Zendaya Is the Face Valentino For their Spring/Summer 2021 Campaign!
Valentino's Creative Director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, has always taken the term "DIVA" personally. To him it stands for "DIfferent VAlues" that must satisfy the contemporary need to identify, to belong yet feel different, to risk and feel strength. And in his search for a modern DIVA, Piccioli has vowed to "resignify the codes of Valentino". And now, the values of Maison Valentino is seen anew in none other than the Emmy-winning actress, Zendaya.
This almost seems like a no-brainer decision for Piccioli. With longtime stylist Law Roach by her side, Zendaya has established a reputation for being one of the best sartorial icons in Hollywood at just 24 years old. In a transformative decision to synchronize Valentino with a contemporary, inclusive community of fashion, Piccoli tapped the young starlet for her leading role as today’s modern It-girl fusing activism and inclusivity with poised fashion and beauty far beyond her years. "The reason why we chose Zendaya as the new face for Valentino is because she perfectly embodies and represents what Valentino is and stands for, today. She is a powerful and fierce young woman that uses her talent and her work to express herself, her values and her generation as well” says Piccoli.
The announcement included two new campaign pictures of Zendaya who effortlessly stuns as she poses with Valentino's black and white Roman Staud Nappa chain bags, in breezy dresses each in parallel with the handbag's lush hues.
Zendaya is no stranger to the world of fashion. As a fashion star who has consistently demonstrated her eclectic taste and prowess to push boundaries, in her indelible red carpet looks and ventures with Bulgari and Tommy Hilfiger, she is considered by Piccioli as a "natural representative of his contemporary concept of romanticism." As a symbol of freedom and individuality, Zendaya represents the new storied codes of Valentino that the designer has instilled. From now on, we will see how the young but formidable star will reshape the definition of DIVA as the ambassador of Valentino.
#RHOA: Kenya Moore Addresses Why She and Marc Daly Didn't Meet Each Other's Families Before They Married!
Kenya Moore previously opened up about her relationship with estranged husband Marc Daly's parents in Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, sharing that she was "not allowed to speak to his mother or father."
As Kenya and Marc try to figure out their next steps during their separation in the current Season 13 of RHOA, one viewer wanted to know more about their pre-wedding days during the March 7 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen After Show (clip above). Specifically, the fan asked Kenya if she now felt like not meeting Marc's family prior to their nuptials was a "red flag."
"Not immediately," Kenya replied. "Because he didn't meet my family either until much later when my grandmother passed [in July 2017]. And his family lives in another state, so you know, it happens when you have family that live all over."
Kenya clarified her comments about Marc's parents during an earlier appearance on WWHL in April 2020. "Yeah, I met them before. They came to my baby shower. We were in communication then. I just think that whatever happened in that relationship is between them. I get answers, but the answers that I get don't quite make any sense — and, so it's like, could he be able to pick up the phone and call my mother? That's how he looks at it," Kenya said, referring to her estranged relationship with her mom.
She added, "But he has his own issues that he needs to work out, and I just don't get in the middle of it."
Kenya Moore Says She Wasn't "Allowed" to Speak to Marc Daly's Parents During Their Marriage
Kenya opened up to her father, Ronald, via FaceTime about what's been going on in her relationship with Marc as they figure out their legal matters in the most recent episode of RHOA that aired on March 7. "My dad is a man who I respect. He can be very rough around the edges. But he's a softy on the inside," Kenya said in an interview during the episode. "Since Marc and I have been separated, I just need a father's advice, and it's really brought us closer."
She also shared, "I made the very bad decision not to invite my dad to my wedding because I didn't think my dad would get along with Marc, and I regret it."
During their conversation, Ronald noted that he doesn't "know Marc well enough to say anything at all about what's going on in his mind" and that he's "only seen TV stuff." He also said that he hasn't really "been around" Kenya and Marc "to actually just sit and observe how he really is, but there's animosity towards you [Kenya]."
But, as Ronald saw things, Kenya and Marc need to talk about their relationship because communication is key. "That's one thing that's important. Gotta get your husband to talk to you," Ronald told his daughter. "You wanna go your own way? Let's get the terms of how the way we're gonna do this thing and get on with it."
Kenya agreed and showed her love to her dad. "Yes, I'm having a big birthday coming up, and I don't want to be in limbo with my life," she said.
Want more RHOA? New episodes air every Sunday at 8/7c
#NewMusic from Sammie – ‘Crazy’!
R&B singer Sammie has just released the new record “Crazy”. He is an artist that you can rely on to your drop music consistently as he’s been doing just that over the last few years. Most recently, Sammie released his latest album “Such Is Life”.
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This is what Sammie had to say about his latest album:
“I didn’t chase radio, I just wanted to give anyone that claims to miss 90’s R&B to feel passion and love. That’s what this album is for. If you don’t like that, don’t even listen to it. If you want to be cool, I wasn’t trying to supply that. Everyone is trying to do the autotuned and swag music. I don’t want to do that. I want to feed spirits and something people can play 15-20 years from now”.
Cool!
#HipHopNews: Here a Snippet! Foxy Brown And Lil’ Kim’s Unreleased ‘Thelma And Louise’ Collaboration!
A long lost Foxy Brown and Lil’ Kim collaboration has been released from the vault.
During his appearance on Fat Joe’s Instagram Live show this week, former Bad Boy producer Rashad “Ringo” Smith played a snippet of the never-before-heard track. The song, titled “Enjoy Yourself,” was reportedly set to appear on Foxy and Kim’s ill-fated joint album Thelma and Louise back in 1997.
This was the first time the song has ever been played for the public. The snippet only contains Foxy’s verse, on which she raps about a “dynamic duo.” When Joe asked if he could hear Kim’s verse, Rashad responded, “Soon come.”
Thelma and Louise never saw the light of day, but the reason remains unclear. Foxy’s brother Gavin Marchand claimed that then Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen had offered Kim and Foxy $1 million to show up to the studio to record the joint album, but they were no shows.
“They were both getting $500,000 each just to show up at Hit Factory,” Marchand told Vibe in 2011. “They never showed up, and the project never happened. They both cut their phones off.”
Foxy and Kim’s rivalry dates back two decades ago, with the two exchanging a series of shots throughout their careers. In 2013, they were supposed to come together and squash the beef during Fabolous’ set at Summer Jam, but the performance never materialized. The rumor was that Foxy showed up too late, something she has denied.
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According to Foxy, Kim did not want the moment to happen. “She was defiant from the moment he even said my name,” an emotional Foxy told “RapFix Live” in 2013. “She said, ‘I don’t want to perform with her.’ I said, ‘Fab, it’s not genuine.'”
A Fourth Aretha Franklin Will Has Been Found!
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, but where there’s four wills? Well, there’s no way those furs are getting divvied up anytime soon. A fourth will attributed to Aretha Franklin has surfaced in Detroit, according to the Free Press. The typed will was reportedly drafted with the law firm Dickinson Wright in 2018, making it the most recent document. However, it was never signed by Franklin. A filing made in Oakland County Probate Court includes a contract with the law firm signed by Franklin in December 2017, along with allegedly handwritten letters to the firm discussing the details of the will. Ted White II, Franklin’s second-youngest son, made the filing, which claims the document turned up “late in 2019.”
Franklin was originally thought to not have a will when she died in August 2018, before three separate handwritten wills were found in her home in 2019. Two of the wills were dated 2010, with another dated 2014. Franklin’s family has been litigating the validity of the wills, with a jury trial currently delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief among the family’s concerns are who would represent Franklin’s estate, with youngest son Kecalf Franklin pushing for the role, as designated to him in one of the wills found in Franklin’s home. White, however, disagreed with that move, and the will he filed requests the representative role be split equally among himself, Kecalf, and Edward Franklin, Franklin’s second-eldest son. (Edward previously supported Kecalf being named representative.) Her eldest, Clarence Franklin, has unspecified special needs, and the new will calls for a trust to be set up for him.
As for the rest of the new will? It would split much of Franklin’s $6.7 million in assets among the three younger sons, with cars also specifically going to Kecalf and Edward. As for the furs? Franklin’s clothing would be split between her niece, Sabrina Owens (who resigned as representative of the Franklin estate in January 2020), and cousin, Brenda Corbett.
Cardi B ‘Did Not Approve’ ‘True Hollywood Story’ Of Her Life!
Could there be a Cardi B biopic on the horizon? E! is set to release a “True Hollywood Story” episode about the Grammy winner next week, and she distanced herself from it on Twitter.
“I love E! And I always been grateful for all the love but I did not approve of the E Hollywood story,” she wrote, “My life is my story. How can someone tell my story without asking me.”
But she suggested there could be an authorized movie about her life on the cards.
“I would love to tell my story myself when I’m ready,” she wrote, “I been thru & been influenced by a lot of bad sh-t since a teenager That when I’m ready I will like to talk about.”
The E! episode is set to air March 15th.
It’ll certainly have plenty to cover. The 28-year-old rapper went from being a stripper to become the first female rapper to achieve a diamond single award from the Record Industry Association of America for her record “Bodak Yellow.” The record sold over 10 million copies and her single featuring Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP,” is halfway to the same milestone with five million sales.
Beyoncé told her life story in 2013’s “Life is But a Dream,” and Taylor Swift did the same in last year’s “Miss Americana,” while Katy Perry released “Part of Me” in 2012.
Michael B Jordan to make directorial debut with 'Creed III'!
Michael B Jordan will make his directorial debut with Creed III, studio MGM has confirmed.
The actor, 34, will also star in the sports drama film, which is a spin-off from the Rocky franchise.
Jordan plays boxing champion Adonis Creed, the son of world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed from the original Rocky movies.
Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad are expected to reprise their roles for Creed III. Thompson accidentally let slip Jordan's intention to direct the third Creed film back in December 2020.
Speaking in an interview with MTV, she said: “He is directing the next Creed.”
Adding a nod to his recent ascent to People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, she went on: “So it’s going to be ammo, I think, for me when he is engaging with me as a director. “I’m just going to tell him to dial down the sexiness.”
In directing the Creed sequel, Jordan follows in the footsteps of Sylvester Stallone who – after starring and writing the first Rocky film in 1976 – went on to direct Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV and 2006's Rocky Balboa.
In a new statement Jordan said the time felt “right” to take a seat in the director’s chair, adding he had learned from working with Ryan Coogler and Denzel Washington.
He said: “Creed III is that moment – a time in my life where I’ve grown more sure of who I am, holding agency in my own story, maturing personally, growing professionally, and learning from the greats like Ryan Coogler, most recently Denzel Washington, and other top tier directors I respect. All of which sets the table for this moment.”
The first Creed film – directed by Coogler – arrived in 2015 to critical acclaim and box office success.
The sequel was released in 2018 to a similar response. It's not yet clear whether Sylvester Stallone will return as Rocky.
Last year Jordan was named sexiest man alive by People magazine.
Creed III is set for release in November 2022.
Beverly Peele Says She Had Trouble Bonding with Son After Alleged Sexual Assault by His Father Peter Nygard!
Beverly Peele says she initially had a "hard" time parenting her son Trey, whom she says she shares with former fashion executive Peter Nygard, after Nygard allegedly sexually assaulted her.
In response, Nygard's Winnipeg-based attorney, Jay Prober, denies Peele's claims against the executive.
"My son and I are very close. I told him that, 'It was hard for me to take you into my arms,' and things like that," Peele, 45, shared on the Tamron Hall Show. "Everything I say my son already knows, so it's not anything that he's hearing for the first time. He's such a strong boy, or a young man, I should say. I'm very, very thankful for him."
She added, "The best thing I got out of Peter Nygard was my son."
Peele alleged she didn't find out Nygard, 79, was her son's father until he was born, because she was married to Jeffrey Alexander.
The model then said she struggled with the discovery that she had a child with Nygard.
"I did not want to breastfeed. I didn't want to put the baby's smell on me," she said. "I hate saying that but it's the truth and it's because it's what Peter Nygard did to me … and the way everything went down."
Peele also talked about the alleged sexual assault in the discovery+ documentary Unseamly: The Investigation of Peter Nygard, which examines the stories of several women who have accused the jailed fashion executive of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
"My client vigorously denies the allegation by Beverly Peele and fully expects to be vindicated in court if it gets to that," His attorney said.
Finnish-Canadian former fashion executive was arrested in December in Canada after being indicted in the U.S. on nine federal counts relating to racketeering, sex trafficking and more.
He was taken into custody in Winnipeg amid allegations that he had engaged in inappropriate, illegal conduct with both "adult and minor-aged female victims" within a 25-year span, from 1995 to 2020, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York said.
The indictment — which was filed on Nov. 23 — alleged that Nygard, 79, and others who worked with him drugged and sexually assaulted some victims for the "sexual gratification" of himself and "his friends and business associates."
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Nygard is further being accused of targeting minors and women from "disadvantaged economic backgrounds" who'd suffered abuse in the past.
The alleged actions took place in the United States, Canada and the Bahamas, the indictment states.
At the time, Prober said his client "vehemently denies these allegations and fully expects to be vindicated in court."
It is unclear if Nygard has entered a plea at this time.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
Niecy Nash Speaks to Ellen DeGeneres On The Moment She Knew Her 'Hersband' Was More Than A Friend!
Niecy Nash is opening up about how romance bloomed between her and her wife — or as Nash calls her, her “hersband” — Jessica Betts.
The comedian, 51, shared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that she and Betts were friends for years before they developed feelings for one another.
“We were probably friends for about 4 1/2 years. I was already divorced and we were still friends,” she said.
But as she told DeGeneres, there was a moment she and Netts realized their friendship was something more.
“We went to go eat crabs ...” Nash began to explain.
“Ah, that’s it. That’s the gay thing,” DeGeneres joked.
Nash surprised many fans when she announced her marriage to Betts, a rock and soul musician, last August. They had been together since around February 2020, according to an Instagram post last month marking their one-year anniversary.
They went public with their union not long after Nash finalized her divorce from ex-husband Jay Tucker.
The “Reno 911!” star opened up to DeGeneres about going public with her marriage to Betts.
“I mean, a lot of people say that, like, ‘Oh you came out,’ and I said, ‘Well, from out of where?’” she said. “I wasn’t anywhere to come out of. I wasn’t living a sexually repressed life when I was married to men; I just loved them when I loved them. And now I love her.”
Nash said that some people “don’t get it” and want her to define herself and her sexuality more, but DeGeneres said that in her view, rigid labels aren’t necessary.
“I think some people, there’s a scale, the Kinsey scale, right?” DeGeneres said. “Some people are more straight and some people are more gay, and some people are in the middle. And some people are born knowing what they want and who they are, and some people change. So I think that’s fine.”
Nash echoed this idea in an earlier interview with People.
"I love who I love. At one point in my life, I married twice and I love those people. And today I love this person,” she said. “I've done everything I wanted to do on my own terms and my own way. So my choice now in a partner has nothing to do with who I've always been. It's a matter of who I am in this moment
Kerry Washington Announces She’s Taking A Social Media Break!
Kerry Washington says she’s taking a break from social media.
In a tweet, the actress, producer, and director announced that she would be taking “a little break from the socials.”
“I love you guys. But it’s time for me to take a little break from the socials. I know there’s gonna be a lot of special moments unfolding in the next few weeks so I put together a video of all the moments that we would have shared together this month. Enjoy! Miss you already,” the actress wrote. With the tweet, Washington posted a video displaying all the events she would have celebrated if not for her social media break.
She shouted out the anniversary of her hit show “Little Fires Everywhere” and gave birthday shoutouts to fellow actresses Eva Longoria, Reese Witherspoon, and Mariah Carey. She also included a clip with her Dad telling her audience a funny joke, ET online reports.
“Hey, Dad, do you have a dad joke for us?” Washington asked her father. “I sure do,” he readily replied. “How excited was the gardener about spring?” he asked. “So excited, he wet his plants,” he said.
Have you taken a social media break?
Fenty Hair Coming Soon? Rihanna Fans Excited Over Fenty Hair Trademark Application!
Is Fenty Hair set to be the next facet of Rihanna’s always-growing empire and as a leading multi-hyphenate of our times?
That’s a possibility, at least, thanks to word that the Anti artist’s company Roraj Trade LLC filed a new trademark application earlier this month. Potential goods and services mentioned in the filing include non-medicated hair care preparations, non-medicated dandruff shampoo, hair-styling preparations, hair-straightening preparations, hair-relaxing preparations, hair-waving preparations, non-medicated restoration lotions, hair-bleaching preparations, hair-coloring preparations, and hair glitter.
Previously, Rihanna launched Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin to immediate and fervent adoration from fans. While the newly reported Fenty Hair filing this month doesn’t automatically mean that such a thing will come to fruition, word of the application’s existence was enough to kickstart a fresh round of Fenty-inspired speculative hype.
Something we can say with hopeful but not absolute certainty is on the horizon, however, is the long-awaited R9 album. With more than five years now having passed since the release of the still-in-rotation Anti, the most recent updates from Rihanna suggest that 2021 could indeed be the year we get the followup.
Back in January, for example, Rihanna—after initially joking that such a comment was “sooo 2019”—responded to a fan’s album drop request on Instagram by deeming it exemplary of “2021 energy.”
At any rate, at least fans have this month’s trademark news to celebrate in the meantime\
Tom Brady Reportedly Recruiting All-Pro Wide Receiver to Join Buccaneers!
Tom Brady might have seven Super Bowl championships, but he wants to get No. 8 in 2021. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Brady is looking to get star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Tamp Bay Buccaneers. And while that sounds great on paper, getting Beckham to the Buccaneers might be a little challenging.
"While Tampa Bay and Tom Brady might want Odell Beckham Jr. there, can they fit in his contract? Can they make that work? I guess you could always try to make due with whatever you want, but I think it's challenging to fit a wide receiver in at that number on top of everything else they're trying to get done there," ESPN's Adam Schefter said Monday on Get Up, as reported by Bleacher Report.
Beckham, who is currently a member of the Cleveland Browns, has a $15.8 million cap hit for the 2021 season. He also remains under contract with the Browns for another three seasons. as part of his five-year, $95 million contract he signed with the New York Giants in 2018. With the Buccaneers having $19 million of salary-cap space, it's unlikely they will be able to add Beckham.
Earlier this month, Jeff Darlington of ESPN reported that Beckham could be moved to Tampa Bay due to his relationship with Brady. Before Beckham was traded to the Browns, it was reported the New England Patriots made a run at him. Beckham was traded during the offseason in March 2019, one month after the Brady and the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl.
Beckham only played in seven games in 2020 due to a torn ACL. In those seven games, Beckham caught 23 passes for 319 yards and three touchdowns. In 2019, which was his first season with the Browns, Beckham caught 74 passes for 1,035 yards and four touchdowns. He made a name for himself in his five seasons with the Giants, winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2014 and being named to the Pro Bowl three times whole being named to the All-Pro Second Team twice.
Brady is making sure he has enough weapons to make another Super Bowl run. Wide receivers Chris Godwin and Mike Evans will be back this fall, but wide receiver Antonio Brown will be a free agent. Tight end Rob Gronkowski will also be a free agent but said he will return in 2021.
Chrissy Teigen Accidentally Offended Katy Perry At The Inauguration!
While attending President Joe Biden's inauguration in January to support her husband, John Legend, as he performed for the Celebrating America special, Chrissy Teigen had an awkward run-in with Katy Perry. Like Legend, Perry was one of the performers that evening. Perry closed out the special with a performance of her hit song 'Firework' as actual fireworks went off behind her.
“I remember I was so scared because we ran into Katy Perry after, and I always say dumb things,” Chrissy told Jimmy Fallon during a virtual appearance on The Tonight Show. “I always get so nervous, and I say a faux pas, and then I hadn’t seen Katy for so long.”
Teigen told Perry she "typically hate[s] fireworks, but that was like amazing, that was beautiful.’" Unfortunately, though, Teigen thinks Perry "heard that I said I hate ‘Firework,’ like the song.”
After realizing her mistake, Teigen said she “wanted to die, I felt so bad. 'No, no, no, not ‘Firework.' I always do that.”
Hopefully, Perry will catch wind of Teigen's tale and know she wasn't talking about her song
Lena Waithe Launches New Record Label With Def Jam!
Lena Waithe—the writer, producer, and actor from shows including The Chi, Master of None, Twenties, and more—has launched a new partnership with Def Jam Records with the formation of a new label called Hillman Grad Records. A new press release described the label as an effort to identify, support, and “develop the next generation of underrepresented artists.”
“Music and storytelling have always gone hand in hand. And I think that’s because musicians are the storytellers we love the most,” Lena Waithe said in a statement. “They can take complex emotions and simplify it in four minutes, the same artist can sing about the revolution and falling in love. Music is a part of us. It’s so often connected to our fondest and sometimes our darkest memories. Musicians tell our story. At Hillman Grad Productions we believe in identifying and amplifying new talent, and we want to continue to do that in the music industry. Jeff Harleston and his phenomenal team at Def Jam have given us their trust and their resources to help develop artists that not only have potential, but staying power. We look forward to the journey ahead.”
Stacey Dash Apologizes For Political Past: ‘I Made A Lot Of Mistakes’!
Actress and former Fox News pundit Stacey Dash is falling on her sword by denouncing Donald Trump and distancing herself from the conservative network.
During an interview with DailyMailTV on Wednesday, Dash claimed the right-wing focused outlet casted her as an “angry Black woman.”
“There are things that I am sorry for. Things that I did say, that I should not have said them the way I said them,” she said.
Dash claimed that anger led to her mistakes.
“I realized in 2016 that anger is unsustainable and it will destroy you. I made a lot of mistakes because of that anger,” Dash said.
“There are things that I am sorry for. Things that I did say, that I should not have said them the way I said them. They were very arrogant and prideful and angry. And that’s who Stacey was, but that’s not who Stacey is now. Stacey’s someone who has compassion, empathy.”
In 2015, Fox News suspended Dash for using profanity in reference to then-President Obama while on air. Just months after the incident, she joined Chris Rock on stage during the Oscars to poke fun at the backlash she was receiving for her hardline comments as a Fox contributor.
Some of her most notable comments include suggestions to end Black History Month and shutdown BET in the interest of equality.
Dash even cosigned Trump’s statement following the 2017 Charlottesville neo-Nazi rally in Virginia that there were “very fine people on both sides,” and supported his claim that Mexican immigrants were drug traffickers, rapists, and criminals.
But now, the Clueless actress is attempting to turn a new leaf. In the interview with DailyMailTV, she took aim at Trump’s role in the insurrection of January 6. Additionally, Dash apologized for the pain she had caused and vowed to leave politics.
“I’m not a victim of anyone,” she said. “Working for Fox at the time, that was my job. I did my job from the place I was at. Stacey now would never work at Fox, would never work for a news network or be a news contributor.”
Dash has remained in the headlines for her strong support of the GOP and brushes with the law.
In 2019, she was arrested for domestic battery. During her arrest, Dash became emotional as two officers placed her in handcuffs and walked her to a police car. She told the officers that she works as an actress but took a break and “did politics for a while.”
While it appears Dash is now taking a break from politics, she most recently began doing promotions for digital subscription boxes. Based on recent tweets and her Twitter bio, Dash is channeling her focus on her spirituality and family.
‘The Talk’ Hosts Ask Sharon Osbourne Why She Supported Piers Morgan: ‘How Can I Be Racist About Anybody?’
The hosts of “The Talk” ask Sharon Osborne why she seemingly supported and defended Piers Morgan.
Piers Morgan, 55, has left his longtime position at Good Morning Britain after continuously attacking Duchess Meghan Markle. While many are happy to see Morgan go, some support Morgan and look past his problematic history as a broadcaster. One of those people is Osbourne. On Tuesday, Osbourne tweeted, “I am with you. I stand by you. People forget that you’re paid for your opinion and that you’re just speaking your truth.”
The tweet became a larger conversation on the show, leading to the hosts confronting Osbourne about her comment. She claims she was just supporting her “friend” and “his freedom of speech and his opinions on what he felt about the interview of Meghan and Harry.”
“I know he has a right to say what he feels on the interview, as we have a right to say, and everybody has a right to say what they feel with freedom of speech,” Osbourne said. “Did I like everything he said? Did I agree with what he said? No, because it’s his opinion. It’s not my opinion. But why is it that because I supported a longtime friend and work colleague of mine for years that everybody goes, if you support him, then you must be racist because he’s racist?”
The ladies all agreed that they do not feel Osbourne is a racist but told the celeb that supporting Morgan, who would continuously attack Markle, was not okay. “Mrs. O, it’s always really hard when you see a good friend going through a difficult situation, and you know them on a different level and really know their personal heart and their minds,” Amanda Kloots said, per ET Online. “And you have this relationship with Piers, so I understand why you reached out and supported a friend. He’s a friend. And I agree with you, it doesn’t mean you support what he says. We have a lot of friends who say things they don’t agree with, but they’re still our friends.”
Sheryl Underwood chimed in and recalled a time when she tried to “bring to [Morgan’s] attention that there were racial and racist implications in the dealings with Meghan Markle, specifically because she was Black.”
“He doesn’t want to understand how Meghan was treated was racism and then says…I don’t see it as being racist — I don’t believe what she’s going through — it’s that white entitlement, privilege that makes it racist upon itself,” Underwood continued. “So if you’re saying I stand with you, how do you address people who say then you are standing with racism? I’m not saying that you are.”
Welteroth added that Osbourne could have taken the opportunity to stand up to Piers’ offensive comments. “When we give passes or give space to people who are saying damaging, harmful things, what we’re kind of doing is permissing it,” she explained. “And I think that’s what people are reacting to.”
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘POPPIN’ A SQUAT’
Is there ever a bad time to pop a squat and watch an animated kids movie?…. Yeah, now that I think of it probably. Actually there’s a ton of instances where you shouldn’t. Ignore that question.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND ALL!!!
EFREM
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