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Scientists have recently found what they believe to be the cure to HIV.  According to reports, a London man who was diagnosed with the virus in 2003 is currently in remission after receiving a special bone marrow transplant intended to treat cancer.

In 2016, he received the stem cell transplant from a donor, with a rare CCR5 mutation that allows HIV resistance, to treat his Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But the anonymous man isn’t the first person to allegedly be cured of HIV. Back in 2007, a Berlin man became HIV-free after receiving the same transplant.

Author and professor Dr. Ravindra Gupta said in a statement,

“By achieving [HIV] remission in a second patient using a similar approach, we have shown that the Berlin patient was not an anomaly, and that it really was the treatment that eliminated HIV in these two people.”

Doctors warn that the treatment may not be suitable for every patient, but they plan to do more research to help cure more sufferers in the future. Look at God.

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No Words

A parent’s worst nightmare went down in Utah recently when it comes to children and animals. In a horrific act, a dog bit off a 4-year-old’s hand when the kid stuck their arm underneath a fence, according to Time.

The kid was wearing a sock on their arm when they slipped it between the ground and a solid vinyl fence in a backyard on Sunday. According to the Layton Fire Battalion Chief Jason Cook, a husky on the other side bit off the boy’s entire hand AND two to three inches of his arm.

The boy’s dad tried to contain the bleeding and comfort his son until emergency assistance arrived. A helicopter ended up flying the boy to a hospital in Salt Lake City, where he had surgery, Cook said. The child is doing well and is expected to survive, according to officials.

Unfortunately, authorities weren’t able to find his hand, which brings about horrifying theories of what the dog could’ve done with it. Police think the dog might’ve eaten it.

Animal control officials and medical personnel considered putting down the dog to retrieve the possible hand they ingested, but the surgeon said it wasn’t a viable option.

The husky is set to be quarantined for 10 days, said Rhett Nicks, director for Davis County Animal Care and Control. Officials have not decided whether the dog will be put down or listed as a dangerous canine. An investigation is underway.

Cook said this was the animal’s first reported bite. It’s not determined whether the dog owners will face consequences. The dog was properly fenced in at the house.

Cook didn’t know if the boy was right-handed or not, but he said he should be able to adapt since he’s so young.

“He’ll kind of grow into his dexterity,” Cook said. “But it’s certainly life-changing. It’s just a sad turn of events for the young, little guy.”

Sad. Unfortunate.

And brutal.

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Rapper Cops To Menacing Partner Emily B. & Her Father

Fabolous has admitted he harassed the mother of his sons, reality star Emily B., and her father, BOSSIP has learned.

The rapper pled guilty to one count of harassment for threatening and menacing “Love & Hip Hop” star Emily B. and her father, according to a spokeswoman for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

Under a plea deal, Fab pled guilty in exchange for no jail time. Instead, he’ll have to complete a pre-trial intervention program for one year, according to the Prosecutor’s Office. If he completes the program, he’ll have the charge expunged from his criminal record.

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Fab initially faced up to 20 years in state prison after prosecutors accused him of punching Emily B. so hard that her front teeth had to be removed. Days later, a video emerged of the father of two brandishing a sharp object at his partner and her father and threatening to kill them.

Earlier this month, we exclusively revealed that the “Breathe” rapper would take a plea deal, but was ironing out the details with the county’s top cop.

We’ve reached out to Fab’s attorney, Brian Neary, for comment.

Michael Jackson

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Corey Feldman Questions How Michael Jackson Was Able To Restrain His Urges Sometimes But Not Others

HBO aired their two-part “Leaving Neverland” documentary this week and boy… things will probably never be the same for Michael Jackson fans everywhere. BUT despite the allegations posthumously levied against Jackson by Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck, longtime Jackson friend and associate Corey Feldman is questioning how Jackson could have restrained himself around him but not others if he was indeed a pedophile.

Feldman took to Twitter Monday to reveal that he’d finally watched the documentary and that he’d had many of the same experiences as Robson and Safechuck — just not the sexual ones:

#Neverland OK I WATCHED IT ALL I KNOW IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED, & YES EVERY EXPERIENCE WAS THE SAME….RIGHT UP 2 THE SEX PART! THAT IS WHERE IT BECOMES LALA LAND, INSTEAD OF NEVERLAND 4 ME. WE NEVER SPOKE ABOUT SEX OTHER THAN A FEW WARNINGS ABOUT HOW SEX WAS SCARY, & DANGEROUS. MJ NEVER ONCE SWORE IN MY PRESENCE, NEVER TOUCHED ME INAPPROPRIATELY, & NEVER EVER SUGGESTED WE SHOULD BE LOVERS IN ANY WAY! I FEEL LIKE IF PPL COULD HEAR OUR CONVOS THEY WOULD HEAR THE INNOCENCE IN THEM. NO HINT OF PERVERSION. I HAV A TAPE, IM THINKIN ABOUT RELEASING, WHICH COULD GIV PPL A REAL LOOK @ WHAT A 30 YR OLD MAN/CHILD & A 13 YR OLD BOY WOULD DISCUSS, SO EVERY1 COULD HEAR THE INNOCENCE OF R RELATIONSHIP. AGAIN I WASNT THERE WHEN THOSE BOYS WERE. BUT I WAS THERE AROUND THE SAME TIME AS JIMMY, & I SAW MANY KIDS AROUND (GIRLS INCLUDED) WHO I AM STILL FRIENDS WITH 2 THIS DAY, & NONE OF US WERE EVER APPROACHED BY HIM IN A SEXUAL WAY AT ALL! SO AS MUCH AS THOSE 2 MEN DESERVE 2 HAV THEIR VOICES HEARD, SO DO THE THOUSANDS OF KIDS WHO HUNG AROUND HIM, THAT DONT AGREE! MOST PEDOS R SERIAL OFFENDERS. THEY DONT HAV SELF CONTROL. SO GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY WHICH HE CERTAINLY HAD W ME & OTHERS, BEING ALONE, W NO PARENTS AROUND, HOW DID HE CONTROL THOSE URGES SO WELL, WHILE SO BLATANTLY SEXUAL W THOSE 2 BOYS? IT DOESNT REALLY FIT THE PROFILE. BUT WHAT MOTIVE BESIDES $ DO THEY HAV? ABANDONMENT IS A STRONG 1!

HOWEVER I DO TAKE ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT THIS WHOLE THING IS 1 SIDED W NO CHANCE OF A DEFENSE FROM A DEAD MAN, & NO EVIDENCE OTHER THAN THE WORD OF 2 MEN WHO AS ADULTS DEFENDED HIM IN COURT! BUT AS WE WILL NEVER REALLY KNOW, I ONLY HAV MY MEMORIES. AND THANK GOD 4 ME, MY MEMORIES OF MJ WERE MOSTLY FOND, ASIDE FROM R 1 & ONLY FIGHT BECAUSE HE INCORRECTLY FEARED I WOULD TURN ON HIM, & MAKE UP LIES. I NEVER DID. I NEVER WOULD! I PRAY THOSE BOYS CAN SLEEP W THAT SAME CLARITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS! LET GOD B THY JUDGE!

What do you think about Corey’s comments? Is he victim blaming? Did you believe Wade Robson and Jimmy Safechuck’s accounts? Have you seen “Leaving Neverland” yet or are you avoiding it?

Hit the flip to read all the Corey Feldman tweets.

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Turn Up Charlie

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New Black Shows And Movies On Netflix This Month

They say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb — and Netflix has a Black lead movie for whatever spring may bring.

You’ll be pleased to know that Netflix has added Black lead content for you, like a movie starring Alfre Woodard called “Juanita”. Hit the flip to see all the new titles, including the teased title “Turn Up Charlie” which features Idris Elba as “a down-and-out DJ.”

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Against all the odds, a thirteen-year-old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. Based on the best selling book and true story of William Kamkwamba. Directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and introducing Maxwell Simba. Debuts on Netflix March 1, 2019.

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Juanita

Fed up with her life, Juanita leaves her grown kids behind and hits the road in search of a fresh start.

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Shadow

After being struck by lightning, a young man emerges from the shadows to become Jozi’s hero. Giving up his badge to pursue justice for those who can’t help themselves, Shadow is Mzansi’s new vigilante. #Shadow starring Pallance Dladla and Amanda Du-Pont, March 8. Only on Netflix.

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Turn Up Charlie

Turn Up Charlie follows a down-and-out DJ who plots to rebuild his music career whilst working as a nanny for his famous best friend’s wild 11 year old daughter in this Netflix Original Comedy Series.

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Ms. Quad Announces “Sister Circle” Hiatus For Fibroid Surgery

A “Sister Circle TV” host is announcing that she’s taking a hiatus from television for medical concerns. Ms. Quad’s announced that she’ll be out for several weeks to have fibroid surgery. According to Quad she originally thought she had a hernia but after her cohost, Rashan Ali urged her to go to the doctor, she discovered that she had at least 7 fibroids.

“Rashan you just stayed on me, with that love that you gave me I want to thank you so much,” said Quad. “On the ultrasound alone they’ve spotted 7 and they told me that there may be tons more. This is not the first time that it’s happened to any woman, 70% of women are affected,” she added.

We’re sending best wishes and prayers to Ms. Quad! We hope you have a speedy recovery!

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Rihanna’s Project Loud France To Sell Office Supplies And More

In a time not too far from now, Rihanna will own and sell both the heavens and the earth, but until then, she’ll simply take every product that you need in your daily life and make it part of her personal brand.

Earlier this year we reported that Robyn Fenty had entered into a business venture with the folks at Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy to design and produce a line of luxury goods. Naturally, we assumed purses, luggage, and other typical items. We were dumb to think that anything Rihanna put her name on would anything remotely close to “typical”.

According to VOGUE, Robyn’s line will run the gamut of high-end products that really, really, rich people spend their tax-sheltered money on.

Project Loud France’s purpose is the “conception, fabrication, distribution, commerce, importation and exportation” of products across a range of categories including menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, footwear, eyewear, leather goods, sportswear, “goods linked to lifestyle”, high-tech products, office supplies, home decor and garden products, the new reports find. Jean-Baptiste Voisin, LVMH’s chief strategy officer…

Did that list say “office supplies, home decor, and garden products”??? Bih, you gonna be able to cop a Rihanna x Louis Vuitton stapler, bed sheets, ottoman, rake, AND hoe?!?!

It’s. F**king. Lit.

If Rihanna’s new album didn’t sell a single record it’d STILL be over for you hoes.

Bernie Sanders on The Breakfast Club

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Over the weekend Bernie Sanders made his Presidential aspirations official by kicking off his campaign with a rally in Brooklyn, New York and though many fear that he will split the Democratic vote in 2020 a la 2016, he may just be the man to take down Donald Trump.

Knowing he has to win over the Hip-Hop community, today the Vermont Senator sat down with The Breakfast Club to talk politics, racism, and of course, Donald Trump.

Talking to the morning trio, Bernie Sanders proves he has no hairs on his tongue when talking Trump, and delves into his plans for the Black community should he win the 2020 elections and explains how he intends to pay for Universal Healthcare and tuition free college for all.

Here are the 8 things we learned from Bernie Sanders on The Breakfast Club.

1. Donald Trump

Like everyone living in this OG reality plane, Bernie recognizes Trump as a “pathological liar, a fraud, a racist, a sexist, a homophobe” and “a xenophobe” but what really bothers him about Trump is how he goes out of his way to divide the entire country. He feels that’s the most disgusting thing he’s seen from an American President.

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Carnival Season Is Here

It’s that time. Carnival season is here and it’s time to celebrate. How do we celebrate at Bossip? We honor the most banging baes in the most ornate outfits for the entire Carnival season. It’s what we do.

Now we could write a big, long essay on Carnival and give you a ton of details on what went down but we know why you’re here. We know why we’re here. Let’s get it on.

The first stop in our 2019 Carnival bae breakdown is in Trinidad. Where the sun was out and the baes were bae-ing. So without further ado, take a look and get ready for more as Carnival season rolls on.

Kanye West

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Kanye West has been experimenting with his hair color lately. So of course, someone tracked down the hairstylist responsible for the Skittles bag-worthy hues Yeezy has been coloring his hair.

Page Six tracked down Daniel Moon, owner of HAIR Salon, where West goes to color his non-wavy ceasar.

“This time, I was allowed to be more detailed, which made me super happy because with more time I can create a more original, multi-dimensional piece,” said Moon of Yeezy’s latest, rainbow-flavor dye job. “Making [it] look real and believable from every direction of the head can be a challenge, but we accomplished that really nicely. The energy in the room was vibrating.”

Was it now? More details on the inspiration:

Moon was inspired to create the splatter-painted style after visiting LA art fairs the weekend before, and wanting “to push the prior two styles that we had collaborated on and take them to the next level. Knowing how inspired Kanye is by color and light and artists like James Turrell helps guide the collaborations.”

It all clicked, he continued, “[once] we found that lava red, which we started using with the last time we worked together. [It] felt like a spirit color for him. When you have your spirit color it tends to ignite something inside, and that’s when the magic happens.”

“Personally, I really enjoyed the final outcome and felt like Kanye did too, so I think everybody is pretty stoked,” he added.

See some angles of West’s look below.

Y’all feeling this? See more photos on the flip.

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Fantasia On Uncensored

It’s been a minute since we heard from Fantasia, but the songstress is back and ready to tell her story on her own terms. On the latest episode of TV One’s hit show ‘Uncensored’, Fanny opened up leaving the church, and how her friendships with Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin helped her to find her voice.

On walking away from church, Fanny revealed,

“I started getting picked on. I didn’t want to be the girl singing in the church and blessing people. I started seeking attention from the wrong guys. Dressing a way I never wanted to dress. By 9th grade, that was it for me. I wanted to be loved. And I felt like the streets could give it to me.”

Hopefully this means she’ll be dropping new music pretty soon. See what else Fantasia had to say in the clip above. Catch ‘Uncensored’ when it airs Sunday at 10/9 C on TV One.

Daniel Dickey

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In New Black Kid On The Block news…

Mr. Daniel Dickey “Glad To Care For You”

A North Carolina singer’s dropped a soulful track.

Mr. Daniel Dickey, a vocalist whose shared the stage with the likes of John Legend, Carl Thomas and 112, has released his single “Glad To Care For You.”
In it, he sings about settling down after peddling through women and gladly caring for the one who’s special.
Not just a singer, Dickey’s the current Chairman of the Young Professional Influencer Advisory Board for Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless.

“Glad To Care For You” is currently available on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Google Play, Amazon Music, Deezer, SoundCloud & More.

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You TELL us; are you feeling this New Black Kid On The Block Mr. Daniel Dickey???