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She Capping: NYC Instagram “Influencer” Popped For Defrauding $50,000 From Credit Card Of Connecticut Woman

Source: Melodie Jeng / Getty Fashion Blogger Shaniqua Jordan Charged With Larceny And Attempted Larceny Here’s something you could’ve guessed was happening behind the pages of at least a few Instagram “influencers.” A fashion blogger named “ simplicityxstyle “, known for posing in high fashion brands such as YSL, Loubiton, and Chanel is going through some pretty serious legal troubles after she was accused of stealing the identity of a Connecticut woman. According to a local news outlet, Stamford Advocate , Shaniqua Jordan’s, 32, of Brooklyn, 2017 fraud case was extradited from New York City to Stamford this week. She is being charged with third-degree larceny, four counts of illegal use of a credit card, forgery, criminal attempt at first and second-degree larceny and three counts of identity theft. Documents from the case claim Jordan made multiple purchases on someone else’s debit card while opening additional accounts without her knowledge or permission. The accused influencer allegedly tried to make $54,000 in fraudulent purchases and $3,300 worth of purchases had gone through. View this post on Instagram I might be the only person who sees rain in the forecast … and still put on a suede coat A post shared by Shaniqua J. (@simplicityxstyle) on May 13, 2019 at 4:05pm PDT Interesting! Reportedly the accused scammer purchased an $18,000 Rolex watch from a California company and asked that it be sent a FedEx facility near her alleged victim’s address. The company questioned the purchase and contacted Falls Township police, who convinced them to send an empty box to facility the affidavit said. When Jordan arrived at the facility and presented a license in the identity victim’s name, she was arrested. Yikes! She’s since been released after posting a $25,000 court-appearance bond and still keeping up with the Joneses on IG. Hit the flip to see her luxury looks.

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Justice System Trash: ACLU And Texas Civil Rights Project To Rep Crystal Mason After She’s Sentenced 5 Years For Voting

Source: Sirijit Jongcharoenkulchai / EyeEm / Getty Crystal Mason To Be Repped By ACLU And Texas Civil Rights Project Last year we reported on a woman named Crystal Mason who was sentenced to five years in prison for “illegally” voting. For those who are unaware, Crystal had just been released from prison for tax fraud and was still on probation when she cast a provisional ballot for the 2016 election. She was unaware of a Texas law that stated that she was not allowed to vote due to her criminal status. Thus, she was sentenced to more time in the bing. According to HuffPo , Crystal is seeking a new trial to be released and the ACLU and Texas Civil Rights Project have stepped in to help her. Mason’s lawyers told the Court of Appeals in November she deserves a new trial because the statute she was convicted under is vague, and that the ballot she cast ultimately did not count since it was a provisional ballot. They also argue that she received ineffective counsel from her trial attorney. Oral argument is set for the case on June 4 in Fort Worth. “The prosecution of Crystal Mason for the innocent mistake of casting a provision ballot that wasn’t even counted is a severe injustice,” Andre Segura, an attorney with the ACLU of Texas who will help represent Mason, said in a statement. “Ms. Mason simply attempted to follow the law and participate in what she believed to be her civic duty, and in return has been sentenced to an outrageous length of time in prison.” This country is full of s#!t.

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REALLY???? Britney Spears’ Manager Says Pop Icon May Never Perform Again

Source: Nicky Nelson/WENN.com / WENN Britney Spears’ Manager Weighs In On Superstar’s Mental Health & Return To The Stage Last month, Britney Spears checked herself into a mental health facility , stating she needed “a moment.” Now, her manager Larry Rudolph says her return to the stage could be a lot more far off than indicated. “As the person who guides her career — based on the information I and all of the professionals who work with her are being told on a need-to-know basis — from what I have gathered it’s clear to me she should not be going back to do this Vegas residency, not in the near future and possibly never again,” Rudolph told TMZ . “I don’t want her to work again ’till she’s ready, physically, mentally and passionately. If that time never comes again, it will never come again. I have no desire or ability to make her work again. I am only here for her when she wants to work. And, if she ever does want to work again, I’m here to tell her if it’s a good idea or a bad idea.” Rudolph says Britney’s father getting sick last year was the “perfect storm,” as she grew distraught to the point that they had to pull her Vegas residency. Currently, Britney seems to be M.I.A. “Last summer, when she wanted to tour, she called me every day. She was excited. She hasn’t called me in months. Crickets. She clearly doesn’t want to perform now,” he adds. Britney checked out of the mental health facility after a month of recuperating… but by the sound of things, it’s unclear how much help that did. Here’s what she was up to earlier this month… View this post on Instagram Yoga on the green I really like it LIKE THAT !! A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on May 4, 2019 at 10:09am PDT We’ll keep you posted.

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Laaaaaawd: 17 Times Elizabeth Woods Looked Like Jordyn’s Bosomy Big Sis

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The Breakfast Club: Naturi Naughton And Joseph Sikora Recap Power Season 5 And Talk Plans For Season 6 [Video]

Source: REVOLT / REVOLT/iHeart Radio The Breakfast Club Interviews Naturi Naughton And Joseph Sikora From ‘Power’ Season 6 of Power is on the way and today Naturi Naughton and Joseph Sikora stopped by “The World’s Most Dangerous Morning Show” to talk about everything that happened last season and prep fans for what’s coming for season 6. This will be the last installation of 50 Cent’s hit Starz show and we’re sure that Courtney Kemp and the show’s other writers have some surprises lined up for us. Check out what Naturi and Joseph think about their characters arcs over the years. We’re ready!

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A Lil’ Positivity: Strangers Raise Over $8,000 For Single Mom To Attend NASA Internship 

Source: Danita Delimont / Getty Single Mom Attends NASA Internship Thanks To GoFundMe When India Jackson discovered that she had been accepted into a prestigious summer internship at NASA, her only concern was how she’d be able to afford to move herself and her daughter from Georgia to Houston. Although the internship is a paid one, the single mom, who is currently a student at Georgia State University, is liable for her own travel, housing and other living expenses. Fortunately, her cousin came up with the idea to start a GoFundMe to help get India to her internship, with a goal of $8,000. Within one day, the crowdfund reached $8,510 for the doctorate student. India Jackson is a single mom who balances her time between raising a preteen daughter and using advanced math to predict solar flares and radiation belts. Her dream of a NASA internship is coming true thanks to donations from hundreds of strangers. https://t.co/OJRMlh5dYf — CNN (@CNN) May 15, 2019 Jackson told WSBTV : “It really caught me off guard. It was amazing and it was overwhelming, and I was just blown away. I’m just blessed enough to be living in a time where everything is technology-driven, and this GoFundMe account was able to reach people around the world in order to help my cause.” India says after attaining her doctorate degree, her ultimate goal is to space travel. She also plans to finish her doctorate in 2022 and and get a job as a research professor at an Atlanta-area university. Congrats, sis!

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Ariana Grande: Sued For Stealing an Instagram Photo!

These days, with everyone & everything being seen on the internet — you really gotta watch what you’re sharing to the world.   But you all know that.  Ariana Grande should also know that — though it seems she recently slipped up because she is now being sued after sharing images of herself to Instagram … that technically didn’t belong to her?  That’s right — the “Sweetener” singer is in some legal hot water after posting images to her social media page.  Something that she does almost daily. And while 3 million of the pop star’s fans showed the photo lots of love, her legal team wasn’t too impressed.  In court documents obtainted by E! News, a paparazzi photographer Robert Barbera is suing the singer claiming copyright infringement.  According to Robert, Ari publicized photographs on her Instagram page that he captured without licensing.  In addition, the New York based photog claims that she didn’t have his “permission or consent to publish the photographs.”  He is now looking for monetary relief, naturally, from the copyright infringement, attorney fees and costs, falsifying copyright management, statutory damages up to $25,000 for each violation.  In the photos, the Grammy winner is carying a see-through bag with the word “Sweetener” on it as she was exiting a building.  Two of the photos were shared to Grande’s official IG account back in August of 2018, the day her fourth studio album “Sweeterner” was released.  “Happy sweetener day,” she wrote in the caption.  The original post has since been deleted, though an edited version currently remains on her account promoting her merch.  E! has reached out to Ari’s team for comments, but has yet to hear back.  As fans of the “thank u, next singer” are well aware — she is often times very good at communcating with her followers via her social media accounts.  Whether she is opening up about a recent brain scan , or just posing for selfies, the 25-year-old is all about keeping her 154 million followers up-to-date on her life. For the most part, that is.  We will just have to stand by to see if she is willing to open up about her (totally underdanstandable) photo fail with her fellow Arianators. Grande, however, is not the first celeb to be scolded for posting a paparazzi photo to their social media pages.  In January, model Gigi Hadid found herself embroiled in a lawsuit (again!) with a photo agency after posting a picture they had taken of her to her 44 million Insta followers.  Kim Kardashian West, Jennifer Lopez, 50 Cent, and Jessica Simposn have also been targeted by agencies for re-using photos.  Of themselves. Paparazzi members have been suffering (obviously) as the rise of social media has changed the way we look at the rich and famous. Many celebs use the platform to take control of their own images and open up personally with their fans, devaluing the tabloid images. Besides, when did these entertainers give these agencies permission or consent to snap photos of them walking to their car or entering a building?  It seems quite ironic and a tad unfair, but at the end of the day as long as the photos of the public figures are taken in a public place, it is totally legal.  The paparazzi built an industry around capturing candid photos of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but now that’s going away.  So it seems they’re turning to an additional source of revenue — suing those stars for posting their pics to Instagram. What has the world come to, really?   View Slideshow: Ariana Grande DESTROYS Haters Over Disgusting Mac Miller Comments!

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Headline Heat: Dennis McKinley Responds To Headlines About Baby PJ, Porsha’s IRS Debt & More

Dennis McKinley On Headline Heat Besides being cute and funny with wife-to-be Porsha Williams on Real Housewives of Atlanta and their spinoff special Porsha’s Having A Baby , it’s rare that we get to hear Dennis McKinley share his side of things regarding the couple’s whirlwind romance. Dennis stopped by to clear up some of the wildest headlines BOSSIP has written about him — and his fiancee— and surprisingly, there were some things he learned about her at the same time the rest of us did. Like the fact that she owed $240K to the IRS before they tied the knot. Fortunately, pretty peach holdin’ Porsha had the coins to take care of it immediately. Dennis also dished on whether or not his reality star sweetie actually did approach some of his ex-girlfriends. Check it out in the video above.

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Sounds About White: Felicity Huffman Breaks Down In Tears As She Pleads Guilty In College Bribery Scandal

Source: Boston Globe / Getty Felicity Huffman Pleads Guilty In College Bribery Scandal Felicity Huffman reportedly broke down in tears on Monday as she pleaded guilty to a scheme to boost her daughter’s SAT scores in federal court in Boston. The former Desperate Housewives star is only one of dozens of parents charged in a conspiracy and bribery case involving wealthy families, corrupt college coaches, test proctors, and college consultants. According to reports from NPR , the actress looked straight ahead, ignoring all of the reporters and cameras outside as she entered the courthouse to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Inside, she didn’t quite hold her composure as well, crying as she explained to the judge that her daughter knew nothing about the scam to inflate her test scores, along with claiming that her daughter’s accommodation for extra time on tests was legitimate. “Everything else” that she was accused of doing, “I did,” she admitted. Those allegations include paying $15,000 to have someone correct her daughter’s wrong answers after she completed the test. The person making the corrections also pleaded guilty, though the exam proctor who allegedly allowed it to happen has pleaded not guilty. Huffman is reportedly hoping her guilty plea will earn her some leniency at sentencing. In a statement released last month , she accepted “full responsibility for [her] actions” and expressed “deep regret and shame.” She also added, “I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.” Prosecutors are recommending $20,000 in fines and a four-month prison sentence, but Huffman could end up serving even less time than that, possibly not even making it to jail at all.

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Icy Girl Takes Miami: Saweetie Performs At 5th Anniversary Rolling Loud

Icy Girl Takes Miami: Saweetie Performs At 5th Anniversary Rolling Loud Source: Strategic Public Relations / Strategic Public Relations Saweetie played to a packed crowd at The 5th Anniversary of Rolling Loud Miami, Saturday, May 11th wearing a red jeweled bikini top, red cargo pants and red half finger gloves. Source: Strategic Public Relations / Strategic Public Relations Ya’ll know Quavo was there supporting his bangin’ bae from the side of the stage. The couple just released their joint song “Emotional” from her EP “Icy”.

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