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5/30/19

The Daily Buzz For May 31 ☕📰☕


Kendall Jenner for Vogue Australia June 2019
Kendall Jenner’s portfolio is looking pretty good right now, having amassed a healthy amount of blue-chip advertising campaigns and magazine covers in recent months. She’s the current face of Roberto Cavalli, Stuart Weitzman, Calvin Klein, Tiffany & Co. and has recently been on the cover of Allure, Vogue Italia and Vogue Russia. So we aren’t surprised to see Vogue Australia welcoming the model of the moment back on its cover for a second time. 
Shot by Charles Dennington and styled by Jillian Davison, Kendall sits perched in Saint Laurent and jewelry from Tiffany & Co. in the June 2019 cover shot.


#RHOA: So this is why Porsha and Dennis are having Issues because of a 240K TAX LIEN?
Porsha Williams suddenly unfollowed her baby daddy Dennis McKinley on social media, and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the tumultuous couple had a blowout fight over money problems after she was hit with a $240,000 tax lien.

“They are not on the same page when it comes to spending money,” according to sources
Fortunately for fans, the fight’s fallout will play out onscreen next season.
‘RHOA’ Feud! Porsha Williams Claims NeNe Leakes Sent Her A Cease And Desist Letter
‘RHOA’ FEUD! PORSHA WILLIAMS CLAIMS NENE LEAKES SENT HER A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER
“Filming started on Tuesday, and Porsha’s drama with Dennis is going to unfold on camera,” an insider snitched. The Bravolebrity got a raise for the upcoming season of RHOA, going from $1.25 million in season 11 to $1.3 million.

But according to court officials, Porsha was slapped with a $240,000 tax lien in March, just days after her baby girl was born.


#EmpireStar: Lee Daniels Shopping 'Star' Following Fox Cancellation
The producer says he's "fighting" to keep the show alive and expects to hear from potential buyers soon.
Star co-creator Lee Daniels says he's "fighting" for a new home for the canceled Fox drama.
In an Instagram post, Daniels wrote next to a clip from the show, "Fighting guys! Will know this week…or top of next. I'm NOT letting them STOP the CULTURE. SORRY!"

A spinoff of Empire, Star ran for three seasons on Fox before being canceled ahead of the network's upfront presentation earlier in May. The show was a fairly stable ratings performer but never quite broke out; on top of that, following Disney's acquisition of producer 20th Century Fox TV and other 21st Century Fox assets, the series was set to come from an outside supplier at the same time the network's primetime real estate was shrinking with the addition of WWE Smackdown to Friday nights.

Cable networks BET and OWN are considered possible landing spots for Star.

Revivals of canceled shows are not unheard of — Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Designated Survivor and Lucifer are recent examples — but they're hardly the norm. In the past week, ABC briefly considered bringing back Whiskey Cavalier for a second season before deciding the action drama would remain canceled.

Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said the decision to cancel Star was a tough one, noting that the network wanted to focus on promoting the final season of Empire in the fall


#MusicNews: Raheem DeVaughn Has Revealed Cover Art & Tracklist for His Upcoming Album “The Love Reunion”
Veteran singer Raheem Devaughn is gearing up for the release of his seventh studio album “The Love Reunion”, and he’s just given us a look the tracklist and cover art for the project.
The album is set to release on June 28th, 2019 and features the lead single “Just Right” produced by Tim Kelley. You can pre-order a personally autographed copy of the album now on his official site.

The release of “The Love Reunion” comes less than a year after his previous album “Decade of a Love King” came out. In addition to the lead single, it also features the previously released hit “Joyful Noise (The Chill AF Mix)” which we featured in our Top 100 Best R&B Songs of 2018.

Raheem DeVaughn also comes with a high quality album, and we expect “The Love Reunion” to be no different. Stay tuned!

Raheem DeVaughn “The Love Reunion” Tracklist
Everything A Go
Kissed By The Sun
Rose Gold
K.I.N.G
Magnet
Love Reunion
Just Right
Ballerina (#RFPR)
Heaven On Earth
Any Everywhere
California King Size Bed
Black Girl Magic
Metronome
Joyful Noise (The Chill AF Mix)


#HipHopNews: Legendary Hip Hop group EPMD is worming on a new Album!
EPMD is back in business. After seven albums and over 30 years of pumping out authentic, boom bap Hip Hop, Parish Smith and Erick Sermon have announced its first album in 11 years.

This is according to Hip Hop website HipHopDX they’ve thrown three titles in the ring — All Business, Major Business and Big Business. The iconic duo has recently returned from a trip to Africa, where Smith says they performed after being commissioned by the African government. Now that they’re back in the States, it’s — yep! — business as usual.

“The demand from the Hip Hop community, the previous dope shows we did like at The Apollo and the trip to Africa really made us want to do the album,” Smith tells DX. “It’s just time. Everything just comes back around. Like ‘Business As Usual,’ we gots to give the people what they want.

“It’s more or less being out in Hip hop and listening to what people are seeing. They want a real album like Strictly Business, Unfinished Business, Business As Usual or Business Never Personal.”


GOOD NEWS! Alex Trebek Reveals Some of His Tumors Have Shrunk by 50 Percent!
When Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer three months ago, fans were shocked. But now the beloved Trebek has good news to share: He’s in “near remission,” according to doctors.
“It’s kind of mind-boggling,” the 78-year-old says, in PEOPLE’s new cover story. Although the cancer has a 9 percent survival rate, Trebek has been responding very well to chemotherapy. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory…some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”

Still, that doesn’t mean the longtime Jeopardy! host is totally out of the woods yet.
Trebek says he’ll still have to go through several more rounds of chemotherapy to hopefully get into full remission, but he’s elated at how far he’s come.
He got emotional when he learned of the good news. “But they were tears of joy, not tears of depression,” he says. (Trebek has been honest about experiencing moments of deep sadness during the past three months.)

As for why he thinks he’s doing so well with the chemotherapy, which has left him weak and occasionally depressed, he mostly credits well wishes from fans and friends around the world.


Jason Mitchell’s MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations Pulled Over Misconduct Allegations
Mitchell is allegedly a certified creep. The fallout continues over Jason’s alleged misconduct as MTV has now pulled all of the actor’s Movie & TV Award nominations.

Via Deadline: The MTV Movie & TV Awards have rescinded the nomination of “The Chi” star Jason Mitchell in the Best Performance In a Show category, just more than a week after Deadline’s scoop that the actor was dropped from several projects — including from the Lena Waithe-created Showtime series — amid allegations of inappropriate behavior.

You may recall the actor was fired from “The Chi,” the Netflix film, “Deperados,” he was dropped by his management and agent over allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.


Jennifer Lopez Leaves Epic Records & Signs With L.A. Reid's Hitco!
Jennifer Lopez departed from Epic Records, where L.A. Reid was formerly chairman and CEO, and signed with L.A.‘s Hitco imprint, according to Billboard on Wednesday (May 29).

Jennifer will stay signed to Sony Music Latin for her Spanish language music.

This is a continuation of their long-running partnership: she was signed to Island Def Jam while L.A. was there as chairman in 2011, then moved over to Epic in 2016 when L.A. moved over to the label. He then left Epic Records amid a sexual harassment claim and launched Hitco in 2018.

Her latest single “Medicine,” featuring French Montana, is her first release under Hitco.


Taron Egerton and the stars come out for the ‘Rocketman’ NYC premiere!
Elton John is known for his stunning styles and flare for the dramatic.
So, it's safe to say that the bar was set high for all the stars attending the Rocketman premiere in New York City. Stars like Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard and Claudia Shiffer made sure to rise to the occasion with their chic and colorful outfits that were perfectly suited for the fun premiere.

Plus, accessories were available for those who wanted to add a touch of glamour to their ensembles. Members of the crowd were given star-shaped sunglasses, similar to the ones Elton John would sport, as well as masks that looked just like Taron in character.  
Although, a good sense of fashion does not seem to be lacking for the famous Rocketman cast, which includes former Game of Thrones star Richard Madden. In Cannes, the celebs truly stood out in their designer ensembles, which the cameras caught plenty pictures of.


NFL Quarterback Nick Foles Reveals His Wife Suffered a Miscarriage
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles took time away from the team to spend time with his family after revealing his wife suffered a miscarriage.

“As several of you knew, we were about 15 weeks pregnant with our 2nd baby,” Foles’ wife, Tori, wrote on Instagram. “Early Sunday morning after a rough couple days fighting a ‘virus’ of some sort, I went into sudden labor and knew something was wrong.”

She continued, “Not long after we learned we had miscarried our baby boy. To fully labor and deliver and even see our baby boy was a pretty devastating process. Come to find that I had contracted an infection of pneumonia in the blood. The emotions go back and forth from immense and overwhelming sadness, confusion and anger to a firm belief that God has this fully in his hands and will use this for good. We cannot always understand or explain, but we know that is true.”

Tori says she is home from the hospital and “recovering physically from the infection with antibiotics (already much better) as well as emotionally from this traumatic loss.”

Nick Foles, who signed with the Jaguars during the offseason, returned to practice on Thursday.


Jordyn Woods nabs role on ‘grown-ish’!
Jordyn Woods is transitioning from reality TV to scripted programming.
Kylie Jenner‘s former best friend — who allegedly hooked up with Khloé Kardashian’s now-ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson — announced on Wednesday that she’s set to guest-star on Season 2 of Freeform’s series “grown-ish.”

“I’ve been waiting to share this with you guys but I am SO excited to guest star on this season of #grownish it returns June 5th on @freeform,” the 21-year-old captioned a picture of her on set. “This was the first role I’ve ever booked and I was nervous at first but I got past that and had the best time take risks and stay consistent to your journey, you never know what the world has to offer.”

Woods will appear later in the season — her first episode airs July 24 — as a freshman student named Dee, a “sweet soul with a soft-spoken and sincere vulnerability,” People reported.

Woods has appeared on “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and E!’s spin-off “Life of Kylie.” In a forthcoming episode of “KUWTK,” the Kardashian-Jenners will address Woods’ alleged tryst with Thompson.


“GOT” Star Kit Harington Checks Into Wellness Retreat
“Game Of Thrones” actor Kit Harington has checked into a wellness retreat to recover from “personal issues” following the finale of the hit HBO show.

Let’s be honest: we all went through an emotional rollercoaster throughout the entire last season of #GOT. But our sadness can’t possibly equate to the amount the cast of the show felt, portraying these impactful stories on screen. Harington’s response to the series ending compelled him to admit himself into a wellness center. “Kit has decided to utilize this break in his schedule as an opportunity to spend some time at a wellness retreat to work on some personal issues,” a representative for the actor said in a statement to CNN. However, according to Page Six, the actor checked in a few weeks before the finale aired for “stress and alcohol use.”

Harington has played #JonSnow on the hit show for its entire eight seasons but has spoken out about struggling with fame, as well how emotional it was to make the decision to seek help after the series ended. Harington described his last day of shooting GOT to Esquire, saying, “My final day of shooting, I felt fine. . . I felt fine. . . I felt fine. . . Then I went to do my last shots and started hyperventilating a bit,” Harington admitted. “Then they called, ‘Wrap!’ And I just f—ing broke down. It was this onslaught of relief and grief about not being able to do this again.”

The 32-year-old was captured in a video responding to the news that his character would be the cause of #EmiliaClarke’s death. Clarke plays #DaenerysTargaryen on the show. The show’s final season was received with mixed reviews. The last episode set a record with 19.3 million views, the most series ever received.


Where’s R9?!: Rihanna Fans In a Panic After She Changes Her Profile Picture on Twitter to a ”LinkedIn Headshot”
Rihanna’s Twitter page has a new look and fans believe it’s a sign that she won’t be returning to music.
From the former Twitter profile pic of the Fenty Beauty smize to a clean-cut, smiling headshot; it appears the singer-turned-fashion icon is focusing her energy on her booming fashion house, #Fenty. In doing so, she’s become the first woman ever to launch a fashion brand at #LVMH. While this news is amazing, it only has fans pressing more to find out if and when there will be new music.

The great thing is Ms. Fenty has confirmed there will be new tunes coming in the future. The bad gal had an interview with journalist and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, where she gave details about an upcoming album. The reggae album, she says, will likely be titled #R9; a name her Navy fan base pitched her online. “I’m about to call it that probably, ’cause they have haunted me with this “R9, R9, when is R9 coming out?” How will I accept another name after that’s been burned into my skull?”

However, Rihanna says the new music doesn’t have a release date. And although fans appear to be overjoyed over Rih’s continuous glow as a businesswoman, they aren’t taking the new Twitter change easily. In fact, Many felt this was a sign that she would never be handing over her album. This is how the internet responded to her revamped Twitter profile, as she moved to change her Fenty Savage header to a plain blue background. 
”Rihanna done put up the professional LinkedIn headshot as her profile picture, LMAOOOOO we ain’t never getting music again,” ODtheMC wrote, as others chimed in, saying, ”riri bout to start writin’ books.” 
”soon she gonna change ‘badgalriri’ to ‘robyn fenty’,” another said, as another wrote, ”When she said “you see me I be work work work work work work” we didn’t think she meant this kind🤧.”


Aliens, Droids and Starships: Images from new Star Wars Land at Disneyland!
ANAHEIM, Calif.— From animatronic aliens to droidprints in the ground, Disneyland's latest addition immerses visitors in a brand new locale in the "Star Wars" universe.
Every detail of the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land is meant to look and feel like it was plucked from a "Star Wars" film, whether it's the heads of fearsome creatures mounted on a shopkeeper's wall or the massive replica of the Millennium Falcon where visitors can dogfight with TIE fighters.
The 14-acre land, the largest expansion in Disneyland history, is set to open at the Anaheim, California, theme park on Friday. But it will remain one of the galaxy's most exclusive spots for several weeks, with reservations required to enter the area.

Disneyland on Wednesday hosted a preview for journalists, complete with fireworks and a ceremony attended by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas and three stars from the original trilogy: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Billy Dee Williams.
The preview event offered the first look of the completed expansion before it is mobbed by visitors lured by its enchantments, which include familiar foods from the films, lightsabers, personal droids for sale and encounters with characters from the latest films, including Kylo Ren, Rey and Finn.


Snoop Dogg Offers to Settle Rotimi’s $300K Debt to 50 Cent
Snoop Dogg has offered to settle Power star Rotimi's $300,000 debt to 50 Cent, left, after the rapper demanded his money in posts on social media.
The "In Da Club" hitmaker has earned a reputation as a loan shark and online debt collector, using his social media accounts to publicly shame those who allegedly owe him money.

His latest victim is actor/singer Rotimi, who stars alongside 50, real name Curtis Jackson, in hit U.S. TV show Power.
The 43-year-old rapper shared an Instagram video, referencing the singer's hit song "Walk With Me".
"My man you owe an outstanding $300,000 now WALK WITH ME to the bank," Fiddy said.

He gave Rotimi, real name Olurotimi Akinosho, until Monday, June 3, to pay the alleged debt, or the online attacks will continue.

Rotimi, who plays low-profile drug dealer Dre in the hit TV series, insisted he doesn't owe 50 anything. "I don't owe 50 money. The thing is, my record number one, I just bought a crib, I'm taking care of my family. Why now? Why wait 'til Walk With Me is number one?"
Snoop Dogg stepped in and offered to settle the debt to prevent the show's producer, Fiddy, from taking petty revenge by killing off Rotimi's character.

"I don't want (his character) to get killed on Power," Snoop said in an Instagram video. "I think you gonna kill him next 'cause he owe you money."
Snoop, 47, offered to settle the debt, saying, "I'm gonna pay you, how much he owe you? Let's talk about it, let's figure it out. Don't kill him, I'll pay you for him."
50 then shared Snoop's Instagram clip on his own page and wrote: "Damn ok, n**ga got @snoopdogg involved. smh [shake my head]."

50 has previously embarrassed and humiliated singer/songwriter Teairra Mari and actor/producer Jackie Long, as well as Randall Emmett, a fellow producer on Power, for allegedly owing him money.
50, who once competed in the Junior Olympics as a boxer, survived 9 gunshot wounds in 2000. He was discovered by rapper Eminem who introduced him to mega producer Dr. Dre that same year. Eminem, left, 50 Cent, center, and Dre, right, are pictured arriving at the Shady National Convention to launch Shade 45, a new satellite radio station, in NYC on Oct. 28, 2004.


Netflix On The Verge Of Boycotting Georgia Amid Controversial Anti-Abortion Bill
Abortion has been a hot topic in the media as politicians have been using their power to control women's bodies.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. A heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy. He signed the bill into law on May 7th and it's set to go into effect January 1st.

Now, Hollywood is taking action. Netflix is the first (and only at the moment) Hollywood studio to speak out against the anti-abortion bill. The streaming giant is considering boycotting the state of Georgia in response to the passed bill. A slew of Hollywood movies and television shows are filmed in GA due to the state's tax incentive. Production companies get a 30% tax break for filming in the southern state. Netflix's "Stranger Things" (which returns July 4th) is filmed there, but it may not any longer.

Powerhouse female creators - including “The Handmaid’s Tale” director Reed Morano and the Oscar-nominated writing team behind “Bridesmaids,” Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo - are speaking out and have already reportedly axed plans to film in Georgia, according to Variety.

“It’s hard to wake up every day feeling like I’m growing up in my mother’s generation,” veteran producer Lori McCreary, former president of the Producers Guild of America and CEO of Revelations Entertainment said. “I don’t have anything that’s shooting in those locations, but I would give it a second thought in those states because I think it’s important for us to support [women].”

“We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix, told Variety.

Talks of boycotting the entire state has been gaining momentum. Some high profile filmmakers - including Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Ron Howard, and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment - have seemingly decided not to boycott, but they have pledged to donate their salaries and fees to the ACLU and local activist groups who are fighting the legislation.
“It’s why we will work with the ACLU and others to fight it in court,” Sarandos continued. “Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there, while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to. Should it ever come into effect, we’d rethink our entire investment in Georgia,” Sarandos said.

Big media companies like Walt Disney Co., Sony Pictures, Warner Media, Viacom, Fox, and Amazon Studios have yet to address the anti-abortion ban. Netflix is leading the charge in taking a stand against threats to women’s reproductive rights.
Thankfully, Georgia lawyers announced last week that they will not prosecute women for getting an abortion.

Shout out to Netflix for standing up for and supporting women in this way!


JK Rowling Announces Four New 'Harry Potter' Books Are Coming
J.K. Rowling is giving the fans what they want – more Harry Potter!
Announced on Pottermore, four new books revolving around the lessons Harry and his friends studied at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are set to debut next month.

The website promises the books “will take you back in time once again to learn about the traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.”
“In addition to exploring the origins of magic through history and folklore, the eBook shorts will also feature notes, manuscript pages and charming sketches as previously seen in ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic.’”
The first two of the quartet of books – “Harry Potter: A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts” and “Harry Potter: A Journey Through Potions and Herbology” – will be available on Pottermore on June 27th.


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‘HOT DIGGITY DOG’
Listen pal, we’re all excited for a fun filled summer of grilling, but you’re starting to scare people


#EGGPLANT NATION Meet Cubbly! 
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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!
EFREM

5/23/19

The Daily Buzz For May 24 ☕📰☕


Ava DuVernay for The Hollywood Reporter May 2019
Ava DuVernay, 46, opened up in a new May 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the upcoming Netflix miniseries When They See Us.
The Oscar-nominated director revealed the importance of bringing the Central Park Five Case to light, why she's following her own path, and her decision to hire women and people of color.
When They See Us arrives on Netflix on May 31, and just like the 1989 Central Park Five case did, the limited series will likely foster dialogue about the criminal justice system while encouraging audiences to take political action. Fortunately, it's series director Ava DuVernay who is providing the necessary motivation.

In a May 2019 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Queen Sugar creator shared her thoughts on the current commander-in-chief being an "opportunist." DuVernay suggested that President Donald J. Trump capitalized on the media frenzy enveloping the racially-charged incident that involved five young men of color wrongfully convicted of rape.
But, perhaps, the most impressive part of her candid discussion with The Hollywood Reporter was DuVernay's revelation that she's no longer asking for permission when it comes to creative projects and how she chooses to operate her company, Array Filmworks, and its various production arms.

Unlike the powerful Matthew 7:7 verse says, "knock and the door will be opened to you," DuVernay was adamant about constructing her own doors in Hollywood and kicking them down.

"I always used to say I'm not going to knock on closed doors—I'm going to make my own door," DuVernay said. "When I come here [the Array offices], I'm walking through my own doors. I built my own door, I built it."
Array Filmworks is housed in three buildings on a 14,000-square-foot property in downtown Los Angeles. Despite the campus being a work-in-progress, with plastic sheeting coverings, the foundation at DuVernay's company is sturdy and strong. Partly because the 46-year-old Selma and 13th director is unapologetically carving out her own space and making her own rules, employing a staff of 50, which, as The Hollywood Reporter noted, are all female and mostly of color.
It should come as no surprise for DuVernay to have such a inclusive and female-led team around her, considering she's been championing for inclusion riders, which, in Hollywood speak, means that an actor has a clause in their contract demanding for a film's cast and crew to meet certain diversity requirements. And with her OWN TV series Queen Sugar, DuVernay hired only women to direct all 13 episodes of the first season.
"It's not yet a movement," DuVernay said in her interview with The Hollywood Reporter. "It's a trend. And time will tell if it will mature into an era of true systematic change."

And when The Hollywood Reporter followed up, asking DuVernay if she's ever received any pushback about hiring only females, her answer was far less about wishful thinking and more direct and urgent.

"We can have that conversation, if anyone wants to, in court," DuVernay said. "I will pull out every TV show that never hired a woman. I don't think that's a conversation that anyone's ready to have, but if anyone wants to, I'm happy to have it."

Thankfully, with docuseries like When They See Us, the CBS crime drama The Red Line, and OWN's Queen Sugar, DuVernay is keeping the conversation going in a more equal and productive direction.


#RHOA: Foxy Brown has a message for Kandi’s Fans who BOO’d her offstage at The Welcome To The Dungeon Tour!
Where Brooklyn at? Foxy Brown’s appearance during Kandi Burruss’ Welcome to the Dungeon tour didn’t quite go off as planned.
The legendary rapstress reportedly showed up three hours late to her performance and then proceeded to screw up her verses while onstage.

She also appeared to be off beat during the short performance, resulting in the audience booing her off the stage.
In the footage, Foxy Brown appears wearing dungeon gear complete with a bejeweled mask and sunglasses.
Brown tried to rock the crowd but they were clearly unimpressed and she was eventually pulled off stage.
To add insult to injury, the DJ promptly played ?The Jump Off? by long-time rival, Lil Kim as Brown was being escorted off.

For the record, Kandi proceeded to go on with the show despite Browns unfortunate performance and it seems Foxy is unbothered by the melee.
Less than 24 hours after being booed off the stage during Kandi?s Dungeon Tour, Foxy shared the following social media post, proclaiming she’s “STILL KING BITCH!!!”
So there…….


#Empire: Taraji P. Henson to Testify in Front of Congressional Taskforce at Mental Health Forum
She will testify at the "Mental Health in the Black Community" forum on Friday, June 7
Two weeks after announcing that her Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation will host a two-day mental health summit next month, Taraji P. Henson is further trying to eradicate the stigma surrounding mental illness in the African-American community.

On Tuesday, it was announced that the Empire actress will be testifying in front of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Taskforce at the “Mental Health in the Black Community” forum on Friday, June 7. The hearing will focus on Henson’s perspective in dealing with mental health and why talking about the issue will benefit the Black community.

Henson, who has been vocal about her personal struggles with depression and anxiety, will support her foundation’s fight to end the stigma of mental illness by publicly speaking during the Can We Talk? Conference and Benefit Dinner in Washington D.C. on June 7-9.

The Congressional Black Caucus Taskforce, led by New Jersey Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, was launched on April 30 and is dedicated to compiling research towards addressing the issue of Black youth suicide and creating better access to mental health.
“This is an incredible opportunity to address the people who can not only help shine a light on this devastating problem in our community, but who also have the power and resources to help us truly make a difference in young Black lives,” the star said in a statement.

“It is an honor to have the support and attention of members of Congress who are truly invested in working towards a solution,” she added.
Henson founded her nonprofit in 2018, naming it after her father, Boris Lawrence Henson, who struggled with mental health challenges as a result of his tour of duty in the Vietnam War.

The summit will kick off June 7 with a 300-person benefit dinner with a keynote address delivered by Dr. Altha J. Stewart, the first African-American to be named President of the American Psychiatric Association.
Proceeds from the benefit will go towards BLHF’s “You Got This!” Fundraising Campaign in an effort to support access to therapy for African-Americans who may not have the means to cover expenses.
The Oscar-nominated actress recently opened up to Variety about her own struggles, revealing the lack of Black mental health professionals is what pushed her to start her foundation.

“You can talk to your friends, but you need a professional who can give you exercises,” she said. “So that when you’re on the ledge, you have things to say to yourself that will get you off that ledge and past your weakest moments.”


#NewMusic: Listen to the Icon Dionne Warwick’s New Album ‘She’s Back’
Legendary Songstress Dionne Warwick has returned to her R&B roots on her new full-length album, She’s Back.
For her first dedicated R&B/soul album since 1969’s Soulful, Warwick enlisted Kenny Latimore, Krayzie Bone of Bone, Thugs & Harmony, and Musiq Soulchild for the ten new songs. She re-recorded Burt Bacharach/Hal David’s classic “What’s the World Need Now is Love” for a second time and made it the lead single for She’s Back.

LISTEN AND STREAM HERE

“The world needs Iove,” she told PEOPLE in a recent interview. “I hope they’re paying attention this time around. It’s time for that healing factor and it’s called love.”

In addition to the new material, Warwick treats fans with all 19 remastered recordings from her 1998 album, Dionne Sings Dionne, which features some of her greatest hits including “Walk On By” and “I Say A Little Prayer For You.”


#HipHopNews: New TuPac Music coming? Suge Knight’s son says so!
This past February, notorious Death Row Records founder Suge Knight claimed that he still owned unreleased recordings from Tupac Shakur. We haven't heard much more about those tracks since, but according to Suge's son, Suge Knight Jr., they're on the way.
https://youtu.be/3T8l630y9NM
Speaking to the folks at Los Angeles' Real 92.3, Suge Jr. spoke on his New Death Row label, his Tupac Shakur-focused conversations with his now-incarcerated father, whether he believed 'Pac is still alive and unreleased tunes from the late rapper. For the latter, he offered up a simple answer.
"Correct," the younger Suge said after radio show hosts asked if there was still unreleased 'Pac music he was working on. Elsewhere, he reveals that, despite his earlier claims that Tupac is still alive and living in Malaysia, he doesn't actually believe the West Coast icon is still breathing.
Suge Knight's son doesn't offer up much else in the way of details regarding the new 'Pac music, but such a prospect is obviously welcome.

Since his death on Sept. 13, 1996, six posthumous solo 'Pac albums have been released. The last one, titled 'Pac's Life, hit stores in November 2006, seemingly concluding what at one point felt like a limitless stream of posthumous albums from the revered rapper. Maybe there's one more in store.


All in the Family’ & ‘The Jeffersons’ Live Shines Taking us down Memory Lane! 
He flew 52 bombing runs over Germany during World War II. He started his TV career in 1950. He created the most influential TV program in American TV history. He most recently rebooted the best of the current crop of TV reboots (Netflix's "One Day at a Time").

He is 96. He is Norman Lear.

There are your reasons — a few of them — for  Wednesday's “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons.’ ” Lear isn't going to live forever. Time for the tribute. So what was the tribute like?
At first, weird. A detour down memory lane that took a hard right to funkytown — and on to references that were even older than the word "funkytown."    Also puzzling.
The accents mostly. Woody Harrelson is an actor with many gifts but clearly no gift for New York-area accents. His Archie Bunker (originally played by Carroll O'Connor) sounded like Jersey by way of Slovakia. Those who still remember Jean Stapleton's Edith don't think of Marisa Tomei — love her as most do — in a ragged wig.

And then, like all funkytown TV, the party started. Jamie Foxx, as George Jefferson, fumbled a line during the opening episode, but naturally had to say something. ("It's live," he ad-libbed. "Everyone sitting at home just think their TV messed up.")
It didn't and he did, and from that moment on, this had our attention. We all entered a time machine (per Jimmy Kimmel, who actually thought this whole project up) and there we remained, until Marla Gibbs turned up during "The Jeffersons" episode to remind viewers that she was once a real star on this long-ago hit (1975-85).
Of the two live episodes, "The Jeffersons" was easily the better, and also made the unexpected case that it was possibly the better series all along. Foxx nailed Sherman Hemsley's George, Wanda Sykes nailed Louise (originally played by Isabel Sanford), Jackée Harry nailed Diane Stockwell (Paulene Myers), Will Ferrell nailed Tom Willis (Franklin Cover) and Kerry Washington nailed Helen Willis (Roxie Roker).

But in the end, this night was about Lear. His comedies once forced viewers to face a tragic part of American history and to somehow laugh about the fact that history hadn't gone anywhere.

Kudos to Kimmel for reminding us of all that — and of him — too.
Or as Norman Lear told Jimmy Kimmel tonight, “I sit in a chair in an audience and I was had!”


Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons reportedly have broken up
Kendall Jenner and NBA star Ben Simmons have split, according to sources.
Sources said that at the same time a new Australia Vogue cover story dropped — quoting supermodel Jenner saying of potentially marrying Simmons, “Maybe. Definitely not now, but maybe one day” — Simmons was partying solo in Atlantic City, NJ, with pals.

Simmons was spotted with friends at Kuro at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino celebrating a pal’s birthday.
We hear that the group later turned up at Scores, and that there was buzz among Ben’s entourage that he and Jenner called it quits last week.

Another source familiar with the couple said they have broken up. Adding fuel to the rumors, Jenner was posting some cryptic Instagram Story posts the same night — including the new Tyler, the Creator tune, “I Don’t Love You Anymore” as well as lyrics to another of the rapper’s songs, “Puppet,” which includes the line: “I wanna call you and talk.”
Sources said Simmons’ crew included a “tall, supersexy brunette.”

However, the source added of any Scores ladies: “Ben was at a center booth by the stage, but when the topless girls came to the booth, he had security send them away.”

This isn’t the first time the pair’s been on the rocks: Jenner was spotted smooching Gigi and Bella Hadid’s brother, Anwar Hadid, last fall. Reps didn’t comment


Ike Turner’s Daughter says That Rape Did NOT Happen! In the Rape Scene In ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’!
One of the more disturbing and talked about scenes in the 1993 Academy Award-nominated film What’s Love Got To Do With It, involves Tina Turner (played by Angela Bassett) being raped by her husband at the time, Ike Turner (played by Laurence Fishburne.) In a new interview, one of Ike Turner’s children is defending her father—and vehemently denies that the rape ever took place.

Although the film is over 25 years old, it’s still hard to watch the brutal rape scene depicted in What’s Love Got To Do With It, a film that was based on legendary singer Tina Turner’s 1986 biography, I, Tina. Tina has always been very forthcoming regarding the severe past abuse she suffered at the hands of Ike Turner during their marriage and career together back in the 60s and 70s.
When the film was released, fans and audiences were shocked to learn of the private hell that Tina endured for decades. She lived to tell her truth—and as a result embarked upon a successful solo career that took her to professional heights she never had while with Ike.

Fast forward to present day, and Ike Turner’s 50-year-old daughter, Mia Turner, is crying foul and claiming that the infamous rape scene in the film never happened and that it was completely fictionalized. Turner flat out says, “that rape did not happen” and she never witnessed her father abusing Tina in any way during her childhood. Mia’s mother is former Ikette Margaret Ann Thomas, who became pregnant with Mia during his marriage to Tina.
Mia is currently prepping a documentary about Ike and Tina, and wants to set the record straight from her perspective of their relationship during her childhood. Mia admits that she still struggles to believe her father was ever abusive.

She stated, of the rape in question: “Obviously I wasn’t there that night…but after I saw the movie I called Tina’s sister Aillene and said: ‘What in the world?’ She then called Tina and [Aillene] confirmed to me that it never happened.”

Mia continued, adding: “A high percentage of Tina’s account has been accurate. When she signed off on the movie it was the way she wanted it, but it was edited heavily afterwards. We find out later it was tweaked. It was made Hollywood, so there’s quite a few scenes, primarily the rape scene. It didn’t happen. In Hollywood, sex sells, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent.”

Mia claims that all she ever remembers is her childhood being filled with laughter and happy times:

“They didn’t argue much in front of me. When it came to rehearsals, daddy was the choreographer and composer, so they might quibble over things, but I never saw him hit her. I’m not saying those things didn’t happen, I just never saw that.”
However, Turner doubled down on her claims of abuse at the hands of her former husband and has never waivered from her initial claims.

In her 2018 official autobiography, My Love Story, Turner, 79, described what sex was like with Ike:
“For me, though, sex with Ike had become an expression of hostility — a kind of rape — especially when it began or ended with a beating.”
Mia says she lived between both her grandmother’s and Ike and Tina’s homes as a child—she lived with her grandmother during the week and Ike and Tina on the weekends. She also revealed that Tina was aware of her father’s affair with her mother, which was also depicted in What’s Love Got To Do With It.

Despite her denial of Tina’s recollections of physical and sexual abuse, Mia still think fondly of her:
“Tina was like a second mother to me, I have a lot of love and respect for her, I still do. I was like the daughter she never had, we did everything together. Tina will always have a very special place in my heart because that’s my other mother. If I saw her today, I would hug her and say, ‘I love you and I miss you.’”

Ike Turner died on December 12, 2007 at the age of 76 of an apparent cocaine overdose. He and Tina divorced in 1978 and he eventually married Mia’s mother in 1981 before divorcing in 1990 due to his drug use.


Drake Responds After Milwaukee Bucks Coach Calls Out His Courtside High Jinks
Drake is known to be the life of the party whenever he stops by a basketball game — but Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer is not exactly a fan.
The “Nonstop” rapper, 32, was particularly lively while rooting for the Toronto Raptors during their game against the Bucks on Tuesday, May 21. At one point, he even stood up to give a quick shoulder rub to Raptors coach Nick Nurse. In the end, Drake turned out to be good luck for his hometown team, which won 120-102 and tied the Eastern Conference finals 2-2.

A day after the game, Budenholzer, 49, shared his brutally honest thoughts on celebrities receiving special treatment and having access to the court.

“There’s certainly no place for fans and, you know, whatever it is exactly that Drake is for the Toronto Raptors,” he said during a conference call, via ESPN. “You know, to be on the court, there’s boundaries and lines for a reason, and like I said, the league is usually pretty good at being on top of stuff like that.”

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo’s former agent Georgios Dimitropoulos also took aim at Drake in a since-deleted tweet on Wednesday, May 22. “Imagine a gig & an athlete on VIP seats, right next to the band, stands up on the stage just to show off during the entire game, knowing cameras are on him, occasionally even massaging the singer,” he wrote. “Security&him both allow it. Never seen anything as disrespectful as this before.”
The four-time Grammy winner took to Instagram later on Wednesday to respond to the criticism. He uploaded a photo of himself celebrating the Raptors’ success on the court, captioned with three emojis: a laughing-crying face, a salt shaker and a man shrugging.

Drake then posted a screenshot on his Instagram Story that showed him “liking” a fan’s comment that read, “If you don’t want the opposing team to celebrate and dance, prevent them from scoring, winning, or achieving their objective. Get over it and keep it moving.”

Nurse, for his part, told reporters on Wednesday that he “didn’t even feel” the MC’s shoulder rub because he was “so locked into the game.”


Rihanna Debuts Her Luxury Fenty Collection in Paris
The Paris debut of Rihanna's historic LVMH-partnered luxury Fenty collection is drawing high praise and equally high levels of stokedness from fans.
The launch went down by way of a pop-up boutique, with guests including Balmain's Olivier Rousteing and Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri. Writing on the launch event for British Vogue, Sarah Harris noted that the event was initially delayed by an hour, then delayed again, ultimately kicking off three hours after the previously announced start time. However, this understandably appeared to bother no one in attendance, a fact Harris says is a sign Rihanna has "another hit on her hands."
Pieces range in price from 200 Euros (roughly $223) for a white waist-cinched tee to roughly 1100 Euros for a reversible parka. Speaking to attendees in Paris, Rihanna explained how elements of the design are inspired by what she wishes she could find with ease on her own shopping trips.

"I love strong silhouettes, and for women to look confident, that's what I want to achieve with this collection," she said.

For a proper look at the full collection, Vogue's got you. The general public can get their hands on the new Fenty starting May 29 online. The next drop is slated for late June.

When offering T Magazine an early glimpse at the line last week, Rihanna told Jeremy O. Harris that she took a "very hands-on" approach to this partnership, as she does with all her projects. "I already had a relationship with [LVMH] after the Versailles campaign and the makeup line, so they extended the offer to me and it was a no-brainer because LVMH is a machine," she said.


Halle Berry Plants a Big Kiss on Lena Waithe During 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Monologue
While Jimmy Kimmel was off working on Live in Front of a Studio Audience, which included live recreations of All In The Family and its groundbreaking spin-off, The Jeffersons, Waithe was guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday.
During the Masters of None star's monologue, she received a surprise visit from Halle Berry, who gave her more than just a pep talk. "Baby, what can I do for you?" Berry asked Waithe.

"I need some inspiration. Like that Oscars speech you gave, that got me hyped," Waithe answered, referencing Berry's acceptance speech at the 2002 Academy Awards. "I need you to give me some of that Halle Berry juice."
The 52-year-old actress did just that! "Lena, you know I know you, right? We've worked together. So I know that you are a force of nature. You are a beautiful African American queen," she exclaimed. "...Lena, tonight you are a writer, an actor, a producer and tonight you are a late-night comedian. You about to slay this show!"
Berry quipped, "And you are already winning, girl, because you are dressed way better than Jimmy ever was."
After her inspiring words, the John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum star asked Waithe, "Now, you good or do you need something else?"
Waithe said that the pep talk worked but Berry had something else in mind. "No, I think you need something else," she proclaimed before planting a big kiss on the 35-year-old star. 

After their smooch, Berry announced, "Now you're good!"


Mario Batali to Be Arraigned on Indecent Assault & Battery Charge
Mario Batali is expected to be arraigned on an indecent assault and battery charge on Friday (May 24) in Boston, Mass.
A spokesperson for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the news on Wednesday (May 22) in a statement to NBC Boston.

The incident involving the 58-year-old celebrity chef reportedly occurred at a restaurant in the Back Bay area on March 31, 2017.
In a criminal complaint, a woman told police she saw Mario and tried to take a selfie over her shoulder at the restaurant. He apparently noticed, called her over, grabbed her chest and kissed her without consent and invited her to his hotel room according to a Boston Globe report.

A woman in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit back in August of 2018 with similar allegations at the same restaurant. It’s not yet known if the reported criminal complaint and civil suit involved the same person and incident.
“Mr. Batali denies the allegations in both this criminal complaint and the civil complaint filed last August. The charges, brought by the same individual without any new basis, are without merit. He intends to fight the allegations vigorously, and we expect the outcome to fully vindicate Mr. Batali,” said his attorney Anthony Fuller in a statement.
He could face two and a half years in prison if convicted.

Mario was fired from The Chew in December of 2017 amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

“Much of the behavior described does, in fact, match up with ways I have acted. That behavior was wrong, and there are no excuses,” he said at the time.


‘Braxton Family Values’ Star Towanda Braxton Goes Back to School to Learn Personal Finance Following Bankruptcy
“Braxton Family Values” star Towanda Braxton was forced to go back to school and learn some things about how to manage her money after having to file for bankruptcy.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Braxton recently completed an online class on personal financial management.

Braxton completed her class on May 18 and now is one step closer to having her $450k in debt wiped clean. The class was required as part of her bankruptcy and teaches those with money problems how to properly manage their finances moving forward.

As reported, Towanda Braxton filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month, listing $277,650 in assets but $547,056.39 in liabilities.
She says her monthly income is $4,692 but expenses per month total $6,020, leaving her in the red.
has vandalized his home, and now he wants the man kept away.
Her assets include a new Georgia home she bought recently (worth about $275k), $1,500 in household goods, $1k in clothing and only $150 in her checking account … with zero in her savings.

Towanda’s debt includes $417,715 to a mortgage company, $76k to her former landlord, $982 to Comcast, over a thousand to collection attorneys, $8,480 to Covenant Christian Academy, $6,211.30 in medical bills, $35,000 to her sister Tamar who gave her a personal loan and various other debts.

The case is ongoing.


Tamron Hall Spills Tea on Megyn Kelly Taking Her ‘Today’ Show Time Slot, Why She Hid Her Pregnancy
On March 4 Tamron Hall seemingly shocked many when she announced that she wasn’t only married but pregnant. The former “Today” host shared the news in her 32 second week of pregnancy and explained why she waited in a new interview with People.

“My doctor said, ‘This is your body, your health. You share of your journey what you want to share,'” said the 48-year-old. “I was terrified I would lose this baby, and I would have to go back and tell everyone that now it was bad news, and after this pregnancy had gone so far.”
“I just wasn’t mentally prepared to deal with that,” she added. “That’s why I waited. And trust me, if I could’ve gone the whole way to delivery, I would’ve.”

Hall and her husband, music manager Steven Greener, welcomed their son Moses on April 24, and the new mom said her pregnancy was high risk — not only due to her age, but because of “other medical factors.”
Moses is also Hall’s first child, and she talked about trying to conceive back in her younger years.

“I knew that the clock was not on my side” she explained. “When I tried in my 30s, I still felt like I had some time, and the fertility clinic felt like a bright room. In my 40s I saw all the gray: The faces looked gray, the walls were gray, nothing seemed shiny and optimistic.”
“Just like with my job search during that time, there were so many frustrations: I’m putting in the work, I’m taking care of my mind and my body and I’m being rejected,” she added. “I’m thinking, ‘Wait a minute. What have I done wrong here?'”

And regarding Hall’s career, things suddenly shifted when she left NBC and stopped co-hosting the third hour of “Today,” “Today’s Take.”
She suddenly learned the time slot was given to Megyn Kelly, who would eventually be terminated for defending people wearing blackface on Halloween.
But Hall said she holds no bitterness towards the ousted host.
“Let me be clear, I have no ill will toward Megyn,” she explained. “They made her an offer she couldn’t refuse. And they made me an offer I could refuse. But afterward, after 25 years in the business, I felt some of the offers that were coming in were insulting.”

“Like, ‘Wait a minute. I’ve been doing this a long time, and you’re coming to me with these odd little things?'” added Hall. “I felt like, ‘Wow, I’ve put in all this work thinking the right thing will come.’ Well, it was June, and the right thing had not come.”
The Texas native has a new syndicated talk show that premieres Sept. 9, and in retrospect she believes the career change was a huge blessing.
“I’m from the South, and there’s a saying: ‘It’s not a setback; it’s a setup for something else,'” she stated. “That loss set me up for, yes, a dream job but also my baby, my husband, my family. I just couldn’t see it coming.”


Trump Administration Postpones Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Release
Harriet Tubman will not grace the front of the $20 bill until 2028, Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.
Tubman, known as the female Moses, is one of the first Black women who risked her life as a slave to free others through the Underground Railroad. Tubman’s efforts as an activist and abolitionist were honored nearly two years ago when it was decided she would be replacing Andrew Jackson as the new face of the $20 bill.

The Obama Administration initiative specified the bill would be released in 2020 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. But Mnuchin says the bill “most likely” won’t be printed until 2028. 

“It’s not a decision that is likely to come until way past my term, even if I serve the second term for the president,” Mnuchin told the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. “So I’m not focused on that for the moment.”

Mnuchin said a redesign of the bill’s security feature will come out in 2020. However, the bill itself won’t be revealed for eight years. He did not explain why the bill wouldn’t be produced at this time. Mnuchin’s announcement sparked many opinions, including from Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts. Pressley took to Twitter and pointed out Mnuchin’s questionable decision. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

“People other than white men built this county. And Sec Mnuchin agrees, yet he refuses to update our #currency.”


Sam Champion returning back home to WABC's 'Eyewitness News'
Weather forecaster Sam Champion is returning to WABC/7, where he had been a popular presence from 1988 to 2006 before going on to "Good Morning America" and The Weather Channel. The station, the flagship of ABC network, announced Wednesday that Champion will join the weekday morning and noon teams starting June 3.

"Sam has a fascination and passion for weather that is absolutely contagious," said WABC president and general manager Debra O'Connell in a statement. "I am thrilled to have Sam join our outstanding Eyewitness News team, bringing with him a tremendous track record for accuracy in weather forecasting along with his genuine care for our tri-state area communities and viewers.”

Champion, 57, has not commented on social media.


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