Washington (AFP) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to strike the “Islamic State” in Syria and to expand operations in Iraq, seizing command of an international coalition to destroy the jihadist army. Duration: 01:15

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It wasn’t she!

Teyana Taylor Denies Involvement In Ray Rice Domestic Incident

Teyana Taylor quickly put a stop to rumors that she sent a text that started the domestic violence incident between Ray Rice and Janay Palmer that ultimately cost him his job.

TeyTey hit up Power 99 in Philly to clear up the rumors

Via Necole Bit*hie reports:

No one received a text from me. I had nothing to do with that. These were also the same blogs that said that I accused Colin Kaepernik of raping me and when the actual girl came out and said who she was, there was no apology to Teyana. Nobody cleaned it up. So now I’m at a point where all I can do is laugh at it. People feel like they know your life and it’s so sad, because it’s our people. This is a big matter. ESPN hasn’t said my name. No sports blogs have said my name BUT a whole bunch of OUR people. Our people who want it to be true so bad but I can’t entertain those type of things.

What I won’t downplay is me and Ray. We used to stay in the same building. He dated my best friend. I was on the phone with her and she was laughing like, ‘don’t even feed into that.’ I never touched that man. That’s my homie. I don’t condone what he did, and I don’t condone what his wife did. They need to work that out and figure it out, however, she shouldn’t have hit him and he shouldn’t hit her. I feel like there is a double standard because sometimes we don’t realize that a man is still a man but Ray shouldn’t have put his hands on her and she shouldn’t have put her hands on him.

I’m in a full blown relationship [with Iman] so don’t drag me into that. I never touched that man. What y’all not going to say is that I was the reason why that happened in that elevator.

SMH. Y’all so messy. For real though, TeyTey as “YOUR PEOPLE” we’ll take an L and say sorry boo boo! We was just puttin in work over here. Our bad, you’re not a wretched scallywag. Tell Iman hey for us boo. *blows kisses*

It’s not hard to make one better than Kim’s though…

Iggy Azalea Sextape Reportedly Being Shopped

Is Iggy Azalea’s freaky bedroom behavior about to be exposed???? That’s the question that’s being asked now that Vivid Entertainment claims that they’ve been “approached by a third party” with a sex tape featuring the “fancy” Australian in all her glory.

Vivid Entertainment reports:

Leading adult company Vivid Entertainment says it has been approached by a third party who claims he represents an individual with rights to a purported sex tape featuring the sexy recording artist Iggy Azalea.

Vivid founder/co-chairman Steven Hirsch says “Iggy is definitely the hottest female rapper today.” His company has pioneered in the release of celebrity sex tapes featuring high-profile stars. He said he has been shown a “teaser” of images of a woman who appears to be the 24-year-old, Australian-born Ms. Azalea, whose real name is Amethyst Amelia Kelly.

“I believe there would be a huge demand for her sex tape,” Mr. Hirsch said. “Iggy has proved that she’s an amazing talent. If there is any tape out there that can rival that of Kim Kardashian, this one is it! We are conducting our due diligence and if we are satisfied with our review, we will definitely try to make a deal to distribute the tape,” he added.

Vivid is famous for releasing best-selling sex tapes featuring celebs including Kim Kardashian, Pamela Anderson, Kendra Wilkinson, Tla Tequilia, Montana Fishburne, pro-wrestling champion Chyna, VH1’s “Teen Mom,” Farrah Abraham and most recently Mimi Faust and Nikko Smith of “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta,” also on VH1.

SMH….do you believe Vivid’s really got their paws on a tape??? Furthermore is it gonna feature her current baller boo Nick Young????

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Gang Affiliates Attack Chicago Train Rides With Machete

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Seven people, including three juveniles, have been arrested and charged with attacking two brothers with a machete at the Brown Line Kedzie CTA station in the Albany Park neighborhood early Monday morning. The brutal attack was captured on surveillance video.

A 26-year-old Jefferson Park man and his 17-year-old brother were waiting for the train shortly after midnight Monday when a group of four men and three teens approached them and asked them to flash gang signs. When the brothers refused and stated they were not part of a gang, police say 18-year-old Mario Elvira pulled out a machete and struck the 26-year-old victim in the head.

The 26-year-old remains hospitalized at Swedish Covenant Hospital in stable condition. The attack caused a gash 6 inches long and 1 1/2 inches deep, which required more than 30 stitches to close.

Police said the seven suspects – Elvira; Jean Salvatierra, 23; Kevin Ramierz, 19; Kevar Preston, 20; and two 15-year-old males and one 15-year-old female – then fled. They were apprehended by police shortly thereafter. All of the suspects are from the North side of Chicago.

A source, who provided ABC7 Eyewitness News with security surveillance footage, said he believes the only reason the attackers stopped was because a CTA train approached.

The attack was surprising to one neighborhood group, because gang activity in Albany Park has seemingly been in decline.

“There’s some tagging and occasional incidents of violence, but it’s not part of a larger systemic trend,” said Eric Filson, Albany Park Neighbors.

The suspects appeared before Judge Bourgeois in bond court Tuesday. Elvira and Preston are being held on $450,000 bond, while Salvatierra and Ramirez are being held on $250,000 bond. They are next due in court on Sept. 15.

Treach and Cicely from season 5 of Couples Therapy talk about the help process the show provided for them.

A foundation headed by Warren Buffett’s son Howard G. Buffett recently bought the Rosa Parks’ belongings for $4.5 million following a family dispute with her estate. And now comes welcome word that Buffett will present the collection to the Library of Congress. According to Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, the Library will be the new home of the Rosa Parks Collection.

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When Friendship Don’t Grow With You: How I Realized I Didn’t Like My Best Friend Very Much

When I was younger it was easy for me to accept certain negative qualities about the girls I chose as friends. When I was younger my values were also all messed up and I was always intrigued by the mischief in life. The girls I met in the sixth grade were just as lost as I was and naturally, we found direction in one another.

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Kanye West Reportedly Rushed To The Hospital In Australia

The tour life is a grueling one and it appears to have gotten the best Kanye West, if only for a moment. The rapper, who’s currently on an Australian tour, was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Melbourne on Wednesday (September 10). According to Woman’s Day, the 37-year-old was given an emergency MRI around 2PM under the suspicion that he suffered a seizure or was on the verge of being seized.

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Dear Bossip,

I normally don’t put my business out there myself, but I’m actually stumped on this one this time.

About 5 years ago, I was in my younger 20s, a situation that came up involving some big legal problems (I messed around with the wrong kind of people and got popped for a felony with no prior record). I ended up in jail, a felon, no job, no money, and family had turned their backs on me because I was such a promising young adult before this and no way out.

I can’t even begin to recall the countless hours I spent trying to come up with a plan, a plan to save my life going down the drain. As I sat and watched it spiral out of control right before my eyes my dreams of being a doctor were gone. I was facing 13 years. No one wants to hire or take a chance on a felon. Kids? Forget it. Who wants an old woman with no prospects in life? I was acutely aware of my doomed and impending expiration date.

Then, one day it came to me. I could do something that I had heard about on TV a couple times in my life before. High-end escorting. Of course, I had the looks. I was a former professional lingerie and bikini model. I had had mild success in that arena and had done a few commercials here and there.

Ok, so I knew nothing about being an escort. I didn’t know how it worked, and I didn’t even know if I could do what was required of an escort to do.

Bottom line, I did it. I hated every moment of it. It made me physically ill sometimes to where I would drink or get really high so that I could forget what I was really doing. It did, however, pay the $40,000 that my attorney required to get me probation and have the felony wiped off my record a couple years later. Oh yeah, it bought me a motorcycle, drugs, clothes, guns, furniture, the newest electronics, friends (or so I thought)… yeah it bought me a nice lifestyle.

Little problem however, you know how they say, “It’s lonely at the top.” Well, the ones who REALLY know what this means know the double meaning. Doesn’t always mean it’s lonely simply because others aren’t at the top with you, it’s lonely because you can’t let anyone close to you because you can’t trust them with your secrets and your life. I learned this the hard way.

Fast forward a couple years. I quit the business, got my felony removed and settled down and tried to stay legit. I signed up to go back to school and finish my education and start working a full-time job at a restaurant. I meet a guy who I fell in love with. I never bring up my past with being an escort because it traumatized me and hurt me and caused a lot of mental stress when I did it. And, for years afterward I had problems being able to be fully and truly intimate with a man because of it. I want it washed clean.

I am a different person now. I work very hard in a normal job and am on my way to a career in a medical field. The man whom I’m dating ended up finding out about my past and I came clean with him and told him why I did what I had to do. It’s a part of my past and it ended up hurting me in ways I could never imagine. This caused a HUGE problem, fractured the relationship because he started accusing me of STILL escorting.

Now, he goes through my phone, constantly tells me I have mental illness issues and makes fun of me because I have anxiety that I have to take medication for. He went and told my roommate and his entire family, as well as half of the people he partied with in town in the clubs and bars. He speaks to me rudely and demeans me that others around me often comment to me that they find it inappropriate that he speaks to me this way.

He says it is because he feels I lied to him when I didn’t tell him as soon as we met and started seeing each other. But, I have tried to explain to him that things like this have been thrown in my face in the past and I was going to tell him when I felt that I could trust him enough. Mind you we have only been together like (met + started dating) 4 months at this point!

I am so humiliated and feel depressed, and my self-esteem has gone down so much. He constantly threatens to tell everyone about my past and uses it against me if he doesn’t like something or is jealous. He goes through my phone when I’m not looking (I caught him twice). He goes through my email. He stole and went through my work tablet and threatens to contact my family. I am in constant fear.

I feel like what I did in the past was wrong, and I feel badly that he is hurt that I didn’t tell him immediately, but I say that one action doesn’t justify another. But, he says that everything he feels like doing is justified because of that incident. I have never cheated on him, so that is not the issue.

I don’t know what to do. The guys I know always just say, “Throw him to the curb,” because they don’t think what I did in the past is who I am today. And, I agree, but should I keep putting up with being punished forever for something that I can’t change in the past? – Seeking Blatant Wisdom

Dear Ms. Seeking Blatant Wisdom,

So, do you feel guilty for what you did in your past? Do you beat yourself up for it, and do you constantly rehash it in your own mind telling yourself how such an awful person you are, or do you berate yourself for doing what you felt you had to do?

If you answered yes, then, he is only manifesting, out loud, what you are saying to yourself in your own head. You stay with him because you beat your own self up, and you degrade and demean who you are. Therefore, when he does it to you, you believe it, “Yeah, he’s right. I am a horrible person. No one else will want me. I am not any good. I am not deserving of love.” You tell yourself these same things, so you allow him to do because you feel you deserve it.

Ma’am, like your other guy friends have told you, “Throw him to the curb.” You don’t deserve to be treated that way. Don’t ever allow someone to mistreat you, berate you, belittle you, and demean you for something you did in your past. Hell, I’m sure there are some things he’s done in his past that he is not telling you. But, because he’s an abuser, a bully, and a weak-a** man, he feels he can use you as his emotional, mental, and physical punching bag.

You do not have to take this. Do not keep allowing yourself to be a victim. Become a victor!

Sure, you made a choice, and based on the number of options you had, you had to decide how to do what was best for you. You chose to be an escort. You knew the ramifications behind that choice, but you did it. You made the money, paid off your lawyer, and got the felony off your record. And, along the way you did things you are not proud of. You didn’t remain in that lifestyle, but, you made another conscious choice to do something more productive and positive with your life. You changed!

Now, celebrate that milestone. Don’t continue to beat yourself up, and don’t let him do it either. I suggest getting into therapy and working out your issues. If you keep telling yourself how horrible of a person you are, and what you can’t have in life, and how no one will love you, then that is what you will continue to attract in your life. And, you’ve attracted a low-life dirt bag who wants to throw it up in your face.

Girl, move on from him. You don’t need to be with someone who keeps reminding you of your past, beating you up verbally and mentally, stealing from you, and going through your personal property. The hell! You should boil some damn grits the next time he gets out of pocket. Stop being his doormat, and giving your power over to him.

If he threatens to call and tell people, then you pick up the phone and hand it to him. BOOM!

Take control over your life. Stop letting him bully you.

I also recommend that you take control over your own narrative. When you meet someone, tell them about your past. I’m not saying on the first date you reveal everything, but as you feel more comfortable with them, don’t wait too long, but be upfront and own your story. When you own your past, own your story, and own what you did then no one can take the power away from you and make you feel guilty or bad over it. No one can throw it up in your face. Like this jacka** who feels as if he has something over you. When you own your power and narrative you can respond, “Yup. I did it. But, I’m here now. I survived. I made it through. I don’t let that hinder me from moving forward and doing what I got to do. And, if I’m not worried or thinking about it, then why are you? Now what?”

Get into therapy. Talk with someone. Confide in family and friends. Start talking about your story. Who knows, you may save someone else from going down the same road. Own who you are, and don’t let anyone ever make you feel guilty for what you did. It doesn’t define you. It’s what makes you stronger. Turn the negative into a positive. – Terrance Dean

Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean:  loveandrelationships@bossip.com  Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter:  @terrancedean and “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook, click HERE!

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12 People Who Made Big Butts Cool

Recently, Vogue came out with an article praising the “new” trend of bigger butts. It’s classic revisionist history as we’ve been celebrating derrieres forever. Don’t believe us? Take a look at these people who made big butts cool before big butts got Columbus’d.

A Gallery Of People Who Want U2 Off Of Their iPhones ASAP

iPhone users woke up to a surprise this morning as Apple uploaded U2’s new album without anyone’s permission. Naturally, this turned into a big mistake as the backlash is insane. These people are losing their minds and slandering U2 like crazy.

No respect to the legends?

These girls are in desperate need of a fashion consultant!

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Chris Brown Gives Ray Rice Some Advice On Dealing With Domestic Violence

If anyone is qualified to give Ray the real, it’s Christopher.

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While we knew most children’s relaxer treatments as “Just For Me” back in the day, kiddie perms these days are being disguised with the terms ‘softeners’ and ‘ curl looseners.’ Updated product names and refreshed marketing language that mesh with the terminology of the natural hair care community grace the boxes of products that chemically alter the state of a little girl’s hair.

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Bukola Are Brings Her Latest Collection HVS Deluxe 15 To New York Fashion Week

The modern day fashionista: Sophisticated. Self-assured. Playful. Bold. These words are used to describe the House of Versatile Styles woman and the young female fashion designer and creative director of the fashion line itself, Bukola Are. Her new Spring/Summer 2015 collection, HVS DeLuxe 15, features African, European, and American-inspired dresses, tops, and bottoms. But the road to showcasing a fashion collection at New York Fashion Week is paved with more than passion and peplum.

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Comedian Michael Che Added To SNL Weekend Update

Lorne Michaels and SNL are adding a bit more color…commentary to the upcoming 40th season of the storied sketch comedy show. Michael Che–most recently of The Daily Show–will be joining Colin Jost at the trusty Weekend Update desk this year. Via The Wrap: Named one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Funniest People,” Buzzfeed’s “50 Hottest Men in Comedy” and Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch,” and more.

[HipHopWired]

• Michelle Williams Talks ‘Journey To Freedom’ and 12 Random Facts [VibeVixen]
• Huge Celebs Take Huge Pounding with Huge Waves [TMZ]
• ‘Why Didn’t You Just Leave?’ Six Domestic Violence Survivors Explain Why It’s Never That Simple [HuffingtonPost]
• Drunken Alaska Brawl: Starring Sarah Palin And Family [Starpulse]

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Should Black churches be more accepting of homosexuals??

For years, there has been an unspoken but deeply prevalent “don’t ask, don’t” tell policy in the black church. But today, Duke University released data that show those days may be coming to an end.

Study Shows Black Churches Are More Accepting Of Gays

Via The Grio reports:

“Acceptance of homosexual members in black protestant churches has surged of late. The percentage of churches accepting of gay and lesbian members has risen from 44 percent in 2006 to 62 percent in 2012.

Further, 22 percent of black churches reported being accepting of gays in volunteer leadership roles, up from 6.5 percent six years prior.”

This isn’t the first time we’ve seen a spike in gay acceptance in the church. Just last year, Pope Francis made international news when he called on the Catholic Church to love gays and lesbians, who “must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity.”
Many applauded Francis for being so inclusive, but black congregations have historically been a lot more resistant to such progressive ideals — especially where homosexuality is concerned. Which begs the question: why have African-American churchgoers suddenly become so gay friendly?

Filmmaker Yoruba Richen speculates:

“What’s happening within the black church — and in the black community as a whole — is reflective of what’s happening in the country as a whole in terms of an opening to talking about sexuality and to supporting same-sex marriage.

Barack Obama came out for same-sex marriage, which I think affected a lot of people’s willingness to be open to the idea. The NAACP came out after Barack Obama. Many black churches and leaders of black churches started to come out and support marriage equality, many of whom have a national presence.”

Richen may be on to something, because Duke’s data came from the National Congregations Study, which in 2012 interviewed the leaders of 1,331 American churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and other houses of worship. 2012 is also the year President Obama “came out” in support of same sex marriage.

Is that a coincidence? The stricture against homosexuality is in the bible so should Black churches be more accepting of gays in their church? Discuss….

Funniest, Shadiest & Messiest Comments Left On Nicki Minaj’s IG

Nicki Minaj is having a rough week after her cartoonish booty implants reportedly popped mid-performance and sparked widespread media hysteria. Whether you love or HATE the toned down clown princess, you can’t deny her impact on pop culture that’s very clear if you’ve ever peeked into her super-messy IG comment section.

Hit the jump for more of the shadiest comments left on Nicki’s Instagram page.

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