Ben Affleck To Live On $1.50

Ben Affleck "will keep the cost of what he eats and drinks below $1.50 for at least one day to publicize and fund raise for Live Below the Line, an effort of The Global Poverty Project, according to a report from omg! at Yahoo..."* Pop Trigger breaks it down with DJ tyDi.

Fox News Reporter Blocks Kiss from 2 Women

A video of a Fox News reporter calmly stopping two women from kissing him during a live shot has gone viral. The incident occurred during Tuesday's airing of "Studio B with Shepherd Smith," as Fox News broadcaster Mike Tobin attempted to discuss a timeline of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Standing in front of a makeshift memorial for the attack's victims, Tobin was talking about the FBI's theories on how the bombing took place, when two women attempted to kiss his checks."*

Fox News reporter Mike Tobin attempted to finish a live shot on the Boston Marathon bombings when two women unexpectedly tried to kiss him on live TV. How did he react that actually made Cenk respect him? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss what went down.

*Read more from International Business Times:
http://www.ibtimes.com/reporter-stops...

Teacher Caught Masturbating in Front of Students (Video)

This video shows the commotion after a teacher in Korea violently beat a student and then masturbated in front of the rest of his students. Police arrested the unidentified teacher (the man in the video with his pants down), for causing bodily harm to a minor and public exposure."*

A South Korean teacher allegedly hit a student in his class, then ran out into the hallway and "furiously masturbated." What happened, and why would he think he could get away with either beating? Cenk Uyur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more from The Frisky:
http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-04-26/k...

Teacher: I'm Not a Pedophile, I'm a Racist

61-year-old Humble Preparatory Academy first grade teacher, Ester Irene Stokes is using a very disturbing defense after being accused of fondling a seven-year-old student, she claims she couldn't possibly have touched the child because the alleged victim is black and she is a racist."*

Esther Irene Stokes, a 61 year old teacher accused of molesting a 7-year old girl is defending herself, saying she couldn't have touched a black child because she's a racist. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break down possibly the worst excuse ever to a horrible crime.

*Read more from Alternet:
http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/wee...

NYC Nanny State? Raising Cigarette Age to 21 (TYT Supreme Court)

"The age to legally buy cigarettes in New York City would rise to 21 from 18 under a proposal that officials unveiled on Monday, a measure that would give New York the strictest limits of any major American city."*

New York City has a proposal that would not allow anyone under 21 to buy cigarettes. Is this an infringement on freedom, or a health precaution? Are age limits already in place wrong, or necessary? Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and the TYT Supreme Court weigh in.

*Read more from New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/nyr...
http://youtu.be/Tpn3wVFavKg

Gay Author BANNED from GLAAD Awards (TYT Supreme Court)

There will be stars galore on Saturday evening at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards, a swanky Hollywood event attended by 5,000 guests where President Bill Clinton will receive the Advocate for Change Award -- but Bret Easton Ellis will not be among them."*

Bret Easton Ellis was banned from the GLAAD media awards because of... a tweet over 50 Shades of Grey? Well, it could be more than that. Have his comments alienated him from the gay community at large? Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, and the TYT Supreme Court rule on the case.

*Read more from Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news...
http://youtu.be/jfM7z2OwduQ

Children Die After Parents Choose Prayer Over Medicine

A couple serving probation for the 2009 death of their toddler after they turned to prayer instead of a doctor could face new charges now that another son has died.

Herbert and Catherine Schaible belong to a fundamentalist Christian church that believes in faith healing. They lost their 8-month-old son, Brandon, last week after he suffered from diarrhea and breathing problems for at least a week, and stopped eating. Four years ago, another son died from bacterial pneumonia."*

Herbert and Catherine Schaible belong to a fundamentalist Christian church that believes in faith-healing, and because of their choice to pray for their sick children rather than go to a hospital, two sons have died. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more from AP/ ABC:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2n...
http://youtu.be/RsJeFjZGk9I

Fox News Supports Fired Rutgers Basketball Coach

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, even if it's as stupid as the one spouted by Fox News host Eric Bolling, who defended former Rutgers coach Mike Rice and blamed his termination on the "wussification of America."

Bolling was speaking on his show The Five. He acknowledged that Rice was wrong for using gay slurs but defended the coach for throwing basketballs and shoving his players. Rice's firing, he says, was due to "political correctness" and "our culture in freefall."*


**Read more from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/...

The Backwards Logic of the Man Who Can 'Take Down' Obama

A top official at Johns Hopkins University issued a statement Friday labeling Ben Carson's comments about gay marriage "offensive" and said the school will meet with students who want him removed as commencement speaker.

Carson, meanwhile, offered a fuller apology for the comments, which compared gay marriage to bestiality and pedophilia."*

Dr. Ben Carson is considered the GOP's great secret weapon to go against President Obama. But what backward views does he have on gay marriage, and how is it the big bad liberals' fault? Cenk Uygur, Ben Mankiewicz, and John Iadarola (TYT University) break it down.

*Read more from Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/p...

Abusive, Homophobic Slurring Rutgers Coach Fired

Rutgers, of all universities, should have known better. Rutgers should have known that a coach who fires basketballs at the heads of his players and assaults them at practice should not keep his job. The so-called leaders of Rutgers University should have known that if a coach is hurling homophobic and misogynistic insults at his male players, he shouldn't be allowed to represent the school for one more hour, much less four more months."*

Rutgers men's basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video surfaced of him kicking and shoving players and spewing gay slurs during practices. Fox News called his dismissal "the wussification of America," but especially at a school with a history such as Rutgers, is this a failure of the school to its students? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss.

*Read more from USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/...

Michael Jackson Doctor's Awkward Singing on CNN

Conrad Murray has broken his silence about NOT testifying in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial ... and he did it by SINGING on live TV.

Murray -- who is serving a 4-year sentence for killing MJ -- called into "Anderson Cooper 360" moments ago from jail. At first he sang the same old tune ... insisting he was innocent and in the process of appealing the case."*

Conrad Murray, who is serving a prison sentence for the death of Michael Jackson, went on Anderson Cooper's CNN show to talk about not testifying in Jackson's wrongful death trial. And also...sing? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss the singing and Cooper's priceless reaction.

*Read more from TMZ:
http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/02/conrad-...

Snoop [Dogg] Lion Stands Against Gun Violence in New Song

Snoop Lion, a rapper reborn with a mission for peace and positivity, has released an anti-gun music video today featuring Drake and Cori B, Snoop's daughter.

"No Guns Allowed" is a track off of his new album, "Reincarnated." In a clip from his upcoming documentary of the same title, the rapper explains that the track and his daughter's involvement in it."*

Snoop Dogg, "reborn" as Snoop Lion has released a new song with an anti-gun violence message. He says he's trying to move on from his past in a new Vice documentary on his transformation- do you buy it? Is "Snoop Lion" pardoned? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more from Salon:
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/02/snoop...