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Damon “Dame” Dash’s life just got a little more complicated. On top of recently being denied custody of his two daughters, Dash must pony up $342,000 to avoid being arrested on a warrant. New York Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper filed the warrant Wednesday after Dash failed to appear in court with ex-wife Rachel Roy.…

Hip-hop pioneer Erick Sermon has let his homophobia show once again. In an interview with TMZ, Sermon was asked about Bruce Jenner and his transition. Why? Who knows. But with his history of negative comments about the LGBT community, TMZ knew what it was doing. “Do you think something like that will ever be acceptable…

Brittney Griner of the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury has taken responsibility for her actions in last week’s domestic violence incident involving her fiancee, Glory Johnson of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock, and has accepted a plea deal, which involves a diversion program. Griner pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. Griner’s plea deal includes 26 weeks of domestic violence…

Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart was amazed at CNN host Wolf Blitzer’s shock and dismay Tuesday over the events taking place in Baltimore over the last several days. It seems as though some in cable media are suffering from short-term memory loss, since the same protests and riots took place in Ferguson, Mo., only months ago.…

Bobby Brown has filed for guardianship over Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate, according to the New York Daily News. Bobbi Kristina, 22, had been in a medically induced coma since Jan. 31, but earlier this month, Brown and members of grandmother Cissy Houston’s family reported that she was awake. However, despite those reports, Houston has told the…

Ray Lewis, former star of the Baltimore Ravens, has a few words about the violence going on in the city. Yes, that Ray Lewis who was involved in a homicide. Which is definitely a form of violence. Sitting in his house, Lewis spouts similar rhetoric that can be heard across conservative airwaves and media. Lewis…

Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis is set to star as Harriet Tubman in an HBO biopic. The biopic will be based on Kate Clifford Larson’s 2003 book Bound for the Promised Land. The novel is based on Tubman and her work with the Underground Railroad. According to Deadline, Davis will executive-produce the project along with her husband,…

The Wire is by all measures a cult classic. I’m not sure how many times friends shamed me because I refused to watch it. I refused to watch it for several reasons, namely because the Baltimore it portrayed was one that was still in existence and broken. But last summer I buckled down, booted up…

When you think of serial killers, names like John Wayne Gacy and Jeffery Dahmer are usually the first to pop into people’s heads. But on Monday night, an HBO documentary attempts to add another name to that list: Lonnie Franklin Jr. Most have probably never heard of Franklin, but he is the subject of the HBO…

A Washington Post journalist is currently under fire after being caught on camera texting during the national anthem while attending Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. As people stood and the band played the anthem, Helena Andrews was caught texting on her phone by a CNN camera. The camera intently zoomed in on Andrews for…