British Vogue, August 2020, David Hockney artwork of Yorkshire!
With its rolling hills and golden wheat fields, it is an image more worthy of Country Life than a fashion bible.
But Vogue has opted for a radical new look this season – finding an equally lovely substitute for its typical starry cover girls.
David Hockney’s vibrant landscape will grace the cover of August’s themed edition, called Reset, which is all about the return to nature in the post-Covid world.
The piece, titled Wheat Field Near Fridaythorpe, was released as part of his celebrated collection of East Yorkshire landscapes in 2005.
For the issue, British Vogue editor Edward Enninful commissioned 14 special covers – this one by Hockney, as well as others by artists and photographers including David Bailey, Nadine Ijewere and Tim Walker.
‘British Vogue’s August Issue, Reset, is not only beautiful and poignant, but also highlights that at the core of everything is our planet,’ he said.
‘I very much hope 2020 signals a reset in our relationship to nature.’
The issue is available digitally and on newsstands on July 3.
#RHOA: Cynthia Bailey Reveals Which Costar She’d Want to Quarantine With During the Pandemic!
Cynthia Bailey revealed which Real Housewives of Atlanta costar she’d quarantine with, and it’s all based on the star’s eating habits.
Bailey, 53, said during the latest episode of Quarantine Confessions that Kandi Burruss would be her top pick amid the coronavirus pandemic because “she likes to eat.”
“She would make sure we had plenty of food and snacks,” the Alabama native explained.
When it comes to her own habits amid the pandemic, the reality star said she “moved past wine a long time ago” and is now drinking tequila and vodka.
“I usually have a drink when I get ready to watch a movie,” Bailey said. “Honestly [I have] some kind of cocktail, if not every day, definitely, every other day. I’m pretty consistent.”
The Bailey Wine Cellar owner, who has been quarantining in both Atlanta and Los Angeles, revealed how she and fiancé Mike Hill have kept their date nights up while staying safe amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
“Mike and I have gone on car dates,” she said. “We get in a car and plug in our little playlist and drive around for like an hour. Sometimes we drive into Beverly Hills and look around and then we drive back.”
The model makes it feel like a real date by pretending their end destination isn’t the vehicle. “I know this is crazy, I actually even get dressed up for it — to make myself feel like I’m actually going somewhere,” she added.
Bailey has also been taking time for herself thanks to a less jam-packed schedule.
“I’ve kinda been enjoying not doing that much, because I always have to do stuff,” the actress told Us. “When it’s over, my prediction is, I’m going to be busy as hell. Everything in my life got postponed for two months. I’m sure I’m gonna be bombarded with it when everything opens up.”
#MusicNews: Summer Walker Has Announced Her New Ep ‘Life On Earth’!
Fresh off her performance with Usher at the BET Awards, Summer Walker has announced that her new EP Life On Earth will arrive July 10. She revealed the release date and cover art, which finds her standing on top of her Mercedes G-Wagon at sunset.
The project, which was executive produced by Walker, won’t contain any features. “EP coming soon babies 🖤 ft @no1 no1,” she told fans in May.
It will mark her first project since her record-breaking debut Over It, which topped the charts in October. In between collaborating with Chris Brown, Khalid, and 21 Savage, she has also been teasing snippets of new music on social media.
#HipHopNews: Pop Smoke’s Album Tracklist Revealed!
On Friday, the late rapper’s estate will release his posthumous debut Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. Before its release, the star-studded tracklist has been revealed.
In addition to “Make It Rain” with Rowdy Rebel, the 19-track set includes appearances from Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Swae Lee, Future, Polo G, Tyga, Karol G, and King Combs. 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch guest on “The Woo,” for which they recently shot a video.
50 also serves as the album’s co-executive producer. “He would take the records that he really liked, R&B records, rewrite the lyrics, and then use that as a template for how he’s actually singing it, but he would do it with Auto-Tune,” 50 told The New York Times of Pop Smoke’s process.
Along with the tracklist, Pop’s manager Steven Victor revealed the cover art designed by Virgil Abloh. After being poorly received by fans, they decided to scrap it and come up with a new design. “It is our obligation to bring his vision to life he wanted Virgil to lead creative, we fulfilled his wishes however, unfortunately, he’s not here to give his final approval his fans, are,” said Victor. “You know why you love pop your voices are loud and clear he loved his fans and listened to his fans pop and we at Victor Victor heard you loud and clear.”
The album follows Pop’s EP Meet the Woo 2, which was released in early February. Less than two weeks later, he was shot and killed in a home invasion in Hollywood at the age of 20.
SHOOT FOR THE STARS, AIM FOR THE MOON TRACKLIST
1. “Bad Bitch from Tokyo (Intro)”
2. “Aim for the Moon” feat. Quavo
3. “For the Night feat. Lil Baby and DaBaby
4. “44 Bulldog”
5. “Gangstas”
6. “Yea Yea”
7. “Creature” feat. Swae Lee
8. “Snitchin'” feat. Quavo, Future, & Polo G
9. “Make It Rain” feat. Rowdy Rebel
10. “The Woo” feat. 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch
11. “West Coast Sh*t” feat. Tyga and Quavo
12. “Enjoy Yourself” feat. KAROL G
13. “Hotel Lobby”
14. “What You Know About Love”
15. “Something Special”
16. “Diana” feat. King Combs
17. “Got It on Me”
18. “Tunnel Vision (Outro)”
19. “Dior (Bonus)
#RIP: The Iconic Master of Comedy Carl Reiner, Is Dead at 98!
Mr. Reiner was a gifted comic actor, but he spent most of his career slightly out of the spotlight — writing, directing and letting others get the laughs.
Carl Reiner, who as performer, writer and director earned a place in comedy history several times over, died on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
His death was confirmed by his daughter, Annie Reiner. Mr. Reiner first attracted national attention in 1950 as Sid Caesar’s multitalented second banana on the television variety show “Your Show of Shows,” for which he was also a writer. A decade later he created “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” one of the most celebrated situation comedies in television history, and teamed with Mel Brooks on the hugely successful “2000 Year Old Man” records. His novel “Enter Laughing” became both a hit Broadway play and the first of many movies he would direct; among the others were four of Steve Martin’s early starring vehicles.
He won praise as an actor as well, with memorable roles in films like “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming” and, more recently, “Ocean’s Eleven” and its sequels. But he spent most of his career just slightly out of the spotlight, letting others get the laughs.
His contributions were recognized by his peers, by comedy aficionados and, in 2000, by the Kennedy Center, which awarded him the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was the third recipient, after Richard Pryor and Jonathan Winters.
In his performances with Mr. Brooks and before that with Mr. Caesar, Mr. Reiner specialized in portraying the voice of sanity, a calm presence in a chaotic universe. But despite his claim to the contrary, he was never “just the straight man.”
“He was a comedian himself, and he truly understood and still understands comedy,” Mr. Caesar said of Mr. Reiner in his book “Caesar’s Hours” (2003), written with Eddy Friedfeld. “Most people still don’t realize the importance of a straight man in comedy, or how difficult that role is. Carl had to make his timing my timing.”
Mr. Reiner was, Mr. Caesar added, “the best straight man I’ve ever worked with.”
As part of a stellar supporting cast that also included Imogene Coca and Howard Morris, Mr. Reiner proved his versatility week after week on “Your Show of Shows,” which ran from 1950 to 1954 on NBC and established the template for sketch comedy on television. He played everything from a harried commuter to a frenzied rock ’n’ roller to an unctuous quiz-show host. But he is probably best remembered as an interviewer, solemnly posing questions to a mad professor, a spaced-out jazz musician or some other over-the-top character played by Mr. Caesar, and adding to the humor simply by being serious.
Mr. Reiner contributed behind the scenes as well. He took part in the frenzied writing sessions that shaped the show, bouncing jokes off the walls of the writers’ room with the likes of Mr. Brooks and Neil Simon.
“I became a writer because of that room,” he recalled. “I’d say something and somebody would yell: ‘What do you know? You’re not a writer.’ So I became a writer.”
He characterized his later career moves with similar self-effacing humor in an NPR interview: “I acted like a director. I acted like a producer. I sat in front of a typewriter and acted like a novelist.”
Mr. Reiner’s association with Mr. Caesar encompassed three different series: After “Your Show of Shows” the two worked together on “Caesar’s Hour,” which had a three-year run on NBC, and “Sid Caesar Invites You,” a failed attempt to recapture the “Show of Shows” spirit that lasted less than one season on ABC in 1958.
The next phase of Mr. Reiner’s career found him again in the role of deadpan interviewer. This time the interviewee was Mr. Brooks.
“The 2000 Year Old Man” began as an act Mr. Reiner and Mr. Brooks performed for friends at parties. When they put it on record, it became a phenomenon. There were ultimately five “2000 Year Old Man” albums, one of which won a Grammy and all of which are treasured by comedians and comedy fans.
Mr. Brooks was the star of the largely improvised routines, reflecting on what it was like to be two millenniums old (none of his thousands of children ever visited) and reminiscing about historical figures like Sigmund Freud (“He was a good basketball player; very few people know that”) and Shakespeare (“He had the worst penmanship I ever saw in my life”). But it was Mr. Reiner who came up with the questions that lit Mr. Brooks’s comedic fuse.
Indeed, it was Mr. Reiner who spontaneously started the ball rolling one day during a quiet moment in the Caesar writers’ room. “I turned to Mel and I said, ‘Here’s a man who was actually seen at the crucifixion 2,000 years ago, “and his first words were ‘Oh, boy.’”
In 1960, the same year he and Mr. Brooks made their first album, Mr. Reiner wrote and starred in a pilot for a TV series, based on his own life, about a writer who works in New York for a larger-than-life, difficult-to-please comedian.
The show, “Head of the Family,” was not picked up. It became a series only when it was recast with Dick Van Dyke as the central character.
The workplace scenes in “The Dick Van Dyke Show” — featuring Morey Amsterdam and Rose Marie as Mr. Van Dyke’s fellow writers, with Mr. Reiner making occasional appearances as their boss, Alan Brady — were inspired by Mr. Reiner’s time with Sid Caesar (although Mr. Reiner insisted that his character was only partly based on Mr. Caesar). The domestic scenes, with Mary Tyler Moore as Mr. Van Dyke’s wife, were set in New Rochelle, N.Y., where Mr. Reiner lived at the time, and Ms. Moore’s character was modeled on his wife, Estelle. Mr. Reiner later attributed the show’s success to the choice of “somebody with more talent to play me.”
Seen on CBS from 1961 until 1966, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” won a total of 15 Primetime Emmy Awards for its cast and crew, five of them for Mr. Reiner as writer and producer. (He won nine Emmys in his career, including two for his on-camera work on “Caesar’s Hour,” one as a writer on a 1967 special that reunited the “Show of Shows” cast and one for a guest appearance, as Alan Brady, on an episode of the sitcom “Mad About You” in 1995.) It is widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time.
Someone else once again played Mr. Reiner, or a character very much like him, on Broadway and in the movies. “Enter Laughing,” his autobiographical novel about a stage-struck delivery boy from the Bronx who decides to become an actor, was published in 1958 and adapted for the stage by Joseph Stein, another former member of the Caesar writing staff. With Alan Arkin in the lead role, it opened in 1963 and ran for more than 400 performances.
When “Enter Laughing” was sold to Hollywood, Mr. Reiner shared screenwriting credit with Mr. Stein for the 1967 film adaptation, starring Reni Santoni. It was Mr. Reiner’s third produced screenplay, after “The Thrill of It All” (1963) and “The Art of Love” (1965). More important, it was the first film he directed.
That same year he made his Broadway debut as a writer and director with “Something Different,” the story of a playwright suffering from writer’s block. It received generally good reviews (Walter Kerr of The New York Times praised Mr. Reiner’s “nifty habit of approaching a gag at high speed, passing it on the outside, and then noticing where it went in the rearview mirror”) and had a respectable three-month run. By that time, however, Mr. Reiner’s focus had shifted westward.
He had already appeared in a number of Hollywood movies by the time he and his family moved to Beverly Hills in the late 1960s, and he would continue to show up onscreen occasionally. But for the next three decades, most of his work in Hollywood was done behind the scenes.
Carl Reiner was born in the Bronx on March 20, 1922, to Irving Reiner, a watchmaker, and Bessie (Mathias) Reiner. After graduating from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, he went to work as a machinist’s helper and seemed headed for a career repairing sewing machines.
Then one day his older brother, Charlie, mentioned seeing a newspaper article about a free acting class being given by the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal jobs agency. Carl tried his hand at acting, found he was good at it, hung up his machinist’s apron and joined a theater troupe. He also acted in summer stock.
During World War II, Mr. Reiner served in an Army entertainment unit that toured American bases in the South Pacific. After his discharge he joined the road company of the musical revue “Call Me Mister” as the comic lead, and within a year he was in the Broadway production.
In the 1949-50 television season he was a regular on “The Fifty-Fourth Street Revue,” a variety series, and in 1950 he was back on Broadway in “Alive and Kicking,” where he caught the eye of Max Liebman, the mastermind of “Your Show of Shows.”
Mr. Reiner married Estelle Lebost in 1943. She died in 2008.
In addition to his daughter, an author and psychoanalyst, he is survived by his sons, Rob, known for directing “When Harry Met Sally,” “A Few Good Men,” “This Is Spinal Tap” and numerous other films and for his role as Archie Bunker’s son-in-law on the groundbreaking sitcom “All in the Family,” and Lucas, a painter and filmmaker; and five grandchildren.
A photo showing Mr. Reiner, Mr. Brooks and Annie Reiner wearing “Black Lives Matter” T-shirts, taken on Mr. Brooks’s birthday, was posted on Twitter this week.
Toward the end of “I Remember Me,” Mr. Reiner said a friend of his had recently asked if he had thought about retiring. Noting that his role on “Hot in Cleveland” gave him “the opportunity to kiss Betty White — thrice — and on the lips,” he offered a succinct response:“Retire? I may be old, but I am not crazy!”
R.I.P Sir, Well done!
Terry Crews blasted for His Dumb destructive’ tweet about Black Lives Matter Turning into Black Lives Better!
Terry Crews is making more “wilfully destructive” comments about the Black Lives Matter movement.
The actor came under fire for a tweet he posted on Tuesday (30 June), which reads: "If you are a child of God, you are my brother and sister. I have family of every race, creed and ideology.
“We must ensure #blacklivesmatter doesn't morph into #blacklivesbetter."
Many of Crews’s Twitter followers took issue with his suggestion that the movement will lead to black people becoming superior over other races.
“I dont understand why ur posts are so pandering to (unfounded) arguments against the BLM movement,” wrote one person. “No one, NOT A DAMN SOUL, said #blacklivesbetter. This is being willfully destructive, disingenuous, w microaggressions towards BLM. I tire of saying "do better"....but DO BETTER.”
Another wrote: “Its actually embarrassing how intent you are at undermining people who are fighting for their humanity to be viewed EQUALLY. Nobody is taking it there except you & those uncomfortable with having to address the elephant in the room. I implore you please do better, this ain't it.”
A third said: “You truly are worthless to us. White people can have you, especially since you love doing their work for them.”
Earlier this month, Crews landed in hot water for his comments about “black supremacy” in the wake of the George Floyd protests taking place across the world.
Tyler James Williams, who starred with Crews in Everybody Hates Chris, was one of the first to condemn the actor’s tweet, writing: “Terry, brother, I know your heart and you know I have love for you and always will. No one is calling 4 black supremacy & the narrative that we are hurts our cause & our people. We’re just vigorously vetting our ‘allies’ because time & time again they have failed us in the past.”
Dr. Dre’s Wife Nicole Young Files For Divorce After 24 Years Of Marriage!
Dr. Dre and his wife Nicole Young, are ending their marriage of 24 years.
Nicole Young reportedly filed the divorce documents on Monday (June 29), citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the split. The couple tied the knot on May 25, 1996.
They have 2 children together, a son named Truice and a daughter named Truly. Because both children are adults, child support, won’t be an issue, but Nicole Young is seeking spousal support. According to a source, there is no prenup in place.
Dr. Dre’ estimated net worth is at $800 million, making him the highest-earning musician of the decade.
Nicole Young was formerly married to NBA player, Sedale Threatt. She currently works as a lawyer. As for her divorce, she will be represented by high-powered celebrity attorney Samantha Spector.
Nicole Young nor Dr. Dre have made a comment on the divorce as of yet.
Meanwhile, it looks like Dr. Dre is focused on his music career. He was spotted in the studio with Snoop Dogg over the weekend.
Colin Kaepernick & Ava DuVernay Team Up For Netflix Limited Series About Activist Ex-NFL Player’s Teen Years!
Despite its platitudes, the NFL has still yet to offer former superstar quarterback Colin Kaepernick a deal to return to play. However, the activist athlete has now snapped a whole new kind of game by officially teaming up with Ava DuVernay for a limited series on Netflix.
Long-time friends and campaigners-in-arms for social justice, the When They See Us filmmaker and the outspoken ex-San Francisco 49ers QB will collaborate on the scripted six-parter Colin in Black & White. Focused on Kaepernick’s teenage years and early football, basketball and baseball successes in Turlock, California, the Michael Starrbury penned limited series will put particular emphasis on the influences and circumstances that developed the social and cultural conscience of the young man adopted by a white family.
Having found himself shunned by the NFL since 2016 after kneeling during the national anthem as a protest against police violence, Kaepernick is set to narrate Colin in Black & White. Also working on a self-published memoir, the once and perhaps future NFL star will also executive produce the series with Emmy nominated When They See Us alum DuVernay and Starrbury.
With scripts completed last month, the ambitious project is aiming to start shooting in the fall, I hear – if possible with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Colin in Black & White is a Netflix Original Production, with DuVernay’s ARRAY producing too. No word yet if the very busy DuVernay will direct on the high profile and long rumored project.
Regardless, there is no doubt DuVernay has made Colin in Black & White a top priority.
“With his act of protest, Colin Kaepernick ignited a national conversation about race and justice with far-reaching consequences for football, culture and for him, personally,” declared DuVernay in a statement today as Colin in Black & White was made public. “Colin’s story has much to say about identity, sports and the enduring spirit of protest and resilience. I couldn’t be happier than to tell this story with the team at Netflix,” the recently elected AMPAS Board of Governors member added of her return to the streamer home of 13th, When They See Us and an upcoming documentary on late, great Nipsey Hussle
The love was returned by Kaepernick, who DuVernay took a very public stance of support for back in February of 2019. Just hours before Super Bowl LIII kicked off, the Selma helmer said she would be shunning the big game “in protest” over the NFL’s “racist treatment” of the ex-QB.
“Too often we see race and Black stories portrayed through a white lens,” Kaepernick said today of working with DuVernay on Colin in Back & White. “We seek to give new perspective to the differing realities that Black people face. We explore the racial conflicts I faced as an adopted Black man in a white community, during my high school years,” he added. “It’s an honor to bring these stories to life in collaboration with Ava for the world to see.”
“We’re proud to bring Colin’s experience and his creative vision to life as he joins Ava to share his powerful story and message with all our members around the world,” proclaimed Netflix’s VP, Original Content Cindy Holland of the official Kaepernick and DuVernay partnership. “It is an unparalleled union of two strong and defining voices coming together to tell the story about what it’s like to be Black in America.”
Against the current landscape of an America perhaps poised for real change in response to the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day by Minneapolis cops, Colin in Black & White is a coming together of another sort too.
DuVernay and Starrbury were nominated for their shared writing efforts on Netflix’s When They See Us last year. With that and 15 other nominations for the show, WTSU’s Jharrel Jerome brought home the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance as the wrongly convicted Korey Wise in September 2019. Earlier this month, the acclaimed and well watched Netflix series about the miscarriage of justice against the young men labelled the Central Park 5 back in 1989 picked up a Peabody Award.
Diana Ross was told 'I'm Coming Out' would ruin her career, says Producer Nile Rodgers!
Diana Ross' "I'm Coming Out" has become an LGBTQ Pride anthem, but the singer was warned four decades ago that the song could ruin her career, according to songwriter Nile Rodgers.
"We never delved into the meaning or why we wrote it — until played it for Frankie Crocker, who had now become the No. 1 radio personality in the world. She left our studio floating on air, she just loved her album, but when she played it for Frankie, it was not a good experience. He told her it would ruin her career," Rodgers said in a new interview with Yahoo Music.
He recalled Ross coming back to the studio "crestfallen and heartbroken." She then asked Rodgers and his co-writer, Bernard Edwards, why they were trying to ruin her career.
"And we said, 'Diana, come on now. If we really ruin your career, we're ruining our career! You're already Diana Ross. We're just starting out. Why would we want to go down in history as the guys who ruined Diana Ross’s career? Do you think anyone's ever going to work with us again?'"
Rodgers said he was inspired to write the song after he visited a nightclub and saw drag queens dressed as Ross. That's when he realized the singer had a huge gay fan base.
Diana Ross with Diana Ross drag queen impersonators on Jan. 7, 1996 in West Hollywood, California.Diana Ross with Diana Ross drag queen impersonators on Jan. 7, 1996 in West Hollywood, California.
"A light bulb went off, and I thought, 'Wait a minute. If I write a song for Diana Ross and talk about a disenfranchised part of her fan base and sort of make it for them, this would be an important record," he remembered.
“No one thinks of Diana Ross necessarily on the frontlines of this, but (the gay) community and her (gay) fans love her and idolize her. Let's write this song for them!”
RuPaul and Diana Ross in 1996.RuPaul and Diana Ross in 1996.
Many of the other songs written for that album, "Diana," were deeply personal. Rodgers thinks because of that, Crocker implied that people would assume she was actually coming out herself.
"She had already known that we were writing every song about her life. So she may have misconstrued the idea when Frankie Crocker told her what 'I'm coming out' meant — that she thought we were trying to imply that she was gay. Nothing of the sort," Rodgers said.
Ross decided to release the song in 1980 despite being warned against it. It went on to become a top five hit. Crocker also ended up playing the record "like crazy." And 40 years later, it continues to be a staple of Pride playlists around the world.
Due to The Coronavirus Broadway Will Remain Closed Until 2021!
Broadway has once again pushed back the opening date amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Back in March, every single Broadway show shut down due to COVID-19 and there have been several target reopening dates that have subsequently been pushed back as health experts say that gathering indoors is not advisable.
After attempting to reopen by early September 2020, Broadway will now target January 3, 2021 as the opening date.
“Returning productions are currently projected to resume performances over a series of rolling dates in early 2021,” the League said in a statement (via the New York Times). Among the logistical issues industry leaders are discussing with government and medical officials: “screening and testing, cleaning and sanitizing, way finding inside theaters, backstage protocols and much more.”
Richard Sherman points out the big problem with Cam Newton's 'ridiculous' Patriots contract!
Quarterback Cam Newton finally found a new home Sunday night, reportedly signing an incentive-laden one-year deal with the New England Patriots. With incentives, the league minimum deal ($1.05 million) could be worth up to $7.5 million, but San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman has a problem with it.
Sherman tweeted about Newton’s deal on Sunday night, pointing out the major issue: money.
Newton was named NFL MVP in 2015, but has struggled with injuries the past few years. That certainly made him a risk, but his talent can’t be denied. Even in 2018, when he struggled with a shoulder injury that required season-ending surgery, Newton completed 67.9 percent of his passes, by far a career high and ninth-best in the NFL.
Even though Newton was the most talented quarterback left available on the market this offseason, and had been for quite some time, he remained unsigned for longer than he should have been. Teams forked over more money for lesser quarterbacks, making Newton’s deal seem like an even bigger steal.
Richard Sherman doesn't think it's right that Cam Newton is being paid less than "less talented"
Teddy Bridgewater, who will make at least $8 million in 2020 after signing a three-year contract with the Carolina Panthers, the team that released Newton earlier this year.
Taysom Hill, who is the highest-paid backup quarterback in the league after signing a contract with the New Orleans Saints in April that is valued at $10.5 million annually.
Nick Foles, who is making a total of $8 million in 2020 after being traded to the Chicago Bears and restructuring his deal. The Bears also had to give up a fourth-round pick to acquire Foles, who will be competing with Mitch Trubisky for the starting job.
Tua Tagovailoa, who was taken by the Miami Dolphins with the fifth overall pick in the draft despite a hip injury that required surgery in November. The annual average value of Tagovailoa’s contract is just over $7.5 million, all before he’s been tested in an NFL game — or even an NFL practice.
Looking at Newton’s “peers” in this deal just continues to prove that Newton is being underpaid. Both Ryan Fitzpatrick and Marcus Mariota are making around the same as Newton in 2020, but neither of them has the outstanding history or proven NFL success that Newton has.
So the Patriots again get lucky, signing a former MVP for less than he’s worth and even making a little history in the process.
It’s the most Patriots thing ever to lose and gain an MVP in the same offseason. And the MVP they’ve gained has something to prove: that he’s still an elite talent who can compete with the best of the NFL. Signing an under-market deal could give Newton even more drive to do that.
CONGRATS! Monyetta Shaw Mother Of Ne-Yo’s Children – Is Engaged!
Looks like Monyetta Shaw is going to ger her Happily Ever After. She’s engaged and showing off her ring to the masses! More inside…
The world met Monyetta Shaw as the fiancé and mother of R&B singer Ne-Yo’s eldest children. Now, she has moved on with her life and is creating her Happily Ever After. And we’re not mad at it.
Congrats are in order for the former “Atlanta Exes” star. She’s engaged! After saying “YES” to her mystery man, she shared a picture of her engagement ring with her followers on Instagram:
In the photo, Monyetta's husband-to-be places her hand in his hand as her ring sparkles in the light.
Tons of Mo's friends sent her congratulatory messages, including Ne-Yo's current wife Crystal Smith. She hopped in her comments with excitement, writing, "You betta!!!!!" Monyetta responded with kissy emojis. Over the last two years, the ladies have been doing interviews sharing how they were able to settle their differences (those social media feuds got crazy) and co-parent in a healthy way.
It's unclear who Monyetta's fiance is since she has been keeping her relationship very lowkey. However, Nicole Murphy hopped in her comments and said congratulations to her and a man named "Heath." Peep the comment below:
Hmph.
The identity of Monyetta's future husband hasn't been confirmed as fans speculate who he is.
Adele Says ‘I’m Quarantining, Wear A Mask & Be Patient’ When Asked About New Album!
Adele has a message for her fans wondering about her next project.
The singer, who flaunted her 100-pound weight loss earlier this year, said she’s more focused on being safe in quarantine than coming out with new music.
She posted a simple smiley face on social media, sparking hope that she was teasing a new album.
One fan wrote, “Teaser? Albums coming out today???!!!!! Tell me now!!!!”
Adele refused to play coy and replied,
“Of course it’s not. Corona ain’t over. I’m quarantining. Wear a mask and be patient.”
It looks like she’s living her best quarantine life.
Back in February, she announced that she would be making her big return this September.
Her makeup artist even teased a comeback last month.
This album would follow her latest release 25, which was released in November 2015. The album went on to earn her five Grammys in 2015, including Song of the Year for her hit single “Hello.”
March Trial Set For Former Officers Involved In Death Of George Floyd!
The former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd appeared back in court Monday (June 29).
According to CNN, Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second-degree murder, appeared via video. The other three former officers — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — appeared in person. They are facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Judge Peter Cahill made it clear that he did not want the attorneys or officials to comment on the merit of the case or any possible evidence. He did not issue an official gag order.
Relatives of ex-cop charged in George Floyd killing called for his arrest
The outlet reports that Chauvin’s bail was set at $1.25 million or $1 million under certain conditions. The bails for Kueng, Thao and Lane were set at $1 million each or $750,000 under certain conditions. Thao and Chauvin remain in custody and Lane and Kueng have been released on conditional bonds. Their trial is set to begin March 8, 2021. It’s still unknown if all four men will be tried together.
On Memorial Day, Floyd was killed while in police custody. Chauvin had his knee planted onto Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes as they restrained him. Kueng and Lane helped to pin down the victim’s legs and arms while Thao stoodby. Floyd yelled out multiple times that he couldn’t breathe, but his calls went unanswered. He became unconscious and later died.
Since his death, protests have erupted across the country. The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously voted to disband the police department. The city council advanced a proposal to change the city charter to replace the police department with a new “Department of Community Safety and Violence Prevention.”
“We have committed to a community engagement process which is only just beginning,” council member Steve Fletcher said. “This vote, if it’s on the ballot in November, as I hope it is, gives the voters a chance to check-in in the middle of that engagement process to tell us we are on the right track. I believe that’s the right thing for us to do, put it to the voters of Minneapolis to make this change.”
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘EXCLUSIVE CLUB’
Is this like a club somewhere? Are there any membership slots available? Asking for a friend…it’s me. I’m my friend.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
