(Photo by Atilgan Ozdil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Modesto Cruz, Bronx Bodega Owner Breaks Silence An owner of a Bronx bodega broke down in tears Friday as he explained that he tried to help the 15-year-old boy, Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, who was hacked to death by alleged gang members at his store last week. Clips floating around online only show a fraction of the actual footage. You can see that the owner did allow Lesandra aka Junior to hide behind the counter and his killers bursted through the door, finding him and dragging him out. Modesto Cruz said he recognized the boy and he looked so scared. He also let everyone know he called 911, clarifying rumors he didn’t. Lastly, the footage everyone is seeing of him telling the bloody boy to “get out”, he says he was telling him to run to the hospital one black away because 911 was taking too long. If you have trouble seeing the video on our site, click here . Here is another clip of the interview.
Image via Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for JRose Agency Melyssa Ford Badly Injured In Car Accident With 18-Wheeler This is many drivers’ worst fear . According to a friend’s account, OG music video model and businesswoman Melyssa Ford was involved in a violent car accident with an 18-wheeler that flipped her vehicle several times and resulted in injuries that could have been life-threatening. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Melyssa as she recovers from what appears to be a very horrific accident. You can see a photo of the damage done to her car on the flip side.
Sometime in the near future, Josiah Duggar will marry Lauren Swanson . As for exactly when the couple will say “I do” … well, the Duggars are keeping that information under their hats. Why? Well, they would have us believe it's because they don't want obsessive fans crashing the party. But fans think there's something much more sinister going on here. So join us as we take a deep dive into the most scandalous Duggar courtship to date and try to sort out the mystery that is Josiah and Lauren's romance: 1. Young Love Josiah and Lauren reportedly hit it off immediately and began talking marriage just days after their courtship began back in January. 2. International Intrigue Rumors of Josiah and Lauren’s courtship began when Swanson was spotted traveling with the Duggar clan during their trip to Australia. The couple announced their courtship shortly after returning to the States. 3. Making It Official Of course, fans couldn’t really be sure this thing was for real until the family released one of their traditional welcoming videos in which Jim Bob and Michelle do all the talking, and it’s mostly about Jesus. 4. Keeping Up Appearances At this point, Josiah and Lauren’s courtship appeared to be very similar to the Duggar romances that preceded it. Of course, there were already some key differences. 5. A Different Breed Josiah has always been regarded as the most rebellious of his siblings. So perhaps it’s fitting that he’s taken the loosest interpretation of his family’s strict courtship rules. 6. Round Two The most obvious way that Josiah is unique among his siblings is that his first courtship didn’t result in marriage. View Slideshow
Image via Splash Michael Jackson’s Son Prince Defends Joe Jackson Prince Jackson loved his grandpa Joe very, very much. Evidence of his devotion seeps through his latest Instagram video where MJ’s son clapped back *HARD* at folks who label the recently deceased Joe Jackson as a child abuser or worse… We get that he’s grieving, but wtf is up with that accent?! “Fasho”?? Smh. R.I.P. Joe Jackson. Continue reading →
Source: C Flanigan / Getty The folks behind Marvin Gaye ‘s “Let’s Get It On” are not playing with Ed Sheeran. In 2016, it was reported that the family of Ed Townsend , the co-writer of the 1973 hit, were suing Ed. They claimed that his song “Thinking Out Loud” sounded too similar to “Let’s Get It On.” Now, another party is trying to get into Ed’s wallet. According to TMZ , a company called Structured Asset Sales has filed a $100 million lawsuit against Ed, also claiming he ripped off Gaye’s famous song. Structured Asset Sales purchased one-third of “Let’s Get It On” so apparently, there was no way they were letting Ed Townsend’s camp get all the coins. According to their lawsuit, Ed’s song has the same rhythms, harmonies, melodies, bassline, drums, backing chorus, tempo, syncopation and looping as “Let’s Get It On.” Well damn. Peep the two songs for yourself below if you need a refresher. This isn’t the first time a Marvin Gaye song has been coming for someone’s coins. Let’s not forget the $7.5 million Pharrell and Robin Thicke were fined with for copyright infringement on Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up.” It seems when music artists go into the studio they should always ask themselves one question. Does this sound like a Marvin Gaye song???
Remember when MTV showed music videos? Ha! Of course you don’t; that was literally forever ago. But you might remember a time when the network showed something other than round-the-clock Teen Mom with the occasional Catfish thrown in. Well, those days are officially over, as MTV is now one step closer to celebrating bad decisions on a 24/7 basis, According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup , Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant — aka the spinoff no one asked for or seemed to have any interest in — has officially been renewed for a second season . If you’re keeping score at home that brings the total number of 16 and Pregnant spinoffs to a whopping 79. Just kidding, it’s four. But still … The fact that some exec looked at the channel’s current lineup and said, “What we need? More unfit mothers!” is truly baffling. But hey, TV is TV and ratings will always be the name of the game. Which is one reason why the Young and Pregnant renewal is so unexpected. The show had a very difficult time finding an audience in its first several weeks on the air. Things turned around later in the season, but with more original content on the air than ever before, TV execs are much less likely to give struggling shows a second chance these days. Adding to the surprise is the fact that the series is already having problems with disgruntled cast members. Earlier this week, Young and Pregnant star Ashley Jones bashed producers on Instagram, accusing them of manipulating footage to make her look like a bad mom. “The whole season I was edited to look like a monster,” Jones wrote. “Joining this show was by far the worst decision of my life.” She added: “No trust for the producers or anyone else that works on the show and knows the kind of person that I am but says nothing to editing.” Producers are used to that kind of talk from the likes of Jenelle Evans. But Jenelle has been consistently delivering big ratings for over a decade. Ashley, on the other hand, is much newer to the business and much more inconsistent in the ratings department. It’s not hard to see how producers may have decided that Jones and fellow hot-tempered cast member “A crew is up there with Ashley and will be filming throughout this week,” a source tells The Ashley. “All the girls will be either starting to film or continuing to film over the next few weeks.” The insider adds that while their exact salaries remain a mystery, the girls all got raises — and the second season is usually when the big money starts rolling in: “Generally, for the other Teen Mom shows, the pay jump from Season 1 to Season 2 has been the most significant jump,” Man, those MTV PSAs about the downsides of teen pregnancy are getting less and less convincing by the day! (Note to high school kids: We’re joking. Getting pregnant will almost certainly not make you rich.) View Slideshow: Teen Mom 2: Renewed for Another Season … Without Jenelle Evans?!
Remember when MTV showed music videos? Ha! Of course you don’t; that was literally forever ago. But you might remember a time when the network showed something other than round-the-clock Teen Mom with the occasional Catfish thrown in. Well, those days are officially over, as MTV is now one step closer to celebrating bad decisions on a 24/7 basis, According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup , Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant — aka the spinoff no one asked for or seemed to have any interest in — has officially been renewed for a second season . If you’re keeping score at home that brings the total number of 16 and Pregnant spinoffs to a whopping 79. Just kidding, it’s four. But still … The fact that some exec looked at the channel’s current lineup and said, “What we need? More unfit mothers!” is truly baffling. But hey, TV is TV and ratings will always be the name of the game. Which is one reason why the Young and Pregnant renewal is so unexpected. The show had a very difficult time finding an audience in its first several weeks on the air. Things turned around later in the season, but with more original content on the air than ever before, TV execs are much less likely to give struggling shows a second chance these days. Adding to the surprise is the fact that the series is already having problems with disgruntled cast members. Earlier this week, Young and Pregnant star Ashley Jones bashed producers on Instagram, accusing them of manipulating footage to make her look like a bad mom. “The whole season I was edited to look like a monster,” Jones wrote. “Joining this show was by far the worst decision of my life.” She added: “No trust for the producers or anyone else that works on the show and knows the kind of person that I am but says nothing to editing.” Producers are used to that kind of talk from the likes of Jenelle Evans. But Jenelle has been consistently delivering big ratings for over a decade. Ashley, on the other hand, is much newer to the business and much more inconsistent in the ratings department. It’s not hard to see how producers may have decided that Jones and fellow hot-tempered cast member “A crew is up there with Ashley and will be filming throughout this week,” a source tells The Ashley. “All the girls will be either starting to film or continuing to film over the next few weeks.” The insider adds that while their exact salaries remain a mystery, the girls all got raises — and the second season is usually when the big money starts rolling in: “Generally, for the other Teen Mom shows, the pay jump from Season 1 to Season 2 has been the most significant jump,” Man, those MTV PSAs about the downsides of teen pregnancy are getting less and less convincing by the day! (Note to high school kids: We’re joking. Getting pregnant will almost certainly not make you rich.) View Slideshow: Teen Mom 2: Renewed for Another Season … Without Jenelle Evans?!
Remember when MTV showed music videos? Ha! Of course you don’t; that was literally forever ago. But you might remember a time when the network showed something other than round-the-clock Teen Mom with the occasional Catfish thrown in. Well, those days are officially over, as MTV is now one step closer to celebrating bad decisions on a 24/7 basis, According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup , Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant — aka the spinoff no one asked for or seemed to have any interest in — has officially been renewed for a second season . If you’re keeping score at home that brings the total number of 16 and Pregnant spinoffs to a whopping 79. Just kidding, it’s four. But still … The fact that some exec looked at the channel’s current lineup and said, “What we need? More unfit mothers!” is truly baffling. But hey, TV is TV and ratings will always be the name of the game. Which is one reason why the Young and Pregnant renewal is so unexpected. The show had a very difficult time finding an audience in its first several weeks on the air. Things turned around later in the season, but with more original content on the air than ever before, TV execs are much less likely to give struggling shows a second chance these days. Adding to the surprise is the fact that the series is already having problems with disgruntled cast members. Earlier this week, Young and Pregnant star Ashley Jones bashed producers on Instagram, accusing them of manipulating footage to make her look like a bad mom. “The whole season I was edited to look like a monster,” Jones wrote. “Joining this show was by far the worst decision of my life.” She added: “No trust for the producers or anyone else that works on the show and knows the kind of person that I am but says nothing to editing.” Producers are used to that kind of talk from the likes of Jenelle Evans. But Jenelle has been consistently delivering big ratings for over a decade. Ashley, on the other hand, is much newer to the business and much more inconsistent in the ratings department. It’s not hard to see how producers may have decided that Jones and fellow hot-tempered cast member “A crew is up there with Ashley and will be filming throughout this week,” a source tells The Ashley. “All the girls will be either starting to film or continuing to film over the next few weeks.” The insider adds that while their exact salaries remain a mystery, the girls all got raises — and the second season is usually when the big money starts rolling in: “Generally, for the other Teen Mom shows, the pay jump from Season 1 to Season 2 has been the most significant jump,” Man, those MTV PSAs about the downsides of teen pregnancy are getting less and less convincing by the day! (Note to high school kids: We’re joking. Getting pregnant will almost certainly not make you rich.) View Slideshow: Teen Mom 2: Renewed for Another Season … Without Jenelle Evans?!
Some Beyonce rumors pop and then go away after a few hours. Like the claim that this singer has been carrying on affair with LeBron James . But other Beyonce rumors crop up… and then continue cropping up, with dedicated members of the Beyhive convinced something or other about the artist is true. This ended up being the case following lots of chatter of a Jay-Z affair. And some are now absolutely sure it's the case when it comes to talk that Beyonce is pregnant with baby number-four . On what are supporters basing this theory? For the most part, on many of the outfits featured below. Scrol down to see what we mean… 1. Beyonce and Jay-Z are on Tour Again Each night they perform, these icons sell out arenas and stadiums are part of their On the Run II tour. The concerts are massively popular — and they may also be giving us a glimpse into the happenings inside of Beyonce’s womb. 2. Just Look at This Pose, People! Is the singer “defo pregnant” based on this picture alone? That may be an extreme stance to take, but we certainly can understand why some could see a baby bump here. 3. Remember the Blue Reveal? Remember at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards? How Beyonce revealed to the world she was pregnant for the first time by leaning back and rubbing her belly? She’s kind of doing the same thing in the previous picture, just without the belly rub. 4. Other Concert Goers Chime In No visual evidence with this Tweet, but it’s another message from someone else who just saw the Queen, live and in person on stage. 5. Just Look at Those Videos! It’s all right in front of us, guys. Ignore the music in those tour videos and take a close look at Beyonce’s midsection. 6. Blazers and Capes, You Guys! Could she be bloated from all that vegan food? We guess. But this is absolutely the wardrobe of someone expecting a child, okay?!? View Slideshow
So hey, have you been keeping an eye on Amber Portwood lately? Because what’s been going on with her is pretty darn bizarre. Like, if you think of Amber Portwood, you don’t think of anything good, you know? You think about the time she hauled off and hit Gary Shirley in the face, or you think about the time he was walking down some stairs and she kicked him right in the back, and how if he wasn’t such a big dude she actually could have seriously hurt him with that. Or you think about how much she always screamed and yelled at Gary right in front of their daughter, Leah. Or you think about how she used to leave Leah crying in her crib while she laid in bed. Or about how she chose to serve a five-year prison sentence instead of giving rehab another go, and how she thinks that makes her the best mother in the history of mothers . Maybe your Teen Mom OG viewing began a little later in the series, and hearing Amber’s name brings back memories of the greasy horror that was Matt Baier. There’s also a chance that the way she picked up Andrew Glennon while on Marriage Boot Camp with Matt sticks out the most in your mind, or how she went on to get pregnant with his child after knowing him for like two weeks. Basically, Amber has always been a mess. A great big one. She’s violent, rude, self-centered, and just so many bad things. But the weird thing is that lately, she’s been kind of … nice? She went off on a few of her classic Twitter rants during her pregnancy — she’s never been great to turn down a chance to tell everyone what a “damn good mom” she is, even after getting called out for only seeing Leah twice during her summer vacation last year. But as she got closer and closer to her due date, she seemed to calm down a lot, and after giving birth to a seriously adorable baby boy she named James back in May, she’s been almost serene. It’s been nothing but calm, sweet social media posts, including the most precious pictures of her new baby . And in this new interview she did with Us Weekly, she explains why she’s been so different lately … Because this time around, she wants to be a damn good mom, for real! About her first go at motherhood, she admits “I was clueless.” “I didn’t want to ask questions because I didn’t want to sound young or stupid. This is a chance for me to really show what kind of mother I am.” Leah’s is going to be 10 years old in November, so Amber’s had plenty of time to show what kind of mother she is with her, but sure, let’s focus on the baby, whatever. “Before, I wasn’t mature nor was the relationship right,” she explains. “I want to make sure I don’t fall into old patterns and get into a depressed state.” “I have to take care of myself. Healthy mommy, healthy baby.” She also says that unlike back when she and Gary had Leah, “I’m more driven and have the means to take care of a baby better.” No one would argue that a 28-year-old would have an easier time raising a baby than an 18-year-old, but isn’t it a little odd how she’s acting like she’s completely done with parenting Leah, like she had her chance but it’s gone now? Anyway, as for Andrew, Amber says “He is such an amazing man and loves taking care of James.” “He was afraid of postpartum depression, so he’s always checking up on me. He just wants to make sure I’m loved. It’s almost perfect.” We’re sure we’ll see that “almost” part in the next season of Teen Mom OG — after all, Amber is known for her habit of making things seem perfect on social media before everyone sees how messy things actually are on the show. But for now, we hope things really are going as well as they seem to be. We also hope she realizes that she still has a chance to be a great mother to Leah, but one thing at a time, right? View Slideshow: Amber Portwood Welcomes Son with Andrew Glennon: Can Their Relationship Last?
