Archive: April 2011 (1-2 of 2)

Apr 23 2011 08:57 PM ET

Viral video star Antoine Dodson charged with marijuana possession

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Internet phenomenon Antoine Dodson has been charged with marijuana possession, EW has confirmed. Dodson was arrested in Huntsville, Ala., according to the Huntsville Police Department, at around 2 a.m this morning. Dodson was also charged with speeding, failing to appear in court, and an insurance violation. He was subsequently released after posting $1,340 cash bond. (The arrest was first reported by TMZ.)

Dodson responded to the arrest on Twitter, writing “Let me be the first to tell it!! So just got out of jail off a weak charge. Got pulled over in my Benz and they got me.”

Dodson became famous last year when a video of him talking about an alleged attempted rape attack on his sister became a viral video sensation.

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Antoine Dodson snags a reality show. What other viral video stars should get a series?
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Apr 23 2011 07:21 PM ET

Former Sony head Norio Ohga, who helped develop the CD, dies at 81

Former Sony president and chairman Norio Ohga, who helped guide the development of the compact disc and was behind Sony’s purchase of Columbia Pictures, died Saturday of multiple organ failure at 81, the company announced today. Ohga was president of Sony from 1982 through 1995, a time when the Japan-based company expanded into portable electronic devices like the Walkman, and videogaming with the Sony PlayStation.

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