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Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey joins Colin Cowherd in studio on today's show. Morey talks about how impressed he is with James Harden's scoring ability, Chris Paul's impact, competing with the Golden State Warriors and why NBA ownership makes the Western Conference better than the East.
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Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey joins Colin Cowherd in studio on today's show. Morey talks about how impressed he is with James Harden's scoring ability, Chris Paul's impact, competing with the Golden State Warriors and why NBA ownership makes the Western Conference better than the East.
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Senator Kamala Harris has announced her plans to run for president in 2020. Willie D. Live reports that her own father is distancing himself from her.
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Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre announces his retirement from mixed martial arts, citing he is “very happy” to retire at the top of the sport and wanted to do so on his own terms. GSP addresses discussions with the UFC for a potential fight with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, revealing the promotion has other plans for Khabib, and adding that he is a little disappointed that the bout will not come to fruition (0:47). St-Pierre describes the proudest moment of his career, which was when he was dropped by a head kick from Carlos Condit at UFC 154 and still managed to get back up and continue the fight (5:16). As much as he loves to fight, St-Pierre iterates that MMA isn’t his whole life and he has other plans, including spending time with his family (7:13). In regards to Dana White possibly calling him in the future about a fight with Khabib, GSP doesn’t know where his mind will be, but for now he is retired (8:57).
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UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his belt against Anthony Smith on Saturday, March 2nd. MMA pros pick who they think will win.
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In this clip, Sara Molina detailed the origins of the Tekashi 6ix9ine stage name and how he became associated with the 9Trey Bloods. She talked about his sudden transformation into a blood but said she wasn't concerned about his safety. According to Sara, gangbanging is fashionable so anyone can just start claiming.
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CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself because he was unhappy about his salary and wanted to promote his career, Chicago’s police superintendent said Thursday.
Before the attack, Smollett also sent a letter that threatened him to the studio in Chicago where “Empire” is shot, Superintendent Eddie Johnson said.
Smollett, who is black and gay, turned himself in Thursday to face accusations that he filed a false police report last month when he told authorities he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck, police said. He was expected to appear in court later in the day.
The actor “took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career,” Johnson told reporters at a news conference.
“This publicity stunt was a scar that Chicago didn’t earn and certainly didn’t deserve,” he added.
The FBI has been investigating the letter. Johnson would not say whether Smollett could face additional charges for that.
The companies that make “Empire,” Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television, issued a statement Thursday saying that they were “evaluating the situation” and “considering our options.”
In less than a month, Smollett went from being the seemingly sympathetic victim of a hate crime to being accused of fabricating the entire thing. The 36-year-old was charged Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct, a charge that could bring up to three years in prison and force the actor to pay for the cost of the investigation into his report of a Jan. 29 beating.
Police treated Smollett as a victim until two brothers they had taken into custody for questioning last week admitted to helping him stage the attack, Johnson said.
It was the brothers who also explained Smollett’s motive to detectives. Authorities have a check for $3,500 that Smollett paid the brothers, he said.
Smollett, who plays a gay character on the show that follows a black family as they navigate the ups and downs of the recording industry, said he was attacked as he was walking home from a downtown Subway sandwich shop. He said the masked men beat him, made derogatory comments and yelled “This is MAGA country” — an apparent reference to President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” — before fleeing.
In describing what police believe actually happened, Johnson made it sound as if Smollett was casting and directing a short movie.
“He probably knew he needed somebody with bulk,” he said of Smollett’s decision to hire the two muscular brothers. Police have said at least one of the brothers worked on “Empire,” and Smollett’s attorneys said one of the men is the actor’s personal trainer.
When it came time to stage the attack, Johnson said, Smollett chose a spot that he believed would be captured by one of Chicago’s many security cameras. But “that particular camera wasn’t pointed in that direction,” Johnson said.
The brothers, who are not considered suspects, wore gloves during the staged attack and “punched him a little bit,” Johnson said. The scratches and bruising Smollett had on his face were “most likely self-inflicted,” Johnson said.
In a statement Wednesday, attorneys Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson said Smollett “enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked.”
Detectives found the two brothers after reviewing hundreds of hours of video. They released images of two people they said they wanted to question and last week picked up the pair at O’Hare Airport as they returned from Nigeria. Police questioned the men and searched their apartment.
The brothers, who were identified by their attorney as Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, were held for nearly 48 hours on suspicion of assaulting Smollett.
The two appeared before a grand jury on Wednesday to “lock in their testimony,” according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. Smollett was charged by prosecutors, not the grand jury.
Speaking outside the courthouse where the grand jury met, the brothers’ attorney said the two men testified for about two and a half hours.
“There was a point where this story needed to be told, and they manned up and they said we’re going to correct this,” Gloria Schmidt said.
She said her clients did not care about a plea deal or immunity. “You don’t need immunity when you have the truth,” she said.
Smollett has been active in LBGTQ issues, and initial reports of the assault drew outrage and support for him on social media, including from Sen. Kamala Harris of California and TV talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
Referring to a published account of the attack, Trump last month that “it doesn’t get worse, as far as I’m concerned.” On Thursday, he tweeted to Smollett: “What about MAGA and the tens of millions of people you insulted with your racist and dangerous comments!? #MAGA.”
Former Cook County prosecutor Andrew Weisberg said judges rarely throw defendants in prison for making false reports, opting instead to place them on probation, particularly if they have no prior criminal record.
Smollett has a record — one that concerns giving false information to police when he was pulled over on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to records, he was also charged with false impersonation and driving without a license. He later pleaded no contest to a reduced charge and took an alcohol education and treatment program.
Another prospective problem is the bill someone might receive after falsely reporting a crime that prompted a nearly monthlong investigation, including the collection and review of hundreds of hours of surveillance video.
The size of the tab is anyone’s guess, but given how much time the police have invested, the cost could be huge.
Weisberg recently represented a client who was charged with making a false report after surveillance video discredited her account of being robbed by three men at O’Hare Airport.
For an investigation that took a single day, his client had to split restitution of $8,400, Weisberg said. In Smollett’s case, “I can imagine that this would be easily into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
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British Boxer Anthony Joshua pulled up to The Breakfast Club this morning for his first ever press run/interview in the United States in preparation for his FIRST ever real fight in the states against Jarrell Miller. Joshua began by giving a little backstory on why he got into the sport stating that he started boxing to better himself, surround himself with better people and also citing that he has been living an extremely healthy life now. While he wasn't thuggin in the UK he was just looking for opportunities in the wrong places. He got into Boxing when he was living with his cousin in London, saying at first he thought it was easier but it looks a lot easier sitting down than actually doing it.
Anthony Joshua is currently 23-0, but when asked about the 23 Million he is allegedly making per fight Joshua said he doesn't like to talk about money. At first it was tough for him because when he started out in the sport was when the global economy crisis was happening.
He also gave tips to those who are looking to one day be champions like him one day, his response was: "I feel like DNA, because you are who you are, cuz muscles and stuff, environment so I place myself in the gutter, took myself to championships all around the world, swam in the deep end and I came out on top most of the time, and I applied myself, I never tried to use boxing to be a macho man, and I was strategic with all my moves, calculated all the way, thats how everyone should move"
Check out his full Interview below...
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Billy Danze of M.O.P is preparing to release his first solo album titled "The Billy Danze Project" on March 8th. Today he cuts loose the first official music video off of the project, "Halle Berry."
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(WKYC3) CLEVELAND — A Warrensville Heights man now faces more charges after he punched his defense lawyer in the face following his sentencing for another crime.
David Chislton, 42, was sentenced to 47 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend and setting fire to a Warrensville Heights apartment building in 2017. Chislton was hit with several charges, including aggravated arson, domestic violence and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Authorities responded to the domestic violence situation that turned into a raging fire at the Miles Landing apartment complex on Banbury Circle on April 10, 2017.
According to police, the incident began with an argument between Chislton and his girlfriend around 2 p.m. His girlfriend was able to get away safely, but Chislton barricaded himself in the building, threatening to harm himself and others.
Chislton set fire to a second floor unit before a tactical team took him into custody. The fire caused significant damage and displaced several families.
While investigating the arson, authorities also learned that Chislton was engaging in sexual misconduct with his step-daughter. He was also charged in the death of a dog.
When Judge Nancy Margaret Russo announced Chislton's sentence, the defendant turned and punched his lawyer, Aaron Brockler.
Brockler said he was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken nose and severe concussion. He also said Chislton had been handcuffed in the front, not with his hands behind his back.
"What occurred in courtroom 18-C today was unfortunate, and we are thankful that Attorney Aaron Brockler was not more seriously injured. We wish him the best in a speedy recovery," administrative and presiding Judge John Russo said in a statement issued Tuesday.
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The Opioid crisis is out of control. How can it be controlled? Joe Rogan and Johann Hari discuss it on Joe's show. What are your thoughts?
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In this clip, Sara Molina reflects on how her relationship began with Tekashi 6ix9ine, revealing that they got together when they were 16 when he was known around the neighborhood for wearing eccentric clothing. During this time, she also reflects on working in the same deli as Tekashi before his music career took off, while they lived together at his mother’s home. She also remembers Tekashi being a very good student-athlete when they met, where at one point he was enrolled in a law program, an interesting detail considering his current circumstances.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway.
The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday’s show when a model hired to walk (but not wear the outfit) complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide.
Marco Gobbetti, the brand’s CEO, said in a statement Tuesday that Burberry is “deeply sorry for the distress” the top has caused and has removed it from the autumn-winter collection, along with all images featuring the look.
Riccardo Tisci, Burberry’s creative director, also apologized, saying “while the design was inspired by a nautical theme, I realize that it was insensitive.”
Model Liz Kennedy took to Instagram the day of the show, posting a photo of the hoodie with a long message directed at Burberry and Tisci.
“Suicide is not fashion,” she wrote. “It is not glamorous nor edgy and since this show is dedicated to the youth expressing their voice, here I go. Riccardo Tisci and everyone at Burberry it is beyond me how you could let a look resembling a noose hanging from a neck out on the runway.”
She added, “Let’s not forget about the horrifying history of lynching either.”
Her post has prompted dozens of negative social media comments directed at Burberry and Tisci.
The collection, called “Tempest,” is Tisci’s second for the brand. The clothes were a mix of classic, severely tailored ensembles to more trendy street-inspired looks aimed at younger consumers.
Kennedy and other critics said the company should have known better.
“A massive brand like Burberry who is typically considered commercial and classy should not have overlooked such an obvious resemblance. I left my fitting extremely triggered after seeing this look. Feeling as though I was right back where I was when I was going through an experience with suicide in my family,” Kennedy wrote on Instagram.
She said she asked to speak to somebody about it and was told to write a letter.
“I had a brief conversation with someone but all that it entailed was ‘It’s fashion. Nobody cares about what’s going on in your personal life so just keep it to yourself.’”
Gobbetti said he called Kennedy to apologize as soon as he became aware of her concerns on Monday.
“The experience Ms. Kennedy describes does not reflect who we are and our values. We will reflect on this, learn from it and put in place all necessary actions to ensure it does not happen again.”
The gaffe comes after Gucci removed a sweater from the market last week after complaints that the oversized collar designed to cover the face resembled blackface makeup. In December, Prada stopped selling baubles that also prompted complaints of racist imagery.
Those two companies have announced initiatives to foster cultural diversity and awareness among their employees to avoid future missteps.
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Jon Jones recaptured the light heavyweight championship with this victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 in December. Jones next faces Anthony Smith in the main event at UFC 235 on March 2, live on Pay-Per-View.
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Boston and Philadelphia collide as Pslums recruits Lik Moss for a new banger titled "Official Dogs."
Directed by Gil Videos
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Eminencee is one of the hardest working emcees in the game currently, dropping quality projects and music videos at a rapid pace. Today he blesses us with a visual for "Liar" off of his "Splashtown Vol. 2" mixtape.
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Philadelphia emcee and OBH Records artist, Breeze Begets, releases an official music video for his "Exposing Me." freestyle.
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Rapper BlocBoy JB is wanted by the the police.
TV station Fox 13 Memphis reports that the 22-year old, born James Baker, is facing possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and theft of property charges.
BlocBoy is best known for the song "Look Alive" featuring Drake.
Story developing...
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In this clip, Sara Molina sits down with VladTV to reveal how she's dealing with the incarceration of her baby's father, Tekashi 6ix9ine. Molina says that considering the circumstances she's holding up better than most people realize, while trying to maintain a sense of normalcy for their daughter. During the segment, she reads through the transcripts of Tekashi's plea deal, basically saying that if you read between the lines he's going to be able to walk away if he helps convict the other defendants. From there, she speaks on the integrity and fairness of that kind of agreement, while saying that her mind is blown when she looks through the paperwork.
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Check out the official music video for "Sauce!" from XXXTentacion.
XXXTENTACION Presents: Members Only, Vol. 4
Stream: https://EMPIRE.lnk.to/MembersOnlyVol4Yo
Animated & Directed by Tristan Zammit (@tristious)
https://www.instagram.com/tristious/
Assistant Animators:
Alex Sarzosa (@alexsarzosa1)
Rodrigo Silveira (@binarydoodles)
Ian Worthington (@worthikids)
Bao
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