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Torrie Lynn Emery, 23, of Pontiac, was ordered held without bond by 50th District Judge Preston Thomas. She is charged with second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm and child abuse. The charges stem from a crash at Woodward Avenue and Rapid Street on Wednesday afternoon. Emery is accused of following a […]
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Rex Ryan was furious. For all the foolishness, the vows of winning the Super Bowl and the urge to forever snack, the New York Jets coach can bring the fury. And on Wednesday morning as he stood before his team, two of the players would later say he was as angry […]
*In addition to denying claims that he tried to buy Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat from former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Jesse Jackson Jr. is also apologizing today for allegations that he’s been having an extra-marital affair. The alleged woman, Giovanna Huidobro, is described by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed as a “blond bombshell” who […]
Via NewsOne.com: Mark Zuckerberg, the 26-year-old Facebook founder and the biggest climber on this year’s Forbes 400, has just agreed to donate $100 million to Newark’s troubled public schools. The tech whiz kid is expected to appear on fellow Forbes billionaire Oprah Winfrey’s show tomorrow to announce the gift, alongside Newark Mayor Cory Booker and […]
Roland Martin interviews Bishop Eddie Long’s Lawyer below: Mediatakeout claims to have uncovered a letter sent by Jamal Harris who has accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse, to the Bishop. Here is a short part. I will not allow you to take anymore from what you have taken. and if you dont know let […]
Bishop Eddie Long scandal photos (pictures below), on a cellphone, in his bathroom, were released by plaintiff’s attorney. Bishop Eddie Long’s scandal pictures don’t depict much, showing the Bishop fully clothed, and not validating any of the claims of the plaintiffs. Plaintiff’s attorney released the two pictures in which the Bishop is dressing in a […]
Sexual coercion accusations, such as the ones leveled at Bishop Eddie Long, can be difficult to prove in court, but cases have been won against other religious leaders, experts say. There must be proof that the religious leader compromised the will of his victim, said Atlanta attorney Lee Parks, who has represented people coerced into […]
*Wyclef Jean is done trying to run for president in Haiti. A statement sent today by his publicist says the singer is leaving Haitian politics and will instead devote his time to promoting a new album. Jean’s candidacy ended last month when the Caribbean country’s eight-member provisional electoral council left him and more than a […]
BJ Bernstein, the lawyer representing the two young men who have accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse, spoke to the “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” today about the case. You may remember Bernstein from her successful representation of Genarlow Wilson, a Douglas County teenager who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having consensual […]
CNN and Good Morning America both ran pieces on the lawsuit, as did the local TV news shows. It was a major topic on local urban-themed radio stations. On the “Frank and Wanda Morning Show” on V-103, host Frank Ski held off on discussing the lawsuits until after 8 o’clock because, he said, “we’re going […]
This is a statement from Pastor Marvin Sapp from his Official Facebook Site The Official Marvin Sapp Page on the issue…
Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist church in Atlanta, with a reported membership of 25,000, is being accused of sexual misconduct by two of his employees. Friends of Bishop Long deny the allegations but the men claim in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, that the sexual misconduct took place on trips throughout the […]
