Miguel Releases ‘WILDHEART’ Album Cover
Miguel is marching on to the June 30th release of his third studio album ‘WILDHEART.’
Miguel – whose new single ‘Coffee’ is heating up on Urban radio – has unveiled the project’s edgy accompanying cover.
‘Wild’ follows the free EP Mig-Money rolled out last December and is his first LP since sophomore ‘Kaleidoscope Dream’ – which spent 20 weeks on the Billboard 200.
Your thoughts?
Was NeNe Leakes Big Break Down A FAKE?
On The Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion show NeNe Leakes dissolved into tears and ran off stage after being forced to confront her abandonment issues.
Was NeNe faking it for the cameras..?
A celebrity bodyguard who claims he was on set for the reunion tells Real Mr. Housewife
“NeNe scripted the whole breakdown and it was fake.”
“She scripted this with her ‘fake for TV Dr' so she can slide out of the next season of Real Housewives of Atlanta and do her new show with Kim Zolciak and her business deal with Kim Kardashian.”
Don’t f%^$! With Kelly Price! She Rips CVS Pharmacy on Facebook; Store Apologizes
*CVS has experienced the wrath of Kelly Price.
The singer posted a lengthy vent on Facebook accusing the drugstore of refusing to fill certain prescriptions in what are considered to be “bad” neighborhoods.
Price said she stopped by a 24 hour CVS Pharmacy in Carson, California for painkillers in advance of dental surgery she was having and was told by the pharmacist that they didn’t fill certain prescriptions after midnight because of the area where the store was located.
WATCH:
“I was offended for anybody who lives in a neighborhood that may not be considered the upper echelon – where expensive homes are. Or where six- and seven-figure earners live,” Price told LA’s CBS affiliate.
CVS responded. One of the Senior Vice Presidents of CVS Pharmacies called her personally to apologize and to say that the Carson store was in the wrong.
Read Kelly’s entire open letter (titled “SHAME ON YOU CVS”) below, followed by her update detailing the store’s response:
WOW…just WOW!
Is Laverne Cox Bleaching?
In her vain attempt to create the perfect female body, actor Laverne Cox has apparently opted to bleach her skin.
Unsatisfied Cox says she still has flaws that she is unwilling to ignore in her pursuit of the perfect feminine physique.
The Orange is the New Black cast member strolled the red carpet at the 2015 Billboard Awards in a Marc Bower dress
In a red carpet interview with Giuliana Rancic, Cox said that she can be pretty critical of himself.
“You’ve got to look in the mirror when you leave the house and go ‘Damn, I look good,’” said Rancic, who is known for her sarcastic wit.
Cox just giggled and said “thank you.”
Cox went on to say she is very “nit picky” about what she sees staring back at her in the bathroom mirror — or any mirror he passes by.
“I’m always finding the things that are like need to be improved,” she said.
“In that nitpickiness, I also try to celebrate myself and love myself. In every moment, even if I find a flaw, I have to love that flaw today,” she said.
She added: “We have to embrace what we think are flaws, what we think are imperfections … it’s about loving yourself.”
But the actor’s friends say Cox is bleaching her skin to even out her dark complexion and to achieve the Beyonce glow, whatever that is.
Cox also had something nice to say about Bruce Jenner, who is not a transgender but will be.
“I just think Bruce is delightful and it’s always powerful when another transgender person comes forward and shares who they are,” said Cox, I wish Bruce all the best!
Did Queen Latifah Check a Fan for Suggesting She's Gay?
Queen Latifah is riding high after staring in the critically acclaimed HBO biopic 'Bessie' but just because she played a bi-sexual woman in a movie doesn't mean she's bi-sexual in real life.
On fan found out the hard way...
From The National Enquirer
“Queen Latifah, who never comments on her sexual choice, was exiting a meeting at a Century City film studio when a 30-ish woman bustled up and asked about the new HBO film starring her as blues legend Bessie Smith – which chronicles Bessie’s gay affair with blues belter Ma Rainey, played by mO’NIQUE. Mouthy Babe asked if Mo’Nique’s hard to work with. Snapped Latifah: ‘Honey, I don’t talk about my co-stars that way!’ But when Flappy Lips told The Queen it’s great she’s playing a lesbian and finally ‘coming out,’ Latifah EXPLODED!” Bellowing she’s doing nothing of the kind, The Queen shrieked. “Stickin’ your nose where it doesn’t belong means you’re in the GUTTER!”
Terrified, Flappy turned and RAN!
OOOPS!
NEW MUSIC: Monica’s “Just Right For Me” Ft. Lil Wayne
Monica has some new heat just in time for summer. For her newest musical offering “Just Right For Me,” she enlisted Young Money honcho Lil Wayne to spit a hot 16 on the Polow Da Don-produced banger.
“Just Right For Me” is the first single from the Atlanta native’s upcoming eighth studio album Code Red, the follow-up to her 2012 album New Life. And it’s taking us back to that soulful Monica sound we love.
On the track, Wayne raps,
“Got Monica on my playlist and she on my bae-list, but since I got a situation I use imagination. Alright!”
Hmmm…is Christina Milian the "situation"?
Last month, Monica revealed a fiery still from the album’s artwork, debuting her hot red pixie cut, which we’re also loving. Check it HERE if you missed. No word yet on the release of Monica's new LP, but we're here for it.
Take a listen to Monica's new single HERE!
Nice!!!
Do We Believe it?: ‘Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta’ Cast Now Under Super-Strict ‘No Fighting’ Policy
Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta is now notorious for being one of the MOST ratchet reality shows on television thanks to the cast members multiple brawls and physical encounters.
However, it won’t be ‘that’ ratchet for much longer. The show’s producers have put a complete end to the fighting…or at least they’re trying to.
via TMZ: Production sources tell us the ATL ladies and gents were forced to sign docs agreeing to put their manicured claws (and fists) away … after major advertisers started complaining. Show execs flew to Atlanta 2 weeks ago to lay down the law.
We’re told all cast members who brawl during taping will be cut from the episode without pay and suspended. They could also face possible termination.
It’s a risky move, since ‘LHHA’ has become VH1’s most popular show, by far — and let’s face it, fights are part of its winning formula.
But the threat of hardcore punishment seems to be working. We hear the cast has resorted to screaming matches because nobody wants to lose their money — the definition of a true thug.
We’ll have to see how this turns out.
Allen Iverson Addresses Rumors of Him Going Broke: ‘That’s a Myth’
*After years of speculation, Allen Iverson is finally addressing rumors going around that he’s broke.
In an interview with “CBS This Morning” on Friday (05-15-15), the former NBA star debunked all the talk, saying that he isn’t hurting financially.
“That’s a myth,” Iverson stated when asked about his alleged money problems. “That’s a rumor.”
“Which part?” asked the interviewer, Gayle King.
“The fact that I’m struggling in any part of my life,” Iverson responded.
The athlete’s comments as Showtime premiered its new documentary “Iverson,” on Saturday (05-16-15). Iverson’s financial situation is among the topics addressed by Iverson himself in the film.
Complex notes that Iverson’s money situation has spawned questions of whether he spent the estimated $200 million he made while he was playing in the NBA on family and friends as well as if he got a pension and trust fund to ensure that he lives the rest of his life comfortably.
To see Iverson’s “CBS This Morning” interview as well as him chatting to Complex about playing football in high school, the way today’s NBA players dress, and his shelved rap album, check out the video HERE!
Ice T Sounds Off on Iggy Azalea's Billboard Music Award Top Rap Artist Win
OG rapper Ice T upset after Australian rapper Iggy Azaela wins the 2015 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap artist over J. Cole, Drake, Nicki Minaj and Rae Sremmurd...
OOOPS!
New film about the final days of Tupac Shakur's life seeking $300,000 in online crowdfunding campaign
Tupac Shakur and his final days will be the subject of a pending film seeking online funding by the late rapper's former producing partner.
Gobi Rahimi, 50, has launched an IndieGogo crowdfunding campaign seeking $300,000 for his film 7Dayz that will recount Shakur's last week after being killed in 1996 in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting.
'It's not a movie about Tupac. It's a movie that will have Tupac in it. It's about how he changed my life,' Rahimi told Deadline in an article on Monday.
The critically acclaimed rapper who died aged 25 'will play himself' in the feature film, Rahimi said.
'I have archival footage that I shot of him that's never been seen before that will be written into the film,' he revealed.
The film will cover the intense period surrounding Shakur's death including dealing with his record label.
'A few weeks before Pac was shot, I wrote the letter that Tupac signed, firing Suge Knight and his lawyer David Kenner. After that, the tension between Tupac and his label soared to new heights,' Rahimi wrote on the fundraising page.
'I was waiting for Tupac at club 662 in Las Vegas after the Mike Tyson fight on September 7, 1996. Soon after, I was informed by rapper Nate Dogg that Tupac and Suge Knight had been shot and taken to University Hospital. I immediately rushed there to be by Tupac’s side,' Rahimi recounted.
EVENTS: The Celebs come out to The ABC/Disney International Upfronts
ABC & Walt DIsney Studios hosted the Disney Media Distribution International Upfronts in Burbank, California...
Former "House of Lies" actress Nia Long was on hand to promote her series on the network, the TV remake of "Uncle Buck."
The new version will star funnyman Mike Epps as "Uncle Buck", and out -of-work man who moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to help keep an eye on their kids after the family's nanny quits. Nia and Mike will star alongside James Lesure, Iman Benson, Sayeed Shahidi, and Aalyrah Caldwell.
The new version will star funnyman Mike Epps as "Uncle Buck", and out -of-work man who moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to help keep an eye on their kids after the family's nanny quits. Nia and Mike will star alongside James Lesure, Iman Benson, Sayeed Shahidi, and Aalyrah Caldwell.
Kerry Washington, who stars in the network's hit series "Scandal", was on hand to celebrate the highly-rated season 4 finale, which aired last week.
During a recent interview with PEOPLE, Kerry's co-star Scott Foley opened up about filming sex scenes with Kerry, who gave birth to daughter Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha, last year.
"One of the craziest things while filming was trying to have a sex scene when Kerry was seven months pregnant. The director, this fantastic French director, Jeannot Szwarc, kept saying, 'Just get on top of her, and I'm going to shoot it.' And I was like, 'No, no, no I can't - she's got a baby in there!'
Viola Davis came out to support "HTGAWM", one of the network's greatest success stories.
In addition to her work on "HTGAWM", Viola has been tapped to star in an HBO miniseries about abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
The miniseries will be based on “Bound For The Promise Land” by historian Kate Clifford Larson.
Singer and actress Christina Milian was spotted in the press line too. Christina is set to star in a new series with John Stamos named "Grandfathered" next fall and her E! docu-series "Christina Milian Turned Up" has been renewed for season 2.
Backstage, CM and her mom posed with "Scandal" star Guillermo DÃaz. She tweeted, "Love our fellow Cubanos!! Been admiring his acting for years! Mom freaked out.. Lol @guillermodiazreal aka #Huck on #Scandal.. #AbcInternationalUpfronts #GrandFathered @mamamilian"
Soliciting Charge Dismissed In Warren Sapp Case
A solicitation charge against Hall of Famer Warren Sapp, who was arrested during Super Bowl week on suspicion of assault and soliciting a prostitute, was dismissed by a Phoenix judge on Monday.
Court records show Sapp has successfully completed a Prostitution Solicitation Counseling Program and still needs to complete a diversion program for the assault charge to avoid possible jail time.
Sapp, 42, was fired from his NFL Network analyst job hours after his Feb. 2 arrest.
Phoenix police said Sapp allegedly argued about money with one of two women in his downtown Phoenix hotel room and the fight turned physical, leaving the women with minor injuries.
Sapp pleaded guilty in April to one count of soliciting prostitution and one count of assault. But separate plea agreements reached with city prosecutors indicated the charges, both misdemeanors, would be dismissed if Sapp met certain terms.
Authorities said Sapp originally faced a maximum penalty of $2,500 in fines, six months in jail, three years’ probation and mandatory 15 days in jail if convicted on the prostitution charge.
Sapp, a tackle and defensive end, played in the NFL from 1995-2007 for Tampa Bay and Oakland. He was a vital contributor for the Buccaneers as they went from also-ran to Super Bowl champion after the 2002 season. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
However, Sapp has had a history with legal troubles around the Super Bowl. He was arrested the day before the Super Bowl in 2010 on a domestic battery charge, but prosecutors later dropped the case because of inconsistences between the victim’s statements and evidence, including surveillance video.
Despite making millions in his playing career, Sapp filed for bankruptcy in 2012 in Florida after owing more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony.
The Story of Emmett Till Is Heading to the Big Screen
The widow of American film critic, journalist and screenwriter Roger Ebert will adapt the Emmett Till book Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America into a motion picture.
In 1955, Emmett Till was 14 years old visiting relatives in Mississippi when he was kidnapped and brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His face and body were so badly mutilated that his mother insisted on having an open-casket funeral to show the world what racism had done to her son.
Per Deadline:
“The full Emmett Till story needs to be told now and told well as a narrative for our times, given all that is happening on American streets today, and Shatterglass Films are the people to tell it,” said Ebert, the widow of Roger Ebert.
Luke Boyce, Brett Hays and Jen Shelby are producing for Shatterglass, and Benson also is producing. Ebert and Nate Kohn are executive producing. The plan is to wrap principal photography next year after shoots in Chicago, the Mississippi Delta and Central Illinois.
Some will disagree, but we believe that Emmett’s story should be told, especially given the current state of race relations in America (as Chaz pointed out) and the hatred that still pervades our society.
Derrick Gordon reveals troubles with homophobic schools
Photo credit: Derrick Gordon’s Instagram (@Flash5Gordon)
Derrick Gordon made history last April when he came out and became the first openly gay Division I college basketball player in U.S. history. And although he praised his team at the University of Massachusetts for embracing him as an openly gay man, he recently shared that he experienced a slew of homophobic rejections after he announced he was planning to transfer to a new school.
In a new interview with USA Today, Gordon discussed his transfer process and explained that while inquiring with potential new schools, he faced a number of rejections over his sexuality.
“During the recruiting process, a number of schools didn’t want me because I’m gay,” Gordon said. “To me, that’s blatant homophobia. At the end of the day, no coaches will ever admit that they don’t want me because I’m gay and there’s baggage that comes with the attention.”
Gordon, who was accustomed to being accepted by his UMass team, says he was shocked byt the discrimination he faced.
“I was starting to lose hope. I felt like I was being treated like an outsider, like I didn’t belong in the NCAA,” Gordon said.
Gordon didn’t specify which schools discriminated against him, but he did announce on Sunday that he finally found a new home at Seton Hall University.
“I’m walking into a great situation,” Gordon said. “This gives me a chance to showcase what I can really do in one of the best conferences (the Big East) in the country, in the national spotlight.”
Speaking about the transfer to Seton Halle, Gordon explained, “I expect it to be a smooth transition, honestly. Coach [Kevin Willard has already talked to the players and they said, ‘as long as he helps us win, we’re gonna be his brother.’ It’s about what I can do for the team. …Obviously, me being on the team will be a new experience for everyone involved. This is another new chapter for me.”
Well we’re happy that Gordon seems to have a bright future at Seton Hall and we hope his career continues to chip away at the homophobic mindset that the world of sports still apparently has against LGBT athletes.
WATCH: K. Michelle's ‘Hard to Do’ (Video)
K. Michelle has released a video for "Hard to Do,” the fourth single off her album Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? The museum-quality clip (it's artsy) was directed by Child Basquiat, and features nudity AND a zebra.
Not at the same time though. Also, K. takes a bath while surrounded by flamingos. We're sure this all has a deeper meaning....let's us know what it is if you figure it out.
WATCH HERE!
And to get a little internet buzz going, K. kisses a girl at the end of the video. Those records don't buy themselves.....
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘SMASHED BUNS’
Those buns look like the package of buns that were at the bottom of the box on the shipping truck then managed to be underneath all the other buns on the shelf and finally just wind up being a jumbled mess in the clearance bin. Not great.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
