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Last month, a substitute teacher in Minnesota who was also a police officer got himself barred from teaching in the district after he set out to prove to students at Woodbury High School that “police brutality isn’t real” by — *checks notes* — reenacting arguably the most high-profile police brutality case since Rodney King…on his students.   Now, that substitute teacher and cop is neither a substitute teacher nor a cop as he has “involuntarily” resigned from his job with the Prescott Police Department. As we previously reported, Steven Williams was moonlighting as a substitute teacher at the high school when he was captured in a viral photo using students to reenact the vicious murder of George Floyd by disgraced, convicted, and, at one point, shanked ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Williams was also accused of making sexist jokes and racially insensitive comments and telling impressionable young minds that police brutality is a myth. (Like leprechauns and unicorns, except this myth can be captured on camera and used as evidence in court. Go figure.) According to Fox 9, a separation agreement between Williams and the City of Prescott shows that the former resigned from the police department involuntarily. Now, you might be thinking: “Wait, doesn’t an involuntary resignation just mean he got fired?” Well, no, not exactly. You see when a person gets outright fired, their pink slip doesn’t typically come with severance benefits and an agreement that his record will reflect that they “resigned in lieu of termination,” which is what Williams received along with his walking papers. It’s also worth noting that the police department placed Williams on paid administrative leave after the incident at the high school because, apparently, when a cop gets suspended, no matter what offense they committed, their suspension is more like forced PTO. Basically, departments punish gross police misconduct by making cops take their vacation days before they even have a chance to plan a trip. From Fox 9: The City of Prescott solicited the resignation of Williams recently, due to the incident. The separation agreement says severance benefits have been offered to Williams, and his resignation is effective Nov. 15. As part of the deal, his employee personnel file will show he resigned and will be classified in a portal for The Wisconsin Department of Justice as “resigned in lieu of termination.” The City of Prescott agreed to provide a letter of reference to future employment reference requests. It will state dates of employment, positions held, duties, and final rate of pay. The city will also provide more information complying with Wisconsin’s open records law. It’s nice to know that despite Williams proving himself to be a walking civil rights violation waiting to happen, the City of Prescott is taking the initiative to make sure he lands OK when seeking new employment. (But please, tell us more about how American police officers are under siege, and the “blue lives matter” movement was absolutely a necessary cause *rolls eyes*.) It’s worth noting that the Prescott Police Department is actually the third department he has stepped down from, having left the Wausau Police Department in 2003 and the Daniels County Sheriff’s Office in Montana in 2021. It’s unclear under what circumstances he left those departments, but if his performance at Woodbury High School is any indication, those departments only rid themselves of one of those “bad apples” they’re always going on about. The post F12: Minnesota Cop Who Reenacted George Floyd Murder On Students Involuntarily Resigns From Department appeared first on Bossip.

Prosecutors are alleging that Sean “Diddy” Combs is trying to use his power to escape consequences.   District attorneys in Diddy’s case have presented evidence to prove that the disgraced music mogul attempted to contact witnesses while in jail awaiting trial. Prosecutors are also alleging that he broke several jail rules to make these contacts. As BOSSIP reported, Combs and his legal team have submitted a new bail package after being denied three times. He is currently in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges. In response to the filing, prosecutors provided evidence suggesting that the Bad Boy founder had broken the Bureau of Prisons rules and that he should not receive bail. According to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff, the prosecutors alleged they’ve heard dozens of jail phone calls in which Combs attempted three-way calls, which is against the rules. In the calls, Combs allegedly instructs people to pay other inmates for their personal access codes, which are used for phone calls. Inmates were paid “through payment processing apps and BOP commissary account deposits.” The prosecution also clarified that the hip-hop producer couldn’t claim that he wasn’t aware of these rules. “The defendant knows this is against BOP regulations: at the outset of each telephone call, the inmate is prompted to enter his PAC number, after which an automated recording announces: ‘Sharing of PAC numbers is against BOP policy and is subject to disciplinary action,” the filing stated. Prosecutors are accusing Combs of trying to create a public ruse in which he will influence the potential jurors in Diddy’s case. This includes having his children post on his social media accounts and monitor the response. “The defendant (from within the [Metropolitan Detention Center]) then monitored the analytics—i.e., audience engagement—and explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in this case,” the opposing filing stated according to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff. “Besides flagrantly violating the Court’s October 25, 2024 order prohibiting this kind of interference with a fair trial, the defendant’s own words make clear that his intent is to improperly influence the jury pool in this criminal proceeding.” The lengthy filing from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan details all this and more. Prosecution Alleges Diddy Tried To Bribe A Witness As if Diddy’s case weren’t messy enough, prosecutors accuse him of trying to contact witnesses, reports Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff.   In Combs’ filing for bail, they specify that his connection to Witness-2, who is a former bandmate of Diddy’s, should not be an issue. However, the opposition stated Combs and the witness ceased contact in March 2024, but Combs reached out in September once his name appeared in a lawsuit. The witness, who has been identified as a woman, then posted a statement to her Instagram on Sept. 13. During a pre-planned nationwide sweep of BOP facilities, officers found notes detailing Combs’ plans in his cell. Prosecutors believe the note indicates he paid the witness. “The strong inference to be drawn from the defendant’s communications with Witness-2 and his personal notes is that the defendant paid Witness-2 after she posted her statement,” the filing read. Combs is expected to be in court for a final decision on his bail package on Nov. 22. The post Bad Boy Behavior: Prosecutors Accuse Diddy Of Breaking Jail Rules To Influence Witnesses and Jurors appeared first on Bossip.

  Oh, Rudy Giuliani, how far we have fallen. As the ex-NYC Mayor’s seemingly endless journey of L’s continues, it seems Giuliani isn’t just losing his money, assets, dignity and what’s left of his reputation — he’s also losing all of his friends, namely, his attorneys. According to the Associated Press, on Wednesday, attorney Kenneth Caruso and co-counsel David Labkowski, who represent Giuliani in the defamation case former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea Arshaye “Shaye” Moss, successfully launched against him petitioned the court to allow them to exit stage left as members of Giuliani’s legal team. AP noted that “several paragraphs of the publicly posted filing are blacked out,” so details about why exactly the pair of attorneys are motioning to call it quits on Giuliani are unavailable, but Caruso wrote in his filing to the judge that “lawyers may withdraw from representing clients when there is a ‘fundamental disagreement,’ or when a client insists on presenting a claim that is not warranted under the law and cannot be supported by a good-faith argument, or when the client fails to cooperate.” In other words: Giuliani be lying and his lawyers are sick of his sh*t! Mind you, last year, Giuliani was sued by his former attorneys, who allege that he had only paid a small fraction of the legal fees he owes, which amounts to nearly $1.6 million. Even then, he was so broke and broken that he was basically begging Donald Trump to help him pay his bills, and Trump was basically like: Nah, but I’ll throw a fundraiser or something maybe. But regardless of the fact that Giuliani appears to be one step away from selling his dentures on eBay, he still has to pay up. In fact, here’s a video that has been circulating around social media purporting to show his not-all-that-impressive watch collection being shipped to Freeman and Moss. Rudy Giuliani’s watch collection being FedExed to GA election workers Ruby Freeman & Shaye Moss: “This is the accumulation of 60 years of hard work. Many of these watches hold great sentimental value! pic.twitter.com/dCattoGE91 — Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 15, 2024 From AP: The request in federal court comes a week after a judge ordered Giuliani to turn over by Friday a Mercedes that once belonged to actress Lauren Bacall, an heirloom watch and other prized assets to two former Georgia election workers who sued him over his remarks about them as he fought to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. The women were awarded the judgment last year. Giuliani then filed for bankruptcy, but a judge cut that short after finding that the ex-mayor had flouted the process. Lawyers for the election workers, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, say Giuliani has avoided turning over his assets. But since Giuliani is a broke boy who is probably one overdue bill away from starting an OnlyFans page for people with Evil Nutcracker puppet fetishes, he’s apparently out here ducking his creditors who are trying to collect on the assets he owes Freeman and Moss. The ex-mayor and longtime Trump ally has been defiant amid the collection efforts, which have stretched past an Oct. 29 deadline. He told reporters outside court last week he was the victim of a “political vendetta.” On Election Day, Giuliani was seen riding near a polling place in Palm Beach, Florida, in a Mercedes that appeared to be the car he was supposed to turn over. See, this is why nobody likes you, Giuliani. Your lawyers don’t like you. The people don’t like you. Trump doesn’t like you. The casting director for Max’s The Penguin doesn’t like you. (I mean, Colin Farrell was great, but I can’t be the only one who thinks Giuliani would have been perfect for the role.) You just seem to have no friends left, sir. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. SEE ALSO: Why Is Rudy Giuliani Still Supporting Trump After Losing His Assets To Ruby Freeman And Shaye Moss? Rudy Giuliani’s Brazenly Racist Rant Against Haitians

Howard University’s highly regarded Bison Swimming and Diving Team was recently featured in the latest episode of We Are Here, a compelling six-part PBS and WHUT TV docuseries that highlights Black excellence in underrepresented sports and activities. The episode focused on Howard’s head swimming coach, Nicholas Askew, and his unwavering commitment to fostering community and promoting swimming across racial lines. Under Askew’s leadership, the team has been at the forefront of efforts to make swimming more inclusive, with programs like swim camps designed to educate both athletes and their families. Askew emphasizes the life-saving importance of swimming and the power of representation in encouraging more people to learn this essential skill, Swim Swam noted. The need for increased diversity in swimming is especially critical in light of a 2017 study by the USA Swimming Foundation, which found that 70% of African Americans cannot swim. This statistic is tied to America’s history of segregation, which kept Black families from accessing public swimming pools for much of the 20th century. In addition to his work on inclusion, Coach Askew has helped redefine the way swimming meets are approached. In 2022, Howard hosted the first-ever Battle at the Burr, a dual meet against Georgetown that drew a crowd of 1,200 spectators. The event was a lively celebration, featuring a DJ, a dance troupe, and overflow seating in the gym, complete with large screens displaying the action. The success of the Battle at the Burr demonstrated that swim meets don’t have to be mundane affairs. Just as college football games have tailgates and college basketball fans camp out for tickets, Askew’s innovative approach showed that swimming can be exciting and community-centered. The event also raised funds for essential causes, including replacing outdated equipment and supporting student scholarships—blending sport, culture, and social purpose in a way that is reshaping the future of collegiate swimming. Coach Nicholas Askew has also been a strong advocate for change in the swimming world through legislative reform. In February, Maryland State Delegate Karen Toles introduced a bill requiring the state to establish a swimming elective curriculum for public schools in grades eight through 12. The bipartisan bill was discussed in a committee hearing in March, where Toles highlighted the critical need to address swim safety disparities, particularly in majority-Black communities. Askew provided the sole testimony for the bill via Zoom, Swim Swam reported, noting how barriers in the swimming world have posed dire risks for Black children and teens. According to the YMCA, 64% of Black American children cannot swim. Additionally, Black children are three times more likely to die from drowning than other races. Howard University had a historic 2022-2023 season under Askew’s leadership, capturing their first conference title in 34 years. Their success, coupled with a record-breaking turnout at an early-season meet in 2022, caught the attention of Sports Illustrated, which featured the team. The article highlighted the legacy of Howard University, which is home to the only NCAA swim team at a historically Black university, and the feats made by Askew and his outstanding students over the last eight years. SEE ALSO: Howard University Inducts Historic 1974 Men’s Soccer Champions In Athletics Hall Of Fame Howard University’s Debate Team: Upholding Dr. King’s Legacy