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In another case of wrongful conviction, Chaunte Ott, is seeking to collect damages for the 13 years he spent in prison. Illinois man Kevin Fox, was awarded $8 million for the eight months he spent locked up for a shocking crime he didn’t commit, but Wisconsin doesn’t think they have to pay that much for their mistakes. Pop the hood. Continue »

Ice Cube is teaming up with Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster in the new film Rampart.

The film, which is centered around the scandals that took place in the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1990s, showcases police misconducts in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) anti-gang program including unprovoked shootings, beatings, planting of evidence, framing of suspects, stealing and dealing narcotics, bank robbery, perjury and covering up evidence. Continue

Here’s the woman who is believed to be Vera Baker, a former fundraiser to President Obama. Though she has denied it, herself, some folks are saying that she had an affair with him back in 2004. Not everyone is buying the tabloid story though. Pop the hood. Continue »

Fantasia doesn’t have a name for her newest album yet, but she’s slowly preparing to release it this summer. BOSSIP just got a sneak peek of what her promo pictures — shot by Derek Blanks — will look like (see above) and we announced her first single “Bittersweet” earlier this week. Pop the hood for her release date and don’t forget to leave your suggestion for the album name! Continue »

Lesley Herring, whose sister actress Aasha Davis has appeared on “Grey’s Anatomy,” went missing over a year ago. Now her husband, Lyle Sanford Herring, is being held on $1 million bail. Pop the hood. Continue »