Welcome To Naz-tra-demus Magazine: March 2013

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Bieber Pot Party: Rapper Lil Twist Takes Over Justin's Mansion

A Justin Bieber pot party - with no Justin at all.

Soulja drops a new track during this Saturday evening and you can expect to see it on his upcoming Foreign II mixtape, currently slated to to drop on April 2nd.

In The Studio: Young Jeezy, Usher & Jermaine Dupri

Three of ATL’s finest were locked in the studio last night, hopefully creating some fire that we will get to hear sometime in the future.

Chris Brown invited MTV to a private listening session at a Southern California studio recently and spoke on his forthcoming 6th studio album. Chris confirmed the title as X and spoke on concept behind the title:

“The song and the album title ‘X’ has a couple different meanings. It can refer to an ex-girlfriend, in terms of you always look forward to moving forward from. It’s also about being a reject in a sense. In me being myself, being able to grow up, me not always hanging around the right crowd or doing the right thing all the time — it’s me saying, ‘I’m over it. I’m past the bullsh– now.’ “

The Beatles sang "everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey" on their track of the same name off their seminal album The White Album. Justin Bieber is, however, living the lyric.
The pop star, who has been making headlines as of late for his aggressive behavior, lost his monkey to customs when landing in Munich, Germany this past Thursday on his recent world tour. Customs officials took the animal, named Mally, saying that Biebs didn’t have the proper documents to bring his capuchin monkey into the country. The monkey was a gift from from record producer Jamal Rashid also known as “Mally Mall.”
Bieber's pet monkey was put in quarantine with authorities, a customs spokesman said. No word on whether the monkey and the pop star have been reunited. Bieber plays Berlin tonight (March 31) on his BELIEVE tour, and has four other stops in Germany on this European leg of his tour.

J. Lo's Overpriced Demands Cost Her a Performance in India

India's professional cricket league -- formerly called the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- planned to have Latin pop diva Jennifer Lopez take part in this year's opening ceremony.
According to the New York Post, "Jenny From the Block" allegedly made too many high-priced demands for the cricket tournament, now in its sixth year of existence.
"The demands were outrageous. She effectively priced herself out of the event. It was idiotic because the audience for this event is huge," a source said. "It's like the Super Bowl halftime show. Last year, it drew 56 million viewers."
The 43-year-old Bronx native was said to have requested a private plane and dozens of hotel rooms for herself and guests. Lopez's spokesperson says the offer was declined because she is busy working on her eighth album. Her last album was 2011's Love?.
Pitbull has replaced Lopez as the headlining act for the opening ceremony, which will take place on April 2 at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India.

Body Of Pilot Thrown From Plane Found

Officials have recovered the body of the pilot who was thrown 2,500 feet in the air from a plane to his death during a flying lesson.
"They found him in a tree line, not too far off the road," said Bob Gault, spokesman for the Bradley County Sheriff's Office.
Reuters reports Gault would have to wait till the National Transportation Safety Board completes their investigation before ruling that the pilot trainee was not wearing his safety harness and that the plane had gone into a nosedive at the time of the accident late on Friday afternoon.
Local reports say the man who died was an experienced pilot who was being trained to fly the plane, which he recently purchased.
The names of both pilots on board have still not been released. An airport employee who did not want to be identified said they were both experienced pilots and "nice guys."

Did Rihanna Throw Shots At Beyoncé For 'Bow Down' On Instagram?

Bad gal Riri strikes again.
After being named Britain's most influential pop star by U.K. channel 4Music, Rihanna took to Instagram to gloat about her title.
In Fabolous hashtag fashion, the "Diamonds" singer peppered her caption with some shade seemingly aimed at Bey, who claimed "I’m the number one chick, ain’t need no hype" in her latest track "Bow Down/ I Been On."
"I only know how to be number 1!! I could use a challenge…," Rih wrote on IG. “How dat feel down there on ya knees, Huh?!” #gunzindamuthaphuckinair #allmyniggazNavi #controlyourheauxz #heauxzBeAckinUp #yesimeantAckin #catchup #phuckyouandyourtimedifference #walkupindisbitchlikeiownaheaux #fromtheleftsideofanisland #tuh"
She then posted a flick of the blurb with the caption, "It's only March people... #2013isalreadyowned #staytuned #MoneyOvaBitchez."

Drake, DJ Khaled, Jermaine Dupri, Young Jeezy And More Celebrate Miguel's Official Grammy Win At Reign Nighclub

Grammy-winning recording artist Miguel celebrated his prestigious victory Friday night (Mar. 29) at Club Reign in Atlanta alongside a few of the industry's best.

After beginning the night on tour with Alicia Keys, Miguel entertained guests including DJ Khaled, Jermaine Dupri,Young Jeezy and Jazzy Phae at the chic nightclub with a bash hosted by Big Tigger.

Even Drake made a surprise appearance, performing "Started From the Bottom," "I'm On One" and "Sure Thing" with Miguel.

They say it's better to ask forgiveness than permission, as is the case for rapper Papoose who allegedly used Erykah Badu's vocals without a heads-up.
A day after the Brooklyn-bred rapper dropped his 10-years-in-the-making LP Nacirema Dream, the neo-soulstress took to Twitter to call him out for using her old material from a decade ago on the song "Cure."
ErykahBadoula ✔ @fatbellybella

This papoose song Cure. I sang those vocals 10 years ago. That's 2 babies ago.Sheeeit. So mcs just throwing out old material- no paperwork..

7:51 PM - 27 Mar 13

This wouldn't be the first time Badu has thrown shots on the social site. In June 2012, she came at Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips for leaking visuals without her consent.

12 People Shot In Six Hours In Chicago

There seems to be no end in sight for the deadly string of shootings in the city of Chicago. Following the tragic death of six-month-old Jonylah Watkins earlier this month, the Windy City is now grieving over 12 victims that were shot in a matter of six hours.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the spree began around 8PM CST when three people approached a 23-year-old man and a 44-year-old man on the 1800 block of North Francisco Avenue.

Justin Bieber will likely face criminal charges when it comes to a recent run-in with his neighbor.
The 19-year-old pop star spit at his neighbor and threatened his life, after the Calabasas man -- and father of three -- complained about Bieber's reckless driving. (Bieber often unnecessarily peels out of local strip malls in his fast cars, area locals have complained.) The neighbor, however, is not happy at the excessive speeds at which Bieber and his posse drive through his ritzy neighborhood.

They named the pup Beyonce because it was "a survivor" -- just like pop diva Beyonce sings on the Destiny's Child track of the same name, "Survivor."
Beyonce the dog, aka Tiny Beyonce, turned one this month after being born prematurely with no heartbeat a year ago on March 8th, 2012. She was not breathing, weighed one ounce, could "could fit into a spoon" and was no bigger than an iPhone or tennis ball, making her "the world's smallest puppy."
Veterinarians from Northern California's Grace Foundation, a rehabilitation ranch for animals, rescued the pup, who was born to a pregnant street dog the animal shelter saved. Now, fully grown at 3-pounds, Tiny Beyonce works as an "ambassadog" helping raise awareness for rescue pet adoption.
"She is a dog that survived death three times," said her rescuing vet DeCaptio. "We were able to revive her. She's really just a miracle pup."
Adds DeCaptio now, "She was able to save over 200 last-chance animals this year. Imagine what she can do in her second year."

Justin Timberlake Talks Drug Use at Coachella

Chart-topping crooner Justin Timberlake recently opened up about a different type of "20/20 experience" he endured while at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, held annually in Palm Springs, California in April.
After his secret SXSW show two weeks ago, where the 32-year-old continually joked about being under the influence and "turnt up" throughout his set, Timberlake told Myspace that he had consumed illegal substances at the California festival in the past.
“I’ve been to Coachella many times, on many different, um, substances,” the distinguished "Suit & Tie" singer said in the interview with his partially owned social networking site. “I’ve been to Coachella many times but not remembered a lot of it, I’ll leave it at that. Like, I stood in an open field and one year I saw Nine Inch Nails and the next year I saw Weezer and I was standing in the middle of the field, you know, like tripping my mind out.”
In an interview with Playboy Magazine in 2011, JT admitted to having smoked pot to get himself to stop thinking. "Sometimes I have a brain that needs to be turned off," he explained. "Some people are just better high."

Gambian/Senegalese Regina Manneh Emerges as the Face of Africa Fashion Week London 2013

REGINA MANNEH

The organisers of Africa Fashion Week London 2013 are delighted to announce the winner of the Face of AFWL 2013 competition as the Gambian/Senegalese model Regina Manneh. After a fierce competition on Facebook, with Nasai Forna and Vanessa Simpson taking the second and third places respectively.

Raised in Denmark, Sweden, Ivory Coast and lived in Dubai, the UK-based 24-year-old model and Interior Design student speaks English, French, Danish, Swedish and Wolof. Modelling since 2009, Regina has walked at Los Angeles Fashion Week and Dubai Fashion Week.

Regina’s role as Face of Africa Fashion Week London will see the model represent the event on all promotional material and social platforms. She will also have the opportunity to represent the organization at major African fashion and entertainment events in the UK as well as model on the runway at AFWL 2013 taking place 1-3 August 2013 at Old Truman Brewery in Shoreditch, London.

Clashes kill 2 in western Kenyan after election verdict

Nairobi, Kenya -- Two people died in clashes in western Kenya after the top court in the nation upheld Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in the presidential election.

The deaths occurred Saturday in Kisumu, the stronghold of his chief rival, Raila Odinga. At least 22 others were hospitalized, the Kenya Red Cross said.

Most of the casualties suffered gunshot wounds, said Abbas Gullet, chief of the local Red Cross

The rest of the country remained relatively calm after the ruling.

Protesters took to the streets in Kisumu after the Supreme Court ruling Saturday that dismissed Odinga's petition and retained Kenyatta's victory.

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World number one Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a record sixth time on Saturday as she continued her dominance over her closest rival. With the win, Williams, who struggled with her serve in the first two sets, becomes only the fourth woman in the Open era to win the same WTA tournament six times, joining Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert and Steffi Graf.
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It is an amazing – some might say unbelievable – tale: how a Yorkshire housewife spent five years as a young child being raised by monkeys in the Colombian jungle. Yet experts have found no evidence that Marina Chapman's story is a fantasy – and now she has told it for the first time, in riveting detail.
In a new book, exclusively serialised by The Mail on Sunday from today, Mrs Chapman reveals how a colony of capuchins taught her how to survive after she was abandoned in the rainforest by kidnappers who botched her abduction. She copied the monkeys' eating habits and high-pitched cries and even learned to climb trees, though she slept in a hollowed-out tree trunk at night.

Mrs Chapman's story – which has echoes of the Tarzan tales – began in the Fifties when she was drugged and abducted from her Colombian home at the age of four. Here, she recalls the moment her young life was torn apart, and the ‘human’ kindness of the apes who saved her . . .

Saturday, 30 March 2013

2015: North rejects Jonathan as sole PDP aspirant

The North has opposed to the plan by the leadership of the People Democratic Party to choose President Goodluck Jonathan as the sole aspirant for its presidential primaries.

The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, described the move as undemocratic, stating that it could lead to chaos and collapse of the party.

The spokesman of the ACF, Anthony Sani, told SUNDAY PUNCH that the North was opposed to the move because it would limit the choice of Nigerians during the election.

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The Federal Government on Friday told SUNDAY PUNCH that it would not extradite a former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to the United Kingdom to face money laundering charges.

While reacting to a statement by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Pocock, the FG accused the envoy of challenging the sovereignty of the country.

The President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration stated that it was not willing to extradite Alamieyeseigha because the British government did not go through ‘appropriate channels.’

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When the going was good…President Goodluck Jonathan (right) and

former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Fresh facts emerged, at the weekend, that former President Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo is intensifying his opposition to the 2015 re-election aspiration of incumbent President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan.
This is at a time when some hawks in the Presidency are pressing for decisiveness on the part of Mr. President, with a view to clipping Obasanjo’s wings.
The latest indication about the former President’s moves are what sources described as the “series of meetings and consultations between Obasanjo and traditional rulers in the North”.
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There are indications that the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, has been flown abroad for medical treatment in an undisclosed German hospital.

Unconfirmed reports had it that the First Lady’s health might have relapsed, thereby necessitating her going abroad to receive fresh medical attention.

Mrs. Jonathan was conspicuously absent at a Good Friday service held at the Aso Villa Chapel on Friday although her husband attended with his mother, Eunice.

The President is currently in Lagos for the Easter break without his wife.

Her last public appearance was in France where she received a Global Women Leader for Peace Award 2013.

Our correspondent learnt that she returned to the country briefly after the event before embarking on a fresh trip.

But unlike the trip to France, a presidency source who pleaded anonymity, said Mrs. Jonathan did not embark on the current trip with her full entourage.

When contacted on the telephone, Mrs. Jonathan’s spokesman, Mr. Ayo Osinlu, confirmed that the First Lady was not in the country.

Osinlu however denied reports that Mrs. Jonathan is abroad for medical attention.

He said she was abroad attending to her foster mother who is sick. However, he did not disclose the country where the First Lady is attending to the ailing woman.

But investigations by our correspondent showed that Mrs. Jonathan may be in Germany.

It was further learnt that she is expected back in the country this week.

The source however could not say exactly when she will be back.

An online news medium, SaharaReporters, had reported on Saturday that Mrs. Jonathan was sick again and was shuttling between Spain and Germany in search of treatment.

The report quoted a source as saying the First Lady was also contemplating receiving medical treatment from a United States hospital.

Mrs. Jonathan disappeared from the country for several weeks last year to attend to her failing health.

During the period, both the Presidency and Osinlu denied that the First Lady was receiving treatment abroad for an undisclosed ailment.

Specifically, Osinlu said Mrs. Jonathan was vacating abroad after the rigour of hosting a conference of African First Ladies.

But during a special thanksgiving service held in her honour recently at the Aso Villa Chapel, the First Lady admitted that she was sick and “died” for a week.

United close on title, City cruise

Manchester City capitalised on a stumble from Chelsea to tighten their grip on second place in Premier League on Saturday, after Manchester United took another stride towards the title.
United's 1-0 win at Sunderland had given them an 18-point lead but City cut their advantage back to 15 points ahead of the forthcoming Manchester derby by crushing Newcastle United 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
Carlos Tevez slid in to convert Gael Clichy's cross in the 41st minute and David Silva made it 2-0 before halftime when he collected Samir Nasri's pass and rifled a shot into the bottom-right corner.

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Chris Brown has broken up with pop star girlfriend Rihanna.
The singer confirmed he and his on-again-off-again love have split after a turbulent relationship which saw Chris get convicted of assault against Rihanna after she was battered by him in February 2009.
When asked if they were still together on an American radio programme on Friday 29 March, Chris confessed they weren’t an item any longer.

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Phil Ramone, the Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died at 72.

Ramone's son, Matt Ramone, confirmed the death. The family did not immediately release details of the death, but Matt Ramone says his father was "very loving and will be missed."

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National Secreatry of the African People’s Congress (APC), Barrister Saidi Balogun and a Member of the Publicity Committtee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Rotimi Fashakin today traded words over the claim on who possesses the acronym APC.

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A lawyer, Mr Afam Ani, publisher of the Nigerian Democrats Newspaper, Dr. Gboyega Aribisogun and a public affairs commentator, Mr Sam Emesele today looked at the call for the federal government to declare amnesty for the militant Islamist Boko Haram group.

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Madumere Sworn-In As Imo State Deputy Governor

The Former Chief of staff to the Imo state Governor, Mr Eze Madumere (MFR), has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Imo state. The swearing in ceremony took place at the Sam Mbakwe expanded EXCO chambers at the Government House in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

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For some years now the FA and England have been able to adopt a position of superiority over many European nations regarding racist behaviour from the terraces.

English football and society have progressed at a faster rate than much of the continent, goes the oft-repeated mantra. This is thanks to sterling work by the game’s authorities, partly due to the need to eradicate a hooligan problem associated with the far right and punished heavily by UEFA in the past.

Premier League, Stadium of Light - Sunderland 0 Manchester United 1 (Bramble og 27')

Manchester United warmed up for their FA Cup quarter-final replay at Chelsea as a Titus Bramble own goal earned them a polished 1-0 Premier League win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Martin O'Neill's Sunderland side remain perilously close to the relegation spots after another loss. They occupy 16th spot in the standings, only four points clear of third from bottom Wigan, who host Norwich later in the day.read on after cut...

According to Sahara Reporters: A source told Sahara Reporters that the First Lady was also contemplating receiving medical treatment from a US hospital. Mrs. Jonathan’s renewed health woes have accounted for her absence from several official events in Abuja and her home state of Bayelsa State over the last few days. A few days ago, Mrs. Jonathan made a quiet exit from Abuja en route to France where she was to allegedly receive some unspecified award. However, a source within the Presidency told Sahara Reporters that Mrs. Jonathan’s trip to France was a ploy to enable her to shop for new doctors in Europe for her deteriorating health.

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Dimitar Berbatov has an unusual way of holding a baby

This is how I hold a babyThere's not an awful lot more that needs to be said about this.

Dimitar Berbatov is not a man who likes to do things like everybody else.
As a player, the Fulham striker is popular with neutrals for his laid-back style and effortless class, with a dollop of 'I'm not chasing back for that thrown in'.
As a T-shirt wearer, his choice of 'Keep calm and pass me the ball' was a talking point back in December.

Sportsmen/women. They show some talent for a pastime, put in some training and then get paid ridiculous sums to perform in front of thousands of us regular folk.
But is it actually that simple?
While there is indeed money in most sports and those at the highest end earn wages most of us could only dream of, the majority of professionals in the world of sport are pulling in much more ordinary salaries according to a studies over the last few years.
Starting with football, Britain’s biggest cash cow of a sport. The Premier League of course rakes in (and thus, pays out) millions. Business analysts Deloitte showed in their most recent figures that the top flight’s total wage bill surpassed £1.3billion in 2008/09.
With an increase of around £132million from 2007/08, the current figure in 2012/13 is likely closer to two billion. And even squad players are minted, despite their limited appearances: the average Premier League salary was £21,600 a week - £1.1million a year – four seasons ago.

Kendall Jenner showed off her thin frame as she danced with her friend during a shoot. Copyright [Instagram/Kendall Jenner]

Kendall Jenner showed off her thin frame as she danced with her friend during a shoot. Copyright [Instagram/Kendall …The 17-year-old model was clearly enjoying herself with a friend while on location for a recent shoot.

In the picture, Kendall can be seen dancing around with a male companion.

She captioned the snap: “Me and @robscheppy gettin our groove on at the shoot”

Justin Bieber visited ex Selena Gomez yesterday amid battery claims. Copyright [Wenn]The 19-year-old singer paid a visit to the 20 year-old actress’ house yesterday – arriving in a black chauffeur driven minivan.

The former couple then spent an hour together in her Californian home before Justin left her pad by himself.

Justin is currently being investigated by the police after his neighbour filed for a battery charge against him following an altercation.

Kim Kardahian diverted attention from her baby bump instead showing off her new 'do. Copyright [Instagram]The 32-year-old star uploaded two pictures of herself preparing for her appearance on Jay Leno last night.

The first picture shows the pregnant star posing with her make-up artist, showing off a noticeably absent fringe.

The second snap shows Kim posing alongside host Jay Leno, wearing a bump hiding black leather dress with lace detailing.

Jay looks just ecstatic to be in her presence, doesn’t he?

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has chosen to invest some of his earnings in an unusual purchase – Belgian side FC Bleid.
The club are not glamorous – in fact, as it stands they sit squarely at the bottom of D3B, the third tier of Belgian football. They have a record of two wins and 19 defeats from their 25 matches so far this season, and a goal difference of -44.
But that has not deterred Kompany, who views it as an opportunity to rebuild the club from scratch, giving the team everything from a new name to new colours.

Executive producer of Nigeria’s most prestigious annual music Awards, The Headies, Ayo Animashaun, has announced the launch of a new property, a 24 hour online radio channel called ‘Street Hop’.

Come the 1^st of April 2013, Tee-Y Mix will be celebrating the month of April. Tee-Y Mix wishes to announce the start of a new trend. “April fools day” will now be known as “April Tunes Day”.

This is going to be an annual event where fans are engaged in various activities such that on every 1^st of April, people anticipate an April Tunes activity. Continue...

Rihanna was just named UK's most influential pop star ahead of Beyonce, who came in second, and in celebration of that, the Barbados beauty shaded the heck out of Beyonce. She posted the news on her instagram page then basically told Beyonce to bow down, ~~bitch~~. LMAO. You're a superstar, Rihanna...but Beyonce is a legend! :-). See more after the cut...

Lil Wayne speaks out just 10 days after being hospitalized for suffering multiple seizures.
“This wasn’t my first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh…I have had a bunch of seizures, you just never hear about them,” he reveals on his medical condition in an interview with Power 106′s DJ Felli Fel.
Although the rapper said he is “100 percent now,” he goes on to explain why these recent episodes got so bad.
“My heart rate went down to 30 percent,” he said. “I have people around me who know how to handle it. This time was real bad because I had three back to back and the third one was so bad.”
While reports claimed the “How to Love” singer was “sippin’ on some sizzurp,” which caused him to seize, the music mogul insists it was “plain stress and no rest. That’s just typical me.”
Wayne has put his medical scare behind him and is already back on the grind.
He just announced he will be on the road this upcoming summer for an encore of the America’s Most Wanted Music festival, which has 40 tour dates across the US starting in July.

Justin Bieber’s Mother Addresses Her Son’s Recent Public Behaviors

It’s safe to assume no one’s more concerned about Justin Bieber‘s recent behavior than his mother, but in an interview with E!News, Pattie Mallette suggested she has little control over her pop star son’s actions.read on after cut...

Maintaining your beauty is a delicate aspect of overall wellness but I have come to realize that when you don’t pay attention to every detail that concerns your beauty or skincare, you do more damage than good. Our make up brushes are tools we use everyday that we need to take care of.

It’s like a plate; when you eat off it and fail to wash it soon after the dirt dries off and sticks to it. Over time you could decide to eat off it again and again without washing and you might still be okay, emphasis on the ‘might‘. Give yourself a little over a week and it will eventually start to tell on your health through stomach aches, stomach infections etc.see more after cut....

Not content with hosting the world famous Calabar Festival each December, Cross River State is set to be the location for yet another international music treat, the Calabar International Jazz Festival. This festival designed to provide the ideal Easter weekend getaway for everyone.

Connoisseurs of Smooth Jazz, funky R 'n' B and sweet soul music can look forward to 3-Nights of fabulous headline performances by Eric Benet (US), Jonathan Butler (SA) and Nigerian superstars Burna Boy, Asa and Darey. See more after the cut...

'Judge Joe Brown' Show Cancelled

Judge Joe Brown will be delivering his last verdict on TV this year. CBS has confirmed that the longest running African American TV Judge show has been cancelled after 15 years on air.
Judge Joe Brown could not come to an agreement with CBS over his $20-million salary. The no-non-sense judge reportedly asked for a bigger salary even though his show ratings were starting to decline. He was only second to Judge Judy in ratings.
He became famous after his presiding in the appeal of James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassin. The court show will continue to air original episodes and re-runs until September.

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