- Possible Meteor Lights Up Michigan Sky: The National Weather Service says dozens of people called about the bright light and loud sound in the sky across Southern Michigan Tuesday night. Experts say it may have been a meteor.
- Diddy Donates $200K To Maternity Centers In Uganda: Diddy opened his heart and donated $200,000 to the Suubi “Hope” Health Care Center in Uganda, a woman’s maternity health center. The money will reportedly help with, a prenatal care clinic, a birth house, ambulances and more.
- Actress Pam Grier Works on Biopic: Pam Grier’s biopic will talk about her romantic relationship with comedian Richard Pryor and also the sexual assault she dealt with. The biopic stems from her book ‘Foxy: My Life in Three Acts.’
- Chrissy Teigen Offers $100K To Support Gymnast McKayla Maroney: Model Chrissy Teigen offered to pay gymnast McKayla Maroney $100,000 if she would testify against the team doctor who molested Maroney. Teigen tweeted the message of support to Maroney, as Larry Nassar’s sentencing hearing began.
- Ann Curry Says She’s Not Surprised By Matt Lauer’s Comments: In a sit-down interview with ‘CBS This Morning,’ Ann Curry says she isn’t surprised about the recent sexual allegations made against her former colleague Matt Lauer. However, rumors circulated that Curry left the ‘Today Show’ due to bullying by Lauer, which she neither confirmed nor denied.
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