Last year was pretty rough for Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra. Like, so rough that they very nearly got divorced. But 2019 has been a whole new chapter for them — they've been working on their new house, they're entering into their 10th year on Teen Mom, and of course they just welcomed their sweet little baby Vaeda a few months ago! Things seem entirely different than they were back then. But Catelynn and Tyler still struggling behind the scenes? Judging by this new statement from Cate … yeah, things don't sound too great. Could that divorce finally be happening?! 1. The Baltierras In discussing the problems between Catelynn and Tyler, where do we even begin? 2. A Look Back After all, they’ve been together since they were 12 years old, they had a child together a few years after that that they placed for adoption because her mother and his father, who had married each other, were abusive, neglectful addicts. 3. Man Oh Man Yeah, they’ve been through a lot, but they pushed through it, and in 2015, she got pregnant again with darling little Nova. It should have been a blissful, beautiful time for them, and we’re sure much of it was, but unfortunately, Catelynn developed severe postpartum depression. 4. Getting Help She dealt with it on her own for over a year before heading out to spend a few weeks at a treatment center in Arizona — and even then, she still struggled with depression after coming home. 5. Big Trouble? Tyler tried his best to be understanding and supportive, but as we saw on Teen Mom OG, after a while he began to feel like he was part of her problem. They really, really struggled for at least two years after Nova was born. 6. Oh No By the fall of 2017 though, they were in a better place, and they thought the time would be right to try for another baby. She did get pregnant quickly, but she suffered a miscarriage. View Slideshow
Last summer there where a slew of teen shootings in metro Atlanta. These unfortunate events spawned the community to leap into action to stop any further any senseless violence and loss. (See Reec of Hot 107.9 on 11 Alive Talking about 2018 Teen Violence Prevention). This year several organizations have banded together to be proactive in their approach to keep our communities teens safe this summer and prevent families from dealing with the tragedy that last years summer presented. This initiative has been dubbed #Project79, and the collaborative is spearheaded by Keith A. Lewis, Founder of I’m a father First Foundation. Through strategic partnerships with businesses, non profits, community leaders and venues, Project 79 will offer daily activities, job opportunities and mentors for teens, mainly young black boys and men. These initiatives will range from seminars, group Stone Mountain climbs and even a water gun fight! Here are a few upcoming events!
T his year’s Tony Awards could turn out to be a historic evening for Black women in the realm of dance. According to Forbes , choreographer and artistic director Camille A. Brown is the first Black woman to be nominated in the Best Choreography category in 23 years. #ICYMI this piece about @CamilleABrown #dance #choreographers https://t.co/AZnPkrZzVK — Dance/USA (@DanceUSAorg) June 7, 2019 Brown—who is the founder of the New York City-based Camille A. Brown & Dancers dance company—is nominated for her work on the play Choir Boy . The play, which was written by Tarell Alvin McCraney , chronicles the experiences of a Black student who leads a gospel choir. Brown intertwined the storyline with powerful forms of dance expression. She says the premise of the play prompted her to pull inspiration from South African dance traditions, Step dance routines, and Juba dance which was started by Africans who were enslaved. “When I was hearing the spirituals [in Choir Boy] I was thinking about the historical context of them because they’re over 200 years old, but then looking at the men [in the cast] and how they are walking in life in 2019,” she told Deadline in an interview. “I told them that this was a time for them to be unapologetic on stage, and to step into what all this means. I told them, you’re carrying this historical information but you’re also carrying who you are. It’s not just about me coming in and putting in steps – there has to be the need and intention, an urgency, this combination of working and moving our bodies in space and having a dialogue.” The award-winning choreographer has had a storied career in the dance industry. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts and went on to dance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Brown’s dance company has performed internationally and she has led the choreography for shows that include Once on This Island and Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! . Brown says being nominated for the Tony Award is meaningful and speaks volumes about the need for more representation in dance and theatre. “When I wanted to do theatre, I didn’t see many reflections of myself. This Tony nomination is so important to me, and has deep meaning, because the last black woman that was nominated in this category was Marlies Yearby in 1996, for Rent ,” she said. “I have I hope that a young black girl who wants to choreograph for theater but doesn’t necessarily see many black females can see a reflection of herself through me.” The 73rd Tony Awards will air on June 9. SEE ALSO: Yale University Elects First Black Student Body President Lonnie G. Bunch III Makes History As Smithsonian’s First Black Secretary [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3853862″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty Carl Crawford Welcomes Another Baby? It seems like Carl Crawford has another baby to care for. The retired MLB baller turned music mogul just (allegedly) welcomed a baby girl at the end of last year with a Texas area woman named Gabby . Now another woman from Houston named Megan is showing off her newborn seed who has Carl’s last name. So far neither the mom or Carl has confirmed publicly he is the dad, but the streets are talking! Megan Monae shared photos of her over the moon-themed baby shower and newborn baby to Instagram. Rumors are swirling that Carl is the father of the baby boy, who bears a striking resemblance to his alleged father. Here she is: View this post on Instagram Patiently waiting on my baby boy A post shared by MeganMonae (@megan_monae) on Mar 21, 2019 at 5:10pm PDT Hit the flip to see Megan’s baby boy, Carson D. Crawford. Does he look like Carl to YOU?
Source: Lachlan Cunningham / Getty Kawhi Leonard Talks Infamous Laugh And Eating Bull Penis Last night the Toronto Raptors got themselves ONE game closer to becoming the 2019 NBA champions with a HUGE 105-92 win over the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Prior to the game Kawhi sat down with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols for a conversation that ranged from his now-infamous creep laugh to the time Serge Ibaka made him eat bull’s penis pizza. Yeah. Press play below to hear what Kawhi has to say. YUCK.
Jenelle Evans has made some bad choices in her time. That much is undeniable. We'd be here all day if we tried to recount each and every time she screwed up, so let's just go ahead and say that her biggest mistake in her whole entire life was probably getting with David Eason. Mostly because he's a disgusting human being, but also because during her time with him, he's caused her to continue to make some seriously questionable decisions. You know, like if she'd never married David, then he never could have killed her dog , and he never would have gotten all the kids removed from their care . She probably would have married a different terrible dude, maybe even someone worse than David, but let's just focus on this timeline. Because this timeline is getting real, real bad. After Jenelle and David lost custody temporarily, they managed to hold things together — for a little bit, anyway. But as we saw earlier this week, they simply cannot hold it together anymore. That's why we've seen Jenelle fighting with her mom outside the courthouse in front of paparazzi, and that's why we've seen David flip Nathan off , also in front of paparazzi. These are all just really awful choices for them to be making during this crucial time. If they really want to regain custody, they need to be on their best behavior, and this just is not it. And if all the courthouse feuding wasn't bad enough, Jenelle's gone and released a new video on her YouTube channel that, considering everything, is just downright disturbing. The video, which you can watch in full below, went up earlier this morning, and it's titled “Getting Chickens and Chicks.. FIRST TIME.” Yep, she's still trying to make that “homestead” thing happen . It's not going to happen. So we're not going to go through the whole entire video because it really is mostly about chickens, but there are definitely more than a few interesting bits besides all that. For instance, at the beginning we see Jenelle sitting outside, talking about gardening, and who is sitting beside her, being so good and sweet? Nugget. Believe it or not, Nugget can be seen several times throughout the video, following everyone around because she was a family dog, and that's what they do. What's especially heartbreaking is that most of the time Nugget appears, she's keeping close to the kids, and, of course, not being the least big aggressive towards any of them. Oh yeah, because the kids are there, too — Ensley, Kaiser, Jace, and Maryssa are all heavily featured here. Also heavily featured are the original Eason chickens, many of which are no longer with us since they were killed by Jax, Jenelle's pitbull, because she didn't supervise them and she never bothered to try to train her dog. It's just … it's weird, right? Obviously Jenelle's got a lot of extra free time now that all the kids are gone, so she's just chilling at home, editing the footage from “happier times” when the family was altogether. That's one thing, but the fact that she uploaded this to YouTube and didn't realize how inappropriate it is now with everything that's happened is honestly concerning. And judging by the comments on the video so far, people are very concerned. “Psycho husband,” one person wrote. “Kissing chickens one minute and then shooting his dog the next.” Someone else referenced an already classic comment Barbara made during her fight with Jenelle at the courthouse with “It's a shame how fake this video is as a happy family … your mom's right! 'It's all for the cameras!!!'” “Seriously, I can't believe u post videos like this when u have lost ur kids, ur psycho husband shot ur pet dog!!!!” yet another outraged Teen Mom fan told her. “Totally sick beyond words.” Finally, one person summed everything up pretty well with “What's wrong with you???? You have no business with animals! The only animal you should be concerned with is the one you are married to!” We wish we could say we're surprised that Jenelle made such a poor choice in sharing this, but really nothing she does anymore is all that surprising. Watch Jenelle pretend to have a happy family in the video below:
Source: Flavia Morlachetti / Getty There are certain unspoken rules when traveling–the person with the window seat controls the shade, the middle person gets the both armrest, and don’t put your feet on the person’s armrest in front of you. Well this one passenger violated the foot rule and this 4-year-old was not having it. Related: #BlackGirlMagic: 14-Year-Old Makes History By Getting Accepted Into Spelman After a trip to Walt Disney World, 4-year-old Rodney Small and his father were on a flight heading back to Texas when Rodney noticed something interesting. The passenger behind him had taken off their shoes and rested their feet on his arm rest. Related: Need A Getaway? Here Are The Best Flight Deals Leaving DTW Rodney was not feeling it and had something to say. Check out his hilarious response: A dad busts out in laughter at his 4-year-old son’s reaction to a woman’s barefoot propped up on the side of his chair on an airplane flying home from Disney World. https://t.co/izr7xjYum9 pic.twitter.com/7WLQmGXC8q — ABC News (@ABC) June 6, 2019 Well Rodney, kudos to you for standing up for yourself on that flight!
Source: summer jam stretchd rocko / summer jam stretchd rocko Rapper In Legal Hot Water For Abandoning Construction Of Home A Georgia woman has sued Rocko for causing thousands in damages on her home after bailing on a house flip job, BOSSIP can reveal. Minnie Lindsey sued Rocko – whose real name is Rodney Hill – for negligence last month, accusing the U.O.E.N.O. rapper of abandoning a construction job on the property next door to hers – but not before causing some $15,000 in damages to her place. According to court papers obtained by BOSSIP, Lindsey said that Rocko bought the property next to hers in 2017 and started construction on it. However work stopped about a month later, and Lindsey noticed that her brick retaining wall was removed without her permission. Lindsey’s wall had been securing her property’s fence, and it has since caved in, court papers state. Without the fence, Lindsey’s home garden is eroding, Lindsey’s lawyer, Jenaye Peterson, told BOSSIP. Rocko acquired the previously abandoned property to try to flip it, but may have run out of money for the renovation, Peterson said, adding that she sent him a legal letter, and he responded, promising to fix the wall, but hasn’t. Monica’s son’s father hasn’t responded to the case, probably because Lindsey hasn’t managed to serve him yet. This isn’t the only legal battle that Rocko is fighting. We exclusively revealed that the state Attorney General’s Office sued Rocko on behalf of a woman named Tinashel Phillips over paternity and supporting her daughter. Rocko hasn’t responded in that case either.
Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Tamar Braxton has and and always will be one of the most controversial reality TV stars of all time. She’s always full of shenanigans, drama and self-centeredness. This week on the young new season of Braxton Family Values she may have reached her toxic final form. Tamar set out to celebrate her birthday and had a whole slew of events ready and planned all around her. Things seemed to be going well until her sister, Trina, had the audacity to…uh…get proposed to? Tamar mad at Trina and calling her a bitch like she knew Von was going to propose #braxtonfamilyvalues pic.twitter.com/2vtMXrEJMY — Great (@versaceclip) June 7, 2019 That’s right. Trina’s beaux proposed to her during Tamar’s birthday festivities and she stormed off, then called her sister a B****. This has been the last straw for a lot of BFV fans who are absolutely fed up with Tamar over the years. So you know what we got? A whole hell of a dragging for the ages. Take a look…
