Chris Brown & Trey Songz Announce ‘Between The Sheets Tour’
For weeks, singers Chris Brown and Trey Songz have been dropping hints of a joint tour, but now, it’s officially official! The tour now has a name.
Hours before revealing the name and upcoming tour dates, both singers teased fans by declaring that there would be an official announcement at 4 pm.
Upon the big reveal, Breezy shared the above image on his social media sites adding, “#BetweenTheSheetsTour ANNOUNCED! For presale access, exclusive content & more join @ http://bit.ly/ChrisBrownWorld Presale 11/12.”
Songz shared the same image and also added, “#BetweenTheSheets Tour with Chris Brown & Tyga Announced! Get access to presale 11/12 at bit.ly/TRGAXBRZY.”
That’s right Team Breezy and Trey’s Angels! Do you want to get “Between the Sheets” with the sexy singers? Hmmmm… we’re betting that’s a ‘yes!’
Young Money rapper Tyga will serve as the duo’s supporting act.
You may purchase advance tickets by going to Chris Brown World or by going to Trey Songz Tour.
Sweethearts, are you excited for the duo’s upcoming joint tour?
Kenya Moore Calls Out NeNe Leakes
On last season's Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion show Ne Ne Leakes famously promised to match a donation to the charity of Kenya Moore's choice after accusing Kenya of using NeNe's name and one of her favorite charities in a shameless attempt to promote herself
Kenya Moore eventually made a $20k contribution to The Detroit Public Schools
On the episode of Watch What Happens Live immediately following the season premier of The Real Housewives of Atlanta NeNe Leakes told Andy Cohen she has no intention of donating money to the Detroit Public Schools because the statute of limitations on her offer had run out.
How cute! Blue and her top bun (and leather jacket like mom Beyonce) likes the finer things in life...so a trip to Saks was in order today with Papa Hov and mama Bey.
Kenya Moore immediately called foul and demanded NeNe stand by her word.
Harvard students sit the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test that black voters had to pass before being allowed to go to the polls - and every single person FAILED
A group of Harvard students were recently asked by their tutor to sit the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test - a notorious document with confusing questions that was used to stop black citizens from voting.
Just 50 years ago, states in the South asked voters who couldn't provide proof of a fifth grade education to pass the test in order to be eligible to cast a ballot.
The test was intended to disenfranchise African-Americans, who in order to pass had to correctly answer all 30 questions in 10 minutes.
Despite their Ivy League pedigree, none of the students managed to pass the test and their reactions as they struggled to make sense of the obtuse questions was filmed.
Scroll down for video and to take the test yourself
A group of Harvard students were recently asked by their tutor to sit the notorious 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test, a document once used to test the eligibility of certain people to vote
All of the students failed to pass the test which was intended to disenfranchise African-Americans some 50 years ago. A group of African-American voters stand in line to vote in Baltimore in 1964, left
The vague questions included requests to 'spell backwards, forwards,' and 'print the word vote upside down, but in the right order.'
According to Carl Miller, a resident tutor at Harvard and a fellow at the law school, the purpose of sitting the test was to learn about how unjustly rigged the electoral process was at that time.
'Exactly 50 years ago, states in the American South issued this exact test to any voter who could not "prove a fifth grade education,'" said Miller.
A student reacts to hearing that he has failed to pass the 1964 Louisiana Literacy Test
Despite their Ivy League pedigree, none of the students managed to pass the test and their reactions as they struggled to make sense of the obtuse questions was filmed
'Unsurprisingly, the only people who ever saw this test were blacks and, to a lesser extent, poor whites trying to vote in the South.'
With his video experiment, Miller thought it would be interesting to see if some of the 'brightest young minds in the world' could pass a literacy exam meant to prove that a person had at least a fifth-grade education.
Miller said not a single one of his student passed the exam, because it was designed in such a way that each question could be interpreted as wrong by the registrar official looking over the answers.
'Louisiana’s literacy test was designed to be failed. Just like all the other literacy tests issued in the South at the time, this test was not about testing literacy at all. It was a legitimate sounding, but devious measure that the State of Louisiana used to disenfranchise people that had the wrong skin tone or belonged to the wrong social class,' he said.
'And just like that, countless black and poor white voters in the South were disenfranchised.'
He hopes his students will now appreciate the importance of exercising their constitutional right to vote.
With his video experiment, Harvard tutor Miller thought it would be interesting to see if some of the 'brightest young minds in the world' could pass a literacy exam meant to prove that someone had at least a fifth-grade education
NOW TAKE THE TEST FOR YOURSELF...
The vague questions included requests to 'spell backwards, forwards,' and 'print the word vote upside down, but in the right order'
The test was intended to disenfranchise African-Americans, who in order to pass had to correctly answer all 30 questions in 10 minutes
Miller said not a single one of his student passed the exam, because it was designed in such a way that each question could be interpreted as wrong by the registrar official looking over the answers
OH WOW!
Ariana Grande & Jessie J Set To REMAKE "The Boy Is Mine”
Famed producer Rodney Jerkins is celebrating his 20th anniversary in the music business by recruiting new artists to cover some of his biggest hits. One of the first songs is a planned remake of the 1998 Monica and Brandy classic "The Boy Is Mine"....with Ariana Grande and Jessie J. You read that right.
He'll also redo Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay” with “Stay With Me” crooner Sam Smith. Sam is VERY excited about the project. During a talk with Hits Daily Double, Rodney relayed Sam's response saying:
“Sam told me [that] was the song that made him want to sing. When I asked him if he’d be a part of this project, he was like, ‘No one else can do that song but me!'
Alrighty then....are we all excited that some of R&B's greatest hits are getting the re-do by some of today's hottest (non-Black) artists? Maybe Rodney can recruit Justin Bieber to remake "Say My Name" or Taylor Swift for "He Wasn't Man Enough"? Since we're going down this road and all...
Charlie Hunnam Flexes Up A Storm on Men’s Health December 2014
He’s the object of many a woman’s affection and Charlie Hunnam is red hot on the cover of Men's Health magazine.
The 34-year-old “Sons of Anarchy” stud flexes his formidable arms in his photo shoot and discusses why he pulled out of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
Charlie notes, “I was going to finish playing a psychopath who’d just lost his wife, and five days later I’d be on set playing Christian Grey. I was like, ‘This is going to be a f*cking disaster.’ It was the opposite of how I’ve tried to ground my career, not stretch myself too thin, and always do my homework.”
As for his workout routine, Hunnam explains, “I go into the gym and do 75 pull-ups, 75 dips, 150 squats, 150 pushups, and then 20 minutes of ab work. Done. It takes an hour; I’m in and out. I sweat the whole time.”
Furthermore, “I work out more for the mental than the physical aspect. I can get slightly dark when I’m not keeping a routine. It’s all about feeling healthy and energetic.”
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Butt For Paper
Kim Kardashian is doing it again! The reality star bares her big ole oiled down butt for paper….Paper magazine that is… the reality star shows off her talent on the cover of the winter cover issue, titled “Break The Internet.” The magazine challenged themselves asking how can we break the internet ??
There is no other person that we can think of who is up to the task than one Kim Kardashian West. A pop culture fascination able to generate headlines just by leaving her house, Kim is what makes the web tick.
Kim Kardashian worked with legendary French photographer Jean-Paul Goude in Paris to recreate his iconic “Champagne Incident.”
Tacky or Tasteful?? Kim Kardashian tweeted “And they say I didn’t have a talent…try balancing a champagne glass on your ass LOL #BreakTheInternet #PaperMagazine
'Selma,' 'American Sniper' crash the Oscar race on the same night
It'd been roughly two months since a sure-fire new Oscar hopeful hit the scene, and right on the heels of Interstellar come two more — Selma and American Sniper, which landed on the same night Tuesday at AFI Fest.
On the night of Veteran's Day, Selma, the Dr. Martin Luther King biopic covering the 1965 voting-rights marches in Alabama, and Clint Eastwood's American Sniper, the story of Navy SEAL and "most lethal sniper in American military history" Christopher Kyle, debuted in back-to-back screenings at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
Each seems to have earned its Oscar-hopeful stripes. Both used the element of surprise at the annual American Film Institute festival.
Paramount Pictures was only planning to show 30 minutes of Selma, but Oprah Winfrey, a producer with a small role in the film, and director Ava DuVernay let it be known in a Twitter back-and-forth on Sunday that the edit got done just in time — they'd be showing the whole thing.
AFI Fest is shaping up to be a critical awards-season showcase; because it comes several months after Telluride, the Venice Film Fest and Toronto, it gives late-entry films a high-profile showcase on the eve of hard-core campaigning time.
Also well-received here, though perhaps longer shots for big nominations, were Margin Call director J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year and The Gambler, starring Mark Wahlberg.
There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice, starring Joaquin Phoenix, also screened Saturday night at the Egyptian, raising hopes for fans of Josh Brolin — though its muddled storyline will likely keep it out of the bigger races.
DC SHADE????? Washington Redskins Unlikely To Extend Robert Griffin III
There has been quite a bit of drama surrounding Robert Griffin III since he returned to the Washington Redskins last week, and it doesn’t appear that it will stop anytime soon. Now there are question marks surrounding whether or not the Redskins are planning to extend his contract anytime soon, and it doesn’t appear that they are ready to commit to him long-term.
Reports FanSide:
According to John Keim of ESPN.com, it doesn’t look like the Redskins will be extending Griffin’s contract this year.
Griffin has been extremely injury prone this season, and has been unable to get back to his rookie season form. He was an absolute beast in his first year, and actually led Washington to the playoffs. Since then, he has been extremely inconsistent when he has been on the field and more than often he has been sitting on the sidelines due to injuries.
Washington tried to give Kirk Cousins a chance when Griffin went out with injury this year, but he was unable to take advantage of that chance. Third-string quarterback Colt McCoy on the other hand did take advantage of the opportunity, and perhaps he should get more playing time at the end of the year assuming the Redskins get eliminated earlier once again.
It’s going to be intriguing to see what ends up happening with this situation, especially with all of the news coming out. The Redskins definitely aren’t sold anymore that Griffin is their long-term guy, but he still has so much potential if he can figure everything out. Griffin has been very adamant about his belief that he is the Redskins’ guy, and that he will lead the team forward.
That being said, he will have to prove his worth over the next few weeks if he wants to hold onto that starting job throughout the offseason. He will likely be the starter for another year at least, but McCoy might have a chance to have a competition with Griffin assuming he’s back with the team in preseason action. Either way, the Redskins’ patience is wearing thin with Griffin.
Usher & Tameka Raymond Sex Tape May Hit the Market
A new celebrity sex tape may be on the market in the near future. Reportedly, there is a vintage sex tape of Usher and his ex-wife, Tameka Raymond. Apparently, the sex tape was stolen from Usher’s car in 2010. The alleged thief stole 2 laptops, 2 video cameras and a million dollars in jewelry.
Since the tape is stolen, there’s no way that Usher would sign off on it for distribution. And for this reason, the person attempting to sell the sex tape is looking for blogs to purchase it.
Celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos is repping Usher and is aggressively attempting to identify the person attempting to sell the tape. Neither Usher nor Tameka have yet to comment.
Randy Jackson leaving 'American Idol,' and he's serious this time
The dawg is leaving his house.
Fox has confirmed that Randy Jackson, who was one of American Idol's three original judges, will not be returning to the show in any capacity.
After Season 12, Jackson left his role as judge but returned as a mentor the following year, a post he held for one season.
American Idol, Fox, Fremantlemedia North America and 19 Entertainment released a joint statement on Jackson's decision: "Randy has been such an integral part of American Idol since day one, both as a judge and as a mentor. He's provided great advice and support, shaping the success of so many Idols we have discovered over the years. We wish him all the best in his next chapter. Randy will always be part of our Idol family and we hope he'll visit from time to time."
Jackson's departure marks the official end of the Originals Era of American Idol. He has been with the show since 2002, when he took a seat at the judges table beside Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, who left in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Season 14 of American Idol — with returning judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr. — will debut in January 2015.
Will you miss Randy? Or will you be aight?
Blue Ivy (And Her Bun) Shops At Saks In Beverly Hills With Parents Beyoncé & Jay Z
She serves face to the cameras every time. And we LOVE it.
Bey showed off her killer gams while rocking her short shorts. Jay-Z and Beyonce have been out enjoying Los Angeles after recently celebrating Warner North America President Big Jon's 50th birthday. Both Jay and Bey both have major publishing deals at Warner.
Kandi & Rasheeda Celebrate Friends Don Juan And Carmon’s Birthday
RHOA Kandi Burruss, her husband Todd Tucker, and LHHATL star Rasheeda celebrated the birthdays of her Manager Don Juan and Executive Assistant Camron at BQR Lounge over the weekend. Check out all the pictures from the Scorpio Day Party below.
Cute.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES
‘The Princess Cut’
Look lady, I’m sorry you never got that princess tiara you wanted growing up but going about it like this is still actually hurting your cause.
HAVE A GREAT DAY ALL!!!
EFREM
