Juicy J. is getting trippy once again, this time alongside Travis Scott with a new song and visuals for “Neighbor.” Are you feeling this one? Paul R. Giunta/FilmMagic
It’s been about 77 years since the original Disney ‘Dumbo’ came out in US theaters. Now, today’s kiddies are getting an updated version of the cartoon classic — this time with live action actors and a dab of CGI. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that they have sense enough to skip the sequence in the film where Dumbo befriends A CROW NAMED JIM and all his jive-ebonics speaking crow friends…but we digress. Does this look like something you and the fam will be checking out?? Picture Press/J & C Sohns
Image via Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty The Joe Budden Podcast Cartoon “Fire Mid” If you’re a regular listener of The Joe Budden Podcast featuring Rory and Mal then you’re well-versed in the trio’s chemistry and shenanigans. The cartooned viral short of the podcast takes that same energy and brings the stories to life via animation. The results are hilarious. Pulling up with “fire mid” in 2018 is like having a touchscreen Blackberry.
SMH…. Woman Charged For Allegedly Administering Illegal Butt Injections The death of a popular transgender Atlanta drag queen is being investigated and someone believed to be in connection has been arrested. Florida police took 46-year-old Deanna Roberts into custody after performer Lateasha Shuntel real name Lateasha Hull, died from complications following a black market butt job. WFTV reports: A Sanford woman was arrested Tuesday on charges related to the use of silicone injections for cosmetic reasons. Residents on 20th Street in Sanford saw federal agents raid 46-year-old Deanna Roberts’ home. Investigators said Roberts injected someone in the buttocks last November in North Georgia. The victim, identified only by the initials L.H., died, and investigators said, “the death of L.H. resulted from the use of the liquid silicone obtained by the defendant.” Two days after the alleged injection, a popular Atlanta drag performer with the stage name Lateasha Shuntel died, and there was talk that the death was related to silicone injections. Shuntel’s death made headlines in the Atlanta area. Her real name was Lateasha Hall, and on the day of the alleged injections, the victim tagged Roberts in a Facebook post, saying, “I don’t think my (expletive) will ever stop hurting, but I have no doubt you are the best in the business.” Prosecutors said that beginning in 2004, Roberts started buying liquid silicone from an Arizona company called Factor II. They said she bought 178 gallons over the past 11 years and frequently traveled to inject people with the silicone. She is facing criminal charges because the silicone she was using isn’t approved by the FDA for use on humans. SMH…these injections just aren’t worth it ladies, don’t do it! WSBTV
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San Diego Police Officer Files Lawsuit After Being Punished For Complaining About Racist Cartoon Used In Training A California police officer is headed to court to face his police department after he says he was reprimanded for being offended at a blatantly racist cartoon used in training. via NBC San Diego A San Diego Police sergeant is suing the city and the police department for harassment and retaliation after he complained about a cartoon shown in training. The lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges Sgt. Arthur Scott was reassigned and passed up for a promotion because he spoke up after seeing what he considered an offensive cartoon at the San Diego Police Museum. The cartoon was included in the complaint and shows an ape dressed in a San Diego police uniform walking on patrol. In the cartoon, the officer is labeled “Cop McCarter”, a reference to Officer Frank McCarter, the first African American police officer in the city. Scott said he saw the cartoon with other officers in an August 2014 training session led by retired SDPD Lieutenant, Tom Giaquinto. After the training Scott, who is a Vice President for the San Diego Police Black Officers Association, told a supervisor about the cartoon and told him it had no place in police training, according to the complaint. He said he was called into the office of Assistant Chief Todd Jarvis to discuss the cartoon. According to the lawsuit filing, Jarvis told Scott the cartoon would not longer be part of the training session but at the same time tried to defend its use. Scott claims his “forced transfer” to Central Division on Jan. 7 was a result of the complaint and being an “outspoken member of the SDPBOA.” From the looks of this obviously-racist photo and given the fact that the department was bold enough to use it in a training class, we’d guess that this case will end in this police department taking a well-deserved L.