Serena Williams for Stuart Weitzman’s 2020 Ad Campaign!
Stuart Weitzman is proud to announce Serena Williams as its new global spokeswoman, a relationship that started at the beginning of the year. The tennis trailblazer, social change leader and mother stars in the new 2020 Campaign, which highlights women as pillars of hope and optimism for their communities.
Serena exemplifies this sentiment first as a mother, and also as someone who has demonstrated resilience and courage to overcome obstacles throughout her career. Inspired by this, the campaign features her on a platform, standing tall in silhouettes designed to lift you up. Coupled with the confident energy Serena emanates, the campaign reinforces the notion that women possess the innate strength to be symbols of hope for their communities — a message that is especially relevant right now. “Now, more than ever, is a moment to focus on hope and moving forward,” Serena explains. “I want women of every generation to be inspired to do so, one step at a time.”
Styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson
Hair by Angela Meadows
Makeup by Natasha Gross
#RHOA: Eva Marcille’s husband blasts Porsha Williams over ‘RHOA’ reunion fight!
During “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion on Sunday, Porsha Williams and Eva Marcille really got into it.
“I will never forgive you for ever speaking on my child,” Williams shouted at Marcille during the episode, after taking issue with Marcille saying her 1-year-old daughter resembled Williams’ fiancé “Dennis with a bow.”
“I never spoke on your child,” Marcille replied.
But even Marcille’s husband, attorney Michael Sterling, was so bothered by how Williams, 38, acted toward the former “America’s Next Top Model” star, he addressed the issue during an Instagram Live.
“It’s messed up to me, and maybe I’m just a regular, simple person who doesn’t watch enough reality TV, but it’s messed up to me when I know the truth. When I know we f–k with people … when I know there are people we ride hard for. People who I represented pro-bono. People who we’ve helped out, who we really, really, you are our people.”
Sterling, 36, previously represented Williams’ fiancé, Dennis McKinley, in legal proceedings.
He went on, “Why they coming at you like that? For a TV show? You gone sell your integrity for a check? You gone sell your conscious for some money?”
Another point of contention during Season 12 of the Bravo franchise was Marcille telling co-star Kandi Burruss that Williams needed to mind her own business while commenting on her c-section scar.
Still, Sterling believes Williams may have gone too far, as she repeatedly called Marcille a “bitch” while asserting she would never forgive her Dish Nation colleague for speaking about her only child.
“It’s cool for it to be for entertainment or whatever, but if you’re going to mention all the bad, mention the good too,” Sterling continued. “If you gone say, I don’t f–k with you no more, at least, appreciate what you did for me, because as much as it is for entertainment, people out there in the world don’t know that. They take that s–t seriously. So if you’re going to say, you did me wrong by doing this, because that’s only what people see on the screen because they edit it hundreds of hundreds of hours to one hour, if you got some integrity, at least tell the truth. I appreciate you helping me out. I appreciate when so and so walked in and you took me out and you helped me get it together because you knew something bad was coming. That’s low integrity to me. That’s terrible. Those kinds of things are unforgivable.
#MusicNews: John Legend Will Release New Album ‘Bigger Love’ In June!
John Legend is spreading the love.The EGOT winner has announced that his new album Bigger Love will arrive on June 19, and is available for pre-order now.
He has also unveiled a video for the album’s uplifting title track, which premiered on “The Voice” last night. The feel-good clip showcases the many ways people are staying connected during quarantine and features appearances from his family as well as fans from around the world, who were asked to submit footage to be included in the video.
“This video was made to celebrate our shared love, hope and resilience,” said Legend. “We’re all using technology to stay in touch and finding creative ways to cope and we wanted the video to be a big musical hug for people around the world who are finding ways to stay connected to family, help their neighbors, and make time for a needed dance break despite the crazy circumstances we find ourselves in.”
In addition to “Bigger Love,” the album will include the previously-released singles “Actions” and “Conversations in the Dark.” The 16-track set was executive produced by Raphael Saadiq, who also produced 2018’s A Legendary Christmas.
Legend says the project, which follows 2018’s Darkness and Light, should help in the bedroom. “It’s actually probably my sexiest album to date,” he told Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show” in March. “If you’re stuck at home and want to make some coronababies… if you spend a lot of time with your partner and you need a soundtrack to that.”
#HipHopNews: Swizz Beatz Believes Rappers Should Pay Taxes To Hip-Hop’s Founders!
Swizz Beatz wants hip-hop artists to pay the pioneers who paved the way for the culture.
On Tuesday (May 12), during an Instagram live conversation with Joe Budden for Beatz's Zone Radio, Swizz explained why he believes rappers should be paying taxes to hip-hop trailblazers like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and more.
"I wanna raise a million dollars for each icon that started hip-hop, Kool Herc on down," Swizz began in the live. "The fact we're not paying taxes on who started hip-hop shows that we don't fucking really love hip-hop. The fact that we don't pay taxes as artists to those icons that paved the way, took the lower cut for the music that allow us to feed our families..."
Swizz Beatz went on to explain why a minimum of at least $1 million should be donated to celebrate the contributions made by Herc and other rap legends during the early inception of hip-hop.
"We need to be paying taxes to the creators of hip-hop that gave us freedom of speech to go forward," Swizz continued. "Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash, Sugarhill Gang, minimum a million a piece."
With the world on pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swizz and Timbaland have been working overtime to bring the culture together. Collectively, the two producers have brought R&B and rap competitions to life with their Instagram live series Verzuz. For the new upcoming battle, rappers Nelly and Ludacris are scheduled to go head-to-head on Saturday (May 15) at 7 p.m.
Rosie O’Donnell Doesn’t Watch ‘The View’: She Says It’s Been Dumbed Down A Lot!
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell has left her former workplace in the dust. In a recent interview, Rosie O’Donnell alluded that the daytime staple, “The View”, isn’t what it once was. The former panelist says their political stances are too PC for her liking. Rosie said:
“I don’t watch it anymore because it upsets me, and because I think it’s been dumbed-down a lot.”
“Everyone seems to think they have their two-minute sound bite and they want to get everything in but in the old days, ‘The View’ had much more of a real conversation happening live, and it doesn’t feel like that’s happening anymore.”
In fact, Rosie O’Donnell says that when she briefly returned to the show in 2014 after she left in 2007 – she and the other hosts were explicitly told the Bill Cosby sexual assault accusations were off limits. She later accused Bill of attacking one of her producers. She added:
“They didn’t let us talk about [it]…I was overtly told, ‘We are not discussing it, Rosie.’…one of the hosts told me that.”
The 58-year-old joined “The View” in 2006, but she abruptly left before her contract expired after an explosive spat with co-host, Elisabeth Hasselbeck about the Iraq War.
Reps from The View have not responded to the claims.
Southern Charm's Kathryn Dennis Apologizes for Racially "Offensive" Messages!
Southern Charm's Kathryn Dennis forgot about... well, the charm.
The Bravo reality TV star has found herself in hot water and is now apologizing for her racially "offensive" messages that she sent to radio show host, Tamika Gadsden.
For some backstory: Over the weekend, the radio show host called out a beauty salon owner in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina for hosting a "Trump boat parade."
"In Charleston you learn, fairly quickly, that the face of White Supremacy resembles that of the boutique-owning, gatekeeping glitterati," Tamika shared on Twitter, alongside screenshots of the salon owner's event that was originally posted on Instagram Stories.
She added, "This is Katie Shields, owner of Mylk Bar in Mt. Pleasant. She's organizing a Nautical MAGA rally with her friends. Katie is reprehensible."
So how does the Southern Charm star fit into this? Not long after, Tamika posted her Instagram conversation with Kathryn over the matter.
"I guess I didn't give her the response she wanted," the radio host wrote in reference to the Southern Charm star's messages.
Some of the Instagram DMs show Kathryn asking Tamika, "Why are you calling us 'white people?' that is so racist." Another message from the Bravolebrity reads, "Ha dude u are crazy."
It appeared Kathryn didn't stop there. In other messages Tamika shared online, the Southern Charm star also wrote, "Grow a pair."
She added, "That's how serious I take this," and also included a monkey emoji. Another response read, "You'll learn."
Tamika took to Twitter to slam the reality TV personality over her Instagram messages.
"This is what happens when a Black woman in #Charleston speaks up against white supremacy in the form of MAGA rallies," Tamika's caption read, alongside a screenshot of her and Kathryn's Instagram exchange.
She continued, "My comments re: Mylk Bar prompted this @BravoTV "actor" @KathrynDennis to taunt me with monkey emojis in my DMs. Along with a whole host of other names."
In light of the messages surfacing, the Southern Charm star issued an apology.
"I want to acknowledge that using a monkey emoji in my text was offensive, and from the bottom of my heart I sincerely apologize to anyone and everyone I hurt," she expressed on Monday. "Although the context was not my intention, there are no "if ands or buts" that excuse me... part 1."
Adding, "Part 2: ....I did not give it thought, and it was and is wrong. I know I am not that person. I know and will do better."
Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge’s son, dead at 21!
Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett with ex-partner Julie Cypher has died. He was 21.
“We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. – #TeamME,” the musician’s Twitter account posted on Wednesday.
No cause of death was disclosed. Etheridge has been hosting Facebook Live singalongs since mid-March.
“We can, unfortunately, confirm the news is true,” Etheridge’s reps said in an email to The Post, adding that they “don’t have an additional statement at this time.”
Condolences immediately began pouring in from celebrities learning of the 21-year-old’s death.
“Oh my God oh my God no. Prayers and love to Melissa Rest In Peace dear Beckett,” said Rosanne Arquette.
“Oh no! Please give her my deepest sympathy,” wrote Liz Phair.
“My god. This is unfathomably heartbreaking,” said Andy Lassner.
The “Come to My Window” singer met Cypher in 1986 on the set of the video for her single, “Bring Me Some Water.” At the time, Cypher was married to actor Lou Diamond Phillips, but they split in 1990, and she went on to have daughter Bailey, 23, and Beckett with the Grammy winner. They revealed that their sperm donor was musician David Crosby.
“I do not believe that my children will be wanting in any way because they didn’t have a father in the home every single day,” Etheridge said in an interview on “60 Minutes” in 2000. “What they have in the home is two loving parents. I think that puts them ahead of the game.”
Later that year, the pair split, and Etheridge started dating actress Tammy Lynn Michaels. In 2006, Michaels gave birth to twins Johnnie Rose and Steven Miller via an anonymous sperm donor.
The couple separated in 2010, and Etheridge wed “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Linda Wallem in 2014.
Before welcoming Bailey and Beckett, Etheridge spoke to The Advocate in 1999 about wanting children.
“I think that the more gay parents raise good, strong, compassionate people, the better the world will be,” she said.
Tina Knowles-Lawson Congratulates Beyoncé On Billboard Milestone!
Tina Knowles-Lawson congratulated her daughter for making the Billboard Hot 100 for the 24th year in a row.
She posted on Instagram, “Congratulations Beyoncé you’ve been doing the damn thing since you were 16 years old.”
Knowles mère threw in a shoutout to Megan Thee Stallion while she was at it — it was the rapper’s “Savage” remix that occasioned Bey’s milestone.
Congrats!
Woman Freaks Out After Long Wait At Red Lobster On Mother’s Day!
A Red Lobster restaurant in Pennsylvania received so many orders on Mother’s Day, the wait times for customers to receive their food reached over two hours at one point. A video now making the rounds on social media shows an altercation between a woman and restaurant employees that grew physical.
In the viral video, the woman is being forced out of the front doors of the restaurant while repeatedly demanding a refund, which the staff members assure her she will receive. Once she’s outside, she continues to try and force her way back into the building. She’s restrained by a woman who identifies herself as a store manager while other employees help block the entrance. The customer eventually takes a swing at the manager.
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Local police responded to a call at Red Lobster on Sunday, said Lt. Tony Beam of the Springettsbury Township Police.
“We did respond, we talked to the people involved,” he said. Beam said that when officers arrived, the employees seen in the video were there, but the woman in the green sweatshirt had left but they were able to speak to her at a nearby location.
“She was upset because her food wasn’t ready,” he said. “She wanted her money refunded.” Beam also said that the restaurant was closed to patrons; only employees were allowed inside and that all food ordered from Red Lobster is brought outside the building to adhere to social distancing protocol.
According to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s orders, restaurants must either be closed or operate with a take-out or delivery system to minimize social contact during the pandemic. Customers at all establishments that remain operating, as well as their employees, are all also required to wear masks to enter.
”Prince And The Revolution: Live” Will Stream on YouTube For Three Days Straight In Support Of World Health Organization COVID-19 Fund!
In support of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response fund for the World Health Organization, the Prince Estate will be partnering with YouTube to host a three-day streaming event of Prince and the Revolution: Live. From Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17, the legendary concert will be available for viewing on Prince’s official YouTube Channel. It was initially filmed on March 30, 1985, near the end of the late singer’s Purple Rain tour in New York.
Donations given by viewers will be matched by Google. According to Variety, the company will match $2 for every $1 that is donated. They will continue until the donations have reached up to $5 million.
In honor of the event, YouTube will be hosting a watch party a day before the streaming of Prince and the Revolution: Live will take place. At 7 p.m. EST, an hour before the official watch party begins, viewers will have the chance to join a Q&A with Bobby Z, the drummer for Revolution. The pre-stream special will be conducted by Andrea Swensson, host and writer of Minnesota Public Radio’s 89.3 The Current.
On the first day of the streaming event, an audio album version of Prince and the Revolution: Live will also be released for fans.
The full tracklist of the audio album is listed below.
1. Let’s Go Crazy (6:03)
2. Delirious (2:51)
3. 1999 (5:51)
4. Little Red Corvette (3:39)
5. Take Me With U (4:57)
6. Yankee Doodle Dandy (3:53)
7. Do Me Baby (4:51)
8. Irresistible Bitch (1:56)
9. Possessed (4:25)
10. How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore (7:19)
11. Let’s Pretend We’re Married (2:11)
12. International Lover (2:01)
13. God (7:46)
14. Computer Blue (4:15)
15. Darling Nikki (3:30)
16. The Beautiful Ones (6:50)
17. When Doves Cry (9:29)
18. I Would Die 4 U (3:27)
19. Baby I’m A Star (10:57)
20. Purple Rain (19:26)
Maurice Fayne From ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Charged With Fraud For Acquiring $2.2 Million Pandemic Assistance Loan!
Per the outlet, Fayne acquired a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan under a trucking company alias.
However, Fayne used the fund to purchase things for himself. Fayne, 37, used the name ‘Flame Trucking’ to obtain the PPP loan from a Corporation in Georgia.
However, after getting a hold of the money, he blew $1.5 million on jewelry such as a Rolex Presidential Watch, a diamond bracelet, and a 5.73-carat diamond ring all for himself, the news source reports. He also spent $40,000 in child support.
Fayne is in trouble because the PPP program is allotted for employees and small businesses hit hard due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The defendant allegedly stole money meant to assist hard-hit employees and businesses during these difficult times and instead greedily used the money to bankroll his lavish purchases of jewelry and other personal items,” Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski said in an official press release. “The department will remain steadfast in our efforts to root out and prosecute frauds against the Paycheck Protection Program.”
Fayne, who made his initial court appearance on Wednesday, has denied all allegations when interviewed by federal agents.
However, after a home-search, authorities seized about $80,000 in cash, which included $9,400 found in his pockets.
Authorities also found the jewelry Fayne purchased with his PPP fund, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reports.
Not only did authorities find money and jewels, but they also came across a 2019 Rolls-Royce Wraith, which upon further investigation they discovered still had a temporary dealer tag on it.
Finally, authorities reportedly came across approximately $503,000 in remaining PPP loan funds from three different bank accounts, Fayne “owned or controlled.”
Former “ANTM” Judge Jay Manuel Responds To Tyra Banks’ Recent Backlash And Reveals Why He Left The Show: “It Was 100 Percent My Decision”!
Creative director, makeup artist, and former America’s Next Top Model judge Jay Manuel opens up about his decision to leave the show in an interview with Variety about his upcoming book.
Manuel, 47, has announced that he will be releasing a book that is inspired by his time on the hit reality series #ANTM, Variety reports. The novel is called The Wig, The Bitch & The Meltdown, and is expected to drop on Aug. 3. The book will explore the competition show’s foundation and behind-the-scenes events from a fictional and satirical standpoint.
“I wanted this book to entertain, and that’s why I used satire and had a lot of fun with it. All of the characters in the book took on a life of their own and were just inspired by people in my life, but we write what we know and, as they say, art imitates life — and is often larger than life,” he explained.
People have been reposting clips from the series, which has prompted the show to be the topic of discussion lately, with many calling out its tone-deaf, racist, and anti-body-positive moments. But the novel is not a direct response to recent critics of the show, Manuel has been working on the project since 2014. “I never saw that coming. My novel has been in the works for quite some time, so this really is a surprise to me,” said Manuel.
While the book will more or less mock real-life events for the sake of a storyline, the novel will mirror actual ANTM moments, like the infamous “We’re all rooting for you” speech from the show’s host #TyraBanks. Speaking of which: Manuel did not consult Banks or any other ANTM alum about the contents of the book, according to Variety. The outlet reports that Manuel and Bank’s relationship has become estranged over the years.
Now, Manuel explains why he decided to leave the show. At first, when Manuel left, people speculated that he and Banks’ poor relationship caused him to get fired. ”When we parted ways, I had already completed my contract after Cycle 18 with no plans to return for Cycle 19, and that’s something that people don’t know,” said Manuel. “It was 100 percent my decision to leave the show, as I was ready to move my career in a different direction, but unfortunately at the time, my departure was misreported to the press, and contractually, I could not speak about leaving the show. Now, I can speak about it, so I can be clear that my departure from the show was one of choice.”
Manuel says despite no longer being close to Banks, he doesn’t feel she deserves the recent scrutiny. “I do think it’s a little unfair for people to persecute Tyra now, especially because she has already taken heat for her past executive decisions in past years. However, I can’t really defend her either because when ratings were high, and things were great, she remained a clear figurehead because it was her show.” He added that the most uncomfortable moment he experienced while being on the show was when contestants were assigned different races to impersonate.
“I do remember, and it was very uncomfortable for me, in Cycle 4, it was a photoshoot where the girls had to swap races. I was so, so, so uncomfortable with this. I was never scripted for my intros or anything, and I didn’t know how I was going to be able to set this up — I was so afraid that I would wear this because I was the creative director, but it was not my idea. That swapped race was a layer added in. It was supposed to be a different concept. I remember that very, very clearly. I was basically told that I had to execute the creative, and it made me very uncomfortable,” said Manuel Overall, the former judge, says Banks has been a pioneer for models. “Tyra is a pioneer in many respects, and I have nothing but respect for her in everything that she’s accomplished in business. The fashion industry is a difficult industry.
'Sleeping While Black'; Louisville Police Kill Breonna Taylor Unarmed Black Woman!
Attorneys for the family of Breonna Taylor call her shooting death by Louisville police an "execution." Taylor was asleep in her apartment in March when police burst into her home to serve a search warrant. The case is gaining national attention, and this week civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump announced he had been hired by Taylor's family.
Crump has represented the families of other black shooting victims, including Trayvon Martin and, currently, Ahmaud Arbery, whose alleged shooters in Georgia were arrested last week after video of the February incident became public. Like Taylor, Martin and Arbery were unarmed when they were shot and killed. Crump called Arbery's murder a lynching.
"You can't walk while black. With Ahmaud, you can't jog while black. Driving while black," Crump said during a news conference. "But Breonna Taylor was sleeping while black in the sanctity of her own home."
He is representing Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer, in a lawsuit against three Louisville Metro Police Department officers that was filed last month in Louisville. Local attorneys Sam Aguiar and Lonita Baker are also representing Palmer.
"Breonna Taylor was shot at least eight times by the officers' gunfire and died as a result. Breonna had posed no threat to the officers and did nothing to deserve to die at their hands," reads the complaint, which was filed by Aguiar and Baker.
They are asking for a jury trial as well as compensatory and punitive damages.
Jessie Halladay, a spokeswoman for LMPD, said in an email that an internal investigation into the case is ongoing and declined to comment further.
Taylor, a certified emergency medical technician, and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were asleep when police arrived at her home around 1 a.m. on March 13 to serve a search warrant, according to Walker's attorney, Rob Eggert, in court documents. When they entered, Walker, believing them to be intruders, according to his attorney, fired a shot that hit an officer in the leg. The officer had surgery soon after and recovered.
Three police officers shot back and struck Taylor eight times, killing her. Eggert said in a court document that he believed the officers fired at least 22 bullets.
They were placed on administrative reassignment while under investigation. No one has been charged in Taylor's death. There is no footage of the incident. Police say the officers in this unit don't wear body cameras.
Whether the officers identified themselves before forcing entry is a matter of dispute, with LMPD saying they did and Eggert saying they did not.
Walker was charged with attempted murder of a police officer and assault in the first degree. Although Lt. Ted Eidem, who is with LMPD's Public Integrity Unit, said after the incident that police were there to execute a search warrant for a narcotics investigation, Walker was not charged with a drug offense. No drugs were found at the apartment, according to Walker's father in an affidavit.
In late March, Walker was released to home incarceration, a move that drew criticism from LMPD Chief Steve Conrad and the police union.
Taylor's mother and her attorneys still have questions about the facts of the case.
They said officers obtained a "no knock" warrant, which doesn't fit with the police claim that the officers identified themselves before entering. And they said police had already arrested the primary target of the narcotics investigation by the time this group got to Taylor's home.
Attorney Sam Aguiar said the police department's story doesn't add up.
"Give me a break. It seems to me like they're just trying to cover their tracks from day one, and every single time they keep saying things that conflict with former things, it really just looks like they are so desperate to cover this up, and it's why getting the truth in this case is so important," he said during the Wednesday news conference.
Taylor's story spread across social media and news in recent days after being shared by activist Shaun King, a Kentucky native. Since then, politicians on the local and national stages have weighed in.
On Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said that after the police's Public Integrity Unit completes its investigation, the report will be handed over to the Commonwealth's Attorney Office, which could pursue charges. Fischer said it is possible he may call for an independent investigation into the shooting.
"In these type of situations, you know, people always want quick answers," Fischer said. "And usually when there's really complicated, tragic situations like this, there's usually just not easy answers."
He said his office is in contact with officials including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who also on Wednesday issued a statement that said external legal authorities, including the state's attorney general, should review the outcome of the police investigation.
Separately, Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., described Taylor's killing as "deeply troubling." And Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has called on the Department of Justice to investigate Taylor's death.
Lil Wayne Ends Engagement With La’tecia Thomas!
Lil Wayne is calling it quits.mThe rapper and his fiancée La’Tecia Thomas have ended their engagement, according to reports.
The Australian model sparked breakup rumors with her latest social media posts, which show her without her massive engagement ring. Her “Carter” necklace, previously gifted to her by her boyfriend, is also nowhere to be seen.
As AceShowbiz points out, Thomas unfollowed Wayne and all of his fan accounts on Instagram, but still follows his daughter Reginae. While they were together, she was the only person Wayne followed. But now he follows no one.
Their breakup appears to be recent. The plus-sized model was seen wearing her engagement ring as recently as April 28, but it was missing from her hand in photos from early May.
The couple, who got matching tattoos, sparked engagement rumors when Thomas was seen flaunting her massive rock on Instagram last fall. In February, they made their red-carpet debut at Wayne’s Funeral album release party in Miami.
The two met on social media after Wayne slid into her DMs while overseas last year. “I saw someone on TV and I was like, ‘I don’t know how to get in touch with this person,'” he said. “I met a very, very special person.”
Weezy even rapped about his ex on Funeral. “I got a plus-sized model, but she my lil’ mama,” he rapped on “Stop Playin With Me,” while also referencing her on “Not Me”: “You know wifey from Australia / She said ‘Cheers mate’ / Then we toast and see how you ni**as tears taste.”
The Two Men Who Murdered Ahmaud Arbery Had Confrontation With Black Man 12 Days Prior!
As reported by the Atlantic Journal-Constitution, Diego Perez is the neighbor who went to investigate an incident on February 11, where he ran into Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael. He was also at the shooting scene immediately after Arbery was shot on February 23. Perez recognized Arbery as the young back man from the February 11 incident, according to reports.
The construction site had a motion sensor security camera, which alerted the property owner, Larry English, who lives 2 hours away, that someone was on the property. The owner texted the video to Perez, who lived nearby and had offered to keep an eye on the property, asking him to check it out. Perez armed himself and went to check on the property where he says he saw Travis McMichael approach a young black man who had entered the construction site.
Travis McMichael confronted the person in the yard at the site, but he claimed he became alarmed when he saw the person reach for their waistband. At that point, McMichael left to go get his father and then returned to the scene. Gregory McMichael called the Glynn County Police Department to alert them of the trespasser. Nothing was taken from the property.
Perez, who has spoken with the GBI, claims he did not know the McMichael’s nor did he provide them with any video footage.
The next time Perez saw Arbery was on February 23, and he was laid out in the middle of the street, fatally shot.
“All we knew about him was he was the guy who kept showing up on our cameras,” Perez said. “No one knew who it was.”
Larry English, the owner of the property, never indicated a robbery happened at the property, as he maintains nothing ever went missing, and that he “would not have wanted a vigilante response.”
Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael were arrested last week by the GBI and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. The father and son were denied bond and remain behind bars.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘THE CAT BUBBLE’
Oh thank goodness. I was worried you wouldn’t be able to look super weird and bring your cat with you everywhere.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ALL!!!
EFREM
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