Source: Noel Vasquez/Splash News / Getty Let’s Discuss How Black Men Keep Going Ga-Ga Over Thick White Women Who Spite Our Sistas Happy Friday everyone! This week’s biggest story has left a bad taste in the mouths of Black women all over. Just an update for you — Daniel Caesar remains UNAPOLOGETIC about his drunken lecture where he basically said Black folks being “mean to white people” was the reason we don’t progress. He tweeted and deleted that he was sorry, nor did he feel “ugly” after being dragged. Caesar’s comments stem from him defending dubbed culture vulture YesJulz after she was dragged for shading Karen Civil and Scottie Beam on a podcast. YesJulz has a history of slandering Black women in spaces reserved for fans of Black music and culture…and also on Twitter. But whyyy is she still even a thing in OUR spaces??? Welp, Amanda Seales has chimed in with her own theory, and she may be right. It seems like every time YesJulz is called out for her attitude towards Black women, Black men are jumping in to save her. Murda Mook , Daniel Caesar, random black dudes with razor bumps on Twitter. They can’t seem to let her take the heat from her actions alone. View this post on Instagram . A post shared by amandaseales (@amandaseales) on Mar 20, 2019 at 7:22pm PDT Do you think a fat a$$ is the reason this woman thinks she can be nasty in spaces she takes away from deserving Black women?? Why do you think Black men keep giving her a platform?
Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty Tell the motherboard to pass the peppermints… Woman Claiming To Be Pastor John Gray’s Alleged Mistress Comes Forward, Releases Reported Voicemails Let’s get this out the way; Pastor John Gray has vehemently denied any claims of an alleged sexual affair between him and a woman who’s NOT his wife. John Gray and his wife Aventer Gray both appeared on “The Real” and reassured their followers that there was never a sexual affair that took place between the man of God and another woman. They instead said that the affair, while inappropriate, was only emotional. “I did not sleep with anyone, there’s no baby, there’s none of that,” said Pastor John Gray. “And so it’s important for me to take “responsibility for the areas where I did come up short. Sharing things about my marriage outside of my wife and outside of trusted counselors is an emotional affair. It was wrong. I take responsibility for that.” Now, with that said—there’s an anonymous woman who’s come forward with what’s she calling receipts and claims that John Gray “went up yonder” dress to Habakkuk hump her to Second Samuel smithereens. YouTuber Larry Reid Live recently posted a lengthy video that included ALLEGED voicemails from Pastor John Gray to his alleged mistress. The woman who doesn’t want to be identified told Reid that she’d known John Gray for twenty years before he allegedly pursued her. The woman claimed that the man of God came to her after she got a divorce and went to him for counsel. From there the woman claimed that she and the parishioner carried on an alleged sexual affair. She also claimed that throughout their tryst he would give her money and say damning things about his wife. “I ran into an issue financially and he was just like absolutely. and it was a big deal. It was a really big thing. From that moment on, it started from there. It snowballed into ‘I just love you so much. I always loved you. I always thought about you. I always cared about you.’ Then he was going through the stuff with his wife and he was saying how he didn’t like her, didn’t love her, that he was never attracted to her, that he only married her because she looked good on paper. His exact words were, ‘She don’t suck. She don’t f*ck. She ain’t never washed a pair of my drawers.” Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty If you’re giving the story the side eye because it’s more salacious than Song of Solomon—trust us, it gets worse. The woman also went into explicit detail about their alleged affair and said that the Pastor would speak in tongues (YES, TONGUES) during sex… “No joke. When we slept together, he jumped up!” and she gave Larry Reid alleged voice mails where Gray allegedly chastises her for not being available. “Yo are you like ignoring me now?” a man on the phone says. I’m just trying to make sure. Let me get this straight. I’m being ignored by someone who I have sought to sow seed into, get resources to. I’m in your city and I can’t get a call back. I just wanted to make sure I got my facts straight. Got it!” In another, a man, the alleged mistress says is Gray, advises her to delete their messages after his wife allegedly became suspicious. “When you get this message, delete it. My wife saw our text messages from Friday. She knows you were in the same hotel as me and she does not know that I went to your room. She doesn’t remember me leaving. She’s got your number.” You can listen to Gray’s alleged voicemails and the interview with the alleged mistress in the video below. The voicemails and the interview with the reported mistress begin at 1:02:50. Do YOU believe this story from Larry Reid Live? Hopefully, the Pastor clears this up soon.
Derick Dillard has a reputation for saying truly hateful and idiotic things on social media. The most famous example, of course, is Derick’s transphobic tirade against fellow TLC star Jazz Jennings, That rant got Derick fired from Counting On but apparently, it didn’t teach him to refrain from courting controversy on the internet. In addition to his presence on Twitter and Instagram, Derick sometimes takes to his family’s webpage in order to blog about his beliefs. His latest post, entitled “Confessions of a Christ-Seeking Millennial” is receiving quite the mixed reaction from fans — which is probably just what Derick wanted. “If you’re married (to a Christian or not), ‘the one’ is always going to be who you are married to. My ‘one’ is always Jill Michelle Dillard,” Derick wrote. That’s certainly an innocent — and even laudable — sentiment, but for many readers, Derick’s insights went off the rails shortly thereafter. Derick discussed his life as a series of “calculated risks,” and to the surprise of many, he listed marrying Jill Duggar as one of those risks. We suppose that’s the case with every marriage, but for many readers, it came as a shock that Derick articulated that thought. He went on to surprise fans further by encouraging them to “settle” rather than holding out for their ideal partner. “If you aren’t married, don’t wait for a perfect person because you’ll just die single,” Derick wrote. As far as Duggar ideas about marriage go, this one is fairly non-controversial. There’s a school of thought which holds that the idea of a “soul mate” is absurd, and single people should focus on building healthy relationships, rather than seeking out flawless mates. But coming as it did in the context of a blog post about his life and marriage, many took Derick’s comments as an indication that he believes he settled for Jill. That’s probably not what Derick meant — but then again, the man likes stirring up controversy, so who knows? If any Duggar in-law is arrogant enough to believe he settled for his famous bride, it would certainly be Derick. Of course, we don’t want to go putting words in his mouth. After all, that’s usually where Derick keeps his foot. View Slideshow: Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard: Here’s Why Fans Think They’re Getting Divorced
The Giudice family has been playing the waiting game for over a year now with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Joe Giudice’s deportation. The husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice was released from prison after spending the last 41 months behind bars , according to Newsweek . However, the father of four did not get a sweet return home. Joe Giudice, a native Italian, was transferred directly into ICE custody upon his discharge from prison last Thursday, March 14. His brother-in-law, Joe Gorga, said Teresa has been having an extremely rough time with the reality of her husband’s very soon exile to Italy. The husband of RHONJ star Melissa Gorga gave fans an update on his sister’s well-being in an interview with Us Weekly on Monday. “It’s very, very hard. You see, she puts up a good, strong front. She has to,” Gorga said. “She has to raise her children by herself, so she has to be strong. She can’t be weak,” he continued. “You know, you see this tough girl [on the show] all the time but she’s weak.” Adding that Teresa has been trying to keep herself occupied despite her husband’s confusing and extended legality issues. “She’s constantly going out because when she’s home, she has no one to hold,” Teresa’s brother explained. “No one’s around. [Her] kids, they’re in activities and they want to be with their friends. You know, she’s a mess.” And while the outcome of Joe’s residency in America is not looking too promising, the family is still holding on to hope that Giudice’s deportation appeal will be approved by a judge. If he’s sent back to his native country, Giudice’s daughters – Gia, 18, Gabriella, 14, Milania, 13, and 9-year-old Audriana Giudice – will likely just visit with their father during vacations. Teresa Giudice has previously said she has no intention of moving to Italy should her husband be deported and has mentioned that she is “not doing a long-distance relationship” to RHONJ season 9 reunion host Andy Cohen. “I want somebody with me every day,” she said. “I know exactly what happens.” “You know, I’m sure he’ll be with other women. It happens. We do the long-distance thing, it’s not going to work.” And although Teresa is legally still married to her husband and has yet to file for divorce, the 46-year-old was recently spotted in Florida with New Jersey realtor Blake Schreck back in February. The getaway, of course, sparked major buzz that Teresa has potentially already moved on . Joe Giudice filed an appeal arguing against his deportation order back in November of 2018, just a month after Immigration Judge John Ellington delivered a ruling for the reality star to return to Italy upon completion of his prison sentence. Giudice has been serving jail time for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud that began in March 2016. His wife was also imprisoned for 11 months back in 2015 in connection to the crime, however, the couple was able to serve time consecutively so that one parent could be home for their children. Joe Giudice has recently been released and according to his lawyer James Leonard he is “optimistic that once his appeal is heard, he will receive the appropriate relief and will be able to come home and remain there with his family.” However, he could remain in ICE custody for up to a year while he awaits the decision regarding his future. In the meantime, we will not be holding our breath, as this process has already gone on for far too long. Instead, we are fully prepared to wave goodbye to Joe Giudice any day now! View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: My Husband Is Getting Deported & I’m Getting Rich!
Source: Yevgen Romanenko / Getty Hair Expert Nikki Regis Talks Natural Hair Styles For Spring This week ushers in the Spring season – and for many of us, that means looking for a warm-weather style revamp. So we sat down with celebrity hairstylist Nikki Regis, of the Thomas Taft Salon in NYC, to talk about the hot new looks for natural hair. Regis – who specializes in protective styles, cuts, coloring and transitioning back to natural – said the new crop of hairstyles for natural hair was all about textured looks to let your style stand out. Low cuts are becoming the latest trend into naturals, Regis said, adding that bright colors like neon, reds, and blues were the new dye jobs her clients were now requesting. “Whether you choose not to do a color, the main focus is on fun styles that are short, tapered and edgy,” Regis said. Hit the flip for some hair inspo:
Source: Chance Yeh / Getty Lee Daniels Posts Instagram Video About Jussie Smollett And ‘Empire’ Morale Last night, Empire fans got the first look at Jamal Lyon since news broke of Jussie Smollett’s alleged and highly suspicious hate crime took place in Chicago. Showrunner Lee Daniels spent most the night live-tweeting the show’s highlights…except for the parts that included Jussie. One of those parts was the episode’s intro where Jamal Lyon is seen playing the piano and performing a song with some very art-imitates-life lyrics according to ETOnline . The questionable-in-retrospect lyrics include, “All the shine I left behind/Now I’m here, to my surprise,” and “Was it worth the sacrifice?/’Cause being here is all a lie,” as well as, “Oh, it’s a shame, ’cause now I finally/Found a place that’s all mine… Another place that’s gone.” After the show, Daniels took to Instagram to post a video updating fans on the status of the cast and crew as numerous reports have surfaced about tension, anxiety, and frustration with Jussie’s case and the future of the production. Let Taraji P. Henson tell it recently, everything on set is grrrrrreat… Taraji P. Henson Says ' #Empire ' Atmosphere is 'Great' Amid Jussie Smollett Case https://t.co/U9rw7y2uXB pic.twitter.com/Qm8XBUl3tT — Global Grind (@GlobalGrind) March 19, 2019 However, Lee seems to have a more…believable assessment of the Empire morale. View this post on Instagram I was so in my feelings last week that I forgot to post about @empirefox & @staronfox …. I guess y’all know why … anyway I’m back and I’m finally ok!!!! A post shared by Lee Daniels (@theoriginalbigdaddy) on Mar 20, 2019 at 1:21pm PDT Sounds like the future of Empire is still hanging in the balance. Do you think the show can continue without Jussie?
Whatever your thoughts are on the Duggar family, and we know they can be pretty mixed, most people find their babies incredibly cute. And if you are one of those people then you will love the update Jinger Duggar just shared to her fans! Mama Jinger’s adorable daughter, Felicity Vuolo, officially turned eight months old on March 19 and she celebrated by reaching a new milestone! The reality star shared the update with her fans via Instagram, revealing that Felicity is crawling! “Felicity is 8 months today!” the proud mom wrote. “She is crawling all over the place and pulling up on everything,” the caption said alongside a cute photo of her baby girl smiling. Jinger’s husband Jeremy Vuolo also took to social media to share a clip of his daughter on the go! Which in baby terms means she has totally mastered the crawl. “Come here, baby. Keep going,” Jinger also said on her Instagram Story while cheering Felicity on from her front-row seat on the couch. But crawling can be hard work, ok? Especially when you’re a brand new human. “Don’t look at me, angel,” Jeremy encouraged when Felicity got tired of moving and turned back to look at him. “You gotta go to mommy.” The 8-month-old cutie was welcomed into the world back in July of 2018 and she’s already growing up so fast! Just a few weeks ago, the couple let Felicity try table food for the first time and yeah, she totally loved it. In the background, Jinger said, “This is a sweet potato, Felicity!” Of course, fans are showing all of their love on the recent Instagram photo of the little girl’s newfound exercise skills. “She is such a happy beautiful baby. #blessed,” one person gushed in the comment section. Another user referenced Felicity’s latest appearance on the hit TLC show Counting On saying, “The episode last night where she met Jeremy’s great grandparents was ADORABLE.” And as for the grown-ups, Jinger and Jeremy’s relationship seems to be successfully moving right along as well! On Valentine’s Day, the reality star wrote a sentimental message dedicated to her husband. “I will never forget those days on a missions trip in El Salvador when I realized I was falling in love with @jeremy_vuolo,” she wrote. “He is everything I asked God for in a husband – he loves Christ supremely, is loving, compassionate, caring, humble and sincere,” she continued. “Every day with you is sweeter than the day before – I love you, baby!” With just four short months until their daughter turns 1, it is unclear what the couple has in store for her first birthday. But we can’t wait to find out. Ever since the Duggar-Vuolo clan moved to Texas , they have been getting pretty used to small household gatherings, you know … without Jinger’s 18 siblings nearby. So we think they will do something low-key yet totally adorable to celebrate their little girl. As long as we see all the videos of Felicity crawling her little heart out at the party, we will be satisfied! View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Shares Adorable Pics of Her “Little Family,” Melts Fans’ Hearts
Source: Prince Williams / Getty She Got It: Kiyomi Leslie Looks AMAZING Post Break Up Sometimes folks retreat off social media after a dreadful break up, become bitter or worse, traumatized from the public drama . But Kiyomi Leslie has been keeping her head up high and she looks quite yummy on top of that. The North Carolina born stunner just took her talents (bawwdy) to Miami and WHEW!!! Look at God. View this post on Instagram “&& the smile is still the best curve…” fit: @mattecollection #styledbymotif A post shared by Urban Legend (@kiyomileslie) on Mar 19, 2019 at 10:30am PDT Ms. Yummy Yomi is keeping her foot on necks out here despite the drama. Give this woman her flowers. Hit the flip for more!
UPDATE: A former Pennsylvania pediatrician has been sentenced to at least 79 years in prison for sexually assaulting 31 children, most of them patients. https://t.co/xLJk7us1cX — NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) March 18, 2019 Jesus take the wheel… Doctor Johnnie Barto Sentenced For Sexually Assaulting Children A Pennsylvania doctor convicted of sexually assaulting children will luckily never see the light of day again. Dr. Johnnie Barto of Johnstown was sentenced Monday on dozens of counts, including aggravated indecent assault and child endangerment reports NBC Philadelphia. Prosecutors say the 71-year-old abused 31 children, mostly patients in his exam room at his pediatric practice and at local hospitals. They allege that he was up to his slimy actions for DECADES and he left children terrified of doctor visits. His estranged wife Linda Barto was one of 19 people who testified against him. She says he “spent his whole sinister life lying and sneaking around so he could carry on his abuse uninterrupted.” One of his victims testified about being assaulted by Barto when she was 12 in the 90s. “He just stuck his hand down my pants, digitally penetrated me, and he moaned,” she said. “The sound of that moan will never leave me.” Prosecutors say his victims were girls and boys mostly between the ages of 8 and 12 but add that his youngest victims were a toddler and two-week-old infant. SMH, so sick and so sad. Good riddance to this guy!
Back in January, fans were alarmed when Kat Von D announced that her baby would be unvaccinated . Yikes . Accusations that she is an anti-vaxxer only added to her problems, as for years, rumors have abounded that she is, well, a Nazi. In an emotional video, Kat Von D sits down to explain to fans how those rumors began and to unequivocally state that she's nothing of the sort. “As a lot of you know,” Kat says at the beginning of the video. “I have been getting a ton of hate over two different controversial topics.” “Both of which are pretty hard for me to talk about,” she admits. “But I just really want to try my best to clear the air.” “Just to set the record straight from the beginning,” Kat affirms. “I just want to say that I am not anti-Semitic and I am not an anti-vaxxer” We live in a time when some will balk at rejecting either label. If you've ever seen some dirtbag YouTuber say “well, define Nazi” when confronted on Twitter, you know that Kat is already doing pretty well. We know how she got labeled as an anti-vaxxer. But how did folks decide that she's a Nazi? “Out of every comment I’ve gotten, the ones that are calling me and family Nazis,” Kat says. “Those are the ones that really just don’t sit well for me.” “If anything,” she says. “They’re extremely offensive and super hurtful.” Kat, having already affirmed that she is not a Nazi, notes that she and her family are Mexican by birth. Her mother even has dark skin, she notes. She explains that the Nazi rumors began with a doctored photo created by a jealous coworker. Kat Von D says that one of her co-stars on Miami Ink was very insecure about her popularity on the show. She says that she was hazed on set, and that she was also sexually harassed and groped by this jealous male castmate. Kat planned to leave the show after an incident in which she was groped and none of the witnesses, who were castmates, responded. She says that the jealous castmate, who had tried to blackmail the network into canceling her show, had doctored a photo of her to make it look Nazi-esque. When she got her own show, she says, he went to media outlets and pushed this false narrative. “Overnight,” Kat laments. “I was just falsely branded as an anti-Semite and I had no idea how to handle it or what to do.” “I am not an anti-vaxxer,” Kat clarifies, addressing the more recent controversy. “What I am is a first-time mother,” she says. “I’m one of those moms that reads everything.” Kat explains: “I mean I read everything from ingredients in foods to cleaning supplies to medicines.” “Basically anything that is going in my baby or on my baby,” she says. “I research like a complete and total nerd.” Sometimes, when people without medical degrees or a keen grasp of biochemistry look at ingredients on life-saving medicines, they get needlessly alarmed. “So back when I was pregnant, somebody asked me on Instagram if we were vaccinating our baby,” Kat details. “And after doing a bunch of research and reading the ingredients, naturally I experienced some hesitancy,” she admits. “If I would have known that I would have let so many people down with that,” she shares. “I would have never, ever shared where we were at with it at that time.” Note that she sounds sorry for speaking out, not sorry for her scientifically unsound conclusion back in January. But, you know, this is at least progress. “Since then, we have decided as parents to consult with our pediatrician and just let him educate us and guide us,” Kat promises fans. “But, unlike before,” she says. “I have learned my lesson and I am choosing not to make our decision public.” While any pediatrician who isn't a total quack would advise Kat to get her baby fully vaccinated, she doesn't really promise that. It does sound like she's genuinely sorry that fans were upset. But when a parent declines to vaccinate, fans are not the victims — the child, and perhaps countless others, are put at risk. We hope that Kat will understand the vital importance of vaccinations for protecting the child in question and those who truly cannot be vaccinated. You can view the entirety of Kat Von D's YouTube video here . It is very moving. For the record, there were other reasons for which Kat was accused of being a Nazi. Her ex-boyfriend, Jesse James, has appeared in some extremely questionable photos alongside Nazi imagery. She also once gave a makeup product an extremely unfortunate name. We hope that it was just an oversight. For what it's worth, we don't believe that Kat Von D is a Nazi. As for vaccinations, we can only say that we are very confident that she does not want to be labeled as an anti-vaxxer.
