Former NFL safety Darren Sharper and his attorneys, Leonard Levine and Blair Berk appear in a Los Angeles Superior courtroom on Thursday (February 20) in California. The 38 year-old plead not guilty to charges of allegedly drugging and raping two women he met at a West Hollywood nightclub last October. The judge set his next court date for April 15 and because of the severity of the charges – his bail has been increased from $200,000 to $1 million. If convicted, Sharper could face more than 30 years in prison. In related news, it looks like he has been investigated in the past for similar incidents in New Orleans and
‘ROUND THE WAY: LEBRON JAMES THANKS FATHER FOR NOT BEING THERE + GIFTS HIS MOM w/ NEW PORSCHE FOR HER BDAY
LeBron James is on top of the world. He’s popular, makes millions of dollars doing what he loves and seems to have a good family base. However, one thing that is missing from his reality is his father, Anthony McClelland. He has talked about his hurt in the past but updated his instagram page recently with the above photo and the following caption: Because of you Pops! Thanks all along. Could have said why me with u not being there but look what I made of myself…. StriveForGreatness A few hours later he posted another family related instagram photo – this time featuring his mother Gloria James. Check out what he said below… Momma received her surprise b-day gift today. Enjoy and love …
TWITTER LOOP: DRAKE GOES OFF ON ‘ROLLING STONE’ FOR MISQUOTING HIM & CHANGING THEIR COVER + RS RESPONDS
Looks like Drake is pissed off that the iconic magazine Rolling Stone decided to cut him from the cover and feature the late actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman. In a series of tweets (two of them have since been deleted), the 27 year-old rapper also claimed that the Kanye West & Jay-Z “diss” was not spoken during the exclusive sit down. DRAKE TWEETED THIS AND THEN DELETED IT RIGHT AFTER: I never commented on Yeezus for my interview portion of Rolling Stone. They also took my cover from me last minute and ran the issue. I’m disgusted with that. RIP to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. All respect due. But the press is evil. I'm done doing interviews for magazines. I just want …
‘ROUND THE WAY: DRAKE CLEARS THE AIR ABOUT ‘ROLLING STONE’ TWITTER OUTBURST via PERSONAL BLOG
An emotional Drake took to his personal blog early Friday morning (February 14) to clear the air about his Rolling Stone twitter outburst yesterday (February 13). The 27 year-old was upset that they replaced him on the cover for the late actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman and that they used quotes he didn’t approve for the interview. Check out his explanation below.. With today [February 14] being the 5th anniversary of So Far Gone I figured it’s fitting to return to it’s place of its origin in order to clear the air about an extremely emotional day. I completely support and agree with Rolling Stone replacing me on the cover with the legendary Phillip …
DIAHANN CAROLL PULLS OUT OF ‘RAISIN IN THE SUN’ – REPLACED BY LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Word has it that the legendary actress Diahann Caroll has dropped out of the upcoming revival of “A Raisin In the Sun”. She was set to play the role of the mother, Lena Younger opposite Denzel Washington as Walter Lee Younger in April for a 14 week run. According to reports, the 78 year-old cited the rigorous demands of stage acting as the reason for exiting. A breast cancer survivor, also had to drop out of a Kennedy Center production of Ernest Thompson’s “On Golden Pond” because of a herniated disk and severe muscle strain. Reports say that Samuel L. Jackson’s wife, LaTanya
NEWS: COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR & ‘NFL PROSPECT’ MICHAEL SAM SAYS HE IS GAY
This past weekend Michael Sam, a defensive end from the University of Missouri announced that he was gay. In an exclusive sit down with the NY Times, the 24 year-old college football star opened up about his truth. I came out to my team this last August. And coming out to them, they rallied around me and supported me. I was kind of nervous, I was like man, I’m actually doing it but saying it and how everyone [reacted] it was so awesome. These are my teammates, these are my brothers. I’m coming out because I want to own my truth. Two weeks…