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Hello Muva! Amber Rose Gets Clean… And Dirty Portraying Feminist Role Models For Paper Magazine

Remember when we told you Amber Rose would have the honor of breaking the internet for Paper Magazine this year? Well the moment has arrived, although we’re gonna leave it up to y’all to decide whether or not the internet has been broken or nah. Paper Mag just released the images along with a pretty great story on why Amber went all feminist on us this year. Here’s a shot of Amber as Rosie the Riveter: In the accompanying article she explains that she made the decision to cease being a “slut shamer, promote sex positivity and identify as a feminist following her split from Wiz: “I would look on [Wiz’s] Instagram and he would have pictures of all these women all over him… and then I would post a picture of me and my son. And people would be like, ‘Does your son know that his mother’s a whore?’” she says. “People are like, ‘Wiz is out f***ing mad bad b***hes and you’re at home crying over him because he’s the best thing that f***ing ever happened to you and now you’re just a fat, bald-headed single mother and no one will ever love you.’ So yeah, I guess months of seeing s**t like that, I was just like, ‘I can’t live like this. There’s something wrong.’” Yeah we could see how a double standard like that might make you change your views a bit…. Here’s Amber as Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes Amber also tells PAPER that the first time she was called a “slut” was in the eighth grade at a party where she was playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with a group of classmates, and one of them took her in the closet and told her to get down on her knees. “That young, I didn’t know what [that] meant,” Rose pauses a second. “It just didn’t register. But he’s like, ‘No, no, I’m telling you, get down on your knees. I’ll show you something.’…And then he just opens the door, right?…And I look over at him and he has his p***s in my face, I’m on my knees — and still, girl, I swear to God, I swear on my son’s life, it still didn’t register to me why they were all gasping.” Rose says she was still a virgin and “had never even thought of giving head at that time,” she says of her introduction to slut-shaming and the lack of control women have over their own sexuality in our society. “I was so young. I fell into a depression. Everyone hated me. I was the school slut.” Poor Amber… You can read the rest about what Amber had to say about how she wishes women would stick together and taking the racism out of feminism HERE . But while you’re at it, let’s have a look at some more of the photos from the spread. Photo Credit: Paper Magazine /Charlotte Rutherford

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Well Damn! Will Smith Describes Matrimony-dom With Jada As Grueling And Excruciating

Will Smith And Jada Pinkett Smith Admit 20 Year Marriage Has Been Grueling Now this actually looks like an excruciating marriage. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith made another joint appearance this week, with Will keeping it 100 about how they’ve made it 20 years together through all the ups and downs… Via Daily Mail reports : At the Los Angeles premiere of his film Concussion on Monday, the 47-year-old spoke to Entertainment Tonight about how they keep their relationship so strong. ‘We’ve been married 20 years and we’ve been asking ourselves [what’s the secret to marriage] and really at the end of the day it’s just not quitting,’ the star revealed. ‘You can’t expect it to be easy,’ Will continued, adding: ‘It’s like our marriage was the most difficult, grueling, excruciating thing that we have ever taken on in our lives. And you know we’re just not quitters.’ He also opened up on what he believes to be the secret to maintaining a good marriage, which is always working to be a better person. ‘I would say is that we never went into working on our relationship,’ He explained. ‘We only ever worked on ourselves individually, and then presented ourselves to one another better than we were previously.’ That seems like a good strategy… Especially considering they have that “open” situation. Kinda hard to work on something with someone when they are running around humping somebody else. #Just Sayin… The duo are frequently plagued with divorce rumors, though they always shoot them down, with Will most recently refuting claims this past August with a Facebook post. ‘So, in the interest of redundant, repetitious, over & over-again-ness… Jada and I are…NOT GETTING A DIVORCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ the star emphatically wrote. He continued: ‘I promise you all – if I ever decide to divorce my Queen – I SWEAR I’ll tell you myself! ‪#‎Dumb‬ People Should Have to Wear Scarlet D’s.’ The Gotham alum echoed her husband’s sentiments on Twitter, simply posting: ‘My king has spoken.’ And the pair frequently gush about each other on social media as well, with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum sharing a sweet throwback photo of the couple along with a heartfelt message for Jada’s birthday. In September he wrote: ‘I’ve told you “I love you” at least 8,285 times. And of the nearly 3.96 Billion women on the planet – there is only 1 that I want to spend the rest of my life with.’ For Will’s birthday about a week later Jada similarly gushed, writing: ‘I’m not going to pull out the calculator like you did but know this… you have a 100 percent of my heart and the rest of my days…’ Upcoming drama Concussion, in which Will plays plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist who was the first to discover chronic traumatic encephalopathy in football players, hits theaters Christmas Day in the US. Are you checking for Will’s new movie? Do you think the Smith’s marriage will last til death do them part or nah? AKM-GSI

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Poor Thang: Meagan Good Says She Cried Because Hollyweird Refused To Take Her Seriously As An Actress

Meagan Good Says People Didn’t Take Her Seriously As An Actress Meagan Good was once on of the baddest vixen in the game but the ‘Minority Report’ actress now says she had to fight for Hollywood to give her a chance to break out of her sex-kitten typecast. According to LA Sentinel Meagan is now proud to be in a better place in her career… “I cried. It meant so much to me to be acknowledged by someone like Viola who I have so much respect for. We all face challenges in this business especially as black women. It’s been a really long crawl for me to transition from being a child actress to an adult actress; in addition to being in that sex kitten role in my early 20s and fighting to be taken more seriously. It’s been a really long journey and to hear her say my name really blessed me. To listen to her journey and to know what she’s gone through to be acknowledged for the great actress that she is…it’s all of our struggles to get out of the box that people always try to put us in. “It’s an incredible time for women and minorities in TV and film. There’s been a massive shift that we’ve all been patiently waiting for. I’m a big believer in not complaining about the things that are wrong. Instead I place my energy into being on the front line of change, having a positive attitude and fighting to see things shift. To be in Hollywood right now and have these opportunities as the shift is coming is incredible.” Meagan says she is now a committed Christian and looks for the Lord for guidance everyday… I pray and read my bible every single day, I stay close to God because He’s what matters the most; everything else is secondary. My career can never give me what God can give me. When Deception initially came to me, I was afraid to do TV because it’s a huge time commitment and you’ll potentially be playing the same character for several years. And for at least six months of the year you’re away from your family in a different state or even a different country. I had all of these stipulations about what the situation had to be in order for me to do television. When the opportunity for me to star in Deception presented itself, it was everything I said it had to be, so I knew it was God. When it ended, I was very thankful because it created so many other opportunities for me in the process. Deception opened the door for Minority Report as well as my role in Anchor Man 2: The Legend Continues. God wanted me to have those different roles to be able to build a platform where I could be more effective as a Christian. Discuss.

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Still Smashing: Christina Milian Says She And Wayne Are Still “Great Friends” And Talk Every Single Day

Christina Milian Talks Friendship With Wayne After Breakup Tina and Tunechi may be broken up…but that isn’t stopping Miss Turn-Up from gushing over the good times she is still sharing shared with the rapper or detailing how great of a man she still thinks he is. Christina sat down with Meredith Vieira and revealed that working with Wayne on her new single isn’t awkward at all, since the two are BFF’s and still in constant contact. Something tells us this friendship still has a lot of “benefits…” Christina also went deep into detail over her “adventurous” smash sessions with Wayne on HuffPost Live: YouTube / Meredith / HuffPost Live

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New Tell-All Claims RihRih WAS The Other Woman That Almost Drove Camel And Beysus To Split

Unauthorized Book “Becoming Beyonce” Claims Rihanna Rumors About Jay Z Almost Ruined His Relationship With Bey The rumors about Rihanna and Jay Z have been around for a decade, now RadarOnline is reporting about a new book that is setting those stories straight once and for all: According to a shocking new tell-all, Becoming Beyonce, by celebrity journalist J. Randy Taraborrelli, the “Drunk In Love” singer, 34, and her longtime love, 45, began fighting over her obsessive dedication to work in 2005. “He felt that she was too concerned with [work] and overwhelmed by it…She also had a tendency to become moody and defensive when under great work pressure, and it had begun to drive a wedge between her and Jay,” Taraborrelli writes in his unauthorized biography, available on October 27. “The two broke up for a time during that year. She flat-out told him she needed a break.” During their secret time apart, rumors swirled that the rapper had begun romancing a stunning up-and-coming singer: Rihanna, then just 17 years old. A former member of Rihanna’s camp confessed to Taraborrelli that he made up the scandalous stories in order to attract attention to the teen’s career. Though the hot hook-up may not have been true, the author claims Beyonce believed the gossip. “Beyonce wasn’t sure she could trust Jay when it came to his adamant denials,” he writes. “She couldn’t help but be skeptical.” The tension exploded into a full-on fight one night at Jay’s 40/40 club in New York. “All that was heard…was Rihanna’s name uttered several times, before Beyonce stood up and stormed off,” Taraborelli alleges. Jay eventually won her back in 2006, as Beyonce felt “lost” without her man. But Rihanna would remain a sore subject in the couple’s relationship, even for years after their 2008 wedding. Taraborrelli claims Jay’s infamous elevator battle with Beyonce’s little sister Solange after the 2014 Met Gala was over his suggestion that they attend a party hosted by the Barbadian bombshell. This is the first time we think we’ve EVER seen it written that the rumors about Jay Z and Rihanna were fabricated to help her career. This version of the story actually makes sense because she was definitely in need of a career assist back in her “Pon Da Replay” days… As for the break — we don’t think that’s much of a secret. Seems like EVERYBODY knows the couple had their ups and downs and that she had trust issues — that’s why they were always so famously private before marrying. What to you think guys, will this book be a good read or does it sound Taraborrelli??? Ha ha… Sorry terrible joke but hey!

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So Now We’re Back To This: Newly-Single Adrienne Bailon Is Already Talking About Rob Kardashian Again

Adrienne Bailon Talks Reunion Rumors With Rob Kardashian Adrienne Bailon just broke off her engagement to long-term boo Lenny Santiago…so naturally, she’s back to chatting about her favorite topic — Rob Kardashian . When asked about the possibility of reconciliation with the guy that used to have her crying hysterically , Adrienne says she has nothing but wishful positive thoughts about Rob, but says the rumors aren’t true. Via People : “I think he’s a great guy and I always wish him well, but the rumors are going to go crazy. It is what it is.” But Adrienne says she isn’t exactly blowing up Rob’s phone to get back together…for now. “I am taking time for myself. I kind of called it my Eat, Pray, Love journey. I went to Paris to study fashion, photography, and French language. I just kind of had a self discovery thing, and I’m still on that journey. I’m having a good time.” In the meantime, Adrienne says she’s on the hunt for someone “cultured,” well-traveled,” “funny” and “God-fearing. Nice. Kind. Good heart — the basics.” She forgot to mention “a man who has five mega-reality star sisters and millions of dollars.” But what’s understood doesn’t need to be explained…

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R. Kelly Confirms Whether Or Not He Plans To Be The Pied Piper Of Iggy Azalea and Nick Young’s Swirly Wedding [Video]

Will R. Kelly be serenading Iggy and Nick at their nuptials?? ExtraTV

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Tamar Braxton Opens Up On Vince’s Medical Issues On “The Real” [Video]

Great to hear that Vincent is doing so much better. Stay strong, Tamar! YouTube / The Real

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BOSSIP Exclusive: Marques Houston Talks Writing And Producing His First Film, “Will To Love”

Marques Houston Talks “Will To Love” “Will To Love,” the romantic comedy detailing the love escapades of a rich and successful business heir who is forced to marry in 90 days, premiered on TV One just a few months ago just hit DVD on October 6th. Film stars Marques Houston , Draya Michele, and Keshia Knight Pulliam are extremely excited for even more people to catch the movie and add it to their home collections. If you aren’t quite familiar, here’s a brief plot synopsis: Jamal Hawkins is a handsome bachelor who will soon be a very wealthy man. As the primary heir to the “Let It Roll” toilet paper corporation, Jamal is set to inherit his grandfather’s empire. Jamal’s world comes crashing down when he discovers that his grandfather has placed a stipulation on his inheritance. The bachelor must find a wife before his grandfather passes away within the next 90 days. As a man who doesn’t believe in marriage, Jamal is lost on what to do. Matters are further exacerbated by Jamal’s conniving half sister, Monica, who calculates a way to steal the corporation right from under her sibling’s nose. In an effort to help, Jamal’s best friend, Danny, devises a plan to fool Jamal’s family and find a suitable wife as soon as possible. With the aid of his new secretary, Rachel, Danny’s one time fling, the trio comes together to hold a casting call for women of all shapes, types, colors and creeds, that might meet his grandfather’s high standards. Actor/singer and now first time scriptwriter and producer Marques Houston wrote and produced the film himself. We caught up with the Film’s star to find out more about his inspiration for the movie. Tell us more about your character Jamal. Jamal is a very successful, wealthy guy who is really all about running hims grandfather’s business. So when he’s faced with this big thing in front of him — finding love — he thinks “How? I don’t even know what that looks like,” because he’s a confirmed bachelor and love just isn’t on his radar. So being that you wrote and produced this movie yourself, did you draw on any of your own experience as a hard-working bachelor? The character of Jamal is actually very very far from who I am — I’m a lover and I love to be in relationships, so it’s a very opposite character for me. But when writing and being creative you come up with different characters. Of course I draw on some of my own experience — I’ve been a bachelor before. I’m definitely a workaholic but when it comes to love, I have more of an openness to it, because that’s important too. I’m a relationship guy, I love being in love. So it’s very different. You worked closely on this project with your long-time collaborator Chris Stokes and also your longtime friends Draya Michele and Keshia Knight-Pulliam. What was your experience working with long-term friends? Draya was really cool. This was actually her first time acting, and she did an amazing job. It’s great to work with people that you know. I’ve known Keshia for years and years as well. As For Chris Stokes, he was very serious about directing. I will say that. Was there a huge difference in working with him on a film rather than on music? Just a bit, only because directors have to run the set. So in that sense, he had the most pressure on him. Other than that, it really was not a huge difference. Will To Love is available on DVD starting TODAY, October 6th. Be sure to grab your copy!!

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Some Sweet Swirly Preciousness: Evan Ross And Ashlee Simpson Introduce Their Daughter Jagger Snow To The Gram

Evan Ross And Ashlee Simpson Show Off Their Baby Girl Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson have been keeping their newborn bundle of joy Jagger Snow out of the limelight — until now. Both the proud mother and father shared a family photo with the first look at their precious princess and glowing praise for each other! As you can see from Ashlee’s message Jagger was July 30th… Looks like she is developing into quite a little beauty – but would you expect any less from a descendant of Diana Ross??? Hit the flip for more precious moments with Evan and Ashlee

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