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1/8/19

The Daily Buzz For Jan 9 ☕📰☕


David Beckham for Love Magazine Beckham Wearing Turquoise Eyeliner - January 2019
David Beckham showed off his neck tattoos and a whole new look to adorn the cover of Love magazine.
Posing in front of a hot-pink and red backdrop, the soccer star, 43, sported a white blazer and a beige, pin-striped button-down for the photo shoot and jazzed up an otherwise understated ensemble with turquoise eyeliner. In the shot, he looked off camera so the birds, flowers and script inked on his neck are clearly visible.

The magazine revealed that its upcoming issue, out Tuesday, tells the story of how the father of four balanced his confidence on the field with his struggle to feel at ease when he wasn’t kicking a ball around.
“From the very first time he set foot on the field, @davidbeckham knew he wanted to be a football player. ‘That’s how my career started and that is where I felt most at ease, most confident and happiest. I turned into a totally different person. Once I was on the field I knew that was what I could do best,’ ” explains the caption of an Instagram of the cover shared to Love‘s account.
“While his confidence came easily on the pitch, off the pitch was a different story,” it continues. “David Beckham is our #LOVE20.5 cover star, a catalogue of pictures from our first moving image issue – #movingLOVE.”

Beckham may be the epitome of an A-list celeb, but his family has stayed very important to him. Last week, he celebrated the start of 2019 with his wife, Victoria Beckham, 44, their sons, Brooklyn Beckham, 19, Romeo Beckham, 16, and Cruz Beckham, 13, and daughter Harper, 7.


#RHoA: Oh? Why is Peter Thomas’ throwing SHADE at Cynthia Bailey’s Boyfriend?
Peter Thomas caught up with old pals Nene and Gregg Leakes on Sunday’s episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and he let his shade flag fly when it came to addressing his ex-wife’s new man.
As Nene began filling Thomas in on what’s going on in Cynthia Bailey’s love life with Fox Sports 1 analyst Mike Hill, the Bar One founder initially downplayed the relationship.

“I didn’t know it was real,” Thomas says when the Swagg Boutique owner mentions Bailey has a boyfriend.
Thomas went on to say he wasn’t sure if he knew who Hill was despite his status as a sportscaster.
“Well, you know what? Nene, I am so busy,” he continues when asked if he’d be willing to meet Hill.
He also doubted that he may share some similarities with his ex’s new man. “I don’t watch Fox Sports, I watch ESPN. Stephen A. Smith, that’s my guy.”
Yet Hill has not always been with FS1. He spent nine years with ESPN before joining his current network in 2013.

Regardless, fans ate up the diss online.
“Peter said he doesn’t watch FOX SPORTS he watches ESPN. 🤣😂🌴🌴🌴#RHOA.”
“The shade is real Peter #RHOA.”
“Lol. Peter throwing shade at @FOXSports and he still want that Georgia peach though #RHOA.”

Despite Leakes crowning him The Shade King for his remark, Thomas said he was happy for Bailey’s newfound love.
Bailey and Thomas were married from 2010 to 2017, and their union played out in front of “RHOA” cameras. As such, their marital woes also became an issue that was prominently featured on the show. Those issues included alleged meddling from Bailey’s sister, Malorie, which emerged from the get-go, and allegations that Thomas had cheated on his model wife.

Once the marriage imploded, Thomas indicated that he had no issues in the union, but Bailey did. Thomas also said he was “blindsided” when she filed for divorce in 2016.
“We were separated for about five or six months. I think I’ve only seen Cynthia once — because I’m in Charlotte and she’s in Atlanta,” he said on “The Wendy Williams Show” at the time. “Our whole marriage was on the show, and it’s not easy to live that life … I don’t think she was built for that.”
Since the split, both Thomas and Bailey have moved on. Since at least 2018, the Charlotte, N.C.-based businessman is romancing a younger woman named Toni, whom Gregg teased his pal about on the Jan. 6 episode of “RHOA.”

Even before Steve Harvey hooked up Bailey and Hill five months ago, Thomas had indicated he wasn’t necessarily the coolest with seeing his ex moving on when she was dating entrepreneur Will Jones last season.

“I was with you for 10 years,” Thomas said when Bailey admitted she didn’t know if she wanted to introduce the two when they were at the same event. “I’ve never seen you with another man, so I didn’t want to come over there and say ‘hello’ to you.”


#Empire: Taraji P. Henson nearly loses diamond ring at Golden Globes but finds it with help of Terry Crews
Taraji P. Henson nearly lost a diamond ring on Sunday at the Golden Globe Awards, but found it with the help of Terry Crews.
The 48-year-old actress attended the awards ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California in a custom Vera Wang green velvet gown and accessorized with sparkling rings, necklace and bracelet.

Taraji while waving her hands lost one of the rings as the ceremony ended, according to an article by People.
'Oh my god, oh my god! No one move! No one move! My ring! My ring!,' Taraji screamed while searching the ground.
Terry, 50, was in the vicinity and helped with crowd control as he got on his knees to look for it.
The actor later told People that he didn't find the ring himself, but helped keep the crowd from moving.
'You know Taraji, she is the best! I'd do anything for her,' Terry said later.
Taraji won the Golden Globes Award in January 2016 for Best Actress - Television Series Drama for her portrayal of Cookie Lyon on the Fox series Empire.
She was at the awards ceremony along with the cast of Ralph Breaks The Internet, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film.

Taraji also presented during the ceremony as she teamed up with past Golden Globes Award winner Gina Rodriguez, 34, to present the award for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series, Limited Series or TV Movie.


#NewMusic from Musiq Soulchild “My Girl” a Collaboration With South Korean Producer Jung Key
Singer Musiq Soulchild links up with South Korean producer Jung Key for the creation of their new single “My Girl”. The song is a timeless ballad featuring a beautiful backdrop that allows Musiq’s stunning vocals to shine..

Although hearing amazing ballads like this are a rarity these days, the high quality of “My Girl” does not deviate far from what Musiq has been creating in recent years.

LISTEN HERE

Jung Key released his debut album “Emotion” back in 2014, and also featured Sisqo on his single “Without You” in 2015. He also just released his latest album “Retro” in late 2018.


#NewHipHop: NaS “Cops Shot The Kid” Video with Slick Rick
Last June, Nas Released Nasir, his Kanye West-produced 11th studio album. One of the most talked-about tracks from the LP was a song called “Cops Shot the Kid," a poignant, Slick Rick-sampling song about police brutality.
In November, a video for the song was featured in the Queens legend’s 16-minute visual album Nasir. Now that particular section of the video gets its standalone music video for viewers to see.
The clip, which was directed by Rohan Blair-Mangat, finds Nas addressing the issues of police brutality in the inner city. The video starts off with the rap veteran walking on the beach with images of riots and a police officer throwing throwing a teen on top of his cruiser.

In another scene, we see Nas spitting his ultra-vivid lyrics in front of his Lamborghini as police helicopters fly above him. We also watch as a young Black man is being chased by the police before he's fatally shot.

WATCH HERE

The video also features a cameo from Slick Rick, whose 1988 cautionary song “Children's Story” is prominently sampled throughout. We'll let you see where he pops up for yourself.
This video comes a couple weeks after Escobar donned an all-white fur coat in Swizz Beatz's frosty video for "Echo," a Nas-featured track from the legendary producer's Poison album. He followed that up with a salute to the golden era of hip-hop in Black Eyed Peas' visually stunning video for "Back 2 HipHop."


#AwardsSeason: Regina Hall & Regina King Win Big at New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2019
Regina Hall and Regina King were big winners of the night at the 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards!
Regina Hall, who took home Best Actress and and Ethan Hawke took home Best Actor at the award ceremony on Monday night (January 7) at TAO Downtown in New York City.
Other attendees included Regina King, who took home Best Supporting Actress, Richard E. Grant, who was awarded Best supporting Actor and Bo Burnham who was given Best First Film.

Alfonso Cuaron, Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira were also in attendance and represented Roma, which won Best Picture


#Alabama vs. #Clemson Tigers Mauled Tide to reclaim throne and win The 2019 National Championship
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- You simply don't get blowouts against Nick Saban's Alabama like that very often -- or ever, in fact. And yet, that's exactly what Clemson did by beating the Crimson Tide 44-16 to win the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship and capture its second national title in three years.

In doing so, the Tigers became the first team in modern college football history to finish a season 15-0 and the first overall to do so since Penn in 1897. No. 1 seeds, meanwhile, fell to 3-5 in CFP games and a resounding 0-for in the national championship.

Alabama-Clemson IV was polarizing in a number of ways. There was no doubt that these were the two best teams in college football, as they had been the top two wire-to-wire from preseason until now. However, with "fatigue" apparently setting in among casual fans, this game didn't quite have the build-up as previous editions did. That view looked to be silly early on, though, with a 27-point first quarter that had plenty of momentum swings -- from pick-sixes to long touchdowns.
In the end, Clemson pulled away in stunning fashion as it accounted for 482 yards of offense on just 63 plays. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 347 yards for his second straight postseason game and nearly became the 10th college quarterback to throw for 350 yards against a Saban-led defense. Lawrence became the first true freshman starting quarterback to win a national championship since Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway in 1985.


'Captain Marvel' Debuts New Trailer & Posters – Watch HERE!
Captain Marvel is on the way this March – and there’s a brand new trailer from the film!
In a new sneak peek from the upcoming movie, Brie Larson shares her backstory with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson).
Captain Marvel is set in the 1990s and follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.

WATCH HERE

The film hits theaters on Friday, March 8th and also stars Mckenna Grace as the young Carol Danvers.


Don Lemon Responds To Kevin Hart’s Apology & Reluctance To Become Ally Of LGBTQ Community
On Friday’s CNN Tonight, Don Lemon did an emotional segment about Kevin Hart’s Ellen interview. In it, he criticized the comedian for not apologizing and for portraying himself as a victim and urged him to become an ally of the LGBTQ community. Tonight, Lemon revisited the topic with another Kevin Hart-themed segment.

The CNN anchor revealed that Hart had reached out to him over the weekend, and the two had a lengthy off-the-record phone conversation in which Hart declined Lemon’s repeated requests to come on his show. While Lemon would bot disclose details about the discussion beyond the general topics, he dissected some comments Hart made earlier today on his Sirius XM radio show, which included an apology to the LGBT community.
Lemon was generally pleased with the apology — while questioning Hart’s repeated use of expletives — but took issue with Hart’s direct response to his on-air appeal from Friday, which he played.

“I don ‘t like the forcing,”  Hart said in it. “I don’t like, like Don Lemon goes on CNN, and he’s like, You can fix this, become an ally’. It’s not my dream.””
“He doesn’t want to be an ally of the LGBT community, that’s his right — whether I like it not not, whether you like it or not,” Lemon said. “There has been a lot of blowback, Kevin backed out from hosting the Oscars, and on some level you can understand for him that it feels like he is under attack. But I can tell you for me, as I relate to him, he’s not a victim.”

In all fairness, while Hart did say that being an ally of the LGBTQ community was not his lifetime dream, he made another statement on his radio show that painted him in a similar position; it was not used by Lemon. “If the fight from the LGBTQ community is equality, that’s the fight,” Hart said. “I’m riding with you guys. I understand you.”


CONDOLENCES: Tia & Tamera Mowry Mourn The Passing Of Their Grandmother
Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Tamera Mowry-Housley and their family is mourning the loss of their grandmother Clo, who passed away on Sunday morning after battling cancer.
Tia took to social media to pay tribute to her grandmother writing:
You went on to see the Lord this morning and I’m so happy I got to see you. I thank God. I love you grandma, I love you. My heart is broken.

Tamera also wrote:
You are with the Lord now. You fought a long long fight. Your wish was to be around your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ariah, Aden, Adam and I miss you so much. I love you love you. Till we meet again.

Tahj Mowry wrote:
I miss My granny. But you are with Jesus now. And I will rejoice in that. May you feel my lingering forehead kisses in heaven. And every Snickers bar I eat will be for you granny.

Tamera’s husband, Adam Housley also paid tribute to Grandma Clo:
I will always remember and cherish this day. Granny is now with Alaina and all those we cherish and miss so much. My grandmas are now all together and I know they are telling stories and watching over us. From day 1 you accepted me, loved me, supported me, pinched my arm and even had a beer with me. You loved my wife, your family and all of your grandkids with unconditional love. Thank you. Love you. Rest. 🙏 #thehousleys

Beyonce Spotted Shopping At Target Shopping for Diapers
As it turns out, Beyonce is just like the rest of us – she loves Target! This week, photos surfaced of the 37-year-old singer shopping at the popular retail store. Reportedly, she was in Los Angeles, at a Target located in Westwood.
In the images, Beyonce appears to be with security, as she walks down an aisle. Wearing a burnt orange jumpsuit, Beyonce pairs the look with shades.

Gotta love it!


Second Man Found Dead In West Hollywood Home Of Major Democratic Donor Ed Buck
A black man in his 50s was found dead early Monday at the West Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck, a prominent Democratic donor associated with a different death in his home last year.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not yet disclosed the deceased person’s name.

An attorney for Buck told the Los Angeles Times that he believes the individual “was an old friend who died of an accidental overdose” of drugs he had used before coming to Buck’s home.
The incident will sound eerily familiar to anyone who followed the investigation into the death of Gemmel Moore, a 26-year-old black escort who died of an accidental methamphetamine overdose in Buck’s home just 18 months ago. The prominent donor, 65, was present then as well.
The similarities between the two deaths are not lost on law enforcement.

“It is suspicious that this has happened twice now,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred told reporters outside Buck’s apartment building.
In July, prosecutors declined to charge Buck in connection with Moore’s death ― much to the chagrin of Moore’s family, who said Moore’s journal entries indicated that Buck had a fetish for seeking out gay black men and getting them hooked on dangerous drugs.
Concern that a similar incident could occur grew after other escorts came forward corroborating those claims.

Buck grew to prominence as the founder of the Mecham Watchdog Committee, a campaign he launched in 1987 to impeach former Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham (R). In the first half of 2017, Buck raised nearly $30,000 in state races for California Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu and Pete Aguilar, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and the Getting Things Done PAC.


Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Begin Day 1 Shooting ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Movie
It has officially begun! Martin Lawrence and Will Smith have begun to shoot their new movie, Bad Boys For Lif3. The film’s co-star, Will Smith, revealed that it was their first day shooting.
Last November, Martin confirmed that he would be in the third installment of the “Bad Boys” franchise.

Speculation and suspicions about whether Lawrence would be joining the cast the third time around were pretty heavy. Production was set to begin in August 2018, but Lawrence still had not confirmed or denied his participation, and in October, Smith, who plays Mike Lowrey, wished his partner a happy birthday on Instagram, asking if he wanted to give it a go
Lawrence would be returning as his original character Marcus Burnett for a slated premiere  of January 17th, 2020. The third installment will be titled “Bad Boys for Life,” and will follow up to the 2003 film “Bad Boys II” and their debut film “Bad Boys” which was released in 1995 and grossed $141.4 million. Romeo Miller has also been cast in the film.


Pastor John Gray Allegedly Cheating On His Wife Before and to smooth things out he brought her that LAMBORGHINI Truck!
Pastor John Gray is coming clean inside and out. During a recent church sermon, Pastor Gray - senior pastor at Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina - seemingly confessed to stepping out on his marriage. And he did so in the pulpit with his wife, Aventar Gray, by his side. He talked about how over the last two years he and his wife were headed towards divorce. He said they kept a happy family front even though they were not on one accord.

"We had to keep smiling because even though we were struggling. Even though I was failing as a husband, I was already in front of the people and the people can't really receive my brokeness becasue where do leaders go when they bleed?" he said to the congregation.

"So I had to bleed alone. And what's strange is I traveled the whole world and the Holy Ghost showed up and people got saved and me and wife just kept smiling and nobody knew we were getting ready to get a divorce. Because as long as I kept producing, nobody cared what was happening at home," he continued.

"I started listening to the wrong voices and let some people get too close. She found out and she set it off, just like a good wife should."
Then, his wife grabbed the mic to defend her husband and marriage while dropping a few more deets about his infidelity.

"And then I prayed for them and him and then the devil loses," she said. "Because what's not going to happen is you tell me that I'm going to lose my purpose because someone whispered to a '16-year-old John'. The devil is a lie. I'm standing with my husband and you can go on back to the pits of hell where you came from. Was I upset? Yes. Was I heartbroken? Yes. But, you better learn how to get in there for the - what's the vows? - better and worst so when the worst shows up you don't run way."
"I am the RIB that God took from him. I'm his Rest In Brokenness until he wakes up and understands who he is. You pray wife while the devils run away. I'm not saying sit there in perpetual foolishness, I'm saying to pray the devils away. If you give up too soon, he wins. He couldn't have this purpose. He knew what this was. He was coming for y'all, that's why he came for us. We know better! I see you devil, but you don't want it with me! You can't have this here devil!"

I guess sis...

Check it at the 4:30 minute mark HERE

WHOA!

Last month, Pastor Gray gifted his wife a $200K Lamborghini SUV for their 8th anniversary and folks now think he copped her the luxury gift to say "sorry" for (allegedly) cheating.


‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’s’ Tommie Lee Indicted on Child Abuse Charges
Tommie Lee, Arrest, Love & Hip Hop, 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta's' Tommie Lee Indicted on Child Abuse Charges
Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta star Tommie Lee was indicted by a grand jury on multiple child abuse charges, according to TMZ.
Lee, whose real name is Atasha Chizaah Jefferson, was hit with a seven-count indictment over an incident that happened in October at her daughter’s middle school near Atlanta.

Lee allegedly went to Griffin Middle School in the city of Smyrna and interrupted her child’s class, slapped her on the hand with the strap of her purse, smacked her across the face, dragged her out of the classroom by her hair and threw her into a metal school locker, according to the indictment
Three of the indictments the reality TV star faces are felonies, while the other four are misdemeanors, per TMZ.
Lee was arrested twice in a 48 hours period, one for the assault, and the other for violating a no-contact where she was supposed to stay away from her daughter, per 11Alive.com.

Prosecutors tell TMZ that Lee may face up to 54 years in prison for the alleged assault.


Facebook Removes Page The“Surviving Lies” That Aimed to Expose R. Kelly Accusers
Facebook has taken down a page linked to R. Kelly that sought to discredit a woman who accused the singer of sexual assault and also appeared in the Lifetime documentary series Surviving R. Kelly.

Following the finale of Surviving R. Kelly, which aired on Saturday night and highlighted a myriad of sexual assault and abuse allegations against the singer from multiple women over decades, a page titled “Surviving Lies” surfaced on Facebook which ran ads discrediting Kelly’s accusers.

According to a report in TMZ,  the“Surviving Lies” page was created by Kelly’s people. The page reportedly attacked R. Kelly accuser Asante McGee, who appeared in Surviving R. Kelly. The Facebook page made claims that McGee was working with the family of another girl, Joycelyn Savage, to extort the singer. TMZ reports that the page also posted details of McGee’s arrest record.

On Monday, Facebook took the page down.
“The Page violated our Community Standards and has been removed. We do not tolerate bullying or sharing someone’s private contact information and take action on content that violates our policies as soon as we’re aware,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.


Judge Orders Chris Brown To Pay Up After Refusing To Turn Over Drug Tests Results
A California judge has ruled against Chris Brown in the ongoing legal battle with his former manager, Mike Guirguis.

In court documents obtained by The Blast, the L.A. judge hit Brown with sanctions over his refusal to turn over drug test results, as part of the pair’s legal battle over an alleged assault that occurred in 2016.
While Guirguis demanded $3,825 in the motion, the judge only ordered the singer to pay $1,760. In addition, the judge instructed Brown to turn over all documents requested in the case, including any related to Brown’s theft claim, which came after Guirguis sued for the alleged attack, all documents related to Brown’s drug history in 2016 and any documents about his deleted Instagram posts.

Guirguis is also asking for documents in regards to Brown’s criminal history over the last 10 years, restraining orders and documents related to his anger management treatment and courses, the publication reports.

In the meantime, the case, in which Guirguis claimed Brown attacked him without provocation, is still ongoing.


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8/29/17

New Music: Musiq Soulchild – Sooner or Later


New Music: Musiq Soulchild – Sooner or Later
Musiq Soulchild is prepping for the release of his new album Feel the Real, and he has given fans one more taste of the double album with the the song, “Sooner or Later.”

Over live instrumentation with thumping percussion, the soulful crooner sings about the possibility of finding love when you least expect it, and to never give up looking for the right one. “I know you said you tried / You just got so tired of finding guys that just want to hit and run / You just need someone to love you,” he sings. “It might not be today / I’m gonna find a way into your heart / Show you how much I want you.”
Fans that pre-order the album on iTunes will receive the new track as an instant download.

Musiq has also offered fans the option to order a special Feel the Real bundle package, which includes the CD, t-shirt, baseball cap and Musiq’s denim emoji.

Feel The Real is due out September 15. The 24-track double-disc is sure to take listeners on a melodic journey through the essence of Hip Hop Soul in true Musiq Soulchild fashion.

Take a listen

Thoughts?

4/4/17

The Daily Buzz For April 5


Marvel Exec Blames Diversity for Declining Sales, Quickly Backtracks
Contrary to how popular their movies are, Marvel comic sales are way down. This is the type of thing you think would worry all of their employees, but especially their VP of Sales. That VP of Sales, a guy named David Gabriel, was recently asked about the shift, which he cited as occurring last October. Gabriel blamed a number of factors, including the economy, and an oversaturation of the market, but his answer when it came to more diverse heroes is the one that generated the bad pub this past weekend because that's how the world works.

Said Gabriel about the increase in representation, and the potential correlation with lower sales:
I don't know if that's a question for me.  I think that's a better question for retailers who are seeing all publishers.  What we heard was that people didn't want any more diversity.  They didn't want female characters out there.  That's what we heard, whether we believe that or not.  I don't know that that's really true, but that's what we saw in sales.
We saw the sales of any character that was diverse, any character that was new, our female characters, anything that was not a core Marvel character, people were turning their nose up against.  That was difficult for us because we had a lot of fresh, new, exciting ideas that we were trying to get out and

After that answer didn't go over well, at all, really, Gabriel provided clarification where he said Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl, and Spider-Gwen (among others) were popular characters who wouldn't be going away anytime soon:
Discussed candidly by some of the retailers at the summit, we heard that some were not happy with the false abandonment of the core Marvel heroes and, contrary to what some said about characters “not working,” the sticking factor and popularity for a majority of these new titles and characters like Squirrel Girl, Ms. Marvel, The Mighty Thor, Spider-Gwen, Miles Morales, and Moon Girl, continue to prove that our fans and retailers ARE excited about these new heroes. And let me be clear, our new heroes are not going anywhere! We are proud and excited to keep introducing unique characters that reflect new voices and new experiences into the Marvel Universe and pair them with our iconic heroes.

We have also been hearing from stores that welcome and champion our new characters and titles and want more!  They've invigorated their own customer base and helped them grow their stores because of it.  So we're getting both sides of the story and the only upcoming change we're making is to ensure we don't lose focus of our core heroes."

As far as I can tell it remains unclear what has caused a decrease in sales (constant reboots, more competitors, etc.). But, if you can figure it out, Marvel probably has a job for you.


#RHoA: Who Is Sherian Almufti? Apollo Nida's Girlfriend Made Her First 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Appearance
Phaedra Parks' divorce may not have been worthy of a party for the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, but it's certainly been the subject of several episodes so far. And things keep getting more complicated when Apollo's new girlfriend Sherian Almufti appeared at Kandi Burruss' Old Lady Gang restaurant "opening" party. I'm not sure how much any of the participants were aware of Almufti's surprise appearance at the party, but she certainly walked in with lots of confidence, and Todd was talking to Apollo in multiple scenes prior to the party, and said that Apollo mentioned she might drop by, but he claimed that he wasn't expecting her. And, of course, Phaedra Parks wasn't even at the party, so any impact from Almufti's appearance was a little muted. The party was going well, considering. The OLG themselves were having a fun, happy time, everyone was getting along with Todd, and no one even seemed thrown by Kandi's a cappella performance of "Fly Above," which has been around since Chateau Shereé first broke ground.

TMZ first broke the news that Apollo was engaged behind bars, where they also alleged that Almufti and Nida were in a relationship before he went to prison. When asked directly when she and Apollo got together, Almufti echoed the same sentiment, though she didn't outright confirm that they were in a relationship while he was still married. But she did say, "wifey wasn't around, so I was probably around more often that she is."
And complicating things slightly, in early April 2017, on the eve of her RHOA debut Almufti told US Weekly Magazine that she wasn't in a relationship before his marriage was over.  "As a friend first, before anything else, I told him I was gonna be there for him. Because I watched how a lot of people kind of just turned their backs on him," she tells US. She also explains that because she's been cheated on in the past, "it started out as a business situation," not a romantic one. Now, Almufti is sporting what looks like an engagement ring — so the couple are clearly still feeling the romance.

I'm sure Almufti's presence at the OLG party will come up again in future episodes, especially if Kandi and Phaedra start fighting in the reunion, but for now, it seemed much more like Kandi out of everyone was the most uncomfortable with having Sherian at the party. She even took pains to specify that she and Todd had supported Apollo, not Sherian. Kandi seems very aware that that this situation could quickly become fodder for a major Real Housewives of Atlanta scandal, which seems to have been exactly the goal of Sherian Almufti's surprise appearance on the show.


#EMPIRE: Lee Daniels Gets Candid About His Childhood: How a Dark Past Made Him Even More "Determined to Make It" in Hollywood
He's one of Hollywood's most celebrated writers and directors. But before Lee Daniels was able to work with dozens of famous faces, he was a young dreamer hoping to live a better life.
Recently, Lee traveled to Loyola Marymount University where he took part in an ongoing interview series titled "The Hollywood Masters."

While his work in Precious, Empire and other projects were celebrated, it's his road to success that is inspiring many fans.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lee got candid when talking about his family and life growing up.
"I thought I was going to end up like most of my friends, in jail. That was the way the world was for me," he explained. "I didn't think I was going to die, but I imagined myself in jail. And when you have to steal to eat, yeah, I thought I was definitely going to—I mean, that was just the norm."
While many stars credit their mom and dad for their success, Lee had a difficult relationship with his father who was violent with him. Fortunately, Lee's grandmother helped inspire him and keep him on the right track.

"I come from a family of five, of brothers and sisters. And my grandmother could pass for a white. And she migrated from North Carolina with her sister. And she was a very powerful woman," Lee recalled. "She married the blackest man possible. She was the first black woman to go to Duke University. She passed as white going in."
During the summer, Lee would spend his days with his grandmother while his parents worked. The writer slowly realized he wanted something more in his life.

With little money in his pockets, Lee traveled to Los Angeles where he lived in the back of a church near Baldwin Hills, Calif. He developed a passion for a theatre that was located on the property. At the same time, he received a job as a receptionist at a nursing agency.
No matter what hurdles came his way, Lee was "determined to make it."
"I knew that I could make it on my own," he shared. "My grandmother told me that I could, and so why couldn't I?"

Lee eventually opened his own nursing agency before AIDS surfaced in and around Los Angeles.
"It hit the community hard. It was terrifying, because we never knew whether you could drink from glasses or what it was. It was the most terrifying thing ever. And I didn't understand why it was that I wasn't [dead], because there were far better souls than me that were going," he explained. "I thought that I needed to go. And so I descended into drugs and into sexual bath houses to die. That I don't have AIDS is a miracle from God. I don't understand it. I really don't understand it. Because I should have had HIV. Everybody else did."
While Lee is filled with gratitude for his success today, his biggest obstacle wasn't his environment or living situation. Instead, Lee believes it was himself.

"Learning to love myself, learning to believe in myself. You know, I only did it as a vendetta to my dad, to show him that I was going to be something. I mean, it was about survival, showing him, but knowing deep down that I wasn't worthy of it. So yeah, I think that myself would be, I am my worst enemy," he explained. "But, I'm learning, that's why I'm in therapy now. And I want to do something about that, because, you know, black people don't believe in therapy. I was like, all of a sudden I'm 57 and I'm going to therapy. 

That's some heavy stuff, you know?"


#NEWMUSIC from Musiq Soulchild Aims To “Start Over” On His Latest Single
Philadelphia’s own Musiq Soulchild starts the countdown for his forthcoming 8th solo album with a groovy new single dubbed “Start Over.” While he awaits the birth of his child with wifey Tiyumba Wright, Musiq fills the void with a sound familiar to his long list of admirers.

Musiq recently released “Simple Things,” the first track from his forthcoming project, earlier this year. He reminded us not to take the small in things in life for granted on the song, if you don’t recall. Soulchild’s next album serves as the follow-up to his Life on Earth  LP—which was released back in 2016.

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The singer just wrapped up his two month Nu Soul Revival Tour which featured Lyfe Jennings, Kindered The Family Soul and Avery Sunshine.


#NEWHIPHOP Video: Kendrick Lamar – ‘HUMBLE.’
All hail the King. A week after unleashing “The Heart Part 4,” Kendrick Lamar unveils the epic video for “HUMBLE.,” the presumed first single off his third major label studio album.

Co-directed by Dave Meyers (Missy Elliott, Outkast) and The Little Homies, the head-turning visual finds K. Dot in a myriad of scenes, from a beauty salon to the Los Angeles River. In Meyers fashion, he’s even seen under a fisheye lens, riding a bicycle through the city.
The visual has a biblical tone at times, recreating Leonardo da Vinci’s classic painting of “The Last Supper,” with King Kendrick seated at a table with the likes of Jay Rock, engineer Mixed By Ali, painter Blue the Great, producer Sounwave, and TDE manager retOne
After lighting his head on fire, Kendrick takes on beauty conventions too with a message about authenticity. “I’m so fuckin’ sick and tired of the Photoshop,” he raps, as he and a woman are shown with edits and without.

The cinematic and artistic visual is soundtracked by the slapping single, which was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It. The duo also worked together on Mike’s Rae Sremmurd and Gucci Mane-assisted “Perfect Pint” off Ransom 2.

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Kendrick’s new album, the follow-up to 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly, is expected to arrive April.


Prince Jackson Honors Father Michael Jackson with Angelic New Tattoo
Michael Jackson‘s eldest son Prince Jackson will always have his father’s with him — especially now that he’s gotten a new tribute tattoo of the King of Pop on his leg.
The 20-year-old showed off his new ink on Instagram, explaining that he sat 9 hours for the “incredibly and beautiful tattoo” on his right calf.

The image shows an illustration of Michael in one of his most iconic moves (his legs crossed and arms raised to the sky) and one of his most recognizable outfits (a black suit with a red shirt, black suspenders, black shoes, white socks, arm band, matching fedora — and single, white sequin glove).
Prince’s tattoo also adds angel wings to the image of the late singer, and covers his feet in what looks to be pixie dust (Michael was a lifelong Peter Pan fan). Most touching is his face — covered in a shadow.
Michael died of cardiac arrest in June 2009 at his Los Angeles home. He was 50.

Prince previously said that it took a while for him and his siblings to fully realize their father’s fame.
“Even to this day, I don’t think it holds the same weight to us that it does to other people, because he was our father, our dad,” he told Robin Roberts during an appearance on Good Morning America last month.
Instead of following in his father’s footsteps, Prince developed his talents behind the scenes — founding his own company called King’s Son Productions (a name referencing his father’s King of Pop moniker).
“King’s Son Productions has this mantra where ‘a title is earned, but a name is given.’ So, I was born as Prince and that was the name my dad had given to me,” Prince said. “But my dad had earned the epithet King of Pop and that’s through hard work and years of training and everything he worked so hard to get.”
He added: “So, it’s a form of motivation because my name is Prince, but for all intents and purposes I am the king’s son and working to get my own epithet.”


CNN Hires April Ryan as Political Contributor
She has been one of the most visible White House correspondents since President Trump took over.
April Ryan, of American Urban Radio Networks, has become one of the most visible White House correspondents since President Donald Trump took over, and she's now been hired as a political contributor for CNN.
CNN wouldn't say Monday when it began negotiating with Ryan, who was scolded by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer to stop shaking her head in response to one of his answers at a press briefing last week. The incident drew widespread attention online. Her CNN hiring was announced on Monday.

Trump, in a February news conference, asked Ryan to help arrange a meeting between him and the Congressional Black Caucus. Such a task is beyond the responsibilities of reporters.

A CNN spokeswoman said Ryan will be available for political commentary on all of its shows.


Ciara’s Baby Shower Turnup! Who Was There … And Who Wasn’t? 
Ciara and Russell Wilson celebrated the impending arrival of #BabyWilson with an all-white co-ed shower!
By the looks of it, everyone had a great time. Ci Ci’s friends LaLa Anthony, Serena Williams, Kiyah Wright and more were in attendance, but notably absent was one of the singer’s besties, Kelly Rowland.
So, why was Kels a no show? Don’t worry, there’s no bad blood. Kelly has actually been in the land down under for the past few days, judging The Voice Australia. Even though Kelly couldn’t make it, the party still went off without a hitch. Ci, Russ and even baby Future took some snapshots to document the momentous occasion.


Drake To Star In’ Top Boy’ On Netflix In 2018.
Drake returns to acting in new Netflix  Top Boy’ .The acclaimed drama, based around the lives of London drug dealers and street gangs, began in 2011 and has run for two series so far – with another ‘coming soon’.
Now Ashley Walters, who plays Dushane, has revealed that producers have given Drake a ‘significant’ role in the show.

“We met up to start talking about the show and we are working out a role for him,” he told The Daily Mirror. “He loves acting, of course he wanted a part. He’s going to be really hands on and is getting stuck into it.”


Halle Berry: The Nude Nipple-Baring Pic That Has Everyone Going Crazy!
Halle Berry set Instagram ablaze on Thursday evening when she shared with her 1.2 million fans a photo of herself in the nude.

In the sexy image, a glowing actress can be seen frolicking in the fields while wearing nothing but a sheer wrap. Through the piece of fabric wrapped around her arms, you see the outline of her robust chest.
The caption, however, is what really got fans all hot and bothered. “Me when someone says ‘I’m coming over and I’ve got snacks,'” she wrote. So basically, Berry just needs snacks for her to strip down?! Yes, please.
Most of her fans shared the same sentiment. One user wrote: “Them snacks would be brought to you every single day lol.” Someone else commented, “Ehm I got a shelf of good snacks!”
Aside from seeing all her goods in the highly acclaimed film, Monster’s Ball, Berry does like to tease us from time to time. The night of the Academy Awards, she posted a video of her stripping down to Bruno Mars’ “Versace on the Floor.”
And in case you aren’t up on your HB news, she has expressed before that she enjoys being in her birthday suit. In fact, she’d prefer to be naked. She revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show back in 2010, “I do like being naked.” She added that usually, she likes being in the buff when just “walking around the house.”


Mama June’s ‘Emotional and Physical’ Struggle Following Weight Loss Surgery
weight loss*Mama June Shannon may be looking fit after dropping down to a size 4, but the reality star admits that her dramatic weight loss and cosmetic surgery “took a toll on me — not just physically, but emotionally.”
June showed off the results of her dramatic weight loss on WE tv’s “Mama June: From Not to Hot: on Friday, in which it was also revealed that she needed a tummy tuck and breast lift in order to remove the excess skin that was left over after shedding the fat.

After undergoing the procedure to do so, Mama June was distraught with the results, ET reports. The skin removal surgery left her bandaged and bruised, but overall, she’s pleased with the results.
“It makes me feel really good to show other people this is what I’ve always thought of myself and that my inside hadn’t changed, like my giving and outgoing and loving personality that was there when I was there. It’s just a little bit more out there,” Shannon said.
As The Sun notes, the long recovery time and intense pain led Mama June to cancel her next skin removal surgery, which was meant to correct her “turkey neck” and “bat wing” arms.
“My goal when I first started this weight loss journey was to make Sugar Bear kind of jealous,” Shannon said. “But it’s no longer about revenge,” she said. “Doing all the surgeries really took a toll on me — not just physically, but emotionally.”
You’ll have to wait until the next episode to see if she decides to push forward with more surgeries. Shannon will also share the details of exactly how she went from a size 18 to a size 4 in the next issue of PEOPLE.

The “Mama June: From Not to Hot” finale airs April 7 at 9 p.m. ET on WE tv.


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