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Jordan Brand Reveals Flight Runner, 1st Running Shoe [PHOTOS]

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Jordan Brand is associated with basketball kicks and gear thanks to the legendary player whose name it carries. However, for the first time, the house that Michael Jordan built is offering up an official running sneaker, the Jordan Flight Runner…. Continue


Black NYC Firefighters Reach $98M Settlement In Discrimination Case

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The state of New York had some serious repercussions to pay for discriminating against a group of Black NYC firefighters, and pay they did.The Vulcan Society proudly announced today, March 18 that their lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights have reached a settlement with the city for $98M including $6M for backpay with their medical expenses…. Continue

The Bad Seed: Spoiled NJ Teen Who Sued Parents For College Tuition Drops Lawsuit

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Teen Who Sued Parents For College Tuition Drops Lawsuit

The 18-year-old New Jersey girl who sued her parents for college tuition after moving out of her home days before her birthday has now returned home and dropped the lawsuit.

via USA Today

A high school senior who gained international notoriety by suing her parents for child support and college tuition formally dismissed her lawsuit Tuesday.

Rachel Canning, 18, of Lincoln Park, N.J., moved out of her parents’ home two days before her 18th birthday in November but returned last week.

Canning — accompanied by her lawyer, Tanya N. Helfand; her parents, Sean and Elizabeth Canning; and their lawyer, Angelo Sarno — appeared early Tuesday before Judge Peter A. Bogaard of state Superior Court here. The judge accepted brief testimony from Rachel Canning on her decision to dismiss the complaint and found that she was making “a knowing and voluntary decision,” according to a copy of the dismissal order.

She sued her parents Feb. 24, claiming they had cut off emotional and financial support when she turned 18 on Nov. 1.

Her parents counter-claimed that their daughter had become increasingly belligerent, refused to follow household rules, was drinking and would not break up with a boyfriend they considered a bad influence.

After the Cannings ceased paying for the final half of Rachel Canning’s senior year at Morris Catholic and appeared unwilling to pay upcoming college costs, she filed a suit for “constructive abandonment.”

Rachel Canning unexpectedly returned home March 11, and her parents lawyer, Angelo Sarno, said the family wanted to move on.

Sounds like somebody learned her lesson the hard way. Just what she needed if you ask us!

Ya Big Dummy: Man Loses $70K To Internet Boo, Sues OKCupid For Failing To Warn Him About Dangers Of Online Dating

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You’d think a 65-year-old man would have good enough sense to know not to trust wiring money to a stranger!

Man Sues OKCupid.com For Not Warning About Dangers Of Online Dating

But apparently EVERYTHING has to come with a warning label these days.

According to NY Daily News reports:

A Queens man is suing online dating service OkCupid.com after a failed relationship that started on the site set him back over $70,000.

Michael Picciano says in papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court that when he found a man calling himself Bruce Thompson in February 2013, he “felt safe and trusted the profile” of the man because of the dating site’s reputation.

Picciano, 65, says that after 10 days of chatting on the site, he and Thompson moved to personal emails at Thompson’s suggestion.

About a month later, Thompson made his first telephone call to Picciano and by the end of March, Thompson was asking for money for a new computer parts business.

“Believing his story because he now trusted Thompson based on their multiple daily conversations,” Picciano went to his bank — the Little Neck branch of Capital One — and made two wire transfers worth a total of $12,000 to a Charles Willard in Dallas, Texas, according to court papers.

When those funds were returned to Capital One, Thompson asked Picciano to send the money instead to the account of Dennis E. Racer in Addison, Texas, according to the court papers.

Picciano sent a third wire transfer of $12,000 to Edmond Thebeau in Ontario, Canada and a fourth wire in mid April to MacBenson and Associates in Manchester, England.

The wire transfers added up to a whopping $70,460.

Picciano eventually discovered none of the recipients were legit and the money instead went to Thompson’s accounts, according to his suit. However, all of the wire transfer reports issued to Picciano by Capitol One had the bank’s name and address as the recipient instead of the real recipient.

Late last April, a friend searched the internet and found Thompson’s name on a website called malescammers.com, the suit says.

Picciano says he contacted the NYPD and he gave a detective a $100,000 forged check that Thompson had sent Picciano to gain his trust.

According to court papers, a police crime lab didn’t find fingerprints on the check and learned that the software used to create the check could not be traced. Picciano says he believes Thompson is back on OkCupid, trolling for new victims and using the screen name “bigheartedbt,” according to the court papers.

Picciano is faulting the website for not giving subscribers warnings and Capital One for not getting him the proper information about where his wire transfers were really being received.

There was no immediate comment from the bank or the parent company of OkCupid, IAC.com.

What kinda cyber schlong was homeboy slanging to talk dude out of that kind of money after knowing him just a few months?! And why didn’t he think to check malescammers.com BEFORE wiring the money?

Just sayin!

Do you think OKCupid owes this guy ANYTHING?

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Hate It Or Love It? RHOA Porsha Williams Drops Full Version Of New Single “Flatline” [LISTEN]

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Does Porsha have what it take to crossover from reality TV to music? Take a listen to her new single and let us know!

Porsha Williams Debuts New Single “Flatline”

Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Porsha Williams (Stewart) has been teasing fans with talk of her venture into the wonderful world of music and now the wait is over.

Porsha recently dropped the full version of her new single “Flatline,”  and compared to some of the other reality TV starlets who attempt to take a shot at singing, she actually doesn’t sound half bad.   Take a listen below and see what you think.

So what’s the verdict, Bossip fam? Do you hate it or love it?

I Saw The Light: Celebs Who Left The Industry Behind For Jesus

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They used to put out raunchy music and play some interesting characters on TV, but the faith of these celebs made them walk away from all that.

Lucky Break: Shady Ex-Con Apollo Close To Plea Deal In Identity Theft And Fraud Case

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Looks like Phaedra’s legal connections are finally paying off.

Apollo Nida Close To Plea Deal In Identity Theft And Fraud Case

Apollo better hope his plea deal can help him avoid more jail time, his azz will have to fight for his spot on the yard…again.

According to Eur Web:

Apollo Nida is reportedly ready to cut a plea deal with the government just two months after his arrest for identity theft, bank fraud, and conspiracy.

The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star and husband of Phaedra Parks was arrested on January 24. On February 14, the court granted a motion to delay the pre-trial proceedings until March 25. Since that time, his attorneys “and counsel for the government have been engaged in discussions…” newly filed court documents obtained by Radar Online reveal.

“They are still in the process of investigating additional facts and negotiating a resolution,” the documents explain, and “have made substantial progress toward a resolution of this case.”

As such, the court agreed to yet another extension, up until April 25, in the hopes that Nida will be able to come to a deal with the government.

The new extension ensures he will have “sufficient time to consult with his counsel, investigate all facts material to resolving this matter, and continue said discussions with the government,” his attorneys wrote.

Do you think there’s a good chance Apollo will do hard time?

Charlamagne Tha God Talks Robin Thicke And Paula Patton Split– “Paula Couldn’t Handle Robin’s Success” [Video]

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Do you agree? Let’s face it, Paula’s career clearly takes a back seat to Robin’s rising star. Maybe molly poppin’ Paula really did get jealous.


What The Hell? Mother Finds Object That Looks Like A Dead Chicken In Her Daughter’s Campbell Soup

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Gross…

Woman Finds Object That Looks Like A Dead Chicken In Daughter’s Soup

When they say Campbell’s chicken soup… they really mean it.

According to The Denver Channel:

A mother says she found an unappetizing object floating in a container of soup that clearly did not belong in her daughter’s meal.

“It’s like a train wreck — you can’t stop looking at,” Nicole Montgomery said. “I keep looking at it and thinking, ‘How does this happen?’ I have no idea.”

Montgomery says she poured the single-serving can of Campbell’s Chicken and Stars soup into a bowl to heat it up for her daughter Molly. She noticed the strange lump when she took the bowl out of the microwave.

“I opened it up, and there was this spec in there — I was like, ‘What is that?’ I looked a little bit closer and I was like, ‘Oh, that looks like a dead chicken.’”

The object is shaped like a lima bean, nearly twice the size of the star-shaped noodles that give the soup its name. Several dark and narrow appendages reach upward from the core of the bean-shaped lump.

“I just can’t stop thinking about it,” Montgomery said. “It makes me sick to my stomach to think about what was in that soup. I know things get in the manufacturing process all the time, but this is a big company that should know a little bit better.”

Campbell’s Soup Company issued this statement: “Campbell Soup Company takes all claims of product contamination very seriously. Whenever we receive such a claim, it is fully investigated by our Quality Assurance team to determine its possible cause. We are in the process of evaluating the claim and have not yet received the exhibit from the consumer to conduct our investigation.”

A spokeswoman said a FedEx box is en route to Montgomery’s house for the exhibit.

We smell a lawsuit.

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Poor Thang: Khloe Still Hurt By Lamar “Light It Up” Odom Divorce– “Im Going Through It, But I’m Not Through It”

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Lamar’s rock smoking and dirty doggin’ Khloe with slorey mistresses really did a number on her.

Khloe Still Hurt Over Divorce With Lamar

Khloe is better off not having to worry about whether or not Lamar is gonna pawn the TV to get his next fix.

According to US Weekly:

Her marriage may be over, but the pain from it isn’t. Khloe Kardashian opened up about her divorce from Lamar Odom during a radio interview with Australia’s 2Day FM “Breakfast With the Stars” on Tuesday, March 17. The reality star filed for divorce from the athlete back in December 2013, but admitted that it’s been a process ever since.

“It’s definitely not anything I’m through,” the 29-year-old said. “I’m going through it, but I’m not through it.”

She also has had to relive it. On March 9, the mid-season finale of Keeping Up With the Kardashians shared the time her family members staged an intervention to speak with her about her unraveling marriage to Odom, 34. (As exclusively reported on March 15, Odom has quit the Spanish basketball team Laboral Kutxa and has moved back to the states after suffering an injury.)

“It’s really hard to watch yourself on TV. It’s definitely different in that the world has to watch, too,” Kardashian explained on the radio show. “It’s definitely not the easiest thing to do, but it’s what my life is.”

Luckily for her, however, she’s had a supportive team behind her for years. “I have the same friends that I’ve had for 15 years. I think also, just by having each other, as soon as one of us gets a big head, we shoot the other one down,” she said of living in the public eye. “That’s the beauty about having brothers and sisters. I just don’t believe the hype.”

It’s easy to get lost in this. It’s easy to get lost in all the hype and to have all these ‘yes men’ around you,” she continued. “But because we’re all doing it together, it’s a really rare scenario. Most families aren’t all in the public eye as we are. It works as a blessing. It works in our favor.”

Khloe will find a baller boo to smash her cakes to smithereens in no time.

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You Mad? Woman Sets Man’s Car On Fire During Argument Over Ice Cream In McDonald’s Parking Lot

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Today in “Florida crazies” news….

Woman Sets Man’s Car On Fire During Argument Over Ice Cream

Hell hath no fury…...like a Florida woman with a can of gasoline.

via AOL News

A woman set a car on fire after an argument over ice cream early Sunday morning in a McDonald’s parking lot in Jacksonville, Fla.

Sabryna Maré was in line at the fast food establishment when she overheard a man and a woman arguing.

“She was saying she wanted this and wanted that, and she wanted either a McFlurry or an ice cream on top and he was not in for it. Then he was yelling at her saying he’s not going to do it,” Maré told 47 WTEV.

The woman told her male companion she was going to ‘blow it up’ before she grabbed a set of keys and ran to a 1994 Cadillac El Dorado parked outside. Within minutes the woman had doused the car in gasoline, lit a fire and ran off into the night.

Other diners tried to help the man put out the fire, but the car was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived. It wasn’t too damaged to drive, however. Once the fire was out, both the car and driver disappeared.

SMH!

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Romancin’ The Red Carpet: Lisa Bonet And Mekhi Phifer Bring Their Boos To The “Divergent” Premiere [Photos]

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Oh scuse us… Lisa and Khal Drogo be lookin’ like they need to get a room STAT!

Zoe Kravitz, ASAP Rocky, Jaden Smith, Mekhi Phifer And More At L.A. Premiere Of “Divergent”

Bonet and her hubby Jason Momoa attended the Los Angeles premiere of Divergent, to support her daughter Zoe Kravitz who acted in the film.

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Zoe was looking pretty hot for the occasion. And the Bonet/Kravitz’s weren’t the only beige black folks at the event. Hit the flip for photos of Jaden Smith, Mekhi Phifer, ASAP Rocky and a gang of other interesting characters.

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Dude Kills Like A Lady: Transgender Woman Blames Murderous Male Alter Ego For Deaths Of 3 Streetwalkers!

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Must be 2 sides!!!

Transgender Woman Blames Male Alter Ego For Murders Of 3 Prostitutes

Via NYDailyNews

A transgender woman accused of killing three prostitutes in 1990 says it wasn’t her who killed them but her violent male alter ego, Douglas.

The head-spinning defense given by Donna Perry of Spokane, Wash., comes after her arrest in the shooting deaths of Yolanda Sapp, Kathleen Brisbois and Nickie Lowe, whose bodies were found naked along the Spokane River.

The 62-year-old, who underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2000, allegedly told police in 2012 that her decision to change from Douglas to Donna was done in part “as a permanent way to control violence,” KXLY reported.

Despite being linked to the murders through DNA evidence, according to an arrest affidavit, Perry has argued her innocence.

In an interview with detectives in 2012, she allegedly said that she didn’t know what Douglas Perry may have done.

“I’m not going to admit I killed anybody, I didn’t. Donna has killed nobody,” she said.

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This bish cray.

She argues Douglas Perry is an entirely different person and the crimes were been committed 20 years ago — too long for her to remember.

When detectives asked her why the murders stopped, she allegedly replied: “Douglas didn’t stop. Donna stopped it.”

Adding to the confusion, during her bond hearing on Tuesday, her defense attorney claimed she was unable to meet with with the defendant because jailhouse records have her listed as Douglas Perry.

“They say she’s not here because they have her listed under her prior name,” defense attorney Anna Nordtvedt said, according to Spokesman.com.

Her bail was set at $1 million.

Donna should beat Douglas’ azz for pinning a murder rap on her…

Images via KHQ/Spokane County Sheriff

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Now THAT Would Be Entertaining: Celebs We Wish Had Their Own Reality Show

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Hey, we’re nosy. What if these famous folks shared their lives on TV? Probably won’t ever happen, but it would be entertaining.

Break Ups: Karrueche Dumped Breezy Because He Wouldn’t Stop Texting His Jump Offs

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We guess Karrueche got tired of being Chris’ doormat.

Karrueche Broke Up With Chris Brown For Texting Other Women

Poor Karrueche got clowned by Rihanna publicly, stood by Chris through court and rehab and he still was creepin’ on her. SMH.

According TMZ:

Karrueche Tran didn’t dump Chris Brown because of the girl he allegedly banged in rehab — sources close to the model tell TMZ … she dropped the hammer on their relationship because he refused to stop texting his army of jump offs.

There’s been speculation that Karrueche pulled the plug when she found out he had hooked up with another girl in his facility at the beginning of March — but we’re told the break-up preceded that … We’re told Karrueche ended things after she visited Chris in rehab the month before.

Sources tell us … Karrueche saw Chris’ phone during her visit — and it was filled with inappropriate texts from other girls. It was the last straw. We’re told Karrueche was especially pissed because she’d been nothing but supportive to Chris throughout his ordeal, even going to court with him.

We’re told Karrueche wasn’t even aware Chris had allegedly been getting down with girls in rehab until long after the break-up.

Somewhere Rih Rih is laughing.

Lawsuits: Photog Wants Yeezus To Face Trial In Civil Case Over LAX Attack

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Kanye may not have to do jail time, but he’s going to have to give up those coins.

Photographer Determined To Take Kanye West To Trial

Kanye needs to learn it’s cheaper to ignore the paparazzi.

According to TMZ:

Kanye West isn’t out of the woods after striking a plea deal in the criminal case stemming from his photog attack last summer — he’s still facing a nasty civil lawsuit … and we’re told the pap is determined to take the rapper to trial.

Normally in civil situations involving celebs — car accidents, fights, property damage, whatever — the victim settles for a quick payday in exchange for dropping their lawsuit … but not this time.

Sources close to photog Daniel Ramos — who sued Yeezy for assault and battery after the LAX incident — tell TMZ, Ramos is so confident in his case, he’s refusing to settle for any amount of money … he wants to go the whole nine with Kanye and bring his azz to court.

We’re told a trial date has already been set in the case and Ramos is going full steam ahead — no sign anywhere of a settlement agreement.

And get this — we’re told Ramos’ attorney Gloria Allred has already sent Kanye notice for a deposition … and you thought Lil Wayne and Justin Bieber were good.

We can only imagine how much of a fool Kanye is going to act at that deposition.

A Lil Positivity: Black Youths At Princeton Have “Healthy Dialogue” With Cop Who Racially Profiled Them [Video]

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Black Youths Have Positive Conversation With Cop Who Profiled Them

It’s good they were able to express their thoughts without being victims of police brutality.

According to The Root:

What began as an unfortunate incident of alleged police profiling in Princeton, N.J., ended with a public-forum discussion with the officer who did the profiling.

According to one member of the Black Youth Project 100, or BYP100, a youth-centered black activist group, the police pulled over a car carrying members who were leaving a gathering on Princeton University’s campus on Saturday, March 8. The black officer cited a broken tail light, but upon investigation the vehicle was found to be intact.

The unidentified officer let the group go after asking them where they were headed and saying that he would “beat them there,” Fresco Steez, one of the members present at the incident, told The Root. It was when the members arrived at the Nassau Hotel and actually saw the officer pulled up there waiting for them that the discussion was triggered.

The group approached him, questioning the motive for his actions. The officer insisted that he wasn’t trying to criminalize the black youths and said that his feelings were hurt at the accusation. But then the officer offered the young people free parking as an apology, which got a conversation started.

Kudos to the black youth for having the courage to approach the police officer.

Check out the video below:

If only more exchanges between black youth and one-time ended like this.

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Jesus Take The Wheel: Elementary Teacher Shoots Girlfriend Before Killing Himself

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So sad.

Man Kills Girlfriend Then Himself In Murder Suicide

How tragic that she was shot by the man who was supposed to love and cherish her.

According to KMBC:

Friends and loved ones of a North Kansas City couple killed in a murder-suicide remember their loved ones.

Jason Crabtree, 33, was a second-grade teacher at Gracemor Elementary School. A representative from the district said he was loved and admired by students and staff alike.

Police said Crabtree shot his girlfriend, Jamie Newkirk, 27, before taking his own life. Their bodies were found in a crashed SUV near College Boulevard and Mastin Avenue in Overland Park, Kan., early Sunday.

Newkirk was a manager at Nordstrom at Oak Park Mall and attended college at Kansas State with dreams of a career in fashion.

Overland Park police said they’re still trying to sort out what may have led Crabtree to take the actions he did.

“He did seem, you know, very well alert to the children, you know, and paid attention to their needs and everything that was going on,” said Chris Toner, a parent of a student at Gracemor Elementary School. “For things to get to that point, somebody, somewhere in his life must have known that something was wrong.”

Gracemor Elementary is on spring break this week. Counselors will be available for students and staff when the school reopens on Monday.

What kind of issues could make a man go to such extreme measures?!?!

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