The Breaks is a good show on VH1 that airs on Mondays, in case you didn’t know. Teyana Taylor makes an appearance as “Imani X” and destroys the freestyle battle on the next episode.
Despite what Sheree has to say about Kenya’s home , it looks pretty nice, right? Especially now that Matt’s not busting up her windows and carrying on… Bravo.com
Former Stripper Sues Club Cheetah An ex-stripper has filed suit against popular ATL strip joint, Club Cheetah, alleging drugs, prostitution, and rape are all on the menu for those putting up enough cash. For those unfamiliar, The Cheetah is a high-end ATL strip club. It’s known to be “classier” than other spots in the city, and even has a four-star restaurant inside. It’s not so much a shake joint for your favorite rapper as it is a place where white-collar types go have cigars and lobster with a lapdance on the side. Anyway, former Cheetah dancer Alison Valente claims that she witnessed nonstop illegal activity from the moment she started working there in 2010. She claims the club has a whole secret menu for high-paid patrons to order illegal drugs and sex acts from the dancer of their choosing . One menu item has even been dubbed the “Bill Cosby Special” — basically, for the right price, dancers who aren’t down to sell ‘extras’ are unknowingly given a date-rape drug by the club so that clients can have their way with them. According to TMZ , In the suit, Alison says at least 7 women were sexually assaulted in this manner, including one by the club’s owner and one by an assistant to a city official. She says she herself was drugged on at least two different occasions, and has little recollection of what happened, although club managers tried to convince her that she willingly engaged in lewd sexual acts. Alison says she was fired that same year for bringing attention to all the aforementioned. And for those that automatically think rape allegations = money grab…Alison isn’t suing for cash. She says she doesn’t want a cent of money. She just wants the club shut down for good. We know it gets crazy in certain strip clubs…but this is next level! Are you shocked to hear about this? CreativeCommons
Have you been watching the CW’s new drama “Riverdale” which is based on the Archie comics? We have and we have to say one of our favorite parts has been how diverse the show is. Take for example Robin Givens, who plays the town’s mayor Sierra McCoy and Ashleigh Murray who plays her daughter Josie McCoy — who is THE Josie of Josie and the Pussycats. Our correspondent Kiki Ayers sat down with both ladies and got their thoughts on the show. The show airs Thursday nights at 9pm EST on the CW.
Will there ever be a time when simply hearing Christina Grimmie’s name doesn’t bring a tear to your eye and an ache to your heart. Honestly, probably not. Christina was just 22 years old, all set to be a huge pop star, when she was murdered after a concert in Orlando . A man named Kevin Loibl — who, by several accounts, was very unhealthily obsessed with Christina — approached her while she was signing autographs and shot her. Her brother Marcus was able to wrestle Loibl to the ground, but the shooter quickly turned his gun on himself. To call it a nightmare would be a huge understatement, obviously, but the nightmare continues on to this day: the Grimmie family is in the middle of a legal battle against the entertainment company that owns the venue where Christina died. The issue, the Grimmies believe, was that the venue didn’t have appropriate security in place to protect the performers, or anyone, really. And that’s a fair point, considering Loibl was able to waltz in with two handguns. It must be terrible for her family to have to deal with a legal battle along with their unimaginable grief, but one thing is for sure: Christina’s fans are, to this day, a source of comfort for them. And they said as much in a touching message shared to Christina’s Twitter account. See, Christina won a Teen Choice Award last July — she was named Choice Web Star in the Music category. Her fans took issue with the show at the time, since Christina’s award wasn’t announced during the broadcast of the awards show. In fact, her name wasn’t mentioned even once . It seemed like a pretty big oversight, considering that the Teen Choice Awards aired just a month after her murder. When you consider that they also included an entire tribute dedicated to victims of gun violence and their surviving family members, still with no mention of Christina … yeah, her fans were upset. But it seems like after all these months, the Teen Choice Awards pulled it together long enough to get Christina’s award to her family. About time, right? Her parents shared the picture of the award: Along with the photo, they thanked “#TeanGrimmie” for helping them finally get the award. “Your commitment to Christina’s legacy and making your voice heard online is a blessing to us,” they wrote. “We also acknowledge those who supported behind the scenes to make this a reality.” “Thank you with love!” And Christina’s fans were quick to share their ongoing support. “She deserved this more than anyone else,” one person commented, and another said “We won’t let her be forgotten.” View Slideshow: Christina Grimmie Shooting Death: Stars Pay Tribute to The Voice Alum One fan wrote “I’m so happy. Christina deserved that award and I’m sure she is smiling in heaven. God bless all.” We’re not crying. You’re crying.
Even if you’ve never been there, you probably have a friend who has: Sometimes a relationship starts too fast in the beginning, and falls apart just as quickly, but while everyone on the outside can see that it just wasn’t meant to be, neither of the parties involved can let it go. That’s the situation that Josh Murray and Amanda Stanton find themselves in, and sadly, it seems they’re not yet willing to give on their lifeless corpse of a relationship. The first hint that Murray and Stanton are back together came last month, when the couple was spotted out and about together in LA. Shortly thereafter, Murray seemed to confirm the reconciliation with a series of cryptic tweets about the joys of staying in an unhealthy relationship. “Crazies stick with crazies #breakovermorepackingtodo,” Murray tweeted at one point. In case you missed it, Murray and Stanton got engaged after hitting it off on The Bachelor in Paradise, ABC’s social experiment designed to determine if couples are more likely to get married if they meet in a hot climate while drunk on Mai Tais. To the surprise of literally no one (probably including the couple themselves) Josh and Amanda broke up shortly thereafter. Now, however, Josh says he and Amanda are serious about patching things up” “I wouldn’t say we’re back together, but we’re working on things right now,” he said on The Domenik Nati Show. “There’s a lot of things that happened, there were a lot of struggles… For me, I know when I’m in a relationship I want to be with somebody who’s my best friend, who I can trust, who I can be with all the time. We have to get to that point for anything to work out.” He added: “After the show, it was very difficult, just how everything was shown and portrayed. “We had a great time, we fell in love, we thought everything was great, and then it was tough during the season.” “So we kind of had to fight an uphill battle for a little while, and it wasn’t an easy thing to do. But right now, we saw each other about a week ago back in Los Angeles, and there’s a lot of things we need to talk about.” But don’t thinking that Josh is open to the idea of reconciling with any of his other exes. Asked if he would consider giving his relationship with Andi Dorfman another chance, Stanton was firm in his response: “Absolutely not,” there’s no chance,” he replied. “I really could care less about even talking to her again. He added: “When I ended that relationship a while ago, that was the last time I spoke with her and I don’t intend to do that again.” It’s good that Josh knows his limits. You should really try to stick on one ill-advised reconciliation at a time. Best of luck, you crazy kids!
Even if you’ve never been there, you probably have a friend who has: Sometimes a relationship starts too fast in the beginning, and falls apart just as quickly, but while everyone on the outside can see that it just wasn’t meant to be, neither of the parties involved can let it go. That’s the situation that Josh Murray and Amanda Stanton find themselves in, and sadly, it seems they’re not yet willing to give on their lifeless corpse of a relationship. The first hint that Murray and Stanton are back together came last month, when the couple was spotted out and about together in LA. Shortly thereafter, Murray seemed to confirm the reconciliation with a series of cryptic tweets about the joys of staying in an unhealthy relationship. “Crazies stick with crazies #breakovermorepackingtodo,” Murray tweeted at one point. In case you missed it, Murray and Stanton got engaged after hitting it off on The Bachelor in Paradise, ABC’s social experiment designed to determine if couples are more likely to get married if they meet in a hot climate while drunk on Mai Tais. To the surprise of literally no one (probably including the couple themselves) Josh and Amanda broke up shortly thereafter. Now, however, Josh says he and Amanda are serious about patching things up” “I wouldn’t say we’re back together, but we’re working on things right now,” he said on The Domenik Nati Show. “There’s a lot of things that happened, there were a lot of struggles… For me, I know when I’m in a relationship I want to be with somebody who’s my best friend, who I can trust, who I can be with all the time. We have to get to that point for anything to work out.” He added: “After the show, it was very difficult, just how everything was shown and portrayed. “We had a great time, we fell in love, we thought everything was great, and then it was tough during the season.” “So we kind of had to fight an uphill battle for a little while, and it wasn’t an easy thing to do. But right now, we saw each other about a week ago back in Los Angeles, and there’s a lot of things we need to talk about.” But don’t thinking that Josh is open to the idea of reconciling with any of his other exes. Asked if he would consider giving his relationship with Andi Dorfman another chance, Stanton was firm in his response: “Absolutely not,” there’s no chance,” he replied. “I really could care less about even talking to her again. He added: “When I ended that relationship a while ago, that was the last time I spoke with her and I don’t intend to do that again.” It’s good that Josh knows his limits. You should really try to stick on one ill-advised reconciliation at a time. Best of luck, you crazy kids!
Earlier today, we reported that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have broken up after about one year of dating. The former couple issued a joint statement assuring fans that the split was entirely mutual and amicable, and that Katy and Orlando would remain close friends. The press release read, in part: “Before rumors or falsifications get out of hand, we can confirm that Orlando and Katy are taking respectful, loving space at this time.” “Respectful, loving space”? If that’s not an overcompensating statement, then we’ve never heard one. Given that there was talk of Perry and Bloom getting engaged just a few short months ago, it seems clear that this wasn’t a case of just gradually growing apart, and that something happened that led these two to call it quits. At first, theories sprung up that the relationship went up in flames during the Vanity Fair after-party following the 2017 Academy Awards . Now, new rumors seem to support that theory, and the blame is being placed squarely on Orlando’s shoulders. Both parties attended the party, but they reportedly stuck to opposite sides of the room, like opposite sex middle-schoolers at a semi-formal dance. “Katy didn’t spend much time with Orlando,” said the onlooker. “They got together for a photo, but that was about it.” Until moments ago, it was widely assumed that Katy and Orlando had gotten in some sort of fight, and that we’d likely never figure out the exact cause of it. Now, Radar Online is claiming to have uncovered the cause of their deal-breaking blowout: According to the site, Orlando was spotted getting flirty with an heiress named Erin McCabe at the star-studded bash. Some insiders feel that he and Katy were already broken up before the party, and Orlando has simply already moved on to someone new. Others claim that Katy witnessed the flirtation, got pissed, and dropped Orlando on the spot. Either way, it seems the situation isn’t as respectful and loving as Katy and Orlando initially led us to believe. We guess Orlando can join Russell Brand and John Mayer on the lengthy list of Katy Perry’s douchey exes. The girl just doesn’t seem to have great luck with men. It’s a shame she doesn’t get along better with Taylor Swift, because those two could team up on a mean duet.
It’s hard to believe that the Big Bang Theory is still on the air after all these years. Season 10 is keeping viewers laughing over on CBS, but the lead cast members are laughing all the way to the bank. Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and Simon Helberg are each raking an estimated $1 million per episode. BAZINGA! Yes, the show is expensive, but it’s disheartening to learn that Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch are earning a fraction of this figure . The two actresses are earning $200,000 per episode right now, and they are seeking parity with their co-stars. Rightfully so! If you watch The Big Bang Theory online , you will already know that both Bialik and Rauch bring the same level of funny to the show as the others, so the pay gap should not be this huge. It’s worth noting that Bialik and Rauch joined the ratings juggernaut in Season 3, but it still does not explain an estimated $800k difference in salary. Mayim stars as Amy Farrah Fowler, while Melissa stars as Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the hit CBS comedy series. We’re hearing the lead cast members have offered to reduce their asking fee to $900k per episode if it means their co-stars are getting a bigger pay check. With negotiations underway this week, the pay dispute is holding the show’s renewal up. The series is averaging 19.5 million viewers in Season 10 with all viewing metrics tallied up. It’s the biggest show on broadcast TV, and it would be a huge blow to CBS if they lost it over a dispute about pay. The future of the show has been up in the air for the past few months but look for the series to get a two-year renewal when the pay is settled for all of the stars. It was kind that the key players offered to reduce their own salaries to allow the ladies to get a raise. It remains to be seen whether Bialik and Rauch will hold out for more substantial increases. Will the show become a casualty of cast negotiations breaking down? That’s not likely when you consider the fact that CBS is actively pursuing a spin-off focusing on Jim Parsons’ Sheldon Cooper. In 2014, Helberg and Nayyar threatened to quit the show if they did not receive a pay rise to put them in line with Cuoco, Galecki and Parsons. Could you imagine The Big Bang Theory without Howard and Rajesh? That’s not something we’re willing to entertain the thought of. As always, we’ll keep you updated on any changes, but a renewal should come soon after the dispute being resolved. What do you think about all of this? Sound off below! View Slideshow: 14 Times Your Favorite TV Characters Embraced The Single Life
Kristen Stewart is featured in the latest issue of V Magazine. At least we think Kristen Stewart is featured in the latest issue of V Magazine. Photographed by the legendary Mario Testino in a bright purple and blue Chanel ensemble, flames aloft on the backdrop behind her, Stewart is front and center for the publication’s “Free Spirit” issue. And she looks almost nothing like herself on the cover: Among the topics Stewart delves into as part of this cover story is iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld. The two have worked together for a number of years now. “Karl has always, from the very beginning, made me feel like being myself was the right thing to do. And in [the fashion] world, that is a rarity,” Stewart explains. “He’s a compulsive and obsessive artist and it’s contagious. And he’s kind. He is who he is for a reason. I feel so lucky to be in his space so often.” Stewart will next be seen in the film Personal Shopper, a thriller that is scheduled to hit theaters on March 10 and which centers on our relationship with new forms of communication. It’s a meaningful theme to the former Twilight Saga star. “When you speak to someone on the phone, that is a decipherable, understandable exchange,” says Stewart to V. “But with text and social media, it’s essentially a dialogue with yourself and your interpretation of a shadow. It’s not invalid; it’s a new language.” Stewart continues to distance herself more and more from the role of Bella Swan that made her famous. It made her famous among teenagers around the world, but this star has loftier goals in mind. She’s hoping to reach a larger audience. Last month, for example, Stewart won rave reviews for her Saturday Night Live hosting debut, actually cursing in her monologue and taunting Donald Trump. She openly talked about her ex-boyfriend, Robert Pattinson. She told the entire world that she’s gay. She seemed a little nervous and anxious, but she also came across like more of an open book than she ever had before. “For six years, I’ve just been being a total wuss about it and then I finally was like, at some point, you just have to bite the bullet, you know?” Stewart said of the hosting gig, adding that even if one is to fail… “It will make you stronger, man.” Kristen Stewart Makes Fun of Trump, Drops F Bomb on Saturday Night Live! This issue of V hits newsstands on March 9. Pick up a copy to learn more about Stewart and check out a segment from her Saturday Night Live hosting appearance above.