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Hate Crime: Jussie Smollett Hospitalized After Homophobic Attack By MAGAs

Source: Theo Wargo/Getty Images / Getty Prayers up! Jussie Smollett Attacked In Racist Hate Crime We’re extended our heartfelt prayers to Jussie Smollett after he was viciously attacked in Chicago. ThatGrapeJuice broke the news that the “Empire” actor was targeted and beaten late Monday by two unidentified men in ski masks. They add that Jussie had previously received a startling message through mail calling him a “f***t.” “You will die black f***t,” read the note.   TMZ has additional details and they’re reporting that the actor was attacked while leaving a local Subway restaurant by white men who yelled, “Aren’t you that f***ot ‘Empire’ n*****?” They then attacked him, fractured a rib, and put a noose around his neck while yelling “This is MAGA country.” The men also reportedly poured bleach on him. Jussie was taken to Northwestern Memorial and discharged. Chicago Police are investigating the incident which seems premeditated. This story is still developing… ***Update*** The Chicago Police department released a statement saying that detectives are investigating and asking the public to send tips to CPDTip.com. Chicago Police Department just sent out this statement re: Jussie Smollett pic.twitter.com/DxQswZn8xd — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 29, 2019 We’re praying for you Jussie!

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So Sad: 22-Year-Old Mom Dies After Fatal Fall Down Subway Steps With Her Baby & Stroller

Source: Jeff Greenberg / Getty Young Mom Dies After Falling With Stroller Down NYC Train Station Steps A young mom took a fatal fall down a flight of subway stairs in Midtown . She was she carrying her 1-year-old daughter in a stroller Monday night when it happened, according to NY Daily News . Malaysia Goodson, 22, fell down the stairs and onto the platform at the B/D/E at 53rd St. and Seventh Ave. at about 8 p.m., cops said. The Seventh Avenue/53rd Street station does not have an elevator; it only has an escalator that goes up. The Connecticut resident was knocked unconscious during the fall, but her daughter was left uninjured. Witnesses say that commuters rushed up the stairs to tell a subway agent that the woman had fallen. The agent contacted her supervisors, who called the police. Eventually, Medics took Goodson to Mt. Sinai West Hospital according to reports. Unfortunately, she couldn’t be saved. So sad. NBC reports that Goodson’s daughter Rhylee is her only child. The young woman’s brother described his late sister as protective and caring. He said his sister was loved by all, and he’s been getting hundreds of condolence messages on social media.

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Oh Yeeeeeaaahhh?? Funniest Reactions To Jeezy Possibly Snow-Plowing Jeannie Mai’s Cutesy Cakes

JEEZY AND JEANNIE MAI???? pic.twitter.com/2EFfyezhZU — lil ear’d shawty (@loyaltee__) January 25, 2019 Jeezy & Jeannie Stir Up Hilariously Petty Chatter It only took ONE pic of “The Real” co-host Jeannie Mai & Jeezy canoodled up in the club to blow up the internet, stir up delicious speculation that they’re “dating” (or, yanno, doing things ) and queue up hilariously petty reactions across the whole entire internet. Jeannie dating young Jeezy????? pic.twitter.com/3B80DBBwbr — BeyIVLife (@soforreal29) January 25, 2019 Peep the pettiest reactions To Jeezy possibly snow-plowing Jeannie Mai’s syndicated cakes on the flip.

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Knowledge Is Power(ball): Retired Michigan Couple Finesses $26 Million Off State Lottery By “Cracking Code”

Source: Brand X Pictures / Getty Retired Couple Find System To Make $26 Million Off Lottery There is a belief in America that all you have to do is work hard and you can have riches beyond your wildest fantasy. There is also a somewhat conflicting belief that all you have to do is guess the right lottery numbers and you can forgo all that hard work and get right to the bag. This is a story about doing the semi-hard work of playing the lottery correctly in order to not only secure the bag for yourself but also your family and friends. Jerry and Marge Selbee have won $26 million over the course of six years from the day Jerry realized that he knew how to finesses the system according to DailyMail . The couple owned a convenience store for 17 years, prior to selling the business Jerry learned about a new lottery game called Winfall. In Winfall, if no one matches all six winning numbers there is a “roll down” where the jackpot money is distributed to those who matched five, four, and three of the six winning numbers. Jerry figured if he bought enough tickets at the right time then he would pull enough roll down tickets to actually make money. Explaining how he first came up with the scheme, Mr Selbee said he worked out that if he played $1,100 worth of tickets, he would have one four-number winner, which would give him a $1,000 return. He would also have either 18 or 19 three-number winners, which would pay out $50 each, leaving him with a $1,900 return. His first attempt at cracking the code saw him double his money, firstly buying $3,600 of Winfall tickets and getting back $6,300. From this point it was on and poppin’. Jerry and his wife started a corporation called G.S. Investment Strategies and invited their loved ones to invest in shares for $500. For six years they sat in motel rooms going through lotto tickets to find the winning sets during roll down weeks. The have sold the rights to their story to movie producers who also want to cash on this unbelievable story.

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In WTF News: Canadian Man Illegally Carries 5,000 Live Leeches Into Toronto

Source: Edwin Remsberg / Getty Canadian Man To Be Charge For Illegally Carrying Leeches Into Toronto A man who attempted to bring around 5,000 live leeches into Canada will appear before a court in Toronto next month. according to Daily Mail, he’s facing some serious charges. No personal details have been released about the man, but he was found with the live contraband at Toronto Pearson International Airport on October 17 last year. A police dog helped alert authorities that something was amiss when the Canadian man came through the airport following a trip to  Russia , as first reported by  National Geographic . The leeches were discovered in hundreds of containers stored in the man’s luggage. the unnamed man is due to appear in court in Toronto on February 15 charged with illegally importing an internationally regulated species without required permits. He won’t be charged with smuggling as there is no evidence he was deliberately hiding the leeches. When questioned, the man said he was transporting them for personal use and ‘that their wastewater would enrich his orchids.’ However, investigators are convinced he might have been trying to sell the foreign crawlers. They can sell for around $10 each. The things people do for money. Yuck!

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Shoulda Bowncin’ In Love: Pettiest Ronnie & Shamari Devoe Tweets (So Far)

We need to talk about this… performance. Ronnie and Shamari DeNO. #RHOA pic.twitter.com/woZMPvHwu1 — Chadwick (@ohchadwick) January 25, 2019 Hilariously Petty Ronnie & Shamari Tweets We love us some Ronnie & Shamari Devoe (aka Me & Mari) who continue to anger haters and shoulda bownce in the name of love DESPITE endless slander across Black Twitter that gets pettier by the day. Shamari and Ronnie’s local performance ain’t made it to Twitter yet? Somebody put this in the comments and I cried. pic.twitter.com/IyY0qFMS5t — No (@iAmNotYourVegan) January 23, 2019 Peep the pettiest Ronnie & Shamari tweets (so far) on the flip.

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Lil Uzi Vert Reportedly Pulls Out Of Rolling Loud Australia Performance For ‘Undisclosed Reasons’

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Lil Uzi Vert No Longer Apart Of Rolling Loud Australia Lineup Something’s not right with the 2019 Rolling Loud Australia lineup. On Saturday, live music discovery app  Whatslively  reported that Lil Uzi Vert  had pulled out of the event for “undisclosed reasons.” Though festival organizers did not announce the news to fans and attendees, their newly posted set schedule reflects the changes, with Uzi noticeably absent from any appearances: ROLLING LOUD AUSTRALIA 2019 LET'S GO pic.twitter.com/3rmgVuX1Km — Rolling Loud Australia (@RollingLoudAU) January 26, 2019 As you can see from the new lineup and set times posted on Saturday, Lil Uzi Vert is no longer listed as a performer and neither is his previously collaborator Ski Mask the Slump God. Whatslively also reported that Ski Mask was forced to scrap his appearance because of issues with his passport. Lil Uzi’s slot is going to be filled by Rae Sremmurd and a “special guest,” who is thought by many to be Gunna. It has not yet been specified why Uzi decided to drop out of the inaugural festival, but it’s safe to assume that it has something to do with his recently announced retirement. In the beginning of the year, the Philadelphia rapper took to his Instagram page claiming he had deleted all of his material and that he was “done” with music. “I wanna take the time out to say I thank each and every one of my supporters but I’m done with Music,” he wrote on his Insta-Stories at the time. “I deleted everything. I wanna be normal … I wanna wake up in 2013. You are free.” Just this past Tuesday, Uzi shared another Instagram story that gave fans a little hope: “Wish I still could go to the studio,” he wrote over a photo of himself, “just reminiscing.” The public still isn’t really clear on why Uzi doesn’t want to make music right now, but everyone is just hoping he makes his way back to the studio soon.

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OKURRR! Cardi Flaunts Her Bangin’ Belcalis Baaaaaawdy In Skin Flick Fashion At The AVN Awards

Source: Ethan Miller/Getty Images / Getty For your viewing pleasure… Cardi B Performs At The AVNS Cardi B recently made history at the AVN Awards—and then she made jaws drop. Belcalis officially became the first female performer ever at the AVN (Adult Video Awards) at Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and she gave a private show to cam girls while rocking a red PVC bra and panties. Source: Shotbyjuliann/SplashNews.com / Splash News The 40-minute set included her tracks “Be Careful” and “Bickenhead.” She later had two wardrobe changes; first slipping into some royal blue lingerie… Source: Ethan Miller/Getty Images / Getty and then getting all strapped up in green leather. Source: Ethan Miller/Getty Images / Getty Cardi also showed off the looks in a freaky couch video on IG. She bad. See more bangin’ baaaawdied Belcalis at the AVN Awards on the flip.

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Mo Money: Amazon Closes $13 Million Deal For New Mindy Kaling Comedy About Diversity In Writers Rooms

Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty Mindy Kaling To Star In Comedy About Diversity In Writers Rooms Amazon just closed a $13 million deal for Late Night , a comedy about diversity in a late night talk show writers room that is written, produced, and stars Mindy Kaling . This marks the first major sale out of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Late Night is set to co-star Emma Thompson as a comic who begrudgingly takes an Indian-American writer (played by Kaling) under her wing after she is shamed into hiring more women and minorities. In  her cover story  for  Variety , Kaling said that she saw Late Night as a chance to retell a familiar story of someone trying to break into the entertainment business, but from a fresh perspective. “So much of this movie is about being a fan and being on the outside of the entertainment business,” she told  Variety . “That story has been told many, many, many times by 52-year-old white men, and I love all those movies. And as a comedy nerd I’ve always identified with them because it was the closest thing that I could identify with. There was no one like me making those kind of films.” Late Night was originally set up at Fox 2000 with Paul Feig slated to direct the comedy, but plans changed following Kaling’s pregnancy and an illness in Thompson’s family resulted in the start date getting pushed back. Once production finally began, Kaling lined up independent financing and tapped Nisha Ganatra to direct. Late Night also co-stars John Lithgow, Amy Ryan, and Ike Barinholtz.

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FUBU: NC Activist Proposes That African-Americans Practice Cultural Segregation For Black History Month

Source: bortonia / Getty Durham, NC Minister And Activist Proposes Black Community Self Segregate For BHM Here’s an interesting proposition — for 28 days — the entire month of February , one activist is suggesting that the black community turn our focus on supporting black owned businesses and educating black youth about black history and culture. “We need to build a wall around Black culture,” Paul Scott a Durham NC minister and activist, said via a release sent to BOSSIP. Scott believes that Black people were better off socially, politically and economically better off during the era of segregation. Scott, who gained national recognition for his comments in a 2018 NY Times article about gentrification whitening Durham , NC also argues that black history has been whitewashed to make white Americans more comfortable. He also believes that the Black movement for social equality has been hijacked by other groups. “Everyone has benefited from our tears and pain except us,” says Scott. Do you agree or disagree? Would you be willing to self-segregate for Black History Month just to see if those actions would improve the state of the Black community. Continue reading