Ever since LeBron James completed a virtuoso Eastern Conference playoff run that ranks as the most impressive of his career, there have been three prevailing arguments for why this isn’t a good time to reassess his standing against Michael Jordan in the GOAT argument. The first, of course, uses Jordan’s 6-0 record in NBA Finals
When they close the doors of more than 8,000 stores on the afternoon of May 29th for a nationwide training on racial bias, Starbucks employees will also get a little star power. According to the Wall Street Journal, the rapper Common will make an appearance in a series of videos played at the training. Common isn’t quite a
The ex-husband of Tiffany Haddish is suing the comedian for defamation after she made abuse claims in her best-selling memoir. According to TMZ, Haddish’s husband, William Stewart, has filed the lawsuit over her claims of domestic violence in her 2017 memoir, The Last Black Unicorn. Stewart is suing Haddish, the book’s co-author Tucker Max, and the publisher Simon &
Some NFL players are considering sitting out until free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick and free-agent safety Eric Reid sign with new teams, The Intercept’s Shaun King reported Sunday. According to King, those throwing around the idea are hoping to get engagement from 25 percent of their fellow players across the league. In 2016, Kaepernick helped spark a broader protest movement in the NFL when
Although Whitney Houston’s cousin slammed Kanye West for using a photo of the late singer’s drug-strewn bathroom as the cover for Pusha T’s new album, her nephew says he doesn’t blame the musicians for choosing the image. “Not to be divisive, but I’m of a different mindset when it comes to situations like this,” Gary Michael Houston, the son of Houston’s older brother
Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson is setting the record straight on dating with Borderline Personality Disorder. The comedian, 24, is addressing misconceptions that have risen since news broke that he was seeing singer Ariana Grande following her breakup from rapper Mac Miller. Davidson shared a lengthy message on his Instagram Story on Thursday night defending his BPD diagnosis and his relationship with
Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to New York City detectives and appeared in court on Friday on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex, a watershed in a monthslong sex crimes investigation and in the #MeToo movement. Around 7:30 a.m., Mr. Weinstein walked into a police station house in Lower
Nicki Minaj surprised fans this morning by revealing she’s dating another hip-hop heavyweight: Eminem. It all started when Minaj posted a video on her Instagram to promote “Big Bank,” her new single with 2 Chainz, Big Sean and YG. One of her followers asked, “You dating Eminem???” Without going into detail, Minaj replied, “Yes.” Curiously, the 35-year-old rapper name-drops the 45-year-old
Former NAACP official Rachel Dolezal, a white woman who posed as African American for years, is now facing charges of welfare fraud after investigators say she illegally received thousands of dollars in public assistance. Dolezal, who legally changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, is accused of stealing $8,847 in food and child care assistance dating back
Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in Friday morning to the NYPD on charges related to sexual misconduct, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Weinstein’s New York-based attorney, Benjamin Brafman, on Thursday declined to comment on whether his client would turn himself in. The disgraced Hollywood producer is under investigation for alleged