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Hurricane Chris Acquitted in Second-Degree Murder Case

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Three years ago Shreveport rapper Hurricane Chris was arrested on murder charges after he killed a man who he claimed was trying to take his car at a gas station.
Chris states his actions were in self-defense, however, according to The Shreveport Times, security cameras show a different result.

“Investigators were able to secure video footage of the incident that detectives believe showed that Dooley did not act in self-defense,” authorities said in a news release.

Now he has been acquitted in the murder.

KSLA reports:

A Caddo District Court jury has acquitted 34-year-old rapper Christopher Dooley, aka Hurricane Chris.

The five-man, seven-woman panel found the Shreveport native not guilty of second-degree murder and possession of stolen things.

Dooley had been on trial for more than a week in connection with the shooting death of 32-year-old Danzeria Farris Jr. The latter died after having been shot multiple times June 19, 2020, at a gas station at Hearne Avenue at Hollywood Avenue in Shreveport.

In between, prosecutors called nine witnesses while the defense presented two, including Hurricane Chris himself.

The ‘A Bay Bay’ rapper was exonerated on all charges.

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Chet Hanks Is “Emotionally Disturbed” And “Not Well,” Eric André Claims

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Some “nepo babies,” such as Gigi Hadid, have made wildly successful careers for themselves by taking advantage of the opportunities their famous families have afforded them. Others, however, seem to crumble under the pressure of being in the spotlight (often from a young age), taking dark and troubling routes rather than coasting through Hollywood with ease. A star who seems to fall into the latter category is Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson.

While he has had some noteworthy acting roles over the years, the 32-year-old’s name is often embroiled in controversy, showing him in a negative light. He’s previously been accused of cultural appropriation after going viral several times while speaking in a Jamaican accent on social media, and now, Eric André is spilling on his time spent working with Hanks. During a recent conversation with Rolling Stone, the comedian described the Your Honor star as “emotionally disturbed,” among other things.

Eric’s Experience Working with Chet Hanks

Chet Hanks attends the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

“Chet Hanks was a tough cookie,” André recalled of working with the California native on his self-titled show. “He broke our crew. It felt like ‘Rust.’ He broke us down,” the 39-year-old further explained, comparing Hanks to Alec Baldwin’s western film that was shut down several months back after the unexpected death of Halyna Hutchins on set. Apparently, the environment he created on the Eric André Show was equally as “dangerous” and could’ve seriously injured other cast and crew members.

The Bad Trip star went on to share that “[Chet] is… emotionally disturbed. He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders.” Thankfully, André’s creative control allowed him to “edit out all [the] bullshit” Hanks pulled off while trying to prank Eric back. “He’s not well. How did Colin Hanks come out so good and Chet Hanks come out so bad?” the Florida native pondered.

Actor Reportedly Tried to Sleep with Ziwe

Elsewhere in his interview, André alleged that Chet Hanks tried to sleep with talk show host Ziwe, who he previously went to school with. “I talked to Ziwe about it. God, what a guy. Now he’s the executive producer on the show and the president of Adult Swim,” the funny man quipped. Just last year, the embattled entertainer appeared on the female host’s Showtime series, at which time he went viral for his various on-screen antics. See for yourself in the video above, and check back later for more pop culture news updates.

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[WATCH] NYC Call To Action Rally For Teen With Autism Beaten On Subway

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Shocking video of teens attacking a 15-year-old in an uptown train station has spurred an NYPD hate crime investigation.

A group yelled anti-Black slurs before brutally attacking the boy in the Manhattan subway station on Friday afternoon, police said on Monday as video of the incident circulated on social media.
Video shows a black teen attempting to board the train while a young woman in a Chicago Bulls sweatshirt forcefully pulls the teen off an A train. A large group of teens surround the teen  screaming repeatedly, “Get off” and “Ni***r Alert!!”

]The group passes at least 20 other kids and 10 adults standing on the uptown platform, video shows.

The teen tries to get back on the train, but the girl drags him off again, another teen throws a punch and then the group tackles him, the video shows.

“Fight back” someone screams in the video.

The teen tries to defend himself as he’s thrown on a bench and his glasses are knocked from his face, the video shows.

The 15-year-old’s lip was cut and, according to police, his attackers broke his glasses.

Uptown’s 34th Precinct released photos on Monday afternoon of three suspects wanted in connection to the attack.

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Comedian/Activist Rosemary Serevino is holding a ‘Call To Action’ outside of the 181st A train station where the incident occured.  “It is sad to see all these things happening to our youth.” She wrote on her Instagram page. “I don’t know all the facts but what is clear is the youth is screaming for help. We need to listen to them and do something. The city is lacking so many programs.” Severino told PIX News 11. “We’re not for bullying.”

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Comedian/Activist Rosemary Serevino

March 14th at 2pm 181st A Train station.

Say no to racism and bullying.

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March 14th Rally against racism and bullying

Watch the boy’s mother below.

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Tyrese Says Psych Meds Caused 2017 Breakdown & Claims Of $5Mil Will Smith Gift

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There was a season of Tyrese’s public life when people were concerned about his mental health. The multihyphenate entertainer took to the internet with an outrageous claim back in 2017, and he’s clarifying what was going on for him at the time. During that season, Tyrese and his ex-wife Norma Mitchell were engaged in a bitter custody battle. The singer appeared online in a tearful video that has gone down in viral history. He lamented over his daughter and elsewhere, Tyrese claimed Will Smith gave him $5 million to help him with the legal fees involved in his custody dispute.

At the time, Tyrese wrote: “My wife kept the news away from me ’cause I’ve been on with lawyers all day, but our family and our sister Jada Pinkett-Smith and my brother Will Smith just sent us 5 million dollars to help keep us afloat. The Smiths and their whole family has always shown up for The Gibson’s. Uncle Will you’re an uncle for real.” However, soon Smith’s team would emerge with a denial. They insisted the Oscar winner didn’t loan the Fast & Furious star any money.

Tyrese Claims Depression Meds Were The Culprit

LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 30: Actor Will Smith, producer Sean Combs and actor Tyrese arrive to the Premiere of Sony Pictures’ ‘Hancock” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on June 30, 2008 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

In their 2017 reaction to Tyrese’s claims, the Smiths further admitted they were longtime friends of the actor. There were also rumors that the couple was concerned he was in the midst of “some sort of breakdown,” and in a recent appearance on Sway’s Universe, Tyrese addressed the controversy. He says it was the depression medications he was prescribed that made him act that way.

“Will Smith is gonna give me $5 million? I never even talked to Will Smith. I was out of my mind,” he stated. After losing custody of his daughter with Mitchell, Tyrese was prescribed Rexulti. Insider reported the medication could cause sudden changes in moods and uncontrollable impulses.

Back On Track

Tyrese and his ex are now on better terms, and he regularly sees their daughter. “I travel, and I move all the time. I’m used to being away from my baby. But to take my baby away for 100 days? Oh, I was f*cking miserable,” Tyrese admitted to Sway. “So, then the psychiatrist says, ‘Here’s some psych meds that’ll help stabilize your mood, because you barely sleep, you’re stressed the f*ck out, and your firstborn was taken away from you.’”

“You put some sh*t like Rexulti in my system, it’s going to have the worst adverse effects ever,” he added. “I’m online talking about Will Smith giving me $5 million. I never talked to Will Smith and I still haven’t recovered from the damage that I did to him and his family. They didn’t deserve them phone calls.”

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Michael Jackson’s Nephew Thanks Will Smith For Slapping Chris Rock

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In Chris Rock’s new Netflix special, Selective Outrage, the comedian brazenly compared the late King of Pop to convicted R&B singer R Kelly. He joked that they committed the “same crime”, but only one was subject to outrage.

Michael Jackson’s nephew, Taj Jackson called Rock a bully for his extremely false joke.

Taj took to Twitter to call Chris Rock a “bully” and thanked Will Smith for slapping him at the 2022 Oscars.

“Chris Rock has used my family as punching bags for his entire career.Yet I am supposed to feel bad for him getting slapped and humiliated on the Oscars”, Jackson wrote.
Taj who was an original group member in the group 3T, proceeded to make a list of three things he had to say to Chris Rock: “After seeing a new clip of him attacking my dead uncle in the first minutes of his ‘Retaliation-I’m still relevant’ special, I have 3 things to say.”

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  1. “What did my family ever do to you to warrant these decades of harassment and your constant bullying disguise as jokes?”
  2. “Just because you were bullied early on in life doesn’t give you the excuse to bully others now”
  3. “Thank you Will Smith”

Whew. Do you think Chris Rock was out of line?

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Fivio Foreign Asks For Prayers After Missing Rolling Loud Set To Address Health

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Fivio Foreign asked fans to pray for him, after revealing that complications with his health kept him from performing at this year’s Rolling Loud Concert in California.

The Brooklyn rapper took to Twitter late on Friday night after his scheduled performance on day one of the festival and apologized for missing his set. The fast-rising MC shared this is something he said has never happened in his career.

While he didn’t explain his condition, Fivio explained that he decided to skip Rolling Loud to address ‘what was keeping him from physically being at his best.’

“Apologize to @RollingLoud & everybody who came out to see me I ain’t make it,” he tweeted. “My first time missing a show and I feel so crazy about it but my body dealing w some real issues.. Juss keep me in yah prayers & I’ll hit Tariq up to make it up

Fivio Foreign’s health scare comes days after he shared his thoughts about how the pressures of life can bring on anxiety and depression.

“The reason people deal w depression and trauma and anxiety is cause they tryna take care of the things dat should b taken care of,” he tweeted on February 21, later adding: “I don’t ignore my problems I fix them…”l
Fivio offered some clarification, writing: “Ok lemme resay it for the people dat don’t get it… The folks dat don’t go above and beyond to handle there responsibilities b less depress then us dat do. Don’t worry this mixtape will explain everything..”

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[WATCH] Rickey Smiley Attempted To Send Son To Rehab Before Alleged Overdose

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Last month Radio host and comedian Rickey Smiley announced that his oldest son Brandon Smiley had passed away unexpectedly. Now, Smiley is opening up for the first time about the death of his son and how he and his family are coping with this devastating loss.

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In a candid interview with the Today Show, Rickey reveals Brandon’s cause of death. Rickey admits that Brandon struggled with drug abuse and that he died from a suspected accidental overdose.

Smiley, 54, said in Thursday’s interview that his late child’s girlfriend called him after finding Brandon “unresponsive” on Jan. 29.

“She said that, in her words, that he had OD’d,” he shared.

The comedian recalled receiving a second phone call while preparing for a flight to Georgia, this time from his “crying” daughter Taylor, who also let him know about Brandon’s death.

“He used, and it killed him,” he said.

Smiley admitted he was “shocked but not surprised” by the tragedy, explaining that he had “prepared … deep inside” for the possibility as Brandon struggled with addiction for years.

“His mother and I made several attempts to try to send him to get the help that he needed — send him to rehab,” he said.

“We thought that he as doing better. He had just joined the church, and he had just gotten baptized again, probably a month before he passed away.”

Smiley added that he does not “know why” or “how” Brandon became addicted to drugs, as his immediate family members are “all clean and sober.”

“We just assume that if you’re in a good school district or you’re in a gated community or everything is going good that these kids are not doing drugs,” he said. “You don’t have to be in the hood.”

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Brandon is survived by daughter Storm.

Watch the video below.

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Noreaga Explains Why ‘Drink Champs’ Won’t Do Interview With Keith Murray

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Drink Champs prides itself on being a platform that celebrates Hip Hop culture, but Keith Murray won’t appear anytime soon. The Rap legend is respected for his contributions to the culture, but his most recent interview caused chaos. Murray was a hot topic in January as portions of his The Art of Dialogue interview went viral. The rapper’s wild comments earned a wave of attention, including pushback from artists he mentioned. It made for laughs, and people fired off memes, but elsewhere, fans were concerned about his health.

There was speculation regarding what caused Murray’s behavior, but he hasn’t addressed the gossip. Some suggested Drink Champs needed to be the next platform to host a Murray interview, and Noreaga detailed his concerns. DJ EFN called Murray a “legend” in a video before Nore agreed. “Let’s also be upfront,” Noreaga added.

Noreaga’s Concerns Over Drinking & Smoking

“We’re concerned. His mental health doesn’t seem that we can put him in this environment and smoke and drink and him be [straight]. Now, if he can, we gon’ do it. We gon’ do it if he can sit here and he can smoke, he can drink, he can do all this.” EFN interjected that Murray isn’t required to partake in any vices. “The thing is, we have responsibilities,” said Nore. “We know that there’s a certain amount of people that watch us every week, every month, every motherf*ckin’ year.”

“But why would we put a Rap legend in jeopardy,” he continued. “And that’s what it’s feeling like. It’s feeling like if you come here, at some point he gon’ be like, ‘I ain’t drinkin’, I ain’t smokin’.’ At some point, he gon’ be like, ‘Give me a shot.’” They clarified that they aren’t blocking Keith Murray from the platform but are proceeding with caution.

Kanye West ‘Drink Champs’ Controversy

While this move was applauded, some noted they didn’t have the same energy for Kanye West. Ye’s appearances on the show sparked controversy after he trashed Talib Kweli, said Drake wages “psychological warfare,” and dissed several of his peers. Of those mentioned were Just Blaze, Big Sean, John Legend, Common, and of course, West spewed his political rhetoric. He also spoke ill of George Floyd and made anti-Semitic comments. Drink Champs took a few hits from those who thought they acted irresponsibly.

[WATCH] Fired Nashville Cop Involved In Sex Scandal Files Lawsuit Accusing Police Force Of ‘Sexually Grooming Her’

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Former Nashville cop Maegan Hall who was fired in December for sleeping with half of the police force has filed a lawsuit against the city of La Vergne.

In her lawsuit, Hall, 26, claims she was “sexually groomed” by other officers and the police chief.

According to the 51-page federal lawsuit obtained by the NY Post, Hall claims she felt trapped and exploited by the “predators” on the male-dominated police force.

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Maegan Hall

“Where Ms. Hall sought role models at her new job, she instead found predators,” the lawsuit says. “In place of offering professional development, her supervisors and the chief of police groomed her for sexual exploitation.”

The lawsuit went on to say the officers abused their authority “to systematically disarm her resistance and entrap her in degrading and abusive sexual relationships, even sharing tips on the best ways to manipulate and exploit her.”

Hall and six other officers, including La Vergne Police Chief Burrel “Chip” Davis, were fired for engaging in oral sex and other intimate acts while on the job.

She said she first became intimate with ex-officers Lewis Powell and Ty McGowan a year after she joined the police force in 2020 at age 24.

The lawsuit names the city of La Vergne, Powell, McGowan and Davis as defendants.

Hall claims the ex-police chief “encouraged this behavior and shared in the pornography and sexual fantasy of mutually abusing Ms. Hall with his trusted supervisor, Ty McGowan.”

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Hall is accused of being intimate with other married officers in patrol cars, a hot tub and on a “family” Memorial Day party boat.

In an interview with an investigator, Hall admitted she had a threesome with one cop and his wife. She told the investigator she “got stupid” and “got desperate” in the midst of a divorce.

Unable to find another job in law enforcement, Hall filed a lawsuit seeking an unspecified amount in damages for lost wages, medical expenses, mental suffering, emotional distress and “reputational harm.”

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Mother Of Two Dies After Laser Lipo Procedure At Shopping Center

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A 31-year-old mother of two died after she had liposuction at a clinic located in a mall in the eastern Venezuelan city of Cumaná.

Ana Rosa Mavarez fell ill after undergoing the minimally invasive procedure at the Marina Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Unit on Saturday night.

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The clinic is located in a mall in the eastern city of Cumaná

Mavarez, mother to an eight-year-old girl and 11-year-old boy, was rushed to a medical facility, where she was pronounced dead early Sunday morning.
Authorities arrested Dr. Alexander Larrochelle, who reportedly operated on Mavarez, after he visited a local police station to provide a statement Sunday.

Dr. Larrochelle will be held for up to 45 days while investigators go over their findings.

The surgeon performed a lipolaser on Mavarez, her mother, Petra Rivero, told news portal El Pitazo.

Mavarez’s condition continued to decline while Dr. Larrochelle used a laser to break down fat cells and tighten loose skin.

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Ana Rosa Mavarez, a 31-year-old mother-of-two

Petro said her daughter complained about severe pain and was not given medicine to treat the discomfort.

She added that Mavarez had her own lipo pump at the facility to reduce the swelling, but that one of the nurses declined to use it.
Mavarez began convulsing around 10pm and was not intubated until 12:30 am when Dr. Larrochelle showed up at the clinic.

Rivero said that the death certificate showed her daughter’s time of death as 11 pm, and that Dr. Larrochelle and the staff tried to convince the family into thinking that she was still alive.

The family searched all of Cumaná for an ambulance to transport Mavarez to another hospital, but were unable to do so because none of the ambulances were equipped with oxygen.

Mavarez was eventually transferred to a clinic at 4:30 am. Doctors admitted her into the facility without vital signs and confirmed her death.

“I am going to fight for my daughter, because she was not an animal. And just as it happened to my daughter, it has happened to many,” Rivero said. “And it’s going to keep happening if they don’t retaliate with that bum. That’s a butcher shop they have there.”

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Ana Rosa Mavarez leaves behind an 11-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter

Prayers to her family.

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