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Mark Ingram, Saints running back, says he was denied entry to London nightclub for being ‘too urban’

An African-American NFL player is claiming a London night club denied him and his teammates entry because they were "too urban" in appearance.

February 28, 2017

Oscar flub: Accountant to blame was tweeting before Best Picture mix-up: Report

An accountant in charge of securing the envelopes at the Academy Awards was tweeting backstage moments before the historic foul-up Sunday evening when "La Land Land" was erroneously declared the Best Picture winner for 2016, the Wall Street Journal reported in Tuesday's paper.

February 28, 2017

JFK cigar box sells at auction for $8,250

A cigar box once owned by John F. Kennedy was sold earlier this week at auction for $8,250. It was most recently owned by Jack Spangenburg, a former butler to both the president and his younger brother, Robert F. Kennedy Sr.

February 25, 2017

Oscar Awards to be secured with ‘three-tiered security perimeter’: Report

The Los Angeles Police Department will likely devote 500 officers to Oscar Awards protection detail and a "three-tiered security perimeter" will be in place to protect attendees at the 89th Academy Awards this Sunday, Variety reports.

February 24, 2017

Bill Cosby to face one additional accuser in sexual-assault case as judge allows testimony: Report

A woman claiming Bill Cosby plied her with alcohol and drugs before raping her will be permitted to take the stand as a prosecution witness -- but that's 12 fewer than Pennsylvania prosecutors wanted to bring to the stand in the comedian's upcoming trial.

February 24, 2017

Andy Richter: Donald Trump ‘ideal’ speaker for CPAC because he’s ‘simplistic’ and ‘racist’

Andy Richter, the longtime sidekick to late-night comedian Conan O'Brien, took to Twitter Friday to denounce CPAC, saying that President Trump was the "ideal" speaker for the conservative gathering because he's a "racist" bully.

February 24, 2017

Jessica Valenti, feminist writer, waxes conspiratorial about Ivanka Trump on Twitter

Liberal journalist Jessica Valenti on Thursday seemed to suggest that Ivanka Trump's reported involvement in pushing her father to fight human trafficking was a cynical move to distract from the president rescinding Barack Obama's policy on bathroom-access rights for transgender school children.

February 23, 2017

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, ‘Walking Dead’ star, blasts ‘stupid’ T-shirt controversy on Twitter

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the brutal villain Negan on AMC's "The Walking Dead," has spoken out on a controversy involving a T-shirt inspired by his character on the zombie action-drama.

February 23, 2017

Stress could make it harder to lose weight, new study finds

Are you often on edge? A new study finds a correlation between chronic stress and being overweight.

February 23, 2017

Katy Perry gets political with anti-Trump, anti-May performance at U.K.’s Brit Awards: Report

Katy Perry endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and used a performance at the Grammy Awards to wage a protest against President Trump. But the pop star proved politics doesn't stop at the water's edge as she adapted her criticism for a U.K. audience at Wednesday night's Brit Awards.

February 23, 2017

Pope Francis rebukes hypocritical Catholics, saying ‘they cause scandal’: Report

Pope Francis on Thursday criticized Catholics who may faithfully attend Mass but who do not live out what their faith teaches, saying such hypocritical persons "cause scandal" and hinted they were worse than atheists with better morals.

February 23, 2017

‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin seeking $200 million for her courtroom show’s archive: Report

Judy Sheindlin, the New York state judge-turned-daytime-TV star, is hoping to rake in about $200 million from the rights to reruns of her eponymous TV show.

February 22, 2017

Pluto could once again be classified a planet if NASA scientists have their way: Report

A group of NASA scientists have a big-league proposal to make Pluto great again.

February 22, 2017

Anonymous ‘Real Men Provide’ billboard in N.C. sparks interest, protest: Reports

An anonymous seven-word message on a billboard in Winston-Salem, N.C., has piqued the curiosity and ire of passersby, some of whom are planning to protest with their own messages underneath the road sign on Sunday.

February 22, 2017

Donald Trump supporters, Oscars: Nearly two-thirds will tune out if show get political: Poll

If Sunday's Academy Awards program gets political, you can expect about two-thirds of Trump-voting viewers to reach for the clicker.

February 22, 2017

Hunters who claimed to have been shot by illegal immigrants actually wounded themselves: Report

A grand jury has determined that two men who claimed to have suffered gunshot wounds at the hands of illegal immigrants during a hunting trip on a south Texas ranch in January actually injured each other accidentally and fabricated their story after the fact.

February 22, 2017

Men with intense workouts report lower libido than those who exercise moderately: Study

A new study finds a correlation between a man's strenuous exercise regimen and a lower sex drive, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

February 22, 2017

Michigan State to ban whiteboards on dormitory doors to prevent anonymous offensive language: Report

Officials at Michigan State University are banning the hanging of dorm-door whiteboards starting in the fall semester. The reason: preventing offensive language from being written on the erasable tablets.

February 21, 2017

Fox renews ‘The Mick’ as parents’ TV watchdog targets sitcom advertisers

Fox has renewed "The Mick" -- a controversial sitcom about a ne'er-do-well aunt struggling to raise her wealthy sister's kids after she fled the country -- for a second season. The move comes as a TV watchdog group wages a pressure campaign on advertisers.

February 21, 2017

Women protagonists in top-grossing movies at record high in 2016: Report

A new study finds that 2016 was a record year for Hollywood's leading ladies, Variety reported Tuesday.

February 21, 2017