Daily 30: Fri 10.03.2014

Shots Fired!! 4mo
Excuse For Break Up Is BS!

3 Excuse For Break Up Is BS! TMZ

Jordin Sparks is throwing shade on Jason Derulo for saying he ended their 3-year relationship because she was pressuring him to marry her.
You B*tch You! 4mo
Plizzanet Earth: Snow Leopard

9 Plizzanet Earth: Snow Leopard Late Night

From time to time, we like to take a break from Hollywood and current events to focus on the animal kingdom. That’s why we teamed up with our dear friend Snoop Dogg for a wildlife-oriented docu-series. #PlizzanetEarth
Which Are You Copping?! 4mo
Every Sneaker Release This Week 10/2

10 Every Sneaker Release This Week 10/2 Complex

The first major drop of the month kicks off Thursday evening with the re-scheduled release of Jordan Brand's "Jeter" collection and the XIV "Black Toe" retro with O.G. treatment. Saturday will see the launch of an all-new Air Jordan XIII, while the Flyknit Roshe Run releases its one-of-a-kind "Random Yarn" iteration. The Reebok Classic line is also well-represented this weekend with two Pump 25 drops from premier retailers Atmos and Social Status.
Is He The Best Ever? 4mo
Mayweather on Staying Undefeated

11 Mayweather on Staying Undefeated Vice Sports

Floyd Mayweather put his perfect record on the line for the forty-seventh time—he's said he will make about $70 million for the fight. How has "Money" managed to conquer both the sport and finances of boxing? VICE Sports spoke with him and his team to find out.
Tragic News 4mo
Morgan May Never Perform Again

17 Morgan May Never Perform Again Huffington Post

Tracy Morgan's professional fate is in limbo, with new reports indicating that he suffered a crippling brain injury following the crash he survived this summer. Benedict Morelli, Morgan's lawyer, told Page Six that the "jury is out" on whether the comedian will be able to perform again. He is currently in rehab for speech, cognitive, vocational and physical functionalities. Morelli said doctors don't yet know whether Morgan, 45, who must now use a wheelchair, will return to his previous self. “These people are despicable,” Morelli said of Walmart executives, who on Monday said Morgan and the three friends with him were partly to blame in the crash for not wearing seat belts. “They knew that they changed these people’s lives forever and killed somebody. They’re good blame shifters. I guess that’s how they make $783 billion a year, shifting the blame.” Morgan rebuked Walmart's claims in a statement released Tuesday. “I can’t believe Walmart is blaming me for an accident that they caused," the "30 Rock" star wrote, referring to the Walmart tractor-trailer that smashed into the back of Morgan's limo in June. “My friends and I were doing nothing wrong. I want to thank my fans for sticking with me during this difficult time. I love you all. I'm fighting hard every day to get back."
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Scrambled

19 Scrambled Hashmic House Films

A man awake late at night accidentally injures himself, only to find mysterious letters at his door in a series of increasingly bizarre events linked to a creepy urban legend that may actually be real. An atmospheric short film that gives birth to a terrifying new urban legend.
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Super Freak Live

20 Super Freak Live Rick James

Rick James & the Stone City Band took the stage in Essen, Germany to open the 10th Rockpalast-Festival. This 1982 performance was the first time James played in Europe, bringing his brand of American Punk Funk to a whole new audience.
Do You Agree? 4mo
Rappers Are Rhyming on Same Beat

21 Rappers Are Rhyming on Same Beat Vlad TV

Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew shares his thoughts on Hip-Hop today, and explains that he feels like everything sounds the same. He even thinks that the video concepts are the same, but says that "all the women in Hip-Hop are doing the Luke videos."
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The Fight Against Ebola (Pt. 1)

22 The Fight Against Ebola (Pt. 1) Vice News

The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in Guinea in December 2013. From there, it quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. Cases also appeared in Senegal and Nigeria, and a separate outbreak appeared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Today, Liberia lies is at the center of the epidemic, with more than 3,000 cases of infection. About half of them have been fatal.
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André Benjamin

23 André Benjamin Late Night

Actor/musician André Benjamin talks about playing the great Jimi Hendrix in the film, "Jimi: All Is By My Side."
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Police Officer Taser Elderly Woman

25 Police Officer Taser Elderly Woman Tallahassee Democrat

Officer Terry Mahan has been placed on administrative leave after a Tuesday incident in which he tased a woman in the back while she walked away from him. The Tallahassee Police Department moved swiftly Wednesday to get out in front of its latest controversy — the tasing of a 61-year-old woman in the back as she walked away from an officer in the middle of a city street in broad daylight. The incident, which was recorded by an onlooker with his cell phone, prompted TPD Chief Michael DeLeo to hold a middle-of-the-night news conference to announce that the officer involved, Terry Mahan, was being placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal-affairs investigation. TPD also released the cell-phone video, posting it to the department's YouTube channel. The nearly seven-minute video shows Mahan tasing Viola Young, who went motionless before falling face-first onto the pavement. The incident, which happened about 5:20 p.m. on Dunn Street in Frenchtown, sparked vocal outrage among those who witnessed it. One woman can be heard on the video repeatedly screaming, "Oh my God!" "They just tased a lady for nothing," one man can be heard saying on the video. "They wonder why they're hated." DeLeo, in the news conference, said that based on the video, he had "enough concerns" to place Mahan on leave and conduct an internal investigation. "We will conduct a thorough investigation into this incident," he said. "We want to be transparent with the community by sharing what we can at this point. The investigation will determine if the officer's actions were legal and if those actions were consistent with the expectations I have set for our officers in terms of how we respect and treat our citizens." The incident was the latest to raise questions about TPD's use-of-force tactics. Earlier this month, Tallahassee city commissioners voted to settle a federal lawsuit for $475,000 brought by Christina West, a Tallahassee woman who suffered broken bones and other injuries during her DUI arrest in August 2013. In that case, which was also caught on video, West alleged her civil rights had been violated and excessive force used during her arrest, which happened after she crashed her SUV into an unoccupied home. Four officers were suspended and one, Chris Ormerod, was later fired, though TPD said it was over unrelated traffic crashes. The West case led to the ouster of TPD Chief Dennis Jones. DeLeo, hired late last year, has since been trying to repair the Police Department's relationship with the community. TPD also changed its use-of-force protocols, calling for officers to "de-escalate" encounters with citizens or suspects. Robert A. "Gus" Harper III, a Tallahassee attorney representing Young, could not discuss the extent of her injuries. Young was treated at the scene before she was taken to the Leon County Jail on a charge of resisting an officer without violence. She was released after posting bail. Harper said Young was "very emotional" after the incident and spent Wednesday with family. He added he was still trying to piece together what happened. "I know what I've seen on the video," he said. "My gut reaction is sort of like everyone else's — it looks like an instrument that is used to deter violence is being used as a weapon. I think that goes against the spirit of the whole concept of Tasers." He couldn't say whether Young would sue the Police Department, saying his foremost concern now is representing her in criminal proceedings. "All options are on the table," Harper said. "The big thing is we just want to make sure that these types of things don't happen and that we can start rebuilding our trust in TPD." The Rev. Ernest Farrell, president of the Tallahassee Urban League, said Chief DeLeo emailed him about the tasing Wednesday morning. "I think there has to be some serious sensitivity training with some of the officers," Farrell said. "This kind of thing is unacceptable." Dale Landry, president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, said the video appeared to show officers escalating the situation and losing control. He called for a quick investigation by TPD and said State Attorney Willie Meggs should drop charges against Young. "We've got to change this culture," Landry said. "It's pervasive in police around the nation. We've seen it. We've got to change this culture where we have folks that are being hurt in this manner openly." Meggs said he wasn't currently planning to take the incident to a grand jury for review, though he said, "It may develop so much public interest that I do." He added that DeLeo called him Wednesday morning to tell him what happened. He said DeLeo is doing his best "to get control of that agency and get it functioning properly." Mayor-elect Andrew Gillum, who was in Chattanooga, Tenn., as part of a multi-city tour to meet with mayors, said Wednesday afternoon that he had not yet seen the video. He said he found out about it via text message from City Manager Anita Favors Thompson and later talked to DeLeo. "I stand 100-percent behind (DeLeo's) actions," Gillum said. "I have to believe that he has more access to more information than I do right now." City Commissioner Nancy Miller acknowledged that would harm public perception of the Police Department. "We're trying to build trust," she said. "This is taking us in the wrong direction." City Commissioner Gil Ziffer said he was disturbed by the video footage and hoped TPD wouldn't take long to determine exactly what happened." "I have great confidence in our chief of police," Ziffer said. "I think he's trying to develop policies that are right for our community."
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Up To 100 People Exposed to Ebola

26 Up To 100 People Exposed to Ebola Huffington Post

DALLAS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Up to 100 people may have had direct or indirect contact with the first person to be diagnosed with the deadly Ebola virus in the United States, and four of his relatives have been quarantined in their homes as a precaution, health officials said Thursday. Dallas County officials said 12 to 18 people had direct contact with the Texas patient, and they in turn had contact with scores of others. Officials said none of those thought to have had direct or indirect contact with the patient, who was being treated at a Dallas hospital, were showing symptoms of Ebola. The disease has killed at least 3,338 people in West Africa in the worst such outbreak on record. A top health official urged U.S. hospitals to heed lessons from Dallas, where the hospital initially sent the ailing patient home, despite information that he had recently visited West Africa, potentially exposing more people to the virus. U.S. officials initially described the number of people potentially exposed as a handful, and on Wednesday said it was up to 18. But on Thursday, the Texas health department said there were about 100 potential contacts. However, Dallas County officials said more than 80 had direct or indirect contact with the patient. "We are working from a list of about 100 potential or possible contacts," Texas health department spokeswoman Carrie Williams said. "Out of an abundance of caution, we're starting with this very wide net, including people who have had even brief encounters with the patient or the patient's home. The number will drop as we focus in on those whose contact may represent a potential risk of infection." Texas health officials told four "close" relatives of the patient not to entertain visitors and said they could be arrested if they left their homes without permission through Oct. 19. The four did not exhibit symptoms, they said. "We have tried-and-true protocols to protect the public and stop the spread of this disease," said Dr. David Lakey, the Texas health commissioner. "The order is in place until the incubation period has passed and the family is no longer at risk of having the disease," Lakey said. Public health authorities have been calling on U.S. healthcare workers to screen patients for signs of illness, and to question patients about their travel history in order to rule out Ebola for those who have been to West Africa. "Unfortunately, that did not happen in this case," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "We just need to put that behind us and look ahead and make sure that in the future that doesn't happen again." "This will certainly serve for the rest of a country as a cogent lesson learned," he added in an interview on MSNBC. The Dallas patient, who had flown from Liberia, initially sought treatment at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on the night of Sept. 25 but was sent home with antibiotics, despite telling a nurse he had recently arrived from West Africa. By Sunday, he needed an ambulance to return to the same hospital. On Wednesday, hospital officials admitted that the man's travel information had not been shared with other staff who were treating him. WARNING CALL? The patient has not been named by the hospital for privacy reasons. However, Gee Melish, who said he was a family friend, identified the man as Thomas Eric Duncan. Duncan's nephew, Josephus Weeks, told NBC on Wednesday night that his uncle was not treated for Ebola until Weeks personally called the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta to report the suspected illness. He said he made the call on the day that Duncan had returned to the Dallas hospital. A CDC spokesman said Thursday the agency was seeking to confirm if and when such a call was placed. The New York Times said Duncan, in his mid-40s, helped transport a pregnant woman suffering from Ebola to a hospital in Liberia, where she was turned away for lack of space. Duncan then brought her back to her family's home and carried her into the house, where she later died, the newspaper reported. The case has sparked concern nationwide over the potential for a wider spread of the virus from West Africa. While past outbreaks of Ebola killed as many as 90 percent of victims, the current epidemic's fatality rate has averaged about 50 percent. U.S. health officials have said the country's healthcare system was well prepared to contain Ebola's spread by careful tracking of those who have had contact with the patient and appropriate care for those admitted to hospital. Federal officials are working to sharply increase production of the experimental drug ZMapp, which many experts believe is the most promising treatment for Ebola, the Times reported Thursday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is trying to enlist Caliber Biotherapeutics in Texas to produce the drug, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified federal officials and drug industry executives. Separately, the Queens Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, said Wednesday it was treating a patient in isolation, citing a "heightened sense of awareness of Ebola." "At this time, the patient's history and clinical presentation do not appear to be consistent with Ebola and the patient may be diagnosed with a number of conditions other than Ebola," the statement said. (Reporting by Susan Heavey in Washington, Colleen Jenkins in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Lisa Maria Garza and Marice Richter in Dallas, Jim Forsyth in San Antonio and Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Writing by Jim Loney; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Bernadette Baum and Jonathan Oatis)
An Intense Thriller! 5mo
Gone Girl

27 Gone Girl 20th Century Fox

On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
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JIMI: All Is By My Side

28 JIMI: All Is By My Side Darko Entertainment

Covering a year in Hendrix's life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York's Cheetah Club to making his mark in London's music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend.
Based On The Best Seller! 5mo
The Maze Runner

29 The Maze Runner 20th Century Fox

When Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based on the best-selling novel by James Dashner.