Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Magic Johnson, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Fatherhood, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Children, Coming Out, Common Sense, Cookie Johnson, Feeding Frenzy, Fourth Estate, Gay Hate, Growing Up, Harvey Levin, Homophobia, Homophobia in the Black Community, LGBT, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic Johnson, Michael Jackson, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney Houston, You Tube
Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy
• November 24, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Politics, Arts, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Being Elmo", "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey", "My Life as a Furry Red Monster", "Sesame Street", African Americans, Andrew Vachss, Big Bird, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cecil Singleton, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Elmo, Facebook, Grooming, Growing Up, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Jerry Sandusky, Jim Henson, Katherine Franke, Kevin, Kevin Clash, LGBT, Love, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Marriage, Michael Jackson, Mitt Romney, PBS, Puppetry, Rape, Sesame Workshop, Sex, Shannon Clash, Sheldon Stephens, The Closet, The Muppets, The New York Times, TMZ.com, United States
The Ancestors Bring Rodney King Home
• June 17, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Addiction, African Americans, Blacks, California, Celebrity, Celebrity Deaths, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, D-Lister, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Drunk Driving, Los Angeles, Love, Lower Middle Class, Racism, Rialto, Rodney G. King, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Substance Abuse, The L.A. Riots, The Nineties, TMZ.com, United States
Whitney’s Family Told That It Was Drugs and Alcohol That Killed Her, Not Drowning
• February 13, 2012 • 10 CommentsPosted in Black People, Music, Celebrities/Royals, Women, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Drug Culture/Industry, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Wendy Williams, Protestant Denominations, African American History, American History, Cultural History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Whitney Houston
Tags: Accidental Death, African Americans, Alprazolam, Beverly Hills Police Department, Black Women, Blacks, California, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Funeral, Houston, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Mary Jones, Michael Jackson, New Jersey, Prescription Drugs, TMZ.com, United States, Valium, Wendy Williams, Whitney, Whitney Houston, Xanax
Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub
• February 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Music, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Love, Film, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Drug Culture/Industry, Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Drug Overdoses, African American History, Cultural History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Whitney Houston, Suicide
Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
The Ancestors Have Taken Whitney Houston, 48 (w/Update)
• February 11, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Film, Health, Love, Race, Sexuality, Suicide, Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Brown, Brandy Norwood, California, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Grammy Award, Hollywood, Houston, Music, The Eighties, The Nineties, TMZ.com, Valentine's Day, Whitney, Whitney Houston
Livestreaming from Dr. Conrad Murray’s Criminal Manslaughter Trial for the Death of Michael Jackson
• September 27, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", Accidental Death, African Americans, Blacks, California, CBS News, Common Sense, Conrad Murray, Death of Michael Jackson, Drugs, Involuntary Manslaughter, Judge, Jury, Jury Trial, Manslaughter, Michael, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson death, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Murray, Opening Statements, Pacific Time Zone, Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson I, Propofol, Quackery, TMZ.com, Trial, United States
Monaco: Prince Albert and Princess Charlene Are Suing Those French Newspapers Who Said Their Marriage Was A Sham, But Who Believes Them?
• July 25, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Love, The Rest of the World, Sexuality, Class, People of Color, Africans, The Catholic Church, European History, Revolutions, Monaco
Tags: South Africa, TMZ.com, Pregnancy, Money, Dollars, Corruption, "The Daily Mail", Catholicism, Pregnant, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Monaco, Charlene Wittstock, Nicole Coste, Alexandre Coste, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, Monte Carlo, The Grimaldis, Princess Caroline, Agence France Presse, Taki Theodoracopulos, Michel Roger, Mozambique, Princess Grace of Monaco, Money Laundering, Euros, Banking, New York Stock Exchange, The Paris Bourse, The Shenzhen, The Principality of Monaco, Tittle-Tattle, Runaway Bride, "L'Express", Special Olympics, Royal Wedding, Newlyweds, D'Argent, Stagecraft, Damage Control, Spin, Heir, Heiress Presumptive
FOUND: Actress-Model Mia Amber Davis Died From a Blood Clot in Her Lungs
• July 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Health, Love, Sexuality, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Actress, African American Women, Big Beautiful Women, Black Women, Blacks, Blood Clot, Clots, E!Online, Knee Surgery, Los Angeles County California, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Love, Lung, Lungs, Mia Amber Davis, Michael Yard, Plus Size Model, Plus Size Women, Post-Surgery, Road Trip, Surgery, Thrombo-embolism, Thrombus, TMZ.com
Mildred Patricia Baena Revealed As The Mother of Schwarzenegger’s Child; But Rumors Abound That There Is Yet Another Child
• May 18, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Sexuality, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Baena, Brea Olinda High School, Brentwood CA, California, Children, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily News (New York), Drama, Drudge Report, Employer, Gawker, Guatemala, Guatemalan, Housekeeper, L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly, LA Weekly, Latina, Latinos, Los Angeles Times, Love, Maidservant, Maria Shriver, Master, Mel Gibson, Mildred Patricia Baena, National Enquirer, Patty Baena, Politics, Radar, RadarOnline.com, Servant, Tanner Tousignant, TMZ.com, United States, Wendy Leigh
Arnold Schwartzenegger Admits To Fathering a Child With Household Family Staffer Before He Became Governor of California
• May 17, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Race, Republicans in Name Only, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Anne Sinclair, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Catholicism, Child Support, Divorce, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, First Lady of California, Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, Housekeeper, Illegitimate Child, Latina, Los Angeles Times, Love Child, Maidservant, Maria Shriver, National Enquirer, Radar. com, Sneaking Around, TMZ.com, Woman of Color
No Big Whoop: Oprah Has a Half Sister, But What Does It Really Mean?
• January 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drug Overdoses, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Oprah Winfrey, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "It's a Hard Knock Life", "Katherine the Great", "The National Enquirer", "Tricky Dick", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Beauty Queen, Black Women, Blacks, Brand, Brand Name, Branding, Celebrities, Child Out of Wedlock, Children, Deborah Davis, DNA Analysis, DNA profiling, Drama, Drugs, Gayle King, Harcourt, Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich, Health, John Tesh, Katherine Graham, Kitty Kelley, Middle-Class, Milwaukee WI, Narrative, National Enquirer, Non-Disclosure Statements, Oprah Winfrey, Outside Child, Pancreatic Cancer, Patricia, Ray Charles, Rich, Richard M. Nixon, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Grio, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rich, The Seventies, TMZ.com, Vernita Lee, Vernon Winfrey, WaPo, Washington Post, Watergate, Wisconsin, Woodward and Bernstein
The Ancestors Take The Ivory Queen of Soul, The Lady T, Teena Marie
• December 29, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Stroke, Teena Marie, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Congo Square", "Fire and Desire", "La Dona", "Square Biz", "The Wall Street Journal", African Americans, Alia Rose Brockert, Alternative Medicine, American Academy of Neurology, Berry Gordy, Black Women, Blacks, Blue-Eyed Soul, California, Children, Diazepam, Drugs, Family, Grand Mal Seizure, Herbal Remedies, Hindsight, Hood Pass, L.A. County, L.A. County Coroner, Lady T, Latin Music, Lenny Kravitz, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Love, Lovergirl: Teena Marie Story, Lynn Jeter, Mary Christine Brockert, Medications, MedPage Today, Motherhood, Motown, Neurologist, Neurology, NewsOne, Phoebe Snow, Portuguese, R&B, Rick James, Sapphire, Self-Medication, Side Effects, Singer, Singing, Soul Music, Stax, Teena Marie, The 2000s, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, TMZ.com, Tonic–clonic seizure, Valium, Venice CA
Trainwreck: Fantasia Barrino
• August 31, 2010 • 4 CommentsPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gossip, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music Videos, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Race, Reality Shows, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "The Mo'Nique Show", "The National Enquirer", Adultery, Alicia Keys, Antwaun Cook, Aspirin, Bossip.com, Creepin', Creeping, Diane Barrino, Divorce, Evangelists, Fantasia Barrino, George Lopez, Jenice Armstrong, Jodeci, Joe Barrino, Laura Trice, Love, Mo'Nique, Mt. Zion Children's Choir, North Carolina, Okey-Dokey, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Psychology, Radar Online, Rape, Rape Victim, Rapist, Secondary Victimization, Separation, Sleeping Pills, Swizz Beatz, T-Mobile Store, Tasia, The Color Purple, The Eighties, Therapy, TMZ.com, Zion Quari Barrino
Ms. Nordegren Regrets…
• August 25, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Love, Memoir, People of Color, Sexuality, Sweden, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "People Magazine", "The National Enquirer", Alimony, Charlie Woods, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Eldrick Tont Woods, Elin Nordegren, Ex-Wife, Jumpoffs, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Radar Online, Sam Woods, Sex, Shared Custody, Single Mother, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com
Speaking of Psychos: Cops May Have Found Body of Drew Peterson’s Missing Fourth Wife (w/Update)
• June 5, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", "The Galesburg Regiser-Mail", Aruba, Chicago IL, Constables on Patrol, Disappearance, DNA, Domestic Violence, Drew Peterson, Illinois, Joran van der Sloot, Jubilee State Park, Love, Marriage, Mitrice Richardson, Murder, Natalie Holloway, Peoria, Peoria IL, Peru, Private Hunting Grounds, Sex, Stacy Peterson, TMZ.com, Trial Delay, True Crime, Twitter, Unsolved Mystery, Wife, Will County, Wives
Dr. Conrad Murray Accused of Interrupting MJ’s CPR to Sanitize Room and Hide Drugs (w/Update)
• March 23, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Early Show", Adam Streisand, African Americans, Alberto Alvarez, Attorney General Jerry Brown, Blacks, California, Carl Douglas, CBS, Conspiracy Theories, CPR, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drip, Drugs, Ed Chernoff, Grace Rwaramba, Harry Smith, Involuntary Manslaughter, Katherine Jackson, Los Angeles CA, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Security Guard, TMZ.com, Tom Mesereau, Vials
Marie Osmond’s Adoptive Son Commits Suicide, and There Are Questions…
• March 1, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Fashion, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Project Runway", "The Early Show", Academic, Addictions, Alcohol, CBS, Clean, Donny & Marie, Drugs, Expectations, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Fear, Gay, Isolation, L.A.P.D., Los Angeles County Coroner, Luther Vandross, Marie Osmond, Mary Hart, Michael Blosil, Mormons, NYU, Overeating, Rehab, Sex, Sober, Suicides, Teenagers, TMZ.com, U.C. Irvine, Young People
And So It Begins: Dr. Conrad Murray Surrenders for Arraignment; Joe and LaToya Still Insist It’s Murder
• February 9, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Milk of Amnesia", "Milk", "The Los Angeles Times", AEG, African Americans, Anesthesiology, Blacks, Blanket Jackson, Brian Oxman, California, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drugs, Fatal Abuse, First Degree Murder, HLN, Homicide, Insomnia, Involuntary Manslaughter, Jermaine Jackson, Joe Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Lloyds of London, Lorazepam, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Nancy Grace, Paranoia, Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Propofol, Randy Jackson, Stage Fright, TMZ.com
Dr. Conrad Murray Does the Perp Walk; Jackson Family in Attendance at Arraignment
• February 8, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Michael Jackson, Music, Race, Science, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", African Americans, Blacks, Cardiologist, Cardiology, Cause of Death, Common Sense, Coroner's Report, Designer Medicine, Designer Physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, Drugs, Involuntary Manslaughter, Manslaughter, Media Circus, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Impersonators, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Negligence, Perp Walk, Personal Physician, Propofol, Self-Administered, The Jackson Family, TMZ.com, Zoo
Dr. Conrad Murray’s Arrest: I’ll Believe It When I See It
• February 4, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Gossip, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Dr. Conrad Murray, Las Vegas NZ, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Perp Walk, The Stupid, TMZ.com
Meanwhile, Back in Las Vegas: Michael Jackson’s Former Doctor Lawyers Up
• January 9, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter
Tags: "Entertainment Weekly", "Milk", Addictive, Anesthesiology, Cardiologist, Conspiracy Theories, Criminal Charges, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, Echo Chamber, Ed Chernoff, Homicide, IMG, Investigation, Involuntary Manslaughter, J. Michael Flanagan, Joe Jackson, John Branca, John McClain, LaToya Jackson, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Negligence, Propofol, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com
Rush Limbaugh Had a Heart Attack. Period.
• December 31, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pacific Islander, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Bullitt", "Bullshit", "Monster's Ball", Arrogance, Blacks, Cardiac, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiologist, Cardiology, Demons, Drama, Ego, Envy, Evil, Fear, Haoles, Harpoon, Health Care, Heart Attack, Hubris, Nurses, Peter Boyle, President Obama, Racism, Republicans, Rush, Rush Limbaugh, Self Image, Steve McQueen, The Great White Whale, The Three Stooges, TMZ.com, Ugly, Ugly Ways
Jib Jab’s 2009 “Year in Review”
• December 29, 2009 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, Education, Fashion, Film, Gossip, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Love, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: 2009, Barack Obama, Comedy, Common Sense, Drama, End of Decade, Jib Jab, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, News Stories, The 2000s, TMZ.com, Videos, Year in Review
Chris Henry and the Spectre of Domestic Abuse (with An Update)
• December 20, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pacific Islander, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Belle Chasse LA, Blacks, Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC, Children, Common Sense, Debt, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Dispute, Domestic Violence, Drama, Drugs, Fiancée, Fight, Funeral, Growing Up, Jefferson Parish, Loleini Tonga, Marriage, New Orleans, Pacific Islander, Pacific Islanders, Preparations, Suburb, The Alario Center, The Bengals, The Cincinnati Bengals, The Oprah Winfrey Show, TMZ.com, Wedding, Westwego LA, Wide Receiver
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