Drake Covers The Hollywood Reporter and Talks about being a ‘Harry Potter’ Fan and May Have Paid $160,000 for the First Edition of ‘The Sorcerer’s Stone’
Fans already know a lot about Drake: At 31 years old, he's one of the highest-selling musicians of all time; he's half Jewish, hails from Toronto and reps the 6; he likes his girls BBW (big beautiful women); he loves the Toronto Raptors, but is a basketball fan in general; he enjoys the finer things, like the vintage wines served at his Toronto-based pan-Asian restaurant Fring’s (they don’t call him Champagne Papi for nothing); and he's the creator of the popular acronym “YOLO" (You Only Live Once), as well as the king of memes.
But an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, released Wednesday, revealed another informational nugget: Drizzy—as he’s affectionately called by fans—is a Harry Potter diehard!
Drake is a 'Harry Potter' stan
Drake looks on prior to the International Champions Cup soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Houston’s NRG Stadium on July 20.
That’s right. Drake—real name Aubrey Drake Graham—can’t get enough of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling series, to the point where he considered purchasing a first edition of the 16-year-old Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The copy, which came on the market in the weeks leading up to his 31st birthday on October 24, had a price tag of $160,000. “I should get it. My birthday’s coming up. Maybe I’ll buy it for myself as a treat,” Drake told THR over a series of interviews in September.
The cover story has the OVO Sound founder sharing a few other secrets, including his collection of Hermès Birkin bags (saved for the woman he "ends up with”) and his love for the dark Netflix drama Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney.
The rapper, who landed the number-five spot on Forbes’s “Richest in Hip-Hop of 2017” list, can certainly afford the book. He is worth an estimated $90 million, and money is still pouring in from his worldwide shows (his tour grossed some $1 million per night) and constant streams on services like Apple Music and Spotify (2016’s views were streamed more than 1 billion times).
Drake has dominated the music industry since his first album, Thank Me Later, debuted in 2010, and now he’s apparently taking a six-month break to return to acting. Drake got his start, and his first taste of fame, on Canada's hit teen series Degrassi, playing the character Jimmy Brooks for eight years. In his interview with THR, he said he is in talks with Netflix, Apple and the film studio A24 (behind the Oscar-winning film Moonlight) about developing acting and producing projects.
Although he hadn't confirmed the $160,000 purchase of the first-edition Harry Potter book by the end of the interview, Drake assured the magazine that he was definitely planning on it.
#RHoA: Kenya Moore Says ‘No One’s Excited for Kim Zolciak to Be Back’ on RHOA
Everyone is excited for season 10 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but according to Kenya Moore, no one is excited for Kim Zolciak to be back.
According to Kenya, Kim’s return stirs up a whole lot of trouble during season 10. Sounds great to me – the more drama, the better.
“The truth is, no one is excited for Kim to be back on the show,” says Kenya explains to Us Weekly.
While Kim and Kenya have plenty of beef now, Kenya admits that before last season she had no issues with Kim.
“I’ve said, ‘I like Kim, I know that she’s not on the show anymore, but she seems like a straightforward girl, and I like a girl who’s straightforward,’” she adds. “Flash forward to her just basically going out in the world and saying she hates me and all these terrible things.”
One thing fans shouldn’t expect from season 10 is any truce between Kim and Kenya, in fact, expect things to get uglier than ever.
In a promo for season 10, Kenya accuses Kim of “pimping out” her daughter Brielle.
“I don’t watch her show to know how she parents. I only know what I’ve read,” Moore tells Us. “I only know the things that I’ve actually known to be true, like her smoking while pregnant. While obviously, that is not something that a pregnant woman should do. Also, the whole world saw her go online and say, ‘Who does Brielle have to blow to get John Legend tickets?’ That’s her daughter. And you’re talking about a sexual act just to get tickets, so that is what I said to Kim.”
Kim responded to Kenya’s comments in a statement to Us Weekly. “She doesn’t know me. She didn’t know me pregnant. I can count on two hands how many times I’ve been around this lady, and it’s never once been without a camera,” Zolciak says. “She has no idea who I am. She’s a fan. She reads about me.”
As for the root of Kim and Kenya’s issues even Kenya says she baffled over it.“I don’t understand Kim, I don’t think I ever will, and I really don’t like what I’ve seen of her because I was a fan,” she wraps.
BLOOP! #TEAMTWIRL!
#EMPIRE: Recap: The Lucious Is Back In The Game
Claudia makes her feelings for Lucious known.
Empire is finally back after being pre-empted by the World Series, and tonight we pick up with Cookie, Thirsty, and the best custody lawyer around grooming Hakeem for their upcoming hearing. The most important thing is that Hakeem shares all the dirty details he can about his relationship with Anika and her connection to his family so there are no surprises.
Things get worse when TMZ reports the tea that Lucious Lyon has been suffering from amnesia and lying to his fans about it……Lordt.
This means that Cookie could get forced off the board. The threat is definitely looming because later on it comes out that the board believes Cookie has been defrauding the shareholders behind not being forthcoming about Lucious’ condition. Cookie springs a plan in action for Lucious to make an announcement to the press claiming it’s fake news.
Then we find out the obvious, Claudia has fallen in love with “Dwight.” She tells him she crossed the line and wants to be professional, but it’s too late. Plus, Dwight reels her in, even more, when he says he doesn’t want to go back to being Lucious again. Claudia claims she can help him be a better man.
Back to Cookie’s plan. She’s the only one who thinks it’s a good idea to invite press to follow Lucious around for 48 hours. Lucious is obviously fragile, but he goes along with it anyway. And everyone else is rightfully nervous about this. You know how Dwight is prone to getting overwhelmed and passing out when too many lights flash.
Jamal is still galavanting with Warren the snake, who actually seems to be falling in love for real. They run into Angelo out and about and engage in a contentious discussion, of course. Angelo starts talking wild greasy (while pretending he doesn’t know Warren, of course), and even asks Jamal if he ever wondered who leaked the details to the press about his pops. He walks away from Jamal saying, “Your chick looks thirsty.” Bug planted. There’s a reason for this, though. Hold that thought.
Later on, Lucious’ meeting with the press starts off well, but then he gets triggered by a song Shyne plays. Claudia pulls him out of the fray to calm him down. Lucious should really just go home, but it’s not in Cookie’s best interests for this publicity stunt to fail because Thirsty then delivers news that if this first album (of 20 for the year) doesn’t get turned in soon, and there’s more bad press for the company, then Cookie will be forced to step down from the board. But then, super producer, Eddie Barker (Forrest Whittaker), who is Lucious’ relative, walks in, followed by Lucious, who is back in the game, and the press goes nuts.
Warren confronts Angelo about almost blowing his cover and Angelo says he did what he did to keep Warren in the game because it’s obvious that he caught feelings for Jamal. Warren denies it, but we all know what’s up. Then they get interrupted by Hakeem. Warren scurries away and hides and Angelo taunts Hakeem to the point where he gets punched in the face. That was the plan. Now Hakeem looks unstable.
BUT ANIKA IS A MURDERER AND A STALKER AND DIANA KIDNAPPED BELLA!
Why is this even an issue?
Sure, Diana swore Hakeem to secrecy, but now is the time for Hakeem to blow up her spot and play just as dirty.
Hakeem thinks it’s a good idea to run away with Bella to Cuba and tries to get Tiana on board with this plan. She thinks it’s silly, but says she’ll meet him at the airport after taking care of some things. Y’all know she’s not dimwitted like Hakeem. She tells Cookie what’s up and of course, Cookie and Tiana meet him at the airport to shut him down. Cookie gives him a speech about how they’re Lyons and they’re going to fight this.
Then we find out Lucious has synesthesia. In short, that means that when he listens to music his brain sees color. Claudia says his brain has been rewired. He stays up all night seeing color and whatnot and eventually completes the first of 20 albums for the company. Cookie presents the album to the board and tells the truth about Lucious. She downplays Lucious’ brain injury, but it’s not enough. One of the board members suggests that they bring in someone from the outside. Cookie was prepared for this so she brings in Eddie Barker to be the “outside” person because she’s not about to have them bring on a stranger that doesn’t know Empire’s legacy ruin things for her. It goes over well and Eddie becomes her special advisor.
Claudia is overseeing another Lucious painting session, and it’s helping him begin to get his memory back. Claudia says his synapses are reawakening because he’s connecting the colors with the music and then they go into a sexy sequence of painting and Lucious imagining Claudia as Cookie. He’s remembering their love and how Cookie was his muse. He says this out loud to Claudia, but he’s not really talking to her. This is going to be a problem though.
When Lucious and Claudia wake up, Claudia is all happy and in love about the moments they shared and tells Lucious that he told her he loved her. Lucious then says that he was talking about Cookie. Claudia tells him that he can’t trust his memories and that he’s Dwight, but Lucious says he remembers now and that his name is Lucious. Cookie walks in and demands to know what’s going on. Claudia tries to get Cookie to leave so she can continue to convince Dwight to stick around, but Lucious tells her that she doesn’t call the shots in his house. Cookie has Claudia escorted out stuck on stupid, which will probably come back to bite them later because she knows too much and might decide to be petty. Cookie steps out because it’s time for Hakeem’s hearing, so Lucious doesn’t get to tell her that he’s back yet.
It’s really him. You can hear it in his voice.Trouble is definitely afoot.
Next week it’s time for Hakeem’s fight to get custody of Bella.
#NewMusicVideo from Stokley – Organic
The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/producer, takes a creative art based approach to the new video, which finds the crooner and different woman cut out over a graphic art imposed city set. Stokley confesses his praise for their natural beauty, while complimenting confidence and encouraging them to remain as they were created.
Check out the video HERE
“Organic” follows the success of Stokley’s first single off the album, “Level,” which has been sitting in the top 10 on the Adult R&B charts since its release.
#NewHipHop Video from Remy Ma Ft. Lil’ Kim “Wake Me Up”
The Queen Bee and Remy Ma is together on a track that is sampling Mary J Blige’s ‘I Can Love You Better’ which Lil’ Kim originally rapped on. Wellnow Remy has her twist on it with Lil Kim chiming in.
Check it out HERE!
NYC STAND UP!
#CREEPING: Wendy Williams’ Husband Spotted Out With His Alleged Mistress
Days after Wendy Williams collapsed on her daytime talk show, her husband Kevin Hunter was reportedly spotted picking up his alleged mistress. According to DailyMailTV, Hunter was seen picking up Sharina Hudson in his red Bentley from a Manhattan office building on Monday and dropping her back off on Tuesday.
But the tea doesn’t stop there, according to the Internet tabloid, Hunter and Hudson have been carrying on an affair for 10 years and alluded to them being engaged or married. Hudson was donning a diamond ring on her ring finger. Hunter allegedly moved Hudson into a $765,000 house in Jersey.
Rumors surrounding Hunter’s alleged infidelities hit the Internet earlier this year, reportedly leading to Wendy firing members of her staff, which was the alleged source of the rumor.
Wendy made it clear she’s standing by her man. “Without giving the story too much attention, you can believe what you want, but,” she said while flashing her ring.
“I stand by my guy,” she said. “We commuted this morning. All is well in Hunterville. Don’t believe the hype, and if there was hype, believe me, you—I would let you know.”
A source told TheDailyMail, Wendy isn’t the same since the rumor broke in September.
‘She’s not the same bubbly person that she typically is. She looks very sad and is extremely subdued. It’s been painful to watch,’ the source said.
As for Hunter, he doesn’t have the best reputation among sources allegedly connected to Wendy.
‘Kevin is not an easy guy to be around or work with. Everyone from the most junior production staffer to the executives at Debmar want to deal only with Wendy. No one wants Kevin anywhere near the show or Wendy,” an insider said.
‘I mean he bought this woman a house, his name is on her letterbox, when is the humiliation going to be enough for Wendy to call time on this marriage?’ said another source.
Chris Brown's New project (HOAFM) Debuts At No.3!
Chris Brown proves he makes his own rules when it comes to this music industry. The R&B crooner dropped his double 45-track album, Heartbreak on a Full Moon, on Tuesday (October 31st), which means his sales are only being credited for three days due to the Billboard format. But, he still killed his first week.
Heartbreak on a Full Moon came in the No. 3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart and he nabbed the No. 1 spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for its debut.
Breezy wasn’t happy about Billboard's album sales rule (that has been in place for the last 2 years) and expressed his frustrations on Instagram writing, “So I’m hearing that I will only be credited for three days of sales for my first week. DONT UNDERSTAND how that is."
Despite the short sales week, HOAFM marks the Grammy Award winner's seventh #1 debut on the R&B/Hip-Hop album chart and eighth Top Ten solo album debut on the Billboard 200 chart.
Not only that, HOAFM has crossed the threshold needed for an application for a Gold RIAA certification, according to his friend Jake Miosge.
Nice!
Famed Author Gay Talese Tells Kevin Spacey Accusers to 'Suck It Up' While Defending Actor
Gay Talese does not sound sympathetic toward the men accusing Spacey of sexual harassment or assault.
Kevin Spacey has at least one person defending him from the onslaught of sexual misconduct allegations, of varying degrees of severity.
85-year-old author and New York Times journalist Gay Talese, credited for launching literary journalism through inventive pieces like his groundbreaking Esquire article "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold," told Vanity Fair in an interview that he feels sorry for the former "House of Cards" star, and more shockingly, told the men accusing Spacey of sexual harassment or assault to "suck it up."
"So, OK, it happened 10 years ago... Jesus, suck it up once in a while," Talese said at the annual Library Lions Gala while expressing interest in profiling the troubled actor.
Spacey, a two-time Oscar winner, is facing a career crisis that started when Anthony Rapp publicly accused the actor and producer of making a sexual advance on him decades ago when the "Star Trek: Discovery" actor was just 14. Since then, more men have come forward with disturbing allegations of harassment and groping, including eight "House of Cards" employees. One man, who remained anonymous, even claimed Spacey tried to rape him as a teen.
"I would like to ask [Spacey] how it feels to lose a lifetime of success and hard work all because of 10 minutes of indiscretion 10 years or more ago," Talese added.
The writer, who has authored 16 books, then continued to explain how everyone is guilty of doing something they are ashamed of, including the Dalai Lama.
Since the allegations came out, Netflix suspended production on the final season of "House of Cards" and severed ties with the actor, while the premiere of his Oscar buzzworthy drama "All the Money in the World" was cancelled at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, his Emmy honor was rescinded, and he is now under investigation by the London police.
#OOOPS: Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith Did NOT Give Tyrese $5 Million
The new Tea is Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith did NOT give the weepy R&B singer $5 million as he boasted on social media.
Via TMZ: Our Will and Jada sources say they did not give Tyrese any money at all.
Tyrese posted last Sunday that Will and Jada gave him the gift in return for him staying mum about his trial.
Tyrese wrote, “You’ve guys asked me to get off and stay off the Internet now that my daughters legal fees will be paid. I will listen.”
Will and Jada have been friends with Tyrese for years, and we’re told they’re extremely worried Tyrese is having some sort of a breakdown.
Tyrese may not have received his $5 million wire from the Smiths, but that didn’t stop him from promising to use the money to pay a young boy’s college tuition.
Dude call Inyanla and FIX YOUR LIFE!
Oh? Caitlyn Jenner Says She No longer Speaks To The Kardashians
The Kardashians are apparently not seeing it for Caitlyn Jenner. The trans star opened up about her relationship with the Kardashian family at the Cambridge Union on Monday night. While Caitlyn confirms that her relationship with biological daughters Kylie and Kendall seems to be going strong, she is also receiving a noticeably icy cold shoulder from the rest of the family.
“It’s been a little bit tough over the past couple of years on the Kardashian side,” Caitlyn said.
“To be honest, I don’t talk to them anymore. Kim I haven’t talked to in a year. They don’t want me in their lives, they bashed me pretty badly. It’s devastating when your kids do that. It really hurt.”
According to Jenner, the family has been keeping their distance since the publication of her memoir “Secrets of My Life.” This comes as no surprise as Kris and Kim Kardashian both went on record to discredit the memoir immediately following its release.
“I tried to be honest in my book — very fair and very nice. Unfortunately, they didn’t take it that way,” said Caitlyn. “In the book I express some opinions and got shut down. It was not about the Kardashians. They were only mentioned on 20 pages. They made it more about them on television. The book was about my life. That caused a lot of the separation between us.”
Meek Mill’s Legal Team Says Judge Gave Him a Heavy Sentence Because He Refused To Give Her a Shout Out in A Boyz II Men Remake
Earlier this week, Meek Mill was sentenced to 2 to 4 years behind bars for violating probation, again. Despite the judge’s 10-year history with the rapper and several previous easy breaks, many believe the sentence was harsh and heavy-handed. In fact, the rapper’s legal team says the judge has a vendetta against him.
According to TMZ, Meek’s attorney, Joe Tacopina, says the judge passed down the heavy sentence even after prosecutors recommended no jail time because of her own personal issues with the rapper. Tacopina says the two are from the same part of Philly and know some of the same people, the publication reports.
Tacopina cited an incident from last year, when the judge asked the rapper to do a remake of Boyz II Men’s, “On Bended Knee,” and give her a shout-out. According to the attorney, Meek thought the judge was joking, but she said “I’m not kidding,” and when he refused, she said, “Okay, suit yourself.” Since then, Tacopina believes she has had it out for him, which explains the heavy sentence.
As a result, Meek’s legal team says they plan to appeal the sentence.
Tacopina also sat down with Angie Martinez to further detail the judge’s alleged vendetta. Check out the full interview HERE
OH? ‘Star’ Actress Ryan Destiny Accused of Stiffing Her Manager
You haven’t really made it in Hollywood until someone comes after your money, so Ryan Destiny can find a silver lining in the fact that her manager sued her over commissions.
Destiny was sued by Primary Wave Entertainment — they claim she was under their management in 2015 when she landed a lead role on Lee Daniel‘s hit show, “Star,” and was contractually obligated to pay them a 10% commission.
According to docs, obtained by The Blast, Primary Wave says Destiny has breached her contract by failing to pay for “Star,” despite continuing to “perform extensive services as her management firm.”
They want the actress to open up the books and pay them what they claim she owes.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘Bounce It’
You ever see someone wearing something and think to yourself “That piece of clothing was made for that person.” I get that sense from this. Like the maker of that t-shirt had this guy in mind for it.
#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Dante!
Meet Dante The Brazilian King! And you can see all of him when you CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PICS!! And remember they’re NSFW!
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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
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