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Fantasia “F:(K it, I wanted it OVER”Monday, August 23rd, 2010![]() Fantasia admits today that it was no accident what she did, but an intentional suicide attempt. The American Idol opens up about her suicide attempt for her Behind the Music special, airing on VH1 on Tuesday. A portion of the interview was leaked to People: I didn’t have any fight in me. I didn’t care about anything. I just wanted out. At that moment, I wanted out. I wanted it to be over with – all of it, all of that [expletive]. I just sat in the closet and looked at the mirror and took all. Insite read: ABCNews.com Brainy ex-model Carla Franklin suing Google to expose cyberbully who called her ‘whore’ on YouTubeWednesday, August 18th, 2010![]() NYDailynews.com says a brainy beauty wants to expose the creep who slimed her as a “whore” on YouTube. Carla Franklin, a former model with degrees from Duke and Columbia, is going after Google in an attempt to unmask the cyberbully who talked trash about her under three aliases on the company’s wildly popular video-sharing site. “People hide behind these shields and think they can just post anything,” said David Fish, a lawyer for Franklin. “Hopefully, we can put a stop to this.” Franklin, a 2008 graduate of Columbia Business School who works as a consultant, was alerted to the slurs after her friends checked her out in a series of YouTube videos. Obama-like Target in Shooting Gallery Game Raises EyebrowsThursday, August 5th, 2010![]() NBC says a shooting gallery style carnival game in eastern Pennsylvania is creating quite a stir because of one of the targets. Photos show one of the targets in the game Alien Attack looks a lot like President Barack Obama, complete with a presidential seal on his belt buckle, and a copy of the health care reform bill in his hand. After a receiving complaints the game’s owner removed the target and claims to have thrown it away. He says the design was created by one of his employees and he doesn’t see the resemblance to the commander in chief. “After it was brought to my attention, I thought maybe it could be, but it didn’t look like him,” said Irvin Good Jr. of Goodtime Amusements. “We thought it was okay, obviously it wasn’t - we apologize for it and can’t do more than that.” Queen of Soul and Condi Rice on StageWednesday, July 28th, 2010Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy White House and NAACP BackpedalWednesday, July 21st, 2010
The White House and NAACP are admitting a “rush to judgment” in condemning a Georgia agriculture worker.
Key Links and Content: “Fox smears Sherrod as racist, Sherrod cancels Fox interview,” Media Matters for America, 7-20-2010 “NAACP ’snookered’ over video of former USDA employee,” CNN, 7-20-2010 “Official: No WH pressure on Sherrod,” Politico, 7-20-2010 “Obama briefed after Sherrod incident,” CNN Politics, 7-20-2010 |
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