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Keith Lamont Scott: Police Shooting Video Released to Public

On September 20, Charlotte, North Carolina resident Keith Lamont Scott was shot four times by police officer Brentley Vinson. Scott, a father of seven, later died of his injuries. He was 43 years old. Now, new footage showing the minutes directly before and after the shooting has been obtained and released by NBC News. Viewers should be warned that the footage is disturbing: Keith Lamont Scott Shooting Footage The voice on the video is that of Scott’s wife, Rakeyia. She can be heard repeatedly pleading with officers to not shoot. When police instruct Lamont to drop his weapon, Rakeyia informs that her husband is unarmed: “He doesn’t have a weapon, he has a TBI [traumatic brain injury], he’s not going to do anything to you guys, he just took his medicine.” A police spokesperson says Scott was holding an object that appeared to be a gun, which can be seen near his feet in photos taken after the shooting. In the days since the shooting, Charlotte has erupted in protests and riots, which have sadly resulted in more gun violence. Governor Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency, and ordered the deployment of the Charlotte National Guard. This morning, a man named Rayquan Borum was charged with shooting a protester. Earlier this week, Scott’s family issued a statement to protesters, reading: “As a family, we respect the rights of those who wish to protest, but we ask that people protest peacefully.” “Please do not hurt people or members of law enforcement, damage property or take things that do not belong to you in the name of protesting.” Today’s developments come on the heels of news that Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Betty Shelby has been charged with first degree manslaughter . Shelby was the officer under scrutiny for shooting Terrenece Crutcher, another unarmed black man, last week. The problem of police violence against people of color in America has drawn global attention in recent months. Spurred by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for the national anthem before a preseason NFL game, players across the league have begun using their platform to protest the violence and demand action. Earlier today, Charlotte mayor Jennifer Roberts announced that there were no plans to release the video of Scott’s shooting, as she believed doing so would affect the integrity of an ongoing police investigation. “When you are still gathering eyewitness accounts, they are still talking to folks,” Roberts said in a press conference. “If you have already seen something on the Internet, it can cloud your memory, it can alter what you think you saw.” She added: “We want eyewitnesses to tell us without being led or having their memory changed by something they heard or saw.” We’ll have further updates on this story as more information becomes available.

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Big Brother Season Finale Recap: Who Won?

Which of the final three players played the best game? That was the main question as we went into the final episode of Big Brother.  We picked up at the first part of the HOH competition.  The houseguests followed a red beam around the garden and held on to whichever object it stopped at.  Nicole swiftly dropped, followed by James.  That meant Paul won part one of the HOH competition. We then got to witness the jury getting some tips from Dr. Kirby.  It’s become something of a tradition, but most of the fans have long forgotten who the heck he is.  As expected, Michelle continued to be totally bitter over Nicole making it further than her.  Any way you look at it, it’s pretty obvious Michelle is jealous that the other super fan in the house got her out.  Maybe if Michelle showed some loyalty around the house, she might have made it further.  As expected, Michelle started bawling like a baby when the jury realized she had it out for Nicole.  Da’vonne pretty much called it when she said that regardless of what everyone thought of Nicole, she played a solid game.  James and Nicole then faced each other in part two of the HOH competition.  View Slideshow: 12 Big Brother Houseguests We Loved… Or Loved to Hate Nicole absolutely trounced James. She completed the competition in just over seven minutes.  James struggled and finished just over 12 minutes later.  That paved the way for the final part of the competition.  It was super tense and Paul eventually beat out Nicole.  He then shocked the audience by sending James out the door.  There’s absolutely no way Nicole would have kept Paul over James, so there’s that.  James was confused by Paul’s speech.  It basically called him out for being a snake. Paul has been very vocal about him not liking the way James has played the game. The jury asked the final two generic questions about their decisions throughout the game.  When we got to the vote, it sure seemed like Paul was going to win the game.  Then, when the votes came in, Nicole won! It was probably the most shocking jury decision in the history of the series.  The vote was 5-4 in Nicole’s favor.  Before the show was over, Victor won America’s Favorite Houseguest.  Julie also revealed that a either Jason from Big Brother 17, or Jozea from this year’s series would be making their way into the house next week on CBS All Access.  What did you think of the Big Brother finale? Did Nicole deserve to win? Hit the comments below! View Slideshow: 10 Best Reality TV Meltdowns EVER

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Arian Foster & Martellus Bennett Among NFL Players Protesting During National Anthem

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With the first week of the 2016 NFL season in the books, more players have joined Colin Kaepernick’s stand against injustice.

Arian Foster & Martellus Bennett Among NFL Players Protesting During National Anthem

Lena Dunham Issues Formal Apology to Odell Beckham Jr.

Lena Dunham would like to put this month’s most unexpected feud to rest. She’d like to apologize to New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. The Girls actress and creator stirred up a bit of controversy this week after making comments to Amy Schumer in an interview for the Lenny Letter website. Dunham thought back to this spring’s MET Gala in New York City and her awkward experience there, talking to Schumer about what it was like to sit next to Beckham Jr. “It was so amazing because it was like he looked at me and he determined I was not the shape of a woman by his standards,” Dunham explained . She went on to make some big assumptions about what the wide receiver was thinking. Although the main crux of her point was how she did not fit in such at this sort of fashionable event. “He was like, ‘That’s a marshmallow. That’s a child. That’s a dog.’ It wasn’t mean – he just seemed confused,” Lena continued. “The vibe was very much like, ‘Do I want to f-ck it? Is it wearing a … yep, it’s wearing a tuxedo. I’m going to go back to my cell phone.'” Critics came out in force after Dunham made these comments because they were based solely on conjecture and they didn’t pain Beckham Jr. in a great light. Dunham concluded at the time: “It was like we were forced to be together, and he literally was scrolling Instagram rather than have to look at a woman in a bow tie. “I was like, ‘This should be called the Metropolitan Museum of Getting Rejected by Athletes.'” After reading the backlash, Dunham Tweeted that Beckham was “super awesome” and she was simply being self-deprecating. Her comments were all about her and not about him at all. But now she’s issued a more formal apology. “I owe Odell Beckham Jr an apology,” Dunham wrote on Instagram yesterday. She added: “Despite my moments of bravado, I struggle at industry events (and in life) with the sense that I don’t rep a certain standard of beauty and so when I show up to the Met Ball surrounded by models and swan-like actresses it’s hard not to feel like a sack of flaming garbage.” She continued: “This felt especially intense with a handsome athlete as my dinner companion and a bunch of women I was sure he’d rather be seated with. “But I went ahead and projected these insecurities and made totally narcissistic assumptions about what he was thinking, then presented those assumptions as facts. “I feel terrible about it.” For the record, Beckham Jr. is one of the most exciting players in the NFL and may have dated Khloe Kardashian this summer. He has not commented on the flap. With accusations of white privilege and reverse sexism floating around the Internet, Dunham concluded as follows: “Because after listening to lots of valid criticism, I see how unfair it is to ascribe misogynistic thoughts to someone I don’t know AT ALL. Like, we have never met, I have no idea the kind of day he’s having or what his truth is. “But most importantly, I would never intentionally contribute to a long and often violent history of the over-sexualization of black male bodies- as well as false accusations by white women towards black men. “I’m so sorry, particularly to OBJ, who has every right to be on his cell phone. “The fact is I don’t know about his state of mind (I don’t know a lot of things) and I shouldn’t have acted like I did.” Seems like a pretty in-depth apology to us. Case closed? Case closed.

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Colin Kaepernick Cheered And Booed As He Sits Out The National Anthem At “Salute The Military” Game [Video]

Colin Kaepernick stuck to his guns with his decision to take a knee during the National Anthem tonight, and teammate Eric Reid joined him in making the statement — at a game meant to salute the armed forces, no less. And it looks like Colin’s action is inspiring players on other teams as well. Seahawks baller Jeremy Lane also decided to remain in his seat this time around… Could this be a movement that sweeps across the league? Instagram/ ESPN

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Where’s Melo? U.S. Basketball Team Gets It Poppington Blowing Hookah With Bikini-Clad Girls In Greece [Video]

Must be nice… USA basketball players are having fun on their holidays in Mykonos Hookahs, dance with beautiful girls, champagne showers and photos with fans includes the holiday menu for the USA basketball players who spend their holidays in Mykonos after winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games of Rio. American super stars, such as DeAndre Jordan, Kevin Durant and Harrison Barnes, spotted at Psarrou beach having fun. Watch the exclusive video of Mykonos Live Tv. Continue reading

Jenelle Evans Confirms Third Pregnancy, World Cowers in Fear

Jenelle Evans has confirmed that she is pregnant. And confirmed the gender of her impending baby. And confirmed its due date. And even confirmed the future bundle of joy’s name. Such openness is a stark contrast to the Teen Mom 2 star’s reaction when rumors of Jenelle’s third pregnancy first spread across the Internet. Evans was involved in a car accident in mid-July. As part of the police report, officers wrote that Evans told them she was complaining of abdominal pains … which may have been related to the fact that she was 10 weeks along with her third child. Because the Internet reacted to this speculation with shock and horror, Evans did not go online to verify the pregnancy. Instead, she lashed out at the haters, slamming them for being obsessed with her personal life, yet seemingly not caring one bit about her well-being. “Why not be concerned about my health?!” Evans wrote. “I want privacy. All of you disgust me.” “It’s all about gossip these days… Funny someone else comes out with news they are pregnant and the world is overjoyed.” Well, yeah.  Most of those other people have not been filmed exhibiting some rather horrible parenting traits, while also getting into epic screaming matches with their mother and taking a lot of drugs. We really don’t wish to judge parents… or anyone. But this will be Jenelle’s third child by her third man – David Eason – and she hasn’t shown many signs that she even wants to be a mom. But anyway. That was then. And this is now: Evans took to Instagram on Wednesday night and captioned a photo of her and boyfriend David with the aforementioned confirmation(s). “Time to introduce the world to our baby girl soon, Ensley Jolie Eason,” she wrote. “She will be arriving Jan. 28th. We couldn’t be any happier!” So there we have it. Eason, who has a daughter from a previous relationship, added himself on Instagram: “I’m so happy im bout ta cry!!. I love you so much @j_evans1219 and I can’t wait to meet our baby girl Ensley Jolie Eason!!” He wrote this as a caption to the above picture, which depicts Eason kissing Evans and also touching her baby bump. It is a very sweet image, we’ll give him that much. As those who watch Teen Mom 2 online know all too well, this will be Jenelle’s third child with her third baby daddy. She is already mom to six-year-old Jace (with ex Andrew Lewis) and also to two-year-old Kaiser (with ex-fiance Nathan Griffith). Jenelle Evans Ditches Son For Spring Break in Shocking Teen Mom Clip There have been plenty of blow-ups with her centered around these kids, their fathers and also Jenelle’s own parent. Evans’ mother, Barbara, continues to have custody of Jace, as she an Jenelle have long been battling over custody of the little boy, a struggle documented on their hit MTV series. Questions about Jenelle as a parent continue to circulate online and from anyone who has seen her in action on Teen Mom 2. (One of many cases in point above.) But, hey, maybe this will be a new beginning. Maybe it will be the fresh start she needs. It can’t hurt to have some hope, can it? (Please don’t make us regret this, Jenelle.) Unlike losers such as Griffith , perhaps Eason will be a steady, loving, positive influence in her life and in the life of her daughter. View Slideshow: 13 Shocking Jenelle Evans Facts Even We Didn’t Know! “He’s financially stable and emotionally stable,” she told Us Weekly of her boyfriend in December, despite what you might think from TV. “And he’s a great support system for me, and I need that in my life.” See. There’s a fresh perspective right there. There’s an example of self-awareness, delusional as some might say she is. This pregnancy is happening. This child is entering the world. We might as well wish Evans and Eason the very best of luck with her. Right?

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Hope Solo: Suspended By U.S. Women’s Soccer!

Soccer star Hope Solo has been suspended from the U.S. Women’s National Team for six months, the organization announced on Wednesday. The athlete will be ineligible to compete until February . Here disciplinary action comes after the goalkeeper, who helped Team USA to gold in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, lashed out in Rio. Hope slammed the Swedish women’s soccer team after the U.S. was stunningly defeated and knocked out of medal contention early. Sunil Gulati, the president of the organization, criticized “the comments by Hope Solo after the match against Sweden at the 2016 Olympics.” Solo’s comments “were unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require from our National Team players,” Gulati said.  “Beyond the athletic arena and beyond the results” of the match, “the Olympics celebrate the ideals of fair play and respect.” The USWNT felt Solo didn’t live up to those ideals. “We expect all of our representatives to honor those principles,” Gulati said, explaining the suspension, “with no exceptions.” After the August 12 defeat, Solo said she thought the losing Team USA played a “courageous game,” while Sweden … did not. “I think we showed a lot of heart. We came back from a goal down. I’m very proud of this team,” the controversial star began. “But I also think we played a bunch of cowards,” she said. “The best team did not win today. I strongly believe that.” Obviously, her comments did not go over too well. Swedish coach Pia Sundhage, who previously coached Team USA to those two Olympic gold medals, blasted the goalie for her attitude.  “We won the game. They played more attacking football than we did. We defended very well,” Sundhage told  The Los Angeles Times .  “It’s OK to be a coward if you win.”  In response, Solo retweeted  Sports Illustrated ‘s full transcript of her much-discussed quote and admitted that she’s not the best loser. “Losing sucks. I’m really bad at it,” she wrote. Hope Solo Taunted by “ZIKA” Chants in Olympic Opener That wasn’t sufficient to avoid a suspension, but at least it was honest; Hope does not mince words, or hold back her actions. After posting photos that some felt were disrespectful about the host nation, Solo was taunted with “Zika” chants earlier in the games. This isn’t Solo’s first brush with trouble. In 2015, she was benched for 30 days for “an incident that occurred during the current WNT training camp” that was held in Carson, Calif. Allegedly, there was drunken driving of the team van  by her husband, who’s been by her side throughout a few of Solo’s lower points. Hope was arrested for domestic violence in 2014, and has been involved in some eyebrow-raising incidents with Jerramy Stevens (below):

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Some Strong Black Matrimony-dom: NBA Champ JR Smith Weds Jewel Harris

Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball Player J.R. Smith Marries Jewel Harris Congratulations are definitely in order for Cleveland Cavaliers baller J.R. Smith, who wed his longtime love Jewel “Shirley” Harris Monday night. Smith confirmed the marriage in an interview with the NBA Players Association Monday sharing, Ever since I got back with my wife, Jewel, last year and proposed to her in August, things started going uphill slowly but surely. Before I was doing so much thinking; now it’s just reacting. So it’s just taking stuff as things come and realizing what’s more important between her and my girls, Demi and Peyton, as opposed to everything else. Thinking about the big day. — JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) August 7, 2016 The hoop star tweeted in anticipation of his big day over the weekend. 2 rings

Brazilian Models for the Rio Olympics Starting Today of the Day

It is the RIO Olympics staring in the next few hours with the opening ceremony – and it’ll be interesting to see what will go wrong, who will get killed on the street, robbed as Rio is historically the most fucked up city in the world…but it’s got great beaches – if you don’t mind catching super bacteria from a mismanaged septic system… Point being, Brazil will bring back their pride to events, you know their international famous people that happen to be a series of Victoria’s Secret models…that’s all Brazil’s created – maybe a few soccer players – but so many victoria’s secret models and I assume they are all back to show their Brazil pride for money from brands who want the RIO experience – but in a more accessible way than getting your motorcycle stolen at gun point… So watch the Olympics, support the corruption…or just stare at their model guests… ADRIANA LIMA FOR MORE CLICK HERE Izabel Goulart FOR MORE CLICK HERE The post Brazilian Models for the Rio Olympics Starting Today of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepfather .

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