#RHoA: NeNe Leakes Thinks Half Of The RHoA Cast Should Lose Their Peaches!😒😲😒
Oh God, does this mean NeNe Leakes is going to be chased next season with another storyline about her trying to get these chicks fired?
In a recent E! News interview, she was asked who she would like to kick off the show. NeNe began to answer very diplomatically saying that she "isn't an executive at Bravo" and doesn't have to power to hire or fire anyone but if she did, half of the current cast would be gone.
BLOOP! Of course Miss Leakes couldn't name and shame the Housewives she wants to take a peach from because that would create more petty drama that she doesn't want to carry with her into next season. Housewives need to earn their checks and it's unfair that so many can pass through the seasons and not bring anything with them when those "friends of" WORK for their coins!
But if NeNe was in charge at Bravo, who would she revoke a peach from?
I think, Sheree would obviously be out. Her and NeNe haven't exactly been seeing eye to eye all season and now that Kim and her wig are back, She by Sheree has noticeably climbed up her bleached booty and has become more redundant and boring than ever, so I think that NeNe would definitely fire Miss Whitfield.
WATCH HERE
NeNe would probably keep Porsha Williams because, as she said in the video above, she believes that she is good TV. She is also close with the remaining Housewives: Kandi, Cynthia & Kenya, so it's anyone's guess who's peach she would take away from that crew.
But who would she replace the cast with? NeNe has made it very clear that she thinks Marlo would be a great addition and has campaigned for a long, ass time to try and get Miss Hampton to hold a peach in the lineup. Current "friend of" Eva Marcille is also quite close with NeNe, so she'd probably upgrade her to peach status as well.
Do you agree with who I think NeNe would cast for next season?
Mo'Nique has reacted to The Tiffany Haddish Netflix Deal!
Comedian Tiffany Haddish confirms she has a Netflix comedy special on the way, no thanks to Mo'Nique...
The news came out after a fan of Mo'Nique tried to say if Tiffany got a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix it was because of Mo'Nique standing up for Black female comedians with her Netflix boycott
That's when Tiffany corrected the fan insisting her Netflix deal came before Mo'Nique's boycott.
Here’s The Story Behind T’s ‘The Boys in the Band’ Cover!
The photographer Inez van Lamsweerde on the set of T’s “The Boys in the Band” shoot, with the play’s cast. Credit Patrick Li
When Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band” debuted Off Broadway in April of 1968, The New York Times refused to use the word “gay,” sodomy was a crime and the Stonewall riots that would ignite the LGBT movement were still a year away. So it can hardly be ignored that the play’s 50th-anniversary revival, opening this spring on Broadway, is addressing a radically different culture, one that — on the surface, at least — seems to have sacrificed this undeniably queen-y play on its march toward equality.
As the actor Zachary Quinto told The New York Times’s co-chief theater critic Jesse Green in an interview for his essay, he originally had “a dismissive take” on “The Boys in the Band,” having never seen it. But after reading the script and speaking with the producers, he eventually agreed to the part of Harold, the sharp-tongued gay man whose birthday provides the play with its setting. “The criticism was that it offered a stereotypical quality to who these characters are,” Quinto said. “But what gets lost is that characters like these had never been seen on the American stage before.”
T’s editor in chief, Hanya Yanagihara, saw an early reading of the play last summer and “was struck by how crackling and relevant this 50-year-old play still was: its humor, but also how vividly it telegraphed the characters’ shame and despair,” she says. “But what made it poignant was seeing, before me, nine openly gay actors who had made successful careers for themselves as themselves. I knew by the end of the reading that this would be an important cultural moment, and that I wanted the cast for the cover of T.”
Magazines being what they are, Yanagihara adds, it took about six months of planning before the cast gathered for T’s Dec. 17 shoot in New York, photographed by Inez and Vinoodh. Quinto and the rest of the revival’s leads — including Jim Parsons, Andrew Rannells and Matt Bomer — were joined by co-producer Ryan Murphy and director Joe Mantello, and, in a nice departure from the usual turmoil of group photo shoots (which are usually complicated by scheduling conflicts and clashing egos), there was very little drama. “Everyone was on time and played nice with each other on set: no jockeying for specific positioning,” says T’s creative director, Patrick Li. “The fact that the shoot proceeded without incident was the only thing that was unexpected.”
These men, who represent the first generation of out-and-proud gay stars, frequently work together — often in Murphy’s television projects — and their genuine affection for one another gave the shoot — and the play — its sense of intimacy and warmth
#RHoA: So Cynthia is claiming that being on RHoA has put a strain on her relationship with Will?
It's hard enough to introduce your special someone to your loved ones, let alone having the whole world meet him or her. But that's often how it is when you're a high-profile figure like Cynthia Bailey.
There's been a lot of controversy surrounding Cynthia and her new man Will Jones this season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Not only has he been accused of being an "opportunist," but rumors have also come out about Will not being as up front about his love life with Cynthia as she thought. Tense moments with Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams, and Eva Marcille, as well as some tears from Cynthia, have ensued.
After all of that, one would imagine that some of that on-screen drama has crept into Cynthia and Will's relationship — and, in fact, it has. "Will and I still go out. You know, we don't go out as much as we used to because it's very difficult for him. I think it's been very overwhelming for him to watch himself on the show because of all the, I mean, he's become quite the hot topic. I think we talk more about Will than we talk about any of the other men at this point, and they've been on the show," Cynthia recently told The Daily Dish. "So with that said, I think it's hard for us to hang out and then watch the show and they're saying all this stuff and then he's upset. And then we're like, 'Hey, you want to see a movie?' It's kind of like, 'No, lady, I do not want to see a movie with you. I just had my head blown off last night on your show.' Of course, that's not something that's gonna make him excited and happy to see me."
Cynthia went on to say that everything that's gone down with the RHOA crew has "put a strain on the relationship." "Even though I don't have anything to do with it, it still is no one would be talking about him if he wasn't dating Cynthia Bailey. It makes me feel bad because I don't know what to do. He's a hot topic on Wendy Williams' show all the time, and she doesn't have very nice things to say about him," she explained. "I kind of can't control that part of it. All I can do is just try to get to know him, but it becomes very difficult under so much scrutiny and press."
So for now, Cynthia said she's "giving him his space." "He's kind of pulled back a little bit, which I understand. And I've kind of pulled back because I honestly just don't know how to deal with it. I've been married the whole time I've been on the show. I got married on the show. And, you know, dealing with my husband [Peter Thomas] was a different situation than dealing with someone that I'm getting to know, then all of a sudden we're a hot topic," she explained. "So I don't know. I'm hoping that when the [season] wraps we can kind of revisit the situation."
#EMPIRE: Gabby Sidibe is Soul Sister #1
GabbySidibe continues to be a FEARLESS, PROUD, BLACK Woman! She speaks this for #BlackHistoryMonth, this is who she is.
Go ahead Queen!
#RnB Flashback: The Emotions ‘Don’t Ask My Neighbor’
The Emotions (Pam, Shelia, Wanda and Jeanette) are an American Grammy Award-winning soul/R&B vocal group from Chicago, Illinois. They were at 70’s and 80’s R&B powerhouse Their association with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire brought them their greatest success.
With White's assistance, The Emotions released the albums Flowers, Rejoice, and Sunbeam in 1976, 1977, and 1978. One of those songs was the Fan favorite ‘Don’t Ask My Neighbor’ from the platinum album ‘Rejoice’ in 1977. A soulful ballad sung by the ladies. With the Hook that says Don't ask my neighbors, Don't ask the friends I hang around, Don't be afraid to come to me, Don't ask my neighbors, come to me, Don't be afraid of what ya see, You'll find I love you, come to me, Don't be afraid.
Lets reminisce shall we right HERE
#HIPHOPNEWS: Nicki Minaj The ‘Best Female EVER’? So Says Birdman
In a recent interview with Rap-Up Magazine the Cash Money mogul celebrated the accomplishments of his signee, who has been absent from social media as of late.
“Nicki’s been working,” he explained. “That’s all I can say. She’s been working and she’s focused. I always say she’s the best ever, best female ever in hip-hop, hands down, facts,” he added. “There’s no getting around it. I just think she’s focusing on her new project.”
He also bestowed her with G.O.A.T. status. “I don’t think no female ever, in the modern time or before time, is more talented than Nicki Minaj,” said Baby, who continued to shower the chart breaker with praise.
“There’s levels to this shit. Very much levels to this shit. She’s an elite. Sometimes, you can put Nicki in a room with males on a rap, but if you put her on females, it’s nothing. She’s a monster in her own race,” he said. “She’s just a special talent. I’m blessed to have her a part of my team. She’s a special talent I’ve never heard before.”
Nicki has ditched social media in order to focus on completing the long-awaited follow-up to 2014’s The Pinkprint, which she has called a “classic.”
Thoughts?
#WTF is going with Daniel Craig's Face?
Daniel Craig, is that you? That's the question many people were asking after the James Bond actor presented at the 71st EE British Academy Film Awards in London on Feb. 18. Daniel appeared puffy and somewhat unrecognizable. Some fans even described him as appearing "plastic." "Bond looks... different," tweeted one.
"What happened to Daniel Craig's face?" another wondered. Many assumed he overdid it with Botox and fillers. Whatever the case, 007 has successfully confused the world with his new look.
#OOOPS! Jonathan Cheban Allegedly Exploded On The Kardashian's Family Feud Taping
On Saturday the entire Kardashian clan, with exception of Kourtney and Kylie, participated in Family Feud and it seems to be as dramatic as an episode of KUWTK, let's just pray that there were E! cameras rolling on the set.
Khloe, Kendall, Aunt Cici, Kris, MJ and Jonathan were all set to participate on the Kardashian side while Kim, Kanye and three of his cousins were ready to play for the West side. Apparently Jonathan exploded backstage when he found out that he wasn't allowed to compete because Kris wanted MJ instead.
The botox and food addict was allegedly flown from Miami to appear on the show and "flipped out" on Kris when she decided that MJ (her mom) should take his place. After his freakout the staff decided to make Kris and MJ play as one person.
Is he kidding? Yeah, it's a little shady for Kris to make the change at the last minute after he's already flown across the country but it's called Family Feud for a reason, so why was he even there in the first place? That family was no shortage of members so why did they need to recruit him from Miami anyway?
MJ should have had her own position from the beginning and not have to be crammed in next to Kris. Who does Jonathan think he is, Mariah Carey? He doesn't have the status to conduct such a diva act. If anyone should have shared positions with anyone, it should have been Jonathan & Kim because he's so far up her ass, no one would see the difference!
Jonathan's reps claim there was no backstage blowout. Mmm. What do you think about this beef?
Patti Labelle Joins Season 3 Of Own’s ‘Greenleaf’
OWN & Lionsgate are reporting that music legend Patti LaBelle will have a recurring role on the upcoming third season of the popular dramatic series Greenleaf.
Ms. LaBelle will portray Maxine Patterson, a famous Christian motivational speaker and the CEO of a global Christian self-help empire. She is also an old friend of Lady Mae’s from college days and will serve as her sounding board and greatest ally as she attempts to consolidate her power at Calvary.
The show is currently in production in Atlanta, GA and will return to OWN this summer. Ms. LaBelle will also have a recurring role on the new season of Lee Daniels‘ STAR as Queen Latifah‘s mother and most recently appeared on VH1’s Daytime Divas.
Greenleaf was one of the top 5 original scripted series on ad-supported cable for African American women and total viewers and a top 10 original scripted series for women 25-54 in 2017.
Get it Mama Patti!!!!
#HELP: Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham prominent Atlanta doctor goes missing after flu warning!
Two weeks ago, Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham, a team lead with the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Population Health, told his co-workers he was feeling sick. The respected researcher stated he would finish his work from home and left work and he has not been heard from again. This has caused panic and concern, because Cunningham warned his family and others that his disappearance and possible death might occur because he knew a secret about the flu shot. Allegedly, he said it was the cause of this year’s deadly outbreak.
In January, Dr. Cunningham allegedly told his colleagues and family his fears about this year’s flu shot. Some media outlets have reported he was warned by co-workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that if he kept talking and expressing his opinion he could lose his job or something else could happen. Despite this warning, Dr. Cunningham continued to express his medical opinion. As a member of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), Cunningham was an expert on contagious epidemics. He had been deployed to combat Zika and Ebola and holds the rank of a US Navy Commander as a member of the EIS. He is also a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard University, so he is well trained to spot an outbreak. Cunningham was also recognized in 2017 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the “40 under 40” to watch in the city.
Many media outlets have reported that earlier this year he stated, “Some of the patients I’ve administered the flu shot to this year have died, I don’t care who you are, this scares the crap out of me. We have seen people dying across the country of the flu, and one thing nearly all of them have in common is they got the flu shot.”
All of this information was allegedly given to media outlet YourNewsWire by Cunningham and he asked the outlet to release the information if he went missing or mysteriously died.
His family has placed flyers in his neighborhood and across the city in an attempt to bring awareness and find him. Many people concerned about his disappearance feel it is suspicious it is not being treated with the same attention as other missing person cases.
Cunningham is described as about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 230 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call 911 or Atlanta’s Adult Missing Persons Unit at 404-546-4235.
White Teen Who Lied About Being Raped By 3 Black Men Found Guilty
Texas teen faces probation for four felony charges.
One Texas teen has taken a plea deal after admitting that she lied about her sexual assault at the hands of three Black men.
Breanna Harmon walked into her church last March, claiming that she had been raped by three black men. Today, she had to admit that she made the whole attack up.
According to Star Telegram, Harman pleaded guilty to four counts of tampering with physical evidence and government documents, which are felony charges.
“We’ve had major crime before, but nothing like this,” Denison, Texas, Police Chief Jay Burch said in a press conference.
Last year, she came into her Denison church looking battered, wearing nothing but her undergarments and a shirt. She had been reported missing just hours earlier.
Harmon claimed that she’d been kidnapped by three Black men in ski masks and that two of them raped her while the third held her down. At first, She told authorities that the assault occurred in a field near the church. She was later charged with a misdemeanor for lying to authorities.
She was later hit with felony charges when Grayson County prosecutors found that the extent of her lies required more serious charges. For example, Harmon admitted that she cut herself out of depression that her engagement was going to be broken off. She hurt herself and lied about the violent episode to avoid upsetting her family.
Burch explained, “We believe the crime scenes——from the initial ‘kidnapping’ scene at the apartment complex to the point of [Harmon’s] condition when she walked into the church——were staged.”
Harmon will be sentenced on March 20, and it is expected that she will either be given probation or a deferred adjunction arrangement under the terms of her plea deal.
#GOSPEL:‘Stellar Awards’ To Feat. Mary Mary, Snoop Dogg + Kirk Franklin
The debut of Snoop Dogg‘s gospel album and a reunion of gospel duo Mary Mary just a few of the highlights for this year’s 2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The show will be hosted by Grammy winning superstar Kirk Franklin and will be held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on March 24.
According to the press release, the iconic rapper, actor and television personality will grace the Stellar stage with music from his new inspirational album Songs of Love. The sisters—Erica and Tina Campbell—will come together for a spectacular performance of their classic hits and more.
Other scheduled performers include: Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Travis Greene, Tye Tribbett, Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Kierra Sheard, KeKe Wyatt, Jonathan McReynolds, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Todd Dulaney, Koryn Hawthorne and Ricky Dillard & New G, among others.
Grammy winning vocalist and reality star Tamela Mann is this year’s recipient of the James Cleveland Lifetime Achievement Award and the legendary Rev. Milton Biggham will receive The Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award. Stellar Honors Hall of Fame Inductees includes Kurt Carr, Ben Tankard, and Dr. Marabeth Gentry – President of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses.
“Each year we strive to bring new and innovative performances and collaborations to the Stellar Awards and this year is no different, with the inclusion of mainstream hip-hop rapper and mogul, Snoop Dogg.” stated Stellar Awards Founder, Don Jackson. “Snoop expressed his desire to release a gospel album in honor of his mom who is an evangelist and he’s teamed up with Gospel superstar Tye Tribbett, there’s no way we couldn’t bring this explosive performance to the Stellar Awards stage.”
2018 Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards telecast will premiere on TV One on Friday, March 30 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT.
Click here for a list of this year’s nominees!
Ryan Seacrest Ignores Sexual Abuse And Harassment Claims On ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’
Ryan Seacrest IGNORES the recent sexual abuse and harrasment claims….
Less than 24 hours earlier, Variety published a story detailing sexual misconduct allegations lodged against him by his former E! News stylist. But when it came time for Live with Kelly and Ryan, the ABC talk show went on with no mention of the claims.
Seacrest and Kelly Ripa began Tuesday’s show detailing their teeth-whitening excursions before interviewing Kiefer Sutherland and Christine Baranski, playing games with the studio audience, and announcing their plans for Oscars coverage.
Ripa even mentioned that Seacrest still plans to appear on the red carpet Sunday for the Academy Awards.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Seacrest’s attorney Andrew Baum says, “It is upsetting to us that Variety is electing to run a ‘story’ about untrue allegations that we were made against my client, after they were told that the accuser threatened to make those false claims against him unless he paid her $15 million. At that time, the claimant threatened to issue a demonstrably false press statement unless she was paid. Instead, my client proactively and publicly denied the claims and agreed to fully cooperate with E!’s investigation about the matter.”
Mo'Nique has reacted to The Tiffany Haddish Netflix Deal!
Comedian Tiffany Haddish confirms she has a Netflix comedy special on the way, no thanks to Mo'Nique...
The news came out after a fan of Mo'Nique tried to say if Tiffany got a multi-million dollar deal with Netflix it was because of Mo'Nique standing up for Black female comedians with her Netflix boycott
That's when Tiffany corrected the fan insisting her Netflix deal came before Mo'Nique's boycott.
Mo'Nique responded positively to the interaction.
How Nice!
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Pays Tribute To ‘Walking Dead’ Co-Star Chandler Riggs After Heartbreaking Midseason Premiere!
(via deadline) SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead.
Fans are still reeling from events from last night’s episode of The Walking Dead — including some of the cast members. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays the not-so-likable, barbed wire bat-toting Negan, proved that he is nothing like his character by paying tribute to Chandler Riggs, whose character Carl saw his demise in the midseason premiere.
Carl’s death was inevitable since the midseason finale, but when it actually happened people were all up in their feelings — Morgan especially. In a lengthy Instagram post, he had nothing but loving words to describe his experience working with Riggs.
“You, my friend, are an incredible young man,” he wrote. “Well before joining this cast I was a fan… a fan that loved watching you grow up in front of a camera. From the moment you first put on the way too large sheriffs hat as a boy… to the end, the hat so befitting of the man Carl had become. Wiser and more compassionate than all of us. You held all of our hearts.”
Read the heartfelt lovefest below.
He goes on to say how he was a fan of the Negan-Carl relationship in the comics and says that although it is sad Riggs is leaving the show, he is a “powerful actor.”
WOW!
Vanilla Ice Accused Of Hiding Millions In His Divorce
Vanilla Ice‘s estranged wife is accusing him of hiding millions in assets in property to keep her from getting it in their divorce.
Laura Van Winkle pulled the plug on her 19-year marriage to Robert Van Winkle when she filed for divorce in October 2016.
In new court docs, Laura accuses Rob of transferring money, she thought was going into a trust, to his company, Van Rap, LTD.
She learned of the shady activity while looking over financial records as part of the divorce.
Now, Laura wants Rob to submit all of his bank records and company financials to make sure she collects all of the money she’s owed.
AND FINALLY FROM “THE CRAZY PEOPLE SHOPPING AT WALMART” FILES?
Now meet your Favorite 'BAE' Crush of the Moment ‘Black Panther’ Star Winston Duke! 😽😍😽
Black Panther star Winston Duke is heating up the pages of ESQUIRE magazinewith a spread the ladies (and some men) will certainly appreciate
Inside, the 6 foot 4inch actor, who played M'Baku - rebellious ruler of the Jabari tribe, opened up about how he became an actor and why he had very specific rules about the types of roles he would play.
Moving to Brooklyn from Trinidad and Tobago, he pursued his undergraduate degree in theater at University of Buffalo. He said growing up, he was used to seeing people of color in positions of power. However, when he moved to the United States, the media he consumed was very different.
“Any time I saw black people on TV or in film, they were victims,” Duke said. “Or they were purputrating some sort of crime and they were the villain, or they were only subservient [to the main characters].”
After undergrad, he enrolled at Yale for his MFA. That’s where he met his now co-star Lupita Nyong’o and they formed a friendship.
On his first day at Yale, he was given a tour of the university by another aspiring actor, Lupita Nyong’o (who later won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave and also appears alongside Duke in Black Panther). They became friends and soon joined a group at Yale called FOLKS (started by Black Panther co-star Angela Bassett during her time at the school), which gave black students an opportunity to meet and congregate.
“She and I became really close because we shared that immigrant experience,” he explained. “We shared the idea of having really big dreams knowing that we’d left our own country.”
While they were at Yale, the two went to see The Avengers together and dreamed of someday being a part of a film of that magnitude. Even then, however, Duke says the idea of a black Marvel superhero film felt distant. “We would always tell ourselves that they’re going to do it someday, but we could never tell who,” Duke said. “At that point there was already the Blade films, but we really didn’t know how Marvel would go about doing their first African superhero.”
Well your fantasy has become REALITY!
After Yale, Winston decided he would only accept roles with some sort of social justice footprint.
“Whether it’s a deeply commercial vehicle it should still be connected in some way to social justice,” he said. “It should still have some sort of effect showing diversity, and heroes and anti-heroes re-defining heroism and what it means to be a strong person.”
“There would always be scripts that came along that I turned down, like Gang Member #5—roles that were just stereotypes,” he continued. GOOD FOR HIM!
#HELP: Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham prominent Atlanta doctor goes missing after flu warning!
Two weeks ago, Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham, a team lead with the Center for Disease Control’s Division of Population Health, told his co-workers he was feeling sick. The respected researcher stated he would finish his work from home and left work and he has not been heard from again. This has caused panic and concern, because Cunningham warned his family and others that his disappearance and possible death might occur because he knew a secret about the flu shot. Allegedly, he said it was the cause of this year’s deadly outbreak.
In January, Dr. Cunningham allegedly told his colleagues and family his fears about this year’s flu shot. Some media outlets have reported he was warned by co-workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that if he kept talking and expressing his opinion he could lose his job or something else could happen. Despite this warning, Dr. Cunningham continued to express his medical opinion. As a member of the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), Cunningham was an expert on contagious epidemics. He had been deployed to combat Zika and Ebola and holds the rank of a US Navy Commander as a member of the EIS. He is also a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard University, so he is well trained to spot an outbreak. Cunningham was also recognized in 2017 by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the “40 under 40” to watch in the city.
Many media outlets have reported that earlier this year he stated, “Some of the patients I’ve administered the flu shot to this year have died, I don’t care who you are, this scares the crap out of me. We have seen people dying across the country of the flu, and one thing nearly all of them have in common is they got the flu shot.”
All of this information was allegedly given to media outlet YourNewsWire by Cunningham and he asked the outlet to release the information if he went missing or mysteriously died.
His family has placed flyers in his neighborhood and across the city in an attempt to bring awareness and find him. Many people concerned about his disappearance feel it is suspicious it is not being treated with the same attention as other missing person cases.
Cunningham is described as about 5 feet 11 inches tall and 230 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call 911 or Atlanta’s Adult Missing Persons Unit at 404-546-4235.
Supermodel Cindy Crawford Is The Latest Cover Star For The March Issue Of 'Instyle'
The supermodel's photo shoot is dedicated to Versace's Spring 2018 collection and the late designer Gianni Versace.
After recently revealing Oprah Winfrey as its March 2018 cover star, InStyle snagged another big get for its spring fashion issue: Cindy Crawford. Photographed by Carter Smith, the supermodel wears a gold chainmail Versace gown on — similar to Gigi and Bella Hadid's ensembles for the March cover of British Vogue — for one of the publication's subscriber covers. (Natalia Vodianova is also a subscriber-only cover star, which was announced on Tuesday.)
Inside the issue, Crawford's photo shoot, styled by Karla Welch, is dedicated to Donatella Versace's Spring 2018 collection, a tribute to her brother and late designer Gianni Versace. In an interview with Eric Wilson, Crawford recalls reuniting with her fellow OG supermodels on the runway for the fashion house's show in Milan last September, as well as shooting the collection's ad campaign. Wilson also spoke to Donatella herself about maintaining Versace's place in pop culture over the years and the gossip surrounding the future of the brand. Though, rumors on her replacement were denied.
"As much as it has already happened that I opened the door to my house to other designers, I do not really understand what all the fuss is about that it might happen again," she tells Wilson. "When you have a brand like Versace, it comes with huge baggage, and sometimes you want to see it through the eyes of someone else to remain relevant."
Visit InStyle.com to see the full shoot and story. InStyle's March issue goes on sale Friday, Feb. 9.
#RHoA: Porsha Williams Exits RHOA Barcelona Trip Early After Near-Physical Fight: 'It's Just Too Much'
Porsha Williams shocked Real Housewives of Atlanta fans on Sunday’s episode when she departed the group vacation to Barcelona less than 48 hours into the girls trip, citing feelings of isolation and instigation from her fellow cast members.
“I’ve tried over and over again with these girls, but all I keep getting is torn down,” the 36-year-old Dish Nation host confessed to viewers. “I just don’t think I should be putting myself in that position anymore. I don’t feel that this is a group of people I really want to be around right now. So I’m just going to leave.”
The emotional decision came hours after Williams and frequent Housewives guest Marlo Hampton nearly got into a physical brawl during a cast dinner at a tapas restaurant, with Hampton grabbing a fan Williams was using out of her hand.
Their battle left Williams, who had been involved in two previous physical fights on the show and has spent time in anger management, worried she would return to that place again.
“Once I got here, I started to see people were doing s—. A real ass person like me starts to feel like I’m trapped, and that’s when I act out,” Williams told fellow Atlanta Housewife NeNe Leakes when explaining why she wanted to leave. “I don’t want to go back to that.”
“I’ve done anger management, I’ve done personal therapy, and I want to take myself out of the situation,” she added. “It’s just too much for me. … [They’re] trying to bring me to a certain level that I don’t want to be at.”
Leakes understood Williams’ decision, having had her own struggles with anger in the past. “I definitely have been in your place so many damn times,” she told Williams. “At one point … everything would just take me to the next level. I hate that you fell this way because this is a sisterhood. We have highs and lows, and you need to know how to push through those low moments.”
Though she and Williams have had their own conflict, Leakes said she saw their chat as an opportunity for them to mend fences. “Something is wrong with Porsha, I can see it all in her eyes,” she said. “This is my time to really be serious with Porsha and become her big sister once again. We have a family here. We’re just dysfunctional, honey.”
But Leakes’ olive branch likely isn’t enough to change Williams’ standing with the rest of the Atlanta Housewives.
Many are still angry at Williams for spreading false allegations last season that Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker had planned on drugging her and their mutual friend Shamea Morton in order to take advantage of them sexually — something Williams said she only repeated after former Housewife and close friend Phaedra Parks told Williams the information had come first-hand from Burruss. (Parks was later let go from the show after revealing she had heard the information from an unnamed source).
Williams has apologized to Burruss and many of the women separately for repeating the claim. And while Burruss and company continue to spend time around Williams, they bring up what she did to Burruss in fights, showing that none of them have truly forgiven her.
“Every time someone gets into an argument with Porsha, they bring me up,” Burrus said. “It really bothers Porsha because she knows that she was wrong. But because she’s not owning it, they’re going to keep throwing it at her.”
In Barcelona alone, Cynthia Bailey and Hampton mentioned Burruss when fighting with Williams — the latter slamming Williams’ tears over Hampton’s insults about the size of her doormat (yes, really).
“What I just did is no worse than what you did to Kandi,” Hampton said. “You weren’t crying about the lie you told Kandi! … You go about crying about the mat your mamma bought. Did she cry about hurting [Kandi]?”
Hampton’s words once again left Williams frustrated. “I feel beat down,” Williams said. “I’ve reached out to these girls several times to try to smooth things out with Kandi. I keep getting these invitations that I keep accepting but every time I’m present, all I’m getting is torn down. … I am feeling broken.”
“I just feel like I have given so much and I don’t see anything coming back,” she told Leakes. “Two years ago, I knew I was wrapped up in working and said, ‘You need to spend time with your family — sit and cherish the ones who love you and support you.’ And it has fed my spirit just as if I got closer with God. But when I come around the group, I try to be that same vulnerable Porsha, it’s like I get slapped.”
So can Williams fix it moving forward? Leakes seems to think so, but only if she’s honest with the group.
“I was waiting for you to just say something, ‘I f—– up,’ ” Leakes said. “And I feel like everyone would say, ‘We love Porsha anyway so let’s just move the f– on.’ I think everybody feels like she’s never going to say she f—– up. And that makes every time they get into a little battle with you, they want to shoot you one more time.”
Williams was skeptical. “Trust me, if I knew that that’s the statement that would stop their so-called silver bullet, I would have said it,” she said. “But I thought that me going to people individually would be more powerful.”
“I definitely need a break,” she said. The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs Sundays (8 p.m. ET) on Bravo
#EMPIRE: On this day 4 Years ago A Movement was Beginning!
Did you know that Taraji and Jussie got the news about them starring in the Drama “EMPIRE’ on this day back in 2014? Look at the pic below.
Aren’t you glad? Now lets all get ready for March 28!
#NEWMUSICVIDEO from Bobby V Feat Snoop Dogg – ‘Lil Bit’
Bobby V is making a comeback with the release of his new single “Lil Bit” featuring Snoop Dogg.
Released last month as the first single off the singer’s upcoming album Electrik, the silky smooth track finds Bobby V offering a romantic dedication to his love interest.
Snoop Dogg doesn’t appear in the video but Bobby and some ladies rap along to this verse while sitting in a white Bentley convertible. “My time was small, but through it all, she had a ball / She didn’t want a lot of (blank) / She just wanted a lil’ bit,” raps Uncle Snoop.
WATCH HERE
Due out March 9 on Sono Recording Group, Electrik is Bobby’s eighth studio album and the followup to 2016’s Hollywood Hearts.
#HIPHOPNEWS: DJ Premier Reveals Stacked "PRhyme 2" Tracklist
Veteran turntablist DJ Premier has revealed the tracklist for PRhyme 2, his collaborative album with PRhyme partner-in-crime Royce Da 5’9. Preemo made the big reveal via Instagram on Sunday night (February 25).
The stacked tracklist features 17 cuts and guest appearances from several notable artists, including 2 Chainz, Big K.R.I.T., Cee-Lo Green, Rapsody, Roc Marciano and Yelawolf.
PRhyme has already shared two joints from the album — “Era” featuring Dave East and “Rock It.”
The upcoming sequel serves as PRhyme’s follow-up to the tenured Hip Hop duo’s inaugural album, PRhyme,.
Track listing is below.
Interlude 1 (Salute)
Black History
1 Of The Hardest
Era f. Dave East
Respect My Gun f. Roc Marciano
W.O.W. f. Yelawolf
Sunflower Seeds f. Novel
Streets At Night
Rock It
Loved Ones f. Rapsody
My Calling
Made Man f. Big K.R.I.T. & Denaun Porter
Interlude 2 (Relationships)
Flirt f. 2 Chainz
Everyday Struggle f. Chavis Chandler
Do Ya Thangs
Gotta Love It f. Cee-Lo Green & Brady Watt
PRhyme 2 is scheduled to arrive on March 16. Pre-orders are available HERE
#CONDOLENCES: Bill Cosby’s Daughter Ensa Dies at 44
Bill Cosby’s daughter Ensa has died. She was 44.
Ensa died from renal disease, Bill Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, confirmed to several media outlets.
“The Cosby family thanks many people for their prayers for their beloved and beautiful Ensa, who recently died from renal disease,” Wyatt said in a statement.
Bill Cosby had five children with Camille Olivia Hanks. Their only son, Ennis, was killed on Jan. 16, 1997 during a failed attempted robbery on the side of the 405 in Los Angeles.
Out thoughts and Prayers go out to The Cosby Family!
#BAMM! Omarosa Evicted From The ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ House
BLOOP GIRL BYE!
Last night, Omarosa got evicted from ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ House.
After nearly 30 days of fighting, silly costumes and competitions, asthma attacks and a hospital stint, the former political aide and notorious reality TV villain’s time on the CBS series came to an end during the show’s season finale. And her time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, as well as her recent exit, was almost as dramatic as her firing from the White House.
Omarosa Manigault Newman was unanimously evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house but not before she compared the White House to a plantation, said that the president tweets in his underwear and that the situation inside 1600 Penn was bad, like “so bad,” the Washington Post reports.
During her exit interview with “Big Brother” host Julie Chen, Omarosa said “Julie, I would have evicted me five evictions ago,” she told host Julie Chen in an exit interview during the broadcast. “I can’t believe I lasted this long. I took out the biggest target in this game, and that was James (Maslow). Once I did that, I knew there was no chance of me staying in the house any longer.”
Asked if she “really believes” things won’t be OK, she said she changed her mind: “I think that we can — I’ve had a lot of time to think inside of the Big Brother house — we can if we make a pivot as a nation. I was a part of and on the front row of probably one of the most divisive elections in our history. And as a nation, we’re better than that, we’re bigger than that, and we’re bigger than just two parties, am I right?” she said to applause from the studio audience… “I’ve never had a chance to let my hair down, and just really be authentic and engaged with people, and this was a chance, without television, without sunlight, without family, to let my light shine, and let people know who the true Omarosa is.”
#BYE!
Alicia Silverstone & Husband Christopher Jarecki Split After 20 Years Together
Alicia Silverstone and her husband Christopher Jarecki have announced their separation.
The couple has been together for 20 years. They got married in 2005 and welcomed a son, six-year-old Bear Blue, in 2011.
“They still deeply love and respect each other and remain very close friends but have mutually decided to separate after being together for 20 years. They have a son together who they will continue to co-parent,” a rep for Alicia told us.
The last time Alicia featured a photo of Christopher on her social media was back in July 2017 when she posted a pic of him and Bear doing yoga together.
E! News was first to report the news.
Are you ready for a Remake via the stage? Letoya Luckett, Demetria Mckinney, Kyla Pratt & Da Brat To Star In ‘Set It Off’
Are you a fan of the ’90s cult classic film Set It Off? Well, now you’ll get a chance to see it again, but this time as a stage play. More than 20 years after the theatrical release, the F. Gary Gray directed action movie is being adapted into a play starring rapper and radio personality Da Brat, actress Kyla Pratt, and R&B songbirds LeToya Luckett and Demetria McKinney.
The film, which follows four female friends living in L.A. who decide to plan and execute a string of bank robberies, originally starred powerhouse actresses Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Vivica A. Fox, and Kimberly Elise and became a box office success as well as a top favorite among movie fans. Now, 22-years-later, the film will have the chance to touch a new set of fans with its stage adaptation.
Playing the roles of Francesca “Frankie” Sutton (Vivica A. Fox) and Tisean “T.T.” Williams (Kimberly Elise), Luckett and McKinney have both taken to Instagram to show their appreciation for nabbing their on-stage roles.
#YANKEES: Russell Wilson says putting on Yankees uniform 'one of the coolest things I've ever done'
TAMPA — Russell Wilson, a lifelong Yankees’ fan, called putting on his No. 73 jersey “definitely one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.”
“Ever since I was a young kid I always dreamed of being a Yankee, I always watched them, and my favorite player was Derek Jeter,” the Seahawks quarterback said Monday.
Wilson joked that he tried to get No. 3, “but I think somebody had it already.” He is wearing No. 73 because No. 7 was his high school baseball number, and obviously No. 3 is what he wears with Seattle.
“I always told my dad I’d be a New York Yankee, and now I’m here,” he said of his father, who died at 55 years old in 2010 due to complications from diabetes.
Wilson dismissed the idea that this is all a publicity stunt, while adding that he has no plans to leave the NFL, despite all its issues with CTE, saying he feels fortunate to be one of 32 men who start at quarterback.
“If you really know me, baseball’s been a part of my blood. It’s all about who I am and where I come from and what I’ve done. When you see me make plays on the football field, a lot of that is a direct correlation to baseball,” he said.
The Yankees have said that Wilson will not play in a game during his nearly week-long stint in camp, but he will take batting practice in a group with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Greg Bird and Gary Sanchez prior to Monday’s game against the Phillies. Wilson participated in double-play drills at second with Didi Gregorius earlier in the day.
“I definitely love playing,” said Wilson, a former minor-leaguer in the Rockies’ organization. “I obviously want to get out there, but I also don’t want to get in the way. I want to learn as much as I can. I’m ready to go up there if they want me to, though. I’ll be ready to swing, I’ll be ready to hack away and turn some DPs.”
Asked what positions Stanton and Judge would play in the NFL, Wilson responded tight end. Wilson added that he and Jimmy Graham often joke that Graham looks like Judge, and Graham wore Judge’s No. 99 jersey for Halloween.
Wilson said he found out his rights were being traded to the Yankees while he was vacationing in the Bahamas before heading to play in his fourth the Pro Bowl. “I was pretty pumped,” he said.
Wilson’s great uncle was a huge Yankees fan — wearing an interlocking NY cap wherever he goes — and the Super Bowl winner always rooted for the Bombers.
“Growing up as a sports fan I was always a fair-weather fan,” he said. “I love watching winners win, and I love seeing the process of how they won, the discipline that it took, the passion of Yankees fans, the energy that they played with, the poise that they played with. I remember all the (title) celebrations, and I used to celebrate with them when I was a kid.”
#OBAMA: Michelle Obama’s Memoir to Arrive in November
Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” will hit bookstores on Nov. 13.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s much anticipated memoir, Becoming, will be published November 13 by the Crown Publishing Group. The Penguin Random House unit announced on Sunday that the book will be released simultaneously in 24 languages.
Becoming is part of the landmark deal PRH struck with the Obamas in February 2017. The two-book agreement, for one title by Barack Obama and one by Michelle Obama, wound up earning the couple a reported $65 million advance.
Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience. I talk about my roots and how a girl from the South Side found her voice. I hope my journey inspires readers to find the courage to become whoever they aspire to be. I can’t wait to share my story.
Writing BECOMING has been a deeply personal experience. I talk about my roots and how a girl from the South Side found her voice. I hope my journey inspires readers to find the courage to become whoever they aspire to be. I can't wait to share my story.
Brandon Victor Dixon, Norm Lewis And More Join Nbc’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar
NBC’s live version of the Broadway musical classic Jesus Christ Superstar has added more big names to its cast. The new theatrical production will air on Easter Sunday April 1.
CONGRATS goes to Power actor Brandon Victor Dixon who will portray Judas, Daytime Divas star Norm Lewis as Caiaphas along with Jason Tam as Peter, Ben Daniels as Pontius Pilate, Jin Ha as Annas and Erik Gronwall as Simon Zealotes.
As previously announced, Grammy-winner John Legend is Jesus Christ and rock-n-roll legend Alice Cooper is King Herod.
Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert is loosely based on the Gospels’ accounts of the last week of Jesus’ life, beginning with the preparation for the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in Jerusalem and ending with the crucifixion.
Also accomplished dance choreographer Juel D. Lane will also appear in the live production as one of the show’s dancers.
#SERIOUSLYCLUELESS: Stacey Dash running for Congress in California
Actress and former Fox News commentator Stacey Dash filed paperwork on Monday to run for Congress in California's 44th district, representing Compton, Watts, and San Pedro.
Democrat Nanette Barragán currently represents the district, which overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Dash, a Republican, tweeted earlier this month that "a number of people online and off have suggested I run for political office," and later told her followers, "Things are taking shape." On Monday afternoon, she tweeted that she lives in the 44th district, and "for those mocking the district I live in...open your minds. It's time for me to put up or shut up and I want to serve great people."
Dash, 51, isn't the only conservative actor who came to fame in the '90s running for Congress in California — Melrose Place star Antonio Sabato Jr. announced last year he's running as a Republican in the 26th district.
Hmmmmmm Good Luck with that!
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