BET exec defends `Hot Ghetto Mess'
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"Hot Ghetto Mess," a BET series that has provoked criticism and sent advertisers fleeing before it has even aired, will prove detractors wrong, BET entertainment head Reginald Hudlin said.
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New details about the actions of a former SociÃ©tÃ© GÃ©nÃ©rale trader accused of making billions of dollars of unauthorized bets showed that his losses began in July.
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Steve R. Nylund, president of the company that is selling a 49 percent stake of the free newspaper Metro Boston to The New York Times Co. , apologized yesterday for making a joke with a racially disparaging reference to African-Americans at a corporate function in Italy in April 2003.
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Baltimoreâs mayor and City Council contend that Wells Fargoâs lending practices discriminated against black borrowers and led to a wave of foreclosures.
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Hip-hop mogul P Diddy criticises the US presidential campaigners for what he says is a failure to address inner-city issues. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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Business & money: Â· Peer's lavish lifestyle 'was detailed to inflame jurors' Â· Prosecution case 'rests on serial liar Radler'
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Â· Businessman said to have been mentally ill Â· Benefactor still capable of making will, argues QC
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Tycho:  In a conference call earlier this week about the Activision/Blizzard/Merger/thing, Activision CEO Robert Kotick dropped the quote from the first panel of the strip completely without irony.  No doubt a phrase like that is "hot talk" for the financial set, but when they're speaking within earshot of the community, they might want to be more choosy.
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The nation's first elected black governor said Saturday he is not ready to excuse comments former President Bill Clinton made about Barack Obama.
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The longtime general manager of a defunct city nightclub says his former boss is not telling the truth about the clubâs role in a computer spyware operation.
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Testimony at Conrad Black&#39;s trial  revisited his New York City real estate dealings on Thursday  with defense lawyers trying to shoot holes in charges that the  former media chief got a sweetheart deal that cheated investors  out of a profit.
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After returning from an industry-paid trip to Africa, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons has begun vocally defending the diamond trade.
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Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon today defended the clubâs decision to âtarget-testâ Adrian Mutu and then sack him for failing a drugs test.
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By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Dec. 9--Lloyd Boggio, chief executive officer for the Carlisle Group, says his company's winning the state competition for housing credits is really a win for the city of Marathon.
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Ex-chief executive of scandal-hit US finance firm Refco says he knew he was wrong to keep quiet about losses.
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Michael Richards is doing damage control. In the aftermath of his racist tirade against two black hecklers during a standup comedy routine, Richards on Wednesday hired a publicist with strong ties to the black community who set up calls to the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
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The owner of upscale bowling alleys, saying he was unaware that Yasser Arafat had a financial stake in his company, yesterday called for full disclosure of financial backers so other small businesses aren&#39;t &quot;victimized.