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A young couple lost $800,000 on the quiz show “Million Dollar Drop” after they answered a question correctly – only to be told told they were wrong. Find out what the question was at popeater.com Vindicated! Judge Rules In Fantasia’s Favor Steve Harvey Set To Host “Family Feud”
Fantasia Barrino just dodged a huge financial bullet. The judge presiding over her boyfriend’s divorce case ruled Antwaun Cook was separated from his wife before he and Fantasia started dating, so his wife can not sue Fantasia using North Carolina’s ‘Alienation of Affection’ law. According to radaronline.com, the court found the pair’s separation date was […]
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network is set to launch January 1, 2011. After three years of planning, delays and management misfires, it will be the biggest launch of a cable channel in more than a decade. Here’s what you can expect: “Oprah Presents Master Class” biography series will share the life stories of those who have […]
CBS Atlanta News has found Bishop Eddie Long and another local megachurch leader, Gary Hawkins of Voices of Faith, are linked to a questionable mortgage venture that is being investigated by the feds. CBS Atlanta was the first to report on Matrix Capital’s long list of victims. The company promised to lower people’s mortgages for […]
Chris Brown has completed his domestic violence course and tweeted a picture of his diploma along with this message: “i have enough self respect and decency to be proud of accomplishing this DV class.. boyz run from their mistakes..men learn from them!!!thx” Chris was court ordered to complete a year-long class. He will still remain […]
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino asked the judge presiding over her married lover’s divorce trial to seal the courtroom after testimony she’d had an abortion became public. But Fantasia’s wish was not granted, the judge denied her request and reporters will continue to be allowed into the hearings,and we will all get the deets as […]
Recovering at home from her recent surgery, Aretha Franklin says she’s up and about – and feeling better, too. “I feel great,” she tells JET in a new interview, adding that doctors want her to recuperate for eight weeks. “The doctors say I can do whatever I feel like I am up to do. Of […]
The head of one of America’s biggest animal protection organizations said Thursday that Michael Vick, who served prison time for his role in a deadly dogfighting operation, should have the opportunity to bring a dog home — in due time. Humane Society President Wayne Pacelle told HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell that the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback shouldn’t […]
After undergoing surgery for an undisclosed ailment earlier this month, Aretha Franklin, was discharged from a Detroit hospital earlier this week, according to a statement released Wednesday. “I’ve been at home for almost three days now,” says Franklin, 68, in the statement. “My family and friends who brought me home are taking great care of […]
Last week, President Barack Obama attended the lighting of the national Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. The president spoke during the event, which took place on the ellipse, just outside the White House. Watch his speech below! This is a very proud holiday tradition. Snow or shine, in good times and in periods of hardship, […]
With a heavily armed ex-convict shooting directly at him, a Florida schools superintendent was prepared to die but said today he was saved when “God blocked the bullet.” “I was very confident that I was going to get shot. I wasn’t pulling for it, but I was ready if that was going to happen,” Bay […]
Shiho Fukada for The New York Times From the New York Times: QOSH, Iraq — A new wave of Iraqi Christians has fled to northern Iraq or abroad amid a campaign of violence against them and growing fear that the country’s security forces are unable or, more ominously, unwilling to protect them. The flight — […]