Shazam fury of the gods

Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when she and other employees were discussing Snoop Dogg’s addition to his wine line on air. Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is slang for the N-word.) Two high-profile media personalities have now come to Bassett’s defense. “She can’t say, ‘Fo shizzle, my (expletive)?’ ” Charlamagne Tha God said Monday on his nationally syndicated radio program The Breakfast Club . “Oh, I guess because (it’s) a derivative of (N-word).” Charlamagne added: “She might not even know what (N-word) means. Come on, we got to stop man. That’s not a reason to fire that woman.” The 20-year WLBT anchor has not officially been fired, but her biography has been removed from the station’s web site. Whoopi Goldberg weighed in on the subject yesterday on The View . “There has to be a book of stuff that nobody could … [Read more...] about Whoopi Goldberg & Charlamagne Tha God Defend Mississippi TV News Anchor Who Was Removed After Quoting Snoop Dogg Lyric On Air

TMZ.com Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert traveled TOGETHER Tuesday morning, and declared they're still a family ... even though she had him arrested on Christmas day. We got 'em at LAX where it looked like there's no animosity. It would be a true holiday miracle if these 2 are really working things out. Remember, Tamar filed for divorce in October -- and says their Christmas dinner got heated due to booze and jealousy . Vince was arrested , and she went on to accuse him of getting an unnamed "whore" pregnant. Sources close to Vince tell TMZ there is no baby on the way. So, are they working it out? Depends on who you ask. Tamar's the one who says they're family. But Vince took it one step further saying, "God is good." Hard to argue with that if these 2 are truly laying down their metaphorical guns, and reconciling. … [Read more...] about Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert Fly Together After Christmas Arrest

Instagram / @moonshiner_josh "Moonshiners" star Josh Owens is opening up about a very scary motorcycle crash that left him in pieces ... saying he suffered a broken neck, back, arm and legs. Josh posted a video Monday from his hospital bed ... updating his followers for the first time on his condition after his severely violent accident earlier this month. Instagram / @moonshiner_josh JO only showed off one of his wounds, but it's pretty insane ... he turned the camera on his leg, which had about 50 staples and a huge scar. Instagram / @ikoniklenzmultimedia Gory as hell, for sure ... and Josh admitted he's hanging on by a thread, but he's also confident he'll bounce back. Josh crashed on March 4, while taking part in a motorcycle race at Florida's Daytona International Speedway. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Shortly after, his "Moonshiners" co-star Richard Landry said he'd talked to some people … [Read more...] about ‘Moonshiners’ Josh Owens Talks Motorcycle Crash, Broken Neck, Back, Legs and Arm