#FASHIONFILES: HOT or NOT?: Adele in Armani Privé at the BRIT Awards: IN or OUT?
Adele stopped by the Brit Awards in Armanii Prive. Check out more.
Miss A is an old school, world-class DIVA and thus a classic sweeping gown with a little off-the-shoulder action and a healthy serving of tulle is exactly right for her. But we’re turning this one over to you for the final call, Anyway, let’s hear it.
Is it HOT or NOT?
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#RHOA: IN or OUT? Marlo Hampton In Balmain for Her Hot Pink Birthday Outfit
Each year, February 7 marks an important day in fashion history for one reason and one reason only: It's Marlo Hampton's birthday. Naturally, The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member known for rocking fierce ensembles dresses to impress on her special day. Last year, Marlo sizzled in a chain-metal top and embroidered robe, and the year before that she wore dazzling skin-baring minidresses. But this year's birthday getup might be her best gift thus far.
In a February 7 Instagram, the fashionista showed off her festive attire. Marlo was gorgeous while donning a head-to-toe Balmain x Barbie set. The bright pink number featured Balmain's monogrammed form-fitting knit leggings ($2,095), cropped knit cardigan ($2,850), and matching pink canvas Petra Ranger ankle boots ($1,495). The RHOA cast member elevated the glamour with long, voluminous curls (courtesy of Star Struck Hair Boutique) and a playful pink headband. Marlo's makeup (done by Tim Clark) included light pink eyeshadow, bold lashes, and rosy blush that amplified her natural glow.
"It’s my birthday!!!!!!! February 7th a legend was born!" Marlo captioned her post. (We can't argue with that.) "Having all my [cake] and eating it too." She added the hashtags "Aquarius season" and "black Barbie."
Hmmmmmm, So is she IN or OUT?
#NewMusic from Serayah Returns to Music with New Single ‘P.O.V.’
Serayah has officially returned to the music scene with her first official single of the year, “P.O.V.” featuring an eloquent, spoken word element by QUEEN.
The passionate midtempo immediately points listeners to a view of music perfection from the quintessential entertainer. Produced by OG Parker, “P.O.V.” amplifies her range in delivering R&B records that shine a light on love and life and the ebb and flows encompassed in between.
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Since her emergence in the entertainment sector, the acclaimed singer has released a strong standing of music that accounts for over 10 million streams across music service platforms with stand out’s “Miss You” featuring Black Youngsta “Driving Me” featuring Jazze Pha, “4 Pages,” “Mr. Lover,” and more.
Fans and followers recently have seen Serayah continuing to claim the stage in the space of television and film with her recurring role on the STARZ drama series “BMF” as she gears up to lead in a role for BET+‘s forthcoming drama series “Kingdom Business.”
#HipHopNews: YG Announces New Album ‘Pray For Me’
YG’s krazy life continues The Compton rapper has announced his first album in nearly two years, Pray for Me. Speaking with Power 106’s “Power Mornings,” he opened up about the follow-up to 2019’s 4Real 4Real, which will showcase his evolution.
“It’s just the growth of me, my headspace, what I’m on in life,” said YG. “And I think the whole COVID pandemic shit, I hated it, but I also look at it as like this shit kinda helped me get to where I’m at mentally.”
He plans to share his experiences over the past couple years on his latest project. “The music is just gonna be my truth, as far as my life right now.”
After the West Coast shut down amid the coronavirus pandemic, YG decided to take a step back. He waited to release new music because he felt the timing wasn’t right.
But now he’s ready take it back to the club. On Friday, he dropped the album’s first single and video for “Scared Money” featuring J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo.
Elsewhere in the interview, he revealed that he originally signed a “fu**ed up” deal with Def Jam, where he released his last four albums. However, he ended up extending his contract with the label and now owns his masters.
Beyoncé's Blunt Bob With Bangs Is Her Shortest Hair Look in Years
Throughout the years, Beyoncé has been loyal to her long, blonde-highlighted hair. Rarely do we see her with hair anywhere above her shoulders. In fact, one of the shortest looks she has recently worn fell a few inches past her collarbone in an Ivy Park ad in February 2021. But for 2022, Queen Bey is switching it up with a chin-grazing bob and full set of bangs.
She debuted the new hair for yet another Ivy Park ad to promote its sixth collection, which launches on February 9. In one photo posted on the brand's Instagram, she is seen in an all-red latex outfit with a matching cap. Her blunt bob falls right around her jawline. The hair is completely straight with the ends slightly bumped, framing her face. The fringe stops right above her eyebrows in a blunt cut. We're not sure if Edna Mode was the inspiration here, but the hair is definitely reminding us of the Incredibles character. Of course, she didn't abandon her signature blonde hair color with this dimensional caramel look.
Short hair wasn't the only new thing Beyoncé tried. Makeup artist Sir John gave the icon a graphic eyeliner look in a jet-black hue. In addition to her classic cat-eye, he added another winged-out line just above her crease. He connected the two wings with a curved, convex line to complete the eye makeup.
Beyoncé with a blunt bob and bangs was definitely not on our 2022 beauty bingo card, but we're loving every inch of it. The haircut is a welcome change to her usual long hair. We have a good feeling that this bob was probably a one-time look for the Ivy Park ad, but hopefully, the Queen blesses us with another short cut one of these days.
Nelly Apologizes After Sexually Explicit Video Is Shared On Social Media Account: ‘Never Meant To Go Public'
Nelly has apologized after a sexually explicit video was shared on his social media account.
On Tuesday, the 47-year-old singer's Instagram Story had a video of him receiving oral sex from a woman.
It wasn't long before the R&B crooner noticed the video and took the post down. The "Hot In Herre" singer issued a statement via his rep to Fox News Digital after removing the clip from his social media.
"I sincerely apologize to the young lady and her family. This is unwanted publicity for her/them," he said. "This was an old video that was private and never meant to go public."
The singer's team told Fox News Digital that they are concerned that Nelly was hacked as they're investigating a breach that they fear could also see his financial information, personal documents and passwords end up online somewhere.
Looks like Sherri Shepherd will Become the ‘Permanent Guest Host’ On ‘The Wendy Williams Show’
It looks like a big change may be occuring with ‘The Wendy Williams Show“! According to sources, Sherri Shepherd, 54, is finalizing a deal to become a permanent host on “The Wendy Williams Show” beginning in September, which will mark the 15th season of the hit talk show. Sources say the deal is almost completed, and everyone involved predicts it will be signed and official in the very near future. This news come just a couple months after Sherri Shepherd’s friend, journalist Jawn Murray denied rumors that she had plans to permanently replace Wendy Williams.
Reportedly, this new deal is also contingent on Wendy Williams’ progress. If Wendy gets better, there’s allegedly an open door for her to return. If, however, it appears she is unable to return, then they would change the name of the show as early as September.
Maluma Hits The Red Carpet For 'Marry Me's Los Angeles Premiere
Maluma steps out in a sharp graphic look for the premiere of his new movie, Marry Me, in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (February 8).
The 28-year-old musician and actor met up with the film’s director, Kat Coiro and his young co-star Chloe Coleman, Brady Noon, and Ryan Foust.
Other celebs at the premiere event included Alexis Ren and the D’Amelio family – Heidi, Charli and Marc D’Amelio.
Marry Me centers on music superstars Kat Valdez and Bastian, who are planning to get married before a global audience of fans. But when Kat learns, seconds before her vows, that Bastian has been unfaithful, she decides to marry Charlie, a stranger in the crowd, instead.
Also starring Jennifer Lopez, Marry Me will be out in theaters and streaming on Peacock on Monday, February 14.
India Arie accepts Joe Rogan's apology: "I don't believe in cancel culture"
India Arie, who once called out Joe Rogan‘s repeated use of a racial slur, is chiming in on his recent admission. During an appearance on “Don Lemon Tonight,” the singer said that she accepts the podcaster’s apology.
“I have to say, I did think he did a fine job with his apology,” she told Lemon. “He said a lot of the things I would want to hear someone say. The thing that stuck out for me most was when he said, ‘It’s not my word to use.’” Though she deemed the apology acceptable, the best way for Rogan to redeem himself, she added, was through changed behavior.
Arie was previously upset when she discovered that Rogan was an avid user of the word “nigger.” Taking to Instagram, she announced that she was removing her music from Spotify following their support of the media personality.
“I believe in freedom of speech,” she said at the time. “However, I find Joe Rogan problematic for reasons OTHER than his Covid interviews…FOR ME ITS ALSO HIS language around race. What I am talking about is RESPECT – who gets it and who doesn’t.”
The singer’s critique coupled with backlash from consumers and a few other celebrities eventually prompted an apology from Rogan, who made it clear that he was not a racist.
“I’m not racist but whenever you’re in a situation where you have to say ‘I’m not racist,’ you fucked up and I clearly fucked up and that’s my intention to express myself in this video to say there’s nothing I can do to take that back,” he said.
While speaking to Lemon, Arie denied claims that she called Rogan a racist. “I do not think Joe Rogan is racist for using [the N-word]. I think he’s insensitive for using it,” said the “Brown Skin” singer. “So just don’t.”
As far as Arie’s relationship with Spotify, she told “Good Morning America” that she isn’t interested in working with a company that would support the controversial podcaster, and not musicians and other artists.
“I am in no position to tell Spotify not to have Joe Rogan. I don’t believe in cancel culture…,” she explained. “This is a conversation about me standing up for my dignity. Because how far can somebody go before it’s like ‘OK, I’m tired now’?”
Alec Baldwin Returns To Work Following Rust Shooting: ‘It’s Strange To Go Back To Work’
Alec Baldwin is back at work nearly four months following the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Baldwin made an Instagram video on Tuesday, and spoke about his return to work after he was spotted getting into a taxi in the United Kingdom for his latest film.
“I said I would keep a little diary of when I was traveling and working,” the actor, 63, said in the video. “We had our first day today which is tricky. I don’t work as much as I used to.”
He continued, “It’s strange to go back to work. I haven’t worked since October 21 of last year when this horrible thing happened on the set of this film and the death of our cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.”
“I still find that hard to say,” Baldwin said. “I went back to work today for the first time in three-and-a-half months. Movies are nearly always the same. Everyone’s young compared to me. Especially in independent films where there are very good people.”
Baldwin also had more to say about how much he missed his wife and his 6 children.
“I miss my kids, I miss my Carmen, she’s so funny,” he said. “All my kids are so unique. You can’t get over how different they are, so different, my kids are so different.”
He added, “I’ll be here for a few more days, and then who knows what the future will bring. I get to go home and see all my little people, and one big person, although she’s not big, not big at all. She’s kind of tiny. Hasta mañana.”
Peloton Fired 2,800 Employees And Gave Them Free Peloton Memberships To Make Up For It
Peloton is giving its laid-off staff members free exercise classes to make up for the sudden job loss.
On Tuesday, the bike brand revealed that it would be firing 2,800 people and the CEO claimed that there would be a “meaningful” severance package.
The following is a note Peloton Co-Founder and Executive Chair John Foley sent to the Peloton Team on February 8, 2022:
“I recently shared that we have been in the process of re-evaluating our costs across the entire organization to ensure we are appropriately structured for the post-COVID landscape. ..As part of this program, we’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of the Peloton team by approximately 2,800 positions globally. We are making changes at every level of the organization, including within our leadership team. Let me start with that.”
The exiting CEO added that “The Peloton monthly membership will be complimentary for impacted team members for an additional 12 months.”
In addition, the company claims that they will also add other incentives for North American team members who are impacted today, I want to share some of the things we are doing:
- · Cash Compensation: We will be offering a meaningful cash severance allotment to impacted team members, based on job level and tenure with Peloton.
- · Equity: We’ll be extending equity vesting periods for team members through the end of February.
- · Healthcare: We’ll extend healthcare coverage for those currently enrolled in our benefits, as well as benefits through LYRA, for a period of time.
- · Career Services: We’re offering career services through RiseSmart, a leading third party vendor. This includes transition services, dedicated 1:1 sessions, a Certified Resume Writer, Job Leads and Career Tools. Through this vendor, we’ll also be providing the option to voluntarily opt-in to a talent directory, which will showcase our incredible talent to leading employers.
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‘Bridgerton’ Season 2’s Steamy Sex Scenes All About ‘The Female Gaze’
is known fOr its scandalous sex scenes, colorful Regency era fashions and shocking secrets.
And while the romance drama plays into those story elements, Season 2 is going to get even more hair-raising. Series star Jonathan Bailey divulged the show’s cheeky nickname as love scenes focus more on the “female gaze” in the upcoming season.
“There’s so many people who will go, ‘Oh yeah, “Bonkerton,”‘” Bailey — who plays Anthony Bridgerton — told Entertainment Weekly recently.
“The female gaze is so important because there are many ways people communicate by sex, and what sex means, and what your body means to someone else,” the British star, 33, continued. “It’s important that there’s an inversion of sexuality and how people are exploited in the storytelling of sex.”
His character’s quest to find love will be the focus of the new season, which will see Anthony become entangled with new girl Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley, 26.
Series showrunner Chris Van Dusen also told the outlet that the new season will give just as many “thirsty moments” to fans as the previous one. He added that Ashley and Bailey’s chemistry is “out of this world” and further revealed: “The season is charged and transporting and romantic.”
As for Kate, Ashley admitted to EW that her character isn’t afraid to go after her desires.
“There’s always been a familiarity deep down with what Kate wants,” the “Sex Education” actress said. “That’s what I love about shows like ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Sex Education.’ They might be touching on slightly taboo topics, but these characters know what they want.”
It was announced last year that the Duke of Hastings himself, smoldering breakout star Regé-Jean Page, would not be returning to the show.
A Hollywood source dished Six last April that Page left due to “creative differences with [executive producer] Shonda Rhimes and her team.”
The source added, “He wasn’t happy with what was planned for his character for Season 2, which would have kept him a player but not the focal point of the show.”
The “Grey’s Anatomy” creator addressed the news and told Vanity Fair at the time, explaining: “Usually that happens when I’ve killed off somebody that’s been around for a while. [But] we didn’t kill him, he’s still alive!”
“That was the plan: Come and do one season as the duke,” she added. “Anything else that was extra and wasn’t really the plan when we started wasn’t the plan when we finished.” She also clarified that the “Roots” actor was invited to do a cameo in the next season.
Season 2 of “Bridgerton” will premiere March 27 on Netflix.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ spouse, Doug Emhoff, evacuated from a high school due to a bomb threat
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff was rushed out of a Washington high school on Tuesday because of a bomb threat, school administrators and White House aides said.
Emhoff, who is married to Vice President Kamala Harris, was visiting Dunbar High School to celebrate Black History Month. He was attending a presentation around 2:20 p.m. ET when Secret Service quickly escorted him out of the building.
Shortly afterward, teachers and students at the school were ordered to evacuate while the threat was investigated.
“We had a threat today to the facility so, basically, we took the precaution of evacuating everybody, as you saw,” said Enrique Gutierrez, a spokesperson for D.C. Public Schools. “I think everyone is safe. The building is clear.”
Dunbar’s principal, Nadine Smith, told reporters traveling with Emhoff that students had been sent home for the rest of the day.
A spokesperson for Emhoff, Katie Peters, later tweeted that Emhoff had been safely evacuated.
The bomb threat comes exactly one week after more than a dozen historically Black colleges and universities around the country all received bomb threats on the same day, Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month.
Dunbar High School is 94% black, according to the D.C. superintendent’s website.
The threats to the HBCU’s on Feb. 1 were eventually all found to be unsubstantiated. But many of the universities issued campuswide alerts and shelter in place orders while the threats were being investigated.
One day after the threats, law enforcement officials said the FBI had identified six minors as “persons of interest” in the coordinated bomb threats.
The official described the juveniles to NBC News as “tech savvy” and said they took steps to disguise themselves when making the threats. The officials also said the threats had a “racist motivation.”
Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks Tapped to Star in ‘The Color Purple’ Movie Musical
*Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks have been tapped to star in the upcoming Warner Bros. movie musical “The Color Purple.”
As reported by Variety, the forthcoming Warner Bros. movie musical is an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical from Marsha Norman, Brenda Lee, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, which was based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning epistolary novel by Alice Walker.
The upcoming film follows the classic 1985 film adaptation from director Steven Spielberg and centers on Celie, a Black Southern woman who struggles to find her identity amid decades of abuse. Whoopi Goldberg played Celie in Spielberg’s film.
Spielberg’s film was a box office success, grossing $142 million against a budget of $15 million.
Chris Brown’s Ex, Diamond Brown, Shares First Photo Of Their Alleged Child "Love"
“LOVE,” Diamond wrote on Instagram. “You are my sun, my moon, and all of my stars,” Brown wrote to her daughter. “Happy one month my beautiful baby girl. Forever to go.”
Rumors of Chris Brown fathering a child with Diamond Brown began to spread a few weeks ago. The gossip grew stronger after Chris’ mother, Joyce Hawkins, followed Diamond online. Many social media supporters began following a fan page called “Chris Brown’s New Baby” after the expectant influencer shared pictures from her baby shower.
Diamond Brown announced the arrival of her daughter, Lovely Symphani Brown, last month. “The princess is here,” Diamond told her Instagram fans. “My sweet baby girl, it’s been a whole day you’ve been in the world and have already shown me the true meaning of life,” Brown wrote to her daughter. “I promise to love and protect you always. Forever yours, mommy.”
Chris Brown has not officially confirmed his fathering another child. Such does not mean that Lovely Symphani is not the recording artist’s daughter. Chris, after all, did not announce the birth of his oldest daughter, Royalty Brown, in 2014. The celebrity father also kept the birth of his son, Aeko Brown, with Ammika Harris away from the public’s eye.
Antonio Brown Reveals He Is President Of Kanye West’s Donda Sports
Last week, it was announced that Antonio Brown joined Kanye West’s Donda Sports. On Monday, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer revealed on his social media that he is also president of the organization.
Brown made the revelation in an Instagram caption, alongside an invoice for a $2 million owner’s suite at the Super Bowl. In addition to the suite, $195,000 in front row lower VIP passes were also purchased.
“As President, it was important to me to book the Donda Suite for this years SUPERBOWL LVI,” he wrote in the caption. “This is a game meant to be watched together. This is the love and unity we need to push. THIS IS FOR THE KIDS, OUR NEXT GENERATION!!!”
Brown said Donda Sports would also be hosting community events in Los Angeles throughout the weekend. Children and their families will be invited to the big game for the “Donda Experience.”
Ex-'American Idol' contestant Caleb Kennedy, age 17, charged in fatal DUI crash
Disgraced former American Idol contestant Caleb Kennedy, who was disqualified from the show’s 19th season after an old racist social media post resurfaced online, is back in the news less than a year later for another shocking reason.
According to multiple local news reports in Kennedy’s hometown of Spartanburg, S.C., the country singer-songwriter has been charged with felony driving under the influence resulting in death, after crashing his truck into a workshop in Spartanburg County. The news of Kennedy’s arrest first broke on Twitter Tuesday evening, via a post by Fox Carolina reporter Cody Alcorn.
According to Fox Carolina and WSPA TV, South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers have confirmed that the crash occurred around 12:41 p.m. Tuesday, when Kennedy drove his 2011 Ford pickup onto a private driveway on West Murph Road and ran into a building on the property. A 54-year-old man inside the building, later identified by the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office as Larry Duane Parris, was struck by Kennedy’s vehicle and transported to Spartanburg Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries. Kennedy was reportedly also injured and taken to the hospital.
Last year, Kennedy made it to the top five on American Idol and was considered a frontrunner, but with only two weeks left in the season, he suddenly departed the show, after a video circulated of him sitting next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood. The disturbing clip, reportedly a Snapchat post from when Kennedy was age 12, went viral when YouTube comedian and talk show host DefNoodles tweeted it to his 127,000 followers. While Kennedy’s mother claimed that the three-second video had been taken out of context, Kennedy apologized for letting down his fans, saying, “I pray that I can one day regain your trust in who I am and have your respect!” Two months later, he conducted an interview with the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, saying he “wasn’t ready” for the pressures of reality TV fame, but was continuing to work on music now that he was back home.
As of this writing, Kennedy is being held in the Spartanburg County Detention Center, awaiting a bond hearing set for Wednesday morning. If the 17-year-old is tried as an adult and convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
LOVING IS SHARING
They found love in a hopeless place.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
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