Rihanna for i-D Magazine - Special Edition 2020!
Rihanna has continued, yet again, to do everything besides release her much-anticipated album and instead has collaborated with i-D. At this point, we feel like she’s mocking us but at least we get to see endless pictures of RiRi in the new ‘Rihannazine’ looking flawless as usual. We can almost hear her whisper: ‘What are you going to do about it?’ to the camera as she posed in oversized jackets and coats. The Rihannazine is i-D’s special edition magazine that celebrates her ‘ceaseless reign on the worlds of fashion, beauty and music’, as well as their 40th anniversary.
Tana Mongeau thanks VidCon for ‘welcoming her back’ after infamous TanaCon disaster It’s one-off so buying it will probably be the closest we’ll get to the album. Rihanna, 31, rocked her own Fenty shoes and it would be no surprise if she used her own Fenty make-up for the shoot. In recent weeks, Rihanna has been a busy album-less bee as she teased a new Valentine’s Day collection for Savage X Fenty and celebrated 2020 Yams Day with her pals A$AP Rocky and former on-again-off-again beau Drake.
Guess we’re reading Rihanna’s album instead (Picture: Mario Sorrenti, for i-D’s Rihannazine) Can’t stay mad when she looks so good Did we mention she is reportedly no longer dating businessman Hassan Jameel after around three years together? The We Found Love Singer first started dating Hassan back in 2016, and they were seen together for the first time the following year. However, the pair have now reportedly called time on their relationship, according to Us Weekly. Sure, there may be great Valentine’s lingerie and cute footage of RiRi with Rocky but where on earth is R9?
Fans expected the album to drop before the end of the new decade but as you can see she’s messing with us. 'terrified' over Apple TV documentary coming out Rihanna all smiles as she heads out with A$AP Rocky after Hassan Jameel 'split' RiRi has dropped random teasers about the album over the past year and told Sarah Paulson for Interview magazine: ‘It really does suck that it can’t just come out because I’m working on a really fun one right now. ‘I’m really happy with a lot of the material.’ We’d be happy too if we had our hands on it. The zine will be available on global newsstands from Monday 27 January.
#RHOA: Nene Leakes Reportedly 'Seriously Contemplating' Not Returning To 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta'?
NeNe Leakes is reportedly doing some soul searching in the midst of Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
According to a source close to Hollywood Life, the 52-year-old is considering whether this season of RHOA will be her last. “Nene is really seriously contemplating more so than before if she’s going to be doing another season of Housewives,” the source says. “The show is really a job for her now and she doesn’t love it like she used to.”
So why the change of heart? “She’s in total work mode and she’s just not sure if arguing with women she doesn’t like surrounding herself with other than for work purposes is worth the paycheck,” the source continued. “She’s thankful for what the show has done for her, but she’s unsure how much the stress is worth it. The fighting like that is just not something she wants to be a part of anymore.”
Season 12 has been a drama-filled one for Leakes, who has gotten into multiple on-screen fights with Kenya Moore. During a cast trip to Greece, Kenya told Nene “please go to jail again,” which prompted Leakes to clap back. “You is a dumb ass b***h,” she replied as the argument escalated into near violence.
“She’s at a totally different place in her life now and this season was very different from her than seasons before due to certain relationships and the shifts they took,” the source said.
According to Hollywood Life, no final decision by Nene Leakes has yet been made, however, they say she’s “thinking differently than before.” In December of last year, Nene told Hollywood Life that she wouldn’t be sure about her RHOA future until after Season 12 concludes.
“I don’t know… I really don’t know that. I never really know what I’m doing until the season is over and we talk about it,” Nene said, admitting “there’s a lot of things that aren’t fair,” which were “behind the scenes things” fans “don’t get to see.”
#Empire: Taraji P. Henson’s Natural Hair Care Line Is Coming To Target Stores!
Throughout last year, Taraji P. Henson teased fans with her natural curls, and then earlier this month, she announced she’d be releasing a hair care line. Now, the rumored line is soon to make its way into stores.
According to PEOPLE, the Empire star has launched TPH by Taraji and it will reportedly be sold exclusively at Target stores this month
Henson’s line will feature 18 products made for a wide range of hair types. The cost will range between $5 to $15.
“I created applicators that deliver the product to your scalp,” she told PEOPLE. It’s not compromised on your fingertips or wasted on your hair.”
She continued: “Women think that just because you have your hair braided up under a weave or wig that you don’t have to [do anything else]. But you have to take care of it.”
Henson says she spent 10 years crafting the line and began “like a mad scientist” mixing products in her kitchen.
TPH by Taraji takes a scalp-first approach to hair and Henson follows suit. “Sweat builds up from the braids and the wigs, so [every time I take the braids out] I want to make sure my hair is in the best possible condition before I braid it back down again,” she explained. “So Sundays [are] like a spa day. I start with my scalp scrub, and sometimes I’ll use my Master Cleanse, too, so my hair is squeaky clean.”
Congrats to Taraji P. Henson on her new venture!
#NewMusic from H.E.R. – Slide (Remix) Ft. Pop Smoke, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & Chris Brown!
R&B mainstay H.E.R. taps music heavy-hitters Pop Smoke, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and Chris Brown for an official remix of her “Slide” single. The original version featured YG, but we can say the record is much spicier with the new collaborators.
LISTEN HERE
The record creates promotional noise for the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter as the 2020 Grammy Awards draws near. H.E.R. is currently up for five nominations for the second year in a row: Album of the Year – I Used To Know Her, Record of the Year and Song of the Year – “Hard Place,” Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance – “Could’ve Been” feat. Bryson Tiller. The singer/songwriter/musician was also recently nominated for four NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding Album – I Used To Know HER, Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Song Contemporary and Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for “Hard Place,” and scored an iHEART nomination for R&B Artist of the Year.
#HipHopNews: Offset Says Migos’ Culture Iii Album Is The “Last Chapter”!
We are approaching the two-year anniversary of Migos' Culture II album, which was released on Jan. 26, 2018. With the group currently prepping the third installment, which is slated to come out at the top of the year, Offset has offered a small update on the album series.
On Sunday night (Jan. 19), 'Set shared a photo of the group on Instagram. The Atlanta rapper captioned the photo, "CULTURE 3 2020. LAST CHAPTER."
The album has been being teased for a while now. It was first announced to be coming out in the first part of January 2019. When the group didn't deliver, Offset updated the timeline saying it would be 2020 before the LP would be released.
In December, Offset revealed they had a song with the late Juice Wrld that may appear on the new album. “I got this song called 'What’s Brackin’' with him and I probably gonna put that shit on Culture III,” Offset said. “He gonna ape shit on that thing.”
Culture II features the singles "MotorSport", "Stir Fry", "Walk It Talk It" and "Narcos" and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. It has since reached double platinum status. There is still no solid release date for the forthcoming LP. If the past is any indicator, it could be coming soon. Both CI and CII came out in late January.
Despite not dropping an album in two years, the trio is still winning. They recently got their own signature menu items at Popeyes; The Tour Rider, The Quavo, The Takeoff and The Offset.
Tyler Perry Denies Exploiting Women In Films During An Interview At The Premiere Of His New Movie ‘A Fall From Grace’!
Tyler Perry released a brand new romantic thriller titled ‘A Fall From Grace.’ This film adds to the list of movies by Perry that features women that are going through dark times and suffering.
Page Six reportedly asked during an interview with the highly successful film director if his movies were exploiting women’s suffering for box office success. Perry explained that this is simply not the case. His decision to make movies about women in pain is mirroring his mother getting abused by his father growing up. “I’m always trying to send a message that you don’t have to deal with this s–t.”
He reportedly went on further to say, “It’s not about making money off of a woman’s pain — it is about telling a story. And I wish that people, especially black women, would get off the fact of saying, ‘Oh, he’s making money off of black women.’”
Taylor Swift Had Justin Bieber Kicked Out of a Gym!
Wow, LIVING for this petty drama! Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber almost had a run-in at a gym in Los Angeles.
Reminder: These two are definitely not friends! Because we all need a break from the torrent of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry step-down news that's hitting us this weekend, let's focus on a different dramatic saga, aka Taylor Swift's not-so-great relationship with Justin Bieber.
As any loyal Swiftie/Belieber will know, these two pop stars don't get along, and it's mainly because of Scooter Braun, aka Justin's longtime manager and Taylor's longtime adversary. Back in summer 2019, when Taylor publicly spoke out against Scooter acquiring her masters, Taylor wrote that "Scooter got his two clients together to bully me online about it. (See photo)" and then included a photo of Justin:
And sorry, it doesn't end there, cause then a few months ago when Taylor accused Scooter of not letting her perform her music at the AMAs, Justin came to Scooter's defense by posting a screenshot of an article that accused Taylor of lying about the situation. So yeah, these two don't see eye to eye!
And apparently things got awkward this weekend when they almost had a run-in at a gym in Los Angeles. According to TMZ, Taylor had booked out the gym for a private session, so everyone had to leave while she worked out. Justin happened to have been at the gym beforehand and was reportedly dragging his feet about leaving.
According to the site, "Justin's security team was approached and asked to leave, but JB's team held firm and said he was going to finish his workout before taking off." And even though I would love for this to be more dramatic, apparently Justin "had no idea it was Taylor who had requested the gym be cleared," and it's likely that she didn't know that Justin was at the gym before she got there.
So, um, I guess that's that! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hillary Clinton Takes Aim At Sanders In Hulu Documentary Saying "Nobody Likes Him!
2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has some harsh words for former rival Senator Bernie Sanders.
In a documentary premiering next month on Hulu, Clinton blasted Sanders' record, saying "nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done. He was a career politician."
In a separate interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Clinton said she won't commit to endorsing or campaigning for him if he's the Democratic 2020 nominee. She cited the culture around Sanders and called out his supporters for their online attacks, particularly against women.
Officials with the Sanders campaign had no immediate comment.
Christina Milian & Matt Pokora Welcome Baby Boy Isaiah!
Christina Milian is officially a mother of two!
The singer and actress welcomed a baby boy with her boo, Matt Pokora.
Baby boy Isaiah arrived on Monday, January 20 according to the announcement from his parents.
Christina wrote:
And so we begin.
Isaiah 1/20/20
Simply perfect. The world is yours Son.
Love, Mom & Dad
Proud Papa Matt also took to social media to announce the birth of his son:
Baby Isaiah is also welcomed by his beautiful big sis, Violet.
Congrats to the happy family!
Pastor John Gray’s TV Show Gets Canceled As Church’s Eviction And Lawsuit Loom!
Sometimes when it rains, it can pour. And to say that John Gray can’t escape the torrential downpour from ingering storm clouds of controversy hovering over him would be an understatement. The South Carolina-based pastor has been on the receiving end of a recent spate of bad news, all of which has progressively gotten worse this week.
As Gray pushes back against the likelihood of his church being evicted over allegedly unpaid bills, it was reported on Thursday that his reality TV show was being canceled. The Greenville News “confirmed” with the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that the TV station was not planning on renewing “The Book of John Gray” for a new season.
News of the TV show being canceled came days after a former employee of Gray’s Relentless Church filed a lawsuit claiming the pastor owes him tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.
“The Book of John Gray,” described in part on OWN’s website as “a dramedy docu-follow hybrid about the life of John Gray and his uniquely humorous way of helping people,” would have been filming for a fifth season had it been renewed. The show can still be picked up by other networks or be put into syndication, but as of Friday, there were no plans to resume production on any new episodes.
Because of the controversies that Gray has been involved in, some fans of the show said early last year that they had no plans to tune in and watch Season 4 — perhaps an indication that sagging ratings and viewership may have played a role into the decision against renewing the show. Among those controversies were an apparent scandal that involved an extramarital affair that Gray seemed to acknowledge before insisting the relationship, while inappropriate, was not physically cheating with “that strange woman.”
That led to his controversial purchase of a Lamborghini Urus for their eight-year anniversary in December of 2018. Gray defended that extravagance in the face of widespread criticism.
That controversy may have provided a glimpse into Gray’s spending habits, which could have contributed to his current situations that each have finances in common.
Relentless Church’s landlord filed paperwork earlier this month to initiate the eviction as he and Gray have reportedly disputed the terms of an apparently expired lease.
Wendy Williams Fart Silently On Live TV!
Wendy Williams appeared to have an on-air slip while filming her popular segment "Hot Topics."
On Friday's (January 17) live episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the 55-year-old talk show host was talking about Odell Beckham’s butt-slapping incident when what sounded like a fart was heard on her mic. The alleged muffled flatulence can be heard around the 9-minute mark after she pauses for a moment.
Twitter, obviously, could not get enough of Wendy's "real hot topic," with many sharing their opinions of it on social media.
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Wendy's alleged farting mishap came just days after over 63,000 people signed a petition to "Get Wendy Williams Fired" after she mocked Joker star Joaquin Phoenix's facial scar.
During the "Hot Topic" segment of her talk show on January 7, Wendy said she found Joaquin "oddly attractive," adding that she even liked the actor's facial scar. “When he shaves off his mustache he’s got a hairline fracture. He’s got one of those — what do you call it? Cleft lip, cleft palate,” the 55-year-old talk show said as she pulled her lip up with her finger to mock the condition.
Wendy issued an apology for her comments on Twitter Wednesday (January 15), writing directly to Adam Bighill, who was born with a cleft lip and palate, has a son, Beau, who was also born with the condition, and was one of the first to call Wendy out for her comments. "@Bighill44 We’re thinking about Beau today as he is in surgery," she began. "I want to apologize to the cleft community and in Beau’s honor, our show is donating to @operationsmile and @AmerCleftPalate and encourage our Wendy Watchers to learn more and help support the cleft community."
Comme des Garçons ‘deeply and sincerely’ sorry for runway braids!
Comme des Garçons has found itself at the centre of controversy after white models in its latest menswear show at Paris Fashion Week wore braided wigs.
People swiftly levelled accusations of cultural appropriation after the looks – which bore a close resemblance to hairstyles typically worn by black people – hit the runway. Rather than every model wearing the wigs, a number of the black models who walked in the show sported their own hair.
This morning, the brand issued an apology saying:
“The inspiration for the headpieces for Comme des Garçons menswear FW’20 show was the look of an Egyptian prince. It was never ever our intention to disrespect or hurt anyone – we deeply and sincerely apologise for any offense it has caused.”
On the day of the show, Julien d’Ys, the hair stylist who has collaborated with designer Rei Kawakubo for many years, explained his influences on Instagram – citing Tutankhamun and Ancient Egypt. His posts drew positive comments from fashion names including Marc Jacobs (commenters were quick to point out that he apparently had not learned from his own appropriation scandal, which ignited after models wore dreadlocks at his SS17 show).
While d’Ys initially chose to dismiss the criticism as “stupide” in a comment, in response to the mounting backlash, he last night posted an image of the boys featured in the show along with an apology. “My inspiration for the Comme des Garçons show was Egyptian prince a look I found truly beautiful and inspirational. A look that was an hommage (sic). Never was it my intention to hurt or offend anyone, ever. If I did, I deeply apologise.”
The last few years have seen many fashion behemoths accused of cultural appropriation and even racism after a series of high profile scandals. As a result, many in the industry are taking steps to make their brands more inclusive and representative, with the likes of Gucci and Prada hiring diversity panels in the hopes of avoiding past mistakes.
Teammates, fans share support for Delonte West after alleged disturbing videos surface!
A pair of videos showing what appears to be former NBA guard Delonte West involved in a rough altercation in Washington, D.C., surfaced on social media on Monday.
A man who appeared to be West, who played in the league for eight seasons from 2004-2012, could be seen being attacked in the middle of a road. Another video showed the man handcuffed talking to police, where he accused another man of pulling a gun on him.
West, a Washington, D.C.-area native, most notably played for the Boston Celtics — who selected him with the No. 24 overall pick in the draft in 2004 — and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He last played for the Dallas Mavericks in 2012, but was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team and eventually waived. The former Saint Joseph’s standout averaged 9.6 points and 3.6 assists over 432 games in his career.
West’s career took a turn about midway through, and he revealed he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2008, according to the Washington Post. He pleaded guilty to two weapons charges in 2010, too. The 36-year-old has been involved in several incidents since leaving the league, too, including one in 2016 where he was reportedly spotted in a Houston-area Jack in the Box in rough shape.
The videos sent NBA fans and several notable athletes to social media on Monday — including former teammate Jameer Nelson and former Saint Joseph’s coach Phil Martelli — many of whom were looking to get West help.
DJ Khaled Announces Birth of His Second Child!
DJ Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck just welcome their second child into the world!
The 44-year-old DJ and music producer took to Instagram on late Monday night (January 20) to share updates from the delivery room.
“DR JIN said you ready 🤲🏽,” Khaled posted at around 8pm PST. At 9:23pm PST, Khaled revealed that the baby had arrived.
“THANK YOU ALLAH! THANK YOU MY QUEEN NICOLE! BLESS UP DR JIN! 🤲🏽,” he captioned a photo from the delivery room.
Khaled and Nicole welcomed another baby boy into the world. No details on his name just yet. They are also the parents to a three-year-old son named Asahd.
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