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Cleotha Staples of Staple Singers siblings dies at 78

March 3, 2013

In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples’ smooth and velvety voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best-selling gospel group The Staple Singers. Staples, the eldest sister and member of the group her father Roebuck “Pops” Staples started in the 1940s, died Thursday at age 78.

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The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet to young actress

March 3, 2013

The Onion is apologizing for calling the nine-year-old star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a firestorm online. The satirical newspaper on Sunday referred to Quvenzhane Wallis with an expletive intended to denigrate women.

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Lou Myers, Mr. Gaines on ‘A Different World,’ dies

March 3, 2013

Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series “A Different World,” has died. Tonia McDonald of Myers’ nonprofit, Global Business Incubation Inc., said Myers died Tuesday night at Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia. She said he was 76.

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Deli apologizes to Forest Whitaker over shoplifting claims

March 3, 2013

The NYC deli that accused Forest Whitaker of shoplifting last week is blaming the incident on a “misguided” employee, and insists race was absolutely not a factor, reports TMZ. The actor was publicly frisked at Milano Market after he was wrongly suspected of stealing an item.

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