It seems like nearly every day we hear something new and sad about the relationship between Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra. And every day, it seems worse and worse. Even though Catelynn is pregnant, Tyler has asked for a separation. And although he told her that he has no intentions of being with anyone else during this separation … Well, it kind of sounds like he's changing his tune now. 1. Middle School Sweethearts Catelynn and Tyler have been together since seventh grade, when they were 12 years old. 2. Dang They’re 26 years old now — that means that they’ve been together for over half their lives, since they were children. 3. Makes Sense So yeah, they’re having some big problems right now … it’s definitely understandable, considering most couples who dated in middle school only dated for about three days. 4. The Problem(s) Things have probably never been picture perfect between them, but they started getting serious at the beginning of this year, when Catelynn returned home from a six-week stay at a treatment center in Arizona and then turned around and went back for another six weeks. 5. Alternatives? He begged her to try therapy while still living at home, or even finding a treatment center within driving distance, but she refused, even when their daughter, Nova, was clearly still having a hard dealing with her first trip to rehab. 6. Ouch After she left, Tyler told his sister that she was starting to remind him of their father, Butch, who was absent for most of his childhood. He also said that he wondered if they were even right for each other anymore. View Slideshow
The internet lost its mind after learning that a woman named her actual daughter “Abcde.” The furious mother complained that her child had been mocked by an airline employee who couldn’t believe the name on the boarding pass. Now, Southwest Airlines is apologizing profusely. Traci Redford says that her 5-year-old daughter, whose actual name is Abcde, was insulted and mocked by an airline employee. The girl’s name is pronounced ab-city . And yes, it is objectively funny on every level. However, Traci was not amused when a Southwest Airlines employee at John Wayne Airport in California laughed at the name on her daughter’s boarding pass. She was even less amused that the employee apparently photographed the girl’s name on the boarding pass in order to share it on social media. Now, Southwest has issued an apology. In a statement to People , Southwest Airlines profusely apologized for their employee’s very human reaction. “We extend our sincere apology to the family,” the statement begins. “We take great pride in extending our Southwest Hospitality to all of our Customers,” Southwest continues. The statement continues: “which includes living by the Golden Rule and treating every individual with respect, in person or online.” “The post is not indicative of the care, respect, and civility we expect from all of our Employees,” the airline says. “We have followed up with the Employee involved,” Southwest’s apology continues. That sounds … unpleasant for everyone involved. “And,” Southwest says. “While we do not disclose personnel actions publicly.” The statement continues: “we are using this as an opportunity to reinforce our policies.” Hopefully, that means making it a teaching moment, rather than making an example of those involved. “And,” Southwest concludes, they are working to “emphasize our expectations for all Employees.” Traci Redford spoke about the ordeal that her daughter experienced at the airport. “The gate agent started mocking my child’s name, laughing” Traci described. Traci said that the employee was “pointing at me and my daughter and talking to other employees.” “So,” Traci described. “I turned around and just said, ‘Hey, I can hear you, so if I can hear you, my daughter can, too. I’d appreciate it if you’d just stop.'” Apparently her daughter was puzzled: “She asked me, ‘Mom, why is she laughing at my name?’” “And,” Traci continued. “I said, ‘You know, honey, not everybody is nice, and not everyone is going to be nice, and it’s unfortunate.'” “While I was sitting there,” Traci accused. “She took a picture of my boarding pass and chose to post it on social media.” Traci clearly resents the employee apparently “mocking my daughter,” “It was actually brought to my attention by somebody who had seen it on Facebook,” Traci reveals. Yeah, we do have to say that, laughter may be involuntary, but uploading to social media? That’s a choice. (The “thirst” equivalent of this situation would be, like, the Alex From Target incident) “And,” Traci concluded, she “reported it to Southwest Airlines.” Children cannot help their names. Even adults have to go to court in order to get their names legally changed, and it takes time and money. As funny as a name like Abcde may be, it is totally inappropriate for anyone — especially an employee in the service industry — to mock a child to her face. Children can be very sensitive to these things. Instead, people should focus their ire on the mother, who cursed her with that name — which looks like a joke or a typo — in the first place. Someone who is not a Southwest employee should have explained to her that she was setting up her daughter for decades of ridicule. From elementary school classrooms to job applications, her daughter is going to face challenges that she does not deserve because of that name. View Slideshow: 22 People That Are Actually Named This
Paris Jackson is a model, a free spirit, and a person who’s unafraid to clap back at her own family from time to time. But recent sightings and reports have fans and family concerned about her well-being. Is Paris headed for another emotional breakdown? RadarOnline reports that family and fans alike are worried about Paris Jackson. The model and actress was spotted walking through LAX on November 12. Her demeanor was described as “zombie-walking” and her shirt and general appearance were described as “slopping.” Not usually what you’d expect from a model who’s also the daughter of the late King of Pop. Allegedly, this has added fuel to the fire of concerns that Paris is heading towards another emotional or mental breakdown. According to RadarOnline ‘s report, those who love her are seriously worried. “Paris has been out of control,” the insider claims. Well, she’s an adult, so it’s not like anyone should be controlling what she does. The concern is that Paris herself is not fully in charge of what she’s doing. “But,” the source continues. “There’s nothing the family can do!” It’s natural to be worried about your loved ones — but is their alleged fear justified? Let’s start with the eyewitness description of how she looked at the airport. Folks, she was at the airport, not a runway, not a funeral. Some people get all dolled up and formally dressed every day of their lives. The rest of us only put on pants if we have to leave the house. Paris probably dressed in comfy clothes for flying on an airplane and also for sleeping on said airplane. Just a guess. Plenty of people look less than their best after a flight. Most of us just don’t have busybodies reporting on our demeanor afterwards. And then there’s Paris’ behavior over the past year. Early this year, Paris nearly plummeted to her death while dancing on a rooftop. Those of us with a sensible fear of heights and zero inclination to risk our lives ever were horrified to watch her nearly lose her balance. She was not alone, however, and she didn’t fall–she just stumbled. But temporarily wobblings near the edge of a roof is not the same thing as climbing up to a great height and contemplating jumping. It was scary, but probably not a real red flag. Fans were happy to spot her locking lips with Cara Delevingne , but saddened when their relationship seemed to fizzle out over the summer. When Cara was seen with Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson, some worried about how Paris would feel. But Paris made it very clear on social media that she and Cara were never exclusive, anyway. Besides, much more recently, it’s been all about Paris and Gabriel Glenn . We don’t think that her non-exclusive relationship with Cara coming to a close drove her mental health over the edge. Also, though Paris mourned her grandfather, Joe Jackson , she has loving family and supportive friends. We don’t think that his passing gave her a breakdown. It just made her sad. Paris is a hippie. She likes pot. Her hair isn’t always picture-perfect. She has a very chill approach to most things in life. That’s just part of who she is, as a person. It’s understandable that fans, especially those who are younger, might be concerned about her when they hear rumors. And it’s expected that some of her family might wish that she conducted herself differently. Paris is her own person and a free spirit, and ultimately, she’s going to live her life on her terms — instead of worrying only about optics. Good for her.
Source: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images / Getty Robert DeNiro Splits From Wife Grace Hightower After 21 Years After thirty years together, twenty years of matrimony, and two children, Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower are throwing in the towel on their marriage. Page Six reports that the 75-year-old acting legend and his 63-year-old wife haven’t been making their typical public outings together. Instead, Robert has been popping up at honoree events and Hollywood elbow-rubbings solo. “De Niro and Grace are breaking up. He’s been at a few things since the very end of the summer without her — and rumor has it they are done.” Another source close to the couple further reveals that they aren’t even sleeping under the same roof anymore. “They are not living together at this time.” The couple is supposedly expected to make a formal announcement regarding their split in the coming weeks…but with this news leaking out, we’re guessing we’ll be seeing that statement sooner rather than later. This isn’t the first time the couple split up over the course of their decades-long union. The two married in 1997, but separated just two years later in 1999. De Niro filed for divorce and the two became embroiled in a vicious custody battle over their then 1-year-old son Elliot, but eventually, things quieted down and they never went through with the divorce proceedings. The couple renewed their wedding vows in 2004. The couple share two children, 20-year-old Elliot and 7-year-old Helen Grace. Since the divorce isn’t quite officially public yet, no word on what they custody agreement for their daughter will entail. Damn, another Hollywood couple bites the dust. SMH. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images/John Lamparski/WireImage
Source: Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images / Getty Robert DeNiro Splits From Wife Grace Hightower After 21 Years After thirty years together, twenty years of matrimony, and two children, Robert De Niro and his wife Grace Hightower are throwing in the towel on their marriage. Page Six reports that the 75-year-old acting legend and his 63-year-old wife haven’t been making their typical public outings together. Instead, Robert has been popping up at honoree events and Hollywood elbow-rubbings solo. “De Niro and Grace are breaking up. He’s been at a few things since the very end of the summer without her — and rumor has it they are done.” Another source close to the couple further reveals that they aren’t even sleeping under the same roof anymore. “They are not living together at this time.” The couple is supposedly expected to make a formal announcement regarding their split in the coming weeks…but with this news leaking out, we’re guessing we’ll be seeing that statement sooner rather than later. This isn’t the first time the couple split up over the course of their decades-long union. The two married in 1997, but separated just two years later in 1999. De Niro filed for divorce and the two became embroiled in a vicious custody battle over their then 1-year-old son Elliot, but eventually, things quieted down and they never went through with the divorce proceedings. The couple renewed their wedding vows in 2004. The couple share two children, 20-year-old Elliot and 7-year-old Helen Grace. Since the divorce isn’t quite officially public yet, no word on what they custody agreement for their daughter will entail. Damn, another Hollywood couple bites the dust. SMH. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/Getty Images/John Lamparski/WireImage
Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Mel B Says Eddie Murphy Was The Love Of Her Life Mel B has had quite the whirlwind two years, divorcing her husband of over 10 years, Stephen Belafonte, and being wrapped up in multiple court cases regarding extortion, blackmail, and physical and financial abuse allegations. But according to Melanie, it all started when she lost the love of her life, Eddie Murphy. If you’ll recall, Mel B was in a year-long relationship with Eddie which resulted in their daughter Angel…but ended up getting dumped mid-pregnancy and meeting Stephen Belafonte before even giving birth. As she tells The Sun , in promotion of her upcoming memoir “Brutally Honest,” Eddie was her one great love, but she lost it all over a misunderstanding. “I‘d been madly in love with Eddie and I lost him. Eddie was and still is the love of my life. He’s a genuinely decent man. It’s like a love story where we both have different versions of why it ended.” Apparently Mel and Eddie met at a dinner party and had instant chemistry. The two were in relationship bliss for months on end. Eddie even asked Mel’s mother if he could have her hand in marriage, and Mel designed a Cartier engagement ring. Everything seemed perfect…until Melanie began to question if Eddie needed to have his entire family (his mother Lillian, his brother Charlie, multiple other family, friends, and staff members) living under his same roof. Things came to a head when she discovered she was pregnant. Eddie was over the moon with the news. But then Mel suggested they purchase their own home together — 50/50 split — separate from the multiple friends and family he shared space with. Eddie said no, and didn’t feel it to be necessary. That’s when arguments began, and Mel got the idea to force his hand with the silent treatment. “I told Eddie, ‘I need a break for a few days. I need time to think.’ ‘Are you insane?’ he said. ‘What do you need to think about?’” She took her then 7-year-old daughter Phoenix and flew from LA to Leeds, ignoring all of Eddie’s repeated calls. After a few days away, she boarded the plane back home to work things out and see if Eddie was ready to look at things her way. But while she was on the way home, a TV reporter asked Eddie about the pregnancy and he had THIS to say: “We’re not together anymore, and I don’t know whose that child is until it comes out and has a blood test.” Mel was devastated, raging on Eddie. She let him know what he had done — making her look like a gold digging opportunist unsure of who her child’s father was — was completely unforgivable. “He said, ‘Well, you left me.’ He sounded cold. I explained I hadn’t, then said, ‘I’m going to have to leave you now as this is what you’ve done to me’. I was pregnant. Dumped in public and made to look like a complete and utter slut and gold digger. I wasn’t prepared for that tidal wave of vitriol crashing over me. I still can’t forget being heavily pregnant with Angel and dropping Phoenix to school and a man driving past yelling ‘Whore!’ at me in front of all those LA mums.” Sheesh. Welp, next thing you know. Mel met Stephen Belafonte…who ended up squandering her $90 million fortune, blackmailing her with forced sex tapes, beating her, etc for the next 11 years of her life… “Eddie had publicly dumped me, I’d just given birth to our daughter Angel, and suddenly, here was this man who found me attractive and said he wanted to look after me.” Yikes. Who knows how things would have worked out if these two just had a simple conversation rather than lashing out at one another like this? Anita Bugge/WireImage/Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Talk about aggressive expansion! Josh and Anna Duggar might be preparing to welcome two kids at once — and we’re not talking about twins! Yes, some Counting On fans are convinced that Anna is pregnant with her sixth child. And others believe that Josh and Anna are adopting a kid from Indonesia. And then there’s a third group who’s convinced that both rumors are true, and Josh and Anna are trying to get back into his parents’ good graces by giving them a run for their money in the offspring department. The jury’s still out on whether or not Anna is expecting, but the Indonesian adoption story is almost certainly BS. As far as we can tell, it’s based on nothing more than the above photo, in which a slew of Duggars is seen serving as an airport welcoming committee. Anna posted the pic and captioned it, “Late night airport run to welcome home our Indonesian sister!” To be fair, we can see how that might be a confusing caption. In the comments, many fans seemed convinced that Josh and Anna had decided to adopt an Indonesian child. “Was she adopted by your family?” one follower asked point blank. Others echoed that query, but it seems they failed to notice that Anna tagged Jenni Hartono in the post. Jenni is a grown woman and a longtime family friend of the Duggars. In fact, at one point, there were rumors that her brother, Jonathan Hartono, was courting Jana Duggar . So yeah, we strongly doubt that Josh and Anna adopted their grown-up friend. Besides, Josh is a known child molester — what adoption agency would give him a kid? Another theory that makes a bit more sense is that Jenni is in town to court one of the Duggar boys. “A potential match for someone? … Jed or Jer maybe,” wrote one commenter. We suppose it’s possible. After all, Tontitown is mighty small, and the Duggars have a lot of boys to marry off. But the most likely explanation is that Jenni is simply a family friend who’s in town for a visit. We know — disappointingly un-scandalous. View Slideshow: Anna Duggar: Did She Get Pregnant to Save Josh’s Career?!
Dwyane Wade Reveals His Daughter’s Name With New Tattoo The Wade family is understandably over the moon with the new addition to their family — a baby girl they surprised their fans and supporters with late last week. The proud parents have shared a few pics of their new addition (sort of) but her name was a mystery…until earlier today. Dwyane Wade commemorated the birth of his first daughter with a tattoo atop both of his shoulders depicting her name Kaavia James Union-Wade. He opted to leave her last name out of the tatt equation and just included her first and middle names, as he showed in a throwback post of the day he got the new ink while overseas. #TBT Goes back to that one night in China when i decided to get my daughters name tattooed on me. Kaavia James Union Wade! #paternityleave Awww, cute name! Of course, some fans were curious as to where the name James portion of Kaavia’s name factored in for Gabby and Dwyane’s new little lady. Gabrielle had an answer for just that. Pretty name for what we’re sure is a pretty girl. We can’t wait for mom and dad to turn some full face pics loose of their little one… Jacopo Raule/GC Images/Instagram
Parents struggle sometimes with teaching their kids lessons about life and Rickey Smiley knows first hand how hard it can be. His daughter, D’Essence Smiley currently attends Tennessee State University where she’s studying communications. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Rickey mentioned that his daughter knows everything that happens on reality television shows and in entertainment but that’s it. He tries to tell her she needs to know more about the government, news and sports and that it will prepare her better for her career. Rickey wants her to be a well-rounded journalist. SEE ALSO: Recipe: Rickey Smiley’s Secret To The Perfect Pot Of Collard Greens He mentioned that he challenges all his kids to learn and do more for their future careers. Rickey knows several women that can’t even tell him who the mayor is of where they live. Lastly, during “Unleashed” he also spoke about raising his kids and his other daughter calling another woman “dad.” Rickey has always been there for all of his kids braiding their hair, supporting them at school and rocking them to sleep when they were sick. He knows that no other man can take his place as a dad, but mentioned that the relationship with his kids is one of the most important ones. See photos of Rickey Smiley visiting Tuskegee University below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : This “Idris Elba” Doll Got Dragged For Looking Nothing Like Idris Or Elba [PHOTOS] Jill Scott Got Everybody Talkin’ Nasty For This One Reason [VIDEO] Jaden Smith Reveals Fellow Rapper Tyler The Creator Is His “Mother F*cking Boyfriend” [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1944876″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
Giving birth is meant to be a blessed adventure. For Khloe Kardashian, however, it was far closer to an awkward adventure. That's what happens when your long-term boyfriend is caught cheating on you mere days before your due date. This, of course, was the unfortunate situation in which Khloe found herself back in April – and, making things even more uncomfortable, E! cameras were rolling on Keeping Up with the Kardashians Season 15 at the time. On this Sunday's new episode of the reality series, we'll see Kim's siblings and mother arrive in Cleveland just in time to watch her give birth. It's actually one of the few examples of a truly unscripted few moments on the show. In this sneak peek, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian encounter Tristan Thompson for the first time since his wild cheating scandal broke. And things are… sort of calm? Kind of chill? Khloe Tweeted during the previous installment that she really wanted a peaceful birth for her daughter, which is why she invited Tristan along and why she waited to explode at him until after True arrived. In the video featured here, Kim is the one who has to control her emotions, joking behind Thompson's back at one point that she wants to murder him by slitting his throat. LOL, right? “Are you going to say hi to each other or no?” Khloe asks her sister and boyfriend after Kim has been in the room for multiple minutes and the two haven't said a word to each other. The reluctant stars then hug. “The vibe in the room is calm, I thought there would be way more tension,” Kim later says confessional, adding: “As much as I want to go off, I just don't think it's the time. So I'm gonna keep it cute, I don't have to have a lot of interaction, I just have to be there for her.” For her part, Kris tries to diffuse the tension by dancing all around in excitement over becomign a grandmother once again. Oh, and Kylie FaceTimes in to see Khloe's belly. “I'm really excited to have everyone there, but oh my god, I'm getting that much closer to actually having to give birth, which is still just, phew,” Khloe adds in her own confessional. Check out the clip now!
