Rihanna is COLORFUL for Harper's Bazaar US - May 2019
Just when you thought the current roundup of May 2019 magazine covers would remain somewhat of a snooze fest, Rihanna graced us with her presence by blessing the glossy pages of Harper's Bazaar's May 2019 beauty issue.
For the publication's cover, Rihanna looks into the camera with wispy red lashes and a collage of swiped-on color surrounding her striking green eyes. Her lips (with their famously perfect cupid's bow) are coated in a greenish-gold hue. The kaleidoscope effect on Rihanna's face — created by makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench, who was responsible for the fashion muse's skinny eyebrows on British Vogue's September 2018 issue — is matched by the John Galliano for Maison Margiela Artisanal Spring 2019 jumpsuit she wears.
The singer-turned-mogul's ability to wed couture and striking beauty looks in perfect harmony doesn't stop there. The issue's inside images feature even more outstanding looks, including the one below, in which Rihanna strikes a pose in Dior Haute Couture among a slew of Ancient Greek sculptures:
For more proof that Rihanna might single-handedly revive the magazine industry, take a look at the gallery below and visit Harper's Bazaar website for the full shoot.
#RHOA: Oh WOW! Shamari May Be Demoted From Housewife Status Rumor Report!
Things could be shaking up in Atlanta for a couple of our favorite Georgia peaches. ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ season 11 just wrapped, with most of the housewives left in a standoff with reality TV veteran, NeNe Leakes.
In the ashes of their friendships, Bravo has reportedly already started looking at season 12 and deciding who stays, who goes, and whose roles need to change.
Rumor has it that Shamari DeVoe, the wife of New Edition’s Ronnie Devoe, could be demoted to “friend” status, according to LoveBScott.
That would put DeVoe on the same level as Marlo Hampton, who has been a frequent on the show for the past few seasons as NeNe Leakes friend.
The insider also said that newcomer, model Eva Marcille’s, position was up for debate, but they reportedly decided that the new wife and mama of two was worth keeping around the crew.
Kenya Moore, who left the show to focus on her husband and child, is allegedly working on a new contract with the series.
At the time of her departure, a source told People, “Everyone wanted to have Kenya back, but they wanted to have the old Kenya back — the one who isn’t afraid of the cameras,” an alleged production person told the outlet. “You can’t have secrets and be on reality TV. Especially when other Housewives are showing all of their lives — the good, bad, and the ugly. They need to see your life.”
But perhaps Kenya has finally taken enough time away and is ready to spill the tea again. Porsha, who left the show amid the “sex dungeon” scandal, reportedly hasn’t been ruled out as a cast member for season 2.
New mommy Porsha, Kandi, Cynthia, NeNe, and Tanya and Marlo are expected to come back to the show in the same roles as before.
#Empire: Primetime Ratings: Fox Wins With ‘Empire’ and ‘Star’
Both dramas down a bit from last week Fox won the Wednesday ratings race, Empire leading the network to a 1.0 in viewers 18-49, according to the Nielsen overnights, and a 5 share. That beat the 0.9/4 that both ABC and CBS posted.
Empire did a 1.1 and Star a 0.9, both down a tenth of a point.
On ABC, The Goldbergs rated a flat 1.1 and Schooled grew 13% for a 0.9. Modern Family went up 9% to 1.2 and Single Parents was a level 0.8, then Whiskey Cavalier a 0.6, also flat.
CBS had Survivor at a flat 1.5 and an NCIS repeat, then SEAL Team at a level 0.6.
NBC got a 0.5/3 with Chicago repeats.
Telemundo and Univision both did a 0.4/2.
The CW rated a 0.2/1 with an In the Dark repeat and a new Jane the Virgin at a level 0.2.
#NewMusic: Stream It! Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming: The Live Album’
It’s Homecoming season, according to Beyoncé. The global superstar has once again bent the rules on music releases dates by sharing a live companion album to correspond to the Netflix premiere of HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé, her Beychella documentary.
The 40-track project includes stellar recordings from her history-making Coachella performance from last year, which included grand selections from her impressive catalog, dating back to her Destiny’s Child heyday to her now larger-than-life solo career.
Homecoming: The Live Album also features bonus material, including a Tay Keith-produced remix of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly’s “Before I Let Go” and “I Been On,” a rough version of “***Flawless.”
As previously mentioned, Beyoncé partnered with Netflix to showcase her 2018 Coachella performance that saluted historical black marching bands across America. According to the official film synopsis, the intimate in-depth picture “reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.”
Following her historic set at the festival last year, the mother-of-three rebooted her BeyGOOD Initiative’s Homecoming Scholars Award program (previously named Formation Scholars Award program) to award one student from four historically Black universities and colleges $25,000 scholarships.
Watch HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé on Netflix here. Stream the live album HERE.
#NewMusicVideo: Offset Feat. Cardi B – ‘Clout’
Offset and Cardi B heat up the screen in the long-awaited video for “Clout.”
The yellow-themed clip, creative directed by Offset and directed by Daniel Russell, showcases the couple’s undeniable chemistry. It opens with a masked Offset playing a yellow piano before destroying a cake with a yellow chainsaw.
Dressed in a black latex dominatrix outfit, Kulture’s mother comes through to give her man a lap dance while giving the camera an eyeful. After straddling Offset, Cardi gets buried in a pile of lemons and twerks in a yellow-lit room while calling out the clout chasers.
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“Clout” appears on Offset’s solo debut Father of 4, which also features appearances from J. Cole, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, and Gucci Mane. The album opened at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 upon its release in February.
Next up, Offset will return to the studio with Migos for the third installment in the group’s Culture series, due next year. He also recently teased Without Warning 2, a sequel to 2017’s collaborative project with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin.
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Directors Pens Letter Urging Fans To Not Spoil Movie
‘Avengers: Endgame’ Directors Pens Letter Urging Fans To Not Spoil Movie
On Wednesday, just ten days prior to it’s release, Avengers directors, Anthony and Joseph Russo, collectively known as the Russo brothers took to social media, pleading with Marvel fans to not to spoil the highly anticipated superhero film in light of footage reportedly leaked online.
The Russo brothers wrote: “For all of you who have been on this Journey with us at the very beginning, sharing every high and low with your family, your classmates, your coworker, investing so deeply in every character and storyline. Laughing. Cheering. Shedding tears. Giving so frequently of your thoughts and emotions and fears or dialogue, theory, fan art, and fan fiction.”
Their letter continues, “Please know that the two of us, along with everyone involved in ‘Endgame,’ have worked tirelessly for the last three years with the sole intention of delivering a surprising and emotionally powerful conclusion to the Infinity saga.”
The brothers end their letter asking for no spoilers as the superhero film is expected to gross over $800 million worldwide on its opening weekend at the end of April.
The Avengers film is the sequel to last year’s blockbuster “Avengers: Infinity War,” where half of the universe we’re turned into dusk in thin air with the snap of super-villain Thanos‘ fingers. The highly anticipated action movie is set for release April 26th worldwide.
The QUEEN Madonna Drops New Single “Medellín,” With Maluma, 'Medellín'
The pop icon has dropped her brand new single “Medellín,” featuring reggaeton artist Maluma.
“Medellín” is the first song from Madonna‘s forthcoming new album called Madame X, which is set to be released with a 13-track standard and 15-track deluxe edition on June 14.
“I decided to call my record Madame X… Madame X is a secret agent traveling around the world, changing identities, fighting for freedom, bringing light to dark places,” she teased over the weekend.
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You can also stream “Medellín” on Spotify and download on iTunes now!
Wendy Williams' Husband Issues A Public Apology: 'I Am Trying To Right Some Wrongs'
Wendy Williams estranged husband and manager, Kevin Hunter, is finally coming clean about ongoing infidelity rumors that have destroyed his marriage to the media mogul.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Hunter gives an honest confession about the role he played in the destruction of his marriage. “I am not proud of my recent actions and take full accountability and apologize to my wife, my family and her amazing fans,” Hunter said. “I am going through a time of self-reflection and am trying to right some wrongs.”
Hunter also alludes that Wendy isn’t the only one in the relationship struggling with addiction. While promising to seek help himself, he also vows to be in his wife’s corner no matter what becomes of their relationship.
“Twenty-eight years ago I met an amazing woman: Wendy Williams,” he continues. “At the time, I didn’t realize that she would not only become my wife, but would also change the face of entertainment and the world. I have dedicated most of our lives to the business empire that is Wendy Williams Hunter, a person that I truly love and respect unconditionally. No matter what the outcome is or what the future holds, we are still The Hunter Family and I will continue to work with and fully support my wife in this business and through any and all obstacles she may face living her new life of sobriety, while I also work on mine.”
Hunter concludes by asking the public to “please give me and my family privacy as we heal.”
Last week, it was announced that Wendy filed for divorce from Hunter following the news that he had fathered a child with alleged mistress Sharina Hudson. An inside source told PEOPLE that Hunter confessed to the affair and child once Wendy confronted him with evidence collected by her private investigator.
Yesterday, Wendy seemed to confirm the split by telling her show audience that she plans to focus on herself and their 19-year-old son, Kevin Jr., moving forward. “I have to tell you, you know, I’ve been dealing with issues with addiction, alcoholism, and I have a whole new life that I planned for myself and my son,” she said. “Believe me you, when you lay in a room with no TV and four gray walls all day…this is my life in the sober house, it’s one of the best things, honestly, that could have ever happened to me.”
Wendy has not yet responded to Kevin’s statement.
The Woman 'Infatuated' with Columbine Shooting Who Prompted School Closings Is Found Dead!
According to multiple reports, Sol Pais, the woman who allegedly had “expressed an infatuation” with the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, was found dead Wednesday morning near the base of Colorado’s Mt. Evans after a manhunt.
CBS Denver, The Denver Channel and 9 News confirmed the death, citing police sources. It was not immediately clear how Pais died.
The FBI Denver division announced on Twitter, “THERE IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. More information to follow shortly.”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and local authorities in Colorado are searching for a woman in connection with threats that caused schools across the Denver metro area to close on Wednesday.
Sol Pais, 18, was described by the FBI Denver division and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office as being 5 feet 5 inches tall with brown hair. Authorities said she was armed and “considered to be extremely dangerous.”
Pais “has expressed an infatuation with Columbine,” Dean Phillips, the special agent in charge of the FBI Denver division, said in a press conference on Tuesday night, referring to the Columbine High School massacre in which 13 people were killed.
Pais’ alleged threats come just days before the 20th anniversary of the school shooting, which occurred on April 20, 1999.
Phillips added that Pais had bought a pump-action shotgun and ammunition after arriving in Denver.
The FBI Denver division told PEOPLE on Wednesday morning that there had been no new updates in the search after the information shared at the press conference.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said that Pais had traveled to Colorado on Monday night and “made threats in the Denver metropolitan area.”
The FBI Denver division said that the threats were “not isolated to one school or individual.”
Pais was last seen in the foothills of Jefferson County, Colorado wearing a black t-shirt, camouflage pants and black boots, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Miami Herald reports that a man who answered the door at Pais’ home in Florida identified himself as her father and encouraged his daughter to come home. According to the outlet, he said he had lost contact with Pais on Sunday.
“I think maybe she’s got a mental problem,” he said, according to the outlet. “I think she’s gonna be okay.”
Well all is okay now.
Jamie Foxx Announces New Comedy Tour, 'Kill the Comedian'!
Jamie Foxx is all smiles while bartending at the launch of Grey Goose’s Live Victoriously on Tuesday (April 16) at The Times Square EDITION hotel bar in New York City.
The 51-year-old entertainer served drinks in support of the super premium vodka brand’s new global platform Live Victoriously, which focuses on treating yourself like you are the special occasion and celebrating life’s small, everyday moments – including an after-work Tuesday happy hour – just as you would life’s big milestones.
During the event, Jamie announced his forthcoming comedy tour to the happy hour crowd, revealing for the first time that his return to the stage will be titled, Kill the Comedian!
“Sometimes you gotta turn up on a Tuesday… blame it on the bartender!,” Jamie captioned with his Instagram post. “#LiveVictoriously✌🏾@greygoose #GreyGoosePartner”
The Daughters Join their Mom Kris Jenner for Opening of UCLA Health Center Named After Their Late Father!
Kim and Khloé Kardashian honored their late father by helping to open a health center in his honor.
The sisters joined forces with momager Kris Jenner to attend the Tuesday night opening of UCLA’s heath center named after their father Robert Kardashian.
The Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health comes 16 years after their dad passed away from esophageal cancer at the age of 59.
“So proud to announce the Robert G Kardashian center for esophageal health being launched at UCLA,” Kim wrote on Twitter. “My wish is that other families can have more information and we can also focus on health and prevention.”
She added, “We have been planning this for a year now and I am so proud.”
Khloé mirrored Kim’s excitement, posting in the car on the way to the event. “We’re really excited. It’s been years and years in the making and I just can’t believe it’s now going to be a reality and we’re so excited and honored,” she said.
In a video, the KKW founder also shared that several of Robert’s side of the family came to support. Kourtney and Kendall were also there, but Kylie and Rob did not.
Guess we’ll have to wait for the next “KUWTK” season to find out why.
Lori Loughlin Claims She Was Manipulated To Think She Was ‘Breaking Rules, But Not Laws,’ Report Says
Now that Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have pleaded not guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal, they and their attorneys are working up a defense strategy.
One possible strategy that’s surfacing is that the former “Full House” actress will say they were victims of a con artist, according to an Entertainment Tonight report. Loughlin and Giannulli claim that college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer led them to believe they weren’t breaking any laws when they paid $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella, admitted to the University of Southern California on the false pretense they were crew athletes.
“(Lori and her husband) claim they were under the impression they might be breaking rules, but not laws,” a source told Entertainment Tonight. “They feel they were manipulated by those involved and are planning that as part of their defense.”
“They realize how serious the charges are, but feel that once the judge hears their story he will see they had no bad intentions,” the source added to Entertainment Tonight.
The not guilty pleas by Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, came Monday as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and other publications reported that prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts are targeting for investigation some children of the dozens of wealthy parents charged in the scandal. According to a lawyer involved in the case, these children have received so-called target letters, which notify people that they could be targets of a criminal probe.
It was not known Monday how many students received such target letters or whether they would be charged in the case, the New York Times added. Law360, a legal news service, said the letters were sent to adult children who allegedly knew about the cheating scheme and who were at least 18 years old when it was “hatched and accomplished.”
It’s not known if Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella Giannulli, 20, received such target letters or if they even meet the conditions of being adults when the schemes were “hatched and accomplished.”
According to the affidavit in support of the criminal complaint against Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, the couple began working with Singer in April 2016 to help get Isabella, then 17, into USC.The couple began working with Singer the following April to get Olivia Jade into USC; Olivia Jade, a popular YouTuber and social media influencer, turned 18 in September 2017.
According to the affidavit, both daughters posed for photos on rowing machines that allegedly were used to convince USC officials they were crew athletes. People magazine also reported that Olivia Jade Giannulli was aware of the grander scheme and went along with it because “she trusted her parents.”
Following Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli’s not-guilty pleas, People magazine reported that both parents felt they had “no choice” but to fight the charges. The couple at some point may have been willing to negotiate a plea deal, though Entertainment Tonight reported that “in denial” Loughlin rejected any deal that would involve jail time.
Loughlin and Giannulli instead decided to “roll the dice,” a source told People, and the couple ended up being hit last week with more serious fraud and money laundering charges, with each charge carrying maximum a sentence of 20 years in prison — or 40 years total, according to reports.
“I think she and her lawyers underestimated how motivated the prosecution was,” another source added to People. “So she didn’t plead, and then they hit her with another charge,” leaving any plea deal off the table. “So the only choice they’ve got is to plead not guilty,” the source said.
Entertainment Tonight reported that Loughlin “broke down crying” when she heard the number of years she could spend in prison. “The thought of being separated from her loved ones for years brought her to her knees,” a source told Entertainment Tonight. “She has watched as the other families cut deals, but her husband feels they are not guilty and should plead not guilty.”
Legal experts, however, told Entertainment Tonight that it’s unlikely Loughlin and Giannulli would face a severe sentence of so many years in prison.
Meanwhile, the couple, who have been married 22 years, are dismissive of the money laundering charges, Entertainment Tonight added.
“They in no way felt they were money laundering,” the source said. “They thought the money would be used for a donation and to benefit the school. Even so, this has been one of the toughest decisions of Lori’s life.”
In another report, a source told People that Loughlin was very concerned about what a guilty plea would do to their daughters, “who may not have grasped everything that was going on.”
The source told People that Loughlin worried that Olivia Jade and Isabella, an aspiring actress, would somehow think less of her if she took a plea deal.
“Yes, (Lori) can think about the public perception of her, but that’s nothing compared to what her daughters think of her,” the source told People. “So that is something that has understandably made her less likely to enter a plea.”
Russell Simmons Denies Hiding Out In Bali To Avoid Legal Battle In Sexual Assault Case; Says He Will Be Back Soon
Back in 2017, Russell Simmons’ longstanding legacy was challenged after a female screenwriter came forward with allegations of sexual assault. The woman detailed the allegations in a guest column for the Hollywood Reporter, which in turn, sparked an influx of new claims of sexual misconduct and lawsuits against Simmons.
Although Simmons denied the claims and even took a lie detector test to prove his innocence, the hip-hop mogul traveled to Indonesia for spiritual enlightenment in the midst of the legal drama. But now, according to The Blast, a woman, who accused Simmons of raping her in 1988, is accusing Simmons of trying to avoid prosecution in the case.
In docs obtained by the publication, the woman, who’s listed as Jane Doe, says Simmons “fled to Indonesia which has no extradition treaty with the United States in an apparent attempt to protect himself.” She says she planned to depose Simmons in the case, but now, “it is unlikely he will return to the United States to be deposed in this case and face arrest and imprisonment.”
However, Simmons says that is not the case. In fact, according to the Blast, Simmons says he has plans to return very soon.
“The anonymous accuser’s assertion that Mr. Simmons is hiding out in Bali, a country that does not have any extradition treaty with the United States, is false, as are her other accusations against Mr. Simmons, which she claims took place 31 years ago.”
“The accusation that Mr. Simmons has traveled to Bali many times over the years, but in the midst of multiple accusations last year, has not returned is also false. The fact is Mr. Simmons has been in and out of the United States six times in the last year and will be back for his child’s graduation,” the rep continued, adding, “The accuser, who has been convicted of a crime, is hoping to hit the lottery in this case, asking at least $10 million based on these false allegations.”
#LGBTQ: Transgender ICE detainee died of AIDS complications, autopsy shows
A transgender migrant from Honduras died in ICE custody last year from a rare, AIDS-related illness called multicentric Castleman disease, according to the official autopsy report released last week by the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator.
Activists had claimed in a wrongful death lawsuit that bruising and fractured ribs discovered by an independent medical examiner suggested that the migrant, Roxsana Hernandez, 33, had been abused while in detention.
But the state medical investigator said in a statement that it did not “share that conclusion,” noting that forceful CPR broke Hernandez’ ribs and caused the bruising.
The official autopsy concluded that Hernandez, who had been detained after requesting asylum, had “untreated HIV infection" and died from AIDS-related complications.
According to the autopsy and notes provided by Immigration and Customs Enforcement about Hernandez’ treatment while in custody, both it and Customs and Border Patrol were aware of Hernandez’ HIV status during her detention but still did not provide her with the necessary antiretroviral drugs.
I think this person was denied the minimum standard required by U.S. law for prisoners and detainees.
“I think this person was denied the minimum standard required by U.S. law for prisoners and detainees,” Dr. Chris Beyrer, a public health professor at Johns Hopkins University, told NBC News after reviewing the official autopsy report.
Beyrer, who never examined Hernandez, said it is possible that Hernandez’ life could have been saved had she quickly been administered antiretrovirals. He added that those responsible for migrant detainees’ well-being “have an absolute moral, ethical and legal obligation to provide the minimum standard of care for detainees.”
He said this would “certainly include” antiretrovirals for HIV. “It was criminal to deny her” antiretrovirals, Beyrer said.
While an ICE spokesperson, Danielle Bennett, provided NBC News with a detailed timeline of Hernandez’ medical care while in ICE custody from May 13 until her death on May 25, Bennett was unable to say whether Hernandez was ever offered antiretrovirals, and if not, why not.
ICE also did not respond to Beyrer’s assertions.
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