Martin Shkreli just became more disliked, if that was possible. Bloomberg revealed that he is the person who bought the Wu Tang Clan's secret album, "Once Upon a Time In Shaolin," last month for $2 million.
The 32-year old pharmaceutical kingpin received negative worldwide criticism when his company Turing Pharmaceuticalshiked up the price of the drug, Daraprim, which treats potentially life-threatening parasitic infections, from $13.50 to $750 per pill overnight in September.
“This isn’t the greedy drug company trying to gouge patients, it is us trying to stay in business,” Shkreli said at the time. “This is still one of the smallest pharmaceutical products in the world. It really doesn’t make sense to get any criticism for this.”
Shkreli's critics weren't buying his reasoning. They're convinced that he engaged in the worst kind of price gouging.
Price gouging like this in the specialty drug market is outrageous. Tomorrow I'll lay out a plan to take it on. -H https://t.co/9Z0Aw7aI6h
Now, Shkreli owns the only copy of Wu Tang's "Once Upon a Time In Shaolin" album, an outcome that the group's founder isn't happy about.
After finding out that Bloomberg was about to reveal the buyer, RZA, sent them a statement"
“The sale of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin was agreed upon in May, well before Martin Skhreli’s [sic] business practices came to light. We decided to give a significant portion of the proceeds to charity.”
Poll suggestions: which artist should I now approach to buy my next private album from?
Shkreli has a message for Wu Tang fans who are upset.
“At the end of the day,” he says, “They didn’t buy the last album or the one before that, and all they had to pay was $10.”
He also admits he hasn't bothered to listen to the album yet.
“I could be convinced to listen to it earlier if Taylor Swift wants to hear it or something like that,” Shkreli says. “But for now, I think I’m going to kind of save it for a rainy day.”
Contrary to previous reports, Shkreli doesn't have to wait 88 years before letting the world hear the disc. Aside from selling it commercially, he's free to do whatever he wants to with it.
50 Cent lands on the cover of the New York Post'sAlexa. With so many things going on in the world he had a lot to talk and joke about during his sit down with writer Hardeep Phull.
On Drake
Drake is defining the new cool. You're gonna see a lot of things start to shift. People are not going to be insecure about certain things. If you got that 2 left feet like Drake had in that video, you're gonna get loose when that Hotline Bling come on.
On Kanye West's Presidential Aspirations
We're getting into a grayer area as we go. If you can say Donald Trump is possibly the president, then why not Kanye? Kim Kardashian should be the First Lady of America. Maybe I'll be like the Secretary of Defense because I don't have a conflict at all.
On Donald Trump's Presidential Run
It's one of the most entertaining moves I've seen so far. I didn't know if it was directly for entertainment purposes. He's gonna come in and run it like it's a business. It's more ruthless than the neighborhood because they'll put 500 people out of business in one shot and it doesn't matter...it's just business.
It's that time of the year again. The holidays are here and it's time to exchange gifts with friends and family (in most cases).
Hardeep Phull of the New York Post'sAlexa recently caught up with 50 Cent to find out which people on his Christmas list will be happy and others who should expect a lump of coal.
50 Cent's 3-year old son Sire
“That’s easy: toys. He likes cars especially. You can’t go wrong with that.”
Eminem
“I’d buy him Nikes. He likes Air Max in particular. But it would have to be an exclusive, not just something you can buy at the Nike store.”
Ja Rule
“I would get him two front teeth!”
'Southpaw' co-star Jake Gyllenhaal
“Champagne. It would be the best bottle of Champagne. Imported. I would want him to taste the best stuff out there. I can’t send him sparkling wine.”
Donald Trump
“I’d buy him something really basic, because I bet he [wouldn’t] have it. Something like a rotisserie chicken oven. It wouldn’t be expensive, but it would be useful. I can imagine him eating [chicken] and thinking it was better than the food he was having before. Sometimes the basic gifts are the best!”
Who else would you add to this list? And what would you get them?
The nominations for the 2015 NAACP Image Awards have been announced. The 50 Cent-executive produced STARZ crime drama, "Power," will be well represented.
It was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. In addition, Naturi Naughton, got a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series.
"Was sitting in the trailer at work thinking of how best to speak gratitude for the @Naacp & the special fans God has loaned me. Looked to the left while studying at my desk, & there it was. The inside of my gum pack. Said it all. I get to make choices pulled from my life walks & training as an artist. I get to play with friends," Hardwick wrote via his Instagram account. "Acting is Tennis at it's least. It is climbing a mountain with your scene comrades at it's best. I get to challenge myself & others everyday to dig the #TRUTH..pun intended, the mess, the joy, the ugly & the kinda cool outa me & them. I get to then share these characters i been hired to live in (in this case Ghost) with all of you. The gum pack said it all. I am honored #Naacp2016 to be yet again recognized amongst all of these great talented personal friends of mine also nominated. I thank my beautiful family & my remarkable patient tribe. I thank you @power_starz...my amazing cast mates, phenomenal crew, directors, producers, & @kempagboh, @50cent. Lastly, i congratulate you...my friend & partner, @naturi4real for this recognition of your hard work and growth. I am proud of you!"
Actor/G-Unit artistRotimi, who plays "Dre" in the series, was happy to see the show getting the recognition it deserves
"When you're apart of something legendary, all you can do is give God the glory. 3 Nominations for NAACP! @Power_Starz," he wrote on Twitter.
Halfway thru filming season 3, and we get news like that!!! Makes me wanna work even harder NAACPNominees@Power_Starz
The 47th NAACP Image Awards will air live February 2, 2016 at 9/8C on TV One.
Check out the full list of nominees
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Michael B. Jordan Misty Copeland Pharrell Williams Shonda Rhimes Viola Davis
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture Beasts of No Nation
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation Chiwetel Ejiofor, Secret in Their Eyes Michael B. Jordan, Creed Michael Ealy - The Perfect Guy Will Smith - Concussion
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Lauren 'Keke' Palmer, Brotherly Love Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy Teyonah Parris - Chi-Raq Viola Davis, Lila and Eve Zoe Saldana, Infinitely Polar Bear
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Martian Corey Hawkins, Straight Outta Compton Forest Whitaker, Southpaw Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Angela Bassett, Chi-Raq Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Concussion Jennifer Hudson, Chi-Raq Phylicia Rashad, Creed Tessa Thompson, Creed
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Beasts of No Nation
Brotherly Love
Chi-Raq
Infinitely Polar Bear
Secret in Their Eyes
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series black-ish
House of Lies
Key & Peele
Orange is the New Black
Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine Anthony Anderson, black-ish Don Cheadle, House of Lies Dwayne Johnson, Ballers RonReaco Lee, Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin Loretta Devine, The Carmichael Show Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series David Alan Grier, The Carmichael Show Laurence Fishburne, black-ish Mike Epps, Survivor's Remorse Miles Brown, black-ish Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Anna Deavere Smith, Nurse Jackie Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black Marsai Martin, black-ish Tichina Arnold, Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Drama Series Being Mary Jane
Empire
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles Morris Chestnut, Rosewood Omari Hardwick, Power Terrence Howard, Empire Wesley Snipes, The Player
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Gabrielle Union, Being Mary Jane Kerry Washington, Scandal Nicole Beharie, Sleepy Hollow Taraji P. Henson, Empire Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away with Murder Bryshere Y. Gray, Empire Guillermo Diaz, Scandal Joe Morton, Scandal Jussie Smollett, Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead Grace Gealey, Empire Naturi Naughton, Power Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special American Crime
Bessie
Luther
The Book of Negroes
The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Cuba Gooding, Jr., The Book of Negroes David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live! David Oyelowo, Nightingale Idris Elba, Luther Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Hotel Aunjanue Ellis, The Book of Negroes Jill Scott, With This Ring LaTonya Richardson Jackson, Show Me a Hero Queen Latifah, Bessie
Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special) Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm
News One Now
Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later
Oprah: Where Are They Now?- Civil Rights Special
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series Melissa Harris-Perry
Steve Harvey
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Talk
The Wendy Williams Show
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series Dancing With the Stars
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Shark Tank
The Voice
Welcome to Sweetie Pies
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special) Black Girls Rock!
Family Feud
Oprah's Master Class
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Outstanding Children’s Program Doc McStuffins
Dora and Friends
K.C. Undercover
Little Ballers
Project MC2
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series) Hudson Yang, Fresh Off The Boat Marcus Scribner, black-ish Marsai Martin, black-ish Miles Brown, black-ish Skai Jackson, Jessie
Outstanding Host in News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special) Steve Harvey, Family Feud Melissa Harris-Perry, Melissa Harris-Perry Bryant Gumbel, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Larry Wilmore, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Alan Yang, Aziz Ansari, Master of None - "Parents" Jennie Snyder Urman, Jane The Virgin - "Chapter Twenty-Three" Jill Soloway, Transparent - "Kina Hora" Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico, Key & Peele - "Y'all Ready For This?" Kenya M. Barris, black-ish - "The Word"
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill, How to Get Away with Murder - "Mama's Here Now" John Ridley, American Crime - "Episode 1" LaToya Morgan, TURN: Washingtons Spies - "False Flag" Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Empire - "Pilot" Mara Brock Akil, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane - "Sparrow"
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) Dee Rees, Bessie Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein, White Water Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring Shem Bitterman, Whitney
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, Straight Outta Compton Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson, McFarland USA Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out Rick Famuyiwa, Dope Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed
DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Aziz Ansari, Master of None - "Parents" Brad Silberling, Jane The Virgin - "Chapter Twenty-Three" Don Cheadle, House of Lies - "The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule" Peter Atencio, Key & Peele - "The End" Stan Lathan, Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Cabin Pressure"
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series Ernest Dickerson, Hand of God - "Welcome the Stranger" John Ridley, American Crime - "Episode 1" Lee Daniels, Empire - "Pilot" Millicent Shelton, American Crime - "Episode Ten" Salim Akil, Being Mary Jane - "Sparrow"
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Christine Swanson, For the Love of Ruth Dee Rees, Bessie Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring Rusty Cundieff, White Water Salim Akil, The Start Up
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Charles Stone, III, Lila and Eve F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton Rick Famuyiwa, Dope Ryan Coogler, Creed
ANIMATED/CGI
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film) Aisha Tyler, Archer Audra McDonald, Doc McStuffins Jeffrey Wright, The Good Dinosaur Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins Wanda Sykes, Penn Zero
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist Andra Day Judith Hill Jussie Smollett The Weeknd Yazz
Outstanding Male Artist Charlie Wilson Kendrick Lamar Pharrell Williams The Weeknd Tyrese Gibson
Outstanding Female Artist Janet Jackson Jazmine Sullivan Jill Scott Lalah Hathaway Lauryn Hill
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration "Conqueror" - Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett "Hamilton: An American Musical" - Original Broadway Cast "No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole "One Man Can Change The World" - Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend "Sound & Color" - Alabama Shakes
Outstanding Jazz Album BrotherLEE Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan - Terell Stafford Quintet Dee Dee's Feathers - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Miles Davis The Complete Concert By The Sea - Erroll Garner The Epic - Kamasi Washington
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) A Different Place - Kim Burrell It's Personal - Tina Campbell Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin The Gospel According To Jazz - Chapter IV - Kirk Whalum You Shall Live - Marvin Sapp
Outstanding Music Video "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd "Freedom" - Pharrell Williams "No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole "Shame" - Tyrese Gibson "Sound & Color" - Alabama Shakes
Outstanding Song – Traditional "Back Together" - Jill Scott "Everytime I'm With You" - Seal "Feeling Good" - Lauryn Hill "Goodnight Kisses" - Charlie Wilson "Let It Burn" - Jazmine Sullivan
Outstanding Song – Contemporary "Conqueror" - Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett "Freedom" - Pharrell Williams "No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole "Unbreakable" - Janet Jackson "You're So Beautiful" - Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz
Outstanding Album Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season One) - Empire Cast Forever Charlie - Charlie Wilson Unbreakable - Janet Jackson Woman - Jill Scott
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary (Film) Amy
Dreamcatcher
In My Fathers House
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Documentary (Television) August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Belief
Kareem: Minority of One
Light Girls
Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction Driving the King - Ravi Howard Ghost Summer: Stories - Tananarive Due Mama's Boy - ReShonda Tate Billingsley Stand Your Ground - Victoria Christopher Murrary Under the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction 50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership - Kathey Porter, Andrea Hoffman Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America - Jill Leovy SHOWDOWN: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America - Wil Haygood Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga - Pamela Newkirk The Light of the World - Elizabeth Alexander
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma The Star Side of Bird Hill - Naomi Jackson The Turner House - Angela Flournoy The Wind In The Reeds: A Storm, A Play And The City That Could Not Be Broken - Wendell Pierce, Rod Dreher
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Auto-Biography After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye - Jan Gaye with David Ritz Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York - Arthur Browne Power Forward: My Presidential Education - Reggie Love Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person - Shonda Rhimes
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional Big Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self - Sakina Ibrahim with Jessie Lee Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom - Cortez R. Rainey Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories - Jocelyn Delk Adams Keep Calm... It's Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide To Buying A Home – Egypt Sherrod Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family - Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay How to Be Drawn - Terrance Hayes Reconnaissance - Carl Phillips Redbone - Mahogany L. Browne Wild Hundreds - Nate Marshall
Outstanding Literary Work - Children Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts - Nikki Grimes (Author), Michele Wood (Illustrator) Gordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America - Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Jamey Christoph (Illustrator) Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box - Michael S. Bandy (Author), Eric Stein (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator) If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson New Shoes - Susan Lynn Meyer (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound - Andrea Davis Pinkney Stella By Starlight - Sharon Draper Untwine - Edwidge Danticat X: A Novel - Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon You Are Wonderfully Made: 12 Life-Changing Principles for Teen Girls to Embrace - Gwen Richardson, Sylvia Daye Richardson
Porn star Layton Benton stopped by Thisis50 to chop it up with Hollywood Jack Thriller. The two flirted, talked about a little of everything. Check it out up top and sound off about Layton's sexy ass in the comment section below.
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Boosie Badazz has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. The 33-year old rapper, real name Torrance Hatch, made the announcement via his Instagram page.
"I need all my fans to pray for me. Doctor just told me I have cancer on my kidneys," he wrote. "Prayer is power. That's why I'm letting the world know. prayfaboosie."
TMZ reports that Boosie removed the caption because his team did not want him to make the diagnosis public.
Boosie has been dealing with health problems prior to this announcement. The Louisiana native has diabetes. In February he was hospitalized in Charlotte, suffering from severe dehydration.
We wish Boosie the best and hope he can overcome this latest health scare.
The following are prognostic and predictive factors for kidney cancer.
Stage
The stage of kidney cancer is the most important prognostic factor. People who have tumors that are only in the kidney have a better prognosis than people with cancer that has spread outside the kidney. Kidney cancer that has spread to the large vein in the abdomen leading to the heart (called the vena cava) have a poor prognosis.
Grade
Low-grade tumors have a better prognosis than high-grade tumors. Low-grade tumors are less likely to spread because they grow slowly. High-grade tumors are more aggressive and tend to spread quickly.
Type of kidney cancer
Papillary and chromophobe types of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) have a better prognosis because they are often low grade.
Collecting duct carcinoma and renal cell sarcoma have a poor prognosis because they are often very aggressive.
Level of risk
The most common system used to predict prognosis for people with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma is the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC). It uses 6 predictors:
There was less than 1 year between treatment and a diagnosis of metastatic cancer.
The blood calcium level is abnormally high (which may mean kidney failure).
The red blood cell count is lower than normal (called anemia).
The platelet count is lower than normal (called thrombocytopenia).
There is an abnormally high level of neutrophils (called neutrophilia).
These predictors are combined to develop a level of risk:
Favorable risk means the person has none of the predictors.
Intermediate risk means the person has 1 or 2 predictors.
Poor risk means the person has 3 or more predictors.
People with metastatic kidney cancer who have a favorable risk level have a better prognosis and survival than people with a poor risk level.
**UPDATE** December 8
Boosie informed his fans via Instagram on Monday, December 7, that he will be undergoing surgery today.
"To all my family, fans n supporters I really appreciate the love n concern that's been giving to me since I was diagnosed with kidney cancer," he wrote. "Tommorrow I go n for surgery n I need prayers for a great surgery n rehabilitation at the MdAnderson cancer center GodGotme."
MD Anderson in Houston is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for cancer treatment by Best Hospitals, so Boosie will be getting the best care available.
Logic is out promoting his new album titled "The Incredible True Story." On Monday, December 7, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Fade Away."
Original Block Hustlaz (O.B.H.) boss Ar-Ab returns with a new banger. The Philadelphia rapper decides to drop a freestyle over The Notorious B.I.G's song, "Biggie."
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others as un-American.
Trump defended his plan for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" by comparing it with President Franklin Roosevelt's decision to inter Japanese Americans during World War II.
"This is a president who was highly respected by all," Trump said Tuesday. "If you look at what he was doing, it was far worse."
The idea announced by Trump Monday evening drew swift rebukes, some from abroad. British Prime Minister David Cameron slammed it as "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong." Muslims in the United States and around the world denounced it unconstitutional or offensive.
The front page of the Philadelphia Daily News pictured Trump holding his right hand out as if in a Nazi salute with the headline "The New Furor." In morning TV interviews Tuesday on ABC and CNN, Trump was asked about being compared to Hitler.
The candidate didn't back down, saying that banning all Muslims "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on" is warranted after attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and last week's shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14.
"We are now at war," Trump said, adding: "We have a president who doesn't want to say that."
Trump's proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of a religion practiced by more than a billion people worldwide.
Trump announced his plan to cheers and applause at a Monday evening rally in South Carolina.
"Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life," Trump said in a written statement.
At the rally he warned that without drastic action, "it's going to get worse and worse, you're going to have more World Trade Centers."
Rod Weader, a 68-year-old real estate agent from North Charleston who attended the rally and said he agreed with Trump's plan "150 percent."
Supporter Erich Schmid, center, from Hilton Head, S.C., waits with other supporters to hear Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, speak during a rally coinciding with Pearl Harbor Day at Patriots Point aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
"As he says, we have to find out who they are and why they are here," he said.
Since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, a number of Republican presidential contenders have proposed restrictions on Syrian refugees — with several suggesting preference for Christians seeking asylum — and tighter surveillance in the U.S.
But Trump's proposed ban goes much further, and his Republican rivals were quick to reject the latest provocation from a candidate who has delivered no shortage of them. "Donald Trump is unhinged," Jeb Bush said via Twitter. "His 'policy' proposals are not serious."
John Kasich slammed Trump's "outrageous divisiveness," while a more measured Ted Cruz, who has always been cautious about upsetting Trump's supporters, said, "Well, that is not my policy."
Trump's plan also drew criticism from the heads of the Republican Party in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the first three states to vote in next year's presidential primaries.
"It is un-Republican. It is unconstitutional. And it is un-American," said Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Hampshire.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Trump's proposed ban would apply to "everybody," including Muslims seeking immigration visas as well as tourists seeking to enter the country.
In an interview on Fox News, Trump said Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces would "come home" and that his plan would "not apply to people living in the country."
In the late 1800s, Congress passed legislation broadly aimed at halting Chinese immigration. But, said Leti Volpp, a University of California expert on immigration law, "there is no precedent for a religious litmus test for admitting immigrants into the United States."
"Excluding almost a quarter of the world's population from setting foot in the United States based solely upon their religious identity would never pass constitutional muster," Volpp said.
Trump's proposal came a day after President Barack Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office about the shootings in San Bernardino, California, which Obama said was "an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people."
The FBI said Monday the Muslim couple who carried out the massacre had been radicalized and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in one case within days of the attack last week that killed 14 people.
Trump's campaign has been marked by a pattern of inflammatory statements, dating back to his harsh rhetoric about Mexican immigrants. He has taken a particularly hard line against Muslims in the days since the Paris attacks, advocating enhanced surveillance of mosques due to fears over radicalization.
"Donald Trump sounds more like a leader of a lynch mob than a great nation like ours," said Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "He and others are playing into the hands of ISIS. This is exactly what ISIS wants from Americans: to turn against each other."
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Colvin reported from Newark, New Jersey. Associated Press writers Mark Sherman, Laurie Kellman, Josh Lederman and Alan Fram in Washington and Bruce Smith and Bill Barrow in South Carolina contributed to this report.
It's been a tough few weeks for Ronda Rousey since her devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Not only did Holm walk out of the octagon with the bantamweight belt, but for the first time in Rousey's professional mixed martial arts career, she was defeated.
The former champion covers ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue. In it, she opens up for the first time about the fight, injuries she sustained and her desire to come back.
"It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an impact," she tells writerRamona Shelburne. "I'm just really fucking sad. I need to come back. I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I'm going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my lip open. I have to fucking do it."
Rousey's ground game has never been in question. In 1992 she became the first woman to medal in the Olympics when she took home the bronze in judo. She had used her skills as a judoka to walk through her opponents on the way to a 12-0 record.
She's worked hard on her stand up game in an effort to become a more well rounded fighter. She's not yet at an elite level with her hands and that proved to be her downfall against Holm, a former professional boxer and kickboxer.
"I got hit in that first round. ... I cut my lip open and knocked a couple of my teeth loose. I was out on my feet from the very beginning," she says now. "I wasn't thinking clearly. I had that huge cut in my mouth and I just spit [the blood] out at my feet. Then they brought the bucket over and I'm like, 'Why didn't I spit it in the bucket?' I never spit on the ground. It was like a dumbed-down dreamy version of yourself making decisions. ... I was just trying to shake myself out of it. I kept saying to myself, 'You're OK, keep fighting. You're OK, keep fighting.' I just feel so embarrassed. How I fought after that is such an embarrassing representation of myself. I wasn't even fucking there."
Rousey was hit with a six-month medical suspension following the fight. She’ll have to spend 60 days without fighting and 45 days with no contact at all.
“Maybe I can’t do it all before my prime, before my body is done. But fuck it, maybe I can.”
ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue hits newsstands on Friday.
J. Coleand hisDreamvilleteam release"Revenge of the Dreamers 2."The 9-track project features contributions from Cole,Bas, Cozz, Lute, Omen, Donnie TrumpetandCorrey C.
Check out "Night Job" up top. Stream and purchase a copy from iTunes/Apple Music.
The iconic film director, producer, writer, and actor, Spike Lee stopped by Sway in the Morning today to talk about his new upcoming film, Chi-Raq. A film where the girlfriend of a Chicago gang leader (Nick Cannon) persuades other frustrated women to abstain from sex until their men agree to end the senseless cycle of violence.
Since the trailer for this movie dropped, it received mixed reviews from fans -- especially from Chi-Raq central, Chicago. But Spike isn't here to hear it. As a matter of fact, he passionately addressed them in a classic Kanye-fashion and broke down why they're wrong.
While in-studio, he compared Chi-Raq to Chicago's version of his classic film, 'Do the Right Thing.' And if you pay close attention, you'll notice Samuel L. Jackson narrating this movie, as he did in 'Do the Right Thing.'
Watch below as he delivers a strong message to rappers in Chicago, breaks down the storyline, addresses the strong black women in the film, and talks about #BlackLivesMatter.
"Sometimes the truth hurts," Spike Lee tells Sway while closing their interview, "and we didn't tell any lies in this film. We gotta be grown adults and deal with the truth... Let's wake up."
Ray J stopped by The Breakfast Club with Princess Love for a new interview.
The singer discusses his infamous Fabolous rant, shouts Fab out, engagement to Princess, not thinking anything happened when Princess went to Drake's house, swearing off running through women, being more positive, Love and Hip Hop, issues with Teairra Mari, dissing Tyga and Tyrese, new television shows, opening new restaurant, quitting drinking, explains leaving club with Amber Rose, new music, not having a problem with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, no longer being a member of The Money Team, Princess formerly dating Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Battle of the Brave held their inaugural event Sunday, December 6, at Ministry of Sound in London, England. For whatever reason most of the battles were one rounders, including this one featuring Hollow Da Don vs. Pat Stay.
With that said, these guys are two of the best in the business. Watch them go bar for bar and let us know who you think won.
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards will be shown on February 15, 2016, from The Staples Center in Los Angeles. CBS will air the event live from 8–11:30 p.m. ET.
Alicia Keys appeared on CBS This Morning on Monday, December 7, to announce the nominees.
Kendrick Lamar could walk away with two arm fulls of trophies as he get 11 nods, including Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."
Both The Weekend and Taylor Swift received 7 nominations apiece.
Drake's Meek Milldiss"Back to Back"is nominated forBest Rap Performance.
50 Centwill release"The Kanan Tape"on Wednesday, December 9, at 12 noon via Datpiff. A music video for each song on the project is being shot. On Monday, December 2, the music icon gave fans a brief glimpse of the visuals for theSonny Digital-produced"I'm the Man," coming soon.