EBONY Rundown: Football legend Pele’s health worsens, Shaquille O’Neal seeks damages for failed cannabis partnership and more

Football legend Pelé’s health is deteriorating

The state of health of football icon and former sports minister of Brazil, Pelé, has gone wrong. for more than a year, he had been receiving progressive care for his cancer diagnosis that led to kidney and heart dysfunction at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. Her daughter Kely Nascimento posted on Instagram of her condition. “Insta family, our Christmas at home has been put on hold. We decided with doctors that for many reasons it would be best for us to stay here, with all the care that this new Einstein family gives us,” Nascimento said.

Shaquille O’Neal Seeks Over $1.3 Million in Damages Over Failed Cannabis Partnership

Former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal is seeking more than $1.3 million in damages following a failed partnership with cannabis company Viceroy LLC. O’Neal and his business partner Jerome Crawford invested $150,000 in the company around 2017. However, the two sued the company last year for $1 million after the company failed to generate income or build a structure for the project. The company’s founder, Daron Campbell, agreed to return the funds but did not make the necessary payments to fix the problem. “Campbell had made no further payments as of September 30, 2019, but reiterated its intention to do so by that date by stating in an email to O’Neal and his representatives,” reads the filing for the court.

Airbnb prohibits the use of slave cabins for rental

In a new announcement, Airbnb has finally banned the use of slave cabins as rental properties on its platform. The new policy states that the rental will be removed from its site “if any structures that existed during the time of slavery are still present on the property.” Earlier this year, Airbnb caught fire from its allocation of slave cabins for rent as “luxury accommodation”.