Thursday, February 25, 2021
‘Pelé': Why Brazil’s Soccer Hero Never Spoke Out Against the Dictatorship
Soccer legend Pelé is justifiably regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and one of the most significant people of the 20th century. But sources in Netflix’s new documentary film “Pelé” argue he could have done more with his influence during the decades the country was under military rule. After making his professional debut as a forward with Santos FC at age 16, Pelé’s prodigious ability to score an absolutely insane amount of goals (a world record of 1,279 during his professional career) and his accuracy, stamina, and intuitive, graceful style of play elevated both him and…
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Landlord Accused Of Kidnapping Tenants, Leaving Them In Cemetery
Shawn Douglas was arrested after he allegedly abducted two tenants he was unable to evict due to COVID-19 restrictions. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Tiger Woods ‘Awake, Responsive and Recovering’ After Surgery, Reps Say
Following surgery for multiple injuries Tuesday night, Tiger Woods is “awake, responsive and recovering” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, his representatives said. Woods suffered what was said to be “serious” injuries to both his legs when his car flipped over in a single-car accident in Rancho Palos Verdes, California just after 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle and showed “no evidence of impairment” when he was pulled from the wreckage L.A. Country Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday afternoon. In a statement Tuesday night, Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer and interim CEO of…
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Elijah McClain's Father Vindicated by Panel Blaming Police for Son's Death
Elijah McClain was dealt with in a severely uncalled-for manner by Aurora, CO cops and paramedics — so says an independent panel investigating the 23-year-old Black man’s death … and now his family wants the officers criminally charged. Elijah’s… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Wife Of Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Ordered To Stay In Jail
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, is accused of helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar cartel and plotting his audacious escape from a Mexican prison in 2015. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Kimmel Isn’t Buying Ted Cruz’s Post-Cancun Charity Photo-Op: ‘Senor Fraud’ (Video)
Jimmy Kimmel had plenty of jokes about Texas Sen. Ted Cruz Monday, and he wasn’t buying the photos Cruz’s team took of him “helping out” Texans in need after severe winter storms knocked out power for several days. During Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Kimmel launched right into the Ted Cruz jokes during a bit about a Boeing flight that was forced to emergency land after an engine caught fire, raining plane parts down on a suburb in Denver, Colo. “Usually when someone’s forced to return that quickly on a flight, it’s because they were busted going to Cancun while their…
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Louisiana Parole Board Votes To Grant Rapper McKinley 'Mac' Phipps Clemency
The Louisiana artist has been in prison for 21 years for a crime he claims he did not commit. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, February 22, 2021
Elderly Buffalo Protester Who Cracked Skull Sues City, Police
Martin Gugino, the elderly Buffalo protester who got knocked to the ground and bled out of his ears, is now suing the city over that ordeal. The 75-year-old man is suing the City of Buffalo, its mayor, several police officers and the Commissioner… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, February 22, 2021
Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn Slam HBO’s ‘Allen V Farrow’ as ‘Hatchet Job Riddled With Falsehoods’
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn put out a statement Sunday night in response to part one of the new HBO doc “Allen vs. Farrow,” calling it a “a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods.” “These documentarians had no interest in the truth. Instead, they spent years surreptitiously collaborating with the Farrows and their enablers to put together a hatchet job riddled with falsehoods,” the statement read, according to multiple media outlets. “Woody and Soon-Yi were approached less than two months ago and given only a matter of days ‘to respond.’ Of course, they declined to do so.” The statement continued, “As…
Monday, February 22, 2021
Deion Sanders' Stuff Was Misplaced, Not Stolen During Debut Game
False alarm … Deion Sanders’ stuff appears to have been misplaced, not stolen — and he has since gotten a hold of it all, per reports. No police report will be filed. Good … back to celebrating! Deion Sanders’ debut as the new head football… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
