Ladies and Gentlemen I present to you The Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Linemen for ESPN Magazine’s The Body Issue!🏈💪
Lane Johnson, Jason Kelce, Brandon Brooks, Isaac Seumalo and Halapoulivaati Vaitai bared all for ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue. It’s the 10th year of the annual edition that celebrates athletes’ physiques by photographing them posing nude or semi-nude.
You can view the full gallery HERE.
“I think everybody knew we were having fun with it,” Brooks said after Wednesday’s practice. "Everybody knows it is a fun thing. We can laugh at ourselves as an offensive line. It has been good. All the jokes and all that, it is all good.”
Kelce, who seems to have enjoyed himself the most during the shoot, told ESPN in a video interview that representing the less common body type of offensive linemen was important to him.
“Being an offensive lineman, obviously you’re a little bit different than most athletes, so our body types are going to be drastically different," Kelce said. "I think that’s one of the cool things about football -- there’s a place for every kid to play, regardless of size, shape or speed.”
The shoot took place in early June, and the group got word of Carson Wentz signing a four-year contract extension while posing around a recreational vehicle with nothing but Eagles’ masks on.
Hopefully they threw those masks away. The news was met with cheers, and the question of how much money he signed for.
The linemen also talked about how their bodies would change if they stopped playing football, offering some insight on what it’s like packing on so much weight and then hanging onto it.
“I would lose a lot of weight,” Kelce said. “I’m not looking forward to not playing football, because I love playing football. But one thing I am looking forward to is being able to lose weight. I’m looking forward to feeling 60 pounds lighter.”
“I’d probably lose 50 pounds," Johnson added. “Maybe I’d go on a 2-mile run or something. That’s something I haven’t done in the past 10 years.”
But Kelce and Johnson both converted from skill positions to the line. Kelce was once a linebacker at Cincinnati, while Johnson played quarterback and tight end in junior college before finding a home on the line.
For more natural offensive linemen like Halapoulivaati Vaitai and Brandon Brooks, there’s more anxiety about what they’ll look like once their playing days are done.
“If I eat the way I eat, I’d probably be fat," said Vaitai, who is 6-fooot-6, 320 pounds. "I’m probably going to have to cut down on a lot of things. I’m going to have to start eating vegetables.”
Brooks added: “I would hope to go the right way and go down instead of going up. I feel like it’s like one of those gambles -- you’re praying to go down.”
Fly Eagles Fly!
#RHOA: AGAIN? Fans Debate Whether Phaedra Parks Should Be Asked Back To Appear on RHOA!😑
Phaedra Parks has been living her best life since being booted from the Real Housewives of Atlanta. The Bravo alum’s name recently was a top trending keyword on Twitter which sparked fans to debate whether she would come back or not.
After an account asked which housewife could read (aka throw shade) the best, social media users were mostly in agreement that shady Phae Phae took the girls to school.
One specific argument with Kenya Moore came to mind while debaters pleaded their case. During the reunion show in 2014, Phaedra was asked whether she believed Apollo Nida when he said that Kenya had been hitting on him.
In a clapback that went down in RHOA history, Phaedra told Andy Cohen: ‘She spends her weekends peddling through sperm banks looking through catalogs to try to find a donor. You don’t know if your baby daddy will be an axe murderer or a child molester. What you will know is that he needed $10 to get him a medium-size pizza so he ejaculated in a cup so you could have a kid. Now check that!’
Twitter users also took the moment to plead with Andy to bring her back on the show.
This fan said: ‘I don’t know why Phaedra is trending, but I hope the cast of #RHOA fake forgives her and allows her back on the show, because that woman is funny.’
Another said: ‘I will start watching again only if she comes back.. lol once she left it was boring.’
This viewer chimed in with: ‘So Phaedra is trending but it’s not for returning to RHOA but being the Queen of Shade..deleting the app rn.’
While others felt that she should stay away.
‘Yes Phaedra was entertaining, yes she was shady. But I don’t understand why the fans want her back. She literally accused someone of RAPE. Do y’all not understand the severity of that? That’s some psychotic a** s***. #RHOA,’ a viewer added.
While another one said: ‘why wld anyone want her back after the lies she made up about kandi.’
Do you think Phaedra should be asked back?
#Empire: Katlynn Simone, Meta Golding, Wood Harris & Mario Upped to Series Regulars For Season 6!😑
We’ll be seeing more of Treasure, Teri, Damon and Devon on the upcoming sixth season of Empire.
Katlynn Simone, Meta Golding, Wood Harris and Mario who played the characters, respectively, in recurring roles in season 5, have been promoted to series regulars for the final season of Fox’s hit musical family drama series.
Simone plays Treasure, an up-and-coming artist that signed with the Lyon label and was part of the duo opposite Serayah. She appeared in 9 episodes last season.
Golding plays Teri, the love interest to the eldest Lyon son, Andre (Trai Byers), and the mother of Quincy (Skylan Brooks) who was wrongly incarcerated at the same facility as Andre. Golding recurred in 13 episodes last season.
#NewMusic from Camila Cabello "Shameless" Music Video & New Song "Liar"!🎵🎶
Welcome to the world of Romance — it's a new era of Camila Cabello! After teasing fans all week with romantic visuals on her social media accounts, not one, but TWO new songs have officially arrived: "Shameless" and "Liar," and they both appear on her upcoming new project Romance.
In "Liar," Camila sings about trying to fight feelings for someone, but not being able to. She sings, "I said, I won't lose control, I don't want it/ I said, I won't get too close but I can't stop it (No)/ Oh, no, there you go, you're making me a liar/ Got me begging you for more." Listen HERE
"Shameless" is about being shameless about your emotions in a relationship. Camila sings, "Right now I'm shameless/ Screamin' my lungs out for ya/ Not afraid to face it/ I need you more than I want to." The new song also comes with an official music video full of fire, Camila dancing with a group of dopplegänger dancers, the singer in a church confession booth, and more. Watch the visual HERE
In a statement, Cabello explained of her new songs, "These songs are basically the story of my life the past couple years and the stories I've accumulated — I knew for a long time I wanted my album to be called Romance because these stories are about falling in love."
Romance follows Cabello's 2018 debut solo album Camila, and her hit Shawn Mendes collaboration "Señorita." In a recent interview with Variety, Cabello explained that her new album was focused on the "now" and was written having fallen in love in the "present moment." She said, "Falling in love is like an infinite amount of levels and layers and angles. I fell in love and just opened up. Everything was written in present moment."
#NewHipHop from Lil Nas X Debuts Futuristic Video For ‘Panini’!
After venturing into the wild west with “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X goes back to the future in the video for “Panini.” The clip takes place in a futuristic world with flying cars and hologram billboards, and stars Disney actress Skai Jackson, who tries to escape Lil Nas X as he follows her everywhere she goes trying to win her over as a fan.
“Hey Panini, don’t you be a meanie,” he raps as he shows off his robotic moves. “I thought you want this for my life, for my life / Said you wanted to see me thrive, you lied.”
Lil Nas X came up with the concept himself and it was brought to life and directed by special effects artist, musician, and YouTuber Mike Diva.
“Panini,” which features a sample of Nirvana’s “In Bloom,” is the second single off Lil Nas X’s debut EP 7 following “Old Town Road,” which broke the record for longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
WATCH HERE
“One of the craziest things about ‘Panini,’ is it introduced me to Nirvana’s album Nevermind,” he told Apple Music’s Beats 1. “It’s like I always seen the cover but I never actually listened to it. And people was like, ‘Wow, he sampled ‘Nirvana.” I was like, no. It’s like, I didn’t realize I was using almost the exact same melody.”
#UGH! Azealia Banks Calls Lizzo A 'Fat Girl Joke' In Mean Instagram Rant!🤬
Apparently, Azealia Banks thinks Lizzo is embarrassing herself.
Lizzo has every reason to feel on top of the world right now. Aside from delivering an all-out amazing performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Detroit native's smash hit single, "Truth Hurts," just topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week. Despite Lizzo's success, AB thought it necessary to throw salt on another female artist's game, as Banks is known to do, in a string of insults about her number-one hit and how her figure precedes her in the media.
"I understand the body positivity thing but … imagine what the rest of the world thinks when they see lizzo jumping around in leotards with cellulite," Banks wrote. "No one says body positivity - she looks like she is making a fool of her black self for a white American public. Nothing more nothing less."
As usual, the "212" star wasted no time to drag other female artists into her line of fire, either. "Like illiterate [Cardi B] then fate lizzo. They are really choosing the worst of the black womens crop to advertise America with," AB went on. "Lmao the fact that the public and the media has been keeping this fat girl joke going for so long is honestly peak boredom."
"This song is not good, nor is the dumpy fat girl spectacle live set she does," AB added, dissing Lizzo's chart-topper — a feat which, for context, Banks has yet to achieve herself. "Saddest bit is that the girl is legit talented and truly only being allowed to shine so long as she allows herself to be this millennial mammy of sorts."
Proving she is "100% that b--ch," Lizzo hasn't bothered to look down from her throne to reply.
Nicki Minaj: I’ve Decided To Retire & Have My Family!😲
Nicki Minaj has a major music announcement. On Thursday afternoon, she announced that she’s retiring. She tweeted:
I’ve decided to retire & have my family. I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, in the box- cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. Love you for LIFE
Nicki’s announcement comes amidst her plans to marry fiance, Kenneth Petty. Just last month, she opened up about wanting to walk down the aisle in the very near future. At the time, she explained,
“[We] filed for the marriage license and we still had to pick it up and I was traveling, by the time I came back, we had to renew it again. From that time, you have 90 days to get married. That was about a week ago, so now I have about 80 days.”
She added that she’ll have to put the idea of a lavish wedding on pause for now.
“I have to work on my album and I have a lot to focus on that [so] I don’t want to do the big wedding now. We’ll do the big wedding later. I’ll be married before my album comes out, but will have my wedding after the album comes out. Before the 90 days is over, yes, I will be married. I’m very happy about that because my baby makes me so happy.”
No additional information as to why she’s decided to retire has been shared.
What are your thoughts about Nicki’s decision?
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back together in first Bad Boys for Life trailer
Sixteen years later, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have finally copped another case.
The duo are back together in the first trailer for Bad Boys for Life, the long-awaited third installment of their action-packed buddy franchise.
As evidenced in the trailer, the years haven’t changed the banter and relationship between playboy Mike Lowrey (Smith) and family man Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), who work together “one last time” when a revenge-seeking bad guy comes looking for them. Also thrown into the mix is a new team of young cops, played by Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), and Charles Melton (Riverdale).
“No, never, y’all will never do that again,” declares Mike when the newbies try to get in on the veteran bad boys’ theme song, to which Marcus adds, “And you f—ing up the lyrics, which take a long time to learn.”
Speaking of, it’s been a long road to the big screen for Bad Boys for Life, which lost multiple release dates and directors before Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah came aboard. It was just two years ago that Lawrence said he didn’t think the film would happen. And yet, between this and the TV spin-off L.A.’s Finest, we’re now blessed with more Bad Boys content than ever.
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Bad Boys for Life hits theaters Jan. 17
Ariana Grande Is Single & Not Dating Social House's Mikey Foster!😕
Frankie Grande is retracting what he said earlier – that his sister Ariana Grande is dating Social House’s Mikey Foster.
On the red carpet, Frankie revealed that he had been on a double date with Ariana and Mikey, but now, Frankie is posting a retraction to Twitter.
“My sister is not in a relationship. Everyone relax. She is very much single,” Frankie posted on his Twitter account.
If you don’t remember, Ariana Grande actually made a big proclamation about her dating life in 2019 and beyond back in January.
The Masked Singer' Season 2 - Guest Judges Have been Revealed!👺
The Masked Singer‘s second season is coming, and the show’s just secured its guest judges!
The hit FOX series announced that Anthony Anderson and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog will be guest judges on Season 2, The Wrap confirmed on Thursday (September 5).
Season 1 guest judge Joel McHale will also return to the table, as well as T-Pain, who won the first season of the show.
14 of the 16 costumes have already been revealed, including Panda, Butterfly, Egg, Leopard, Flamingo, Skeleton, Fox, Eagle, Ice Cream, Tree, Rottweiler and Thingamajig.
“Collectively, all of the Season 2 undercover celebrities have amassed 69 Emmy Award nominations, 42 Grammy Award nominations, 22 Broadway shows, three New York Times Best Sellers and two have been named Time magazine’s Most Influential People,” Fox revealed.
Season 2 of The Masked Singer premieres on Wednesday, September 25 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX
Eddie Murphy Says He's Going On Tour After 'SNL' Hosting Gig!👍
It's been 35 years since Eddie Murphy's been back at "SNL." So it's only right he turns the epic moment of his return into an even bigger moment. He's going on tour!
Bit first, Eddie's set to return to his former place of employment at 30 Rock - "Saturday Night Live" - where he grew into the comedy legend he is now. He's hosting the pre-Christmas show on December 21st. Yasssss!
To capitalize off the buzz, and the super buzz around his new Coming To America sequel and his new film “Dolemite Is My Name” where he plays real-life ’70s blaxploitation star and comic Rudy Ray Moore, he's returning to his stand up roots as well.
Without announcing details, he said recently on the Netflix podcast “Present Company,” "… and then next year in 2020 I’m going to go on the road and do some stand-up.”
It's also reported that he's in talks with Netflix to do a series of stand up specials, so we're sure some of those 2020 tour dates will show up on the streaming service.
We're here for this comeback. We're sure he has plenty to say about all the foolery going on - from his ex wife to his current baby's mother to his kids to pop culture, it'll be one for the books for sure.
By the way, if you haven't seen his episode on the new season of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" on Netflix, you need to. Even if it's just for the glimpse into his SUPER sick mansion. You're welcome.
Kevin Hart Suffered 3 Spinal Fractures; He’s In Intense Pain & Is Heavily Medicated!🛌
Kevin Hart is still in a tremendous amount of intense pain after going through surgery on his back. According to TMZ, the comedian and actor underwent surgery for 3 spinal fractures and is keeping the pain at bay because he is heavily medicated most of the time.
TMZ reports that the operation involved fusing the fractures, two of which are in the thoracic section of the spine and the other in the lumbar, but thankfully the procedure was a success, and he is expected to make a full recovery. Such fractures can often lead to difficulties walking and at worse, partial paralysis of the arms or legs.
Kevin was in the car with his friends Jared Black and Rebecca Broxterman at the time of the accident. Jared was reportedly driving when Kevin’s Plymouth Barracuda veered off the highway in Malibu Hills, California, and ended up in a gully about 10 feet off the road.
A 911 call following the accident was recently released that stated Kevin, who was riding shotgun, needed to be removed from the vehicle through the driver’s side window. Reports also state that Jared was pinned in the driver’s seat when officials arrived. He and his fiancee, Rebecca, were reportedly removed after firefighters sawed off the roof of the car. Jared’s condition is still unclear.
The ‘Ride Along’ star is likely to spend months undergoing physical rehabilitation, so his busy work schedule is likely to be impacted by his long road to recovery.
Kevin’s wife, Eniko, recently reassured fans that her husband will be “fine.” She said, ”He’s great. He’s going to be just fine.”
Investigators are still trying to figure out why the accident occurred as TMZ reports that they were told there was no wild night out on the town at a bar or restaurant.
Report! Oakland Raiders may suspend Antonio Brown!🙄
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Receiver Antonio Brown wasn’t with the Oakland Raiders four days before the opener amid reports he could be suspended over a confrontation with General Manager Mike Mayock.
Mayock said at the beginning of practice Thursday that Brown wasn’t at the Raiders’ facility and wouldn’t be practicing a day after posting a letter from the GM on social media detailing nearly $54,000 in fines.
“I’ll make it short and sweet,” Mayock said. “Antonio Brown is not in the building today, won’t be practicing. I don’t have any more information for you right now. When I have some and it becomes appropriate you guys will all get it. But that’s it for today.”
ESPN reported earlier Thursday that the two had a confrontation the previous day over the posting of the letter and the Raiders plan to suspend Brown. Teams have the right under the collective bargaining agreement to suspend players up to four games for conduct detrimental to the team.
A suspension also would void the more than $29 million in guarantees over the next two seasons contained in Brown’s contract with the Raiders.
“I’m not going to get into any of that stuff right now,” Coach Jon Gruden said. “We’ll have an official announcement later.”
Gruden said he was frustrated by the situation but the team is ready to start the season without Brown if necessary. The Raiders spent most of training camp without Brown on the field as he dealt with frostbite on his feet and a fight with the NFL over his helmet.
“We’ve been going out for practice every day and we adjusted without him,” Gruden said. “We never knew sometimes when he was going to practice. So we’re good at it. We’re good at adapting and adjusting. Unfortunately. I’m going to keep my fingers crossed.”
Berry Gordy Donates $4 Million To Expand The Motown Museum!
Long before the days of Hot Girl Summer, many powerful musicians, songwriters, producers, and vocalists were introduced to the world through the legendary music label, Motown Records. While the music industry itself may have evolved over the years, the history of Berry Gordy’s Motown won’t soon be forgotten, thanks to continued efforts to keep the Motown Museum thriving.
The museum is seeking a $50 million expansion that would increase the building size to 50,000 square feet, allowing room for interactive exhibits, retail spaces and recording studios. Gordy recently contributed the largest individual donation of $4 million to the fund that accrued a total of $18 million as of last December. Other donors include Ford Motor Co., Kellogg Foundation, and the DTE a Detroit based energy foundation. According to the museums CEO and Gordy’s grand-niece Robin Terry, “There would be no Motown legacy, Motown Sound or Motown Museum without Berry Gordy. He has given the world a soundtrack to live by; Detroit a legacy of pride; and our youth an example of entrepreneurial and creative excellence,”. She went on to state that Gordy’s donation has built momentum for others to contribute to the museum’s growth as well. There is no available timeline on when construction is set to begin as it will depend on the amount of money raised through fundraising.
Keeping the Motown legacy alive is critical to preserving the truth about the success of this vital time in both musical and black cultural history.
Isaiah Washington Explains Why He Publicly Supports Trump!😒
Isaiah Washington, former "Grey's Anatomy" star, is making headlines after sharing his new political views.
The 55-year-old actor sat down for an interview with Fox Nation's "Nuff Said with Tyrus" to share his new political affiliation and explained why he decided to ultimately walk away from the Democratic Party. He shared he decided to leave the Dems because they "aren't doing enough" for the black community.
"Walking away is a sacrifice," Washington said while praising the social media movement he supports, #WalkAway. "There's a risk and there's a penalty for it, but you have to walk away when it matters ... and the reason I chose to walk away from the Democratic party ... is that something doesn't feel right."
The #WalkAway online campaign encourages people who feel left behind by the Democratic party to seek other alternatives, like the Republican party.
Isaiah said he feels like some actors and actresses in Hollywood are afraid to let the world know they're conservatives.
"You got a lot of conservative or centric libertarian-minded people that really care about other people but they are terrified to come out of the closet and say anything that's not in line with the Democratic party," he explained.
The former "Grey's Anatomy" star, who was fired from the show after using a homophobic slur, said he's "going to support policy over a person," which is why he supports Trump's First Step Act, which is a bill that would reduce a prison's sentence for good behavior and also assist them with their transition back into society once they are released. He said that bill is one of the reasons he decided to switch sides.
Isaiah left the Democratic Party back in April after a visit to Trump's White House to celebrate the new bipartisan prison reform bill - the First Step Act.
Hmph. Thoughts?
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