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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Government, Politics, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Radio, Arson
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Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case
A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Radio, Arson, Television Industry, Crimes
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Former Compton firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson
A former Compton deputy fire chief -- who has also starred on a reality television series -- has been arrested on suspicion of arson and grand theft in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment in late...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Arson, Radio, Television Industry, Crimes
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Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz lead BET Award nominations
Drake leads the list of nominations for the upcoming 2013 BET Awards, which the network revealed Tuesday. The Young Money rapper-singer scored a leading 12 nominations, including an impressive five in the video of the year category. His singles "HYFR"...
Tags: 2 Chainz, Frank Ocean, Chris Brown, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards
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Bieber vs. Beethoven; a new twist on battle rap
Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...
Tags: Music Industry, Marketing, F-bomb Dropping, Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Computer Networking and Internet
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Weak Paramount slate contributes to Viacom's 18% drop in profit
Paramount Pictures turned in another disappointing performance, contributing to an 18% drop in quarterly earnings for parent company Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate reported Wednesday. The Melrose Avenue movie studio suffered from the DVD blues...
Tags: Viacom Inc., World War Z (movie), Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Media Industry, Philippe P. Dauman
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Kendrick Lamar plans world tour, with stop at Staples Center
Kendrick Lamar is taking his breakout debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” on the road with his first world tour. The Compton rapper, currently headlining a spring college trek with Steve Aoki, will take his good kid, m.A.A.d city world tour...
Tags: Festive Events, Kendrick Lamar, Arts and Culture, Staples Center, West Palm Beach
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Netflix and 'SpongeBob' to split?
Netflix said it plans to let its deal to carry Nickelodeon, BET and MTV content expire next month, even though it continues to discuss licensing certain shows. The video subscription service said it has been moving away from broad, multi-year deals with...
Tags: Netflix Inc., Hasbro Inc., DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Satellite and Cable Service, SpongeBob SquarePants (tv program)
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Chris Tucker of 'Rush Hour' films to host upcoming BET Awards
Reclusive actor-comedian Chris Tucker, who is so selective about his movie roles that he's only appeared in four movies in the last 15 years, has been tapped to host this year's BET Awards. Tucker, who is best known as Jackie Chan's crime-fighting...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Will Smith, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Aubrey Plaza, Defiance (movie)
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MTV, BET pull hack stunt in apparent bid to gain Twitter followers
In an apparent move to gain Twitter followers, sister networks MTV and BET pretended hackers took over their accounts. Tuesday's publicity stunt came after Burger King and Jeep had their Twitter accounts hijacked by hackers who switched their profiles...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Twitter, Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Burger King, Catfish
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Gabrielle Union, T.D. Jakes highlight new BET upfront slate
BET unveiled several upcoming projects during its upfront presentation, including new series featuring Gabrielle Union and T.D. Jakes. Union will star in "Being Mary Jane," about a successful TV news anchor juggling relationships, work and comittments...
Tags: Lisa Vidal, Stand-up Comedy, Omari Hardwick, The Game (tv program), Richard Roundtree
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'Croods,' 'Olympus' rise at box office. CBS eyes TV Guide Network.
After the coffee. Before the matzo ball soup. The Skinny: I'm in D.C. for Passover, and it snowed here. So much for seeing some cherry blossoms, lunching at an outdoor cafe near the Capitol and taking a nice long jog. Monday's headlines include a...
Tags: Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Gerard Butler, ABC (tv network), Judaism, Cee Lo Green
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