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The body of Arnesha Bowers, 16 (pictured) was found burned along with the Baltimore home where she lived with her mother; she was raped and strangled to death. Adonay Dixon, 23, John Childs, 20, and Raeshawn Rivers, 14, were indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder, first-degree rape, arson, kidnapping, and other charges stemming from the death of 16-year-old Arnesha Bowers, a junior at Baltimore City College high school. Police said the killing was part of a gang initiation. Detectives previo

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Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty to Rape, Kidnapping, Murder; Sentenced to 1,000 Years

Ariel Castro agreed to a plea deal in an Ohio courtroom Friday that will save him from the death penalty, but never again will he see the light of day. He was sentenced to life, plus 1,000 years in prison. Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty The deal, reached with prosecutors, would let him avoid the possibility of a death sentence and spare his victims from having to testify at a trial. The plea deal entails that the Cleveland kidnapping perpetrator be sentenced to life in prison without parole – he will never even get a parole hearing. It would also mean that a trial Castro was facing on August 5 would not happen and he would not face the possibility of being sentenced to death. Judge Michael J. Russo went over the deal with Castro, and told him that he would be labeled as a sexual predator. Castro replied that he understood. Russo went through charges Ariel Castro faces relating to the allegations he held three women captive for a decade and asked how he pleaded. Over and over and over again, he replied: “Guilty.” An attorney for three kidnapping victims told CNN that they were hoping for a plea deal because they did not want to take the stand at Castro’s trial. One can certainly sympathize with that. A law firm representing Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Georgina “Gina” DeJesus, issued a statement after Ariel Castro agreed to a plea. “Amanda, Gina, and Michelle are relieved by today’s plea,” according to Jones Day. “They are satisfied by this resolution to the case, and are looking forward to having these legal proceedings draw to a final close in the near future.” The women want to remain private and don’t want to speak to media or others, the statement said, but they’re grateful for the support they’ve received.

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Selena Gomez and Ed Sheeran: Hooking Up!

Justin Bieber may want to avert his eyes before he reads this, hops in his Ferrari and terrorizes the streets of Calabasas at highway speeds in a fit or rage. Selena Gomez and Ed Sheeran are totally hitting it! “They are hooking up!” says one insider, noting that the matchmaker was none other than Gomez’s close pal Taylor Swift, currently touring with Sheeran. We all remember Taylor Swift’s reaction when she last saw Selena and Justin kissing, so it’s little surprise she’s looking to steer Gomez elsewhere! As for Sheeran, the 22-year-old singer said he was single at the MuchMusic Video Awards, but when asked about being set up with Selena , he responded: “I wouldn’t complain.” Guess not! The attraction for the 20-year-old Gomez, per a second source, is the U.K. native’s maturity compared to that of the increasingly erratic Justin Bieber . “She got sick of having to take care of Justin like he was her child,” says a source quoted by Us Weekly . “This is a nice escape from the drama.” The final straw was reportedly Justin’s flirting with Miley Cyrus , though that report was not confirmed. Whatever the reason, they are no longer a thing. A friend close to Selena says Gomez and Bieber “are totally done” and “not even hooking up anymore,” while she is now “having fun” with Sheeran. “They are friends with an open mind,” another insider says, likely meaning basically that they enjoy pawing one another vigorously without labels yet. “He’s sensitive and sweet and a lot deeper than Justin.” Given his behavior lately, that’s not saying a whole lot … but here’s hoping Selena and Ed, if in fact they are hooking up, are having a great time of it.

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Vince Flynn Dies; Best-Selling Author Was 47

Vince Flynn, the prolific and best-selling author of many political thriller novels, has died. He succumbed to prostate cancer after a two-year battle. Flynn was just 47 years old. Flynn announced in 2011 that he was fighting Stage 3 metastatic prostate cancer. A statement from Flynn’s publisher, Simon & Schuster, Inc., said he died Wednesday . Flynn self-published his first book, Term Limits , in 1997, then got a publishing deal. Term Limits became a New York Times bestseller, as did other works of his, many centering around the character Mitch Rapp, a counterterrorism operative. His long-time agent Sloan Harris, the co-head of publications at ICM, said, “Vince Flynn was an incredibly talented storyteller and a true pioneer in publishing.” “Despite his extraordinary talent and success, Vince never lost his common touch. He was a warm, generous and charismatic friend to everyone.” Motion picture rights to the Mitch Rapp character have been optioned by CBS Films with the intention of making an action-thriller movie franchise. Bruce Willis had signed on to an adaptation of American Assassin to play Rapp’s mentor and the hope had been to get Chris Hemsworth to play Rapp. He often rooted Rapp in real events. Rapp’s motivation for fighting terrorism originally sprang from the death of his high school sweetheart in the 1988 bombing of the Pan Am flight 103.  One year later, the character was recruited into the CIA as an unconventional operative who is willing to push the envelope to accomplish his goals. Flynn’s novels have been praised for their extensive research and prescient warnings about the rise of Islamic radical fundamentalism and terrorism. His books have been read by current and former presidents, heads of state and intelligence professionals and are admired for their verisimilitude and imagination. R.I.P.

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Michael Jackson Wrongful Death Trial: Could AEG Actually Lose?

The Michael Jackson wrongful death trial is in full swing, and it looks like defendant/concert promoting giant AEG Live actually stands a chance of losing. Michael’s mother and his children’s guardian, Katherine Jackson, have made a bold effort to convince a jury AEG Live was negligent, TMZ reports. Randy Phillips, the head of the company, had trouble explaining why he thought MJ ” looked really good ” in a meeting just five days before his death. A photograph of the entertainer taken a day before – June 19, 2009 – clearly showed otherwise, with a smiling Jackson looking noticeably gaunt and pale. Kenny Ortega and others testifying that they were alarmed over MJ’s health as AEG and Dr. Conrad Murray ignored them has also provd compelling. In the days preceding his death, Jackson missed rehearsals and was sweating profusely. He also seemed out of it, saying ” God keeps talking to me .” As for how Phillips reconciled his comment about Jackson with other evidence, he said, “I was confused as anybody.” Not exactly a convincing argument. Experts believed AEG would and could make the case that they felt Jackson being properly cared for by Murray, who MJ is said to have hand-picked. In other words, the explanation that Jackson knew what he was getting into and AEG can’t be held responsible for his recklessness seemed airtight. Or not. Lawyers for Katherine Jackson and the children (Blanket, Prince and Paris Jackson ) may have the upper hand in the trial up to this point. They key: If a jury believes AEG unreasonably pushed Michael to perform when they knew he wasn’t up for it, or if they ignored possible warning signs. The family is seeking tens of BILLIONS of dollars in damages resulting from the death of Michael Jackson, which tragically occurred June 25, 2009.

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Lamb Of God Frontman Indicted On Manslaughter Charges

Randy Blythe will stand trial in the Czech Republic stemming from the death of a fan at a 2010 concert. By James Montgomery Randy Blythe Photo: Christie Goodwin/ Getty Images

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Quote Of The Day: “I’ll Beat The Dog Sh** Out Of Rick Ross”- Suge Knight

Who’s REALLY the biggest boss that we’ve seen thus far??? Suge Knight Threatens To Fight Rick Ross Yesterday , Suge Knight gave the media some entertaining fodder to run with in the form of accusations during a radio interview that Tupac Shakur is not really dead. *Sigh*. Today, we get even MORE attention-sloring quotes from the Death Row boss that he wants to lay hands on Officer Ricky Rozay for invoking the name of Tupac while also maintaining alliances with Diddy, who he claims killed ‘Pac. Peep what the Sugary one had to say about Mr. Ross: “I can’t sit up here and say I’m bitter to Rick Ross, ‘cus like anybody else, we don’t know Rick Ross,” Suge said. “That’s a guy who uses somebody else’s name. This guy comes from being a correctional officer. I don’t got nothing negative [against him] personally, I just feel like he do do good music, and you can’t take that from him. That boy got bars, he’s gonna write…at the same time, I feel like there’s a line you cross, and Rick Ross crossed that line. If you’re gonna be with guy [Diddy] who killed Tupac, you can’t go turn around and do a record [called] ‘Tupac Back’…Rick Ross is a grown a$$ *****. I’ll beat the dog sh** out of Rick Ross for manipulating these people out here.” Should be interesting to see how this plays out in the future. Do you think Suge is really about that life? Considering his street record of getting knocked the f**k out so often, we’d have to see it to believe it. Images via WENN More On Bossip! Dirty Dog Diaries: MORE Women Come Forward Telling Royce That Her New Boo-Thang Dezmon Briscoe Been Tryna Chop Them Down Too! Single And Ready To Mingle: The 10 Best Cities To Meet New People And Get Freaky! Cheaper To Chop Her: Men (And Women) That Got Caught Trying To Pay For That Poon Ain’t That A B–?! Dirty Dogs That Faced Bad Karma For Their Dirty Dog Ways

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Emmy Rossum Naked in Shameless of the Day

Tits on TV is a fucking good thing….Emmy Rossum is also a good thing and these UK turned US shoes could be a good thing…my the Americans are missing the shit…making it some Disneyland pile of shit version that rapes the fucking original….. I get that these US producers are jumping on the success of The Office, and figure ripping off UK shows will lead to serious success, even if their story lines are 6 years late, but motherfuckers need to hire me to write the shit….cuz I understand drunken deadbeat dads… Seriously… I am going to start a campaign to get me a writing job on this show, not that I’m not a writer, I just know I’m better than the idiots they hired, and that I can save the shit from the death it is clearly going to have…even though Emmy Rossum is worth masturbating to…unfortunately not enough to save her shit….and here’s her recent nude scene…cuz they’re trying as hard as they can…and this kind of trying is amazing…

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Gary Coleman Death Photo Being Shopped; Shannon Price Trying to Profit From Star’s Death?

In disturbing news, a sequence of Gary Coleman photos depicting the former child star in the hospital last month are being shopped to celebrity news outlets. In one photo, Coleman is dead. In another, his eyes are closed and he is on a ventilator. It’s as sad as it is pathetic that someone took and is trying to sell it. The person selling the photos claims to have four, and the final pic was taken after the 42-year-old was taken off life support by his ex-wife, Shannon Price. The asking price is low five figures , and if someone pays that, or anything for that matter, we suggest they pack lightly for where they’re headed – it’s hot. Meanwhile, other reports say Shannon Price – who is in no way tied to the death photos, as far as we know – has been profiting from the death of Coleman. Gary Coleman and Shannon Price wed in 2007 and divorced in 2008. They never remarried, but reconciled and were living together at the time of his death last month. Price, whose conduct and remarks during the Gary Coleman 911 call released last week have drawn scrutiny, supposedly wants to get up to $50,000 for interviews. Supposedly, Shannon is even offering to give – for the right price – a video tour of the house and where they lived, and where Gary suffered his ultimately fatal fall. On second thought, maybe Shannon Price is the person hawking the death photo. She sure hasn’t done much to establish herself as a person who wouldn’t do that. If you recall, Price sold a video interview within 24 hours of his death, denying that she had a role in his fall (which no one suggested) or that she wanted him dead. This situation is growing increasingly weird, if not suspicious. Since then, she has reportedly tried to bank another interview, asking for up to $50,000 for a sit-down interview as one of her reps contacted various media outlets. What a world .

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Juveniles Who Haven’t Killed Won’t Get Life Sentences

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who commit crimes where nobody is killed may not be sentenced to life in prison without parole. This is the first ruling (aside from the death penalty) that an entire class of offender may be protected from a form of punishment. Justice Kennedy wrote: “A state need not guarantee the offender eventual release, but if it imposes the sentence of life, it must provide him or her with some realistic opportunity to obtain release before the end of that term.” What do you think? Should juvenile criminals be immune from severe punishment? added by: joshuaheller