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Local Indian Govt Shut Down Internet Before Verdict Of High Profile Case

Local governments in northern Indian states Punjab and Haryana shut down citizens’ internet access and text messaging before a verdict was to be released on a high-profile rape case. The case involved a cult leader with a large following who was accused of raping two women in his group. A statement from the Additional Chief Secretary of Haryana said the order was “issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order” in the region. Around 50 million people lost internet access for five days.

India has a long history of censoring web content, supposedly in the name of keeping social order. Some areas of the country have made certain things like liking specific social media posts punishable with jail time and it has also blocked sex sites The country also has a law prohibiting fake news, which has gotten users banned for posting altered photos of their prime minister.

In this particular controversial case, after the cult leader was found guilty, his followers violently protested the verdict, which resulted in 38 deaths. Trains  also stopped traveling in between states and businesses were closed.

After 5 days, Internet and messaging services were restored this morning.

Yasiin Bey Stops By E Bro In The Morning

Yasiin Bey–formerly known as Mos Def– has been in South Africa for the better part of the last couple years. Though this isn’t his first time back in the United States since his exile, him doing interviews again is still very rare. He just performed at Radio City Music Hall for one night of Dave Chappelle’s August residency, so it’s not too shocking that he’s in New York and hitting up Hot 97.

Mr. Bey talked to E Bro in the morning about the Mayweather v McGreggor fight, his traveling issues to South Africa, and about his rumored return to both music and acting. He also discusses the current state of the rap game as well as his stance on Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protests.

Issa Rae Wants A New Show With Black Teens

Issa Rae is and will continue to be our TV queen. Even after she overreacted about getting her man’s man juice in her eye on ‘Insecure,’ our love for Ms. Rae still stands strong. The shows on television now are becoming more and more diverse, but we’re nowhere near where we should be. Issa has an idea to bridge that gap a little more and bring a show to life that we haven’t seen the likes of.

For the New Yorker, Issa pitches her “television fantasy.” A show about Black teenagers, much like ‘90210’ or ‘Gossip Girl,’ but surrounding a group of Black teens, instead. She hypothesizes that the potential name for the series could be either, “Ladera Heights 90041” or “Potomac Maryland 20854.”

This seems like a no-brainer, especially after the mini-remake of Friends in Jay Z’s “Moonlight” video with Black superstars including Issa Rae, Lakeith Stanfield, and Tiffany Haddish. Like Rae mentions, the TV screen hasn’t really seen a show revolving around Black teens since Moesha, so it’s more than time for another to come on the scene and inspire some young people and make them feel included.

SO WRITE IT UP DEN, ISSA. WE’RE WAITING IMPATIENTLY.

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JJ Watt Raises $5 Million For Hurricane Harvey

A Houston Texans football player is using his celebrity for good in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. JJ Watt has raised a whopping $5 million in donations after initially asking for just $220,000 on CrowdFunding site YouCaring. He also donated $100,000 of his own money.

His biggest donation came from Amy and Adam Strunk and the Tennessee Titans Organization who donated a whopping $1 million.

He’s now shooting for $6 million after raising $5 million in just THREE days.

To donate click here.

Watt’s crowd fund isn’t the only way you can hel Hurricane Harvey victims; hit the flip for a list of local and national organizations accepting donations.

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…Because of course…

Tomi Lahren Joining Fox News Team

“You ain’t got no job” Tomi Lahren, apparently has one now. The Branstore muffin Becky/unseasoned chicken breast of a woman will join her likes at Fox News after getting the boot from Glen Beck at The Blaze for her pro-abortion comments.

Tomi’s new commentator gig officially starts today.

“I am blessed and honored to join the Fox News team,” said Tomi on her official Facebook page. “This exciting new step will allow me to give voice to all the America-loving patriots who have had my back since day one.”

Ugh, turn off your TVs, save yourselves from Tomato Lozenge.

Somewhere apple head azz Stacey Dash is weeping.

What do YOU think about “You ain’t got no job Tomi” getting a new gig???

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Featuring: Teyana Taylor
Where: Inglewood, California, United States
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Teyana Taylor’s Abs Are Bae

On Sunday Teyana Taylor showed up to the VMAs in an outfit that channeled 90s Janet Jackson. And, for some, that’s blasphemy. But Teyana has such a crazy body that she pulled it off and nobody said a word. It’s amazing. One reason: her abs are Absolutely insane. See what we did there? No? Whatever. Just look at the damn pics!

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Jay-Z Releases Poem Entitled “Dream. On.”

Fresh off his critically-acclaimed confessional album 4:44, Jay-Z is set to take the stage at the Made In America festival this weekend in Philly and from what we understand this video will play prior to his performance.

What you think of stanza-spittin’ Shawn?

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For the freaks….

Jada Pinkett Smith Speaks On “Girls Trip” Grapefruit Oral Sex Trick

If you’ve seen “Girls Trip” then you no doubt remember that moment that Tiffany Haddish’s character taught the girls a freaky-deeky trick with a grapefruit.

Well according to Jada Pinkett-Smith, she heard about the schlong stimulating fruit trick TEN years ago via her hubby Will.

“That’s one of my favorite scenes,” Jada, 45, told Australia’s “Sunrise” on Wednesday. Will [Smith] was the first one to tell me about it years ago—ten years ago. And I was like, ‘Are you trying to tell me something?!”

FREAAAAAAKS!

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If you haven’t seen “Girls Trip” then you can learn about “Grapefruiting” via Chicago sexpert Auntie Angel’s demo videos. 

Angel recently told The Fader that she had no idea that her sloppy toppy technique was going to be in the movie but she’s flattered.

“I never thought it would be this big,” said Angel. […] A lot of people have been asking me did [the makers of Girls Trip] consult me, did I know it was going to be in the movie? No, I did not. I found out like everyone else. At first, I was kind of upset, like, Wow, it was in a movie and no one reached out. But then I thought, Wow, what an honor because they chose something I put on the internet and I was actually excited about it.”

Luckily she actually enjoyed seeing her *ahem* works featured in a film.

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Did YOU hear about “Grapefruiting” before “Girls Trip”???

Hot Felon Jeremy Meeks was spotted hanging out on the beach with his girlfriend, Topshop Heiress, Chloe Green. The couple packed on the PDA as they sat near the ocean in Barbados. Chloe took out her phone and had an impromptu photoshoot with her “Inmate turned Model” boyfriend. He smiled happily as she snapped away. They watched as a local carved a Pineapple for them, before they got up and took a romantic stroll walking hand in hand./Splash News

Jeremy Meeks And Chloe Green Rock Icey Engagement Rings?

This dude, Jeremy Meeks JUST legally separated from his wife in July, and now he may be engaged to Top Shop heiress, Chloe Green. The father of two’s life changed after his mugshot went viral. Within a year, he swapped out his old life and his wife of 8 years for a lavish modeling career and a wealthy girlfriend. Now, Jeremy has Chloe rocking a diamond ring on her engagement finger. Do you think they are already engaged? He’s not even divorced yet!

Hmm, maybe Chloe is bought her own band [we doubt he bought it], and she’s reserving her spot as his next “wifey”? These two at least are still going strong. Folks suspected that Meeks would be reverting back to his “old” life, but there’s no sign of turning back right now.

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2 Outta 3 White Folks Won’t Challenge Black Man’s Opinion On Game Show Race-Related Question

This clip is a prime example of how some folks just don’t know better while most are smart enough to just STFU when a black man knows what he’s talking about. On an upcoming episode of “Divided” they asked four contestants “What do black Americans consider the two most important problems facing this country?” One of the contestants was certain he knew the answer better than the others because he’s a BLACK AMERICAN… But another contestant wasn’t so sure.

Black Americans question turns awkward really fast — on DIVIDED, Thursday, August 31 from Game Show Network on Vimeo.

SMH @ ol’ girl trying to argue there are plenty of jobs… But how comedy was it when the host asked the other two contestants if they disagreed with bruh?

DIVIDED is part game show, part social experiment, as four strangers must work together, tackling questions related to hot-button issues and they must come to a consensus on their answers, to accumulate a cash jackpot. Later, the contestants must all agree on how to divide up the prize money, and the amounts are drastically unequal! It’s a show where the best player doesn’t always win, and often the strongest and loudest personality comes out on top. DIVIDED airs Thursday at 9 & 9:30pm ET/PT, exclusively on GSN.

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Featuring: Alexis Welch, Amar’e Stoudemire
Where: Paris, France
When: 25 Jun 2015
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NBA Veteran Makes Deal With Alleged Mistress

Amar’e Stoudemire has inked a settlement with the woman who claims she gave birth to their daughter in 2016, BOSSIP has learned.

Stoudemire and Quynn Lovett were able to reach an agreement on how the NBA great would financially support the tot, named Zoe Renee, according to both court papers and a source close to the situation.

The center, who played in the NBA for 14 years, along with stay-at-home mom Lovett, 36, agreed to the deal following a round of mediation Aug. 21. The terms of the settlement were confidential, and we’re told that neither side would be talking about it. However, the agreed to deal does provide well for the baby girl, and Lovett herself is said to also be satisfied with it, the source said.

Stoudemire had already been paying more than $4,000 a month to support baby Zoe, though it was unclear Tuesday what he’d be paying going forward. Lovett – who has another child with former NBA player Chris Duhon – also asked Stoudemire for a one time payment of nearly $12,000, possibly for her medical bills from delivering baby Zoe.
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Lovett sued the married father of four earlier this year, alleging that he’d secretly sired their daughter behind the back of his wife of five years, Alexis Welch. Stoudemire hasn’t commented publicly about the alleged secret seed, but called Lovett’s lawsuit “frivolous” in court docs. Welch hasn’t commented either, but hasn’t appeared to let the alleged infidelity affect her relationship with her husband.

Now that the child support deal is in place, the pair will now square off in a Massachusetts court over custody of the little girl. Lovett has already asked for full custody, according to court records.

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Epitome Of A Bad Mother: Women Arrested For Allowing Kid To Get Inked

What was she thinking??? A Georgia mother and an equally irresponsible tattoo artist are both in jail after they both gave a pre-teen the green light to get some “Jesus Loves” ink.

According to a police report, an officer was called to Arnco Sargent Elementary in Newnan after a fifth-grade teacher discovered the student with a tattoo stating, “Jesus loves” on her right shoulder.

Another fifth-grade teacher discovered the tattoo after the student had worn a strapless dress to the school dance. The teacher described the tattoo as being “bluish green with Jesus written above the cross and loves written below.”

According to the rest of the report, the young lady lied and said her dad had allowed her to get the tattoo, however polie determined it was her mother who was responsible. 35-year-old Emma Nolan, who stated that the girl no longer sees her father and that she had no knowledge about the father letting her get a tattoo.

Emmy Nolan and tattoo artist Brenda Gaddy have been arrested after an elementary school in Ga. spotted a tattoo on Nolan’s daughter’s shoulder. (COWETA COUNTY JAIL)

Nolan and the tattoo artist Brenda Gaddy were later booked into the Coweta County Jail for tattooing the body of any person under the age of 18. Yikes.

OWN’s Black Love Doc Melted Twitter

OWN’s warm and fuzzy “Black Love” docuseries is melting the internet into a million heart eyes with a super sweet blend of celeby and regular shmegular luhhh currently fueling an outpouring of gooey feels across Black Twitter.

Peep the “Black Love” hysteria on the flip.

We’re loving the Anthony Supreme directed visuals for Lute, one of J. Cole’s Dreamville signees. The clip shows Lute and his daughter spending quality time as they ride around in his hometown, Charlotte, NC.

Lute is currently priming his new project West 1996 Pt. 2 for release.

Are you excited to hear more from him?

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Flavor Flav Sues Chuck D And Public Enemy

Flavor Flav wants his money and he wants it NOW.

According to TMZ, Flav has filed a lawsuit against his long-time partner Chuck D along with a Public Enemy producer as well as their management for failing to pay him his accrued royalties.

Flav claims that he and Chuck D had a life-long agreement to split an money made from their music, concerts and merchandise, but he hasn’t seen a red cent in years.

Being that he allegedly wrote at least 50 of P.E.’s music, he wants his guap because Chuck D is still getting checks. Flav was further enraged when his likeness was used on the new Public Enemy album Nothing Is Quick In The Desert and he was only paid $7500 of the $75,000 he requested.

Producer Gary G-Wiz is also catching legal shots from Flav for allegedly creating P.E. action figures, getting filthy rich and never paying out the royalties.

No response yet from Chuck D, but this is NOT what we ever expected to hear about an iconic group like Public Enemy.

Looters Pose As Hurricane Relief Workers To Rob Houston Homes

On top of losing their property to rising flood waters and being displaced in the midst of the storm, Houston Residents now have the added threat of looters and robbers posing as government agents to worry about as well.

According to Daily Mail, residents have been “evacuated” from their homes by people posing as fire fighters, EMTs, and in some cases Immigration Workers who then turn around and take what they can from the now-empty homes.

Houston officials announced a city-wide curfew from midnight to 5 am (excluding REAL rescue workers and those on their way to their places of employment) after police arrested a crew of armed robbers caught stealing abandoned vehicles and amid reports of robberies of empty homes.

Police warn residents awaiting help to demand to see badges and identification from anyone knocking at their door, especially anyone demanding that they immediately leave the premises.

Things have gotten bad enough in some areas that residents are already skeptical of those coming to “rescue” them. Firefighter Jody Garcia told the Houston Chronicle that when he tried to rescue a couple trapped on the second floor of a flooded home late Tuesday night, the husband pulled a shotgun on him and ordered him to leave. Needless to say, he called county police to come help them instead.

SMH, it’s a shame that people already going through so much have to be on such high alert for the “help” coming their way. Ridiculous.

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16 Mail Workers Arrested For Taking Bribes To Deliver Drugs

Sixteen postal workers are out of a job and headed to the feds today after falling for a sting operation setup in Georgia.

11 Alive reports that the Atlanta delivery people were each accepting bribes and providing “safe” addresses at which packages full of cocaine could be distributed across the Atlanta metro area, before intercepting said packages themselves and hand-delivering them to a person they believed to be a local drug lord.

However, the drug trafficker in question was actually an undercover agent, and the packages being routed were full of fake drugs. The sting apparently went on for about 18 months, starting when FBI officials received an anonymous tip that drugs were running through the city right under their noses in neighborhood mailboxes, all with the help of the USPS.

FBI placed a “new dealer” on the streets to see exactly who would accept the bribe and run the “drugs.” Several workers actually convinced their other coworkers to get in on the delivery scheme for additional pay, according to FBI sources.

SMH. Sheesh, we’re guessing the postal service doesn’t pay as well as it used to once upon a time. But these folks will be paying for their extra cashflow for a long time.

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Torrei Hart And Eniko Hart No Longer Speak To Each Other

The blended family preciousness the Hart crew had going came to a screeching halt as soon as Eniko let her preggo fingers fly in the comment section.

If you’ll recall, Mrs. Hart 2.0 went on a mistress-planation mission under a fan comment on one of her recent anniversary posts with her newlywed Hubby Kevin. She pointed the finger at Torrei for spreading the “lie” that she was Kevin’s side order for a while before becoming his main Rib — despite the fact that the two have been together for 8 years, while Kevin and Torrei have only been divorced for 6.

Either way, Torrei came into the comment section and got Eniko together before fans finished the dirty work. Now, she tells InTouch Weekly that the little incident put a serious dent in the progress they’ve made in the family, and that Eniko needs to own her isht if she’s going to air the family biz on social media.

“We’ve just been moving forward, getting the blended family in a good place and co-parenting. This just takes us a step back.

I feel like if you’re going to respond to something like [social media comments], let’s just be honest and truthful. And that’s that. Right now, me and Eniko are not speaking, but me and Kevin, we’re still speaking.”

Well, that makes sense, seeing as how the two share two children and YEARS of history together. But as for putting Kevin in the middle of her issues with Eniko…Torrei says it’s not her style. After all, Kevin is Eniko’s man now, and therefore her problem, so to speak…

“He’s no longer my husband. I don’t concern myself with that. I’m only concerned with whatever goes on between me and him for [our] children. Everything else, it’s none of my business. I don’t see where Kevin has said anything publicly about it.”

Kevin gave a feeble response to the roast session his baby-full bride was enduring on social media, but definitely never tackled the rumors head-on.

SMH. Well hopefully, these two can get on the same page by the time the new Hart arrives. Eniko might think twice before rehashing the past with folks in the comment section next time…

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Raina is gone and it’s gonna be some SMOKE in this Big Rich Town. How do you think it will all go down?

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The Meadows Returns To NYC September 15-17 2017

The Meadows Music & Arts Festival made quite the splash during their inaugural festival last year — partially thanks to one particular set that got famously cut short on the last day.

Now, after hosting headliners like Kanye West and Chance the Rapper for their first go ’round, they’re back for a second year of food, fun, and music at Citi Field in Queens, NY.

If you’re in the NYC area (or planning to be) for the festival, act fast on those tickets! You can purchase passes HERE. Keep in mid — all orders made after September 1st will have to request rush shipping to get your armbands in time for the festival…so plan accordingly.

BOSSIP will be on the scene! Check back here for more on the festival as it draws closer.

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