#FASHIONFILES: Yara Shahidi for Jean Paul Gaultier’s ‘Divine’ Fragrance Ad Campaign
#RHOA: NeNe Leakes Says ‘Everything Is Fake’ on Real Housewives Nowadays
NeNe dished on the current state of affairs in Atlanta, and she admitted that the new crop of girls isn’t living up to her expectations. She didn’t name any names, but you probably have some ideas on who she might be talking about.
RHOA just wrapped up Season 15, which was the third consecutive season without NeNe. Although Drew Sidora’s divorce drama kept us glued to our screens, everyone from the fans to Kenya Moore has complained that the dynamic just isn’t what it once was. NeNe chopped that up to the fact that they just aren’t as authentic as they were in her day.#MusicNews: Eric Roberson Releases Video For Latest Single “I Apologize”
Check out the visual for Eric Roberson’s latest single “I Apologize”.
The song released earlier this month and was written by Roberson along with Jairus Mozee, Brett “B Dubb” Baker and Rodney Jones. On the inspiration for the song, Roberson mentions:WATCH HERE
The whimsical and entertaining music video was directed by Steven Jon and provides a humorous companion to the song.
Eric Roberson has been releasing a new song each month and intends to do so for the remainder of 2023. He will also kick off his “Chasing A Feeling” winter tour next month.#HipHopNews: Meek Mill And Rick Ross Announce Joint Album 'Too Good To Be True'
“We won already,” Ross said during the show. “We’re playing with what? The house’s money, and it’s only one way to explain that or describe that. It’s Too Good To Be True, which is the name of the project me and Meek Mill will be releasing.”
The Philadelphia native added context to the excitement. “When me and Rozay got in the studio, it was all about real energy, organic motivation. This Rozay, I’m rapping next to, too. This Rozay, top five dead or alive right now. I don’t know who wants to argue with that,” he explained.The LP took a mere two and a half months to complete. It’s not surprising given their history, considering Meek signed with Ross’ Maybach Music Group since 2011. They’ve worked on a number of tracks over the past decade, including “I’ma Boss,” “Off The Corner,” and Wale’s “Ambition.”
Both rappers also spoke about more than just music. A noticeable shift was their commitment to health, which they admitted is often overlooked in hip hop. Opening up about his past struggles, Meek stated, “I wasn’t healthy. I was drinking liquor every day. My stomach was bent over for a year and a half. I came home in 2019; I couldn’t smoke weed or really drink liquor like that. And before 2019, I was off the lean and all that.”
He continued, “I changed my lifestyle. Well, I thought I changed. [I tried] to change over to the liquor every day. I’m being on tour, afterparty. That kind of ruined my stomach. So I had to sit down for a minute [and] let my s**t build up. That was another human trial that we go through on the inside, and they’re like, ‘Yo, when you dropping?’ I’m telling my own family, ‘Yo, my stomach f**ked up.’”
Congress passes 45-day funding bill to avert government shutdown
The bill, which funds the government through Nov. 17, was signed into law by President Biden late Saturday night, the White House confirmed.
"Tonight, bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate voted to keep the government open, preventing an unnecessary crisis that would have inflicted needless pain on millions of hardworking Americans," Mr. Biden said in a statement after the passage. "This bill ensures that active-duty troops will continue to get paid, travelers will be spared airport delays, millions of women and children will continue to have access to vital nutrition assistance, and so much more. This is good news for the American people."No Democratic senators voted against the measure, with all nine no votes from Republicans.
"It's been a day full of twists and turns, but the American people can breath a sigh of relief," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor after the vote. "There will be no government shutdown."The bill ultimately won support from more Democrats than Republicans in the House, with 90 Republicans voting no. Just one Democrat voted against the measure.
Noticeably absent from the bill however, is funding for Ukraine that was sought by Democrats but opposed by many Republicans. The measure does include spending for disaster relief.
McCarthy was forced to rely on Democrats for passage because the speaker's hard-right flank said it would oppose any short-term measure. The speaker set up a process for voting requiring a two-thirds supermajority, about 290 votes in the 435-member House for passage. Republicans hold a 221-212 majority, with two vacancies.
Before the vote, McCarthy indicated that the cost of a shutdown to Americans, particularly those in uniform, was too high. "I am asking Republicans and Democrats alike, put your partisanship away, focus on the American public," he said. "How can you in good conscience — think of the men and women who volunteer to risk their lives to defend us — to say they can't be paid, be while we work out our differences — that is unfair. I cannot do that to our men and women in uniform."Ukraine funding not included in short-term spending bill
In his statement, Mr. Biden addressed the absence of Ukraine funding in the bill, saying that "we cannot under any circumstances allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted. I fully expect the Speaker will keep his commitment to the people of Ukraine and secure passage of the support needed to help Ukraine at this critical moment."
Prior to the Senate vote, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, had put a hold on the continuing resolution over the Ukraine funding issue, according to two congressional sources.
The White House earlier welcomed passage of the House bill, noting that it "keeps the government open at a higher funding levels" than a version the Senate had earlier been considering, "and includes disaster relief and FAA authorization," a White House official said.
Two Senate GOP aides told CBS News that last Sunday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony Blinken told McConnell that the Biden administration had exhausted nearly all available security assistance funding for Ukraine and could not make it through a 45-day period based alone on existing drawdown authorities, the mechanism used to transfer military equipment to Ukraine. Based on that guidance and despite the knowledge that it would draw House opposition, McConnell agreed to support the Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's continuing resolution, which contained $6 billion in support for Ukraine for 45 days.
Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, of South Dakota, said Ukrainians "should not take anything negative" from the vote Saturday and added, "we can do border security and a supplemental on Ukraine in a connected type of approach somewhere in a very short time period, whether that's over the next two days, three days, 10 days."
The Senate had been working on advancing its own bill that was initially supported by Democrats and Republicans and would fund the government through Nov. 17.Funding bill may keep government open but risks McCarthy's speakership
McCarthy announced Saturday morning he would try to push the 45-day funding bill through the House with Democratic help — a move that could keep government open but would put his speakership at risk.
"The House is going to act so government will not shut down," McCarthy said, after an early-morning meeting with the Republican conference Saturday. He told reporters that it would give lawmakers more time to finish work on individual appropriations bills.
Relying on Democratic votes and leaving his right-flank behind is something that the hard-right lawmakers have warned would risk McCarthy's job as speaker. They are almost certain to quickly file a motion to try to remove McCarthy from that office, though it is not at all certain there would be enough votes to topple the speaker.
"If somebody wants to remove because I want to be the adult in the room, go ahead and try," McCarthy said of the threat to oust him. "But I think this country is too important."
The quick pivot to Saturday's bill came after the collapse Friday of McCarthy's earlier plan to pass a Republican-only bill including severe border security provisions and steep spending cuts up to 30% to most government agencies that the White House and Democrats rejected as too extreme. It failed because of opposition from a faction of 21 hard-right holdouts.Catering to his hard-right flank, McCarthy had returned to the spending limits the conservatives demanded back in January as part of the deal-making to help him become the House speaker.
Some of the Republican holdouts, including Gaetz, are allies of former President Donald Trump, who is Biden's chief rival in the 2024 race. Trump has been encouraging the Republicans to fight hard for their priorities and even to "shut it down."Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in talks with AMC for a concert film
Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour may be coming to a theater near you.Makers of a concert film based on the smash-hit concert are reportedly in advanced talks to directly distribute the movie through AMC Theaters, according to a Variety report. Major talent firm CAA started preliminary talks with big movie studios and streamers two weeks ago, according to the report.
The film, which has apparently been in the works for years, would feature footage from Beyoncé's live concerts, along with background on how the show came to be.
AMC and CAA did not immediately respond to requests for comment
The news comes as Taylor Swift's own concert film nears its release date of Oct. 13. The movie, based on her Eras Tour, will be globally distributed through AMC and is set to be a blockbuster. First-day ticket sales for Swift's movie got to $26 million and some estimate the film will top $100 million the weekend it opens.According to Variety, Beyoncé's deal structure could follow a similar one as Swift's, who will pocket over half of the box receipts from the movie. Sources told Variety that Beyoncé's deal terms are subject to change.
Both Beyoncé and Swift have been partially responsible for a bump in consumer spending this summer despite the pressure of inflation on consumers' wallets. The Grammy-award-winning artists have also been credited for boosting local economies worldwide while they toured around the globe.Jada Pinkett Smith Hopeful For 'Closure' After Tupac Shakur's Murder Suspect Is Charged
"Now I hope we can get some answers and have some closure. R.I.P. Pac," she wrote on Instagram.
Earlier this year, the "Nutty Professor" star - who is now married to "King Richard" actor Will Smith and has Jaden Smith, 25, and 22-year-old Willow Smith with him - alluded to feelings she may have had for the "Changes" rapper and admitted she felt "sad" that she never told him how she felt about him before his death.Marc DiGiacomo, a chief deputy district attorney in Clark County, said in court on Friday that Davis was an "on-ground, on-site commander" who "ordered the death" of the 'Changes' rapper, according to CBS news.
13 September marked the 27th anniversary of Tupac's death and the murder had gone unsolved until now. It is thought that the jury had been seated on the case for "several months" when Davis was arrested whilst walking near his home on Friday morning.
Radio host Mike Muse told ABC News after hearing the news, "Tupac was a prolific rapper, poet, actor... his lyrics today still serve such a blueprint to culture and society. This is why his death has always loomed over us for so long; over what actually happened to him."Ne-Yo Declared Legal Father Of Sade Bagnerise's Young Kids
Ne-Yo has officially been declared the legal father of Sade Bagnerise's kids. The "Miss Independent" hitmaker has been declared the natural and biological daddy of sons Braiden and Brixton.
The two kids, aged two and seven months respectively, will reportedly have their last names changed from Bagnerise to the 43-year-old's last name, Smith. According to TMZ, the boys will also have access to the singer's inheritance although their parents are no longer dating.In May, Ne-Yo filed legal papers to request a DNA test to make sure that Sade's younger child, Brixton, is his. While he had doubts about Brixton, the musician acknowledged that he's the father of Sade's older child, Braiden.
Ne-Yo stated in the docs that it would be the best option if he and Sade share "joint physical custody of the minor children." He additionally said he desires a "liberal parenting time schedule" with the kids.
Despite requesting the paternity test, Ne-Yo declared that he has supported the kids financially. He also wanted the court to determine the child support amounts he should pay.
Ne-Yo romanced Sade while he was still married to Crystal Smith a.k.a. Crystal Renay Williams. Crystal herself filed a divorce from him in August 2022 after six years of marriage for his infidelity. Their divorce was finalized on January 26.Britney Spears to shock readers with revelations of her family history in upcoming memoir
Britney Spears will reportedly shock readers with her family history in her upcoming memoir.
The 41-year-old pop superstar regained control of her fortune and various aspects of her life when a conservatorship governed by her immediate family was terminated in 2021 and ahead of the release of her autobiography 'The Woman in Me', an insider has warned fans that they will have to be "patient" when they pick up a copy.
A source told PageSix: 'You read some of her family history in the book and you think ‘Oh my God, that poor girl.' You have to be really patient with somebody telling their story for the first time and not force them. She details her family history, from her grandparents to her parents to why she is the way she is."
The 'Lucky' songstress recently explained that the book – which takes its title from a lyric from her ’ 2001 hit ‘I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman - is the result of extensive therapy
on her Instagram: “Ok guys so my book is coming out very, very soon.
“I worked my a** off for this book, I had a lot of therapy to get this book done, so you guys better like it. And if you don’t like it, that’s fine too.”Tennessee judge to end conservatorship between Michael Oher and the Tuohys
Senator Dianne Feinstein's remains return home to Bay Area
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's remains return home to Bay Area Senator Dianne Feinstein's remains returned to the Bay Area Saturday night, and was transported to a funeral home in San Francisco by a procession.
The body of the trailblazing politician, was transported to the Sinai Memorial Chapel in San Francisco. Feinstein's remains were accompanied by her daughter, Katherine Feinstein, as well as Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and the senator's chief-of-staff.Feinstein was the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history.
From the public to leadership, San Francisco paid tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the city's first woman mayor.
A pivotal figure early in her career - which she started here in San Francisco.
She was elected as the city's first woman mayor after the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk in 1978.Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi was among a handful of close friends and family gathering, mourning and remembering
"We're so happy to have her have the appropriate welcome home in San Francisco," said Pelosi.
"We wanted to recognize this moment in history and in San Francisco and world history. She was a pioneer," said, Anita Beshirs, a San Francisco resident
And not too far from the funeral home, the senator's former home was marked by offerings of gratitude including this thank you note."Tis is her city and she'll be sorely missed," said Josephine, Feinstein's neighbor.
Recalling when then Supervisor Feinstein became the city's first female mayor after the assassinations of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone.
"She led the city through a very dark time and became beacon of light and hope," she said.
President Joe Biden and other political leaders paid tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein's legacy Friday following her death Thursday night.Former San Francisco resident, Anita Gramont said, "She was one of the first women to get into politics and strong enough to battle and stay there.
Going onto become the first and longest serving woman in Congress.
"The last official thing she did in Washington was to vote to advance the bill to keep the government," Pelosi said.
"She gives the word icon a whole other meaning because she was so spectacular in every way. She met every challenge with dignity, strength and elegance."Tyrese Files Lawsuit Against Teddy Pendergrass’ Widow Over Biopic Rights
*If you’ve been waiting on Tyrese Gibson to portray late soul singer Teddy Pendergrass in a biopic, you can pretty much forget it.
Apparently, things have fallen apart with respect to Gibson maintaining the rights to Pendergrass’ life story.We know that because Gibson has filed a lawsuit against Pendergrass’ widow, Joan, whom he accuses of refusing to extend the option to the story’s rights.
“Sadly things had to come to this….Another Philadelphia legend Lee Daniels is attached direct me as Teddy. This has been 13 years+ in the making this man embraced me when he was on this earth and shared to me “No one can play me in my biopic but you Tyrese I’m sure of it”…. -TP,” Tyrese said in a rambling Instagram post (see it below).Angela Rye and Jalen Rose Are Instagram Official
“#thebestplusone,” the caption of the post read in part.
The snaps highlighted their evening at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Foundation Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards in Washington, D.C. They did not come to play for their debut as a couple out and about. They each slayed from head to toe!Angela was on total queen behavior while donning a purple gown, accentuated with a plunging neckline. She completed the look with a beautiful high bun, statement earrings, and a matching bracelet. Her dress also featured hints of red, which she embraced by adding a red bag and red pumps.
For the former NBA player, it was his turn to play on the red details. The lining within his black tuxedo was red. He also wore a black bow tie and rocked a set of cornrows.Rye is an award-winning host, social justice advocate, and political correspondent who has appeared on CNN and The View. She is currently the host of the On One podcast.
Rose played in the NBA from 1994-2007. During the early years of his career, he became known as a member of the Fab Five along with Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, Jimmy King, and Chris Webber. In 2011, he produced a documentary on the group, which spotlights the group’s contributions to the sport.Omar Epps Releases New Book ‘Nubia: The Reckoning’
Omar Epps has released his new book, “Nubia: The Reckoning,” the sequel to his epic fantasy, “Nubia: The Awakening.”
The book is a powerful saga of three teens, the children of refugees from a fallen African utopia, who must navigate their newfound powers in a climate-ravaged New York City.
Zuberi, Uzochi, and Lencho were among the first of a new generation of Nubians to awaken to extraordinary powers—gifts their parents lost when they fled their island home decades ago. And now that Uzochi has been declared a Nubian catalyst, everyone expects him to lead.
But what should be a time of rebirth and celebration is instead one of turmoil. The so-called sky king, Krazen St. John, is bent on harnessing Nubian gifts for himself, and he has assembled a special, superhuman militia to do his bidding, putting a ruthless Lencho in charge.
Facing down his cousin feels insurmountable for Uzochi, even with Zuberi at his side, but now there’s more at stake than the hostile government of Tri-State East.
Uzochi’s training has led him to discover an ancient, forgotten force hungry for conquest—and it won’t stop until all of Tri-State East…and possibly the world…is under its control.I try to have characters that represent the world the way that it looks and people that haven’t been seen and heard.
Omar Epps is an incredibly talented actor hailing from Brooklyn, New York.
He has starred in iconic films like Juice, Higher Learning, The Wood, and Love & Basketball.
Omar has also starred in hit TV shows like “ER,” “House,” and “Shooter.”Jeezy And Jeannie Mai Still Under One Roof Despite Divorce Filing
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai still live together, despite the rapper and entrepreneur filing for divorce from the reality star.
According to TMZ, the household may be a bit awkward as the two don’t specifically interact and only cross paths in transition in and out the house. Both parties are maintaining that their priority is their one-year-old daughter, Monaco.
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai’s seemingly sudden divorce now has additional detail. The split between the two celebrities is reportedly due to “certain family values and differences.”According to Entertainment Tonight, an insider stated, “They had different views, and each felt like their needs weren’t being completely met.” Jeezy filed for divorce last week, citing their marriage is “irretrievably broken” in the court documents.
The filing was placed in the Fulton County Superior Court, and the two have already separated. There is a prenuptial agreement in place.If completed, the divorce would end a marriage that began in March 2021. The ceremony was at their home during the pandemic.
Recently, Mai celebrated Jeezy’s new book, Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe. “Your story has always been an inspiration to me, but seeing it in print has left me even more in awe of your strength and wisdom,” she wrote on Instagram. “You invited us into the most intimate corners of your life, where pain and triumph coexist.”In January 2022, Jeannie and Jeezy welcomed their child. “I asked God for a life of love and happiness. He sent me my family… Baby Jenkins is Here 🍼 ❤️. ” Which included a shot of the newborn blankets sitting in the hospital baby bassinet with a sign that covered the usual name of baby, weight, length, and time of birth that simply said, Jenkins.
Best known for co-presenting the daytime talk show, Jeannie Mai began trying to start a family with Jeezy before their March 2021 wedding. After suffering a pregnancy loss, she considered in vitro fertilization but ended up conceiving naturally.
“It was the most beautiful sign that anything’s possible, that you’re not in control and God has a plan,” she told Women’s Health in September 2021 while announcing her pregnancy news.Be sure to watch Omar Epps in the new season of “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” which premieres on December 1, 2023, on Starz.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
Steve Would Be Very Confused
So are we!
So are we!
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
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