Poor thang…

Meagan Good Speaks On Fans Criticizing Her Wardrobe

Remember when we told you about DeVon Franklin shutting down a woman who called out Meagan Good for not “covering up”?

“She’s not gonna cover up, she’s gonna wear what she wanna wear in the name of Jesus, amen? She’s gonna wear what she wants to wear,” said the Pastor.

Well while the actress was silent while her hubby defended her, Megan’s now speaking out to ESSENCE and noting that some Christians can be “backwards.”

According to Megan instead of focusing on the subject of celibacy that she and her hubby are preaching, they’d rather focus on her wardrobe.

“The crazy thing is how backwards some of us can be as Christians,” says Good. “Hubby and I are doing all we can to go out into the world with a God-given message in an area that many of us secretly struggle with, and some others have attempted to discredit a much needed cultural conversation and reduce it to a wardrobe choice… A choice that is and always will remain between me and God.”

She also added this message to the one woman in particular who claimed that “God sent her” to shun Meagan.

“When my husband said that I’m going to ‘wear what I want to wear in the name of Jesus,’ he meant that it is between me and Jesus. While I don’t believe she had ill intent, I can’t believe God would tell someone to publicly humiliate another person. I believe if God told her to share something with me, He also would’ve given her the wisdom to do so and I don’t think her approach reflected that. But, nevertheless I have nothing but love for her. And for anyone who may disagree with me, I ask that they pray for me in love instead of slandering or attacking me. I believe that is the true essence of who God has called us all to be—lovers. I believe He can handle the rest.”

Have a Christianly seat, criticizer!

What do YOU think about the Christianly criticism over the way Meagan Good dresses???

Is there really anything wrong with what she wears???

Lil Blanket looks like Kylie Jenner, before any plastic surgery.

Katy Perry has moved on with Orlando Bloom, but her ex, John Mayer, still can’t get over her. Wendy has the details in Hot Topics.

We can’t THANK BEYONCE enough. Her generosity is tremendous, and has changed our lives forever. LOVE YOU, BEYONCE!!

Claudia Jordan Kisses Boyfriend Outside The Club

Well, well, what have we here? Claudia Jordan looked positively smitten with “The Haves And Have Nots” guest star Medina Islam outside Warwick Wednesday night. We didn’t really know who he was but we did our googles and apparently he is also a ghostwriter who goes by the moniker “6 Milly” who has lived a pretty interesting life.

According to his IMDB profile:

No stranger to struggle and adversity, this self proclaimed “Antwone Fisher” has grappled with some of life’s most dreadful blows. As a child, MEDINA’s most vivid memories were of his schizophrenic mother during visitation hours in mental institutions where she was committed for kidnapping him and attempting to sell his brother. By the time MEDINA was 10, his mother’s mental illness reached its tipping point, ultimately causing her to abandon him and his siblings and he never saw or heard from her again. Recovering from such heart-wrenching trials takes more than a lifetime for most, but MEDINA’s challenges continued as he downward spiraled into a street life filled with drugs and violence which lead to the murder of his best friend. Later becoming homeless, sleeping on the streets, and in and out of Job Corps, MEDINA moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he was accepted into Morris Brown College.

Sheesh… What a life. Sounds like he deserves some of that Claudia loving after going through all that.

They cute riiiiiight?

Claudia’s pal Annie Illonzeh also joined the couple on their night out.
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Sanaa Lathan Speaks On French Montana Pregnancy Rumors

Remember when we told you that Sanaa Lathan and French Montana are happily coupled up???

Well the duo’s still doing the do and now apparently fielding rumors that Sanaa’s toting her first baby from her rapper boo.

Earlier this week rumors swirled that Sanaa was preggo….

but she quickly shut them down herself on Twitter.

WELP!

Did YOU think Sanaa was pregnant???

Here’s how she looked at her recent foundation event.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jimmy compare experiences of being unexpectedly pulled up on stage to perform with Prince.

Turn the page for more with Cuba…

A MOM-OF-FIVE has spent over £350K on plastic surgery to transform herself into a real life Barbie. Nannette Hammond, 42, has had two boob jobs, a breast lift, lip fillers, Botox, veneers and tanning sessions to emulate the doll – and hopes to have more cosmetic procedures. Nannette has the full support of her husband and children who all help her take sexy snaps for Instagram. The mom from Cincinnati, USA not only looks like Barbie but has the dream lifestyle too!

Where is Tyga???

Blac Chyna, Rob Kardashian And King Cairo At Lego Land

As  Rob Kardashian prepares to blow out 29 candles on his birthday cake today, he’s already had a pre-birthday bash with his girlfriend and her son.

Rob and Blac Chyna took to IG Wednesday to share photos of themselves booed up at Lego Land…

with Chy’s son King Cairo in tow.

Chy also took to SnapChat to wish her newly slimmy trimmy boo thang a happy birthday while he chomped on a salad.

Ain’t sweet Blac Rob love grand???

Hit the flip for more of the couple’s Lego Land trip.

Future Imposter Gets Dragged

If you haven’t heard of Desiigner, here’s your crash course: he’s pretty much a fake a$$ Future who’s putting out songs that sound like Future knockoffs. He took things to another level at SXSW, though, by debuting a song called “Pluto.” In case you didn’t know, Pluto is the name of Future’s first album. The troll job wasn’t met with kindness as everyone reacted with #DesiignerSongs to make fun of the knockoff. Songs like “March Madness,” “F*** Up Some Commas” and “Rich Sex” got turned into fake Desiigner versions. Take a look at the hashtag…

Toronto Waitress Sent Home For Not Letting Her Natural Hair Down

A Toronto waitress was fired this week for not letting her hair done out of a bun, but there is one problem; her hair doesn’t fall down naturally. She was fired just 3 shifts after starting.

CBC News:

A 20-year-old woman says she was sent home during her shift at a Jack Astor’s Bar and Grill because her hair was in a bun.

In an exclusive interview with CBC News, Akua Agyemfra said she was wearing her hair in a bun during her job interview when assistant manager Sabrina Chiodo asked, “‘Do you mind if your hair is down?’ And I said, ‘No.'”

Agyemfra said she was over the moon when she got hired “on the spot.” But her excitement didn’t last long.

She came forward following CBC’s Marketplace investigation into skimpy uniforms that some restaurants require their female staff to wear.

Agyemfra said on her third day of training at the restaurant’s location near Highway 27 and Dixon Road, Chiodo “sits me down and says, ‘I’m sorry to have to let you go home.'”

Agyemfra said she took her hair out of the bun so Chiodo “could see it doesn’t go down. She understood. She realized I couldn’t wear my hair like that during a shift, that it looked ridiculous.

“She was really nice about it,” Agyemfra said. “She said a lot of the girls were talking about my hair and that it was in a bun and theirs isn’t. But it kinda sucked.”

Agyemfra said “a lot of Caucasian people don’t really understand” that her hair doesn’t go down.

“But it still doesn’t take away from the fact that she sent me home.”

Speaking to CBC Wednesday, Chiodo did not deny that Agyemfa was sent home because her hair was in a bun. She added that the chain’s policy dictates that waitresses wear their hair down.

But Kathryn Long, the national marketing manager for Jack Astor’s, told CBC waitresses can wear their hair down or in a “stylish up-do.”

Long also said Jack Astor’s is reviewing its uniform policy.

Agyemfra said her friends can’t believe she was sent home because her hair was in a bun and that her mother suggested she not return to the Jack Astor’s restaurant where the incident happened.

“You should have your hair however you want, that’s my only problem (with what happened),” she said. “I feel your hair should be up in a restaurant. It’s more classy and more professional.”

A spokeswoman with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) told CBC Wednesday that when “setting out dress codes to meet business needs, employers should not rely on stereotypes or sexist ideas of how men or women should look.”

​On Tuesday, the OHRC called for an end to clothing requirements that discriminate against female and transgender workers.

 

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Adam LaRoche Retires From White Sox Rather Than Limit Son’s Clubhouse Time

This is quite a story. Can you imagine walking away from a $13 million paycheck because your boss asked you to stop bringing your kid to work EVERY Day?

Via NBC reports:

Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam LaRoche announced plans to retire earlier this week after team president Kenny Williams asked that LaRoche reduce the amount of time his son spent in the clubhouse, Williams told NBC Chicago.

Williams asked LaRoche not to bring his 14-year old son Drake into the clubhouse on an everyday basis, which the first baseman had reportedly done during the 2015 season.

“[Drake is] very welcome just as all our players kids are and always have been, really,” Williams told NBC Chicago’s Peggy Kusinski. “I mean our policy is not changing. The thing I asked for in this particular situation was for it to be not an everyday thing and to dial it back.”

LaRoche, who is 35 years old, announced Tuesday he intended to retire from baseball due to a personal issue.

Do you think LaRoche did the right thing? Or did he overreact?

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This bird lives in California and had the nerve to make those comments?

Alexander Juarez says his wife was scrolling through Instagram when she came across some disturbing and offensive posts written by a local Beverly Hills realtor. “My wife shared with me a couple of messages that were a little disturbing.”

One of them being “Mexicans are dirty.”

That realtor, Lauren Houston – sing the screen name “lolohouston” posted a series of comments on Instagram in response to the activist group, Black and Brown United For Change.

Her first few posts said: “Get these thugs out of our country… we need a wall… are you kidding!!! Go Trump.”
Then came the more offensive posts.

Houston wrote “Her thing on her head…Ew.” apparently referring to an African-American woman’s hairstyle and finally the comment “well they are dirty Mexicans.”

The postings prompted outrage by dozens of Instagram users who alerted Houston’s boss, Sam Real. He took quick action firing Houston and posting this message: “At the Sam Real Group, we believe that every individual no matter what their skin color, race or ethnicity is equal in every way. We do not tolerate hateful or racist speech in regards to the comments made by a member employed by Sam Real Group. The employee in question has been terminated from the group. Again, on our behalf please accept our apologies.”

We contacted Houston and left messages requesting an interview, but she hasn’t returned our calls. Her firing has once again fueled the on-going debate about responsible social media posts – especially given the divisive political environment.

Do you think it is hard for brother-man to get dates with women?

WITH his rippling muscles and classic good looks, this aspiring male model should have no problem finding a date. But shy Darius Vernon has spent the past fourteen years avoiding the opposite sex after a chronic skin condition left his self-esteem in tatters. Darius, from Willesden, North London, suffers from vitiligo – a condition that causes the skin to lose its pigmentation creating white patches on the body. Darius spent years trying to hide his condition, but after being noticed by modelling scouts on Instagram, the 30-year-old is hoping to show that diversity is beautiful.

Dear Bossip,

I have been dating a man for over a year now. We met through social media and I immediately fell for him.

He is fairly new to the city we live in. He moved here to gain a better life for him and his family. He proclaimed to be every woman’s dream man: Stable, family-oriented, hard-working, a visionary, etc.  Sounded too good to be true, right? WRONG!

We have some serious issues through the course of us dating. Of course, the first 3 ½ months of our relationship were in bliss (not without a few bumps in the road). One thing that I did notice from the beginning was that he is REALLY big on communication, which is completely understandable. I also explained to him that I didn’t like to talk on the phone very much (Especially with my job. I work in public service and sometimes sitting on the phone all day is distracting). I preferred to text or being in his physical presence. But, I decided, in order for this relationship to work, it is something I would have to do. He wanted to sit on the phone ALL day long while we are both at work (He couldn’t text much at work because he worked with his hands), and then we would be with each other almost every day.

Now, neither one of us had a vehicle at the time when we initially started dating. So, I would ride the bus from one side of town to the other to be with him (he never reciprocated). This lasted a little over a month, which didn’t really bother me, because I did want to be with him and spend quality time together to try and build a relationship.

So, fast forward a few months later, and I noticed he was acting a little strange. There was no affection or anything happening between us for a couple of weeks. I went on a girl’s trip, and he drops me off at the airport and doesn’t hug or kiss me goodbye. I text him once in the airport, and mentioned it. He calls me, going off about how we hadn’t touched or kissed or anything in a few weeks so what was the big deal. And, in the midst of the conversation, he reveals that he went through my phone, and found some text messages from a person I was dealing with before we even started dating. And, I mean OLD text messages. He got upset and just went on a rampage.  We talked for a few hours and got everything resolved. OR SO I THOUGHT.

A few weeks later we had a deep conversation about both of our pasts, and laid everything out on the table. I moved in with him after my lease was up, and everything seemed to be going ok. NOT!

He then asks me to drive with him 14 hours out of state so that he could pick up his children who were planning to spend the summer with him. I agreed.  I actually felt like we had a little family. I grew close to his children in a matter of a month and a half. There was some distance again between us because he was very protective of his children being around another woman. But, honestly, his kids liked me. I liked them. During the time the children were there, we had 2 verbal altercations, one about my “attitude” and it escalated into something so ridiculous. The other altercation was about the way he disciplined one of his sons. It personally didn’t sit right with me, and he overheard me saying that to one of my co-workers and that made him go left.

Fast forward to the last few weeks. He has still been going through my phone, questioning me about every single person I talk to. He has a problem with me venting to my friends about what has gone on between us (he says that I “dog” him to my friends), and then gets upset because I didn’t tell an ex acquaintance the details of the problems in our relationship. He keeps saying he loves me, but doesn’t trust me because I am a liar (he feels like I wasn’t honest about a person I was dealing with before him, which I really don’t see why that is even relevant).

I do love him. He is a good man. He just has SERIOUS trust issues and he is extremely insecure in our relationship. And I have told him that multiple times because only an insecure man goes through a woman’s phone after 2 ½ months of knowing her. I have tried to show him that I am not concerned about anyone else, only him. He STILL doesn’t see it.  I am at my wits end. I feel like I have to prove myself entirely too much in this relationship. I haven’t had many committed relationships, but geez, this is something I’ve NEVER experienced.

Am I trying too hard? Am I forcing something that isn’t there?  Is it my responsibility as a woman to build his confidence in our relationship?  Should I even continue to be with him? Or, are his trust issues just going to continue to get worse? I need some SERIOUS advice on this because I really just don’t know what else to do.  – Dealing With Insecurity 101

Dear Ms. Dealing With Insecurity 101,

Yes, you are trying too hard. Yes, you are forcing something that isn’t there. No, it is not your responsibility to build his confidence in your relationship. No, you should not continue to be with him. As a matter of fact, leave him today. And, yes, his trust issues will continue to get worse.

Ma’am, you’ve barely been dating a man for a year, and you’ve already moved in with him, and met his kids? Don’t you think that is a tad bit too fast? Who moves in with someone within months of dating them, especially someone you met online? Chile, you all be moving way too fast for my liking. You barely know someone in a few months, hell, even a year, and you’re already moving in, meeting their children, and playing house! And, let’s not be too eager and naïve to overlook his insecurities, and that during the early stages while dating, when neither of you had a car, you were the one taking the bus to his home and he never reciprocated. Sweetie, you overlooked too many red flags. This is a hot ass mess of a relationship!

What man makes his woman take the bus across town to come see him? If you’re going to be taking the bus, then he should be providing your bus fare, having a cooked meal waiting for you, and pampering you with trinkets, flowers, back rubs, foot massages, and making sure you were well-treated. However, I am sure he has done none of this, not even since you’ve been together and you living with him. But, let’s back up a minute, and let’s re-evaluate your statement, “He proclaimed to be every woman’s dream man: Stable, family-oriented, hard-working, a visionary, etc.” How is he every woman’s dream man and he doesn’t have a car? You both were on the bus, and you were the one taking the bus to go see him. If he was every woman’s dream, then he would had be taking the bus to come see you. Hell, he would have saved his money, bought a car, and would have driven across town just to be with you! It’s sad to see that you were the one more invested in this relationship than he was, and is.

Then, after only a few months of dating this man he is going through your phone and questioning you about a relationship prior to him, and  you let him talk down to you and interrogate you like you’re a child and that you have done something wrong? Why? Why would you put up with this? He went through your personal property, accusing you of something, and you’re sitting your dumbass up here trying to explain to him how much you love him, and that you only want to be with him. He never apologized for what he did. He never shared how he didn’t want to hurt you, or that he did it as malicious intent. He never owned up to it other than to find some dirt on you and when he didn’t like what he saw in your phone he withheld sex from you for weeks and never told you why. Now, girl, a man punishing you by means of withholding sex, his affection, and sitting in anger with you is a man you don’t need to be with. He is a woman. He is dangerous. He is time bomb waiting to explode. But, you don’t see any of this because you’re desperate for d**k. You have very low self-worth and self-esteem. You are anxious and thirsty for a man, and the first man who came along and showed you any type of interest, you jumped on him.

Sweetie, the signs were already there in the beginning but you were too blind by d**k to see them. He told you that he was big on communication, and despite you not being interested in talking on the phone, and your preference to text, you bend to accommodate him and his request. Notice that you were talking on the phone ALL day, as you say. Well, the reason he had you on the phone all day is because he wanted to monitor you and your every move. If you were on the phone with him, then he knew where you were and what you were doing. Yet, the moment you are out of his sight, the moments you are not on the phone with him, and the time when you’re out doing you and he has not communicated with you, then he feels that you are up to something. You are lying about your whereabouts, and who you’re with.

This man has control issues. He is controlling you, your moves, and who you can hang out with and where you can go. The man had you moving in with him within a few months of knowing him. Girl! That man doesn’t want a relationship with you, he wants to control you, dominate you, and make you his servant. Get out of this relationship today! Trust me, it won’t be long until he is physically and verbally abusing you. Right now, he is emotionally and mentally wearing you down. He has you all up in your feelings and in your head trying to prove that you are not cheating, or doing anything. He has you questioning yourself, your relationship, and making you feel that you need to reaffirm your commitment to him, and your undying love for him. GET OUT OF THIS RELATIONSHIP!

And, before I finish, this man had you driving 14 hours with him to go pick up his children for the summer. Why does he have you traveling across the damn country to go pick up his children and you had never met them before? That is not how you introduce someone to your children. That is not how you make an introduction. The only reason he dragged you along with him is because he didn’t want to leave you alone while he was gone. He wanted to make sure he knew where you were, and you right there beside him.

Save yourself, and get out of this relationship. He is not the man for you. You have let your judgment become skewed and displaced all of these red flags as signs of affection, attention, and love. THEY ARE NOT! They are signs of an insecure, immature, and controlling man. He has some serious issues. Leave him today before he starts hitting you. He has already started separating and alienating you from your friends. Notice how he judges them, and your relationship with them. He doesn’t like how you portray him to them, and pretty soon he is going to demand you stop talking with them and hanging out with them. Listen, and take heed. – Terrance Dean

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The Bullock’s join Slink, Teddy, and Mu as they attend a Black BBQ For the First Time!

This guy!

Rob Kardashian Refuses Family Party At Mom Kris Jenner’s House To Hang With Blac Chyna

Rob ain’t no fool. His birthday was Thursday, St. Patrick’s Day and his mom wanted to throw one of those big parties she’s known for. Rob sniffed out a potential reality tv plot line and passed…

According to RadarOnline reports:

“Kris really wants to have a big party for Rob at her house tonight, and Rob told her that he was not going to celebrate his birthday without his girlfriend,” a source close to the KUWTK clan said.

“Kris told him that she would absolutely like Blac to come, but that she would also have to invite the rest of Rob’s family, including all of his sisters.”

As Radar previously reported, last year the 60-year-old matriarch “really pissed Rob off” when she chose to go on a tropical vacation with BFF Melanie Griffith, rather than spend the day in L.A. with her own son.

Instead, the diabetic only male Kardashian was forced to celebrate at a low-key gathering with sisters Kourtney, 36, and Khloe Kardashian, 31.

However, because he has been on the outs with Khloe ever since she him out of her house when he started dating the Kardashian family nemesis, the source said that “Rob would just rather spend it with his girlfriend this year.”

“He is not about to have his birthday turn into a dramatic situation, or an opportunity for Kris to let cameras roll on Kylie and Blac Chyna’s first face-to-face encounter,” the insider told Radar.

“Things are going really good right now between Rob and Kris and he is not going to let a stupid birthday party mess up all of the progress that he has made with his mother in the past several months,” the source added.

SMH… That’s so sad when you can’t even trust your own mother’s motives! Hit the flip to find out how ChyRo spent his special day.

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True or false?

Are Tyler Perry And Oprah No Longer Friends?

Are bosom buddies Tyler Perry and Oprah no more???

That’s the question that’s being asked now that rumors are swirling that the twosome’s on the outs over constructive criticism of TP’s shows on Oprah’s OWN network.
The Daily Mail reports:

They have been the best of friends since meeting fifteen years ago but Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry appear to be on the outs.
A source close to the two Hollywood moguls tells Daily Mail Online that the once practically inseparable pair barely speak to each other now unless it’s regarding business.

[…]

‘But that relationship has soured in the last six months because Oprah finds Tyler difficult to work with and he doesn’t take constructive criticism well at all,’ a source explains.

Things grew tense with the pair late last summer when 62-year-old Winfrey suggested Perry hire some additional script writers to help develop his shows, particularly the top-rated drama The Have and the Have Nots.

She shared with him research from focus groups and the general consensus from executives at the company was that the writing could be ‘improved significantly.’

‘That’s when Oprah finally got to see a side of Tyler she hadn’t experienced yet. He resisted her feedback, the same way he resists the feedback of critics and media people who chastise his work, and became extremely defensive with her.
‘He told her, “Aren’t the shows delivering ratings for the network? Well, then let me do what I do and you can keep your focus group research to yourself”,’ reveals the source.

“Keep your research to yourself”??? Sheesh.

The Daily Mail also claims that Oprah axed Tyler Perry’s invite to her annual Christmas trip and instead brought Stedman, Gayle Ava DuVernay, actor David Oyelowo and their families to Fiji.

But wait, are TP and Oprah really on the outs???

Hit the flip for an insider’s response.