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Kevin Hart Defends Tony Hinchcliffe After Roast Backlash

Published: 05/26/2026

Kevin Hart is in Tony Hinchcliffe's corner after the controversial comic was blasted for a George Floyd "joke" many believe to be racist during Kevin's roast ... and he wants people to quit beating him up for Tony's punchline. As you know ... Hinchcliffe was torn apart by some comics and the…

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Reps Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Lawler Hurl Insults in Heated Showdown

Published: 10/08/2025

After watching the intense, personal showdown between House Majority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Mike Lawler, we can now answer the question Rodney King asked decades ago -- "Can't we all just get along." The answer is NO. Jeffries, a Democrat, was speaking to reporters when Lawler, a…

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O.J. Simpson's Defense Attorney Says Playing Race Card Wasn't Dirty Move

Published: 04/13/2024

O.J. Simpson's acquittal in his 1994 murder trial remains one of the most controversial verdicts to date, but a member of his defense -- the so-called Dream Team -- stands by the strategies they used to get him off. Perhaps the most controversial of their strategies was playing the "race card"…

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Tyre Nichols' Mom Won't Watch Police Body Cam Footage After Public Release

Published: 01/28/2023

Tyre Nichols' mother can't bring herself to watch the video of Memphis police beating her son so badly he ended up dying in a hospital -- she says it would just be too painful. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the Nichols family, tells TMZ ... Tyre's mother, RowVaughn Wells, is…

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Rodney King's Daughter Says Tyre Nichols' Family Can't Prepare for What's Coming

Published: 01/27/2023

Rodney King's daughter knows Tyre Nichols' family is going to be in a world of hurt for a long time once the world sees the extent of their loved one's fatal beating ... and she's offering some advice before the body cam footage is released. Lora King tells TMZ the pain her family went through…

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George Holliday, Rodney King Beating Videographer, Dead from COVID

Published: 09/20/2021

George Holliday -- the man who filmed Rodney King's beating at the hands of the LAPD in the '90s, which eventually triggered the L.A. Riot -- has died after contracting COVID-19. Holliday passed away Sunday while hospitalized in Simi Valley, CA where he'd been since mid-August -- this according to…

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Camera Used to Tape Rodney King Beating Up for Auction

Published: 07/28/2020

The camera used to videotape LAPD officers beating Rodney King is about to go up for sale to the public, but this piece of history is gonna cost ya 6 figures. Auction house Nate D. Sanders will put the original Sony camera up on the auction block this Thursday, and the opening bid is set at $225k…

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Rodney King Beating Cop, Stacey Koon, Officially Charged with DUI

Published: 07/05/2018

Stacey Koon -- the former LAPD sergeant who went to prison for his role in the Rodney King beating -- has been charged with DUI ... TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us the L.A. County District Attorney's Office formally filed charges against Koon after he was arrested in May. He's…

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Rodney King -- Death Home SOLD!

Published: 11/21/2013

Rodney King's family just proved ... death is not a buzzkill in the real estate market ... 'cause they sold the house Rodney died in for a fat profit. As you may recall ... King was found dead in the home's backyard pool last year in Rialto, California -- and now ... just a year later, his fam…

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Stacey Koon -- LAPD Cop in Rodney King Beating Now Drives a Limo

Published: 12/10/2012

Stacey Koon -- the former LAPD sergeant who did prison time for zapping Rodney King with a taser -- has changed careers -- he's now driving a limo. An independent photog got Koon driving a limo for Music Express, the high-end private transport company. Koon, who was leaving LAX, scoffed at the…

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Rodney King -- Autopsy Report Prompts Family Health Scare

Published: 08/26/2012

Rodney King's family believes R.K.'s autopsy report contains a key piece of information about Rodney's health that could save their own lives ... and it centers around his heart. A member of the King family tells TMZ ... the coroner explained how Rodney suffered from an enlarged heart before his…

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Rodney King Death Report -- PCP, Cocaine, Booze, Weed

Published: 08/23/2012

10:17 AM PT -- In the report, the coroner says King was "in a state of drug and alcohol induced delirium" at the time of his death ... and either fell or jumped into the swimming pool. The report continues, "The effects of the drugs and alcohol, combined with [King's preexisting heart condition]…

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