Bring That Week Back: Week of Nov. 8

Beyonce comes in at No. 2; coach suspended for whipping players and A.I. is welcomed in Turkey. Plus more!

Bow Wow Lets it All Out on Twitter - Last weekend, rapper Bow Wow took to Twitter to release his flood of depressed feelings related to stardom. “I swear i be wishing I was dead sometimes. Because I feel like that’s the only way ill get peace,” he wrote. “I sacrificed my life for this Hip Hop s**t. I put my “REAL” life on hold. If i could do it over…. I wudda went to school. Got me a reg job.” Celeb friends Chris Brown and Soulja Boy reached out to him with words of encouragement.
Ex-Jodeci Singer Arrested - Former Jodeci singer DeVante Swing – real name Donald DeGrate Jr. – was arrested at a Subway restaurant in California on Sunday for public intoxication in an incident that was caught on tape. The singer was “sloppily crashing into tables and falling on the floor,” police said. Following his arrest, DeVante was held for six hours then released. No charges were filed.
Reggae Star Freed - Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton was released from a Florida jail Wednesday to await a retrial on federal drug charges. Stephen Marley, son of Bob Marley, posted his home bond. Banton stands accused of trying to buy cocaine from an undercover officer and was held since last December. But after his trial in September, jurors couldn’t reach a verdict and the judge declared a mistrial.
Whipped During Practice? - A videotape released Wednesday showing Mississippi high school basketball coach Marlon Dorsey whipping players with a belt during a practice for a mistake on the court, made headlines across the nation this week. Prior to the tape’s release, a group of parents banded together to sue the school district. On Thursday, officials at the Jackson school announced that Dorsey would be suspended “without pay or termination for violation of the corporal punishment policy.”Kanye West Cancels ‘Today’ Performance - In November, after getting upset with how his interview on the “Today Show” was handled, Kanye West cancelled a scheduled performance on the show. The rapper wasn’t happy when the show played the tape of his infamous Taylor Swift interruption at last year’s VMAs during his interview with Matt Lauer, and took to Twitter to air his frustration: “I don't mess with Matt Lauer or the Today Show ... and that's a very nice way for me to put it!”

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Ex-Jodeci Singer Arrested - Former Jodeci singer DeVante Swing – real name Donald DeGrate Jr. – was arrested at a Subway restaurant in California on Sunday for public intoxication in an incident that was caught on tape. The singer was “sloppily crashing into tables and falling on the floor,” police said. Following his arrest, DeVante was held for six hours then released. No charges were filed.

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