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Prosecutors Want Young Thug Held Without Bail (Exclusive)

Young Thug’s booking photo from Sept. 11 2018. Photo courtesy of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Young Thug Turned Himself In Following Indictment On Felony Drug Possession Prosecutors are trying to keep rapper Young Thug locked up for good as he faces drug trafficking and possession charges, BOSSIP can reveal. Officials from the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion Sept. 11 to revoke Young Thug’s bond. Prosecutors from the DA’s Office are scheduled to appear in court Sept. 13 to argue why he should go back behind bars until his case is resolved. The flamboyant artist and his lawyer have also filed a motion for bond and will argue why he should go free while his case is pending. Young Thug- whose real name is Jeffery Williams – turned himself into the DeKalb County Sheriffs Department Sept. 11 after a Grand Jury indicted him on several counts of violating the state’s controlled substance act. Cops arrested the “Gain Clout” rapper last year during a traffic stop after they allegedly found a gun, hydrocodone, a generic form of Xanax, marijuana and codeine. He is still being held in the Dekalb County Jail, according to a Sheriff’s Department spokesperson. It’s not clear why the DA want’s the rapper to languish in the county jail, but it may have to do with the fact that he took almost two weeks to turn himself in after law enforcement issued a warrant for his arrest. We reached out to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, but a spokesperson declined to comment. Young Thug is scheduled to be arraigned next month.

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These Sun-Kissed Shawty Snacks Slayyyed ONE Musicfest 2018

Baddest ONE Musicfest Baddies This year’s star-studded, melanin-flooded ONE Musicfest was a larger-than-life success that reportedly attracted over 40,000 people to downtown Atlanta for dazzling performances, delicious vibes and seas of sun-kissed shawty snacks who slayyyed the whole entire weekend. Hit the flip to meet the sun-kissed shawty snacks who sizzled ONE Musicfest 2018.

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Viola Davis Comes Clean About Regretting Her Role In ‘The Help’

Valerie Goodloe/Splash News Viola Davis Takes Issue With Her 2011 Film ‘The Help’ Viola Davis ‘ role in The Help earned the actress several awards, but now she says she regrets playing the part of a black maid working for a white family during the Civil Rights Movement. During a Q&A with The New York Times , the Academy Award winner dropped a bombshell when she said quite plainly, “Have I ever done roles that I’ve regretted? I have and The Help is on that list.” Before stating her piece , Davis made sure to show a little love to the cast and writer/director, Tate Taylor . “But not in terms of the experience and the people involved because they were all great,” she continued. “The friendships that I formed are ones that I’m going to have for the rest of my life. I had a great experience with these other actresses, who are extraordinary human beings. And I could not ask for a better collaborator than Tate Taylor.” Nonetheless, she wasn’t happy with the end result. “I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard. I know Aibileen. I know Minny. They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie,” Davis explained.

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Make A Racist Cartoonist Mad By Gazing Upon These Incredibly Gorgeous Serena Williams Photos

Getty Make A Racist Mad And Love Serena If you’ve been reading the news then you know that an Australian cartoonist made a very racist drawing of Serena Williams after the US Open Final. The cartoon was a piece of trash that made Serena look like a Jim Crow caricature. The racists loved it. So you know what we’re here to do: we’re going to combat that garbage with some pics Serena looking radiant and divine and beautiful. Tennis player Serena Williams speaks onstage at The 2011 ESPY Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage) So you know what to do. Look at the pics, share and let us know some of your favorite Serena looks. We celebrate her and we get to make racists mad. Win/win.

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TMI: Paul McCartney Randomly Shares That He And John Lennon Once Self-Pleasured In A Group With Other Friends

Paul McCartney Says He Engaged In Group Masturbation With John Lennon Don’t you hate it when musical legends get a little too in-depth with their wild stories from the past? Welp, time for another one. While talking about the wilder side of tour life with GQ magazine , he went into a story from when he and John Lennon were younger, before the fame of The Beatles and the groupies that naturally came with it. He recalled one time that he and John and a group of about five other boys all just decided to whip out meat and handle business at the same time: “What it was was over at John’s house, and it was just a group of us. And instead of just getting roaring drunk and partying—I don’t even know if we were staying over or anything—we were all just in these chairs, and the lights were out, and somebody started masturbating, so we all did. I think it was a one-off. Or maybe it was like a two-off. It wasn’t a big thing. But, you know, it was just the kind of thing you didn’t think much of. It was just a group. Yeah, it’s quite raunchy when you think about it. There’s so many things like that from when you’re a kid that you look back on and you’re, ‘Did we do that?’ But it was good harmless fun. It didn’t hurt anyone. Um…alright? Not a story we’d think to share, but okay. Hey, none of us over here was around in the 60’s…so, maybe this was perfectly normal. We doubt it, but we suppose they could have gotten into much worse. Splash

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TMI: Paul McCartney Randomly Shares That He And John Lennon Once Self-Pleasured In A Group With Other Friends

Paul McCartney Says He Engaged In Group Masturbation With John Lennon Don’t you hate it when musical legends get a little too in-depth with their wild stories from the past? Welp, time for another one. While talking about the wilder side of tour life with GQ magazine , he went into a story from when he and John Lennon were younger, before the fame of The Beatles and the groupies that naturally came with it. He recalled one time that he and John and a group of about five other boys all just decided to whip out meat and handle business at the same time: “What it was was over at John’s house, and it was just a group of us. And instead of just getting roaring drunk and partying—I don’t even know if we were staying over or anything—we were all just in these chairs, and the lights were out, and somebody started masturbating, so we all did. I think it was a one-off. Or maybe it was like a two-off. It wasn’t a big thing. But, you know, it was just the kind of thing you didn’t think much of. It was just a group. Yeah, it’s quite raunchy when you think about it. There’s so many things like that from when you’re a kid that you look back on and you’re, ‘Did we do that?’ But it was good harmless fun. It didn’t hurt anyone. Um…alright? Not a story we’d think to share, but okay. Hey, none of us over here was around in the 60’s…so, maybe this was perfectly normal. We doubt it, but we suppose they could have gotten into much worse. Splash

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Nicki Minaj Plays Puppetry In New Cartoonish Clip For “Barbie Dreams” [Video]

After a pretty eventful turn on Queen Radio this afternoon, Nicki moved past her high-fashion fisticuffs with that other female MC to release the brightly-colored clip for fan-fave “Barbie Dreams.” Are you feeling this one? Splash/YouTube

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Will Smith Explains Why He’s Jumping Out Of A Helicopter Into The Grand Canyon For His 50th [Video]

Will Smith is bringing his 50th birthday in quite dramatic fashion, leaping out of a helicopter to bungee over the Grand Canyon. Only Will could pull a stunt like this off! Will you be watching when the big moment comes? Getty/YouTube

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Heavenly Faces: Meet The Black Victoria’s Secret Angels Of 2018

(Photos by Gotham/GC Images) Meet All The MELANINY Models Casted For Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018 The weather is breaking soon, and that means the coveted Victoria’s Secret fashion show is right around the corner in the fashion world. Hundred of models have tried but only few made it. This year, lots of BEAUTIFUL brown sisters made the cut. These seriously must be the most diverse group yet. Previously, we reported that Winnie Harlow was casted. Duckie Thot also shared that she made it, in this heart felt clip for instagram… Hit the flip to see what other beautiful SISTAS made the cut.

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Woman Who Snapped “Shaming” Photo Of Geoffrey Owens At An Honest Day’s Work Suddenly Regrets Her Decision

Woman Who Took Photo Of Geoffrey Owens Working Apologizes That viral photo floating around of Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens making honest money working at Trader Joe’s has opened up a conversation about “respectable work” and the media’s leaning to shaming those who earn honest checks . The woman who snapped the pic, 50-year-old Karma Lawrence, says that the entire fiasco of her taking a photo of the actor working to pay his bills and support his family got entirely out of hand. She now claims to NJ.com she meant Geoffrey no ill will when she whipped out her phone and took a photo of him working and minding his business. She also says she didn’t mean to cause an uproar or shame the actor when she distributed the photograph to SEVERAL celebrity sites before it was finally picked up and published by Daily Mail. She’s since faced quite a bit of backlash, and surprise surprise…she’s so so sorry now. “So much hate. So much nastiness. Oh, it’s been terrible. They write Karma’s a b****. It’s bad.” She says she consumes a lot of Hollywood gossip media and paparazzi shots, so thought not much of it when she took a photo of the actor: “I don’t know why I snuck a picture. I figured everybody does it. I don’t know what possessed me. I just did it. I didn’t even think about it. I just kind of did it on impulse and it was a bad impulse. “It wasn’t malicious. That’s on my kids, my grandkids, my parents. I’m not that type of a person. I’m not the monster they’re making me out to be. When I saw him working there I thought maybe because of everything with Bill Cosby that his residuals got cut. And people have to take a normal job. But I didn’t think anything bad about it. I work a normal job.” Either way, her photo appears to ultimately have done more good for the actor than harm. If you’ll recall, Tyler Perry offered the actor a job after being moved by the fact that he didn’t let pride stand in the way of him fulfilling his role as a man and provider: #GeoffreyOwens I’m about to start shootings OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!! I have so much respect for people who hustle between gigs. The measure of a true artist. — Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) September 4, 2018 Welp, according to Page Six , the actor saw this offer on a bit of a delay since he doesn’t do Twitter, but he and Tyler have been in touch since and he happily accepted the offer! Good for him. From Trader’s to TV just like that. Getty/Twitter

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