Nico Parker and Marsai Martin Giving Tween Fabulosity for Teen Vogue March/April 2019
Nico Parker and Black-ish’s Marsai Martin is on the cover of Teen Vogue’s March/April edition. Here are some excerts from their interview.
Nico on refusing to be told that her way of seeing the world is somehow incorrect just because she’s young: “For young people, it’s often said that we’re always on our phones, and we’re not aware of our surroundings, and we’re not aware of what’s going on in the world. It’s the complete opposite.”
Marsai on what she wishes she could tell her 9-year-old self, “What you say matters, and your voice is heard.”: “What you say matters, and your voice is heard…. [Little] made me feel like this can happen. It wasn’t impossible. We definitely need more of that in the industry. Of course, the more I keep creating, the more that will probably happen.”
Get more HERE! The magazine is on newsstands now.
#RHOA: Awwww, Porsha Williams Cradles her Daughter Baby Pilar Jhena In a New Photo!
Porsha Williams, 37, is a natural as a new mom! The Real Housewives of Atlanta star shared a mommy-baby photo with her newborn, Pilar Jhena on April 1, where she can be seen staring at her daughter with a sweet smile. Porsha is pictured cradling her baby girl in her arms in the new snap, while sitting on the floor. “I wanna live in my mommy’s arms forever!”, the photo’s caption reads, which is posted on Pilar Jhena’s very own Instagram account. The little one already has a whopping 46,000 followers and counting.
The reality star recently joked about juggling her Instagram account, along with her daughter’s page. Porsha shared a photo of Pilar Jhena (aka, “baby PJ”) on Instagram, March 27. But, after uploading the photo, she realized it was posted on the wrong account. “Haaa I keep posting on my page thinking it’s @pilarjhena page lmao when does the mommy brain end,” she commented. Hey, having a newborn and two IG accounts — it’s a lot to keep track of!
Porsha welcomed her first child with fiance Dennis McKinley on March 22. The baby shares the last name of McKinley. The couple learned they were having a baby girl during a carnival-themed gender reveal party, which air on the season finale of RHOA on March 31. Porsha and Dennis got engaged at the end of September, 2018, when he surprised her with a romantic proposal, which included red rose petals and candles. The two were serenaded by one of Porsha’s favorite artists, Lil’ Mo, during the engagement, which aired earlier this season [11] on RHOA.
Since Porsha gave birth, Dennis has been “waiting on her hand and foot” — doing anything he can to be a doting dad. “Dennis has been beyond supportive and helpful. He’s been there right by her side throughout the entire pregnancy and she doesn’t know what she’d do without him,”.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta will have its own three-part reunion special, with part one airing on Sunday, April 7 at 8 PM. After the three-part reunion, Bravo will then air a new three-part special series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Porsha’s Having a Baby beginning Sunday, April 28, where cameras will go inside her life as she and Dennis prepared for Pilar Jhena. Bravo filmed most of Porsha’s pregnancy in season 11.
#Empire: Episode 12 Review: Shift and Save Yourself What’s really going on with Thirsty?
After witnessing the flashbacks during "Shift and Save Yourself," it made me think that Thirsty could be the one in the casket. Yes, we have already seen him in the present, but his meeting with the FBI is not going to go unnoticed.
It's entirely possible that Thirsty is all part of Lucious' imagination in the current timeline. Shows that pivot through time have a knack for playing tricks on the audience.
Damon Cross seemed like a nicer version of Lucious, but this installment confirmed he's deadlier and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. I didn't think it was possible for anyone to be a worse human being than Lucious, but here we are.
Damon has been scheming for the better part of the year and trying to steal Cookie. Based on the teaser for Empire Season 5 Episode 13, it looks like it's going to work. If it does work, then I hope that signals the end of Cookie and Lucious.
All this back and forth is tiring. By this stage in the game, they should be able to trust each other. They've been apart before and with other partners, and they found their way back together.
Why do we need these silly hurdles thrown in? Giselle has remained one of the better new characters, and I like that she still has some say in what happens at Empire.
She was right to think about the bigger picture when Lucious and Cookie wanted to make Jamal and Hakeem the face of a tour. If the company wants to prove it has moved on and is ready to embrace change, then it was the best idea to include all the artists.
That said, I feel like there's a big storyline every season with the company giving back to the community. There was the Empire 20 for 20 that just disappeared, never to be heard of again.
I don't see how the financial side of the free tour featuring everyone from Empire is going to pan out. If corporate are putting no money into it, and the stars are getting the fees that are in their original contracts, then it's difficult to imagine this being a success story.
A free tour is great for word of mouth, but I don't think it's going to translate into the record sales everyone thinks it will. Before long, that Panama cash injection will be exhausted and it will be back to the drawing board for the Lyons and Giselle.
Maybe Cookie's big Hollywood career could become a source of income for the ailing music company. The woman who wanted to represent Cookie made some great points, and I do think she would be a perfect TV personality.
But that's not going to last forever, and at the rate, the Lyon name is dragged through the mud by the media, it's hard to imagine advertisers not pulling support for any show she's a part of before long.
Cookie has big aspirations, but she excels at managing artists and nurturing them into becoming the next big thing.
As a whole, "Shift and Save Yourself" was a decent installment. The show is getting back to the fighting shape it was in earlier on Empire Season 5. The two episodes that came before it were terrible, so let's hope the momentum continues to pick up.
What will Thirsty do next?
#NewMusic from Ciara Thinkin Bout You’
Ciara debuts her latest single “Thinkin Bout You.” Crushing on a special guy, the R&B siren hopes that a romance can spark up between them. Though she has misgivings about his current love story, she still finds it “hard to hide” her feelings.
LISTEN HERE
“Thinkin Bout You” is the fifth track from Ciara’s seventh studio album, Beauty Marks, which is due out on May 10. The 11-track LP will be distributed through her new label imprint Beauty Marks Entertainment and will feature guest appearances by Kelly Rowland, Macklemore and Tekno.
Beauty Marks will include previously released songs “Greatest Love,” “Freak Me,” “Dose,” and “Level Up.”
#HipHopNews: Hip Hop is sending their Prayers and condolences For Nipsey Hussle Following Los Angeles Shooting!
Footage captured at the scene shows emergency responders delivering CPR.
According to ABC’s Alex Stone, the LAPD has confirmed three people were shot and one has died. Two are in stable condition. The suspect fled the scene.
And there’s been an outpouring of support on social media as people await news of his condition. He was presumably rushed to a local hospital where hr was pronounced dead
DJ Khaled, Rapsody, 9th Wonder, LeBron James and Stalley are just a handful of celebrities pulling for the Victory Lap artist.
Rihanna is rocking her New Savage X Fenty April Lingerie Collection!
Rihanna just dropped the latest collection for her lingerie line, Savage X Fenty, and the singer stars in the sexy photoshoot which sees her showing off her incredible body in just bras and underwear.
Rihanna, 31, is known for being super sultry and having sexy style, but her latest campaign for her Savage X Fenty April collection of her lingerie brand, might just be her sexiest one yet. RiRi is photographed wearing revealing pieces from the line, and in one photo the star is pictured sitting in a chair in nothing but a colorful pink Psychedelic Demi Cup Bra and Matching String Bikini, with her hands in her hair, as the bottom half of her is covered by a white down comforter. The pink crochet bra features a colorful pattern, while the underwire cups show off a ton of cleavage. Rihanna is leaning forward with her back arched, as she shows off her toned stomach and the sides of her legs in tiny string panties.
In another equally as sexy photo, Rihanna is photographed in nothing but a Lemon Lime Floral Mesh Cami and Shorts, which is a matching set from her collection. The two-piece yellow pajama set is completely sheer, and Rihanna is pictured leaning over while wearing it, showing off ample cleavage, and even a hint of her nipples. Meanwhile, the see-through short booty shorts showed off her bare, toned legs. RiRi topped the look off with her hair down in extra long waves and parted to one side with a gold floral barrette clipping back her hair on one side. In true Rihanna style, she accessorized with a ton of jewelry, including, big gold drop earrings, a thick gold choker, and a ton of pink floral patterned bangles. She topped her look off with a cranberry lip, a glossy smokey-eye, and neon green nails.
Rihanna hinted at the new collection just last week, when she posted two photos of herself posing in the sheer yellow pajama set to her Instagram. Fans were waiting patiently to see more from the campaign, considering the sneak-peek photos were just as sexy, featuring Rihanna lifting up her camisole to show off her abs in one photo, while showing off her backside in the short-shorts in another.
Rihanna rocks a sexy pink embroidered bra that shows off ample cleavage for the new April Collection launch of her lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty. (FENTY)
The entire new spring collection is all about bright, bold colors and florals, featuring 3D neon embroidery and eyelet designs from Lemon Lime Floral to Unicorn Lavender. Aside from embroidery, sheer mesh is another major fabric seen in this month’s collection, while leopard prints also make an appearance. Fans of the brand can also expect string panties with little pink charms on the sides, as well as sating robes. Savage X Fenty ranges in sizes from 32A – 42DDD in bras, and XS-3X in underwear and sleepwear, and is available for purchase at http://www.SavageX.com, www.Zalando.com and www.ASOS.com.
American Idol Reveals Who Made The Top 20 for Season 17
American Idol just revealed the Top 20! If you missed the weekend episode, the show headed to Hawaii for the showcase round performances from Disney’s Aulani Resort & Spa, where the list was cut in half.
Now, 20 are headed back to Los Angeles and will perform in front of a live audience from The Wiltern starting tonight, April 1st.
Here are the 20
1. Madison Vandenburg – Cohoes, N.Y.
2. Shawn Robinson – Atlanta, Ga
3. Eddie Island – Nashville, Tenn
4. Evelyn Cormier – Claremont, N.H.
5. Alyssa Raghu – Orlando, Fla.
6. Ryan Hammond – Modesto, Calif
7. Raquel Trinidad – Tampa, Fla.
8. Logan Johnson – Boise, Idaho
9. Dimitrius Graham – Baltimore, Md.
10. Riley Thompson – Mabank, Tex
11. Walker Burroughs – Birmingham, Ala
12. Bumbly – New York, N.Y
13. Ashley Hess – Fremont, Calif.
14. AlejandroAranda Pamona CA.
15. Laine Hardy – Livingston, La.
16. Kate Barnette – Kennesaw, Ga.
17. Uché – Sugar Land, Tex.
18. Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon – Catonsville, Md
19. Laci Kaye Booth – Livingston, Tex.
20. Wade Cota – Phoenix, Ariz.
Voting will kick off for home audiences on April 15th.
Omari Hardwick is ATTACKED by the BeyHive for His awkward kiss on her at The NAACP Image Awards!
Omari Hardwick is getting stung by the Beyhive. Beyoncé fans blasted Hardwick, 45, on social media after a video surfaced of the “Power” actor kissing the “Single Ladies” singer on the cheek — twice — at the NAACP Image Awards on Sunday.
During one of the award show’s commercial breaks, Hardwick approached Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, who were taking photos with other guests. In the clip, Hardwick is seen posing for a photo with Jay-Z, and then going over to Beyoncé for a double kiss.
Hardwick has been married to publicist Jennifer Pfautch since 2012, and they have two children together, but many still thought the move was disrespectful.
One fan wrote on Twitter, “@OmariHardwick 2nd kiss was unnecessary & uncomfortable. Don’t do that again. We women so often get touched, kissed, groped & poked in instances exactly like this (at an event, at work, etc). WE DON’T LIKE IT. It’s time to no longer let these moments of discomfort slide.” The tweet has received over 5,000 likes and over 1,000 retweets as of Monday.
Another fan said on Instagram, “Just so you know, everyone is mad cause you violated her personal space and you clearly made Beyoncé uncomfortable.” Meanwhile, others just left a slew of bee emojis — the symbol used for Beyoncé’s “Beyhive” fandom.
Hardwick did not immediately return a request for comment.
However, despite the backlash, the NAACP Image Awards were a good night for both parties. Hardwick took home the award for best actor in a drama series, and Beyoncé won entertainer of the year.
Queen Latifah To Exec Produce & Appear In Gunpowder & Sky Teen Comedy ‘Paper Chase’
Queen Latifah and Shakim Compere’s Flavor Unit production company is teaming with Gunpowder & Sky for the teen comedy Paper Chase, in which the Oscar-nominated actress also will appear.
The comedy follows Alicia, an ideal-driven, well-meaning New Orleans teenager ready to reinvent herself at the fictional Kensington University in Atlanta. When Alicia can’t pay her tuition fees, she and her cash-strapped mom, Valerie, must find a way to get the funds. With help from her best friend Jamilla, Alicia plans to throw a rager to raise the money to keep her college dream alive.
Latifah and Compere will serve as executive producer of the film alongside Van Toffler of Gunpowder & Sky. Angela Tucker is set to direct Paper Chase, which she co-wrote with Lauren Domino, who will also produce. Loretha Jones is also set to executive produce.
“Shakim and I have known Van forever, and we’re thrilled to collaborate with him and his team,” said Latifah. “This film is exactly what we love to do, make fun and energetic projects that audiences have a blast going to see. Lauren Domino and Angela Tucker are such great talents and we can’t wait to get started.”
Gunpowder & Sky’s SVP Development David Harris will manage the project, along with Tara Billik, VP Development and Production.
NBA star Kristaps Porzingis “Unequivocally” Denies Allegations After Woman Accuses Him Of Rape
Former New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis is under criminal investigation after a woman came forward with allegations of rape, claiming the star sexually assaulted her in his penthouse last year.
According to the New York Post, the woman reported the incident on Thursday, almost 14 months after the alleged assault took place. In the report, obtained by the publication, the woman, who lived in the same building as the New York star, said the baller invited her to his Manhattan penthouse on February 7, 2018, just hours after he tore his ACL.
She said upon her arrival, the baller held her down and forced himself on her, as he allegedly referred to her as “my bitch” and “my slave.” After the incident, the woman said Porzingis promised to cough up $68,000 in hush money to cover the cost of her brother’s tuition. But, when he went back on his word, she went to the police, and now the city’s Special Victims Unit is investigating the case.
However, in turn, Porzingis, who now plays for the Dallas Mavericks, “unequivocally” denied the allegations, and accused his accuser of extortion.
“We made a formal referral to federal law enforcement on December 20, 2018, based on the accuser’s extortionate demands,” Porzingis’ attorney, Roland G. Riopelle said in a statement, adding that the NBA has also been notified.
But now, ESPN has obtained emails and text message to provide further information about the allegation, in addition to a handwritten agreement in which the baller allegedly agreed to the $68k payment. However, Porzingis’ attorney says the document is forged.
In the texts, which were reviewed by the publication, the baller invited the woman to his penthouse and acknowledged that he was ”drunk,” which then led to the ”extremely aggressive encounter,” according to the woman. In the handwritten note, which allegedly described the agreement between the two, the woman wrote: ”This agreement effective February 7, 2018, acknowledges the fact that an unexpected escalated sexual intercourse due to an inevitable physical attraction on the part of Kristap occurred subsequently, warrants compensation payable toward (the woman’s) siblings college tuition in the amount of $68,000….”
”Mr. Kristap willings offered several compensations to (the woman) including business investments. (The woman) ultimately settled with Mr. Kristap’s offer of a $68,000 check.”
In response to the news of the letter, which misspelled Porzingis’ name, the baller’s lawyer said it was fake, as the accuser refused to produce the original version. However, after further investigation, ESPN also learned that the woman initially reached out to the Knicks to retrieve the payment Porzingis allegedly offered her- only after she tried to pursue a relationship with the baller in the wake of the alleged incident. In that note, which was written in October, the woman said: ”I do not want to get him in any trouble with the law. I stayed back and enjoyed the rest of the time I spent with him.”
But, she also reportedly shared photos of her injuries from the alleged assault and claimed to have had to pay over $10k to repair the damage. However, the Knicks stopped communication in November, when the baller retained legal counsel.
Now, the alleged incident, as well as the extortion allegation is under investigation.
Kanye West Is Bringing His “Sunday Service” To Coachella
It looks like Kanye West will perform at Coachella 2019 after all.
West is bringing his latest musical endeavor, “Sunday Service,” to the desert on Easter Sunday, during Coachella’s second weekend.
In January, Ye was in talks to headline the music festival in Indio, California but negotiations fell through after disagreements over ’Ye’s stage design.
West refused to perform on a traditional 60×40 flat stage that all performers normally use when they headline, and festival organizers refused to accommodate him. In the end, they went their separate ways.
Coachella later announced that Ariana Grande and Childish Gambino would be the main performers this year.
But on Sunday, Kanye made the surprise announcement, on board a privately chartered plane, that he is bringing Sunday Service to the festival on April 21st.
Yeezy’s “Sunday Service” has become an exclusive celebrity-filled event, in the hills of Calabasas. Celebs like Chris Rock, DMX, Katy Perry and the entire Kardashian klan have been spotted at Sunday Service.
This will be Kanye’s third time performing at the festival. He headlined in 2011 and took the stage in 2006 and 2016.
Mariah Carey’s Ex-Assistant Accused of Racist Rants, Allegedly Called Housekeeper the N-Word
Mariah Carey‘s former manager claims the singer’s former assistant used racial epithets throughout her employment with the pop star, including one instance where she allegedly called Mariah’s personal housekeeper a “stupid n***er.”
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, Stella Bulochnikov, Mariah’s former manager, claims Lianna Shakhnazaryan is “an admitted liar and extortionist.”
Stella — who is also being sued by Shakhnazaryan — claims Lianna “previously fabricated similar harassment claims in order to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from a wealthy public figure. After pocketing the money, Plaintiff unabashedly admitted, in writing, that her claims were pure fiction. Thereafter, Plaintiff proudly boasted about her successful extortion and observed that she could ‘take down anyone’ by employing the same method of fabricating claims.”
Stella denies all allegations of wrongdoing by Lianna, saying instead, “Plaintiff drank to excess, exposed herself, groped others, and engaged in a variety of unseemly conduct.
In the docs, Stella claims to have videos of Lianna “shamelessly: (1) exposing her breasts to multiple people, including one or more minors; (2) inviting others to throw objects into her bra; and (3) provocatively dancing in a highly sexualized manner. Stella also possesses text communications from Plaintiff, including her sexualized discussions with a minor regarding Plaintiff’s genitals.”
Additionally, Stella claims to have witnesses who will testify that Lianna used racial epithets regularly and a witness who will say Lianna made the work environment extremely hostile by screaming and using derogatory language against Stella and other household staff.
Stella claims Lianna referred to Mariah’s personal housekeeper as a “stupid n***er.” She also claims Lianna called various employees “stupid fucking Mexicans,” “useless pieces of shit,” and told them they “looked like monkeys,” among other things.
She puts a little blame on Mariah saying, “Carey is not without blame. To the contrary, Carey’s failure to supervise and reign in her employee allowed and facilitated Plaintiff’s wrongdoing. Should this matter proceed to trial, the full extent of Carey’s role and responsibility – including the troubling reasons why she failed to control her employee – will be laid bare. For the time being, Stella will respectfully refrain from providing details.”
Stella is demanding the entire lawsuit be thrown out against her.
Did Oprah Caves to Leaving Neverland Backlash and Lionel Richie’s Ex-Wife Proves A Major Flaw In The Documentary?
Last month Oprah Winfrey faced furious backlash for interviewing Wade Robson and James Safechuck following the explosive HBO documentary 'Leaving Neverland' where both men claimed they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson, despite testifying in Michael's defense during his 2005 child molestation trial
Is Oprah regretting her decision...? Sure looks like it. Look below.
Also Lionel Richie’s Ex-Wife Proves A Major Flaw In MJ Documentary, Blasts Accusers As ‘Liars’
The Leaving Neverland documentary has left a bad taste in the mouths of millions of Michael Jackson supporters, who have been on a nonstop quest to disprove the molestation claims of Wade Robson and James Safechuck.
One of MJ’s ride-or-die supporters, is his longtime friend, Brenda Richie- Lionel Richie’s first wife and the mother of Nicole Richie.
In case y’all didn’t know, Brenda is known for not taking any mess- for example, that time she delivered a beatdown to Lionel and his then mistress after catching them together…but I digress. Anywho, typically she keeps a low profile, but when it came time to defend her friend, MJ, she held NOTHING back.
A major flaw has just been brought to light in one of the accusers’ claims, and Brenda is presenting receipts to prove he is a “liar,” as she called him.
In the HBO Leaving Neverland doc, James Safechuck claims MJ molested him from 1988 to 1992. During that time, he said Michael had sex with him inside of a room on the second floor of the train station at MJ’s Neverland Ranch:
James Safechuck- “At the train station, there was a room and we would have sex up there too.”
BUT WAIT! It has now come to light that James Safechuck’s timeline doesn’t add up, regarding his train station accusation and Brenda Richie is here to back that up with ‘receipts.’ On March 28, 2019, she tweeted this response to Safechuck’s train station claim:
“I was at Neverland a lot during 1988 and 1992 and I never saw Wade or his family there. There was no Train Station there during that time. I knew every inch of that place. What a Liar he his. How on earth was this not checked for the facts. Or they just didn’t care! 😡”
Then, on March 30th Brenda shared the ‘receipts,’ documenting the fact that there really wasn’t a train station at the Neverland Ranch until 2 years after James says the alleged molestation ended. In her post, she re-shared info about the building permits for the Neverland Ranch train station and thanked fans for doing their due diligence to locate them and debunk the “LN” (Leaving Neverland) claims:
BrendaRichie- “I could just hug you for this. Michael’s Activists are tearing LN’s Timeline down LIE BY LIE. Michael would be be so grateful, but then he always said he had the Best, Most, Caring, Activists in the World. Thank you from the Bottom of my heart! ❤️❤️ SPREAD THE WORD!!!!”
Here is the info Brenda Richie retweeted. The tweet read:
The permit to begin construction of Neverland train station was approved SEPT. 2, 1993. More permits were granted during development including for final bay windows on JANUARY 13, 1994. Chief construction done from Sep. 93—Jan. 94 … 2nd floor was 12×16. -Receipts- #MJInnocent
Brenda also retweeted the video that MJ’s nephew (Tito Jackson’s son), Taj Jackson, shared to further prove their point:
How many lies do we have to point out before the media actually do their job and report the truth👇🏽
Additionally, MJ’s biographer also dropped a bombshell days prior:
Via The Mirror: UK journalist and author Mike Smallcombe has told The Mirror that ‘the deficiency in Safechuck’s story is this – construction on Neverland’s train station didn’t start until the latter part of 1993, and it didn’t open until the first part of 1994’. He added: ‘So abuse in the train station wasn’t possible if the abuse stopped in 1992, as he claims in his testimony, as it didn’t even exist then. There’s a two year difference.’
So what do you think Now?
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‘CHAIN CHAIN CHAIN’
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