A Subway restaurant worker is out of a job after posting a Facebook status that celebrated the slayings of two police officers this weekend in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, according to The New York Daily News. Sierra (C-Babi) Mccurdy was fired Sunday after posting on Facebook, “2 police officers was shot in Hattiesburg tonight!” according to screen grabs […]
Social media users went off on the two judges for their verbal attacks before the channel that carries its version of the popular reality television show fired them. (CNN) — If you thought Simon Cowell was mean, wait till you hear what this judging duo had to say on New Zealand’s spinoff of […]
The Denver Police Department has terminated an officer for using excessive force during an arrest last year. According to the Daily Mail, Officer James Medina was fired last Wednesday after video of an arrest made in July of 2014 surfaced. Seryina Trujillo was arrested after allegedly spitting on a cop during the arrest of her boyfriend. While […]
UPDATED Thursday, March 5, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EST – During a Thursday press conference, Michael Brown’s family attorneys announced that they will file a civil lawsuit against the city of Ferguson following the Justice Department’s decision not to press charges against Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed their unarmed son. The […]
Last night, Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy Huxstable on The Cosby Show, was fired from Celebrity Apprentice when she failed to contact her former TV dad, Bill Cosby, to help raise money for a fundraising task. The 35-year-old actress appeared this morning on NBC’s TODAY and further explained why she didn’t call Cosby to ask for money. “I know The Cosby […]
The New York Mets organization has been accused of discriminating against one of its former top executives for being unmarried and pregnant. Leigh Castergine, the senior vice president of ticket sales, has filed suit against the organization for allegedly frowning upon her decision to have a baby out of wedlock. The New York Daily News […]
The Memphis Delta Fair over the Labor Day holiday was supposed to be a nice family event for Tanya Jones (pictured) and her extended family, but instead, the event turned into a total embarrassment, as an unnamed clown in a dunking tank reportedly hurled racist remarks at the woman in front of a huge crowd of […]
The Atlanta school district wants to remove a sixth grade teacher for playing Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love” in class, but that’s the least of her alleged failings. “This song is not [in] alignment with Teacher Keys Standard 9, Professionalism,” read a a district document outlining the charges against the teacher, Nikki Turner. “This song contained profanity, vulgarity, […]
Imagine doing your job everyday, thinking you’re doing exactly what you’re supposed to do to secure a living for your family. Then imagine getting fired for it out of the blue. You can’t help but wonder two things when you hear the story of Dallas Northington: 1) Would this still have happened if he weren’t […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – More executives at Pilot Flying J have left the company, according to a knowledgeable source close to Pilot. The source on Tuesday confirmed that Ron Carter, Jon Sigurdson and Kevin Hanscomb were terminated Monday, while Karen Mann and Heather Jones were placed on administrative leave. Pilot CEO Jimmy Haslam announced in […]
When it rains, it downpours on Columbus Short. The former “Scandal” star is about to be sued by a man who claims Short beat him up in a bar brawl. The two were in talks to settle the matter out of court. However, Short rescinded his offer once “Scandal” sent him packing. According to the […]
A Detroit teacher was fired last week after breaking up a fight in a classroom with a broom. Video on LiveLeak shows the violent altercation at Pershing High School. The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan released the following statement on Tuesday: After performing a thorough investigation, the students who were involved in the altercation in question […]