Source: Jim Spellman / Getty Finding: Tweet BET is back with their Finding series , this time with singer Tweet. In the 30 minute episode, Tweet details her rise to fame. It was no smooth ride –– but it did include building blocks from Jodeci’s DeVante, partying with Whitney Houston, and a life-saving friendship with Missy Elliott. Tweet also explains why it took her 10 plus year to get back into the studio and why her relationship with her daughter was strained. Hit play.
Source: FayesVision / WENN Anansa Sims And Matt Barnes Hit The Beach It has been a month since Anansa Sims gave birth to her and Matt Barnes’ baby boy, Ashton Joseph Barnes and he’s already seeing their blended beach is better! Anansa and her boo Matt Barnes flicked it up on the sand as a family with Ashton. The mother of four now called Matt Barnes and Ashton her “blessings on blessings.” Anansa’s mom Beverly Johnson shared her own flick of her grandson, with the words “the future.” Isn’t he adorable? Here is an old flick of all SIX of the Barnes-Sims children, shared by grandma. Hit the flip for more of Matt Barnes and his adorable son, Ashton.
Source: Stockbyte / Getty After Multiple Reported Instances Of Discrimination, She Had Enough One Black girl is coming for the entire Blue Valley School District after she was told her skin was “too dark” to perform during a school dance. According to The Kansas City Star , Camille Sturdivant graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School in May 2018, and she was only one of two Black students on the 14-member Dazzlers dance team. According to a lawsuit filed by Sturdivant in U.S. District court, she suffered racial discrimination and was ostracized from dance team events out of retaliation for complaints she made in regards to her race. It was in 2017 that the dance team choreographer Kevin Murakami allegedly made remarks about Sturdivant’s skin being too dark. He said it would distract the audience from looking at the other dancers. “Murakami also told Sturdivant that her skin color clashed with the color of the costumes,” the suit said. Then in 2018, more pasty shenanigans allegedly went down when the dance team’s coach, Carley Fine, was fired for racial comments she made about Sturdivant, according to the lawsuit. Shortly before Sturdivant’s graduation, someone gave her the coach’s phone to play music for the dance team. According to the suit, Sturdivant saw messages between Fine and Murakami talking about how she recently won a spot on the Golden Girls dance team at the University of Missouri for the next year. The choreographer wrote, “THAT DOESN’T”T MAKE SENSE. I’m so mad.” The coach responded, “It actually makes my stomach hurt.” She then added, “Bc she’s (expletive) black. I hate that.” Sturdivant was sickened by the beige rage, and she showed the messages to her parents, according to the suit. They then showed the messages to the school principle. The coach was fired the next day, and she wasn’t allowed to be on school property or have contact with Sturdivant or any other members of the dance team. However, according to the suit, the former coach was seen at the school and with members of the dance squad multiple times afterwards. Sturdivant’s family also said that a team banquet paid for by the parents was canceled. However, they later learned that Fine and the other dancers, except Sturdivant, organized a dinner on the Plaza… On the same date as the canceled banquet. Smh. During the final dance performance of the school year, all of the team members, except Sturdivant and the other Black teammate, rocked ribbons on their costumes with the initials CL for Carley Fine, according to the suit. Sturdivant and the other Black student were also excluded from the team photos taken after the event, which was on school property. Now, Sturdivant’s lawsuit names the district, school principal Amy Pressly, Fine and Katie Porter, the parent of another dancer and a school district teacher, as the defendants. The Blue Valley district released the following statement regarding the lawsuit: “Respectful and meaningful relationships between staff and students are at the heart of Blue Valley’s culture. Discrimination of any kind has no place here. The District expects staff to treat all students with respect at all times, and any report that this expectation has not been fulfilled is taken very seriously. As stated in the Complaint, on May 1, 2018, Mrs. Sturdivant showed Dr. Pressly the text message between Mr. Murakami and Ms. Fine. Ms. Fine’s employment with the District was separated the following day on May 2, 2018.” Mhm. We’ll find out if that same energy works in court. The damages being sought by Sturdivant are unspecified.
“The Rewind” Ep 26 This week on “The Rewind” the Family Guy Landon Lavarius and The Bully DJ Franchise send a message to R. Kelly; “We see you!” The two discuss the “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary and they’re both disgusted. “It’s the people around R. Kelly who let this happen,” said DJ Franchise who gave the doc a 10/10. “I never even knew that Aaliyah was only 15. The security guy falsified documents—that’s jail time!” Landon also wondered if he’d actually do jail time or if the outrage is just a trend “Is R. Kelly about to go to jail now? Is this going to be a trend?” They also discuss Netflix’s hit “Birdbox”—blindfolds and all. Source: IOne Digital Video / iOne It’s “The Rewind!”
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Performers For This Year’s Grammy Awards Have Been Announced The Recording Academy just announced the first group of artists who are going to take the stage for this year’s 61st annual Grammy Awards . The performers on the list are Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Dan + Shay, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monáe, and Kacey Musgraves. One of the biggest nights in music is set to be hosted by Alicia Keys and will broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 10. Of course, all of the performers set to take the stage are also nominated for some awards. Camila Cabello received two nominations this year for Best Pop Solo Performance “Havana” along with Best Pop Vocal Album. Cardi B is nominated for Record of the Year for “I Like It”, Album Of The Year for her debut Invasion Of Privacy , Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with Maroon 5 for “Girls Like You”, Best Rap Performance for “Be Careful”, and Best Rap Album once again for Invasion Of Privacy . Two-time nominee Janelle Monáe is up for both Album Of The Year for her project Dirty Computer and Best Music Video for “Pynk”. More performers are sure to make an appearance during this year’s broadcast, but we’ll just have to wait and see once those are announced. This year’s Grammys is shaping up to be one for the books.
Source: Susan Lupton / EyeEm / Getty 71-Year-Old Woman Marries 17-Year-Old Boy She Met At Son’s Funeral Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people? Almeda and Gary Hardwick were married in 2016 when they were 71-years-old and 17-years-old respectively according to NYPost . The couple met at the funeral for Almeda’s 45-year-old son Robert. Weird enough for ya yet? If not, get a load of this… Gary met and married Almeda while attempting to escape a relationship with a 77-year-old woman that he had been dating. “We were always fighting,’ said Gary. “I fell into depression and was looking for a way out.” Almeda was previously married but her husband of 43-years died in 2013 and she’s been looking for a lil’ spark in her life and in her loins: Almeda said: “I’d noticed this young man with a lovely smile during the service and thought, ‘Wow, this is the one.’” “He was on the other side of the church, but I kept looking over at him. It was like a bright light through the grief. “Then, as I was walking to the door at the end, he came over and passed on his condolences. We didn’t have much time, but it was enough.” We’re sure that Almeda isn’t the first person to feel lust during a funeral but that doesn’t make it any less weird. Especially when the object of her lust is barely old enough to drive. She recalled: “I just came out with it and said to him, ‘Look, I’m 71 and you’re 17. Am I too old for you?’ He squeezed my hand, grinned and replied: “Age is just a number.”’ We feel like we need a long hot shower. The couple had sex for the first time on their wedding night and previously described each other as “wonderful lovers.” “It was wonderful, beyond my wildest dreams,” revealed Gary. “She really is my dream woman and the physical side of our relationship couldn’t be better.” Throw all these people away.
Source: Jim Spellman / Getty Alicia Keys Is Hosting The Grammy Awards This Year Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys is set to host the 2019 Grammy Awards. The singer made the exciting announcement via her very own YouTube channel on Tuesday morning. She will be the first female host of the show in 14 years. “I’m soooo EXCITED to announce that I’ll be hosting the 61st Annual Grammy Awards !! There’s so much in store and I CAN’T WAIT for y’all to see it ALL come to life ” she wrote in the caption of her video. Alicia Keys is only the fifth woman to ever host the Grammys in the show’s 61 year span, and on top of that, she’s only the third woman of color. This gig will also make the first woman to host the show in 14 years, following Queen Latifah in 2005, Rosie O’Donnell in 2000 and 1999, Ellen DeGeneres in 1997 and 1996, and Whoopi Goldberg in 1992. The choice to have a woman host this year is important for the show, especially after controversy during last year’s program. At last year’s Grammys, only six women were nominated in the show’s major categories, and Alessia Cara was the only woman to receive an award during the entire televised portion of the show. Along with the announcement of Keys as 2019’s host, 15 women are nominated in the top four categories this year, compared to only six in 2018. Congrats to Alicia Keys!
Source: Steve Granitz / Getty (Spoilers ahead!) Cardi B Watches ‘Bird Box’ And Has Questions Cardi B is just now catching up with the rest of social media by watching ‘Bird Box’ and she has questions. The movie caused some kind of hysteria online recently because of it’s ‘scary’ and unanswerable plot. Like many of us, upon viewing the Sandra Bullock lead movie, Cardi B is confused AF. She took to Instagram stories to give her fresh reaction to the movie, sorting out what SHE thinks may be the real monster in ‘Bird Box’. “So I’m finally watching this movie. Don’t f*cking judge me, suck my d*ck. I’m not a person to watch movies a lot. I need questions…I’m getting lost now. Where are they swimming to? Why are they in a River? Why everybody know to go to the house they in? Ok…another question…what are these n*ggas seeing? What’s making them wanna kill themselves. “ Then Cardi answers her own questions… “Are they f*cking seeing they bills? I think motherf*ckers is seeing they bills.” Cardi attempted to watch Bird Box earlier this morning and she had a few questions/comments pic.twitter.com/OwW03kGXuF — Bardi Updates (@BardiUpdates) January 9, 2019 These are legit questions! Although her video review has folks in shambles. Cardi B talking about bird box on IG has me sent to fucking space I can’t deal — MakeupbyMichaelFinch (@MichaelFinchxo) January 9, 2019 Cardi B watching #BirdBox pic.twitter.com/H9a2jFLskG — TrapMoneyTrina (@Trinajc_) January 11, 2019 Do YOU have answers for Belcalis???
Source: Shareif Ziyada/MTV/TRL / Getty Cyn Santana’s Words About Dating Black Men Bite Back The future Mrs. Joe Budden shared her dating preferences on a podcast from two years ago, and now it’s coming back to bite her in her Latina azz. Folks online have been rallying behind Cyn Santana, the mother of Joe Budden’s son, after a “ Love and Hip Hop episode ” revealed he’s been pretty much treating her like trash. Welp, the remorse last about a day until Twitter users shared a 2016 clip from Angela Yee’s “Lip Service” podcast where Cyn stupidly said she preferred Black men because they put Spanish women on a pedestal. The conversation started about J Lo dating Diddy and Cyn was all for it… I just like Black guys and Spanish girls. Y’all can keep the Puerto Rican men, I’m good. I do Black guys all day, sorry. I did the Spanish thing…doesn’t work out for me. I think they’re too emotional. Next, Cyn began to elaborate on her preference but immediately caught herself when she started to compare Spanish and Black women. Black guys cater to us Spanish girls, especially. Like they…you know what, let me not get into it. Black girls gonna take it personal, they gonna be like “uhh uhhh”! Anyway, I’m done with the papis. You can hear it at the 16:50 mark: What do you think of Cyn’s words? She defended herself online about her poor choice of words, calling it an “old a** interview”. @Liberiangyal that’s a lie those weren’t the words. how would I know how a black woman gets treated in a relationship? I’m not in it. Old ass interview, my young ass worded something poorly and today in social media everything gets taken completely out of context smh — Cyn Santana (@Cyn_Santana) January 9, 2019 Lastly, Cyn says she’s done using the N-word and loves “THE BLACK WOMAN” Nah I’m gonna explain myself because these strangers are black women. And I especially love THE BLACK WOMAN. I’ve never in my life bashed one. Never will. So yeah ima explain myself and shed some clarity on a clip that’s being spread around with little context https://t.co/HoxxtEvxSW — Cyn Santana (@Cyn_Santana) January 9, 2019 Growing up there was always a lot of tension between a Latina woman and a black woman. Why? I never understood it. Until my recent adult years. I understood why it’s a sensitive thing. The things black women endured historically. Actually, a lot of thanks to y’all. — Cyn Santana (@Cyn_Santana) January 9, 2019 I’ve used the N word ignorantly most of my life not knowing that it was actually a bad word and it was offensive. Took that word out of my vocab. The term “Spanish” was commonly used, in urban culture, in the hood, in the ghetto, to describe a Latina. took that out of my vocab — Cyn Santana (@Cyn_Santana) January 9, 2019 Cyn is running away from the conversation, but this didn’t stop folks from dragging her, unfortunately. Hit the flip to see how people are blowing this back in Cyn’s face on social media.
Source: Courtesy / VH1 BOSSIP Exclusive Interview with Ryan Henry Of Black Ink Crew: Chicago It’s been 5 years since doors opened to viewers and they heard Ryan Henry ‘s voice echo “Welcome to 9Mag ” for the first time. Since then, Ryan has been on a steady path to living out his dream as a tattoo artist and boss. This ambition was passed to him through the support of his departed sister and despite the ups and downs we see on television, Ryan remains relentless. Tonight 9Mag opens a bigger , better and more lavish version of their shop in the west side of Chicago. Our assistant editor Aiesha Arab spoke with Ryan recently about the differences in the operation and appearance of this new 9Mag, his new year’s resolutions, being suddenly single and what’s going on with him growing out his hair? Scroll down to get all the juicy details from Ryan himself. Make sure you hit the flip to read the rest! BOSSIP: Congratulations on opening a new shop…we heard it’s pretty fancy. RH: Thank you. It’s actually my largest 9Mag branch so it will be something for the books for me. It’ll be seen on the backend of the show. Last season on the show, people were able to see me leaving and start one shop, then come back. Later on, they’ll see what my expansion is. From starting in a studio to 5,000 square feet. From dealing with 2-3 people to now working with 15 people. BOSSIP: In your bio, we read a quote that said: “it’s lonely at the top.” Do you still feel this way? RH: I don’t desire to be at the top alone, I never have. I think that that statement came from when I started with a bunch of people and then I had some abandon me, and then I prospered through that. Me starting a newer 9Mag with an amazing team — I wouldn’t be anywhere without a great team — I don’t wanna be at the top at the top by myself. Hit the flip for more exclusively from Ryan Henry on growing out his hair and his thoughts on dating…
