Ronan Farrow’s new, revealing and disturbing book has officially gone on sale. And, with the release of “Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators,” we now have new information on the allegation of rape leveled against Matt Lauer in it. As previously reports, via excerpts from this book, Brooke Nevils has gone on record with the accusation that Lauer sexually assaulted her when the two were on location for the Sochi Olympics in 2014. A former NBC staffer, Nevils told Farrow that Lauer invited her to his hotel room at the time — and then proceeded to toss her on the bed and turn her over. He then had anal sex with her against Brooke’s will. “It was nonconsensual in the sense that I was too drunk to consent,” she reportedly tells Farrow in the book. “It was nonconsensual in that I said, multiple times, that I didn’t want to have anal sex.” Nevils went on to explain that, yes, she and Lauer slept together a few times after they returned to New York City, summarzing the situation as follows: “It was completely transactional. It was not a relationship.” Lauer has denied the rape allegation — in very offensive manner, some might say — and now we’ve learned the following about Nevils: She was so affected by the alleged incident that she tried to kill herself at one point. “Over the past two years, Nevils had attempted suicide,” writes Farrow. “She’s been hospitalized for post-traumatic stress disorder, descended into heavy drinking, pulled herself back.” He adds: “She’d lost fourteen pounds. And gone to doctors twenty-one times in a single-month period.” To be clear, everything Farrow writes about this situation is from Nevils’ point of view. But to also be clear: Lauer was previously accused of rape by another NBC staff; and, when he was fired by NBC two years ago , executives said they based their decision around multiple accuasions of horrible misconduct on the reporter’s part. He seems like a legitimately awful person, whether or not this specific allegation is even true. Nevils says in the book that doesn’t regret her decision to come forward with the allegations, although her life has totally changed as as a result. “I’ve lost everything I cared about. My job. My goals,” she says. Elsewhere, Nevils also told Farrow of two other “non-consensual” encounters with Lauer. While she was looking for something in his office, Nevils claims Lauer “grabbed her hips and fingered her.” The other time, Lauer reportedly asked for oral sex in exchange for filming a goodbye message for her then-boyfriend who was leaving NBC for a new job, according to the book. “When she asked Lauer for his (video), he told her to come to his office to record it herself. When she arrived, she said, he told her to go down on him,” Farrow writes. “I was really upset. I felt terrible,” Nevils claims in the book. “I was trying to do this nice thing, and I had to give Matt a blow job to get him to film a goodbye video. I just felt sick.” For his part, Lauer issued a lengthy response to the media last week, where he strongly denied claims of nonconsensual sex. “I have never assaulted anyone or forced anyone to have sex. Period,” he said as part of it. He admitted to an affair with Nevils (and other women), but stated all acts were consensual on all sides. “There’s the Matt Lauer that millions of Americans watched on TV every morning for two decades, and there is the Matt Lauer who this morning attempted to bully a former colleague into silence,” Nevils then said in a statement in response. View Slideshow: Matt Lauer: A Timeline of Terrible Behavior
When the world first learned that Jenni Farley was dating Zack Carpinello , the reaction among Jersey Shore fans was one of pure joy. After all that she’d been through in the past year, it seemed that JWoww had finally found happiness in a stable relationship. Sadly, things quickly took a turn for the worse, as it soon turned out that Carpinello — “24,” as he’s known to some — is a massive douche. It’s hard to know where to begin, as Zack was an absolute jackass from the second he first appeared on screen. He was smug; he was controlling; he talked down to Jenni — the whole was just painful to watch, particularly since Farley was fresh from an abusive marriage . JWoww didn’t seem particularly put off by 24’s behavior, but the heady rush of a new romance can often cloud anyone’s judgment. Fortunately, her eyes were opened last week when an episode of Shore aired in which Carpinello could be seen groping Angelina Pivarnick while a heavily intoxicated Jenni slept just inches away. Shortly after the episode, word got out that Jenni had dumped Carpinello. Pivarnick was the first to respond with a weird, lingerie-themed message in which she sort of apologized to Jenni and sort of chastised Carpinello. Now, 24 himself is breaking his social media silence with a weird, inspirational weight-lifting video: Zack Carpinello Lifts Weights “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. -Mahatma Gandhi.” he captioned the above clip. That same day, Zack quote-tweeted Ice T, who wrote: “Never let someone else’s Negativity ruin your day. You can’t get your DAYS back. They’re toooo valuable.” It may seem strange that Zack is the one offering up quotes about enduring hardship here — and it definitely is. As far as we can tell, this is part of Carpinello’s effort to launch his professional wrestling career, which — in retrospect — probably motivated his decision to date Jenni in the first place. Shortly after the episode aired, Farley made it clear that she and Carpinello were through: “After seeing tonight’s episode I’m pretty hurt,” she wrote in an Instagram note. “I feel disrespected by someone I called a friend and by someone who stated they loved me,” Jenni added. “For 5 months I was kept in the dark about this,” she continued. “For 5 months I was naive, probably laughed at and made into a storyline that will forever haunt me. My heart hurts on so many levels. One thing I learned from tonight’s episode is know your value. Don’t ever lower your standards.” To be fair, the weight-lifting vid wasn’t Zack’s first post-breakup social media activity. But his previous posts were obviously written by publicists: ”I made mistakes that I cannot take back, which I take full responsibility for,” he wrote. “Jenni does not deserve any damage from anybody else. This is on me. I sincerely apologize to Jenni. I apologize to Angelina as well,” Zack added. “I love Jenni, with everything I have, I make this known to be every day. I will continue to do everything to make this known to her and her kids, who also have my heart. I will make it certain that nothing like this ever happen again, in any way regardless of outcome.” Whatever you say, 24. View Slideshow: Jenni Farley Boyfriend: Identity… REVEALED!
Regina King continues to dominate 2019! With an Oscar on her mantle and her upcoming HBO show Watchmen, the 48-year-old actress is also on the November cover of Marie Claire looking like an utter dream in Gabriela Hearst dress and a pair of Bulgari earrings and bracelet for the cover. View this post on Instagram All hail the King! Badass @iamreginaking is on the cover of The Ambition Issue and opens up to writer @sarah_m_broom about how Eartha Kitt inspired her to act, her #GoldenGlobes vow, and why she thinks of @beyonce when she thinks of ambition. Tap the link to learn why the role of Sister Night in @HBO's @watchmen is unlike anything Regina has done before and why she believes the teeth are the windows to the soul. | Photography by @ThomasWhiteside Styling by @memsor Interview by @sarah_m_broom Hair: @queen_philonese for @goldenstrandsint Makeup: @makeupbylatrice Manicure: @nailsbyamandadean for @FrenchiesWoodbury Set Design : Jaquelinne Cingolani Production: @joyasburyproductions A post shared by Marie Claire (@marieclairemag) on Oct 10, 2019 at 5:06am PDT When talking about Watchmen, Regina couldn’t be more excited: “Sister waited until she was almost 50 to be a superhero,” she told the magazine. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, you know, be a woman physically kicking ass.” When asked about ambition, she “What is the best way I can summarize it? Beyoncé comes to mind, just because she’s a perfect example of dreaming out loud without living too loud,” Regina explained. View this post on Instagram “The fact of the matter is that Regina King is not having a moment. Regina King is here to stay, in the way that Meryl Streep was having a moment when ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’ came out, and 30 years later she’s still having a moment in ‘Big Little Lies.’ Regina King is one of if not the greatest living actor. And we have only just begun to see what she is capable of.” @Watchmen creator @damonlindelof can't wait for the world to see @iamreginaking as Sister Night. Visit the link to learn how the superhero role was made for King and why she genuinely believes ‘comfort zones are where dreams go to die.’ | Photography by @ThomasWhiteside Styling by @memsor Interview by @sarah_m_broom Hair: @queen_philonese for @goldenstrandsint Makeup: @makeupbylatrice Manicure: @nailsbyamandadean for @FrenchiesWoodbury Set Design: Jaquelinne Cingolani Production: @joyasburyproductions A post shared by Marie Claire (@marieclairemag) on Oct 10, 2019 at 5:47am PDT On learning to let go and move on: “What’s next, you know? I’m very good at choosing what needs to stay with me and what things need to be let go of. Sometimes we can get so caught up in the moment and we don’t ever leave that moment, and that’s how some people get stuck. I don’t know if you ever heard me say, ‘Comfort zones are where dreams go to die.’” View this post on Instagram The Ambition Issue is here and has all your bases covered. Travel essentials, everything you ever wanted to know about crystals and your career, and 50 women who are kicking some major ass. Read Regina King’s cover story now via the #linkinbio. A post shared by Marie Claire (@marieclairemag) on Oct 10, 2019 at 6:57am PDT On her Golden Globes vow to produce projects to be 50 percent women and feeling the pressure of that from journalists: “Have you seen an announcement of me producing something yet? That speech was six months ago. Goddamn,” adding “I’m held to account. Not having as many of the opportunities or resources as a white man or a white woman in the industry, but now that I’m the one that’s decided to say that I’m going to use what I’ve been given to do more, it needs to have been done yesterday?” An entire word. Read Regin King’s interview in its entirety here . RELATED NEWS: HAUGHT OR NAUGHT: Regina King Shows Out In A Money Green Suit For 2019 Emmy After Party [POLL] Rihanna Slays On Sixth Vogue Cover: ‘I’ve Never Been Afraid To Take Risks’ Zendaya, Lena Waithe, Jodie Turner-Smith & Melina Matsoukas Slay Their November ELLE Covers! [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3061473″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Brandon Todd – @branndannart / Dreamville Festival There are plenty of people who would love to have a body like Teyana Taylor’ s. The 28-year-old singer, dancer and actress is slim, but also strong and busty (and bootylicious, too) at the same time. But before you run off thinking that her body is perfection , she says that’s not true. There are things about being very lean that she struggles with just like we all have issues with our own figures. In fact, she says there have been opportunities she’s wanted that she’s needed to put weight on for and hasn’t necessarily been able to. Want Exclusives First? Click Here To Sign Up For Our Newsletter! “People may say I have a perfect body, but I have certain insecurities too,” she told Us Weekly recently. “You know what’s crazy? A lot of people think, ‘Yeah your body is cool,’ but, like, there’s been plenty of roles where it’s like, ‘Oh yeah, you have to gain weight’ and it’s very hard for me to gain weight, you know what I’m saying?” In fact, Teyana says she sometimes loses weight unexpectedly and at her already small size, it’s not something she’s comfortable with. “It’s not easy, or I lose weight for any little thing and I’m already small,” she said, “I can’t afford to lose any more weight, but that’s just my personal thing.” SEE ALSO: Too Cute! Teyana Taylor & Iman Shumpert’s Share Photos From Daughter’s First Week Of School The star likely finds herself smaller than expected on the scale sometimes because of her intense performances and even more strenuous practice schedule, which she told the publication can last for quite a few hours. “I love to dance, I love to rehearse, I love to practice period,” she said. “I can rehearse for 12 hours.” SEE ALSO: Teyana Taylor Doesn’t Eat Vegetables And 9 Other Stars Who Don’t Consume Some Very Surprising Foods She also loves her Fade2Fit dance workout, which she says is for people who want to get moving but don’t want to go to the gym. She can relate to such an aversion due to what people might assume she’s capable of because of her body type. “Especially me, if I walk into a gym, people think I’m gonna do backflips, lift 100-pound weights,” she said. “Like, that’s still a pre-judgement of, ‘Oh she’s got a 20-pack, so I know she’s about do some work,’. And I’m really just shy, so you never know. Never judge a book by its cover.” SEE ALSO: 10 Times Iman Tayla “Junie” Shumpert Jr. Looked Just Like Her Mama, Teyana Taylor Check out more photos of Teyana’s slim frame in action, and her embracing it — insecurities be damned — below. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1928814″ overlay=”true”] This story was originally published on MadameNoire.com . Follow @TheRSMS
Keeping Up With The Kardashians has revealed that someone has been stealing from Kourtney to the tune of over $5,000 and an iPad. She also discovered that this person whom she had trusted had accessed her electronics, including her texts. On Sunday, we saw the dramatic moment when Kourtney went to confront this thief in her own home. “This lady stole $700 out of my wallet,” Kourtney complained on Sunday night's Keeping Up With The Kardashians . “Then,” Kourtney describes. “She stole $4,500 out of Scott's.” Remember, even though that may seem like an absurd amount of cash to have on hand, it's not his fault for it being stolen. She continues: “Then, my security who's here today, just said he's seen her two times with her flashlight on in the office.” Our question at this point is … did he tell Kourtney both of those times? I don't want to tell a guy how to do his job, but … Like so many of us, Kourt is not enthusiastic about the idea of confronting a thief over something so serious. “She's never coming here again,” Kourtney vows. “No s–t, Sherlock!” Khloe exclaims. Kourtney then reveals that she has been told that this thief “also hacked everything.” She expresses her feeling of violation upon this news, saying: “She's looking at my texts?” “Stand your ground!” Khloe demands. “This is your home, with your kids!” She then instructs: “Go downstairs, Kourtney!” “Go talk to your security!” Khloe forcefully advises. “Why are you texting if somebody's telling you that?” Probably because, like most people, she's a little rattled and reluctant when it comes to tackling an issue like this. As Kourtney heads down, Khloe admits: “Wait, I can't wait to hear this! This is so good! This is better than Real Housewives !” Naturally, by the time that Kourtney makes it down, a car is speeding away on the street. (Shoutout to the sound editors who almost certainly had to add that sound effect; it really sold the scene) “Oh my god,” Kourtney says, marveling at the drama of it all, including this last-minute escape. She contacts Kris. Honestly, calling Kris when you're in a crisis is probably always a good idea. Then, Kourtney goes upstairs with a laundry list of tasks for Megan on what needs to be done for her security. “We need to debug the house,” Kourtney notes as Megan takes notes. “And I want to take every device and unconnect it from my phone,” she adds. “And next time,” Kourt says. “We've learned a huge lesson.” “They cannot step foot in here for an interview without us having their social [security number], name, and address,” she affirms. That is very smart. People are less likely to steal from you when you know exactly who they are. Honestly, shoutout to Megan, who — as far as the show has shown us — was the one who discovered the missing cash. It is also believed that the thief stole Kourtney's iPad, which is how she would have accessed everything else. Some people are deeply suspicious of cleaning ladies and nannies to the point where they “test” these people. While it's great to hear that Kourtney does not fixate on suspecting her employees at all times, it's good that she's now being careful. Money is one thing (to her and Scott, anyway). Her kids and her electronic privacy are another.
Source: Power / Starz P reviously on Power , Tasha, Ghost, and Tommy learned when it comes to Riq, he is more like his father than he would like to admit. Saxe’s extracurricular activities on his never-ending quest to get Ghost earned him a well-deserved suspension from Warner. Keisha got scared out the game by Tommy’s former goons 2-Bit and Spank, so Tommy took her and Cash to the burbs. Despite Ghost and Tommy’s best efforts to show Riq that drug game isn’t for him, Tasha decides the best way to reach him is to make him Ghost 2.0. Dre somehow once again escapes the clutches of death and kills a Power OG, Black Grimace. This week’s episode has all of the Power players making deals and backstabbing each other in the process. Dre Presses Saxe Unsucessfuly, Ghost Won’t Help Him Source: Power / Starz N o one in the history of television has been luckier than Dre. This guy finds himself in the most absurd situations and still manages to find a way out of them. The episode opens up with Dre popping up on a rather dingy looking Saxe who is currently on suspension from his job. Dre wants the ankle monitor. Saxe put on him taken off immediately, and Saxe agrees to do so if he has any information on Ghost or Tommy. Dre is not willing to make any more trades, so Saxe shuts down his very forceful request and keeps it moving. Dre calls Ghost after his unsuccessful encounter with Saxe. James asks him about his whereabouts and why Tommy showed up to the meeting with Jason and not him? Dre reveals that Tommy’s goons scooped him up and that Saxe put an ankle monitor on him. In order not to compromise Jason, he decided not to show up with the monitoring device on him. He suggests that they take out Saxe, but Ghost was like nah. The aspiring businessman tells him to stay away from him as long he is “chipped up,” the deal is off and issues a stern warning to Dre telling him, “I’m not playing with you, boy.” Oh, woe is Dre, what is he to do now? Tate Has A Hot Mic Moment, Ramona Hints At Ghost’s Political Ambitions Source: Power / Starz T ate saw his adventures in the bedroom with Derek’s wife, Cassandra land him in some serious trouble. With help from his fixer Ramona and Ghost, he managed to salvage the situation. But that would turn out to be the least of his problems. Tate has always come dangerously close to trying Jame’s self- restraint, not knowing just how conniving and dastardly the former drug dealer is. Well, he finally learned the hard way in this episode. While prepping for a debate with his opponent Tate, Ramona hints at the idea of James running on his ticket, but Tate quickly shuts that idea down, claiming the white folks upstate wouldn’t care to see two Black men running together. He happens to overhear his white opponent, considering bringing on someone of color to battle the complaints of zero people of color working in Albany. Right on cue, Ghost walks in with Derek much to the dismay of Tate. The councilman wants to know why Derek is there, and Ghost tells him only to help him handle questions about the Queens Child Project. Source: Power / Starz Derek walks off after Tate insults him and heads over to the sound guy and hands him some money. After the bribe, Tate’s mic magically comes on, and the crowd hears him berating Ghost, his opponent, and voters. Ramona and Tate catch on about the cringe-worthy moment while Ghost shows his approval for the moment by flashing a sinister smirk. Ramona and Tate quickly regroup and put their heads together and try to figure out how they are going to fix this mess. They both agree to appease Tate’s constituents; the best idea will be for a photo op with Ghost and recommitment to the local neighborhoods. Ramona sends a text to James telling him to stop by the office immediately, but he is busy handling some Ghost business that we will touch on later. When he finally shows up, it’s apparently too late, and it would appear Tate’s quest for the governorship of NYC is crashing and burning because of his hot mic situation. Source: Power / Starz As retaliation for Ghost not showing up when he needed him, Tate says the Queens Child Project is dead and basically tells Ghost to kick rocks. Little does he know that Ramona is working behind his back to help Ghost’s political career takeoff with him landing on his opponent’s ticket as a possible lieutenant governor. You hate to see it, but Tate, you don’t mess with James St. Patrick and don’t go unscathed. Riq Finds A New Primera At His School Source: Power / Starz S ighs, we really don’t care for this character development when it comes to “Ghost 2.0,” aka Riq. Last week Tasha made the clueless decision that instead of trying to keep her son out of the drug game, she will teach him how to be a better dope pusher. Riq wastes no time at his new school and quickly learns that he may have a potential “Primera” in one of his teachers. Source: Power / Starz After class, his teacher, who was impressed with his answer for one of his questions, pressed him about knowledge on another subject, drugs. He asks Riq if he is holding and even searches his bookbag for some contraband. Riq decides to do some snooping and utilizes the old credit card trick his former mentor Kanan taught him. While going through the teacher’s desk, he discovers the educator is struggling to pay his bills and plus his family was involved in a vast Ponzi scheme. Riq heads home to tell his mom, aka his new tutor, on the drug game about new revelation, and she is intrigued. Source: Power / Starz Riq leaves his teacher a pleasant surprise in his trunk along with a cellphone with some instructions. The teacher has a pretty good idea of where the drugs came from, but Riq plays dumb when he is pressed about it. It looks like Riq is back in business. Blanca Is On The Case, Saxe Gets Fired Source: Power / Starz W e cannot stand Blanca, but we get a healthy dose of the detective this episode. Last week, Warner enlisted her to help keep an eye on Saxe, and she delivered giving Warner all the information he needed to suspend Saxe’s annoying ass. Saxe is currently still working on all of the angles he has. The suspended District Attorney even pays a visit to Tamieka, who was fired by Warner earlier in the season. He is seeking advice and help from his former boss. Saxe even stops by Riq’s new school and interrogates the young St.Patrick but gets nothing out of him. He also stopped by Keisha’s new home to try to convince her to flip on Tommy but was very unsuccessful. Now keep all these moves in your mind cause they will come back to haunt him. His final move was to stop at Blanca’s house to present what he has found out while doing his unauthorized investigative work. We learn that Blanca is married… to a woman, much to the delight of Saxe, his love for lesbian couples will be touched on in a few. Blanca really doesn’t care to see Saxe and gives him five minutes to make his case to her as to why she should even entertain him. He reveals that Keisha’s name is on the deed for the house along with Tommy, which makes her either an accomplice at the very least complicit. Blanca reveals the Keisha was a witness in her case to find Raymond Jone’s killer, and she invites Saxe inside to show him something very interesting. Blanca shows the surveillance photo of Riq picking up Kanan’s ashes, adding more intrigue to the growing case against the St.Patricks. Blanca agrees to work with Saxe again cause she wants to see the “bad guys” in jail. As a token of their new partnership, he gives her the serial number for Dre’s tracking device so she can find him. Blanca wastes no time either and immediately locates Dre and questions him. She discovers from Dre that Kanan was DC in the night Ray Ray was killed, debunking Tasha’s alibi that Kanan was at the penthouse that night. Dre also drops the bombshell that he gave Riq the information where he can find Raina’s killer. Of course, this information doesn’t come cheap, Dre wants Blanca to help him get back at Saxe for what he did to his daughter and get the ankle monitor removed. She agrees to both conditions before leaving. Next on Blanca’s list is Keisha. Accompanied by a Child Protection Service’s agent, Blanca pulls over Keisha and Cash after she picked her son up from school. Threatening to throw her son into the system, Keisha is forced into signing a cooperation deal with Blanca to prevent that from happening. With Keisha now flipped, she promises to put her and Cash in witness protection. Blanca then stops by Truth to put some pressure on Ghost but doesn’t really get anything out of him, but he’s a pro and doesn’t buckle under the influence. James does learn some interesting tidbits, which he will speak to Tasha about later. Blanca notices the glass he left on the bar, and she takes it to get it tested and discovers a 50% DNA match linking Riq to Ray Ray’s murder. Source: Power / Starz While Blanca is out working, Saxe is at home watching lesbian porn trying to rub one out and is rudely interrupted by Ghost and Tommy. They want to teach him a lesson for bothering their loved ones and physically intimidate him. They tie him to a chair, and Tommy admits right to his face that he killed Angela, and there is nothing he can do about it. They throw a plastic bag over his head and are going to let him suffocate until Ghost plucks a hole in the Ziploc bag. Source: Power / Starz He also stops Tommy from putting a bullet in his head points out to his former best friend he owes him still for Angela. Ghost gets Saxe to agree to not tell anyone he was there and to tell him all the information the Feds have on Riq ASAP. We hop back to Blanca. She has one more stop to make on her investigation world tour, Tasha’s house. She reveals that she is looking into Riq’s alibi and points out she found a blood drop at Ray Ray’s flop that they believe belongs to Riq. Blanca also drops the bombshell that they now have a witness who says, Kanan nor Riq were at the penthouse like Tasha told her. Tasha knows she is in trouble. Source: Power / Starz Blanca takes all of her new findings back to Warner and tells him about how Saxe pressured Dre into giving him information. Like she promised, she has Dre’s ankle monitor removed and makes him sign an agreement. Saxe, who is bruised up from his encounter with Ghost and Tommy, shows up to the office. He tells his boss what happened to him and that Tommy admitted to killing Angela, but Warner finds it hard to believe. He still fires Saxe anyway, we couldn’t be happier to see someone lose their job. Keisha Is Not About The Life Source: Power / Starz K eisha made it quite clear last week after she was attacked at her salon, she is not about life. Tommy decides to put her in Holly’s pedophile Uncle’s home as his way to show her he’s deeply committed to her and Cash. While she is unpacking, she gets a visit from Tommy’s mom Kate who just decides that she is gonna get a room and everything. Source: Power / Starz Kate manages to scare Keisha by telling her she is going to end up just like Holly once Keisha messes up. Keisha claps back at Kate and kicks her out of her house. She quickly learns that Kate was probably telling the truth after Tommy presses her about keeping the fact that Blanca and Child Services rolled up on her and Cash. After an intense argument, Keisha manages to convince Tommy she only did it because she was scared she would end up dead like Holly. It was that encounter that convinces Keisha to go into witness protection and leave Tommy, but she’s gonna be stopped in her tracks. Tasha Does Us All A Favor Source: Power / Starz G host calls Tasha to tell her even more bad news about his son and her former best friend, Keisha. He breaks down to his estranged wife that Riq went and picked up Kanan’s ashes under the name Eric Stark. He also informs Tasha that Keisha was pressed by the feds, and her talking could possibly lead to Riq being thrown in jail. Tasha, of course, can’t fathom the idea of her boy in prison, hence why it’s absolutely ridiculous she is teaching him how to sell drugs. Since Keisha is scared to talk to him, Ghost tells Tasha that she needs to have a face-to-face conversation with her ex-bestie. Tasha finally arrives at Keisha’s house and catches her while she is frantically packing, preparing to go into witness protection. Keisha tries her best to convince Tasha that she will not snitch and that she only did what she did to protect her son. Plus, Keisha doesn’t want to end up like Holly did. Tasha grabs her car keys and tells her she cannot allow her to leave the house and that they will wait for Tommy to come back. Tasha catches Keisha glancing at her bag where she put the gun Tommy gave her and the two race to grab the weapon. A struggle ensues, and while this is all going on, Tommy and Cash are at the mall ring shopping. Looks like Tommy is dead set on making Keisha his boo forever and has the approval of her son. Back at the house, the struggle for gun continues, which ends with Keisha getting shot during the fight. While on the floor, Keisha begs for her life, but Tasha is looking out for herself, Riq, Ghost, and Tommy and shoots Keisha in the head. Tasha grabs the papers Keisha signed and runs out of the house, we are confused as to why she did all of this not wearing any gloves. Source: Power / Starz Anyway, Tommy and Cash show up, and before they walk inside the house with the intention of surprising Keisha with the proposal, Tommy realizes something is up and tells Cash to wait in the car. Tommy goes inside to find his dead girlfriend’s body lying in a pool of her own blood. Source: Power / Starz He drops the ring and gets on his knees, clearly angry at the site of Keisha’s corpse. Unhinged Tommy Egan is back, and he’s gonna be looking for revenge next week’s penultimate episode! Photo: Power/Starz [ione_media_gallery src=”https://cassiuslife.com” id=”96691″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Power / Starz P reviously on Power , Tasha, Ghost, and Tommy learned when it comes to Riq, he is more like his father than he would like to admit. Saxe’s extracurricular activities on his never-ending quest to get Ghost earned him a well-deserved suspension from Warner. Keisha got scared out the game by Tommy’s former goons 2-Bit and Spank, so Tommy took her and Cash to the burbs. Despite Ghost and Tommy’s best efforts to show Riq that drug game isn’t for him, Tasha decides the best way to reach him is to make him Ghost 2.0. Dre somehow once again escapes the clutches of death and kills a Power OG, Black Grimace. This week’s episode has all of the Power players making deals and backstabbing each other in the process. Dre Presses Saxe Unsucessfuly, Ghost Won’t Help Him Source: Power / Starz N o one in the history of television has been luckier than Dre. This guy finds himself in the most absurd situations and still manages to find a way out of them. The episode opens up with Dre popping up on a rather dingy looking Saxe who is currently on suspension from his job. Dre wants the ankle monitor. Saxe put on him taken off immediately, and Saxe agrees to do so if he has any information on Ghost or Tommy. Dre is not willing to make any more trades, so Saxe shuts down his very forceful request and keeps it moving. Dre calls Ghost after his unsuccessful encounter with Saxe. James asks him about his whereabouts and why Tommy showed up to the meeting with Jason and not him? Dre reveals that Tommy’s goons scooped him up and that Saxe put an ankle monitor on him. In order not to compromise Jason, he decided not to show up with the monitoring device on him. He suggests that they take out Saxe, but Ghost was like nah. The aspiring businessman tells him to stay away from him as long he is “chipped up,” the deal is off and issues a stern warning to Dre telling him, “I’m not playing with you, boy.” Oh, woe is Dre, what is he to do now? Tate Has A Hot Mic Moment, Ramona Hints At Ghost’s Political Ambitions Source: Power / Starz T ate saw his adventures in the bedroom with Derek’s wife, Cassandra land him in some serious trouble. With help from his fixer Ramona and Ghost, he managed to salvage the situation. But that would turn out to be the least of his problems. Tate has always come dangerously close to trying Jame’s self- restraint, not knowing just how conniving and dastardly the former drug dealer is. Well, he finally learned the hard way in this episode. While prepping for a debate with his opponent Tate, Ramona hints at the idea of James running on his ticket, but Tate quickly shuts that idea down, claiming the white folks upstate wouldn’t care to see two Black men running together. He happens to overhear his white opponent, considering bringing on someone of color to battle the complaints of zero people of color working in Albany. Right on cue, Ghost walks in with Derek much to the dismay of Tate. The councilman wants to know why Derek is there, and Ghost tells him only to help him handle questions about the Queens Child Project. Source: Power / Starz Derek walks off after Tate insults him and heads over to the sound guy and hands him some money. After the bribe, Tate’s mic magically comes on, and the crowd hears him berating Ghost, his opponent, and voters. Ramona and Tate catch on about the cringe-worthy moment while Ghost shows his approval for the moment by flashing a sinister smirk. Ramona and Tate quickly regroup and put their heads together and try to figure out how they are going to fix this mess. They both agree to appease Tate’s constituents; the best idea will be for a photo op with Ghost and recommitment to the local neighborhoods. Ramona sends a text to James telling him to stop by the office immediately, but he is busy handling some Ghost business that we will touch on later. When he finally shows up, it’s apparently too late, and it would appear Tate’s quest for the governorship of NYC is crashing and burning because of his hot mic situation. Source: Power / Starz As retaliation for Ghost not showing up when he needed him, Tate says the Queens Child Project is dead and basically tells Ghost to kick rocks. Little does he know that Ramona is working behind his back to help Ghost’s political career takeoff with him landing on his opponent’s ticket as a possible lieutenant governor. You hate to see it, but Tate, you don’t mess with James St. Patrick and don’t go unscathed. Riq Finds A New Primera At His School Source: Power / Starz S ighs, we really don’t care for this character development when it comes to “Ghost 2.0,” aka Riq. Last week Tasha made the clueless decision that instead of trying to keep her son out of the drug game, she will teach him how to be a better dope pusher. Riq wastes no time at his new school and quickly learns that he may have a potential “Primera” in one of his teachers. Source: Power / Starz After class, his teacher, who was impressed with his answer for one of his questions, pressed him about knowledge on another subject, drugs. He asks Riq if he is holding and even searches his bookbag for some contraband. Riq decides to do some snooping and utilizes the old credit card trick his former mentor Kanan taught him. While going through the teacher’s desk, he discovers the educator is struggling to pay his bills and plus his family was involved in a vast Ponzi scheme. Riq heads home to tell his mom, aka his new tutor, on the drug game about new revelation, and she is intrigued. Source: Power / Starz Riq leaves his teacher a pleasant surprise in his trunk along with a cellphone with some instructions. The teacher has a pretty good idea of where the drugs came from, but Riq plays dumb when he is pressed about it. It looks like Riq is back in business. Blanca Is On The Case, Saxe Gets Fired Source: Power / Starz W e cannot stand Blanca, but we get a healthy dose of the detective this episode. Last week, Warner enlisted her to help keep an eye on Saxe, and she delivered giving Warner all the information he needed to suspend Saxe’s annoying ass. Saxe is currently still working on all of the angles he has. The suspended District Attorney even pays a visit to Tamieka, who was fired by Warner earlier in the season. He is seeking advice and help from his former boss. Saxe even stops by Riq’s new school and interrogates the young St.Patrick but gets nothing out of him. He also stopped by Keisha’s new home to try to convince her to flip on Tommy but was very unsuccessful. Now keep all these moves in your mind cause they will come back to haunt him. His final move was to stop at Blanca’s house to present what he has found out while doing his unauthorized investigative work. We learn that Blanca is married… to a woman, much to the delight of Saxe, his love for lesbian couples will be touched on in a few. Blanca really doesn’t care to see Saxe and gives him five minutes to make his case to her as to why she should even entertain him. He reveals that Keisha’s name is on the deed for the house along with Tommy, which makes her either an accomplice at the very least complicit. Blanca reveals the Keisha was a witness in her case to find Raymond Jone’s killer, and she invites Saxe inside to show him something very interesting. Blanca shows the surveillance photo of Riq picking up Kanan’s ashes, adding more intrigue to the growing case against the St.Patricks. Blanca agrees to work with Saxe again cause she wants to see the “bad guys” in jail. As a token of their new partnership, he gives her the serial number for Dre’s tracking device so she can find him. Blanca wastes no time either and immediately locates Dre and questions him. She discovers from Dre that Kanan was DC in the night Ray Ray was killed, debunking Tasha’s alibi that Kanan was at the penthouse that night. Dre also drops the bombshell that he gave Riq the information where he can find Raina’s killer. Of course, this information doesn’t come cheap, Dre wants Blanca to help him get back at Saxe for what he did to his daughter and get the ankle monitor removed. She agrees to both conditions before leaving. Next on Blanca’s list is Keisha. Accompanied by a Child Protection Service’s agent, Blanca pulls over Keisha and Cash after she picked her son up from school. Threatening to throw her son into the system, Keisha is forced into signing a cooperation deal with Blanca to prevent that from happening. With Keisha now flipped, she promises to put her and Cash in witness protection. Blanca then stops by Truth to put some pressure on Ghost but doesn’t really get anything out of him, but he’s a pro and doesn’t buckle under the influence. James does learn some interesting tidbits, which he will speak to Tasha about later. Blanca notices the glass he left on the bar, and she takes it to get it tested and discovers a 50% DNA match linking Riq to Ray Ray’s murder. Source: Power / Starz While Blanca is out working, Saxe is at home watching lesbian porn trying to rub one out and is rudely interrupted by Ghost and Tommy. They want to teach him a lesson for bothering their loved ones and physically intimidate him. They tie him to a chair, and Tommy admits right to his face that he killed Angela, and there is nothing he can do about it. They throw a plastic bag over his head and are going to let him suffocate until Ghost plucks a hole in the Ziploc bag. Source: Power / Starz He also stops Tommy from putting a bullet in his head points out to his former best friend he owes him still for Angela. Ghost gets Saxe to agree to not tell anyone he was there and to tell him all the information the Feds have on Riq ASAP. We hop back to Blanca. She has one more stop to make on her investigation world tour, Tasha’s house. She reveals that she is looking into Riq’s alibi and points out she found a blood drop at Ray Ray’s flop that they believe belongs to Riq. Blanca also drops the bombshell that they now have a witness who says, Kanan nor Riq were at the penthouse like Tasha told her. Tasha knows she is in trouble. Source: Power / Starz Blanca takes all of her new findings back to Warner and tells him about how Saxe pressured Dre into giving him information. Like she promised, she has Dre’s ankle monitor removed and makes him sign an agreement. Saxe, who is bruised up from his encounter with Ghost and Tommy, shows up to the office. He tells his boss what happened to him and that Tommy admitted to killing Angela, but Warner finds it hard to believe. He still fires Saxe anyway, we couldn’t be happier to see someone lose their job. Keisha Is Not About The Life Source: Power / Starz K eisha made it quite clear last week after she was attacked at her salon, she is not about life. Tommy decides to put her in Holly’s pedophile Uncle’s home as his way to show her he’s deeply committed to her and Cash. While she is unpacking, she gets a visit from Tommy’s mom Kate who just decides that she is gonna get a room and everything. Source: Power / Starz Kate manages to scare Keisha by telling her she is going to end up just like Holly once Keisha messes up. Keisha claps back at Kate and kicks her out of her house. She quickly learns that Kate was probably telling the truth after Tommy presses her about keeping the fact that Blanca and Child Services rolled up on her and Cash. After an intense argument, Keisha manages to convince Tommy she only did it because she was scared she would end up dead like Holly. It was that encounter that convinces Keisha to go into witness protection and leave Tommy, but she’s gonna be stopped in her tracks. Tasha Does Us All A Favor Source: Power / Starz G host calls Tasha to tell her even more bad news about his son and her former best friend, Keisha. He breaks down to his estranged wife that Riq went and picked up Kanan’s ashes under the name Eric Stark. He also informs Tasha that Keisha was pressed by the feds, and her talking could possibly lead to Riq being thrown in jail. Tasha, of course, can’t fathom the idea of her boy in prison, hence why it’s absolutely ridiculous she is teaching him how to sell drugs. Since Keisha is scared to talk to him, Ghost tells Tasha that she needs to have a face-to-face conversation with her ex-bestie. Tasha finally arrives at Keisha’s house and catches her while she is frantically packing, preparing to go into witness protection. Keisha tries her best to convince Tasha that she will not snitch and that she only did what she did to protect her son. Plus, Keisha doesn’t want to end up like Holly did. Tasha grabs her car keys and tells her she cannot allow her to leave the house and that they will wait for Tommy to come back. Tasha catches Keisha glancing at her bag where she put the gun Tommy gave her and the two race to grab the weapon. A struggle ensues, and while this is all going on, Tommy and Cash are at the mall ring shopping. Looks like Tommy is dead set on making Keisha his boo forever and has the approval of her son. Back at the house, the struggle for gun continues, which ends with Keisha getting shot during the fight. While on the floor, Keisha begs for her life, but Tasha is looking out for herself, Riq, Ghost, and Tommy and shoots Keisha in the head. Tasha grabs the papers Keisha signed and runs out of the house, we are confused as to why she did all of this not wearing any gloves. Source: Power / Starz Anyway, Tommy and Cash show up, and before they walk inside the house with the intention of surprising Keisha with the proposal, Tommy realizes something is up and tells Cash to wait in the car. Tommy goes inside to find his dead girlfriend’s body lying in a pool of her own blood. Source: Power / Starz He drops the ring and gets on his knees, clearly angry at the site of Keisha’s corpse. Unhinged Tommy Egan is back, and he’s gonna be looking for revenge next week’s penultimate episode! Photo: Power/Starz [ione_media_gallery src=”https://cassiuslife.com” id=”96691″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Dylan Buell / Getty Boxer Leaves The Ring On A Stretcher After Being Knocked Out Patrick Day, a professional boxer , is currently in a medically induced coma after getting knocked out by Charles Conwell in a fight on Saturday night. 21-year-old Conwell knocked out Day, 27, in the 10th round of their super welterweight fight in Chicago, Illinois . Viewers could see Day’s head bounce right back off the canvas after Conwell hit him with a right to the ear followed by a left hook. According to reports from DAZN , Patrick Day was unconscious as he left the arena. He ended up being rushed out of the ring on a stretcher and had is said to have suffered multiple seizures in an ambulance while on the way to a local hospital. The athlete was still unconscious and on a breathing tube an hour after the knockout. BoxingScene reported that Day underwent surgery following the at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, but there’s no word on his condition following the procedure. This scary incident went down as Day was fighting Conwell on the undercard of the Oleksander Usyk-Chazz Witherspoon fight. Conwell had already knocked Patrick down twice before the final 10th-round knockout. View this post on Instagram Can’t wipe the smile off of my face #Warrior #Boxing #Champ @4mikeywilliams A post shared by Patrick Day (@patday_allday) on Jul 5, 2019 at 8:32am PDT
Source: BG027/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Drake Celebrates Son’s 2nd Birthday Early Drake went all out for his son Adonis ‘ 2nd birthday. The rapper shared photos of a giant golden balloon arch on the inside of his new Toronto mansion that spelled out his son’s first name. Alongside the balloon art was a statue of a cookie monster. We’re guessing that the proud dad is celebrating his seed’s birthday early before returning him to his mother since his actual birthday isn’t for another 2 weeks almost. Adonis was born on October 24, 2017. View this post on Instagram Happy Birthday King A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Oct 11, 2019 at 4:05pm PDT Yesterday, Drake’s co-parent Sophie Brussaux posted up her own photos to celebrate their son’s special day. She actually revealed and unreleased photo of Adonis, blocking out his face of course. View this post on Instagram Fils de ma vie, être ta maman est la plus belle chose au monde …2 ans déjà mon Adonis A post shared by Sophie Brussaux (@sophieknowsbetter) on Oct 11, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT Happy early birthday to Adonis!
Source: Nia Noelle / Nia Noelle Tennessee Woman Who Twerked on Moving Car Now Being Charged With Disorderly Conduct According to WKRN, a Tennessee woman who went viral for dancing on top of a moving car has been charged with disorderly conduct. Myscellent Shelton-Cox,23, was taken to a Nashville jail after the video appeared of her twerking on top of a Mustang on Sept. 20. “I take chances in life because at the end of the day, there’s too many rules.” Shelton-Cox said, admitting during the interview that she didn’t think she had done anything wrong. She said her dancing skills are from her cheerleading days when she was a child. “We’d been sitting in traffic for 30 minutes, waiting on the train. I told my friend to drive my car, hopped on the car, did my little dancing and you know, just having a good time. I’m going to put on a little show, you know. I’m in traffic anyway. Why not turn up in traffic?” According to the arrest warrant she “was unrestrained and her actions were causing other motorists to divert their attention.” The police also state that she “caused undo hazard to other motorists,” which may or may not have been the case.
