Acclaimed Newark, New Jersey lyricist, Arsonal Da Rebel, is on a mission to disprove the myth that battle rappers can't make hot rap songs. With his forthcoming project titled "Finally" set to drop on April 20, Arsonal decides to release an official music video for "Real Rap Back" featuring 4KTay.
(AP) Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized on Thursday to anyone who may have felt “uncomfortable or disrespected” by his behavior, after CNN reported that multiple women have accused the A-list actor of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior on movie sets and in other professional settings.
“Anyone who knows me or has worked with me knows I am not someone who would intentionally offend or knowingly make anyone feel uneasy,” the actor, now 80, said in a statement sent to The Associated Press by his publicist, Stan Rosenfield. “I apologize to anyone who felt uncomfortable or disrespected — that was never my intent.”
Freeman won the 2005 Oscar for best supporting actor for “Million Dollar Baby.” He was nominated four other times, including for “Driving Miss Daisy” and “The Shawshank Redemption,” and is renowned for his prolific voiceover work.
Earlier this year, he was honored by SAG-AFTRA with a lifetime achievement award. In a statement to The Associated Press, the organization, which represents actors, journalists and others, called the allegations “compelling and devastating” and contrary to its attempts to make sure working environments are safe in the industry.
“Any accused person has the right to due process, but it is our starting point to believe the courageous voices who come forward to report incidents of harassment,” the statement read. “Given Mr. Freeman recently received one of our union’s most prestigious honors recognizing his body of work, we are therefore reviewing what corrective actions may be warranted at this time.”
The CNN report includes the account of a production assistant on the 2017 heist film “Going In Style,” who detailed an incident in which the actor repeatedly tried to lift up her skirt, and asked if she was wearing underwear. She alleged that Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching and comments on a near-daily basis on the film.
Several women alleged that he made frequent comments about their bodies, or would stare at them in ways that made them feel uncomfortable. CNN spoke to 16 people about Freeman; eight said they had experienced harassment or inappropriate behavior, and eight said they had witnessed such conduct. Seven of them described harassment or inappropriate behavior at Revelations Entertainment, a company he co-founded with Lori McCreary.
The CNN report also cited accounts by three entertainment reporters of inappropriate remarks they allege Freeman made at press junkets, including the report’s co-author, Chloe Melas, who describes Freeman shaking her hand, “not letting go while repeatedly looking her up and down and saying more than once a variation of, ‘I wish I was there’” — and also “You are ripe.”
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League will fine teams if players on the field refuse to stand for the national anthem, the league said on Wednesday in a victory for U.S. President Donald Trump, who loudly demanded an end to such protests last year.
Some NFL players knelt during the anthem to protest police shootings of unarmed black men, sparking a controversy as Trump criticized the players as being unpatriotic.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday announced a new policy that will fine teams if players on the field fail to stand during the “Star-Spangled Banner.” Players who choose not to stand may now remain in the locker room until after the anthem is finished.
The NFL Players Association criticized the new policy, saying it was not consulted and that it may issue a challenge should it violate the collective bargaining agreement.
The policy rekindled the debate about whether kneeling is an affront to America or a patriotic expression of free speech, and has again pitted billionaire owners against mostly African-American players.
“Telling peaceful protesters to leave and do it behind closed doors is dangerous and un-American,” the American Civil Liberties Union said on Twitter.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday, but Vice President Mike Pence tweeted a headline about the new policy with the comment “#Winning.”
However, there were some signs of dissension among team owners. San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York said his team abstained from the league vote on the policy, The New York Times reported, and New York Jets Chairman Christopher Johnson told Newsday he would pay any fines.
“If somebody (on the Jets) takes a knee, that fine will be borne by the organization, by me, not the players,” Johnson said.
The kneeling controversy rattled a $14 billion industry and its mostly conservative team owners, and the new policy attempts to resolve a distraction for them, said Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert at Baker Street Advertising.
“For advertisers, football’s still a great buy ... Ratings have dipped a little bit ... (but it is) still one of the strongest live events you can buy in television,” Dorfman said.
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the protests in 2016, and when he was shunned by all 32 teams in the league, going unsigned for the entire 2017 season, players and commentators questioned whether he was being blackballed by the owners. He has filed a grievance against the league, saying the owners colluded to keep him from being signed.
The anthem protests started to fizzle late in the recent season when the NFL said it would donate $89 million over seven years to social justice causes.
The NFL last year rejected Trump’s calls to punish players who protest, but said the league’s players should stand.
Goodell, in Wednesday’s statement, defended the patriotism of NFL players, as did the NFLPA.
The new policy says players must “show respect” as they stand, but not does not silence them completely.
“There are still plenty of ways to use our voice and platform,” 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman told USA Today, questioning whether they might be allowed to raise a fist.
Reporting by Daniel Trotta; additional reporting by Andrew Both and Rory Carroll; editing by G Crosse
An 18-year old woman is facing legal punishment for spitting at police officers, resisting arrest and berating a black doctor who attempted to treat a wound she had suffered.
Raw Story reports that Zena Edwards spit at officers who offered her a drink of water, after they found her drunk and unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital in Rhyl, Wales, where doctors discovered she had a stab wound to the back.
When a black doctor began treating the teenager's injury she told him, “You can’t clean it, you are dirty yourself.”
Her defense attorney, Andy Hutchinson, said his client wasn't aware she had been stabbed because she was shit-faced drunk. He also insisted Edwards wasn't racist, "But it was a poor choice of words."
A judge punished Edwards for her actions toward the doctor and police by sentencing her to 12 months “community punishment” and 200 hours of unpaid labor. She must also cough up $333.69 to the doctor and $200.22 to each of the officers she spat on.
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In this clip, Luenell gave her take on the Bill Cosby situation and was quite candid regarding her feelings about it. For Luenell, she said whether or not the allegations are true she's broken because she would either be disgusted by Cosby's action or by a corrupt system allowing a man like Cosby to be torn down. She said this hurts just as much as it would if we all found out Obama was into bestiality. Luenell also questioned the intentions of the women involved, asking specifically why these women chose to get involved with a married man.
Later on, Luenell discussed the power of representation through the Cosby Show and how that image of Black America, whether directly or indirectly, set the stage for America to accept a Black president.