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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: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Entertainment, Corporate Crime, Radio, Bankruptcy
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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: Television Industry, Arson, Entertainment, Crimes, AEG
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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: Television Industry, Arson, Entertainment, Crimes, Theft
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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: Charlie Wilson, Awards and Prizes, Television, 2 Chainz, Entertainment
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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: Maxwell, Taylor Swift, Apple Inc., F-bomb Dropping, Russia
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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: Television, World War Z (movie), Entertainment, Star Trek into Darkness (movie), Media Industry
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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: Steve Aoki, Arts and Culture, Staples Center, Entertainment, Bonnaroo
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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: Revolution (tv program), Cartoon Network (tv network), Television, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., The Following (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: Aubrey Plaza, Awards and Prizes, Silver Linings Playbook (movie), Tom Cruise, Will Smith
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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: Catfish, Hamburgers, Viacom Inc., Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Media
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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: Television, Richard Brooks, Omari Hardwick, Richard Roundtree, Lisa Vidal
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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: Television, Olympus Has Fallen (movie), Entertainment, ABC (tv network), Passover
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