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R. Kelly just raised the stakes with his Trapped in the Closet series. The long-running music project may be headed to Broadway. Kelly announced plans to bring his brainchild to the Great White Way, during the unveiling of his latest Trapped in the Closet installment at Sunset Theaters, Monday (Nov. 20).“To transform it into a Broadway version, that’s […]

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Time is running out, but PETA wants to stop President Obama from taking part in the annual White House tradition of sparing the life of a Thanksgiving turkey. The animal rights company called turkey pardoning an “archaic,” practice that should be abolished. “The White House turkey ‘pardon’ is a sorely outdated event,” PETA president Ingrid […]

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Instead of worrying about the musical whereabouts of Andre 3000, focus on the fact that Big Boi is dropping a new album. General Patton reveals the tracklist, and an animated cover, to his forthcoming sophomore album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.

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The Republican party shot down claims that verbal attacks against U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice are racially motivated. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus accused the GOP of going after Rice because she’s black.

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Lindsey Stone’s trip to Arlington National Cemetery turned into a viral sensation thanks to a Facebook post causing outrage. Stone put up a picture flipping off, and pretending to scream at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, next to a sign asking for “silence and respect.”

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Celebrities experience varying levels of shade when clubbing in Manhattan, but Nicki Minaj got the ultimate cold shoulder, at her own party. According to the Huffington Post, Minaj was denied entry to her album release party at Greenhouse nightclub in New York City, Tuesday (Nov. 20). The venue is owned by the same people who run […]

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The man at the center of the Sesame Street s-x scandal involving Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash is finally speaking out. Sheldon Stephens, an aspiring model, opened up about the ordeal in an interview with The Insider.  “I would like to say my name has been unfairly dragged through the media and it made me look […]

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As shoppers prepare to finish off the Thanksgiving holiday with a little Black Friday shopping, employees at Wal-Mart have launched a protest. Workers across the country have been on strike for several months, but are gaining traction just ahead of the biggest shopping day of the year. Disgruntled employees are upset over their pay, lack […]

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The journalists aboard Rihanna’s 777 plane have been set free—sort of. The group, affectionately known as the “Rihanna 150” arrived back in New York Tuesday (Nov. 20), after a week of globetrotting.

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Nicki Minaj stopped through Power 105.1 to discuss the myriad of activities she has her hands in with The Breakfast Club. Everything from her relationship with Mariah Carey, to her new label to radio not supporting her records was covered. But a particularly interesting portion was when she explained why some fans have had trouble […]

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The reign of Elmo has come to an end. Kevin Clash, the puppeteer who has been the voice of the lovable muppet, has resigned from his position with Sesame Street.

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George Zimmerman made Florida’s “stand your ground” law a national topic of discussion, but the defense doesn’t work for everybody. Trevor Dooley, a black man in Tampa was found guilty of manslaughter for shooting his white neighbor, David James, in front of the victim’s 8-year-old daughter.