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Jesus Take The Wheel: Family Tortured And Set Woman Who They “Met On The Internet” On Fire [Video]

This is some crazy isht right here… A husband and wife, plus a family friend and a teenager, allegedly assaulted a woman they met online and set her on fire. In a video posted on the victim’s Facebook page, the 20-year-old can be seen with burns to her face and arms. In that video, the victim says she ‘deserved the abuse’ allegedly suffered at the hands of Michael and Tamara Rhoades, Steven Mills and a 14-year-old. “This letter is to let everyone know that I hurt myself and that nobody did anything to me. Everything that’s happened has been because of me. I brought this on myself,” the victim said in the video. However, police say, that confession was a coerced. In the background a man’s voice can be heard telling the victim what she should say next. “Now tell ‘em about what you did, why we asked you to leave,” the male voice says in the video. Authorities say the 20-year-old victim met Michael and Tamara Rhoades online two years ago. Officials say they lured the victim from her home in Pittsburgh to live in their North Philadelphia row home. Police say the three had a consensual sexual relationship but, several weeks ago, things began to go south. Police say the suspects held the victim captive against her will, torturing her, pouring flammable liquids on her and then lighting her on fire. The victim was able to put out the flames, but was badly burned. Her alleged captors put her on a bus back to Pittsburgh, but not before getting the taped confession they concocted. “I started causing problems with the family and I threatened the kids and Tamara’s family,” the victim said in the video. While serving a search warrant at the home, police say they found yet another victim, a 21-year-old, who also appeared to be bruised and battered and had also come to stay with the Rhoades after meeting them in an internet chat room. Michael Rhoades, Tamara Rhoades, and Steve Mills are charged with attempted murder, arson, danger of death of bodily injury, and other related charges. The juvenile is facing similar charges. A preliminary hearing has been set for May 9th. Wait, how did a 14-year-old even get involved in this craziness??? Peep the video below: Source WPVI

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Nicki Minaj And Lil’ Kim Are ‘RapFix’ Favorites For A Reason

Before appearing on Wednesday’s ‘RapFix Live,’ Maino talks to Sway about the femcees’ appeal, in Mixtape Daily. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim Photo: MTV News / Getty Images Celebrity Favorites: Maino Do the ladies run this mutha? After being deprived of rap femininity for a few years, it seems that women are once again a hot topic in the hip-hop conversation. Take Wednesday’s “RapFix Live” one-year anniversary show , for instance. Not only is Trina making an appearance, but in two separate pre-show fan polls, Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim are leading otherwise male-dominated categories. Minaj is currently leading for Best “RapFix Live” Freestyle , and the Queen Bee is the leading vote-getter in the Best “RapFix” Moment poll. It’s especially interesting considering that the two ladies were tangled in one of the biggest rap beefs of the year as well. Maino knows both Kim and Nicki, and when he appeared on Sway’s Shade 45 morning radio show, he broke down the talents of both. “I told her years ago that if I believed in any new female, I really felt like she actually had it because she rapped very feminine, she had a lot of style with her,” Maino said of his early interactions with Nicki. “I saw her coming years ago, way before her name was even Nicki Minaj. I saw her actually being able to do it.” When Maino first came into the game with his debut single “Rumors,” Lil’ Kim was an early supporter, helping him navigate his way through the industry. “Kim is legendary, man; household name that’s gonna last forever,” he said. “I just don’t think that she maintained the work ethic to maintain what we wanted her to have, and that’s to be in the spotlight continuously. Some people are not built for that 10-year run of nonstop working, like a Jay-Z.” The “Hi Hater” rapper said that, with today’s fans, the only thing that matters is current hits, and while Kim has a powerful catalog, she needs some new bangers to return her to rap prominence. “She took time off. When you take time off, you kind of hurt yourself, because in this game, they judge you by today,” he said before offering advice to his onetime collaborator: “Get back to making hot music, because at the end of the day, that’s all it is.” Catch Lloyd Banks, Maino, Trina and the Outlawz on the “RapFix Live” one-year anniversary show on Wednesday, September 14, at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com! For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Artists Nicki Minaj Lil’ Kim Maino

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Gucci Mane Sent Back To Jail For Six Months

Rapper’s lawyer tells MTV News they ‘expected’ case to come down after January car-shoving incident. By Rob Markman Gucci Mane Photo: Taylor Hill/Getty Images After only three months on the street, Gucci Mane is back behind bars. In April, Gucci was jailed on numerous unspecified probation violations, which stem from a 2005 aggravated assault case. That month, however, the Atlanta rapper was also arrested on charges he shoved a female passenger from a moving vehicle back in January. While Gucci served time on probation violations from the ’05 case, he had yet to be sentenced in the January incident until Tuesday (September 13). The rapper’s attorney Ashutosh Joshi, confirmed to MTV News that Gucci has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct for pushing a woman out of his Hummer back on January 28. The “Wasted” MC is currently locked up in Georgia’s DeKalb County Jail, where his lawyer hopes he will be allowed to serve out his entire sentence. “It’s a case that we knew about, that we expected would come about at some point,” Joshi said. State Court Judge Eleanor Ross sentenced Gucci to six months and three years of probation, which is to take effect after his release. As a result of his plea, the Atlanta trap spitter was ordered to complete 12 weeks of anger management courses, pay $5,091 to cover the woman’s medical bills and a separate $3,000 fine. (The 1017 rapper’s current sentence also satisfies the criminal damage to government property charge he was handed after kicking a cop car last year.) On the morning of January 28, the victim, a 36-year-old Atlanta resident, was at the South DeKalb Mall, when she was approached by a male driving a white Hummer; he was eventually identified as Gucci Mane. According to the victim, Gucci asked if she wanted to get breakfast, to which she agreed before entering his vehicle. However, once inside the truck, Gucci allegedly offered the victim $150 to “go to the hotel.” When she refused and asked to be driven back to the mall, the rapper allegedly leaned over to open the passenger side door and shoved her out of the moving vehicle. According to the report, the victim “had redness on her left side/ back area.” And although she had never met Gucci before, the victim stated that she was familiar with his music and “recognized an ‘ice cream cone’ tattoo on the suspect’s face.” How will Gucci’s current sentence affect his career? Tell us what you think in the comments. Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame And Royce Da 5’9″ Related Artists Gucci Mane

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Upgraded to Serious Condition

Filed under: Gabrielle Giffords , Politix Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been upgraded from critical to serious condition. Giffords’ breathing tube was removed yesterday. She also has movement on both sides of her body. Capt. Mark Kelly , Giffords’ husband, is scheduled to do his first TV interview… Read more

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MJ Soundalike — That’s Not My Facebook Page!

Filed under: Michael Jackson , Jason Malachi The manager for Jason Malachi says Jason never posted on his Facebook page that he’s the voice behind four songs on Michael Jackson ‘s new album, adding Jason’s the victim of internet fraud. Thad Nauden tells TMZ someone created a phony Facebook page in… Read more

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MJ Soundalike — That’s Not My Facebook Page!

Filed under: Michael Jackson , Jason Malachi The manager for Jason Malachi says Jason never posted on his Facebook page that he’s the voice behind four songs on Michael Jackson ‘s new album, adding Jason’s the victim of internet fraud. Thad Nauden tells TMZ someone created a phony Facebook page in… Read more

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Willie Nelson Charged With Pot Possession

Filed under: Willie Nelson , Celebrity Justice Willie Nelson has been charged with the unthinkable — misdemeanor marijuana possession … TMZ has learned. Nelson was busted last week after cops found pot on the singer’s tour bus at a border patrol checkpoint in Texas. Cops initially thought Nelson… Read more

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Chasen Murder ‘Person of Interest’ Threatened to Kill

Filed under: Ronni Chasen , Celebrity Justice , Harold Martin Smith TMZ has obtained a mug shot of Harold Martin Smith — the “person of interest” in the Ronni Chasen murder case — and we’ve learned he had an open criminal case where the victim alleged Smith threatened to kill her husband. Smith — seen here in a 2009… Read more

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Deputy Who Busted Mel Gibson Sues

Filed under: Mel Gibson , James Mee , Celebrity Justice The L.A. Sheriff’s Deputy who arrested Mel Gibson in the infamous 2006 arrest is suing the County of L.A., claiming he’s the victim of retaliation. In the lawsuit, Deputy James Mee claims at the time of his arrest, Gibson was a spokesperson for the L.A.… Read more

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Chyna — Bugging Out Over Nasty Insect Bite

Filed under: Chyna Doll , Nurse! Another disgusting story about a bug bite — this time the victim is former WWE star Chyna … who claims a poisonous spider chomped on her leg, causing so much swelling … that her doc sent her to the hospital. Problem is — Chyna didn’t go to the ER… Read more

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