Despite remaining on the property for another two years, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios in Chicago has been sold by the former daytime talk show queen. After a bidding war that enticed investors from as far away as China, Winfrey’s Harpo Inc. agreed to sell the four-building campus to Sterling Bay Cos. [ Madamenoire ] 8 Signs You’ll Fall In Love More Each Day We’ve all been there: laying in bed next to our significant other, feeling madly in love, when we’re struck with the panic, “Is this all just hormones? Is this going to be torn away from me?” Here’s how to know that you’re not simply experiencing the “honeymoon phase”but this thing called love has staying power. [ Mademnoire ] Iranian Gunman Holding Hostages Inside Sydney Cafe A tense situation is unfolding in Australia‘s most populous city involving a gunman and several hostages. Inside a cafe in Sydney, an Iranian man is barricaded inside the establishment as police negotiate with him from the outside. Late Sunday (Dec. 14) night, news of the hostage taking broke across several outlets as details began to emerge. [ HipHopwired ] Sofia Vergara Launches New Jewelry Collection ‘So Sofia’ [ VibeVixen ] Creed’s Scott Stapp Shocking Audio of a Crumbling Man [ TMZ ] Black Churches Pray In Protest Of Police Brutality [ HuffingtonPost ] Nicki Minaj’s ‘The Pinkprint’ Leads Albums to Check Out: This Week In Music [ StarPulse ]
Last night, when the grand jury’s heartbreaking decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown was announced, many expressed that they had officially lost hope in America’s justice system. While in many ways it seems that our justice system has failed us, some have found solace in knowing that there is still a chance Wilson will be brought to justice. [ Madamenoire ] My Personal Struggle With Co-Parenting After Years Of Taking Care Of My Son By Myself When my son was born, it was one of the happiest and heartbreaking days of my life. The happiest of course because I was blessed with the privilege of becoming a parent, and it was a day of heartbreak because out of his two parents, I was the only one there to witness him coming into the world. [ Madamenoire ] Trans Woman Gets Dressed As A Man For Her Funeral Despite living and identifying as a woman for the better part of her life, trans daughter Jennifer Gable, 32, was made to look masculine, even at her own funeral. Following a sudden death, Gable’s parental units cut her hair and garbed her with a man’s suit for her casket viewing at a Twin Falls funeral home. The Idaho family, then, became the object of friends’ criticism for erasing their daughter’s identity. [ HipHopWired ] Social Media Boycotts Black Friday in Support of Brown Friday [ VibeVixe Prince Harry — Having a Hookah Good Time in Abu Dhabi [ TMZ ] LeBron James Among Athletes Sharing Sadness, Concern, Anger After Ferguson Decision [ HuffingtonPost ] Kendra Wilkinson Was Clueless That Being Hugh Hefner’s Girlfriend Meant She Had To Have Sex With Him [ Starpulse ]
Some people may like to paint Kim Kardashian as a dumb bunny, but when it comes to making money off her celebrity she knows exactly what she’s doing. Her endorsement demands were recently discovered in “secret” emails, and apparently she requests a whopping $750,000 to $1 million minimum for each product endorsement along with five first class plane tickets and one coach fare for any travel, reports The New York Daily News. [ Madamenoire ] Special Honoree Karyn Washington, Founder Of For Brown Girls On April 8, 2014 the world lost a true champion for change when beauty blogger Karyn Washington passed away. The Founder of For Brown Girls dedicated her site and her life to combating colorism, promoting self-love, and above all celebrating the beauty of dark skin, most notably with her #DarkSkinRedLip Project which sought to not only prove critics of dark-skinned women in bright lipstick wrong, but empower said women to experiment with bold color and embrace their beauty. [ Madamenoire ] Mac Miller Signs To Warner Bros Records If getting to the money is the conversation, today’s rap champion is Mac Miller, who has signed a deal with Warner Bros Records. According to FADER, the Pittsburgh rapper’s deal is reportedly worth $10 million. “Warner is the most independent thinking company I met with,” Miller told FADER. “It is a partnership and now I can focus on building my label Remember through music and let them handle everything I don’t like doing. Nothing will change in how I do things.” [ HipHopWired ] If You Ask Kanye West, Teyana Taylor’s Sound Is ‘So Necessary’ [ VibeVixen ] ‘X-Men’ Director Bryan Singer — I’m Havin’ a Baby [ TMZ ] How To Make It As A Black Sitcom: Be Careful How You Talk About Race [ HuffingtonPost ] Kesha Swore Under Oath That Dr. Luke Didn’t Make Sexual Advances Towards Her [ Starpulse ]
Call him “Ari Hov?” When news that Jay Z was entering the sports agent business, skeptics questioned if the savvy businessman would have what it takes to flourish in that industry. According to a video profile from Bloomberg TV, it appears that the Brooklyn rapper has the respect of his sporting agent peers. Titled “The Jay Z Effect: How Good A Sports Agent Is He?,” the segment opens up marking the date, April 2 2013, that Jay Z established his Roc Nation Sports agency. Talking with several industry insiders, Bloomberg TV reveals that Hov is a threat to the game in more ways than one. “I thought at the minute he entered the business that Jay Z would be a formidable presence in the agent industry, He is a draw,” said Andrew Brandt, former agent and NFL executive. “And I’ve heard from the agent community that they’re worried…”
Everybody is a relationship expert nowadays! Everyone thinks they now why people are so prone to cheating and messing around but who has the real answers? From authors and actors to comedians and reality show stars we look at the advice that’s out there, we noticed male and female relationship experts don’t always have the same advice. Women are from Mars and men are from Uranus! In anticipation of the premiere of Centric’s new show According to Him & Her , a battle of the sexes-type series which will explore relationships, friendships, dating and sex, we’re uncovering some of the top male and female relationship experts’ take on common relationship issues. Let us know who you agree with in the comments section and make sure you tune in to According to Him & Her Friday, March 21, at 9P/8C on Centric TV!
Better than signing autographs, right? The adventures of B.O.B. found the ATLien crash landing into SXSW ‘s Yahoo Show this past week and he was rewarded with a fan’s trusty lighter for his trouble. Mr. Bobby Ray was a guest of honor at most of the hottest rap shows at South By’s 28th annual blowout including Nas’ Illmatic warmup and the Brisk Bodega all-star bash. Yahoo’s Show was no different. Headlined by a non-microphone-throwing 2 Chainz, B.o.B entertained with hits of days past and his latest album Underground Luxury, before working up a feverish sweat. Instead of calling it quits, a fan assisted Bobby with a well-photographed smoke break, without a blip from security… [ HipHopWired ] Rumor Control: Are NeNe And Gregg Looking To Add To Their Family? As Kim Fields and Halle Berry have shown us, turning 40 definitely does not mean that a gal’s baby-making days are over. But what about “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes ? After going through a rather ugly divorce, she remarried the love of her life, Gregg Leakes, last year and appears to have an amazing career that most only get to dream of. So is a new baby exactly what the Leakes need to make their picture perfect life complete? Well, not exactly. According to NeNe, she has her hands full with her son, Bryson’s daughter. “We have a grand baby and have no desire to have more,” the “Dancing with the Stars” contender recently told Life & Style…
Dear Bossip , I actually have a gay best friend, as cliché as it seems, and we have actually been friends for five years now and are as close as can be. We work on many work-related projects with one another. We spend Friday nights together. We go out and pick-up guys. And, we share every low and high time together. So, when he told me that he had been in love with me for three years you can imagine my shock. He was leaving for an internship in Arizona for five months and in light of this event we had dinner to exchange, gifts, thoughts, and goodbyes. The card I read, and it is not something I can ever forget, “I waited because I didn’t know how you would react, but “Cindy” I love you.” My entire existence turned 180 degrees. In shock, I didn’t say anything. I just cried and exchanged hugs. On the way to the airport I could no longer contain myself and I asked him if he meant it like that. Of course he did and we discussed what it meant for the two of us. He had loved me for three years now, and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. He said he would never risk hurting me, and couldn’t lose me as a best friend and if we got there as a life-long partner. What it came down to was, “I’m attracted to men, but I’m in love with a woman.” So, he didn’t really love me, he just had a deep affection for me (?) We arrived at the airport, and he kissed me, took his luggage, and left for Arizona. I got in my car with the anger of all the lands in my eyes. How could he tell me this and then leave? Send the world shattering then make me pick up the pieces? Tell me he wants me for life than say maybe not? I am so angry at him for copping out. I’m so angry with him for not having a solution, and I am so angry at him for saying, “maybe not.” Because I do believe he loves me. In fact, he is not the first person to tell me that my gay best friend has gone straight for me. After discussing this with a close friend, and if the things he told me are true, then it must also be true that there is some sort of attraction. When I fall asleep he holds my hands and yanks them away before I wake-up. He drops everything for me. He told me that the only secret he ever kept from me could destroy our relationship. He told me that he got involved with men at a young, confusing, depressive stage in his life and it may have given him solace when he really needed it. But, also it may have led him to believe he was a homosexual. Even more, he has never enjoyed any of his sexual encounters. At a time in his life when everything was changing, his sexuality in what he had as a stabilizer. The close friend even believes that his recent streak of promiscuity was probably in an effort to assure himself that he was gay. Moreover, he just said he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. That he’s been in love with me for three years. So, while it’s possible that he does not love me, and that he’s merely confused, I do believe that he is in fact in love with me. Yet, he had no plan, no solution, and he didn’t know what he wants to do. He would have to stop seeing guys, he would have to date me, and he would have to be open to heterosexual attraction. However, these are conclusions I have come to after he has left, after it has been left up to him. Moreover, these are conclusions I have come to, not him. So I’m sure you are going to ask, “Do you love him?” Well, I don’t know, but I think I may. I’ve never felt that way about him, but I have a very tight reign on my emotions, so it would be natural that I would never open up that door to a gay man. I felt in those thirty seconds my world shift. Something I’ve never felt before. I think I do love him, but I don’t want to say that if he doesn’t love me. In the meantime, he is gone. I am angry. I am confused. I don’t know what to do. I need him to be my best friend. I need him to figure this out too. – Confused Gay/Straight Love Dear Ms. Confused Gay/Straight Love , I guess I’m at a loss as well. I mean, your gay best friend, the man you pick up guys with, spend lots of quality together, and have been there through thick and thin, confesses his undying love for you and then jets off to another state. And, you’re wondering if you love him, and if he could “really” love you because for all you know he is gay. Also, you want to know how to move forward, and where do you put your feelings and emotions because he has left you hanging. Well, let’s see here: He is gay. He is and has been in intimate relationships with men. As far as you know he’s never been with a woman, and told you that he is attracted to men. Therefore, he is gay. He shared with you that when he was young, he went through a confusing and depressive stage and as a result he found solace in being with men. Hmmm, so, he found solace by sleeping with men? Or, was he confused and depressive because he was fighting his desires, and knew he was gay, but because he was young and it was hard for him to accept his sexuality. He desperately wanted to resist his desires, and he probably really wanted to be like his friends, and desire women. But, he knew he was different. He was afraid of losing his friends, and loved ones. He didn’t want to be ostracized by those he loved, and he really and truly wanted to be accepted for who he was. However, he was unable to resist his desires and began sleeping with men. But, later, he regretted it because like most men who are struggling with their sexuality, they resent and regret the act afterward because they are uncomfortable and unhappy in their own skin. They hate that they give in to their urges, desire, and true nature. They fight, hoping and wishing it will go away, but it doesn’t. It grows stronger, and then they start developing feelings, emotions, and physical attractions. And, no matter how hard they don’t want to be gay, it’s just their DNA. It’s just who they are. But, this is just my assumption. I have no doubt that he loves you. However, I feel that his love is not a romantic love, but a endearing love for a best friend, a confidante. He loves you because you allow him to feel comfortable in his skin and he can be himself without you casting any judgment and criticism on him. You accept him for who he is, and this gives him the freedom to be himself. Therefore, it explains his loyalty to you. He will do anything for you. He enjoys your company. He loves that he can share anything with you. You his open ear, shoulder to lean on, and comforter. And, he does not want to lose his best friend because you are the one person who loves him unconditionally. Yet, these feelings and emotions he has for you can easily be misconstrued or confused with romantic love. You have given him the space and comfort to express a love that he truly desires to share with another man. But, he has been unsuccessful in his quest for romantic relationships with men. And, this is due to his fear of actually being in love with another man because he is not in love with himself. Until he learns to love himself, and love who he is, then he will continue to sabotage his relationships with men, and continue to struggle to have any requited love with another man. His promiscuity is his search for acceptance of himself. He is acting out sexually only because he refuses to allow himself to be his true authentic self – A gay man. You are the only source of stability he has, and therefore he loves the stability you give him. His desires to be with men, his attraction to men, and his unsuccessful relationships with men has been and will continue to be his struggle unless he comes to terms with his sexuality, and accepts who he is. So, with that, let’s address the fact that you mentioned that you are not sure if you love him, and you’ve never looked at him in that way and you’ve never felt that way about him. You also mentioned that because you’ve always known him to be gay, and you cannot open yourself up to be with a gay man. Then, I think you have your answer on where this is going, and what to do next. I do agree that he should not have dumped this on you, and then left with no explanation, and no resolution. That was selfish, but then again he has led his life selfishly, particularly when it comes to his emotions and feelings. Notice the trail of men he has left behind, and how he has not had any successful relationships with men. And, now you’re in that mix. If you love someone you don’t do what he did to you by confessing his undying love for the past three years, and then leave in some dramatic fashion as he made his exit. That’s a drama queen! But, again, and because he doesn’t know how to handle emotions, and other people’s feelings, especially his own, he did what he only knew best how to do. He ran, left you to pick up the pieces, and left you with unanswered questions. That’s what he has always done, and will continue to do until he gets help, into therapy and counseling, and deal with his sexuality head on. He runs when things get too intense. He runs when it’s time to confront himself and his feelings. You don’t have time for this, and you should assess the situation for what it truly is: He is a gay man trying to find himself. He is running from his emotions, feelings, and true desires, and his love for you is not some romantic, physical, endearing love. It is a friend’s deep love who truly cares for, supports, and encourages another friend. You can call him, and let him know you are there for him, and that he should get into therapy and counseling with a specialist in an LGBT center in Arizona. He can talk with someone who can help him redirect his feelings and emotions, and hopefully resolve his issues of fear and hatred of himself. And, you can also begin picking up the shattered pieces he left you with, and put your life and yourself back together. You love him, but you are not in love with him. This incident just stunned you, temporarily put you into a tailspin, and had you reconsidering some things between the two of you. You’ve been a good friend who supported, nurtured, and allowed him to be himself without any question. That’s what he needed, and you gave that to him. Now, it’s time to love yourself, be good to you, and provide yourself with the same unconditional love. – Terrance Dean Hey Bossip Fam, what do you think? Share your opinions and thoughts below! Also, e-mail all your questions Terrance Dean : loveandrelationships@bossip.com Follow Terrance Dean on Twitter : @terrancedean and “LIKE” Terrance Dean on Facebook , click HERE! 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Is Nicki Minaj about to face a little competition in the game? Remy Ma will be released from prison in July, according to her husband Papoose . The Brooklyn rapper made the announcement during a recent show. Reports Amy Traphouse: Bad gal rapper Remy Ma has been locked up for an assault charge since 2008, but according to her boo she is set to be released in a couple of months. Papoose announced at a recent show in Allentown, PA that his main girl will be coming home soon much to the delight to fans. “They locked my b*tch up for six years, but guess what? July she coming home,” Papoose said to the crowd prior to evoking a “Remy, Remy” chant… [ HipHopWired ] De La Soul To Unleash Entire Catalog For Free On Valentine’s Day Fans of De La Soul are rejoicing all around the world after the legendary trio announced it will be releasing its entire catalog for free on Valentine’s Day. The flood of music will mark the 25th anniversary of their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising next month, and will grant 25 hours for listeners to raid their vaults via the crew’s website. Rolling Stone got the exclusive from the crew, chatting with Posdnuous who explained the impetus behind the generous giveaway. While it is a show a good faith for fans supporting the crew for a quarter of a century, there’s another reason behind the deluge as well… [ HipHopWired ] Patti Labelle On Which Singers Inspire Her: “Not Many” Last month we told you about how Patti Labelle came for “all the little heifers” out here referring to themselves as divas. When in reality, they can’t sing all that well. Yikes. She didn’t name names though, so were left guessing about who she was referencing. But today, on “The Queen Latifah” show she spoke about the singers she actually admires today. See who she named and who she called a mini version of herself. Queen Latifah: What performers inspire you today? Patti: “Who’s awesome? I think Fantasia is awesome. She’s a mini me. You know, she kicks her shoes off before she starts the show. I said ‘Baby girl, wait until at least the seventh song.’ She says, ‘Mama, I like to kick em off when I get out there like you do.’ She is one of the people that you should watch. Of course, Christina Aguilera. Of course…umm not many. There are a lot of people that call themselves whatever. But we know best. You know, Dana…” [ MadameNoire ] Kendall Jenner Shows Them Nips Off On Marc Jacobs’ Runway [ TMZ ] Simon Cowell Wants His Baby To Have A British Accent [ StarPulse ] Tupac Shakur’s Biopic Will Begin Filming This Summer [ VIBEvixen ] Sochi Athletes Are Hooking Up Via Tinder In Their Spare Time [ TheDailyBeast ]
Looks like Miley has twerked herself dizzy. Quotes from a recent interview, reveal that the former country, turned pop, turned faux trill singer, Miley Cyrus , believes Beyoncé ’s reign is over and she’s next in line. You give a girl some kudos for the audacity of popping in a onesie and thinking she’s entitled to the crown. In an interview for the March 2014 cover of Love, a UK magazine, Miley Cyrus said that she’s the perfect person to take Beyoncé’s place…
Has Wilmer Valderrama finally put a ring on Demi Lovato’s filthy rich finger? According to Radar Online, the Colombian/Venezuelan actor is rumored to have purchased a ring from Tiffany & Co. [ Lossip ] #2013WrapUp: The 13 Biggest Scandals of ’13! The year 2013 was filled with a number of celebrity slip-ups! Some seemed like minimal oops while others cost celebrities thousands in court fees, endorsements, and fan respect. But really who cares, we all love a little scandal every now and again, right? [ StyleBlazer ] Adidas Originals Superstar 80s “Christmas In Hollis” [PHOTOS] One homage to Run D.M.C. isn’t enough by adidas’ standards. As the year comes to a close, sneaker lovers have one more pair to get their hands on. [ HipHopWired ] Last Minute Life: Gift Ideas For The Guys Buying gifts for your guy can be challenging but also a lot of fun. In general, men may not be used to receiving gifts so this is your time to shine. Of course, the best gifts come from the heart and show that you really KNOW a person. [ MadameNoire ] Eminem MERRY XMAS Now Watch Me Bang This Reindeer! [ TMZ ] ‘The Difference Betwen Making It And Not Making It’ [ HuffingtonPost ] Get In The Holiday Spirit: 40 Christmas Nail Design Ideas [ Buzznet ] A Mom’s Agonizing Day After [ TheDailyBeast ]
