Zoë Saldana for Women’s Health! Admits She Would Restrict Her Diet When She Was Younger: 'I Felt I Needed to Control that Part of My Life'
Zoë Saldana has learned that there’s a big difference between extreme dieting and simply following a healthy lifestyle.
The 39-year-old actress opened up to Women’s Health about her relationship with food, admitting that she fell victim to the belief that having a fit body would lead to greater accomplishments in other areas of her life.
“When I was younger, I was more strict,” she said of her diet. “I felt I needed to control that part of my life in order to feel I was going to be successful at something — because we often equate success with our physical beauty. It’s so f— up!”
Although Saldana usually goes for gluten-free and organic options in her kitchen, she’s no stranger to indulging in a great Italian dish.
The Guardians of the Galaxy star also pulls from her experience as a ballet dancer to stay in tune with her body.
“I love having that kind of intimacy with my body and getting my body to do things I never thought I could do,” she explained.
And when she’s not getting in her exercise with stunts on the movie set — Saldana is no stranger to feats like martial arts, archery and horseback riding — and she notes the importance of yoga in her life.
“I often take for granted how helpful stretching and breathing exercises are,” the star shared. “Yoga reminds me to breathe and slow down.”
Then there’s the workout that comes being a mother to three sons: 3-year-old twins Cy and Bowie and 1-year-old Zen.
“My boys are a constant source of strength for me,” Saldana said. “They keep me on my toes, reminding me how much I still have to learn and grow as a person.”
Saldana told SHAPE last year that she focuses on eating healthy when she can’t hit the gym.
“I can’t work out regularly, so I compensate by eating a lot healthier than I might otherwise,” she told the magazine. “Once you have relatively healthy eating habits, your workout can become playing with your kids, strolling around the neighborhood, playing airplane or just changing diapers.”
And she doesn’t worry about her body fitting any specific image.
“If we could design ourselves, we’d all be perfect. But we can’t, so why be unhappy about it?” Saldana said. “I’ve never wanted different hair or my body any other shape. And I’ve never thought of a person as ugly unless they opened their mouth and their heart was full of venom.”
#RHOA: Have you seen Cynthia Bailey’s Unexpected Lip Color choice? You might love it!
Cynthia Bailey proves that you can wear vampy colors in the spring. Celebrity or not, it can often be a struggle to branch outside of your abbreviated color spectrum when it comes to lip color. Through trial and error, you know which lipsticks looks good and so you alternate your faves throughout the week without much of a second thought. It makes perfect sense, really.
When you do opt for a new hue, though, swiping on that rarely worn shade can be such a transformative experience that you somehow feel like a different version of yourself. Though we can’t speak on behalf of Cynthia Bailey, we’re guessing she's feeling as fly as she looks sporting this new, vampy lip hue.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta beauty took to Insta showcasing her foray into moody lip colors, stating, “I rarely wear a dark lip, but I’m here for this one.” Um, we're here for it, too!
She tagged makeup artist Jeremy Dell in the picture, so we're guessing partial credit goes to him for this new venture. Whatever the case, we say it's officially time for her to add a new lip color to her current rotation.
#‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett on How Directing Will Help Him Become The ‘Black, Male Barbra Streisand’
Jussie Smollett has wanted to direct an episode of “Empire” since he started working on the Fox family musical drama as middle son Jamal. He began observing the episodic directors as they came in week to week and later spent time shadowing a few, which gave him the confidence to step behind the camera for music videos including “F.U.W.,” “Catch Your Eye” and “Hurt People.” And it was because of one such video that he finally got the chance to helm an episode of “Empire” in the fourth season.
“I sent it to everybody — Dana Walden, Gary Newman, Brian Grazer — and I sent it specifically to Lee [Daniels], Sanaa [Hamri], Danny [Strong] and Ilene [Chaiken],” Smollett says of his 2017 project “F.U.W.” “I dropped it as, ‘Look, my “Empire” family, look at this video I directed’ and everybody loved it, and then I used it as my reel.”
So Jussie sat down with the folks over at ‘Variety’ for an interview. Excerpts below
As kids, he and his siblings used to film home videos, but it has been over the past year that he feels he’s really challenged himself as a director.
“I’ve been in this business as an actor and a musician since I was four years old but I haven’t been in this business as a director [that long]. So it is about paying dues and making sure that people know you’re legit and really serious about what you’re doing,” Smollett says. “I always joked that I wanted to be the black, male Barbra Streisand — because she does it all and she does it well.”
What was most important to you about bringing your own style to an episode that still had to fit into the usual format of “Empire,” tonally and visually?
Any job that you’re doing, unless you’re doing it all yourself, you’re going to have to compromise. But the compromise was, honestly, a lot less than I thought it was going to be, if I’m being honest. I’ve been on “Empire” for so long that I know the things I love seeing on “Empire” and I know the things that I would like to see on “Empire.” I know what’s expected of me with the formula that we run with, just as far as certain shots, but I was allowed to bring my own flavor — a kind of voyeuristic flavor. Maybe the camera isn’t moving so much, wide shots, I want to see a train going by and we’re waiting for a train to go by because I needed to have this train when Thirsty is throwing Shyne’s body into the butcher truck. I wanted the shot over and above Andre and the reverend so it felt almost like the eye of God. There were certain things that I just wanted.
What directors do you feel have most influenced your own style?
I love George Cukor and I love Alfred Hitchcock and I love Spike Lee. There are certain directors that I love — I love certain styles that they do. I was inspired, and I was able to do that.
What directors do you feel you learned the most from personally?
John Singleton who was the first one that clocked and said, “You want to direct, don’t you?” And I said yeah, and he said, “Get your a– over here” and started showing me different things. I would watch Lee on set, I would watch Sanaa Hamri on set, I would watch Mario Van Peebles, and I would just see the different ways of their directing styles. It’s interesting to watch different directors, especially on television because you have a different director every episode so it’s interesting to see every eight days, a whole different style — but a whole different style having to adapt their style to network television. Before I really started directing “Empire,” I shadowed Craig Brewer for a little bit, but I was really shadowing Sanaa Hamri, Diane Houston and Millicent Shelton. So I had these three extremely powerful, strong female directors that were showing me the ropes, and they are about their business, and I feel like I learned from the best. I was like, “Yo fellas, back away, I don’t need to learn nothing from y’all!” Sanaa leads the back, but the three were just next level, just watching them — watching what came at them and how they handled everything — it was like a masterclass in television directing.
Since “Empire” is an ensemble show and not every character is heavily in every episode, was it important to you to have less to focus on on the acting side with your directorial debut?
I asked for an episode that was after the holiday break so that I could have proper time to not be on “Empire” and to really, really look at everything I had to do in prep. Not just for this episode but the episode prior, I was much lighter because I had to prep. They definitely made it as convenient and as stress-free as that type of situation can be.
Still the episode has a lot of important pieces, including Shyne’s memorial and Cookie reconnecting with her mother after so many years. What was most important to you about balancing the tones of those scenes?
The tone of Cookie and her mom and her sisters, it feels a little warmer — and then the tone of the memorial and even the tone of even the House Empire feels very cold. We talked a lot about tone and a lot about temperature of what that would appear to be. I wanted to do a lot of almost current throwbacks to the first season. There’s a reason why when Cookie’s talking to her mom I chose to play “Good Enough.” That was obviously the very first song Jamal performed by himself in the show, and it was very much about Lucious but it was about this parent-child relationship — and as we see, Cookie and Jamal have almost been living in kind of a parallel universe with a lot of their experiences. So, it was just finding those little things that maybe no one else will pick up on, but I feel like it’s those little things that are cool and that the fans will love.
Was there an added challenge in the fact that the memorial is in a club setting, which is not traditionally somber?
My episode was a really big episode and it had so many moving parts and the hardest thing to hear about your episode is, “Yeah, that’s over budget.” And at a certain point I’m just like, “Do we have any money!?” Making the memorial feel more like a party, to me, that was something we had to shift. It just made sense to have it at Leviticus — that felt like something Lucious would do. He’d have a party for his people — kind of this grandstand memorial — when in actuality he’s the reason the man’s not here to begin with.
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#MusicNews:Stevie Wonder Announces “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration Of Life, Love & Music” Concert Series
Muisc icon Stevie Wonder announces “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love & Music,” a limited engagement concert series taking place this summer.
The legendary artist will bring “The Song Party” to four cities including Las Vegas, Atlantic City, National Harbor and Springfield where fans can expect to enjoy an experience on Stevie can deliver during this run.
The announcement follows Stevie’s epic private event last week in Los Angeles of the same title that was designed to give guests a sneak peek of what is in store for attendees of the concert series.
Tickets start at $69, plus applicable fees, and will go on sale to the general public Monday, May 21 at 10 a.m. PT at ticketmaster.com. American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, May 16 at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sales will end Sunday, May 20 at 10 p.m. PT.
See the tour dates below.
The Stevie Wonder Song Party Dates:
August 3, 4, 8, 10, 11 – Las Vegas, NV – Park Theater at Park MGM
August 25, 26 – Atlantic City, NJ – The Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
August 29, 30 – National Harbor, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
September 1 – Springfield, MA – MassMutual Center at MGM Springfield
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#HipHopNews: Wiz Khalifa And Rae Sremmurd Announce ‘Dazed & Blazed Tour’
Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd are heating up the summer with a co-headlining tour.
The Taylor Gang boss will hit the road with Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi on the “Dazed & Blazed Summer 2018 Amphitheater Tour” with supporting acts Lil Skies and O.T. Genasis on select dates.
Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city summer amphitheater trek will kick off July 21 in Detroit and hit cities including Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, and more, before wrapping Aug. 30 in Phoenix.
Wiz is gearing up to release his new album Rolling Papers 2 on July 13, while Rae Sremmurd is fresh off the release of their triple album SR3MM. The tour will find both acts delivering their biggest hits during a high-energy show, billed as “one epic co-headlining night.”
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning May 18. Wiz Khalifa and Rae Sremmurd VIP packages will be available beginning May 15 at 12 p.m. EST through Artist Arena and Future Beat.
DAZED & BLAZED TOUR DATES
July 21 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 22 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 24 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
July 25 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 26 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
July 28 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 29 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
July 31 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
Aug. 2 – Coney Island, NY – Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island*+
Aug. 4 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center*
Aug. 5 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Aug. 7 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Aug. 9 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Aug. 10 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
Aug. 11 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Aug. 12 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug. 14 – Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Aug. 15 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
Aug. 16 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
Aug. 17 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
Aug. 21 – Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Aug. 23 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 24 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
Aug. 25 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
Aug. 26 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Aug. 29 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug. 30 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
*Lil Skies not on date
+Rae Sremmurd not on date
Rihanna’s Ex-Boyfriend Chris Brown Is Losing It Over Her Sexy Lingerie Photos
In the past days, Rihanna has been sharing topless pictures to make any man go wild, and it seems that Chris Brown is one of those losing it over her sexy curves.
Last week, Rihanna launched her highly anticipated lingerie collection called Savage x Fenty, and she shared numerous photos where she is wearing skimpy and sexy babydolls, sheer bra, and lace undies.
A few days later, Hassan Jameel’s girlfriend unveiled a new collection of makeup in a series of photos where she is naked and showing off her perfect skin.
A source claimed that Rihanna’s ex is in love with her killer figure and cannot stop admiring her new photo shoots.
The person told Hollywood Life: “He loves all the sexy pics Rihanna has been posting for her lingerie and beauty line. He thinks she looks sexier than ever and he is turned on by her perfect curves. The pics are making him miss her even more, and he wishes they were still together. Not only does he still have a lot of love for her still, but her topless pics are driving him crazy with desire. Chris wants to be with her again.”
The pal went on to say: “It’s been years since they split, but he still thinks about her every day, it breaks his heart that they don’t even talk anymore. Chris came under a lot of fire after he posted a birthday message for Rihanna earlier this year, but he thought it was worth the heat to let her know he still loves and cares about her, it pained him that she doesn’t feel the same way.”
One fan stated: “Ohhh la la shining like a diamond. Why she keeps coming out with sh@t tryna take all my money. Chris, I feel you.”
A second supporter claimed: “Mama come get this girl, she out here looking too fine again lol you ruin everyone brain and make them double check the calendar, all your exes will go wild, lol.”
Rihanna is unstoppable right now and has more projects lined up for the future.
The ‘#BET Awards 2018 Nominations are out and Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and DJ Khaled Lead the pack!
BET Networks announced the nominations for the “BET Awards ” 2018 taking place at Microsoft Theater on Sunday, June 24.
The culturally-charged, performance-driven, thought-provoking show returns for its 18th year and as with previous years is expected to turn out a show like no other. DJ Khaled dominates this year’s nominations with a total of 6 including ‘Video of the Year,’ two for ‘Best Collaboration,’ with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller for ‘Wild Thoughts,’ and with Jay-Z, Future and Beyoncé for ‘Top Off,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ and ‘Coca-Cola Viewer’s Choice.’ Kendrick Lamar follows with five nods including ‘Best Collaboration,’ with Rihanna for ‘Loyalty.,’ ‘Video of the Year,’ ‘Album of the Year,’ and ‘Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice.’ Other leading nominees include Migos, nominated for four awards including ‘Best Group,’ and ‘Album of the Year,” and SZA, also nominated for four awards, including ‘Best Female R&B/Pop Artist’ and ‘Best New Artist.’
The complete list of nominees for the “BET Awards” 2018 are:
Female R&B / Pop Artist: Beyoncé, Sza, H.E.R., Rihanna, Kehlani
Male R&B / Pop Artist: Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, the Weeknd, Khalid, Daniel Caesar
Group: Migos, A Tribe Called Quest, N.E.R.D., Rae Sremmurd, Chloe X Halle
Collaboration: Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; DJ Khaled featuring Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé, “Top Off”; Cardi B featuring 21 Savage, “Bartier Cardi”; French Montana featuring Swae Lee, “Unforgettable”; Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna, “Loyalty.”
Male Hip Hop Artist: Drake, Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, J. Cole
Female Hip Hop Artist: Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Remy Ma, Dej Loaf, Rapsody
Video of the Year: Drake, “God’s Plan”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B, “Finesse” (Remix); DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Migos featuring Drake, “Walk It Talk It”
Video Director of the Year: Benny Boom, Director X, Ava Duvernay, Chris Brown, Dave Meyers
New Artist: Sza, H.E.R., Daniel Caesar, Goldlink, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
Dr. Bobby Jones Gospel/Inspirational Award: Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”; Snoop Dogg featuring B Slade, “Words Are Few”; Ledisi & Kirk Franklin, “If You Don’t Mind”; Marvin Sapp, “Close”; Tasha Cobbs Leonard featuring Nicki Minaj, “I’m Getting Ready”
International Act: Booba, Cassper Nyovest, Dadju, Davido, Distruction Boyz, Fally Ipupa, J Hus, Niska, Tiwa Savage, Stefflon Don, Stormzy
Actress: Tiffany Haddish, Lupita Nyong’o, Issa Rae, Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright, Taraji P. Henson
Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Donald Glover, Sterling K. Brown, Denzel Washington, Daniel Kaluuya
Young Stars Award: Yara Shahidi, Ashton Tyler, Caleb Mclaughlin, Lonnie Chavis, Marsai Martin, Miles Brown
Movie: “Black Panther,” “Girls Trip,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Detroit,” “Mudbound”
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Candace Parker, Elana Meyers Taylor
Sportsman of the Year: Stephen Curry, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, Odell Beckham Jr.
Album of the Year “Damn.,” Kendrick Lamar; “Ctrl,” Sza; “4:44,” Jay-Z; “Culture II,” Migos; “Black Panther: The Album,” Kendrick Lamar & Various Artists; “Grateful,” DJ Khaled
Bet Her Award: Janelle Monaé, “Django Jane”; Lizzo, “Water Me”; Mary J. Blige, “Strength of a Woman”; Remy Ma featuring Chris Brown, “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown)”; Chloe X Halle, “The Kids Are Alright”; Leikeli47, “2nd Fiddle”
Viewers Choice: Sza featuring Travis Scott, “Love Galore”; Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow”; Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”; Drake, “God’s Plan”; Migos featuring Cardi B & Nicki Minaj, “Motorsport”; Dj Khaled featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
Kylie Jenner Addresses Paternity Rumors
Earlier this year rapper Tyga was forced to deny fathering his ex- Kylie Jenner's daughter Stormi Webster followed by another denial from Kylie's bodyguard Tim Chung last week Kylie has had enough and sets the record straight...
... with an Instagram post naming herself and rapper Travis Scott as Stormi's parents.
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#SportsNews: David Tepper 'will be the next owner of The Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers announced Wednesday morning that a definitive agreement has been signed to sell the team to David Tepper, the founder and president of global hedge fund Appaloosa Management, L.P. and a well-known philanthropist.
WHO IS DAVID TEPPER? Tepper was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A business profile says he has a photographic memory and a mind for math.
He earned degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, and then worked for Goldman Sachs. He made his fortune through his hedge fund Appaloosa Management, and famously bet big on a recovery after the markets crashed in 2009. His current net worth is an estimated $11 billion.
Tepper is also well known for his philanthropy. He donated $3 million over the year to help with hurricane relief in Puerto Rico and Texas.
When Hurricane Sandy devastated the New Jersey coast in 2012, Tepper gave out 12,000 $100 gift cards to people in need in 20 different communities.
"This is a guy who has made a lot of money but has also given money back here in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Philanthropy is a big part of what he does," said WPXI Sports Director Alby Oxenreiter.
Numerous reports say Tepper comes across as a very normal person who just happens to be a billionaire.
"The people that know him here in Pittsburgh will say he has a lot of money now, but he's an incredibly down-to-earth guy," said Oxenreiter.
Reports emerged last week that Tepper is the front-runner to buy the team. Contacted by Channel 9, Tepper declined to comment.
Tepper is committed to keeping the team in Charlotte, ESPN reported. What we don't know for sure are his plans for Bank of America Stadium. Sports business expert Daniel Kaplan said it's common practice for a new owner to at least ask for some taxpayer money.
"It's always going to be an issue with a very wealthy owner when he or she asks for public funding because this always comes up, he or she has so much money why are they wanting taxpayer dollars," he said.
Sources told Channel 9 Monday that there was a last-minute push to bump up the sale price of the team. The NFL and other owners want the franchise to get top dollar -- at least $2.3 billion, which is where Forbes currently has it valued.
Under league rules, Tepper must put up at least 30 percent of the selling price.
"I think all of us believe that, at the moment, that David Tepper the hedge fund billionaire is the front-runner. He is the minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He bought into that team in 2009. He has the NFL pedigree. The NFL connections. And oh, by the way, he has the most money," explained the Charlotte Business Journal's Erik Stanberg.
Current owner Jerry Richardson, 81, announced in December plans to put the team up for sale amid an NFL investigation into allegations of sexual and racial workplace misconduct.
He stepped down from the day-to-day operations of the organization after a Sports Illustrated article detailed the allegations. Tina Becker was named the chief operating officer.
After Richardson selects his choice for the winning bid, three-fourths of the 32 NFL owners have to approve the sale at a meeting later this month.
Bill Cosby Required To Register As Sex Offender, Sentencing Date Set For September
Last month, Bill Cosby was found guilty on three counts of committing aggravated indecent assault against Andrea Constand in 2004, at his Philadelphia home.
While it was said that each count could carry as many as 10 years in prison, CNN reported on Tuesday that Cosby won’t be sentenced until September 24 and 25, according to a ruling on Tuesday by Judge Steven T. O’Neill, who presided over his trial. The actual sentence is expected to be below the maximum, according to CNN.
As of now, Cosby remains free on a $1 million bond after his April 26 conviction. He has been subject to GPS monitoring, needs permission to leave his Philadelphia-area home and is only permitted to visit his lawyers or doctors.
Kenya Barris Sets Divorce Comedy Movie At Fox
(Via Deadline) 20th Century Fox has just stepped up to acquire an untitled film about divorce that will be written by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. He will produce the project through his Khalabo Ink Society production company, with an eye towards directing. E. Brian Dobbins of Artists First will also produce.
RelatedABC Boss On Pulled 'Black-ish' Episode & Relationship With Creator Kenya Barris
Barris is coming off the massive hit Girls Trip and he co-wrote the new version of Shaft that is currently in production at New Line. Here, he will script an idea based on his own real-life experiences with the difficulties of marriage. The gritty, pull-no-punches comedy explores exactly what happens when everyone’s favorite couple calls it quits.
Barris is represented by CAA and Artists First.
Damon Wayans Blames Former ‘Lethal Weapon’ Co-Star for On-Set Injury
Damon Wayans unleashed a series of tweets aimed at his former “Lethal Weapon” co-star, Clayne Crawford, including ones blaming him for an injury Wayans suffered in an episode Crawford directed.
Wayans went off in the wake of Crawford being fired from the show after being accused of several instances of bad behavior. The show was picked up for a third season and will continue on with Seann William Scott in place of Crawford.
Wayans has since deleted his Twitter account, but he put up a short video where he claims he was hit on the head by a piece of shrapnel during the filming of a scene. He also posted a followup photo showing his injury up close.
Wayans also posted a photo of a sticker he says other people posted around set with a picture of Crawford and the words “Clayne Crawford is an emotional terrorist” written across it. He also claimed Crawford “hit another actor in the mouth with a bottle of green tea and busted his mouth open.”
Crawford has yet to respond to Damon Wayans’ since-deleted tweetstorm, but he did post an apology on social last month when allegations of his bad behavior first surfaced.
“I absolutely love, respect and care for my crew and cast, and would never intentionally jeopardize so many jobs,” Crawford wrote at the time. “I am incredibly sorry if my passion for doing good work has ever made anyone feel less than comfortable on our set, or feel less than celebrated for their efforts. Furthermore, I apologize to all the crew and cast for any negative attention Lethal Weapon is receiving because of these incidents.”
WOW!
Keeven Robinson 22-Year-Old Black Man Died In Custody Of Four White Lousiana Deputies
The death of a 22-year-old unarmed Louisiana man Thursday in police custody has been ruled a homicide.
According to NBC News reports: Robinson was targeted by an undercover drug operation by police. He fled from officers in his car before crashing into two sheriff’s vehicles, then fleeing on foot, jumping several fences to escape before he was arrested with drugs on him, according to officials.
On Thursday, at the scene, Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said there was “no indication” deputies had choked Robinson, noting that the suspect had a history of asthma and that air quality was poor. “It appears to be probably asthma-related,” he said then.
But on Monday Jefferson Parish Coroner Gerry Cvitanovich said the post-mortem examination showed Robinson’s death was “caused by the actions of another.”
The damage to the soft tissues of his neck, he said, left him confident that the cause of death will be “compression asphyxia” when the autopsy process is completed. He said it was consistent with someone choking, grabbing or leaning on Robinson’s neck and classified the case as a homicide.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office put the four narcotics agents involved in the confrontation on desk duty and asked Louisiana State Police and the FBI civil rights task force to join his investigation of how drug suspect Keeven Robinson, 22, was killed Thursday.
“I understand this incident will be under a microscope,” Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said at a Monday news conference where the preliminary results of this weekend’s autopsy were announced.
An attorney for Robinson’s family, Hester Hilliard, said the autopsy result compounded their grief.
“They had to find out Keeven lost his life at the hands of another, and that’s very, very hard for them,” she said. “And now they have to move on to making funeral arrangements for this 22-year-old, who should not have died.”
A community march was planned for Monday evening as Robinson’s family said they believe excessive force was used to subdue him.
Lopinto said the four deputies were read their rights and gave statements. He said an investigation would determine if the use of deadly force on Robinson — who did not have a gun on his body but had one in his car — was justified.
The coroner in New Orleans just ruled that police choked 22 year old #KeevenRobinson to death this past Thursday and declared it a homicide.
U.S Rep Hakeem Jeffries shouted out Lil Kim and she’s OVERJOYED about it!
Lil’ Kim may be a few months late, but that hasn’t stopped her from being overjoyed about her shout out from the U.S. House of Representatives.
During Women’s History Month in March, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries recognized a top 10 list of the best female rap collaborations. He placed Lil’ Kim’s Mobb Deep “Quiet Storm (Remix)” feature at no. 1 for “representin’ BK to the fullest.”
“These extraordinary MCs along with legendary pioneers such as Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Sait n Pepa shattered hip hop’s glass ceiling with their skill, talent and lyrical ability,” the New York Democrat representing Brooklyn, Queens says. “These dynamic women are worthy to be praised.” scroll to see all the videos.
Fans swiftly praised her for the recognition.
“Now this was interesting and so dope one person commented.
“You the GOAT,” someone else said.
“THIS IS AMAZING and sooooo deserving!!!!!” another said. “Sooo proud of you Kim!!!! You are a true QUEEN!!!”
#PickaSide! Conservative Star Candace Owens Ran Anti-Trump Site 2 Years Ago
Candace Owens, the latest in Negro shoe shufflers that the right is pawning off to the American public, caught the eye of Kanye West during his recent revelations that he’s a supporter of President Donald Trump. It appears that Owens’ rising star amongst conservative media figures has a bit of tarnish after it has come out she once ran a website that took digs at Trump’s penis size along with other shots at the right.
Owens was the focus of an investigative report from Buzzfeed News which uncovered that she was once the CEO and founder of Degree180, which billed itself as “a creative company dedicated to impacting the world through focused editorials.”
What Buzzfeed found is that while Owens herself strayed away from political rants and raves as she’s become famous for, Degree180 criticized countering protests of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Tea Party movement, and even took a look into speculating about Trump’s junk.
From Buzzfeed:
Ten months ago, the 26-year-old posted her first politically-themed video to YouTube, a reenactment of “coming out” as conservative to her parents. In November, amid allegations of racial bias, the conservative campus advocacy group Turning Point USA hired Owens, who is black, as its director of urban engagement. Last month, Kanye West tweeted his approval of Owens’ thoughts. Last week, President Trump tweeted that Owens was a “very smart ‘thinker’” who is “having a big impact on politics.” And this week, Owens mingled with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the dedication of the new American embassy in Jerusalem.
Yet Owens, suddenly a new face of the American right, was less than two years ago the CEO of an online publication that frequently mocked then-candidate Trump, including conducting a mock “investigation” into his penis size. (The story determined that it was likely very small.) And in a 2015 column for the site lambasting conservative Republicans, Owens wrote that it was “good news” that the “Republican Tea Party…will eventually die off (peacefully in their sleep, we hope.)”
Indeed, the speed with which Owens has gone from running a frequently anti-Trump, anti-conservative website to being one of the President’s most prominent new supporters illustrates the wild land grab still going on for influence in the pro-Trump ecosystem.
Check out Buzzfeed News’ look into the curious career arc of conservative darling Candace Owens by following this LINK
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R&B Singer Tank is being sued by R&B Producer Kerry Marshall over song ‘Only One’
Tank (real name Durrell Babbs ) is accused of stealing a music producers original work and passing it off as his own, and now he’s been hit with a federal lawsuit.
Kerry Marshall (aka Kerry 2Smooth) filed suit against Tank, Johnnie Newt (aka J. Valentine) and Atlantic Records. In the court docs, Marshall explains Tank recently released an album “Savage”, which contains a song entitled “Only One”.
The docs explain that he is a guitarist, producer, artist developer and member of the recording academy. Currently, he is the lead guitarist for the Black Eyed Peas and other singers. The docs also note that he has a popular YouTube channel with a catalogue of instructional videos. One of his videos which contained original music, which he says he had copyrighted.
In the lawsuit, Marshall accuses Tank of using portions of his original track in his song “Only One”, saying he copied key structural elements, themes and motifs from his song.
Listen to Marshall’s track HERE
Listen to Tank’s “Only One” HERE
In the docs, Marshall says Tank nor any other parties sought permission to use his work nor has he been paid. Marshall is suing for an injunction against Tank from being able to continue to distribute and profit off the alleged infringing song, $150k in damages per infringement and attorney fees.
Straight Outta Compton Actor, Richard Marcos Taylor Gets Probation For Terroristic Threats
Actor Richard Marcos Taylor, who played a notoriously domineering figure in an Oscar-nominated film, is facing a year of probation after pleading guilty to threatening staff at a Middlesex County bank last year.
The actor is also alleged to have confronted police officers who responded to the bank.
In the 2015 movie "Straight Outta Compton," which depicts the rise of the pioneering West Coast rap group N.W.A, Taylor, a Plainfield native who goes by R. Marcos Taylor plays Marion "Suge" Knight, the imposing bodyguard-turned label boss who founded Death Row Records with Dr. Dre.
Taylor appeared in Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick on Monday in front of Judge Colleen Flynn. As part of a plea agreement, Flynn sentenced him to one year of probation for making terroristic threats at a TD Bank in South Plainfield on Aug. 8.
The actor, 41, also a stuntman -- and, like Suge Knight, a former bodyguard -- is accused of making threats against staff and squaring off with police at the bank.
"I'd like to put this behind me as soon as possible," the 6-foot-3-inch Taylor said, his voice small in the court.
Police charged Taylor, an alumnus of Rahway High School, with making terroristic threats, obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct after he allegedly threatened to assault and kill employees at the bank on Aug. 8, according to a summons. Police said Taylor threatened violence against staff if they called the police, which allegedly prompted customers to flee the bank.
When officers arrived, Taylor allegedly "squared off in a fighting stance" and one officer tried to use pepper spray on Taylor but missed him.
Taylor later pleaded guilty to making terroristic threats. On Monday, Flynn dismissed the other two charges against Taylor.
"There's some concern that he has a little bit of anger management issues going on," said Flynn, mentioning Taylor's bank arrest in connection with other incidents he has been linked to in the past year.
The judge told Taylor to stay away from the TD Bank in South Plainfield. She said she did not order Taylor to undergo a psychiatric evaluation or to seek counseling because he had already been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist.
Kristie Howard, Taylor's lawyer, told the judge the conflict was more between Taylor and police than Taylor and bank employees. She claimed that Taylor had come to a resolution with the manager of the bank, but police had already been called. She said staff had tried to call police to tell them not to come to the bank.
The bank arrest wasn't Taylor's only scrape with the law. The actor was charged with assaulting staff at a restaurant in Somerset County the very next day.
According to a police report, Taylor is alleged to have punched multiple employees at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Green Brook on Aug. 9 after staff members said he became aggressive because he was unhappy with the service.
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