Source: Gregg DeGuire / Getty Raz B continues to be neatly wrapped up in the struggle. The B2K singer is behind bars in Minneapolis after getting into an altercation with his girlfriend. Reports TMZ : According to the Hennepin County jail … the B2K singer was arrested for domestic assault by strangulation early Wednesday morning. Our sources say the victim was Raz’s girlfriend, and cops say they took photos of her alleged injuries as evidence. Raz is currently being held without bail. B2K has a concert scheduled for Wednesday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis as part of their reunion tour. Raz’s side claims that he got into an argument with his girlfriend but it only got physical when she attacked him. He maintains that he didn’t intentionally strike her and that he was only defending himself. Reportedly, there may be surveillance footage since the incident occurred in a parking lot. — Photo: Getty
HBO Sports Celebrates Muhammad Ali Documentary At Tribeca Film Festival Source: Dorothy Hong / HBO This past weekend, HBO Sports® celebrated the upcoming documentary “What’s My Name | Muhammad Ali” at Tribeca Film Festival with an art gallery experience. Held at Chase Contemporary Art Gallery in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, the experience featured a special Q&A discussion with Antoine Fuqua (Director) and Maverick Carter (Executive Producer) moderated by culture journalist Rembert Brown . Source: Dorothy Hong / HBO Inside the gallery, guests, including ex-wife of Eddie Murphy, Nicole Murphy , were treated to a collection of special art pieces and photos by iconic artists like Andy Warhol, Neil Leifer and more. See more of guests, panel, and event scenery by hitting the flip!
Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Raz B Arrested For Domestic Violence Oh no! Things between Raz B and his girlfriend Kallee Brookes have gone down a dark road. According to TMZ , Raz B is facing a domestic violence charge in Minneapolis after his girlfriend informed a family member about them having an altercation. According to the 911 call, Raz be was allegedly strangling Kallee on a ramp outside of a Macy’s. This led to cops being called and Raz B being arrested. Raz is currently being held without bail. Raz claims he was defending himself according to sources close to him. Police are still investigating to see what led to the altercation. Since the incident happened in a parking lot area, don’t be surprised if some footage pops up. SMH. View this post on Instagram B2K is taking over SiriusXM ALL WEEKEND!! Make sure you’re locked in to @SiriusXM @SiriusXMFLY starting tomorrow at 4pm ET/1pm PT!! #B2K #Omarion #Boog #Fizz #RazB A post shared by B2K Official Page (@b2k) on Apr 18, 2019 at 4:01pm PDT B2K has a concert scheduled for Wednesday night at the Target Center in Minneapolis as part of their reunion tour. C’mon man. Stop the domestic violence!
Source: Joe Alvarez / WENN A lil positivity… Viola Davis Reveals Pre-Diabetes Diagnosis Even someone as fit as Viola Davis can health problems. The 53-year-old actress appeared on The TODAY Show today to reveal that she’s pre-diabetic. The “How To Get Away With Murder” star told TODAY that the disease runs in her family and she’s speaking out for a valiant reason. Viola spoke out alongside her sisters Dianne Davis Wright and Deloris Grant to discuss the disease and “A Touch of Sugar,” a Merck documentary funded by the pharma company about diabetes health care. According to Viola, she had no symptoms before finding out she was pre-diabetic. . @violadavis announces she’s been diagnosed with prediabetes. She explains to @savannahguthrie why she decided to come forward now and share her story publicly pic.twitter.com/SucvOcrWvY — TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 26, 2019 Viola also spoke further on the documentary via Instagram. “I am thrilled to announce that I’m working with @Merck as the narrator of #ATouchOfSugarFilm—a documentary that dives into the #type2diabetes epidemic that affects people in every community in the U.S., including my own family.” View this post on Instagram I’m thrilled to announce that I’m working with @Merck as the narrator of #ATouchOfSugarFilm—a documentary that dives into the #type2diabetes epidemic that affects people in every community in the U.S., including my own family. I’ll be at the @Tribeca Film Festival debut tomorrow to share my story for the first time and to help reinforce #T2D as an urgent public health issue. Preview the film here and click the link in my bio to watch the full trailer! #Tribeca2019 #sponsored A post shared by Viola Davis (@violadavis) on Apr 24, 2019 at 6:03am PDT “A Touch Of Sugar” will debut at the Tribeca Film Festival and promises to be open and honest. “A Touch of Sugar is an honest depiction of life with type 2 diabetes that puts a much-needed spotlight on the real people affected by it firsthand,” said Conrod Kelly, Executive Director, Diabetes Franchise at Merck. “Although the disease is a result of a combination of genetics, lifestyle, and environment, there are steps we can take together to help reduce its impact on individuals and their families. With this documentary, Merck is dedicated to increasing awareness and inspiring action to ultimately confront America’s type 2 diabetes epidemic head on – one community and one patient at a time.” View this post on Instagram Announcing our #ATouchOfSugarFilm narrator @violadavis! The #type2diabetes epidemic affects people in every community in the U.S., including Viola’s own family. She’ll be sharing her story for the first time as part of the film’s debut during the @tribeca Film Festival tomorrow Follow along live in our stories and find more info at the link in our bio. A post shared by Merck (@merck) on Apr 24, 2019 at 7:45am PDT Kudos to Queen Viola for speaking out on this important subject.
Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN Via Bossip : Audiences fell in love with Tracy Morgan’s latest series, The Last O.G., when it hit the small screens in 2018. Now, as we wait for the premiere of season 2 tonight, the comedian is back to talk about the impact the series has had on his real life. Text “RICKEY”to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news . ( Terms and conditions ). Both Morgan and his co-star Tiffany Haddish play characters that were born and raised in Brooklyn , which mimics his real life. 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 Because of the success of The Last O.G.’s first season, Tracy has been working to fix up his old neighborhood in real life. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1610648″ overlay=”true”] ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Nick Cannon Vows To Keep Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy Alive, But Is He Finishing His Dr. Sebi Documentary? Singer Tweet Speaks Out About Why She Won’t Attend Church Anymore, Compares Her Struggle To Le’Andria Johnson’s [VIDEO] “Why Did This Happen To Me?” R. Kelly’s Ex-Hair Braider Said Singer Tried To Force Oral Sex & Spat On Her [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
Paul McCartney is the latest musical icon to talk openly about Michael Jackson. Specifically, of course, Paul McCartney is the latest musical icon to talk openly about the strong likelyhood that Michael Jackson was almost a serial child molestor. Such accusations against Jackson are not new. But they’ve been brought to the forefront of late and emphasized in the most personal and heinous of ways by the documentary Leaving Neverland . It aired on HBO last month and centered on James Safechuck and Wade Robson, two men who claim the superstar abused them while they were young boys during the 1980s and 1990s. The film includes interviews with its subjects, along with harrowing details of their alleged ordeal and relationship with Jackson. It appears to have convinced many previous doubters that Jackson truly was guilty of these awful crimes and misdeeds. McCartney, the legendary former member of The Beatles, hasn’t defended Jackson in his first comments since the movie aired. But he has expressed legitimate shock over what the documentary depicts and concludes. “I think it’s sad,” McCartney told Radio Futuro in Chile, where he has been performing. “Obviously Michael was a great singer, a great artist and a great dancer. For years we’ve loved that. Nobody knew about the other side that’s shown in that movie,” the artist added. That’s not really true, of course. Jackson was taken to court (and acquitted) in 2005 on similar charges of molestation, whilc (reliable) talk about these kinds of actions following the singer around until his death in June of 2009. “When I knew him he was a really nice guy. I didn’t know about the dark side,” McCartney continues in this interview, adding: “It makes it very difficult to look back on the memories which were good memories, to think, oh boy, there was other stuff going on.” Jackson covered McCartney’s song “Girlfriend” on his “Off the Wall” album in 1979. The pair also recorded “The Girl Is Mine” together, along with “Say Say Say.” They were pretty close many decades ago, which is why it’s so hard for McCartney to accept the probable truth about Jackson. “For me, I’m okay to just stay with the personal memories I had of him. The other side is the other side. I don’t know about that,” McCartney said, concluding: “I can understand why people are very disappointed in him and angry that he had the dark side.” The other music Hall of Famers who have spoken out about Jackson have stuck their foot far deeper into their mouths than McCartney does here. In a truly stunning and nauseating statement, Barbara Streisand recently said of The King of Pop : “His sexual needs were his sexual needs, coming from whatever childhood he has or whatever DNA he has. You can say ‘molested’, but those children, as you heard say [the grown-up Robson and Safechuck], they were thrilled to be there.” YIKES, right? She even added: “They both married and they both have children, so it didn’t kill them.” Ummm… so we guess the well-orchestrated molestation was okay then, Babs? The singer/actress eventually apologized for these wildly tone deaf remarks, saying on Instagram: I am profoundly sorry for any pain or misunderstanding I caused by not choosing my words more carefully about Michael Jackson and his victims, because the words as printed do not reflect my true feelings. I didn’t mean to dismiss the trauma these boys experienced in any way. Like all survivors of sexual assault, they will have to carry this for the rest of their lives. I feel deep remorse and I hope that James and Wade know that I truly respect and admire them for speaking their truth. Diana Ross, however, is apparently standing by her words. The Supremes singer referred to Jackson a “magnificent incredible force” and asked his accusers to ” stop in the name of love ” in an impassioned, disgusting Tweet last week. “This is what’s on my heart this morning. I believe and trust that Michael Jackson was and is A magnificent incredible force to me and to many other.” Ross concluded the messages by quoting one of The Supremes most famous hits, writing: “STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE.” She was famously quite tight with Jackson, which is why we’d like to amend this conclusion and address Ross as follows: STOP BEING TERRIBLE AND INSENSITIVE AND TOTALLY BLIND TO WHAT JACKSONW WAS IN THE NAME OF FRIENDSHIP. View Slideshow: Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson Victims Reveal Sickening New Allegations
Source: Judy Eddy/WENN.com / WENN Meek Mill’s crusade to expose our faulty criminal justice system is about to be televised. He recently released a teaser for his upcoming six-part show. As spotted on HipHopDX , the Maybach Music MC dropped the official trailer to Free Meek during his recent concert at the Met. In a partnership with Amazon and Prime Video, the series will detail his long history of unjust interactions with the law stemming from when he was a teenager. According to the project summary, “ Free Meek is an upcoming documentary series that will follow Meek and his fight for exoneration while exposing flaws in the criminal justice system. The series will give viewers unprecedented access to the star’s life, career, and criminal justice odyssey while demonstrating the negative effects long tail probation is having on urban communities of color.” The preview features footage from various live performances spliced with court documents; a voiceover saying “I have never seen a case built on less” sets the tone for the clip. Meek also provides a testimonial regarding his experiences. “I never really looked at it as a nightmare, I looked at it as real life for a black kid in America. This is real life” he shared. Originally announced in May 2018 the documentary series is executive produced by JAY-Z, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman and Paul and Isaac Solotaroff. Free Meek is set to premiere later this year. You can view the trailer below. — Photo: WENN
Source: John Gunion / Getty The internet was in shambles back in January after Surviving R. Kelly aired. The famed singer has faced sexual misconduct accusations for more than two decades, but it was Lifetime’s 6-part doc that finally put the nail in his pied piper coffin—or so we pray. As several women came forward in the documentary to describe how they were controlled and abused by Kelly , fans and critics of the accused pedophile began arguing online about whether or not the world really needed to #MuteRKelly. Obviously, the answer is YES…but unreasonable stans argued they could “separate the art from the artist” …that the man has nothing to do with the music. How? Supporting the art literally puts money in the artist’s pocket. Not to mention, R. Kelly alluded to his abuse of young Black girls all throughout the music he wrote from himself and others. Now music lovers are having the same “art vs. artist” argument after watching Leaving Neverland , the agonizing documentary about the alleged abuse two boys faced at the hands of the late Michael Jackson . Should we mute MJ? Stevie Wonder doesn’t seem to think so… “He’s died, he’s dead. Hopefully, we can continue the legacy of inspiration he has given a lot of kids and a lot of people,” he told TMZ . Hit the flip to see what folks have had to say on the topic.
Source: E! Entertainment / Getty Oprah famously interview Michael Jackson at his estate in 1993. They laughed, they smiled, he charmed us with his moonwalk. Fast-forward to today and she’s being slammed for interviewing the alleged survivors of Leaving Neverland. View this post on Instagram #PressPlay: #MoNique and her husband #SidneyHicks share their thoughts on #Oprah and her decision to interview #MichaelJackson’s #LeavingNeverland accusers!! A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Mar 7, 2019 at 10:44am PST Comedienne Mo’nique particularly had a problem with Oprah’s interview and questioned if she did it for ratings? “Here’s a man that was found not guilty in the eyes of the law,” Mo said during the broadcast with her husband Sidney Hicks. “And you wait for 10 years after this man was deceased, to now do an interview with people who said they lied.” She added, “For me, it’s sad and disheartening. That man welcomed you in his home. And you spoke of how beautiful, and all the love this man has shown children all over the world.” Clearly Mo isn’t letting up in Oprah anytime soon. “When we’re calling someone a molester and they’re no longer here… Michael Jackson is not here to defend himself, which is a major problem. [He was] found not guilty… then you come back and you allow these two men to get on your platform and tell this story, and that man cannot defend himself, who does that?” What say you? Was Oprah in the right or the wrong? RELATED STORIES: The ‘Leaving Neverland’ Documentary Left Michael Jackson Fans Polarized Bobby Brown Says He Taught Michael Jackson How To Do The Moonwalk
“L eaving Neverland ” premiered Sunday and Monday on HBO. The documentary about child abuse allegations against Michael Jackson has caused many people to question the future of the King of Pop’s legacy. However, Paris Jackson , 20, is standing by her dad. See Also: ‘I Thought It Was A Hoax’: Sparkle Talks R. Kelly’s Marriage To Aaliyah Paris Jackson said she he has not seen the documentary and “was not offered the chance to see it before it premiered at Sundance,” TMZ reported. Nonetheless, she “firmly believes” Michael Jackson was not a pedophile. In 1993, Michael Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy. In January of 1994, he reportedly settled for $23 million. The accuser’s father committed suicide in 2009, five months after the singer died. Jordan Chandler reportedly has never come forward about the allegations and supposedly lives outside of the country. In 2017, when Wade Robson, a choreographer who is featured in “Leaving Neverland,” accused Michael Jackson of sexual assault—even though he’d said in the past the singer didn’t assault him—there was a hunt to find Chandler. According to The Daily Mail , he left the U.S. to avoid investigators. In 2003, Michael Jackson was charged with seven counts of child molestation and two counts of administering an intoxicating agent to a 13-year-old boy. He was ultimately acquitted of all charges. Robson testified at the 2003 trial, but James Safechuck , the other person featured in “Leaving Neverland,” did not. Many people have been saying the documentary is untrue, including Brett Barnes , who said he knew Michael Jackson when he was child. According to TMZ , the film “implies Jackson molested him as a boy. As for why Barnes thinks this … Wade Robson — one of the singer’s well-known alleged victims — claims in the doc, Barnes ‘replaced him.’ The film then shows Michael and Brett together on tour. Thus, the insinuation.” Barnes has threatened HBO with a lawsuit “claiming the documentary puts him in a false light and subjects him to ‘hatred, contempt and ridicule.’ Presumably, the lawyer is saying MJ supporters will target Barnes as a result of the documentary.” Barnes testified at Michael Jackson’s criminal trial in 2005 and said he was never assaulted by him. He also tweeted this in January. Not only do we have to deal with these lies, but we’ve also got to deal with people perpetuating these lies. The fact that they fail to do the small amount of research it takes to prove these are lies, by choice or not, makes it even worse. — Brett Barnes (@IAmBrettBarnes) January 30, 2019 Michael Jackson was acquitted of all charges. SEE ALSO: All The Ways Cops Are Still Trying To Cover Up LaQuan McDonald’s Execution Outrageous! Figurines Of White Cherub Crushing Head Of Black Angel Removed From Dollar Store Meet Jogger Joe, The Man Who Took Racist Cue From BBQ Becky In Tossing Homeless Man’s Clothes
