First Look: Taye Diggs as ‘Hedwig’ in Broadway’s ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’
Taye Diggs is returning to Broadway in a way you’ve never seen him before.
He’s set to star as the lead Hedwig in the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
“Hedwig is the role of a lifetime. I’m looking forward to being challenged performance-wise on many levels, as well as being humbled by the musical’s social implications,” Diggs says in the new issue of PEOPLE, adding: “I also like wearing nail polish.”
We like wearing nail polish too.
Taye begins his 12-week run as Hedwig – a transgender rock artist who sings about her botched surgery – in NYC on July 22nd, replacing Glee star Darren Criss. It’ll be Taye’s first Broadway role since leaving Wicked in 2004.
NFLer Victor Cruz Fronts Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2015
New York Giants wide receiver is no stranger on the football field and he’s now becoming a familiar face in the fashion world.
Known to pop up front row ready at numerous high-end fashion runway shows, the NFLer has become the new face of Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2015 campaign. And he’s serving up all types of “classic man” sexy.
Shot by celebrity photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the NLFer put his good looks and athletic physique on display in a tailored pinstripe suit thanks to the French fashion house's artistic director Riccardo Tisci.
In another shot, the Giants superstar styles in a classic black tuxedo toting a black leather Givenchy bag. His suit is accessorized by oversized pins on one side and a “17” pin on the other, paying homage to his uniform number.
GQ credits Riccardo praising the fashion maven as "a perfect mix of charisma, power, elegance and beauty." No lies told there. Yet another fashion accolade to add to his growing fashion resume, Victor has also modeled in campaigns for GAP, Kith and Mr. Porter.
OMG! R.H.o.A’s Claudia Jordan Involved in Six Car Crash
The former or may not be a former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” is already dealing with being fired from the show after just one year. Then she got buried under an avalanche of mockery because folks believe she is broke and jobless after moving to Atlanta from Los Angeles to stack those chips and get a job.
Now, we find out that Jordan has gotten smacked around on the Atlanta highways as she was involved in a six-car pile-up during rush hour traffic.
Jordan was reportedly driving on Interstate 20 when 2 cars in front of her wrecked — she hit the brakes … and then got rear-ended by 2 cars behind her. When the dominoes stopped … a total of 6 cars were involved.
Our sources say Jordan was able to drive herself to the hospital … and doctors say she escaped with a bad case of whiplash.
Claudia updates fans on her condition.
Hope you’re seriously okay Claudia
Ex-UCLA Coach: Justin Combs Only Made Team Because of Diddy
Justin-Combs_Diddy*Being the son of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs can definitely open doors.
For Justin Combs, that little fact was responsible for him being a part of UCLA’s football team, according to the school’s former head coach Rick Neuheisel. Neuheisel, made the revelation on his SiriusXM radio show as he discussed what led him to recruit Justin for the team.
The New York Post noted Neuheisel’s admission that it was “doubtful” he would’ve offered Combs, a 5-foot-9, two-star defensive back out of Iona Prep in New Rochelle, if his dad wasn’t Diddy.
“When you’re weighing the assets of what a youngster can do for your program, there’s no question [being Diddy’s son] had something to do with it for me,” said Neuheisel.
“Justin is a great kid. His problem was his size. He’s not big enough to be a dominant player. Could he be productive? Yes. The fact his father was an influential guy played into my decision to go ahead and offer him.”
Despite Combs being selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, many felt he was more of an FCS type of player, better suited for Stony Brook or Fordham, the Post reports, adding that Combs has only appeared in one game last year since his arrival at UCLA.
As for Diddy’s altercation with UCLA strength and conditioning coordinator Sal Alosi, Neuheisel provided a bit of insight in to the incident, saying that Combs was working out with Diddy’s private trainer instead of attending UCLA’s discretionary workouts. The workouts aren’t mandatory, according to the Post.
“Justin looks a little out of shape, and there was something said,” Neuheisel said. “He was actually removed from the workout. [Diddy] got the report from Justin and marched over.”
From there, Diddy’s confrontation resulted as the entertainment mogul allegedly attacked Alosi and swung a kettlebell at someone after he was pulled away. Diddy was ultimately charged with three counts of assault with a deadly weapon for the incident, one count of making terrorist threats and one count of battery.
Although Diddy caught charges, Neuheisel revealed that things were initially going to go another way.
“What I learned was they were going to let this go, because the UCLA folks didn’t want to press charges,” he said. “But when the campus police arrived on the scene, they looked at the film.”
Detroit Steel Mill Worker Making Waves With 50-Inch Booty
Patricia Washington, a Detroit steel mill worker where she is the only woman, hopes to make it big in the world of modeling. According to a video profile, Washington is using the power of her 50-inch booty to break out into the world of modeling and is causing quite the buzz so far.
Washington, 31, works a tough 16-hour schedule at the steel mill and has been looking for a way out. In an interview with Barcfort TV, Washington explains that working in the mill has robbed her of other experiences and now intends to make modeling her full-time focus.
“For the past years, I’ve pretty much lived my life like a caged animal,” explained Washington. “Not experiencing everything this world has to offer you. So, my ambition is to be free.”
Part of that freedom Washington speaks of is flaunting her powerful assets, which she gained by way of a Brazillian butt lift. Washington shared that she had fat removed from her stomach, back and thighs and moved to her derriere.
As noted on her Instagram page, Washington’s booming 38-28-50 measurements are what got her noticed by a Miami photographer after images of her at a club hit the photo sharing network.
Washington said that her pictures were featured in a top urban magazine in the Barcroft TV interview, which expanded her profile all the way to photographers in Hong Kong and other places.
Credit should also be given to Washington for warning young women about the dangers of surgery and being honest about her own procedures.
Check out some photos of the Detroit steel mill worker with the 50-inch booty,
Unbelievable!
Beyoncé & Jay Z Expecting Baby #2 By Surrogate — Report
Does Blue Ivy have a little brother or sister on the way? A new report is claiming that Beyoncé and her hubby Jay Z have enlisted the help of a surrogate for baby number two!
While Beyoncé, 33, is running the world, a surrogate will reportedly take on the role of bringing a second child into her and Jay Z‘s, 45, family. It’s been three years since they welcomed their daughter Blue Ivy, 3, so it’s no surprise that they’re ready to expand their brood.
Speculation that Beyoncé is possibly using a surrogate are back. A new report claims that the singer and Jay Z will welcome their second child together with the help of another, according to In Touch. An insider told the outlet that Bey & Jay “are in the process of having a baby through a surrogate.” Their source adds, “They were trying for several months, but Beyoncé was having trouble. She was scared about another high-risk pregnancy, so surrogacy became the best decision for them.” We don’t blame her for being scared, she has openly discussed her painful miscarriage before.
“They didn’t want to take any more risks, so after all the ironclad legal documents were drawn up, it took them about two months to find the perfect woman to carry their child,” the insider tells the magazine. “The surrogate is still in the early stages of the pregnancy, so they have yet to announce it to the public.” Meanwhile, Beyonce is jealous that Kim Kardashian got pregnant again before she did!
That’s not all. Jay Z and Beyonce are reportedly trying to save their marriage and they hope that by having a second child, their relationship will mend. “Jay’s been pushing Beyoncé into having another baby to bring them closer together,” the source claims. “But he’s also been very protective of her and didn’t want her to take any chances. He wants to make sure everything goes smoothly.” Either way, we hope they continue to work on their marriage.
Rapper YG Speaks Out After Shooting to Billboard
YG (real name Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson) is speaking out for the first time, since he was shot on June 12th outside of a recording studio in LA. Since the incident, the details have remained vague but in his first interview since the incident, the 25-year-old rapper (who is said to be affiliated with the Bloods) tells Billboard what he remembers from that night and how he’s moving forward. Peep a few excerpts.
On what happened the night he was shot:
"A little incident. I got shot in my hip, but I’m all right."
On who shot him:
"I don’t know, and it don’t matter. I got lucky because a main artery is right there, right around the groin. The bullet didn’t go that deep, and it didn’t hit any bones."
Reports stating he was shot three times:
"Nah, I got shot one time. It was three bullet holes because it went in, went out and went back in again."
If he really did not see who shot you, what their motivation was and if he believes it was gang-related:
"It was not gang-related at all. It just happened out of the blue. We don’t know who did it, we don’t know why. We don’t know nothing."
"Survival. After I got shot, I’m telling everybody, “Take me to the hospital, because I can’t die.” We hop in my homie’s car and bam — we got in a car accident! We hit an island trying to avoid another car. We had to hop out of the totaled car, hop in another car. At the hospital we had to tell people, “Take me serious right now — you don’t even understand what’s going on.” It was wild."
How he’s feeling now:
"I’m good. I left the hospital that night, and the next day I went back to the studio. Nobody wanted me to go. My mama tells me, “What are you talking about ‘going to the studio?’” But you know, I got shit to do — this shit don’t stop for nobody. I came straight to the studio on my little crutches."
Being referred to as a ‘tough’ guy (during his interview):
"Yeah. I’m hard to kill."
Who contacted him while he was in the hospital:
"Everybody — family, friends, the label. Lil’ Boosie Facetimed me. I was in the hospital, in a wheelchair, and I lost all my contacts but I see the 504, so I knew it wasn’t anybody in L.A., so I ask who it is and he says, “It’s Boosie. What’s up man, you straight?” He was real concerned, he was like, “My n—a, you good?” and I’m like “Yeah,” and he was like “All right, my n—a.” I know who cares about me and who’s faking. I don’t have to get shot to figure that out."
Bobbi Kristina’s Conservator Files Lawsuit Against Nick Gordon, Accuses Him of Stealing Thousands, ‘Punching Her in the Face’, and ‘Dragging Her Upstairs By Her Hair’
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s court-appointed conservator, Belinda Hargrove, has filed a lawsuit accusing Nick Gordon of physical abuse and stealing money from Bobbi without authorization.
Hargrove said in a statement:
Today I filed a lawsuit on behalf of Bobbi Kristina Brown. I filed this lawsuit to pursue justice on behalf of Bobbi Kristina Brown. No human being, male or female, should endure what Bobbi Kristina endured.
Pat Houston and Bobby Brown have done all they can to take care of Bobbi Kristina since this terrible tragedy occurred. I have worked closely with both of them and we all want the very best for Bobbi Kristina. This lawsuit represents our collective efforts to get justice for Bobbi Kristina.
We pray that justice will be done for her and that it will be swift.
According to the lawsuit,
“Even after Brown’s hospitalization, and while she was in a coma, (Gordon) accessed Brown’s bank account(s) and stole in excess of $11,000 from Brown’s bank account(s).
The lawsuit also alleges several acts of violence:
“Defendant also began to commit domestic violence on Brown, including punching her in the face, knocking out a front tooth and dragging her upstairs by her hair.”
“Just prior to Jan. 31, Brown had confided to someone that Defendant was not the man she thought he was and set up a time on Jan. 31 to meet with this person to further discuss this revelation. Brown, however, never made it to the meeting. Instead, on the morning of Jan. 31, Brown became embroiled in a loud argument with Defendant at her townhome. The loud argument ended and Brown was later found unresponsive and unconscious, face down in a bathtub, witt her mouth swollen and another tooth knocked out.”
Now we know why her family has been so adamant about keeping him away from her — assuming this is all true.
The lawsuit alleges Bobbi has suffered “life threatening bodily harm and damages” and asks for damages of at least $10 million each for the assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and conversion. It asks for an amount to be determined later for counts of quantum meruit/unjust enrichment and attorneys’ fees.
Darnell Dockett's Baby Mama Goes Off on his LACK of support
R&B singer Ashanti's boyfriend San Francisco 49er Darnell Docket put on blast by his baby mama…
Baller Alert caught Darnell's baby mama Amelia ranting on Insagram about the baller spending Father's Day out of the country with his new girlfriend while she and their kids struggle to pay for car repairs.
And in totally related news Ashanti spent the past week Instagramming her trip to Costa Rica.
LOL!!!!!!!
Clementa Pinckney’s Daughters is watching their Father being laid to rest!
A caisson drawn by a pair of white horses carried the body of slain pastor and state Sen. Clementa Pinckney to the South Carolina Statehouse where hundreds of mourners lined up to pay their final respects to the esteemed lawmaker.
Among them was his six-year-old daughter Malana and her mother Jennifer, who were in the church in Charleston when Sen. Pinckney was gunned down with eight other people a week ago.
His coffin passed directly by the Confederate flag on a pole on the Statehouse grounds as debate over the fate of the divisive Civil War-era symbol raged on in South Carolina and across the country.
Pinckney, 41, was also a pastor at the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where nine people at a bible study class were shot dead allegedly by Dylann Roof. Mrs Pinckney and her youngest daughter managed to hide under a desk in an office during the massacre and call 911.
The couple were also parents to an older daughter, Eliana, who is 11.
The caisson transporting her father's body was flanked by two police cars with their lights on.
Around 100 members of the public stood in line along the side of the Statehouse near the Confederate flag.
Gloria Wingard, 66, of Columbia, had been there since 9.30am. ‘I'm here to honor him and the things that he'd done,’ she said.
The solemn procession left a funeral home on Taylor Street at around noon local time and pulled up in front of the Statehouse 20 minutes later.
Nine members of the honor guard carried Pinckney's open casket into the rotunda as mourners sang We Shall Overcome.
Some wept as they slowly walked past the deceased senator, who had been dressed in a dark suit and red tie. He appeared remarkably peaceful, with a slight smile on his lips.
Visitor Cornelia Bell, who was a member of a church in Irmo where Pinckney was a minister, told the station WTOC: 'I just had to be here. He was the pastor that brought me back to the Lord.'
May he rest in PEACE!
Chris Brown Lets Black Women Know What He Thinks About Hair Weave
As the #Teamnatural, #TeamRealHair movements gather steam in the black community, men are speaking up about their distaste for all things fake as it relates to black women.
It’s no secret that black women are the largest consumers of hair weave products. Black men yearn for the days when they pulled their women’s hair during sex and the hair didn’t come off in their hands.
Chris Brown posted this photo of himself wearing his hair in a mini bun.
“This how most of yall ladies be looking after the club!” he wrote in the caption. His post was an obvious dig at black women who take their hair extensions out when they sweat out their weave at the club.
Brown and other rappers have begun taunting black women who either refuse to style their own natural hair or they can’t afford to maintain their luxurious locks weekly.
Maybe more black men should speak out against the hair weave industry that has made millionaires out of non-blacks for decades.
He Just Won’t Back Down! Wade Robson Continues Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Michael Jackson With New Filing
A judge dismissed Wade Robson’s molestation claims back in May, but according to RadarOnline.com he’s not going down without a fight! Though he first attempted to go after Michael Jackson’s estate, he has now filed an amended complaint against Jackson’s production companies over similar claims of rape.
When Robson filed against the estate, he also filed a separate civil case that named two corporate entities of Jackson’s as defendants.
Jackson’s attorneys want this case dismissed just like the other one was, but Robson’s legal team believes the civil lawsuit is still valid. In court documents obtained by Radar, they cite several civil procedure codes that allow plaintiffs to bring civil suit after the statute of limitations has passed.
One code, for example, allows plaintiffs to bring suit “within three years of the date the plaintiff discovers or reasonably should have discovered that psychological injury or illness occurring after the age of majority was caused by the sexual abuse,” according to the documents.
Robson has said he recalled the alleged abuse during therapy in 2012.
In May, Judge Mitchell Beckloff ruled Robson couldn’t proceed with a claim against Jackson’s estate because the statute of limitations had passed.
The estate’s famed attorney, Howard Weitzman, previously told Radar exclusively, “Our Motion for Summary Judgment was granted and Robson’s Request to File a Late Claim against the Estate was denied.”
“The court’s dismissal of Wade Robson’s claim against the Estate of Michael Jackson confirms that his lawsuit was inappropriately filed,” Weitzman said. “Mr. Robson testified under oath in a courtroom that Michael never did anything improper with him. The Estate believes his testimony was honest when his sole motivation was ‘to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.’”
Story developing.
Trina Has an Emotional Breakdown On Twitter (Tweets)
Rapper Trina, who’s rumored to be pregnant with her first child, is going through something and pouring her heart out on social media.
WOW.. Word on the curb is she ain't been the same since her brother died. Praying hoping all be well.
Beyoncé & the Weeknd Are Headlining Made in America 2015
Made in America revealed its lineup for 2015, taking place this September in Philadelphia, and the Queen B tops the bill along with the Weeknd.
Not that it’s surprising; Beyonce’s husband Jay Z is of course the founder of the two-day fest, which deflates to just a Philadelphia set this year after expanding to Los Angeles last year as well.
Axwell & Ingrosso, J. Cole, Modest Mouse and Bassnectar are also among the performers, as are Death Cab for Cutie, hometown boy Meek Mill, Big Sean, Nick Jonas and more.
Tickets for Made in America go on sale Monday (June 29) at noon ET on the Made in America website.
Made in America 2015 will be held Sept. 5-6 at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Full Lineup
Beyonce
The Weeknd
Axwell^Ingrosso
J. Cole
Bassnectar
Modest Mouse
Death Cab for Cutie
Banks
Meek Mill
Big Sean
Future
Duke Dumont
A-Trak
Santigold
Nick Jonas
Metric
De La Soul
G-Eazy
DJ Mustard
GTA
Cedric Gervais
Claude Vonstroke
Fabolous
Halsey
Action Bronson
Earl Sweatshirt
Ryan Hemsworth
Vic Mensa
Burns
Botnek
Aeroplane
Jacob Plant
Saint Motel
Young Rising Sons
Grits & Biscuits
The Struts
Flatbush Zombies
Lola Wolf
Creepoid
Superheaven
Hop Along
Waxahatchee
Strand of Oaks
Remy Banks
Mick Jenkins
Marian Hill
Post Malone
Mayaeni
Bas
Cozz
Omen
Tickets on sale NOW!
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘Back Crack Is Whack’
That is so high it’s no longer a butt crack, it’s a back crack. I’m like 50/50 on whether that is your ass hair or neck hair, that’s how high up it looks.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
