Frank Ocean Sued By His Father For Defamation Frank Ocean’s father isn’t here for Frank airing out his personal family past, and making him look like a heartless bigot in the process. According to TMZ , Calvin Cooksey filed a defamation lawsuit against his son over Frank’s Tumblr letter in the wake of the Orlando shooting last summer, Frank recalled an incident in which his father called a transgender person the “F-word,” and inadvertently taught him a lesson about how gays are seen in the world. “I was 6 years old when I heard my dad call our transgender waitress a f****t as he dragged me out of a neighborhood diner saying we wouldn’t be served because she was dirty.” Well, Frank’s Daddy says not only is that story complete BS, but that it cost him several big-number financial opportunities in the film and music industries…which He feels like Frank owes him $14.5 million in damages over the situation. Mind you, he also sued Russell Simmons for $142 million for defamation back in 2014 for mentioning that he was a “deadbeat dad.” So apparently, no matter WHO you are…you talk isht about Calvin you get slapped with a multimillion dollar lawsuit. And who knew that Frank Ocean’s dad had all these industry prospects knocking at his door? Either way…it will be interesting to see how this case pans out. Splash/Instagram
Beyonce Made You Watch The CMAs It was insanity once news broke that Beyonce would be performing at the Country Music Awards. White people were mad. Fans were confused. And nobody could wait. Well the announcement made a whole new audience watch the Country Music Awards and the results were hilarious. Beyoncé is SLAYING for these white folks… But Keith Chesney doesn't seem impressed. pic.twitter.com/VB2HxYFmfS — Shady Music Facts (@TheFactsOfShade) November 3, 2016 Especially when you factor in the fact we had to wait hours to see her. We see what you did, CMAs. Here are the best reactions.
Man Beats His Roommate To Death Over Allegedly Stolen Beer If you get this angry over beer , then you probably shouldn’t be drinking it. The NYDailyNews is reporting a disturbing incident that took place in a Pennsylvania home between two roommates. A man named Justin Vankirk has been arrested for the murder of his roomie after he “allegedly” beat him to death over stolen beer. Vankirk noticed that some of his beloved brew was missing and believed his domestic partner, Charles Parker, was the culprit. according to the story, he immediately began to violently put hands and feet on Parker. Justin called 911 and reported the death himself, but gave some conflicting accounts of exactly what happened. Cops say Charles’ body was drug into the living room where Justin snapped a few pics of his lifeless body with a cell phone. Again, there are plenty of things in life worth fighting and possibly killing for, beer ain’t one of ’em. Image via Facebook/Handout
Charles Barkley, our favorite political pundit , is back with a new show on TNT called “The Race Card.” We think Charles is going to be giving us extremely good content weekly with sound bites and clips from his show. The anticipation is building…
Meme Accuses Tiffany & Co Of Copying Slave Collar If you’ve been poking around on social media today, you’ve probably run across a Facebook post that looks like this: Some believe that Tiffany made luxe slave collars for rich women to place on their main hand-maiden house slaves, then shifted the style to the mainstream once slavery was abolished. Others say it was the slave collar that inspired the style of the new chains. Either way…it sparked discussion and of course led to tons of people renouncing the brand, vowing to sell all their Tiffany jewelry, flooding Tiffany’s twitter account…and making memes like these: So has Tiffany been selling nouveau slave chains with a pricey tag all this time??? Have black women wearing these been tricked into branding themselves as slaves??? As it turns out…that’s not QUITE the case. But it’s up for a bit of debate. Although this pic has probably been floating around your feed masquerading as part of an exhibit featured in the brand new National Museum of African American History and Culture …that’s false. In fact, there’s no such slave collar featured in the museum at all, nor is there any mention of Tiffany & Co. creating the collar NOR of the jeweler modeling their “Return To Tiffany” collection after the collar. Now, according to Snopes.com , The photo ACTUALLY comes from The Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum of Philadelphia (LWFSM), and instead of being taken yesterday, it was actually taken last May. The caption in the photo reads: This 18th Century Brass Slave Collar with an engraved name (Patterson), fancy etchings and heart shaped pendant was favored by wealthy, white slave mistresses. However, it was not worn by them; instead it was used on her female slave. The collar was fitted around a negro slave’s neck and attached to a leash as her [indecipherable] … her around like a pet. Years later, famed [indecipherable, Charles] Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & [Co. Jewelers] used this infamous collar as a prototype to design his best-selling, choker necklace which [indecipherable] has a heart-shaped pendant attached. The necklace remains very popular today. So Tiffany definitely did not make or manufacture luxury slave collars for anyone. The company was founded in 1837, and the collar in the exhibit is from the 1700’s. BUT the collar still may have served as inspiration for the new choker necklaces… According to this exhibit, Tiffany’s founder Charles Lewis Tiffany was indeed directly inspired by the style of the collar and personally modeled the pendants in question after it. HOWEVER this also remains up for heavy debate, since the collar itself is from the 18th century, Charles Lewis Tiffany died in 1902, but the heart-shaped “Return To Tiffany” pendant necklaces weren’t introduced until around 1969. You can be the judge. It’s possible but not necessarily proven. Now what IS 100% true…Tiffany was largely started with $1000 ($15,000 by today’s inflation) that Charles gained through the cotton trade. Naturally, the use of slave labor is what even made the original seed money for the jewelry brand available. But truthfully…what US company wasn’t launched with the help of slave labor? So…do YOU feel compelled to toss your Tiffany out of the window after seeing these stories about the company’s most popular style? Facebook/Instagram
Every week, MTV’s writers and critics assemble and weigh in on new hotness, chart trash, and glimmers of hope in the pop music landscape. This week’s roundtable includes Jessica Hopper, David Turner, Meredith Graves, Meaghan Garvey, Eric Torres, Hazel Cills, Charles Aaron, Carvell Wallace, and Simon Vozick-Levinson. Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna, “This Is What You… Read more »
Every week, MTV’s writers and critics assemble and weigh in on new hotness, chart trash, and glimmers of hope in the pop music landscape. This week’s roundtable includes Ira Madison III, Hazel Cills, Jessica Hopper, Charles Aaron, Molly Lambert, Molly Beauchemin, Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib, Simon Vozick-Levinson, and David Turner. Rae Sremmurd, “By Chance” Embedded from www.youtube.com…. Read more »
Every week, MTV’s writers and critics assemble and weigh in on new hotness, chart trash, and glimmers of hope in the pop music landscape. This week’s roundtable includes Ira Madison III, Meaghan Garvey, Hazel Cills, Jessica Hopper, Charles Aaron, Molly Beauchemin, Carvell Wallace, Simon Vozick-Levinson, and David Turner. Alex Newell, “This Ain’t Over” Embedded from… Read more »
