Jackson Doctor Called Suicidal After Verdict

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The doctor convicted in the overdose death of Michael Jackson wassentenced to the maximum four years behind bars Tuesday by a judge who denounced him as a reckless physician whose actions were a “disgrace to the medical profession.” Dr. Conrad Murray sat stoically with his hands crossed as Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor repeatedly chastised him for what he called a “horrific violation of trust” while caring for Jackson. However, Pastor conceded his sentence was constrained by a recent change in California law that requires Murray to serve his sentence in county jail rather than state prison. Sheriff’s officials later said Murray will serve a little less than two years behind bars while…

Wyclef Jean’s Corrupt Charity Misusing Funds

(Gawker) Remember how Wyclef Jean promised to clean up his sham charity last year after it started raising $1 million a day in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti? Guess what. After the Haitian earthquake, Jean’s charity Yele Haiti started receiving a flood of donations from well-meaning fans looking to help the Haitian people. It also started receiving scrutiny for the myriad ways Jean used it to enrich himself and his friends and family—like by demanding $100,000 from his own charity to perform at fundraisers and using Yele money to buy Haitian telecommunications firms. In response, Jean tearfully admitted to past mistakes and promised to use the new earthquake donations responsibly. Well, the New York Post took a look at…

Lions’ Ndamukong Suh suspended 2 games for stomping

Lions’ Ndamukong Suh suspended 2 games for stomping NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL has suspended Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh for two games after stomping an opponent in a Thanksgiving Day game. Suh stomped on the arm of Green Bay guard Evan Dietrich-Smith in the third quarter of the Lions’ 27-15 loss and was ejected for kicking. On the same play, Suh shoved Dietrich-Smith’s helmet toward the turf while Dietrich-Smith was on the ground. This month, the 2010 Defensive Rookie of the Year requested a meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss his play after he drew several penalties. Suh said he had a better understanding of the rules after that meeting. The league suspended Suh on…

Women Charged With Raping Men for Sperm

Women Charged With Raping Men to Get Sperm for Rituals  (ABC) Three women in Zimbabwe accused of raping at least four men to get their sperm for traditional rituals. The women, who have been charged with 17 counts of aggravated indecent assault, go on trial today in a case that has shocked the country. Police officials in Zimbabwe believe the alleged perpetrators are part of a nationwide syndicate that may be using the sperm for a traditional ritual claiming to make people lucky and wealthy. They were apprehended in a town about 170 miles outside of the capital city of Harare after police found 31 used condoms in their car. At least nine men have come…

Herman Cain Faces Allegations of 13-Year Affair

(theGRIO) Herman Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate on Monday denied allegations that he carried on a 13-year affair with an Atlanta-based woman. “Here we go again,” the candidate said in response to the allegations. Cain made the denials during an interview on CNN in which he acknowledged that an Atlanta television station will soon make the woman’s allegations public. Asked by CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer if he had an extramarital affair, Cain said emphatically, “No, I did not.” He did acknowledge that he knew the woman, whom he called “an acquaintance that I thought was a friend.” Cain insisted the allegations were the result of people not wanting him to be the Republican Party’s presidential nominee. “Somebody’s…

Beyoncé to Rihanna: Take a year off to rest

(theGRIO) Hours before her concert in Dublin on Friday, a nearly exhausted Rihanna made a phone call to Beyoncé for help. Beyoncé’s advice to the Barbadian songstress: Finish the tour and take a year off to rest and recuperate. The 23-year-old pop star has 16 more dates left of the 10-month, 101-date world Loud tour. According to the UK’s The Sun, Rihanna had threatened to cancel the show after feeling the pressure of the tour, but she managed to go on, tweeting afterward, “I’m so light-headed!WTF!!!!!!” Beyoncé may be providing Rihanna with a solution that seems to have done her a great deal of good. The mom-to be looks like she’s enjoying her return to the spotlight after her own year-long break….

NBA Owners, Players Reach Tentative Deal

NEW YORK (AP) – NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day. Neither side provided many specifics but said the only words players and fans wanted to hear. “We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said. After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to try to save the season. This handshake deal, however, still must be ratified by both owners and players. Stern said it was “subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin…

Can Rappers Occupy And Watch Their Thrones?

Can Rap Stars ‘Occupy’ While Watching Their Thrones? (theGRIO) As Occupy Wall Street and all of its various offshoots continue to garner press and shift the national conversation toward the growing gulf between the haves and the have-nots, nearly everyone has formed an opinion. Whether it’s MSNBC contributors and hosts like Melissa Harris-Perry and Chris Hayes, who write and think about these sorts of social issues full time, or rappers like Young Jeezy who are just responding to the questions of an interviewer, Occupy Wall Street is on the minds and hearts of many. Some folks are so moved they feel compelled to act or show support in some way, be it marching in the streets or donating money…

Helicopter Crashes on Live TV in New Zealand

Video: Pilot unhurt after blades appear to hit wire (NYDN) A helicopter helping install a Christmas tree on Auckland’s waterfront has crashed in dramatic fashion, but the pilot escaped serious injury. Footage captured by Television New Zealand Wednesday shows the pilot, Greg Gribble, slowly descending from about 25 feet when the chopper’s blades appear to get caught in cables attached to scaffolding. The rear of the helicopter snaps and the pilot is tossed about as the helicopter smashes into the ground. The television station reports that pilot Greg Gribble, who has 20 years experience, says he’s “doing fine” after his ordeal. “It’s pretty nerve racking actually,” said the Gribble’s son, Jaz, according to Reuters. “To see my…

More Alleged Victims in Fix-A-Flat Butt Operations

More possible victims in Fix-A-Flat butt operations come forward: cops (NYDN) Police say more possible victims are coming forward in the case of a transgender woman in South Florida who was arrested Friday after allegedly injecting an unwitting patient’s buttocks with a handful of unsafe substances, including tire mender Fix-A-Flat, NBC reported. Oneal Ron Morris, 30, was busted after a botched butt implant sent the unidentified woman to the hospital. Miami Gardens Police arrested Morris, 30, on Friday, following an investigation by the Florida Department of Health. Sgt. William Bamford said the illegal procedure took place in May 2010, after the woman and Morris met to discuss details, according to ABC. “They agreed on the price of…