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Jessa Duggar BLASTED By Mom-Shamers: Stop Depriving Your Kids!

The Duggars hold many, many controversial views. In fact, there are times when it seems that all the family does is make babies and create mini-scandals by sharing their ultra-conservative beliefs with their increasingly befuddled fan base. Some of these beliefs align with evangelical views found elsewhere in the American South and Midwest, such as the view that women should cover themselves up at all times , lest they inspire impure thoughts in the helpless men who cross their paths. (For those of you who haven’t already raced down to the comments to tear us a new one, we were being sarcastic, and that’s a completely bonkers belief for anyone to hold.) But some of the more ridiculous views can only be found in Duggar Land — and many of them have to do with child-rearing. The women of the Duggar clan are subjected to near-constant mom-shaming, but no one gets the full brunt of the internet’s wrath quite like Jessa Duggar. Jessa has been accused of endangering her son’s life for failing to provide “proper” protection from the sun. She’s taken flak for her kids’ potty-training, home-schooling, attire, and probably for the way that they breathe in and out. The situation has gotten so bad that the mother of three has apparently given up, and we now see Jessa baiting mom-shamers for fun . Sadly, that tactic doesn’t seem to have sent the trolls scurrying back under the bridges from whence they came. Jessa welcomed her first daughter in May, and as expected, the mom-shaming has been cranked up to 11. Jessa posted the above photo of little Ivy earlier this week, and at this point, it’s like playing a Where’s Waldo game — see if you can spot the cause of outrage! Give up? Well, this is was kind of a trick question, as there are two distinct factions here who are pissed at two different things. On the one side, we have people who are angry that Ivy doesn’t spend more time with a pacifier in her mouth: “I pretty much only give her a pacifier for car rides, so she’s not super good at taking it— but every time it goes in her mouth, she puts both little fists up on her cheeks like this” Jessa captioned the pic. “It’s actually good for babies to have pacifiers that young,” one “fan” responded , according to In Touch . “It’s a SIDS preventative.” “I was told the same [thing] by multiple doctors and nurses,” another remarked. In the other camp, we have the haters who believe Jessa is doing her kid a great disservice in the wardrobe department: “She’s cute but probably REALLY HOT with that huge thing in her head,” one person wrote. “Why do you not use pink on her? I think she looks pretty [anyway] but never see her with anything pink” another remarked. Apparently, this “Ivy doesn’t wear enough pink” thing is a commonly-held viewpoint. “I’m dying to see sweet Ivy in PINK!!!” another fan commented. Yes, there’s a whole contingent of fans out there who are dying to see some Pink Ivy, which is … strange. We’re accustomed to a LOT of weirdness from Duggar obsessives. But they might have just taken their insanity to weird new heights. View Slideshow: Ivy Jane Seewald: See ALL Her Precious Photos!

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Amber Portwood is Innocent of Assault Charges (Her Brother Says)

Amber Portwood is being falsely accused of wielding a machete and slashing the bathroom door behind which her boyfriend and baby son were cowering. So claims someone very close to the disgraced Teen Mom OG cast member: Her very own brother. As you may have read by now, Portwood is in serious trouble with the law. The reality star was arrested very early on the morning  of July 5 after allegedly getting into a heated argument with live-in lover Andrew Glennon. According to what Glennon told the Indiana police, Portwood was set off after traffic caused her, Andrew and their child, James, to miss a July Fourth fireworks show. Amber reportedly blamed Glennon for this situation, eventually hurling a one-inch heeled shoe in his direction …  threatening to kill herself by taking a bunch of pills… and then grabbing the aforementioned sword and using it to try and break into the bathroom after Andrew locked himself inside there with James. Holy frickin cow, right?!? You can read more about the allegations here: View Slideshow: Amber Portwood Threatened Suicide, Attacked Boyfriend with a Machete: Report Portwood attended a court hearing on July 10 where she was hit with THREE felonies and also ordered to stay away from both Glennon and James . Will she go to prison? Will she be fired by MTV? Will she lose custody to Andrew, after he filed to permanently have the toddler under his supervision? These are the questions now being debated by celebrity gossip followers and Teen Mom OG viewers across the nation. But Shawn Portwood claims we all need to slowo our roll… because his sister did NOT do all the things of which she’s been accused. “Stay tuned for the surprise ending. Everything’s not always all it’s cracked up to be,” Portwood Tweeted late Tuesday evening. When one individual remarked how the surprise must be that she allegedly used a “flip flop and machete,” Shawn clapped right back. He remained adamant that his sister is mostly innocent. “That’s not true at all,” he wrote. “You guys are jumping to conclusions that based off of what one person is said. But there is evidence to prove that she did not do that.” This evidence, if it exists, has not yet been made public. On the flip side, police records indicate that a police officer on the scene at Andrew and Amber’s home last Friday took photos of the marks left on Andrew’s neck from shoe Portwood threw at home. These same records state that Amber has admitted to throwing the shoe, but told the cops it barely grazed her boyfriend. Amber went to jail in 2013 for assaulting ex-boyfriend Gary Shirley, a fact basically referenced by someone who responded to Shawn’s Tweet barrage. “What’s your evidence? Amber’s word? We all know she’s violent,” this person wrote to Shawn, who replied as follows: If all I had were Amber word I wouldn’t say nothing. I’m not saying I don’t trust her but I don’t go based off of word. I go based off of facts and evidence. And right now the evidence that I know of does not indicate anything about what was said she did. Intriguing, right? We’re not about to speculate too much here because this whole thing is too sensitive. There’s a one-year old child right smack dab in the middle it, let’s remember. We’ve been trying to stick solely thus far to what the police have said and what the legal system has ruled and we’ll continue to update fans on the status of Amber; her custody; and her freedom as news breaks. View Slideshow: Andrew Glennon: Is He About to Dump Amber Portwood?

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Diminutive Bagel Shop Patron Goes on Tirade Against Women

It's time to move over, Florida Man . You must now officially make room for Long Island Man. Or, to be more precise we suppose, you must make room for Short Long Island Man, based on a hilarious/disturbing new video that has gone very viral in a very short period of time. In a video posted to Twitter this week, a woman is heard at the Bagel Boss shop in Bay Shore, New York, asking a middle-aged man wearing running shoes, shorts and a striped polo shirt why he thinks it's acceptable to “degrade women.” We don't know the circumstances that prompted this question… only that it led to an epic tirade in response. “Degrade – why is it okay for women to say, 'Oh you’re five feet on dating sites, you should be dead,'” the man fires back as he hurls a newspaper he was holding to the floor. “That's okay?” Wait, what, the woman responds? No one at the store said anything like that. “Women in general have said it on dating sites. You think I'm making that sh-t up,” the patron screams back while throwing his arms in the air. “Everywhere I go I get the same f-cking smirk with the biting lip.” This is actually pretty sad. The poor guy clearly has understandable self-esteem issues… which is not an excuse for the way he acted here. But it's still something everyone viewing the footage ought to consider. Another customer then interjects, telling the man to “calm down.” But this has the opposite effect. “Shut your mouth. You're not God or my father or my boss,” he yells. When another customer also tells the man to chill out, his anger only reaches a new level. “Dude you want to step outside? You want to step outside? Huh? I'm not scare of you, pal.” The third time, however, is NOT the charm for this guy. After telling yet another patron to also “shut up” and challenging him to a fight, the bitter dating site user gets tackled to the grond. Hard. As you might expect, and mostly understand, the Internet is having a field day with this video. To wit: But we sort of have two different reactions: FIRST, imagine if this were an overweight woman, responding in sadness and anger over how she is looked at by men. We somehow doubt folks would be mocking her in the same way. SECOND, couldn't you see this guy going on some sort of shooting spree in the near future? Based on the domestic violence history of nearly all mass shooters, toxic masculinity is to blame for this epidemic as much as any other societal issue. The guy already felt snubbed by the opposite sex. Now, he probably feels like the laughing stock of pretty much everyone out there. It's scary to consider. Check out the footage here and draw your own conclusion.

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Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand Expected To Top $1.5B In Sales By Year’s End

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Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty MAGA Ye despite not being well-received by anti-Trumpers, and rightfully so is still selling a lot of sneakers. Forbes featured Kanye West as part of its magazine’s cover-story highlighting the world’s highest-paid entertainers and sat down with the rapper to discuss his Yeezy brand which is currently riding a massive wave of success over the last four years since its inception. Forbes revealed West gracing the cover of its latest issue — which is set to hit stands on August 31 — alongside the quote “I am a product guy at my core.” In the story, it was revealed that the Yeezy brand is expected to top $1.5 billion in sales by the end of the year according to the publication’s estimations bringing to fruition Ye’s dream of being the latest rapper to reach the billion-dollar club. View this post on Instagram Kanye’s Second Coming: Inside The Billion-Dollar Yeezy Empire… in bio for our #Celeb100 cover story. ( : @jameltoppinphoto) A post shared by Forbes (@forbes) on Jul 9, 2019 at 5:13am PDT Speaking with Forbes’ senior editor Zack O’Malley, in the most Kanye way possible, the MAGA cap loving rapper opened up about his artistic approach and criticism thrown his way: “‘Crazy’ is a word that’s not gonna be used loosely in the future. Understand that this is actually a condition that people can end up in, be born into, driven into, and go in and out. And there’s a lot of people that have been called that ‘C’ word that have ended up on this cover.” Elsewhere, Kanye breaks down his religiously-motivated creative process, the first sneaker he remembers sketching and more.” Forbes has Mr.West bringing in $130 million pre-tax income over the last years and with the arrival of the YEEZY Boost 350 V3 model on the way look for that number to continue to go up. Yeezy’s team believes that number could be much higher than reported, but he shouldn’t be ashamed at it because it landed him at no.3 on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list. You can read the entire interview here , and you watch a clip featuring MAGA Ye below. It still checks over stripes over here though. — Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty

Kanye West’s Yeezy Brand Expected To Top $1.5B In Sales By Year’s End

Body Cam Catches Atlanta Police Officer Stealing Cash From A Murder Victim [VIDEO]

Source: Images by Steve Skinner Photography / Getty Atlanta Police fired one of its own this week, as an officer’s body cam catches the worst. According to a 130-page report released by Atlanta Police Department, Officer Keisha Richburg was seen taking $500 from the wallet of a shooting victim, after she responded to a police call on June 19th. Officers are obligated to take the belongs from shooting victims to their families at the hospital. The body cam catches the officer receiving the wallet from a Grady EMT with $500 in it, then putting the wallet in her car. Once the officer arrives at Grady Hospital, the wallet is empty. APD Chief Erika Shields says she wants integrity to be at the heart of the department and that Richburg does not represent the kind of officer that is good for this city. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ______ MORE: Chief: Atlanta police officer fired after $500 goes missing from deadly shooting victim   _____ The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews: 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

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A Lil Positivity: Moms Of Black Boys United Hosts Special Breakfast Honoring “The Exonerated Five” At Essence Fest

Source: Sean Johnson / Sean Johnson The Men Wrongly Convicted Of Rape Received Hero’s Welcome At Essence Festival The Exonerated Five were honored for their work on criminal justice reform by an organization that advocates for black children and families. Yusuf Salaam, Korey Wise and Raymond Santana were the guests of honor at the Moms of Black Boys United “Champions of Change” breakfast at Essence Fest last weekend. Also honored was Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome, former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks and criminal justice reform campaigner Monteria Robinson, whose son, Jamarion, was killed by the U.S. Marshals. Source: Sean Johnson / Sean Johnson The men later shared their stories of redemption and their work as criminal justice advocates on a panel moderated by Vanessa McCullers, the Moms of Black Boys United executive director. Hit the flip for more pics from the event:

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#BOSSIPSounds: Beyoncé Drops The First Single “Spirit” From The Album She Curated ‘Lion King:The Gift’

Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Beyonce Releases ‘Lion King’ Single “Spirit” The Lion King is almost upon us and Beyoncé just put a major battery in the back of the film’s marketing as she released the first single from the album she curated around the movie. “Spirit” gives us Beyoncé in all her vocal glory surrounded by African-inspired instrumentation that will no doubt give you goosebumps and might even make you shed a single thug tear. Press play below to check it out. Thoughts? Hate it or love it?

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Hello Summer: Essence Atkins Is 47 And Still As Fine As Ever…Good Lawd

View this post on Instagram I know I'm a little late for National Bikini Day but I was working y'all… Finally enjoying a day off. #grateful #thisis47 #nofilter #noretouch A post shared by Essence Atkins (@essence_says) on Jul 7, 2019 at 2:12pm PDT Essence Atkins is one of those actresses who has been in the game for a while and has been in some classic flick and shows. She’s also been fine as all hell this whole time. She was down in Essence Fest this weekend looking as fine as ever. The Bossip crew definitely noticed and wanted to salute her un-aging excellence. At 47, she looks just like she did 20 years ago. So you know what time it is: take a look at the newest addition to our Hello Summer series. So let’s salute a baddie legend and another reminder that black don’t crack. View this post on Instagram Y'all know what day it is… On location in Atlanta working on my new film “Open”. I'm both starring in and a producer on this one alongside @ninaholidayent (@cassigers & @terrijvaughn). It's a new hat and a lot of responsibility but I'm excited about the challenge. Great things come when you listen to God's promptings instead of your own deficit rhetoric. I am grateful to all who support me and are enjoying the evolution too. #myfriendaredope #blackgirlmagic #lovemyjob #thisis47 . . . And thank you for watching @ambitionsown where the summer is about to get even hotter A post shared by Essence Atkins (@essence_says) on Jun 26, 2019 at 4:46pm PDT

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Hello Summer: Essence Atkins Is 47 And Still As Fine As Ever…Good Lawd

View this post on Instagram I know I'm a little late for National Bikini Day but I was working y'all… Finally enjoying a day off. #grateful #thisis47 #nofilter #noretouch A post shared by Essence Atkins (@essence_says) on Jul 7, 2019 at 2:12pm PDT Essence Atkins is one of those actresses who has been in the game for a while and has been in some classic flick and shows. She’s also been fine as all hell this whole time. She was down in Essence Fest this weekend looking as fine as ever. The Bossip crew definitely noticed and wanted to salute her un-aging excellence. At 47, she looks just like she did 20 years ago. So you know what time it is: take a look at the newest addition to our Hello Summer series. So let’s salute a baddie legend and another reminder that black don’t crack. View this post on Instagram Y'all know what day it is… On location in Atlanta working on my new film “Open”. I'm both starring in and a producer on this one alongside @ninaholidayent (@cassigers & @terrijvaughn). It's a new hat and a lot of responsibility but I'm excited about the challenge. Great things come when you listen to God's promptings instead of your own deficit rhetoric. I am grateful to all who support me and are enjoying the evolution too. #myfriendaredope #blackgirlmagic #lovemyjob #thisis47 . . . And thank you for watching @ambitionsown where the summer is about to get even hotter A post shared by Essence Atkins (@essence_says) on Jun 26, 2019 at 4:46pm PDT

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A Lil’ Positivity: Anthony Hamilton Hosts “Celebrate St. Jude” Brunch Party During Essence Fest In NOLA

Source: Anthony Whiting / Anthony Whiting Anthony Hamilton Hosts “Celebrate St. Jude” Brunch Party During Essence Fest In NOLA Grammy Award-Winning R&B Artist Anthony Hamilton teamed up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to host a private brunch during the 25th Essence Music Festival weekend in New Orleans. Anthony Hamilton hosted celebrity friends and influencers to #CelebrateStJude and learn more about its life-saving mission to provide treatment for catastrophically ill children from around the world. Anthony shared his own personal journey as a St. Jude Ambassador and how the experience has impacted him. Attendees also had a chance to hear the heartfelt stories from a dynamic mother-daughter duo from St. Jude’s Patient Families. The crowd was moved by the by the day filled with inspiration and celebration of life. Source: Anthony Whiting / Anthony Whiting Guests captured the moment with a unique photo experience by the OMG Booth, then enjoyed delicious food and refreshing cocktails with a little NOLA flare. For more information on St. Jude and to support, visit www.StJude.org .

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