Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University has announced a new collaboration with the singer’s hometown of Freehold, New Jersey, to create an exhibition space in the city. The Boss attended the ceremony on Tuesday and gave a brief speech (see below).“Together, the Springsteen exhibition in Freehold and The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music on the campus of Monmouth University will ensure that the musical legacy of Springsteen and his important role in American music history remain in New Jersey for generations to come,” said Archives director Eileen Chapman.The current Freehold Fire Department building located at 49 W.
Whoopi Goldberg Calls For New Police Reform Background Checks: ‘I Want To Know If You’re Racist’
17.02.2022 - 20:51 / hollywoodlife.com
Whoopi Goldberg gave an impassioned call for police reform amid a Hot Topics debate about a video of New Jersey police tackling and handcuffing a Black teen on The View on Thursday February 17. The 66-year-old host called for stronger background checks on police, saying she wanted to know if any potential police officer was racist before he was hired. “I want to know if you’re a part of the Klan. I want to know if you’re racist. I want to know whatever it is, if you’re racist on either side,” she said angrily in the discussion.
The video in question was filmed over the weekend and posted on February 13, as teens got into an argument at a mall. A white teen started pushing a Black teenager, and police rushed over to break it off. During the scuffle, the cops sat the white teen on a nearby seat, while the Black one was taken to the ground and handcuffed. The Bridgewater police department has since launched an internal affairs investigation. Whoopi posed the question about police reform to the rest of The View co-hosts. “Is this just one more blatant example of the double standard in law enforcement? And, why is this still happening? I thought the whole idea was we’re going to work to find ways to get the right officers in neighborhoods and in towns all over so that it wasn’t about what you look like but about what you were doing?” she asked.
Sunny Hostin explained that the video was a grim reminder of how Black children are much more likely to be arrested than their white peers. “It supports the statistics that Black kids are 50 percent of the U.S. population, yet 35 percent of the kids that are arrested. That is a fact,” she said.
Guest co-host and conservative commentator Lauren Wright also pointed out that it was a
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07.03.2022 / 23:43
‘Real Housewives of New York City’s’ Sonja Morgan Signs With UTA for Comedy Touring (EXCLUSIVE)
Kate Aurthur editorSonja Morgan, a beloved cast member on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City,” has been signed by UTA for comedy touring. Morgan is set to launch a nine-city leg of her “Sonja in Your City” tour this spring, and tickets go on sale March 8.Morgan joined “The Real Housewives of New York City” in the show’s third season in 2010.
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25.02.2022 / 00:17
‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’: Michael Rispoli & Paloma Guzman Join Starz Series
EXCLUSIVE: The Deuce and Sopranos alum Michael Rispoli and Paloma Guzman (Roswell, New Mexico, The Deuce) are set for heavily recurring roles in Starz/Lionsgate’s Power prequel series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan.
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18.02.2022 / 19:27
Paul McCartney 2022 ‘Got Back’ U.S. Tour To Include Stops In Los Angeles, New York City Area
Paul McCartney will launch a 13-city U.S. tour in April – his first since 2019 – with a May 13 stop at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on the roster.
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18.02.2022 / 16:41
‘Grease’ Cast: Where Are They Now? John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and More
Grease is the word! When Grease hit theaters in June 1978, it was an instant hit — and its cast members became instant stars.
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17.02.2022 / 20:35
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz ink deal to sell $10M New Jersey pad
which they bought from Eddie Murphy in two separate transactions for a $12.1 million sum nearly a decade ago — was last asking $9.9 million. We hear it is in contract for even less. Keys and Dean first paid Murphy $10.42 million for his 32-room mansion at 191 Brayton St.
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14.02.2022 / 01:47
Source: Rosario Dawson & Sen. Cory Booker Have Called It Quits
After two years of dating, a source is reporting that Sen. Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson have broken up.
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12.02.2022 / 02:47
RHONJ’s Jennifer Aydin Reveals How Kids Are Coping as Husband’s Past Affair Drama Airs: ‘Gabby’s Guidance Counselor Called’
Getting through it. Jennifer Aydin got real about how her husband Bill Aydin’s past affair coming out on The Real Housewives of New Jersey has affected their five children.
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08.02.2022 / 20:49
Eddie Vedder makes jab at Mötley Crüe during New Jersey concert
Eddie Vedder has made another jab at Mötley Crüe following bassist Nikki Sixx’s swipe that Pearl Jam are “one of the most boring bands in history”.Vedder and Sixx’s back-and-forth began when the Pearl Jam frontman dismissed the hair metal group as “vacuous” in a recent interview.Sixx then responded on Twitter, calling the diss “kind of a compliment” before dropping his own insult Pearl Jam’s way. The Seattle band went on to respond on Twitter two days later (February 7), writing “We [love] our bored fans” alongside a video of an animated crowd at one of their shows.We ❤️ our bored fans.