Ruby Rose Talks Gender Reassignment And Being Victimized By Hate Crime Ruby Rose first captured the public’s attention as an androgynous inmate named Stella Carlin. Her masculine-feminine qualities had men and women drooling with lusty desires over the tattooed Bieber-esque actress, but that wasn’t always the case… In an Edit magazine interview, Rose describes a time when she was brutally beaten by men who didn’t know she was a woman Her friends were all male – girls made her nervous. And it was the girls who bullied her. At first it was because she was different, then at puberty, when she decided to “try the feminine thing” by wearing makeup and growing her hair, it was because they thought she was trying to steal their boyfriends – the result of still playing football with them. Then she came out as gay, and they bullied her for that, too: “‘First you want ourboyfriends, now you want us’ – that kind of thing. I couldn’t win.” In her frustration, Rose shaved her head, bound her chest and dressed as a boy again, hoping to be left alone. It’s a transformation she performed in her short film about gender-fluidity, Break Free, which went viral and won her the part in OITNB, but at the time it didn’t work out so happily. She took a beating from a couple of boys that put her in hospital.“They didn’t see me as a woman,” Incidents like this lead Ruby to believe that she was born into the wrong body, and she considered gender-reassignment surgery, but today she’s happy that she didn’t: “I’m a woman,” she says. “I want to have babies one day, so I’m glad I didn’t make changes earlier in my life.” Crazy to think that the solution to not getting your a$$ kicked by homophobes is to have gender reassignment surgery. THAT’s how bad it is for those living under that type of fear. Image via Instagram
Michelle Obama’s Face Is All Of us Barack Obama has been preaching a peaceful transition of power from his administration to That Man’s administration. He’s done everything in his power to put on a good face and make sure there isn’t any drama. Michelle Obama has tried, too. But today she couldn’t hide it. During the inauguration she was more than over it and wasn’t afraid to show it. I feel you, Michelle. #inauguration pic.twitter.com/jHxsdIl1y1 — Jörgen Camrath (@uniwave) January 20, 2017 Hit the flip to see her reaction to Melania giving her a gift, That Man’s speech and more. Michelle was all of us.
Cari Champion Has An Extreme Awkward Interview With Big Boi From Outkast Look, we love Cari Champion . The radiance of her melanin is the stuff that #BlackGirlMagic dreams are made of. But she had a very bad day at work today. While interviewing Big Boi about his thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons big NFC Championship game against the Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, she got a lil’ too cute and she was left picking toe jam out of her teeth. Cari asked Daddy Fat Sax whether his pet dog, “Halle Berry”, is bad or boujee, but the gag is… Ooooops! Hard to research whether or not his dog was still living, but still. Yikes. Image via Instagram
Bill Clinton Stares Savagely And Hillary Clinton Is Fed Up In short, Bill Clinton don’t give a f**k. Something…intriguing (and possibly wearing a blue dress) must have captured the 42nd POTUS’ attention during ol’ Orangey’s inauguration because he was caught on camera lost DEEP in the sauce… Hillary lookin’ at him like: “Really??? You gotta do this right now? HERE? I’m sittin’ here takin’ this L and you…*sigh*” Image via YouTube
Blac Chyna Reportedly Struggling To Pay Her Bills She might look like money, but word on the curb is Blac Chyna is broke AF. According to the January 16th print edition of Star Magazine, Chyna is running so low on funds she can’t even afford to gas up her pricy vehicles. Via RWS : “[Blac Chyna’s] credit cards are maxed out”, reveals a source close to the ex stripper. She also treated herself to a $400,000 Rolls-Royce Wraith, but good luck keeping up the car payments. “She doesn’t have $10 to put in the tank, let alone pay the monthly note,” says the insider adding that matriarch Kris Jenner is sick of her kids bringing home deadbeats. “She’s afraid Chyna will be even more costly than Kanye or Tyga,” the spy reveals. “Chyna doesn’t realize how close this family is to cutting her off for good.” Zamnnnnn that’s super crazy if it’s true. But is it really? Seems like Chyna should have plenty of revenue coming in — between Fashion Nova and Skinny Tea checks. Just this week Chyna posted… Ads for Shopbogaboga Postmates And Lyft! But is it enough to cover her extravagant lifestyle? Do you think this rumor is true or complete bs? Funny enough Star posted another Blac Chyna story this week as well, claiming she and Rob are “desperately trying for baby number two!” Hmmmmmm. Is she just getting her insurance the checks will keep coming in? Hit the flip for the latest photos of your girl Chy
How Obama Helped This Florida Felon From Being Condemned To Die In Jail Proud to make this one of my final actions as President. America is a nation of second chances, and 1,715 people deserved that shot. https://t.co/4hPxG7hqHL — President Obama (@POTUS44) January 19, 2017 President Obama’s last day in office was an important one for some 300 or so people, who all now have an opportunity to live outside prison walls. One of those people was Trenton Copeland, who penned a letter to REVOLT in October, detailing how he was sentenced six years ago to die in prison for a non-violent offense: I am Trenton Copeland. I am 33 years old and serving a life sentence in federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense. With no parole in the federal system, I have been fundamentally condemned to die in prison. Though it’s a memory I do not enjoy revisiting, I will never forget the day I was sentenced. I was 27 years old and to hear the judge tell me I was being committed to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for the rest of my life was unreal. The life sentence I received for a nonviolent drug offense screamed that I was beyond redemption and unfit to breathe air as a free man ever again. Words cannot even begin to touch the feelings I had. I was only 27. Locked up for the rest of my life? I couldn’t really process it. And I still can’t, to be honest. The letter detailed how Copeland had turned his sentence into an opportunity to better himself, he accepted full responsibility for his fate, admitting his actions put him behind bars (charged with conspiring to deal cocaine, Copeland received a life sentence because he had two prior convictions for marijuana and cocaine possession). Since being sentenced he had worked to get his GED and had dreams of becoming a youth counselor, helping prevent others from suffering his same fate. He closed by saying without receiving clemency from Obama or major changes to the criminal justice system he would die behind bars. It’s no secret that Congress has been unresponsive to all of Obama’s pleas to reduce mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenders. In eight years, the former President has had to take matters into his own hands and grant commutations at his own discretion. The Washington Post has picked up where Revolt left off — detailing the turmoil Copeland and his family have experienced in the months since his open letter. A week after Copeland’s essay published, Obama commuted the sentences of nearly 100 prisoners. Copeland’s name was not on the list. Good news came to dozens more federal inmates across the United States that month, bringing Obama’s total number of commutations above 1,000 — more than the previous 11 presidents combined. Copeland didn’t make Obama’s list in October, WaPo reports. But he still had some remaining hope. On Tuesday, in one particularly dramatic, last-minute clemency action, Obama pardoned 64 people and commuted the sentences of 209 others, including Chelsea Manning, the Army private convicted of stealing secret diplomatic and military documents and giving them to WikiLeaks. The president also granted a commutation Tuesday to Oscar López Rivera, a Puerto Rican independence activist who was a member of the Armed Forces of National Liberation, a terrorist organization that killed and wounded people in the 1970s and 1980s with bomb attacks. In addition, Obama pardoned more than five dozen people, including baseball great Willie McCovey and retired Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright. Copeland was not on Tuesday’s White House list. The WaPo account of Copeland’s wait is painfully suspenseful, as the last days of Obama’s White House are coming to a close, he begins to fear for the worst. But then… On the last full day of Obama’s presidency, Annie Fray sat at her desk in a Pensacola marketing office. At five minutes to noon, her phone rang. It was Copeland’s lawyer. The president had released his last list. “I shouted so loud my head started hurting,” Fray said. Then she finished her shift and called her son, who will now be free before he turns 40, with half his life to go. Crazy right? To be able to put a face to these disastrous drug sentencing laws makes such a huge difference. Sadly, we are doubtful that the incoming administration give’s AF about all the other Trent Copelands still behind bars. Photo Courtesy Brittany Byrd
Ohio School Shooting Leaves One Hospitalized, Shooter Arrested America’s new POTUS has a LOT of work to do to “ Make America Great Again ” and this tragedy at West Liberty High School in Ohio is prime example of that… According to CBSNews : A male student who was shot and wounded at an Ohio school was hospitalized Friday, and another student suspected in the shooting was in custody, officials said. The shooting happened at West Liberty High School, located on an education complex about 45 miles northwest of Columbus that houses both high school and elementary students, reports CBS affiliate WBNS. West Liberty-Salem Local School District Superintendent Kraig Hissong said the shooting occurred just as classes were getting underway. Local media said initial reports indicated that someone was shot through a window of a boys restroom in the high school. The shooting occurred on the school’s campus, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it happened outside or inside a building, deputies told CBS News. Part of America being great is making sure that children can go to school and not get shot. Godspeed. Image via Shutterstock
Joseline Hernandez Joins “The Real” As Guest Co-Host Looks like “The Real” is about to get REAL interesting! VH1 “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” breakout star Joseline Hernandez is set to guest co-host for the week of January 23-27, 2017. Congratulations to her. Looks like she is trying to continue her success in the entertainment world and keep those checks coming in for baby Bonnie. We don’t have a whole lot of details just yet but it looks like Tika Sumpter will stop by at some point during Joseline’s stint. We hear that she talks about her vanilla Kang! Check out a clip of Joseline talking about the legal issues with Steebie: Check Your Local Listings for Showtimes & Channel Info Robert Voets/Warner Bros. Television
Must be nice… Alleged RHOA Season 9 Salaries Even after the departure of NeNe Leakes , its looks like the ladies of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta” are still “very rich.” A list has surfaced via OK! Magazine of the alleged salaries of the ladies of RHOA season 9. There are some surprises along the way including the alleged highest paid housewife who makes a whopping $1.5 million compared to the alleged mere six-figure salary for one of the biggest stars in the season. Hit the flip for the alleged salaries of the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Jordyn Woods Father John Dies After Battling Cancer We are so sad to learn that Jordyn Woods has lost her beloved father, John Woods. Jordyn posted the news on Instagram, sharing how he had just learned weeks ago that he had cancer. Jordyn shared a family shot with her dad, brothers, sister and mom. A week ago she revealed the family was dealing with her father’s illness. Best friend Kylie Jenner showed her support with this sweet message. Hailey Baldwin also extended support. As did Bella Hadid (looks like she has since deleted — maybe for work reasons?) Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jordyn and her family. We have to echo her sentiments — hold those you love close because you never know when any of us will go.
