11/4/18

The Daily Buzz For 5 Nov ☕📰☕


Naomi Campbell for Vogue Arabia - November 2018
Naomi Campbell makes her debut on Vogue Arabia signature twin covers for November 2018. Photographed in Chris Colls’ studio, the ultimate 90s super wears bold Balenciaga and Tom Ford looks styled by Jenke Ahmed Tailly.
FAB!


#RHoA: Kenya Moore gives birth to baby girl named Brooklyn Doris Daly!
#TEAMTWIRL Kenya Moore is a mother. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Brooklyn Doris Daly, on Sunday at 9:39 a.m., People reported. The baby weighs 5 pounds, 12 ounces.

She is the first child Moore, 47, and her husband, Marc Daly, have together.
The baby’s name has special meaning for the couple.

“Brooklyn because that’s where we met and fell in love, and Doris after my grandmother who passed away last year and who raised me,” Moore told People.
The new mother is doing well, despite having had a high-risk pregnancy.

People reported that Brooklyn was born via emergency cesarean section. Moore said last month that she tested positive for preeclampsia, a dangerous condition that is characterized by high blood pressure.

“I gained 17 lbs in ONE week due to severe swelling and water retention, high blood pressure, and excess protein in urine,” Moore posted on Instagram Oct. 27. “This is NOT normal!”
Essence reported that Moore previously said she was due around Thanksgiving.
On Saturday, Moore indicated on Instagram she would be giving birth soon.

“If you want to make God laugh have a plan... won't be long now,” she captioned a photo of herself in a hospital bed.


#Empire: Tiana's Career And A Cold-Blooded Manager

In the last season of ‘Empire’ Tiana meets with Becky (Gabourey Sidibe) and Jeff Kingsley (??) about her new sound. She plays the music she recorded with Blake (Chet Hanks) based off of lyrics that Hakeem wrote. Kingsley is being an ass. He doesn't like the music and tells her to start over. Later in the episode, Tiana releases the song to the public but Kingsley is pissed about it and tells her the cost of booking a session with an artist on someone else's label will come out of her advance. He then shows her how he gave one of her songs to his new artist, who is the same one he stole from the Lyons who found her in a prison parking lot while Cookie was visiting Andre.

Tiana also makes a nasty little speech to Becky, about how she has to make money and provide for her children and Becky would never understand that because she doesn't have kids. Ouch. (This is one of those conversations a number of people I know have also had. Unpleasant, and, largely, untrue. People with and without kids have issues with finances. No sense in comparing tragedies.) Tiana was speaking from a place of silent pain. Few people knew she lost her baby girl. But Becky, wisely, kept her mouth shut even though Tiana was wrong for what she said.


#MusicNews: In Memoriam, Roy Hargrove, Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter, Dies At 49
Roy Hargrove, an incisive trumpeter who embodied the brightest promise of his jazz generation, both as a young steward of the bebop tradition and a savvy bridge to hip-hop and R&B, died on Friday night in New York City. He was 49.
The cause was cardiac arrest, according to his longtime manager, Larry Clothier. Hargrove had been admitted to the hospital for reasons related to kidney function.
A briskly assertive soloist with a tone that could evoke either burnished steel or a soft, golden glow, Hargrove was a galvanizing presence in jazz over the last 30 years. Dapper and slight of build, he exuded a sly, sparkling charisma onstage, whether he was holding court at a late-night jam session or performing in the grandest concert hall. His capacity for combustion and bravura was equaled by his commitment to lyricism, especially when finessing a ballad on flugelhorn.

Hargrove is also known for his vital presence in the turn-of-the-century movement known as neo-soul. He made crucial contributions to Voodoo, the epochal album by D'Angelo, released in 2000. He appeared the same year on Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun and Common's Like Water for Chocolate, and later formed his own hybrid project, The RH Factor, with the aim of furthering the dialogue between modern jazz, hip-hop and R&B. But Hargrove always maintained his foothold in the mainstream jazz tradition; he saw his forays into other forms of black music as an extension of, rather than any departure from, that tradition.

He first emerged in the late 1980s, at a cultural moment when his precocity and poise amounted to a form of currency in jazz. His first album, Diamond in the Rough, was released on the Novus imprint of RCA in 1990. Soon afterward, he went on tour with a package called Jazz Futures, featuring a peer group of other young torchbearers, including alto saxophonist Antonio Hart and bassist Christian McBride.
Hargrove was also quick to earn the coveted approval of his elders — not only alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, who provided some of his first experience in a recording studio, but also tenor saxophone titan Sonny Rollins, who featured him on a tune called "Young Roy" in 1991 (and also at his 80th birthday concert in 2010).

As he achieved his own wealth of experience, Hargrove was generous as a mentor himself. Among the younger musicians who responded to his death on social media was fellow trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, who wrote on Twitter: "I don't think I would be alive if I hadn't met him when I did. I am extremely grateful I got to tell him as a grown man to his face."

Roy Anthony Hargrove was born on Oct. 16, 1969, in Waco, Texas, to Roy Allan and Jacklyn Hargrove. He grew up in Dallas, where he attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, an arts magnet that also produced Erykah Badu and Norah Jones.
The first jazz musician who made a substantial impression on him was David "Fathead" Newman, a tenor saxophonist best known for his long tenure with Ray Charles; he was a Dallas-area native, and Hargrove heard him at a junior high assembly. Then in 1987, Wynton Marsalis heard a teenaged Hargrove in a clinic at Booker T. Washington and was so impressed that he invited the young trumpeter to sit in on his gig that week in Fort Worth.
Hargrove attended the Berklee College of Music on scholarship for 18 months, before transferring to the New School in New York. In jazz's close-knit musician community, the meteoric force of his arrival was comparable only to that of Marsalis' about a decade earlier.

Hargrove was a two-time Grammy winner, in two illustrative categories: best jazz instrumental album in 2003 for Directions in Music, featuring a post-bop supergroup with pianist Herbie Hancock and saxophonist Michael Brecker; and best Latin jazz performance in 1998 for Habana, a groundbreaking Afro-Cuban project recorded in Havana.

Early in his New York experience, in 1992, Hargrove and a business partner, Dale Fitzgerald, signed a lease on a loft in Lower Manhattan with the intention of finding a place for practicing and rehearsals. Three years later, Hargrove and Fitzgerald partnered with Lezlie Harrison to convert it into a nonprofit performance space, The Jazz Gallery. Though it moved to a new location in 2013, The Jazz Gallery continues to be an integral hub for the music. Hargrove continued to play there, just as he never stopped being a late-night fixture at Smalls.

He is survived by his wife, singer and producer Aida Brandes; a daughter from a previous relationship, Kamala Hargrove; his mother, Jacklyn Hargrove; and his younger brother, Brian Hargrove.

Along with his quintet — a sterling hard-bop unit that released an album called Earfood in 2008, and was recorded at The Village Vanguard in 2011 by WBGO and NPR Music — Hargrove intermittently led a big band. He often stood in for one of his many trumpet totems in the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band. And he continued to sit in and pop up as a special guest; he's prominently featured on an album released last year by singer and pianist Johnny O'Neal.

For a number of years, Hargrove struggled with substance abuse and its attendant problems. In 2014, he pleaded guilty to cocaine possession in Manhattan criminal court and was sentenced to two days of community service.

But those close to Hargrove say he had recently made great strides with any issues of dependency. "Whatever it was for a lot of years, it was radically, drastically curtailed over the last year or two," attests Clothier. "He was playing great; he really had himself back together. This last run we did in Europe, it was as good as I heard him play in the last 10 years."

Hargrove had been scheduled to perform on Saturday, Nov. 3, in a jazz vespers service at Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., as part of the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.

R.I.P!


#HipHopNews: Meek Mill And Tory Lanez Have A Joint Project On The Way
Meek Mill and Tory Lanez have had some memorable collabs in the past. Now, it looks like they will be joining forces for a full-length project.
Tory was a guest on The Breakfast Club on Friday (Nov. 2), where he revealed plans to combine powers with the subject of XXL's fall 2018 cover story. "I've been doing a lot of work with a lot of different people just because I love to get in the studio," he said. "Me and Meek got a whole project going on too.

And me and Chris [Brown] got one. And I've been working on a bunch of stuff with A Boogie. I'm just expanding my sound to all a lot of other places too and doing all these joint things 'cause I like to see what comes out of it. With me it's easy to work with people who are on it and are back to back with it. Those people that I just mentioned, usually when we get in the studio it's usually like a back to back factor."

Tory and Meek have a handful of song collabs including the most recent joint outing "Drip Drip Drip."  Tory has a lot on his plate at this point. He is also working on his Spanish album El Agua. He also revealed he is putting together the Chixtape 5 mixtape. Chixtape 4 came out back in January 2017. While in the building, Tory also talked about his reemerging hairline, new album Love Me Now and more.


Demi Lovato Is Out of Rehab
Demi Lovato has left rehab after nearly three months in treatment.
The pop star was seen on Saturday night having dinner with a friend in Beverly Hills. There are also reports on Twitter that she was seen on Friday night at Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights.

Lovato entered rehab in August after being hospitalized following an overdose at her home in July.
Demi Lovato‘s mom, Dianna De La Garza, was on Maria Menounos’ Sirius XM show on October 26 and said Lovato was 90 days so sober. She added that she “couldn’t be more thankful or more proud” of her daughter.
Lovato’s mom admitted she knew at the time her daughter wasn’t sober but “didn’t know what she was doing.”
It’s been three months since Demi was rushed to the hospital after overdosing in her home.

The “Sorry Not Sorry” singer has since put her home on the market and it’s sparked the interest of some A-list buyers, including Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin.


Angela Simmons Speaks Out After Her Ex-Fiancé Sutton Tennyson Is Shot & Killed: ‘I’m Hurting. I’m Numb’
Angela Simmons says she’s is “hurting” and “numb” after her ex-fiancé, Sutton Tennyson, was shot and killed on Saturday at a home in Atlanta.
According to 11 Alive, Sutton was found shot to death in the garage of a home on Jewel Drive in southwest Atlanta around 4:30 p.m.
Police believe Sutton was shot after a dispute with three people. No suspects are at large as all three people have been identified.

No charges have been filed at this time.
Major Michael O’Connor with Atlanta Police said the house where Sutton was killed was under renovation and it is unclear if he lived there or if he was working there.
Angela Simmons is understandably devastated.
She and Sutton were engaged to be married, but they broke it off in 2017.
They share a 2-year-old son, Sutton Joseph.

She took to social media and wrote:
Thank you for leaving behind my greatest gift. I’m hurting. I’m numb.
Thank you for the outpouring of love everyone.
I can’t believe I’m even saying Rest In Peace Sutton.
I promise to hold SJ down in every way I promise 

My condolences.


#BoxOffice News: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Rock Out the Box Office with $50 Million Debut while Tyler Perry’s ‘Nobody’s Fool’ Opened at only 14$ Million!
For the first time since early February the top three films at the weekend box office were all new releases and leading the way was Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody with a $50 million, chart-topping performance, well above expectations. Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms finished at the lower end of industry estimates in second place, followed Paramount's release of Nobody's Fool. That said, the weekend isn't all about new releases as the holdovers had a solid weekend of their own, with A Star is Born, Venom and Smallfoot all dipping less than 27% in what amounts to their fifth and sixth weekends respectively, helping aid a continually healthy 2018 box office performance overall.

At the top of the charts, Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody endured word of a troubled production as the film that was eight years in the making topped the domestic box office with a $50 million debut from 4,000 locations. On top of that, the film's "A" CinemaScore is a great sign looking ahead as there is little in the way of direct competition over the next month or so. The film played to an audience that was 51% female with 78% of the crowd coming in aged 25 years or older.

Internationally, after getting off to an early start in the UK last weekend, Bohemian Rhapsody expanded to 64 total overseas markets this weekend and delivered an estimated $72.5 million for a global cume totaling $122.5 million. The UK leads the way with a gross that now totals over $26.5 million while other highlights include a $7.7 million debut in France followed by Mexico ($5.8m), Germany ($5.7m), South Korea ($5.7m). Australia ($5.4m), Spain ($4.8m) and the Netherlands ($1.6m). The film will add another 14 markets next weekend, including Japan.

Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was looking for an opening in the low-to-mid twenty millions this weekend and it landed in the lower end of that range with an estimated $20 million finish. Not helping matters are critical reviews, which resulted in a score of 38 on Metacritic, and a "B+" CinemaScore, which is merely satisfactory for a film of this sort not to mention a dismal 41% audience score on RottenTomatoes.

The Nutcracker also debuted in 45 international markets this weekend, bringing in an estimated $38.5 million for a $58.5 million global debut. Leading the way was a $12 million opening in China followed by Italy ($5.5m), Germany ($2.7m), Mexico ($2.3m), Spain ($2.2m), UK ($2.1m) and Brazil ($1.7m). The film will add releases in Australia, France and Japan at the end of the month, with openings in Korea and Russia set for early December.

Finishing in third is Paramount's Nobody's Fool with an estimated $14 million. The R-rated Tyler Perry comedy stars Tiffany Haddish and was well-received by opening day audiences, receiving an "A-" CinemaScore. The film played to an audience that was 61% female with 77% of the audience aged 18-44. Looking ahead, it's reasonable to expect a domestic run around $35 million or so, if not a bit higher.


#ICON Janet Jackson , Slays The 2018 EMAs Stage With A Sexy Performance Of Her Biggest Hits
Just before taking the stage at the 2018 European Music Awards to accept MTV’s Global Icon Award, Janet Jackson, 52, slayed with a performance of her biggest hits. Running through her iconic tracks, including “All For You,” the living legend wowed the crowd, live from Spain, with an unforgettable performance. Plus, she performed her brand NEW hit “Made For Now.” Janet brought her classic big-time energy, and reminded the crowd why she still wears the crown after all these years. The singer wore an all black ensemble for her performance, and danced with the same vigor that she did when she released her earliest tracks!

The 2018 EMAs are shaping up to be the best yet, and not only because of Janet’s epic performance. There are TONS of A-lister celebrities in attendance, and the show was hosted by none other than Hailee Steinfeld. In addition to a performance from the host, stars such as Nicki Minaj, Halsey, Rosalía, Panic! at the Disco, Alessia Cara, Marshmello, Bastille, Anne-Marie, and Jack & Jack were included in the 2018 lineup!

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Janet it on fire, and this past summer, she released a new single and video titled “Made For Now,” featuring Daddy Yankee — marking the first music released by the R&B veteran since 2016. Earlier that summer, she proved she still has it with a performance at the 2018 Panorama music festival. “It was only a matter of time before she received the award,” MTV said. “Her music has been loved around the world since the 1980s, when she first began releasing groundbreaking albums like Controland Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. She’s now one of the best-selling artists of all time.”

Were loving all of tonight’s performers, but Janet is definitely at the top of our list! This lady still slays the stage like no one else can!


Black GOP Nemesis Candace Owens Sued Over Blexit
This week Kanye West distanced himself from Candace Owens after she claimed he designed the logo for her Blexit movement to encourage Black Americans to abandon the Democratic Party right before the mid-term elections.

Now Candace is being sued over use of the Blexit name…
This week the original Blexit, a non-profit organization founded in 2016 to promote Black liberation through economic resistance, Tweeted they were pursuing legal action against Candace’s movement for infringement on their copyright

Click HERE to read more.


Katie Holmes And Jamie Foxx Are Not Engaged, Despite The Ring She Wore On That Finger
Cameras spotted Katie Holmes in New Orleans this week out on a coffee run, and she was smiling big while wearing a diamond ring on her left hand. Could this mean that the Dawson’s Creek alum is engaged to her boyfriend, Jamie Foxx?

Holmes is in the Big Easy to film her movie The Secret, based on the book of the same name by Rhonda Byrne, but her rep says that the 39-year-old actress is not getting married anytime soon.
 “Katie’s not engaged to anyone besides her fictional movie fiancé, played by Jerry O’Connell,” the rep told Page Six.
Holmes and Foxx started dating about five years ago. They were first seen dancing together at Ronald Perelman’s Apollo in the Hamptons gala in 2013, just one year after she split from Tom Cruise. But the couple has kept their relationship so private, that we don’t know exactly when they started seeing each other.

The couple has stepped out in public a few times together. Earlier this year, they attended Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy party. They have also shown more PDA in recent months. In September, Holmes made multiple trips to George to visit Foxx while he filmed the movie Just Mercy, and they were spotted enjoying workouts and bike rides. However, an insider says that the two are still very “careful about being photographed together.”
“Everyone knows they are dating, but they still want to keep it private,” an insider told People Magazine. “After the beach pictures, they only spent time together at home and got extra careful. But this year, they have been more social together. They often go to restaurants for dinner dates, or to hang out with friends.”
Holmes wore a similar diamond ring on her left hand back in March 2016, causing the engagement rumors to fly. But, her rep at the time insisted that the actress wasn’t married or engaged.

Currently, Foxx is also in New Orleans to shoot the Netflix movie Power, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. And, the couple went out for dinner after Holmes’ ring sparked the engagement rumors. They kept things low-key while visiting the French Quarter on Halloween.
Holmes wore a tan jumpsuit with Adidas sneakers, and Foxx wore a black hoodie and sweatpants.

Neither Katie Holmes nor Jamie Foxx has spoken publicly about the relationship.


LaVar Ball Offers To Coach Lakers, Says He Can Do It “With My Eyes Closed”
LaVar Ball has offered to coach the Los Angeles Lakers, according to an interview, a job he claims he can do with his eyes closed.
The voluble and controversial Ball, who stars in his own Facebook series, Ball in the Family, and runs the Big Baller League and shoe brand, is again taking shots at current Lakers coach Luke Walton, who reportedly was recently called on the carpet by Lakers executive Magic Johnson for the team’s slow start after adding LeBron James and a strong supporting cast.

While the Lakers and LeBron have downplayed the Walton/Johnson chat, LaVar Ball isn’t giving Walton a pass. As he did last year when he claimed Walton had lost the team, he’s predictably touting the answer to the Lakers woes as more playing time for his son, Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball.

“They’re starting off a little ragged because, if you have a guy that’s your second pick and you have the best player in the world, don’t take them out of the game, leave them in the game and rotate three other guys around them,” LaVar Ball told Sky Sports.  “That’s how you get victories if you want to win.
“But if you want to try to figure out things, different combinations, taking guys in and out, no. I’m going to go with Lonzo and LeBron. You guys are going to stay in the game until we finish winning. If we [are] winning by a lot, then everyone else can play.”

Lonzo Ball is averaging 27 minutes per game, 9.3 points and 4.3 assists, down from his rookie season last year.  “You [would have] a rotation of eight, instead of a rotation of 12,” Ball said. “Can’t make everybody happy.”

He added: “Lonzo is a very special player. He makes everybody around him better. So guess what, when you play in the game, don’t put him in the corner, he can’t make no one better. … But here’s the thing: If you have Lonzo, which is a special player that makes everybody better, and you have the best player in the world in LeBron James, how do you not win a championship?”

“If they need help, shoot, I’ll coach them,” Ball said. “I can coach them with my eyes closed.”


Ariana Grande Drops New Song, ‘Thank U, Next,’ Addressing Mac Miller and Pete Davidson
Ariana Grande’s personal life has been in the headlines for most of 2018: her breakup with longtime boyfriend Mac Miller and whirlwind engagement to “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson just weeks later, and Miller’s death from an apparent drug overdose and her subsequent split with Davidson a couple of months after that.

All of the above, along with previous boyfriends Big Sean and Ricky Alvarez, are addressed in a song she’s been teasing all week, “Thank U, Next,” which she dropped abruptly on Saturday night, half an hour before the first new episode of “SNL” since she and Davidson split. Despite the potentially combative timing, the upshot of the song is basically that she’s good with all of her exes.

“Thought I’d end up with Sean
But he wasn’t a match
Wrote some songs about Ricky
Now I listen and laugh
Even almost got married
And for Pete I’m so thankful
Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm [Miller]
Cause he was an angel,

“One taught me love
One taught me patience
And one taught me pain
Now I’m so amazing
Say I’ve loved and I’ve lost
But that’s not what I see
So look what I got
Look what you taught me
And for that I say
 “Thank u, next
Thank u, next
Thank u, next
I’m so f—ing grateful for my ex.”

LISTEN HERE

Ninety minutes later on “Saturday Night Live,” Davidson made his own statement during the show’s “Weekend Update” segment, concluding his raucous guest spot by saying, “I know some of you are curious about the breakup, but the truth is, it’s nobody’s business. Sometimes things just don’t work out and that’s okay. She’s a wonderful, strong person and I genuinely wish her all the happiness in the world. Now please go vote on Tuesday, alright?”

Judging by social media posts earlier this week Grande did not respond well to Davidson’s reference to their breakup during “SNL” promos (in one, he jokingly asked this week’s musical guest, Maggie Rogers, to marry him), yet the song seems intended to clear the air.

It was less clear how serious her comment about a new album might be. “Sweetener,” her fourth and latest album, was released just two months ago and is currently at No. 20 on the Billboard 200. Last week she announced the “Sweetener” world tour, with initial dates running from March to June of 2019.


Pittsburgh Steelers Player Honors Synagogue Attack Victims With ‘Stronger Than Hate’ Cleats
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday donned custom-made cleats honoring those killed in last Saturday’s mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue.

The shoes were emblazoned with the words “stronger than hate” and included a reimagined version of the NFL team’s logo, featuring the Star of David.
Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley Harlan are reportedly close friends with former Steelers’ community relations manager Michele Rosenthal, the sister of two men killed in the attack.
Cecil and David Rosenthal ― 59 and 54, respectively ― were among the 11 killed when a gunman opened fire at the Pittsburgh synagogue on Oct. 27.
“To say that everyone in the Pittsburgh Jewish community knows them is not even a remote exaggeration,” Jeffrey Solomon, a fellow Tree of Life congregant, told The New York Times. “They were both active participants in so much of life.”

Roethlisberger, along with several other Steelers players, attended funeral services for the brothers last week.

The Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.


Leslie Odom Jr. To Star In New Abc Pilot Produced By Kerry Washington
Congrats to Broadway star and jazz vocalist Leslie Odom Jr. The “Nationwide is on your side” singer is coming to primetime in a new pilot for ABC that is produced by Kerry Washington.

According to BlackFilm, the comedy series is based on the life and ministry of Pastor Touré Roberts and Pastor Sarah Jakes-Roberts.

“Leslie, played by Odom, and Hope are joint pastors at a young, hip, diverse church in Los Angeles. Through their services, online streams and books, they are experts at uniting people across different races, genders, orientations and opinions. But when it comes to uniting the people in their blended family, they are way out of their comfort zone — and as a result, the teachers often find themselves the pupils.”
The untitled project is executive produced by Washington along with Pilar Savone as well as the Roberts. Saladin K. Patterson will serve as the project’s writer.

“Kerry Washington is one of the most formidable artists of my generation,” said Odom. “We’ve been searching for the better part of two years to find an idea about which we both felt passionate enough to dedicate ourselves. I’ve gone to Touré’s church for over 15 years. He is a unique, contemporary and very necessary voice. We are thrilled that ABC is allowing us the opportunity to bring Touré and Sarah’s modern views to an even wider audience in what will be a joyful and hopeful 30 minutes every week.”

Stay tuned…


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11/1/18

The Daily Buzz For Nov 2 ☕📰☕


Jennifer Lopez Looking FAB for InStyle US - December 2018
Jennifer Lopez wore another green dress that is practically screaming, "Oh, that Versace dress? I don't know her." The 49-year-old multi-hyphenate is stunning the internet in several Valentino looks as the cover star for InStyle's December 2018 issue. The most jaw-dropping photos, however, are of Jennifer wearing a sequin Valentino Haute Couture cape with absolutely nothing else on — well, except for diamonds.

In the interview, Jennifer spoke about her body image and how it's helped influence a collective, and long overdue, embrace of curvier figures. "In my family, curves were glorified and part of the culture," Jennifer told the magazine. "It was just like, 'Jennifer has a big butt, and it's good.'"

Despite her sophisticated style, Jennifer continues to insist that she is indeed still Jenny from the block. "It's what I still often wear to this day, the big hoops and, you know, gold jewelry," she said about her style. "I always like to mix the glam with a bit of the hood." Read the full interview when the issue goes on sale Nov. 9, and enjoy pictures of Jennifer in the already iconic green dress ahead.

She Looks
Great!


#RHoA: Kandi Burruss was The Champ’ on Halloween – Check Out Her Recent Halloween Pics!
Kandi Burruss just dropped a few more Halloween pics on her social media account, after showing off for her fans her boy Ace Wells Tucker and Todd Tucker dressed as Batman and Robin. Take a look at Kandi’s newly posted pics in which she is The People’s Champ.

Take a Look!
Which one of Kandi’s Halloween looks do you like the most?


#Empire: Ratings: Halloween ‘Empire’ Scared Off by NBC’s ‘Chicago’ Shows
Wednesday was a Happy Halloween for NBC, which beat Fox in ratings for only the second time ever on an original “Empire” evening.
Dick Wolf’s “Chicago Shows” drove this victory for NBC. The only other time NBC was able to triumph over Fox among adults 18-49 on an “Empire” Wednesday was with “Hairspray Live!” That was way back on Dec. 7, 2016.
As a matter of fact, the last time Fox didn’t win a Wednesday in the key demo while airing an original episode was Nov. 29. 2017, when CBS ran a two-hour “Survivor” and a Bruno Mars special.

NBC was first in ratings with a 1.1 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 7.5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Chicago Med” at 8 p.m. had a 1.1/5 and 7.7 million viewers. At 9, “Chicago Fire” posted a 1.2/5 and 7.9 million. “Chicago PD” at 10 landed a 1.1/5 and 7 million viewers.

Fox was second in ratings with a 1.0/5, but fourth in viewers with 3.8 million. “Empire” at 8 put up a 1.2/6 and 4.2 million viewers. At 9, “Star” received a 0.9/4 and 3.4 million viewers.

CBS and ABC tied for third in ratings, each with a 0.9/4. CBS was second in total viewers with 5.6 million, ABC was third with 4 million.

For CBS, “Survivor” at 8 had a 1.3/7 and 7.1 million viewers. “SEAL Team” at 9 got a 0.8/4 and 5.4 million viewers. “Criminal Minds” at 10 received a 0.7/3 and 4.4 million viewers.
For ABC, “The Goldbergs” at 8 had a 1.0/5 and 4.8 million viewers. At 8:30, “American Housewife” got a 0.9/4 and 4.2 million viewers. “Modern Family” at 9 received a 1.2/5 and 5 million viewers. At 9:30, “Single Parents” closed the comedy block with a 0.9/4 and 3.7 million viewers. Drama “A Million Little Things” at 10 finished off actual primetime to a 0.8/4 and 3.3 million viewers.

Univision and Telemundo tied for fifth in ratings, both with a 0.4/2. Univision was fifth in total viewers with 1.3 million, Telemundo was sixth with 1.2 million.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.2/1 and in viewers with 661,000, airing all reruns.


#NewMusic Trey Songz ‘Shootin’ Shots Ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Tory Lanez

Trey Songz is back with another newbie, this one called “Shootin’ Shots,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Tory Lanez. The new offering follows the 2 Chainz and Yo Gotti-assisted “How Dat Sound,” released in early October (2018).

On the track, which samples SWV’s “Can We Get Kinky,” featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland, the collaborators deliver feel-good vocals and melodies on why they are diggin’ certain females.

LISTEN HERE

In addition to new music, Trey will star in the upcoming thriller Blood Brother. He plays a cop named Sonny, whose childhood friend Jake (Jack Kesy) is on a revenge trip against people he thinks betrayed him after a crime they committed goes south. The film, which also stars Fetty Wap, hits theaters and VOD on Nov. 30.


#NewHipHop Action Bronson Feat. A$Ap Rocky – ‘Swerve On ‘Em’
Before he drops his new album White Bronco tonight, Action Bronson unleashes his A$AP Rocky collaboration “Swerve on ‘Em.”

LISTEN HERE
The two previously collaborated on “1Train” off Rocky’s debut Long.Live.A$AP.

Bronson will release White Bronco, his first independent album since leaving Atlantic Records, tonight featuring contributions from Meyhem Lauren, Big Body Bes, Party Supplies, and Knxwledge.


Will Smith And Martin Lawrence Confirm ‘Bad Boys 3’
It’s official. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are bringing Bad Boys for Life to the big screen.
After much speculation, the long-awaited follow-up to 2003’s Bad Boys II is finally happening, the film’s stars announced on social media.

On Wednesday (Oct. 31), Lawrence posted a picture of himself with Smith and wrote, “It’s official. Bad Boys for Life.” Smith followed up the announcement with his own excitedly confirming the news.
“It’s been a LOOOONG time Coming,” Smith captioned the Instagram video. “But now it’s Here! @BadBoys For Life 🚨 We back!!”
The film has been on and off again for years due to Smith’s busy schedule. Just last year, Lawrence was skeptical about a third installment in the action series.
“I don’t think we’re going to get one, not the way everything’s turning out,” he told EW. “Will is off doing another movie, and I don’t think it’s going to happen. … If they wanted to do it, I’m ready, but I don’t have control of that. That’s the studio’s decision.”

Production on Bad Boys 3 could commence as early as the top of next year, with a rumored release date of Jan. 17, 2020. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Black, Gangsta) will direct.


Chris Brown To Revise His Custody Agreement. He will Buy Nia Guzman A New Home!
Last month, Nia Guzman said in court documents, that the money she’s been demanding is squarely to “protect Royalty from CB fans who try and take photographs of Royalty.”
She says the 2-bedroom apartment is not ideal for their daughter, especially when it’s so easily accessible by the public and possibly obsessive fans. Guzman says Royalty is “trapped in my apartment. She can’t go outside,” and claims “there’s a whole bunch of weirdos,” including “People taking pictures from balconies.”

Now Chris Brown and his estranged baby mother Nia Guzman have been getting along a lot better of late.

According to TMZ reports, Sources connected to Chris and Nia tell TMZ … for several months now they’ve been in mediation and they’ve all but ironed out a deal that would have Chris upping his monthly payments to Nia for their 4-year-old daughter, Royalty.
We’re told Chris has been paying Nia around $2,500 per month. She’s asking for $21k per month, but we’re told that, while she won’t get that amount, she WILL get a significant increase.

And, get this … our sources say as part of the deal, Chris is buying Nia a new house. He’ll also pay over $100k in Nia’s legal costs. We’re told they’re still ironing out details on the custody split.


Megyn Kelly Slams Media For Invading Family’s Privacy!
Playing out in the press and social media as much as the conference room, it looks like negotiations over Megyn Kelly’s departure from NBC News have taken a bad turn yet again – and the ex-morning show host’s attorney wants the big boys to step in if news boss Andy Lack can’t or won’t stop the leaks. At the same time, Kelly herself is accusing certain outlets of crossing the privacy line in regards to her family.
 “Despite my efforts to handle this process confidentially, NBC News is allowing the media to run with completely false and irresponsible reports that disparage Megyn by erroneously claiming she has ever asked for more money than her contract requires,” lawyer Bryan Freedman said today after it popped up in the Daily Mail and other outlets that Kelly was now looking for an extra $10 million over the remainder of her estimated $69 million three-year contract with the Comcast-owned company.

In talks with NBC News as recently as Tuesday, the LA-based attorney then turns his spotlight on the often porous Lack-run unit for spreading its own narrative and seemingly sitting on its hands simultaneously

“If NBC News is not the source then they have a responsibility as a news division to correct these false claims,” Freedman adds. “Or are they somehow attempting to use these fabrications for some fictitious advantage in the discussions we’re having?”
Then, from a man who floated getting ex-NBCer Ronan Farrow to sit in on the talks, there’s the kicker squarely aimed to resonant in the corporate corridors and up the chain of command: “If Andy Lack has lost control, my hope would be that Steve Burke can step in and not permit blatant lies about our discussions to remain uncorrected.”

Issues of Kelly’s payout, non-compete agreement and the signing of a NDA have been reported by various outlets including Deadline over the last week since Megyn Kelly Today was formally canned on October 26, just days after the host made deeply offensive comments about “blackface” Halloween costumes

Today NBC News today didn’t give much credence to the scathing accusations or shout-out to big boss Burke by Kelly’s high-profile lawyer.
“Unlike Mr. Freedman, who has repeatedly commented to the media throughout the negotiations, we respect the confidentiality of the process, and will have no comment until it reaches its conclusion.” a NBC News spokesperson told Deadline.

Quiet for the most part over the past week, Kelly herself took to social media this morning to name manes and slam the always upclose and personal Daily Mail for invading the privacy of her family:

It is so on and so not over.


Oprah Campaigning for Stacey Abrams in Georgia is the Best Thing You’ll See All Day
"You get a vote and you get a vote!"

With the midterm elections less than a week away, Americans are gearing up for one of the most important elections of our lifetimes. The silver lining of Trump’s election (if there is one) is that it has inspired a record number of women, and especially women of color, to run for political office. Democrat Stacey Abrams is currently running for governor of Georgia, and if elected, she would be the first African-American woman governor ever.

Abrams is a charismatic and well-qualified politician who represents the incoming wave of progressive candidates committed to making real change. As she battles Republican Brian Kemp and fights against Kemp’s alleged efforts to to suppress voting, she has gotten tremendous support from America’s queen herself: Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah joined Abrams on the campaign trail, speaking to crowds about the importance of voting and even canvassing door-to-door to talk to voters. As you can expect, the reactions are priceless:
Oprah also gave an impassioned speech in Marietta, calling on people to vote and saying, “For anybody here who has an ancestor who didn’t have the right to vote, and you are choosing not to vote — wherever you are in this state, in this country—you are dishonoring your family. You are disrespecting and disregarding their legacy, their suffering and their dreams, when you don’t vote.”

Other celebrities canvassing for Abrams include Will Ferrell and Michael B. Jordan:

Mike Pence, who was in town to stump for Kemp said, “I heard Oprah was in town today and I heard Will Ferrell was going door-to-door the other day. Well I’d like to remind Stacey Abrams and Oprah and Will Ferrell—I’m kind of a big deal too.” Okay, sure Pence, you’re the Vice President. But you’re sure as shit no Oprah.


Quvenzhané Wallis Joins ‘Black-Ish’ In Recurring Role
Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis is joining the cast of “Black-ish” in a recurring role. Get the scoop.
I’m very excited to tell you Quvenzhané Wallis is joining the cast of “Black-ish” in a recurring role.
The 15-year-old Oscar-nominated actress will play the role of Kyra, Dre’s (Anthony Anderson) young cousin who comes to live with them when her mother can no longer take care of her.

Her first episode will air in 2019.
Good for Quvenzhané! She’s going to be a great addition to the cast.


Stefflon Don Trolls Nicki Minaj Fans On Social Media, Compares Them To Garbage
The feud between Stefflon Don and Nicki Minaj’s fan base is persisting as she’s firing back at the “Garbs” on social media. Don has continued to taunt the cult like fan base in her comments on Instagram with Jamaican vernacular, comparing them to garbage, and accusing them of being teenagers.

We hear that the spawning of the Internet quarrel started when Don called out Nicki during her disagreement with Cardi B. Since then, Nicki’s fan base – who she respectively calls Barbz – has been creeping under Don’s comments, and she’s reacted seemingly jokingly.
She shared a video selfie Thursday morning trying to decipher why the comments seemed to have halted,

So I just woke up and looked at the video, it’s been over an hour now, it’s got over a 1000 comments. Garbs, what’s going on? What the f*ck is going on?! What, you tired already?  How you tired so quick, what kind of dead garbs is this?

Attaching the caption,
The GARBS dem tired AF im truly disappointed this morning
In another post, Don shared a video of herself doing a dance which involved her feet to be used in a consistent motion. She later added a comment under the video writing,

UPDATE! This is a rare footage of me stepping on the duty GARBS
In addition to another post, where she mocked the ongoing joke which the “Barbie Dreams” rapper’s core fan base is in middle and high school. Sharing a text conversation between her and a friend, who inquired about the behavior of the garbs. Don’s caption read,

My kids still in school ? I appreciate the fact my friend has acknowledged that my kids names have now changed from #BARBS to #GARBS aka #GARBAGE and nicki ain’t they mother no more i AM ?for those who keep asking ? ??


Al Roker Fires Back After Being Called Hypocrite For Portraying White Character Amid Megyn Kelly Blackface Firing
When Megyn Kelly was fired for saying it was fine for people to wear blackface on Halloween, Al Roker was one of the first to criticize her on air. But now he’s being called a hypocrite.
As they do every year, the “Today” show hosts dressed up for Halloween and followed a particular theme.
This go around they came as popular musicians, as well as movie characters from the ‘80s, and Roker dressed as Doc Brown from “Back to The Future” played by Christopher Lloyd.
There were some who asked why Roker was allowed to portray a white character for Halloween when Kelly got fired for speaking about someone wearing blackface.

“So here’s my question,” wrote one Facebook user. “Megyn Kelly loses her show because she posed a question about dressing as an admired character of color if you are of Caucasian background, and yet Al Roker dresses today as a beloved character from an iconic movie who happens to be Caucasian. Is there some hypocrisy in there?”
“Megyn Kelly is a terrible person to even suggest that it is okay for a white person to go as a Black character for Halloween,” another person wrote. “Also, Al Roker goes as Doc Brown, a white character from a movie for Halloween. #Hypocrites #Whiteface.”

Roker eventually responded but before he did, others on social media beat him too it.
“No, there is no hypocrisy but plenty of ignorance on your part,” wrote someone on Facebook. “Al Roker did not put on whiteface.”
Then another person posted an old photo of Roker dressed as Dracula and wearing white facial makeup, which sparked another round of debate.

“Wow the stupidity,” one person replied. “Please don’t comment if you have no idea what blackface is. Also, really, someone brought up Dracula? A made up vampire is your reasoning of why Al stoker is a hypocrite? Please stop the ignorance.”
Eventually, Roker chimed in through social media page and explained why he’s able to portray a white person compared to one wearing blackface.

“I’m going to say this one last time but the folks who get it understand, and the ones who don’t, won’t,” he tweeted. “I can be Doc Brown, and I wear the outfit and wig and not change my skin color. If you’re white you can be President Obama if you want. Just don’t color your skin.”

Roker’s tweet didn’t quiet the noise, however and some still called him a hypocrite. But others kept jumping to his defense


Kenya Moore Confirms She’ll Have to Deliver Baby Daly Early Due to Complications
Kenya Moore has been dealing with major pregnancy complications and now she’s confirmed she’ll have to deliver her baby early because of it.

“Tests confirmed I do have preeclampsia today,” Moore shared on her Instagram Story Wednesday, Oct. 31. “I will have to deliver #babydaly early but I’m being closely monitored to determine when. Thank you for all your love and well wishes.”
Fans have poured out with positive comments for the mom-to-be, whose due date was originally on Thanksgiving Day.

“Hang in there Kenya and Baby Daly!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 You got this girl!”
“You and the baby will be fine. My grandson came the same way last week. Sending love and hugs. Can’t wait to see pics of the bundle of joy. Just relax and let God work.”

“I pray that everything go well and that your baby is born healthy!! Praying for you Kenya! 
🙏🏽Prayers up for @thekenyamoore I am praying you have healthy baby.”
Moore, 47, initially shared her complications with her high-risk pregnancy on Monday, when she disclosed her regularly swollen feet was a symptom of a larger issue — a complication characterized by high blood pressure.
“I made fun of my swollen feet at @cynthiabailey10 party,” she said on Instagram Oct. 29. “Next day my tests came back for possible preeclampsia… I gained 17 lbs in ONE week due to severe swelling and water retention, high blood pressure, and excess protein in urine. This is NOT normal!”

The former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” said she had been undergoing a stress test to determine if she’d have to deliver her baby early. At the time, she told followers she was “staying positive.”

She also encouraged her “pregnant sisters” to keep up with doctor’s visits and inform their physicians “of any drastic changes.”

“Thank God I have great doctors. #babydaly #highrisk #love #family #miraclebaby #kenyamoore #babybump #pregnantover40,” she added.


Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Robert Bowers Pleads Not Guilty
PITTSBURGH—The man charged with killing 11 people in a synagogue entered a plea of not guilty and his lawyers asked for a jury trial in an arraignment in federal court Thursday.
Prosecutors said a trial could take three to four weeks unless the case is certified for capital punishment.

No trial date was set in the short proceeding.
Robert Bowers, 46 years old, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on 44 counts connected to Saturday’s shooting inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood. The counts include hate crimes that could carry the death penalty if he is convicted.

Mr. Bowers entered the courtroom wearing a short sleeve, tomato-red jumpsuit, with bandages visible on his left elbow and a chain around his waist.
In addition to the 11 killed, six other people including four police officers were wounded.
U.S. attorney Scott Brady has said he intends to seek the death penalty against Mr. Bowers, who said he wanted to “kill Jews” while being taken into custody, according to the indictment.

Mr. Bowers was armed with an AR-15 assault-style rifle and three handguns when he carried out the attack, the indictment states.
In the brief appearance before federal Magistrate Judge Robert Mitchell, Mr. Bowers said “yes” to whether he had seen the indictment and whether he understood the potential penalties against him.

Experts say it isn’t unusual for a suspect to plead not guilty at this point in a potential capital case. A suspect could plead guilty at a later time to avoid capital punishment.
“Generally speaking, in a case that’s well-litigated from the defense perspective, no agreement is reached until the defense has had a full opportunity to do the necessary investigation,” said Eric M. Freedman, a law professor at Hofstra University’s law school.
Mr. Bowers, who was injured when he was apprehended Saturday, was wheeled into the same courtroom earlier in the week. On Thursday, he walked in between two U.S. Marshals and looked out into the crowd before taking his seat.

Mr. Bowers sat hunched silently between his two attorneys at a defense table as federal prosecutors Soo Song and Troy Rivetti read summaries of the 44 counts against him and associated penalties.
His attorney Michael Novara from the federal public defender’s office entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf.
Mr. Bowers faces a potential death sentence for 32 of the 44 counts against him. He also faces a potential sentence of life without parole, followed by a sentence of as much as 535 years in prison, prosecutors have said.
Little is known about Mr. Bowers beyond his social-media footprint in which he often expressed anti-Semitic views.

Records from the police department in the Borough of Dormont, a suburb of Pittsburgh in which Mr. Bowers at one point lived, show that he had occasional contact with officers in the mid-1990s and early 2000s.
In September 1993, police in Dormont issued Mr. Bowers a traffic citation related to a vehicle registration.

Dormont police stopped Mr. Bowers again in April 1994 after an officer saw him walking with a white box across a rooftop before descending a fire escape. Mr. Bowers told officers he lived in the rear apartment of the building, near the Potomac Bakery, where Mr. Bowers worked.
Police later questioned Mr. Bowers in relation to a 1996 burglary in which he wasn’t a suspect, but knew someone thought to be involved.

Then in February 1997, Mr. Bowers appears to have found a wallet behind Breakers Pool Hall and turned it in to police.
Police also had contact with Mr. Bowers in 2004 for a medical incident, but declined to discuss the details in that case citing health privacy laws.

Pennsylvania court records also show Mr. Bowers had a 2015 traffic citation for operating a vehicle without an identification decal.


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