A Black teenager's family is outraged over a police incident involving him and a white teen. The white teen allegedly bullied others and got into a fight with the Black teen.
The two got into a brief scuffle and then two Bridgewater Township Police officers come over to break it. But it ended up being the Black teen being handcuffed and the white teen allowed to free move around.
This happened at Bridgewater Mall in New Jersey. Two kids get into a fight and the police show up. They pull the white kid to the side and proceed to handcuff and arrest the BLACK child only. This young man's name is Z’kye. He's just 14. He was kept in cuffs for 30 minutes, 😤. pic.twitter.com/GqUlMG7oqp
These teens got into an altercation at a NJ mall, but ONLY the Black teen was arrested! 1 ofc. sat the white teen down & allowed him to watch while the other ofc. tackled the Black teen — then they both handcuffed him! Their actions are clearly racially biased & unacceptable! pic.twitter.com/Iq3y62aSJV
Part 2 Viral video of a Black teen being pinned down and arrested at a New Jersey mall while white teen seen fighting with him sits on couch sparks investigation #TheSavageRoom#Savagepic.twitter.com/28FdHFFrJV
New Jersey police are under fire for their response to a fist fight after a Black eighth grader was pinned to the ground and handcuffed while a white teen involved in the weekend mall scuffle was left seated on a couch.
The fight, which took place at Bridgewater Commons in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, on Saturday was captured on video and prompted a review of the officers’ conduct as well as strong words from the governor.
Video footage of the incident shows a group of young people gathered in a seating area at the mall, and two boys, one white and one Black, standing up in a verbal altercation.
The Black teen and his mother talked about the fight and the police response with NBC New York. The news station only identified the teen as Kye and his mother as Eboné.
Kye, 14, said the dispute started when he stood up to the other boy, who is older, for picking on his friend.
“He was kind of saying like ‘You’re a little kid, you’re my little pet’ and stuff like that,” Kye said.
The confrontation escalated with the two throwing punches at each other as onlookers shouted, according to the video.
White teen who shoved Black teen looks on as he gets arrested.
After several seconds of punching, two uniformed officers with the Bridgewater Police Department ran onto the scene and pulled the two apart.
One officer pushed the white teen into a seated position on the couch, according to the footage.
Meanwhile, Kye, already on the ground, was pinned down onto his stomach by a male officer, with the officer’s knee appearing to be on the teen’s back. A female officer then helped, placing her knee near the back of Kye’s neck as they put him in handcuffs, according to the clip.
A person in the background is heard saying, “Yo, it’s cause he’s Black. Racially motivated.”
The white teen appeared to be left alone and at one point stood up and looked over the scene as the two officers restrained Kye.
“I was like calm, because I knew not to be scared, just stay calm and not move and do what they tell me to do,” Kye said on being restrained by the officers.
His mother, Eboné, was outraged by the incident.
“It doesn’t take two cops to hold a 14-year-old boy down who’s not resisting, while the other boy is just kind of going free and still going off on my son. It just doesn’t make sense,” she said to NBC New York.
Kye has been banned from the mall for three years, the news station reported. Troy Fischer, senior general manager of the mall, told NJ Advance Media that the other teen was also banned from the mall for three years.
“It’s not fair that we are constantly having to fear the cops,” Eboné said. “I’m just glad it happened where there were a whole bunch of eyes on the situation, cause I don’t know what would have happened.”
The Bridgewater Police Department addressed the incident Monday in a statement on its Facebook page.
“We recognize that this video has made members of our community upset and are calling for an internal affairs investigation,” according to the statement.
Police are asking anyone with video of the incident to share it with the department.
The agency has requested that the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office conduct an independent review of the officers’ conduct.
Bridgewater Township Mayor Matthew Moench on Tuesday acknowledged the video, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy expressed his concern.
The mayor noted the rules governing use of force by police officers in New Jersey are codified by the Office of the Attorney General.
“I am completely confident that the Prosecutor’s review will be impartial, objective and thorough,” Moench said. “I want to thank the public for its patience in refraining from jumping to conclusions while an investigation is pending.”
Although an investigation is still gathering the facts about this incident, I’m deeply disturbed by what appears to be racially disparate treatment in this video. We’re committed to increasing trust between law enforcement and the people they serve. https://t.co/ck9yCXMmL0
In his statement, Murphy said: “Although an investigation is still gathering the facts about this incident, I’m deeply disturbed by what appears to be racially disparate treatment in this video. We’re committed to increasing trust between law enforcement and the people they serve.”
Engagement news for sports couple. Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens getting married.
Congratulations to American gymnast Simone Biles and NFL wide receiver Jonathan Owens. The Houston Texan officially proposed to the Olympic gold gymnast. Biles was
Biles shared on social media Tuesday that the couple is now engaged.
"Woke up a fiancée," she tweeted, along with a few photos with Owens as he popped the question. "I can't wait to spend forever & ever with you, you're everything I dreamed of and more! let's get married!"
She shared even more photos in a post on her verified Instagram account, including video of her massive engagement ring.
"The easiest yes," Biles wrote in the caption.
WOKE UP A FIANCÉE 💍💍😭
I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married! 🕊🤎@jjowens_3pic.twitter.com/BcrWvhEE38
The gold medalist and the Houston Texans football player met via the internet right before the pandemic hit.
Owens told Texas Monthly in January 2021 that the shutdown (which postponed sports) created time for them to get to know each other better.
"It was one of the few times in her life where everything was just shut off and she couldn't do anything," he said. "So we used it to get to know each other—really get to know each other. It created our bond and made it stronger. Now I'm so thankful."
The washed up politician loses her libel case against the New York Times.
Karen Palin, the former governor of Alaska and the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee will likely appeal this. The two week trial concluded when the federal judge and jury threw out the claims that the Times deliberately caused harm to her reputation.
An editorial had initially linked her rhetoric to the mass shooting in Tucson which injured former Democratic U.S. House lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, wife of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ). But the Times pulled the opinion piece. Palin found out about it and decided to sue the paper in an attempt to "own the libs."
Palin, a public figure thought it would help her bank account by suing a newspaper because her feelings were hurt.
Palin had infamous released a map with targets over the faces of lawmakers. Giffords was one of those targets.
One angry Karen.
Giffords was among 15 people shot in 2011 when a white terrorist ambushed Giffords outside a grocery store. The suspect was caught without a bullet fired. He is currently serving LIFE in federal time out.
Palin as well as folks like Washed Up 45, Rep. Karen Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Idiot Karen Greene (R-GA), Rep. Karen Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Karen Cawthorne (R-NC) often say rhetoric that triggers their followers to violence.
The Times said that they will fight against the lawsuit if the washed up politician decides to appeal.
Palin's downfall began when she left office. Fox was trying to groom her for 2012 only for her to tell a far-right troll on his radio station she won't run. The network had dropped her soon after and she's been struggling to find a buck. Her daughter Bristol is no longer popular. She divorced her husband. The other children are preparing to move on past the political spotlight.
Palin is dating a former hockey star.
Palin had caught the coronavirus and was condemned for still going out in public despite the danger.
She was also a contestant on Fox's The Masked Singer. She was eliminated early in the series.
A convicted killer from Mississippi escapes from the iron college again. Once caught, he will be eligible for a stay at the Colorado Rockies. The ADX Florence will put an end to those who escape.
The suspect known as Michael "Pretty Boy Floyd" Wilson was caught in Harrison County, Mississippi.
He escaped from the iron college by climbing over the razor wire fence. He was badly injured when he escaped. The suspect's whereabouts were tipped off by an O'Reilly's Auto Parts clerk who didn't buy the bullshit of him being an injured motorcyclist.
He was stopped by Harrison County deputies a few hours ago on Mississippi 67. He was driving in a stolen vehicle.
The blue Buick was stolen 20 minutes earlier. The victim called the law on a report of a carjacking.
The suspect was caught without a bullet fired near School Road and Success Road, just slightly off the highway.
How did he escape the third time?
The suspect escaped from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Rankin County. A dozen members of that iron college were placed on leave and there will be an investigation into the matter of how the suspect managed to elude and escape.
It was the second time for his escape. He was broke out of Leakesville's South Mississippi Corrections Facility in Greene Count. He was caught in Ocean Springs after a few days.
Now the suspect pleaded guilty in 2015 for murders committed in Biloxi and Gulfport. He was serving two consecutive life terms for these charges.
He will face escape, carjacking and possible federal charges for being a convicted criminal escaping from a facility.
The U.S. Department of Justice could impose he heads to a federal time out where he can't escape.
Those who often escape get an addition 5 to 10 years added on their bid.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Pedophile royal thinks his problems are over. Not one bit.
The pedophile Duke of York will settle with the victim of pedophile Epstein.
The parties anticipate filing a stipulation of dismissal of the case within 30 days, according to the letter addressed to federal Judge Lewis Kaplan.
The sum of the settlement will not be disclosed, the letter says.
"Prince Andrew intends to make a substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights. Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre's character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as a result of unfair public attacks," the letter states.
The civil suit stemmed from the sprawling and disturbing allegations against pedophile Epstein, the wealthy sex offender who befriended a series of powerful men despite a sketchy history.
The pedophile was accused of child sexual abuse by Virginia Giuffre, an American woman who was then a minor. She was sex trafficked by pedophile Epstein. The pedophile prince denied it.
Victim claims that royal's attempt to pay her off will not stop the investigation.
The negative impact has forced him to resign from royal duties and he was stripped of his honorary military affiliations and the charities that he hosted were withdrawn.
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince Anne, Prince Edward; daughters, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie and ex-wife Duchess Sarah of York distanced themselves from the pedophile.
Pedophile Epstein was a notorious figure. He was a rich financier who owned a private resort in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Some of the major figures would travel to that island. Two former presidents, one former president's lawyer, three celebrities and one royal are under the radar.
"It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years," the letter continues. "Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others. He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against the evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims."
A picture is worth a thousand words.
In the lawsuit, Giuffre alleged pedophile Epstein trafficked her and forced her to have sex with his friends, including the pedophile prince, and that Andrew was aware she was underage in the U.S. at the time. She alleged the pedophile prince sexually abused her at pedophile Epstein's private island in the U/S. Virgin Islands, at his mansion in Manhattan and at his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell's home in London.
The prince, also known as the Duke of York, has repeatedly and flatly denied the abuse.
"Prince Andrew denies that he was a co-conspirator of Epstein or that Epstein trafficked girls to him," his attorneys Andrew B. Brettler and Melissa Y. Lerner wrote in a legal filing last month.
Giuffre brought her case under the Child Victims Act, a New York state law enacted in 2019 that temporarily expanded the statute of limitations in child sex abuse cases.
This doesn't let the pedophile off the hook. The feds are still looking into his allegations and they could criminally charge the pedophile if they obtain enough evidence.
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers film release for late spring.
Been over 30 years since the animated action/comedy Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers been on the air.
A reboot is in the works and the folks over at Walt Disney Studios have worked with John Mulaney and Adam Samberg for a full-length movie.
The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer from a screenplay by Dan Gregor and Doug Man, from an original story by Berry Schwartz. Samberg and Schaffer are members of The Lonely Island comedy rap group.
The movie deals with the Rescue Rangers breaking up. Years of obscurity had finally taken a toll. But Chip and Dale are living a life of mediocrity in a world where humans and cartoon characters live together (similar to Roger Rabbit and Bonkers). The two must reunite with Monterey Jack, Gadget and Zipper to save a friend from a fate worse than death: video piracy.
So this will be the official reboot of the animated TV series.
It was created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, the creators of the syndicated Disney Afternoon.
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers premiered in 1989 on The Disney Channel before hitting the syndication circuit. The series ended in 1990 but had episodes that carried on for years. It had lasted three seasons and ended in Disney fashion (65 episodes).
Your childhood is coming back to television, movies and the internet.
Chip, Dale, Monterey Jack, Zipper and Gadget.
The Rescue Rangers are a detective agency that solves crimes that are often "too small" for the police to handle. The Rangers consist of Chip, the fearless leader. He is a chipmunk who works hard to ensure the mission is done. He is often prepared, willing to risk his life for his friends and often annoyed by Dale's antics. Deep down he loves Dale and wants the best for the Rangers. His friend Dale, is a laid back, calm and fun-loving chipmunk who loves his team, slacks off and but comes to the rescue of his team. He often looks to comics, television shows and things of the day for ideas on how the Rangers could be more effective. Sometimes those ideas backfire. Monterey Jack, an Australian mouse who is strong, adventure seeking, always ready to fight creatures big or small. He is overpowered by the smell of cheese. He would often is accompanied by his best friend, Zipper. Zipper is a blue-green housefly who has speed, agility and the ability to handle tasks for the rangers. Gadget is a young female mouse who is an inventor, pilot and second-in-command of the Rangers. Sometimes dazed and confused, Gadge is uncanny in building inventions from things discarded by humans. Chip and Dale both show affection for Gadget although she sometimes ignores it.
The Rescue Rangers arch nemesis is Fat Cat. He is a gray tabby cat who is their most frequent antagonists. He along with his mob which include a lizard named Wart, a stray cat named Mepps, an overweight mole named Mole and a rat named Snout. They often cause trouble for the Rangers.
Their human enemy is a mad scientist named Professor Norton Nimnul. A disgraced inventor who often builds machines to commit robberies or inventions that cause trouble for the Rangers.
The movie is set to premiere on Disney+ on May 20, 2022. The principal photography was filmed in Los Angeles.
Tress MacNeille, a veteran voice actress who played Chip and Gadget in the series will have a role in the film as well as Corey Burton, who played Zipper.
Also featured in the movie, Dennis Haysbert, Tim Robinson, J.K. Simmons, Chris Parnell, Will Arnett, Keegan-Michael Kay, Eric Bana, Kiki Layne, Flula Borg and a cameo appearance from Seth Rogan.
The movie will be using CGI special effects and have live action along with animation.
Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films will have production credits for the movie.
Cultural appropriation is common in the United States. White nationalists (formerly conservatives) are trying to erase history. They do not like the cold hard truth: America was not the beacon of freedom. To this day, we are still dealing with culture wars and racism.
Racism has not died. It has been open in the public square.
So Eminem kneeled, Dr. Dre performed and Snoop Dogg smoked a joint before his performance.
Mary J. Blige wore a revealing assemble.
50 Cent put on a little weight.
Who gives a flying fuck what these assholes say?
I mean didn't they protest the NFL for having being "woke?"
So this asshole online by the handle of @Tn_hardliner at Twitter posted the following:
"SAD THAT THE @NFL HAS DEGRADED TO NIGGER CRAP!"
Added, "@NFL lost its mind."
The tweet in question was deleted but many have screenshot it and found out this guy's name.
Damn shame he's too dumb to realize that jazz, rock & roll, bebop, hip-hop, reggae and gospel were created by Black people. Too bad, this guy is going to lose his job because of this.
Damn shame that he's too dumb to realize that Twitter is forever and this remark will show that racism will never just go away.
The very same folks who endorsed "Let's Go Brandon," trucker convoys to protest vaccine/mask mandates, conservative entertainers and Washed Up 45 are so triggered by Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Dr. Dre.
Hypocrisy has no limits in the world of the far-right.
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Rams on their Super Bowl LVI victory. Great game.
We haven't heard the last of the Cincinnati Bengals. They will make it back to another Super Bowl.
I believe their time will come. Trust me, the Bengals will have their time!
Another Valentine's Day folks. I wish all you well on this special day.
Be aware of the social media dating sites. If the person sends you a message on the first like, delete it. If the person asks you to visit other sites to connect, delete. If you feel pressure to do something because of the match, delete.
Recognizing an Online Dating Scam Artist
Your online "date" may only be interested in your money if he or she:
Presses you to leave the dating website you met through and to communicate using personal e-mail or instant messaging;
Professes instant feelings of love;
Sends you a photograph of himself or herself that looks like something from a glamour magazine;
Claims to be from the U.S. and is traveling or working overseas;
Makes plans to visit you but is then unable to do so because of a tragic event; or
Asks for money for a variety of reasons (travel, medical emergencies, hotel bills, hospitals bills for child or other relative, visas or other official documents, losses from a financial setback or crime victimization).
One way to steer clear of these criminals all together is to stick to online dating websites with nationally known reputations.
I am happy to be single. Happy to be not worrying anymore about the dramas of the past relationships. I took a honest self observation of myself and found it better to not worry about it. I'll be patient and will take a strong focus on obtaining my goals and being a better father to my son.
Did you know millions of dollars are spent on Valentine's Day gifts? Especially those last minute ones!
Do you know that the single and lonely are most vulnerable to deception, suicide and violence?
Perfect timing for a hustle.
Do you know that divorces are happening as we speak?
Valentine's Day is perfect day for those who want to get married, want to be an exclusive couple, a birth, a death or a moment in history for an achievement.
I made peace with the women I've dated with in the past. I don't want to be in a relationship right now because I just rather stay focused on making money and getting a home.
I just don't have time for commitments. I don't want to carry the weight of guilty, jealousy or selfishness when it comes to being in a relationship. I have given the past relationships more than one chance. I am through with giving more opportunities to be hurt.
It's basically me being a bachelor for the time being. I rather be a single dad.
I've only loved a few women in my time. I don't admit I love a person. I feel like I've put too much into a relationship only to be let down or hurt. So I am staying numb to saying love and wanting any relationships.
I was so tired of wasting my time dating women who take advantage of me. I've called myself the dreaded "NICE GUY" who will end up always in the "FRIEND ZONE".
I feel like I'm in the "FRIEND ZONE" and may end up getting a "HIT IT AND QUIT IT" relationship.
I am just going to stay content for now. I mean even getting on social media looking for relationships is a waste of time for me.
Still a creepy dude. Romeo Rose is forever single.
The social media websites that attract singles are booming today. Facebook, OKCupid, eHarmony, POF, Bumble, Badoo, Tinder, Coffee Meets Bagel, Match.com, MeetMe, Grindr and Christian Mingle see a spike around the week of Valentine's Day.
Well there's only one person I know who has the worst luck in relationships. Hopefully, he'll set aside his bigotry and utter stupidity to find the right relationship. His standards for women are really, really terrible. He is the infamous guy who wrote the blog, "Sleepless in Austin."
This guy became a viral sensation and a butt of ridicule. He did an interview in which he went on and said some vicious things about Black women, interracial relationship and women who are overweight.
Since then, he's been blackballed on social media and women often swipe to the left when his face shows up on their social dating websites.
What's Valentine's Day without that racist goofball Romeo Rose?
Now going by the name of David Cassanova, this white nationalist is grifting for love.
By the way, the feds charged a Ghanaian man for wire fraud after he used numerous accounts on social media to bait and catfish victims. He would try to extort money and push fake profiles to lure victims into giving money. The suspect was criminally charged in Brooklyn. He resided in Fairfield, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.
A man is facing federal fraud charges after a romance scheme in Butler County left multiple victims out of thousands of dollars.
Investigators say Delove Kofi Amuzu worked with others to perpetrate a "romance fraud scheme" that hurt victims in Butler County. Amuzu also received mailings from the scheme to an address listed in Fairfield, according to documents filed Jan. 19 in U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio.
One of the victims told investigators she met someone using the name "Marvin Anderson" online in April 2018. She said they spoke by phone and email and developed what she thought was a romantic relationship. The woman said she sent Anderson $75,000 before ending the relationship in August 2018 after he refused to meet her in person.
The woman then met a "Dion Wilson" online who told her he knew FBI agents who could help her find Anderson and retrieve her money. According to court documents, Wilson put the woman in touch with an "FBI agent" who went by Carol. The woman said she sent Carol $25,000 to begin looking for Anderson.
Wilson also introduced her to another individual he claimed was his banker and would handle the financial side of the investigation. The woman shared her bank information with the third individual, and between September and November of 2018, she noticed money was stolen from her accounts and her home equity loan.
Wilson also asked the woman to purchase items for a company he claimed he had. According to court documents, the woman mailed computers, iPhones, iPads, laptops and Rolex watches to Amuzu at Wilson's request.
Be careful online when it comes to relationships,
Wilson also had her send money to accounts in the name of Obdomdel Management Agency LLC, an Ohio limited liability company whose registered agent is Amuzu.
Records from the woman's financial accounts show that on Nov. 8, 2018, a wire transfer for $97,000 cleared from her account to an account owned by Amuzu. The account had a registered address in Fairfield, Ohio.
Bank records also show that on Nov. 10, 2018, the woman sent a cashier's check to Obdomdel Management Agency LLC, owned by Amuzu, for $101,000.
On Nov. 13, 2018, the check cleared to an account owned by Amuzu, which had a registered address in Fairfield.
A second victim said she met a man going by the name "Christian Coleman" on a dating website. Coleman asked her to send money to accounts controlled by Amuzu. Bank records showed in November 2018, she sent about $74,300 to Obdomdel Management Agency LLC and a bank account in Amuzu's name.
A third victim told investigators he sent about $91,500 to accounts controlled by Amuzu between August and September of 2020.
According to court documents, a fourth victim was directed to send money to five different locations, totaling about $150,000. Some of those payments went to accounts controlled by Amuzu.
Amuzu is set to appear in U.S. District Court Thursday. He is facing multiple charges including conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
We have reached out to Clay Hubbard Kaminski, Amuzu's attorney as listed in court documents, and will update the story when he responds.
The suspect is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
His partner ratted him out. The other suspect is now facing a lengthy bid and deportation once he gets out.
Samuel Antwi, a citizen of Ghana and former Columbus resident, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to crimes resulting from his involvement in laundering money obtained through online romance scams.
After being charged on Valentine’s Day in 2018, Antwi fled the United States. He was arrested in Ghana in July 2021at the request of the United States and Ghanaian authorities extradited Antwi back to Columbus to face his pending charges. He has remained in custody since his extradition.
According to court documents, the perpetrators of the romance scams created several profiles on online dating sites. The scammers then contacted men and women throughout the United States and elsewhere, established relationships with the victims and ultimately asked for money. The victims received account information and were directed to send money to those accounts, including some controlled by Antwi. The fraud generated millions of dollars in proceeds. Antwi is not charged with perpetrating the romance scams, but instead is charged with laundering the proceeds to conceal or disguise their criminal source.
“Scammers use online dating sites to build trust relationships with victims and persuade them to send money or share personal and financial information,” said U.S Attorney Kenneth L. Parker. “As Valentine’s Day approaches, remember, never send money to someone you have only met online. If you are the victim of a romance scam, file a complaint at ic3.gov.”
Court documents spell out Antwi’s involvement in the scheme. He used a company he established, E.N.O. Services, to launder the money. From at least December 2013 through May 2015, Antwi knowingly laundered or attempted to launder $331,150 using bank accounts in his name and his company’s name. Antwi also unlawfully possessed stolen credit card numbers and other confidential personal information of others. Between April 26, 2016, and May 18, 2016, he possessed at least 87 stolen credit card numbers.
Antwi pleaded guilty to one count of concealment money laundering and one count of access device fraud. The parties have agreed to a term of incarceration of between 24 and 30 months, and restitution to victims of $291,150.
Antwi was one of eight people charged on Valentine’s Day 2018 in connection with the romance scam money laundering. Six have received sentences ranging from 42 months in federal time out to 30 months of probation.
The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in a final second nail biter. It was good night for the NFL, the cities of Los Angeles and Inglewood as well as the state of California. They are the winners of Super Bowl LVI.
Van Jefferson couldn't celebrate with the team. He had to go to the hospital for the birth of his son.
His wife Samaria went into labor soon after the third quarter. He made it in time to see his son.
"It was a great day, bro, said Jefferson on social media. "I got three prizes today -- my wife, my son and the Super Bowl.
Samaria went into labor earlier than expected. She was expected on Feb 17. But I guess the Rams victory was the best time to give Van his little blessing. The couple also have a daughter together.
The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles confirms she tested positive for the coronavirus. Only days earlier, her husband, Prince Charles, the Duke of Wales and future heir to the British throne tested positive.
Camilla has tested positive for COVID-19 four days after her husband Prince Charles was confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus, the couple’s office said Monday.
Clarence House said Camilla was self-isolating. Charles has been isolating since he tested positive on Thursday, but Camilla had continued with public engagements while taking daily tests.
Both Charles, 73, and 74-year-old Camilla are triple-vaccinated.
Charles, who is heir to the British throne, previously contracted the coronavirus in March 2020, during the first wave of the pandemic.
Charles is believed to have met with his mother Queen Elizabeth II early last week when both were at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace hasn’t said whether the 95-year-old queen has tested positive, though it said last week she wasn’t displaying symptoms.
The queen, who reached the milestone of 70 years on the throne on Feb. 6, marked her Platinum Jubilee by expressing her wish for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort when Charles becomes king.
The announcement was a major vote of confidence in Camilla, who married Charles in 2005 and was initially shunned by fans of his late first wife, Princess Diana.
The British public has since warmed to her down-to-earth style and sense of humor. Camilla has taken on roles at more than 100 charities, focusing on a wide range of issues including promoting literacy, supporting victims of domestic violence and helping the elderly.
Over 175,000 British citizens died from the coronavirus. Here in the United States, we have over 925,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus.
Those who are unvaccinated are either experiencing mild to severe symptoms. They are overwhelming the hospitals.
If only Americans got vaccinated, we would have been back to normal. Alas, they wanna fuck around and now they're going to find out. Matter of fact, we all are going to find out.
Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla both tested positive for the coronavirus.
Of course, there's folks who are fully vaccinated but end up getting the coronavirus. As with vaccines, nothing is 100%. The vaccines are capable of preventing the coronavirus. At best, it's a 94% prevention rate which means 1 out of 500 could be infected even if they're vaccinated.
President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.
But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war.
With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.
The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.
Pathetic.
The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about your business, your performances, your personal finances and travel. It doesn't care about the funerals, the birthday parties, the weddings, the vacations, the events and your graduations. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.
Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19.
If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.
Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!
If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.
Ivan Reitman, the iconic comedy writer and director passed away.
Now Ivan Reitman is in the heavens with Harold Ramis. The two were instrumental in making the cult supernatural comedy Ghostbusters. The Ghostbuster franchise sparked a sequel, an animated series, a spin-off animated series, an all-woman Ghostbuster movie and now the "third" installment of the movie.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife was a smash hit movie. It brought back Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts back to the fold. Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, McKenna Grace, Fin Wolfhard and Logan Kim were featured in the movie reboot.
Ivan's son Jason wrote the movie and it was delayed during the pandemic. But it did come out and it did make $200 million in ticket sales.
Jason and the movie stars are mourning the loss of Ivan.
Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.
Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.
“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”
Known for bawdy comedies that caught the spirit of their time, Reitman’s big break came with the raucous, college fraternity sendup “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which he produced. He directed Bill Murray in his first starring role in the summer camp flick “Meatballs,” and then again in 1981′s “Stripes,” but his most significant success came with 1984’s “Ghostbusters.”
Not only did the irreverent supernatural comedy starring Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis gross nearly $300 million worldwide, it earned two Oscar nominations, spawned a veritable franchise, including spinoffs, television shows and a new movie, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” that opened this last year. His son, filmmaker Jason Reitman directed.
Ivan and Jason Reitman. Jason directed Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Paul Feig, who directed the 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters” tweeted that he was in shock.
“I had the honor of working so closely with Ivan and it was always such a learning experience,” Feig wrote. “He directed some of my favorite comedies of all time. All of us in comedy owe him so very much.”
“A legend,” comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani said on Twitter. “The number of great movies he made is absurd.”
Among other notable films he directed are “Twins,” “Kindergarten Cop,” “Dave,” “Junior” and 1998′s “Six Days, Seven Nights.” He also produced “Beethoven,” “Old School” and “EuroTrip,” and many others, including his son’s Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air.”
He was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, in 1946 where his father owned the country’s biggest vinegar factory. His mother had survived Auschwitz and his father was in the resistance. When the communists began imprisoning capitalists after the war, the Reitmans decided to escape, when Ivan Reitman was only 4. They traveled in the nailed-down hold of a barge headed for Vienna.
“I remember flashes of scenes,” Reitman told the AP in 1979. “Later they told me about how they gave me a couple of sleeping pills so I wouldn’t make any noise. I was so knocked out that I slept with my eyes open. My parents were afraid I was dead.”
The Reitmans joined a relative in Toronto, where Ivan displayed his show biz inclinations: starting a puppet theater, entertaining at summer camps, playing coffee houses with a folk music group. He studied music and drama at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and began making movie shorts.
Reitman once feuded with Bill Murray and Harold Ramis.
With friends and $12,000, Reitman made a nine-day movie, “Cannibal Girls,” which American International agreed to release. He produced on a $500 budget a weekly TV revue, “Greed,” with Dan Aykroyd, and became associated with the Lampoon group in its off-Broadway revue that featured John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Murray. That soon led to “Animal House.”
Reitman seized the moment after “Animal House’s” massive success and raised money to direct “Meatballs,” which would be tamer than the hard-R “Animal House.”
He hand picked Murray to star, which would prove to be a significant break for the comedian, but Ramis later said that Reitman didn’t know if Murray would actually show up until the first day of the shoot. But it was the beginning of a fruitful and longrunning partnership that would produce the war comedy “Stripes,” which Reitman said he thought up on the way to the “Meatballs” premiere, and “Ghostbusters.”
Reitman also put Schwarzenegger in his first major comedy, opposite Danny DeVito in “Twins.” There was such uncertainty around the project that all forfeited their fees for a share of the profits, which would prove to be a lucrative deal when the film earned $216 million against an $18 million production budget. In Sept. 2021, it was announced that a sequel, “Triplets” was in the works with Reitman directing his original cast, plus Tracy Morgan as their long lost brother.
Ghostbusters became a powerful franchise.
By the time 1990′s “Kindergarten Cop” came around, Reitman had established himself as the most successful comedy director in history. Though not even being the father of three children could have prepared him for the arduous task of directing 30 children between the ages of 4 and 7 in the Schwarzenegger comedy.
The political comedy “Dave,” starring Kevin Kline as an ordinary man who has to double for the US President, provided a bit of a departure for Reitman. Roger Ebert wrote at the time that “The movie is more proof that it isn’t what you do, it’s how you do it: Ivan Reitman’s direction and Gary Ross’ screenplay use intelligence and warmhearted sentiment to make Dave into wonderful lighthearted entertainment.”
Reitman slowed down as a director after “Six Days, Seven Nights,” the 1998 adventure comedy with Harrison Ford and Anne Heche — only four films would follow “Evolution,” “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “No Strings Attached” and “Draft Day,” from 2014.
But he continued producing. His company, the Montecito Picture Co., produced Todd Phillips’ first movie, “Road Trip.” And with “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” even found himself on the press circuit with his son, providing emotional moments for both with the passing of the baton. Jason Reitman, who was only 7 when the original came out, included some nods to his father’s films like “Beethoven” and “Cannibal Girls” in “Afterlife.”
“Directing ‘Ghostbusters Afterlife’ was completely intimidating,” Jason Reitman said last year. “I was lucky enough to do it sitting next to my dad.”
When asked why the 1984 film continued to fascinate, Reitman told the AP that it was hard to define.
“I always had a sort of sincere approach to the comedy,” he said. “I took it seriously even though, it was a horror movie and a comedy, I felt you had to sort of deal with it in a kind of realistic and honest way.”
He always took comedy and the power of laughter seriously.
“The great cliche is about how damn tough comedy is. But of course, nobody really gives that any respect,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2000. “It’s such a visceral thing, laughing. So getting to the point where you can get an audience of 600 people laughing is really precise and intricate work. ... My sense is we’re laughing at the same things we’ve always laughed at, but the language of the filmmaker and the performer shifts.”
In honor of Colin Kaepernick, Eminem took a knee during the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Rams on winning Super Bowl LVI. They managed to pull a last minute touchdown in the final minutes of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Rams won 23 to the Bengals 20. Ironic, 2023.
So I am proud of the Bengals for at least getting one opportunity to show their worth. Next time, they'll be better and determined to make another round for the Super Bowl LVII.
The Rams won on home turf after trailing through the final quarters. They did what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did in Super Bowl LV, they won at their home stadium.
Sofi Stadium was lit.
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and special guest 50 Cent rocked the stadium with their greatest hits and it will be a moment of history.
There will be controversy from the haters.
The far right will tear threw it because they are culturally stupid.
Eminem's most notorious rivals Raymond "Benzino" Scott, Forgiato Blow, Ja Rule, Charlemagne Tha Rapist, Lord Jamar, Machine Gun Kelly and Fox will likely bitch about the performance.
Obviously no neck Scott failed to deliver on the Em racist tapes.
He was teasing the "Foolish Pride" freestyle.
The NFL did not approve of the performance and it got the "Let's Go Brandon" right riled up.
I loved Luke Combs singing country music at halftime during the Thanksgiving Cowboys game. I also happened to love Dre, Mary J, and Kendrick Lamar tonight.
It's also a reminder that those on the right who rely on corporate America to protect free markets and liberty are idiots. If these corporations can slightly sanitize radical Leftism and turn it into ingestible pablum for nostalgic 40-year-olds, they will, even at long-term cost.
Six years ago: The NFL must be devastated by Kaepernick kneeling! Today: The NFL welcomes Eminem to the halftime show to kneel, while clearing hundreds of millions of dollars! You're all suckers.
Snoop Dogg collaborated on a song in January with the following lyrics:
"All you n*****s out there Take your guns that you using to shoot each other And start shooting these bitch ass motherf****ing police That'll impress a motherf***ing n***** like me" https://t.co/KYKfxcMcw3
Here’s the video of every celebrity without a mask during the Super Bowl. But every kid in California will have to be wearing them tomorrow in school. They must all be holding their breaths the entire game. pic.twitter.com/Dc9yVd7RPf
Half-time at the #SuperBowl . I’m old enough to remember when singers used to…sing. Makes you almost nostalgic for @JanetJackson’s “wardrobe malfunction.” Go, @Browns! #SuperBowl
LEO TERRELL on maskless celebrities pictured at Super Bowl: "The Democratic elites do not follow the rules, that they set for us. Look at the Oscars, NO vaccine requirements. They don't even need a shot. It is totally political, they feel entitled. The solution are the midterms." pic.twitter.com/Z2WQpTMqmk
The kneeling took place after Em performed his Oscar-award winning single, "Lose Yourself." Instead of continuing his performance, he kneeled against police brutality and racial discrimination.
Kaepernick, former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, was heavily criticized for starting this form of protest during the national anthem at a 2016 preseason game.
As expected, the far right are outraged over the performance. They managed to be happy about the Canadian truckers blocking access on the Ambassador Bridge which crosses Detroit and Windsor to now complaining about hip-hop.
They praised celebrities like Kid Rock who make songs dissing President Joe Biden.
They are celebrating definence in the wake of mask mandates.
They complain about "vaccinated" celebrities who were maskless at the Super Bowl. Mind you that those attending that game were required to be vaccinated and masks were required but not enforced.
