Two former mainstays from St. Joseph’s basketball team are speaking out after a video went viral on social media appearing to show former St. Joe’s and NBA player Delonte West being beaten up and placed in handcuffs on the street.
Former St. Joe’s standout Jameer Nelson, who played alongside West for three seasons, took to social media Monday night to urge restraint in sharing videos of West, which show the former NBA player disheveled and rambling incoherently about being approached by someone with a gun.
It’s unclear where the incident took place, but a street sign in one of the videos indicates it was near Washington, D.C., where West was born.
“Mental illness is something that a lot of people deal with and don’t even know it, until sometimes it’s too late,” Nelson wrote in a lengthy statement on Twitter, adding he has spoken to West several times over the past few months and hopes his former teammate can get the help he needs.
Nelson’s comments were amplified by former St. Joe’s coach Phil Martelli, who called the video of his former student “so very painful.”
West and Nelson played together at St. Joe’s during back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2003 and 2004, one of the greatest runs in Philadelphia college basketball history. West ultimately played eight seasons in the NBA on four different teams, most notably alongside LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
But West has also openly struggled with mental illness, and was suspended for 10 games in 2010 after pleading guilty to gun charges.
“My family are trying to get him the best professional help that’s out there, the best that they can afford,” Dmitri West, Delonte’s older brother, told the Daily Mail in 2016. “You can’t put this down to the basketball or money. He is in a great place, he has a beautiful son, a beautiful daughter and a wife that loves him and gives him tremendous support. But sometimes he has this illness that just comes upon him. This condition is like a cancer - it can affect anyone, rich or poor, regardless of whether you are an NBA player or a football player.”
Apparently Delonte West was seen getting beat up in the street this Morning. I went to school with him and it’s crazy to see just how his life has gone downhill since the NBA. pic.twitter.com/chm6Sbu9h6
I see a lot dumb comments where folks making fun of Delonte west... this is not a joking matter .... I’m going to figure out how I can help him.... he need to be in rehab or something...
A Mexican bride’s happiest day turned into her last, after the gang rivals of her brother burst into her wedding and shot her dead. Her husband-to-be was then kidnapped by cartel hitmen who sped away in vans.
The grim scene, shocking even by recent standards in the crime-battered country, played out at Our Lady of San Juan church in Celaya in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, the Sun and Daily Mail report.
The assassins who undertook the savagery are believed to have come from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) led by feared boss Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, a former policeman known as El Mencho, who has overtaken the jailed Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as Mexico’s main criminal bogeyman.
The bride, Karem Lizbeth Yépez Ortiz, was at the altar with her beau, himself an alleged narco named “El Calamardo,” when the shooting started at around 2.30 on Saturday. The bride was also the sister of José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias “El Marro,” who leads the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, which is embroiled in a long-running feud with El Mencho’s CJNG.
During the attack, which came right as the wedding ceremony was about to wrap up, Mexican site La Silla Rota reported that armed men arrived in vans at the church door, unleashing a hail of bullets. When the congregation had finished scattering, the bride was dead and the groom was nowhere to be seen. He was, it was reported, among two hostages taken by the CJNG, whose hitmen sped away in a number of vehicles, taking shots at anyone who dared to even look in their direction.
A completely innocent civilian who just happened to be near the church at the wrong moment was also killed, hit by a bullet as he rode on his motorcycle. Local media reports that the attorney general of Guanajuato state is investigating the matter, but none of the victims have yet been officially named. La Silla Rota, citing a law enforcement official, reported that the bride had in fact been killed.
The assassins are said to have been wearing bullet-proof vests emblazoned with the logo of the CJNG — vests which have shown up at a number of cartel massacres in Mexico in recent times. Mexico’s popular Blog del Narco now reports that the CJNG has posted videos goading El Marro himself for running away from the wedding scene to avoid being killed.
Written from a personal space of struggle, ‘Racks’ was created as a vital form of self-expression. Yucifer describes the writing process as something that “just felt natural, I just snapped and spat it all out at once.” This release is the cataclysm of depression and anger."
Yucifer drew inspiration by a succession of events that lead to a breaking point in the form of this song. The artist describes going through a very dark period in his life and having nothing to previously do with music. He soon realized he had a lot of things to put out and express to avoid poisoning himself up further with the things that he had held inside.
Before turning to music, Yucifer struggled to find contentment with his life, as a whole, and had been struggling to find the motivation to do anything other than think about these things. This just exacerbated his condition and everything spiraled downwards. His depression turned into severe anxiety and he started having a very strong psychosomatic response in the form of panic attacks a few months after this song was written.
Yucifer indicates, "that pain shapes you, but it is a fine line between letting it teach you what you need to be taught and being destroyed by it". He further indicates, "it takes pain to want to change, and disgust, at yourself, for ending in a position you no longer want to be in". Yucifer's wisdom comes from real life experiences which are portrayed in his music. Ultimately he says, "It is only then when you truly change, from the inside out and move forward, that you can pick yourself up".
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Straight out of Central New Jersey comes fast rising emcee Trav Da Assasin. The Dot Mob member and Coastwave Regime artist is on the grind promoting his album titled "Next Up."
Peep this official visual off of it for "Stand Tall" featuring A-Money.
Groups across the country on Monday are gathering to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed each year on the third Monday in January. King, who would have turned 91 on Jan. 15, is remembered for his important contributions to the civil rights movement to end racial segregation and discrimination in America.
The civil rights leader helped organized rallies and boycotts, including the successful Montgomery bus boycott, and advocated for peaceful protests. King delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Here are various events being held Monday across the United States in honor of the late civil rights hero.
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In his memory, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service, in which Americans are encouraged to volunteer to improve their communities.
The annual event is an opportunity for Americans to answer the call posed by King, "Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’"
In Atlanta, multiple events are planned throughout the city as part of holiday celebrations, including a march with a replica of a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority bus from 1955 and tours of King's birth home.
In New York, the Brooklyn Academy of Music will honor the King’s legacy on Monday with its 34th annual tribute to the civil rights leader. The celebration is New York City’s largest public tribute to King’s life, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
In San Antonio, the 33rd annual MLK March will take place, considered to be one of the largest in the nation, followed by a commemorative program featuring Mayor Ron Nirenberg and other national, state and county officials.
“Every year, the people of San Antonio come together and celebrate the largest MLK March in the world. We march not only in an act of solidarity to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, but to advance his vision of love, peace and justice for all,” Nirenberg said of the event.
In Washington, D.C., the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade will take place starting at 11 a.m. local time. The District of Columbia was one of the first jurisdictions in the nation to hold a parade in honor of King after his death, and it helped in the effort to establish a national holiday in his honor.
On this episode of People's Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with actress and writer Yvette Nicole Brown. They discuss her early dream of becoming a singer, which evolved into an acting career. Later, she talks about writing the movie "Always A Bridesmaid," and valuable lessons she learned from Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino on the set of the hit show "Community." Later, the trio discusses the idea of fame being a vapor and a trap that compromises the integrity of so many in the industry.
As the convo moves along, Yvette speaks on being a self-proclaimed "Blerd" and regular attendee of the Comic-Con conventions. The trio then goes on to discuss Trump-era politics, the importance of voting, ADOS, the lack of attention on immigration reform by progressives, and in closing Yvette gives some great advice to those seeking a career in Hollywood.
2:51 -- Yvette speaks on why she left the music industry.
5:10 -- Yvette Talks about her movie “Always a Bridesmaid” and that she wrote it because she felt like there were no romantic comedies for black people.
10:00 -- Yvette details what it was like working with Donald Glover at the start of his career on "Community," and lessons she learned -- witnessing his prolific tendencies first hand, never wasting a minute to create.
11:14 -- Yvette gives her take on the trappings of fame, and the only thing that should matter is a kind soul and that’s what people should be famous for. She also expresses her opinion that "Fame is not a virtue."
14:50 -- Yvette preaches about using your fame and platform to speak on important world issues.
15:15 -- Talib explains that Donald Glover wrote Atlanta because he wanted to watch something “black”.
17:20 -- Yvette talks about her role on Community and how she played “what a white man thinks a sassy black woman” is.
21:23 -- Yvette speaks on Comic-Con and why she enjoys it so much and also talks about the “Community” Easter eggs in each Marvel movie (Yvette makes an appearance in "Avengers: End Game").
26:36 -- Yvette says that no matter what, she will always fight for other people. She also discussed how she rarely stands up for herself, but will rise when people speak down on her character. She also speaks on the fact that there are not enough makeup or hair artists to help people of color on set, and the ongoing fight she is having within the industry.
29:40 -- Talib and Yvette speak on the threat that Donald Trump is creating and the importance of voting.
“If you can’t run for office, then vote” – Yvette.
33:43 -- Talib speaks on how he changed his mind about voting after becoming a student of Malcolm X.
35:14 -- Talib and Yvette speak on how Trump is actively trying to hurt people, and is a white supremacist.
“That is the biggest reason to vote, if you care for other people, vote.”
36:52 -- Talib and Yvette speak on the harm that ADOS is creating and how they aim to divide people -- particularly Black Americans.
41:00 -- Talib speaks on immigration reform and what progressives are fighting for.
44:07 -- Talib asks Yvette to share her advice on breaking into the business and industry in LA.
Diddy and Faith Evans played central roles in Notorious B.I.G.'s life and in the immediate success that followed ... so it's only fitting they'll be front and center when Biggie gets inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Sources close to Diddy tell TMZ ... the music mogul and his family will attend the ceremony -- broadcast live on HBO -- on May 2 in Cleveland. We're told Diddy may have something up his sleeve to honor Biggie ... though it's unclear if he'll perform or pay tribute onstage.
Faith tells TMZ ... she's ecstatic about her late-husband being honored as a first-ballot inductee. And, like Diddy, Faith tells us her plan is to attend the ceremony. She's also hopeful she'll be part of the night's festivities honoring Biggie.
The duo, of course, go way back with Biggie. Diddy and Biggie met in the early 90s and he signed Biggie to Bad Boys Records in 1993. Faith was also signed to Bad Boys when she met Biggie at a photo shoot in 1994 and got married just days later.
When Biggie was tragically gunned down in 1997 in L.A., Diddy and Faith collaborated with 112 and released a tribute song, "I'll Be Missing You."
When the Rock Hall announced its honorees, Diddy couldn't hold back on his excitement ... filming himself on the street going berserk.
Biggie's among 4 inductees getting called to the Hall as first-time ballots -- Whitney Houston, The Doobie Brothers and T-Rex are the others. Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails round out the 2020 Hall of Fame class.
Uncle Murda was a recent guest on The Breakfast Club. He talked about whether or not he is cool with Casanova, Pop Smoke vs. Casanova, taking a shots at Lil Reese, K. Michelle and Kanye West on his "2019 Rap Up" and more.
Rising Ohio rap star Dita Truth is taking over the rap game! He just dropped his new EP entitled "Unleashed". His new album is packed with hot joints including his hit single “Do The Right Thing“ ft. Paperboy Solo G. Dita Truth's music will also be featured in the upcoming independent film 410 Da' Movie garnishing support from celebrities such as Taye Diggs, Emilio Rivera, and Keisha Knight Pulliam. Check out his new EP "Unleashed" below!
New Hip Hop Alert! We have a young kid by the name of MJ The Jeweler. He has added some new flavor to Hip Hop. We heard the music of this young kid and we are absolutely stunned by his lyrics. He has a great and strong impression with his lyrics. His music is motivational and inspiring. He has proven to the world that he can hold it down, in the world of Hip Hop. His swag is impeccable. Originally from Nassau Bahamas and now residing in Florida. He comes from a small place but makes a big impression.
The interesting fact about MJ The Jeweler is that he started off doing music at a young age. He knew as a child that this was the path for him. He has put every bit of effort into perfecting his sound. He releases music that displays his emotion in his craft and he does it in a modern and updated format. Allowing his fans and audience to relate to his content. He is truly a star in the making.
MJ being inspired by hardworking and driven parents. His parents were one of the first motivational forces behind him. He saw how hard his parents worked to become the successful entrepreneurs they are. he was inspired to follow his own dreams and to set a path for himself.
He has a new hot single that you guys can check out. His E.P. is being released. His hot single named “MySeason” is one of my favorite songs. The song has a swag of its own and relatable and inspiring.
Vic Mensa's learning a tough lesson about Cali life -- a little weed is legal, but a little piece of metal could land you in prison ... at least if you're talking brass knuckles. And, we are.
The rapper/punk rocker was riding a motorcycle in Glendale, CA earlier this month when police saw him make an unsafe turn ... according to law enforcement sources.
An officer pulled over Vic, and at some point during the stop, patted him down. We're told the officer found the brass knuckles in Vic's pants pocket.
Here's the thing -- while the "fist-load weapon" is considered legal in most states for self-defense purposes ... they're banned in California. Bad news for Vic.
Cops booked him for felony possession of brass knuckles, and he was later released after posting $20,000 bond.
He did catch a small break in that cops decided not to ticket him for the alleged unsafe turn.
"Eve Minor delivers iconic Paste Magazine performance in garbage bag; tells her haters to "eat her a**hole 3 times from the back."
"F*ck The Law!", proclaimed NYC punk brat Eve Minor, in an iconic performance in Paste Magazine . She dominated the conversation by blasting haters and showing viewers she doesn't care what anyone thinks about her: true art and truth to self will always prevail.
A multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, engineer and visual artist who takes notes from friend, Paul Booth, himself, Eve Minor was loud and proud about her talents The dark goddess played three instruments in the 30 minute span and invited legendary NYC drag queen, Misty Mountains to the stage for her premier of "RedRedRed", slated to come out January 11th.
In the wake of vicious male commentary made on the internet on her visual art, Minor took matters into her own hands and fashioned herself a dress out of a garbage bag, gleefully ripping out of it after the first song.
Things got emotional as she discussed honestly and openly her recent split with former touring musicians and former "best friends", and gave praise to AFI's, Davey Havok for wishing her Merry Christmas, as well as mention of working with legendary hip hop producer, 88 keys. Minor, has been open about her feelings of abandonment and traumatic past through her art and music, and continues to show strength in her art; a real Renaissance woman, and warrior.
A triple threat, this woman refuses to stop spreading the message of self identity through the spirit of punk rock. She is the answer to an extremely watered-down industry. as her own label leader and sole voice. She brings the face of Madonna in her youth and the spirit of Johnny Rotten to the stage, taking no prisoners. "RedRedRed" is in your face, sexy, fierce, and filled with attitude. No writers, no producers, no managers; Eve Minor is what we've been waiting for.
A deaf man has sued Pornhub and other pornographic websites because he said he “cannot enjoy video content” without closed captioning.
Yaroslav Suris, a New York resident, tried to watch videos on Pornhub entitled “Hot Step Aunt Babysits Disobedient Nephew,” “Sexy Cop Gets Witness To Talk” and others in October 2019 and January 2020, but was could not due to the website's lack of closed captioning, according to the lawsuit filed Thursday in the Eastern District of New York.
The lawsuit alleges that Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn are in violation of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. Part of the ADA's goal is to provide “full and equal enjoyment” of a public accommodation’s goods, services, facilities and privileges, according to the lawsuit.
"Websites that prevent accessibility to deaf and hard of hearing individuals is a discriminatory act," the lawsuit reads.
The ADA cites that its purpose is "to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else."
Pornhub's Vice President Corey Price disputed the claim that the website doesn't offer closed captions.
"While we do not generally comment on active lawsuits, we’d like to take this opportunity to point out that we do have a closed captions category," according to a statement from Price provided to ABC News. The statement included a link to its closed captions section.
Suris has previously sued Fox News, the New York Post and other outlets alleging similar ADA violations on their websites.
He is seeking compensatory damages, civil penalties and fines against Pornhub.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Conor McGregor’s opening flurry — a punch that missed, followed by shoulder and elbow shots to the face — bloodied Donald Cerrone’s nose. He then floored Cerrone only 20 seconds into the bout with a perfectly placed kick to the head, and he mercilessly finished on the ground.
When he paraded around the ring with an Irish flag on his shoulders to celebrate, the mixed martial arts world knew McGregor is back with a big bang.
The Irish former two-division champion came out of a three-year stretch of relative inactivity and outside-the-cage troubles with a welterweight performance in UFC 246 on Saturday night that echoed his greatest fights during his unparalleled rise.
“I feel really good, and I came out of here unscathed,” McGregor said. “I’m in shape. We’ve got work to do to get back to where I was.”
After hurting Cerrone (36-14) with his first punch, McGregor (22-4) dropped him with a sublime kick to the jaw. McGregor pounced and forced referee Herb Dean to save Cerrone, delighting a sellout crowd of 19,040 at T-Mobile Arena.
McGregor’s hand hadn’t been raised in victory since November 2016, when he stopped lightweight Eddie Alvarez to become the first fighter in UFC history to hold two championship belts simultaneously. With his fame and fortune multiplying, McGregor fought only his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in 2017, and he lost a one-sided UFC bout to lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in late 2018.
“I wasn’t committed,” McGregor said afterward while speaking to reporters with a bottle of his Proper Twelve whiskey on the table before him. “I just felt like I disrespected the people that believed in me and supported me. That’s what led me to re-center myself and get back to where I was at.”
After a year spent out of competition and in repeated trouble with the law, McGregor got back into training and vowed to return to elite form. This dramatic victory over Cerrone indicated he’s well on his way, and McGregor has vowed to fight multiple times in 2020.
Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and veteran brawler Jorge Masvidal watched UFC 246 from cageside. Either man could be McGregor’s next opponent, but UFC President Dana White is pushing for a rematch with Nurmagomedov, who first fights Tony Ferguson in April.
“Any one of these mouthy fools can get it,” McGregor yelled into the microphone. “Every single one of them can get it. It does not matter. I’m back and I’m ready.”
McGregor also wants to make up for his loss to Nurmagomedov, but he doesn’t want to wait until the champion is ready to fight again in late summer. McGregor wants an earlier fight, and he predicted that the Nurmagomedov-Ferguson fight will be scrapped, as it already has four times during those fighters’ careers.
Cerrone is the winningest fighter in UFC history with 23 victories, a mark that reflects both his durability and commitment to an uncommonly busy schedule. Cerrone, who also holds the UFC record with 16 stoppage wins, had fought a whopping 11 times since McGregor’s win over Alvarez, and he was in the cage for the 15th time since he lost his only UFC title shot in December 2015.
But Cerrone’s last two fights were stopped when he took too much damage, and he couldn’t block McGregor’s decisive kick or recover from the punishment on the ground.
“I’d never seen anything like that,” Cerrone said. “He busted my nose, it started bleeding, and he stepped back and head-kicked me. Oh, man. This happened this fast?”
Although many observers have scoffed, the 31-year-old McGregor believes he can reclaim the fearsome form he showed during his meteoric rise to unprecedented MMA success. He won 15 consecutive fights during a five-year run from low-profile shows in Dublin to the world’s biggest MMA events, stopping five straight elite UFC opponents with punches on the way up.
After his latest victory ended, McGregor peeled away briefly to celebrate, but quickly returned to comfort the disoriented Cerrone. When Cerrone’s grandmother, Jerry, entered the cage after the fight to hug her grandson, McGregor also hugged Jerry and got a kiss on the cheek.
Even after his prolonged absence — or maybe because of it — McGregor’s return was a huge seller on pay-per-view, according to White. The UFC said it made more than $11 million in ticket sales at T-Mobile Arena for the fourth-biggest gate total in the promotion’s history.
“This guy is such a huge superstar,” White said. “I put him up there with (Mike) Tyson, (Sugar Ray) Leonard, all of them. He’s got the biggest pay-per-view in history, and how many of the top 10 does he have? I don’t know. Coming up in his career, he’s been doubted for his talent, and he proves them wrong every time.”
An eager Vegas crowd showed up in person, with celebrities including Matthew McConaughey, Jeremy Renner and Dave Bautista, along with NFL stars Tom Brady, Christian McCaffrey, Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett and Jon Gruden.
Former bantamweight champion Holly Holm beat Raquel Pennington by unanimous decision in the penultimate bout of UFC 246. The 38-year-old Holm (13-5) had lost five of her seven fights since she memorably knocked out Ronda Rousey in November 2015.
On the undercard, 37-year-old flyweight Roxanne Modafferi pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history with a one-sided decision victory over previously unbeaten 21-year-old Maycee Barber, the UFC’s top 125-pound prospect.
Barber (8-1) injured her left knee during the bout, but Modafferi (24-16) was already dominating with the superior jiu-jitsu she has been practicing for Barber’s entire life. Modafferi was the biggest betting underdog on the UFC 246 card, facing 10-to-1 odds at some sports books.
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