11/30/19

The Daily Buzz For Dec 1 ☕πŸ“°☕

Henry Cavill Covers December Issue of Men’s Health Magazine!
Superman’s Henry Cavill covers the December issue of Men’s Health, on stands 11/26. Inside, he shares about growing up as a chubby kid and his teenage nickname, “Fat Cavill” plus – he addresses the rumors swirling around his reign as Superman and his new role as The Witcher.

Here are some excerpts from the article:
On reprising his three-time role as Superman: “The cape is in the closet. It’s still mine.”

On speculation that his time in the cape is finished: “I’m not going to sit quietly in the dark as all the stuff is going on. I’ve not given up the role. There’s a lot I have to give for Superman yet. A lot of storytelling to do. A lot of real, true depths to the honest of the character I wasn’t to get into. I want to reflect the comic books. That’s important to me. There’s a lot of justice to be done for Superman. The status is: You’ll see.”

On reminiscing about his days as an English boarding school student in the late ‘90s: “I had my whole life ahead of me as a kid back then. I believed in myself. But I was terrified nothing was going to happen.”

On his teenage nickname at boarding school, Fat Cavill: “I was a chubby kid. I could’ve very well gone down the route of just accepting my lot in life and being like, ‘I guess I’m not going to do anything.’”

On how acting helped him feel more comfortable in front of others: “It actually helped me survive. Even the kids who were nasty to me at times and took pleasure in squashing me—when I fin­ished a play, they’d say, ‘Wow, you’re really good.’ And I was like, ‘Okay, this is where I draw my strength from.’”

On auditioning regularly, and sometimes terribly, in the beginning of his career: “It’s terrifying going into auditions. You put your hand in a dark hole and just hope that something comes out. It’s not like being fast or strong, or being good at football. Sometimes the acting is just bad.”

On missing out in leading roles in Tristan + Isolde and Twilight: “I wasn’t ecstatic about not getting these things, but I was so used to disappointment from the acting business, and also from boarding school. ‘No, you’re not good enough’ – that wasn’t anything new to me.”

On preparing for the 2011 hit Immortals: “It was my first experience working on a movie and having my shirt off for most of the damn time. It’s very emotionally taxing. When you add the lack of food and the pressure on top of that, it’s tough.”

On subjecting himself to tortuous training for his roles, including high-intensity intervals and body-building exercises: “I’m representing important characters here. I don’t want to be a dumpy Geralt or a fat Superman. I know what it feels like to go from out of shape to in shape, and [afterwards] I’ll look at myself like, ‘Man, well done.’ It’s not like I’m a golden god – I’m just proud of what I achieved. And then you can take your clothes off in front of your significant others, and they’re like ‘Goddamn, you look great! Like, ‘Yes! I’m making other people happy.’”

On his role in The Witcher and the largest fantasy-and-fandom culture it represents: “I like that realm. These characters matter a lot to people, and they matter a lot to me.”

On his fictional character Geralt in The Witcher: “It’s funny how much he’s actually like us. Geralt has that thing of trying to damn hard and being misconstrued or not appreciated – of people having a negative opinion of you, despite you actually trying to do the right thing.”
Get more at Mens Health!


#RHOA: NeNe Leakes' Husband Gregg Backs Up His Wife Amid Cynthia Bailey Drama!
 “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes’ husband Gregg Leakes is letting everyone know he has his wife’s back.
Gregg took to Instagram to post about NeNe in the past couple days. His first post was a sultry photo of NeNe captioned, “Happy Sunday to My Queen. The wind beneath these wings each & everyday.. That’s Real ... You better hear me America.. God is Amazing.”
NeNe enjoyed the post and wrote “Thank you babe! I love you forever ❤️” Gregg then shared a cartoon version of NeNe writing, “All you imposters riding off me to stay relevant....Do something on your own & get off my yacht & back in your row boat. Oh... before you go .. Deuces.... yes Mr Nene said it.. C’mon babe i got you..”

One fan commented “Don’t let these women drain your energy both their drama....it’s not healthy” and “Wayyyy too old for this shighty. But whatever you gotta do to stay in her favor..”
“Ooops words of her man #TwoSnapsAndTwist ✌🏾😍,” said one fan. “@greggleakes You are so supportive of your wife what a blessing,” said another follower.

Some fans commented they believed NeNe actually wrote the post. Gregg wasn’t here for any of that and quickly corrected them.
Gregg posted a selfie of himself saying, “I wrote the IG y’all, darn.. She didn’t, i did it wit my own fingers. Can’t I, OG express myself concerning my own wife as i see it, shucks.. Not in Ladies business, just speaking out loud America. We just trying to live ova here & be Blessed as I want you All to be... Now put your cars in park & enjoy the Holidays... Happy Thanksgiving to you ALL.”

Fans even backed him up saying “Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well you are looking great Gregg” and “You have always been so positive and above board...people don't expect that kind of pettiness from you regardless of the situation. It seemed a little low brow for someone as kind as you seem to be.”
NeNe’s husband Gregg recently beat a cancer battle. The reality star made her first appearance on this season in the third episode. NeNe is seen filming a PSA with Gregg about cancer.

She told fans about working with a spiritual advisor to help deal with it all. Gregg admitted their marriage almost was destroyed by the cancer fight.
Prior to her appearance on this season of “RHOA”, she shaded her costars a little on social media.

NeNe said now that the “pre-show has ended. The REAL PREMIERE starts SUNDAY.”She said, “Now that the pre-show has ended, The REAL PREMIERE starts SUNDAY at 8pm on @bravotv.....With existing relationship issues and having people not understanding the role and toll it takes on the care giver, threw our relationship into an emotional roller coaster! We both cried, cussed, slammed doors and prayed. We’re in a marriage so what happens to him, happens to me! If you support 1, you gotta support the other! For anyone to say i was making his cancer about me, has no heart at all and clearly has no understanding about what cancer does to a family. My tears were not for me, they were for him #fuckcancer @americancancersociety TUNE IN! We keep it 1000 in the leakes home ALWAYS❤️.”

NeNe has been battling her former friend Cynthia Bailey this season. Things have turned nasty quickly.


#NewMusic from Sisqo of Dru Hill Releases New Solo EP “Genesis”!
While we continue to wait on a long anticipated project from his group Dru Hill, lead singer Sisqo returns with a new EP called “Genesis”.
The project is actually in celebration of the singer’s debut album “Unleash the Dragon” which released nearly 20 years ago to this day.

There is something for everyone on the four song EP “Gensis”. A couple of the songs stray more towards the trendier lane like we’ve heard on his previous solo album, while some of the tracks are of a more traditional flavor.

LISTEN HERE

The good news is that in his statement to his fans announcing the album, Sisqo also did mention that new Dru Hill music is on the way as well. Stay tuned, and check out “Genesis” in the meantime!


#HipHopNews: Travis Scott Announces Debut Cactus Jack Album!
Travis Scott has announced the debut Cactus Jack album, the appropriately titled Jack Boys.

According to a press release, the compilation album features the growing roster of talent that makes up the Cactus Jack collective, including Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, artist/DJ Chase B and La Flame himself.
The project includes the No. 1 Billboard 100 hit “Highest In The Room,” the project’s inaugural single.
In support of Jack Boys, Scott has launched a special Black Friday sale on his website that boasts an exclusive, all-black merch capsule.

Scott’s latest solo album, 2018’s Astroworld, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and has since been certified 3x-platinum.
The project, which served as the follow-up to 2016’s Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight, spawned the massively successful Astroworld — Wish You Were Here Tour and Astroworld Festival in his hometown of Houston. The former netted over $34.3 million in its first three months.


Legendary Actor Billy Dee Williams says he sees himself as “Gender Fluid”!
82-year-old actor Billy Dee Williams, known to millions of “Star Wars” fans for playing the groundbreaking role of Lando Calrissian in “The Empire Strikes Back,” has said that he sees himself as gender fluid – or at least that he sees himself as both masculine and feminine.
Williams, known for his charismatic good looks and suave demeanor, said in a lengthy interview with Esquire that the secret of being “cool” is simply to “be yourself.”

“I never tried to be anything except myself,” he explained. “I think of myself as a relatively colorful character who doesn’t take himself or herself too seriously.”
The actor said he learned about being cool growing up on the edge of Harlem, from the guys in the streets “who had a little more smoothness about them. He then went on to elaborate, “And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself as feminine as well as masculine. I’m a very soft person. I’m not afraid to show that side of myself.”

Williams’ 1980 addition to the “Star Wars” franchise was a groundbreaking moment in pop culture, the first time a man of color was presented as a romantic, complex, heroic character in the overwhelmingly white context of a mainstream fantasy/sci-fi film. His iconic character again pushed cultural boundaries in the stand-alone prequel film, “Solo,” in which a younger Lando, played by Donald Glover, was implied to be pansexual – something which was subsequently confirmed by the film’s story writer, Jonathan Kasdan, in an interview with Huffington Post.

Glover, speaking about the character’s sexuality to Sirius XM, commented, “How can you not be pansexual in space?”

When Esquire interviewer Matt Miller mentioned to Williams that the younger actor had explored Lando’s “gender fluidity,” Williams said, “Really? That kid is brilliant—just look at those videos,” in reference to the video for the song “This is America,” by Glover’s musical alter ego Childish Gambino.
Williams went on to say that the role of which he is “proudest” is that of football player and author Gale Sayers in the acclaimed 1971 TV movie “Brian’s Song.”
“It was a love story, really. Between two guys. Without sex. It ended up being a kind of breakthrough in terms of racial division,” the actor said.

Williams returns as Lando Calrissian when “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” he final installment of the franchise’s original story, hits movie theaters next month.


Gabrielle Union Breaks Her Silence After Shocking America's Got Talent Exit!
Gabrielle Union is feeling the love. After making headlines the last few days, it looks like the Bring It On alum is ready to share her thoughts. Earlier this week, it was announced that she and Julianne Hough would exit the competition series after one season.

As if that weren't shocking enough, Variety reported that Union decided to leave the NBC show after expressing concern over an "offensive" incident that occurred, which involved Jay Leno. According to the publication, the 47-year-old star also experienced harsh criticism over her fashion and beauty looks, and was allegedly told her hairstyles were "too black" for viewers.
In light of the 47-year-old star's recent departure from America's Got Talent, she finally broke her silence on social media. Taking to Twitter on Wednesday night, the Breaking In actress expressed how much it meant to her to receive so much love and support.
"So many tears, so much gratitude," she began her caption. "THANK YOU! Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone... you got me up off the ground. Humbled and thankful, forever."
Hours before, she took to Twitter for the first time this week to praise Lena Waithe's film, Queen and Slim.
"Today's #WCWS are the wonderfully talented, stunning and gracious stars and creatives behind #QueenAndSlim," she shared tagging each individual on the platform,"she wrote. "@LenaWaithe @MissJodie @melinamatsoukas @IndyaMoore. Please make sure to see this beautiful, soon to be classic film this holiday!"
Moreover, Union's husband, Dwayne Wade, didn't keep quiet about the chatter surround his wife. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old star took to Twitter to defend his leading lady.
"'Men lie, Women lie, numbers don't" over this past year I've been approaching by many people saying that my wife @itsgabrielleu is the main reason they've started watching #AGT or that they love her insight and sincerity on the show," he wrote.

"So when I got the news that my wife was being fired—my first question was obviously why!? I am still waiting on a good answer to that question," he continued. "But if anyone knows @itsgabrielleu or have heard of her you know she's an advocate for our community and culture."
"As proud as i were of her being selected as a judge on #AGT— Iam even more proud of her standing up for what she stands for and that's US," Dwayne expressed in a following tweet.
Closing his thread, he shared, "So �� to you @itsgabrielleu on not losing sight of the lessons we've talked about teaching our daughter and for kicking ass while you were on that platform. Number 1 judge on one of the biggest shows in the world‼️"

It's clear Gabrielle will be missed on America's Got Talent, but we can't wait to see what great things she has planned next.


Kid Rock Pulled Offstage At His Own Honky Tonk After Drunken Rant About Oprah!
Kid Rock hates Oprah and he doesn’t care who knows it. The noted Donald Trump fan, glass dildo collector, and Detroit musician got booted from a Christmas parade after calling Joy Behar a bitch on live TV last year. And now, he’s gotten booted offstage at his own honky tonk — you know, the one that has a giant neon sign shaped like a guitar that is also shaped like a woman’s butt — for trash talking Joy Behar, Oprah Winfrey, and Kathie Lee Gifford.

TMZ reports that a clearly trashed Kid Rock went on a lengthy onstage rant at his own Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Nashville last week. Specifically, he said “Fuck Oprah Winfrey! Fuck Kathie Lee Gifford!” and that Oprah and Joy Behar can “suck dick sideways.” Then he sang “Proud Mary” and had to be helped offstage by his own security. If you want a full transcript, here it is:
I’m not a bad guy. I’m just an honest guy that says, “Hey, I don’t like Oprah Winfrey or Joy Behar. They can suck dick sideways.” Sorry mom. The “Hey, you’re fuckin’ racist,” I’m like, “You’re fuckin’ weird.” And, “You call your people, I’ll call mine.” Like, what? This is fuckin’ weird, right? Fuck Oprah Winfrey! Fuck Kathie Gifford! I’m 48 and I’m the guy that you want to be like — “Hey, I want Kid Rock on my side!” I’m not the bad guy in the equation. I’m the fuckin’ guy you want, like, “Hey, he’s pretty cool.” Oprah Winfrey is like, “Hey, I’m gonna get some white women to believe in this shit.” Fuck her! She can suck dick sideways. And if you say that, you’re like, “Hey, well, pretty sure Kid Rock’s a racist.” I’m like, OK, fine. Fuck off. Sideways.


Former NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor in stable condition after being stabbed at Pittsburgh apartment complex!
NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor was stabbed in Pittsburgh overnight at the Heinz Lofts apartment complex overnight, multiple sources have confirmed to Pittsburgh's Action News 4.
He is reportedly in stable condition after undergoing surgery.
ESPN's Adam Schefter said Pryor was stabbed in the shoulder and chest and is in surgery.
Sources tell Pittsburgh's Action News 4 a woman is in custody at Pittsburgh Police headquarters in connection with the stabbing.

Her identity is not known.
Pittsburgh's Action News 4 has reached out to Pryor's agents for a statement.
Pryor has played for the Raiders, Browns, Redskins, Jets and Bills. He was released by the Jaguars earlier this year and is currently a free agent.
Pryor was the starting quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2008 to 2010, winning the Big Ten Championship twice.

He is a native of Jeannette, Pennsylvania.


Caitlyn Jenner Claims She 'Hasn't Really Spoken' to Khloe Kardashian in '5 or 6 Years'!
Caitlyn Jenner is missing her family during the holidays, but not the drama!
In a clip from the latest episode of the reality show I'm A Celeb shared via Twitter, the reality star (who formerly went by Bruce Jenner) claims she "hasn't really spoken" to her 35-year-old stepdaughter, Khloe Kardashian, since her transition.

It all started when Caitlyn began getting emotional while speaking to her campmates about not being home in California to spend Thanksgiving with her family. "I should be home," she says. "Both sides of my family, the Kardashian-Jenner side and the strictly Jenner side, are all having their appropriate Thanksgiving dinners."
"I think it's probably the first time I've never been there," she adds. "It's sad not to be there."
Then, one of the campmates candidly asks Caitlyn about coming out as transgender in 2014, and what the conversations were like with her family at the time.

"The first was the kids, I started with Brandon, my [38-year-old] son," she recalls. "He said to me, 'Dad, I’ve always been so proud to be your son but I've never been more proud of you than right now.'"
"I went through every kid and Khloe, for some reason, was p***ed off about something through this whole process," she continues. "Honestly, it’s been five or six years and I really haven’t talked to her since."
Caitlyn (who was married to Kris Jenner from 1991–2015) went on to say she was really sad about the ongoing issue with Khloe, considering the two were "really close."

"I raised her since she was 5 years old," she says. "I really don’t know what her issues are."
It appears Khloe has yet to respond to Caitlyn's claims, but the reality star seemed to be in happy spirits on Thursday, sending love to her fans on social media.

"Happy thanksgiving, everyone!!" she tweeted. "Feeling thankful! Enjoy today... eat lots, love lots, and celebrate life. I love you guys!!"


Chico DeBarge Got Busted For Meth After Breaking Into His Own Car!
Chico DeBarge has battled drug addiction and the legal issues connected with such in the past, and now he has another pending charge to contend with. The R&B singer was caught trying to breaking into his own vehicle and was approached by officers who discovered the drug meth in his possession.
TMZ reports: The younger bro of the DeBarge family musical group got busted in Burbank, CA earlier this month in a Walmart parking lot after cops saw him using a piece of wire to try to unlock an SUV … according to police.

Thinking he was trying to break in, officers approached and searched DeBarge … and allegedly found methamphetamine in his pockets. He was placed under arrest, and cops say they also discovered drug paraphernalia in the SUV.
Oh yeah, it turns out the singer had locked his keys inside … which is why he was trying to jimmy the door open.

After being processed at the Burbank City Jail, DeBarge, 53, was released as charges will be announced at a later date. In 2007, DeBarge was arrested for drugs and released an album in 2009 titled Addiction, which was his last full-length release.


Women Lawmakers Aim to Make “Virginity Check-Ups” a Felony Following T.I.’s Hymengate Controversy!
T.I.’s invasive and extreme measures of safeguarding his teenage daughter’s hymen and virginity sparked a national conversation. With the tide mostly against the Atlanta rapper, two lawmakers now want to criminalize “virginity check-ups.”
New York state Sen. Roxanne Persaud and assemblywoman Michaelle Solages have introduced new legislation that would ban doctors from performing virginity examinations.

The bill states: “These examinations are not only a violation of women’s and girls’ human rights, but in cases of rape, can cause additional pain and mimic the original act of sexual violence, leading to re-experience, re-traumatization and re-victimization.”
Licensed medical professionals performing or supervising the globally denounced practice would face professional misconduct penalties. And if performed in a non-medical setting, said person could be charged with sexual abuse, a class D felony.

“It’s misogynistic, it’s appalling…I was horrified to see this was happening,” Solages told The New York Post referring to T.I.’s comment about having the gynecologist to ensure his daughter’s hymen was intact.
“If a celebrity can impose his power to ensure his 18-year-old daughter gets checked, imagine what can be done in households across New York state?”
Tip and wife Tiny Harris appeared on Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Red Table Talk earlier this week to address “hymengate” for the first time since the rapper made the controversial comments on the Ladies Like Us podcast.
T.I. stated that his comments began in a joking manner that went too far, but maintained that he was only trying to be a proactive parent.

He also clarified that he was never in the exam room during the gynecology appointments, but was made aware of the results.
“I think this surrounds a conversation I was having in a very joking manner. I just began to—from a place of truth—I began to embellish and exaggerate,” he said.
“I think people kinda took it extremely literal, because if you put any of my reputation… Who I am as a father, who I’ve been…I honestly thought people knew me better than that.”

It should also be noted that the United Nations and World Health Organization have both called for a global prohibition on these types of pelvic exams, which have been deemed unscientific and abusive.


Johnny Depp Is Producing an Unconventional Musical About Michael Jackson!
Johnny Depp is producing an unauthorized musical about Michael Jackson, told from an unusual perspective.
The 56-year-old actor is set to produce For the Love of a Glove: An Unauthorized Musical Fable About the Life of Michael Jackson, as told by his Glove, according to Page Six.
The show was written by Julien Nitzberg, who came up with the concept 17 years ago while working with a major TV network on a biopic.

He later teamed up with Johnny‘s production company Infinitum Nihil for another biopic that did not get made but maintained a good relationship with the company.
The show takes a “look into the strange forces that shaped Michael and the scandals that bedeviled his reputation” as narrated by a talking, singing glove.
Actors will use life-size puppets including ones of the Jackson 5, Donny Osmond, Corey Feldman and Bubbles the Chimp.

The musical is set to debut on January 25th in Los Angeles.


Megan Markle & Prince Harry Celebrate 2-Year Engagement Anniversary!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle honored their love this week!

After two years of marriage, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex celebrated the second anniversary of the day they announced their engagement. You can recall, Harry and Markle officially revealed they were engaged to be married on November 27, 2017. The Royals later honored their love in an extravagant wedding in May 2018, and subsequently welcomed their first child, 6-month-old son Archie, the following year.

In a series of photos, the couple recognized their love story with a series of heartfelt photos on the two-year anniversary of Harry's proposal to Markle.

"On this day, two years ago: 27th of November 2017, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced the news of their engagement, later becoming Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex!” reads the caption of the post, shared via the Sussex Royal Instagram page, which included several images of the happy couple, who “have since celebrated their wedding anniversary and welcomed their son, Archie, into the world ❤️

Harry and Markle’s anniversary post comes just a week after it was reported that the duo is planning to expand their family as early as next year. Even with conflicting schedules, an insider told Us Weekly earlier this month that “their family is their No. 1 priority.” Although the likelihood that the pair will announce a second pregnancy before year’s end is slim, Harry has previously expressed his interest in having more children.

Until then, both Harry and Markle are expected to take a six-week sabbatical from their royal duties, which will involve a trip to the United States to visit Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, in Los Angeles for the holidays.


French Montana says I’m Out Of ICU!
French Montana is officially out of ICU. The 35-year-old rapper shared the news on social media. French uploaded an image of himself standing in a hospital room taking off his hospital gown, with medical chords attached to his chest and arms. He captioned the image,

Thank you Everyone for all of the prayers, love and support. I’m finally out of ICU and am getting better one day at a time !!!#Montana
French Montana, who has been in the hospital for 9 days, also jokingly asked for a Thanksgiving plate.
Prior to Thanksgiving, French was paid a visit by rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

French Montana was reportedly rushed to the hospital Thursday (Nov. 21).
According to reports, an ambulance took him to receive treatment at San Fernando Valley Hospital as he suffered a high heart rate, nausea, and pains in his stomach. L.A. County police were already at his Calabassas, Calif. home to look into a possible robbery, but that was said to be a false alarm. Still, he was taken to the hospital as he was reportedly behaving abnormally.

He was said to be awake and conscious shortly after being taken to the hospital.
It’s not clear what caused the health issues, but it was on the heels of French Montana’s international trips to Morocco and Europe, so there’s speculation that he possibly was exposed to contaminated food.

No statement has been made on his behalf yet. Let’s pray for a full and speedy recovery for French Montana!


Kevin Hart Wins Legal Battle Over Stand Up Digital!
Two years ago comedian Kevin Hart was sued by his former business partners, a digital gaming company called Stand Up Digital who accused him of sabotaging their launch for a game featuring Kevin Hart and his family after Kevin admitted publicly that someone was trying to blackmail him over an extra marital affair.

The courts have ruled in Kevin's favor...According to reports the judge agreed with Kevin that he did not have to notify his business partners about his affair and tossed their $7.2 million lawsuit out of court.

Kevin's counter suit against Stand Up Digital over accounting issues is still pending.


Leonardo DiCaprio Denies Financing Amazon Fires After Brazil's President's Accusation!
Leonardo DiCaprio: Oscar-winning actor, longtime Hollywood hottie, environmental activist...arsonist benefactor?
On Friday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the star of financing fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, Reuters reported, adding that the leader appeared to be commenting on social media postings that claimed that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) had paid for images taken by volunteer firefighters that it then used to solicit donations, including a $500,000 contribution made by DiCaprio.

"This Leonardo DiCaprio is a cool guy, right? Giving money to torch the Amazon," Bolsonaro told reporters in front of the presidential residence.

The actor, whose organization earlier this year pledged funds to save the Amazon, denied the allegation from the right-wing leader, whose comments mark his latest attempt to cast blame for the forest fires in the world's largest tropical rainforest.
"At this time of crisis for the Amazon, I support the people of Brazil working to save their natural and cultural heritage," the actor said in a statement on Instagram on Saturday. "They are an amazing, moving and humbling example of the commitment and passion needed to save the environment. The future of these irreplaceable ecosystems is at stake and I am proud to stand with the groups protecting them. While worthy of support, we did not fund the organizations targeted."

"I remain committed to supporting the Brazilian indigenous communities, local governments, scientists, educators and general public who are working tirelessly to secure the Amazon for the future of all Brazilians," he added.

The WWF denied receiving a donation from DiCaprio or obtaining photos from the firefighters.
Leonardo DiCaprio on Meeting The Pope and The Revenant
DiCaprio, who often calls for action against climate change, has occasionally posted on social media the Amazon fires, which have destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of rainforest land across Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay, including earlier this week.

In August, his Earth Alliance organization formed an emergency Amazon Forest Fund and pledged $5 million "to focus critical resources for indigenous communities and other local partners working to protect the life-sustaining biodiversity of the Amazon against the surge of fires currently burning across the region."

"100 percent of donations will go to partners who are working on the ground to protect the Amazon," the group said at the time.


AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘THAT DRIP’
Listen pal, if you think I’m above cooking that bird for Thanksgiving then you don’t know my level of pettiness.


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EFREM

11/28/19

The Daily Buzz For Nov 29 ☕πŸ“°☕

Normani for Cosmopolitan - December 2019!
Normani's "Motivation" music video has a '90s reference at just about every turn, but paying homage to the artists who came before her isn't all she hoped to accomplish when she released the visual over the Summer. The Fifth Harmony alum covers the December issue of Cosmopolitan, where she spoke to the magazine about why she's on a mission to make sure all of her work properly reflects who she is as a Black woman.
"I told the director, 'I want this to be as Black as possible.' I was like, let's show Black culture," she said. "Why does pop music have to be so white? Why don't we make it a little bit more me?"

"Those women before me, I wanna finish what they started."
The music video, which dropped back in August, shows a young Normani watching BET's 106 & Park and imagining her own video premiering on the countdown show. It's a representation of how she and plenty of other Black girls spent their childhoods, but it was also her way of showing her appreciation for the successful Black women artists who paved the way for her. "Those women before me, I wanna finish what they started," she said.

Her idea of finishing what they started includes continuing to make space for herself and other Black creators. "I'm gonna make whatever I do Black," she said. "You'll know that I'm a Black girl, even if it's on the quote-unquote whitest record ever."


Read Normani's full interview over at Cosmopolitan.com.


#RHOA: HOT or NOT? ShereΓ© Whitfield Is Rocking a Fresh New Super High Pony Hairstyle!
ShereΓ© Whitfield is showing us the softer of her style and we are absolutely loving it. The Real Housewives of Atlanta mom has been switching up her usual, edgy athletic-style and adding femme touches of tulle, lace, and even more than one bustier in the mix. And it seems as though her new playful look has made its way into her beauty game as well.

On November 22, ShereΓ© gifted us with a sweet shot where her signature dark strands were lightened up with honey-blonde highlights and styled into a youthful high ponytail. The epic pony was full of voluminous curls and hit just below her shoulder. She looked like an adorable ingenue with glowing, bronzed makeup and a sweet, bright pink lip that coordinated with her blush-toned ensemble.
ShereΓ© was pretty in pink with matching nails and some rather sizable gold bamboo hoop earrings. There is something so fresh and fun about ShereΓ©'s new look and she explains it in her caption.

"You glow differently when you’re actually happy," she wrote alongside the fresh-faced photo.
Well, there you have it!


#Empire: Empire Recap 11/26/19: Season 6 Episode 8 “Do You Remember Me”
Tuesday on Empire, Lucious and Yana discuss what to place and happened between them. Andre takes a liking to a new talent named Prophetic during a Gun violence fundraiser, but the singer declined to sign to Empire stating he doesn’t want to be controlled. Andre’s dead brother persuades him to continue to try to sign Prophetic using a different approach.

Tracy speaks to the film writer for the Empire movie and asks to see the script, and he gives her an old tape with a song about a robbery that took place long ago.
Cookie goes to talk to Lala’s vocal coach Melody who turns out to be someone she has known in the past when he used to be a man and went by the name Melvin, Melody is now a woman and states she doesn’t want anything to do with the Lyons.

Cookie really wants to work with Melody and tries to get her to work together.
Lucious and Yana continue to rekindle their relationship he takes her to a music store that she used as inspiration for her music. Cookie decided to donate her old clothes in an attempt to let go of the past between her and Lucious.
Cookie attempts to talk to Melody again and apologizes for what happened to her in the past, Melody fears the backlash she would face from people as a performer due to her being a transgender, cookie encourages her to not be afraid because she believes she’s a star.

Andre continues his efforts to sign prophetic. While in a club kissing, the girl prophetic is with named Chasity father comes storming in yelling at him saying she’s only 15 while people record with their phones scared he goes to Andre for help and Andre says he’ll take care of it. Andre has Chasity and her father in his home and is handing them money for the act they played in the club, thanking them for a job well done because Prophetic has signed with him and believes Andre genuinely helped him out of a bad situation not knowing it was all Andres doing and plan.

Lucious and Yana are still in the music shop and while he’s playing the guitar she sings him a song. Shes only giving him one night to prove his case to her, he then takes her to a recording studio and gives her a backstory about how he came to be interested in making music and his dark path, which Yana says he doesn’t need any darkness and Lucios agrees calling Yana his light. Lucious’ time with Yana is up and she leaves thanking him but saying their time is over. As Yana is getting into a cab he chases her to stop saying he needs her in his life.

Tracy listens to the song on the tape and makes a discovery that she wants to share with Lucious but then sees him in the recording studio with Yana and decides against it and walks away. She goes to play the song to Philly street instead and what’s on the song upsets him.
Giselle invests 10,000 in her old college friends Sarah IPO and gets back 100,000 she wants to invest 2 million to get back 10 million but Becky is against it saying it’s a scam. The next day Becky comes in happy thinking they are 10million dollars richer as she sees the stock from Giselle’s friend and Giselle tells Becky she didn’t invest after taking her advice which upsets Becky.

Cookie calls Lucious to come and listen to Melody perform a song, he sits and begins to have a flashback of the interaction between him and then Melvin , Melvin dressed in a dress reveals Melody as a woman to Lucious right before a performance saying this is who he really is and identifies as a woman ,Lucious upset tells Melody that he signed Melvin to a contract not the woman named Melody and threatens to have him pay back the 1.2 million he invested into Melvin they argue and Melody walks off saying she’s done in the flashback, now back to the present as the song is over cookie hands Lucious back his ring and says it should cover the 1.2 million Melody owes, Lucious apologizes for his past action saying it was insensitive and that melody made the right decision to partner with cookie and he placed the ring on the bar and leaves.

Andre surprises Teri and proposes to her and she accepts.

THE END!


#NewMusic from Tiffany Evans Drops Emotional Roller Coaster Single, “Merry Go Round”!
R&B vocal powerhouse Tiffany Evans is back with a new single called “Merry Go Round.”
On the track, which follows last November’s “Switch Up,” Evans details the painful cycle of a relationship that has no future.
“‘Merry Go Round’ is about the cycle we sometimes go through when dealing with an ex or someone we love,” states Evans about the track.

Listen to “Merry Go Round” here! 
Evans has been silently recording new music for an upcoming project that is slated to release in 2020. In addition to creating her own music, she also helped craft tracks for other acts. This year, she co-wrote “Like This” for season 3 of Fox’s hit show STAR.


#HipHopNews: Tory Lanez’ ‘Chixtape 5’ Debuts At No. 2!
The fifth installment in Tory Lanez’ mixtape series debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 83,000 equivalent album units, of which 9,000 were in album sales. The Toronto native earns his fourth consecutive top five effort following Love Me Now? (No. 4 in 2018), Memories Don’t Die (No. 3, 2018), and I Told You (No. 4, 2016).

Chixtape 5 was the most-streamed album of the week, with 94 million on-demand audio streams for its 18 tracks, which include collaborations with Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, and more.
Celine Dion edged out Tory for the No. 1 spot. The pop diva’s new album Courage moved 113,000 equivalent album units in its first week, marking her fifth No. 1 album and first chart-topper in over 17 years.
Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding drops 2-3 with 69,000 equivalent album units, while YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s AI YoungBoy 2 dips 3-6 with 44,000 units.

Summer Walker’s Over It slides 4-7 (42,000) in its seventh straight week in the top 10. DaBaby’s KIRK sits at No. 8 (37,000), while Kanye West’s Jesus Is King rounds out the top 10 (30,000).


Dwyane Wade Defends Wife Gabrielle Union, Says She Was Fired from ‘America’s Got Talent’!
Dwyane Wade took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend wife Gabrielle Union (“Bring It On”) following her departure from “America’s Got Talent,” claiming that she had been fired by NBC.
Variety first reported last week that both Union and Julianne Hough’s contracts had not been renewed by the network. A spokesperson for NBC declined to comment.

“So when I got the news that my wife was being fired – my first question was obviously why!” Wade asked. “I’m still waiting on a good answer to that question. But if anyone knows @itsgabrielleu or have heard of her you know she’s an advocate for our community and culture.”
He added: “‘Men lie, Women lie, numbers don’t’ Over this past year I’ve been approached by many people saying that my wife @itsgabrielleu is the main reason they’ve started watching #AGT or that they love her insight and sincerity on the show.”

“So [champagne emoji] to you @itsgabrielleu on not losing sight of the lessons we’ve talked about teaching our daughter and for kicking ass while you were on that platform. Number 1 judge on one of the biggest shows in the world.”
Sources revealed to Variety that Union had been criticized for her appearance on the show, notably that her rotating hair styles were “too black” for the “AGT” audience.
In April, Jay Leno acted as a guest judge on the variety show. During the taping, the former late night host made an anti-Asian joke that individuals — including Union, who served as a main judge for the 14th season — found offensive. Union encouraged producers to report the joke to human resources, reportedly not the first time she expressed concern of the toxic culture at “AGT.”

According to Vulture, Union was allegedly told that a 10-year-old black rapper, Dylan Gilmer, wasn’t fit for the program because the producers wanted a contestant “America could get behind.” They ultimately chose a group of white high-kicking dancers.
The Vulture report also revealed that Union, who is allergic to cigarette smoke, filed a complaint about Simon Cowell smoking indoors, but was told by an NBC executive that they couldn’t stop him. The “AGT” exec producer and judge has reportedly smoked for years inside the show, which is against the law in California.

Union has yet to comment on the initial report of her exit. Along with Hough, this was Union’s first season on the series, stepping in for former judges Mel B and Heidi Klum. Both Hough and Union will not return for the 15th season.
NBC and Fremantle, the production company behind “AGT,” responded to the allegations in a joint statement:
“‘America’s Got Talent’ has a long history of inclusivity and diversity in both our talent and the acts championed by the show. The judging and host line-up has been regularly refreshed over the years and that is one of the reasons for ‘AGT’’s enduring popularity. NBC and the producers take any issues on set seriously.”

Wade and Union married in 2014 and have been vocal in their social activism, like recently supporting the attendance of their 11-year-old child, Zion, at the Miami Pride parade.


Pussycat Dolls reunion: Nicole Scherzinger says 'stars aligned' to bring band back together!
The Pussycat Dolls are heading out on tour after a ten-year hiatus - and they've already been dusting off their sexy routines.
The band, Nicole Scherzinger, 41, Kimberley Wyatt, 37, Jessica Sutta, 37, and Carmit Bachar, 45, joined Heart's Ashley Roberts, 37, on Thursday's Heart Breakfast to announce their exciting news.

Nicole, 41, said of the reunion: "This is two words ‘May Jer’.
"The stars have aligned and the Dolls are back together and we are here to announce our reunion tour."
The Pussycat Dolls are back after a 10 year break. Picture: Heart
Ashley, 38, said: "It's been ten years since we have all been sitting in a room. It’s timing, there’s unfinished business. We are ready. Its been ten years since our last tour."
Speaking to Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, the US girlband explained that in the last ten years a lot has changed, in the music world, society and in their private lives, too.
Firstly, the some of the girls are mums now, including Kimberley, who gave birth six weeks ago.
She said: "I am so excited to share this with my family. There is nothing more empowering than being a Pussycat Doll on stage and I can’t wait to show my girls."

Nicole added: "We feel different as we are different. We’re women, we’ve all had extraordinary experiences, and lives.
"And we are happier as well, you do evolve and it is about self love, as well."
Ashley added: "A lot of time has passed, we’ve matured we’ve grown up and we are coming together as women with all that extra experience."
The girls added that their tour, scheduled for April next year, will feature "new music and a lot of new surprises", and that fans who have seen them before know they put on a great show - and this will be no different.
Hilariously, the band said that rehearsals felt like "riding an old bike".
Ashley explained: "We get to have the iconic music and the nostalgia, but put a little twist on it.
"In rehearsals we were all standing there and the music came on and we all started doing the movements together."

Jessica said: "The show will be hotter than ever."


Drake And Kylie Jenner Have ‘Mutual’ Feelings For Each Other!
Last month, it was reported that the Toronto rapper has been spending time with the beauty mogul following her split from Travis Scott. According to Us Weekly, they didn’t act on their feelings until recently.

“Drake has always had a thing for Kylie and it’s mutual,” says a source. “They hang out here and there and have been more recently than in the past because Kylie is technically single right now and the two of them live so close to each other.”
However, it hasn’t become serious yet. “They have known each other and been friends for a very long time and there has always been a spark there, but their situation is complicated and so is Kylie’s with Travis,” adds the source.

Drake, 33, and Jenner, 22, first sparked romance rumors when they were spotted together at Drake’s 33rd birthday bash in October and again at his Halloween party.
“Kylie and Drake’s friendship did take a romantic turn recently,” another source tells Us. “At his Halloween party, they were affectionate and clearly there together. They’ve been seeing each other romantically.”
However, the situation is complicated. “Drake and Kylie don’t want to jeopardize their friendship by crossing any major boundaries,” adds the source. “Drake doesn’t have any intention of taking on a fatherly role with Stormi and he wants to have fun with Kylie with no strings attached and continue to have a friendship and be supportive of one another.”

In October, Kylie and Travis announced that they were taking a break after two years of dating. “Travis and I are on great terms and our main focus right now is Stormi ‼️ our friendship and our daughter is priority,” tweeted Kylie.


Summer Walker is Fed All the Way Up With Y’all: “I’m Being Bullied & I Don’t Do Sh*t to Nobody!”
Summer Walker is fed the f**k up with everybody and everything, and she’s sick and tired of being sick and tired
The Atlanta-based singer-songwriter—who has been very open about how, as her fame increases, public scrutiny and the added stress of touring has affected her struggles with social anxiety—hopped on Instagram Live Tuesday to address the litany of negative stories that have been surfacing about her.

First and foremost, Summer insists that she takes regular showers … a direct response to folks claiming she doesn’t shower after she posted a photo of her “wash bowl” and made a comment about not liking showers.
Walker clarified that while she prefers baths over showers, she does take showers on a regular basis.
“I wash my motherf**king a**,” Walker said during her IG Live session. “What I said was ‘I don’t like to take showers.’ I still take them daily. I prefer baths but I take them daily.

“A lot of people say they don’t like to work out but they get fat a** to the gym and they still work out. A lot of people say they don’t like to eat healthy, but they still eat their motherf**king vegetables. I don’t like to take showers.”
Walker has also been criticized over how she handles herself at concerts, namely her stage presence and her lack of fan interaction during meet-and-greets.
So when she showed up to a performance in Toronto several hours late, fans assumed this was another one of her quirky antics, and, of course, the fact that she was seen posing for photos with Drake on Instagram prior to the show didn’t help.

However, the songstress said that an issue with Canada’s border patrol is what delayed the show, not her hanging out with Drake.
“Toronto’s borders are out of this f**king world,” Walker said. “They held my motherf**king truck up with all my equipment, my band equipment, that motherf**king thing in the back of me that be spinning.
“They held all that sh*t up at the border for mad long… So bitch how we gonna play a show with no drums, no f**king mics, and no motherf**king guitars. See it’s out of my motherf**king control!”

In regards to her “hanging out” with Drake, Summer said that’s not 100% factual, and she only briefly spoke to Drake and took a couple of pictures with him within a 2-minute timespan.
Summer also said she had no idea her fans were waiting outside for her in the cold for so long, and she showed up and performed when she was told to, adding that when she arrived at the venue, she only had 10 minutes to finish her makeup before hitting the stage.
She said 
“I’m being bullied, and I don’t do sh*t to nobody,” she said, adding that how she’s being treated is “literally how people commit suicide” because if a person tells you what’s going on with them and they keep getting bullied, it can be detrimental to their mental health.
The singer said while she hasn’t personally experienced suicidal thoughts because she’s out here living her best life, she did call Wendy Williams out for her recent critiques.

“Like Wendy f**king P. Williams, that bad built bitch,” Walker said. “I don’t even understand how she could ever … looking how she looking. Let me stop, because I didn’t come on here to spread negativity, I just came on here to explain myself.”


Diana Ross ‘Coming Out’ To Dallas For Free World Aids Day Concert!
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Diana Ross is headed to Dallas this month to headline a free World Aids Day Concert at the Bomb Factory.
Host Dascha Polanco, R&B singer KeKe Wyatt and singer, actress Teyana Taylor will also perform.
The November 29 show is one of four free community concerts by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization to mark World AIDS Day, formally observed each year on December 1st.

In addition to Dallas, AHF will commemorate World AIDS Day with free concerts in Los Angeles (Dec. 1), Atlanta (Dec. 5), and Miami (Dec. 7), as well as nearly 100 commemoration events and observations in many of the 43 countries where AHF provides services.
Staff and volunteers from the organization will set up at the show to offer free HIV testing, interactive sessions to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, and more.
The Dallas show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Click here for tickets.


Lizzo Is Drop Dead Gorgeous In New NSFW Lingerie Photos!
As usual, Lizzo is looking "good as hell!"
Hours after the "Truth Hurts" singer owned the 2019 American Music Awards stage, she shared three sexy photos of herself posing in red lingerie. "Accepting my roses πŸŒΉ," she casually captioned the various shots that showed her provocatively posing on a brown fluffy rug. (See the pics HERE)
No doubt Lizzo has surely gotten used to accepting flowers these days. Just last week, she celebrated earning eight Grammy nominations (the most of any of the 2020 nominees), which includes nods in the top four categories: Best New Artist, Record of the Year ("Truth Hurts"), Song of the Year ("Truth Hurts"), and Album of the Year (Cuz I Love You).

“This has been an incredible year for music and I’m just so thankful to even be part of it,” she tweeted after the nominations were announced. “We are all winners.”
Her other nominations include Best Pop Solo Performance ("Truth Hurts"), Best R&B Performance ("Exactly How I Feel" featuring Gucci Mane), Best Traditional R&B Performance ("Jerome") and Best Urban Contemporary Album (Cuz I Love You).

Following her Grammy nominations, Lizzo sent an X-rated message to her haters, posting a nude mirror selfie to Instagram. “Kiss my a**, doh!” she captioned the shot that showed her sitting on her bathroom sink with her backside on full display.


Justin Timberlake Reportedly Feels Guilty About Leaked Flirtatious Photos with Co-Star Alisha Wainwright!
Justin Timberlake sent fans into a frenzy over the weekend after photos of he and his 30-year-old co-star Alisha Wainwright hit the web.

The images showed the two in a New Orleans Bar with Wainwright placing her hand on his knee at one point. But since the photos leaked, there have been mixed reactions from sources close to the situation. One individual who was present told E! News that the entire situation was blown out of proportion.
“They were out with all the cast, crew, makeup artists, and everyone was just hanging out in a social setting. They are just working together. No validity to any other rumor other than that they are filming together,” the source said.
However, another source came forward with a slightly different version of events, telling E! News, “They are downplaying everything and trying to laugh it off as nothing. But it was definitely inappropriate and something that would make any wife uncomfortable,” the source claimed. “He had too much to drink and got carried away.”

Insiders close to Timberlake also shared that the 38-year-old does “feel guilty” about the entire ordeal. However, the fact that he did not appear to be wearing his wedding ring during the night in question has raised speculation regarding the status of his seven-year marriage to actress Jessica Biel.
Further adding fuel to the fire was the sighting of both he and Wainwright leaving the same trailer together while on the set of their upcoming drama “Palmer,” just days after the New Orleans incident. While the trailer did appear to simply be a makeup trailer, where the two were likely being prepared to film, it did not help to diffuse the rumors that have been swirling about the two.

Jessica Biel has yet to comment on the rumors. However, she was spotted out in L.A., all smiles and sporting her wedding ring. It appears that all has been forgiven.


Colin Kaepernick Signature Nike Shoe To Be Released in December!
Last year Nike put out a Colin Kaepernick Jersey that quickly sold out, and now they’re releasing his signature shoe.
They’ll be in stores in early December, and the news comes about 14 months after the quarterback signed an endorsement deal with the company.

Kaepernick appeared to wear the sneakers on Saturday, Nov. 16, during his workout in Atlanta while stretching. It was the same day he threw passes for 40 minutes in front of eight NFL teams at Charles Drew High School in Atlanta suburb of Riverdale, Georgia.
Eric Reid, who played with Kaepernick on the San Francisco 49ers, and joined him during his protests, posted a photo of the kicks, along with Kap’s jersey.

The sneakers are black with white trim and they show a drawing of the quarterback’s face and afro on the heel.
“Game day fit πŸ”₯You already know #ImwithKap y’all see the kicks,” Reid captioned the Nov. 17 photo.
When news of Kaepernick’s deal with Nike surfaced, it caused a major controversy and many said they’d no longer support the brand. And that noise grew even louder when Nike released its ad called “Dream Crazy,” which starred the former 49er.
For example, College of the Ozarks, in Point Lookout, Missouri, said its athletic teams would get rid of all their uniforms that bore the Nike swoosh logo because of the ad.
Colin Kaepernick’s signature Nike shoe will be released in early December.

Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since he opted out of his contract after the close of the 2016 season, and many believe he’s been blackballed for protesting systematic racism by kneeling for the national anthem.


Rihanna Cheers On Juventus Team at Soccer Match in Italy!
Rihanna is all smiles while cheering on the soccer team Juventus at the UEFA Champions League Group D Match on Tuesday (November 26) at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy.
The 31-year-old singer was gifted a personalized Juventus shirt at the game!
Juventus beat Atletico Madrid during the game, 1-0.
It was revealed a few days ago that Rihanna is working on new music with a 19-year-old Jamaican reggae star named Koffee and we can’t wait to hear the new tunes.


Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas is You' Just Broke Three World Records!
Christmas came early for Mariah Carey! The 49-year-old entertainer’s song “All I Want for Christmas is You” just broke three Guinness World Records.

The 1994 Christmas song broke the record for Highest-Charting Holiday (Christmas/New Year) Wont on the US Hot 100 by a Solo Artist, Most Streamed Track on Spotify in 24 Hours (Female), and Most Weeks in the U.K. Singles Top 10 Chart for a Christmas Song.
Mariah was honored by Guinness World Records organization during her Christmas show on Tuesday (November 26) at the Colosseum in Las Vegas.
Mariah then took to Instagram to celebrate her new honors.

“Thank you so much Guinness World Records for honoring me with three records in the 2020 book!,” Mariah wrote along with a picture of herself posing alongside her Guinness World Record plaque. “Michael from @guinnessworldrecords presented me with a certificate on stage, so naturally, I asked him to join us for the #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou finale!”

Congrats, Mariah!


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I heard the turkey on the chocolate cake was much bigger and once you had it you’d never go back to the white cake.


EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Rafael
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