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Whitney’s BFF Robyn Crawford Breaks Silence on Love Affair!

Source: Larry Busacca / Getty There has been speculation for years about the relationship between Whitney Houston and best friend Robyn Crawford. Well, Robyn is putting an end to all of the rumors in her new memoir, titled, “ A Song For You: My Life with Whitney Houston .” In the memoir, she speaks of the intimate side of their relationship. Check out an excerpt from the book below.   According to People Magazine, Crawford wrote in the book: From the moment Crawford, then 19, first saw Whitney (then almost 17) in 1980 when they were both counselors at an East Orange, New Jersey summer camp, she told her, “I’m going to look out for you.” And that’s exactly what she did for the next two decades as Whitney became a global superstar. “We wanted to be together,” says Crawford, “and that meant just us.” Whitney ended the physical part of their relationship early on, soon after she signed a record deal with Clive Davis at Arista. The singer broke the news by giving Crawford a gift of a slate blue Bible one day in 1982. “She said we shouldn’t be physical anymore,” writes Crawford, “because it would make our journey even more difficult.” “She said if people find out about us, they would use this against us,” says Crawford, “and back in the ’80s that’s how it felt.” And so, she says, “I kept it safe. I found comfort in my silence.” There was also pressure from Whitney’s family, including her mother gospel singer Cissy Houston. “Whitney told me her mother said it wasn’t natural for two women to be that close,” says Crawford, “but we were that close.” Their closeness spawned relentless speculation about Whitney’s sexuality for many years. “We never talked about labels, like lesbian or gay,” writes Crawford. “We just lived our lives and I hoped it could go on that way forever.” Crawford went on to say, “Whitney knows I loved her and I know she loved me,” says Crawford. “We really meant everything to each other. We vowed to stand by each other.”   Crawford is now a fitness trainer and lives with her partner, talent agency executive Lisa Hintlemann, with whom she adopted two children. Your Thoughts?

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Felicity Huffman Begins Community Service, Rolls Through Beverly Hills In a Porsche

When F. Scott Fitzgerald famously uttered, “The rich are different from you and me,” Ernest Hemingway quipped, “Yes, they have more money.” Our response would have been equally dismissive, but a bit more peevish — something along the lines of “yeah, no sh-t, Scotty. When they get convicted of federal crimes, they spend less than two weeks behind bars, and they roll up to their cushy community service assignments in six-figure sports cars.” Take a look at the strange case of Felicity Huffman, for example. Back in March,  Huffman pled guilty to paying an SAT proctor in order to help her daughter cheat on the exam, thus ensuring the girl a place in the college of her choice. There were rumors that the judge was planning to throw the book at the actress, but in the end, Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison . Those who considered the punishment ridiculously lenient were even more incensed when Felicity was released 3 days early, serving just 11 days behind bars. Last week, Huffman was released from jail, and she promptly got all emotional, because that’s what she’s been doing at every stage of this process. And now, the second stage of her sentence begins. In keeping with the “slap on the wrist/white privilege” motif that’s thus far characterized Huffman’s jaunt through our criminal justice system, the actress must pay a $30,000 fine and serve 50 hours of community service. Earlier this week, she was spotted leaving The Teen Project, an organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth. It’s fitting, in a way, as kids from disadvantaged backgrounds are the ones who are less likely to be admitted to college because rich people insist on buying a place in the student body for their already-insanely-privileged kids. Apparently to pour salt in the woods of those who feel this was a grave miscarriage of justice, Huffman was reportedly chauffeured from the facility in her husband’s Porsche.  So has she learned anything from any of this? Almost certainly not, but she talked a good game throughout the sentencing process: “I’m sorry to you, judge. I am deeply sorry to the students, parents and colleges impacted by my actions,” the Emmy-winner said in court. “I am sorry to my daughters and my husband. I have betrayed them all. “I think this is the right sentence here,” U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani told Huffman at the time of her sentencing. “You can move forward and rebuild your life after this. Without this sentence, I think the community around you would ask why you got away with this.” Yeah, because we’re sure a harsher sentence would’ve made it impossible for the rich, famous actress to rebuild her life. During her pre-sentencing testimony, Huffman recalled the emotional turmoil she’s suffered as a result of her actions. “My mind keeps returning to the 30-minute drive to the testing center. I kept thinking, ‘Turn around,'”  Huffman says the worst part of the whole ordeal was when her daughter asked why she didn’t believe in her ability to get into college on her own: “I had no answer,” Huffman said. “I can only say I’m so sorry, Sophia. I was frightened, I was stupid, and I was so wrong. I am deeply ashamed of what I have done. I have done more damage than I could ever imagine. I realize now with my mothering that love and truth go hand in hand. I take full responsibility for my actions.” When an awkward conversation with a teen was the worst part of committing a federal crime, you know the sentence wasn’t harsh enough.

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Author Alice Walker Responds To Homophobic Actress Fired From ‘The Color Purple’ Production

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Source: The Washington Post / Getty The U.K. production of The Color Purple has been steeped in controversy after old homophobic tweets from the lead actress Oluwaseyi “Semi” Omooba resurfaced. She once wrote on Facebook, “I do not believe you can be born gay, and I do not believe homosexuality is right.” When she refused to apologize for her statements, she was let go from the production of The Color Purple and her agency. She proceeded to sue her former agency, Michael Garrett Associates, for religious discrimination. The ironic point of the whole situation is the character Omooba was meant to play, Celie, is known to be a queer character. Now, the author of the book in which the play is based, Alice Walker , is speaking out about Omooba’s firing. According to Shadow and Act , Walker defended Omooba’s dismissal from the U.K. production of her classic 1982 novel of the same name. “It is safe to say, after a frightful life serving and obeying abusive men, who raped in place of ‘making love,’ my grandmother, like Celie, was not attracted to men,” Walker said. “She was, in fact, very drawn to my grandfather’s lover, a beautiful woman who was kind to her, the only grown person who ever seemed to notice how remarkable and creative she was. In giving Celie the love of this woman, in every way love can be expressed, I was clear in my intention to demonstrate that she too, like all of us, deserved to be seen, appreciated, and deeply loved by someone who saw her as whole and worthy.” When addressing Omooba’s past remarks, Walker said: “Playing the role of Celie while not believing in her right to be loved, or to express her love in any way she chooses, would be a betrayal of women’s right to be free. As an elder, I urge all of us to think carefully about what I am saying, even as you, Oluwaseyi Omooba, sue the theatre company for voiding your contract.” Welp… The legend has spoken. Time will tell if Omooba will get the message.

Author Alice Walker Responds To Homophobic Actress Fired From ‘The Color Purple’ Production

Today Show Hosts React to "Shocking and Appalling" Rape Claim Against Matt Lauer

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb opened this morning’s new installment of The Today Show with their reactions to a scandal that is both personal and professional: A newly-reported rape accusation against Matt Lauer. As previously detailed, a former NBC staffer named Brooke Nevils told Ronan Farrow for the reporter’s latest book that Lauer sexually assaulted her in a Sochi hotel room during that city’s 2014 Olympic Games. According to Nevils, the ex-Today co-host (who was fired in November 2017 for sexual misconduct ) pushed her down on a bed and asked if she liked anal sex. Nevils then claims she said no , but Lauer ignored her declaration, didn’t use lubricant and raped hre from behind. “It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent,” Nevils tells Farrow in his book. “It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex.” She said she “bled for days” as a result of the incident. During the first hour of Wednesday’s edition of Today, Guthrie and Kotb responded to this allegation while sitting side-by-side, the latter in the chair formerly occupied by Lauer. “I feel like we owe it to our viewers to pause for a moment,” Guthrie said. “You know, this is shocking and appalling, and I honestly don’t even know what to say about it. I want to say that we — I know it wasn’t easy for our colleague Brooke [Nevils] to come forward then. It’s not easy now. “And we support her and any women who come forward with claims. It’s just very painful for all of us at NBC and who are at the Today show. It’s very, very, very difficult.” As it turns out, Nevils was the one who issued the complaint in 2017 that prompted Lauer’s firing. Her name was kept secret at the time, however. Shortly after Lauer was let go, a different accusation of rape was leveled against the disgraced star. Kotb, for her part, looked back at Lauer’s 2017 firing, which took place following an official complaint of inappropriate sexual behavior. “I’m looking at you, and I’m having a weird moment that we were sitting here just like this two years ago, and truth be told, Savannah and I did a little prayer upstairs just before just to sort of sort out what we were going to do,” she said. Continued Kotb this morning: “I think it’s like you feel like you’ve known someone for 12 years, and I don’t know if you guys have ever felt like that: You know someone, you know them, you feel like you know them inside and out. “And then, all of a sudden, like, a door opens up, and it’s a part of them you didn’t know. And we don’t know all the facts in all of this, but there are not allegations of an affair. There are allegations of a crime. I think that’s shocking to all of us here who’ve sat with Matt for many, many years. So, I think we’re going to just sort of continue to process this part of this horrific story. “And, as you said, you know, our thoughts are with Brooke. It’s not easy what she did to come forward. It’s not easy at all.” Guthrie concluded by saying “we’re disturbed to our core” and pledged to keep viewers informed of any new developments. Lauer, for his part, broke a lengthy silence in order to respond to this rape allegation. “I had an extramarital affair with Brooke Nevils in 2014,” he said, citing the night in  question and stating: “We performed oral sex on each other, we had vaginal sex, and we had anal sex. Each act was mutual and completely consensual.” Lauer later said in his statement: “I have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. Period.” NBC News, meanwhile, told Variety the following on Wednesday: “Matt Lauer’s conduct was appalling, horrific and reprehensible, as we said at the time.That’s why he was fired within 24 hours of us first learning of the complaint. Our hearts break again for our colleague.” View Slideshow: Matt Lauer: A Timeline of Terrible Behavior

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Rihanna Naked of the Day

Rihanna is releasing some kind of book, and these are in the book, so it is not the standard fake leaked nudes situation, where the celebs act like some hacker dude figured out their email and icloud details to release their cunt to the world, this is more the “I was a teen sex worker in Barbados, who sexualized myself at a young age for execs, got sent to America, built an audience with lame music, before getting beat by a man and turning edgy enough to become a huge fucking star”….and as that all worked itself out she did a lot of scandalous shoots to continue with content that told her story of being some sexual being….empowered…. So the younger titty pics of tits we’ve already seen because she’s that kind of popstar, mogul, empire, QUEEN OF BARBADOS – you know – she’s done some racier shit in the past and now that she’s fat it’s good to showcase to the world presented as art and I’m totally into that concept because any reason to see a nude is a good reason to me. JOIN THE NEWSLETTER YOU ASSHOLES! The post Rihanna Naked of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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Wesley Snipes Criticizes ‘New Jack City’ Sequel For ‘Recreating The Drug Culture’

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Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN L ast month, it was announced that “New Jack City” would be receiving a remake and now the star of the original movie, Wesley Snipes , has some thoughts. In a talk with Shadow and Act for his new movie with Eddie Murphy , “Dolemite Is My Name”, Snipes was asked about the “New Jack City” project. His response? “I’m not associated with it, you know. I’m have nothing to do with it at all,” he said. When pressed about his specific feelings for the flick, Snipes explained: “I think some things should be left alone…if it worked at the time under the circumstances. And the story was built around things that are current. I don’t particularly like the idea of recreating the drug culture. For what? […] I don’t know. They actually talked to me about doing it and I told them no. If I had a dime for every time I’ve said no. It’s a done deal, it’s a wrap.” The original “New Jack City” premiered in 1991 and it served as Mario Van Peebles ‘ directorial debut. It told the story of New York City drug lord Nino Brown (Snipes) and the detective, Scotty Appleton ( Ice-T ) who goes undercover to plot his downfall. Along with Snipes and Ice-T starring in the movie, Chris Rock, Michael Michele , and Allen Payne also had significant roles. Deadline made the announcement that the flick would be receiving a reboot, although the writer for the movie, Malcolm M. Mays deemed it a “sequel” on Instagram. Along with being a writer, Mays has also had a reoccurring role on the FX drama “Snowfall,” which also explores the inner workings of the drug world only this time, in L.A. where Mays is from. “New Jack City” has had major cultural impact, especially serving as the launching pad for the acting careers of Rock, Payne and Ice-T. Rock was especially memorable to audiences for his dramatic turn as “Pookie” Benny Robinson, a crack addict who eventually becomes a police informant and infiltrates the Cash Money Brothers gang. The flick was made for an estimated $8 million, according to Deadline, and it grossed around $48 million at the domestic box office. Although Mays is set to pen the script for the sequel, there is no director attached yet. Meanwhile, Mays is gearing up to direct and produce the feature film “Flint,” starring John Ortiz and T.I. The movie will follow a converted ex-con who’s found peace in the Tao principles. He finds himself caught up in a murder mystery set upon by his ex-lover and young mentee. His journey plays out in the backdrop of the Flint, MI water crisis and soon connections are made between the protagonist’s mystery and the water crisis afflicting the community where he grew up. SEE ALSO: Twitter Demands Justice For Joshua Brown Independent Of The Dallas Police Department Wendy Williams Is Reportedly Struggling To Book Celebrities For Her Talkshow [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3889153″ overlay=”true”]

Wesley Snipes Criticizes ‘New Jack City’ Sequel For ‘Recreating The Drug Culture’

Rihanna May Not Be Releasing New Music; However, She Is Giving Us A Visual Autobiography

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Source: Ilya S. Savenok / Getty Rihanna took to Instagram to announce a new project release; however, her music fans will be disappointed because it’s not R9. The beauty and fashion mogul will be releasing a visual autobiography. Yesss! We’ll get to see intimates portraits of Rihanna , giving us an even closer peek into her dynamic and busy life. View this post on Instagram ‪Over 5 years in the making… happy to finally share this collection of incredible memories. Thank you to all of the photographers and artists that contributed and to @phaidonsnaps for working with me to publish my first piece of art in a new industry! Make sure you pre-order the book now on therihannabook.com  #theRIHANNAbook‬ A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Oct 7, 2019 at 7:41am PDT Via Instagram, the star revealed that this project was over “5 years in the making.” As gracious as she always is, she thanked “all of the photographers and artists that contributed.” She gave a special shoutout to @phaidonsnaps for working with her “to publish [my] first piece of art in a new industry!” She released a short video on Instagram and it looks like a printing press and shows images of the artist posing in epic clothing, walking to private planes, during Crop Over in Barbados and more. Many of the images have never been published. Rihanna’s trajectory has catapulted exponentially and it will be fantastic to see this in visual form. The book will be available for $150.00 and begins shipping on October 24th. It has 504 pages and 1,050 images. There are also three limited edition books. The first one is $175.00 and releases on October 10th. It comes with a custom tabletop bookstand created in collaboration with The Haas Brothers. The second limited edition book is the Rihanna: Luxury Supreme and is available for $5500.00. The hefty price is due to the collaboration with The Haas Brothers who created a custom cast-resin tabletop bookstand that is plated in 18 carat gold color with a mirror finish. There is an Ultra Luxury Supreme option that has a hand carved art piece that hold the book, but that’s sold out. Beauties, will you be buying? If so, you can purchase and find more details at therihannabook.com . DON’T MISS: HAUGHT OR NAUGHT: Rihanna Steps Out At Paris Fashion Week Sporting A New Hairstyle [POLL]   The Fenty Fix: Is Rihanna Choosing Money Moves Over Music? Rihanna Drops Brow Pencil & Styler In 14 Shades + New Hydrating Pro Filt’r Foundation [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3058119″ overlay=”true”]

Rihanna May Not Be Releasing New Music; However, She Is Giving Us A Visual Autobiography

Emma Roberts – Still Skinny – Still Reading of the Day

While Emma Roberts’ boyfriend who she beat up and who may be her fiance, probably a marketing initiative of the Ryan Murphy Gay Sex TV Empire, because people like shows better when the two characters on the show are fucking in real life. GLEE did it too. Until Lea Michele’s gay lover killed himself from trauma he endured in the forced sex his contract forced him into, all while Gwyneth Paltrow’s gay husband watched….they are weird people at the Ryan Murphy Gay-Dom of TV hits… She’s out here giving those of into skinny girls who read an erection. Not that reading is that impressive of a skill, or even that hot, but this is the era of girls taking selfies, watching other folks living their lives on social media , getting their news off MEMES and angry tweeters…reading only happens when reading the captions in their favorite youtuber youtube video about how they went shopping….trying to position themselves as smart…while being uneducated, uninformed idiots who think what they say has meaning or substance because they heard it somewhere…likely a TIKTOK…. Not that reading makes you smart, but I like the concept, or seeing a girl dive into a book, tuning out all that noise and screentime, being present in their head, in their book, it’s relaxing, soothing, somee ASMR but less fucking creepy. I guess being a product of Eric Roberts unintentional sperm donation has worked out alright for her and the rest of you need to follow her lead and read a damn book you morons.. The post Emma Roberts – Still Skinny – Still Reading of the Day appeared first on DrunkenStepFather.com .

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“It Got Dark, Of Course” Erica Campbell Talks About Learning Of Husband Warryn’s Infidelity [VIDEO]

Source: Paras Griffin/BET / Getty Yesterday, Erica Campbell appeared on “The Tamron Hal Show.” She talked about several different topics, in promotion of her book More Than Pretty. She addressed bolstering the self esteem of her daughter Krista and also shared how she overcame a difficult period in her life, when her husband Warryn Campbell revealed that he had had an extramarital affair. See what she had to say about the experience below. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Tamron Hall: Marriage takes work. And in your marriage you had to put in even more work when he came to you with a confession. What did he tell you? Erica Campbell: He told me that he had been unfaithful and he told me that it had been years back and he told me he thought if he just stopped and just kept moving forward, it would be fine. And he said that he didn’t have peace and he couldn’t rest. And so we talked about it and strangely enough, I kind of knew it. I suspected it. But I was like, ‘Well, I don’t see any evidence. I don’t feel that.’ It got dark of course. You get angry. You go, ‘Okay, I’m good. I’m out. I got my own money. I can do this by myself. You live your life, I’m good. Look at me. This’ll be fine. But then I began to think about commitment and what I said to God. And how I said for better or for worse. And I began to think about him. I asked myself ‘Is he a mistake or did he make a mistake?’ And I believe he was a good man that made a mistake and there’s a difference. SEE ALSO:  Warryn & Erica Campbell Team Up To Release Their First Duet Together, “All Of My Life” [VIDEO] Tamron : You went to therapy? Erica : We went to therapy. We sat with my Bishop. I had a great circle of other married couples… Tamron : How did therapy help and did it allow you to unpack? So many times, especially women we blame ourselves if there’s infidelity. ‘I didn’t do something.’ ‘I wasn’t there.’ Erica : It was a combination. Yes he was irresponsible and selfish and I was consumed with my career. He literally asked me, ‘I need you to be home. I need some more time with you.’ And my ego said, ‘Excuse me, I’m on the road traveling. I’ve got Grammys. I’m selling records. SEE ALSO:  Nonbelievers Open Up To Erica Campbell About Why They Don’t Believe In God [VIDEO] Tamron : So did you blame yourself for this? Erica : No but that’s a part of it. It would be different if we were fine together, vacationing together and having great sex and all this stuff. But I know for sure we were detached. We were both in work mode. We would say that. He still needed me and I wasn’t available. And he says, ‘I could got on a plane. I could have said, ‘I need you because I’m struggling.’ You can watch this portion of Erica’s interview in the video below. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news.  ( Terms and conditions ).   [ione_media_gallery src=”http://getuperica.com/” id=”2660″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com .  ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Snoop Dogg Mourns The Loss Of His 10-Day-Old Grandson Amber Guyger Found Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Death Of Botham Jean Photographer Gets Shot 9 Times After Telling Teenagers To Stop Using The N-Word Follow @TheRSMS

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Demi Moore Says Her Mother Paid a Man to Rape Her

Demi Moore has gone public with a truly shocking and harrowing admission. It has to do with something that happened to the actress as a teenager… her mother’s role in this tragedy… and the affect it continues to have on the star. According to Moore in her just-released memoir, “Inside Out,” her very own mother orchestrated a sexual assault against Moore when the actress was 15 years old. In this book, Moore claims that her alcoholic mother, Virginia King, began taking her to bars to get noticed by men when Moore was a young teenager. One night, she came home to find an older man there … in possession of a key to the apartment. After this man had raped her, Moore alleges he said her mother had sold her to him. In the book, she writes: “It was rape. And a devastating betrayal, revealed by the man’s cruel question: how does it feel to be whored by your mother for $500?” Asked if she believed the man, Moore told Diane Sawyer in an interview  this week: “I think, in my deep heart no. I don’t think it was a straightforward transaction. But she still did give him the access, and put me in harm’s way.” Moore’s mother died in 1998. At the age of 12, Moore writes that her mom tried to commit suicide and she was the one who saved her life. “I remember using my fingers, the small fingers of a child, to dig the pills my mother had tried to swallow, out of her mouth,” Moore writes in the memoir, labeling this a “life-changing moment” for her. The actress would go on to check into rehab drug and alcohol abuse in the mid 1980s, prior to making it huge in Hollywood with roles in such blockbusters as Ghost, A Few Good Men and Indecent Proposal. She has made numerous headlines over the past several due to the many revelations in this book, such as: – One of the reasons she split from ex-husband Ashton Kutcher is that he talked her into threesomes that she later regretted . – She miscarried a baby girl six months into her pregnancy back when she was married to Kutcher. – After her divorce from Kutcher, she dropped down to 102 pounds and collapsed at a party and was hospitalised after smoking synthetic cannabis and inhaling nitrous oxide at one point. “I guess the fundamental question that came forward for me was, ‘How did I get here?'” Moore shared with Sawyer, referencing the party collapse and adding: “I mean, from where I started to what I’ve experienced, where I’ve been, how did I get here?” Continued the actress of this time period: “I lost me. I think the thing, if I were to look back, I would say, I blinded myself and I lost myself.” Inside Out went on sale on Tuesday, September 24. We wish Demi Moore the best.

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