An Atlanta-based event company is suing a New Jersey booking agent it accuses of fabricating artist deals and pocketing nearly $200,000 intended for festival headliners. According to a lawsuit filed Aug. 13, Blackout Management LLC alleges that talent booker Christopher Young, through his company Sacrifice Management, falsely promised to secure Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) artists […]
Wendy Williams’ ongoing legal battle to end her court-appointed guardianship has taken another difficult turn. According to legal documents obtained by PEOPLE, the former talk show host recently underwent a new series of medical and neuropsychological evaluations, including brain scans, to reassess her diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia and aphasia. The results, the documents state, confirmed […]
When Shedeur Sanders was selected 144th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, many believed the Cleveland Browns had overlooked his potential. The son of Hall of Famer Deion “Coach Prime” Shedeur entered the league as a fourth-string quarterback, buried behind veterans Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, and Kenny Pickett on the depth chart. Few expected him […]
The California Black Freedom Fund, born in 2020 at the height of national protests following the murder of George Floyd, is embarking on an ambitious effort to secure its future: the creation of a $200 million endowment. The move is rare in philanthropy and comes at a politically sensitive moment, as the Trump administration ramps […]
Lawyers for Payton Gendron, the gunman who carried out a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022, are seeking to have his federal charges dismissed on grounds that the jury pool was not sufficiently diverse. On August 14, Gendron’s defense team argued that Black, Latino, and male jurors were “systemically and significantly […]