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• Roger Goodell Admits NFL Was Wrong for Not Listening to Players, Will Encourage Peaceful Protests

  06-06-2020 01:15 via justjared.com
  
  Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the NFL, is speaking out on racism in America and how the NFL was wrong for not listening to players earlier.
  Colin Kaepernick was the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers for six seasons and he began protesting against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem. He became a free agent after the 2016 season and went unsigned. Colin hasn’t played football since then and he filed a grievance against the NFL, though he w
  
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• Jeopardy! Will Run Out of Original Episodes Very Soon

  06-06-2020 00:52 via justjared.com
  
  Jeopardy! will be airing old episodes starting on June 15, as the show has run out of brand new ones due to the coronavirus pandemic, TV Line reports.
  The long-running quiz show was one of many that halted production in the wake of the pandemic and has new episodes to run up until the end of next week, on June 12.
  Starting on June 15, the program will air re-runs of old episodes.
  Jeopardy!, which is hosted by Alex Trebek, was able to delay running out of episodes earlier because it aired a Ken
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Third Athlete Ever to Earn $1 Billion

  06-06-2020 00:49 via justjared.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a big milestone in his career – he has earned over $1 billion throughout his career!
  The 35-year-old soccer star, who currently plays for Juventus F.C., made about $105 million between June 2019 and June 2020, which pushed him past the $1 billion mark in total career earnings. This number is before taxes and fees are taken out.
  The only other athletes to ever reach this mark before retiring are golfer Tiger Woods and boxer Floyd Mayweather.
  $650 million of Ro
  
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• Abby Lee Miller's Reality Series 'Abby's Virtual Dance Off' Cancelled After Her Racist Comments Were Exposed

  06-06-2020 00:30 via justjared.com
  
  Abby Lee Miller‘s upcoming reality series with Lifetime has been cancelled in light of her past racist comments.
  The series was a 12-episode pandemic-friendly Dance Moms spin-off where the professional choreographer would feature dancers from around the country who submitted videos of their best moves, Entertainment Weekly says.
  Abby’s Virtual Dance Off was set to premiere this summer, however, her past comments have sealed the show’s fate. In addition, the network will not be
  
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• Billy Porter Speaks Up For Black LGBTQ+ Community In Passionate Instagram Video

  06-06-2020 00:09 via justjared.com
  
  Billy Porter is raising his voice high in the Black Lives Matter movement, and is also calling them out for lack of support for Black LGBTQ lives.
  “LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too!” the Pose star shared in his new Instagram. “Our lives matter, too! So this is my response to those of y’all who don’t understand that: F— you! And, yes, I am cussing. It’s time for cussing.”
  Billy referenced Iyanna Dior, a black trans woman who was attacked by
  
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• 'The Bachelorette' Winner Garrett Yrigoyen Shows Support for Police Amid Protests

  06-06-2020 00:01 via justjared.com
  
  Garrett Yrigoyen, who won the 2018 season of The Bachelorette and is still engaged to Becca Kufrin, is speaking out in support of the police.
  A couple days after he posted to Instagram in support of Blackout Tuesday, Garrett posted a lengthy message on social media about supporting police.
  “I’ve been pretty tore up the past week about everything going on. I’ve listened, learned, helped, supported, and grown. With so many friends and family in law enforcement I couldn’t s
  
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