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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday….

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Photo: Sony Pictures Television, Inc. NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89. Guillaume died at home Tuesday…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Writer/author Mister Mann Frisby (l) and filmmaker Rel Dowdell. The topic of child support continues to be a ‘hot button’ social and political issue, particularly among the African-American community. The “Where’s Daddy?” film addresses perspectives on the child support system, the specific effects and consequences to Black families, with an emphasis on the experience…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Nelly  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)   associated press SEATTLE — A woman who said the rapper Nelly raped her on his tour bus in a Seattle suburb last weekend is dropping her pursuit of criminal charges. News outlets report that lawyer Karen Koehler said in a statement Friday that her client wanted to stop the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Larry Flynt  (Photo: s_bukley / shutterstock) associated press WASHINGTON –Pornography publisher Larry Flynt is offering “up to $10 million’’ to anyone who produces information that leads to President Donald Trump’s impeachment and removal from office. He lays out the offer in a full-page ad in the Sunday edition of The Washington Post. During…

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NorthJersey.com Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has written a first-person account detailing her nightmarish experiences with producer Harvey Weinstein as a Yale drama student. In a New York Times op-ed piece published Thursday, Nyong’o describes being invited to Weinstein’s home in Westport, Conn., shortly after meeting him in 2011. While screening a film with his family, the producer insisted Nyong’o leave the room. “Harvey…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  From left; Rebecca Hall stars as Elizabeth Marston, Luke Evans as Dr. William Marston and Bella Heathcote as Olive Byrne in “Professor Marston & the Wonder Women”, an Annapurna Pictures release.   Revealing biopic chronicles career and scandalous private life of ‘Wonder Woman’ creator   Film Review by Kam Williams William Moulton Marston…

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Revamped ghost hunts a must for every thrill seeker and Halloween fan   It’s officially Halloween season, and what better way to celebrate than a visit to Pennhurst Asylum? Pennhurst unveiled its newest attraction, “Containment,” for their 2017 season. Well worth the trek to Spring City, Pennsylvania, Containment stretches 1,200 feet through a tunnel underneath…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  “black-ish”   October is spooktacular on ABC as the network’s comedies, “The Chew,” “Dancing With the Stars,” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” all celebrate Halloween. Classic Halloween specials “It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” and “Toy Story of Terror” also return for encore performances. “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” The classic animated Halloween-themed…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Josh Gad, Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Brown in ‘MARSHALL.’  (Photo credit: Barry Wetcher / Distributor: Open Road Films)   By Kendall Alexander @SteezieKBreezie Director/producer Reginald Hudlin chose to tell the story of a man many of us grew up hearing about, but from a new angle in new film “Marshall,” the semi-biopic…

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