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Ronnie Ortiz-Magro: Should He Be Fired from Jersey Shore?

I was in a bad place in my life and my relationship and I acted out of anger & immature resentment… I’ve grown & wouldn’t want to hurt my girlfriend or my daughter, everyone makes mistakes and you’ll see that I learned from mine. I wouldn’t never put myself in that position again to hurt the two people I love the most in my life. I want to lead by example for my daughter and how to be a real man and I need to lead how to be a good boyfriend/husband. I’m sorry. This is what Ronnie Ortiz-Magro said in November of 2018. Fast forward nearly a year… and the Jersey Shore star was arrested for attacking Jen Harley with a knife, reportedly because he was on cocaine and allegedly while holding his 18-month old daughter in his arms. In other words: Ronnie has learned almost nothing, and changed barely at all. While there are major personal ramifcations at stake for Ronnie as a result of this incident — Will he go to jail? Will he lost custody of young Ariana? — there’s also a professional consequence. It’s about time we wonder whether Ronnie deserves to be featured on MTV any longer, don’t you think? According to various outlets, Ronnie completely flipped his $hit just  before 3 a.m. on Friday. He and Harley reportedly got into yet another screaming match, this one turning violent and dangerous for all involved. Ronnie is accused of chasing his on-again/off-again girlfriend around with a weapon and then grabbing the couple’s infant daughter and locking him inside the home the couple had been renting. When police arrived on the scene, Ronnie refused to be taken into custody… prompting authorities to use a taser in order to subdue the reality star. Photos later emerged of a shirtless Ronnie being wheeled away on a gurney while handcuffed. View Slideshow: Ronnie Magro Attacks Jen Harley With a Knife, Gets Arrested and Tased By Cops Ronnie was arrested for assault against Harley and a charge of kidnapping has since been added to the record. Is he innocent until proven guilty? Yes. But one need not be convicted of a crime to be fired from a reality program. Just ask Farrah Abraham , who was let go from Teen Mom because she starred in amateur pornography videos. Or Jenelle Evans , who was booted from the same franchise because Child Protection Services deemed her an unfit mother — even though no charges were ever filed against her. Raking in money from a cable network and garnering vast fame and fortune as a result of a role on Jersey Shore is a privilege, not a right. Ronnie doesn’t need to be a certified criminal for producers to decide that his time on the series has run its course. So… should they make this call? Has Ronnie’s contentious relationship with Harley — which has included multiple arrests at this point, as well as very ugly fights over social media — created a situation in which Ortiz-Magro is simply too poisonous of a presence to employ? He’s a father, remember. There’s an innocent little girl in the middle of all this, someone who may sadly have to read about her parents awful exploits online because they’re featured on a popular television show. This is why we’re asking you to vote below: SHOULD MTV FIRE RONNIE ORTIZ-MAGRO FROM JERSEY SHORE? And the Winner is? Absolutely! Click Here To Vote for Absolutely! No way! Click Here To Vote for No Ronnie Ortiz-Magro continues to break the law and set an awful example. Should he lose his job? View Poll »

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Entrepreneurs Join Forces To Create The Nation’s Largest Black-Owned Financial Firm

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T wo Black entrepreneurs are displaying the power of collaboration. According to Black Enterprise , Black-owned investment firms The Williams Capital Group LP and Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. LLC recently merged to become the largest minority and women-owned financial firm in the U.S. TWO BLACK INVESTMENT BANKS MERGE TO BECOME LARGEST MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED FINANCIAL FIRM https://t.co/BaTXh6Gt03 — Black Enterprise (@blackenterprise) October 3, 2019 The Williams Capital Group LP is led by Connecticut native Christopher J. Williams . The Howard University graduate launched the investment bank in 1994. Since its inception, the full-service investment firm has held high rankings in tax-exempt securities and taxable securities and has received several awards for their work in the financial space. The company has served over 65 businesses that are Fortune 100 companies. Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. LLC was founded in 1996 and is led by Georgia native Suzanne Shank . She’s the only Black woman to run a Wall Street firm. Her company has served as the lead manager for over 200 financings equating to $30 billion. The new firm—dubbed Siebert Williams Shank & Co.—will be overseen by Shank and Williams will take on the position of chairman. Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros will serve as vice president. Both Williams and Shank believe that the partnership will strengthen their position amongst other Wall Street firms. “By bringing together two first-class firms, we will accelerate our collective success and greatly enhance our ability to serve our clients using a strong capital base that is now significantly larger,” Shank said in a statement . “We are creating the #1 ranked MWBE investment banking firm in the country that will continue to compete with the best firms on Wall Street. Williams was the only firm with the capabilities, talent, and integrity in the corporate underwriting space that we felt expanded our franchise and matched our work-ethic and high-standards of performance, and now, we have created a truly historic firm.” Williams says he’s excited about “playing a key role in leading and driving the growth of this dynamic organization” and is ready to “execute a shared vision of growth with laser focus on risk management, operations, and regulatory compliance.” The official merge is slated to be completed by January 2020 and there will be offices located in New York, Oakland, and other cities. SEE ALSO: Black Entrepreneurs Raise $8 Million For Barbershop-Focused App Black Entrepreneur Receives $1 Million Investment From Jay-Z’s Venture Capital Fund [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3888948″ overlay=”true”]

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Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Lil Kim, Kash Doll And More At The 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards [Photos]

Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Images / Getty Best BET Hip Hop Awards Photos Atlanta was the popping place to be this weekend, between the grand opening of Tyler Perry’s new studios and The BET Hip Hop Awards – celebrities were EVERYWHERE. We assembled some of our favorite photos from the night. Source: Aaron J. Thornton / WireImage / Getty Da Baby showed out in a logo monogrammed getup and of course he brought his favorite lady to the red carpet. Source: Aaron J. Thornton / WireImage / Getty Chance The Rapper brought his beautiful wife Kristen. Source: Aaron J. Thornton / WireImage / Getty Lil Kim got Dapper and matched her custom Gucci getup with rose gold finger waves Hit the flip for more

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Black Excellence Abound: Oprah, Halle Berry & Other A-Listers Attend Opening Of Tyler Perry’s $250M Studio

Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Tyler Perry Studios Opening Gala Black excellence was abound Saturday for the grand opening of Tyler Perry’s $250 million movie studio. ALL the A-listers you could think of were in attendance including Oprah, Beyonce, Taraji P. Henson, Maxine Waters, Samuel L. Jackson, Spike Lee, Cicely Tyson, and Halle Berry. Source: Paras Griffin/Getty Images / Getty Beyonce was also on hand, and while she skipped the carpet she took pics inside with several celebs. View this post on Instagram #Beyonce last night at the opening of #TylerPerry’s studio w/ a few famous faces A post shared by the Jasmine BRAND (@thejasminebrand_) on Oct 6, 2019 at 7:08am PDT Tyler’s 330-acre studio that once served as a Confederate army base and has sound stages named after black actors, Will Smith was on hand for the reveal of his. Oprah walked the carpet with Stedman… Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com and beamed with pride while bragging about her close friend. “He didn’t wait for other people to validate or to say you should go this way or that way. He said I’m going to create my own way and as we can see here, become a force for himself,” Winfrey told The Associated Press. “I remember when he was thinking about buying this place and I said ‘You’d be crazy not to take it.’” she added. Other stars spotted on the carpet included Kelly Rowland, LaLa and Michelle… Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Monica…. Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Colin Kaepernick and Nessa… Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Jeannie and Jeezy… Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com Source: Freddy O / FreddyO.com and TONS more. Inside guests dined on lump crab salad and had a choice of spiced beef tenderloin or pepino and orange crusted sea bass. Looks like good times were had by all—including the Clintons who didn’t walk the carpet but were in attendance. View this post on Instagram The Clintons attend the Grand Opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta! Pictured with singer Morgan James A post shared by The A-Scene (@theascene11) on Oct 6, 2019 at 7:16am PDT Now, this was a star-studded affair; more pics on the flip.

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Dating In Atlanta: Watch The Casting Special For Season 2 Of “Ready To Love” [VIDEO]

Source: Moses Robinson / Getty Will Packer And Nephew Tommy Prepare For Season 2 Of “Ready To Love” Will Packer scored an unexpected hit with his OWN Reality TV dating series “Ready To Love” last year. The series just posted their new casting special and we couldn’t look away. Watch it below: Host Tommy Miles and Executive Producer Will Packer introduce a new set of singles looking for love in Atlanta. But in a twist, there are now 10 men and 10 women, and the power to eliminate goes both ways. Meet them all and find out who’s ready to love! For more on #ReadyToLove , visit WatchOWN.tv/RTL

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Dating In Atlanta: Watch The Casting Special For Season 2 Of “Ready To Love” [VIDEO]

Dating In Atlanta: Watch The Casting Special For Season 2 Of “Ready To Love” [VIDEO]

Source: Moses Robinson / Getty Will Packer And Nephew Tommy Prepare For Season 2 Of “Ready To Love” Will Packer scored an unexpected hit with his OWN Reality TV dating series “Ready To Love” last year. The series just posted their new casting special and we couldn’t look away. Watch it below: Host Tommy Miles and Executive Producer Will Packer introduce a new set of singles looking for love in Atlanta. But in a twist, there are now 10 men and 10 women, and the power to eliminate goes both ways. Meet them all and find out who’s ready to love! For more on #ReadyToLove , visit WatchOWN.tv/RTL

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Congratulations! Hazel-E Is Engaged To Boyfriend De’Von Waller

Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Hazel-E Shows Off Her Ring From Boyfriend De’Von Waller Congratulations are in order for Hazel-E ! The Love & Hip Hop star took to social media late Saturday night to show off her gorgeous rock, gifted to her by her boyfriend De’Von Waller , as she excitedly announced her engagement. She posted a video of her hand with the new ring shining bright, writing in the caption, “I must be fucccinnnn dreaming!!!!!!!!!!! OMG baby! Yes yes yes” she wrote tagging her boo. The reality star continued, “I’m forever grateful for you helping me center myself and focus on my heart & helping me embrace real, true love, without 0 intentions. I’m finna pass out…this can’t be life…I’m finna be a whole wife!” View this post on Instagram I must be fucccinnnn dreaming!!!!!!!!!!! OMG baby! Yes yes yes @devonwallerofficial @jimmyxboi I know you #thestreetsjewler but damn big hommie you out did yourself!!! 10 on my finger! WTF #DoneRizzle #ShoutOutJimmyfortheDrip #Houston I’m forever grateful for you helping me center myself and focus on my heart & helping me embrace real, true love, without 0 intentions. I’m finna pass out…this can’t be life Future Hubby – #ItJustUs 10.6.19 – I’m finna be a whole wife #GodIsGood all the time. A post shared by Hazel-E (@hazelebaby) on Oct 5, 2019 at 10:41pm PDT The pair has been super lovey dovey on social media lately, so it’s no surprise that De’Von popped the question to his lady. Hazel even posted a picture of her parents at their wedding a few months back , saying she went and got herself an Aries just like her momma did because they’re such good men. Guess that strategy worked out in her favor! Congrats to the happy couple on their new engagement and future matrimony-dom!  

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Congratulations! Hazel-E Is Engaged To Boyfriend De’Von Waller

Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty Hazel-E Shows Off Her Ring From Boyfriend De’Von Waller Congratulations are in order for Hazel-E ! The Love & Hip Hop star took to social media late Saturday night to show off her gorgeous rock, gifted to her by her boyfriend De’Von Waller , as she excitedly announced her engagement. She posted a video of her hand with the new ring shining bright, writing in the caption, “I must be fucccinnnn dreaming!!!!!!!!!!! OMG baby! Yes yes yes” she wrote tagging her boo. The reality star continued, “I’m forever grateful for you helping me center myself and focus on my heart & helping me embrace real, true love, without 0 intentions. I’m finna pass out…this can’t be life…I’m finna be a whole wife!” View this post on Instagram I must be fucccinnnn dreaming!!!!!!!!!!! OMG baby! Yes yes yes @devonwallerofficial @jimmyxboi I know you #thestreetsjewler but damn big hommie you out did yourself!!! 10 on my finger! WTF #DoneRizzle #ShoutOutJimmyfortheDrip #Houston I’m forever grateful for you helping me center myself and focus on my heart & helping me embrace real, true love, without 0 intentions. I’m finna pass out…this can’t be life Future Hubby – #ItJustUs 10.6.19 – I’m finna be a whole wife #GodIsGood all the time. A post shared by Hazel-E (@hazelebaby) on Oct 5, 2019 at 10:41pm PDT The pair has been super lovey dovey on social media lately, so it’s no surprise that De’Von popped the question to his lady. Hazel even posted a picture of her parents at their wedding a few months back , saying she went and got herself an Aries just like her momma did because they’re such good men. Guess that strategy worked out in her favor! Congrats to the happy couple on their new engagement and future matrimony-dom!  

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Drama Pays: Travis Scott’s New Single “Highest In The Room” Breaks Spotify Streaming Record

Source: SplashNews / Splash News Travis Scotts New Single “Highest In The Room” Breaks Spotify Streaming Record Last week when news broke that Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott were “taking a break” the internet went wild with speculation that an announcement was coming. As the Twitter saying goes, “The devil works hard but Kris Jenner works harder.” News then dropped that Kylie was “spotted with Tyga” which she has since denied claiming her friend needed a ride to the studio—I’m not sure who calls their billionaire friend for a ride instead of asking them to get them an Uber but Kylie must be a great friend. (Wink, Wink) Soon after the drama started, Travis Scott announced his second annual “Astroworld Festival” and announced the release date of his highly anticipated single “Highest In The Room.” The track hit digital streaming platforms Thursday night around 11 p.m. and has already broken records. . @trvisXX 's “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” earns the biggest debut for a single released separate from an album in US Spotify history (3.94 million). — chart data (@chartdata) October 6, 2019 Travis racked up almost 4 million streams on Spotify alone. No word on his stats on Apple Music Or Tidal but if this is any indication drama most certainly sells. View this post on Instagram ‘ DROP HIGHEST ‘ – bet See u on the 4th A post shared by flame (@travisscott) on Sep 30, 2019 at 11:57am PDT

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SMH: The University Of Kansas Issues An Apology Following Snoop Dogg’s Risqué Stripper-Filled Performance

Source: MediaNews Group/Torrance Daily Breeze via Getty Images / Getty Snoop Dogg’s Performance At The University Of Kansas Didn’t Go Over Well A performance from the one-and-only Snoop Dogg brought some controversy to the University of Kansas . The college ended up issuing an apology on Friday night after the rapper performed as part of the “Late Night in the Phog” preseason celebration, which follows scrimmages by both the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The 35-minute set Snoop brought to Allen Fieldhouse featured women on stripper poles doing what women do on stripper poles, along with shooting fake money into the crowd, and performing the unedited versions of his hit songs, like “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Gin and Juice.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Oct 4, 2019 at 10:07pm PDT The vulgarity of the show reportedly raised some eyebrows, which led to Kansas’ athletic director Jeff Long issuing a statement to the Kansas City Star . In the apology, he explains that the school expected a “clean version” of the performance from the legendary rapper. “We apologize to anyone who was offended by the Snoop Dogg performance at Late Night. We made it clear to the entertainers’ managers that we expected a clean version of the show and took additional steps to communicate to our fans, including moving the artist to the final act of the evening, to ensure that no basketball activities would be missed if anyone did not want to stay for his show,” the statement said. “I take full responsibility for not thoroughly vetting all the details of the performance and offer my personal apology to those who were offended. We strive to create a family atmosphere at Kansas and fell short of that this evening.” There’s no word on how the university and Snoop Dogg had such a different understanding of what the performance was supposed to be, but in Snoop’s defense, it’s easy to see why he might have thought a “Late Night” event was meant to push the envelope a little bit. In the video posted by the Long Beach native following his show, the crowd at Allen Fieldhouse seemed to be loving the performance as they lowdly cheered him on. After word of the controversy got out, Snoop brushed it off by sharing a short statement on Instagram which seems to be in response to those saying he did too much. “Thank. U for letting me be me. This is America,” he captioned the post. View this post on Instagram Thank. U for letting me be me . This is America A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Oct 5, 2019 at 2:29pm PDT

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