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Who is Sean Baker sr

2020-05-28T15:35:00.000+01:00

While many people have expressed outrage over the death of George Floyd caused by former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, one man is going viral for a racist comment he posted on Facebook about the tragedy saying that it was “glorious to watch.”

Early Tuesday morning (May 26), footage surfaced showing Floyd being apprehended by Minneapolis police officers outside a deli for suspected forgery.

In the nearly 10-minute video, Chauvin can be seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck at the side of a squad car while his partner, Tou Thao, stands watch against outraged bystanders.

Floyd can be heard groaning and repeatedly telling the officers he couldn’t breathe. The man eventually appears motionless under Chauvin’s knee as bystanders exclaim that Chauvin killed him.

An apparently lifeless Floyd was then loaded onto a stretcher, placed into an ambulance and then transported to the hospital, where he was officially pronounced dead.

Commenting on an article about the fatal incident, a white man named Sean Baker Sr. wrote: “Awesome, one less piece of sh** in the world. Hope it didn’t breed. It was glorious to watch.”

George Floyd: Minnesota sees second night of clashes over death in custody

2020-05-28T15:20:00.000+01:00

Police and protesters have clashed for a second night in the US city of Minneapolis after an unarmed black man died in police custody.

Tear gas was fired by police, while protesters threw rocks and sprayed graffiti. Businesses were also looted.

George Floyd, 46, died on Monday and video showed him gasping for breath as a white policeman knelt on his neck.

Four police officers have been fired, with the mayor saying that being black "should not be a death sentence".

The renewed clashes on Wednesday came just hours after the city's mayor called for criminal charges to be brought against the policeman who was filmed holding Mr Floyd.

There was also looting and vandalism, with some buildings close to the demonstrations being destroyed by fire.

The incident echoes the case of Eric Garner, who was placed in a police chokehold in New York in 2014. His death became a rallying call against police brutality and was a driving force in the Black Lives Matter movement.

How have the protests unfolded?

They began in the afternoon on Tuesday, when hundreds of people came to the intersection where the incident had taken place.

Organisers tried to keep the protest peaceful and maintain coronavirus social distancing, with demonstrators chanting "I can't breathe" and "It could've been me".

A crowd of hundreds then marched to the 3rd Precinct, where the officers involved in the death are thought to have worked.

One protester told CBS: "It's real ugly. The police have to understand that this is the climate they have created."

On a second night of demonstrations on Wednesday, protesters pelted rocks and some threw tear-gas canisters back at the officers.

The crowd grew into the thousands as the evening went on, and there was a standoff outside the police station where officers formed a human barricade to prevent protesters gaining entry.

A nearby supermarket was vandalised, and people were seen fleeing the store with baskets of looted goods. Other businesses were seen in flames and some appeared to have been entirely destroyed.

"Tonight was a different night of protesting than it was just the night before," a police spokesman told the New York Times.

What happened to George Floyd?

Officers responding to reports of the use of counterfeit money had approached Mr Floyd in his vehicle on Monday.

According to police he was told to step away from the vehicle and physically resisted officers

A police statement said: "Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress."

Video taken at the scene does not show how the confrontation started. It shows a white officer using his knee to pin Mr Floyd to the ground by the neck.

Mr Floyd groans "please, I can't breathe" and "don't kill me" as bystanders urge officers to let him go.

He ceases to move and an ambulance arrives to take him to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

What was the official response?

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it was the "right call" to fire the officers.

He said: "Being black in America should not be a death sentence. For five minutes we watched as a white police officer pressed his knee into the neck of a black man. For five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help."

The FBI is investigating the incident and will present its findings to the Minnesota state's attorney for possible federal charges.

The Minnesota police handbook states that officers trained on how to compress the neck without applying direct pressure to the airway can use a knee under its use-of-force policy. This is regarded as a non-deadly-force option.

Why is the case so sensitive?

Allegations of police brutality have been constantly highlighted since the start of the Black Lives Matter movement. It began after the acquittal of neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American Trayvon Martin in February 2012.

The deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York in 2014 sparked huge protests.

"I can't breathe" became a national rallying cry as Garner, an unarmed black man, uttered the phrase 11 times after being detained by police in a chokehold on suspicion of illegally selling loose cigarettes.

The New York City police officer involved in Garner's arrest was fired five years later, but no officer was charged.

Recent allegations of police wrongdoing include the shooting of a black woman in her home in Louisville by three white Kentucky policemen and the shooting of a man by an officer in Maryland.

George Floyd

2020-05-28T15:12:00.004+01:00

til the discussion is closed.

George Floyd was an African-American man who died on May 25, 2020, after white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for at least seven minutes, while he was handcuffed and lying facedown on the road. Officers Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng also helped restrain Floyd, while officer Tou Thao stood nearby and looked on.The incident occurred during an arrest of Floyd in Powderhorn, a community to the south of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was recorded on cell phone video by several bystanders.The video recordings, showing Floyd repeatedly saying: "I can't breathe", were widely circulated on social media platforms and broadcast by the media.The four officers involved were fired the next day. Rip GF

Trump says US topping world virus cases is 'badge of honour'

2020-05-20T10:35:00.002+01:00

President Donald Trump has argued it is "a badge of honour" that the US has the world's highest number of confirmed Covid-19 infections.

"I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better," he said at the White House.

The US has 1.5 million coronavirus cases and nearly 92,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In second place is Russia, with nearly 300,000 confirmed cases.

What did Trump say?

On Monday, Mr Trump was hosting his first cabinet meeting since the US outbreak began.

"By the way," he told reporters, "you know when you say that we lead in cases, that's because we have more testing than anybody else."

"So when we have a lot of cases," he continued, "I don't look at that as a bad thing, I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better."

He added: "So I view it as a badge of honour. Really, it's a badge of honour.

"It's a great tribute to the testing and all of the work that a lot of professionals have done."

Beyonce

2020-05-18T23:54:00.004+01:00

Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

Katy Perry locks herself in her car so her fiancé Orlando Bloom doesn't see her cry

2020-05-18T23:44:00.003+01:00

Katy Perry locks herself in her car so her fiancé Orlando Bloom doesn't see her cry
Katy is expecting her first child with Orlando Bloom this summer but has revealed that the lead up to birth is making her tear up every now and again

Katy Perry has admitted she has stop her fiancé Orlando Bloom from seeing her bawl her eyes out.

The pregnant star, who is expecting her first child with the actor, confessed she goes to great lengths by simply locking herself in her car.

Katy and Orlando - who got engaged on Valentine's Day earlier this year - have been self isolating together in their California mansion.

But pregnancy has left Katy feeling very emotional at times and she admitted sometimes she just needs a few minutes to herself.

It comes as Katy recently revealed she's suffering from "waves of depression" during the worldwide coronavirus crisis.

In the unusually candid post, Katy admitted that she didn't know if the depression or trying to avoid catching coronavirus was harder to deal with at the moment.

SWIFT JUSTICE Taylor Swift’s fury at ‘four years of hell’ at the hands of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

2020-03-28T09:35:00.002+00:00

Taylor, 30, had remained quiet since a leaked 25-minute recording of a phone call between her and rapper Kanye — discussing his controversial lyrics about her in his 2016 song Famous — appeared online at the weekend.

Previously Kanye had used an edited version of the call to claim he had her permission for the song, which includes the lyrics: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. I made that bitch famous.”

But yesterday Taylor spoke out, claiming the full-length recording, which appeared online mysteriously, proved she was: “Telling the truth the whole time.”

She always disputed Kanye’s version of events.

In his 2016 video for Famous, Kanye and Kim were shown in bed naked surrounded by lookalikes including one resembling TaylorCredit: BsckGrid

‘HIS BEHAVIOUR HAS BEEN BULLYING'

She added: “Instead of answering those who are asking how I feel about the video footage that leaked, proving that I was telling the truth the whole time about *that call* (you know, the one that was illegally recorded, that somebody edited and manipulated in order to frame me and put me, my family and fans through hell for four years)...”

She then posted a link to two organisations supporting those hit by the coronavirus pandemic, adding: “The World Health Organisation and Feeding America are some of the organisations I’ve been donating to.

“If you have the ability to, please join me in donating during this crisis.”

Insiders say the singer is privately livid with Kanye, 42, and his reality star wife and is determined for the world to know what really happened.

Close friends, including Todrick Hall, a judge on BBC1’s The Greatest Dancer, were quick to leap to her defence.

Taylor and Kanye's bitter feud began at the MTV VMAs in 2009 when Kanye stormed the stage after Taylor had just won Best Female VideoCredit: Getty

But Taylor still wants the rapper — who interrupted her acceptance speech for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV VMAs — to admit she did not give him permission to abuse her in the sexist lyrics.

A source said: “Taylor feels that Kanye’s behaviour has been bullying and led to her being bombarded with the most unbelievable abuse.

“She doesn’t want this to keep rumbling on in public, but she does feel hurt that he has claimed she would endorse his misogynistic track and then lie about that.

“And if this latest episode proves that then she’ll be very pleased. They all used to be friendly, but it has clearly gone beyond something that can be quietly smoothed over.”

TOM HANKS RETURNS TO LA

2020-03-28T09:23:00.001+00:00

Hollywood star Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing positive for the coronavirus.

The famous actor and Wilson were photographed smiling while driving a car in the city.

YOUTHS 'COUGHED AT NHS STAFF'

2020-03-28T09:22:00.001+00:00

A group of youths coughed at a group of NHS while claiming to have coronavirus, Warrington Police have said.

In a statement posted to social media, the force said: “We have attended reports of a group of youths coughing at NHS staff stating they have Coronavirus.

“The youths will be prosecuted as will their parental guardians.

“This is an absolutely abhorrent incident involving abuse of our NHS heroes.

“[We] once again urge all parents and persons with parental responsibility to make sure that their children STAY INSIDE. “You too can and will be prosecuted if you fail to keep your children inside.”

ITALY CASES SURPASS CHINA

2020-03-28T09:21:00.001+00:00

Italy now has more cases of the coronavirus than China, where the current outbreak began in December.

The number of confirmed patients in Italy stands at 86,498, while it China it is 81,394.

The first cases of the virus in Italy were confirmed in late January, when two tourists who had recently travelled from China were diagnosed.

Italy is now second in number of cases to the United States, which surpassed China this week and now has almost 105,000 cases.

How long to self-isolate If you have symptoms of corona virus

2020-03-28T09:16:00.002+00:00

If you have symptoms of coronavirus, you'll need to self-isolate for 7 days.

After 7 days:

if you do not have a high temperature, you do not need to self-isolate
if you still have a high temperature, keep self-isolating until your temperature returns to normal

You do not need to self-isolate if you just have a cough after 7 days. A cough can last for several weeks after the infection has gone.

If you live with someone who has symptoms

If you live with someone who has symptoms, you'll need to self-isolate for 14 days from the day their symptoms started. This is because it can take 14 days for symptoms to appear.

If more than 1 person at home has symptoms, self-isolate for 14 days from the day the first person started having symptoms.

If you get symptoms, self-isolate for 7 days from when your symptoms start, even if it means you're self-isolating for longer than 14 days.

If you do not get symptoms, you can stop self-isolating after 14 days.

After self-isolation

You still need to stay at home when you finish self-isolating, but you can go out for essential trips such as buying food.

Self-isolation helps stop coronavirus spreading

2020-03-28T09:15:00.001+00:00

Do not leave your home if you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) or live with someone who does.

This is called self-isolation.

If you are self-isolating, you must:

not leave your home for any reason, other than to exercise once a day – but stay at least 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people
not go out to buy food or collect medicine – order them by phone or online, or ask someone else to drop them off at your home
not have visitors, such as friends and family, in your home

You can use your garden, if you have one.

Do not leave your home if you have coronavirus symptoms

2020-03-28T09:13:00.002+00:00

Do not leave your home if you have either:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

How to protect yourself if you're at high risk of getting corona virus

2020-03-28T09:13:00.000+00:00

If you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, there are extra things you should do to avoid catching it.

These include:

not leaving your home – you should not go out to do shopping, pick up medicine or exercise
stay at least 2 metres (3 steps) away from other people in your home as much as possible

Ask friends, family or neighbours to pick up shopping and medicines for you. They should leave them outside your door.

Who's at high risk from coronavirus

2020-03-28T09:11:00.001+00:00

Coronavirus can make anyone seriously ill, but there are some people who are at a higher risk.

For example, you may be at high risk from coronavirus if you:

have had an organ transplant
are having certain types of cancer treatment
have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia
have a severe lung condition, such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma
have a condition that makes you much more likely to get infections
are taking medicine that weakens your immune system
are pregnant and have a serious heart condition

If you're at high risk, you will be contacted by the NHS by Sunday 29 March 2020. Do not contact your GP or healthcare team at this stage – wait to be contacted.

Looking after your health and wellbeing

2020-03-28T09:10:00.001+00:00

To help yourself stay well while you're at home:

stay in touch with family and friends over the phone or on social media
try to keep yourself busy – you could try activities like cooking, reading, online learning and watching films
do light exercise at home, or outside once a day

corona virus. How to stop infection spreading

2020-03-28T09:09:00.002+00:00

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with coronavirus.

Do

wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
wash your hands as soon as you get back home
cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards

Don't

do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean

Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

2020-03-28T09:08:00.001+00:00

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for 1 of 4 reasons:

shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
any medical need, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
travelling to and from work, but only where this absolutely cannot be done from home

Coleen Rooney 's pals say she's poised for a legal battle against Rebekah Vardy and that she has "bulletproof evidence" to prove she's right.

2019-10-13T21:05:00.002+01:00

Coleen Rooney 's pals say she's poised for a legal battle against Rebekah Vardy and that she has "bulletproof evidence" to prove she's right.

The WAGs have been embroiled in a furious row after Coleen accused Rebekah of leaking stories about her to the press.

After suspecting Jamie Vardy's wife, Coleen, who is married to Wayne Rooney, says she leaked a series of fake stories that only Rebekah's account could see on Instagram to test whether or not they'd make it to the press.

And when they did, she revealed her detective work - that saw her nicknamed Wagatha Christie - in an epic statement that went viral on social media.

After pregnant Rebekah was pictured in tears as she landed back in the UK after cutting her Dubai holiday short, people in Coleen's circle say she's poised for a showdown.

A friend of the star told the Mail on Sunday : "Coleen’s view is, 'Bring it on'. She has got the evidence – it’s all there.

"Coleen’s evidence is bulletproof and she stands by it all. If Rebekah wants to sue, she’s welcome to.

"Coleen will fight her and the proof is there. If it’s in court, it’s not ideal but Coleen will follow it through."

Last night, Rebekah, who said she was "disgusted" she even had to deny leaking the stories, was seen looking distraught as she arrived back in the UK.

And as she touched down at Heathrow Airport, it was clear she was upset.

She wiped tears from her eyes and she walked hand-in-hand with Jamie out of the airport.

Tyson Fury was held back by security after jumping the barricade at the WWE Smackdown event.

2019-10-13T18:42:00.001+01:00

The Wythenshawe boxer was restrained by more than eight security guards in an angry skirmish at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, prompting talk that he could be planning a move to WWE wrestling.

Fury, also known as the 'Gypsy King', appeared to try and get in the ring with American wrestler Braun Strowman.

The drama began when Strowman pretended to square up to the former world heavyweight champion, who was sitting in the front row.

Then it turned nasty when Strowman threw his opponent Dolph Ziggler into Fury, knocking him off his seat.

50 Cent takes feud to another level and buys 200 front row Ja Rule tickets so seats would be empty

2018-10-27T18:24:00.000+01:00

50 Cent has always been the kind to put a lot of effort into trolling his celebrity peers. But the rapper, who we have politely dubbed the King of Petty, has taken his feud with Ja Rule to whole other level by purchasing a bunch of front row seats for his concert so that they would be empty. ‘People think I’m mean so go see this. $15 bucks wait what I do now LOL,’ he wrote as an Instagram caption alongside a photo of the tickets being sold on Groupon.

The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper carried on poking fun at the fellow rapper when he claimed to have bought 200 seats to Ja’s show which is set to be held on 9 November, in Arlington Texas. Commenting under the post, he said: ‘I just bought 200 seats in the front so they can be empty. LOL.’ The former Power actor could most likely make a living out of this as he posted a Photoshopped image of himself sitting on his lonesome at an event surrounded by a bunch of empty front row seats.

Kim Kardashian Drops Steph Shepherd: She 'Went from Being an Assistant to Being a Celebrity'

2017-11-21T16:59:00.003+00:00

Don’t mix business with pleasure.

Kim Kardashian West recently parted ways with her longtime assistant Stephanie Shepherd, and now, a source tells PEOPLE the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star plans on maintaining a more professional relationship with her replacement.

“Steph was very friendly with Kim’s family — she was almost part of the family,” says the source of Shepherd, who began working with Kim in 2013 and had become particularly close with Kourtney Kardashian in recent months.

“Kim needed an assistant where the relationship is more professional,” continues the source. “It’s very difficult to work with friends, so Kim decided to hire someone else. The bottom line is that Steph was hired as an assistant, and Kim wanted to keep it like that. They are not friends now.”

The source also says Kim wanted someone “who has a broader background than Steph — someone with more complex knowledge” to handle a more elevated role. (Shepherd was promoted to COO of Kardashian West Brands earlier this year.)

“Steph went from being an assistant to being a celebrity,” says the source of Shepherd, who has almost 1 million followers on Instagram. “For a regular girl, she has a huge social media following. She loves the attention, but it took away from her job. There was a feeling that being Kim’s assistant, Steph should stay more in the background. But Kim is the one who helped her get the followers by posting pictures with Steph.”

Kim Kardashian West (left) and Stephanie Shepherd

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images

Another source previously told us that Kardashian West, 37, made an “executive decision” to part ways with Shepherd after an attempt to transition her into a larger role within the star’s brand and businesses “just didn’t work.”

“Kim gave her the chance, but after a short period of time it became clear that Stephanie just didn’t have the knowledge to take on a role like that,” said the source, who added that Shepherd is “still friendly with the other sisters, but she and Kim aren’t really speaking.”

Tension between Kardashian West and Shepherd recently aired on the current season of KUWTK after Kourtney, 38, informed her sister that Shepherd had admitted to feeling “unfulfilled job-wise.”

“I do think it’s inappropriate for her to talk to you and not to me,” said Kardashian West. “Don’t you think that’s a little unprofessional? That’s like, a convo she should have with me.”

Justin Bieber ‘Unliked’ A Photo Of Selena Gomez & Now Her Fans Are Demanding She Dump Him

2017-11-21T16:53:00.006+00:00

Fans were thrilled when Justin Bieber reportedly liked a photo of Selena Gomez on Instagram, but when they noticed he then went and unliked the image, questions arose. See the reaction here.

Say it ain’t so! Justin Bieber, 23, went back and ‘unliked’ a photo of a Selena Gomez, 25, that he reportedly double tapped on the night of the American Music Awards. A fan site re-posted one of Sel’s photos, in which she was showing off her new blonde hair, and fan sites reported that the Biebs had ‘liked’ the pic of his on-again love. However, later that night, fans noticed that Justin wasn’t listed as one of the 2,000 plus people who had shown love to the photo! Did he purposely go back and unlike it?! That’s what fans are convinced of, and they’re showing concern about the rekindled Jelena relationship because of it.

As we previously reported, Selena dyed her hair blonde for her big comeback performance at the American Music Awards. While we were hoping Justin would attend the award show with her, she showed up solo, and he noticeably didn’t show her any love on his own social media accounts after the big performance. However, just earlier in the week, the two were photographed sharing a passionate kiss while she supported him at his hockey game, and all signs point to them being full-on back together. Perhaps they just weren’t quite ready for a big red carpet debut — after all, they just reunited one month ago, and amidst all this Selena ended her very serious, ten month relationship with The Weeknd. There’s a LOT going on here!

Immediately the AMAs, Sel jetted to New York City to attend a Lupus Research Gala on Nov. 20, but she was back on a private plane that evening. We’re crossing our finger that some new Jelena photos surface soon so we can be assured that there’s no drama here just because of an Instagram like!

Bella Hadid Finally Makes Amends With Selena Gomez After Year-Long Bitter Feud

2017-11-21T16:44:00.004+00:00

Two days after walking in the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Bella Hadid has finally decided to make peace with Selena Gomez after the singer began dating their mutual former ex boyfriend, The Weeknd, just two months after his split from the model.

Last night, fans of the stars noticed that the 21-year-old model had 'liked' a photo of newly-blonde Gomez, posted on IMG Models' Instagram account.

The move comes almost a year since Hadid quietly 'unfollowed' the 'Fetish' singer on social media, with some suggesting she was hurt when pictures emerged of The Weeknd and Gomez kissing shortly after her break-up from the Canadian crooner.

Selena Gomez Reflects on Reaching a ''Life-or-Death'' Point After Lupus Diagnosis

2017-11-21T16:42:00.004+00:00

Selena Gomez won't let her struggle with Lupus define her, but she is committed to finding a cure.

One day after performing at the 2017 American Music Awards, the pop singer delivered an honest speech at the Lupus Research Alliance's Breaking Through Gala in New York City. Taking the stage in a bright yellow, one-shoulder gown, Gomez reflected on her own journey overcoming the autoimmune disease and the moment she realized her diagnosis was "life-or-death."

"I am really honored to be here with all of you guys tonight, my Lupus community," she shared onstage. "As many of you know or might not know, I was diagnosed with Lupus about five or six years ago."

Selena said she's brought her own private struggle to light to encourage others to seek treatment and "raise awareness" about what it means to live with Lupus.