Louis C.K. has turned so many of the conventions of a television series on their head with his critical darling “Louie” — which premieres Thursday at 10:30 p.m. ET on FX — so why not buck expectations with the casting as well? On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (Weeknights, 12 a.m. ET on ABC), he was asked […]
The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with murdering unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, has launched a new website, Facebook and Twitter account designed to dispute misinformation and provide “a voice for Mr. Zimmerman.” “We understand that it is unusual for a legal defense to maintain a social media presence on behalf of a […]
UPDATE: Sanford police chief to remain in office after city won’t accept resignation SANFORD, FL (RNN) – The police chief criticized for not arresting neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, 28, after he shot and killed Trayvon Martin, 17, is set to resign permanently today, according to multiple media reports. The Sanford Herald reports city commissioners will hold a special […]
George Zimmerman will reportedly be charged in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, according to the Washington Post. NBC News confirms the report. UPDATE: Press Conference to be held LIVE on CNN. Click Here to watch On Tuesday night, Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey told reporters that she would hold a news conference with an announcement on the […]
The following are details from a press conference by the former attorneys for George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer who authorities say fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Florida. The attorneys said Tuesday that they’re no longer representing him, because they have lost contact with him. [Updated at 4:52 p.m. ET] Attorney Hal Uhrig said he and attorney […]
STARK COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Louisville Police say an African-American student is dealing with a pattern of what looks like racist acts. “The allegation is that somebody removed four or five lug nuts from the vehicle that was driven by the victim.” 18 year old Joshua Rouse, a Stark County student, had been getting racist […]
As allegations of racial bias and political cover-up fill the air in the wake of the Trayvon Martin murder, some are now asking who exactly is former Virgina Supreme Court magistrate Robert Zimmermanand is he pulling any strings to protect his suspect son in the police investigation. SEE ALSO: California Court Upholds Affirmative Action Ban, […]
CNN’s Don Lemon directed viewers not to send him any more incendiary tweets over his coverage of Trayvon Martin’s death on Sunday. Martin was unarmed when he was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in late February. His death and the local police department’s failure to arrest Zimmerman took the country by storm weeks […]
Last week, a video was released showing George Zimmerman at the Sanford Police Department the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. It originally appeared as though the neighborhood watch volunteer showed no signs of the violent confrontation he told police took place between himself and the teen that night, but ABC news has enhanced […]
Robert Zimmerman, father of George Zimmerman, spoke publicly for the first time in an exclusive interview with My Fox 35 News in Orlando, Florida. In the nineteen minute interview, Zimmerman’s father went on the defensive saying that it was Martin, not his son, who was the aggressor. In fact, papa Zimmerman says Trayvon beat his son for more than a minute before trying to defend himself.
Geraldo Rivera has issued a public apology for his explosive comments about Trayvon Martin's hoodie. Martin, an unarmed teenager, was shot dead by a self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer in late February. His death and the controversial police handling of the case have sparked outrage across the country. Rivera added to the uproar on Friday when he said that Martin was partially responsible for his own death because he had been wearing a hoodie when he was killed. "I'll bet you money, if he didn't have that hoodie on, that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn't have responded in that violent and aggressive way," he said.
In a bizarre turn of events, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell interviewed an empty chair on his program Monday night, after scheduled guest Craig Sonner reportedly fled from an MSNBC studio in Orlando just moments before the show began. Sonner represents George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17-year-old Florida resident Trayvon Martin in February. His appearance on O'Donnell's program would have been just the latest in a string of high-profile media interviews over the past several days, as he's attempted to shift the narrative surrounding the case. In previous conversations, Sonner has continually insisted that the shooting was motivated not by race, but was instead a matter of self-defense -- though the attorney has declined to answer several questions about the specifics of his client's defense.