Mole. Smole. For all the talk about whether the mole on R. Kelly's back would be the key in determining his innocence or guilt, members of the jury say it had little to do with the case in their view. After R. Kelly was acquitted of all the child pornography charges against him, five members of the panel spoke with reporters. Jurors said the mole defense rarely came up in deliberations -- and had no impact on the verdict. However, the identification of the alleged victim in the tape did prove to be a problem for the jury. Jury members say prosecutors didn't convince them the female in the video was who they said she was. One juror said while they wanted to be 100 percent sure it was the singer and the victim, what prosecutors presented "wasn't enough."
Kanye West has probably heard people chant for him before -- but not quite like this. He was serenaded with chants of "Kanye sucks" by fans at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The crowd was upset because the rapper's performance was delayed nearly two hours. He was to take the main stage at 2:45 yesterday morning. But he didn't end up going on until 4:25 am. Officials say the delay was caused by problems putting together West's set. But Bonnaroo fans weren't feeling that. Along with the chanting, they threw glow sticks on the empty stage. Even later in the day, another performer was able to get the crowd to repeat its anti-Kanye chant.
It was a strong message to black fathers from Barack Obama: step up your games. The likely Democratic presidential contender called on black dads to be more active in raising their kids. He says too many black fathers are "acting like boys instead of men" and the foundations of African- American families "are weaker because of it." He made the comments at a predominantly black church in his hometown of Chicago.
