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Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies
Read full article: Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agenciesRevelations of nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers whose positive doping tests went unpunished have sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the head of the U.S. drug-fighting organization.
Report: Stephen “tWitch” Boss, DJ on ‘Ellen,’ dies at 40 from apparent suicide
Read full article: Report: Stephen “tWitch” Boss, DJ on ‘Ellen,’ dies at 40 from apparent suicideStephen “tWitch” Boss, the famed DJ from the Ellen DeGeneres talk show, which ended earlier this year, has reportedly died from an apparent suicide.
Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passenger
Read full article: Video shows Mike Tyson punching airline passengerAuthorities are investigating after former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching an aggressive passenger on board a plane at San Francisco International Airport.
Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair'
Read full article: Jenner says transgender girls in women's sports is 'unfair'Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls’ sports at school.
Singer Morgan Wallen suspended from label after racial slur
Read full article: Singer Morgan Wallen suspended from label after racial slurWallen has apologized after a video surfaced showed him shouting a racial slur. (AP Photo/Sanford Myers, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Morgan Wallen has been suspended indefinitely from his label and seen his music pulled by radio stations and streaming services Wednesday after video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur. We keep them rich and protected at all costs with no recourse.”Other music stars have faced backlash for using racial slurs or derogatory language. Justin Bieber apologized in 2014 for using a racial slur joke in a video from when he was a teenager. “I feel like it set a trip cord that never existed in country music for racial behavior,” said Dowling.
Dr. Dre in ICU after suffering brain aneurysm, TMZ reports
Read full article: Dr. Dre in ICU after suffering brain aneurysm, TMZ reportsLOS ANGELES – Hip hop mogul Dr. Dre is hospitalized at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a brain aneurysm, according to a TMZ report. The report stated the 55-year-old suffered the aneurysm on Monday and was taken to the hospital in Los Angeles, where he remains as of Tuesday night. He is “stable and lucid,” the report said, although doctors are not sure what caused the bleeding and are conducting tests. Dr. Dre (born Andre Romelle Young) is in the middle of a separation from his wife, Nicole Young, who filed for divorce last year after more than 20 years of marriage. Dr. Dre has four children from previous relationships.
OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamed
Read full article: OJ Simpson sues Las Vegas casino, contends he was defamedSimpson is suing a Las Vegas hotel-casino that banned him in November 2017, alleging that unnamed employees defamed him by telling a celebrity news site he had been drunk, disruptive and unruly. It prohibited him from returning to the Las Vegas Strip property. The defamation complaint said a parole officer arrived unannounced at Simpson's Las Vegas home following news reports of the Cosmopolitan incident and administered drug and alcohol tests. Simpson was acquitted in Los Angeles in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The lawsuit was first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Tyler Perry used his personal plane to fly aid to the Bahamas
Read full article: Tyler Perry used his personal plane to fly aid to the Bahamas(CNN) - Tyler Perry said he'd help the Bahamas once the storm has passed, and it seems he's followed through on that promise. On the way home Perry also brought back several passengers, including a pregnant woman who needed medical attention, the outlet reported. Perry had posted on his social media accounts on Wednesday that he would help the island rebuild after the storm had passed. Tyler Perry has a history of helping othersPerry's desire to give back to others is seen in so many examples. Born Emmit Perry Jr., Perry changed his name to distance himself from his father who beat him and his mother.