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Friday, August 14, 2009
Police: Michael Phelps not to blame for three-car accident
Michael Phelps wasn’t the fast one this time.
The 14-time Olympic gold medalist is not to blame for a three-car accident Thursday night, Aug. 13, the Baltimore Sun reports quoting police.
The newspaper said the accident was caused when the driver of a Honda Accord sped through a red light and hit a Cadillac Escalade driven by Phelps.
The Cadillac, Honda and a parked car were seriously damaged.
Phelps was apparently shaken, but he and his passengers were uninjured. The Honda driver was taken to a Baltimore hospital as a precaution.
Police are trying to determine if one of the drivers ran a red light. There was no indication that booze contributed to the collision, the Sun reports.
The 24-year-old swimming great was arrested in 2004 on a driving while under the influence of alcohol charge. You’ll probably remember those bong photos that got him in hot water.
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John Legend’s mom to perform in Dayton concert
Springfield R&B singer John Legend may have to make room on the music charts for his mom.
Phyllis Elaine Stephens, Legend’s mom, will perform her first major gospel concert at Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 5191 Hoover Avenue, Dayton, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, said Diana L. Branham, owner of Trotwood’s D&D Wedding and Event Planning.
The show will also feature performances by Women of Worship Dance and Mime troupe from Wayman AME Church and choirs from Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church and True Christian Missionary Baptist.
Stephens will sing songs featured on her upcoming album.
Branham said she didn’t know if Legend, who was born John Stephens, will make an appearance.
“He might show up, which is why I am saying ‘Heaven only knows,’ ” she said.
Branham said Stephens, a childhood friend, has always been a talented singer. The Stephens family is very musical, she added.
“It would not be a John Legend if there was not a Phyllis Stephens,” Branham said.
Tickets can be purchased at Gem City Records, D&D Events & Wedding Planner and 14 Carat Gold Cd’s & Tapes.
Call (937) 854-6200 for more information.
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Michael Phelps shaken by three-vehicle crash
Fourteen time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps is also an overachieve when it comes to auto accidents.
Not one, but three cars were damaged during an accident he was involved in Thursday night, according to a Baltimore Sun article.
Just before 9 p.m. the late-model Cadillac Escalade Phelps was driving entered an intersection and collided with a woman’s Honda Accord, the newspaper reports. The Cadillac, Honda and a parked car were seriously damaged.
Phelps was apparently shaken, but he and his passengers were uninjured. The Honda driver was taken to a Baltimore hospital as a precaution.
Police are trying to determine if one of the drivers ran a red light. There was no indication that booze contributed to the collision, the Sun reports.
The 24-year-old swimming great was arrested in 2004 on a driving while under the influence of alcohol charged. You’ll probably remember those bong photos that got him in hot water.
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Watch spoof video of Janet Jackson dumping ‘Jermaine Dupri’
OK, everyone noticed the height difference between pop icon Janet Jackson and her ex.
After seven years of dating - a lifetime for celebrity types - Jackson and music mogul Jermaine Dupri recently split up.
One guy says he captured their final argument. Watch the video.
It’s wrong, but oh so funny.
What do you think? Leave comments below.
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