USVI BOXER JOHN JACKSON, SON OF BOXING LEGEND JULIAN JACKSON, ARRESTED ON RAPE CHARGE
ST. THOMAS — John A. Jackson, a Virgin Islands boxer and son of boxing legend Julian “The Hawk” Jackson, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with second-degree aggravated rape after the father of a 15-year-old minor told police that Mr. Jackson had sexual intercourse with his daughter, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Thursday afternoon.
Mariah Carey settles sexual harassment lawsuit with former manager Stella Bulochnikov Stolper
Pop singer Mariah Carey has reportedly settled a lawsuit with her former manager, Stella Bulochnikov Stolper, after both parties reached an agreement, according to Stella’s attorney.
Page Six has reported that the 48-year-old ‘Hero’ singer was manager by Stella for three years, until November 2017.
She has accused Mariah of walking around naked and had ‘made it uncomfortable’ being in her presence.
The five-time Grammy award winner had been fighting a lawsuit for ‘unspecified damages’ but it has now been brought to a close.
An attorney for Stella Stolper has said that, “the parties [have] reached a mutually agreed resolution to this matter,” but has declined to say whether this was a cash payoff.
Mariah Carey seen leaving Mr Chow Restaurant on December 11, 2018 in London, England.
Mariah’s spokeswoman had previously said the claims were “baseless” and a source had indicated to Page Six that there was an amount of jealousy in the relationship between Stella and Mariah.
This comes weeks after Mariah smashed Spotify records for the most streams in one day with her iconic Christmas tune All I Want For Christmas Is You.
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Slide 1 of 40: BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – JUNE 25: Singer Mariah Carey poses with Red Bull Racing drivers Daniel Ricciardo (L) of Australia and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands prior to the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit on June 25, 2017 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
With Red Bull Racing drivers Daniel Ricciardo (L) of Australia and Max Verstappen of the Netherlands ahead of the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 25, 2017.
The record was previously held by murdered rapper XXXTentacion who’s track SAD! racked up 10.4 million streams on June 19, the day after he was gunned down.
According to Pop Crave , Mariah beat the record by racking up 10.8 million streams on Christmas Day with her festive hit.
Mariah originally released the song in 1994, but it’s remained a festive favourite ever since and it has been reported that she earned more than £625,000 from the song in 2018 alone.
Buju Banton has been released from prison. An officer at the McRae Correctional institution, where Buju spent the last eight years, said the entertainer was let out on Friday.
UVI Students Capture First Place in National HP Competition
Five University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students won the 2nd Annual HP HBCU Business Challenge competition on Nov. 12. The national competition was hosted and sponsored by Hewlett Packard (HP), a multinational enterprise information technology company. The competition is designed to inspire future talent, foster emerging careers in technology and increase student business acumen.
The students representing UVI were Gerald Bellot, Jamilla Connor, Joash Liburd, Joevarny Herbert and Orian Stapleton. Each student will be gifted a HP laptop and printer. If the students choose to apply for one or more open internship positions at HP, they would have the opportunity to present an interview at the HP Boise and Palo Alto locations in California during the week of January 13th. While in California, they will have dinner with the President of HP.