Ten Black former “American Idol” contestants have filed a lawsuit against the show claiming they were racially and criminally profiled to boost ratings, and they want $25 million a piece, reports TMZ. According to their attorney, ‘American Idol’ concocted a ‘cruel and inhumane’ scheme to sensationalize their arrest records even though they were never convicted […]
Miami Heat franchise player, shooting guard Dwyane Wade has broken his silence on his divorce settlement after his ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches claimed he left her “on the streets.” Wade will pay Funches $5 million, in addition to handing over their Chicago mansion, four cars, and a “non-disparage” agreement where each party is prohibited from publically […]
Though mainstream media rushed to paint killer George Zimmerman, 29, as a “hero” after allegedly rescuing the Gerstle family from an overturned SUV on a Florida highway, the family does not want to be affiliated with the man guilty of killing unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. RELATED: Bill Cosby: You Can’t Prove George Zimmerman Is Racist [VIDEO] As […]
Houston rapper Slim Thug (pictured) recently tweeted that he underwent a vasectomy to avoid more child support payments. SEE ALSO: President Re-Focuses On Economy Thug’s decision comes a year after he shared his support for abortion with Necole Bitchie: “I think abortion is necessary on some occasions. People be against it, but people don’t deal with the real […]
This fall, TV One will launch a daily morning show devoted to the most pressing African American news topics of the day. Co-produced and hosted by former CNN contributor Roland Martin, “NewsOne Now” will air from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday. TV One will syndicate the program on Radio One stations nationally […]
The 2013 Dakar Fashion Week reportedly banned skin-bleaching models from its catwalk, according to Fashion Ghana.com. SEE ALSO: Taste Of Latin America Organizer Adama Ndiaye a.k.a. Adama Paris (pictured below) said, “I am against it [skin bleaching]. It’s not even pretty. For me, it’s just a turn off.” Ndiaye, who launched the six-day event in 2002, announced […]
Orlando Shaw, the Nashville, Tenn., father of 22 children by 14 women, may get his own reality TV show, NewsChannel5 reports. Take our poll at the bottom of the story! RELATED: 33-Year-Old Deadbeat Dad On Why He Had 22 Kids: ‘I Was Young And Ambitious’ “I’ve had a lot of people from Hollywood calling me,” […]
NBA San Antonio Spurs icon Tim Duncan (pictured) is immersed in a messy divorce that is getting slimier by the day. The much-loved and always low-key player, who is estranged from his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Amy (pictured), is now battling rumors that she may have outed him as bisexual during the divorce proceedings, according to the gossip blog Hollywood Street […]
In a bid to shore up its mobile and Web mapping infrastructure, Apple has confirmed a purchase of Nigerian entrepreneur Chinedu Echeruo‘s (pictured) HopStop.com application. With Google buying the Israel-based Waze map application for a reported $1.1 billion, it has been rumored that HopStop’s acquisition was worth a similar amount. But thus far, Apple has […]
UPDATE 7/25/13 5:04 P.M., EST: The Kentucky Fillies Elite Track Club have surpassed their mark of $3,000, so they have more than enough money to travel to the AAU nationals in Detroit, Mich. For all of the NewsOne readers who contributed to the cause, thank you! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Last summer, Tamika Townsend of Louisville, Ky., founded […]
