Monday, April 5, 2021
Police Chief: Chauvin 'Absolutely' Violated Use Of Force Policy In Floyd Arrest
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo condemned Derek Chauvin’s actions during the former police officer’s murder trial. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, April 5, 2021
Harvey Weinstein Appeals Rape Conviction Claiming Biased Jury, Unfair Trial
Harvey Weinstein’s appealing his rape and sexual abuse conviction in New York, and has a laundry list of reasons why he believes he got a raw deal. According to new legal docs … Weinstein claims he was deprived of a fair and impartial jury trial,… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, April 5, 2021
‘The Walking Dead': Negan’s Big Decision Could Have Big Consequences
(This article contains spoilers for season 10, episode 22 of “The Walking Dead,” dubbed “Here’s Negan”) The last of the pandemic bonus episodes of “The Walking Dead” season 10 is quite a doozy, finally revealing Negan’s origin story in full. The timing on this is interesting, coming as the lead-in to the final season of the show. There have been numerous allusions over the years to how Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) ended up becoming the despot leader of the Saviors. We knew his wife died early in the zombie apocalypse. We knew that her death affected him so dramatically that…
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Ilhan Omar Says Derek Chauvin Trial Has ‘Unearthed So Much Trauma’ For Minneapolis
The congresswoman who represents Minneapolis told CNN about the emotions that have resurfaced during the trial of the former officer who killed George Floyd. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Sunday, April 4, 2021
‘SNL': Lil Nas X Gives God an Easter Lap Dance (Video)
$bp(“Brid_17508137”, {“id”:”21259″,”width”:”618″,”height”:”348″,”video”:”751121″}); This week’s “SNL” brought back a gag from a few weeks go, with the talk show “Oops You Did It Again,” where people apologize for the things they did that freaked everyone out, hosted by Britney Spears (played as it was last time by Chloe Fineman). It began with Chris Redd as Lil’ Nas X, who in real life outraged conservatives this week with a new music video which features him doing things like giving Satan a lap dance. He also made Nike mad with a pair of Nike sneakers made to look satanic. The gag ended with…
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Lori Loughlin's Husband, Mossimo Giannulli, Released from Prison Early
According to reports, Mossimo is serving out the rest of his sentence under home confinement. Lori Loughlin’s husband, Mossimo Giannulli, has been sprung from prison early as the dust settles on the college admission scandal — the only question… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Los Angeles Times Owner Says ‘US Better Wake Up’ to Racism After Attacks on Asian Americans
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong is stepping forward with strong words about unconscious bias and racism in America, saying, “This country had better wake up to this.” In the wake of continuing attacks on Asian Americans, the biotech multi-billionaire Soon-Shiong, who is of Chinese descent and was born in South Africa, said in a CNN Business story published on Friday that he’s “been completely disenchanted” with systemic racism in the U.S. Soon-Shiong expressed dismay over recent hate crimes against Asian Americans and racial tensions that have fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. “The unconscious bias and racism is pervasive….
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Derek Chauvin Trial: 6 Key Takeaways From Week 1 Of Witness Testimony
Eyewitnesses, including several teenagers and a Minneapolis firefighter, emotionally recounted George Floyd’s violent arrest. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, April 2, 2021
Margaret Cho Says She's Afraid to Go Outside, Prime Target for Hate Crimes
Margaret Cho says she’s afraid to leave the safety of her own home as an Asian-American woman … telling us, “outside it’s cloudy with a chance of racism.” Despite that humorous phrasing, the comedian made it clear her fear is very real when she… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, April 2, 2021
‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier': Could Sharon Carter Be the Power Broker?
(This article contains spoilers for the Marvel Disney+ series “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” through the third episode) It was interesting to realize that at the end of the third episode “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” it’s still extremely unclear what the overall plot is. That’s not a bad thing — Sam and Bucky have a mystery they’re trying to solve. And that mystery has expanded greatly with the introduction of a new player: The Power Broker. The gist of the main story thread thus far on “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is that there’s an anarchist-style…
