Source: Prince Williams/WireImage / Getty Toya Wright Confirms Whether Or Not She’s Married Did Toya Wright become Toya Rushing right under all our noses? Fan suspicion swirled about that whirlwind romantical trip to Greece the couple took back in October with a gang of family and friends in tow. Their vacation spot was apparently located just above a chapel and Toyas’ friends exclaimed that she was getting married on her Instagram so many fans assumed an announcement was soon to follow. But upon returning stateside and foregoing rings and public announcements, nobody truly knew whether or not they had decided to make things official. So…did they or didn’t they? Well, it looks like they didn’t. During tonight’s episode of Friends and Family Hustle, Toya confirmed that they danced around the idea while on the trip, but there’s no way she’d take another walk down the aisle without her kids present with her. Welp, we wouldn’t be shocked if that question gets popped someday soon! Prince Williams/WireImage/Getty/Instagram
Source: Toshi Sasaki / Getty Two Lawsuits Call Out Staff Members By Name Some horrible and shady things seem to be coming to light for a juvenile detention center in New York. According to New York Daily New s , supervisors and staff at the Horizon Juvenile Center were accused in a lawsuit of coercing teens to perform sex acts with them. The suit was filed on behalf of Franklyn Malonado, a teen who spent 2010 through 2014 in and out of Horizon. At the detention center, which holds 10 to 15-year-olds in Mott Haven, supervisors allegedly participated in “grooming” teen boys and girls to have sex with Horizon employees in exchange for things like smuggled booze, cigarettes and food. Former administrative director of residential child care, Tahia Dennis, was one of the supervisor named in the suit. Weeks after being named, Dennis ordered the shredding of internal documents. The content of the documents is unknown, but they could possibly link staff to the alleged abuse. Fortunately, the documents didn’t get destroyed and according to City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), they were seized by management and sent to a locked warehouse. The situation was then referred to the city Department of Investigation. The lawsuit described graphic details of the alleged abuse. In one instance, a female counselor was found naked on top of a teenager in his cell. Malonado says that same counselor told him she would make sure he didn’t face disciplinary actions if he “took care of her needs.” Initially, Malonado’s suit was filed in August of 2017 and it didn’t include names. However, in September of that year, Maldonado’s lawyer, Vik Pawar, filed an updated lawsuit that listed the names of supervisors, including Dennis. Twelve days later, Dennis sent out an email to the detention center’s tour commander and overseer of counselors, writing, “Please begin immediately to shred old paperwork and files that you might have since the building opened. Thank You.” A former employee at Horizon said the documents were shredded soon after the email was sent out, however a spokeswoman for the ACS, Chanel Caraway, told Daily News that none of the records were shredded. “This was part of a routine shredding of duplicate documents, but these documents were never actually shredded and have been stored in a secure location the entire time,” Caraway said. “However, the matter was referred to DOI upon learning of it.” A second lawsuit was filed in May of 2018 accusing certain Horizon staff members of sexual abuse. Miguel Smith, a teen who was at Horizon between 2013 and 2015, said that Dennis and another supervisor would “stand guard” while a female counselor had sex with him. Pawar is representing Smith as well, and he questions the claim that the email shredding order was apart of a routine task. “It says ‘from the beginning’ so they’ll be hard-pressed to explain that they’ve been doing this (shredding) going back,” Pawar said. “I think they’re hiding stuff. I think they got caught with their pants down and they were destroying evidence.” A new ACS commissioner had been appointed since all the alleged abused took place and he said he “ordered a top-to-bottom overhaul of leadership and practices at Horizon.” Meanwhile, the investigation of the staff in the lawsuits continues.
Good morning, South Africa. ICYMI, our @TamarynGreen has just placed 1st runner up at @MissUniverse . We are so proud! pic.twitter.com/ZBY1dn7713 — Miss South Africa (@Official_MissSA) December 17, 2018 Miss South Africa Came Thru & Slayyyed Miss Universe 2018 We stan a stunning, world-stopping, screen-sizzling Queen –YES LAWD–Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green who came thru and dripped dazzling deliciousness at last night’s Miss Universe pageant where she finished in 2nd place while reminding the world YET AGAIN that Black women are, indeed, magic. Hit the flip for a very necessary celebration of Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green.
This is #CharlesToney . He was brutally beaten while handcuffed by @HamCoTNGov sheriff #BlakeKilpatrick . Charles was then charged for his own beating. Blake is still employed. We demand the charges against Toney be dropped and Kilpatrick be fired and charged. 423.209.7000 pic.twitter.com/7KDWOHHNxH — Shaun King (@shaunking) December 13, 2018 Tennessee Police Dispute Handcuffed Man’s Injuries After Beaten By Cop The pigs at Hamilton County Police department are disputing injuries suffered by Charles Toney at the hands of donut swallowing d-bag detective Blake Kilpatrick. Toney was beaten brutally on December 3 by Kilpatrick AFTER he was handcuffed, as a result, he was hospitalized with a collapsed lung and fractured ribs, nose and finger according to KSTP . The entire incident was caught on camera. This is Hamilton County (TN) Detective #BlakeKilpatrick . He is mercilessly beating handcuffed suspect #CharlesToney . This assault resulted in a collapsed lung, broken nose, ribs and finger. We don’t just want his badge— we want him behind bars. We demand it. pic.twitter.com/wdaKpk78HE — S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) December 12, 2018 Let Kilpatrick tell it, he beat Toney because Toney allegedly bit him during the arrest. On the jail intake paperwork, the only injury listed is “swelling” that is described as within normal limits”, whatever the f**k THAT means. Despite the video of clear police abuse, Kilpatrick hasn’t been suspended, instead he has been placed on desk duty. Somebody has to see to it that Porky Kilpatrick suffers consequences for his actions.
Source: Shotbyjuliann / Splash News The Cardi/Offset Argument Explodes In case you’ve missed it, Offset has spent the last week begging Cardi B to take him back after spending previous weeks blaming everyone else for their divorce as if we forced him to text out “New Or Lean.” He crashed her concert and has his Ash Brigade begging her to take him back, too. All of this is leading to big fights and huge arguments on Twitter over who should do what? We gathered some of the wildest, pettiest and argumentative responses to all of this. Take a look.
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Pete Davidson Alarms Fans After Posting Concerning Messages To IG Some cryptic messages had fans and celebrities alike worried about SNL ‘s Pete Davidson on Saturday, which he posted before quickly deleting his Instagram page completely. Following Kanye West’s tweetstorm the previous day, where he addressed mental illness and his desire to desire to destigmatize it, Davidson–who is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder–posted a note saying that he doesn’t “want to be on this Earth anymore” before another note praising Kanye for his bravery in speaking out against mental health. In the first, now-deleted note, Pete wrote, “i really don’t wanna be on this earth anymore. i’m doing my best to stay here for you but i actually don’t know how much longer i can last. all i’ve ever tried to do was help people. just remember i told you so.” No matter what we think of celebrities or public figures, Pete Davidson is a human being who deserves to live. The thousands of hurtful comments to him are shameful and inhumane. Please know Pete, that you are loved by millions. Most of all, your family loves you unconditionally. pic.twitter.com/t5EFwCboEd — Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) December 15, 2018 This was followed by Davidson’s post praising Mr. West for his bravery in which he wrote, “Bravo Kanye West for standing up for yourself and speaking out against mental health. I can’t explain to you enough how difficult and scary it is to be honest about stuff like this. We need people like Kanye. No one should ever point fingers at you for your bravery in speaking about mental health. I’m seriously disgusted.” The first sentiment is what really got people worried, and though some people posted negative comments on Pete’s actual post before deletion, the rest of the internet seemed to rally behind Davidson with celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi, and Jada Pinkett-Smith all reaching out to the comedian. Machine Gun Kelly even hopped right on a plane to fly to New York and make sure his friend was okay, since many who reached out were reporting that his phone was turned off. Pete Davidson … hang in there. There is a lot of help out here. Surrender to some love some where around you … today! Right now! And then … let in the help that will become available. I’m praying for you Pete. I’ve been there. It gets better. — Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapsmith) December 15, 2018 im in the plane now on the way to see Pete. gonna make sure he’s good, i promise. can’t have my boy in the darkness like that. — colson (@machinegunkelly) December 15, 2018 As it turns out, it looks like Pete was at Saturday Night Live rehearsal while this all went down, and he actually ended up appearing on the show last night for a brief moment to introduce the show’s musical guest. Along with other celebrities, Davidson’s ex Ariana Grande also seemed concerned about his Instagram posts, releasing tweets apologizing for joking about Kanye and then seemingly showing up at 30 Rock in case Pete needed anything. Grande’s now-deleted tweets read, “”i’m so sorry i told a dumb joke,” she said. “i really didn’t mean any harm. all i want everyone to be healthy and happy. so desperately. please. my god,” she posted regarding her tweets about listening to her new single instead of watching grown men argue online. Her next tweet read, “I’m downstairs and I’m not going anywhere if you need anyone or anything,” said the following tweet. “I know u have everyone u need and that’s not me, but i’m here too.” TMZ confirmed that Grande was at 30 Rock, where Saturday Night Live is taped, to see Davidson if she got a chance. After so many calls from fans, the police did end up pulling up at SNL to do a welfare check on Pete, confirming that he was OK following the scare before he appeared briefly on the show last night.
Source: Ronin 47 / London Entertainment / Splash News Cardi B Addresses Fans Hating On Offset It’s been a trying few weeks for Cardi B, after announcing she was divorcing husband Offset , the Migos rapper has endured a whole lot of internet slander upon his numerous attempts to win back his wife, particularly after his latest apology during her Rolling Loud: LA set on Saturday night . Cardi’s been on her IG live several times, including right after Offset’s failed public apology at Rolling Loud. Each time she’s reiterated that their very public mess is not a publicity stunt and that she does not want internet trolls bullying her “baby’s father.” She’s also said numerous times that she’s not saying she’ll take Offset back, but one IG Live session included her singing plans to let God lead the way. Meanwhile she’s put up two posts on Instagram addressing the situation from Saturday’s show. The first thanks her fans for the love and support: “Guys, I just want to say thank you so much for everybody that’s been supporting me, that been loving me. And that feel like they need to defend me … I don’t want people to, like, doing f–k s–t, saying f–k s–t. Violating my baby father isn’t going to make me feel any better, because at the end of the day, that’s still family. Unfortunately, we going through things and, um, it’s not private, it became public … and I just want things to die down, I just need time so we can see eye-to-eye. I can’t predict the future, I don’t know. I don’t need people coming at my baby father and s–t that doesn’t make me feel any better. And I just want to say thank you, everybody. Respect my wishes.” It sounds like she just wants a little peace and for the public spectacle to die down — but considering she’s in the prime of her career, it’s not like she can go hide out right now. Do you think she should be trying to take a break? In Cardi’s second IG post, she states that she hasn’t said she’ll take Offset back but that she absolutely wants the cyber bullying to stop, noting how Pete Davidson expressed suicidal urges thanks to the online attacks he’s been suffering: What do you think about Cardi’s messages? Do you think she should step back from social media for a bit?
Source: Harmony Gerber / Getty The-Dream Suggests All The R&B “Kings” Go On Tour Together The debate over who the real King of R&B is continues to heat up, but The-Dream might have a better solution in deciding who really reigns supreme. After changing his name on Twitter to “The King Dream,” the singing and songwriting powerhouse made a suggestion on what do do with all of this R&B King talk, throwing out the idea of a tour with some of the most notorious names in the genre. Actually we all need to give the world back this gift we have and do a King’s Tour. @chrisbrown @TreySongz @Usher @rkelly @brysontiller @TheRealTank @HERMusicx I have noooo Ego most of you know that all ready! I’ll Open no problem. Also do some inner city music w/kids jussayin — THE-DREAM (@TheKingDream) December 16, 2018 The-Dream tweeted saying, “actually we all need to give the world back this gift we have and do a King’s Tour….I have nooo Ego most of you know that all ready! I’ll Open no problem. Also do some inner city music w/kids. jussayin.” Along with this, the musician tagged Chris Brown, Usher, R. Kelly, Bryson Tiller, Tank, and H.E.R. Fans in his replies seem to be a little skeptical about some of his choices for a “King’s Tour,” but like the idea of a joint performance nonetheless. All of this speculation about who holds the crown comes after Jacquees declared himself the King of R&B , which was followed by any and every artist to put out music in that category throwing in their opinion on the subject. Though some people like John Legend came to the conclusion that R&B doesn’t have a king right now, others like R. Kelly took the opportunity to declare themselves as King. What do y’all think of a joint tour with some of the greatest and most popular names in R&B? Do you agree with the names that The-Dream chose?!
Source: NBC / Getty Ice Cube Reacts To The New Rappers Coming Out Of The West It’s no doubt that Ice Cube played a huge role in putting West Coast hip-hop on the map, so it’s only right he give his take on today’s up-and-coming rappers from the same area. From Blueface’s “Respect My Crypn” to Saweetie’s “Up Now” to Lil Mosey’s “Kamikaze,” Cube shared his honest opinion on the rappers who are holding it down for the West.
Source: Walter McBride/WireImage/Frazer Harrison/Getty Images / Getty Samuel L. Jackson Mistaken For John Travolta We once reported on an incident where Samuel L. Jackson had to publicly embarrass a white TV anchor for mistaking him for Laurence Fishburne. Today, he privately embarrassed a drunk partygoer who believed that he was a white man. According to PageSix , Jackson was attending a “To Kill a Mockingbird” party and talking to his former Pulp Fiction castmate Uma Thurman when a slizzard fan ran up on them being annoying and loud and wrong. Said a spy, “The opening-night guest who appeared to have had one too many drinks” spotted Thurman and Jackson at the Harvard Club bash, when “the guy started shouting, ‘Do the dance! Do the dance!’ ” at the stars — apparently referring to the famous dance-off between Thurman and John Travolta in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino classic. How did Sam Jack handle this? Well… Without missing a beat, Jackson deadpanned to the confused fan, “I think you have me mixed up with someone else.” But a spy said, “Undeterred, the fan continued trying to goad the pair into dancing, before an onlooker firmly informed him, ‘This is not that kind of party.’ There was no music and no dance floor!” We don’t EVER wanna drink the liquor that makes us believe that Samuel L. Jackson is John Travolta. Also, the PageSix article didn’t specify the race of the person who didn’t know the difference between the two men, but c’mon…
