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A Florida girl died on Saturday afternoon after her adult cousin allegedly sat on her to punish her for misbehaving.

Veronica Green Posey, 64, has been charged with cruelty towards and child and homicide in the death of her 9-year-old cousin, Dericka Lindsay, according to an arrest report from the Escambia County Sheriff.

Posey — who weighs 325 pounds — sat on the girl for being “out of control,” the report alleges. Posey told police that she stood up and realized that Dericka was unresponsive. She started CPR and called 911.

Two other family members have been arrested and charged with child neglect for allegedly failing to report the abuse,...

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He thrilled us all with his Bullfit but now James Smith, known to wrestling fans as Bull Dempsey, has left WWE and Nxt.

Dempsey tweeted the following out earlier this afternoon:

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Dempsey signed with WWE in 2013 and appeared on Nxt as a big monster like villain. When the gimmick didn’t really take off he worked to alter his gimmick into a loveable babyface who would do BullFit to get into shape. Having recently seen him on the Nxt shows in the UK in December, he was gaining confidence with large crowds and the fans seemed to be getting behind him.

Here’s an interview I conducted with Dempsey and Apollo Crews back in December…

With sporadic appearances on Nxt TV recently and usually being on the losing side, it wasn’t looking good for Bull on Television. Further details on his release will become available in the coming days.

James Smith, the husband of 2001’s Glamour Magazine’s “Women of the Year” award recipient, has returned the award because of the magazine’s recent decision to honor Caitlyn Jenner this year. Moira Smith was deemed a hero when she died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks after leading over 100 people out of the World Trade Center. Smith was named a Glamour “Woman of the Year” the following month, but now her husband has penned a letter to the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Cyndi Lieve, to return the honor. “I was shocked and saddened to learn that Glamour has just named Bruce Jenner ‘Woman of.

The Eca’s annual conference takes place on Oct 19.

The annual Event Cinema Association (Eca) conference will this year highlight the topics of developing markets and Video On Demand (VOD), among other subjects, at London’s Picturehouse Central on Oct 19, 2015.

During one of the breakout sessions, Mark Walukevich, Svp of international film at National Amusements, will host a talk about growing event cinema in developing markets. Walukevich oversees all aspects of booking for National Amusements’ international markets.

Another breakout session will be hosted by Adam Rubins and Daniel Heale from London-based marketing and PR agency Way To Blue, who will talk about the relationship between social media and event cinema.

The last event of the day will be a talk titled ‘Staying ahead of the game in a VOD world’, which will be overseen by the Eca’s Jonathan Ross. Panelists incldue Kymberli Frueh, Fathom Events; Scott Glosserman, Gathr; Mark Rupp, Specticast; [link...

Britain's Got Talent is one week away from crowning its series eight champion.

Bars & Melody, Lettice Rowbotham, Lucy Kay, Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi, James Smith, The Addict Initiative, Collabro, Darcy Oake, Jack Pack and Paddy & Nico have all earned their place in the final.

There is one wildcard spot remaining and Digital Spy wants you to weigh in with your pick for the best act to fill that position.

Sound off on your personal wildcard pick below, vote in our poll for the overall winner, and take a look back at our coverage from the night.

The finalists for Britain's Got Talent series eight have been announced.

In the fifth semi-final round, Jack Pack won the public vote, while Paddy & Nico came out victorious after facing the judges alongside Bailey McConnell.

Britain's Got Talent - The last semi-final: As it happened

Simon Cowell voted for McConnell and David Walliams and Alesha Dixon opted for Paddy & Nico, leaving Amanda Holden with the deciding vote.

Holden decided to put through her golden-buzzer act, meaning that Paddy & Nico will be joining Jack Pack in the final.

Upon finding out that they made the final, Jack Pack told hosts Ant & Dec: "We want to thank the British public for voting for us. We are totally overwhelmed. We've got to go and rehearse."

Paddy also said that she thought the result was "absolutely magnificent". Cowell described the salsa-dancing pair as "the epitome of Great Britain" because of their determination to perform,...

Britain's Got Talent's James Smith was suspended for flashing. The 15-year-old singer - who impressed judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon with his rendition of Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy' on Tuesday night's semi-final (27.05.14) - was ordered to leave school for two weeks after exposing himself to a group of female students. He told The Sun newspaper: ''The teacher had gone out of the classroom and we were all egging each other on to do dares. ''About five us of lads pulled our pants down and thought we were being hilarious. ''But the teachers didn't see the funny side and...

Bars & Melody and Lettice Rowbotham have made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014.

In the fourth semi-final, the public vote was won by Simon Cowell's golden buzzer choice Bars & Melody, meaning they automatically went through to the grand final.

Innova Irish Dance Company and electric violinist Rowbotham both faced the judges' vote, but after a 2-2 deadlock and a revert to the public vote, it was Rowbotham who went through.

Ant & Dec's golden buzzer pick Toju also performed, as did DJ Allan Turner-Ward, singer Eva Iglesias, singing couple Kieran and Sarah, dance act Light Balance and fire performers Pyroterra.

The fourth semi-final also featured a performance from will.i.am and Cody Wise.

Bars & Melody said to And & Dec: "Just want to thank you so much all for voting for us, and thank you to the judges for keeping the faith in us."

A teary Rowbotham said: "I'm just so grateful,...

Britain's Got Talent's James Smith was suspended for flashing. The 15-year-old singer - who impressed judges Simon Cowell, David Walliams, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon with his rendition of Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy' on Tuesday night's semi-final (27.05.14) - was ordered to leave school for two weeks after exposing himself to a group of female students. He told The Sun newspaper: ''The teacher had gone out of the classroom and we were all egging each other on to do dares. ''About five us of lads pulled our pants down and thought we were being hilarious. ''But the teachers didn't see the funny side and...

Britain's Got Talent finalist Lucy Kay has revealed that the show has changed her life.

The singer - who won the public vote last night after her performance of 'Nella Fatasia' - told Digital Spy today that being on the ITV programme has helped her move on from her history of being bullied.

"I feel a lot more confident," she said. "It's like I've gone through stages and I've come through and I'm now this confident person and there's been this change.

"And I think I'd always been living in the past of worrying what had happened and I was being quite down about it, but since I've come on the show it's made me realise that that did happen, it happened for a reason, because I wouldn't be singing today or be on the show - I wouldn't have gone through last night had I not been singing! I...

The nine acts taking part in tonight's fourth Britain's Got Talent semi-final have been confirmed.

Two Golden Buzzer acts - Simon Cowell's choice, musical duo Bars and Melody, and Ant & Dec's pick, comedian Toju - will compete to make it through to the grand finale.

Elsewhere, DJ Allan Turner-Ward, who previously got the audience dancing with his composition 'Pose', will be hoping that he can change Cowell's negative opinion of him.

Singer Eva Iglesias, the Innova Irish Dance Company, and singing couple Kieran and Sarah will also be taking to the stage to try to win a place in the final, while quirky electric violinist Lettice Rowbotham, dance act Light Balance and fire performers Pyroterra round out the lineup.

The two successful acts to make it through will join Collabro, Darcy Oake, James Smith, The Addict Initiative, Lucy Kay and Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi in the final on June...

Lucy Kay and Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi have made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014.

In the third semi-final, the public vote was won by opera singer Kay, meaning that she automatically went through to the grand final.

Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi and Cartel faced the judges' vote, but after a 2-2 draw and a revert to the public vote, it was dance group Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi who went through.

Cabaret group Crazy Rouge, singer Ellis Chick, ventriloquist Sam Jones, girl group Reaformed, performance artist Brian Chan and mother-daughter Kitty & Rosie also performed in the show.

The third semi-final also featured a performance from The Vamps.

The winners tonight will join James Smith, The Addict Initiative, Collabro and Darcy Oake in the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014 on June 7.

Lucy Kay told Ant & Dec afterwards: "I just can't believe it! I said I wouldn't cry, and I haven't,...

Lucy Kay and Yanis Marshall, Arnoud & Mehdi have made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014.

In the third semi-final, the public vote was won by opera singer Kay, meaning that she automatically went through to the grand final.

Yanis Marshall, Arnoud & Mehdi and Cartel faced the judges' vote, but after a 2-2 draw and a revert to the public vote, it was dance group Yanis Marshall, Arnoud & Mehdi who went through.

Cabaret group Crazy Rouge, singer Ellis Chick, ventriloquist Sam Jones, girl group Reaformed, performance artist Brian Chan and mother-daughter Kitty & Rosie also performed in the show.

The third semi-final also featured a performance from The Vamps.

The winners tonight will join James Smith, The Addict Initiative, Collabro and Darcy Oake in the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014 on June 7.

Lucy Kay told Ant & Dec afterwards: "I just can't believe it! I said I wouldn't cry, and I haven't,...

Understandably for a 15-year-old boy, Britain's Got Talent star James Smith is more than happy to receive adoring messages from female fans - although he would like an explanation as to why they keep sending him pictures of horses.

The Essex-born singer, who topped the public vote in last night's semi-final after his performance of Gnarls Barkley's 'Crazy', told Digital Spy that some of his online fan mail can be "a bit weird".

"I've had some young teenage people, my sort of age, get in touch," he said. "Some things are a bit weird, like the little cropped-out pictures of me on a wrecking ball.

"When it was Easter, people put me on bunny rabbits and things like that, which was a bit crazy. Everyone's been sending me pictures of horses. I don't mind horses, but I wouldn't say I have a huge interest in them, so I don't know where that came from.

James Smith and Addict Initiative have made it through to the 'Britain's Got Talent' final. The singer and the dance troupe emerged victorious in tonight's (27.05.14) live semi-final, leaving 15-year-old James teary after performing a version of Gnarls Barkley's hit 'Crazy'. When asked how he felt, he said: ''It just feels amazing, I've never done anything like this before - I'm so overwhelmed.'' Praising his performance, judge David Walliams said: ''Incredible to hold people's attention with just your voice and a guitar.'' His co-star, Alesha Dixon added: ''You are super super talented - that was such a beautiful vocal performance. You've just got...

Backflipping motorbikes, creepy half-naked puppets and a kids' dance troupe.

Yes, this can only mean that the nation was treated to another Britain's Got Talent live semi-final this evening.

Nine acts took to the stage to perform for judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.

But while everything came good for James Smith and The Addict Initiative, it was commiserations for seven other finalists who failed to make the grade.

James Smith and The Addict Initiative have made it through to the final of Britain's Got Talent 2014.

The public vote was won by Smith, meaning that he instantly went through to the June 7 grand final.

Meanwhile, The Addict Initiative and singer Jodi Bird faced the judges' vote.

David Walliams went first, stating it was "the worst part of the show", yet chose to save The Addict Initiative. Alesha Dixon followed suit, and called the decision "horrific".

Amanda Holden decided to put Bird through to the final, meaning that the casting vote had to be made by Simon Cowell. He chose to send The Addict Initiative through.

Before making the choice, he stated that he would be "unpopular" no matter whichever act he sent home.

Earlier in the results show, Holden had said she would eat her underwear if Bird did not make it to the top three this evening.

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Water soakings, a camp Romanian flying around with umbrellas and a puppet singing West End show tunes; Monday night's Britain's Got Talent semi-final was the show's usual mix of the bonkers, bizarre and baffling.

Can tonight's second semi-final possibly top it for silliness? There's only one way to find out... No, not a fight. Watch along with us as we bring you live updates of the show.

Join us from 7.30pm when the fun and silliness kicks off on ITV.

21:59Join us again tomorrow night at 7.30pm for more shenanigans!

21:59Was that the right result?

21:58So James Smith and The Addict Initiative will be joining Collaboral and Darcy Oake in the final.

21:57Simon puts through The Addict Initiative. Poor Jodi is going home.

21:56Amanda goes with Jodi.

21:56Alesha also saves The Addict Initiative.

21:55So it's time for the judges to vote. David saves...

James Smith and Addict Initiative have made it through to the 'Britain's Got Talent' final. The singer and the dance troupe emerged victorious in tonight's (27.05.14) live semi-final, leaving 15-year-old James teary after performing a version of Gnarls Barkley's hit 'Crazy'. When asked how he felt, he said: ''It just feels amazing, I've never done anything like this before - I'm so overwhelmed.'' Praising his performance, judge David Walliams said: ''Incredible to hold people's attention with just your voice and a guitar.'' His co-star, Alesha Dixon added: ''You are super super talented - that was such a beautiful vocal performance. You've just got...

Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist Darcy Oake has admitted that he has used his magic as a chat-up line.

The Canadian, who impressed the judges with his sleight of hand in his audition, made it through to the live shows in tonight's episode - but admitted he has sometimes used his magic to impress women.

"I'd be lying if I said I never have!" he told Digital Spy. "I have, I have, for sure. But it's all about how you use it - that's the thing. I feel like that's part of the reason why people are like, 'Oh, you're a magician? Get away from me, you're weird'.

"It's not the most respected artform in the grand scheme of things, so it's all about how you use it as opposed to just being like, 'Look what I can do!' You have to be strategic about it - be smooth. But yeah,...

Britain's Got Talent contestant Lettice Rowbotham has insisted that she is taking the competition seriously.

The 24-year-old - who took a lettuce with her to her interviews today - impressed the judges on Saturday night (April 19) with her electric violin, but admitted beforehand that she was unprepared and hungover.

"Unfortunately yes, [that was true]," she told Digital Spy. "I didn't know I was going to do the audition but my sister, who's so cute, loves Britain's Got Talent as much as I do and she picked me up with my best friend from a house party at like six in the morning! I was asleep on the sofa in all my clothes.

"They had my violin and a CD that a DJ had just quickly put three tracks together for me, and I listened to it in the car on the way up. And then just jumped on stage and played over it!

Russ Abbot is to star in new BBC One sitcom Grey Mates.

Veteran stars Stephanie Beacham, Alison Steadman and June Whitfield will also appear in the six-part half-hour comedy.

Created by Citizen Khan writer Richard Pinto, Grey Mates will follow the ups and downs of three recently retired couples.

Philip Jackson, James Smith and Paula Wilcox have also been cast as pensioners "all coming at retirement from very different directions".

Announced today (December 2) by Controller of BBC One, Charlotte Moore, Grey Mates promises to "strike a chord with people of all generations".

Made by Hat Trick Productions, the sitcom will be produced by Paul Schlesinger (Twenty Twelve) and executive produced by Jimmy Mulville (Outnumbered).

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Hey guys, here’s something interesting – we have the first (teaser) poster and official synopsis for R. Ellis Frazier‘s upcoming action movie Repeater, which stars Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White in the leading roles. As you’re going to see, this action-packed international thriller is all about: Find. Kill. Repeat. Sounds like we’re dealing with a serious badass in here?

In case you’re not so familiar with the whole thing, we will first inform you that R. Ellis Frazier directed the movie from a script he co-wrote with Benjamin Budde.

It centers on an expert assassin hired to track down a notorious hacker who has leaked information about global governments and corporations, but finds himself a target in the aftermath of the job.

Or, if you prefer the official synopsis:

John James Smith is noted international man-hunter and killer-for-hire, and his mission leads him to the dangerous underworld of Tijuana,...

Finally, Episode 5 of this series found both sides of the government in action, as all parties tried to deal best with the fall-out of the viper's kiss that had felled Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front).

The Coalition came unsteak as a leaked email caused pandemonium in both parties

Under the confident direction of Chris Addison, it was a breath-catching romp as first Peter Mannion (Roger Allam) saw his perfect chance to skip his government duties and resign. “You're Aslan, no one shaves your mane,” wailed a horrified Phil (Will Smith). “You've passed the dignified exit,” reflected a more pragmatic Emma (Olivia Poulet).

It looked as though he wouldn't need to resign if Fergus's troops had their way, getting Glenn (James Smith) to ‘leak' Mannion's Mr Tickle jokes to the press. Except Glenn ‘forgot' to redact the stick – too busy bribing Terri (Joanna Scanlon) with talk of severance and a tea-shop near...

After last week's almost existential angst in Opposition, the subdued Malcolm Tucker can at least console himself it's not all fun and backslaps in the Coalition Government, but it's definitely jollier for us watching.

Peter Mannion (Roger Allam)'s tenuous grip on power continued as he found himself in the horrors of Boot Camp, an out-of-office idyll based on Stewart's guru thinking that "isolation is the mother of renewal".

Peter Mannion found himself enduring the horrors of Boot Camp

"This is policy jamming," explained Stewart (Vincent Franklin) as the ideas-ball went around the room. "I feel like I've joined the Scientologists," grumbled Peter, although it did give him a great opportunity for a rejoinder... "When's a party not a party?" asked Stewart. "When it's at your house," said Peter. An instant classic.

Meanwhile back at HQ, all was the usual unseemly tussle for alpha-male status and female attention between those great kings of the walk,...

London, August 23: LL Cool J recently took down a suspected burglar at his Studio City house in Los Angeles, after the intruder entered the building in the early hours.

The suspected burglar suffered a broken jaw and nose in the "knock-down, drag-out" altercation, police sources said.

According to the La Times, the actor whose real name is James Smith - detained the man until the Los Angeles.

LL Cool J caught a burglary suspect in his home this morning (22.08.12). The rapper-and-actor - who plays a special agent on TV police drama 'NCIS: Los Angeles' - took down the real-life bad guy at his Studio City house in Los Angeles after the mystery man entered the building in the early hours, law enforcement sources have told TMZ. Insiders revealed LL - whose real name is James Smith - detained the man until Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived minutes later to make the arrest. The 'I Need Love' hitmaker is said to be fine following the altercation...

LL Cool J caught a burglary suspect in his home this morning (22.08.12). The rapper-and-actor - who plays a special agent on TV police drama 'NCIS: Los Angeles' - took down the real-life bad guy at his Studio City house in Los Angeles after the mystery man entered the building in the early hours, law enforcement sources have told TMZ. Insiders revealed LL - whose real name is James Smith - detained the man until Los Angeles Police Department officers arrived minutes later to make the arrest. The 'I Need Love' hitmaker is said to be fine following the altercation and nothing is thought to have been taken from his home. Police revealed the suspect -...

Academics hope emphasis on survivors' testimonies will change the way in which war history is studied

The arrival in Britain of an archive of tens of thousands of Holocaust testimonies will give much needed historical weight to the experiences of survivors, according to a leading scholar.

David Cesarani, of the Holocaust Research Centre at the University of London, believes that the Us video archive, set up 18 years ago by Steven Spielberg, will help to rebalance a picture that has been dominated by the study of the perpetrators of the atrocities of the second world war.

The extraordinary catalogue of personal testimony, collected by the Shoah Foundation Institute since the film director made Schindler's List in 1993, is housed at the University of Southern California, but on Friday it was formally shared with academics and students at the research centre at Royal Holloway to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. The archive footage, which...

'The song to me meant a lot, because I don't normally talk about how I feel and what's going on in my world,' Jeezy tells MTV News on video set.

By Rob Markman, with reporting by James Smith

T.I. and Young Jeezy

Photo: Chris McKay/ Getty Images

Sometimes the fame can be too much — just ask Young Jeezy and T.I.

On the Snowman's new J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League-produced single "F.A.M.E.," he and Tip expound on the pressures of being in the limelight. "I wanted to let them know 'Fake-Ass Mother----ers Envy,' because they really do, and I just wanted to go in like that," Jeezy told MTV News on the set for the song's video in Atlanta over the weekend.

In his first verse, Jeezy addresses the constant delays of his Tm 103 album when he spits, "I bet you...

Candy Paint N Texas Plates 2 has a wide range of samples, in Mixtape Daily.

By Rob Markman, with reporting from James Smith

Killa Kyleon

Photo: Ray Tamarra/ Getty Images

Main Pick

Artist: Killa Kyleon and Rapid Ric

Representing: Houston

Mixtape: Candy Paint & Texas Plates 2

Real Spit: Killa Kyleon may still be making a name for himself in rap, but the Houston Mc is no rookie.

The seasoned Southern spitter got his start running alongside Big Pokey, Chris Ward and DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click, before really making an impact with Slim Thug's group Boss Hogg Outlawz. It's his gruff vocal tone, butter flow and hard-nosed lyrics that make Killa Kyleon a fan favorite. On his latest mixtape, Candy Paint N Texas Plates 2, Killa puts it all on display.

With the tape's 21 soul-drenched tracks, Killa Ky hooks up with notable producers like Lex Luger, Cookin' Soul and Cy Frye to lay his sound bed.

'It's just me showing my versatility,' G.O.O.D. Music soldier tells Mixtape Daily of jumping on timeless beats from Youngbloodz to Outkast.

By Rob Markman, with reporting by James Smith

Cyhi The Prynce

Photo: MTV News

Main Pick

Artist: CyHi the Prynce

Representing: Atlanta

Mixtape: Jack of All Trades

Real Spit: CyHi the Prynce figured he would end the summer the same way he started: with a free mixtape. In June, the G.O.O.D. Music soldier released Royal Flush 2 to much fanfare and as August rolled to a close, the Mc once again got to work with his Jack of All Trades tape.

The Atlanta rapper teamed with both DJ Scream and DJ Spinz to gather a bunch of familiar instrumentals that would showcase his rhyme skills. As far as the title of the tape, it's all pretty simple if you let the Prynce tell it.