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Goldie Hawn Reflects on Her Failed ‘Chicago’ Movie With Madonna and Telling Off Harvey Weinstein: ‘Don’t F— With Me’
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Goldie Hawn Reflects on Her Failed ‘Chicago’ Movie With Madonna and Telling Off Harvey Weinstein: ‘Don’t F— With Me’

It turns out there was some razzle dazzle before the razzle dazzle. Back in 2003, “Chicago” rolled through the awards season on its way to that year’s best picture Oscar. But there’s a little-known subplot in the development of the Miramax film. Some 15 years before Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones shared the screen in the iconic movie adaptation of the Broadway musical, Harvey Weinstein had been developing a precursor version with Goldie Hawn and Madonna. Hawn was set to produce and star as the fame-chasing murderess Velma Kelly, while Madonna was on board to play Roxie Hart, the upstart killer threatening to steal Velma’s thunder. But Weinstein decided to go in a different direction despite having deals in place. “Harvey basically undermined me and Madonna,” Hawn tells Vari...
Here’s How Chicago Detectives Unraveled The Jussie Smollett Case
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Here’s How Chicago Detectives Unraveled The Jussie Smollett Case

Here's How Chicago Detectives Unraveled The Jussie Smollett Case, Police used a combination of surveillance footage, trips in a cab and ride-share, and interviews with two men to charge the Empire actor with a felony. Chicago police on Thursday gave a detailed account of how they believe Empire star Jussie Smollett allegedly orchestrated an attack against himself. Smollett was arrested and charged with providing false information to police while reporting an aggravated battery, with authorities alleging the 36-year-old actor paid two men $3,500 to stage an attack against him — then gained national attention by portraying himself as a victim of a hate crime that didn't happen. As the high-profile investigation ground on, police moved from approaching it as a potential hate ...
Chicago’s Police Say: Jussie Smollett Faked Hate Crime Because He Was ‘Dissatisfied With Salary’
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Chicago’s Police Say: Jussie Smollett Faked Hate Crime Because He Was ‘Dissatisfied With Salary’

Chicago's Police Say: Jussie Smollett Faked Hate Crime Because He Was 'Dissatisfied With Salary' Actor Jussie Smollett faked a threatening letter and then, a week later, staged a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago because he was “dissatisfied with his salary” on the “Empire” television show, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday morning. Smollett paid two brothers he knew $3,500 to fake the attack in the 300 block of East North Water Street around 2 a.m. Jan. 29, Johnson said, adding that detectives have the check for the money. The superintendent called the scheme “shameful” and wondered how an African-American could set up a racist attack for a “publicity stunt.” When investigators figured out the real motive behind the attack, “quite frankly, it pisse...
Jussie Smollett Suspected Falsely Reported He Was Attacked In Chicago – Read More Details
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Jussie Smollett Suspected Falsely Reported He Was Attacked In Chicago – Read More Details

The move comes weeks after the Empire actor told police he was attacked by two men who threw a bleach-like chemical on him, yelled anti-gay slurs, and put a rope around his neck. Jussie Smollett was classified as a suspect Wednesday for allegedly filing a false police report in which he claimed he was attacked last month in Chicago, police said. The move comes weeks after the Empire actor told Chicago police he was attacked early Jan. 29 by two men who threw a bleach like chemical on him, called him anti-gay slurs, and put a rope around his neck. In a follow up interview with police, Smollett also said one of the attackers shouted, "This is MAGA country." Smollett, who is black and gay, has maintained that he was the victim of a hate crime, and the reported attack quickly rece...
Decades After A Stolen Child Was Reunited With His Family, Questions Arose About His True Identity
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Decades After A Stolen Child Was Reunited With His Family, Questions Arose About His True Identity

As hard as the police and FBI try to solve every case, it’s impossible not to make mistakes from time to time. They’re only human, and sometimes there are so many moving parts it’s difficult to find the answer. When a one-day-old baby was stolen out of a hospital in Chicago, police and the FBI went on a manhunt to locate him. Then, two years later, they miraculously found him and returned him to his parents. However, not all was as it seemed… (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In Chicago, 1964, Paul Fronczak was only one day old when he was stolen from the Michael Reese Hospital by a woman posing as a nurse. Paul’s mother, Dora, handed her newborn son off to the woman, and she left the room, never to return. Immediately, a citywide manhunt was lau...
Two Chicago Priests Caught By Police Pleasuring Themselves Inside A Car In Broad Daylight
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Two Chicago Priests Caught By Police Pleasuring Themselves Inside A Car In Broad Daylight

Two priests from Chicago have been arrested after they were caught performing oral s*x on each other in a parked car on a Miami Beach street in broad daylight. Edwin Cortez, 30, and Diego Berrio, 39, were charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, and Cortez has also been charged with indecent exposure because his unzipped pants exposed his genitalia. The police were called by a bystander who spotted the two men engaging in oral s*x in a black Volkswagen around 3:20 pm. The car was parked across a children’s playground and a park. The car’s windows were not tinted, so both men were in ‘full view of the public’ on the very busy street. According to Miami Beach Police, the act was still going on when an officer arrived on the scene. The officer said that he could clearly see Berri...
Teen anti-gun activist fatally shot only months after joining the movement
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Teen anti-gun activist fatally shot only months after joining the movement

A Black teenager who became an anti-gun violence activist after the Parkland shooting was fatally shot Wednesday night in Chicago, according to a report by ABC 7 Chicago. Delmonte Johnson, 19, was standing near his brother’s basketball practice around 7:30pm when a tan-colored vehicle approached and a person inside fired at Johnson. The young man was shot in the chest and stomach before being taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.   We wake up this morning with heavy hearts and horrible news, #GoodKidsMadCity member #DelmonteJohnson was killed last night, he just turned 19. Our condolences go out to his family and we will continue our fight to end #GunViolence in Chicago! https://t.co/Nc3zzhaYzZ pic.twitter.com/NOWVAnr5oW — GoodKidsMadCity (...
Man Struggling To Make His Family Business Survive Is Caught Off Guard By A Social Media Miracle
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Man Struggling To Make His Family Business Survive Is Caught Off Guard By A Social Media Miracle

Social media platforms have changed the way we interact with other people. While they have their downsides, their upsides can’t be ignored. The simple sending of a tweet or Facebook post can reach thousands of people within seconds, and with that reach, a lot of positive can come. When one man opened up a hot dog cart in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and didn’t get the customer base he hoped for, he was disappointed. However, when his daughter took to social media to get him help, something incredible happened… Dewayne Callahan grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and at a young age, he developed a passion for food. Chicago is known for having great grub scene, and he made sure to explore it all. Dewayne always dreamed of one day owning his own restaurant and being a professional chef. The though...