Sour or Sweet? Beyonce’s Lemonade First week sales are In!
On Saturday Beyonce released her new visual album Lemonade with a splashy event on HBO
But has King Bey’s huge effort translated into huge sales...?
According to Hits Daily Double Lemonade is predicted to sell between 500k-600k first week. While these are good numbers for an artist like Beyonce they’re not really not so good when Adele's '25' Official First Week U.S. Sales were 3.38 Million. However this could also be coupled with the untimely death of Global Icon Prince might factor in as well.
As for the HBO showing The release of Beyonce’s visual album/film “Lemonade” had a drawing of 0.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 787,000 viewers. It ranked in the Top 30 in the demo for the day.
Fun Fact…Beyoncé’s self-directed Life Is But a Dream documentary resulted in record ratings for HBO when 1.8 million viewers watched the premiere last Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That marks the largest audience for an HBO documentary since Nielsen changed the way it measures viewership in 2004.
But Bey will be fine it will go Plaltinum and as she treks through on her FormTION Tour the sales will increase! Congratulations Bey!
Toya Wright Covers Rolling Out – Talks New Book, Business Ventures & More
Toya Wright poses for the cover of Rolling Out, in a black, plunging blazer and a bold red lip. The author, reality star and entrepreneur recently released a new book – How to Lose a Husband – and during her sit-down with the publication, she opens up about the book.
Everything from how long it took to write it, to how she came up with the storyline and what women are saying about it. Toya also dishes on why she decided to become an entrepreneur, and what other business ventures she’s got up her sleeve.
Read a few highlights below..
On how long it took to write How to Lose a Husband:
I’ve been working on this book for about eight or nine months.
On how she came up with the storyline:
I really came up with these stories and I worked with this lady, her name is Carla, and she helped me to bring the characters to life in book form. Her imagination is crazy. I sat with her and I came up with all these things. Women and people in general, you know we go through things in life. And listening to all these stories from all these different women, including myself, it inspired me to write the book. Because the one thing we have in common is, we’re looking for someone else to make us happy. And you have to be all the way happy and complete with yourself before you can give yourself to someone else. We also all have a group of divas where we all stick together and we help each other get through things, whether it’s with our kids and our husbands, boyfriends — some women are side chicks — no matter what it is, and I just decided to put it all in my How to Lose a Husband book.
On what women are saying about the book:
In the beginning, it was a little rough when I first released the title. The book is titled How to Lose a Husband, and it kind of went left, [because] I was going through a separation with my husband and it was very public. People kind of thought that I was actually writing a guide to teach women how to lose a husband, and that’s not what the book is about at all. The book is actually a novel about five women. It’s based around friendship and different relationship issues. I just feel like art imitates life. So, all of these different women in this book and these different situations they are going through, it gets kind of crazy and deep. People that have purchased the book and read it tell me that I’m a certain character in the book. I did incorporate a little bit of my real life into the book along with my friends who go through different things. I just decided to open up and share it in a fiction form with adding extra things to the book to make it good and juicy. The moral of the story is that you have to be whole before you can be anybody’s half.
On why she decided to become an entrepreneur:
With my clothing store, I always had a passion for fashion. I just love shopping. If I can spend all this money on clothes, I might as well own my own clothing boutique. So, I decided to open my first boutique, which is in my hometown of New Orleans, and I opened that 6 1/2 years ago, and it’s still open. The name of it is Garb Boutique and it’s located on 2042 Magazine St. in New Orleans. I opened my second location in Atlanta, and it’s in West Village Place in Smyrna, Georgia, and it’s called Garb Shoetique. I just love clothes and shoes, and I just wanted to get into the retail side of selling my own stuff. Instead of promoting other stuff, I can promote my own stuff. So, I did some research and opened my store and it’s been doing really good.
On her other business ventures:
The Toya Wright brand is full of everything beauty. We have hair, which is the hair that’s in my head now. I have a bonnet line, which is called Bonnet Bling. It’s a luxury hair bonnet. Instead of going to sleep with the granny bonnet, I have bonnets with diamonds on them called Before Bedheads and you can get those at www.BeforeBedHeads.com. And I’m also looking to put those in beauty stores really, really soon. We’re working on that. I also have … the boutiques, the bonnets, my publishing company, and my new book, How to Lose a Husband.
#RHOA: Kandi Burruss Denies Diet Pill Weight Loss Accusations
We all have seen how Kandi Burruss has been looking these days, since someone else tried to take credit for that post-baby body. In a story that weirdly involves Kandi‘s RHOA cast mate NeNe Leakes, there have been articles and advertisements circulating around the internet that claim that NeNe found out that Kandi has been taking diet pills to lose weight after the birth of her son Ace Tucker.
It’s a weird mix between an advertisement and celebrity gossip that makes zero sense to me in addition to wreaking of desperation. Kandi got wind of these reports and really went in on her Instagram page.
Kandi has multiple reasons to be mad about these false reports, but most importantly, she does not want people to think that she would engage in behavior that would put her infant son’s health at risk. Kandi set the record state with a very detailed Instagram post.
“It’s crazy how people can just use your name for false advertisement. A few people asked me about a diet pill that they saw was advertised that had my name as a user. I have not used any diet pill to lose weight after my pregnancy. I’m still breastfeeding. I supplement with formula but I still breastfeed & there is no way I would take some Weightloss drug when it could affect my child. I’m only addressing this because I don’t want any other #breastfeeding mom to try it thinking it’s ok because they think I did it. Just to be clear if I try any Weightloss stuff in the future I will post it for you. If you don’t see it come from me then don’t believe the hype!”
I don’t blame Kandi for speaking out about this one. I’m sure that people make up rumors about the women from Real Housewives every day, but I am happy that Kandi set the record straight and shut down this ridiculous story.
#EMPIRE NEWS: Empire’ Lucious’ Mother’s Shocking Reveal: ‘We Have Known All Along’
Empire Recap SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Wednesday night’s episode of “Empire,” titled “Time Shall Unfold.”
Wait — she’s alive? “Empire’s” latest episode revealed that Lucious’ (Terrence Howard) mother, who is played by Kelly Rowland in flashbacks, is actually alive, even though it appeared she shot herself in a sad suicide back when Lucious was a child. On Wednesday’s episode, his mother was seen at a special care home where Thirsty (Andre Royo) visited to drop off an envelope of cash for her, as she sat in a chair, looking as if she is not lucid.
“Lucious, who made such a big deal about finally telling his truth, told yet another big lie — but if you analyze it, Lucious hasn’t lied and Lucious is very careful about that,” “Empire” showrunner Ilene Chaiken tells Variety. “Everything he said is true, if you parse it very, very carefully. But obviously he perpetuated a great misconception about what’s true.”
Also in this week’s episode, Hakeem (Bryshere Gray) lost the throne as CEO of Empire, as a shareholders meeting went wrong for him, and Anika — who is pregnant with Hakeem’s baby — revealed her bun in the oven to the entire Lyon family. And it didn’t go so well.
Here, Chaiken tells Variety more about Lucious’ mother, Empire’s upcoming CEO and Anika’s baby bombshell.
Anika came clean about the pregnancy and Lucious isn’t so happy. What happens now?
Lucious’ reaction is complex. We know how badly he wants a grandchild, but he certainly didn’t want one from Anika and Hakeem — his son who just took the Empire from him. I think we can expect Lucious to go through some changes in the psychological sense of the word.
He wants a grandchild so badly that he had his guys pull the hair of the little girl who we thought was Jamal’s daughter (with Raven-Symoné’s character) for a DNA test — but turns out, he’s not the father. What should viewers take away from that short scene?
We should take it as an indication about how serious Lucious is about looking for an heir.
We didn’t see much of Hakeem’s reaction to Anika’s pregnancy. I assume there will be a big moment between them coming up?
Yes. Hakeem’s reaction to the pregnancy is coming later. Hakeem in this episode is consumed with the shareholders meeting and defending his throne. It’s throwing him off his game a little bit and he doesn’t have time to delve into it this week because he’s got to get up on the stage and defend the Empire. It’s a huge piece of business for Hakeem.
Rhonda is very supportive of Anika, even though many viewers still think she pushed her down the stairs. Rhonda just lost a baby — isn’t it tough to see her friend pregnant?
Anika has been a really good friend to Rhonda and Rhonda has risen above her own loss to support a friend. Rhonda indeed may have some personal reactions as Anika’s pregnancy starts to show. That’s something that we’ve talked about and that’s something I think you’ll see. Whether she changes in any other ways, depends on whether she comes to any other conclusions about Anika down the line.
Back to that shareholders meeting, things didn’t pan out so well for Hakeem. He’s no longer CEO. Does that mean Lucious will be back on top?
Hakeem is out, but no one is in. Lucious’ expectation is that he’ll get his throne back. He went about [kicking Hakeem out] in a treacherous way, but it was pretty easy for him. When it comes down to it, that was not a hard-fought battle. But it remains to be seen whether Lucious will get the throne back quite as easily as he thought he would.
The shareholders really like Cookie. Will she become CEO?
Cookie is not after the throne. She is after bringing the family together and preserving the company. She just did what Cookie does — she was a good mother and a good caretaker of all that matters. The fact that the shareholders saw that and loved her is an ancillary effect and not anything that she was seeking.
Last week, Cookie was very upset to learn that Freda Gatz’s father was Frank (Chris Rock), and you warned that the Lyon family should be concerned about Freda. Well, this week, she was very upset with Jamal for kicking her off the record — should we be worried about Jamal’s safety?
Cookie thinks she’s dangerous. Jamal is kind of heartbroken over having had to disappoint her yet again. I would just say watch the family’s reaction and who’s right about Freda — Cookie or Jamal.
Lucious’ mom is alive! Have you known this all along in the writers room?
Yes, we have known all along. We’ve known all along that was where we were going with that story.
You said that Lucious was twisting the truth about his mother, but were all of the flashbacks — drowning in the bathtub, pulling out a gun — true from his childhood?
All of that did happen. All of that is true.
How will Lucious’ mother being alive impact the family?
We’ll find this out going forward, exactly what Lucious’ relationship with her has been and how he justifies the way in which he’s arranged her life and her care. Her being alive and the family finding out that she exists is a huge complication for Lucious. She is now back in the Lyon family lives, and the children have a grandmother they never knew existed. She knows a great many secrets about Lucious and maybe she pushes his buttons — wait and see.
When will the family find out she exists?
Soon. There will be repercussions to her being alive.
Will she have any big impact on Andre, since he struggles with mental illness like she does?
It’s a big deal for him, certainly. How he reacts to it is going to be important.
#NEWMUSIC: The Hamiltones Sing for Your ‘Respeck’
Our favorite background singers The Hamiltones have done it again, this time sharing a short video of an impromptu performance on their tour bus while singing the gossip-heavy comments that Birdman made to The Breakfast Club last week.
The Cash Money boss made social media go crazy when he spelled out the word respect with a “k’ instead of a “t,” and the boys took his comments to another level, creating a song and harmonies that make for another comedic and praiseworthy performance.
Check it out here
YASSSSSSS SANG! Y’ALL BETTA SANG!!!
#HIPHOPVIDEO: Video: Azealia Banks – ‘The Big Big Beat’
Slay-Z strikes again. In between beefing with Sarah Palin and criticizing Beyoncé, Azealia Banks has unleashed the video for “The Big Big Beat.”
The Matt Sukkar-directed visuals for the Slay-Z single are fashionable yet gritty. While rhyming about her body and sexiness, the 24-year-old rap diva struts through the streets of New York with flare.
In one scene, she’s rhyming outside the courthouse (where she’s appeared recently) before roaming the tile-covered halls of a building. She even dances on top of a cop car while flaunting her legs.
Watch Banks bring the “The Big Big Beat” HERE
The Harlem spitfire continues to stir up more controversy. Following the release of LEMONADE, she blasted Beyoncé for making an album about infidelity and forgiveness. In a series of tweets, Banks said Bey is not showing strength, but “stupidity” with her new material.
This heartbroken black female narrative you keep trying to push is the Antithesis of what feminism is
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016
You been singing about this nigga for years and he still playing you. That's not strength that's stupidity
— BRUJA DEL BLOQUE (@AZEALIABANKS) April 26, 2016
“And it’s not what the national black women’s conversation needs right now,” she added. “More pain more suffering in the face of a man…You keep crying over a man and perpetuating that sad black female sufferance and it’s Not good for what we’re trying to accomplish here.”
Kerry Washington Inks Overall Deal With ABC
Congratulations are in order for Kerry Washington. The "Scandal" star has landed an overall deal with ABC Studios through their newly launched production company, Simpson Street.
According to Deadline, Under the two-year agreement, Simpson Street — named after the street where Washington’s mom grew up in the Bronx — will develop broadcast, cable and digital projects exclusively for ABC Studios and ABC Signature.
Washington also recruited executive producer Sharla Sumpter Bridgett as part of the deal. Simpson Street’s first project, which preceded the overall deal, was the Anita Hill's HBO movie "Confirmation", which the company produced with ABC Signature as well as Groundswell Productions and HBO Films.
Sour or Sweet? Beyonce’s Lemonade First week sales are In!
On Saturday Beyonce released her new visual album Lemonade with a splashy event on HBO
But has King Bey’s huge effort translated into huge sales...?
According to Hits Daily Double Lemonade is predicted to sell between 500k-600k first week. While these are good numbers for an artist like Beyonce they’re not really not so good when Adele's '25' Official First Week U.S. Sales were 3.38 Million. However this could also be coupled with the untimely death of Global Icon Prince might factor in as well.
As for the HBO showing The release of Beyonce’s visual album/film “Lemonade” had a drawing of 0.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 787,000 viewers. It ranked in the Top 30 in the demo for the day.
Fun Fact…Beyoncé’s self-directed Life Is But a Dream documentary resulted in record ratings for HBO when 1.8 million viewers watched the premiere last Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That marks the largest audience for an HBO documentary since Nielsen changed the way it measures viewership in 2004.
But Bey will be fine it will go Plaltinum and as she treks through on her FormTION Tour the sales will increase! Congratulations Bey!
OH CHILE…Angela Simmons Fiance is CONVICTED FELON!
While folk are excited about the news that Angela Simmons is engaged, there’s drama ALREADY circulating about her future husband.
According to Bossip,
"the Memphis rapper, but a 35-year-old Atlanta native named Sutton Tennyson who currently lives in L.A….BOSSIP has learned that Tennyson is a convicted felon who did time in prison for carrying a concealed gun in 2000."
"He landed back in prison a few years later on charges of credit card forgery, identity theft, drug possession and police obstruction. He was released in 2010, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections."
Prince Turned Down A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame…Twice
Fans assembled on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame to honor the late Purple One on April 22, but the gathering did not take place around an official star.
That’s because Prince, who was known to be as elusive as he was influential, decided to pass on the offer.
“We have been receiving many inquiries regarding the issue of Prince not having a Walk of Fame star,” The Hollywood Walk of Fame shared via Facebook that Friday. “Prince was approached on two occasions about the possibility of being nominated for a star and he stated that the timing was not right.”
Ana Martinez, producer of the Walk of Fame ceremonies, also said in a statement that Prince never submitted an application to be considered for a star, but that he can still be honored posthumously:“A posthumous nomination has a five-year waiting period in order to put forth paperwork for consideration. We hope his family will do that when the time comes.”
Although Prince doesn’t yet have a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Black Lives Matter paid tribute to the icon with their own purple star.
Black Lives Matter activist loses big in Baltimore mayoral primary
DeRay Mckesson, the activist who rose to prominence following 2014 protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, will not be the next mayor of Baltimore.
Mckesson had tried to transition from activism to politics with a late jump into his home city's race for mayor, but managed to pull in only 3% of Democratic primary voters on Tuesday. Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh took home the Democratic primary with around 37% of the vote as of this writing, according to The Baltimore Sun.
In a city where Democratic voters dominate the voting population, the race for Democratic nominee is often the de facto race to become mayor.
Mckesson was a late entry into the race, and was never able to translate his immense social media following into a significant following on the ground in Baltimore.
Earlier polls showed Mckesson with less than 1% of the vote, and though he did manage to pull in three times that number—equating to more than 3,000 votes with 287 of 296 precincts counted—the gap between him and Pugh proved far too wide to bridge despite a hard door-knocking push in the final few weeks of his campaign. Mckesson was running in sixth out of 13 candidates as of this writing.
The activist was lauded for the specificity of his policy platforms, but found it difficult to tap into groups of voters that could have offered a groundswell of support.
Many activists in the area who appeared on the surface to be Mckesson's natural allies turned out to view the Baltimore native as an outsider who wanted to return home and sit atop city government.
Mckesson has been quiet about plans following the race, not wanting to look ahead while he was still in the middle of his campaign.
Well he tried!
#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Jorge 'The Caramel Fantasy'
Meet Jorge that caramel Fantasy. You can see why he's looking down when you GO HERE FOR THE PICS! Also remember it’s NSFW! DISCLAIMER: WE DO NOT OWN any images posted on this blog. All images are found online or submitted.
AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
Awww it’s a little piggy. I bet you named him something adorable like Hamlet or Chris P. Bacon. So cute, now do me a favor and get it the f*ck out of here because this is a store and not a farm. I will not think twice about cooking up some ham & eggs right in the middle of
The days are ticking down until “Ghostbusters” opens nationwide on July 15th, and now Empire magazine has a pair of covers featuring the cast.
Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon look amazing in their front page poses, along with a new still shot from the film.
Directed by Paul Feig, “Ghostbusters” also stars Chris Hemsworth, Andy Garcia, Michael K Williams, Matt Walsh and Neil Casey.
#RHOA: Kenya Moore wants YOU to know that Her Hair Is Real
Most of the women on Real Housewives of Atlanta love to switch up their hair game with some wigs, extensions, and other add-on pieces. Not only that, but they are very proud of the versatility that they are able to achieve using outside help to enhance their natural looks. Kenya Moore is not one of those ladies. She is very proud of her natural hair and has mentioned this on numerous occasions- specifically those times when she wanted to promote her hair care line Kenya Moore Hair.
No one could ever accuse Kenya Moore of being like everyone else, so it is not at all shocking that she decided to promote her line of hair products in a unique way. Kenya took to Instagram to post a video of herself showering and lathering up her locks to prove that she does have real hair and to emphasize that her products are effective for growing out long, beautiful strands.
Apparently Kenya‘s boyfriend, Matt Jordan, filmed the video and Kenya is super comfortable showing off her beautiful hair. Love her or hate her, you have to admit that Kenya Moore is a very smart woman. She knows exactly how to position herself and market her products. Would anyone be talking about it if Kenya had conventional print or television ads? Probably not. But of course all of the fans (and even the haters) will check out this video of Kenya lathering up with her own line of products in the shower.
Kenya: “Tired of weaves and wigs? Grow your own hair healthy stronger and longer with #kenyamoorehaircare.
#EMPIRE: Ne-Yo wants these artists on 'Empire' next
The first half of Empire's second season witnessed a revolving door of celebrity cameos. But, believe it or not, there are still a select few artists the show has yet to get on board.
So, on the heels of the hit FOX show's spring premiere as well as the Friday debut of their new 20-track album, Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 2 — a follow-up to 2015's Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 2 Volume 1 — we caught up with Empire music producer and Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Ne-Yo and asked which artists he'd love to see lend their talents to the show. Check out his picks for who should enter the Lyon's den next.
1. Chris Brown
Breezy x Hakeem? (Photo: Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic)
"There’s definitely a fun and energetic element that a Chris Brown could bring to the show. I don’t know if he’d ever do it, but I definitely feel like that’d be a moment if he’d lend some of his genius to the show. And from a songwriting perspective, too. You know, he’s amazing at both. It’s funny — I remember meeting Chris before he could write and talking to him about it and him feeling like it was such a difficult thing to do and I was like, ‘Nah, bruh, if you feel passionately about something, you can write a song.’ And sure enough, here he is doing what he’s doing. I’m proud of that dude in a lot of ways."
2. Ty Dolla $ign
But is he really with it or nah? (Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty Images)
"People don’t understand how dope that guy really is. He will give you authentic hood (music), but at the same time, that man will get on the piano and blow your mind. He’ll give you them chords, them melodies and harmonies and then turn around and smoke a blunt with you. He’s that dope and we don’t see enough of that side. I feel like him and Hakeem getting into the studio together could be a moment."
3. Ed Sheeran or Adele or Alicia Keys (again)
They would leave us rolling in the deep... (Photo: WireImage/Getty Images/WireImage)
"We already had Alicia (Keys), but I don’t feel like we’ve even scratched the surface of what could potentially happen there. I would love for us to get, like, an Ed Sheeran or an Adele or somebody like that to just cross over. I try not to view Empire as a black show. I mean, it’s a predominantly black cast, but my thing has always been this: Music don’t have no color. It’s a bridge."
Stay Tuned!
Maxwell Pays tribute to Prince during his Jazz Festival Set
The second day of the 2016 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off at the Fair Grounds Race Course Saturday (April 23) “We just lost the greatest musician in the world,” Maxwell said. “He was one of the most beloved, one of the most special… Everyone is up on this stage because of him. Prince was not just once but he will forever be the greatest [musician in the world].”
He’s well-known for his high-energy live performances and Drake is about to hit the road for a North American tour.
Joined by opening act Future, the Canadian hitmaker will kick off the Summer Sixteen Tour on July 20th in Austin, Texas. From there Drake will visit over 30 cities including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.
Things will wrap up in Vancouver, British Columbia in September, and tickets for all dates will go on sale this Friday, April 29th!
LIL KIM….SERIOUSLY WTF?
We’ve all seen the evolution of Lil Kim’s face, and body for that matter, from the moment she stepped on the rap scene in the 90s up until now. But these new Instagram photos have us scratching us heads more than ever asking Harpo who 'dis is.
The Brooklyn raptress, who was one of the most beautiful rappers to ever hit the scene, is being dragged all over the Internet for her new selfies where she closely resembles a white woman.
While hanging out in Miami over the weekend, where her new best friend Kim K. decided to post up a selfie shoot and that’s when all hell broke loose. She has over 17,000 comments (most of them not good) on the one flick.
A video posted by Lil' Kim (@lilkimthequeenbee) on
Hmm...maybe she has been listening to TLC's "Unpretty" track one too many times.
Kimmy I HEART YOU BUT WHAT’S UP MA?
Awwww, Stephen Curry Out At Least 2 Weeks With MCL Knee!
He's been healthy all season, but this first round of the playoffs has been anything but nice to the reigning NBA MVP.
After Steph Curry got injured for the second time in the post season Sunday afternoon, he went in for an MRI on his knee after injuring it on the court in the second quarter. Reportedly, he slipped on sweat on the floor.
Today, the Warriors issued an update saying it's indeed an MCL sprain, and they will have to re-evaluate his condition in two weeks. The update on the site reads:
Warriors guard Stephen Curry underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
Curry suffered the injury on the last play of the first half of Game 4 last night at Houston and was diagnosed with a sprained right knee by the team’s medical staff on site.
It's a tough hand to be dealt in the midst of the Playoffs, even if the Warriors finish off the Rockets Wednesday night without their star.
The ever optimistic champ seems to be keeping his spirits up tweeting:
His wife Ayesha is chef'ing it up in the kitchen to nurse her man back to health. She posted herself making her chicken parmesean, Steph's fave, and asked fans to send prayers up for her 'baby!
Prince Reportedly Died Without a Will; Money Would Go to 6 Siblings
*Any money left behind by Prince may be split among his six siblings by default.
According to TMZ, it appears the musician died without a will in place, leaving his siblings, half-siblings and children of his deceased siblings in line to receive a piece of the pie:
Multiple sources who have worked with Prince as recently as 2014 tell us … he did not have a will. Of course it’s possible in the last year or so Prince had a change of heart and drafted one, but all of our sources say based on his history with them that’s highly unlikely.
Our sources say various professionals raised the issue of a will with Prince but he never had an interest in drafting one.
We’ve contacted various people, including family members, and they all say they have not seen a will and so far no one has come forward with one.
If Prince did indeed die without a will, under Minnesota law his siblings — the closest living relatives — would share equally in his estate. Prince had 8 brothers and sisters, and only Tyka was a full sibling.
People have assumed Tyka — who has taken the reins — would get everything, but that’s not the case. In Minnesota half siblings and full siblings are treated exactly the same when it comes to inheritance without a will … they all share equally.
Two of Prince’s siblings are dead, leaving 6. There’s one catch. If the deceased siblings had kids, they would be entitled to the same share as their parent.
As we reported … our sources say Prince’s estate is worth somewhere south of $150 million.
Piers Morgan: Beyonce’s Playing The Race Card, Using Grieving Mothers to Sell Records!
Piers Morgan is not a fan of Beyonce’s new album, Lemonade. The TV journalist has taken the mega-star to task, stating that he feels that she is not only playing the race card, but also exploiting grieving mother’s.
If you watched her Lemonade HBO visual movie, it featured Lesley McSpadden, holding a photo of her late son Mike Brown who was shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014 – an incident which sparked huge protests.
The movie also featured Sybrina Fulton, whose 17-year-old son Trayvon Martin was killed in Florida by a local vigilante George Zimmerman in a case that sparked national outrage in 2012.
In an op-ed to Daily Mail, Piers Morgan explains why he simply isn’t a fan.
The new Beyoncé wants to be seen as a black woman political activist first and foremost, entertainer and musician second. I still think she’s a wonderful singer and performer, and some of the music on Lemonade is fantastic. But I have to be honest, I preferred the old Beyoncé. The less inflammatory, agitating one.
The one who didn’t use grieving mothers to shift records and further fill her already massively enriched purse. The one who didn’t play the race card so deliberately and to my mind, unnecessarily. The one who wanted to be judged on her stupendous talent not her skin color, and wanted us all to do the same.
As expected, Piers has received some backlash. Check out a few back and forth tweets by some that disagree.
WOW….Here’s come the BeyHive!
NBC Taps Jennifer Hudson & Original Broadway Cast Member For Hairspray Live!
For its 2016 live musical event, NBC selected Hairspray. Wise choice if you ask me. Love the stage production and feature film musical. The peacock network has announced its first two cast members.
Fresh off her Broadway debut in The Color Purple, Jennifer Hudson heads over to Baltimore to play Motormouth Maybelle. Queen Latifah memorably played the character in the 2007 film. Inspired casting if you ask me. J-Hud is going to absolutely slay it. Find out which Broadway legend is also joining the project.
John Travolta famously played Edna Turnblad in the hit movie, but Harvey Fierstein originated the role in the Broadway production. The 61-year-old actor, who won a Tony Award for his performance, will reprise his role for the peacock network.
“We are beyond thrilled with this incredibly talented duo of stars for Hairspray Live!,” said Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment. “Harvey Fierstein created the role of Edna Turnblad on Broadway in an indelible Tony-winning performance that demanded to be memorialized on film, and we’re happy he wanted to step into her shoes one last, unforgettable time. We’re also so grateful that the incomparable Jennifer Hudson will play Motormouth Maybelle and we know her rendition of ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’ will literally stop the show.”
Once again, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce the musical. Grease: Live director Alex Rudzinski will co-direct along with Kenny Leon (The Wiz Live!). Hairspray Live will air on December 7.
Do you think hiring Hudson and Fierstein were good decisions? I do!
Andy Cohen Expresses Support For Kelly Ripa & Questions Michael Strahan’s Decision To Leave
It’s no secret that Andy Cohen and Kelly Ripa are best buddies. This morning, the 47-year-old Watch What Happens Live host lived up to his GBF title and stood by Ripa’s side.
During his SiriusXM radio show, he defended Ripa against all the media scrutiny. He also chimed in on Michael Strahan jumping ship over to Good Morning America. Let’s just say, it wasn’t the most optimistic forecast.
“I’ve been getting so many questions about what’s going on with my friend Kelly Ripa, and ‘How’s she doing?’ and ‘What do you think?’ You know, I want to say that she… I know she spent the weekend celebrating her 20th anniversary with Mark, which has been a long-planned vacation. So don’t get her trending on Twitter today because she’s not at work. She is on a long-planned vacation.”
“You know, when I look at this whole situation, it’s worth nothing, the two of them, Kelly and Michael, they had such great chemistry,” he continued. “And I’m just looking at this and it just seems like a premature end to a great relationship that ended way too prematurely. So much has been written about this situation and how it was handled. I’ve been a TV executive or producer for 25 years, so I’m always fascinated to see how TV things go down. I can’t say this went down the greatest way.”
“The thing that no one is talking about is, to me, is that the job of co-hosting Live! is the greatest job in TV,” Andy said. “She’s so good at it and he’s really good at it, and it’s a job you take and you take it for life. She’s been at that job for 15 years. I was celebrating on her 15th anniversary show about two months ago. You keep that job. You don’t go anywhere. So I can’t get over that he left Live! where he was co-hosting Live! With Kelly and Michael. Your name is in the freakin’ title! You can spend your life here! You can spend 15 years here and make serious bank, by the way. And still do GMA twice a week or do Pyramid or whatever else he’s doing.”
“He left and went to GMA. He is now one of five people sitting at that crowded anchor desk,” he continued. “It’s like 18 co-anchors and here’s my thing: What happens if the ratings don’t go up? What happens if there’s not a pickup? Then what’s going to happen to that sweet man? Honestly! Because by then she’ll have a new co-host. I don’t know. I just don’t see how you leave the greatest team in TV to be one of five people.”
“I am really looking forward to tomorrow morning on Live!,” Andy said. “And I’ve spoken to Kelly a bunch of times. I can’t wait to see what she says. Right? Who’s not going to be watching that tomorrow? I just think she had this great relationship on TV. You know? And it was a big, bad breakup.”
Andy makes some solid points for sure. I, like him, am looking forward to watching Ripa return to Live With Kelly & Michael! tomorrow morning. Given all the media attention, plenty of other eyeballs will also be tuning in.
Have you been following the drama? Do you think Strahan’s decision to leave was a wise one?
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