What’s Your ‘Florida Man’ Story? The Florida Man Challenge
Basically, the internet is asking people, “What’s your Florida man story?
It’s fun and ridiculous at the same time, just like the Sunshine state.
It all started with from a Tumbler post last week when people were being asked to Google “florida man” followed by your birthday. For example, “florida man april 7.”
The first story that comes up is your ‘Florida Man’ story.
Top Florida man stories on CBSMIAMI.COM include
- Florida Man Attacked by Neighborhood Squirrel Who Has Residents On High Alert
- Florida Man Makes Beer Run With Large Gator In Hand
- Florida Man Says He Went ‘Bananas’, Shot Out Utility Workers’ Tires
- Florida Man Caught With Nearly 200 Illegal Lobsters
- Miami Police Shoot, Kill Florida Man Eating Another Man’s Face
- ‘Kill ‘Em With Kindness’: Florida Man Stabs Neighbor with Machete Named ‘Kindness’, Say Police
That’s just a few.
Here are a few other Florida man stories.
Article via CBSMiamiLocal
6ix9ine’s Ex-Manager And Lawyer Have A History Of Criminal Cover-Ups
Article via HotNewHipHop
6ix9ine’s lawyer was forced to reveal his service record before resuming his duties.
According to documents obtained by Complex, Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s ex-manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan had a longrunning relationship with the rapper’s personal attorney Lance Lazzaro. The documents state that “Shotti” relied upon Lazzaro in past brushes with the law, all of which have come to light after the attorney swore an affidavit this afternoon.
Curious to note, but considering the circumstances, Lance Lazzaro was asked to step down from 6ix9ine’s team after his past allegiance with Kifano was ruled a conflict of interest. Lazzaro was then asked to “come clean,” with a record of employment, in order to rejoin the fold.
So, in essence, Lazzaro was only demoted for a couple of hours at most, while the paperwork was being processed. All of Lazzaro’s revelations were then neatly packed into the aforementioned affidavit where they will live on for eternity.
The records show that Lazzaro also represented Faheem Walter on four separate occasions. If you’ll recall Water is of the Tr3yway members that Tekashi kept in his entourage while building up his buzz in the streets.
And you shouldn’t it coincidental to find another one of 6ix9ine’s lawyers (Dawn Florio) listed on Walter’s fact sheet. While none of these findings change the course of the indictment process, they paint a comprehensive picture of Tr3yway’s internal structure and its recorded history in the legal system.
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The Premiere of ‘Us’
A few nights ago, the who’s who of Black Hollywood gathered in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York through the #UsFirst screening program to experience the premiere of the awaited Us. Everyone had such a great time, the event, with SXSW (South by Southwest, an annual event for music festivals and interactive film/media) ended up trending on Twitter (so you know it’s official)!
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Many influential stars were in attendance such as
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, Tracee Ellis Ross, Janelle Monae, Ryan Coogler, Lance Gross, Kandi Burruss Tucker, BJ The Chicago Kid, Angela Rye, Angela Yee, Dapper Dan, Franchesca Ramsey, Big Krit, Cynthia Bailey, and of course many more came to enjoy the night!
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We thanked Jordan Peele for blessing us with the horror (comedy?) Get Out film that shook up racial social discussions, back in 2017. Up until this film in particular, Black people’s presence in a plot-for-plot horror film was so rare, it was confusing whenever the token Negro did end up on the horror screen (hence Get Out‘s Oscar nomination for comedy). In fact, it had become a such running joke that the punchline would be such that the only Black person in the movie would get the ax early on.
“Get Out movie” surpasses expectations!
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Fortunately, Jordan Peele is back with a new film, Us, that will give us horrific thrills, starring fan favorite Lupita Nyong’o, along side Winston Duke. This movie’s main cast is an all Black, all American family. What is supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns into the family fighting off demonic beings that seem to mirror their own appearances – and thinking. The all Black cast for a horror movie, the symbolism and irony of not knowing what and why you’re fighting something that looks so familiar will leave us all with rich discourse in the coming months.
Watch Us in theatres March 22 to see who wins, us or them…
Wendy Williams’ Truth Revealed: Was Struggling With Drugs?
Over the past months, Wendy has received more and more grief over her erratic behavior of slurring her words, forgetting details and confusing celebrity identities.
Everyday new details came out: her husband had a mistress, her mother-in-law alleged Wendy was suffering domestic violence at the hands of Kevin, Wendy’s husband. In fact, many were convinced Wendy’s hairline fracture that she suffered was because of Kevin.
No one wanted to think that Wendy had returned to the drugs, especially when she adamantly explained that that chapter of her life was in the past, after Whitney Houston’s passing.
Wendy Williamshas been quietly focusing on her sobriety, she revealed on-air Tuesday.
“I have been living in a sober house. … You know I’ve had a struggle with cocaine in the past,” she said on The Wendy Williams Show. “I never went to a place to get treatment … there are people in your family, it might be you … I want you to know more of the story.”
She added that her husband Kevin Hunter was the only person who knew of her stay.
“Only Kevin knows about this. Not my parents, nobody. Nobody knew because I look so glamorous out here,” she said. “I am driven by my 24-hour sober coach back to a home that I live in the tri-state with a bunch of smelly boys who have become my family.”
At the faciltiy, it’s “doors locked by 10 p.m. lights out by 10 p.m., so I go to my room and stare at the ceiling and fall asleep to come here and see you,” she continued. “So that is my truth.”
Williams, 54, had been absent from her eponymous daytime talk program from January until March 4, attributing the hiatus to a fractured shoulder and her battle with a Grave’s disease, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid.
The daytime diva’s Hunter Foundation recently partnered with T.R.U.S.T., an organization dedicated to building a bridge from treatment to long-term recovery, to launch a national resource hotline.She has always been open about her drug use, telling PEOPLE that she was addicted to cocaine for about a decade early on in her career. (She made a name for herself on New York and Philadelphia radio, paving the way for TV stardom when The Wendy Williams Show premiered in 2008.
Drugs were a demon I had to overcome,” she explained in 2014.
Together with her family, she created The Hunter Foundation, which works with private and public organizations to help families combat the cycle of addiction.
“I was a functioning addict,this link opens in a new tab” she told Entertainment Tonight in July 2018. “I report to work on time, and I’d walk in and all my co-workers, including my bosses, would know but since I would have my headphones on and walk in the studio and [they] wouldn’t fire me because I was making ratings.”
“A functioning addict has several alarm clocks, you’re organized,” she added. “It’s a miracle I was able to stop.”
We wish Wendy well as she is recovering.
Article via EntertainmentWeekly
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MySpace admits losing 12 years’ worth of music uploads
Article via BBC
MySpace, one of the first online social networks, has apologised after a server migration caused a huge loss of data.
A message on its website says that “any photos, videos and audio files” uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available.
There had been complaints going back several months that links to music were no longer working.
The platform has waned in popularity since it was founded in 2003 but in its prime it attracted millions of users.
In 2006 it was the most visited site in the US – beating Google.
It was a popular platform for sharing new music, and has been credited with helping to launch the careers of artists including the Arctic Monkeys and Kate Nash.
“As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available on or from MySpace,” the firm said in a statement.
“We apologize for the inconvenience.”
It also included the email address of its data protection officer Dr Jana Jentzsch.
The BBC has contacted Dr Jentzsch for comment.
Andy Baio, who helped build the Kickstarter crowd-funding site, tweeted that the loss could amount to some 50 million tracks by 14 million artists over that period.
He also questioned whether the loss was accidental.
“Flagrant incompetence may be bad PR, but it still sounds better than ‘we can’t be bothered with the effort and cost of migrating and hosting 50 million old MP3s’.” he wrote.
MySpace was bought by NewsCorp in 2005 for $580m (£437m). It was sold in 2011 for $35m to ad targeting firm Specific Media.
While it is no longer a major player in the social media field, some people who used it in its prime still used it as an archive.
R&B Singer Andre Williams Dies at 82
Article via Billboard
R&B singer/producer Andre “Mr. Rhythm” Williams, died in Chicago on Sunday (March 17) at age 82, according to a statement from his label, Pravda Records. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of legendary artist Andre Williams,” read a FB statement from the Chicago-based label. “He died this after in Chicago at the age of 82. He touched our lives and the lives of countless others. We love you Dre.”
William’s manager, Kenn Goodman, tells Billboard that the singer died on Sunday afternoon while in hospice care in Chicago surrounded by family. “He was diagnosed two weeks ago with colon cancer that spread to his lungs and brain,” Goodman says. “After that his body started shutting down pretty quickly,” he adds, noting that Williams had battled a number of other health issues recently, including strokes and seizures. “But was committed to trying to sing and record again.”
Born in Bessemer, Alabama, on Nov. 1, 1936, Zephire “Andre” Williams launched his career as a teenager after moving to Detroit in the early 1950s, where he quickly became a key member of the city’s then blossoming R&B scene, making his name after winning the top prize at the Warfield Theatre’s amateur night show eight weeks in a row. Known for his fiery, often profane style, Williams signed to Fortune Records and took over the lead vocal slot in the vocal group The Five Dollars.
Renamed Andre Williams and the Don Juans, the group released “Goin’ Down to Tijuana” in 1955, with Williams releasing his signature hit, “Bacon Fat,” the next year, hitting No. 9 on the Billboard R&B chart. His sing-talking style on the track presaged hip-hop, earning him the nickname “godfather of rap.” He wrote and produced hits for other acts during his early years in the business, including the Five Dutones’ “Shake a Tail Feather,” as well as cranking out other beloved Fortune Records singles including “Jail Bait” and “The Greasy Chicken.”
An early 1960s four-year gig as artist/producer/writer for Motown Records failed to produce any recordings of note, though he did score a co-write on Stevie Wonder’s first song, 1964’s “Thank You For Loving Me,” and worked with The Temptations, while continuing to write and produce for other acts at the time, including Alvin Cash & The Crawlers (“Twine Time”) and The Contours. He followed in 1965 with a run at Chicago’s Chess Records, during which he released some of his other most beloved tracks such as “The Stroke,” “Humpin’ Bumpin’ & Thumpin'” and “Cadillac Jack.”
[Breaking] Seungri retires amid sex, drug, corruption scandal
Article via KoreaHerald
A series of allegations surrounding Seungri of Big Bang may have brought down his entire career, as the Korean pop star on Monday announced his retirement.
“I feel like it is best from me to retire from the entertainment business at this point,” Seungri said via his Instagram page, adding that the matter in which he was involved is so serious he had decided to retire. “I will sincerely submit to the investigation on this matter, and reveal truth to all the allegations.”
Seungri, 29, is currently under investigation for brokering prostitution for investors, and has been booked without physical detention by police. The investigation took off after a media report showed a group chat via a mobile messenger between the K-pop star and people who appear to be his employees, who were taking his orders to procure sexual favors.
Other allegations surrounding Seungri also include suspicion that frequent drug use occurred at Burning Sun, the nightclub where the singer had been an executive director, and that club officials have bribed police.
Seungri himself has been cleared of drug use via a recent drug test.
After allegations surfaced, Seungri announced he wanted to enlist for his mandatory military service on March 25. But police said the investigation will not be hindered by his status as a conscripted soldier.
National Police Agency Commissioner General Min Gap-ryong told reporters Monday that his officers would not quit on the investigations, and would seek cooperation from the Ministry of National Defense to get to the bottom of the case.
By Yoon Min-sik ([email protected])
Chance the Rapper marries longtime love Kirsten Corley
Article via FoxNews
Chance the Rapper married his childhood sweetheart, Kirsten Corley, this weekend — and shared a sweet story of how they met when he was just 9 years old.
The Grammy winner, 25, and Corley, tied the knot at the Cook County Clerk’s Office in December, The Chicago Tribune reported, but celebrated their nuptials at the Pelican Hill resort in Newport Beach, Calif., on Saturday.
Guests included fellow Chicago native Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and comedian Dave Chappelle.
A spy told E! News, “After the ceremony, Kim and Kanye hung out with Dave Chappelle on the lawn. They were all laughing together and having a great time. They posed for photos and Chance came over to chat. They congratulated him and gave him hugs. Kim and Kanye were offered some champagne. Kim passed but Kanye took a glass. Then they walked inside together for the reception. It looked like they were very happy to be there and to see their friend get married. They both never stopped smiling.”
Chance and Corey share 3-year-old daughter Kensli.
Chance proposed to Corley last Fourth of July at a family picnic.
Ahead of his wedding, Chance tweeted about how he and Corley first met at his mother’s office party as kids, where Corley and two pals performed Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Women, Part 1.”
“Now I’m locking eyes with the prettiest girl I ever seen in my almost-decade of life on earth … I really shouldn’t even say locked eyes cause really, I was just staring at her; as she and her girls were conquering this choreography,” he tweeted along with a sweet photo of Corley from the day they met.
Chance wrote that his parents pushed him to also start dancing, but he declined.
“This wasn’t the time or place,” he wrote. “Not just because it wasn’t my party, not because it was their moment to dance, not even cause I was nervous about dancing in front of folks. It’s cause I knew I was gonna marry that girl.”
“So I shook my head with anxiety, moved to the back of the crowd and never even introduced myself. 16 years later it’s happening this
is the time, and the place is my wedding,” he concluded. “I’m gonna dance with my wife because this is my destiny.”
Kim Jong-nam: Indonesian woman accused of murder freed- BBC News
An Indonesian woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, has been freed after charges against her were dropped. Siti Aisyah had been accused of smearing a nerve agent on Mr Kim’s face at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia in 2017.
Free pancakes! IHOP giving away freebies in annual Pancake Day fundraiser Tuesday
Article via USAToday
The pancakes are free at IHOP Tuesday, but the chain hopes customers will “flip it forward for kids.”
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time Tuesday, International House of Pancakes has its 14th annual free pancake giveaway with participating restaurants giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes. Some locations will have extended hours until 10 p.m.
The dine-in only deal is limited to one short stack per person while supplies last. Prices vary, but a short stack of three pancakes usually costs $5.79.
While in the past, the Glendale, California-based chain called the annual fundraiser promotion “National Pancake Day,” the March 12 event has a new name – “IHOP Free Pancake Day.”
But the mission of raising money to help children battling critical illnesses hasn’t changed.
“Every year we look forward to kicking off our IHOP Free Pancake Day – Flip it Forward for Kids campaign because it combines the two things we love most – pancakes and helping our communities,” Stephanie Peterson, company spokeswoman, said in a statement.
The fundraiser supports Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Shriners Hospitals for Children.
IHOP is taking donations in a few ways to reach a $4 million fundraising goal.
During Tuesday’s event, customers are encouraged to make donations, and it’s also the last day to show support by purchasing wall icons. For buying a $5 icon, get a coupon for $5 off a $10 or more purchase to use at participating restaurants.
Through the end of March, customers can make a cash contribution at restaurants or add a donation to charity partners on their tab.
And through April 14, $1 from the sale of the new “Oreo Oh My Goodness” pancake stack or breakfast combo will go towards the charities. The special pancake was created by 6-year-old Brody Simoncini, of Worcester, Massachusetts.
IHOP invited kids who were treated at a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital to submit their best pancake idea, the company said. Brody’s winning creation is a stack of two buttermilk pancakes with Oreo cookie pieces baked in and topped with cupcake icing, more cookie pieces and whipped topping.
Learn more at www.ihoppancakeday.com.
Another pancake freebie
Metro Diner has a pancake freebie of its own Tuesday.
The growing chain with nearly 70 locations nationwide says it is celebrating National Pancake Day on March 12 with a “free stack of six sweet and fluffy silver dollar pancakes for every child under the age of 12.”
No minimum purchase is required. Find locations at www.metrodiner.com.