Source: GUCCI / Ari Marcopoulos / GUCCI / Ari Marcopoulos Gucci is making good on their promises after what is being called the biggest faux pas in the fashion industry. The retailer has appointed a new executive to ensure they do right by all cultures. High Snobiety is reporting that the luxury brand has named Renée Tirado as their first-ever Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; previously she held the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer role for Major League Baseball. The announcement is a direct response to the now infamous blackface controversy in February where the Italian brand was selling a sweater with a roll up collar that evoked feelings of blackface. In a statement obtained by The Independent Tirado expressed her enthusiasm at the opportunity. “I am in the business of making human connections that start with the foundations of inclusivity, respect, and diversity to ensure Gucci remains culturally relevant and economically competitive. I am honored to join a company that puts these non-negotiable values at the forefront of their business model, not as a ‘nice to have’ but as a key component of its business strategy.” In addition to the appointment Gucci also implemented a diversity and inclusion program earlier this year that will help foster more diversity within their corporate team and hire more designers of color. 1/3 Gucci’s first four initiatives in a long-term plan of actions designed to further embed cultural diversity and awareness in the company. pic.twitter.com/xMIMn9PNDR — gucci (@gucci) February 15, 2019 Photo: GUCCI / Ari Marcopoulos
Source: BRUNO SANTOS / Getty Just when you thought you heard it all Brazil shows you what spicy really means . An inmate did the most in an attempt to escape prison. Buzz Feed is reporting that Clauvino da Silva dressed up as his 19 year old daughter in an effort to free himself from the big house. In what is probably the most brazen but ingenious plan of any prisoner of this generation, Silva went to great lengths to ensure his costume was up to snuff. According to Rio de Janeiro’s state secretary of prison administration he not only donned a wig and glasses but also a silicone mask. Yes silicone. The plot was framed around his daughter’s visit where he intended to switch places with her and walk out of the correctional facility. His plan fell apart though when guards noticed the teen was behaving nervously. He was promptly put in a holding room where authorities questioned him and got him to confess. Silva is reportedly a member of the Red Command; a notorious and powerful crime syndicate in Brazil. He now faces disciplinary sanctions that will be added to his current 73-year sentence for drug trafficking . Video of the get up below. O traficante Clauvino da Silva, condenado a 73 anos e 10 meses de prisão, foi pego hoje tentando escapar de Bangu 3. Ele usava máscara, peruca e roupas femininas. pic.twitter.com/GjJYxfL6vn — Deputado Peninha (@deputadopeninha) August 3, 2019 Photo: Getty
Logic ’s been in the game for a minute and though he’s one of the game’s most popular rappers he’s never been one to floss his riches in his videos… until now. Kinda. Giving his fans an idea of what he’d look like if he was balling, Logic throws on some jewelry and rocks a full length fur to ride the bus before falling victim to the jux in his Gucci Mane assisted visual to “Icy.” We guess this is why he doesn’t rock ice like that cause the wolves would come for him on that first full moon, b. Back in the A, Jeezy finds himself rapping in a prison yard while his fans get a tour of his section at the Trap Museum in his clip to “1 Time.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Kash Doll featuring Big Sean, Dee-1, and more. LOGIC FT. GUCCI MANE – “ICY” JEEZY – “1 TIME” KASH DOLL FT. BIG SEAN – “READY SET” DEE-1 – “I KNOW GOD” ATM – “MIAMI NIGHTS” BLAATINA FT. STUNNA 4 VEGAS – “TALK YO SH*T” TAYLO – “GO TIME”
Source: WENN.com / WENN 21 Savage Gives Back By Hosting His Annual Back To School Drive This weekend, 21 Savage held his fourth annual Issa Back 2 School Drive in Decatur, Georgia. The event was done in association with his Leading By Example Foundation, Amazon Music, Atlanta United, New Era, Puma, Momma Flystyle, and Antwanette McLaughlin of The Spice Group.More than 2,300 kids were given backpacks containing school supplies, uniforms, and sneakers. Free haircuts, health screenings, and other activities were also available to those who attended. On top of that, the rapper also donated $15,000 to the non-profit organization Juma to help them in their efforts to get youths to open up bank accounts and to help educate them in financial literacy. I’m at 21 Savage’s 4th annual “Issa Back 2 School Drive,” where’s he’s giving out free school supplies to thousands of local families. Lines to get in are massive. (21 hasn’t arrived yet) pic.twitter.com/ASsr0hy92o — J.D. Capelouto (@jdcapelouto) August 4, 2019 During the event this year, 21 explained to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , “It’s important to give back, because these same people support me, so I support them.” “It takes being from here to understand what is needed,” 21 previously told Vibe last year during the third annual event. “This is Dekalb County, I grew up here and I want to make sure these kids have nothing to worry about.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Saint Laurent Don (@21savage) on Jul 27, 2019 at 2:42pm PDT While the back to school drive is a huge way of giving back, it isn’t the only charitable effort the rapper has been engaged in throughout his career. Back in June, it was reported that he donated $25,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The nonprofit legal advocacy organization previously assisted 21 when he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Shoutout to 21 for always giving back to the people who need it the most.
Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Love and Hip-Hop Hollywood brings season six back by leading with the Apryl and Fizz drama. As we know, they’ve announced that they’re an official couple since #TheBlogs outed them because it was obvious that something was going on. Obviously, the road to their relationship wasn’t without mess. Moniece hates it and Apryl, and we don’t quite know where Omarion stands. So, we begin the episode four months before all that drama started, and before Fizz and Apryl stopped fronting about their feelings. J-Boog, and Fizz come together at the gym to prepare for the millennium tour. They also meet up with Spectacular from Pretty Ricky, who also was also on the tour. The thing is, Fizz and Omarian had a falling out probably about five or six years ago and haven’t really spoken since. Omarion has been quiet about Apryl and Fizz but he’s supposed to be on the millennium tour (and we know by now that he was), so the behind the scenes of this is going to be interesting, especially because Fizz said the only person he’s ever been friends with, in B2K is J-Boog. The rest is just business. Speaking of Apryl, she’s back too, obvi. She says Omarian left her two months after she had their second baby and she doesn’t know why, and they’re currently in the middle of custody drama. But she’s glad to be back. She’s also filming around the time she was filling in for Melyssa Ford on Hollywood Unlocked so we’ll probably get to see some of her interactions with Jason Lee, who is also back as the mess bearer. Princess and Ray J are back with their daughter Melody in tow. They’re still struggling to juggle couple time with parent time. Speaking of parent time, A1 and Ray J are friends again. A1 forgave Ray for spreading rumors that Lyrica slept with Safaree. Plus, they have new fatherhood in common and lean on each other for support. They meet up with their babies, and this is where A1 tells Ray J that he and Lyrica are not on good terms. Actually, Lyrica picked up and left him a couple of weeks ago and he doesn’t know if or when she’s coming back. She has been gone for 10 days thus far. Hold that thought because we’ll get her side of the story soon. K. Michelle is back. She’s looking for a new house and working on her music. She has plans to make it big in the country music world. She also hired a surrogate because she wants to have twin girls. Then we meet Brittany B a Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter with a long list of impressive credits on her resume. She’s also one of the youngest African-American women at Warner Music Group. Black Chyna stops by her office to let her know that she wants her music career to jump off and Brittany plans to help. Back to A1. A1 and Jason Lee of Hollywood Unlocked are allegedly friends. So, Jason hits up A1 because someone sent him a video of A1 video chatting and flirting with Summer Bunni, an IG baddie. This video is supposed to be proof of A1 cheating on Lyrica with this woman, who was one of the women in question when Lyrica was pregnant. A1 says Lyrica knows about this (but she probably really doesn’t). However, he would rather this not be posted given how he and Lyrica aren’t cool right since this could make things worse. Jason Lee is in an interesting situation. If they’re truly friends then he wouldn’t release it, right? At the same time, there are no friends in Hollywood. Jason chases exclusives so of course, he’s going to post it. He tells A1 that he’ll give him some time to warn Lyrica first. None of this is going to go well. When Lyrica gets back to LA she explains her side of things to her mom, who has been helping with watching her baby. Basically, she left because she felt like she was dealing with a lot. She was tired of the rumors about her and Safaree and over A1 cheating on her. Apparently, A1 has been flewing (yes, flewing) chicks out, paying for boob jobs and all kinds of stuff. When they see each other face to face, this just turns into another argument that goes so left that A1 decides not to tell her about the video because she’s already super pissed. So, because we know what show this is, then you can already assume that Jason Lee ends up releasing the video. Let’s fast forward a bit to yet another conversation gone wrong with Lyrica and A1. This one happens over the phone because A1 decides to go on tour with T-Pain without telling Lyrica. That pisses her off. So, she questions why he didn’t tell her he left. He just turns things around on her and asks why she left him for two weeks and didn’t say anything. Then she asks why he didn’t say anything about the video. And he tries to turn things around on her again, asking her why she has been reading #TheBlogs. Finally, the episode winds down with Apryl and Moniece coming face to face, again, to chat about whatever it is they’re not feeling about each other. Basically,. This is fall out from their social media war. Apryl feels like Moniece lashed out at her first. Moniece feels differently and says she’s not the aggressor, and she’s tired of people looking at her as this bitter baby mama. Then she declares, “NO ONE’S GOING TO SIT IN MY FACE EVER AGAIN AND TELL ME ABOUT THE FATHER OF MY CHILD!” Annnnnnd scene. You know they had to leave us hanging for drama’s sake. There will be more where that came from next week because Apryl and Moniece have to finish this discussion. RELATED POSTS ‘LHHHS5’ Reunion Recap: Moniece And Princess Love Do The Unthinkable ‘LHHHS5’ Recap: A1 x Lyrica Look Forward To Starting Over
TV characters keeping secrets is not new. This much is obvious. They help advance the narrative, but some characters are a little bit darker. That may be a cause for concern, but with secrets even darker, it makes for some great TV. Have a look at the 13 characters we've rounded up who have even darker secrets. 1. Laurel Castillo – How to Get Away with Murder Laurel first appeared as one of the most delightful characters on all of TV, but as How to Get Away Murder has progressed, the darkness inside her has intensified. She started lying to her friends and disappeared the moment the truth about just how effed up her family really is came to light. 2. Emily Thorne/Amanda Clarke – Revenge Amanda Clarke posed as Emily Thorne in the Hamptons for four seasons on Revenge. Her mission was clear: To take down every single person who caused problems for her family. She had a lot of secrets and was willing to get her hands dirty to pull off the ultimate revenge plan. 3. Lucious Lyon – Empire Lucious is always scheming. He lies to get his point across and hides a lot from his family. He’s the worst. 4. Georgina Sparks – Gossip Girl Georgina was Gossip Girl for a short spell, but she made a big mistake. Having as many secrets as she does and spilling the tea about everyone else caught up with her in the end. 5. Blake Carrington – Dynasty This is the man who swindled his ex-wife of her livelihood. He wouldn’t give a damn about hurting one of his offspring in the name of increasing his power. It’s sad. It makes sense then that he has a lot of skeletons in his closet. 6. Sabrina Spellman – Chilling Adventures of Sabrina On the surface, Sabrina may seem like the girl next door. In reality, she’s a teenage witch and worships the Dark Lord. Despite trying to stay on the side of good, she’s just a thread away from being pulled on the path of darkness. View Slideshow
Kim Kardashian to the rescue! Not only has the mega-famous reality star been able to prove herself useful by creating a gorgeous makeup line and setting jail prisoners free, but now she can add saving dumb floundering businesses to her resume. Rob Kardashian’s Halfway Dead clothing line has stood true to its’ name and well, has been suffering. But thanks to sister Kim, things are starting to look up! According to Radar Online , the company was near collapse when Rob, 32, and his business partners were accused of ripping off a skull logo from another brand. Luckily, Momager Kris Jenner (ok, she’s the real hero here) ordered his sisters to promote the clothing line to bring in more customers following the copyright issue. And of course, taking into consideration the popularity and fame of the Kardashian/Jenner clan, it worked. But it didn’t take all 5 of the sisters to give a simple shout out on social media, instead, Kim Kardashian was able to revive the company all on her own. On Thursday, August 1, Kim took to Instagram to post a photo of herself rocking one of Rob’s signature tees, which also happens to be the same shirt Kylie Jenner posed in when the brand launched back in July. In the caption of the photo, Kim decided to keep it short and sweet, writing, “Halfway-Dead.com.” Naturally, the 38-year-old’s post received all the love. And fortunately for Rob, business quickly began booming. “Sales skyrocketed and they are nearly sold out of every single item in stock!” an insider told Radar. “Of course Kim is taking full credit for saving Rob’s clothing line, Rob really had to swallow his pride on this one, but it wasn’t hard.” “Kim made him so wealthy in just one weekend. He is so grateful,” added the source. And the middle Kardashian sister is feeling pretty grateful, too… for her social media power. “Kim is really gloating on this because she wants everyone to know that, when Kylie tried promoting Rob’s brand wearing the same shirt she wore, the sales overall were nowhere near what they were these past few days,” said the insider. “Kim knows that she has the most social media influence and it is really important to her ego that she feels like the most powerful Kardashian.” Come on, we all know she is — especially lately with her ongoing fight for criminal justice reform . And now she has saved the day once again! Besides Kim, Rob’s other sisters also care about his wellbeing and just want to see him happy and healthy again, especially for the sake of his daughter Dream. But finally, after months of dealing with custody battles and self-destructive behaviors, things look like they might actually be turning around for the 32-year-old. According to another report from Radar Online , the father of one is “determined to take back the throne” by getting back in shape physically and being more financially stable . “Rob has quit drinking and partying and he has let go of his bitter resentment against all of his family members,” shared an insider. We’re glad Rob is finally on the same page with the rest of the world and realizes that it is ok to keep up with his sisters. (Especially the ones that make him money, @ Kim.) View Slideshow: Rob Kardashian: Roasted on Twitter for Blac Chyna Slut-Shaming
Tyler Cameron may have scored a date with supermodel Gigi Hadid, but he may have just lost his chance of handing out roses on next season of The Bachelor. *grabs the tissue box* Host Chris Harrison seemingly shut down The Bachelorette runner-up’s shots of being the next Bachelor after he was spotted getting drinks in Soho with none other than the beautiful Hadid. Days after he left Hannah Brown’s new LA home ! (In very comfy attire, and in the early morning, so take that as you will.) It’s safe to say that Tyler is embracing his newly single status, as he should, the poor guy just got his heart broken on national television after Hannah rejected his heartfelt proposal. But Chris Harrison isn’t too impressed . “If Tyler is bouncing round from girl to girl and loving the life and enjoying the limelight, which, by the way, good on him. That’s fine,” Chris told Entertainment Tonight. “If that’s what you want to do right now, I don’t blame him.” “He’s probably enjoying life really, really well — but that’s not someone we’re going to want to have as our Bachelor or Bachelorette ,” he stated. “So, it’s about sincerity. It’s about where you are in your life. And if that’s where he is in his life, then he’s not the guy for us.” Ouch! Bachelor Nation is probably feeling a tad bummed right about now. But hey, as long as Tyler is happy — we’re happy, right guys?! Cameron and Hadid met through Instagram, but apparently they have a few mutual friends in the modeling industry. “She knew of him before he got any wind of fame from the Bachelorette,” an insider told E! News . And yes, the date went really well, because according to E!, there are many more in store for Tigi. “Gigi thinks Tyler is really cute and nice and liked that he was a good listener,” shared the source. “They have been texting for weeks and have plans to hang out again while Tyler is in NYC.” “They are both taking things slow but have both made it clear they are interested in each other.” So yeah… sounds like we can pretty much kiss the idea of seeing Tyler on our TV’s anytime soon goodbye. And as for his future with Ms. Brown? Well, despite the obvious sparks that are flying between Gigi and Tyler, it sounds like he is still open to see what the future holds for him and Hannah. But with her living in LA now, geographically, it is not exactly the ideal dating situation. “Tyler saw Hannah in LA and they had a good night and a good talk.” wink, wink, “But it’s probably not going to amount to much right now,” a second source tells E! . “She moved to LA and he doesn’t live there.” “They agreed to keep talking, but that’s it for now,” the source added. “It’s geographically challenging.” With or without the Bachelor franchise, Tyler will be just fine. Even though Bachelor Nation may not be… IDK how many more plot twists we can take?! But to leave you with a piece of good news (you’re welcome) , Chris Harrison is keeping the Florida stud in mind for another ABC show, adding that Cameron would be a good contestant on Dancing With the Stars . “Tyler dances. He has the whole Footloose thing! he told ET on Monday, adding that Peter Weber and Mike Johnson are still in the running to be the next lead. “Let’s see who really is sincere at the end of the day, because we do have a couple of months before we have to start production and really get into this, so we have time.” View Slideshow: Tyler Cameron Photo Montage: Holy Hotness! Propose RIGHT NOW, Hannah!
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