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It seems like we've been hearing about Ray J maybe-or-maybe-not-impregnating one of the contestants from 'For the Love of Ray J' season 1 for about nine months now ... which makes sense.

VH1 and Ray J have denied the claims from the beginning. However, a new clip from 'For the Love of Ray J 2' has surfaced, showing Monica Leon (Danger) standing next to Ray J and announcing to the new crop of contestants that she is indeed pregnant with his child.

So what is the truth?

The National Enquirer broke the story earlier this year with an exclusive interview with Danger, in which she alleged that Ray J got her pregnant during the taping of season 1. "There is no way the baby can be anyone's but Ray J's," she said. "I was locked in a mansion with him and 13 girls from October until the end of December. Toward the end of the first week of filming, we made love for the first time -- and we slept together every night after that!"

I've written for newspapers and magazines, but I've always been apprehensive about calling myself a journalist because it was never my major in college. In fact, my college didn't even have that as a major. I've always been fascinated by the career itself, however, and learning about all the obstacles that go along with getting a story.

If you share my interest in anything having to do with the media, and independent media especially, you'll probably enjoy Democracy on Deadline, which appears as part of the PBS series Independent Lens on November 21 at 10 pm. The documentary looks at independent journalists in several parts of the world, from right here in the United States to places like Russia and the Middle East. In the US, the problem for journalists is breaking through the wall of secrecy put up by the Bush White House during the days leading up to the Iraq war, and during the war itself. The documentary does not, however, place all blame on the government, it also points out how shoddy journalistic standards and a disinterested public have played a significant role in slowing down the flow of information.

Kathy Mullen and Michael Frith, two members of Jim Henson's original Muppet team, have joined forces with British charity No Strings Attached to create a film that warns children in Afghanistan about the dangers of land mines. No Strings Attached uses puppets as a teaching aid, and together the team came up with "The Story of the Little Carpet Boy," a tale based loosely on Pinocchio. The puppets used in the film are similar to the Muppets we all grew up with, but none of the American Muppets were used in the story. One puppet loses several limbs before he learns to avoid land mines completely. According to studies, sixty people a month are killed by land mines in Afghanistan, and half of that number are under eighteen.

Thanks to our sister site Blogging Baby for catching this first.