Ernie 'Turtleman' Brown Jr. of Animal Planet's 'Call of the Wildman' Injured in 'Bad Accident'

Photo: Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Ernie “Turtleman” Brown Jr., star of the former Animal Planet showCall of the Wildman, is giving fans an update after being involved in a “bad accident” on Tuesday. In aFacebook Live videoposted to his official page, Brown Jr., 56, spoke to fans from his hospital bed in an “undisclosed location,” recalling the terrifying incident that resulted in a broken arm and other ailments. Although Brown Jr. was visibly in pain, but under pain medication to manage the excruciating aftermath of his accident, he was seemingly in good spirits, given the situation....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Mr. Andrew Pierce Jr.

Ernie Hudson Calls Female-Led 'Ghostbusters' a 'Mistake': It 'Felt Like a Retelling of the Same Story'

OriginalGhostbustersstar Ernie Hudson wishes the all-female 2016 version hadn’t been a reboot.Even though Hudson appeared in the film — which starred Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon — the actor recently called the movie a “mistake.““A reboot, to me, means you’re trying to do the movie over. Another version of what we already did. And I think that was a mistake,” Hudson, 75, toldLiving Life Fearless. “It wasn’t a continuation or an extension of....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Morgan Keller

Ernie Hudson Says 'Ghostbusters' Is the 'Most Difficult Movie' He's Ever Done: 'Hard to Make Peace'

Ernie Hudsonis revealing details about some difficulties he had while makingGhostbusters.The 77-year-oldChampionsactor appeared onThe Howard Stern Wrap Up Showthis week, where he opened up about feeling “pushed aside” in favor of the “really successful"Bill Murray,Dan AykroydandHarold Ramis— whom he said were “all welcoming and inclusive” themselves.“I was the guy who was brought in, and so finding my place in the middle of that — and they were all welcoming and inclusive,” recalled Hudson....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1097 words · Melinda Doyle

Erykah Badu Apologizes to Obamas After Sharing a Video from Barack's 60th Birthday Party

Photo: getty (2) Erykah Baduis sorry for being what she calls a “terrible guest” at former PresidentBarack Obama’s recent 60th birthday party. The singer-songwriter, 50, issued a public apology to Barack andMichelle Obamaon Thursday, saying that her actions at the private event was “so inconsiderate.” “Mr. And Mrs. Obama, please forgive me for being the ‘terrible guest’ at such a sacred event for your family,” Badu tweeted. “I was so inconsiderate....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Michael Flowers

Erykah Badu Clarifies Her Comments After Offering Prayers and Love to R. Kelly at Chicago Concert

Matt Sayles/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock; Prince Williams/WireImage “I love you. Unconditionally. That doesn’t mean I support your poor choices,” she wrote. “I want healing for you and anyone you have hurt as a result of you being hurt. Is that strange to you?” “That’s all I’ve ever said,” the singer finished. “Anything else has been fabricated or taken out of context.” Reps for Badu did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 362 words · Sabrina Hanson

Erykah Badu Is Also a Doula — and Model Slick Woods Wants the Singer to Deliver Her Baby

Slick Woodswill soon be welcoming her first child with some surprising musical help. “She’s a mommy role model. A mother I look up to, who kills her s— and is a boss-a— bitch,” Woods, whose real name is Simone Thompson, told the magazine’s September issue. The style icon also revealed that she will be breastfeeding her son and plans to name him Saphir, a nod to the birthstone of his expected arrival month....

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 211 words · Michael Hale

Erykah Badu Says She Plans to Sell Incense Created from Her Used Underwear

Erykah Baduis gettingverypersonal for her latest project. The “On & On” singer, 48, revealed her plans to sell incenses made from her used underwear in her new online store, Badu World Market, in a cover story with10 Magazinepublished Wednesday. Dubbing the unconventional product “Badu’s P—,” she told the British publication that the item will smell as advertised in its name. “There’s an urban legend that my p— changes men,” she said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · Ethan Larson

Erykah Badu Says She Thinks Conservatives Use the Term 'Woke' When They Really Mean 'Black'

Erykah Baduthinks the far right has altered the meaning of the term “woke.” In a recent interview withMSNBC, the Grammy-winning “On and On” musician spoke about her role in popularizing the term through the lyrics of 2008’s “Master Teacher” and on social media, addressing how its definition has seemed to shift in the eyes of conservatives. Erykah Badu.Omar Vega/Getty “I think they mean ‘Black,'” said Badu. “It’s just another way to say ‘thug’ or something else, right?...

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Daniel Atkins

Erykah Badu Shows Off New Braids in Filter vs. No-Filter Selfie Video: 'Clean. Renew. Refresh'

Erykah Badu shows off her new braids in a filter versus no-filter selfie video.Photo:Erykah Badu/Instagram Erykah Badu/Instagram Erykah Baduis feeling her new hairstyle. The “On & On” singer, 52, posteda selfie videoon Instagram on Tuesday, showing her 6.2 million followers her freshly braided hair. In the clip, she could be seen admiring and running her fingers over the ultra-thin braids as she panned the camera around to capture different angles of herself....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · Amy Adams

Escape From Hell: How a Texas Woman Survived 17 Years of Horrific Abuse at the Hands of Her Aunt and Uncle

Photo: LeAnn Mueller Although she was sad to leave her mom, she thought living in Hawaii would be an adventure. Instead, it turned out to be her worst nightmare. Eusebio Castillo.Brexar County Jail “He came to the church one day, and something told me that he’s going to be the one helping me,” she says. • Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?Click hereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Derek Davis

Escaped Dogs Kill 77-Year-Old Sitting on Her Porch, Owner Charged with Homicide

Photo: Maricopa County Sheriff’s OfficeA Phoenix man has been charged with negligent homicide after his dogs escaped his yard and killed a 77-year-old woman sitting on her front porch.Alejandro Hernandez faces the charge after the death of 77-year-old Maria Eliza Sebastian Ruiz on Tuesday,Fox10andKTARreport.According to police, Ruiz was sitting on her front porch early Tuesday morning when four Staffordshire terrier mix dogs attacked her.“She was sitting on the porch. She wasn’t even walking....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 774 words · Jessica Cruz

Escaped Horse on Plane Forces Flight To Turn Back to JFK Airport

A Boeing 747 cargo plane was forced to return to JFK after takeoff when a horse got loose in the cargo hold.Photo:Andrew Holt/Getty Andrew Holt/Getty Within hours of taking off, a plane was forced to reroute and return to its departure airport after a horse got loose in the cargo hold. A Boeing 747 took off from JFK in New York City on Nov. 9, and once it reached 31,000 feet, its crew requested a change in the flight plan as one of the 15 horses in the cargo hold had gotten loose,CNNreported....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Katherine Leonard

Escaped Inmate Suspected in Sex Assault, Murder of Prison Official Is Caught Due to Home Security Cam

Photo: Curtis Watson Twitter An inmate who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week was captured Sunday night after being caught on a home’s security camera in the middle of the night. Watson, a minimum security inmate, is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Debra Johnson, 64, a Tennessee Department of Corrections administrator who lived on prison grounds. He was supposed to be mowing her lawn but instead allegedly attacked her and then escaped on a tractor....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Patrick Padilla