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  Hollywood icon and award-winning actress, Cicely Tyson who distinguished herself in theater, film, and television, has died at the age of 96. According to a statement from her manager, Larry Thompson, she died on Thursday afternoon, January 28.  "With heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon. At this time, please allow the family their privacy," Thompson said in a statement. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and each year was a privilege and blessing. Cicely thought of her new memoir as a Christmas tree decorated with all the ornaments of her personal and professional life. Today she placed the last ornament, a Star, on top of the tree.” The statement did not reveal the cause of death. The actress chronicled her lengthy career in her first memoir, "Just As I Am," which was just released on Tuesday, two days before her death. Tyson made her film debut with a small role in 1957’s “Tw...

  At least 15 women have accused U.S. rapper T.I. and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris of drugging and sex trafficking them. These women came out after T.I. was called out by Sabrina Peterson who claims T.I. put a gun to her head in front of children. On Thursday, January 28, Sabrina posted on her Instagram Story messages which she received from the alleged abuse victims. The women also went on Instagram Live with Sabrina Peterson to share their extremely detailed and shocking stories about alllegedly being drugged and abused by either the Harris’ or associates of their’s, with the ''couple's knowledge.'' In the screenshots shared by Peterson, different women have claimed T.I. refers to women as "cattle. They also claimed Tiny is the "ringleader, a worse abuser than Tip (T.I.)." The women also claim to have seen Tiny consume cocaine and molly. They said she forced them and her own friends to consume drugs before entering their home. One...

  Two gay men were on Thursday January 28, caned 77 times each after they caught having sex in Indonesia.   Dozens of people witnessed the men, aged 27 and 29, get punished as a team of five enforcers wearing robes and hoods took turns to flog the men.      The men were arrested back in November after residents became suspicious and reported them to Islamic religious police. Police later broke into their rented room where they were caught having sex, said Heru Triwijanarko, Aceh's acting Sharia police chief.     During their punishment, the mother of one man reportedly fainted at the sight of her son being whipped.      Each man was flogged 77 times, three lashes less than their original sentence because they had already served three months in prison, Mail Online reports.     Four others were lashed between 17 and 40 times on the same day, for either drinking alcohol or meeting members of the opposi...

  A Swiss lawyer has revealed how he helped the Nigerian government recover  billions of dollars stolen by the late General Sabi Abacha. After looting Nigeria's reserves, Abacha who ruled from 1993 until his death in 1998, died before spending his loot, prompting an international treasure hunt that has lasted for decades.  Enrico Monfrini, said he received a phone call in September 1999 from former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo asking if he could help recover the stolen funds.     Monfrini says a high ranking government official was then sent to Geneva by Obasanjo, to recruit him to get hold of the money looted by Abacha.   "He called me in the middle of the night, he asked me if I could come to his hotel, he had something of importance." Monfrini told BBC's Clare Spencer.  "I said: 'It's a bit late but OK.'" "He asked me: 'Can you find the money and can you block the money? Can you arrange that this money be...

Larry King’s estranged wife, Shawn Southwick King has said that the TV icon died of sepsis, not his recent battle with coronavirus.   The journalist died last Saturday in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, two weeks after being moved out of intensive care, where he was being treated after testing positive for Covid-19.   In an interview with Entertainment, his widow revealed his cause of death, saying: "It was an infection, it was sepsis. Well, he was finally ready to go, I will tell you that.   "You know, he never wanted to go but his sweet little body was just, it had just been hit so many times with so many things and once we heard the word Covid, all of our hearts just sank."   She continued: "But he beat it, you know, he beat it, but it did take its toll and then the unrelated infection finally is what took him, but boy, he was not gonna go down easily."   Shawn, who was married to King from 1997 until 2019, confirmed she was able t...

Manchester United duo, Axel Tuanzebe, and Anthony Martial were subjected to racist abuse on social media following their team's 2 - 1 defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday night. Defender Tuanzebe, 23, made his first Premier League start of the season against the Blades and saw Oliver Burke's shot deflect off his left thigh past goalkeeper David de Gea with 16 minutes remaining. The Congolese defender was also booked and then substituted for Donny van de Beek in the 82nd minute as United lost their fourth Premier League match at home this season.  French striker, Anthony Martial also struggled in the game as he failed to make an impact for the Red Devils.  After the game, the pair were subjected to series of abuse by unimpressed racist fans with some leaving Monkey emojis on a picture of Tuanzebe on Instagram, leading United to call for social media sites to eradicate abuse posted by 'anonymous mindless idiots.'     A United club statement read: '...

  Iranian football legend, Mehrdad Minavand has died after a brief battle with coronavirus. He was 45.  The former midfielder was hospitalized on January 21 in Tehran after testing positive for the disease and died on Wednesday night, January 27.  Persepolis, where he played and served as a coach, said in a statement that the veteran has "bid adieu to Iran and Persepolis," paying tributes to him. FIFA also issued a statement, saying they are "heartbroken" over the death of Minavand, who helped Iran register its first-ever World Cup victory – 2-1 – against the USA in 1998. Iran's Sports Minister Massoud Soltanifar in his message described Minavand's demise as "a great shock for the sports community" and said he was an ambassador of Iranian football overseas. Mahmoud Vaezi, the Iranian president's chief of staff, said the coronavirus pandemic has "snatched another important and popular face" while extending condolences over h...