Robert Champion was a healthy 26 year old man, that was before his life was taken as a result of a hazing incident at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Marching Band. Here is the latest reports:

The results of an autopsy show Florida A&M University student Robert Champion died from blunt-force trauma suffered during a hazing attack, officials say.

The autopsy “revealed extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder, and back with extensive hemorrhage,” the Orange-Osceola Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday.

Medical examiners ruled the death “the result of hemorrhagic shock due to soft tissue hemorrhage, incurred by blunt force trauma sustained during a hazing incident,” the Orlando Sentinel reported.

After the results were reported Friday, sheriff’s investigators said they would meet with the State Attorney’s Office to determine what, if any, charges would be made.

 

I hope his family get closure and justice:

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The managed to keep this to themselves for almost two weeks since the papers were signed at the beginning of December. NBA all-star Kobe Bryant and wife Vanessa Bryant have confirmed the end of their 10-year marriage. Vanessa filed for divorce due to “irreconcilable differences” Friday in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, CA, and according to the couple’s joint statement the terms of the split have already been reached.

“The Bryants have resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately with the assistance of counsel and a Judgment dissolving their marital status will be entered in 2012,” the statement reads. “We ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season the public respect our privacy during this difficult time.”

A Colorado woman took matters into her own hands when her bike was stolen from outside of a Boulder sports bar. She tracked down her stolen bike on Craigslist, pretended to be an interested buyer and stole back her own bike. Kathryn Lucas, 25, parked her bike outside of a bar where she went to watch a University of Colorado football game on the night of Oct. 4.

On Sunday, Lucas went to the man’s apartment complex and asked if she could test ride the bike.
“I started riding it and knew it was my bike, so I just kept riding it,” Lucas told KMGH. “I rode it to my car and then threw it it in my car and then drove away.”
Lucas said she had not been planning on getting the bike back that way, but took advantage of an opportunity and made a spur-of-the-moment decision.
“They were a lot bigger than I thought they were,” Lucas said. “I thought it’d be like a little person that stole bikes and I’d be like, ‘Hey, I called the police and that’s my bike and you’re trying to sell it to me,’ but I just took it for a ride and went with it.”

After she had recovered her bike, Lucas called the police and gave them the thief’s address. “Lance Robinson” turned out to be 18-year-old Denzel O’Neal Crawford, who did not have a prior police record.
Crawford was arrested, confessed to stealing the bike and was released on bond. Police also told Lucas that, though her recovery mission was successful, it was not a tactic they recommend, according to KMGH.

LOL, smart girl!!!

Colorado Woman Spots Stolen Bike on Craigslist, Steals it Back | ABC News Blogs – Yahoo!

Introducing the first episode of vanityfair.com’s beauty show, Pedicab Pedicure, hosted by beauty director SunHee Grinnell and featuring Boardwalk Empire star Gretchen Mol.

Her struggling network will get a much needed facelift:

Oprah retired her successful ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’ show after 25 years to focus on her start-up network, OWN, and the transition has been anything but smooth. 

Ten months into OWN’s run and viewership has dropped off by over a third. 

Oprah initially planned to have a limited role in front of the cameras on OWN but after its poor showing in the ratings executives at OWN’s partner channel, Discovery, insisted Oprah be more visible to boost sagging ratings. 

Expect a new Oprah talk show in January and Oprah hosting past episodes of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ repackaged as “Oprah’s Life Class”.

Memo to Oprah: Save your money

Here are the updates from CNN:

Follow the latest developments here:
[Updated at 11:12 p.m.] Davis has been executed, a prison representative has said. The time of death was 11:08 p.m. ET.
[Updated at 10:55 p.m.] Davis’ execution is expected to begin between 11:05 to 11:10 p.m. ET, the Georgia Department of Corrections says.
[Updated at 10:36 p.m.] People who’d been protesting for hours across the street from the prison where Davis will be executed are chanting, “We are Troy Davis,” CNN’s David Mattingly reported.
[Updated at 10:21 p.m.] The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Davis’ motion for a stay of execution.
Word of the Supreme Court’s decision comes more than three hours after Davis was scheduled to be executed, and more than four hours after Davis’ attorneys had filed the motion.
With the ruling, Georgia is expected to proceed with Davis’ execution.
[Updated at 10:07 p.m.] The daylong gathering across the street from the prison by Davis’ supporters has turned into a candlelight vigil, CNN’s Gustavo Valdes reports. Hundreds still are waiting for a resolution. Some are praying, and some others are singing.
[Updated at 9:41 p.m.] The Rev. Raphael Warnock said he was standing with Davis’ relatives on the grounds of the prison when they heard the execution wouldn’t happen at the scheduled time.
“I was standing with the family at about 7 p.m. By that time, of course, naturally, we were expecting the worst,” Warnock, a pastor to Davis’ family, told CNN’s Piers Morgan. “Suddenly we began to hear cheers from the crowd across the way, and the word came that the execution had been delayed.
“Certainly we’re glad that Troy Davis is still alive, but we are still witnessing, in my estimation, a civil right violation and a human rights violation in the worst way unfold before our very eyes. This is Troy Davis’ fourth execution date. I’m glad that he’s alive, but that in and of itself is cruel and unusual punishment. America can do much better than this.”
Asked if Davis had had what would have been offered as a last meal, Warnock indicated that Davis might have skipped it.
“I do know that on the last time he received an execution warrant, he refused his last meal,” Warnock said. “I spoke earlier tonight with his nephew … and he said his uncle would refuse his last meal again today. He has continued to insist that this is not his last meal. I must say to you that he evinces a faith that is just amazing, even to me as his pastor.”

I hope that Troy was really guilty of the crime, because if he was in fact innocent as many believe, Karma will be terrible for all those involved.

Troy Davis executed – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs

When Alicia married Swizz Beats, she dropped her old management.  However after a cheating scandal involving Swizz and another woman has been confirmed, Alicia is reportedly trying to get back with her old manager, Jeff Robinson.  You lose him how you got him Alicia.  Hope you can clean that up…

Jeff Robinson was a dude that managed Alicia Keys from the very beginning of her illustrious career. Well over the summer, she fired him. The reasons were unclear, but rumors suggested strongly that Swizz Beatz was a a major reason why he was let go. NOW, I am getting a strong rumor from insider sources with illseed that Alicia and Jeff may be getting back together to recreate the magic they made for the majority of her career. Not like anybody cares what i think, but it would be a decent move, in my opinion.

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Beyonce Knowles dropped a bomb on photographers as she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night. The singer showed up with her her hands on a big, healthy baby bump and told them that she’s pregnant. Her rep soon confirmed the pregnancy to the press.

Fans have long speculated on when Beyonce and husband Jay-Z would have a baby. Pregnancy rumors have followed the couple ever since they went public with their relationship, but the singer was impressively able to hide the big news until her reveal on Sunday.

So far we don’t have a due date for the baby, but this was the first time the singer’s pregnancy was apparent in photographs. Our congratulations go out to the pop music power couple. We can’t wait to see what the little one looks like.

Congrats to B & Jay!

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I would pass out:

It sounds like an urban legend: giant mutant-looking rats roaming a city housing project.

Only there’s a picture.

A photo making the rounds shows Housing Authority worker Jose Rivera minutes after he speared the humongous rodent with a pitchfork at the Marcy Houses.

It’s covered in white fur and looks well-fed. It appears to be about three feet long, including its hideously dangling tail.

And Rivera, 48, says it’s not the only one. He insists that while he was filling a rat hole last week, three came running out – but he was only able to nail one.

“I hit it one time and it was still moving,” Rivera said. “I hit it another time and that’s when it died. I’m not scared of rats but I was scared of being bitten.”

Naomi Colon, head of the Marcy Houses Tenant Association, said there have been sightings of the outsize rat for at least six years.

“The residents have told me that they’ve seen it running around with other rats. She lived with them. She ran into the same hole they ran in.” Animal experts who viewed the picture identified the animal as a Gambian pouched rat, which is a fairly common pet rat. They’re nocturnal, can grow to three feet and four pounds or more, and live seven or eight years.

Gross, glad they got it. SMH at this thing making cats scared.

Giant rat killed by pitchfork in Marcy Houses is believed to be Gambian pouched rat