Source: Barcroft Media / Getty Jordyn Woods Talks About How She Handles Social Media Trolls Jordyn Woods stopped by the offices at Cosmopolitan UK recently to spill some tea on the tougher times in her life and what she’s got coming up in the future. While in the hot seat, Jordyn talks about how she handles social media trolls by sending them love, her mission to empower other women, and what she’s got in the works as far as new ventures in the beauty world. Peep the video down below to hear what Woods has to say about all of that and more:
Source: Bravo / Getty Terrence Howard Is On The Hook For A 6-Figure Tax Bill It looks like the misfortune of one particular Empire star might be rubbing off on his co-stars. Terrence Howard allegedly needs to pay up on a hefty $140,000 tax bill. According to reports from The Blast , the State of California Franchise Tax Board hit the actor with a lien earlier this year, claiming he owes $143,538.61 for taxes owed back in 2010, plus interest and penalties for not paying the amount on time. The document warns Howard if he does not settle up the outstanding debt, the government could begin attempting to seize his property and assets. The Empire star is no stranger to being hit with some hefty liens, as the same thing has happened before in the past, including owing the IRS $1.1 million back in 2010 and one in 2006 for over $600,000. Both of those previous liens appear to have been settled over the years. Even while dealing with his own financial struggles, the actor is standing by his Empire co-star Jussie Smollett. Back in February, he shared a video of his TV son along with a caption that read, “All your lil homies got you…We love the hell outta you.” Ironically, Smollett also owes some money and the City of Chicago is currently preparing a civil lawsuit to try and force the actor to pay back $130,000 spent by city officials who investigated the case of his alleged attack.
Source: Splash News / Splash News Bill Cosby Defamation Lawsuits Settled Without His Consent Seven women who’ve accused Bill Cosby of sexual misconduct have settled the defamation lawsuits they brought against the comedian . According to the paperwork filed in a Massachusetts Federal Court: “Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant William H. Cosby, Jr. have been settled. Each Plaintiff is satisfied with the settlement. Contemporaneously with this Report, Plaintiffs are filing a Motion for Entry of Order Dismissing Claims as Settled.” But according to a Cosby spokesperson, the infamous comedian had no knowledge about the settlements and is still pursuing his countersuits against his accusers. “Mr. Cosby did not settle any cases with anyone. He is not paying anything to anyone, and he is still pursuing his counterclaims. AIG decided to settle these cases, without the knowledge, permission and/or consent of Mr. Cosby. Mr. Cosby vehemently denies the allegations brought against him in these defamation suits and he maintains his innocence. #FarFromFinished #FreeBillCosby #BillCosbyDenied Settlement #AIGSettlesWithoutBillCosbyConsent #BillCosbyWillNotPayADime” View this post on Instagram ——For Immediate Release—— Mr. Cosby did not settle any cases with anyone. He is not paying anything to anyone, and he is still pursuing his counterclaims. AIG decided to settle these cases, without the knowledge, permission and/or consent of Mr. Cosby. Mr. Cosby vehemently denies the allegations brought against him in these defamation suits and he maintains his innocence. #FarFromFinished #FreeBillCosby #BillCosbyDeniedSettlement #AIGSettlesWithoutBillCosbyConsent #BillCosbyWillNotPayADime A post shared by Bill Cosby (@billcosby) on Apr 5, 2019 at 11:59am PDT Despite the settlements, Mr. Cosby is still currently serving his three to ten year sentence in a Pennsylvania correctional facility, after being found guilty on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April 2018. Thoughts?
Source: John Greim / Getty The College Admissions Schemes Continue College admission bribery is alive and well, even outside of the hot mess case involving Lori Loughin and Felicity Huffman. According to New York Post , a longtime fencing coach for Harvard University is being investigated for allegedly recruiting a high school student whose dad bought the coach’s house for far more than it was worth. The real estate deal went down in May 2016 when coach Peter Brand sold his three-bedroom Colonial-style house in suburban Massachusetts. He sold it to Jie “Jack” Zhao for $989,500. However, its assessed value was only $549,300, according to the Boston Globe . Zhao’s younger son was later accepted to Harvard and joined the fencing team. Meanwhile, Zhao, who made loads of money in the telecom industry, sold the house he bought after 17 months. Get this…he only sold it for $665,000, according to the Globe. The $324,500 loss was nearly one-third of what he had paid for the house. The bribery aromas are thick. Needham Director of Assessing Chip Davis said that Zhao’s purchase of the house was so out of line with its assessed value that the property was itching for an inspection. He described the house as being “in bad shape” and wrote in his notes that its nearly $1 million sale price “makes no sense.” Harvard said they were conducting an “independent review” of the Globe ‘s findings, with spokesperson Rachael Dane saying, “We are committed to ensuring the integrity of our recruitment practices.” In the most public college admissions bribery case where 33 wealthy parents were prosecuted, including Felicity Huffman and Lor Loughlin, Harvard was not implicated in the case. Although, a soccer coach at another ivy league school, Yale University, recently pleaded guilty to bribery charges and is cooperating with the feds. Zhao, whose older son graduated from Harvard last year and was also on the fencing team, denies any bribery schemes to get his younger son into Harvard. “I want to help Peter Brand because I feel so sorry he has to travel so much to go to fencing practice,” he told the Globe, which said Harvard is around a 12-mile drive from the house in Needham. Mhm.
Jennifer Lopez Talks New Movie “Hustlers” And New Single “Medicine” Jennifer Lopez hasn’t stopped working since she was pop, locking and dropping as a fly girl back in the early 90’s. The dance queen recently stopped by Apple Music’s Beats 1 with Ebro Darden and got candid about everything from playing a stripper in her new film “Hustlers” to her love affair with MLB legend Alex Rodriguez . “Alex was very excited about me doing a stripper movie. He helped me do research by going to a strip club in NYC with me and we watched the show and afterwards I chatted to some of the girls. Of course he knew that world (the stripper world) very well from when he was a young athlete, going to the clubs and stuff. He helped me a lot with the preparation for this movie and was very supportive.” The Bronx beauty also dished on her awkward first date with A.Rod, but kept mum about their fairytale engagement. “Our first date wasn’t a first date but rather a meet up, but he was so awkward and cute and perfect from the first moment. I can’t disclose how the engagement happened because I have to talk to Alex before about how much he wants to disclose as well. But I can say it was perfect.” Source: Apple Music’s Beats 1 / Apple Music’s Beats 1 On top of her upcoming stripper flick, J. Lo has also been in the studio working on new music. She debuted her new single “Medicine” featuring French Montana on Beats 1 telling Ebro: “I love collaborating with people from the Bronx, it makes me feel at home, like a special connection. At the core I’m still Jenny from the Block. And this new track brought that out.” Sis stays booked and busy. Hit the flip to see what else J. Lo had to say and check out her new single “Medicine”.
Source: Peter Dazeley / Getty Trans Woman Sues Cobb County Police For Sexual Harassment A transgender woman is suing Atlanta-are Cobb County police department for sexually harassing her and outed her as transgender to the other inmates according to the AJC . Sierra Castle says Cobb County officers refused to put her with female inmates, denied her her medication and ignored her requests for medical attention while in custody. “I was afraid. I was embarrassed. I was humiliated,” Castle told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Peep how f**ked up this is. Sierra went to the police station to file a report about a traffic accident that damaged her car. While at the station her license plate was run and it was revealed that there was a warrant for her arrest for a $15 seat belt fine. While on the way to jail, Sierra says she got nervous about her gender and told the transpo officer that she was trans even though she has had full reassignment surgery and legally changed her name. “I honestly don’t think I should have even said anything, but I was nervous,” she recalled. “I’m not someone who goes to jail. I was scared.” Sierra says that when the officers at the station were told they began to laugh, pat her down inappropriately, changed the gender on her wristband to “male” and altered her records in the system. Dirty game. Sounds like Cobb County is about to either settle big time or pay out a LOT of money.
Source: NBC / Getty Drake Shows Off His $1 Million Outfit Drake is wearing an outfit that costs $1 million. Drake wants you to know exactly how much each parcel of his $1 million outfit costs. Press play below to watch Drake tell you how much each parcel of his $1 million outfit costs. Are you feelin’ this get up?
Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty Anthony Flammia Releases New Music And Talks To Bossip About His Career Anthony Flammia is a respectful person. Within the first few seconds of speaking to him it is clear that his parents raised him properly, with empathy and sincerity. Those qualities are practically tangible when you hear his music especially his new joint “Pieces” View this post on Instagram TMW!!! “Pieces” official video drops @ 10am EXCLUSIVELY on @afropunk .com #FLAMM : @gregcally @redhousevisuals A post shared by Anthony Flammia (@flamm) on Mar 28, 2019 at 6:00pm PDT BOSSIP was fortunate enough to speak to Anthony recently and we weren’t surprised to learn that being a person who wants to help people has been in his favor as an up-and-coming artist who would also need help to achieve his dream. Flamm, as he’s called by friends and family, tells us the story of a friend-turned-manager who literally provided him every single thing he would need to make music and get it out to the world. One day after it became clear that Anthony was dead serious about his craft, Solomon Sounds revealed that he had purchased a full studio setup and a place to live so that they could take a ride to success together. We damn near shed a tear listening to Anthony explain his emotions. View this post on Instagram “Pieces” official video OUT NOW (link in bio) @afropunk .com !!!! #FLAMM s/o @hausmuva for the amazing write up A post shared by Anthony Flammia (@flamm) on Mar 29, 2019 at 7:23am PDT From being a college hooper, to serenading young women to woo them, to becoming a signed artist to Sounds Music Group and Republic Records, Anthony Flammia is a name you need to know and an artist whose music you need in your phone. Flamm’s rise to fame started where many artists careers begin these days, on the internet. A 6 second Vine clip changed his life forever. “So Real” was just a little freestyle riff that the singer posted to his page and before he knew it, there were thousands of people online doing what was essentially the “So Real Challenge”. People were recording themselves singing the song to their sons, daughters, cats, dogs, mailmen, any and everyone. While that might seem like a blessing, and in a sense it is, it can also be a curse. How do you make a full hit song off of a 6 second snippet and how do you make it feel so real, no pun intended, that people take you seriously? Anthony found a way to do just that and since then there has been no looking back. Much of the time we spent talking to Anthony it was apparent that he feels strongly about his music being a tool to help people confront their emotions and find peace. From what we’ve heard thus far, his on the right path to doing that for a very long time. We’ll definitely be watching young Anthony Flammia and we highly suggest you do the same!
Source: SplashNews / Splash News Serena Williams Flashes Flesh On NYC Press Run Promoting New Pampers Endorsement Serena Williams stepped out in NYC flashing a lil thigh meats this morning while on a press run at Buzzfeed… The extraordinary athlete recently opened up about her motherhood journey with People Magazine sharing: “I’m a super hands-on mom. I am with her every day since she was born. We haven’t spent a day apart,” Williams reveals. “Despite my best efforts to be like, ‘Oh, I’ll take her with me’ … It’s been really trying. This is a whole new territory for me.” “It’s definitely not easy, and I’m juggling more than I’m used to,” Williams adds of her busy schedule. “I think the most crazy part is now I’m adding ‘mom’ to that, and that has been really hard.” View this post on Instagram I’m officially joining the @PampersUS family because #Cruisers360 FIT is the only diaper I’ve found that can keep up with @OlympiaOhanian and her wild moves. Olympia is super-active (just like her mama). I never know what she’ll do next but I love it because that’s how babies learn and grow! Who else has a “wild child”? Show us that you’re proud of your wild ones too. #PampersPartner #WildChild A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) on Apr 3, 2019 at 6:39am PDT Serena shared a new Pampers ad that features her in Mommy mode while Olympia acts like a “wild child.” It’s a new phase of growth for the toddler that Serena says she’s getting used to.. “My mom just told me that [Olympia] is gonna be in a ‘Terrible Two’ phase and she’s like, ‘It’s gonna be fun for you’ and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, what does that mean?’ ” says Williams. “[Olympia] isn’t quite there yet, but she definitely falls on the floor and has fits and she doesn’t understand. I’m learning a lot about kids and it’s really amazing.” “They’re just kids who can’t really communicate and they don’t know how to — they’re so close and they want you to understand what they’re saying,” she explains. “And you don’t get what they’re saying, and then they fall on the ground and they don’t know what else to do.” Enjoy more photos of Serena Williams showing skin, then hit the flip for adorable photos of Olympia.