Source: Caspar Benson / Getty Mother Charged With Toddler’s Murder Hampton, Virginia mother Julia Tomlin has been charged with murder after her 2-year old son Noah’s mutilated corpse was found at an industrial site near his home in Buckrow Beach, Virginia. Noah had been missing for six months before his dismembered body was discovered by authorities. Police say the toddler sustained horrific injuries after having been “tortured” before his death. Prosecutor Anton Bell told reporters that a coroner had to reassemble “partial parts and pieces” of Noah’s body and was able to conclude he had died of two skull fractures. Bell added that the skull fractures found indicated a level of force so severe it was as if the child had fallen several storeys from a building – suggesting the toddler had suffered weeks or months of abuse. Just before Noah’s body was found in a stream plant back in July, Julia was charged with three counts of felony child neglect in connection with his appearance. Her first court date hasn’t been determined yet. SMH, rest in peace baby Noah.
When the world first met the Mountain Dew-fueled aspiring pageant queen known as Honey Boo Boo, Alana Thompson and her family were a source of guilty pleasure comedy. All these years later, the Thompson/Shannon clan remains a reality TV fixture — but no one is laughing these days. Much of the problem is that Alana’s mother, June Shannon, is trapped in a potentially fatal downward spiral. June’s substance abuse issues have been well documented, and insiders say her continued drug use is tearing her family apart. Already, June has been the subject of a failed intervention, and her family believes she’ll never get clean until she purges one particular bad influence from her life. We’re talking, of course, about Shannon’s boyfriend Geno Doak . June’s troubles with the law and with addiction seemed to begin shortly after she started dating Doak. Alana moved out on her mother and took up residence in her sister’s home, reportedly out of fear of Geno. But it’s not as though Mama June’s daughters are abandoning her. According to a new report from TMZ, the girls recently reached out and issued June an ultimatum: Apparently, Alana agreed to move back home with her mother on two conditions — June would need to dump Geno and seek professional help for her addiction issues. Sadly, Shannon reportedly refused to take either step, and Alana will remain in the care of her 19-year-old sister Lauryn for the foreseeable future. Insiders say Alana’s sisters agree with her that it’s simply not safe for the 13-year-old to return home until June has fully cut ties with Geno. In addition to the fact that he’s rumored to be Mama June’s main drug supplier, Doak’s own erratic behavior has become a major cause for concern. It’s been less than two months since Doak crashed his car June’s garage before emerging from the vehicle naked. Doak claims he’s been unfairly portrayed in the media — but there’s really no way to spin something like that. Meanwhile, these tumultuous times are clearly taking a toll on Alana, who pretended to snort coke during an Instagram Live session, much to her sister’s chagrin. Here’s hoping June is able to get the help she needs and be the mother her kids deserve before it’s too late. View Slideshow: June Shannon: Living Out of Vile Hotel Rooms with Crazy BF Geno After Crack Arrest!?
Last week, Southern Charm star Kathryn Dennis tragically lost her mother at a shockingly young age. She is in mourning. Her disgraced ex Thomas Ravenel appears to be trying to use this incident to be pointlessly cruel. Fans accuse him of trying to use social media to make Kathryn’s grief even worse. The backlash against him was swift and severe. On Sunday, August 11, Thomas Ravenel took to Twitter to share what would ordinarily be a precious photograph. “The kids with my mom,” he captioned the image. The now-deleted tweet showed 3-year-old Saint and 5-year-old Kensie alongside Thomas’ mother, Louise Rodgers. The context that turns this sweet post sour is that Thomas posted it just days after Kathryn Dennis’ mother died. Months of social media inactivity and then this? Fans aren’t buying it as an innocuous tweet. This is a mind game. Longtime Southern Charm fans were absolutely furious — and let Thomas know. “You haven’t posted since June 1,” noted a reply. “And you choose the week that your babies lost their maternal grandmother to post your kids with your mom!” “How about adding some condolences to your kids,” that same tweet suggested. “They lost a loved one too. So insensitive.” “This post is in very poor taste, with its timing,” accused another tweet. That user continued: “Nothing against your mother. But it just an obvious mind game. We all see this. Find some class and Stop!” “Really?” exclaimed another Twitter denizen. “Timing is everything. You suck more every day.” “Cute picture,” another wrote gently. “But the timing is a little off considering Kathryn’s Mother’s recent passing.” It was very kind of that person to give Thomas the benefit of the doubt, as if it were some sort of oversight. “You are an asshat for posting this knowing what you know of Kathryns Mother,” another accused. That same tweet continued: “Cannot wait for you to be locked up where you belong. ” That, of course, refers to Thomas’ upcoming rape trial . “No post since early June, then this?” remarked another tweet. “Hmmm.” “You actually have no power to stop your compulsive behavior do you?” accused another. That same tweeter continued: “Posting this is one of the most classless, distasteful acts you have done.” “Congrats on topping you own record,” the reply concluded. If you’re thinking that Thomas responded to this with a tasteful apology about how insensitive he was … you know we’re talking about Thomas Ravenel, right? The backlash was so intense that he deleted his Twitter and his Instagram. To countless people, it really did look like he was trying to rub it in Kathryn’s face that his mother was still alive. He may have also been trying to convey the idea that his mother is the only “grandmother” that Kensie and Saint will clearly remember. Allison Calhoun Dennis passed away on Wednesday, August 7 after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. She was only 59 years old. No one should be exploiting this tragedy for mind games. View Slideshow: Kathryn Dennis: I Can PROVE Thomas Ravenel is an Unstable Liar!
Source: PNP WENN / WENN Over the weekend, Bow Wow was caught in the club throwing digs at his ex-girlfriend, singer Ciara . According to MediaTakeOut , Bow Wow, born Shad Moss, was at a club in Atlanta on the mic rapping over his hit with the singer, “Like You.” At one point, while rapping one of his verses, he stopped to say, “Yo, I had this b—h first. You know that right?” before continuing on with the rest of the song: View this post on Instagram Yo @50cent wassup with your boy @shadmoss? @ciara must’ve broke his heart or something? He keep wilding on her name @theshaderoom @balleralert #bowwow #ciara #shaderoom #50cent A post shared by Stacks Cartier (@8hunnit_productions) on Jul 20, 2019 at 12:49pm PDT Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). What a mess. Ciara dated Bow Wow when she first entered the industry back in 2004. They collaborated on the hit “Like You” before calling it quits in 2006 amid rumors he was cheating. Since then Bow Wow has dated a number of well-known women, from Angela Simmons to Keyshia Cole, and was engaged to Love and Hip Hop star Erica Mena. He has an 8-year-old daughter with ex-girlfriend Joie Chavis. As for Ciara, she’s kissed her share of frogs post-Bow Wow, including 50 Cent, Amar’e Stoudemire and of course, rapper Future, whom she shares son Future with. She ended up finding lasting love with NFL star Russell Wilson. They wed in 2016 and share a daughter, Sienna. 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 Bow Wow is known for being quite vocal about about the women in his past. This isn’t the first time he’s spoken on Ciara and what he claims went wrong in their relationship. He’s always maintained that he blew it. “I didn’t know I cared for her until I tried to play her. Being a d–k, egotistic,”he told VladTV in 2016. He claims she got the last laugh. “She kind of boss’d up on me at a Jay Z concert. Then her record went No. 1. I remember Janet [Jackson] always telling me, ‘You know Bow, she’s a sweet girl. You should just try.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know, I don’t know.’ And Jermaine [Dupri] said, ‘It’s gonna take him seeing that girl with somebody else and he gon’ lose his f**king mind, don’t tell him nothing.’ [chuckles] And that’s exactly how it happened.” [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1728183″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : C’mon Son: These Black Shows Were Cancelled Way Too Soon Newborn Dies After Grandfather Gives Him Taste Of Alcohol At A Party Elba Family Flyness: Idris, Sabrina & Isan Show Out As A Family [PHOTOS] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: The Washington Post / Getty A West Philadelphia man tried to save his mother from a blazing fire last week by scaling a 19-story building to come to her rescue. Jermaine, who didn’t give his last name, received a call from his sister saying that his mother, a 65-year-old woman named Sheila who is bed-bound, was trapped in her 15th floor apartment he rushed over to her home. He said the doors were blocked by police and they wouldn’t let him in the building so he was left with only one option. “They said the elevators are not working. I said, ‘No problem. I’ll take the steps,” Jermaine told ABC’s Philly affiliate WPVI . “I just want to make sure my mother- my mother is sick, she’s bed-ridden. So I need to get up there. They were like ‘we can’t let you in.’ I took it upon myself because that’s my mother. There’s no limits. That’s my mother.” 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 Jermaine, who had cracked his ribs earlier that day, didn’t hesitate to take the climb. The 35-year-old is a construction worker and roofer, so when it came to scaling the building he was fearless. “When I grabbed a gate, at the top of the gate, there was a ledge. Then I could step on top of the ledge and reach up to the other gate, and keep climbing my way up,” Jermaine said. After he climbed to the 15th floor of the Westpark Apartments, he said his mother was surprised to see him coming to save her. “She was more shocked. She’s not surprised by the things that I do for her. She knows I’ll go over and beyond for her.” Thankfully, the fire was contained and his mother was unharmed so he climbed back down to the building, Jermaine not only risked his own life but he also could have been arrested. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). “He told me if I didn’t leave I was going straight to jail. Because that was his job. But, he actually did cut me a break. He understood the circumstances, he knew – when your adrenaline is pumping, and your mom is up there, you thinking she’s dying – you’d do anything you can.” His mother did make it out of the building safe. This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : C’mon Son: These Black Shows Were Cancelled Way Too Soon Newborn Dies After Grandfather Gives Him Taste Of Alcohol At A Party Elba Family Flyness: Idris, Sabrina & Isan Show Out As A Family [PHOTOS] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Donat Sorokin / Getty Philly Man Climbs Building To Save His Mother During A Fire According to ABC Philly , a Philadelphia man has become a local hero after scaling a West Philadelphia apartment building during a fire to save his mother. Jermaine, 35, is a roofer by trade, so he has some experience with tall buildings. “As kids we used to jump roofs,” he said. “Glad I had the practice.” Last week when the 19-story Westpark Apartments high-rise at 4445 Holden Street started filling with smoke, Jermaine got a call from his sister that their mother, 65-year-old Sheila, who is bed-ridden, couldn’t get out of her 15th floor apartment. So he sprang into action. After being blocked by the police when trying to enter the building, he decided to climb up and save her himself. “All for my mom’s safety, period. I wasn’t worried about mine at all. She can’t get out of the bed or walk around so if there’s a fire she needs help out,” he said. Jermaine actually DID make it all the way to his mom’s balcony and was assured by her that she was doing OK because the fire was contained. Instead of arresting Jermaine when he climbed back down, an officer actually let him go. “He understood the circumstances, he knew – when your adrenaline is pumping, and your mom is up there, you thinking she’s dying – you’d do anything you can,” Jermaine said according to ABC Philly.
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty It can be pretty difficult to watch folks share beautiful photos with their moms or even reminisce about moments with their mother when your mom is no longer here. “Mother’s day can be a very hard day if you’ve lost your mom, or if you don’t have a good relationship with her. if any of you need a mom today i’m happy to be that for you, I love you all”- @HolyShnitt But don’t fret. According to Jane Greer, Ph.D., a New York-based marriage and family therapist: “It can be really, really hard to go about celebrating the day, especially if you’ve recently lost your mother,” she tells us. “And I recognize that. But it’s so important to do so. It’s so important to continue to celebrate your mother and her spirit, and to realize that even though you won’t be together in a physical sense this year, she’s with you in spirit.” It may not be the easiest thing to do, but there are plenty of ways to navigate Mother’s Day without a mom. Greer added: “It can be incredibly helpful and calming to engage in an activity that you and she used to do together, especially if a sentimental location is involved. If you used to celebrate by taking her out to brunch at a favorite local spot, continue ordering her beloved blueberry pancakes. If you used to frequent a certain coffee shop together, head back there today and drink a cup in her honor. Remind yourself that her legacy lives on in all of these things.” Whatever you decide, just know that this Mother’s Day, you are not alone and an extra prayer goes up for you today. “Happy Mother’s Day to the sisters who take care of their siblings almost as much, if not more than their mom, your family would be lost without you.” @Heartile “Happy Mother’s Day to all my beautiful friends. Hope you get to do whatever you want to do today! Also for those of us who have lost our beloved mothers, hugs and I feel they are always with us. Their smile, their guidance, their love” @LondonGal_28 If you’re a motherless child this Mother’s Day, try to indulge in things that lift your spirits and honor your beloved mommy. And don’t think for a second that people have forgotten about you on this day. Let Tupac Shakur ‘s sweet message to the motherless carry your spirit on this special day!
Source: Mike Coppola/Earl Gibson III/Getty / Getty Desus & Mero Interview Don Cheadle The brand rages on as the second episode of Desus & Mero aired on Showtime this past Thursday. This week’s illustrious guest was none other than Showtime’s Black Monday star Don Cheadle. Peep the story that Cheadle told about playing ball with Obama… On the next page, Don tells a story of a time that his mother G-checked him for being a d!ck to a fan.
Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Michelle Obama is one of the biggest celebrities in the world, yet her mother doesn’t quite think so. Our forever FLOTUS posted a text message exchange between she and her mother after her appearance at the Grammys. Apparently Mama Michelle doesn’t think her daughter is a “real star.” In case you missed it, Michelle Obama graced the Grammys with her presence during one of the opening sequences and sent Twitter into an uproar. But Mama Michelle seemed to only care about the other celebrities who were going to be there. Michelle O quickly reminded her mom that she is indeed a “real star.” Don’t you just love those #textsfrommom! RELATED STORIES: Flotus Fashion: Michelle Obama’s $3,900 Balenciaga Boots Break The Internet Alicia Keys Brings Out Michelle Obama + More Top Grammy Moments [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3020373″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Michael Reaves / Getty John Wall Revealed His Mother Is Battling Cancer According to NBC Sports , John Wall revealed in an interview that his mother is battling cancer. In an interview the star point guard was asked how he’s spending his time while nursing an achilles injury, he mentioned that he was not only spending time with his infant son but also caring for his mother, Frances Pulley, who has been battling cancer. Wall is extremely close to his mother, so we know its tough. But prayers up and we’re wishing her a speedy recovery.
