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A TikToker says he lost his job after he moved into an office cubicle out of “protest.” Chibuzor Ejimofor, who goes by Simon Jackson online, went viral earlier this month with a video titled “Check out my new [apartment].” The TikTok shows the 28-year-old inside an office as he unpacks his belongings and places them in cabinets and desk […]
The Jussie Smollett saga continues. According to Rolling Stone, the actor’s lawyer has filed a defamation lawsuit against brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo—key witnesses in Smollett’s hate crime hoax trial. Defense attorney Mark Geragos claims the Osundairo were guilty of “malicious prosecution,” as they falsely accused him of making untrue claims about their involvement in the alleged stunt. The brothers point to Geragos’ podcast […]
A South Dakota man has to spend time in jail after his mother mistakenly served his weed brownies to senior citizens at a local community center. The Associated Press reports Michael Koranda, 46, has been ordered to spend 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to a felony drug charge. Additionally, Koranda will have to complete two […]
The U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed the CROWN Act, legislation that seeks to prohibit race-based hair discrimination. According NBC News, lawmakers approved the bill Friday with a vote of 235-189 largely along party lines. Proponents of the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act say the move will provide more protections for those […]
A dentist in Wisconsin was convicted on five counts of healthcare fraud last week after he was found guilty of intentionally damaging several patients’ teeth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. According to the indictment, Scott Charmoli, 61, would show his patients an X-ray of their teeth and lead them to believe that an innocuous line or spot meant their […]
Gabrielle Union has put the Walt Disney Company on blast for their response to Florida’s recently passed Parental Rights in Education legislation, which many are calling the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. “Somebody asked me, ‘Are you disappointed?’ I’m disappointed when my order isn’t right at In-N-Out. I don’t even think that’s a word that you […]
As the Montreal Children’s Hospital calls for public donations in aid of young Ukranian cancer patients, P.K. Subban has said he will match all donations made to the hospital’s foundation. The former Montreal Canadien and ambassador of the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation is planning on matching each donation dollar for dollar, up to $100,000. Many […]
A TTC bus driver has been fired for taunting intoxicated females and not offering them assistance, said the transit agency. Last Sunday, a video surfaced of the two female passengers, ages unknown, on a TTC surface route. In the video, one of the females is at the back on the bus lying on the floor while the other is […]
The RSPCA has said that it has started prosecution proceedings against professional footballers Kurt Zouma and his brother, Yoan, in their roles in filming Kurt kicking a cat. 23-year-old Yoan, who currently plays for Dagenham & Redbridge, filmed 27-year-old West Ham player Kurt kicking and slapping one of his pets. After the video surfaced on social […]
An assistant principal at a Mississippi elementary school has landed himself in hot water after reading a humorous children’s book titled I Need a New Butt! to a class of second graders. CNN reports Toby Price, assistant principal at Gary Road Elementary School in Byram, Mississippi, was fired last week after reading the book to a Zoom class of […]
