. Sebastian!!!!!!!!!!!The surprise!! The shock! My…
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Mariah Carey’s NYE Performance Prompts Last Twitter Dragging of 2016
Whatever the future of Twitter, it will be remembered fondly for giving us the guffaws of life. And so it was when the folk from all around the world weighed in on singer Mariah Carey’s performance on ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Decked out in a glittery leotard and forever-inch heels, Carey looked great but…
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Colin Kaepernick Voted Most Courageous Player by 49ers
San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who defied professional football’s usual fear of confronting racial unrest, was voted the 49ers’ most courageous and inspirational player by his teammates, the NFL club announced Friday, the New York Daily News reports. Kaepernick, who knelt during the national anthem in protest against police brutality this season, was…
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Puff, Puff, Push? Texas Officer Gives Teen 200 Pushups for Smoking Weed
As we all know, police officers have a lot of discretion as to whom they choose to stop and whom they let go with a warning or worse. An African-American North Texas police officer recently gave a teenager the option of being cited for marijuana possession or doing 200 pushups after the boy was caught…
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Trey Songz Arrested in Detroit for Giving Cop Concussion
As with many union venues, when your time is up, they will shut you down. And so it was with R&B star Trey Songz, who reportedly tore up the stage of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit after his mic was cut. “He told us how they said that he was taking up too much…
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Donna Brazile Says Obama Response to Russia ‘Insufficient’
Donna Brazile, interim chairperson of the Democratic National Committee, said that the Obama administration’s retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking Democratic groups are “insufficient,” according to The Hill. Brazile and the DNC definitely have skin in this game, since it was DNC emails that were hacked and released, forcing DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign,…
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Ronda Rousey Knocked Out in Just 48 Seconds
Welp, that was quick. Ronda Rousey was (technically) knocked da f—k out in less than a minute Friday night as she fell to bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. Unfortunately for Rousey, the 28-year-old Brazilian was relentless from the very beginning and ended the fight in about 48 seconds. The New York Daily News…
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