(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Amanda Seales Reveals Her Celebrity Crushes On “SafeWord” Wooo T’Challa! Amanda Seale s was feeling brave on a recent episode of “SafeWord” and told everyone who her celebrity crushes are. During the episode, ” SafeWord” host Terrence J had Amanda play a game where she had to list three people, according to a topic. When the topic turned into celebrity crushes, Seales had to pick three. Amanda could only spit out two of the celebrities that make her warm and fuzzy inside. First, she named Chadwick Boseman. Then she named a baller. Can you guess who he is???? Press play to watch, or if you’re impatient scroll down to find out… Hmmm!! Amanda Seales wants a piece of Serge Ibaka, huh??? We wonder if he’s still single now, after cutting things off with Ms. Keri Hilson . It’s been two whole years since they split. Do you think Amanda Seales and Chadwick Boseman would make a better-looking couple — or Amanda Seales and Serge Ibaka??? Hit the flip for more of Amanda on “SafeWord”.
Travis Scott’s new album, Astroworld , came out on Friday. With it, of course, came the album art. But the final album cover seemed to have erased a transgender model who appeared in an earlier version. This has left a number of fans wondering if Travis Scott has a problem with the transgender community. If so … yikes. Reports say that Travis Scott is planning to propose to Kylie very soon. Whether or not that’s true, he probably wants to maintain a close relationship with her family. That would include her father, Caitlyn Jenner, who is the most famous trans woman on the planet. So why, some wonder, does the final version of his Astroworld album art seem to have conveniently excluded transgender model and performance artist Amanda Lepore? Here is the version that Travis shared with the world. That’s quite the image, depicting some sort of naughty erotic amusement park that might perhaps be entered through Travis’ own mouth. It’s odd and salacious, but perhaps no one would have ever known that anyone was missing had Amanda Lepore not shared it herself. “It was great being part of @david_lachapelle’s incredible photograph of @travisscott’s albulm cover,” Amanda wrote on Instagram. “But,” Amanda continues. “I’m curious why I’m not on the picture @travisscott posted.” Along with her comments, she included a look at the original. We’re not going to make you spot the difference — if you see her, off to the left, she’s just about mooning the camera. But not in the version that Travis shared. “A girl can’t help it!” Amanda writes. “Too distracting for the eyes!” Her theory, which she shares in the captions, is that she must have “upstaged everyone in the photograph!” “Oh well………..” she writes to show that there is no ill will, adding: “I love @david_lachapelle and @travisscott! Love and kisses” But what’s the real story? A number of people, including celebrities within the LGBTQ+ community, were shocked and saddened to see that Amanda had been excluded. Some commenters came right out and suggested that perhaps Travis Scott had personally ordered that Amanda be scrubbed from the image. Honestly, that’s a major assumption — especially knowing that many artists may have their album art changed without their knowledge. Fortunately, the photographer himself came forward to explain what had happened. “Amanda was taken out because she just upstaged everyone,” Dave LaChapelle writes, adding: “Lol.” LaChapelle continued, affirming Amanda’s value as a model and performance artist. “She is in my books and my heart,” LaChapelle writes. “She knows the T.” T is a slang expression for truth , one particularly common within the LGBTQ+ community and also within African American Vernacular English. LaChepelle was dismissive of accusations of bigotry. “Everybody wants to explain everything with some phobia or whatever,” LaChapelle writes under another comment. LaChapelle adds: “Ain’t notihing to do with hating.” In fact, TMZ reports that Travis Scott didn’t delete Amanda from his cover. In fact, he apparently didn’t even know about the earlier version. Sometimes artistic choices can accidentally look really positive or really negative when they’re just based upon the aesthetic of a photograph. So, is this likely to get Travis in trouble with Caitlyn? Probably not, actually. For one thing, Cait may have caused trouble for the Kardashians, but Kylie is her youngest. We don’t know how willing she would be to stir thet pot. But beyond that, Amanda Lepore is a performance artist. Amanda’s look is about more than just gender expression — it’s art in and of itself. That’s a little different than the vast majority of transgender folks. Some have suggested that Cait wouldn’t race to defend Amanda’s honor because Amanda is outside of the mainstream. But we can’t speak to Caitlyn Jenner’s thoughts or feelings on the matter until she actually comments. If she even chooses to do so. View Slideshow: 14 Noteworthy Transgender Pioneers
Source: Hulton Archive / Getty There’s a thin line between paying homage and being racist when it comes to Halloween costumes. We’ve seen the worst of the worst when it comes to non-Black people trying to impersonate Black people for Halloween (as well as the other 364 days of the year for that matter). But thanks to the bold and wise Ms. Amanda Seales , we have concrete examples of how to show love to Black folks and the culture without crossing the line of cultural appropriation or racial taunting. And now, some examples of non black folks who showing love to black culture on Halloween, the RIGHT way! (A Thread) — Amanda Seales (@amandaseales) October 31, 2017 Hit the flip to see how it’s really done. Take it away Amanda…..
Comedian/actor/producer Amanda Seales talks about the importance of speaking your truth, what’s coming for Season 2 of HBO’s ‘Insecure,’ and whether or not she’s team Lawrence.
Matthew Notebaert has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a car accident that killed his wife three back in 2014. But it’s the shocking details behind this fatal crash that has caused the story to go viral. On March 8, 2014, Notebaert and his wife, Amanda, attended a concert for their first official night out as a couple since welcoming a daughter named Stacey into the world a few months prior. According to Notebaert’s testimony, he and Amanda drank from a flask of Crown Royal during the event, eventually getting into the car and calling friends to try and hang out more before returning home. At one point, they pulled over to the side of the road and started having sexual intercourse. The following details are a bit unclear, but Notebaert pulled back on to Southern Boulevard in Florida with Amanda sitting on his lap. All Matthew remembers next is waking up in a destroyed car, alongside Amanda’s body. Investigators say that Notebaert turned onto East Stallion Drive at about 12:30 a.m.. He drove the couple’s Chevrolet Equinox at a speed of around 55 miles per hour (in a 30 mile per hour zone), flying through three signs on the dirt road that warned of a canal ahead. Based on the arrest report, the vehicle then hit the canal back at such velocity that the SUV went airborne for 30 feet and came to a stop on the opposite bank of the canal. Amanda Notebaert’s head slammed into the dashboard and windshield. She died at the scene. A toxicology report following the crash determined Matthew Notebaert’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit in Florida. He also had marijuana in his system. “I miss her more than words can express,” Notebaert said of his wife during a tearful plea to Circuit Judge Laura Johnson. But Her Honor still sentenced Notebaert to time in jail, referring to the crash that killed Amanda as one of “the most senseless, tragic acts” she had ever come across in court. Lisa and Mike Stacey, Matthew’s in-laws, expressed pain and anger at Notebaert during the trail, saying he restricted their time with their grandchildren since their daughter passed away. “You had a responsibility to get your wife home safely,” Mike Stacey told Notebaert before asking Johnson to give his son-in-law the “maximum allowable sentence.” But even prosecutors thought the maximum penalty of 10 years behind bars for this crime was too harsh, given the circumstances. They asked for a seven-year sentence instead. In the end, the judge referenced Notebaert’s criminal history, which includes accusations of reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash. Notebaert’s list of prior cases includes five felonies, ranging from cocaine possession… to burglary… to grand theft. “This isn’t your first chance. You’ve been to jail before, you’ve been on probation,” Johnson said, adding: “You failed your wife, you failed your children and you failed all your family that is here today.” Matthew and Amanda have a 12-year old son at home and a three-year old daughter.
