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The Dec. 17 debut of “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” marks both an end and a beginning for Peter Jackson.

It represents the culmination of his 16-year, six-film J.R.R. Tolkien marathon — an outsized success in duration, execution, visual-effects wizardry and overall popularity. No director in history has maintained tighter control over the creative direction of a global film franchise, which so far has amassed close to $5 billion in ticket sales alone.

But after bringing his Mi

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Dec 14, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Brandon Thompson (98) sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) during the third quarter at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Bengals beat the Browns 30-0.
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Johnny Forgettable.

All that hype, all that hope, and Johnny Manziel was no better than the other 20 guys the Cleveland Browns have given the ball to since 1999. Instead of providing the Browns a spark and reviving their playoff ho

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Through pinning, friending, and tweeting, social media sharing has become one of the easiest forms of communicating, especially for young people. 

However, the convenience comes with a price.

The digital universe bombards teenage girls with opinions and rules on how they should look, who they should like, and how to behave.

Family and relationship expert Dr. Jill Weber focuses on issues related towomen and our culture in her book Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy – WhyWomen Settle for One-Side

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Jay Z and Solange (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)

Video was released Monday of a violent altercation allegedly between rapper Jay Z and his sister-in-law Solange Knowles.

By now, most people with access to WiFi have already seen it and maybe even joked about the way Solange launched herself at Jay Z, punching and kicking. The response elicited by the footage begs the question, however: is female to male violence really a laughing matter?

The hashtag #whatJayZsaidtoSolange is a trending topi

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Solange Knowles

Solange, Beyoncé and Jay Z have yet to release a statement regarding the footage TMZ obtained of what appears to be Solange attacking Jay Z in an elevator at the Standard Hotel in New York City.

However, Solange’s actions are speaking louder than her words.

Monday afternoon Solange deleted nearly all pictures of Beyoncé from her personal Instagram account, including a photo of the sisters from the night of the Met Gala.

The most recent photo of Beyoncé and Solange is from Feb

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Jay-Z and Beyonce attend the ‘Charles James: Beyond Fashion’ Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)

If you haven’t heard, TMZ has obtained footage of what appears to be Solange Knowles attacking Jay Z in an elevator at the Standard Hotel in New York City.

The alleged altercation went down at a Met Gala after-party last week at the Standard Hotel.

Hours after the alleged altercation, Beyoncé posted a messag

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Jay-Z -- under increasing pressure to back out of a collaboration with the luxury store Barneys New York after it was accused of racially profiling two black customers -- said Saturday he's being unfairly "demonized" for just waiting to hear all of the facts.
The rap mogul made his first statement about the controversy in a posting on his website. He has come under fire for remaining silent as news surfaced this week that two young black people said they were profiled by Barneys after they pu
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