He was once a revered judge, an African-American Democrat repeatedly elected in an Alabama county that was predominantly white and Republican.
But then came the scandal - and Herman Thomas' world turned upside down.
Thomas, former Alabama Circuit Court judge, stands accused of sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, extortion, assault and ethics violations, AOL News reports. The trial starts on Monday.
The first charges against…
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Method Man ... meet police man.
The Wu Tang rapper reportedly surrendered to cops on Staten Island this morning on charges of failing to pay four years worth of income taxes.
According to WABC in New York, Meth owes $32,799 to Uncle Sam -- not including fees and penalties.
Meth -- real name Clifford Smith -- will be arraigned at Staten Island criminal court later today. If convicted, he could face four years behind…
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The fight between Ashley "A.J." Jewell and Fredrick Richardson was likely over A WOMAN!!!
Here's what we know - so far. Frederick, who was a bartender at the Atlanta strip club Body Tap, was dating one of the exotic dancers who worked at the club. Frederick suspected that AJ was "dating" the same women - and when the two saw each other on Friday - it was on and crackin!!
We have not been able to determine who started the fight.…
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Beyonce Knowles has agreed to sit down for an hour-long interview with Oprah.
Why is that so groundbreaking -- well because it isn't just any old interview.
According to an EXTREMELY reliable source Beyonce has agreed to talk about EVERYTHING. MediaTakeOut.com's insider claims that Beyonce will talk about her parents relationship - including her father's other women. And that she'll talk about what really happened with Destiny-s Child…
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A Jamaican reggae star was hospitalized in Brooklyn Sunday after he was attacked by a jealous husband wielding a two-foot samurai sword, police and witnesses said.
Major Mackerel, whose real name is Garfield Dixon, was slashed across the head and hand during a fight outside his East Flatbush home Sunday morning, police said.
Mackerel, one of reggae dancehall's biggest stars in the 1980s, suffered a severe cut on his left palm during…
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Breakout star Mo'Nique isn't considered that "precious" by executives at Lionsgate, which produced her forthcoming film. In fact, insiders are saying the 41-year-old comedian's bad attitude and shameless demands for money may jeopardize her chance for Oscar glory - all this before the highly anticipated movie opens on Nov. 6.
The star was MIA Saturday night at the New York Film Festival premiere of the buzzworthy flick "Precious." She also…
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Victoria's Secret came to Yankee Stadium scouting for new talent on Saturday, as some 2,000 women descended on the Bronx for an open casting call.
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WASHINGTON - The $40 million New York needs to complete its ambitious anti-nuke screening system is at stake in Congress in the coming weeks as a handful of lawmakers decide whether the feds will pick up the cost.
New Yorkers say the answer should be yes - pointing to the recent arrests in an Al Qaeda bomb plot as evidence the city is still in the terrorists' crosshairs.
"The plot in the last week makes clear there's a real and present…
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Some of Chris Rock's first memories are from a barbershop in Brooklyn. "I grew up in Bed-Stuy, and always went to one barbershop on Howard Ave. and Chauncey St.," says the comedian. "These were the pre-Dinkins days, when crime was rampant. I remember guys actually sitting in a barber chair and getting their hair done with a coat on because they knew that if they hung up the coat someone would run out of the barbershop with it."
If Chris Rock is…
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Kanye West, apparently, needs to shut up more often and pay less attention to models like Anja Rubik when girlfriend Amber Rose is sitting shotgun.
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At Macy's Herald Square, Mariah Carey hawked her new perfume, new album and new line of Hello, Kitty-inspired jewelry. Kidding on that last one.
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NORWELL, Mass. - Authorities say a couple, upset over the slowness of their Kentucky Fried Chicken order, assaulted a man who asked them to stop yelling profanities for the sake of children in line.
The couple was arrested Thursday after witnesses told police the couple beat the man as he was leaving the restaurant.
Police say 31-year-old Jared Garfagna of Marshfield punched the man in the head, and then Garfagna's girlfriend,…
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Rap legends from Biggie Smalls to Tupac Shakur lionized him in their verse. And now, like them, he's gone.
DJ Mr. Magic, one of hip hop's conduits to radio, died Friday of a heart attack.
Born John Rivas, he launched and hosted the first all-rap radio show in the U.S.
Titled "Rap Attack," the show debuted in 1983 on WBLS and quickly became an inspiration point for key players in hip hop. The show, which lasted six years,…
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There's a reason Omarion named his upcoming album Ollusion.
"Everything is based on perception, and I'm a testament of perception," O explained to MTV News. "All the moves I made, things might look a certain way, and they may be at times, but they might not. You always got to dig deeper and ask the questions."
And one of those questions might be: What exactly happened between O and Lil Wayne? In August, the Cash Money superstar…
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When VH1's "Hip Hop Honors" airs this month, viewers will notice a new look and a new home for the annual event.
The festivities moved from Manhattan to the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House, where the biggest names in hip hop came out last month to honor the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records.
"We honored a label as opposed to six to eight different artists," executive producer Lee Rolontz told The News. "Def Jam…
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The David Letterman sex and extortion scandal is tailor made for a talk-show monologue - and Jay Leno took his shots on Friday night.
He opened his prime-time show with five jokes about his former late night competitor. Here are some of the barbs:
"Settle down. If you came here tonight for sex with a talk show host, you've got the wrong studio."
"What is going on. First Conan hits his head, and then somebody tries to extort…
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