This IDIOT used her rent money for Beyonce Tix and now is HOMELESS!
A young Texas woman claims that she is being evicted from her apartment after she blew her rent money on Beyonce concert tickets.
Houston college student Chyna Johnson, 22, has become a viral Twitter sensation after sharing on the social media site that she was on the verge of being thrown out of her home by her landlord.
The reason? Chyna said that she 'bought Beyonce tickets with my rent money and now I gotta be out by midnight tomorrow'.
The story seemed to have resonated with other fans of the Halo singer, as Chyna's emoji-packed tweet was soon being shared by thousands.
However, some users were quick to accuse Chyna of fibbing for attention, with one writing: 'Lies. The eviction process is 90 days at minimum . But this tweet is cute.'
But Chyna claims that every word of the story is true, telling BuzzFeed: 'It is real. I got an eviction letter and everything.'
Chyna is still hopeful that things aren't as bad as they seem, however, as she added: 'I’ve never ever been late on rent before so I’m hoping she would have some mercy on me.'
She added: 'My priorities are definitely in check to be honest. I just am a die-hard Beyonce fan.'
And she is not alone in her feelings, as many of the Twitter users who replied to her tweet insisted that they would have done the exact same thing.
'Wise decision,' wrote one user. 'Worth it.'
In response to one user saying: 'And I hope you have no regrets,' Chyna responded with a simple zero.
Another wrote: 'Apartments are temporary, Beyonce is forever,' to which Chyna replied that she will be 'putting this on my tombstone.'
Some fans were even petitioning Beyonce to pay for Chyna's rent in recognition of her dedicated fandom, but as of yet, it doesn't seem as if the pop star has seen the tweet.
Despite the stress at home, Chyna attended the concert on the weekend and posted plenty of Snapchats from the show, including ones of the star herself.
Earlier this week Live Nation announced they were adding seven new shows to Beyonce's Formation World Tour schedule due to popular demand [click here if you missed that].
Meanwhile industry insiders are whispering about the surprising number of tickets that have gone unsold....
She's the undisputed queen of pop with her album Lemonade at number one on the Billboard 200, but Beyonce's latest string of concerts are far from selling out.
Entire stadium sections on the Grammy winner's Formation World Tour have gone unsold, including at several shows in the coming fortnight.
In Seattle and Minneapolis, the stadium's back tier sections remain largely empty, while in San Francisco, entire rows of floor seats are unsold. It's a similar story in Pittsburgh where some rear stalls are less than 50 per cent full.
That said, "Queen B" still sells. The Formation World Tour made $US100 million ($134 million) in its first week of sales, according to Billboard, with shows only in New York and Los Angeles selling out in minutes.
'Captain America: Civil War' Opens with $181.8 Million; Global Total Climbs Over $675M
Captain America: Civil War scorched the weekend box office, bringing in the fifth largest opening weekend of all-time. The massive debut contributed to Disney bringing in over $200 million this weekend as the studio became the fastest to cross the $1 billion mark in domestic earnings in just 128 days, decimating the 165 day record set by Universal just last year. And while Disney was setting records, the weekend also saw a stellar comeback for Open Road's Mother's Day as it took advantage of its holiday namesake.
With an estimated $181.79 million opening weekend, Civil War not only scored the fifth largest opening of all-time, it is the third largest opening for a film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In fact, compared to the other standalone franchises in the MCU, the Captain America franchise continues to show the greatest film-over-film growth as Civil War's opening is a 91.3% increase over the opening for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Also note, Disney under-estimated the opening weekend for Avengers: Age of Ultron last year by $3.6 million and some rival studios suggest Civil War may have brought in as much as $186 million this weekend.
Of course, heading into the weekend, expectations were undoubtedly high as Civil War looked as if it may be able to become only the fourth film to top $200 million in its first three days. The film's reported, $250 million budget is on par with the budget for Avengers: Age of Ultron and, given the film's sheer size and scope, Civil War plays much more like an Avengers film than your typical Marvel, standalone character feature. Added to that, Civil War saw great reviews heading into the weekend (91% on RottenTomatoes), record Fandango pre-sales for a superhero film, more premium ticket options and 3-D theaters than Ultron and the premiere of two new superheroes. Yet, don't for a second think of the film's opening as a disappointment.
Civil War scored an "A" CinemaScore, and solid holds over its first three days in release suggest a stellar domestic run is in the offing. Should it play out on par with the likes of The Winter Soldier it will likely pass $300 million domestically by next Sunday (if not sooner) and could surpass $450 million overall depending on how it holds on once X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters on May 20.
Globally the film's total is now up to $678 million after launching internationally last weekend and bringing in an estimated $220 million from overseas markets this weekend. In fact, with $496.6 million internationally after just two weeks, it has already surpassed the lifetime international cumes of Captain America ($194M), Iron Man ($267M), Thor ($268M), Iron Man 2 ($312M), Ant-Man ($339M), Thor: The Dark World ($438M), Guardians of the Galaxy ($440M) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($455M).
#RHOA: Toya Wright & Reginae Hit Up Kim Zolciak’s Birthday Bash
Reality star Toya Wright and her daughter Reginae Carter are bringing the mother-daughter slayage at two separate events.
Kim Zolciak-Biermann had a birthday bash and the surprise launch of her new skin care line Kashmere. Toya and Reginae, both styling in all black ensembles, were all smiles as they posed it up with the birthday girl and her daughter Brielle during the festivities.
Kim is determined to keep her checks rolling in isn't she?
Fun times.
IN NON EMPIRE NEWS: Lee Daniels Leaves Richard Pryor Biopic
Lee Daniels has thrown up the deuces and will no longer direct the upcoming Richard Pryor biopic, according to Deadline.
The co-creator and showrunner for the hit series, ‘Empire’, has left The Weinstein Company and will no longer direct the film that will star comedian Mike Epps.
Reportedly his departure is not because of behind the scenes drama, but because of scheduling conflicts.
No further changes have been made to the biopic cast, with Epps playing Pryor, co-starring with Oprah Winfrey and Jennifer Hudson.
#NEWMUSIC: Mario – ‘I Need More’
Mario steps back on the music scene, unloading a new song entitled “I Need More.” The R&B crooner hits the club, and the money he’s throwing from his table has the models choosing – but in the end he desires more.
“I found myself having to face my own darkness in order to step into the next phase of my purpose,” Mario explained while talking his upcoming album, Paradise Cove. “It inspired certain sounds and textures that you wouldn’t get from a label-produced Mario album.
He continued: “We were able to create a concept, lyrically and sonically, that expresses exactly what I was feeling: the void. Even in the midst of manifesting our wildest desires and material gains, it still ain’t enough. You need more: truth, love, happiness, freedom.”
Check out Mario’s new tune HERE!
Good to see him back!
New Hip Hop: 50 Cent feat. Chris Brown – ‘No Romeo No Juliet’
Fresh off their remix to “I’m the Man,” 50 Cent and Chris Brown are back at it with “No Romeo No Juliet,” which they previewed in the video that dropped earlier today.
“There’s no Juliet for no Romeo with no dough,” they sing on the hook. “She report to pimpin’, now back to trickin’…We pimpin’, ni**a.”
Fif and Breezy trade bars on this one. While Chris brags that 50 is his OG, and that he’s a pimp, the G-Unit general comes back with rhymes about interracial dating and having “it made” like the classic Special Ed song.
Listen to Breezy and 50 reunite HERE
The string-filled collaboration is expected to appear on Fiddy’s upcoming Kanan Reloaded, a follow-up to December’s The Kanan Tape.
Pat McCrory Sues The Obama Administration Over HB2 The Bathroom Bill!
Facing a federal government about to crack down, Gov. Pat McCrory is suing to stop them, arguing there’s no such thing as federal protections for transgender people.
“We’re taking the Obama admin to court,” wrote McCrory on Twitter today. “They're bypassing Congress, attempting to rewrite law & policies for the whole country, not just NC.”
The governor is asking for the court to clarify federal law because it disagrees with how the Justice Department has interpreted it, specifically regarding the state's controversial anti-LGBT law known as House Bill 2. In addition to rescinding all LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances statewide, HB 2 bars transgender people from using restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity, if those facilities are located in government buildings or public spaces. The sweeping law must be enforced at state schools, including at all campuses of the University of North Carolina, which has struggled with how to enforce the policy.
McCrory faced a deadline today from the Justice Department, which told North Carolina that its new discrimination law violates Title IX protections against discrimination based on gender — and that, they said, includes transgender people. If the law, passed in a 24-hour special session on March 23, wasn’t made null today then the state faced loss of potentially billions in federal dollars tied to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
“Access to sex-segregated restrooms and other workplace facilities consistent with gender identity is a term, condition or privilege of employment,” the DOJ wrote in its letter informing McCrory that HB 2 violates federal law. “Denying such access to transgender individuals, whose gender identity is different from the gender assigned at birth, while affording it to similarly situated non-transgender employees, violates Title VII.”
That's the key interpretation that McCrory rejects, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit blasts the United States, in particular the federal Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, “for their radical reinterpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which would prevent plaintiffs from protecting the bodily privacy rights of state employees while accommodating the needs of transgendered state employees.”
Mischaracterizing the law as a “common sense privacy policy,” the complaint admits that House Bill 2 does not grant citizens access to public restrooms based on their gender identity. The suit continues:
“The Department [of Justice] contends that North Carolina’s common sense privacy policy constitutes a pattern or practice of discriminating against transgender employees in the terms and conditions of their employment because it does not give employees an unfettered right to use the bathroom or changing facility of their choice based on gender identity. The Department’s position is a baseless and blatant overreach.”
North Carolina’s complaint contends that there is no legal precedent affirming that transgender individuals are protected by federal employment law, but relies upon cases decided up to 16 years ago, notably failing to mention the numerous pro-trans equality rulings handed down in federal courts under the Obama administration.
The recent Gavin Grimm case out of Virginia certainly won’t help North Carolina’s governor make his argument that existing federal law doesn’t protect transgender people from discrimination. The Fourth Circuit, which also has jurisdiction over North Carolina, already ruled that Grimm, a high school student, can’t be ordered to use a special bathroom because it would be discriminatory under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
McCrory is facing a tough reelection fight against his own attorney general, Roy Cooper, who has refused to defend HB 2 in court. Plus, McCrory has faced national backlash over the law, even from his party’s presumptive nominee for president, Donald Trump, who said there was nothing wrong with the way things had worked before McCrory’s ban went into place.
And it’s true, there’s not a single case of a transgender person acting as a child predator in any bathroom in the country — a myth being put forward by Republicans to get these so-called bathroom bills passed.
In an interview with Fox News over the weekend, McCrory himself admitted that there has never been a reported instance of a sexual predator exploiting trans-inclusive protections to assault people in a restroom.
“They are now telling every government agency and every company that employs more than 15 people that men should be allowed to use a women’s locker room, restroom or shower facility,” said McCrory in a statement announcing the lawsuit, once again dismissing transgender women as real.
Numerous businesses have also protested the law, which includes a ban on anti-discrimination ordinances anywhere in the state from including sexual orientation or gender identity as protected classes.
Denzel And Pauletta Washington Raise $17M For African-American Museum
If you had a party at your house, how much money do you think you could raise? Maybe a few hundred dollars? Well, if you’re Pauletta and Denzel Washington, you can do better than that. The couple held an event at their Los Angeles home and raised over $17 million for the Smithsonian African-American Museum, scheduled to open in Washington, D.C. this fall.
The Saturday night event raised more than $17 million and included the announcement of a hefty pledge of $10 million dollars from television titan Shonda Rhimes, who could not attend the fundraiser.
“There is such a historical significance to this project,’’ said Denzel Washington, who is currently directing Viola Davis in the film adaption of August Wilson’s play ‘Fences.’ “It means so much for our community, our country and to future generations.’’
The lavish evening welcomed big names like Quincy Jones, Magic Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson and featured a performance by R&B singer Goapele Mohlabane who serenaded guests throughout the night. Dinner for the evening included braised short ribs, sea bass and cauliflower steaks.
Pauletta Washington, a noted Broadway performer and accomplished pianist opened the evening with a vocal invocation of the Lord’s Prayer near the home’s Olympian sized pool.
“In this climate where so much money is being raised for the Presidency and The White House, it is incredible to have the support we received,’’ said Pauletta Washington. “It’s good knowing that even with so much going on, people are committed to making sure that this museum is successful.’’
Washington recounted a family trip to Israel with Denzel and their four children a few years ago where they visited a Holocaust museum; she noted the chilling impact the experience had on the entire Washington family.
“There was one room in the Holocaust museum that featured the clothes, shoes and other items of the children murdered there and it was very disturbing,’’ she recalled. “I asked my kids about it after we left and I could tell it haunted them too. But it also made them think about their own history and they asked me where was there a place that told our (African-American) story. That hit me because I didn’t know at the time this museum was in the making.’’
Washington added that she learned of plans for the National African-American Museum months later and knew that she and Denzel would need to be involved.
Notable names who have contributed over a $1 million dollars to the project include George Lucas and his wife Mellody Hobson and Oprah Winfrey, who as the largest individual donor to date has donated more than $21 million dollars to the site that will feature Harriett Tubman’s hymnal, Nat Turner’s bible, Emmett Till’s original coffin as well as Louis Armstrong’s trumpet. The museum will feature a 355 seat theatre named after Winfrey, their largest contributor to date. Shonda Rhimes will also have a gallery in her name.
Oh? Is The Formation World Tour in Trouble?
Earlier this week Live Nation announced they were adding seven new shows to Beyonce's Formation World Tour schedule due to popular demand [click here if you missed that].
Meanwhile industry insiders are whispering about the surprising number of tickets that have gone unsold....
She's the undisputed queen of pop with her album Lemonade at number one on the Billboard 200, but Beyonce's latest string of concerts are far from selling out.
Entire stadium sections on the Grammy winner's Formation World Tour have gone unsold, including at several shows in the coming fortnight.
In Seattle and Minneapolis, the stadium's back tier sections remain largely empty, while in San Francisco, entire rows of floor seats are unsold. It's a similar story in Pittsburgh where some rear stalls are less than 50 per cent full.
That said, "Queen B" still sells. The Formation World Tour made $US100 million ($134 million) in its first week of sales, according to Billboard, with shows only in New York and Los Angeles selling out in minutes.
Ferguson Swears in First Black Police Chief Delrish Moss
Veteran Miami police officer Delrish Moss was sworn in today as the first black police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, telling the crowd, "let's get to work."
Moss is replacing Tom Jackson, who resigned last year after a Justice Department report cited racial bias in Ferguson's criminal justice system.
After he was sworn in, Moss said it's the department's task to bring "nobility" back to police work.
To the city's police officers, he said: "If you work hard, if you stay honest and committed, if you maintain respect for the community and do your job well, we will get along just fine."
He also thanked the city's elected officials for "having faith in me" and the people of Ferguson for "giving me this opportunity."
The new leadership comes in the wake of protests and riots that overtook the city in the summer of 2014 after Michael Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black teen, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer. A St. Louis County grand jury and the Department of Justice declined to indict the officer.
As Moss takes on this new role, he said he hopes to diversify the police department. "The department now has very few females in sworn positions," he recently told the New York Times. "There’s, I think, a total of 54 police officers, and I think three or four African-Americans."
Moss said he also aims to increase the positive interactions between police and youth -- he told the New York Times that Ferguson has seen "an uptick in crimes committed by younger people."
"I want to start a mentoring program," he told the New York Times. "I want to start a Police Athletic League. I have been talking to the Do the Right Thing director here in Miami about Do the Right Thing [a youth program] coming to Ferguson. We’re going to do stuff like staff walks, so the staff gets out there and knocks on doors and talks to business owners and residents."
In Miami, Moss was not only a police officer -- he grew up there. As a child, his friend was killed by police. And as a teenager, he experienced a police search with no explanation. He also witnessed rioting in 1980 after white police officers fatally beat a black motorcyclist, according to the Associated Press. In 1984 he was hired as a Miami officer.
Moss told the AP he wanted to "give my community the police service I thought we deserved, and treat people much better than I had been treated."
"That's what fuels my love for law enforcement," Moss said. Moss' service as an officer is diverse -- he's worked in homicide and as a public information officer. He was promoted to the position of major in 2011.
Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanes told the AP, "He took an opportunity to improve things for his own community, not just for his personal benefit but to improve the community where he grew up in."
"That kind of skill set is not taught in a police academy, that's something you bring with you," Llanes said.
Congrats to him!
OOOPS! Afrika Bambaataa Dismissed from Universal Zulu Nation Leadership
Afrika Bambaataa has been removed as the leader of the Universal Zulu Nation amid allegations that he’s been molesting boys throughout the duration of his career.
The organization made the announcement that it is “under new leadership” on its official website.
While the Nation doesn’t explicitly name Afrika in the statement, it is clear that everyone who has been accused in either molesting or covering up accusations have been dismissed.
The Universal Zulu Nation’s full statement dismissing Afrika Bambaataa is below:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNDate: 6th May 2016
Universal Zulu Nation Official Statement: International and Regional US UZN Leaders, Universal Zulu Nation
The Universal Zulu Nation wishes to announce that it is currently under new leadership by the International and Regional U.S. Zulu Leaders. This will involve a significant restructure and will feature an in-depth re-assessment of how the organization will function to better serve our communities. As part of this restructure ALL accused parties and those accused of covering up the current allegations of child molestation have been removed and have stepped down from their current positions.
Over the coming months there will be significant changes to the organization in terms of roles, structure and establishing the policies any organization of our size should have in place. There shall also be a new move to work towards providing support for victims of abuse, rape and molestation and working more closely on other social issues existing in communities such as drug addiction, alcoholism and mental health.
We are saddened by current events. Not only because of the trial by social media of which we have been subjected to as an organization, but because until now the previous leaders and founders have been ineffective at being able to respond in a way which our members and associates deserve of us. Especially when our good work spreading the Zulu message has empowered communities worldwide. We would like to offer our sincere apologies for this.
As an organization we are in a very difficult position because we are being asked to condemn one of our founders based on testimony through social media alone. We cannot do this. We also cannot dismiss the comments of parties asserting they have been harmed. We have a duty to search for truth. We also need to be mindful that if these allegations are true that victims discussing this in a public forum has not come easily. We the Universal Zulu Nation wish to extend great sympathy to anyone affected by such issues. We know that respect and compassion need to be at the forefront of how we deal with such topics in the future, this has been a lesson in learning for us.
The public is asking for justice and we would welcome constructive suggestions on how that could be effectuated properly. At the moment it is unclear on how best to proceed, we would like to know how the claimants would like to take the matters further towards some form of resolution where the truth can be established. We can not legally speak on behalf of the parties in question in regard to the current allegations. Individuals must speak up for themselves & advice from their legal teams should be sought.
Our restructure is a positive step towards organizational change for our worldwide family of members and the great community programs they continually run which spread the message of Peace, Love, Unity and Having Fun.
To communicate with us during this time of transition please email us at info@universalzulunation.global
Peace
International and Regional US Zulu Leaders
Universal Zulu Nation
WOW!!!!
Khloe Kardashian Slams Caitlyn Jenner ‘Was Never Fully Honest About Her Transitioning’
The May 8 episode of ‘KUWTK’ was jam-packed with so much drama and it turns out Khloe Kardashian is still feuding with Caitlyn Jenner and they haven’t spoken in weeks!
Khloe Kardashian, 31, and Caitlyn Jenner, 66, are still fighting! Cait is still super upset with Khloe for her Howard Stern interview where she said that Caitlyn hid her transition from the family and that they had to find out about it during an E! production meeting!
Khloe and Caitlyn haven’t seen each other since their explosive fight over her interview. But they come face to face at Kanye West’s MSG fashion show in NYC. But before Khloe runs into Cait, she’s asked if she and Caitlyn are better and she doesn’t mince her words: “I haven’t spoken to her after she said you little piece of sh*t — I think we need a girls dinner need to have a little hug.”
Khloe continued saying, “When you say you’re sorry it’s a sign of strength, not weakness. Caitlyn is upset over my Howard Stern interview .. and all I said was the truth .. was that Caitlyn was never fully honest about her transitioning. End of story.” She ended it off saying, “I have so much going on in my life, I don’t need to deal with this.”
If you forgot, the season premiere is when it all started. Khloe called Kris Jenner, 60, and told her about her fight with Kris and said: “I said, ‘You slaughtered my mother, and you have the nerve to say, ‘What happened to family sticking together?’ I said, ‘You jumped that ship as soon as you did Diane Sawyer, and you attacked my mom!’” Khloe also told Kris that Caitlyn told her to, “Shut up and get a life,” to which she responded, “You get a f—king life.”
“She can tell me to f—k off all she wants,” Khloe tells her mom who is clearly upset by the entire situation. “I don’t have a relationship with her. I’m done.”
Is Pastor Jamal Bryant Facing New Baby Scandal?
The Real Housewives of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant readily admits her marriage to mega church pastor Jamal Bryant ended after he cheated on her.
Is Pastor Bryant facing another huge scandal...?
Could be……….A woman named Latoya Odom claims Jamal Bryant is the father of her 9-month-old son and that he's abandoned them both.
Latoya tells Obnoxious Blog that she met Pastor Bryant after being hired as a massage therapist for a church conference in Wilmington, DE by by Bishop Greg Davis.
Latoya admits happy endings, and sometimes more, were a required part of her job and that's how she met Pastor Bryant.
Latoya says she and Pastor Bryant remained close after the conference, lost touch for a while, but then rekindled things a few years ago.
Latoya alleges their relationship turned sour after she became pregnant.
Latoya claims Pastor Bryant begged her to get an abortion and offered to pay her a large sum of money if she agreed. She did not and their son John Karston Bryant was born July 2015.
Latoya provides DNA testing results to back up her claims below
LAWD HAM MERSEE!
The Cuban Locals Refuse to Sign KUWTK Release Forms
When E! airs the episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians featuring the family trip to Cuba next season expect to see a lot of blurred out faces floating around the side lines...
From Page Six
“They love the culture, but they don’t like the technology,” says a source. “They’ve had an issue every two seconds about not having internet. They complained they couldn’t get on Snapchat. They’re frustrated and they can’t wait to leave.”
“They weren’t culturally prepared for Cuba,” says the source. We’re told their show’s had issues getting locals to sign release forms, because nobody knows who they are.
“They don’t have reality TV in Cuba — the Kardashians aren’t a big deal,” our spy smirked. “They are like, ‘Who are you, why are you filming?’ ”
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AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
On the magazine front...Raptress Azealia Banks has nabbed a new magazine cover. She’s featured on 1 of the 4 covers of Rogue magazine Issue 3.
While the full cover story has yet to be released, a quote from her cover story has popped up online. The Harlem native told the publication, “If you're going to be an artist, a cultural figure--really be that. Don't try & suck up to whatever the people's plight is. Don't capitalize on it & shout a bunch of contrived shit in a song & then disappear." You can check out Banks’ cover story and spread as the new issue is on newsstands now.
#RHOA: Star Kandi Burruss, talk about being mom ON Mothers Day!
Kandi Burruss a mother of three, has been in the spotlight since she was 16 as a member of the popular group Xscape.
What is it like to raise her children in that same spotlight?
“It’s crazy,” said Burruss, who recently had a son, Ace, with husband Todd Tucker. “Now you have to deal with social media. Back then (with her first daughter, Riley, now 13) social media was not really happening. Some people are so supportive, which is great. Other people are outright rude. … Nobody wants to hear negative things about their children. It really gets under my skin.”
For Burruss and other celebrities, the Internet has made their parenting an open book.
“Fans are invested in everything about you now,” she said. “Back in the day, they just heard your record and saw your video.”
How does she protect daughter Riley, who is on Instagram and Snapchat?
At first, Burruss was hesitant to let her on social media because “people can be really harsh.” She later relented. “I told her she has to have thick skin if she wants to be on social media. … She’s a strong girl and has gotten tough over the years.”
Burruss has a strong support system to help her with the children: her husband, mother, aunts and friends. Sometimes, she and close friends will alternate taking their children to various events, so they don’t miss out on activities while their mothers work. “They were never sitting there thinking, ‘Oh my mom is not really doing anything with me.’ It has helped a lot.”
How does she keep her daughter grounded?
She’s open and explains how hard work allows them a certain lifestyle. “I talk with her about the importance of money and why I have to work so hard,” she said. “You know I have to work this weekend just so you can get this extra this or that.”
Nice!!!!!
#EMPIRE: The Byers Are On A Parisian & Italian Honeymoon!
Beautiful! “Empire” stars Trai Byers and Grace Gealey tied the knot two weeks ago on Grand Cayman Island in a beautiful and intimate beachside mansion wedding. Now, the lovebirds are traveling overseas on a romantic honeymoon.
The gorgeous couple is enjoying some alone time together to explore Paris, the most romantic city in the world. Ahh…to be in love and to soak up everything in Paris with your mate has to be amazing.
The newlyweds also jetted to Venice to see the Rialto Bridge that spans across the Grand Canal in Italy.
With all this romance, we hope they're getting in some baby making action. Just saying! They would make some gorgeous babies. Congrats again to the couple!
#NEWHIPHOPVIDEO: French Montana feat. Kanye West & Nas – ‘Figure It Out’
Kanye West, Nas, and French Montana get fly in the desert for “Figure It Out.” The long-awaited music video for their collaboration, which was shot in March, has finally landed.
The rappers hit the Mojave Air & Space Port in California in the Eif Rivera-directed clip, which is filled with airplanes, stunt bikes, and a Rolls-Royce. While sand creates a smoky backdrop, Esco, Yeezy, and French deliver bars about what they can’t quite figure out.
This marks the first time the Wave Gods mixtape cut is commercially available for purchase and it comes out as Montana celebrates big news. On Thursday (May 5), he continued his longstanding bond with Diddy by signing to Bad Boy’s new Epic Records imprint.
“French Montana is a proven hitmaker,” said Puff. “When I first heard him, I knew he had that special Bad Boy sound and I believed in his potential. He was on the fast track then, and now, to see how far he’s come, he’s a major force in hip-hop and a key member of the Bad Boy family. Bad Boy is known for creating the biggest acts in hip-hop—and French is not only a part of our legacy but now also a part of our new chapter at Epic Records.”
Excited to announce my new partnership with @badboyrecords x @epic_records! Thank you @iamdiddy & @la_reid pic.twitter.com/QsyLo9mulY
— French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) May 5, 2016
L.A. Reid, Epic’s chairman and CEO, agrees. “Anyone who has paid attention to the course of hip-hop over the past decade has found French Montana consistently at the eye of the storm,” said Reid. “He has funneled his North African roots and Bronx upbringing into a unique presence on hundreds of tracks by artists across the musical spectrum. French has now become one of hip-hop’s core artists himself, and I’m happy to welcome him to the Epic family.”
WATCH HERE!
Meanwhile, French is happy to join the family. “Love the respect and appreciation that L.A. Reid and his team have for music. I think it’s rare to find that in the industry today,” Montana said. “Being able to start this chapter at Epic with my Bad Boy family is a blessing. Puff and [Bad Boy President] Harve [Pierre] have been like big brothers to me and there’s nothing better than making music with the people you love.”
#NewMusic: Justin Timberlake – ‘CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!’
JT is back. Just in time for summer, Justin Timberlake returns with his dance floor-ready single “CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!”
Reuniting with producer Max Martin (*NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me”), Timberlake delivers a feel-good jam filled with infectious melodies. “I got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good soul in my feet,” he sings as the bassline hits. “Nothing I can see but you when you dance, dance, dance.”
“CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!” is the first single off the upcoming Trolls soundtrack, due Sept. 23. Timberlake will serve as executive music producer and contribute three additional tracks plus a cover of the 1986 hit “True Colors” with Anna Kendrick. Additionally, JT will voice a troll named Branch in DreamWorks Animation’s 3D film, which is scheduled to hit theaters Nov. 4.
In the accompanying video clip, Timberlake is joined by his Trolls co-stars Gwen Stefani, James Corden, and Anna Kendrick, who all dance and sing along to the song.
Listen to what’s sure to be the song of the summer HERE
If that wasn’t enough, he has also been in the studio with Pharrell and Timbaland in recent months, and is reportedly planning to unleash the follow-up to 2013’s The 20/20 Experience in the fourth quarter of this year.
According to Billboard, Formation is shaping up to be one of the biggest tours of 2016, and appears is headed toward a total Boxscore that will top an estimated $200 million. A figure close to her Mrs. Carter World Tour of 2013-2014m which grossed $212 million from attendance of nearly 2 million at126 shows.
Her joint On The Run tour with her husband, Jay Z, followed grossing $96 million, from 832,769 tickets sold to just 19 shows in North America.
Tickets for the performances, which include a second show in Houston, Atlanta and Philadelphia, go on sale May 13th.
See the new stops below..
Newly Added Dates:
Sept. 7: E. Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium)
Sept. 14: Los Angeles, CA (Dodger Stadium)
Sept. 17: Santa Clara, CA (Levi’s Stadium)
Sept. 22: Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
Sept. 24: New Orleans, LA (Mercedes Benz Superdome)
Sept. 26: Atlanta, GA (Georgia Dome)
Sept. 29: Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
Oct. 2: Nashville (Nissan Stadium) — rescheduled from May 5
The long awaited New Edition miniseries is getting bigger with each casting update.
As we’ve previously reported, Empire’s Bryshere Gray will will be joined by Elijah Kelley (“The Butler”) as Ricky Bell; singer-songwriter Luke James as Johnny Gill; Algee Smith (“Let It Shine”) as Ralph Tresvant.
Keith Powers (“Straight Outta Compton”) will star as Ronnie Devoe, and Woody McClain (“Autographs”) as Bobby Brown.
Now the mothers of the group members have been cast and we’re loving the choices so far.
Lala Anthony will play Flo DeVoe, mother of the young Ronnie DeVoe, Yvette Nicole Brown will play Michael Bivins’ mother Shirley Bivins, Monica Calhoun is Ralph Tresvant’s mother Patricia Tresvant, Lisa Nicole Carson will play Ricky Bell’s mother Mae Bell and Sandi McCree is Bobby Brown’s mother Carole Brown.
What do you think of the choices so far?
Evelyn Lozada Suffers Second Miscarriage
While out doing promo for the second season of Livin’ Lozada, in an interview with Life & Style, Evelyn Lozada reveals that she lost another unborn baby in 2015.
“I miscarried on Thanksgiving Day,” said Evelyn. “I was like, ‘This cannot be happening to my life again. I was literally miscarrying my baby,” but she kept it quiet because she “didn’t want to dampen the mood.”
The 40-year-old is mom to 23-year-old Shaniece and 2-year-old Leo, with LA Dodgers fiance Carl Crawford.
Although the reality star has faced some challenges, she still has hope to become a mother again. “I love being a mom. After two miscarriages, it makes me want to be a mom even more,” she said.
The new season of Livin’ Lozada premiere Saturday, May 7th at 10/9c on OWN.
Did Katherine Jackson Pressured Janet To Get Pregnant?
Rumor has it, Janet Jackson’s decision to expand her family was because she was pressured by her mother, Katherine Jackson. One of Janet Jackson’s family members tells The Post, that last year, her 86-year-old mother brought up the subject of her having children. The source says,
"[Katherine Jackson] said to Janet, ‘You cannot afford to wait too much longer. I was already a grandma
Reportedly, Katherine is “thrilled” she’ll be a grandmother for the 28th time. The source adds,
"It would mean that all of her children have given her grandchildren. She hopes that she can be in the room when Janet gives birth."
This week, news broke that Janet is pregnant. This will be her and hubby Wissam Al Mana’s first child together.
She has yet to comment.
Sinead O'Connor LAUGHS Arsenio Hall's $5 Million Lawsuit Tells him to SUCK HER D*CK!
On Friday, the "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer took to Facebook to react to the $5 million libel lawsuit Hall filed against her one day earlier.
"I'm more amused than I've ever dreamed a person could be and look forward very much to how hilarious it will be watching him trying to prove me wrong," O'Connor, 49, wrote. "I'm also very happy to notice that the DEA have taken me seriously enough to be thoroughly questioning all of Prince's friends and aides from the last thirty years as to his KNOWN history of hard drug use and where he obtained his drugs."
"I do not like drugs killing musicians," the post continued. "And I do not like Arsenio Hall. He can suck my d**k. That is if he isn't too busy sucking someone else's d**k : )."
Hall filed the lawsuit after O'Connor posted a lengthy message via Facebook on Monday about his relationship with Prince, who was found dead in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota, last month. The Irish singer's original post read:
"Two words for the DEA investigating where prince got his drugs over the decades.... Arsenio Hall (AKA Prince's and Eddie Murphy's b*tch). Anyone imagining prince was not a long time hard drug user is living in cloud cuckoo land. Arsenio I've reported you to the Carver County Sheriff's office. Expect their call. They are aware you spiked me years ago at Eddie Murphy's house. You best get tidying your man cave."
In court documents obtained by ET earlier this week, Hall's legal team accused O'Connor of creating "despicable, fabricated lies."
"Desperate, attention-seeker Sinead O'Connor has maliciously published outlandish defamatory lies about comedian Arsenio Hall, falsely accusing him of supplying illegal 'hard drugs' 'over the decades' to the recently deceased musical artist, Prince, and of spiking her with drugs once years ago."
As ET previously reported, the 60-year-old comedian's attorneys also claim that O'Connor's "wild and false accusations" caused substantial harm to Hall's reputation.
"O'Connor is now known perhaps as much for her bizarre, unhinged internet rants as for her music," Hall's legal team wrote. "Among other things, O'Connor has repeatedly admitted that she actually detested Prince during his life, that she had a feud with Prince, and that she once had a violent fistfight with Prince and spat on him repeatedly after she told Prince 'to go f**k himself."
Newsoutlets reached out to Arsenio Hall's reps, who had no further comment on the situation.
BLOOP! Mariah A little Tipsy leaving a Bar Mitzvah!
Mariah Carey got in her Mother's Day fun early it seems as she partied it up at 1Oak in L.A. last night. She headlined the Bat Mitzvah of her manager Stella Bulochnikov's 13-year-old daughter Mishka.
When leaving the club (plus she also stopped at another spot), Mariah had to be helped along by a friend and appeared to have had quite the party. And she wasn't shy about showing off that new body of hers either in her 70's style mesh jumpsuit.
Once she hopped into her limo van, she was extra friendly with the cameras:
And with her manager.
CHILE!. Anywho Happy Mother's Day Mimi!
Rachel Roy Terrified Of More Beyonce Drama After Shocking Private Emails Are Stolen
The heat may be dying down around Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ and the accusations against Rachel Roy as Jay Z’s alleged mistress…but that might not last long. Rachel’s e-mail has reportedly been hacked and she’s terrified that her private messages will be released to the public, a new report claims. Yikes!
Rachel Roy, 42, might be learning the hard way never to put anything in writing! The designer, who was accused of being Jay Z’s alleged ‘other woman’ mentioned on Beyonce’s Lemonade album, has a whole new, but related, set of problems to worry about, as it’s been reported that her e-mail was hacked. And apparently there’s some things in there that will only cause more drama for Rachel if leaked to the public…
Rachel told friends that personal files on her computer have been stolen, according to The Sun. Although the paper doesn’t specify what’s in these e-mails, the source claims that the 42-year-old is worried the information will bring the drama between her, Bey and Jay back to light.
“She has no idea how they’ve been swiped, but is aware how much harm they can cause,” the insider says. “From a personal level, she wanted to distance herself from the furore after initially playing up the link as Jay Z’s rumored other woman. But now she fears the spotlight will be well and truly back on her, Jay Z and Beyonce if these conversations end up online.”
When Beyonce released Lemonade on April 23, she made mention of a woman she referred to as ‘Becky with the good hair’ in a song about a man being unfaithful. That very day, Rachel shared an Instagram photo bragging about her own “good hair,” and fans immediately began speculating that she was the woman in question — especially since she’s been rumored to have gotten too close to Jay Z in the past!
But Rachel eventually shot down the rumors with a statement saying that her “Instagram post was meant to be fun and lighthearted” and that it was “misunderstood as something other than that.”
Beyonce and Jay have yet to comment on any of these allegations or if ‘Becky with the good hair’ is even real, but if these alleged e-mails come out, it might take things to a whole new level…
Netflix Orders Series Adaptation Of Dear White People
Justin Simien’s crowd-funded satirical film, Dear White People, made a splash at film festivals a couple years back. It especially did well at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival where it earned the US Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent. Netflix is adapting the critically-acclaimed film for a new series. Simien will write and direct the pilot episode.
“Set among a diverse group of students of color as they navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college where racial tensions are often swept under the rug, Dear White People is a send up of ‘post-racial’ America that also weaves a universal story about forging one’s own unique path.”
Ten 30-minute episodes have been ordered by the streaming service. It’s not clear if any of the original cast members (Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson and Dennis Haysbert) will return for the TV series.
I actually watched the film and quite enjoyed it. If you haven’t, check out the theatrical trailer below and be sure to add it to your list.
#EGGPLANT NATION: Meet Butter Pecan Muscle Man!
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AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
Her super power must be the ability to turn children’s bedsheets into adult clothing. Sadly that’s probably impressive enough to make a movie about it these days.
