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‘The Color Purple’ Actress Sues Show After Being Fired For Old Homophobic Post

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Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Actress Oluwaseyi “Seyi” Omooba was cut from the U.K. production of The Color Purple because of past homophobic comments and now she’s clapping back with a lawsuit. According to Pink News , Omooba was supposed to play the lead role of Celie who, ironically, has a queer relationship in the story. Yet, Omooba still chose to be homophobic, building off a 2014 Facebook post where she cited religion for her beliefs. Hamilton star Aaron Lee Lambert pulled up the old post, which partly read: “I do not believe you can be born gay, and I do not believe homosexuality is right, though the laws of this land has made it legal doesn’t mean its [sic] right. I do believe that everyone sins and falls into temptation but its [sic] by the asking of forgiveness, repentance and the grace of God that we overcome and live how God ordained us too [sic].” In his tweet of the post, Lambert asked Omooba, “Do you still stand by this post? Or are you happy to remain a hypocrite? Seeing as you’ve now been announced to be playing an LGBTQ character, I think you owe your LGBTQ peers an explanation. Immediately.” Omooba was advised by Leicester’s Curve Theatre and her agency, Michael Garrett Associates, to retract her post and to apologize. However, she refused to do this, citing her Christian faith as an excuse. “ I really wanted the role but what they wanted me to do was completely against my faith. I did not want to lie just to keep a job,”  she told  The Daily Mail. “I just quoted what the Bible says about homosexuality, the need for repentance, but ultimately God’s love for all humanity.” Omooba insisted that she’s not homophobic. “I stand by what I wrote, but had I known that it would have come to this, I would have set my account to the privacy mode.” Riiiight. Like that would’ve helped. Since her statements were brought to light, she was let go from The Color Purple production, and she was dropped by her agents. Omooba says when she tried to reach out to agents who were once eager to sign her, only one responded, acknowledging that she was ‘talented but misguided’ and brainwashed by her religion. “I’m heartbroken,” Omooba said. “If I’m unable to get back to the stage, then I feel there is no point. It’s the only thing I have ever wanted since I was a young girl.” Omooba has now filed a lawsuit against Michael Garrett Associates for religious discrimination. The group hasn’t commented on Omooba’s lawsuit, but the Curve Theatre told The Daily Mail , “The comments made by Seyi have caused significant and widely expressed concerns both on social media and in the wider press. Following careful reflection, it has been decided Seyi will no longer be involved with the production.” Guess we’ll have to wait and find out if Omooba will have any weight in court. Until then, she might want to just get started on that church production of A Color Purple . Surely, it’ll be an entirely different musical with some of the most important themes lost.

‘The Color Purple’ Actress Sues Show After Being Fired For Old Homophobic Post

Soooo THICC: True Religion Makes Model Raven Tracy The Face Of Capsule Collection

Source: True Religion / Press Release True Religion Launches Capsule Collection With Raven Tracy Guess who’s making big moves on the LA model scene? Raven Tracy, fiancee to jailed Ian Connor is holding it down with her own capsule collection. True Religion just released a 17-piece capsule with the IG influencer. According to TR, “the collection features signature pieces, including a variety of denim, t-shirts, and swimwear that are representative of the quality craftsmanship and body positivity ethos of both True Religion and Raven Tracy. In addition to the 17 pieces, 3 new styles of True Religion’s Jennie jeans are set to launch early September.” Will YOU be buying any of it? Check out the collection below and more from Raven modeling the pieces after the flip! View this post on Instagram I really used to save up my little checks to buy myself one pair of True Religions and now I just designed my own collaborative line of basics with them. Wow… You can’t tell me law of attraction ain’t real. Look at my 2019 goals board! I literally have been Affirming everything i want. Keep setting goals, put in the work and if it’s for you it will always be. Gratitude to the highest being humbled beyond words. Shop the collection in my bio… if you want. A post shared by Raven Tracy (@soooraven) on Aug 9, 2019 at 8:45am PDT

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Ben Higgins is Confused by All the Hannah Brown Sex Stuff

Ben Higgins says he has a few questions for Hannah Brown. And they all center around two rather important topics: 1. Religion. 2. Sex. We’ve suddenly got your attention, don’t we? During a podcast discussion on Tuesday with Bachelor Nation’s Courtney Robertson, Higgins honed in on how open Brown has been during this season of The Bachelorette about the pair of subject cited above. She has talked often about both her faith and, to be frank, her f-cking. We’re not being crass here. Hannah literally told the camera that she “f-cked” one of her suitors in a windmill. Twice. “One thing that I think Hannah is doing that is a little bit confusing is … she’s saying things like, ‘We all fall short and we need God’s grace,’” the former Bachelor lead said to Robertson, adding that he isn’t certain how to square Hannah’s fondness for sex with her belief in Jesus Christ. View Slideshow: Hannah Brown Banged in a Windmill and Twitter Lost Its Mind “Within that speech, she’s admitting to an incorrect decision, which on the show, I’m watching this and can kind of get behind her saying, ‘No, I feel good about this [decision to have sex],’” Higgins continued, referencing an Instagram post Brown shared last month . “And so is she saying she made a mistake by doing this? Or is she owning it and saying, ‘I’m confident in my decision to do this?’ “Because there are two different things that are happening … and that’s the one part that is confusing me with Hannah.” Facing backlash from Christian trolls who have dared to sex-shame her online, Brown fired back this summer as follows: “I am standing firm in believing that maybe God wants to use a mess like me to point to His goodness and grace. But dang, it’s hard… “We all fall short of the glory of God…we just happen to do it on national television.” What Higgins seems to be saying here is that Hannah wants to have it both ways. She wants to admit to falling “short” when it comes to her religion, implying that her goal is to please the Almighty — while also standing up for herself as a sexually active single person who just wants to get herself some D . We never thought The Bachelorette would cause folks to debate religion and how one ought to balance one’s love for God with one’s love for making love… but here we are. Higgins went on to claim that the one thing that he thinks Hannah has “not done well” is say one thing on air, but then jump on social media and make posts towards Luke that are “counterintuitive.” Indeed, ousted suitor Luke Parker and Hannah finally went at each other this past Monday night. But they did so with their clothes fully on , as Parker came right out and said he wanted off the show if Hannah had slept with any other contestant. He did all he could to guilt trip Hannah for her sexual actions, acting as if he owned her and as if she had done something wrong by getting her bang on with these other eligible fellas. “I have had sex, and, honestly, Jesus still loves me,” Hannah said to Luke to put a capper on their epic argument . “@AlabamaHannah The difference in how we view sin is seen in the response, I’m weeping at mine and you’re laughing at yours. All sin stings. My heart hurts for both of us,” Luke later Tweeted, which sparked a reaction from Brown as follows: Time and time again jesus loved and ate with ‘sinners’ who laughed. and time and time again he rebuked ‘saints’ that judged. where do you fall Luke? View Slideshow: Luke Parker to Hannah Brown: You’re a Dirty, Rotten Sinner! Relive this exchange above and then visit our section of The Bachelorette spoilers to see who wins this season.

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Audrey Roloff Gets Dragged for Allegedly Endangering Her Daughter

For the 3,679th time, it must be said: People on the Internet can really suck. The latest evident of this unfortunate fact can be traced back to a photo Audrey Roloff shared on Instagram this week. The former Little People, Big World star – who walked away from that TLC series along with her husband last summer – loves nothing more than to post cute photos of her daughter, Ember. On Monday, this is exactly what Audrey thought she was doing when she put up the snapshot below. As you’re about to see, it features little Ember behind the wheel of a tractor on Roloff Farms, the sun setting in the background, a smile plastered on the toddler’s face. “The Farmer’s daughter. Oh hey June in Helvetia. You can find us here all summer long,” wrote Roloff as a caption, adding: “Riding mules, chasing chickens, picking wildflowers, covered in berry stains and freckles, and watching sunsets by the embers. On repeat.” Despite this being pretty much what social media ought to be made for (adorable pictures of young kids having fun), Audrey has been somewhat roasted by a bunch of judgmental followers. Can you guess why? Probably not, right? It’s actually because Ember is… sitting behind the wheel of a tractor. “Get her away from there right this instant, r u nuts?!?” wrote one annoyed user. Added another: “You’re just asking for a dangerous accident there. #thinktwicemama.” And then a third: “Shame on U, Audrey. What if she fell and got run over?” Crazy, right? That total strangers would take a mother to task for this? But it’s actually happened before… to the Roloffs, no less! In July 2018, Tori had to clap back against parent-shamers who had a similar reaction to a photo of her son also riding a large vehicle. And, look, we don’t want to jump on too high of a horse here, but: WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!? These kids are obviously safe and none of this is any of your business. Can you please stop giving her crap for photos such as the one above and also the one here ? It’s possible that you aren’t the biggest fan of Audrey Roloff. You may think she’s too self-righteous and you may think, as The Hollywood Gossip has often said, that Audrey exploits her religion at times to make money . But even the absolute harshest critic has to be honest about something. He or she absolutely has to admit the following: Audrey loves her daughter and would never do anything to hurt her. Shame on you for ever thinking or implying otherwise. View Slideshow: Audrey and Jeremy Roloff: 19 Moments We’ll Never, Ever Forget

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Tom Cruise Avoids Daughter Suri Because He’s Still In Love With Katie Holmes [Report]

It’s been seven years since Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes got divorced . It may be hard to recollect at this point, but there was a time when TomKat captured the public’s imagination as effectively as Brangelina — and their split came as just as big of a shock. But in the seven years since the marriage ended, the dust has settled in a big way. Holmes has mostly settled into a life of quiet domesticity, and while she continues to work steadily as an actress, her life is no longer the stuff of tabloid fodder. Cruise, of course, has taken a very different path, and the actor remains a subject of public fascination. Of course, these days most of that interest has little to do with his three collapsed marriages. Instead, the focus is on the actor’s devotion to Scientology and the reports that Cruise has not seen his daughter Suri since 2013. At first, it looked as though those two facets of Cruise’s life were closely related. The narrative went that Suri had been labeled a “suppressive person” due to her mother’s decision to lead her away from the Church of Scientology. Now, however, a new story has emerged, with insiders claiming that Tom’s split from Katie was so devastating that he has yet to move on all these years later. “Since his heartbreaking, very public split with Katie, Tom has been hesitant to live out loud or fall in love again and sometimes he feels like it will be OK if he never marries again,” a source close to the situation tells Hollywood Life . So is Tom so deeply in love with Katie that he can’t bring himself to spend time with their 12-year-old daughter? Well, not necessarily, the insider says.  Apparently, Cruise is actively seeking out Ms. Right, but the search has stalled due to the actor’s fear of making the same mistakes he made with Katie. “Tom does casually date women, but never in public. He is always very private and he does not have a steady girlfriend,” the informant adds. “Tom prefers to romance women who share similar spiritual interests, which narrows his field when choosing a romantic partner.”  In other words, he’s looking for a stalwart Scientologist. One would think that would be easy to find, given that Hollywood is crawling with Hubbard acolytes, and Tom is basically their savior. But apparently, Cruise is having no luck, and he’s sworn not to repeat the mistake of rushing into an uncertain relationship. “While Tom enjoys falling in love, he also is happy being by himself and has accepted that, after three failed marriages, he may never get married again,” the source says. “He values his privacy and his religion comes before relationships or anything else, which is fine by him.” We guess that those are his priorities — because it looks as though his religion has cost him his family. View Slideshow: 10 Stunning Tom Cruise Claims Leveled by Leah Remini

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GA Passes Medical Marijuana & Anti-Abortion Laws. Reec Talks with State Legislator Erica Thomas for details.

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Some of the new Anti Abortion Laws are ridiculous. For example, If you are walking and trip and fall and have a miscarriage, you can be charged with Manslaughter! Check out the interview below and hear all the details.   

GA Passes Medical Marijuana & Anti-Abortion Laws. Reec Talks with State Legislator Erica Thomas for details.

Duggars Dragged For Being "Nuts" About Religion in Honduras

Earlier this week, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar touched down in Central America, eager to spread the word of Jesus around town. But while that may remain their goal, many users of the Internet have responded to Instagram photos of the couple in Honduras with a few words of their own. And most of them are pretty darn negative. “We have arrived in Central America and we are so excited about what the Lord is doing here! Thank you for all your prayers!” reads the caption to the above photo on the official Duggar Family Instagram page. Based on the image above, it looks like Jim Bob and Michelle have been joined on their trip by Jana, James, Jennifer and also a few friends. They standing in front of a sign that reads, “Bienvenidos A Honduras,” which translates to “Welcome To Honduras.” Are they really welcome in this country, however? That’s the main topic up for debate online. “Please leave the locals alone. They have their religion,” one fan wrote, afraid that the Duggars were swooping into the region and hoping to convert those who reside there. “This is just nuts,” another person hilariously added. Others, meanwhille, wondered what missionary work the Duggars could possible be doing in Honduras, which is already a predominantly Christian nation. “I don’t understand missionary work in already Christian countries. What do they do?” a user asked. And still another replied: “Try to convert people to the ‘proper’ form of Christianity. It’s crazy.” And another: “It’s that time of year again to go and try and push their religion on Catholics with a little bit of poverty tourism.” Then there’s the individual who is very concerned that the Duggars are trying to bring poor people back to the United States with them: Altogether, the Comments section alongside these Duggar photos is pretty ugly. And pretty diverse. There are anti-Donald Trump and there’s praise for Jim Bob and Michelle’s actions and there’s basically everything in between. For whatever it’s worth, this is not the first time the Duggars have traveled to Central America to spread their version of the word of Jesus. Christ. Back in the day, Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard actually lived in El Salvador with their son, Israel, to do missionary work. Also, Jinger Duggar and her now-husband Jeremy Vuolo started courting shortly after a ministry trip to Central America in 2015. This is basically a family tradition. But should it be? That’s the question. It’s also worth noting that we don’t know exactly what the Duggars are doing down there at the moment. All we know is they have, like, a million kids between them and they helped protect a child molestor in the form of Josh Duggar and maybe that should be more of a concern than a trip to Honduras. Are are just saying. View Slideshow: 19 Scandals & Counting: The Duggar Family’s Most Shameful Moments

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Farrah Abraham Pleads Guilty in Hotel Assault: Will She Go to Jail?!

Farrah Abraham is a mess. You know it, we know it, whatever random person who knows nothing about Teen Mom but has seen a friend post something on Facebook about her sex tape knows it. Literally everyone who has every heard of Farrah, even in passing, even just once, knows it. But man, she really proved it earlier this year when she got herself arrested at that hotel , huh? You probably remember all the details because it really was just an insane little story, but let’s go over the details real quick, just in case. Back in June, Farrah was staying at a hotel in Beverly Hills with her daughter, Sophia. While little Sophia was asleep upstairs, being watched over by a nanny, Farrah was down in the lounge, making a scene. For whatever reason, she began yelling at other hotel guests, cursing and really just being Farrah at them. It was bad enough that a security guard was called over to escort her away, but by then, she was already too fired up. According to the guard and several witnesses, she assaulted the poor man by grabbing his head and shaking it. She also hit him in the face with her forearm because … well, we’re sure it seemed like a good idea to her at the time. After that, someone had the good sense to call the police, but you know our girl didn’t react too well to that. Farrah reportedly gave the officers a hearty “go f-ck yourselves,” and she tried pulling the “don’t you know who I am?” card a few times. Believe it or not, the police officers were not impressed, and she spent the night in jail. A few weeks later, she was charged with battery , and also with resisting arrest. If found guilty, she was facing up to 18 months in jail. Pretty neat, right? She was ultimately offered a plea deal, and if she accepted it, the battery charge would be dropped altogether. Instead of going to jail, she’d have a few years of probation, as well as mandatory anger management classes. It definitely would have been smart to take that deal, but Farrah is not exactly known for being smart. Instead, she refused the deal and maintained her innocence . Because, you know, the police officers, the security guard, and all the hotel guests who witnessed this nightmare all came up with the exact same lie. So she turned down the deal a couple of times , but yesterday, she had one more hearing. What happened? Well, this time around, Farrah actually managed to get a little bit of sense. She pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor, the resisting arrest one, and after she did that, she received her sentence. And sorry, but she won’t be going to jail (this time). Nope, she’s on probation for two years, and she also has to complete five days of community service and 12 hours of anger management. Don’t worry though, because nobody broke that delusional spirit of hers ! “In my eyes I’m not guilty as my property was still at the hotel and people were setting me up, withholding my phone and my car,” she said in a statement to E! News. View Slideshow: Farrah Abraham Defends Parenting: I Swear I’m Not a Junkie OR a Porn Star! “I’ve already completed the anger management, and will finish community service and will follow through on probation.” How wild is it that after all that, she’s still able to say that she’s innocent with a straight face? Then again, if she wasn’t able to do that, she wouldn’t be Farrah, now would she?

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Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin Have Matching Face Tattoos: Report

According to a surprising new report, Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have something in common aside from undying affection for one another. They also have matching face tattoos. For real! Reportedly! Tattoo artist Keith McCurdy, better known by his nickname “Bang Bang,” tells Page Six that he can confirm the so-called works of art himself… … because he’s the one who drew them on the singer and his midel wife. “They each got a tattoo,” McCurdy says . “Justin’s tattoo is on his face, and I haven’t seen any photos of it — so he’s doing a good job of laying low.” Added Mr. Bang: “It’s really thin and delicate. And [it’s] also not a traditional couples’ tattoo . . . I don’t want to give away what it is until press gets a hold of it.” How interesting, right? That’s one word for it at least. Bieber is apparently changing his look all over the place these days, considering he recently shaved all the hair off his head as well . The tattoo artist, who is responsible for many other designs across Bieber’s body, added to the aforementioned outlet that this face tattoo is near Justin’s eyebrow and is comprised of “little words.” Perhaps it’s an ode or a reference of some kind to Baldwin? Gotta imagine some paparazzo will get close enough soon to give us all a solid glimpse. Bieber and Baldwin shocked the world by getting engaged this summer They then shocked the world once again a few weeks ago by getting married in a courthouse in New York City. There was some debate at the time over whether or not Hailey and Justin actually tied the knot or merely obtained a marriage license — but Baldwin told a fan last month that it was the former. She confirmed she is married to Bieber . We can still expect the famous couple to hold a larger ceremony and reception at some point in the future, however. For the most part, however, Bieber and Baldwin have remained pretty quiet ever since they got back together. There are some questions over whether Bieber will even record any music ever again — or if he’ll just dedicate himself to his religion and his relationship. We suppose time will tell. In the meantime, let’s all speculate and wonder: What the heck could this face tattoo be? And is there any chance at all it looks good?!? View Slideshow: Justin Bieber: All His Sexual Conquests, RANKED!

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Audrey Roloff Skips Jacob Engagement Party, Fuels Feud Rumors

Audrey Roloff often posts about faith and family. But while the Little People, Big World star clearly has a great deal of the former, we’re definitely starting to believe talk that she has some issues with the latter. Specifically, we’re pretty certain Audrey and Jacob Roloff do not get along. Like, at all . Chatter over whether Audrey and her brother-in-law hate each other started circulating in December, back when the Internet realized that they never appear in photos together. Like, ever . This is especially unusual when you consider how often the Roloffs hang out and how often Audrey shares pictures of herself and her loved ones. So, we got to thinking: Why would Audrey and Jacob not get along ? And there are actually a couple obvious reasons: 1. Audrey is VERY open about her strong faith and religion, while Jacob is either agnostic or atheist. He certainly isn’t a practicing Catholic. 2. Jacob is like Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye: he hates phonies. Remember, two years ago he quit Little People, Big World because he couldn’t stand the scripted nature of the series. How does point number-two relate to Audrey? She’s faced some scrutiny from followers who seem to think she exploits her religion to make money . So this all brings us to the latest reason to believe there really is bad blood between Audrey and Jacob. Over this past weekend, the family hosted an engagement party for Jacob and Isabel Rock, about four months after the former proposed to the latter during a trip abroad. And you can guess who didn’t show up, right? Based on photographs shared on Instagram at least, that is? Yup: Audrey Roloff. “We celebrated Jacob and Izzy yesterday! What a great engagement party it was!” Jacob wrote as a caption to the first image in this article. As you can see above, he’s posing with mother Amy, brother Jacob, daughter Ember and… that’s it. Could Audrey simply have had other plans? Absolutely. Could she even have been at the gathering, just not in this picture? Yes. But there’s starting to be a pattern here. Considering the divergent personalities of Audrey and Jacob, it’s not far-fetched that they wouldn’t get along. Nor would it even be that huge of a deal. Who says all in-laws have to get along perfectly well? View Slideshow: Little People, Big World Secrets Exposed: What the Roloffs Won’t Tell You We’re just noting here that there’s yet another example of a rivalry within one of television’s most beloved families. Perhaps Audrey and Jacob will work it out, perhaps not. Perhaps there’s some smoke here, but no fire… although we doubt it because all talk of a feud could be so easily solved if the stars simply posed in the same picture together. Not even side by side. Just in the same frame! Until that happens, however, we’ll continue to speculate and Internet users will continue to ask questions. That’s just how this all works. View Slideshow: Roloff Family Photo Album: Little People, Lots of Love!

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