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Chicago woman suing Netflix, filmmakers of Kanye West documentary: TMZ

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

CHICAGO — A Chicago woman has filed suit against Netflix and the filmmakers of the Kanye West documentary "Jeen-Yuhs" claiming she was exploited with the film's release, according to TMZ reports.Cynthia Love filed a suit against Netflix and filmmakers Coodie Simmons and Chike Ozah on Monday, claiming the filmmakers and studio both exploited her with the documentary release, according to TMZ. Chicago & House Music: A relationship over four decades in the making The Chicago woman said she originally made an appearance in Kanye West's "Through the Wire" music video that was released in 2003. Simmons and Ozah both directed the music video.The music video reportedly served as Kanye West's breakout hit and opens with Love dancing inside a restaurant. She claims she was paid $20 for her role in the music video.Love alleges the footage has now caused her emotional distress and harmed her reputation, according to TMZ. She says her appearance represents a part of her past she'd like to ...

Inmate dies while in custody at Travis County Jail, TCSO says

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- On Monday, the Travis County Sheriff's Office confirmed an inmate died in-custody while in the Travis County Jail Sunday, according to a news release from TCSO.At approximately 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 27-year-old Timothy Roberts, of Austin, was brought into the Travis County Jail Central Booking Facility without incident and was charged with a parole violation, TCSO said.According to the release, Roberts became unresponsive during the booking process. TCSO staff immediately began CPR and the Austin-Travis County EMS medics took over when they arrived on the scene.Roberts was pronounced dead at 7:19 p.m., TCSO said.The incident remained under investigation by TCSO's Internal Affairs Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Texas Rangers and the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office, the release said.TCSO said an autopsy was conducted Monday, and the final report was pending.

Tim Tebow scheduled to speak at Austin church event April 22

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heisman Trophy winner and former professional football and baseball player Tim Tebow is slated to appear at a worship event April 22 in Austin.Tebow, a devout Christian who is also a New York Times best-selling author, is part of the lineup of speakers for Life Surge, an event at Shoreline Church, located at 15201 Burnet Road.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersTebow rose to national prominence while leading the Florida Gators to a BCS National Championship in 2008 while also being part of the 2006 Gators team that won the title. His charisma and heavy lean into his faith helped propel him to motivational speaking engagements and religious events across the country following his NFL and professional baseball careers. He played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets from 2010-2012, and then made practice squads for New England in 2013 and Philad...

Rochester ABC news anchor leaving for NBC role in Duluth

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

ABC 6 News anchor Laura Lee’s path to TV news was different from that of most young reporters. She didn’t bounce out of college into an anchor job right away. She was already enmeshed in life’s responsibilities.Lee, 38, was the mother of three young children when, in perhaps the biggest gamble of her life, she made the move to Austin, Minn., from Minneapolis to launch her on-air news career.Now 13 years later, she is making another career move. Lee is heading to Duluth to become the main anchor of the NBC station in Duluth, Northern News Now.With her oldest child graduating from Rochester’s John Marshall High School this spring, Lee felt the time was right.“The decision may be a surprise to some, to be honest,” Lee said on Facebook. “It was a surprise to me, too. Duluth was my first choice more than a decade ago when I started my career as a reporter, but God took me to southern Minnesota. Now, God is taking me back there.”You started as an evening repo...

Alabama birthday girl begged dying brother to ‘stay with me’

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF AMY (Associated Press)DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alexis Dowdell’s Sweet 16 birthday party ended with her kneeling beside her fatally wounded brother on the blood-slicked floor of a dance studio in small-town Alabama, the bodies of other wounded teens scattered around them.Dowdell told the story of Saturday’s terror in Dadeville to The Associated Press on Monday surrounded by family. The shooting left her 18-year-old brother, Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell, and three others dead, along with another 32 injured, some critically.“I got on my knees and he was laying face down. And that’s when I grabbed him. I turned him over, I was holding him,” Dowdell said, recalling the moment she found her brother with the life ebbing out of him. “I wasn’t crying at the moment because I was trying to be strong instead of panicking. And so I said, ‘You’re going to be all right. You’re a fighter, you’r...

Keeler: Cale Makar is primed for Colorado Avs’ Stanley Cup run? Then you can kiss plucky Kraken goodbye.

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

Cale Makar owns the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs the way Laurence Olivier owned the stage. He owns it the way Hank Williams owned the Grand Ole Opry, the way Flamma owned the Colosseum in Rome.King Cale’s appeared in 16 opening-round games since 2019. He’s won 15 of them. He’s put up 21 points in those games, or 1.31 per tilt. He’s got a plus/minus rating of plus-12.Whether it’s a pass that defies logic or a screamer of a goal that ends a game in overtime, this round is his canvas, his dais. His moment.“I’d say I’m as close (to 100%) as I can be right now,” Makar, Colorado’s all-world defender, told the media scrum Monday at Ball Arena, on the eve of Colorado-Kraken Game 1. “So I’m feeling good. I feel good (Monday). It’s just going to be getting back into the physicality aspect and making sure I’m ready at puck drop.”Looking for a first-round upset, you bloodthirsty NHL rubber-neckers? Best look elsewhere.Oh, sure, th...

Santa Monica area hospital hoping to identify critically ill patient

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

Officials at a Los Angeles area hospital are asking for the public's help to identify a patient who is considered to be critically ill.The patient has been receiving treatment at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica since Sunday after he was found in a car and taken to the hospital by ambulance.The unidentified patient is a man, possibly in his 50s, who is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 340 pounds. (Providence Saint John's Health Center)The unidentified patient is a man, possibly in his 50s, who is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 340 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes and no notable markings, including tattoos or scars.Hospital staff say he is currently "unable to participate in his care."Due to disclosure laws, the hospital has not said anything regarding his condition or his diagnosis, other than he is considered to be "critically ill."The hospital has been unsuccessful in locating anyone who could identify the man. Now it's asking for the public's hel...

Latest Athletics’ bad news: All-Star Paul Blackburn has rehab delayed with blister

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

OAKLAND — At 10 games under .500 with the hope of avoiding their sixth straight losing series, it’s not as if the Athletics show up to the park expecting good things to happen.So perhaps it wasn’t all that surprising Monday night when it was learned right-handed pitcher Paul Blackburn, the A’s lone participant in the 2022 All-Star Game, had a setback in his rehab because of a blister incurred while pitching for Triple-A Las Vegas.“Well, we have another finger issue to talk about,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said before the A’s began a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at the Coliseum. “He’s got a blister on his middle finger and we’re treating it and hopefully it’s only a few days. But it does put his next start in question.”Of course, that’s the best-case scenario. And “best case” isn’t a scenario that has been seen often with the A’s at 3-13 and having lost each of the...

Pacifica: Suspect sought in indecent exposure incident

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

The Pacifica Police Department on Monday, April 17, 2023, released this sketch of a man wanted in connection with an indecent exposure incident on April 7, 2023, in the 1600 block of Oceana Boulevard. PACIFICA – Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly exposed himself earlier this month in Pacifica.The incident occurred around 5:40 p.m. on April 7 in the 1600 block of Oceana Boulevard, near Eureka Drive, the Pacifica Police Department said in a statement Monday.The victim told police she was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot when the suspect, who was parked next to her, opened his driver’s side door and exposed himself to her.The victim immediately left the area and reported the incident to police 10 minutes later.The suspect was described as a Latino man in his 20s with a slender build, medium complexion, dark-colored hair and dark-colored eyes. He was driving a black, older model four-door sedan.Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police...

Andrew Wiggins to return to starting lineup in Game 2

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:21:31 GMT

SACRAMENTO — Andrew Wiggins will return to the starting lineup Monday night for Game 2 of the Warriors’ first-round series against the Kings after coming off the bench in Game 1.For the first time since Feb. 4, Wiggins will start alongside Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. The five-man unit is one of the best in the league, with the Warriors outscoring opponents by a total of 145 points in the 331 minutes they’ve shared the court this season. Golden State has won eight out of its last 11 games that group has started together. Wiggins came off the bench for the first time in his entire nine-year NBA career for Game 1 on Saturday and played under a minutes restriction as he tested the waters after missing nearly two months of action for a family matter. He played 28 minutes in Saturday’s loss, tallying 17 points, four blocks and three rebounds. His outside shot was shaky — he went 1-for-8 from downtown and missed a go-ahead 3 ...