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Cardi B and her #BardiGang have taken their infectious energy and ravenous appetite for “money moves” straight to the top of the Billboard charts.
That’s right, Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” is the #1 record in the entire United States of America and she knocked off Taylor Swift to do it!
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It was quite a scene on Capitol Hill Monday morning as hundreds of angry and terrified American’s bum rushed a Senate Finance Committee hearing in hopes of convincing the powers-that-be to reconsider their plan to repeal parts of Obamacare that they desperately need.
The dissenters began relatively calm, but things gave way to full-blown chaos as police began hauling people to jail in zip-ties and handcuffs.
Even people in wheelchairs with missing limbs got popped!
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Yara Shahidi’s character on Black-ish is for teens today. She faces all of the challenges of the current generation and flips it into endless gems. Black-ish is returning to ABC Tuesdays this fall on October 3rd at 9pm. We’re here to highlight why college-bound Zoey is the best thing on TV for young girls like her.
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Azealia Banks — as usual — has come out of her face to start a beef with a much more successful person in the music industry. This time, her target was Cardi B.
Despite the fact that Cardi herself has acknowledged that she herself is Black…Azealia went on a tirade about how Black men are lifting up women like Cardi because she is latina…or something.
Leave it to Cardi to go through the receipts to reveal that Azealia is actually one of the people who helped PUSH her breakout hit to the number one spot on the charts.
But not one to let things go, Azealia doubled down on her insistence that Cardi B’s success was all because Black men want to smash her…not because the song is incredibly catchy and became somewhat of a summer anthem this year, or anything.
This girl is just delightful, isn’t she? Now, WHY she’s doing this instead of going to the studio and working hard to get her own hits, we aren’t sure. What do you think of Azealia’s latest haterific rant?
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Looks like the state of Georgia is really out to get Young Thug.
The Atlanta rapper has been arrested on his home turf for the third time this year.
According to TMZ, Thug was scooped up by Brookhaven Cops in the Atlanta Metro area on Saturday, and booked on felony possession of marijuana — mind you, in Georgia that could be just about any amount — and a misdemeanor charge of illegal window tint on his front windshield.
SMH. Welp…we guess it’s “Free Slime” till we know more about his situation….
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Wendy says she’ll be following this story along with the rest of us…since it’s “not true” and all.
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Usher performs on stage at the Cincinnati Music Festival Saturday July 29, 2017 at Paul Brown Stadium.
The three people suing Usher for having sex with them even though he knew he had herpes wants a judge to force him to take an STD test so his alleged victims “can know the truth.”
Quantasia Sharpton, along with an unnamed man and woman said in court papers that they want the singer to prove once and for all if he has the sexually transmitted virus by testing for herpes ASAP.
Sharpton and her co-plaintiffs filed docs in L.A. County Superior Court asking a judge to force Usher to take a blood test by next month to prove that he doesn’t have the herpes simplex virus.
Sharpton sued Usher for infliction of emotional distress, claiming that the singer had sex with her after a performance in Atlantic City despite knowing he had the disease.
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A second woman came forward and said she had sex with Usher at least two times, and contracted herpes. Her twins were stillborn as a result of the disease, according to court papers. And a man also said that he and Usher had sex in a Koreatown spa.
The accusers said that for almost two months, Usher has refused multiple requests by their lawyer Lisa Bloom to deny that he has herpes or provide proof that he doesn’t.
“Mr. Raymond’s counsel has also refused several requests that defendant submit proof that he does not have the virus to bring peace of mind to those with whom he has had sexual contact and to allow them to avoid the costs associated with their own medical testing,” Sharpton’s court docs said.
They want him to take the test before Oct. 25 at one of the Atlanta-area Perimeter Clinics, where it’ll cost $100 and take three days to get the results.
Usher, who married his wife, Grace Miguel in 2015, has not commented publicly on the allegations.
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Michelle Obama spoke during an onstage interview at Inbound, a marketing conference in Boston on Wednesday. The remark of the former first lady that is getting the most attention is hers about that women who voted for President Trump, saying that did so against their own self-interest.
Obama’s exact quote on the matter was: “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice.” This is a pretty obvious–and almost undeniably true–statement, considering Trump and his cabinet’s policies on womens reproductive and other rights. Of course, because her and Barack are amazing and cordial, she added she and former President Barack Obama hope to see Trump succeed as president.
While a majority of women overall voted for Clinton in the election, according to exit polls, a majority of white women voted for Trump.
Michelle also criticized the Republican Party’s efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, her husband’s signature policy achievement. The latest Senate bill was pulled Tuesday after it failed to garner sufficient support. “The Affordable Care Act is not Barack’s legacy,” Obama said. “It is our country’s legacy.”
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B.o.B first started revealing his thoughts that the Earth is flat to fans back in January. “Don’t believe what I say, research what I say,” he wrote after giving examples of what he said was proof that the Earth does not have a curve. His beliefs even led to a back and forth with probably the most famous astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, that included some diss songs back and forth.
Unfortunately, he isn’t backing down from his weird stance and has started a GoFundMe page titled, “Show BoB the Curve” in order to raise money for his fact-finding efforts. The description for the page reads: “What’s up guys! Help support B.o.B purchase and launch one, if not multiple, satellites into space. He’s donated 1k to the cause to get it going, and will be keeping you updated with step-by-step documentation of the process! Help B.o.B find the curve!”
Bobby Ray himself donated the first $1,000, but the page has yet to reach $3,000 of it’s $1 million goal. But hey, it’s only been a week, so many some super rich science-denier will sponsor his efforts.
Sending satellites into space to take pictures of the earth, why had nobody else ever thought of that?
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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna’s drama is still brewing and there’s a huge fight at the center of it. As previously reported in addition to getting $20K a month in child support for baby Dream, Chyna wants 7-figures from her extremely lumpy, extremely lame ex for those infamous nude pics that he leaked to Instagram.
Now Rob’s firing back in a NEW lawsuit with claims that an extremely “high and drunk” Chyna secretly assaulted him during the Christmas holidays. According to The Blast who got a hold of court documents, on December 16, 2016, Rob claims that Chyna at one point pointed a gun towards him and attempted to strangle him with an iPhone cord.
That cord must’ve been long as hell.
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She also allegedly struck him in the head and face and trashed the house they were renting.
Ready for the kicker? The trashed house was KYLIE JENNER’S and Kylie estimates over $100K in damages from a destroyed TV, a broken down, door, damaged walls and broken cellphones. The Blast adds that Kylie claims that Chyna “terrorized” her by telling her to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases because she was dating Tyga.
Kylie and Rob are suing for assault, battery, and vandalism and seeking unspecified damages.
Y I K E S.
It looks like Attorney Lisa Bloom’s caught word of the new suit, and she’s issued a response on behalf of her client.
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Yo Gotti has inarguably received more mainstream success in the past couple of years than any other artist from Memphis. Especially with his most recent single, “Rake It Up” with Nicki Minaj peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, Yo Gotti is hotter than he’s ever been. Young Dolph is another rapper from Memphis, and though he may not be a household name, he’s undoubtedly some serious competition for Gotti as the king of Memphis. He’s a self-made millionaire who often boasts about his refusal to sign to anyone, and the musical accomplishments he’s made without a label is indeed impressive.
On Tuesday, Young Dolph was shot multiple times on the corner of Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles, California. Though Yo Gotti was initially taken in as a person of interest–and it has been said that the shooting happened as a result of the two artists staying in the same hotel and getting into an argument–Corey McClendon, one of Gotti’s supposed associates, ended up actually being arrested.
If you’re new to the Dolph/Gotti beef, or even if you’re fans of both and just aren’t sure where exactly their feud began, here’s an extensive timeline of the tumultuous relationship between the Memphis rappers:
If you’ll recall, Cardi tweeted about an incident where an NYPD officer placed her in an unnecessary choke hold…but didn’t give any further details about it and refused to speak with cops “investigating” the situation. Now, during a sit down with 99 Jamz, she explains exactly what went down — and the role she admittedly played in it all — and explains why she won’t be going down to the station to give any statements to “12.”
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An AirBnB host faced the absolute worst case scenario with a guest in his home over the weekend.
According to NYDN, the unidentifiedMinnetonka, Minn. homeowner rented out one of his guest rooms to Derrick Aaron Kinchen, who was apparently in town for a wedding.
The man says he noticed that the lights were on in his master bedroom shortly after Kinchen returned to his residence on Sunday night — strange since he had left them off while his daughter slept in his bed. When he went to investigate, he discovered Kinchen naked next to his daughter, whose nightgown had been pulled up. The little girl reported tht she woke up as soon as the man entered the room. He whispered something in her ear before crawling into bed, and pulled her underwear down, but she quickly pulled them back up.
Thankfully, the father was able to intervene before this disgusting incident went any further.
He says he instantly began yelling, but Kinchen quickly grabbed his jacket and wallet and fled the house. He was found later on by authorities, hiding in a neighbor’s fishing boat. He was bitten by a K-9 before being taken in.
AirBnB can be an amazing option when you’re on vacation or need a quick crash spot on a layover…but it’s STILL sketchy to let a stranger into your home while you and your family are still there, regardless of the circumstances. We’re guessing that this guy won’t be hosting his space anymore…
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Look like all the Kardashian-Jenner ladies are geeked to be unwed mothers.
Despite news breaking that Khloe is carrying a gut full of Cavs baller Tristan Thompson — not even a full year since his ex Jordan Craig gave birth to his first child — Khloe and Tristan have no plans to ease on down the aisle together.
But as a source shared with Us Weekly, Khloe is chilling because she has never been too pressed about being a wife before being a mom.
“Khloé hasn’t typically cared about getting married before having a baby. She’s open to it but it’s not a prerequisite, to be married, before having kids.”
Weird, since she was hype to marry Lamar Odom five minutes after meeting him. But anywho, Khloe’s content to just finally have a swirly NBA seed swimming around in her uterus, after all these years.
But seeing as how she slid into the picture while Tristan’s first baby mama was still gestating his son Prince…she might want to at least think about setting up a few assurances for herself with this guy before she’s out here flying solo like Jordan Craig…
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Young Thug just can’t seem to catch a break with the APD.
Just one day after getting picked up by cops in the Brookhaven area of Atlanta and charged with marijuana possession and a misdemeanor window tint violation, Young Thug is staring down even more felony charges from the confines of his jail cell.
Apparently, when cops pulled him over on Sunday night, they searched his car due to the “strong smell” of mary jane coming from the inside, according to TMZ. Upon searching the vehicle, they came up with the marijuana in question, liquid codeine, and other narcotics, 2 guns, and nearly $50,000 in cash.
So now, on top of the weed and tint, he’s looking at felony charges for the guns, and the lean.
Whew…we hope Thug has a good lawyer.
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2016 Reel Awards at The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino – Red Carpet Arrivals
Featuring: George Kan as Hugh Hefner
Where: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Media legend Hugh Hefner has passed away. He was 91 years old.
The iconic founder of Playboy magazine reportedly died of natural causes at his equally iconic home, the Playboy Mansion, on Wednesday.
The news was confirmed by Playboy Enterprises, according to CNBC.
Hefner’s media empire, Playboy, was founded over 60 years ago with just $600 and a $1000 loan from Hefner’s own mother. His first nude centerfold was pin-up and Hollywood icon, Marilyn Monroe.
Hugh’s own burial plot is located right next to Marilyn’s as well.
Hugh was legendary in his own right, as well as an activist for civil rights and other causes and a philanthropist as well. Hit the flip for some celeb reactions to the news…
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Just because the Johnsons are living goals, doesn’t mean there aren’t boundaries to be had.
Yes, there is some privilege in having money, a beautiful wife, home, kids and career but, Dre Johnson is quick to remind folks that there’s still things he just won’t touch…like someone’s abandoned white baby. Dre Johnson is pure comedy, and we’re happy he’s returning with Black-ish this fall on ABC on October 3rd.
Don’t believe us? Hit the flip to see 8 times Dre kept it SUPER REAL and funny about being a black man today.
Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member Claudia Jordan got to grips with her daddy issues in the next episode of “The Millionaire Matchmaker.”
Professional matchmaker Patti Stanger zoned in on the source of the reality starlet’s relationship problems – her troubled relationship with her own father, Jordan said.
“She made me call my father on the show. It was so uncomfortable!” Jordan told BOSSIP. “It made me aware of the issues that I had that I was kind of putting on the back burner.”
The actress said she decided to do the show because “a lot of times, we do the same thing over and over, and that’s why we deal with the same result.”
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“And I like that she addresses the issues you may have,” she added. “She’ll talk about your past, and I like that.”
Jordan said despite sometimes emotional and tense moments, she had a good experience filming and viewers will see her go on dates with men she wouldn’t normally go for, like attorneys and men in the corporate world. And she said the process was nerve-wracking.
“Contrary to the word on the street, I’m pretty conservative when it comes to dates,” Jordan explained. “It’s tough for me. Blind dates, I’m like ‘No!’ It freaks me out.”
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Although Jordan stayed mum on whether she found love on the show, she did say that it was all worth it.
“I think with my experience, it was something that was necessary,” Jordan said. “It was therapeutic. It was healing.”
Check out an exclusive clip from the show above.
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