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A case on Maan Karate, which was released earlier this month, has been filed in a Chennai city court. The film is being accused of showing the boxing game in a bad taste. A boxer has filed a petition against the makers of the flick and demanded for a ban on the film. Boxer J Krishnamurthy has alleged that Maan Karate shows the sports in the bad taste. Instead of promoting the sports, the Tamil flick discourage aspiring boxers. He wants the Tamil movie to be banned. "I understand the film is not based on boxing, but the sport has been extensively used in the film. They have disrespected the sport by making a caricature version of it on screen. I have filed a complaint with the city police commissioner requesting to ban the film," Krishnamurthy told IANS. "They have not even followed the rules of the sport. By portraying it in such poor light, a bad impression of the sport is left on aspiring boxers. I wouldn't mind if it was just for a scene, but most of the second half of the film is … [Read more...] about A Case Against Sivakarthikeyan’s Maan Karate

Breaking News 12:26 PM PT -- The hearing only lasted a couple minutes ... with the judge denying Vazquez's bond. 11:06 AM PT -- Vasquez just arrived to court -- with shackles around his hands and feet -- escorted by several law enforcement officers. The MLB star was silent as he walked past reporters on the way into the courthouse. Suspended Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez, 28, has arrived for his arraignment in Westmoreland County on police allegations that he sexually assaulted a teen girl when she lived in Scottdale. pic.twitter.com/qGNYYuaNCk— Renatta Signorini (@ByRenatta) September 25, 2019 @ByRenatta Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez will face a Pennsylvania judge Wednesday in his child sex case -- where he's expected to enter a plea to charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. TMZ Sports has obtained Vazquez's new mug shot ahead of his court hearing ... and, as you can see, the Pirates' All-Star closer has definitely seen better days. Vazquez is facing 3 … [Read more...] about MLB’s Felipe Vazquez Arrives to Court In Shackles for Child Sex Case

Breaking News Getty 7:16 AM PT -- The Steelers announced Chickillo was removed from the Commissioner's Exempt List on Thursday and was placed back on the team's roster. The Steelers also announced the NFL is still investigating the incident ... and Chickillo could still face punishment from the league for his role in the altercation. Steelers LB Anthony Chickillo is off the hook after he allegedly roughed up his track star girlfriend ... prosecutors tell TMZ Sports she refused to testify against the NFL player, so the charges were dropped. As we previously reported, Chickillo was arrested on Oct. 20 after his GF -- Canadian track star Alysha Newman -- said an argument at a fancy Pennsylvania resort's casino later turned violent in their hotel room. Getty Newman claimed Chickillo grabbed her by both arms, forced her against the wall and door and eventually threw her to the ground while intending to cause her injury. In court records obtained by TMZ Sports, cops say they … [Read more...] about Steelers’ Anthony Chickillo Charges Dropped In Track Athlete GF Assault Case

Breaking News Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has plead NOT GUILTY to charges -- stemming from allegations he beat the crap out of his wife and threw a shoe at his 17-month-old son. As we previously reported, Dwyer was arrested on Sept. 17th ... after his wife told police the RB went ballistic on her back in July. Dwyer's wife told cops he headbutted her in the face, threatened to kill her, punched her in the face with a closed fist ... and also fired the shoe at their child. But Dwyer says it's all BS -- and moments ago, plead not guilty to felony aggravated assault and eight misdemeanors, including assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct. Dwyer is due back in court in November. … [Read more...] about NFL Star Jonathan Dwyer — Pleads Not Guilty … In Domestic Violence Case

Part of President Trump’s new immigration proposal is something called “patriotic assimilation.” It’s a euphemism for an immigrant entry exam that evokes the Jim Crow literacy tests used to disenfranchise black voters. One administration official told the Washington Post that green-card applicants would be required to pass an exam based on such everyday American household dinner topics as Thomas Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptist Association. That is a perplexing choice for the administration, given the timing. That letter, dated January 1, 1802, is the foundation of many understandings of the First Amendment when it comes to the separation of church and state. That is anything but what we saw this week, as their Republican allies in statehouses throughout the Midwest and South pushed through unconstitutional, misogynist and pseudoscientific restrictions on abortion. In my native Ohio, a child who is raped might not even know she is pregnant before … [Read more...] about The Harm Done For White Men