Rihanna On Stage: 13 Risque Pics Of The Pop Rebel
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The Jig Is Up: Apollo Nida Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud & Identity Theft And Could To Face Up To 30 Years In Prison
Welp.
Apollo Nida Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud & Identity Theft
RHOA cast member Phaedra Parks’ husband Apollo Nida has been going through a legal whirlwind for the past few months after it was revealed that he was involved in a bank fraud scheme where he allegedly defrauded multiple people to the tune of over $2 million and now he’s finally stepping up to officially take the wrap for his part.
via Atlanta Journal Constitution
Apollo Nida, the husband of Phaedra Parks, today pled guilty to charges of mail, wire and bank fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
In court, wearing a light-colored plaid jacket, Nida accepted charges that could land him in prison for up to 30 years and a fine of up to $1 million on top of restitution for an estimated $2.3 million he allegedly defrauded various individuals, financial institutions and government agencies.
Alana Black, the assistant U.S. attorney, told Judge Pannell Nida’s scheme in detail. He opened a fake debt collection agency to gain access to databases full of individual’s personal information. He would then steal people’s ID and find unclaimed funds, refunds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, stolen U.S. treasury checks and refunds from fraudulent U.S. income tax returns.
Nida had St. Julien open UPS mailboxes and bank checking accounts using those fake identities, deposit those checks, then pocket the money.
Later, he created fake auto dealerships and then get auto loans for phantom cars.
Nida said in court that he takes “full responsibility for my actions” and expressed regret for hurting his family and any individuals and institutions affected by his fraud. “It was a dumb situation I put myself in,” he said.
As an explanation for the reasoning behind his shady shenanigans, Apollo claimed it was the pressure to keep up with Phaedra’s abundant stream of income following his prison stint that led him down the wrong path, but also made it clear that she knew nothing about his criminal antics.
He did provide some context for his actions. In 2009, Nida had just left prison after five years for federal racketeering charges related to auto title fraud. He and Parks married and she soon signed on to be part of “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
He said she was making far more money than him and he felt pressure to keep up. Without easy legitimate ways to make quick money, he opted for this illegal scheme instead. But he claimed to her he was running a legitimate debt recovery firm and kept her firmly in the dark.
Looks like things will be definitely be getting worse before they get better where Phaedra and Apollo are concerned.
Photo Credit: Bravo TV
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Now That’s A Falsetto! Male Singers Whose Voices Get Them Confused For Women
You know your ears were duped when you first heard songs by these artists…
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FOX Picks Up Lee Daniels’ Empire For Full Series
FOX has seemingly been so impressed by Hip-Hop drama Empire’s pilot episode that they’ve ordered it to become a full series to offset their Batman prequel. The series will star Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson and be directed by Lee Daniels of the highly successful The Butler…Continue
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Stop Snitching: Shady RHOA Husband Apollo Nida Agrees To Turn Informant For The Federal Government
Someone smell a rat?
Apollo Nida Agrees To Be Federal Government Informant
Apollo Nida made a deal with the feds that has landed many an informant in concrete shoes.
Via TMZ reports:
Nida copped a plea Tuesday to wire and bank fraud, and TMZ has learned under the terms of the deal he agreed to act in an “undercover investigative capacity” for the feds.
Here’s what we don’t understand … the plea deal is now available to the public, so what idiot is going to spill his guts to Nida now?
It gets even weirder. Nida has agreed to allow the feds to record conversations he may have with other criminal suspects. Again, it’s like screaming through a bullhorn, “Don’t talk to that dude!”
Nida stole the identities of more than 50 people and laundered more than $2.3 million … so the government claims.
Nida could be sentenced to 30 years in prison, but that’s worst case scenario. The judge will formally sentence him in July.
Hopefully, real life snitching will work out better for Nida than it did on “The Sopranos.”
Apollo is facing 30 years in clink so what’s a little snitching to reduce the sentence?
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The Box-Chasing Swirl: Guess Which White Hollyweird Seed Tongued Down Rapper-Boo Angel Haze??
Young lesbian swirly love is in the air!
Ireland Baldwin And Angel Haze Kiss In New Photos
Ireland Baldwin (daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger) and rapper Angel Haze are getting pretty cozy on social media these days, and Ireland took it a step further this week by posting a photo of the pair kissing.
Via TMZ reports:
Ireland, who is 18, posted and captioned the pic, “happy cinco de mayo xx.” Angel has publicly identified herself as pansexual, and has a Twitter feed filled with photos of Ireland — there’s a flirtatious vibe to many of them.
Baldwin recently broke up with Slater Trout who IDs himself on Twitter as a “professional stand up paddle surfer & racer.”
Apparently that’s an actual thing.
The young rapper has a timeline full of pics of her blonde boo-thang and even professes her love for her:
We wonder what Ireland’s sometime racist dad has to say about her new rapper babe…
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Drugs Are Bad M’kay: First Grader Caught Passing Out Grandma’s “Victoria’s Secret” H-Ron To Kids In His Class!
Where have all the responsible adults gone?!?
7-Year-Old Caught With Grandmother’s Drugs In His Pocket At School
Via NYDailyNews
A Pennsylvania boy left grandma’s house with more than the usual sweets and goodies.
The first-grader allegedly took his grandmother’s heroin to Caln Elementary School in Coatesville and gave packets to at least one of his classmates Friday.
The 7-year-old had nine bags of heroin — all stamped with the words “Victoria’s Secret” — stuffed in his pockets, Philadelphia’s WPVI reported. He gave one to another student, whose mother found it hours later.
The District Attorney’s Office said the boy’s grandma, who is 56 years old, is a known heroin user. She was arrested Sunday and faces endangering the welfare of children and drug charges.
“Any exposure to heroin for a young child is likely to result in death,” District Attorney Tom Hogan said in a statement. “The defendant is lucky that she was not responsible for the death of her own grandson or somebody else’s child.”
Can you imagine what parents would do to this lady if their child died from this isht?!
Police said Bilinski-Munion lost track of her heroin when she was watching the boy at the family home Thursday night, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The boy told police he pocketed the drugs when he found them on the floor.
When police searched the home Saturday night, they found even more heroin bags, including an empty one in a child’s pair of pants.
Lock her up. Lose the key. Straight like that.
Image via Shutterstock/Chester County D.A.
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What Happened? The Rise & Fall Of Ex-NBA Superstar Steve Francis [Photos]
Steve “Franchise” Francis was a 3-time NBA All-Star who earned over $100 million as one of pro basketball’s brightest young superstars. Beloved for his freakish athleticism and fearless edge, he flourished before crumbling into a sickly cautionary tale (stone-cold druggy?) who seems lost, hopeless and unloved.
Hit the jump for a photo gallery of Steve Francis’ heartbreaking fall from grace.
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Still No Love For “Bizzle:” Seth Rogen Says ‘I Don’t Know Anyone Who Likes Justin Bieber’
He must not know Floyd Mayweather, Lil Wayne, Baby, Rick Ross…or any ATL strippers.
Seth Rogen is making the rounds promoting his new movie “Neighbors,” and stopped by Today this morning where once again the topic of Justin Bieber came up. In the interview with Matt Lauer, Rogen explains why he keeps talking about Bieber and actually makes a lot of good points. Of course, anytime you slam Justin Bieber you’re a boss in our friends’ book over at Guyism! Peep the rest of the story on their site…
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The Freakin’ Peep Show: 12 Celebs Slay In Cut Out Dresses
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Random Ridiculousness: Fake Mandela Sign Language Interpreter Comes Back In New Weird Commercial [Video]
What’s this all about, now?
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Will You Be Watching? Former RHOA Lisa Wu Joins Elise Neal, Countess Vaughn, Golden Brooks & Paula Jai Parker For New Show “Hollywood Divas”
TV One Announces New Reality Show “Hollywood Divas”
Another day, another reality show. This time, the focus will be on professional and personal 5 familiar female celebrities in the acting and entertainment fields.
via TV One
TV One will add Hollywood Divas to its line-up of its hit reality series R&B Divas Atlanta and R&B Divas LA. The announcement was made today by D’Angela Proctor, SVP Programming and Production, TV One. The new one-hour reality show, currently in production in Los Angeles, will join the network schedule in Q4 2014.
Hollywood Divas follows actresses Elise Neal (The Hughleys), Golden Brooks (Girlfriends), Paula Jai Parker (Hustle and Flow), Countess Vaughn (The Parkers) and Lisa Wu (Real Housewives of Atlanta) as they navigate life attempting to stay relevant in the unpredictable entertainment industry.
“TV One’s audience has a passion for programming that reveals the private stories behind the public lives of Black artists,” said Proctor. “The Hollywood Divas’ willingness to share their, experiences with inequality and obstacles when it comes to the Hollywood merry-go-round is the foundation of this series. How these women are personally affected by this phenomenon and how they individually handle the pressure, is where the Hollywood Diva stories begins.”
“We are excited to be a part of the TV One family on this groundbreaking series about the lives of Black Actresses in Hollywood,” remarked executive producers Carlos King and Todd Tucker. “Our goal is to continue the success of capturing compelling stories about women from all walks of life.”
Will you be watching?
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Scandalous All The Way Around: Cheating Sheriff Wrongly Sends Email To Staff Instead Of Mistress And Fires Them All To Cover Butt [Video]
SMH @ The poor fired fellow yelling out… “It’s none of my business what he done, I could careless!”
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Oprah Shows Audition Tape From 1983 (See Her Most Throwback Photos!)
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Exclusive: XXL’s EIC Vanessa Satten Talks Lack Of Female Freshman
XXL magazine’s power is proven each year when the publication shakes up the proverbial pot 0n-command with their infamous XXL Freshman list. Hip-Hop Wired had a chance to chop it up with Editor-in-chief Vanessa Satten about the 2014 class, the addition of R&B artists Ty Dolla $ign and August Alsina, and much more…Continue
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#FratBoysBeLike: 5 Things Fraternity Bros Say To Their Unsuspecting Neighbors
Toga! Toga! Toga!
Young couple Kelly and Mac are settling down in a quiet neighborhood with their newborn child, until some turned up frat bros move into the house next door. Teddy the President, is quick to accept friendship with the couple after they introduce themselves. But, things turn sour after the fraternity has one too many crazy house parties keeping Mac’s newborn baby up all night.
As the family feuds with the frat brothers, things get hilariously dangerous and no one is backing down. In honor of the new comedy, we count down the funniest things wild frat bros say to their unsuspecting neighbors after taking over the cul-de-sac.
Make sure to go watch Neighbors when it hits theaters May 9, 2014!
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The Dream, AKA The Love King, Coming Out Of Court Denies Putting Hands On Baby Mama [Video]
The-Dream didn’t say much as he walked out of court Wednesday night following his court appearance for allegedly hitting his baby mama, but he did make one thing clear … he says he never laid a hand on her.
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Beyonce Does Good Stuff Too!: A Look Back At “A Year Of #Beygood” [Video]
Since its inception a year ago, #BeyGOOD, in partnership with global charity organizations, has reached more than 2 million people across the globe. This is a short glance at #BeyGOOD’s efforts all over the world.
Turn the page and peep “#What Is Pretty”
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Cold World: A Gallery Of Men STUCK In The Friend Zone
The friend zone is a hopeless purgatory filled with shattered dreams and zillions of nice guys only good enough for friendship and nothing more. For men, very few things are worse than LIFE in friend zone prison without any chance of parole in this cold, cold world.
Hit the jump for a hilarious gallery of men DEEP in the friend zone.
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A “Lil Positivity”: Grab The Tissues… Because This Homeless Man Receiving A Home From This Kind Hearted Man Will Bring Tears Out! [Video]
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