10 Things From Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” That Are Likely To Excite The #BeyHive Well ladies, gentlemen and followers of her majesty Beysus Christ , the day is finally here. A great many of you lost your collective s#!t last week when Beyoncé released an extended trailer to her artsy-fartsy HBO film “Lemonade” which debuts tonight. While the minute-long trailer definitely fanned the flames, no one still has any real idea what the hell this thing is all about. Is it a cohesive movie? A documentary?? Are there scenes of her and Jay Z dressed in onesies reenacting old Destiny’s Child videos??? WHO KNOWS?! What we do know is what we’d LIKE to see. Flip the page to see 10 things that will probably have our Twitter timeline buzzin’ with #BeyHive mania. Image via Instagram/WENN/Splash/HBO
Iggy Azalea Explains The Dumbazz Excuse She Stopped Rocking Her Engagement Ring Just a few days ago, TMZ caught dirty dog Nick Young’s fiancee Iggy Azalea at the airport. She wasn’t sporting that 10.43 carat diamond rock on her finger, that’s for sure! A couple of weeks ago, Iggy explained that her and Nick Young are still an item, despite the incriminating video of him talking about cheating on the star. When TMZ asked Iggy about not flaunting her ring this is what she had to say… Because it doesn’t go with your outfit?? GIRL BYYYYYE. Do you believe a word of it or do you think they’re both saving face??
Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order That Allows Felons To Vote Again Rather than having Republicans shut down the idea of restoring felons their voting rights, Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe used his executive power and restored voting rights to hundreds of thousands of felons on Friday. From the New York Times : Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia used his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing the Republican-run legislature. The action effectively overturns a Civil War-era provision in the state’s Constitution aimed, he said, at disenfranchising African-Americans. The sweeping order, in a swing state that could play a role in deciding the November presidential election, will enable all felons who have served their prison time and finished parole or probation to register to vote. Most are African-Americans, a core constituency of Democrats, Mr. McAuliffe’s political party. Amid intensifying national attention over harsh sentencing policies that have disproportionately affected African-Americans, governors and legislatures around the nation have been debating — and often fighting over — moves to restore voting rights for convicted felons. Virginia imposes especially harsh restrictions, barring felons from voting for life. “There’s no question that we’ve had a horrible history in voting rights as relates to African-Americans — we should remedy it,” Mr. McAuliffe said in an interview Thursday, previewing the announcement he made on the steps of Virginia’s Capitol, just yards from where President Abraham Lincoln once addressed freed slaves. “We should do it as soon as we possibly can.” It’s said that an estimated 5.84 million Americans are denied the right to vote because of felony convictions.
President Obama Responds To Boris Johnson’s “Dog-Whistle Racist” Comments About His Kenyan Ancestry London Mayor Boris Johnson is being branded a racist after claiming Obama has an “ancestral dislike” for Britain as a result of his “part-Kenyan” heritage. In case you missed it, Obama is currently visiting London, but not everyone has been welcoming. According to Al Jazeera reports : In an opinion essay published in the right-leaning tabloid The Sun , the mayor criticized Obama’s eagerness to urge British voters to remain in the EU and argued that the president may be “anti- British”. Johnson, who is seen as the unofficial leader of the campaign for the UK to leave the EU, claimed in his article that Obama removed a bust of Britain’s war-time prime minister Sir Winston Churchill from the Oval Office shortly after he took office in 2009. “Some said it was a snub to Britain. Some said it was a symbol of the part-Kenyan president’s ancestral dislike of the British empire – of which Churchill had been such a fervent defender” wrote the London mayor. Sheesh… This guy is a piece of work. Fortunately not all Brits are buying his line of reasoning: Tory MP Sir Nicholas Soames, who is the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, said Johnson’s comments were “appalling” and “totally wrong on almost everything”. “Time and time again, his judgment is awry and he shows in this article a remarkable disregard for the facts, the truth and for all judgment,” he told LBC radio. “I don’t think Boris has the stature to be leader.” Sir Nicholas also said it was inconceivable that Churchill would not have welcomed the views of Obama. John McDonnell, Labour Party’s shadow chancellor, suggested that Johnson’s remarks were “racist”. “Mask slips again,” he tweeted. “Boris part-Kenyan Obama comment is yet another example of dog-whistle racism from senior Tories. He should withdraw it.” Obama responded to Johnson’s comments in a press conference revealing he still keeps a bust of Churchill, but moved it in favor of one of MLK: Talking next to British Prime Minister David Cameron, Obama said he loved Churchill and still had a bust of the British leader in his White House private residence. “Right outside the door of the Treaty Room, so that I see it every day – including on weekends when I’m going into that office to watch a basketball game – the primary image I see is a bust of Winston Churchill,” he said. “It’s there voluntarily because I can do anything on the second floor. I love Winston Churchill. Love the guy.” Obama said there was a bust of Churchill in the Oval Office during the presidency of his predecessor George W Bush but he decided that he would have a bust of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King in his office instead. “I thought it was appropriate – and I think most people in the United Kingdom might agree – that as the first African-American president, it might be appropriate to have a bust of Dr Martin Luther King in my office,” he said. Barry-O told him! Gotta love Obama for always staying cool no matter how ugly his critics get. And this guy is super UGLY. WENN
Beyonce Builds Even More Suspense With ‘Lemonade’ Takeover In Times Square In case you’ve never been to Times Square in New York , it’s a filthy yet magical place full of frustrated, rushing New Yorkers, pushing their way through tourists, scalpers, international shoppers and mixtape pushers. Needless to say, Times Square is the place millions of tourists visit to experience the “city that never sleeps” vibe they’ve always dreamed of. Due to the extreme amount of foot traffic, Times Square just so happens to be an enormous – and very expensive – advertisement space full of billboards and video screens. As if the Queen Bey didn’t have us hanging on the edge of our seats already… she’s did it again when she took over the city last night with a magical reminder about her Lemonade video premiering on HBO tonight at 9pm. Tourists gathered in the square to watch and snap Queen Bey’s takeover!
Thousands Of Minneapolis Residents Gather To Sing Prince’s “Purple Rain” Together Many of us are still reeling from the news the Prince Rogers Nelson is dead. While his hometown of Minneapolis is certainly a part of that group, Thursday night, they took their pain and channeled it into one great big flashmob of “Purple Rain” crooners… R.I.P. to the legend. There will never be another. Image via WENN
Prince Allegedly Overdosed On Percocet On Airplane After Atlanta Concert According to TMZ , Prince almost lost his life days before his actual death behind a near-lethal dose of percocet. The Purple One was on a flight leaving Atlanta and the plane was forced to make an emergency landing so that EMT’s could give him a “save shot” to prevent cardiac arrest. Prince’s team told the medical crew that he had been taking percocet after his performances. Mr. Nelson had a lot of trouble with his hips after a corrective surgery he underwent in 2010. R.I.P. Prince Rogers Nelson. We expect more disheartening details from this shocking death over the next week. Image via AP
Where are Rob and Tyga??? Kylie Jenner And Blac Chyna Pose On Snapchat While the world is worried about MUCH more pressing issues , Kylie Jenner and her nemesis Blac Chyna have taken time to today to apparently patch things up. Kylie, the girlfriend of Blac Chyna’s baby daddy Tyga and Blac the bae of Kylie’s brother, took to their individual Snapchats today to share photos of themselves hanging out. “When we’ve been best friends the whole time,” Kylie captioned her photo. “Hanging out with my lil sis,” Chyna captioned her own picture. Guess that petty beef is over, huh??? Kris Jenner’s got to be behind this… Hit the flip for more of White Chyna and Blac Chyna’s new friendship.
Kim Kardashian And North West Head Out In Dancer Getups, Saint Stays With Nannies Kimmy Cakes and her precious lil terror North were photographed having a matching Mommy and me moment in Encino today, while accompanied by the fine a$$ family bodyguard. That little girl has so much ‘tude. Hit the flip to find out what Saint was up to at home. FameFlynetPictures
Hilariously Petty Skai Jackson Memes Cutesy Disney star Skai Jackson has the internet going NUTS over hilariously petty memes (starring her) that get pettier (and shadier) by the day. Hit the flip for more hilariously petty Skai Jackson memes.
