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2/3/19

The Daily Buzz For Feb 4 ☕📰☕


Essence Sets 2019 Black Women in Hollywood Honorees
Essence will honor four actresses at its forthcoming annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards. The honorees are Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Jenifer Lewis (Black-ish), Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) and Regina Hall (Support the Girls).

The Oscar-week luncheon will take place Feb. 21 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
In acknowledging this year’s slate of Black Women in Hollywood honorees, Essence chief creative and content officer MoAna Luu stated, “We are proud to salute the marvelous work and stunning achievements of our awardees who, as a collective presence, are challenging perceptions and impacting social change. Through their craft and commitment to causes, Amandla, Jenifer, Kiki and Regina represent the dynamic intersection of art and activism that is influencing how we shape our own destiny.”

Essence’s film-noir themed content throughout awards season — including digital profiles and the debut of four customized magazine covers — will feature each honoree. The Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards is presented by The Ford Motor Company and sponsored by AT&T.


The New England Patriots Are Super Bowl Champions Again, Beat The Rams 13-3
In a testament to the enduring power of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots emerged victorious in Super Bowl LIII for the team's sixth championship victory since 2002.
The Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in a slow-moving game with the lowest total score in Super Bowl history. That means the oldest quarterback-coach duo in Super Bowl history has defeated the youngest duo, Jared Goff and Sean McVay.

"[The Patriots] played like champions," Belichick said. "Everybody counted us out from the beginning of the season, the mid-season, but we're still here."
Wide receiver Julian Edelmen was named Super Bowl LIII MVP, after a remarkable showing with 149 yards and 10 receptions.

"It was an unbelievable year," Brady said after the game. "We fought through it more so than anything. It's unbelievable to win this game."
For the second time in as many decades, the Super Bowl featured a David versus Goliath clash between the Patriots and the Rams — but this time, the teams had swapped roles. The Rams weren't the big, bad favorites they were back in 2002, the last time they met the Patriots on the NFL's biggest stage. And the Patriots didn't stride onto the field as the lovable underdogs they were when Tom Brady was just a blushing sophomore.

These days, the Rams hail from Los Angeles, Brady's Hall of Fame career is old enough to vote and the question on the minds of everyone outside New England before the big game was some variation on the following: Could the Patriots please quit winning already?
As it turns out, no. At the outset, pressure from the LA defense looked like it could pose an insurmountable challenge to quarterback Brady. That proved not to be the case.

The Patriots put the first points on the board with a second-quarter field goal, answered in the third-quarter by the Rams. But the teams went the first three quarters of the game without a touchdown — a first in Super Bowl history.
Viewers complained about the low-scoring game, while commentators suggested that Rams kicker Johnny Hekker's record for the longest punt in Super Bowl history – at 65 yards – was the most exciting part of an otherwise incredibly boring night.

And then the Patriots scored the first touchdown of the game. An impressive 29-yard catch by tight end Rob Gronkowski brought the Pats within scoring distance, and running back Sony Michel sealed the deal with a 2-yard touchdown run.
Any hopes for a comeback by the Rams were more or less dashed by a Stephen Gostkowski field goal for the Patriots in the closing minutes of the game.
"Coach Belichick did an outstanding job," said McVay after his team's loss. "There's really no other way to put it. You know, I'm pretty numb right now, but definitely I got out-coached."


The Patriots are now tied for most Super Bowl victories with the Pittsburgh Steelers — six apiece. It's their second victory in three years. And although the game was the lowest scoring in Super Bowl history, it was also the highest margin of victory for New England in any Super Bowl.


#RHOA: Seriously? Nene Leakes Reveals She Turned Down 'Celebrity Big Brother'
Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes could’ve been pulling double reality television duty this winter season. The mother-of-two revealed on Saturday, February 2 that she was approached to do the 2nd season of Celebrity Big Brother but turned it down! Read on to find out why she said no.

NeNe spoke exclusively with Entertainment Tonight about why she didn't go on CBB and why she was "surprised" her RHOA costar Kandi Burruss did.
"I was surprised that she went on the show, because they asked me to go on and I said no," she shared. "I was surprised that Kandi took it. She is more of a game player than me. I'm not really that girl. I don't want to be away from my phone and locked up and sleeping with people that I don't know, because I didn't know who I was going to enter the house with."

"You have to be in a room with other people and then the cameras are watching you except for when you are on the potty and in the shower. They watch you brush your teeth, they watch you do a lot and I just don't want them to watch me do everything," NeNe explained of why she said no to being on CBB. "I don't want to be watched."
NeNe appears to be more team Tamar Braxton than Kandi on CBB. "I caught an episode, and I saw Tamar (Braxton) and I was like, 'Well, looks like Tamar's the one doing well.' It looked like Tamar was carrying her a little bit,"NeNe said about the former Real host.

"(Stirring stuff up} is what Tamar (does). That's why they need her in the house. She is coming there to shake things up," NeNe continued while also adding that she thinks the "Love & War" singer will win CBB when all is said and done on Wednesday February 13th.

Do you think Kandi or Tamar has a better shot at winning CBB?


#Empire: Jussie Smollett returns to stage at The Troubadour in Hollywood for the 1st time since Attack!
WEST HOLLYWOOD, California -- Jussie Smollett was blunt, emotional and defiantly determined Saturday night at a Southern California concert some urged him not to play, telling the crowd before singing a note that he had to go on with the show because he couldn't let his attackers win.
"The most important thing I can say is 'thank you so much, and I'm OK," said the "Empire" actor and R&B singer from the stage at the Troubadour in West Hollywood in his first public appearance since he reported to police in Chicago on Tuesday that two masked men had assaulted him and put a rope around his neck while using homophobic and racial slurs.

"I'm not fully healed yet," said Smollett, who is black and openly gay, "but I'm going to be, and I'm gonna stand strong with y'all."
The concert had been planned long before the incident, and his family members and others had urged him to postpone it.

But Smollett said he couldn't do that. "I had to be here tonight, y'all. I couldn't let those (expletives) win," he said to screams and cheers from the packed room of about 400 people. "I will always stand for love. I will only stand for love."
His small band then launched into an upbeat song and he broke into dance, wearing a simple white buttoned shirt, white sneakers and black jeans, shuffling across the front of the stage and at times standing defiantly with a fist in the air.

Smollett kept the tone mostly celebratory through his hour-long set before addressing the attack head-on toward the end of his hour-long set, when he told the crowd he wanted to clarify a few things.
He said he was bruised but his ribs were not cracked. He went straight to the doctor but was not hospitalized, and physicians in both Chicago and Los Angeles cleared him to play but told him to be careful.
"And above all, I fought the (expletive) back," he said to cheers.
Then he paused and said, emphatically but with a laugh, "I'm the gay Tupac."

WATCH HERE

Fan Monique Davis said after the show that she was shocked he spoke so bluntly and directly about the incident, but she's glad he did.
"It was amazing, it was emotional, it was inspiring," Davis said. "He showed everyone in the room he was strong."

Smollett told police the men attacked him as he walked home in Chicago early Tuesday, throwing a chemical substance at him in addition to shouting slurs and putting the rope around his neck.
Surveillance video captured potential persons of interest in the attack on 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett , Chicago police said Wednesday afternoon.
No arrests have been made, and police have not found surveillance video of the attack, though they found footage of Smollett walking home with the rope around his neck.

Smollett had made his first public comments about the incident on Friday in a written statement that said he had been "consistent on every level" with the police during their investigation, countering comments on social media saying he had changed his story and been uncooperative with investigators.
Chicago police also said Smollett has been cooperative and they have found no reason to think he's not being genuine.
Smollett stars alongside Terence and Taraji P. Henson in "Empire," the Fox TV show about the power struggles of a family in the music business that is now in its fifth season. The series has allowed Smollett to play, sing and occasionally write music in addition to acting.
Last year he released a solo album, "Sum of My Music, which made up much of Saturday night's set, along with songs from "Empire."
He often sits at the piano on the show but stood front and center at the microphone at the Troubadour, the legendary Los Angeles club that helped launch the careers of James Taylor, the Eagles and Elton John.
He was joined in jubilant dance by his family members during his encore.
Earlier, they had taken the stage and voiced their support before he came on.

"To be honest, as his big brother, I wanted him to sit this one out," Joel Smollett Jr. said. "But we realized this night is an important part of Jussie's healing. He's been a fighter since he was a baby. He fought his attackers that night, and he continues to fight."


#NewMusicVideo from Amerie ‘Curious’
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Months after releasing her two EPs, Amerie has dropped a stunning video for “Curious,” which is lifted from her latest EP 4AM Mulholland.
Much like a Victoria Secret commercial, Amerie gets dressed in a retro bra and high waist panty set and stars as the beautiful model. She poses for a few glamour shots as she sings the sensual lyrics.

WATCH HERE

4AM Mulholland and After 4AM is the follow-up to Amerie’s 2016 EP, Drive.


#HipHopNews: ICE arrests rapper 21 Savage, says he's illegally present in US
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was arrested in Atlanta early Sunday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to ICE spokesperson Bryan Cox. The agency says he is illegally present in the United States.

ICE says that the rapper, whose real name is Shayaabin Abraham-Joseph, is a citizen of the United Kingdom, according to Cox. The agency alleges that he entered the US legally in July 2005, when he was a minor, but subsequently failed to depart under the terms of his nonimmigrant visa. ICE says Abraham-Joseph became unlawfully present when his visa expired in July 2006.
"Mr. Abraham-Joseph is presently in ICE custody in Georgia and has been placed into removal proceedings before the federal immigration courts," ICE said in a statement. "ICE will now await the outcome of his case before a federal immigration judge to determine future actions."
An attorney for Abraham-Joseph said his representatives were working to secure his release.
"We are working diligently to get Mr. Abraham-Joseph out of detention while we work with the authorities to clear up any misunderstandings," Dina LaPolt said in a statement to CNN. "Mr. Abraham-Joseph is a role model to the young people in this country, especially in Atlanta, Georgia, and is actively working in the community leading programs to help underprivileged youths in financial literacy."
Abraham-Joseph was also convicted on felony drug charges in October 2014 in Fulton County, Georgia, ICE said.
Cox said Abraham-Joseph was arrested in a targeted sting.
21 Savage features on the song "Rockstar" by Post Malone, which was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap Performance at the Grammys.
ICE's allegation that Abraham-Joseph is British came as a shock to the artist's fans, as he is most closely associated with Atlanta and its music scene. He has said the "21" in his name is a reference to a street gang in Decatur, and his songs often refer to his past in East Atlanta's Zone 6. In "Bank Account," for example, he raps that he is "straight up out the 6."
The Atlanta-based rapper released his album "Issa Album" in 2017, featuring the hit song "Bank Account." His second album "I Am > I Was" was released in December 2018. He has also released a collaborative album with Offset and Metro Boomin named "Without Warning" in October 2017.

This is a developing story.


#RHOBH’ Star Lisa Vanderpump Responds to NeNe Leakes’ Restaurant Claim By Posing With Holy Father
Lisa Vanderpump is claiming innocence by posing with her Priest, seemingly slamming NeNe Leakes‘ claim that she stole the real estate that is now PUMP out from underneath the Atlanta housewife’s nose.

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star shared a post smiling alongside the father and tagged herself at the West Hollywood restaurant, a subtle slam at NeNe who recently said it was her idea to put an eatery there.
“Having dinner with my priest 😍🙌🏻 #FatherGreg,” Vanderpump wrote.
This comes the same day that NeNe made headlines for finally revealing the duo’s beef — claiming she saw the high priced location first and divulged she was interested in purchasing and creating a restaurant there … but Vanderpump talked her out of it.
NeNe opened up about the situation on Friday during an appearance on Jenny McCarthy‘s SiriusXM show.
“We would ride down that West Hollywood area where all the gay bars are — and I have a large gay fan base — and I kept thinking ‘it would be so cool if I had a bar right in here somewhere,’” she said.

NeNe claims when she called Vanderpump with the idea, the BH housewife convinced her not to buy the property.
“She said, ‘Oh darling, darling, it’s a piece of crap and they’re charging so much for it darling,’” Leakes said. “She talked me off of it and then went and got it.”
Vanderpump ended up purchasing the real estate and opening PUMP in 2014.

This is the latest housewives drama surrounding the restaurant entrepreneur.

Earlier in the week, Kyle Richards slammed Vanderpump for missing Andy Cohen‘s baby shower, insinuating the only way to get her around the housewives is to bribe her with cash.


Bow Wow Parties With Jermaine Dupri and Diddy After Battery Arrest
Bow Wow wasn’t going to let a little thing like an arrest for allegedly getting into a fight with his ex-girlfriend ruin his Super Bowl weekend.
While his Saturday began hanging out with cops, it ended partying with Jermaine Dupri and Diddy at a club in Atlanta. He posted a video in the wee hours of Sunday morning of the three men hanging together and having a good time.

He captioned the video, “My pops @jermainedupri and my big homie @diddy f**king ATLANTA UP!!!!”

Bow Wow was arrested early Saturday morning after an alleged altercation with his ex-girlfriend (who was also arrested). Police said they “were unable to determine the primary aggressor of the altercation, so both parties” were charged with battery.
Bow Wow’s attorney released a statement saying witnesses would corroborate the rapper’s story that she was “without a doubt the primary aggressor.”
Bow Wow was released after posting $8,000 bail.


#BoxOfficeNews: 'Miss Bala' BOMBS as 'Glass' retains No. 1 spot at box office
With the distraction of the Super Bowl, freezing temperatures affecting large portions of North America and only one big new release in theaters in "Miss Bala," movie going audiences largely took the weekend off from the theaters in what is estimated to be the lowest-earning Super Bowl weekend in nearly two decades.

M. Night Shyamalan's "Glass" kept a fragile hold on the No. 1 spot for the third time while "The Upside" stayed in a close second on this sleepy box office weekend. Studios on Sunday estimate that "Glass" has earned an additional $9.5 million in ticket sales, bringing its total earnings to $88.7 million.

STX's "The Upside" added $8.9 million. The Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston film has held very well in its four weeks in theaters, never dropping more than 30 percent week to week. Its domestic grosses are already up to $75.6 million.
The weekend's only big newcomer, "Miss Bala," landed in third place with $6.7 million. Gina Rodriguez stars in the Catherine Hardwicke-directed actioner, which is a remake of a 2011 Mexican film. While on the lower end of projections for the Sony film, "Miss Bala" was also made for a modest $15 million. Still, with a dismal 27 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it will have its work cut out for itself to break even.

"The box office in 2019 hasn't gotten its groove back yet," said Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "Januarys by and large are not known as blockbuster months and that certainly has held true this year with the month being down 16 percent."
"Aquaman" slid into fourth place with $4.8 million and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" clung to fifth with $4.4 million.

Peter Jackson's World War I documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old" opened on 735 screens after a few single day showings to a robust $2.4 million, which was enough for it to crack the top 10. The Mads Mikkelsen survival thriller "Arctic" also opened in limited release to $56,463 from four locations.
The overall industry grosses from the weekend is estimated to be around $71 million. There hasn't been a worse-performing Super Bowl box office weekend since 2000.

"We've had certain movies hit it big on Super Bowl weekend," said Dergarabedian. "But it's all about momentum and we don't have it right now."
Some high earning Super Bowl weekend anomalies have included "Taken" and the "Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert."
It's an undeniable cooling off period from the record 2018 year at the box office, but Dergarabedian said that, "The Calvary is on the way."

Next weekend, the sequel to "The LEGO Movie" opens nationwide.


Rihanna’s Brother Arrested on Assault Charges
Rihanna‘s brother was arrested this week for allegedly assaulting two people in Barbados.
The alleged incident took place on January 20, according to Barbados Today, when Rorrey Fenty allegedly assaulted Lee-Ann Lingo while on a party boat called the M.V. Dream Chaser.
On the same day, Fenty is accused of assaulting another person, Andrew Thornton, and he was charged with causing actual bodily harm.

Fenty appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty. He was granted $1,000 bail and will next be in court on June 6.
Rihanna has two brothers, Rorrey and Rajad (both younger than her), as well as two half-sisters and a half-brother from her father’s previous relationships.


#POLITICS: Will Governor Northam Resign? There were calls Sunday made night to his staff as to will he consider resignation, or not!
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) called an unscheduled senior staff meeting Sunday night just before the start of the Super Bowl, as the governor considered resigning after two days of defiance amid a controversy over racist photos in his medical school yearbook.
People familiar with the meeting said the governor had not reached a final decision about his fate. It was unclear who was there, besides that it involved senior staffers of color. But Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who would become governor if Northam resigned, was not there, the people said.

Calling the Sunday night meeting was a clear signal of Northam’s effort to weigh support within the administration as he evaluates his options. Though he pledged on Saturday to stand his ground, he also said he would reconsider if he felt he could no longer be effective. Just a day later, resignation is an active consideration, the people said.
The meeting was emotional, according to a Democratic official. Northam scheduled a larger meeting for Monday morning for administration staff, the official said.

Before the meeting, Northam spent much of the day in seclusion at his family home on the Eastern Shore as confidantes delivered conflicting advice about whether he should resign or continue fighting to clear his name, according to people close to the governor.
Some of his strongest allies in Virginia’s Democratic Party took their calls for resignation to the national airwaves Sunday, arguing that the discovery of a racist photo on his 1984 medical school yearbook page had made him unable to continue to lead the state.

Even within the circle of his staunchest defenders, there was debate about whether he should step down, according to one person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity. At least one senior staffer and one cabinet member have reached out to private firms about job possibilities, according to a person who was approached by the two.
One of those urging Northam to stay and defend his honor is First Lady Pam Northam, according to two people familiar with the situation.

Some supporters worked Sunday to track down evidence about the yearbook photo that they believed would prove Northam was not in the racist image, which showed two figures, one in blackface and the other in Ku Klux Klan robes, each holding a can of beer.
The uncertainty over what Northam would do next left Richmond in limbo Sunday. No Virginia governor has failed to complete his term since the Civil War, and the current crisis comes as the state officials would rather focus on two big anniversaries - the arrival of the first Africans and the first meeting of representative government, both in 1619.
Lawmakers met Sunday to work on the state budget in a somber climate of rumors and dismay. Northam is well-liked by Republicans and Democrats alike and had compiled a glittering list of accomplishments in his first year in office, but sentiment around the legislature was almost universal that he should step down.
Northam initially apologized Friday night after the racist image surfaced on the conservative web site Big League Politics, but reversed himself Saturday at a nationally televised press conference and insisted he was not in the photo.

After the press conference, in which he admitted another incident in which he wore blackface to imitate Michael Jackson at a dance contest in 1984, Democrats in the General Assembly and in Virginia’s congressional delegation intensified their calls for him to resign.
Northam stood his ground in calls to old friends and colleagues Saturday night, saying he intended to stay and fight, according to three people who received those calls. Among them was Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Stafford), a close friend and fishing buddy.

Stuart did not want to disclose what the governor told him. “But I can tell you I firmly believe that he is going to do everything he can to clear his name and do what he thinks is right in the face of this. I don’t think he’s going anywhere,” Stuart said.

Northam’s only public appearance Sunday was at his home church in Capeville on the Eastern Shore. The pastor at First Baptist Church - Kelvin Jones - is African American and had been in Richmond the day before to support Northam at the press conference.
Northam returned to Richmond Sunday afternoon. A small circle of staffers and trusted advisers has been helping him handle the crisis, including chief of staff Clark Mercer and Brian Coy, a former spokesman who was a holdover from the administration of former Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

Fairfax (D), who had begun making preparations to take over as governor on Saturday when it seemed as though Northam might resign, spent Sunday with his family in Northern Virginia and returned to Richmond in the evening.
Party leaders, concerned that Northam will become a liability for 2020 Democratic hopefuls and threaten Democratic control of an important swing state, have been unrelenting in their demands that he step aside.

McAuliffe, who helped Northam win the state’s top office and under whom Northam served as lieutenant governor, said on Sunday that he was “heartbroken” over the discovery of the photo. But he said Northam’s insistence that he was not in the picture was irrelevant.
“It doesn’t matter whether he was in the photo, or not in the photo at this point,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We have to close that chapter.”
McAuliffe, a possible 2020 presidential contender, also defended Northam, saying he will be remembered for doing some great things, including helping McAuliffe restore the voting rights of Virginians who completed their sentences for felonies — many of whom are African American.

But McAuliffe said part of Northam’s legacy should be choosing “the right moral course for Virginia” and resigning.
Host Jake Tapper noted the nickname “Coonman” appeared in Northam’s Virginia Military Institute yearbook and cited other examples before asking McAuliffe if Northam is racist.
“I have zero indication of that,” he said.

On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.), speaking as a member of Congressional Black Caucus leadership, said there is nothing Northam can do to convince him to give him more time in office.
“He’s lost the authority to lead,” said McEachin, who served in the Virginia Senate with Northam. “He’s lost the authority to govern. He has to resign. It’s in the best interest of the commonwealth. It’s in the best interest of the party.”

One Democratic official said the state party has had no contact with Northam since calling for him to step down on Saturday. Others said that Northam has lost the ability to lead even if he is not in the original photograph because of the way he flipped his story and because of his admission of the Michael Jackson incident.
The question of how the photo could have turned up on Northam’s page in the 1984 yearbook from Eastern Virginia Medical School without Northam’s knowledge remained a central mystery.
William Elwood, who helped lay out the school’s 1984 yearbook, said each student was responsible for submitting photos for his or her page in a sealed envelope
“Every student would provide them - some big envelopes, some small - with their names written on the outside, and we would keep them sealed until it was time to design that student’s page,” recalled Elwood, 68, a retired family practice and emergency-room doctor in Mississippi. “I don’t remember exactly after, but I think they were sealed up and given back” to the students, he said.

Elwood said he had served a tour in the Navy before college and so was 29 and more apt to hang out with a group of older students at Eastern Virginia. He said he didn’t know Northam EVMS or remember if he designed his yearbook page.
But the yearbook, he recalled, was a laborious project for seniors. Elwood had the time to help, he said, because he had taken a four-year path through medical school, giving him a lighter load his senior year.
Elwood said looking at the photo in recent days, he has believed it was likely done in jest. “People back then put on all kinds of costumes at parties,” he said. “I think it probably is a thing of humor more than politics or racist.”

But there was no excusing the photograph for Northam’s fellow Democrats, especially members of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. Lamont Bagby, chair of the caucus, said despite his repeated calls for Northam to resign, impeachment isn’t publicly on the table yet.
“I encourage the governor to step aside so that we can start the healing process,” Bagby said on ABC’s “This Week.” “I’m not at a point where I want to publicly have a conversation about impeachment.”
Former Virginia congressman Jim Moran, a Democrat, emerged Sunday as the virtually the only person defending Northam and encouraged him to ride it out.

“I hate to be on the other side of virtually all of my friends on this,” he said on “This Week.”
“But I do disagree with their judgment because I think it is a rush to judgment before we know all of the facts and before we’ve considered all of the consequences,” Moran said.

Moran said Northam should be given a chance to redeem himself and invoked President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ability to work with conservative Republicans because of his background in Texas.
“No untarnished liberal from the North could ever have gotten the Great Society programs passed,” Moran said, “but he was able to work with his Southern colleagues because he knew where they were coming from. We still have a conservative Republican legislature and, frankly, I think that Ralph will have the highest motivation possible to bring us further away from this horrible past of racism.”

Then Moran brought up Robert C. Byrd, the long-serving senator from West Virginia, who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan in the early 1940s but, after many decades in the Senate, helped set aside land on the Mall for a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr.

“That’s the power of redemption,” Moran said.


AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS BABY’
She seems like the type that thought she pulled one over on the store by only paying $12 for that outfit that clearly has thousands of dollars on it.


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HAVE A GREAT WEEK AHEAD ALL!
EFREM

5/26/14

The Daily Buzz For May 26



Naomi Campbell's HAIR-RAISING Harper's Bazaar Vietnam June 2014 Cover
Naomi Campbell celebrated her 44th brithday this week and landed on the cover of the June 2014 issue of Harper's Bazaar Vietnam. 
For the June 2014 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam, supermodel Naomi Campbell stars in a pictorial named "Le Look Du Jour."  In addition to landing the cover, Naomi celebrated her 44th birthday yesterday.  Marie Claire UK did a wonderful tribute to Na Na by publishing some of her most memorable quotes.  Here are our faves:

1. 'Am I bossy? Absolutely. I don't like to lose, and if I'm told 'no,' then I find another way to get my 'yes.' But I'm a loyal person.'

2. 'It's a new challenge to see how people can change your look. I like words like transformation, reinvention, and chameleon. Because one word I don't like is predictable.'

3. 'Check your lipstick before you come and talk to me.'

4. 'I work very hard and I'm worth every cent.'

5. 'If I was so difficult, why would I be working with the same people I have worked with since I was 16?'

6. 'I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out.'

7. 'There is only going to be one Kate Moss. Kate is an icon.'

8. 'Feeling passionate about something doesn't mean you have to be angry.'

9. 'I feel very responsible for young models of colour. They come to me and tell me they're not getting jobs, and I do what I can to speak up for them.'

10. 'After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela.'

11. 'I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, "Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?" And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'

12. 'I've cracked a lot of my boyfriends' emotions but it was good for them.'

13. 'I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.'

14. 'I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, "I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall..." For a control freak, it's hard.'

15. 'I don't like 'yes' people. I don't want 'yes' people around me; I think they're extremely dangerous. I like people who are honest with me and tell me the truth. I can take it.'

16. 'Think diva. Think strong. Think dramatic. Words of wisdom for this challenge and for life in general, don’t you think?'

Forty four never looked so good.....


Kim Kardashian & Kanye West's Wedding: Check Out Photos From Inside Here!
They finally tied the knot during a stunning ceremony in Florence, Italy over the weekend and now (thanks to a few social media snaps) we get a look inside Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's beautiful affair.
On Saturday (May 24), the uber-famous couple said "I do" during a wedding outdoor ceremony fit for a king and queen. The lovely bride rocked a stunning Givenchy dress created by Kim's close friend/designer Riccardo Tisci.
According to reports, Givenchy also designed Kanye's custom white tuxedo and their daughter North West's haute couture dress, that matched momma Kim's gown.
The pair rode up to the ceremony in a horse and carriage and celebrated with celebrity guests including John Legend and Chrissy Teigen.



JUST STUPID: August Alsina Posts Picture Of Himself Hanging From Ceiling…
lsina is trippin! He took to social media in a ploy to push his next project but, the gesture failed… Twitter and IG was fuming over the disrespectful pic.
The young singer/rapper had taken to his Instagram account and posted the pic for an upcoming project.
Under the pic August Alsina had written the words:

“Rest in Peace Aug. Forever missed #holdyoudownforlife.”
Idiot!



Trina & Towanda Braxton, Rasheeda And Toya Wright At The "I Pledge To Hustle" T-Shirt Fashion Show
Freddy-O's presents "I Pledge To Hustle" T-shirt fashion show in Atlanta

Trina & Towanda Braxton were among the Atlanta residents who came out to support Freddy-O's "I Pledge To Hustle" T-shirt fashion show.
In a statement on his website, Freddy-O's said "I Pledge to Hustle is a movement to unite fellow entrepreneurs and business men and women alike to pledge to their "hustle". This Pledge is for Healthier Living, Understanding things better, Surviving through the bad, Taking time, Loving who you are, & Educating yourself."
It looks like Trina and Gabe NEVER actually split up.
Iit looks like Bambi and Lil' Scrappy are still friends.  She attended the event with him and his daughter Emani. We were sorry to learn about her miscarriage.
Toya Wright and her daughter Reginae Carter were there.  They posed with Trina Braxton and Reginae reminded us that she wrote a book!
"LAHH ATL" star Rasheeda posed with her good friend Toya.
LaLa Anthony's cousin Dice posed with a friend.
Shout out to all the entrepreneurs and people on their H.U.S.T.L.E.



Kordell Stewart Cut From Atlanta Sports Radio
Former Real Housewives of Atlanta husband Kordell Stewart is out of a job after getting cut from 92.9/The Game in Atlanta…According to The AJC
Kordell Stewart, the former Pittsburgh Steeler and ex-husband of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” member Porsha Williams, is leaving 92.9/The Game after 19 months at the station.
He said goodbye on today’s show and took calls from fans.
Terry Foxx, the program director, declined to comment about where Stewart is going. He said there will be new staffing announcements on Tuesday



Nicki Minaj wears extremely tight shapewear dress at party in Vegas
She is known for her outlandish style.
But Nicki Minaj took things in the opposite direction on Saturday, by dressing in a particularly tight dress made entirely of nude shapewearfabric.
The 31-year-old singer is sure to have made an impression on Las Vegas partygoers as she showed up to the LIQUID Memorial Day bash.
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We see you! Nicki Minaj wore a nude stretchy dress that looked like Spanx as she showed up to the LIQUID Memorial Day party in Las Vegas on Saturday
We see you! Nicki Minaj wore a nude stretchy dress that looked like Spanx as she showed up to the LIQUID Memorial Day party in Las Vegas on Saturday
The Marvin's Revenge songstress dressed her stunning curves in the skin coloured fabric, with a lace cut-out running all the way up the side.
The bustier of the tight garment was minimal, allowing her ample cleavage to just about overflow as she posed on the red carpet.
Nicky wore baby pink lipstick, black and silver platform heels and an array of gold jewelery, creating a relatively simple look compared to her usual garish style.




ICONIC: Michael Jackson Named First Solo Artist To Land Top 10 Hits In 5 Back To Back Decades…
Even in death, Michael Jackson continues to make ‘HIStory.’ His Justin Timberlake-assisted new single ‘Love Never Felt So Good‘ climbed into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 this week. As a result, he becomes the only artist in history to score a top 10 Hot 100 single in the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, ’00s, & ’10s.
That marks FIVE back to back decades! It all started with ‘Got To Be There‘ in 1971, right up until his last top 10 hit as a living artist with ‘You Rock My World‘ in 2001. In between those, he’s enjoyed a succession of top hits throughout each passing decade. Only an artist with epic legendary quality about them and astonishing longevity can achieve this.



‘Celebration of Gospel’ on its Way Back to BET
*Hallelujah! After reports came down that BET was canceling its popular “Celebration of Gospel” special, the network has changed its mind and now working to bring it back on the air.
Jawn Murray’s AlwaysAList reports the change of heart came amid a flood of calls to its main phone line and e-mails to its website, not to mention calls to high-ranking BET executives from many top Gospel artists.

An executive with the channel anonymously revealed that BET’s previous decision to cancel “COG” had nothing to do with ratings. It was strictly based on the show “not being profitable.” In addition to great ratings, “Celebration of Gospel” spent 14 consecutive years being the number one gospel/religious telecast on TV.
News of the annual special’s cancellation, which surfaced earlier this month, was confirmed when the “COG” was not mentioned among BET’s list of returning mega-specials at the network’s upfront presentation to advertisers in New York.
“It was simple, the sales team said they couldn’t sell the show because it was a gospel show and without those big sponsorships, the show cost money to produce but didn’t make money for the network,” the source explained to AlwaysAList. “But BET never imagined ending this show would cause the outcry that it received from the viewing public and have decided to see if they can make things work.”

Backlash against BET for cancelling “COG” proved to be too much to handle has the channel privately told several artists that its salute to Gospel was omitted from the upfront presentation because “it was moved to a new month.” Despite this, BET’s other award show special, “Black Girls Rock,” was highlighted for advertisers and the media at the upfronts despite being moved to a new month.
At this time, a specific date for “COG” has not been solidified. According to AlwaysAList, a new production schedule issued to BET employees late last week has the show slated to tape in September/October 2015.
“COG” is currently scheduled to tentatively tape in late fall next year, with the site predicting it would likely air around Thanksgiving!



Bow Wow Officially Cuffed Up WHICH Video Vixen? (Pics)
Word on these Instagram streets is Bow Wow’s no longer on the market. To find out which video vixen he cuffed, pop the top.
Reports IFWT:
Bow Wow and Ayisha Diaz have been boo loving and professing their love on the IG accounts with pics and cute captions. The 106 and Park host definitely is winning with this one! Diaz has been buzzing in the model game for a minute, featuring in August Alsina’s “Get Money” video with Fabulous, Wale and Nicki Minaj’s “Clappers” video, and a number of magazines. To check out pics of the couple’s pda, look below
Thoughts?



NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Blasts NY Tabloids On ‘Inappropriate’ Coverage Of His Wife
*Sometimes being humble, especially if you’re in the public eye, can be vastly under appreciated. People in the public eye – especially politics – are generally overly cautious about revealing their personal lives; but some take a chance in spite of it all, and muster up the courage to do so because they want to inspire people by sharing a side of themselves that is perhaps unexpected. After all, they realize people most likely assume they have always been where they are now.
I suspect a lot of this “self-talk” was behind First Lady Chirlane McCray’s decision to be so forthcoming in an interview with New York Magazine. The First Lady opened up about her feelings as a 40-year-old mother, and working professional, by admitting that a mother was not all she wanted to be. She said at the time, she wanted more.
She even revealed, in an incredibly transparent essay, her bouts with depression, and how, even now, she has to force herself to “get out of bed even when I really, really don’t want to.”
Proving that transparency costs, and the price is often high,  The New York Post and The New York Daily News took her words and sensationalized them; painting her as a bad mom in the process.

And her husband, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, has a problem with that.
In an interview with New York Magazine, McCray reveals, “I was 40 years old. I had a life. Especially with Chiara–will we feel guilt forever more? Of course, yes. But the truth is, I could not spend every day with her. I didn’t want to do that. I looked for all kinds of reasons not to do it. I love her…It took a long time for me to get into ‘I’m taking care of kids,’ and what that means.”
Mayor de Blasio took exception to the portrayal of his wife in the tabloids and called it “disturbing and inappropriate,” after The Post zeroed in on his daughter Chiara, who had previously admitted to being in treatment for alcohol and marijuana abuse: “The disclosure — bound to horrify most moms –shatters the carefully crafted image of de Blasio’s close-knit family, which helped vault him into office,” the paper said.
In his own post, the mayor stated, “A lot of hardworking women in this city are offended. I think both The Post and The Daily News owe Chirlane an apology. I think they owe all of us an apology,” de Blasio concluded.
NY Mayor His perspective was also supported by other city officials, including City Councilwoman, Laurie A. Cumbo, who said, “As a New York City Council Member and Chair of the Women’s Issues Committee I am outraged by the New York Post and the Daily News criticism of First Lady McCray’s role as a mother.” She goes on to call the criticism “completely unfounded” and blames the outlets for devaluing the harsh realities that mothers



Ashanti & Sister Shia Floss Their Bikini Bods In Aruba
Ashanti and those curves are back in a bikini.  After showing off in Vegas recently, she hit the beach in Aruba and gave her fans a peek at what's going down.
And Shia's showing off her fitness progress too:
She posted the pics saying how her beach is better.  Everyone's slogan this season it seems, thanks to Hov.



Malaysia Pargo Files for Divorce
Basketball Wives LA has one less wife. Malaysia Pargo files for divorce…
According to TMZ Malaysia Pargo, real name Laquisha Pargo, just filed for divorce from her husband, Charlotte Bobcats Jannero Pargo, citing irreconcilable differences.
According to the divorce papers Mayalsia claims the couple, married since 2006, separated December 27, 2012.
Mayalsia is seeking sole custody of their two children, spousal support and legal fees.
Back in January Malaysia and Jannero had a messy exchange out on Instagram where Jannero admitting cheating



AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘BIG BOOTY JUDY’
Putting the Vince Carter type of dunk in the badunkadunk there! But I’m skeptical, do you guys think that’s real or fake?



HAVE A GREAT MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!!!!
EFREM

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