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#RHOA: Kandi Burruss Details Recent Breast Reduction Surgery!
Staying honest. Kandi Burruss kicked off her new YouTube series, Body Work, with a discussion about her own body — specifically, her recent breast reduction surgery.
“I just feel like, let’s be real with the people,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 45, said during the Sunday, August 15, episode of the web series. “Share your sources. Let’s talk about it. Let’s see how we can make things easier for people out there who want to get those type of results.”
The Georgia native revealed that she underwent a procedure to reduce her breast size about six weeks prior. “I went to a doctor and he cut a chunk off of each one of them,” she explained. “I’m just gonna keep it 100 with you.”
Burruss also admitted that she had been trying to lose weight recently, but told her fans that those efforts weren’t related to her breast size.
“Let’s not let all the other diets and stuff that I’ve done confuse you into thinking that that’s what made my boobs get reduced, because it is not, honey,” the Masked Singer winner quipped. “I did have some weight loss. I have tried some juice fasts recently. … I have been trying to change the way I eat. I’ve been trying intermittent fasting. I’ve been trying everything to lose weight. But that has nothing to do with why my boobs [are] smaller.”
Later in the video, the Xscape member said she previously had liposuction and a tummy tuck, and had briefly tried Botox. She also shared footage of herself on the way to have the reduction.
“I feel like these things are getting too big,” she said, noting that she’d wanted to have the surgery for a while but hadn’t found time. Her surgeon, Dr. Chad Deal, also performed her tummy tuck.
The Bravo star is the latest in a list of celebs to get candid about breast reduction. Earlier this month, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend alum Rachel Bloom revealed that she also underwent the procedure.
“Before pregnancy, I hadn’t ever craved a breast reduction,” the Golden Globe winner, 34, wrote via Instagram. “I was pretty happy with where my body was at.
After pregnancy and breast-feeding, however, she started to reconsider. “I started to get underboob rashes, shoulder grooving (when your bra strap digs into your skin), neck issues and night sweats (I couldn’t fall asleep unless I had a pillow in BETWEEN my breasts),” she explained. “I was a dd/ddd before I got pregnant and a g after pregnancy/breastfeeding so I just wanted to go back down to a d. … I’m still healing so we’ll see what happens. But I already feel more comfortable and relieved.”
#MusicNews: The King Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Album Now Certified 34X Multi-Platinum!
Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking album, Thriller, has been certified 34X multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
With more than 34 million units sold in the U.S. alone, Thriller remains the second best-selling album of all time. The Eagles’ compilation album, Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975), is the top-selling album of all time in the U.S. with 38 million copies sold (as of August 2018).
In addition to Thriller, Jackson has also gained new plaques for his 1987 album, Bad (now 11X multi-platinum), as well as his great hits compilation albums Number Ones (now 5X multi-platinum), The Essential Michael Jackson (now 5X multi-platinum).
Released on November 30, 1982, via Epic Records, Thriller became an instant hit for the King of Pop. The album, co-produced by Quincy Jones, spent over two years on the Billboard Albums chart. It also became the first album in history to rest in the chart’s top 10 in its first 80 weeks on the chart.
Thriller earned Jackson seven Grammys at the 26th ceremony, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year (“Beat It”), Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (“Billie Jean”), Best R&B Song (“Billie Jean”), Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (“Thriller”), Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (“Beat It”) and Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). He won his eighth trophy that night for Best Recording For Children (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial). He became the first artist to win eight Grammys in one night.
Bad was released on August 31, 1987. It was nominated for six Grammys, including Album of the Year, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (“Bad”), Best Male Pop Vocal Performance (Bad) and Producer of the Year (Non-Classical). The album ended up winning two awards: Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) and Best Music Video (“Leave Me Alone”).
#HipHopNews: Megan Thee Stallion Cleared to Release Remix of BTS’ ‘Butter’
According to legal documents obtained by Variety, a judge has ruled that Megan Thee Stallion is clear to release the remix of BTS’ “Butter” on which she is featured.
Megan Thee Stallion had planned to release a remix of BTS’ “Butter” this Friday — but in a new court filing, the rapper is alleging that her record label is preventing the song’s release.
According to documents filed Tuesday in Harris County, Texas, Stallion has submitted a petition against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment and its CEO Carl Crawford, alleging that they are preventing her from releasing the song.
As written in the court filing, Stallion — referred to in the documents as her birth name Megan Pete — is seeking “emergency relief from the Court before this Friday, August 27, 2021, to allow her new music to be released this week as previously-scheduled.” In the documents, Stallion argues that blocking the release of the song will cause “irreparable damage” to her career.
“If Pete is not allowed to release a new track this Friday on which she is the featured artist in a remix with BTS of the song called, ‘Butter,’ her music career will suffer irreparable damage, including a devastating impact to her relationships with her fans and with other recording artists in the music industry,” the document states. “Such irreparable injury to her personal goodwill and the silencing of her artistic expression in music cannot be compensated in the way of monetary damages. As such, Pete seeks emergency relief from this Court.”
This isn’t the first time Stallion has had a legal disagreement with 1501 — she sued the label last year for allegedly preventing her from releasing her EP “Suga” and was granted a temporary restraining order; she remains under contract to 1501, with recordings distributed by 300 Entertainment, although legal action is ongoing. In the new court documents, Stallion claims that preventing her from releasing the “Butter” remix violates the rules outlined in last year’s temporary restraining order.
“The release of new music from Pete is vital to maintain her status as a relatively new but still up and coming artist,” the filing continues. “Absent immediate help from the Court, Pete’s art will be impacted, the release of the song derailed, and Pete’s goodwill, reputation, and overall career will suffer detrimental, undesirable, and irreversible harm.”.
Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof!
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot even capture the “full horror” of what he did.
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond rejected arguments that Roof should have been ruled incompetent to stand trial in the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.
In 2017, Roof became the first person in the U.S. sentenced to death for a federal hate crime. Authorities have said Roof opened fire during the closing prayer of a Bible study at the church, raining down dozens of bullets on those assembled. He was 21 at the time.
In his appeal, Roof’s attorneys argued that he was wrongly allowed to represent himself during sentencing, a critical phase of his trial. Roof successfully prevented jurors from hearing evidence about his mental health, “under the delusion,” his attorneys argued, that “he would be rescued from prison by white-nationalists — but only, bizarrely, if he kept his mental-impairments out of the public record.”
Roof’s lawyers said his convictions and death sentence should be vacated or his case should be sent back to court for a “proper competency evaluation.”
The 4th Circuit found that the trial judge did not commit an error when he found Roof was competent to stand trial and issued a scathing rebuke of Roof’s crimes.
“Dylann Roof murdered African Americans at their church, during their Bible-study and worship. They had welcomed him. He slaughtered them. He did so with the express intent of terrorizing not just his immediate victims at the historically important Mother Emanuel Church, but as many similar people as would hear of the mass murder,” the panel wrote in is ruling.
“No cold record or careful parsing of statutes and precedents can capture the full horror of what Roof did. His crimes qualify him for the harshest penalty that a just society can impose,” the judges wrote.
One of Roof’s attorneys, Margaret Alice-Anne Farrand, a deputy federal public defender, declined to comment on the ruling.
All of the judges in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers South Carolina, recused themselves from hearing Roof’s appeal; one of their own, Judge Jay Richardson, prosecuted Roof’s case as an assistant U.S. Attorney. The panel that heard arguments in May and issued the ruling on Wednesday was comprised of judges from several other appellate circuits.
Following his federal trial, Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty in 2017 to state murder charges, leaving him to await execution in a federal prison and sparing his victims and their families the burden of a second trial.
Last month, however, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium and halted all federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its execution policies and procedures. The review comes after a historic run of capital punishment at the end of the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. A federal lawsuit has also been filed over the execution protocols — including the risk of pain and suffering associated with the use of pentobarbital, the drug used for lethal injection.
President Joe Biden as a candidate said he’d work to end federal executions. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in March that he continues to have “grave concerns” about it.
Biden has connections to the case. As vice president, Biden attended the funeral for one of those slain, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who also pastored the congregation. During his 2020 presidential campaign, Biden frequently referenced the shooting, saying that a visit to Mother Emanuel helped him heal in the aftermath of the death of his son, Beau.
Roof’s attorneys could ask the full 4th Circuit to reconsider the panel’s ruling. If unsuccessful in his direct appeal, Roof could file what’s known as a 2255 appeal, or a request that the trial court review the constitutionality of his conviction and sentence. He could also petition the U.S. Supreme Court or seek a presidential pardon.
Naked 'Nevermind' baby sues Nirvana for 'child pornography'!
Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album "Nevermind," has claimed the record's iconic artwork is child pornography and is suing the band over alleged "child sexual exploitation."
The rock album's cover features Elden, then an infant, swimming underwater while undressed, his eyes fixated on a one dollar bill. It became one of the most enduring images in rock music after the record's release.
But in a complaint, filed on Tuesday at a federal court in California and obtained by CNN, Elden's attorneys said the image was pornographic and that he has suffered "lifelong damages" as a result of his involvement.
Elden, now 30, has listed the surviving band members, the executors of lead singer Kurt Cobain's estate, and various record labels as defendants. He is seeking $150,000 in damages from each of the defendants, plus legal costs, and alleges the defendants "knowingly produced, possessed, and advertised commercial child pornography."
The lawsuit alleges Elden was sexualized because the dollar bill used in the image made the baby resemble "a sex worker."
Elden has recreated the image at times during his adulthood, but has also suggested in interviews he felt uncomfortable about the popularity of the album cover.
In 2007 he told the Sunday Times he found it "kind of creepy that many people have seen me naked ... I feel like the world's biggest porn star." The following year he told CNN that he was often asked to attend events as the "Nirvana baby."
"Nevermind" and its lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sold millions of copies and helped popularize grunge music in the United States. Both its content and artwork were heralded as seminal rock works, but three years after its release, Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain died by suicide in Seattle and the remaining members subsequently disbanded.
Elden told CNN in 2008: "Rumor had it that Cobain had the original concept of wanting to show a mother giving birth under water." Elden added: "But the compromise was to have a baby swimming under water. Or so that's what I was told."
The lawsuit alleges Elden "has been and will continue to suffer personal injury by the distribution and possession of child pornography," including emotional distress and loss of earnings.
Cobain's wife, the singer Courtney Love, is listed on the lawsuit as an executor of Cobain's estate, alongside others including the photographer Kirk Weddle and record labels Warner Records and the Universal Music Group.
Whoopi Goldberg Says The Truth Doesn’t Seem To Matter As Much These Days While Discussing Cancel Culture!
Comedian and actress Whoopi Goldberg has never been afraid to share her thoughts and opinions. While delivering the annual International Icon Interview for the Edinburgh TV Festival, The View co-host expressed her thoughts on cancel culture in today’s society.
In 2004, Whoopi Goldberg infamously joked about former President George W. Bush saying, “We should keep Bush where he belongs,” to which she gestured at her genitals before saying, “and not in the White House.
When asked if she felt “canceled” following the incident Whoopi Goldberg said,
“No. I would describe that situation as a lot of people covering their backsides, because the joke was never about him. But no one ever stood up and said, ‘Hey, here’s what actually happened. And they put it in the newspaper. And you notice, they’d never seen what I exactly said, or what I said at all. But all somebody has to do is say you said it.”
Before landing at the view, the EGOT winner said she went without work for five years following the Bush incident. While addressing cancel culture directly, Whoopi Goldberg said,
“I feel like the truth doesn’t seem to matter as much these days.Because there is cancel culture, people will call or text and say ‘I’m not buying your product. This is who you have talking about your product, me, and my five million followers, if you keep her, we’re not going to buy your car, or we’re not going to buy your shampoo or we’re not going to buy your toothbrush or we’re not going to buy your Pampers.”
As the interview continued, Goldberg also discussed the opportunities for people of color in the media industry. She said,
“I believe that it has been hard, but that’s why more women of color have to write the things they want to see.”
She also said people new to the industry have to make their content available on platforms like Tik Tok and Youtube. Whoopi continued saying,
“Now, if you want to get famous from it, that’s a whole other conversation. But if you get the work done, learn how to do everything, you can do it on YouTube. The industry could help new talent by just opening their eyes.”
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Aaliyah’s Mom Calls Out Author for Promoting Unauthorized Biography at Singer’s Grave!
As the 20th anniversary of her death approaches, a new unauthorized biography is set to come out and the family doesn’t approve.
On Tuesday (Aug. 23), Haughton took to her daughter’s social media accounts to share a letter to her fans about the incident. “First and foremost, I want to thank my dear ‘Special Ones’ (The Fans) that have been with us for years and supported every endeavor that came our way without hesitation,” she wrote. “However, due to the behavior of an individual that has been to Aaliyah’s resting place in order to promote a book, I have been forced to make a drastic change at Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum.”
Haughton continued, “This person interrupted all my thoughts and ideas to make August 25th, 2021 a day of Remembrance and Love for my daughter. Please accept my sincere apologies for this and know I love you and always will. Aaliyah’s life will still shine no matter what.”
Fans on social media believe the unnamed author in question is Kathy Iandoli, who recently released the book “Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah.” The book reportedly includes untold stories about the One In A Million singer, her alleged relationships and the development of her career. Iandoli also wrote about rumors that Aaliyah may have been drugged moments before boarding the deadly flight that later crashed in the Bahamas.
According to Iandoli, Aaliyah’s family declined to work with her on the book. “I did reach out to the family for permission,” she said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “It’s a strange legal situation involving the estate of Aaliyah, and I learned the complexities of this after Prodigy passed away, because you have the human and then you have the personality, the artist, the image.”
The author told the Daily News that she wanted to do her due diligence in trying to get Aaliyah’s family on board, but pulled from other sources.
Kanye West files to legally change his name to “Ye”
Kanye West has filed documents in Los Angeles to legally change his name to “Ye.” According to TMZ, a judge will most likely sign off on the name change, unless there’s evidence it is going to be used to commit fraud. As of now, it is unclear why the “All Of The Lights” emcee wants to be known by his longtime nickname.
Kanye is currently gearing up for a third Donda listening party in his hometown of Chicago. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday (Aug. 26) at the Soldier Field, which is home to the Chicago Bears. The show is set to kick off at 9 p.m. CST and will reportedly be live-streamed on Apple Music.
Kanye West rebuilding his childhood home inside Soldier Field stadium for ‘Donda’ event
According to Billboard, Demna Gvasalia, creative director at Balenciaga, will serve as creative director for the event and Kanye’s personal photographer Nico Ballesteros will serve as the videographer. Ameer Sudan, one of the MC’s dear friends, told the outlet that the Chicago listening party will be “a more detailed show” than the previous ones that were held in Atlanta and will be “on a whole other level.”
As REVOLT previously reported, crews are currently rebuilding a replica of Kanye’s childhood home inside the Soldier Field. Last year, he purchased the actual home for $225,000. Donda West, his late mother, owned the house back in the early 1980s, but sold the property in 2004.
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Kanye’s livestream from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta garnered more than 5.4 million viewers, which according to Billboard, set a new livestreaming record for Apple Music. He also made $7 million off of Donda merch from in-person sales.
Kanye has still not announced when Donda will officially drop on streaming services. Apple Music currently has the project listed for release on Friday (Aug. 27), which is a day after the Chicago listening party.
International TV Academy takes back Andrew Cuomo's honorary Emmy for COVID-19 leadership!
In the early days of the pandemic, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's daily news conferences on the coronavirus were a regular thing, like his constituents clapping or honking horns to salute healthcare workers every night. And thanks to TV, his face was a fixture on screens across the country.
In November, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences even awarded him its International Emmy Founders Award — which had previously gone to former Vice President Al Gore and entertainment industry executives — for his "effective communication and leadership" during COVID-19.
When Cuomo officially left office Tuesday, two weeks after he announced his resignation, following a New York attorney general's investigation that concluded he sexually harassed at least 11 women, the academy abruptly took it back. (Cuomo has continued to deny touching anyone inappropriately, but said he resigned so that the state could move on.)
"The International Academy announced today that in light of the New York Attorney General's report, and Andrew Cuomo's subsequent resignation as Governor, it is rescinding his special 2020 International Emmy Award," officials said on the organization's website. "His name and any reference to his receiving the award will be eliminated from International Academy materials going forward."
It was just nine months ago that Cuomo's award was announced. At the time, Bruce Paisner, the academy's president and CEO, said, "The Governor's 111 daily briefings worked so well because he effectively created television shows, with characters, plot lines, and stories of success and failure. People around the world tuned in to find out what was going on, and New York tough became a symbol of the determination to fight back."
Following the news, Cuomo's onetime political opponent, Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon, joked that she had held on to her Emmys, which she won for best supporting actress for the HBO sitcom in 2004 and for her 2008 guest role on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.
OnlyFans Founder Says Banks Are to Blame for Pornography Ban!
Days after OnlyFans announced its controversial decision to ban sexually explicit conduct from its site, founder Tim Stokely said the blame lands on banks.
In an interview with Financial Times, Stokely said banks have refused to work with the company due to "reputational risk," alluding to the many OnlyFans users who sell explicit content on the subscription-based platform.
"The change in policy, we had no choice — the short answer is banks," Stokely, the company's CEO, said.
OnlyFans has frequently run into issues due to financial institutions "flagging and rejecting" transactions, which ultimately led to their decision to move forward without X-rated content, he explained.
"This decision was made to safeguard [our users'] funds and subscriptions from increasingly unfair actions by banks and media companies — we obviously do not want to lose our most loyal creators," Stokely told the Financial Times.
The policy change will go into effect on Oct. 1, and will "ensure the long-term sustainability" of the platform, OnlyFans said in a previous statement to PEOPLE. They also confirmed nudity would still be allowed, as long as the content did not violate its Acceptable Use Policy.
Stokely said OnlyFans, based in the United Kingdom, pays its users over $300 million a month, and "making sure that these funds get to creators involves using the banking sector," he told the Financial Times.
However, the platform would welcome back X-rated content if banks change their attitudes toward sex work, Stokely said.
The reaction to the company's decision was heavily scrutinized by its creators and those on social media, with many pointing out that OnlyFans gained its influence because of its sexually explicit content.
"We made it a brand that people know, and to go back on the people who built it, it's pretty awful," model and OnlyFans user Courtney Tillia told PEOPLE of the change.
"I fell in love with being liberated and being able to share myself in different ways. I started this for my own expression," she added. "I had no idea there was so much money to be made in it as there is."
‘Annie Live! Will be lead by 12-Year-Old Celina Smith’
It’s not a hard-knock life, after all.On Tuesday morning the TODAY Show announced Celina Smith would play the role of Annie in the upcoming live musical “Annie Live!”
“I am so excited to be here in New York,” Smith said.
Smith, who appears on Nickelodeon show “Young Dylan,” will perform next to Taraji P. Henson (Miss Hannigan), Harry Connick Jr. (Daddy Warbucks), Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger (Grace), and Tituss Burgess (Rooster).
The twelve-year-old actress shared the process of being cast for the role and told TODAY that she screamed for joy when she heard that she got the part.
“Well, first, we sent in a tape,” Smith recalled. “Then, I got a callback. So then we sent in more tapes and more tapes, and then, we got the news that I got the part.”
“We were in my mom’s room, and my team called, and they were like, ‘What are you going to be doing this October?'” the Atlanta native said. “I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ And then they were like, ‘You’re going to be in New York doing ‘Annie Live!’ this October. And I screamed.”
“It’s just so amazing to be able to perform with such an iconic cast, and I’m so excited for this journey to start,” the rising star said.
Smith made her acting debut playing young Nala in the national tour of “The Lion King.”
“Annie Live!” will air on NBC on December 2, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. ET.
‘RHOBH’ stars Garcelle Beauvais and Teddi Mellencamp spar over shady comment via Twitter!
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Garcelle Beauvais and series alum Teddi Mellencamp got into a classic “she-said, she-said” social media spat Tuesday.
Their back-and-forth began with a fan tweeting about the latest episode of Mellencamp’s podcast, “Teddi Tea Pod With Teddi Mellencamp,” in which the 40-year-old reality star claimed Beauvais bad-mouthed her to production and questioned her presence at a dinner that Kyle Richards was throwing following Mellencamp’s exit from the series.
“[Beauvais] goes, ‘Why is she even here, and why does she get to have an opinion?'” Mellencamp said.
In response to the fan claiming Mellencamp “overheard” the jab, Beauvais, 54, tweeted, “Well that’s not true!,” adding, “I said it in front of her while we were filming.”
“I said you said while looking at prod in front of me while filming & I responded ‘Do I need to ask you when I can speak?'” Mellencamp replied in the Twitter thread. “Maybe I should have asked why you text me Happy Bday or about mattresses & agents if you’re so bothered by me. But feed the trolls & thanks for the listeners!”
Beauvais and Mellencamp took to social media to address a shady comment made on “RHOBH.”
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One of Beauvais’ followers then pushed Mellencamp on why she had been at Richards’ dinner, asking, “But why were you actually there though? It made no sense.”
“Y’all say you want ‘reality’ but when someone who was on the show for three years and has actual friendships with most of the cast shows up to a dinner you question why,” Mellencamp retorted.
Mellencamp revealed on her podcast back in May that she would be making an appearance during the 11th season, but remained mum on the details.
Spike Lee Explains Why He Included 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists in New HBO Docuseries!
In a new interview, Spike Lee was asked why he opted to include 9/11 conspiracy theorists in his upcoming HBO docuseries, NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½, to which he replied that he wanted to layout as much information as possible.
While talking to The New York Times in the interview, Spike said that one of the main reasons the conspiracy group Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth are included is because he has questions, too.
“Because I still don’t … I mean, I got questions,” the director explained. “And I hope that maybe the legacy of this documentary is that Congress holds a hearing, a congressional hearing about 9/11.”
When asked if he believed any of the conspiracy group’s theories, Spike went on to dive deep into one of the most widely circulated explanations that the jet fuel from the planes that hit the towers shouldn’t have been hot enough to melt them.
“The amount of heat that it takes to make steel melt, that temperature’s not reached. And then the juxtaposition of the way Building 7 fell to the ground — when you put it next to other building collapses that were demolitions, it’s like you’re looking at the same thing,” he said. “But people going to make up their own mind. My approach is put the information in the movie and let people decide for themselves. I respect the intelligence of the audience.”
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Spike doubled down by citing how people thought different things about him because of the movies he made, but at the end of the day, “People are going to just think what they think. And you know what? I’m still here, going on four decades of filmmaking.”
The four-part docuseries NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½ began airing this week on HBO and will conclude on the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Ben Affleck Was Photographed Looking At Engagement Rings At Tiffany & Co Amid ‘Serious’ Jennifer Lopez Romance!
As the summer ends, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez may be on the cusp of taking a very big step in their back-on relationship. Page Six ran photos of Affleck looking at engagement rings at Tiffany & Co. in Century City, California. His mother and son Sam were with him, the outlet reports. Lopez and Affleck previously got engaged in November 2002. Affleck proposed then with 6.1-carat pink diamond by Harry Winston.
Lopez's former publicist Robert Shuter spoke in May about how he believes that Lopez actually still has that first engagement ring.
“As far as I know, Jen has never returned the ring,” Shuter said. “So, if things move forward with these two, gosh, she’s already got the most beautiful ring I’ve seen. It’s absolutely stunning. I was with her once, and it is blinding. I almost thought—forgive me, Jen—it almost was QVC-ish, ’cause it was so large! I didn’t think it was real! She said, ‘Don’t touch it, it’s a real ring.’”
The Affleck Tiffany's sighting comes as Entertainment Tonight and E! published new reports about Bennifer's efforts to blend their families. Affleck has three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 15; Seraphina, 12; and Sam, 9. Lopez shares 13-year-old twins Emme and Max with her ex-husband Marc Anthony.
“Jennifer has made a big effort to get to know Ben's kids and welcome them into her home and her life,” E!'s source said. “They have spent a lot of time getting to know each other and letting the kids have fun and bond.”
“Seraphina and Emme have bonded over going to the same school and being close in age,” the source added. “Ben and J.Lo both have work commitments coming up, so they are enjoying their last few days of summer and family time before they head in different directions for work in the fall.Everything is going very well and working out.”
Entertainment Tonight's source said, “It's been fun for them to do activities as a blended family and the kids are enjoying getting to know each other better. Jen and Ben are both hands-on parents and their kids are their number one priority, so it's important for them to do things as a unit that make their families happy.”
Earlier this summer, a source weighed in to E! about the chances of a Bennifer re-engagement. The source downplayed that idea at the end of July. “They have been meshing their lives and families and don't feel the need to get engaged yet or even tie the knot,” the source said then. “They have both been there and don't feel it's necessary. They are both very secure within their relationship, and Ben worships her. It's truly meant to be and everyone around them thinks they are a perfect match.”
Toys R Us to Return to 400 Macy's Stores in 2022!
The return of Toys R Us was first announced back in March when WHP Global acquired the parent company of the mega-toy store and said it was looking to reopen some of its physical stores by the end of this year.
Fuelling everyone’s ’90s nostalgia, the company has revealed plans to open up flagships, pop-ups, airport shops as well as mini-stores within other retailers across North America ahead of the 2021 holiday season. WHP recently became the majority shareholder in Tru Kids Inc., which is the parent company to Toys R Us, Babies”R”Us, Geoffrey the Giraffe brands and 20 other toy and baby brands.
According to WHP CEO Yehuda Shmidman, the company is “taking the reins of the world’s leading toy brand at a time when the category is up 16% and consumer demand for toys is at an all-time high.” Toys R Us will be making an official return to 400 Macy’s department stores throughout the US in 2022. At the moment, Macy’s website has a dedicated section for Toys R US online shopping department. Check it out here for more information.
Ex-NFL star Herschel Walker files to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia!
Herschel Walker, former University of Georgia alumni and NFL star, filed the paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for U.S. Senate in the state of Georgia.
According to multiple reports, Walker could potentially face off against current Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock in next year’s race. A formal announcement from the ex-football star is expected within the next few days.
Back in March, Donald Trump released a statement urging Walker to become a candidate in the race for Senate. “Wouldn’t it be fantastic if the legendary Herschel Walker ran for the United States Senate in Georgia? He would be unstoppable, just like he was when he played for the Georgia Bulldogs, and in the NFL,” the former president said. “He is also a GREAT person. Run, Herschel, run!”
Walker and Trump have been longtime friends. The former Dallas Cowboy even defended him against racism claims during his speech at last year’s Republican National Convention. He said that he takes “it as a personal insult that people think I would have a 37-year friendship with a racist.”
“People who think that don’t know what they’re talking about,” Walker added. “Growing up in the deep South, I’ve seen racism up close. I know what it is, and it isn’t Donald Trump.”
Walker also faced criticism after he said that he opposed giving reparations to Black people because it would produce “white guilt.” He also said Black people should practice forgiveness because slavery happened a long time ago.
The former Heisman Trophy winner questioned how Black people would qualify for the payments. “Reparations, where does the money come from?” Walker asked. “Does it come from all the other races except the Black taxpayers? Who is Black? What percentage of Black must you be to receive reparations? Do you go to 23andMe or a DNA test to determine the percentage of Blackness?”
'No Time to Die' holding firm to October release date for Daniel Craig's final Bond outing!
After many, many delays, James Bond's latest adventure, No Time to Die, is finally poised to hit theaters in October.
During an MGM/United Artists Releasing presentation at CinemaCon on Tuesday, MGM's Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy drove home this point, making it clear that the studio was holding firm to its planned Oct. 8 release date.
"We know it's been a long wait," De Luca said. "Trust us, we felt it too. But the wait is nearly over. Obviously we're beyond thrilled to be joining with our friends and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and our incredible director, Cary Fukunaga, all of whom value and worship the theatrical experience with everybody in this room."
The film brings Bond out of retirement to help rescue a kidnapped scientist, in the process pitting him against a nefarious villain armed with dangerous technology (played by Rami Malek). It is Daniel Craig's fifth and final outing as Agent 007. De Luca said the filmmakers "are all bringing Daniel Craig's final performance of James Bond to the theaters this fall. And we can't wait for audiences to see the remarkable way he's closing out his legacy with this film. This man leaves it all on the field." He added that the film is "going to blow your mind."
As for all those release date changes, De Luca said the tough decisions were made to ensure fans got to see the film in theaters, and not at home. "It was important to us to release this movie so fans could watch James Bond as it's intended to be enjoyed — on the big screen," he said. "We're happy to say that that day is almost here."
To celebrate the impending release, MGM also previewed a lengthy clip from the movie. The high-octane sequence began with Bond on the ground, covered in dust and dirt, his ears ringing from some unseen explosion. He starts running down a cliffside, and his unknown enemies pursue him, guns blazing. After an intense battle, Bond gets his assailant cornered with a clothesline around his neck. As the man is dying, he mentions the evil organization Spectre. This leads to an angry confrontation with Léa Seydoux's character, Madeleine Swann, whom Bond now believes sold him out.
The two hop in the Aston Martin as Swann pleads with Bond, insisting that she'd rather die than betray him. In the car, she says there's something she needs to tell Bond, but before she can, she gets a mysterious phone call with the Spectre logo on it. A voice tells her, "Your father would be so proud of you. Your sacrifice will be our glory." She continues to insist she's innocent. More baddies show up, crash into the car, and circle them. Bullets rain down on the (thankfully) bulletproof car, and just as it seems the gunfire is going to finally be too much for the windows, Swann urges Bond to save them and he fires up the hidden guns located in the car's headlights, does doughnuts to make sure every last assailant is hit, and veers off into the safety of the town.
No Time to Die also features Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch, Ralph Fiennes, Jeffrey Wright, Christoph Waltz, and Naomie Harris. Ahead of its theatrical release, it's slated for a Sept. 28 world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall.
High School Students Under Fire for Racist “Shaniqua Doll” Instagram Account!
A California high school is grappling with a wave of racist posts online made by their students centered around a black doll named “Shaniqua.”
Several students at Salinas High School created an Instagram account titled, “Shaniqua.shs.” The page featured 37 posts showing mostly white students posing with the “Shaniqua” doll alongside racist captions and comments. In several posts, white students are seen stomping on the toy and calling it racist names, including the n-word.
During a Friday night football jamboree, more students and some parents were made aware of the doll as it was passed around during the game. The following day, the IG account had been reported to the Salinas Union High School District officials. The account only had about 70 followers when it was deleted. However, screenshots have continued to circulate among the student body at Salinas High.
On Sunday, a change.org petition demanded that the school address the racist account and students passing around the doll to create harmful images. As of Tuesday, over 10,500 people had signed the petition.
“Schools are supposed to be a safe place for students to learn academically, and respect should be taught. Students cannot learn and be in a safe environment if they’re surrounded by people who will spread hate towards them because of their skin color,” the petition read.
The Salinas Union High School District released a statement the same day, where they slammed the racism taking place in the school and confirmed that an investigation would be taking place.
“Racism and racial injustice are in direct opposition to the District’s values. Our District will continue our efforts to show that racism and racial injustice have no place in our schools,” the statement read. The district is now offering on-site counseling to any student that may need it.
The Monterey County NAACP has also gotten involved and says they are “saddened and outraged” by the student’s actions, some of which are a part of student leadership. The organization has since met with the principal to develop a solution to the racism within the school.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
WHERE DOES SOMEONE ACQUIRE SUCH CLOTHES?
Does Walmart offer this kind of outfit?
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
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