JOCE / Bauergriffin.com / Splash Ameriie And Husband Lenny Nicholson Are Expecting Their First Child Together Ameriie has been keeping a low profile, but she emerged today with some happy news. She is expecting her first baby! Ameriie posted the news on her Instagram. (Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Ameriie wed her husband Lenny Nicholson in 2011. Sources close to the couple tell BOSSIP she is around 5 months pregnant. Since departing from the music scene, Ameriie has been pursuing her literary career. She’s been promoting this collection of stories which she edited. Congrats to Ameriie and Lenny!
Comedy superstar and multiple Emmy® nominee Tracy Morgan returns to television with TBS starring in The Last O.G. , a new comedy series that he executive produces alongside creator and executive producer Jordan Peele . TBS, which currently dominates as the number onetelevision’s #1 comedy network, adds the new Morgan/Peele series to this year’s slate of programming to continue its solid and successful run of well- received original series. Beginning April 3 , episodes will air Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT) . The Last O.G. centers on Tray ( Morgan ), an ex-con shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for on good behavior after a 15-year stint. Returning to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, he discovers that his former girlfriend, Shay (played by emerging, breakout star actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish ), has married an affable, successful white man ( Ryan Gaul ) who is helping raise the twins ( Taylor Mosby & Dante Hoagland ) Tray never knew existed. Wanting nothing more than to connect with his kids, but having neither the money to support them nor himself, Tray falls back on the skills he learned in prison to make ends meet while treading on unfamiliar territory. The Last O.G. also stars Cedric the Entertainer as the head of the halfway house where Tray is staying, and Allen Maldonado as Tray’s cousin Bobby, who helps him adjust to life on the outside. Executive-producing with Morgan and Peele are Eric Tannenbaum , Kim Tannenbaum , John Carcieri and Joel Zadak of Principato Young . Don’t forget to tune in on April 3 and tell us what you think!
Dennis Van Tine/Future Image/WENN.com Cardi B Will Perform At This Year’s GRAMMY Awards Everybody knows that Cardi B had the year of a lifetime in 2017, and it looks like that success is making its way into 2018, too. Less than a week after the Bronx rapper joined Bruno Mars on the remix for “Finesse,” it was announced that the two will be performing the track together for the GRAMMY Awards on January 28th. This performance alone is a huge step for a new artist, on top of her already huge nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (“Bodak Yellow”). The “Finesse (Remix)” took the world by storm last week when the video hit the internet, and has gotten to nearly 50 Million views in less than a week. We can hopefully expect to see the both Bruno and Cardi in their 90’s garb for the performance just like they had on in the beloved video. Other performers set to grace the stage during the show are Childish Gambino, Logic, and SZA. Congrats to Belcalis on her huge night soon to come later on this month at the GRAMMYs.
Eva Longoria Expecting Baby #1 Eva Longoria is carrying a lil bundle for her media mogul husband of one year, Jose Baston. The actress wed Baston outside Mexico City last year , and despite having already had two previous marriages — one to Tyler Christopher and one to NBA star Tony Parker — Eva has never gone down the path of motherhood. Until now. TMZ reports that the couple is expecting a baby boy. This is 49-year-old Baston’s 5th child. Congrats to the happy duo! Getty
Gary Gershoff/WireImage Someone we actually like… JuJu Graduates With Her Master’s Degree LHHNY’s JuJu has no worries. The beautiful and brainy banger who made headlines after Cam’ron revealed that their 10-year coupledom was over, is moving on to bigger and better—and upping her education. The model announced this weekend that she graduated from Barry University with her Master’s in Administration. Not only that, her “Pudd” Yandy Smith also came to her graduation for some offer some black girl magic style support. We’re proud of you JuJu, congrats! What do YOU think about JuJu getting her Master’s?
FayesVision/WENN.com Ray J And Princess Love Expecting After publicly sharing their fertility struggle, Ray J and Princess Love have some exciting news. Ray J appeared on “The Real” Monday and told the hosts that he and his wife are expecting their first child. No further details have been released but we’re SURE Ray J will give deets on their upcoming bundle of joy. Congratulations!
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty Earns $72 Million In Just One Month It’s no secret that Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty had the ladies (and a few fellas) going crazy in these streets when it launched, particularly due to the quality and inclusivity of her product. And now the numbers show that Rih is set to far surpass that lipstick line and those K KW kits from THAT family , as well as several other established beauty brands. As WWD reports, Rih’s brand racked up invaluable Earned Media Value — a marketing metric that evaluates the worth of a product in social terms — in a short period of time, mainly thanks to her inclusion of so many skin tones in her foundation line and the excitement it garnered from social media makeup gurus . The company recorded $72.0 million in earned media value, beating out long-established labels like NYX ($51.5 million), Benefit ($48.1 million) and Urban Decay ($37.0 million). The brand, which has been praised by influencers and customers for its inclusive foundation shade range and holographic highlighter sticks, celebrated the launch with a party in New York hosted by the singer herself. Fenty Beauty’s earned media value primarily came from Instagram, where the brand recorded $45.2 million, and YouTube, where the brand recorded $10.6 million. Welp, when you win you win! Go Rih… Splash/WENN/Getty
Patrick Demarchelier Nicki MInaj Covers T Magazine’s “The Greats” Issue While Cardi B has pretty much eclipsed every artist on the charts, both male and female, Nicki Minaj remains a central figure in pop culture — at least as far as The New York Times’ T Magazine is concerned. After all Nicki did land one of the seven covers designated for their “The Greats’” issue. While much of the article retreads familiar territory to any seasoned fan (her background as a waitress, her quirky character voices, her status as a fashionista, etc… ) but the good news is that Nicki is talking new music and a new attitude in the article revealing what this next project will sound like: “sonically, I know what the album’s about to sound like. I know what this album is gonna mean to my fans. This album is everything in my life coming full circle and me being truly, genuinely happy. It feels almost like a celebration. The last album, ‘The Pink Print,’ was almost like my diary, closing the chapter on certain things and not knowing if I was happy or sad about beginning new chapters. I was really writing about feeling unsure. Now, I can tell you guys what happened for the last two years of my life. I know who I am. I am getting Nicki Minaj figured out with this album and I’m loving her.” Nicki avoids taking shots at the competition for the story, but she does quite a bit of name dropping that we foresee plenty of folks reading into. Take for example, her checklist on what makes a great rapper: “Do you sound intelligent? Does your flow switch up? Are you in command of the beat? I listen for things like that.” Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Foxy Brown — “Those are the three I keep in my head when I’m writing because they’ve influenced me so much,” she says. “I feel like I’m a part of all of them.” She tells me that around two years ago, Kanye West said to her, “ ‘Every girl I hear rap, I can hear Nicki in her rap.’ I didn’t ask him who, but that was such a great compliment. Because sometimes you think you’re the only one that can hear those types of things.” Do you agree with Kanye’s assessement? And do you think that Nas and Lil Kim should feel some type of way about not being named as influences? Hit the flip for more
A-way! / Splash News In white folks news… Duchess Kate Middleton Pregnant With Third Child The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have some big news; they’re expecting another child. The royal family broke the news this morning after reporting that Kate Middleton,35, is suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, or severe morning sickness as with her two previous pregnancies. She’s since cancelled a planned engagement at the Hornsey Road Children’s Centre in London today. According to The BBC’s royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell, the couple had “clearly been forced” to make the announcement because of the duchess’ condition. “It is quite a significant week for them because Prince George is due to start at big school,” he told BBC News. “Presumably his mother would be keen to take him to that, [but] whether she is going to be well enough to do that remains to be seen. “It had also been expected that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would be taking a foreign trip this autumn,” he added. “Whether they will be able to do that or whether the duchess will be well enough to do that also remains to be seen.” Get well soon Kate and congrats on yet another royal baby! What do YOU think of Prince William and Princess Kate expecting again???
Bella Thorne is no stranger to beautifully colorful hair or to being scantily clad . At this point, that’s kind of her brand. But she raised a few eyebrows at the Billboard 100 Hot Festival on Sunday with her fishnet top and her, um, provocative choice in “undershirt,” if you can call it that. You’ll see what we mean in these photos — because never fear, Bella was sure to share her look on Snapchat. Did you guys know that Bella Thorne has a couple of movies coming out later this year? No, they’re not sex tapes. She’s an actress, you guys. She does movies. Anyway, the Billboard Hot 100 was over the weekend. Bella Thorne attended (no, not with Scott Disick in tow) and she was sporting purple hair with darker roots, which contrasted with her fair skin and corresponded with her pink lips. (W’e’re not sure what to call this purple — it’s just a shade too dark to be lilac, but we’ll accept lilac) The thing is, you know, her outfit. She might not be eating a hamburger in Scott Disick’s yard while wearing a bikini, but she was eye-catching nonetheless. Her top was fishnets, but less like one of those fishnet tank tops and more like a … fishnet poncho? Which is actually kind of brilliant. (Though it might present a very real threat of getting yourself tangled, which is after all what actual nets are designed to do) She’s also wearing a garter belt and thigh-high stockings. Aside from Bella’s super toned abs, the most eye-catching part of her look had to be her faux million dollar bikini. (And no, we do not mean that it cost a million dollars — as you can see) Is Bella Thorne a mess or an icon? We kind of want to say both . In case it isn’t completely clear from the photo, Bella Thorne did not actually take money and destroy it to forge it into a bikini. That’s just, you know, a print. Most people couldn’t get away with something like that without looking like a total dick, but since Bella’s whole look is a statement piece and since she’s estimated to be worth $5 million, she can pull it off. If it were somebody just wearing a money-print suit because they fantasize about being rich, or someone who is rich, you’d seem super lame. We would have found it more intriguing or perhaps artistic if she’d just used, like, some hundreds underneath a fishnet bikini top to cover her nip nops without damaging the bills themselves. But, honestly, that sounds like it would have been a nightmare to keep up. And potentially more revealing than she’d intended to be at the event. (Snapchat photos and attending a party come with very different wardrobe requirements, folks) You know what? Bella Thorne is a super hot celebrity and she’s also still a teenager. If there were ever a time to dress literally however you want, it’s under those circumstances. (Also, in general, we’re advocates of dressing in whatever way strikes your fancy unless you’re dressing like a Nazi or otherwise being s—ty to other people) So, you know, let Bella Thorne be wild, you guys. You’re only young once (until transhumanism makes us all immortal, which honestly cannot come soon enough). Until then, let’s watch Bella Thorne live her crazy, sexy dreams. View Slideshow: 33 Hottest Bella Thorne Photos EVER!
