Source: Rick Diamond / Getty The Black Music Honors are back with the same hosts but in a new city! On Sept. 5, 2019, Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett are headed to The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta to co-host the 4th annual show that will honor Yolanda Adams (gospel music icon award), Xscape (urban music icon award), Freddie Jackson and more. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). “The vision behind the Black Music Honors is to recognize the trailblazers in African American music who have paved the way for the artists of today,” Black Music Honors Founder and Executive Producer Don Jackson says. “Many of these artists have never received their much-deserved recognition.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit The award show is set to air between September 14 and October 20. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1808814″ overlay=”true”] ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : LisaRaye Goes Off On Nicole Murphy [VIDEO] A Look Inside Keyshia Cole & Niko Hale’s Baby Shower [PHOTOS] A Hater Tried To Heckle Mary J. Blige At Her Concert And It Didn’t Go Well For Them [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Nicole Murphy’s Alleged Dating History Nicole Murphy made headlines recently for inserting herself into someone’s marriage . Unfortunately for the model, this is nothing new! Nicole has a shakey dating history, where relationship timelines overlap and she is being linked to taken men. This even starts with her ex-hubby Eddie Murphy, who was in a relationship when they met. Let’s take walk down memory lane, shall we? Hit the flip.
You don’t have to follow The Bachelorette Spoilers to know the truth about Peter Weber . Fans were charmed by him. And he “charmed” Hannah not once, but four times … in a windmill. He also ditched his girlfriend to be on reality TV. But just who is Calee Lutes, exactly? First, a quick recap. For half a year, Calee Lutes and Peter Weber were dating — getting together in June of 2018 and splitting in December. Calee says that Peter did not offer her an explanation for why they were breaking up, but that she later figured it out. She says that Peter must have ended the romance because he had found out that he would be a suitor on The Bachelorette . Though he broke up with her months before he met Hannah and started filming, Calee feels betrayed. Calee is a model from Atlanta. Peter is from California. However, last June, he was participating in one-month training for Delta Airlines. While he was in the area, they met on a dating app. Things went so well that they decided to keep in touch afterwards, even if it meant a long-distance relationship. According to Calee, they met each other’s families, took vacations as a couple, and even touched on the idea of moving in together. This sounds like a pretty serious romance, even if it only lasted about six months. According to Calee, they spent a week together as a couple in Atlanta in the middle of December in 2018. At the time, everything seemed to be going very well. Things seemed great after Peter headed back home — so great that she had already bought a ticket to come see him at New Year’s. Then, two days before Christmas, Calee says that Peter dumped her over FaceTime without explanation. Strangely, he then proceeded to purge any and all traces of her from his Instagram — untagging photos and deleting her comments. Wow . Calee herself is a model — and she clearly has the looks for the role. She is signed to Wilhelmina LA, NEXT Miami, and UWM Atlanta. Calee isn’t the only photogenic beauty, however — she has and loves Brian, her American Eskimo mix dog. Brian even has his own Instagram account, as all dogs should. Did you know that he was apparently rescued from a California prison? What a story! Calee is actually a fan of The Bachelorette , having watched the show long before Peter signed up. In the past, she has even used social media to get hyped about cast lists for Bachelor in Paradise . These days, it would be very reasonable if she has mixed feelings about the franchise. She feels betrayed because Peter must have known that he was in the running for the role while the two of them were still dating. He didn’t cheat on her with Hannah or anything like that, but she does feel that he signed up behind her back. That had to hurt. That said, a lot of the Bachelor Nation thinks that Peter made a mostly okay choice. Sometimes, people break up. View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Spoilers: How Will it End? Who Will Hannah Pick?!
Source: Art Meripol / Courtesy of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Season 2 Of “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” Returns September 7th They’re back! The couples behind Huntsville’s Comeback Group real estate group make their return this fall and there’s all kind of drama. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network unveiled today the explosive new trailer for its hit reality series “Love & Marriage: Huntsville,” which returns with all new episodes Saturday, September 7 (9 p.m. – 10 p.m. ET/PT) and we get to premiere it. Watch below: The series, which follows three powerful African American couples working in real estate in the thriving city of Huntsville, Alabama: Melody and Martell Holt, Marsau and LaTisha Scott and Maurice and Kimberlee Scott, will also feature a new couple Cedarric and Adaira Collins, both good friends of the Holts and Scotts. This season being a power couple doesn’t mean the perfect couple as Martell works to try and win back his estranged wife Melody. LaTisha doesn’t allow her husband Marsau to get in her way as she puts her homemaker days behind to put her real estate license to good use. Kimberlee is forced to reconcile with the challenges of a blended family as she deals with Maurice’s son and ex-wife’s potential move to Huntsville. While there’s still a lot of love to go around, neither business nor pleasure seem to be getting any less hectic for these couples. Yikes… Sounds like a whole lot of drama. We hope the couples can work through it!
Source: Richard Levine / Getty A police officer wrongly accused McDonald’s employees of taking a bite out of his sandwich, before realizing he after he actually did it himself. Yes, seriously. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). The officer, who goes by “DJ”, ordered a McChicken at the restaurant before starting his shift at Marion County Jail in Indianapolis. He put his sandwich in a fridge for safekeeping until he got off. When he opened it up to devour seven hours later, DJ discovered the missing chunk from his meal and instantly became convinced he had been targeted by the restaurant staff because of his uniform. “I know I didn’t eat it,” he told the WTHR local TV station. “No one else was around…I said, ‘You know what? I am going to the McDonald’s to see if they can get that taken care of. I just wanted to find out who the person was and they deal with that person in an appropriate way.” Managers at the Morris Street location checked the schedule to see who was preparing the food when he placed his order, but ultimately, they found no evidence to back up the officer’s claims that one of their employees tampered with the food. It wasn’t until more than a week later that the truth was revealed, when the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that the mystery biter was indeed its own officer, DJ. “The investigation has determined that McDonald’s restaurant staff in no way tampered with the employee’s food,” the agency said in a statement on Friday. “The employee took a bite out of the sandwich upon starting his shift at the Marion County Jail, then placed it in the refrigerator in a break room. He returned nearly seven hours later having forgotten that he had previously bitten the sandwich.He wrongly concluded that a McDonald’s restaurant employee had tampered with his food because he is a law enforcement officer.” We all know what it’s like to look forward to eating something all day, only to open the fridge and find out someone feasted on our food–but jumping to the conclusion that an employee at the restaurant did it to sabotage you is a little much. The officer ended up formally apologizing to McDonald’s for his error. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : LisaRaye Goes Off On Nicole Murphy [VIDEO] A Look Inside Keyshia Cole & Niko Hale’s Baby Shower [PHOTOS] A Hater Tried To Heckle Mary J. Blige At Her Concert And It Didn’t Go Well For Them [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
A 5-year-old kid was out here saving lives and acknowledging his brilliance. According to Fox 32 , Jayden Espinosa was staying at his aunt’s home in Chicago with his two sisters when a fire broke out in the early morning. Everyone in the house was asleep, except Jayden, according to his mom Tracey Espinosa. “I smelled the smoke and I got up and went outside,” Jayden said. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Apparently, the fire alarm had malfunctioned so Jayden had to spring into action. This is when he rushed to tell his aunt and everyone inside his home to get out. He didn’t just notify his family either. The home was a duplex, so there were neighbors downstairs asleep as well. Jayden ran to their unit to tell them about the fire, totaling the lives he saved to 13 people. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but The American Red Cross was able to aid Jayden’s aunt and cousins. When Jayden was asked how he knew what to do about the fire, his response was simple: “Because I’m smart and brilliant.” Okurrr! For more of Jayden’s brilliance you can watch more of his story from News 19 WLTX below. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : LisaRaye Goes Off On Nicole Murphy [VIDEO] A Look Inside Keyshia Cole & Niko Hale’s Baby Shower [PHOTOS] A Hater Tried To Heckle Mary J. Blige At Her Concert And It Didn’t Go Well For Them [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS
As we discussed earlier this week, it often seems as though there’s a rivalry between the women in the Duggar family . There’s nothing wrong with a little healthy competition among siblings, of course, but the Duggar ladies aren’t trying to outdo each other in terms of career goals, physical fitness, or contributions to the communities in which they live. No, they’re only attempting to outdo each other in two areas — baby-making, and keeping their husbands happy. And there’s nothing wrong with living that sort of ultra-traditional lifestyle — if that’s what floats your boat. But Jill probably shouldn’t be terribly surprised when some fans have trouble taking her political commentary seriously. The mother of two recently attended a celebration of women’s suffrage at the Arkansas Governor’s mansion, and many were less than thrilled with what she had to say about the occasion: “Thanks to my friend, Nancy, I had a lovely time at the governor’s mansion for a tea celebrating 100 years since women were finally able to exercise the right to vote!” Jill wrote, adding: “@govasahutchinson @arfirstlady #arkansaswomenssuffrage #womensrighttovote.” The response to the post was swift — and surprisingly harsh. “I had to giggle. The ladies in your family have no rights. The men control you. I do love your family and show but come on!!” “You’re mistaken,” Jill calmly replied. Her husband Derick Dillard, as always was much more verbose — and much more confrontational — in his response. “If you only know our family from a semi-scripted show then you are either assuming things that aren’t there or believe that all you see is all there is,” he replied. “If Jill felt the Lord leading her to run for governor, I would not only vote for her, but support her in every way a spouse can.” Only in the Duggar clan is “I would totes vote for my wife if she were running for office” considered a statement of wokeness. Also, did he really just describe Counting On as “semi-scripted”? Jim Bob’s not gonna like that, Yogi! Later, when another fan asked, “Would you vote for a female president?” Derick replied, “Yes.” As usual, most of the commenters on Jill’s pic were on her side — but it was close. A surprising number called her out for her alleged hypocrisy, arguing that she has no right to celebrate women’s victories in the political arena while participating in a cult that actively works to oppress women’s rights. “I find this strange from a family brought up with such a stringent guideline for the woman’s role and patriarchal control,” wrote one follower. “Come on it’s a complete joke how these women are taught!!” another remarked. “They don’t even go to college or have jobs outside the family home! You all can deny it all you want but they do not live like most!!” It seems Jill is planning to sit this one out going forward. But we’re sure Derick will continue to wage war against the “haters.” Which doesn’t really help her argument that women in the Duggar family have equal rights to men … View Slideshow: Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard: Here’s Why Fans Think They’re Getting Divorced
As we learned on The Bachelorette last night , Peter Weber had sex with Hannah Brown four times inside of a special windmill hotel-type room during this season’s Fantasy Suite week. Alas, those were the final four times Peter Weber will ever have sex with Hannah Brown. Because The Bachelorette selected Tyler and Jed to be her two finalists heading into tonight’s concluding episode, sending Peter home in a limo filled with tears. Did Hannah make the wrong decision? Peter certainly thinks so, although he doesn’t appear to harbor any ill will toward his ex-lover. “She was just honestly the most amazing person I’ve ever met so far in my life,” Weber said on air, on the verge of a major breakdown. “I’m just grateful for all those memories we made and being able to fall in love with her.” In love with her?!? Yes. “I really fell for her and I had no doubt that it was going to be us in the end,” Peter added. “I really didn’t [think I was going home]. That was tough to watch back.” Weber spoke with Chris Harrison on a stage after his portion of the dating show came to an end, reiterating his strong feelings for Brown. He made it sound like they will last for all of eternity. “I don’t think you can completely fall out of love with someone,” he said. “It’s been two months. I’ve been moving on and doing my best with that and I know time will heal all wounds. A little piece of my heart will always love her.” Hannah eventually came on the set to come face-to-face with Weber for the first time since their split, telling him that she wished he would have been more honest about his feelings for her from the beginning. “There wasn’t anything wrong and I know that’s probably hard to hear because I wish I could give you a clear concrete answer, but I truly thought you would meet my family,” she told him, adding: “I wish I would have known a little bit sooner about how you felt and you would have told me maybe. I was scared. I think I felt like you were scared to love me.” Brown explained that she always felt just a litle held back emotionally — but not physically, as she made very clear… … in front of Peter’s parents, no less! Addressing the legendary “windmill” moment, where she previously admitted to sleeping with Weber twice, Brown clarified that it was actually “four times,” prompting Peter to respond: “I still can confidently say that Jesus still loves both of us.” For the record, meanwhile, Weber did NOT address the accusations that were made by his ex-girlfriend, model Calee Lutes , who told Entertainment Tonight this month that Weber unexpectedly broke up with her in December… right before going on The Bachelorette. “He definitely didn’t go on the show for the right reasons. I believe he went on it for the chance at fame, and he got what he wanted,” Lues told ET in an email interview. Perhaps. We doubt Weber will be chosen as The Bachelor , so we’ll see whether this fame is long-lasting or fleeting. As for who will end up as Hannah’s fiance? Click below to find out! View Slideshow: The Bachelorette Spoilers: How Will it End? Who Will Hannah Pick?!
Source: Prince Williams / Getty It’s finally a wrap for season 8 of Love an Hip-Hop Atlanta . We pick up from the results of Karlie Redd’s VH1 sanctioned lie detector test. Basically, Karlie was telling the truth the entire time according to the test. There was no deception indicated when asked if she pooped on Pooh’s sheets, and about whether she had a threesome with Pooh and Hiriam, but the results were inconclusive when Karlie was asked if she was ever sexually intimate with Pooh and if she and Hiriam were ever sexually intimate. The inconclusive results are still shady, but for now, it seems like Karlie Redd told the truth. Pooh, looking like the liar that she is, starts yapping about how Karlie got butt shots on her bed, etc. The thirst is real. They go at it for a hot second until Nina Parker calms them down. Then Mimi adds her two cents about the night in question. Basically, Mimi left Karlie at the house and then all of a sudden, the next day, #TheBlogs had a story that a threesome happened at the house, which means someone leaked something, but Mimi didn’t see anything. Shekinah even jumps in and says that people do stuff like that in the A. For example, you could just be chilling at someone’s house thinking everything is on the up and up, then all of a sudden they’ll present you with a dildo just to see if you’re down with other extracurricular activities. Pooh doesn’t like that at all so she just starts going in on Shekina’s looks but in the end Nina Parker regains control of the situation and asks the court of public opinion, aka the audience, to clap for either Karlie or Pooh depending on who they believe. Most people went with Karlie. So that’s that. We move on to another segment where KK is in the spotlight, but then Pooh ends up using that as thee moment to run up on stage and sneak attack Karlie Redd. A lot of people get caught up in the melee, whether they got squashed as security tried to pull Pooh out of the scuffle, or whether they were involved in laying of the hands. KK sure pulled Pooh’s hair, and Tokyo Vanity may have tried to jump in too. Basically, Pooh is highly disliked and the sentiment only gets worse after she keeps getting into it with various people. In more positive news, Scrapp apologizes to Moniece for stringing her along and KK drops obvious, but still needed advice: “Freelance sex creates feelings,” and that’s why she is celibate. She ain’t lying. Next up are Kirk and Rasheeda. Nina asks Rasheeda what she meant when she said there were infidelities in their relationship on both sides. Basically, she meant that the infidelity on her part was before they were married. Translation: She was still just trying to take some of the heat off of Kirk’s awful dalliances, one of which produced a child. Stand by your man, I guess. Anyway, Kirk said they’ve been together for 25 years and have decided they can’t live without each other despite mistakes they’ve made and that’s that. Then we end the episode on Spice’s publicity stunt. Remember when she pretended she was going to get her skin bleached and all her light-skinned friends, aka Mimi and Rasheeda n’em freaked out? But then Spice was all, gotcha! Anyway, she proved her point. She got the conversation going about the colorism that dark-skinned people face, and her song, “Black Hypocrisy,” and the mixtape it was on did well. Even better, Mimi said she finally got where Spice was coming from when she said Mimi had light skin privilege. And that’s that. Next week, we return for the premiere of Love and Hip-Hop Hollywood Season 6. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHATLS8’ Reunion Part 1: Karlie Redd Gets A Vh1-Certified Lie Detector Test ‘LHHATLS8’ Recap: The Results Of Karlie Redd’s Lie Detector Test Are…
Tragic news out of the world of reality television: Lee Rosbach, a caption on the popular series Below Deck, revealed on Monday that his son, Joshua, died on July 22 from an accidental drug overdose. He was 42 years old. There was a funeral held a couple days ago for Joshua, who battled addiction for two decades, according to his famous father. “This past Saturday, my beloved wife Mary Anne and I laid our youngest son, Joshua Lee Rosbach to rest,” Lee wrote on Instagram this afternoon as a caption to the above photo of Joshua. “After a twenty year struggle, he finally succumbed to the demons he fought so long and so hard. “Addiction is an insidious disease that knows no social status or geographic boundaries.” Continued the Below Deck star: “Whether you live in a 10,000 sq. ft. mansion or a double wide trailer, the path of death, destruction and devastation it leaves remains the same. “We loved Josh unconditionally and were proud of the man he had become in spite of his problems. There was no one i ever knew who gave more of himself to those in his life. “He loved with all his being without expecting anything in return. We both feel a hole in our souls that will never be filled.” According to a tribute posted on Dignity Memorial, the 42-year-old died on July 22 “in the comfort of his home.” Not much else is known about what transpired, but this same post continued as follows: “At the time of his passing he was in the hearts and minds of those he loved the most. “A gentle and kind soul, Josh was loved by everyone he came into contact with and never met a stranger. His smile, and although quiet personality were traits that people admired. “But the simple things in life were exciting too, especially when he worked hard to buy his first home where he enjoyed spending quality time with his ‘Fur ever buddy and protector’ Champ. “Josh followed his father’s love for the ocean, whether it was sail boating or First Mate aboard a Yacht. “As a son, he was everything to his father and mother. He was a good brother and he loved the precious times they spent together.” Lee Rosbach was born in Saginaw, Michigan and has been in the yachting industry for 20 years. He released a memoir last winter and currently stars on the Bravo program Below Deck. Lee concluded the tribute to his son as follows: So my message to those of you who are fighting this disease, find a way to get help no matter what. For those of you who have a friend, family member, son, or daughter who’s struggling, do what ever it takes to get them the help they need. Be kind and loving, and try to enjoy every second you have with them. Do not pray for our son, but please take care of your children and friends who may need it, as it isn’t too late for them. Captain & Mary Anne. As you can see above, Below Deck chief stew Kate Chastain shared her condolences to Captain Lee and his family on Twitter on Monday. “Beautifully written statement by Captain Lee at what is certainly a devastating time,” she said, adding: “I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with Captain Lee [and] his wife Mary Anne in their home and the love they have for their family has always been a privilege to witness.” Josh is survived by his parents, his sister and brother, nieces and nephews and numerous aunts and uncles. View Slideshow: Celebrities Who Died in 2019: In Memoriam
