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Amandla Stenberg Explains The Meaning Behind Her Name…And It’s Perfect

David M. Russell | Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution Amandla Stenberg Hits Up Live With Kelly And Ryan,  Talks The Hate U Give & More Actress Amandla Stenberg stopped by Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk all about her latest film, The Hate U Give , the meaning behind her unique name, and more. For those who haven’t seen the movie , the incredibly talented 19-year-old shared a quick synopsis: “It’s based on this incredible book, by Angie Thomas, about this girl named Star who is code-switching between two different environments—her neighborhood, which is Black and lower income, and the school that she goes to, which is White and privileged. She kind of has to confront who she is and if she’s willing to speak up once this tragic event happens. She is pulled over with her best friend in her neighborhood, by a White police officer, and the police officer thinks that he’s reaching for a gun, when he’s really reaching for a hairbrush—and he shoots him and kills him.” “It follows the trial as these different communities internalize what that means. Her safety is kind of compromised and she has to make the decision to stand up for her community.” When asked by Ryan Seacrest, “What’s been the reaction from teenagers and young adults?” Amandla responds: “Man, it’s been amazing. I mean, it’s been really emotional for sure…especially for Black girls who feel really represented by it and validated by it, which is exactly how I felt when I read the book. It’s amazing.” Amandla also explained the meaning behind her strong, yet adorable , name: “Amandla means ‘power’ in Xhosa and Zulu. It was a part of an anti-apartheid rallying cry in South Africa.” As for whether or not being named “power” makes her feels any added pressure, the rising star’s response couldn’t have been better: “I guess it’s like a prophecy. That’s the way I like to look at it.” Watch that portion of the interview on the flip. The Hate U Give is in theaters now.

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9-Year-Old Who Was Wrongfully Accused Of Groping “Cornerstore Caroline” Says He Doesn’t Forgive Her

Image via Westend61/Getty He Says “She Needs Help” Nine-year-old Jeremiah Harvey is speaking out after he was wrongfully accused of groping a White woman’s butt in a Brooklyn corner store. According to ABC News , the incident happened last week when Teresa Klein called the police on Jeremiah on claims that he touched her. However, the security-camera proved differently. It showed that Jeremiah’s backpack brushed up against Klein’s backside as he passed her in the store. Jeremiah’s hands are clearly in front of him as he passes her in the video. Klein eventually issued an apology, but the Brooklyn neighborhood was not satisfied. Video of Klein calling 911 on Jeremiah was caught on video and went viral, causing Klein to be dubbed “Cornerstore Caroline.” A community meeting was organized this week by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and people, including Jeremiah’s mom, spoke out about the situation. “What happened to us respecting one another, having unity and being neighborly,” said his mom, Someko Bellille. Jeremiah also delivered a message at the meeting. With his mom right beside him, he said, “Friendship is really the key.” But he also didn’t necessarily have forgiveness in his heart. After the meeting, he told ABC New York station WABC, “I don’t forgive this woman, and she needs help.” This Cornerstone Caroline situation is the latest video of White people calling the cops on Black people for the pettiest of reasons. BBQ Becky was arguably the first to gain national attention back in May . The man who took video of Klein calling the cops, Jason Littlejohn, was adamant about the incident going viral. He posted the video to Facebook and by Monday it had over 8 million views. “We’re definitely going to make a movement out here,” Littlejohn said in his Sunday Facebook post. “We’re going to stop people — I will say, people — from dialing 911 unnecessarily. … It’s gotta stop, people. … We will not let this continue to happen.”

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9-Year-Old Who Was Wrongfully Accused Of Groping “Cornerstore Caroline” Says He Doesn’t Forgive Her

Let’s All Appreciate Alexis Ren’s Booty

Looks like everyone’s favorite professional Insta-model Alexis Ren  has been busy on Instagram again. And you guys know what that means: it’s time for another meeting of the Alexis Ren Booty Appreciation Society (TM). The first order of business? Watching these GIFs a couple hundred times. Now get to work.

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Amy Duggar: I’m Gonna Have a Baby!!!

For over a month now, many, many people have claimed that Amy Duggar is pregnant . It would make sense — she’s 30 years old, she and her husband, Dillon King, have been married for a couple of years, and they’ve both expressed interest in becoming parents. And hey, if Amy wants to follow in her famous family’s footsteps , she’s really going to need to get things moving. This most recent round of rumors began when Amy’s Instagram followers noticed that she’d been making a habit out of wearing loose, flowy clothing. Was it simply a fashion statement, or a way to hide a baby bump before she felt comfortable making a pregnancy announcement? That was the question. And now, in a new podcast from Amy and Dillon, they’re clearing everything up. But in doing that, they’re confusing us more than ever. It turns out that Amy is not currently pregnant, or at least that’s what she wants us to believe. “Babe, are we having kids?” she asked Dillon during the podcast. “Yes, we’re having kids!” he answered. “I don’t know when … at some point, we’re definitely going to have kids.” Amy went on to explain that they “kinda have a plan” when it comes to having children, but “it probably won’t work.” Dillon added “It’ll probably be interrupted by an oops.” What does that even mean? Well, Amy said “I’ll be honest, I am not on birth control,” and Dillon said that he doesn’t wear condoms — so it sounds like they’re doing nothing to prevent pregnancy. “We’re going to have kids, eventually,” Amy concluded. “We have a plan, but then again God is over it, and plans change.” “But I want to be a young mom, a fun mom, a very energetic mom.” … Huh? It’s a little confusing, because when it comes to having children, it’s pretty clear how things work. If Amy isn’t on birth control and Dillon isn’t wearing condoms, then they could get pregnant at any time. If they do have a plan , then obviously they’re not too worried about sticking to it. It sounds like they want to wait a little bit to have a baby, but they’re not taking any responsibility for what Amy’s uterus decides to do. Classic Duggar move. View Slideshow: Duggar Family Photos: Then & Now!

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Matt Baier: Begging Amber Portwood to Film Sex Tape?!

As we heard just a few days ago, Amber Portwood is considering the possibility of making a sex tape with her sketchy boyfriend, Matt Baier. We know, we’re still not OK either. Amber and Matt met with Vivid Entertainment, the same company that sold Farrah Abraham’s sex tape, earlier this month to go over their options. They have decided what to do about the offer yet, but from the way they’ve been going on about it on social media and in interviews, there’s a good chance they’ll go through with it. Amber has said that she’s not “strapped for cash,” and that she has “a nice house a nice life. I have everything I need.” But, she’s quick to add, ” I’m a business person .” And in this new interview Matt did with Us Weekly, he’s pushing the “business” aspect of a sex tape, and he’s pushing it hard. Matt says that they took the meeting in the first place “because we’re business people and people want to meet with us, and if they’re legitimate people, we’ll take the meeting.” Like people are knocking down his door for meetings, right? Oh, Matt. “What I can tell you about the Vivid meeting,” he says, “is that it was incredibly professional.” “We were shocked at how business-like and professional and low pressure it was. Both of us were extraordinarily flattered to get such a generous offer from Vivid.” “We never envisioned ourselves as being adult film stars, especially me in any way shape or form,” he continues. But still, he says he and Amber are happy they took the meeting, because “It was a very good meeting that we really, really enjoyed.” But was it a good meeting? Was it handled professionally? It wasn’t seedy or anything, was it? It was good? “As business people,” Matt explains, “Amber and I need to consider every offer we get from every different angle.” “No matter what offer — we have several offers made to us — we look at it with a pros-and-cons sort of business standpoint.” Very Important Businessman Matt knows that “there are people in the world who are going to judge us that we even took the meeting.” But “I can tell you just from having that meeting, Amber and I gained a whole new respect for that industry that we didn’t have before.” And before you point out that all the Teen Mom OG cast members came down on Farrah for making a sex tape , and Amber and Matt would be ridiculously hypocritical to do the same thing, check yourself. “Despite our differences with Farrah — and I can only speak for myself — our disagreements with Farrah have nothing to do with the decision she made to do an adult film,” Matt claims. “I can tell you from getting that offer it’s not an easy decision to make either way.” “There’s a semblance of respect there that she put herself out there like that,” he adds of Farrah. “That’s the one thing I can say that we agree with Farrah on.” So it seems like he’s really, really trying to make this sex tape thing happen, doesn’t it? Not only is he going on about how wonderful and amazing and professional Vivid Entertainment is, he’s also trying to make it seem like making a sex tape is a respectable thing to do. Which is fine, of course, but let’s not forget how Amber made remarks about Farrah “selling her vagina,” and how she’s nothing like Farrah . Somebody better warn Amber and Matt about the dangers of living in a glass house. View Slideshow: Teen Mom Dads, Husbands & Boyfriends Ranked: Who’s #1?!

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Bangers: Rosa Acosta Teaches Ballet And… “Stretch For Sex” [Video]

Ok, Ok… We see OG Rosa Acosta outchea for Complex . Complex

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Exclusive Preview Of “Hustle & Soul” Season Finale: Lawrence Tries Checking Staff [Video]

Hustle & Soul is coming to the end of the season and in this exclusive preview, Lawrence tries to check the staff but looks to get getting checked BY the staff. “The Worst Staff Meeting Ever” – Airs Thursday, April 20th at 10pm ET/PT on WE tv. Hustle

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Chance The Rapper Meets With Governor Over Cuts To Chicago Public Schools

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Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday to discuss drastic cuts to Chicago public schools. He noted he was frustrated with the meeting.

Chance The Rapper Meets With Governor Over Cuts To Chicago Public Schools

Chris Brown Says He’s NOT On A Downward Spiral — “I Am Not Hurting Out Here”

Chris Brown Denies Having A Drug Problem Breezy has a few things to say about that lengthy expose Billboard printed about his ongoing issues with drugs, anger, and mental issues. The singer swears up and down that none of it has any validity and that it’s yet another pot to smear his good name. Despite what some have observed as his jittery movements, raspy voice, and interesting jaw motions …Breezy insists that it all a bunch of BS, and a big plot to distract from the promo of his Party Tour on the way. Chris seems to think his driveway full of lambos is proof that nothing could possibly be going awry in his personal life…which seems incongruous, at best. But hey, if he is in denial doesn’t want help for anything, then that’s what it is. Hit the flip for more of Breezy’s response to the “bullisht” that came out about him… Instagram/Splash

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A Frustrated Chance The Rapper Tells Illinois Governor To ‘Do His Job’ After Meeting About Chicago Schools

Chance The Rapper Meets With Governor Rauner Of Illinois Chance the Rapper is making sure to lend his celebrity to helping his city. The Grammy winner met with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner on Friday, hoping to help push the official to sign off on immediate funding for poor Chicago Public Schools. Apparently, Rauner vetoed $215 million in school pension assistance last December. When Chance won his Grammys last week , Rauner tweeted out a congratulatory message…Chance replied with a request for a meeting. The Governor had already bobbed and weaved on the meeting, rescheduling after the two were originally due for a sit down this past Wednesday. However, the meeting wasn’t as productive as Chance would have hoped. As he was leaving he told reporters that he was “flustered” about “vague answers” he received from the Governor. He also implored media to focus on his cause and educate the public on how the school situation got so bad in Chicago. . @chancetherapper is fighting back against @GovRauner 's cuts to school funding. “Do your job…give a history of how we ended up here.” pic.twitter.com/9RvBMqz5zQ — #AllofUs (@TimeForAllofUs) March 3, 2017 . @chancetherapper leaves meeting with @GovRauner apparently disappointed with “vague answers.” pic.twitter.com/E0nUVzDhb8 — Amanda Vinicky (@AmandaVinicky) March 3, 2017 BUT, Chance is still hopeful. He says he’ll have a new strategy together by the beginning of next week… Chicago Public Schools and I did not lose today. Please don't let that become the narrative. Monday morning I'll have a plan. — Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) March 3, 2017 We hope he can help turn things around! It’s always great to see rappers use their influence to help their hometowns in a REAL way. Twitter/Instagram/Splash

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