Lashana Lynch for Porter Magazine - October 2021!
First Black female 007 Lashana Lynch wears an ALC top with a Wales Bonner jacket and Completedworks earrings as she graces the October 4th, 2021 cover of Porter magazine photographed by Kennedi Carter.
For the cover story named ‘’Agent of Change’’, styled by Sean Knight, the ‘’James Bond: No Time to Die’’ actress poses in labels such as Commission, 16Arlington, Nanushka, A.W.A.K.E. Mode, Alanui, Victoria Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney, The Attico and Staud.
In the interview with Yomi Adegoke, Lashana talks about brashness, total self-belief and putting bread, not crumbs, on the table.
Hair: Rachel Lee Wright
Make-up: Jessica Smalls
Manicure: Kim Truong
Art direction: Phil Buckingham
Prop styling: Liam Burke
Production: Madeleine Varnedoe, Rachael Evans, Luke O’Sullivan
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#RHOA #TEAMTWIRL: 'DWTS' and 'RHOA' Fans Are Fuming After Seeing the Judges’ Scores for Kenya Moore!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore is giving it her all for season 30 of Dancing With the Stars. But fans don’t think the judges’ scores match up with what she’s delivering in the ballroom.
For the second week of the ABC dancing competition show, Kenya returned to the dance floor with pro Brandon Armstrong to perform the Cha-Cha. Set to Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff,” Kenya twirled around in a hot pink halter dress, enjoying herself. Their fiery number ended with the TV personality’s beaming smile and red balloons coming down.
Right there and then, DWTS judge Bruno Tonioli felt compelled to stand up and tell Kenya that she was “simply irresistible” and “exceptional.” Carrie Ann Inaba mentioned that she didn’t find her rhythm until the second half of the routine but when she did, it was “amazing” and “powerful.” Len Goodman and Derek Hough continued the compliments but pointed out that she needs to be more consistent. In the end, the duo earned a score of 24 out of 40.
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But after seeing Kenya and Brandon receive a lower score than in the premiere, folks on Twitter immediately went off. “These judges buggin with the scores. #DWTS my homegirl Kenya definitely deserved more than this last round,” one person wrote. “Kenya was so beautiful to watch! Them judges can’t tell me she deserve them weak scores! How about be fair! Ugh,” another added. “Judges did Kenya dirty on the scores,” a different fan said. “I think those scores were kinda low. Kenya and Brandon were flawless,” a follower commented.
Folks also compared her scores to WWE wrestler Mike “The Miz” Mizanin and actor Brian Austin Green’s dances. The Miz and his partner, pro Witney Carson, hit the floor for the tango. The judges complimented him on his controlled energy and he got a higher score than Kenya, 26 out of 40. Meanwhile, Brian and pro/girlfriend Sharna Burgess did the rumba and were rewarded 23 out of 40 for their score, a point lower than Kenya.
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“@KenyaMoore you did amazing!! Scores should be higher without a doubt, nothing against the Miz, but tell me how did he score higher than Kenya 🤔🙄,” someone tweeted. “Brian Austin Green and Kenya Moore got basically the same scores. @DancingABC judges are so inconsistent! Really #DancingWiththeStars,” another said. “So they gave Brian the same scores as Kenya?!?! That’s bullsh-t I’m sorry,” a viewer added.
Still, Kenya seems not to be focusing too much on the numbers. After making it to the next round, she shared her gratitude with everyone supporting her. “We are coming strong next week so please keep watching, praying and keep voting!” she wrote on Instagram.
#MusicNews: Adele Announces New Single ‘Easy On Me’!
The wait is over. After much anticipation, Adele has officially announced her return. On Oct. 15, the singer will release her first single in nearly six years, “Easy on Me.”
Along with the title, she shared a black-and-white trailer featuring a 21-second preview of the ballad. In the clip, she pops a cassette tape in her car while driving down the road with her furniture in the back as several sheets of music fly out the window.
“Easy on Me – October 15,” she wrote in her caption.
“Easy on Me” is expected to be the lead single off Adele’s rumored new album 30. She started teasing her comeback last Friday with 30 projections in various locations across the globe including the Louvre in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome, and the Empire State Building in New York.
The 30 title would follow Adele’s tradition of naming her albums after her age. Adele, now 33, was 30 years old when she separated from her ex-husband Simon Konecki.
The new album would mark Adele’s fourth album and first in six years following 2015’s 25, 2018’s 19, and 2011’s 21.
#HipHopNews: Elton John Calls Working With Young Thug An ‘Amazing Moment’ In His Career!
Elton John opens up about his experience working with Young Thug after meeting Thugger a few years ago.
During a recent interview with Billboard on Monday (Oct. 4), the British music legend spoke on the amazement he felt when witnessing Thug freestyle in the studio for their upcoming track "Always Love You" featuring Nicki Minaj and Gunna. The track will appear on Elton John's upcoming album, The Lockdown Sessions, to be released on Oct. 22.
The famed singer said that he was "blown away" while seemingly comparing Thug to Eminem.
"I mean, I've seen Marshall [Mathers] do it in Detroit, but I've never seen someone like Thug come in and do that," John continued. "In the end, I had to leave because I think he felt a bit intimidated that I was there and I just wanted him to relax. But it's just an amazing moment in my musical life… I have no understanding of how rap records are put together and it's fascinating to watch."
The 74-year-old singer-songwriter also shared the advice he offered to Young Thug after they met in 2018, when Thugger sampled Elton John's "Rocket Man" for the rapper's track "High."
"He wanted to meet me…and we shot the breeze for 40 minutes," John told the publication. "He said, 'What do you think? What advice would you give me?' I said, 'Did you sing in the choir?' And he said, 'Yeah, of course I sang in the choir. Gospel choir.' I said, 'Sing more. Don't just rap, sing more, because the mixture of rap and musicianship and melody is what really makes rap take off.' And he's doing that now."
As for Young Thug, his rock-influenced album, Punk, is expected to arrive on Oct. 15.
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty To Open Physical Stores In 2022!
The lingerie line, launched by superstar Rihanna in May 2018, will be opening brick-and-mortar stores in 2022.
Christiane Pendarvis, co-president and chief merchandising and design officer, said in a statement,
“You’re actually going to see stores. I can’t tell you when [because] I’d be spoiling the surprise in the buildup. But yeah, retail we think is an important component for us. We know that an intimate apparel specifically because fit and comfort are so important.”
Pendarvis added that expanding from being solely digital will help customers feel more comfortable shopping and finding items.
“They’re just customers who don’t feel comfortable purchasing online and they want to be able to go physically try the product on touch feel make sure they found the right size and the right fit for them. So retail is a part of our growth strategy.”
While she didn’t want to reveal details of when the physical stores would open their doors, she confirmed it will definitely be sometime next year.
“So you will absolutely see some stores in 2022. Can’t tell you exactly when. I can tell you exactly where but we’re incredibly excited about bringing this brand.”
She also said stores will be opening in the U.S.
The success of Savage x Fenty has helped Rihanna reach billionaire status, and become the highest-paid female musician in the world. Savage x Fenty reached $1 billion in value this past February.
Lashana Lynch Is Revealing How She Found Out About Her Marvel Character's Death!
Lashana Lynch is opening up about being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has revealed just how she found out about her character’s death.
The 33-year-old No Time To Die star played Maria Rambeau, the best friend to Brie Larson‘s Captain Marvel in the movie of the same name.
It was revealed in an episode of WandaVision that Maria had passed away from her daughter, Monica.
In a new interview, Lashana as opened up about how she heard about her character’s death – and it was straight from the big boss, Kevin Feige.
“Kevin Feige, who is the nicest guy, personally emailed me way before, I want to say, over a year, year-and-a-half-plus, before WandaVision aired and explained what was happening, how it was going to happen, when it was going to happen,” she shared with ComicBook.com.
She added that he specifically said “that he didn’t want me to find out through anyone else. So there was a lot of care around that.”
Lashana added that while it was a sad reveal, and she did have an emotional reaction to it.
“It was sad to read, but also, because I think Maria had such a massive impact on Captain Marvel and everyone loved her and really related to her, I felt good with the work that I did there and felt good that they were able to now continue her legacy in her daughter, which is amazing,” she added. “And the introduction to her powers in WandaVision is also amazing, so I feel genuinely proud. I’m just happy I knew beforehand and didn’t find out online somewhere.”
Cardi B Makes History with 'WAP' at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards!
Cardi B is a history-making BET Hip-Hop Awards winner! Thanks to “WAP,” Cardi is now the first female artist to win Best Hip-Hop video twice.
via Billboard: Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion were the top winners at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards, which were telecast on Tuesday (Oct. 5) on BET. They won three awards for their provocative smash “WAP”: song of the year, best hip hop video and best collaboration.
Cardi B is the first female artist to win best hip hop video twice. She won two years ago for “Money.” Among all artists, Drake is the category leader with five awards. T.I., Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar have each won twice.
This is the second year in a row that an all-female pairing has won best collaboration. “Savage” (remix) by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé won last year.
Lil Baby, Tyler, The Creator and Jay-Z each won two awards in competition.
Lil Baby won hip-hop artist of the year for the first time. He was nominated last year but lost to Megan Thee Stallion. Lil Baby also shared the award for duo or group with Lil Durk.
Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost took hip hop album of the year. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. All but two of the winners in this category have topped Billboard’s flagship chart. Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city (the 2013 winner) and The Carters’ Everything Is Love (the 2018 winner) both reached No. 2. Tyler, The Creator won a second award, best live performer, as well as an honorary award, the Rock The Bells cultural influence award. L.L. Cool J presented that honor.
Jay-Z won impact track for the second time for his featured role on the late Nipsey Hussle’s “What It Feels Like.” Jay-Z first won in the category four years ago for “The Story of O.J.” At this year’s show, he also won the sweet 16: best featured verse award for the track.
J. Cole won lyricist of the year for the second time in three years. Kendrick Lamar has won seven times in that category. Common and Lil Wayne have also won twice.
Missy Elliott won best video director of the year. She’s the third woman to win in that category in the last four years. Teyana “Spike Tee” Taylor won last year. Karena Evans won in 2018.
Hit-Boy won producer of the year for the second year in a row. He’s the third producer to win back-to-back awards in this category, following DJ Mustard (2013-14) and Metro Boomin (2016-17).
Yung Bleu won best new hip hop artist. Three previous winners in that category went on to win hip-hop artist of the year the following year. They were: Drake (2009), Nicki Minaj (2010) and Cardi B (2017).
Chris Rock Is BACK after battling COVID-19!
Rock is back telling jokes after testing positive for COVID-19 last month.
“I’m back from the dead! I had COVID. I had motherf–king COVID. Goddamnit,” he said at the opening night of musician Robert Glasper’s “Robtober” residency at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club on Sunday.
Rock and comedian pal Dave Chappelle surprised Glasper and concertgoers when “they just showed up unannounced, and introduced him,” an insider told Page Six.
In September, Rock urged his fans to “get vaccinated” after learning he’d tested positive for the virus. “Trust me, you don’t want this,” he tweeted.
But at Glasper’s show, he was able to laugh again, and the comedic duo even found humor in his COVID-19 experience.
“It wasn’t quite as hard as being black, but it was close… That’s why everyone’s trying to avoid it man,” Rock quipped.
He then revealed, “I think I got it on this Civil Rights movie.”
“That’s a noble way to get COVID,” Chappelle responded.
Our insider told us: “Everyone was cracking up watching them.”
Jeffrey Wright, Hill Harper and Talib Kweli — who was celebrating his birthday — were in the audience. Kweli also joined the comics on stage, we’re told.
After the concert, Kweli, Rock and Chappelle met up with Michael Che, Busta Rhymes and Kanye West at The Stand Comedy Club, where they further celebrated Kweli’s birthday, as well as Chappelle’s new Netflix special, we’re told.
“[Kanye] came alone… no security,” a spy told us.
Photographer and designer Mathieu Bitton snapped shots of the group, and we hear Rock and Che sang “Happy Birthday” from the stage.
“Birthday party was magical… legendary night… thank you,” Kweli captioned an Instagram post.
Another Blockbuster Deal: Tina Turner Sells Entire Catalog to BMG!
As music companies continue to court hitmakers for their songs, one of the most celebrated catalogs in pop history is on the move.
Tina Turner has sold her music rights to BMG, the company’s CEO Hartwig Masuch tells Rolling Stone — marking the latest event in the trend of major legacy artists cashing in on their copyrights.
Included in the deal is Turner’s artist’s share for her recordings along with publishing rights, neighboring rights and her name, image and likeness. BMG declined to disclose financial details of the sale, but BMG has bought out all of her rights and calls the deal the single largest artist acquisition the company has ever executed.
“We all know how iconic Tina’s work is,” Masuch says. “When you look at the dimensions Tina’s career has entered even in the last few years between musicals and documentaries, there’s still so much untapped potential with her legacy.”
Masuch has a close personal relationship with Turner and her husband, fellow German music executive Erwin Bach, and the two parties had casually spoken about the booming music acquisition landscape for over a year, Masuch says. Formal due diligence discussions for Turner’s catalog started around three months ago after Turner’s team reached out expressing interest in a deal.
As BMG gets Turner’s royalties and assets, Warner Music will still act as her record company. But BMG says it will work closely with Turner and Warner now that it owns the rights in her catalog. Turner — who originally soared to fame through her performing partnership with ex-husband Ike Turner — enjoyed a successful solo career following her divorce and the group’s disbanding, becoming one of the best-selling recording artists of all time on the back of five platinum albums, including the five-time platinum Private Dancer. Among Turner’s biggest hits are “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “The Best” and “Typical Male.”
Masuch points to digital opportunities and social media as a broader focus for Turner’s music as BMG looks to reintroduce her hits to a younger generation of potential fans in the streaming era. “This isn’t a one-dimensional market anymore,” Masuch says of managing legacy artists’ brand alongside the music. “With Warner and Tina, we want to expand reach and influence new audiences. What’s the YouTube strategy, what do we do with TikTok? You have to be far beyond any approach where you’re just releasing a best-of album every four years or selling rights for a documentary.”
Turner, often called the “queen of rock & roll,” was the second artist to ever grace the cover of Rolling Stone, after John Lennon, and the first woman and black artist. More or less retired since 2009, Turner has recently seen a renaissance as the music and entertainment industries celebrate her legacy. She’ll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist at the end of October — her second induction after getting in with Ike Turner in the Nineties. Tina, the acclaimed musical based on Turner’s early life, will return to Broadway this month after an extended hiatus because of the pandemic. And earlier this year, HBO released an extensive, career-spanning documentary focused on the singer.
“Like any artist, the protection of my life’s work, my musical inheritance, is something personal,” Turner said in a statement. “I am confident that with BMG and Warner Music, my work is in professional and reliable hands.”
Catalogs and artist copyrights have become highly sought after in the industry, as music valuations continue to rise. Companies like Hipgnosis Songs Fund and Primary Wave alongside the major music companies have been buying up publishing rights from major artists and songwriters for increasingly high multiples, taking the risk on future royalty earnings while sellers take an immediate payout. Artists like Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan have all sold publishing rights for hundreds of millions of dollars.
While catalog deals are common, Turner’s deal is more comprehensive, including broader copyrights to her brand, similar to the deal The Beach Boys signed with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group earlier this year. Masuch says BMG is looking to close similar deals ahead.
With the market heating up, BMG has grown more active in acquiring catalogs too, buying the rights to Mick Fleetwood’s recordings back in January. The company also entered an ambitious partnership with investment firm KKR — which itself bought a majority stake in Ryan Tedder’s publishing rights this year — in a bid to get the biggest and most valuable music catalogs on the market. The two companies told Rolling Stone they were prepared to spend into the billions through that partnership. Masuch seems a bit more conservative over the joint deals they’re eying for now but said the two companies will still spend a “significant amount of money” in upcoming acquisitions.
More deals may come sooner than later: Masuch says Turner’s deal is the first of several high-profile acquisitions the company will announce within the coming weeks.
Sage Steele removed from ESPN following comments on Obama, vaccines!
Hill called Steele a “clown” after Steele made references to Obama’s ethnicity.
Sage Steele has been temporarily removed from ESPN for her comments on a podcast, which included her thoughts about former President Barack Obama and the COVID-19 vaccine.
During a recent taping of former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler’s podcast, Uncut, the two spoke about several issues, including the idea of race and ethnicity.
Steele, who is African-American and Irish/Italian, shared how she designates her race on the U.S. Census report by referencing Obama.
“If they make you choose a race, what are you gonna put? Well, both,” Steele said. “Barack Obama chose Black and he’s biracial…congratulations to the President, that’s his thing. I think that’s fascinating considering his Black dad is nowhere to be found but his white mom and grandma raised him, but okay. You do you. I’m gonna do me. Listen, I’m pretty sure my white mom was there when I was born. And my white family loves me as much as my Black family.”
Black Twitter immediately responded, slamming Steele. One of her most prominent critics was sports journalist Jemele Hill, her former colleague at ESPN. Hill sent out a tweet in sharp reproach of Steele’s comments.
“So on top of thinking former President Obama shouldn’t identify as black because he didn’t have a relationship with his black father, Sage Steele also thinks female journalists who dress a certain way “know what you’re doing when you’re putting that outfit on,” Hill wrote on Twitter. “Clown behavior.”
“It’s worse when you hear it,” Hill also tweeted, with a link to the clip about female journalists.
Cutler also told Steele that she is the “Candace Owens of ESPN.” His comment came after the two talked about the criticisms she has gotten for her anti-vaccine stance.
Steele is one of the more prominent conspiracy theorists regarding the vaccine. She’s upset over ESPN’s vaccine mandate, which she called “sick” and “scary” during the podcast episode.
The network, which is owned by Disney, is one of the companies that are requiring its employees to get the jab. They issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that Steele would not return to the network for a week, foregoing her noon spot on SportsCenter, and has been removed as the host of the 2021 espnW: Women + Sports Summit, taking place Oct. 18-20, per TheHill. Ironically, given her stance on the vaccine, per The Wrap, Steele has also tested positive for COVID-19.
“At ESPN, we embrace different points of view — dialogue and discussion makes this place great,” ESPN said in a statement posted to Twitter. “That said, we expect that those points of view be expressed respectfully, in a manner consistent with our values, and in line with our internal policies.”
Steele apologized for the comments saying, “I know my recent comments created controversy for the company and I apologize. We are in the midst of an extremely challenging time that impacts all of us, and its more critical than ever that we communicate constructively and thoughtfully.”
During the podcast, Steele directly referenced her position at ESPN and its parent company, Disney, as the impetus for her finally getting the vaccine.
“I work for a company that mandates it and I had until Sept. 30 to get it done or I’m out,” Steele told Cutler. Steele has been with ESPN since 2007. “I respect everyone’s decision, I really do, but to mandate it is sick and it’s scary to me in many ways,” she said. “I just, I’m not surprised it got to this point, especially with Disney, I mean a global company like that.”
This is just the latest in a series of embarrassing incidents involving African-American anchors – or as Steele defines herself as biracial – with anchors of color. Maria Taylor recently left ESPN for NBC after it was revealed that her colleague, Rachel Nichols, had made disparaging remarks about her qualifications for a promotion.
Ray J Hospitalized With Pneumonia!
Ray J is battling pneumonia in a Miami hospital, according to Hollywood Unlocked.
The “One Wish” singer told the outlet that he has been hospitalized for a week and no one from his family has come to visit him. “I been in here all by myself for a week,” he told the outlet, adding that “no family members came to see me, not even my wife.”
Ray J later clarified that his family is not allowed to be in the room with him due to COVID-19 protocols. “God is good,” he wrote. “Family with me — just can’t be n here too much sickness.”
Social media just discovered that Ray J is Brandy’s brother and we’re shaking our heads
“I can’t have visitors because they isolated they room — been on my with my family everyday all day,” the “Wait A Minute” singer added.
Not much more is known about Ray J’s condition. A few days ago, he wiped his Instagram account clean after declaring that he was “separated and single” in his Instagram bio. Many fans wondered if he and his wife Princess Love were calling it quits once again.
Last week, Brandy took to social media to show off the massive tattoo that her little brother got of her name on his arm. “This is real love,” the “I Wanna Be Down” singer captioned a screenshot of the two on Facetime. “I couldn’t have asked for a better brother. I love you @rayj #bestfriends #rayjXbrandy #rayjsis #rayjsister.”
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Brandy’s post caused a commotion on social media as many people did not know that the two were siblings, prompting Ray J’s name to be trending on social media all day. “You know you young as hell when you just realizing Ray J and Brandy are siblings,” wrote one Twitter user. “This is why 35+ are still on this app.. to bring awareness to all you baby fetuses.”
The 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners List!!
*This year the 2021 BET “HIP HOP AWARDS” brought the hottest names in Hip Hop back to Atlanta, GA for the annual taping.
Comedy supergroup 85 South (Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, and Chico Bean) hosted this year’s awards from The Cobb Energy Centre which premiered on Tuesday, October 5 on BET, BET Her, MTV2 and VH1.
Watch an encore airing of the award show Tuesday, October 7 at 9 PM ET/PT on BET.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion ruled the night by jointly snagging three wins each including ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Best Hip Hop Video’ and ‘Best Collaboration’ for their smash hit “WAP.” Tyler, The Creator took home two wins for ‘Hip Hop Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Live Performer’ in addition to his “Rock the Bells Cultural Influence Award” presented by LL Cool J. Jay Z scored double wins in the “Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse” and “Impact Track” for his Nipsey Hussle collaboration “What It Feels Like.” Newcomer Yung Bleu was crowned ‘Best New Hip Hop Artist’ while rap sensation Saweetie took home ‘Hustler of the Year.” Music icon Missy Elliott was voted ‘Video Director of the Year’ and ‘Lyricist of the Year’ went to J. Cole. UK rapper Little Simz took home the ‘Best International Flow’ award.
Young Thug kicked off the night with an explosive performance of “Tick Tock” followed by Gunna with “Too Easy” before coming together with their hit collaboration “Ski.” Hot new rapper Bia performed her smash single “Whole Lotta Money,” then brought out Atlanta icon Lil Jon for “Bia Bia” to close it out. Baby Keem made his award show debut with “Family Ties.” Hip Hop sensation Latto brought the house down with a sparkling, high energy performance of “SoufSide” and new song “Big Energy” while Tobe Nwigwe made it a family affair with Fat & Nell on their song “Fye Fye.” Isaiah Rashad performed alongside Doechii & Kal Banx for “Wat U Sed” before ending the set with his solo single “From the Garden.”
The hotly anticipated cyphers were hosted by DJ Hed and featured a bevy of emcees dropping hot sixteens including Grip, D Smoke, Smino, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, Sleepy Hallow, Erica Banks, Fivio Foreign, Toosii, Lakeyah, Kidd Kenn and Symba.
Presenters for the evening included a trio of Hip Hop powerhouses Trina, Remy Ma, and Rapsody. “I Am Hip Hop Award” recipient Nelly closed out the show with a performance of his greatest hits including “Country Grammar,” “Hot In Herre,” “Air Force Ones,” “Dilemma,” “Grillz” with an appearance by Paul Wall and more.
The complete list of 2021 BET “Hip Hop Awards” winners are:
Hip Hop Album Of The Year
“Call Me If You Get Lost” – Tyler, The Creator
Song Of The Year
Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap
Hip Hop Artist Of The Year
Lil Baby
Best Hip Hop Video
Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap
Best New Hip Hop Artist
Yung Bleu
Best Collaboration
Cardi B Feat. Megan Thee Stallion – Wap
Best Duo Or Group
Lil Baby & Lil Durk
Best Live Performer
Tyler, The Creator
Lyricist Of The Year
Cole
Best International Flow
Little Simz (Uk)
Video Director Of The Year
Missy Elliott
Dj Of The Year
Dj Scheme
Producer Of The Year
Hit-Boy
Hustler Of The Year
Saweetie
Best Hip Hop Platform
Genius
Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse
Jay-Z – “What It Feels Like” (Nipsey Hussle Feat. Jay-Z)
Impact Track
Nipsey Hussle Feat. Jay-Z – “What It Feels Like”
Congrats to all the winners!
Mark Zuckerberg Responds To Facebook Allegations, Calls Them A “False Picture Of the Company”
After what he called “quite a week,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out about what he termed “the false picture of the company that is being painted.”
“We care deeply about issues like safety, well-being and mental health,” he wrote in a missive to employees that he shared publicly. “It’s difficult to see coverage that misrepresents our work and our motives.”
This morning on Capitol Hill, however, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told rapt lawmakers that the company was “putting profits over our safety,” reiterating that Facebook was aware of the potential harm its platform poses to children and public discourse, yet chose not to take meaningful action.
Former employee Haugen copied thousands of pages of internal documents, including research on how Facebook amplifies hate speech and how it can be harmful to teens. She released those documents to The Wall Street Journal, which published a series of articles based on them. That prompted her testimony to Congress.
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She also detailed her claims to 60 Minutes on Sunday night.
Today’s testimony was carried by CNN from the start, with Fox News also joining and MSNBC providing coverage.
Zuckerberg said in his missive that “Many of the claims don’t make any sense. If we wanted to ignore research, why would we create an industry-leading research program to understand these important issues in the first place?”
Of course, many industries — such as big tobacco — funded studies revealing the harmful effects of their products without substantially altering those products in response.
In fact, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Tuesday the world’s largest social media company is facing a “big tobacco, jaw dropping moment of truth” as the massive cache of internal whistleblower documents show Facebook put profits ahead of the safety of children, when it knew it was causing harm.
The company’s CEO also denied that saying, “it’s very important to me that everything we build is safe and good for kids.”
Read Zuckerberg’s full letter here.
Vivica A. Fox Claps Back at Twitter User Accusing Her of Being ‘Close’ to R. Kelly!
On Fox Soul’s Cocktails with Queens hosted by Claudia Jordan, ‘the queens” — Jordan along with LisaRaye McCoy, Vivica A. Fox and Syleena Johnson– discussed recent reports that claim R. Kelly plans to try to get his sentence reduced by providing the feds with names of other celebrity pedophiles.
During the candid discussion, LisaRaye shared her views, saying, “he ain’t gon’ wanna be in or out with that kind of behavior, because when I tell you people don’t like pedophiles, …so it’s not gonna behoove him to be out in the world where people can really get to him, or inside where people can get inside him.”
Vivica A. Fox responded saying, “and he’s a snitch,” referring to R. Kelly. “Snitches get stitches, ain’t that what it says?” she continued.
The conversation continued with Syleena Johnson chiming in with her thoughts.
Twitter users quickly caught wind of the clip and one user took aim, specifically at Vivica A. Fox for her comments on Kelly. Of course, she clapped right back.
“@MsVivicaFox let’s talk about how you were around Rkelly when a lot of this was going down…i guess you said you wouldn’t snitch and now you’re calling him a snitch Bc he wants to out the other pedophiles? I figured street code wouldn’t matter in this case you scared?” one user wrote.
Vivica responded, “Look here ASSHOLE!! I had no idea he was abusing young women! I’m a stand-up woman so don’t u dare bring yo bitch ass over here and call me s coward! NOW WHAT??”
The same user accused Ms. Fox of being close to the disgraced singer, to which she responded that she only presented him an award several years ago.
Vivica and the Twitter user went back and forth for a few more tweets until the actress eventually blocked the troll.
Bubba Wallace Named First Black Racer To Win A NASCAR Cup Since 1963: It’s Pretty Damn Cool!
Bubba Wallace recently made history by becoming the second-ever Black man–and the first in 58 years–to win a NASCAR Cup!
Yesterday (Monday, Oct. 4th), Bubba Wallace (real name William Wallace Jr.) won the YellaWood 500 NASCAR race. The event took place at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, and was shortened from 188 to 118 laps due to harsh rain. Notably, Bubba Wallace became the second Black person to win a NASCAR Cup in American history. It had been 58 years since a Black racer had won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Back in 1963, Wendell Scott became the first Black person to win a NASCAR Cup. At the time–still in the Jim Crow Era–Wendell Scott was largely considered an underdog in the sport, which is still predominately white. He was posthumously inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame back in 2015.
Shortly after his historic win, Bubba Wallace was asked about how he felt to be the second African-American to win a race in the NASCAR Cup Series. In response, the 27-year-old racer emotionally said:
“I never think about those things. When you say it like that, it obviously beings a lot of emotion, a lot of joy to my family, fans, friends–it’s pretty d*mn cool. Just proud to be a winner in the Cup Series. This is to all those kids out there that want to have an opportunity in whatever they want to achieve and be the best at what they want to do.”
Congratulations to Bubba Wallace on making history with his recent NASCAR win!
YouTube Removes Official R. Kelly Channels Following Conviction in Sex Trafficking Trial!
YouTube has decided to pull two of R. Kelly’s official channels from the video platform after he was found guilty in his weeks-long sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn, Bloomberg reports.
“We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to R. Kelly in accordance with our creator responsibility guidelines,” a spokesperson for YouTube said. YouTube’s “creator responsibility guidelines” state that the company might remove a user for “on- and/or off-platform behavior that we may consider to be inappropriate.” The guidelines continue by saying that a user can be penalized for “participating in abuse or violence, demonstrating cruelty, or participating in fraudulent/deceptive behavior leading to real world harm.”
The two channels in question are R. Kelly TV and R. Kelly Vevo, both of which now display messages letting users know that the accounts have been terminated.
“Egregious actions committed by R. Kelly warrant penalties beyond standard enforcement measures due to a potential to cause widespread harm,” Nicole Alston, YouTube’s head of legal, said, per Bloomberg. “Ultimately we are taking this action to protect our users similar to other platforms.”
Alston added that Kelly is barred from ever using YouTube again. Despite the ban, Kelly’s music will still be allowed on YouTube Music. As of this writing, Kelly’s music remains available on major music streamers like Spotify and Apple Music.
In 2018, Spotify announced they were removing Kelly’s songs, as well as music from XXXTentacion and Tay-K, from playlists curated by the platform, citing their hate content and hateful conduct policy. Spotify later backtracked after being criticized for the decision.
“While we believe our intentions were good, the language was too vague, we created confusion and concern, and didn’t spend enough time getting input from our own team and key partners before sharing new guidelines,” the Swedish company said in a statement. “We don’t aim to play judge and jury. We aim to connect artists and fans – and Spotify playlists are a big part of how we do that.”
Kelly was found guilty of nine racketeering and sex trafficking counts last week on Monday, September 27. Around 50 witnesses were called to testify during the trial. The disgraced singer faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and up to life. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on May 4, 2022.
The “I Believe I Can Fly” singer is still facing other charges in Illinois and Minnesota.
Britney Spears Slams Family For Being Complicit In Conservatorship!
Britney Spears wants fans to know that her family dynamic is still “Toxic” — even after her big conservatorship win last week.
The pop superstar, 39, took to Instagram Tuesday to share a message aimed at relatives and friends who were complicit in the continuation of the legal arrangement established by her estranged father, Jamie Spears, more than 13 years ago.
“This picture is everything to me !!! It makes me want to cry … she’s saving her divine feminine sister 🧜🏻♀️ !!!!” Britney captioned an ethereal painting.
The Grammy winner then recapped the grueling conditions of her conservatorship, which she previously detailed in explosive court testimony in June.
“I suggest if you have a friend that’s been in a house that feels really small for four months … no car … no phone … no door for privacy and they have to work around 10 hours a day 7 days a week and give tons of blood weekly with never a day off … I strongly suggest you go pick up your friend and get them the hell outta there!!!!!” she wrote.
Britney also took aim at her family for their inaction over the years.
“If you’re like my family who says things like ‘sorry, you’re in a conservatorship’ … probably thinking you’re different [from you] so they can f–k with you !!!!” she added.
The “Lucky” singer concluded her post by expressing appreciation for her attorney Mathew S. Rosengart, “who has helped change my life 🌹!!!!”
After hearing arguments from Britney and Jamie’s respective lawyers, Rosengart and Vivian Thoreen, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled on Wednesday that it was in the entertainer’s “best interest” to have her father suspended from her controversial conservatorship.
Britney’s victory came months after she addressed the court, alleging that, under Jamie’s domineering control, she was forced into a mental health facility, forced to take lithium and forced to have an IUD contraceptive inserted, all against her will.
She also expressed anger that her family never intervened, saying they did “not do a goddamn thing,” and told Judge Penny that she would like to sue them. Additionally, Britney said that she would like to see her dad charged with conservatorship abuse.
Britney’s mother, Lynne Spears, has advocated for her daughter’s freedom in court but not until after the #FreeBritney movement launched in 2019.
Meanwhile, Britney’s older brother, Bryan Spears, called the conservatorship a “great thing” for his family in a July 2020 podcast interview. A stoic Bryan, 44, remained mum on Jamie’s suspension when paps caught him in L.A. last week.
Britney’s younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, insisted that she supported Britney in a series of emotional Instagram Story videos in late June.
“If ending the conservatorship… or whatever the hell else she wants to do to be happy, I support that,” the “Zoey 101” alum, 30, said at the time after facing backlash for staying silent on the matter.
Of course, Britney’s father — who established the conservatorship in 2008 — has resisted its dissolution for years. In August 2020, Jamie called Britney’s supporters “conspiracy theorists” in an interview with The Post.
Britney, however, believes the #FreeBritney movement played a crucial role in her hard-fought liberation.
“#FreeBritney movement … I have no words … because of you guys and your constant resilience in freeing me from my conservatorship … my life is now in that direction !!!!!” she wrote via Instagram Monday. “I cried last night for two hours cause my fans are the best and I know it.”
Rosengart told reporters outside the courtroom last week that his next priority is to dissolve the conservatorship altogether.
Before the next court hearing on Nov. 12, though, Rosengart plans to fully investigate Jamie’s conduct — including allegations of hiring a security company to record Britney’s private conversations during his 13-year tenure as conservator.
“I said at the outset that my firm and I were going to take a top-to-bottom look at what Jamie Spears and his representatives have done here,” he said in part. “That’s already in process, and it will continue for as long as it can possibly do that to get justice for Britney.”
Denise Richards Reportedly 'Blindsided' By Court Ruling That Charlie Sheen No Longer Has To Pay Child Support!
Denise Richards did not at all expect a judge's ruling Monday that ex-husband Charlie Sheen, the father of her 17-year-old daughter Sami and Lola, 16, adjust his child support payments to "zero dollars per month."
However, that's exactly what happened, according to both People and MSN. A source told the magazine that The Bold and the Beautiful actress was unaware there had been a court date scheduled.
"Charlie filed [to stop paying child support] two years ago and kept pushing the court date, so Denise was very surprised that it happened yesterday while she is out of town filming," the source said. "She was blindsided."
An insider countered to the mag that Richards had known about the court date for six months.
Richards and Sheen, who were married from 2002 to 2006, have, at times, had an ugly split. The girls both lived with their mom for years, but last month Sami celebrated having moved out of her mom's "hell house" in a TikTok that was ultimately made private.
The People source said Sami's younger sister does not live with Sheen.
"She lives with both of her parents and stays with Charlie when Denise is out of town. When Denise is back, Lola will be with her," the unidentified person said. "This is very disappointing for Denise, but also not surprising. Charlie is pitting the girls against their mother, which is horrible."
At the time of Sami's post confirming that she lived with her Hot Shots! dad, Sheen commented, "Sam's amazing. I love her and all my children unconditionally. We're having a ball. GED here we come!!!"
The actor shares twin sons, 12-year-olds Bob and Max, with another ex-wife, Brooke Mueller. He also has one adult daughter, Cassandra, with his high school girlfriend.
Donald Trump Falls Off Forbes List Of America’s Most Richest People!
Donald Trump Falls Off Forbes List Of America’s Most Richest People
Former President Trump didn’t make the cut for the Forbes’s list of America’s richest people.
Trump’s fortune has fallen to $2.5 billion, listed by the Forbes 400 on Tuesday, which is $400 million short of the cutoff needed to be placed on the list.
According to reports this is the first time in 25 years that Trump hasn’t made the list. From 1997 to 2016 Trump was always on the top half of the list, but that has changed ever since he became president.
Forbes stated Trump would have been worth almost $7 billion by September 2021 in an alternative scenario, but some of the financial decisions he has made took him down a slippery slope.
One decision Forbes said cost Trump $2 billion was keeping hold of his assets when he became President of the United States. According to reports, he could have earned $4.5 billion by 2021.
Another blow to Trump’s fortune was the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Some businesses made money during the pandemic but Donald Trump on the other hand lost a lot of money. Forbes is saying that Trumps main money only comes from his big city properties.
In April, Forbes’s billionaires list revealed Trump dropped 300 spots and his fortune went down by more than $1 billion during his presidency.
It seems ever since Trump became president his pockets took a big hit! Socialites what are your thoughts on this?
What is your purpose for being here? (We all have one.) What can you contribute to the good of others? For when we seek and find that vision, God opens the path.
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