Adele Lands The March 2016 Cover Of Vogue
She’s gearing up for her sold-out world tour so it’s only natural that Adele is the front page poser for Vogue magazine’s March 2016 issue.
Sporting apparel from the likes of Burberry, Gucci, Alexander McQueen and Dior, the “Hello” songstress discusses the fact that she’s healthier than ever- “I was trying to get some stamina for my tour so I lost a bit of weight. Now I fit into normal, off-the-shelf clothes—which is really a big problem for me!”
And Adele credits her husband and son for helping her stay focused- “I can’t have any other junk in my head to worry about as well. [My boy Angelo] makes me very proud of myself. When I became a parent, I felt like I was truly living. I had a purpose, where before I didn’t. My main thing is Mum, then it’s me, then it’s work. I think I had to take the right amount of time off to let people miss me.”
#EGGPLANTNATION Meet Papi Pinga!
Folks meet Papi Pinga. For those who don’t have a Valentine. He has one big gift for ya! Wanna unwrap it? Then GO HERE TO SEE THE PIC! Remember NSFW!
You’re Welcome!
#NBA ALL STAR TORONTO West beats East 196-173 in highest- scoring NBA All-Star Game ever!
There wasn't much drama in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game from Toronto but there was a lot of scoring. In fact it was a record level of scoring for the two teams as both the East and the West teams each bested the previous team-high record of 163 points, and they set the combined record with 369 points, which bested the previous mark of 321 total points.
For such a prolific scorer in the history of the game, Kobe Bryant got to see a layup drill and a fireworks display in his 15th (18th selection overall) and final All-Star Game. Bryant, who said earlier in the weekend he planned on capping out at 10 minutes, played 26 minutes and finished with 10 points (4-of-11 shooting), seven assists, and six rebounds. His one steal moved him ahead of Michael Jordan all-time for All-Star Game steals.
Paul George led all scorers with 41 points and set the All-Star Game record for 3-pointers with nine. He broke the record held by Carmelo Anthony, who hit eight of them in the 2014 All-Star Game in New Orleans. But it was Russell Westbrook winning his second straight All-Star Game MVP by finishing with 31 points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals. He is the first back-to-back All-Star Game MVP since Bob Pettit in 1958 and 1959.
Nine players from the West scored in double figures with five getting at least 23 in the game. Stephen Curry scored 26, Anthony Davis had 24 and James Harden tied Kevin Durant with 23 each. Chris Paul's 16 assists tied for the fourth-most in an All-Star Game, and was six behind Magic Johnson's record of 22.
In the East, John Wall scored 22 points to support George's scoring, while seven players scored in double digits. Every player who participated in the game scored, which seems perfect considering the records set Sunday night. LeBron James finished with 13 points to move ahead of Kobe for the all-time All-Star scoring leader.
The 2017 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Charlotte Hornets.
#RHOA: Kenya Moore Talks Putting Her Love Life On TV; Is A Baby Coming Soon?
Kenya Moore hasn’t had the best luck in the romance department since she joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but she’s not letting that deter her from sharing her new man, Matt Jordan. The RHOA star dishes on her love life, her baby plans and the drama coming up in Jamaica.
In an interview with ET, Kenya revealed that things are going good with Matt so far. “It’s going well. I have learned from my mistakes, and I definitely just go one step at a time. I don’t try to dream anymore, I just live in the moment, and it just seems to be working for me right now.”
Kenya isn’t afraid to show her relationships on air, no matter how things end up. “[After Walter], I dated quietly, and then that became, ‘Oh, she’s making people up now!'” Kenya says. “You know, ‘Oh, she’s paying people.’ … or it’s, ‘She can’t get a man,’ you know? And I’m just tired of it, and I just felt like, I’m taking my life back.” She continues, “If the relationship ends well, if it doesn’t, it’s my life. Millions of women go through the same thing every day, so I’m no different. I’m just doing it on TV.”
When asked if she’s still trying to have a baby, Kenya coyly replies “Ask me in about 60 days.” She doesn’t confirm or deny if Matt has volunteered to be the baby daddy.
Kenya is hopeful that she’ll get pregnant during her time off from the show. “You know, you have to be on a schedule, and you have to be tested at a very specific time. And it just never worked out while I was filming, and so I just decided to do it while I’m not [filming], and we’ll see. Kandi [Burruss] did it while she wasn’t filming, and I figured this is the best way for me to do it.”
Real Housewives of Atlanta returns on Sunday night and Kenya says that it’s going to be dramatic and confrontational, as per usual. “It is going down in Jamaica. Oh, from my guy getting into it with Peter [Thomas], to me and Cynthia having it out about the whole, ‘I’m not your friend comment,’ to, you know, the final draw with Kim, it is just an epic showdown.”
So Will Kenya Share Her Pregnancy Journey On The Show?
NEW MUSIC: New Music: V. Bozeman – ‘You Can’t Break Me’ (Ft. Tyrese)
V. Bozeman links with Tyrese on a new ballad, entitled “You Can’t Break Me.” V. is a woman fed up; ready walk away from her man – who isn’t showing her the love and respect she deserves.
On the hook, she sings – “You can’t break me, ’cause you don’t make me. I can do bad myself” – after reminding him of how he treats her when he’s drunk and mad. “After shows you be chasing after all the h**s, instead of tryna see me,” she adds.
However, Tyrese is not trying to hear it, and disregards everything she says. Although he admits to making mistakes, he’s not quite ready to let his woman go. “Now, when I get back have my tacos ready,” he sings. “You know damn well I ain’t going nowhere.”
V. has made appearances on Empire, where she stunned with performances of “What is Love” and the Timbaland-produced “Black and Blue.” Meanwhile, Tyrese’s hit single, “Shame,” has spent 16 weeks in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.
Listen to the duo’s emotional exchange on “You Can’t Break Me” below!
Nice!
#COOKIEWATCH: Taraji P. Henson Hit Alexander Wang's Front Row At NYFW!
The Alexander Wang show brought out a few of our faves. Taraji P. Henson, Solange, Zoe Kravitz and Amandla Stenberg made their presence known during the NYFW presentation. Tyga and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner were also in the mix. Pics inside….
Golden Globe winner Taraji P. Henson took a break from filming “Empire” in Chicago to have some fun at New York Fashion. The 45-year-old actress made her way to the Alexander Wang Fall 2016 fashion show in a black and white embroidered dress with a checkerboard jacket to top off her look. Not our fave look, but we love T's confidence.
Better without the jacket?
In new movie news, the “Empire” star has just nabbed a role as famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson for the film titled Hidden Figures. The film is based on the story about a team of African-American women who provided NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program's first successful space missions.
The film is still in its early development stage, but we’ll keep you posted. Based on this synopsis, we’re already here for the #BlackGirlMagic that will exude from the project.
Antonin Scalia, Justice on the Supreme Court, Dies at 79
Justice Antonin Scalia, whose transformative legal theories, vivid writing and outsize personality made him a leader of a conservative intellectual renaissance in his three decades on the Supreme Court, was found dead on Saturday at a resort in West Texas. He was 79.
“He was an extraordinary individual and jurist, admired and treasured by his colleagues,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said in a statement confirming Justice Scalia’s death. “His passing is a great loss to the Court and the country he so loyally served.”
The cause of death was not immediately released. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Marshals Service, which sent personnel to the scene, said there was nothing to indicate the death was the result of anything other than natural causes.
He was, Judge Richard A. Posner wrote in The New Republic in 2011, “the most influential justice of the last quarter century.” Justice Scalia was a champion of originalism, the theory of constitutional interpretation that seeks to apply the understanding of those who drafted and ratified the Constitution. In Justice Scalia’s hands, originalism generally led to outcomes that pleased political conservatives, but not always. His approach was helpful to criminal defendants in cases involving sentencing and the cross-examination of witnesses.
Justice Scalia also disdained the use of legislative history — statements from members of Congress about the meaning and purposes of laws — in the judicial interpretation of statutes. He railed against vague laws that did not give potential defendants fair warning of what conduct was criminal. He preferred bright-line rules to legal balancing tests, and he was sharply critical of Supreme Court opinions that did not provide lower courts and litigants with clear guidance.
All of these views took shape in dissents. Over time, they came to influence and in many cases dominate the debate at the Supreme Court, in lower courts, among lawyers and in the legal academy.
By the time he wrote his most important majority opinion, finding that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms, even the dissenters were engaged in trying to determine the original meaning of the Constitution, the approach he had championed.
That 2008 decision, District of Columbia v. Heller, also illustrated a second point: Justice Scalia in his later years was willing to bend a little to attract votes from his colleagues. In Heller, the price of commanding a majority appeared to be including a passage limiting the practical impact of the decision.
With the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens in 2010, Justice Scalia became the longest serving member of the current court. By then, Justice Scalia was routinely writing for the majority in the major cases, including ones on the First Amendment, class actions and arbitration.
He was an exceptional stylist who labored over his opinions and took pleasure in finding precisely the right word or phrase. In dissent, he took no prisoners. The author of a majority opinion could be confident that a Scalia dissent would not overlook any shortcomings.
Justice Scalia wrote for a broader audience than most of his colleagues. His opinions were read by lawyers and civilians for pleasure and instruction.
At oral argument, Justice Scalia took professorial delight in sparring with the advocates before him. He seemed to play to the crowd in the courtroom, which rewarded his jokes with generous laughter.
Justice Scalia’s sometimes withering questioning helped transform what had been a sleepy bench when he arrived into one that Chief Justice Roberts has said has become too active, with the justices interrupting the lawyers and each other.
Some of Justice Scalia’s recent comments from the bench were raw and provocative. In an affirmative action case in December, he said that some minority students may be better off at “a less advanced school, a slower-track school where they do well.”
In a C-Span interview in 2009, Justice Scalia reflected on his role and legacy, sketching out a modest conception of the role of a Supreme Court justice.
“We don’t sit here to make the law, to decide who ought to win,” Justice Scalia said. “We decide who wins under the law that the people have adopted. And very often, if you’re a good judge, you don’t really like the result you’re reaching.”
Condolences to his Family.
Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ Obliterates Records With $135 Million Debut
“Deadpool,” a loose-limbed comic book adaptation, ravaged the President’s Weekend box office, torpedoing records and re-igniting the career of star Ryan Reynolds.
Filmed for an economical $58 million, the 20th Century Fox release has already made back its production budget and then some, racking up $135 million over its first three days in theaters. It could make $150 million over the four-day holiday. That easily surpasses the previous President’s Day weekend and February record holder, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which set a high-water mark with its $85.2 million debut last year. It also stands as the biggest ever bow for an R-rated movie, sailing past “The Matrix Reloaded’s” $91.8 million launch.
Just as “Fifty Shades of Grey” broke out the whips and handcuffs to reinvigorate the tired erotic drama genre, “Deadpool” relied on raunchy humor and a fourth-wall breaking central character to apply a fresh gloss on superhero movies at a time when costumed avengers threaten to reach saturation levels.
Fox must have had an inkling that it had struck gold after its heavily pirated Comic-Con presentation sent fanboys into a state of grace. Its marketing rollout played up the character’s humor, with one poster having Deadpool stretched out on a bear skin rug, striking a come-hither, Burt Reynolds pose.
“This campaign made ‘Deadpool’ accessible to all quadrants regardless of age, gender or ethnicity,” said Chris Aronson, Fox’s domestic distribution chief. “This character connected.”
“Deadpool’s” success extends a lifeline for Reynolds, once a rising star in Hollywood, whose ascent was derailed by costly bombs such as “Green Lantern” and “R.I.P.D.” The actor first played Deadpool in 2009’s ” X-Men Origins: Wolverine” then labored for years to bring a spin-off version to screens. A sequel is already in the works.
“All it takes is one gigantic, massive, record-breaking movie to put a career back on track,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at ComScore.
Despite a cold front that kept much of the East Coast indoors and contemplating hacking up their armoires for kindling, ticket sales remained robust throughout the holiday.
Warner Bros.’ “How to Be Single,” looked to capitalize on Valentine’s Day, bringing in largely female crowds to the tune of a humdrum $18.7 million from 3,343 locations. It should make in the low $20 million range over its first four days, finishing in third. Rebel Wilson, Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, and Leslie Mann star as four women navigating the Big Apple sans significant others. The update on the “Sex and the City” formula set the studio back $38 million to bring to screens.
Paramount’s “Zoolander 2,” which revisits dim-bulb male model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) more than a decade after he first stormed runways, disappointed, earning roughly $15.7 million from 3,394 locations for a fourth place finish. It is projected to generate $18 million over the holiday. The high fashion satire cost $50 million to produce. Paramount executives said they always expected “Deadpool” to rule the weekend, but they hadn’t anticipated the size of its launch.
“‘Deadpool’ just exceeded expectations of what it could be and that was devastating to other movies in the marketplace,” said Megan Colligan, president of worldwide distribution and marketing for Paramount.
Bad reviews may have been another culprit. The comedy, which brought back original stars Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson, received a meagre 23% “rotten” rating on critics aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes. Variety, for instance, labelled the film, “a disappointment-slash-misfire, the orange mocha crappuccino of movie sequels.”
Colligan sounded shocked by the response, saying, “a comedy can survive negative reviews, but these went a notch nasty, which sort of surprised me…the movie is silly fun, with an iconic character, so it was unfortunate.”
Last weekend’s champ, “Kung Fu Panda 3” added $19.6 million to its $100.3 million haul. It should make $26 million for the four-day holiday, finishing in second place.
The Coen Brothers’ Hollywood satire, “Hail, Caesar!,” rounded out the top five, earning $6.6 million for the three days and a projected $7.5 million for the four day celebration of all things Oval Office. It has grossed $22.3 million in its first two weeks.
In limited release, Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next,” a documentary examination of how Europe tackles social problems the bedevil the U.S. such as gun control, prison reform, and school lunches kids can stomach, earned $933,240 from 308 screens. It has grossed just over $1 million following an awards qualifying run.
#BEYWATCH: Beyonce & Mariah Carey Hang Out At Charity Event
Beyonce and Mariah Carey bumped into each other at the Heartview Global Foundation gala in L.A. Thursday night. The two international divas came out to support businessmen Jonathan Schwartz, who was honored at the event that raised funds for heart-disease research.
The “Formation” singer looked angelic rocking a white dress and white cape across her shoulders. MC kept with her usual glam in a blush sequin dress. We hear Mariah was busy showing off her engagement ring from her billionaire fiancé James Packer.
Bey was there to support the cause and for one of her new artists. Parkwood Entertainment artist Sophie Beem hit the stage to perform at the event. The
"Flawless" singer signed the 16-year-old singer-songwriter last year. Sophie couldn't have a better person looking after her career.
Good for her!
Has Idis Elba Ugly Secret been Revealed?
Earlier this week Idris Elba fans were shocked to find out that he and the mother of his 22-month-old son Winston were no longer together.
Turns out Mr. Elba has a very bad habit of loving 'em and leaving 'em behind...
Insiders tell The Daily Mail
Idris split from his first wife while she was pregnant with their daughter, Isan, who’s now 15.
A second marriage lasted only a day — and now, as a Hollywood heavyweight — he is surrounded by fawning females.
According to Biographer Nadia Cohen: ‘He just loves all the attention. He loves flirting with everyone in the room, whether it’s a gay waiter or the coat check girl.
‘Everybody fancies him. He’s a really, really sexy man and loves the attention.’
WOW!
#VILAGILANTENEWS: Teen’s Arm Ripped Off After Stealing Man’s Air Jordans
It’s only February and this will be one of the craziest stories of 2016. A teen had his armed ripped off below the elbow after he robbed a man of his Air Jordan 8s.
Phillip Pierre, 39, met with Zachary Sam, 17, to sell him the sneakers for $190 (the post says $490, but that number sounds inaccurate). However, Sam pulled out a gun and demanded the shoes. This is when sh*t got ridiculously real, and crazy.
Reports the New York Post:
Through the app Wallapop, gunman Zachary Sam and seller Philippe Pierre, 39, had arranged to meet up at 1 p.m. Friday in Canarsie, sources said.
But when Pierre showed up, asking $490 for a pair of Air Jordan 8 Retro sneakers, the teen crook pulled out a gun and demanded the kicks for free inside Pierre’s gray Honda Pilot, police sources said.
Pierre stepped on the gas pedal, but Sam, who lives nearby, jumped out of his car at the intersection of East 86th Street and Avenue M, sources said.
Instead of speeding off, Pierre turned his car around and drove after Sam, crashing into him in front of a fence.
WATCH HERE
The alleged robber’s arm was ripped off when he was pinned against the fence.
Reportedly, Sam ran onto a bus, then got off and collapsed in the street as he tried to flee. The teen was taken to Brookdale Hospital, but there is no word if doctors were able to reattach his arm.
Pierre was arrested and charged with attempted murder while Sam has been charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon
INSIDE Kanye's Yeezy Season 3 Event...
Nope, it wasn't a cult recruitment meeting. It was Kanye's Yeezus Season 3 collection debut and his The Life of Pablo listening event at Madison Square Garden.
Plenty of folks on social media and even some editors (Anna Wintour) were salivating over the circus of Kardashian-Jenners, furs, stark white Balmain clothing, dark refugee-inspired clothing, a Naomi sighting and glorious music.
As for the show, Kanye literally put "his family" on his back with his airbrushed Donda and Robert Kardashian tee:
Yeezy dressed the entire Kardashian-Jenner clan in custom gear. Nope, not offshoots of the Yeezy collection itself. But threads that were the fruit of a collabo with Balmain. Kanye jetted to Paris a few weeks before the show to link up with Balmain's Creatve Director Olivier Rousteing to create a collabo mini-collection for the family.
He even walked in with Kanye to show brother-in-law solidarity. Or whatever.
Even Caitlyn got her custom creation...which made her and daughter Kendall twinsies.
Olivier was obviously proud of his work for his "besties".
Lil Kim was there and snapped pics with Caitlyn:
Khloe and Lamar picked up where they left off as husband and wife:
He snapped pics with Kim and ASAP.
Looks like everyone had a good time!
AND FINALLY FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART FILES
‘NO FREE PASSES’
Just because you’re wearing camo doesn’t mean Mr. Booty Shorts can’t see you. Where do you even blend in with a pink camo hat besides the teen pregnancy meeting at the local fire hall? Anyway, sick chicken thighs buddy, keep doing you.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD EVERYBODY!!!
EFREM
